Episode 700 · Wednesday, 4 March 2015

Bidentification

A milestone 700th broadcast deconstructs the assassination of Boris Nemtsov, the rise of Greek finance star Yanis Varoufakis, and the psychological warfare behind viral internet memes.

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Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was shot dead on a bridge near the Kremlin, sparking immediate Western condemnation and a reframed funeral vigil in Moscow. While media outlets blamed Vladimir Putin before investigations began, the hit lacked the typical sophistication of state-sponsored assassinations. The timing of the event undermines the Minsk-2 ceasefire and raises questions about who benefits from creating a martyr in the current geopolitical climate.

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis is positioning himself as a Marxist rock star with his Decent Europe proposal, which seeks to federalize European debt and centralize banking management. Meanwhile, the FCC voted 3-2 to reclassify broadband under Title II, a move critics argue is a Google-backed scam that strips national sovereignty in favor of corporate-aligned common carrier status. In the East, reports from Beijing and skyscraper developments in ghost cities suggest a massive Chinese real estate bubble, even as the country stockpiles cotton and expands its trans-continental rail links to Spain.

Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak celebrate the 700th episode milestone with a deep dive into the psychological programming of the viral dress meme and the emasculation of Europe via the Eurovision Song Contest. The hosts examine the persona of Jihadi John and the suspicious destruction of museum replicas in Mosul. From the IRS employing a blind IT specialist to recover Lois Lerner’s emails to the FBI’s sudden warnings about thermite bombs, the landscape of scripted propaganda remains dense.


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CHAPTER 01 / 46 Discussion

No Agenda Episode 700 Celebration and Java Update Frustrations

Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak open the 700th episode of the No Agenda show, broadcasting from Austin, Texas. Dvorak recounts a frustrating experience with persistent Java update notifications on his Windows 7 machine. The hosts celebrate the milestone of reaching seven hundred episodes over seven years of broadcasting.

adam curry· john c dvorak· episode 700· java update· windows 7· npr· fema region 6

00:00 Maybe she should have cried more. Broadcasting in defiance of Title II, live from FEMA Region 6 celebrating our septennial in downtown Austin Texas. In the morning everybody I'm Adam Curry and for Northern Silicon Valley we're also celebrating in these parts I'm John C DeVoy. Yeah That makes everyone feel bad is the love tuner 528 Hertz tuning you up. It's the love frequency Where'd you get that it was given to me? It was a gift Probably for some nefarious purpose, it's probably dogs or can your wolves will come out and start eating me? Rats

01:08 That's even funnier when you know who gave it to me. Okay, hey John congratulations Congratulations to you yes Congratulations everybody 700 episodes shows 700 shows it's astonishing It is kind of have you ever counted to seven hundred? Hey no I fall asleep long before that I Had want to tell a story So I boot the machine so we can do this show and it gets me like, oh yeah, whoa. Things blinking Java must update Oh no No, you know NPR has been Broadcasting how to disable your java plugins on your browser for some reason? I don't know why you'd want to do that but okay

01:56 So this is the update job, but now this is a Windows machine Yeah windows it comes up pops up about job data update update so I click and now. I don't have time for this And so then do that then in the corner It pops up and says no you got to update yeah? Then I said no I don't have to so I pushed I push the button close it up Now normally that's the end of it right right like be booty and is this a Windows XP No, no seven seven seven so it pops up again. So I say no so it pops up again Wait we did it also include the iTunes helper To I always take I just say that I don't see any reason why anybody nothing? So anyway, sorry, but I close and close and close that I get tired of and I said okay Oh, no hit the button to upgrade and immediately it pops up you have the current version

CHAPTER 02 / 46 Discussion

Amen Fist Bump Greeting and Talking to Oneself

Adam Curry describes a recent habit of speaking to himself out loud while walking to spin class in Austin. He recounts an embarrassing moment where he loudly said "Amen fist bump" in public, causing bystanders in Ugg boots to react. The hosts discuss adopting the phrase as a new morning greeting for the show's community.

amen fist bump· spin class· ugg boots· social anxiety· catchphrases

02:45 Amen fist bump. That's what it should say amen fist bump you got the current version hey before I forget I've been meaning to ask you this but something happened yesterday, and now I have to ask you No It happened Friday And now you you live alone a lot of the time right like me if whenever possible Yeah, this has not been the case by the way. I'm starting to work when I can get it I'm starting to understand your theories about this Yes Do you ever find yourself? Speaking to yourself out loud why but I do that commonly okay, so I'm not alone. I'm not crazy

03:25 Usually Mike speaking to myself is you idiot. So I'm walking down, it's Friday morning. I'm going to go to the spin class and walk in a down second street keeping up with the spin class three times a week if I can do it and then I walk in and I don't know but I'm thinking about this show or something. Well, it was. I know what I was thinking about. I was thinking about this crazy little sound bite that we'd been using and I'm walking to any of those when you walk towards the studio there's all like three or four people women usually who are walking into the spin class into the building always identifiable by their UGG boots Of course That's what you do. You have to slip in and eat in and out of your shoes quickly

04:13 And I'm walking out and i just say, amen fist bump. And I realize I've said it loud and people are turning to me... You're talking about just wandering around the streets talking yourself? Well now this I don't do Normally I do this in the house but now I'm doing it on the street This is not a-this is bad development Amen fist bump Yeah yeah I'd say But it was-but I caught myself going oh shit Amen fist bump like that. It's just it's such a the cadence of this is just so nice and then fist bump Just so nice to say Wow okay, so I'm only partially crazy. I do need to no no this sounds totally crazy

04:58 Amen fist bump. And did it make the women turn around? Yeah, someone turned around what oh hey hi amen fist bump. Let's make that a greeting in the morning I'm gonna try it yeah I'm gonna try this. Hey amen fist bump! I'm gonna try that everywhere I go Amen fist bump. You know on show 400 secret agent Paul has done so many of our song jingles and jingles throughout the years And he did on episode 400 when we celebrated our quad-tenial, quadrennial? No. I don't know something. He did a song for us. Uh, I think that was the fact of the matter song and now he has done yet another song and I feel maybe even though it's a minute and a half, I think maybe we should just play this song that is made for us as another one of these things that we say although interestingly if someone said to me who on the show says at the end of the day

CHAPTER 03 / 46 Discussion

Secret Agent Paul Jingle and the "At the End of the Day" Compilation

Producer Secret Agent Paul creates a new musical montage highlighting John C. Dvorak's frequent use of the phrase "at the end of the day." The segment explores various verbal tics and linguistic patterns used by the hosts, including "yeah, no" and "wow." A listener email from southern Europe describes how these phrases are being picked up by non-native English speakers.

secret agent paul· jingles· verbal crutches· fact of the matter· linguistic patterns

05:58 I would say it would be you. I would say that's true, I used to...I don't say as much as i used too because when I say and its a long phrase so it is easy to catch at the end of the day which means when all this said an done yes and I could switch over to win all set in done this might after you hear this song I'm I might but I might want to switch over out after all this said and done but at the end of the day they're backing him At the end of the day. At the end of the day, John? If someone wants to get anyone they can... At the end of the day. At the end of the day it's more important that we have entertainment. So at the end of the day who is going to pay for the real loan? It's gonna be taxpayer money! Because at the end of the day that's gonna be up to Valerie Jarrett I mean at the end of the day isn't that it?! Oh yeah you know.. At the end of the day all this money is owed to bankers

07:01 You sound like a Johnny Cash on heroin. At the end of the day, as Americans what we always do... This is bad! So at the end of the day... Well he's only got a couple samples of me but apparently this is life long. I'm all over the place! Yes! ...at the end of the day you can't deny that I had to put less gas in... It does not stop him! We're all anti-semites. At the end of the day you get, I think it's 4%? It starts to run together at the end of the day and you kind of forget right then... John, you and I are both in the audience business at the end of the day

07:48 So at the end of the day she could say, hey I told you so. At the end of the day... But I don't say it once, I think ever. I apologize. You should apologize! This is horrible. You've been berating me for saying at the end of the day, which i've only said apparently a couple of times. It's me it's you've been saying and I have not been catching any because I'm still on to look up... The things that bother me is when and you have stopped doing this because when I catch you on something you stop faster than I can yes yeah I do try I try I'm younger man but I don't know if that's the reason but it could

08:27 But I have caught you saying okay, which is really calling somebody Okay at the end of the day. Okay or how about Wow? Yeah, yeah You've said wow a couple times producer Todd but it's only oh wow that bugs me producer Todd sent us an email from Where is he from? Uh, ITM my wife is a non-native English speaker who watches no English language television and has no contact with native speakers. Here in the wilds of southern Europe where there is no English spoken there's no way by which she could have picked up Yeah No other than your show! For a couple weeks now I've observed with increasing alarm Yeah No creeping into our conversation

09:12 At first when I heard it, I thought it was a one-off. But the second time, I was filled with horror! It is now a semi routine thing about which I have so far remained completely silent She's not a dedicated No Agenda listener but as I listen to it twice a week she's always hearing in the background You have to make this stop! Believe me we're working on it Or I am And what's this is particularly my problem, although you could be for now. I've just listened to that last thing you could be saying it all the time and apparently not noticing. I don't know what to do with myself now. Oh man into the day at the end of funny. Yeah it is at the end of the day and these are recent shows too but I'm saying this yeah No he did the same thing oh you just did a yeah and a delayed no

10:03 Oh, no. He did the... he's the one who did the Fact of The Matter clip. Okay. Remember that? Yeah, yeah! Fact Of The Matter. Exactly. Fact To The Matter And it was horrible It was the worst thing he has ever produced. We sang fact to matter constantly I have to thank people like Secret Agent Paul Who really put the shine on this show You know they really do I was trying to see if i could find his... Yeah, no you agree. I have friends who listen to this show and now they're going nuts.

CHAPTER 04 / 46 Discussion

The Dress Color Meme and Global Psychological Programming

The hosts analyze the viral "The Dress" meme, debating whether the garment is blue and black or white and gold. They suggest the rapid global spread of the image was a coordinated test of psychological programming and social media speed. The discussion touches on how people defend their perceptions and the potential dangers of such mass influence.

the dress· viral meme· psychological test· social media· 3d posters· global programming

10:51 Everybody in the world is using yeah, no they are. Yeah This isn't this is like that stupid dress thing going okay? No the dress thing is something else no it is but as big It's what I mean by that is that part of this human psyche yes and a psyche element to it yes and the way I Evaluated this stupid dress thing And if you know what this is It's shame on you. That's what this is by the way, yeah everybody knows what the stupid dress thing is Yeah and I think this is it's just like daylight savings time You know they throw this out there next Sunday. I know they throw this out there

11:34 To make stupid slaves and human resources globally believe. Oh, yeah the blue oh Yeah, that's right I see it now too. Yeah, it's I swear to God It'll be you know like this is red in the hold of something yellow and eventually people go yeah That's yellow red now. It's red. Yeah read. Yeah This is pro. This is programming on a global element come on John this popped out of fucking nowhere Nowhere Because some lady put it on a Pinterest or Instagram and then all of the sudden... It was on NPR, it was everywhere. I see the dresses right? No you are all part of the- Across the world according to anybody who looked into this JC Buzzkill Jr., it went around the world faster than any meme ever in the history of the internet which indicates that's not even the limit

12:26 of the speed at which something... this is so dangerous if you think about that. Thank you, thank you! It is it is of lethal proportions Yeah If the media let's just call the media even though I'm sure there somehow You know Bill Gates was behind this somehow. It's obvious. Bill Gates wasn't behind it? He was busy rocking This was a test just to see, let's see what we can make these stupid idiots do now. I'll tell you what we'll make them believe it's blue. We will confuse them and say it is white one time and blue the next. And people will believe it! They will defend their positions

13:05 People defending their positions on this. The end is nigh. In our group around here, my wife didn't see it as anything. Buzzkill Jr saw it as blue. Jesse's wife saw it as gold and white And my daughter, and I've seen other people that claimed to have this. She says she'll see it as one color one minute and another color the next. Yeah so she's lost cause This is what they really want What they really want is for people to see in one way and then say You know kind of like those 3D posters Oh yeah now I can see it you're right its blue Now I could always see the 3D posters The thing about the 3D posters which was annoying to me Is that I always saw them inverted

13:51 Oh, really? I have seen a couple of them inverted. I could never un-invert them! I know there's ways you can do that if you concentrate... You can... ohp! There it is! It's fine. Right right. Really? Yes. So i could never make one of those complicated 3D poses like and they were always going in instead of coming out Well, I'll tell you what this leads to um and again be the.. thank Buzzkill Jr for doing that And the more data he has, I'd actually like to receive any background data he's collected on this. This was not an insignificant event. This was truly something... The way the speed with which it caught on, the speed with which it was propagated

14:36 It had to be a test of some form. And it leads to stuff...this is Canada, this is the CBC Daniel Riskin who's a host maybe a news show or TV show up there and he is pretty much talking about all that you know if we can make you believe its blue and not white We can make you believe all these things that your wrong about! This harkens back to the March Newsweek cover here in the United States of Gitmo Nation, or maybe it's the same one around the globe. Listen to what they're really trying to do is just tell you what is right and wrong. What I'm trying to do is get people to love science and care about science and embrace science... Science! This was a science experiment John if you saw the explanations

CHAPTER 05 / 46 Discussion

Science as Public Policy and the Gardasil 9 Vaccine

A clip from Canadian host Daniel Riskin promotes the importance of embracing science in public health and policy. The hosts critique the grouping of evolution, climate change, and vaccinations into a single "science" narrative. They specifically discuss the release of Gardasil 9 and the use of computer models in scientific claims.

science· vaccinations· gardasil 9· hpv· climate change· public health policy

15:20 Oh, it's because of the background or because you to me. It's like it's the same thing is can you smell asparagus in your pee? And it's like oh wow gee yeah I can smell it Can you smell it? Can you smell asparagus and my pee? Could do you smell asparagus in your pee sure yeah not everybody can apparently Not paying attention In a way that when we look back ten maybe ten years from now Maybe that's the goal To be anti science would be unthinkable The way being anti gay is unthinkable now Pay attention because science is such a critical part of how we're gonna get out of the kinds of crisis crises We live in scientists are such great people scientists are working so hard to make the world better and there's vaccination that matters I mean that I have babies at home, but I do not want to get sick with measles So it really matters to me matter that vaccination is part of public health

16:11 Policy that's why I have a no elected official who said when the vaccinations in a new Because that's how the official talk about What are you doing? That's not that's not responsible, and it's not it's not informed and I expect my government to to act like a government, like grownups. Here's the evidence and actually look for evidence ask questions get the evidence they need to make an informed decision... And then follow the party line! ...and then make the one that is the informed decision so I would absolutely want to know if somebody running for office didn't think vaccinations didn't think evolution didn't think climate change or whatever. Yeah yeah yeah it can't just garbage all these things together Evolution

16:55 This evolution got to do with the efficacy of certain vaccines, many of which are like bogative. Gardasil! Yeah, Gardasil... there's now Gardasil 9 by the way it's a new Gardasil. Not the old one? Well apparently it wasn't good enough although they said it was now the new Gardasil 9 is a game changer oh game changer and it will be now stops more strains of cervical cancer than before. It still only stops nine and I think there's 27 or so, and 40% of the population has a version of HIV and it does go away you can... Not HIV! HPV don't get me started on HIV yeah Gardasil 9 and now for boys

17:51 Because you know that throat cancer thing. You know the throat cancer, you know where it comes from. Yeah sure. So today being a brand new month bunny bunny... By the way just for people out there who don't quite get what we're thinking about some of this stuff creating sketchy computer models and then basing science on those is not science. Right, but if you can convince people that the dress is purple... You have to have reproducible results Yes! Which they do with a computer model because oh yeah you can but it's total bullshit because the computer model is made up yes correct Correct And that is climate change Correct

CHAPTER 06 / 46 Discussion

Adam Curry's Upcoming Trip to Europe

Adam Curry announces an upcoming trip to London and Europe to visit his daughter Christina and a friend named Michelle. He explains the logistics of his travel, including the cost of changing economy tickets purchased months in advance. He confirms that the podcast will continue to broadcast during his travels.

london· europe· travel· christina· michelle· economy tickets

18:45 You know, I didn't see the news talking about Pachauri getting bumped off for sexual harassment. The pervert? Yeah the perv. No none of that. None of that. Then you want to talk about it's not scientific Anyway 700 shows should we do another 700 Do you think he got in ya? Well I got plenty in me. I had plenty gas in the tank Hey! Alright good As long as you can keep me alive then were good to go Well, you got the women after you. They're all trying to kill me. I gotta tell... Yeah! They're trying to kill me. This apparently attracts them. Yeah, yeah. They are on their way. Nah no women are gonna get it but before i forget Friday I'm going to Europe

19:39 What? Yeah, but this you know I had a trip planned and then you know. I don't know something came up by what was it a divorce And so I had to move the ticket You know I just said be or whatever put it in March somewhere and here It is that I can't change again because it costs money to change it every time well Then you're gonna have to oh you have to go yes Well, I'm gonna go see Christina Did you get a good deal? to get a good deal on the ticket. It's just standard, it's just economy that I purchased three months ago? No it's not a good deal none of its a good deal! It was never a good deal. It is a shit deal. I'm going to see Christina, I'm gonna go to London and see Michelle and of course I'll be doing the show obviously

CHAPTER 07 / 46 Discussion

Yanis Varoufakis and the Disintegration of the European Union

The hosts examine the rise of Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, reviewing a 2011 TEDx talk where he compared the EU to a termite colony. They discuss his background as a Marxist economist and his dual Australian-Greek citizenship. The analysis suggests Varoufakis may be a "rock star" figure backed by outside interests to undermine the current European financial system.

yanis varoufakis· greece· european union· tedx· marxist economics· syriza

20:26 Keep the show going. Who's Michelle? Michelle, my buddy from the south of France that he has the strip clubs and oh that guy yeah That guy! My gangster friend. Hey gangster He said hey Adam you should come by we talk a little bit fix you up I think we're meeting at the club Well you'll pick up some good stuff while you're over there Always do always do But i have to tell you things are so nutty in Euroland right now with Particularly with the Greek situation, obviously. But now the energy union and this guy... Isn't the energy union just proposed? Yeah but they're going to do it's boiling frog you know it's a step here step there keeps going This Yanis Varoufakis guy Did you see the videos that they made in Germany about him You know this guy is not insignificant

21:20 I realized, yeah so the...I clipped the videos but- You could have met him he's was until just recently was teaching at University of Austin down there. I know! I know! University of Texas in Austin. I should've gone over and said hi. Okay sorry This guy, someone sent us a link to couple of these videos and they're really highly produced. Oh yeah? Talking about how Greece is screwing Europe and I don't know if you saw the very last one you might not have been on that email thread where the Greeks are saying oh don't worry Europe we're just saving your ass and our man Yanis Varoufakis... Is it Varoufakis? I dunno, I know how to sing it!

22:04 That's a very old joke. But so I'm hunting around like we got to find out what this guy is, ideas are and what he's thinking and I come across at TEDx talk from him. Yeah nice yeah you did it Ted X which I'm sure was irksome to him that you did it. You know you know TEDx from 2011 Did you see the whole thing? I can't watch those things. I pulled a couple clips! Okay, that's it. You saved me the time. Yeah It's a TEDx... actually is a TEDx Academy which i think is even lower than TEDx Wow So just so people know and I think it's brilliant from Mr Anderson by the way this whole... you have Ted which is the you can't get in unless your elite

22:54 And if you are asked and you're brought in as some kind of fellow, then you're treated like a slave. Please read the reports on the people that do these things. It's disgusting. It's horrible! It's it's a cultishly slavish and shut up slave all in one. But hey might get to meet Sergei. Then they have the TEDx, which is pretty much licensing the name and you have to adhere to some standards. And you can't really do anything because the TED people themselves if they feel appropriate though They will put a video on I don't think they're allowed to just put videos up if it's TEDx

23:32 I think there's pretty tight control on that. And then TEDx Academy, which is...I don't know is it like a high school play or something? I have no idea! Here he is this is a little intro as to his little spiel here what he what he's really interested in doing When Gandhi was asked once to comment on European civilization... I should mention everything the guy says sounds like he's pitching a Silicon Valley company so whenever you start off with something with when Gandhi said Yeah, that's kind of... it's like the monk in the riddle. His quip was it would be a very good idea when asked today about our views on the European Union I think you can be excused to reply in similar fashion what a splendid idea it would be if we could only pull it off united only name The European Union is I'm afraid in a process of disintegration as we speak

24:28 with the commitment and determination of a termite colony which is eating into the foundations. Very soon there will be nothing left but an empty shell to remind us of the lofty ideal that used to be the European Union." So this guy who is in some circles considered a rock star of something, Already in 2011, so four years ago before he was mysteriously made into finance minister as a dual citizen. not actually even a member of the Syriza party, but he's been put in here. So this guy has backing from somebody... This actually reminds me a bit of listening to old Barack Obama clips when he was still senator and he'd have all these kind of lofty type ideals and talking about termites or civilization whatever this guy is talking about But then you get him in somewhere and then he starts to screw things up

25:23 And the Germans are... they hate this guy. Hate him! Because of course, the Germans had to actually send the money to Greece for the four-month extension Here he is blaming everybody on the crisis and of course in particular the bankers This is a way kind of his historical version of what happened Our masks are falling Unscrupulous bankers Inane politicians Conniving entrepreneurs cynical academics, uncritical citizens who are all being unmasked. But as their masks keep falling the dejection is becoming generalized meanwhile the human costs are mounting up and the only way of making sense of them and measuring them sensibly is by means of counting lost generations it is time... What? By accounting for lost generations Now this is the kind of thing that bugs me about this guy

26:26 He throws these... that's a non sequitur by the way, and it is one of the worst type of non-sequiturs. It is purposeful And he pulls this, and I've noticed this when he had the clips that were sent to us which will be in the show notes especially where he's asked hypothetical questions. And then talking to someone who is not even there and it's shooting off to the side camera on his profile kind of a three quarter shot about his face yacking away and pontificating. He does it so smoothly he reminds me of a different style of Noam Chomsky.

27:03 full of shit, throwing this kind of these little things that confuse you as he's talking. And then it goes on to the next thing so quickly you don't stop him and go what is that supposed to mean? What does that mean yes And then he, and it's all highfalutin. He doesn't...he presents himself very well you know? He is a Marxist economist. Totally! Well that's not a bad thing necessarily because Marx's material when it was written in the 1860s was important. It was popular blogger culture. It was at the time yeah but it's little old-fashioned now and his

27:43 His rationales are very weak. I don't know, yeah? I think he's...I admire the guy for being a showman and a storyteller but i think his stories are bullcrap. Well he has a pitch which i'll get to in a minute He has a pitch when he actually had powerpoint slides and he says this is my pitch And he says a couple other things in there which i think you'll catch and you won't like But the guy is not insignificant. Someone is behind him, someone is funding him he's in there for a reason and seemingly it is to undermine the current European Union system that would suggest the Russians. Listen on... To transform Europe and be transformed in the process

CHAPTER 08 / 46 Discussion

Federalized Debt and the "Decent Europe" Proposal

Yanis Varoufakis proposes a "Decent Europe" plan involving the federalization of European debt and centralized management of the banking sector. The hosts critique his vision of "decentralized Europeanization," arguing it mirrors the United States federal system while stripping national sovereignty. They compare his rhetorical style to Silicon Valley pitches and political figures like Noam Chomsky.

decent europe· federalism· national sovereignty· debt management· esm· lehman brothers

28:27 So he wants to transform Europe and have all the citizens be transformed in the process into dust, I presume. That's all you're going to be good for at the end of the day? The medical profession only very recently managed to save more people than it killed Is that true? Well arguably In TEDx Academy i guess it flies Up until the 1920s or so, the disease was preferable to the cure Really? Similarly with the euro crisis now, our European leaders are enacting what I call a poisonous medicine. Toxic bailouts, inane austerity... We created in order to salvage a euro system A currency union which was never meant, never designed to sustain the catastrophe of 2008 The shockwaves of that great earthquake What we've done is created this scaffold which is

29:29 Instead of helping the edifice from collapsing, it is putting more pressure on it. We've created this European financial stability or instability facility... That's the ESM that we've been tracking for a couple years which I agree with him is fake And we modeled it to create an image of Lehman Brothers infamous derivatives Yeah true It was as if we took two stones and tied them together by means of string hoping they will float more readily Alright So there's more but I'm a little bored. Now, i want to bring you to his pitch this is his pitch for what we should do with the European Union and he has powerpoint slides to back it up one principle is that i think we should end the perfectly partitioned Europe that will create it maastricht in order to create the euro while at the same time however strengthening national sovereignty and empowering national responsibility within that model i love what he's saying but how

30:24 He's saying, oh I think he said we need to strengthen...he wants a federalized Europe. But he says that it was not prepared or set up to be a federalized Europe So he says we need to strengthen that while at the same time strengthening national sovereignty, which is the main problem Europeans have. We're not making our laws, we don't determine our fiscal policy, we can't even buy our own energy pretty soon and have to go through a central clearinghouse So that's the loss of national sovereignty is you can't make these decisions. So he somehow, he's magically going to create federalism and have in a way like what we do have Texas has its own sovereignty. We have a state constitution and the way it set up is state rule trumps federal. He's describing United States okay thank you another set

31:21 And the pseudo-solidarity which is being imposed upon the Dutch and Germans in order to give bailouts, pretend bailouts to the Greeks and Irish. Well yeah okay... Stop inane austerity which is only making the debt crisis worse Ignore all the calls for debt buybacks which will not work, but at the same time integrate investment and the management of our problems like existing debt and banking losses. He wants all European debt to be federalized and centralized? And this is 2011 when he was coming up with all this stuff! This is what I referred to as decentralized Europeanization so allow me an acronym

32:05 Decent Europe. Europeanize what? Three realms! We need a management of existing debt at the European level, we need management of the banking sector which is collapsing all over us and we need an europeanized investment policy in aggregate How do we do this without treaty changes and federation? We already have existing institutions in Europe, and each one of them can be assigned one of these tasks. I'm not going to go into this... This is not the place or the time... When he says this Now he's getting into Silicon Valley, dude. And listen what comes next like I'm not gonna this is not the place at the time... ...I guess when you're finance minister of Greece or who knows what he was thinking at the time? You can see more of this proposal elsewhere all i want to do now is give a flavor on what the whole purpose of this is. Ah! I want to give you a flavor! This is Americanized dude right here. Someone gave him this and then he's repeating he's parroting somebody else

33:07 Well, he's floated around here for a while. He is dual citizenship as yeah is Australian Is that what he is? Yeah I know I just when someone says I want to give you a flavor like fuck you I don't want to hear any more Flavors just it tastes a taste yeah Just the tip just a little bit so we need to follow this guy. Yeah, no we're following That was a big one By the way, I got to wait a break to have it. Okay? It's got nothing do yeah no just do not let me say yeah, it's like it's like Street Yeah, yeah, I should be saying yes instead Do you want me to help you say yes? No? Do you want me to help you? Yeah okay? Oh, yeah right there see I said yeah, this is it Yes whenever you're thinking of saying ya know

CHAPTER 09 / 46 Discussion

Political Branding and the Persona of Yanis Varoufakis

The hosts discuss the carefully crafted "cool" persona of Yanis Varoufakis, including his use of motorcycles and silk shirts. They compare his branding to the "no drama" image of Barack Obama and tech figures like Loic LeMeur. The conversation briefly shifts to the unpleasantness of Paris in the winter.

barack obama· loic lemeur· fashion· political branding· motorcycle· le web

34:07 I never think of it, that's the problem with these things. Ah but you open your mind hold on a second close your eyes Okay, now that I have your hearts attention every single time you want to say yeah No You're going to say man fist bump program done. Good day. Oh, man. You're good. You're good to go Just want to stay in your land for one more second because it was just very we're getting do we get with so far We've provided the audience with nothing. I disagree. I think that we have Determined there is a guy the audience needs to keep their eye on and

34:44 Because he's not insignificant. He has been doing this for a long time and something is up with him. Here is what bothers me about the guy, I think he believes that he is so cool that it's destructive. There is no reason for him to walk around in cut jeans or silk shirts and kind of punk garb from the 80s and drive a motorcycle and all this other stuff It's just like it's pointless. He supposed to be the you know some guy I mean there are

35:24 There are, even the military generals who can design their own uniforms rarely go so far off script that they're wearing some sort of punk garb or the Marlon Brando Wild One gear from the 1950s. Or just going out of their way and I don't care people can wear whatever they want but when you're in a certain position and you're gonna put yourself in this state of being so out of place that people are not going to work with you properly because they don't see you as a similar member of the swarm.

36:03 or, you know, the fish colony. What is this thing doing here? Get him out of here." This is why I said... It's negative! It's a negative way to do business and so there's something phony about this that bugs me. Yes. This is why I said he reminds me of Senator Barack Obama who was saying... He would always wear a sharp suit. Ah but he had the whole you know, he had the whole no drama Obama hypnosis thing that everybody was screaming over. Yeah yeah and if anybody Janos Varoufakis reminds me of Loic Lemire

36:42 Actually reminds me of Ron Bloom, but that's I didn't want to. I knew you were going to say that but like Lamer and the guy who does the web in Le Paris Oh like yeah, like little oik from le Perry and doing the web for a little while there he was everyone is oh like is coming Oh low bloke is on the show Oh like and he had some bogative thing that never took off some like some Twitter thing that friend feed Twitter whatever Yes, everyone's going to use this. It is going to be the future of social media! Come to Le Web!" I never could get why people would go that. In winter? She would fly a few of them out so that probably wouldn't work. And you'd go to Paris... but it was right in the middle of winter and Paris in the winter is terrible. It's either raining all the time and ruins your clothes or freezing cold. It's not pleasant place. Anyway, I need to bring one more piece of important news

CHAPTER 10 / 46 Discussion

Eurovision Song Contest and the Concept of "Bidentification"

The hosts discuss the Eurovision Song Contest, focusing on previous winner Conchita Wurst. They coin the term "bidentification" to describe the artist's use of different pronouns depending on whether he is in drag. They argue that the contest is used as a tool for social engineering and the "emasculation of men" in Europe.

eurovision· conchita wurst· bidentification· drag queen· gender identity

37:40 from Euroland, well Eurovision. We've been we know the Eurovision Song Contest one of the favorites here on the show. We're always very excited to see who wins. No yes oh I'm always a favorite of mine! Yeah i'm always excited yeah and uh now last year it was held in Baku which is Hillary Clinton territory this is where our oil companies are stashed there What is it? Not Tajikistan. Come on, help me. Kazakhstan? No! Turkestan? No! Turkmenistan? No, it's Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan. And of course who won but what crazy thing did we have to come up with to win? We have to help people understand that it's a blue dress

38:31 Or a white dress, and that's a dude in a dress. A dude in the dress. So Conchita Wurst, the dude in the dress... Dude in the dress with a beard? ...or you could say transgendered in process or you could just say I don't know... Dude in a dress! Well it was her, she he wants to be identified as a she. Yeah okay. Self-identify does he self identify as a she? Yes Believe so you sure I'm pretty sure okay. Do you would you like me to consult the book of knowledge? By me yeah, I consult the book of knowledge. Okay, Conchita worst and we need to Conceit divorced okay

39:13 That's Tom Neworth. Better know by his... Yeah, there you go. He's a drag artiste. Let's see Conchita Vorce is an Austrian recording artist and drag queen that's different than being transgendered but Neworth is openly gay and uses masculine pronouns when referring to himself, but feminine pronouns to describe Conchita Wurst when he's wearing the dress. Oh! Do we get it? Are we... So he is bi-something No, he is a drag queen. No no, because if he says he is male then he is female. Oh, he could be... Bi-gender...bi identify There is word for this We can dream up new term. Bidentify? How about bidentification

40:05 He's by identified is yeah, he practices identification. I'm gonna write that down. I think we got it identification okay so this practice is by dentification practices by identification when we invented a word hold on loving something very important has to happen now identification I promise it sounds a little dental, but I think we can still...it still works. Well you have to really pronounce it? You have to clearly say...? I think he's a by dentifier maybe that... By dentifier! I like that one too Which one do you want should we do by dentify or...? No we'll do both We got to pound the market with the word dentifiers Hey let's pound the market about by dentifiers okay Pound it

40:51 Well, that's all about to end because the Eurovision Song Contest is going one step further. We've already helped Europe now accept bydentification and to realize that it's okay dudes wear dresses and they win shows What could we do what could what could we do can? We take it one step further into the realm of crazy For the Eurovision Song Contest, and I'm specifically talking that this is all part of the emasculation of men well It's about to get crazier. You know listen to you This is the winner this is the winner of because the way it works as they have national contests

CHAPTER 11 / 46 Discussion

Finland's Eurovision Entry PKN and Punk Rock

Finland selects the punk band PKN (Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät), whose members all have Down Syndrome, to represent them in the Eurovision Song Contest. The hosts discuss the band's victory in the national contest and the potential social message behind their selection. They view this as another step in the "test" of public perception following the dress meme.

finland· pkn· down syndrome· punk rock· eurovision 2015

41:34 Finland has had their national contest and they have chosen- don't you dare search for it. And they have chosen... They've chosen their winners, this is PKN Petti Kuri Kannin Prevavet. They're a punk band! Okay. Okay you sure that's not the dead Kennedys from the 60s? Sounds very much like them but no there's a hook to these guys. They are all suffering from Down Syndrome

42:15 Wow. Yeah, they are fantastic! Well then they have to win? They're for the win man. They got their big waterheads on stage and they're going rock against religion whatever the hell they're singing and they won well this is now I'm more interested in this Eurovision thing so let's have a little search what the point of this is what is the hidden message oh losers win Everybody wins. There's no winners, you know whatever it's losers. Yeah, I was going to hug a job Look these guys up man look these guys up okay? What's your name does it just say winner Finland oh there's no winning We don't like to foster a competitive atmosphere But we laugh a lot now everyone hug and share a secret here is just take a look at these guys They're great

43:11 Row are to the stage you find them. I'm getting there these guys are great There and they're about 40 or 50 which makes it even cooler does not just down syndrome kids is like old dudes with downs Yeah, yeah Wow, isn't it? No, no, I knew you'd like it here tonight The lucky winners and they were anti-religious. No, I was just saying I was just translating their lyrics in a freeform or jam session Now that I don't know what the lyrics so I think their lyrics are about when's dinner time Something like that

44:00 I don't know what their song is about. All right well this is definitely talking about a test! Right? We already got it to the point where the guy can wear a dress and that's great Yes And now we get... Wait wait wait, then we helped everyone get confused The dress might be blue It might be white Well I dunno Tell me what it is This is all part of it, John. This is my point." Yeah no I'm getting... Oh gosh! Oh really? It's not yeah-no it's... Amen fist bump. Amen fist bump. Amen fist bump. You're right. Cool though right? Quite the cool. All right what else well Russia I think we should just well let's start with the murdered guy Nemtsin Boris Nemtsin

CHAPTER 12 / 46 Discussion

China's Economic Stability and Military Corruption

A letter from listener John Artman in Beijing challenges the hosts' previous analysis that China needs a war to stabilize its economy. Artman argues that China's military is too corrupt for modern conflict and praises the intellectual capabilities of President Xi Jinping. The hosts debate whether highly educated leaders are effective or dangerous.

china· beijing· xi jinping· military corruption· marxism· woodrow wilson

44:50 Yeah, I've noticed the Russians pronounce Boris as Boris. Boris! Boris! Boris! Natasha! Boris Nemtsov... By the way i'd like to say hi to Pyotr. Pyotr is in China. Pyotr is one of our Russian spies in Austin and he's in China and he says do you know that you are one of the few podcast feeds that are unrestricted here in China? Well because we love the Chinese yeah but that's the reason And I'm thinking, hey if he's in China that hot wife of his Oksana is home. Ha ha! Boo! Man fist bump. Alright...I have a letter from someone in China which I wanted to read. Trying to figure out where it is. I think next year on the Eurovision Song Contest? Yeah The Tourettes Trio That would be entertaining. Let me play and read this. Since you mentioned China let me just get this out of the way

45:56 I've been living in Beijing for seven years. This is from John Artman It's always nice to hear you guys discuss China, especially in the context of world events. However I do disagree with some of your analysis from episode 698 there are a few indications that I can see that China needs a war or other conflict. I don't know that we said that did we say it? Did we say... Yes, I said that the banker had mentioned this he said my ex-New York banker and said oh we need some China needs to start some kind of war because they need to do something quick for their economy yes which is Marxist economy, by the way. Economics is that wars are the way to get out of depressions. There are a few indications that I can see that China needs a war or other conflict. The fact is quite the opposite. China's military is so rife with corruption and overall lack of professionalism it would be very difficult for them to engage in a conflict with the modern military." Well nobody said it has to be a modern military especially those backed by the US Japan and SK regionally

46:54 SK South Korea. China's current leaders, President Xi Jinping, whatever I can pronounce their names and Premier Li have shown themselves to be masters at pushing through necessary economic and political changes while I'm not a fanboy as they have also implemented more oppression and restricted freedom of speech and dissident voices to almost unprecedented degree we need to remember that both hold PhDs One in Marxism and the other in economics. Yes, first time ever right? Yes! And by the old rule of political science that these are the worst kinds of leaders When they're educated No, no, the high-end intellectuals Woodrow Wilson was an example Ah ok gotcha He was I think the president of Princeton

47:42 But anyway, they're the first leaders of China to do so. They're certainly not stupid nor ignorant on how to best play the domestic situation corruption crackdowns blah blah as well as foreign policies Well, in the... As to ghost cities. I should get this out of the way as to ghost cities, I advise you not to fall into the same trap that so much of the mainstream media falls into. Yes China does have an amazingly distorted real estate market but much of what we see being built is empty at first only to be quickly filled over the next five years my wife is from Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan 8 miles south of Beijing around 5 years ago, they completed a new developed area in the whole city. They got a lot of press for being empty. Go there today and there definitely aren't any ghosts." Well in the random number theories as we have them all the time on this show right after that came I got an email from China as well...I don't think you were copied on this one. And this is from two producers Alex and Shanshan Nori

CHAPTER 13 / 46 Discussion

Ghost Cities and the Chinese Real Estate Bubble

Producers Alex and Shanshan Nori provide a counter-perspective on China, confirming the existence of massive "ghost cities" and artificial building booms. They describe empty skyscraper developments and a lack of consumer trust in Chinese-made products like baby formula. The hosts weigh the conflicting reports from residents and visitors regarding the stability of the Chinese economy.

ghost cities· real estate bubble· zhengzhou· state-run companies· foreign goods

48:50 and could not be more polar opposite to what you just read. Which I think is a beauty of the show! Well, it's also the beauty of China. Right... good point Adam John my wife and i are currently visiting family in mainland china for Chinese New Year we wanted add a few details to your and John's China segment on Show 6-Niner Niner The ghost cities are real! And there are many but that's just the tip of the spear Every small and medium-sized city here, hundreds of thousands or millions of people are running artificial building booms. Three years ago the city we're in now completed a massive riverwalk strip mall project that goes on for 10 city blocks in the downtown core and it's only about 20% occupied It is a complete failure And now another much larger mall was being built in the middle of nowhere

49:36 Everywhere you look there are massive skyscraper-sized condo developments. They're mostly empty The reason for all this overdevelopment is that state run companies are at the helm and Chinese taxpayers are on the bill for these scam projects where the only people making any money Are the developers who of course usually relatives or friends of government officials As far as the Chinese buying foreign products goes, that is even more true than John has let on. Everybody here will only buy Chinese shit if they have to! The thing is after the Chinese baby powder milk scandal a few years back people trust nothing made in China Foreign food brands clothing cars beer alcohol toothpaste and milk powder you name it Chinese want foreign-made goods They especially harbor a love for everything American

50:19 I just had to write this email because your banker friend is right. Something has got to give, the question is when? Okay, I'll take the two letters side by side and I will go with Artman who's living in Beijing for seven years. The other letter writer is visiting. Yes! Oh yeah, I'm just saying... And visiting is not the same as watching something. True true Because I have been to China a number of times and every time I go there it's like a whole different country Well, you've been to what? Beijing. I've been to Beijing and I've been to Xiamen and Hong Kong and Shanghai...I've been all over the place! I've been to Suzhou where development began. I've been all over China. I just have been to Beijing. But I've never been to me. And Beijing is the least of this situation that's occurring. I like Chinese. They only come up to your knee.

51:17 You could let that go. I'm not gonna let that go it's a good song so no I So No, I have oh no, I don't know so no I think the I would be on board with the idea that there's all these ghost cities and this whole thing is a scam, but... ...I'm now reconsidering because of Artman who is obviously a Westerner paying attention. Well this is the good news though, that we have so many different people who are paying attention for us And their feet on the ground which is a huge difference than just reading some local reports Oh yeah By the way, the China train to Spain arrived

CHAPTER 15 / 46 Discussion

Assassination of Boris Nemtsov in Moscow

Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov is shot dead on a bridge near the Kremlin. The hosts analyze the style of the hit, suggesting it lacks the typical "sophistication" of Russian state assassinations like polonium poisoning. They speculate on the involvement of Ukrainian hitmen or Western intelligence agencies seeking to create a martyr.

boris nemtsov· vladimir putin· moscow· assassination· ukraine· cia

55:48 China's beautiful. They have some...if you're a tourist and you want to really get into looking at crazy waterfalls and unbelievable parks, China is the place to go. And also those crazy malls and some of those stuff. China is pretty spectacular place although it's kind of dingy. I'm trying to cut back on my travel. Yeah, you're going to Europe. You're heading to Europe? I am! Anyway let's get back to the shot...the guy that was shot Yes this is Boris Nemtsov. Boris. So a couple of things i would like to say that it was ummm....I think two years ago Vlad uh what do they call him now they have Putin they call him Vlad The Insaner I think his new nickname in

56:39 in Russian hating countries. Vlad the Insaner, Putin our friend Vladimir Putin two years ago... There's a video in the show notes with what I'm going to assume is properly translated He's literally saying hey you know I know what these guys are doing The foreigners are gonna try and take somebody out make him a martyr it could be one of you guys one of your opposition guys he was pretty much telegraphing the whole scenario And there it is, it happens. And the speed with which... and this to me was the big tell, the speed with which President Obama came out and said,

57:21 We need an investigation. Because there's one thing in America, okay? We don't kill our political opponents at least not like this. No ugly street on the street...no! They commit suicide here two shots to the head gun in left hand. The Russians normally do it this way No, this is how CIA does it. I believe this is a Ukrainian hit but the Russians normally don't do it this way they give somebody polonium or they you know they give them some... Right! It's sophisticated. They use one of the prickers. Yes with the umbrella. Drops dead and falls off a cliff yeah so I think we can rule out Russia This is not their style Style? No it's not their style certainly not with a hot chick Italian hit

58:09 When we saw the last video that we saw was a garbage truck. Did you see this video? Yeah, yeah of course I saw it! This guy and his Ukrainian model girlfriend who's actually got a very pretty face and she's skinny as a rail right As you could tell by... A little too skinny in the newsletter picture That picture in the newsletter is her She picked that picture for her VK.com site Oh That's herself pick What is VK.com? It's that person in that picture and she's skinny as a rail, my joke in the newsletter That's her profile picture so you're not on Facebook but you're on vk.ru Yeah Okay

58:47 And that's her picture that she chose. And my joke in the newsletter was, of course they couldn't have killed her if they wanted to because there is no way you could hit her." I agree with this type of assassination which happens in Amsterdam all the time. All the time it's usually Yugoslavian hitmen and they'll do it on scooters. You know drive by your walking down the street with your girlfriend, your hot Ukrainian girlfriend. They'll drive by... And you're laying on the street bleeding. This is not our style this is not the Russian style no No, not at all. We like suicide two to the head with your gun in the left hand or the hot tub. It's a joke. Ours is more humor. Yeah exactly! Humor is always involved you go out and now you're in the hot tub and the lid falls on you when you die. You're going out for a little while. You're gonna kayak on the river there and like I'll fall off a cliff somehow yeah

59:41 This is how we always have a little bit of humor. Throw in number 33 in there just to mess with everybody. I agree, this is Eastern European. where they get the polonium one is the best. I mean that's some guy... No, that's classic and it's not just like it's classy! It ingests polonium and dies a miserable death? Yes, it's a classy way to go well. I don't know how classy this is of course. I understand it's very painful no it's class it's a classy way to kill somebody so what the Russians do It's classy. So I agree, this had to be... Yeah, it was sort of a dance culture but the Ukrainians are like... Yes, barbarians. ...monsters. Barbarians! Yeah, well in my comparison. So the guy, I guess somebody was on hanging on the garbage truck that goes by very slowly because earlier reports were there was little car comes by and slid him and it was garbage truck we got the video. Garbage truck goes by, guy jumps off shoots the guy they said six shots for fire they could find two casings

1:00:38 And let's just say they didn't hit the girl. Now we all know that if you want to send a message, this is what the mob does... You gotta shoot the dog, you gotta shoot everything! The kids, the gerbil But no, the Ukrainians who clearly are behind this are not going to shoot the hot Ukrainian girl. She wasn't 30 yet once they hit 30 then you know... Yeah if she were older she'd get a shot at it when nobody cared. People that don't get that joke have to listen to show a lot yeah you do now there's something going on I believe that Poroshenko president of Ukraine I believe they're taking him out too i think he needs to go

CHAPTER 16 / 46 Discussion

Media Coverage and the Moscow Vigil for Nemtsov

The hosts critique the Western media's immediate blame of Vladimir Putin for the death of Boris Nemtsov. They review RT footage of a march in Moscow, noting that the event was pre-planned as a spring march but reframed as a funeral vigil. The segment highlights the "unanimous chorus" of condemnation from Western leaders before investigations were complete.

rt· moscow river· propaganda· boris nemtsov· vigil· western media

1:01:27 Yes, he's a bumbler. Whatever is going on this is not right they needed I think some cover was needed of course there's high-fiving and land Langley right now no doubt like yeah nailed it hey let's do a wreath laying yeah all the ambassadors came out oh yes this is if the guy has like 3% His party has no representation in Douma. No, there's nothing! And they're going to have a rally in like a few days and no one is gonna go to it? Ah wait... They had a rally today and I caught the... This was so coincidental this wasn't RT Listen what the reporter says she standing amidst thousands of people in a silent what is of course being if you read the... Vigil

1:02:10 Yes, it's a vigil if you read the reports here in the United States of Gitmo Nation. But listen to what was really going on. I think i'm gonna go out on a limb and say that there is definitely more than 7000 people here. I am gonna pan out and give you look at the riverbank here just so them... The people lined along Moscow Riverbank not far from Kremlin have made their way of Russian flags, many of them have black ribbons tied to them. This march was initially planned to be a sort of opposition march the first day of spring here." You see it was already planned! But now they're making it look like thousands of people came out... No no no no no The guy was pretty insignificant but he was big friends with Princess Leia

1:02:55 You see photos of that? Yes, there's a photo that one of our Russian producers sent over. This Russian producer is amusing because he's a pro-Putin guy and he lives in Brooklyn. When I go to New York next time I'm going to go to Brooklyn because I know he must live in the Russian part you know right cause I want him to take me around Russian that enclave in Brooklyn, which is all Russia's like a Russia town. Yeah and and show me around I want to sit that because every time I go through that area I go wow this guy has some good food here Why don't you just come to Austin? We have a huge Russian spy Enclave contingent huh hello sir Jean Neftuli yes guy he's running the whole outfit here

1:03:45 They got Russia house, they got it. Come on! It's filled and they're all hot. There is a direct flight from San Jose. Okay so we agree that this is poorly executed but now of course the Ukrainian government is the United States So I think someone said hey you know what maybe was a lone guy who was like ah I'm gonna help out my compadres from America This was too well done With the truck yeah But in the truck right in the way of the camera, the whole thing. Yeah It was beautiful Let's play a couple clips well done well done everybody good job This is a clip from RT because they like to point out that the Americans are all the end and Putin did it So this is a nemcov and the anti-putin chorus I love that you call him Nemcov but his name is not Nemcov its name Nemtsoff yeah, then so you're thinking I started writing them cough You know what?

1:04:42 Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff, that's what you're thinking of. Oh no! That's okay from now on this guy's name is Nemcoff on the show done good to go Well here's how events unfolded last night based on what we know so far at 11 p.m Moscow time Boris Nemtsov met a friend a 23 year old woman at the GUM shopping center near The Kremlin after spending some time there they walked along a nearby bridge and that's where the tragedy happened for 40 minutes later. Police are trying to track down the white car used by Nemtsov's killers, it was filmed by security cameras nearby The vehicle was reportedly going at a relatively slow speed

1:05:22 Well, the killing has sparked worldwide reaction. Barack Obama said the US condemns the brutal murder The German Chancellor echoed that saying she was appalled while the French president called it a hateful killing Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron called for a rapid and transparent probe into what he called a callous murder Well, let's cross to Brussels now and talk to Russia analyst Gilbert D'Ottoro co-founder of the American Committee for East West Accord. You're welcome to the program Western media outlets immediately put the blame solely on the Kremlin and President Putin Just take a listen to this for a few moments if you will

1:06:00 The fatal shooting of an opposition figure there is prompting speculation from his supporters that he may have been targeted by the Kremlin. He kept his voice up, this is a dangerous thing to do in Russia An outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin has been shot dead Critics of Putin beware Critics of the government, critics of Putin. Bad things seem to happen to them everybody understands and everybody is meant to understand Yeah everyone understands Everybody understands everything in this country Why is there such a unanimous chorus when the full official investigation is only hours old at this stage? I need to say something right here because I'm receiving a lot of emails I'm looking at you Stan living in Candinavia

CHAPTER 17 / 46 Discussion

Russian Propaganda vs. Western PR Sophistication

Adam Curry argues that Russian propaganda is "shite" and unsophisticated compared to the global PR machine run by the US and UK. They discuss the concept of "Cui Bono" (who benefits) regarding the Nemtsov assassination, suggesting it undermines Putin's legitimacy during the Minsk-2 ceasefire. The hosts clarify they are not defending Putin but exposing media manipulation.

propaganda· wpp· public relations· vladimir putin· cui bono· minsk-2

1:06:47 But a lot of people are saying, stop defending Putin! Stop defending Putin he's a horrible murderer. And they send me videos like this child is dead and Putin ate his heart. I just want people to understand that I'm not sitting here defending Putin what we think what we are doing is showing you the propaganda which has been primarily created by the United States. You cannot deny- I'm sorry? Targeting Putin. He's targeting Putin! So, I'm sure he eats babies for breakfast. I'm sure he does and you know there is tons of bad shit... If we go after Putin let's find something a little more substantial than just these

1:07:26 He hates gays. We're not big defenders of Putin. Well, people think we are but recently criticized him severely for being a bonehead. But it's becoming a little annoying because I know we have a lot of people who are in intelligence services trying to probably massage our thinking. And on both sides, we have questions that try to make us think a certain way we have... We obviously have... But particularly when it comes to Ukraine but when it comes to Ukraine people lose their crap over anytime we say well you know this is bullcrap and they're setting Putin up etc. They'll be like he's really killing people I'm from Ukraine all my family is dead! Yeah I get

1:08:24 We're not defending him. We are showing you how it works Putin and Russia today are actually quite poor and crappy when it comes to propaganda They're not sophisticated, they're shite! No the way I see it... And I get a lot of clips from them. I see the Russian form of propaganda, the modern form, the one that they're using today extremely defensive. There is no offensive propaganda that actually has any impact. They are old-fashioned. They don't know what they're doing.

1:09:00 Americans, we're the people that rule the roost when it comes to... And you know the British are involved because these companies are all consolidated under this international company WPP and the other one. We run the world's PR, we do advertising, we are the guys who know how to do this! We are Hollywood, we are media! There is a need for rescue mission when the world is threatened, the world needs help, it calls on America. That's right bitches! And that's the story. Don't you forget it! Let's finish this clip. Well, that clip was over. That clip was over? Yeah... It ended Oh okay well then go with Nemcoff and the Romans. Well meanwhile the former head... Oops oops oops This is not good enough. I think the

1:09:49 This chorus that you've described fits into the general pattern of denigration of Vladimir Putin and Russia bashing more generally. It's been going on now for at least three years with great intensity. At the same time, everyone is ignoring the basic principle of investigations that goes back to Roman times and has the heading quibono—whose good is served? Whose benefit is to be be harvested. Okay, I have to stop this for a moment. This is not a good idea for this guy to do the Cui Bono thing has become kind of like a standard conspiracy theorist line throwaway line if you're serious you should not be using this

1:10:33 Have you not noticed this? No, I have not. But i'm glad you pointed it out so i've never heard the term for about the last 20 years oh It's all over conspiracy websites kibono kibono from the the demise of Boris Nemtsov and Even after a moment or two reflection, it's clear that this Did not and does not serve the purposes Of the president or his entourage on the contrary It very much has the resemblance of a provocation to cast doubts on the legitimacy, on the honesty— Yes. —of Vladimir Putin at the very moment when those qualities are so important in maintaining a ceasefire in Minsk-2 in eastern Ukraine where Russia is a guarantor.

CHAPTER 18 / 46 Discussion

State Department Briefings and the "Lied to My Face" Claim

Associated Press reporter Matt Lee grills State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki regarding Secretary John Kerry's claim that Russian officials "lied to his face." The hosts highlight the lack of specific evidence provided by Psaki and the circular logic used in the briefing. They praise Matt Lee's persistence in questioning the narrative of Russian involvement in Ukraine.

jen psaki· matt lee· john kerry· sergei lavrov· state department· ukraine

1:11:23 Can I interject this little bit? I think that was the end of the clip. Yeah, I wanted to just put a little side clip in here. This is Matt and Jen. Matt Lee from the Associated Press. Ooh, Matt and Jen! Yes And Jen who's... Where is...? Don't we have a jingle? No because that's-that's Matt and Marie Oh, Matt and Jen! Yes it's Matt and Marie has been Marie I don't know I dunno And Jen is supposed to go to the White House but she still there She's her boobs are huger than ever Well she's gonna have big giant ones when she has the baby Well zzzz We can see how far along she is which she announced but we haven't we need to see It'll be size of a house I'd love to see the bump

1:12:04 And who is that mama's baby daddy? Huh? Is she married? Yeah, she's married. She's married to some dude apparently... Okay now do you remember when we played in fact I can probably bring this up right now um i think it was on 699 we played a bit which we laughed about and that's why I remembered it uh watermelon head carry who was all bent out of shape that the Russians lied they lied to his face You remember this clip? Vaguely. I think it's here. Do you agree with me that when Russia says there are no Russian weapons or troops in the Ukraine, they're lying? Yes Why do they lie? You asking me? Mr Chairman, Russia is engaged in a rather remarkable period of the most

1:13:03 overt and extensive propaganda exercise that I've seen since the very height of the Cold War. They have been persisting in their misrepresentations, lies whatever you want to call them about their activities there to my face, to the face of others." Alright so there he goes... "...lied to my face! Who do you think you are? I'm John F Kerry!" Who do you think you are?! How very dare you So Matt wanted to ask a question about that. Go ahead. On Ukraine, the other day on the Hill the Secretary said that Russians have been lying and they lied to his face presumably he was referring to Foreign Minister Lavrov. And Jen is now opening the book flipping the tabs where's the lie it to-the-face thing what do I say about this? Flip flip flip. Lavrov whom he is supposed to meet Monday in Switzerland but Foreign Minister Lavrov appears to have taken exception

1:14:03 to the suggestion that he is lying to Secretary Kerry's face saying it was not, this was not a diplomatic comment say the least. I'm wondering if you have any... reaction, response or thought other thoughts on this little episode? Well I think the Secretary was referring to comments made broadly not as specific as you suggest but privately and certainly publicly that any claims that we've seen publicly many many times that Russia has not had a hand in our engagement in what's happening in eastern Ukraine. And that's certainly a statement of fact We've seen a great deal evidence that confirms that

1:14:41 So the Secretary did not mean to say or imply that Foreign Minister Lavrov had lied to his face? He wasn't referring to a specific meeting, but we've seen comments made – countless comments made consistently made by Russian officials. They're liars! Suggesting they have no involvement in Ukraine. Let me just ask this then. Has the secretary met face to face with any other Russian officials than for mr. Lavrov? I think it's so I love Matt Lee for doing this and this never gets aired you never hear of this no No, no. But it's the right question! He said they lied to his face who was in his face when they were lying? It's a simple enough question Yeah if you're gonna make a claim that somebody lied your face my face what's that person and it must have been A big lie look at the size of that face Mr. Lavrov I think you're taking his comment a little literally he's talking about comments that Russia has consistently- It was meant to be literally he said lied to his face! Yeah yeah this is great

1:15:41 He's very smart. Now Matt will let her talk and he'll just hang back I love how he does this, it is very good Okay, well it's not me that it's for mr. Lavrov who has made the okay? Well let me clarify it in that way then so this is so you would not say the form mr. Lavrov has lied to secretary Kerry's face I think he is conveying that any statement made publicly or privately by any Russian They have no involvement in Ukraine we know is clearly not a lie It's alive lies

1:16:26 Yes, this is the problem. Jen, if you keep saying the Russians are liars, liars, liars, liars and then your boss says, gee lie to my face then someone eventually is going to say are they just liars? Just sacks of shit. That's not working there anymore man. That's the end. He better not take any... Even though he is working there, it gets no attention except on this show. Still a huge loss. These guys are completely crazy. It keeps him in line a little bit If he's gone, then that's it? Yeah. Well there is one other guy! He actually pipes in here... Here this guy. He does imply that people have said things directly to him that were lies. It doesn't imply that- The protege! He's coming up in the ranks this guy I think his name is Abdul or whatever. He reads public comments, he reads the newspaper. HE READS THE NEWSPAPER

1:17:25 Breaking news. Kerry reads the newspaper. Uh, he certainly as I just said public privately and publicly there are the same claims made. As far as you... Some people had lied to his face though. I think we've addressed this question. As far as you know the meeting was foreign minister level Oh man thank you Matt Thank you thank you thank you That always brightens up my day when he does that Yeah no he's the best Yo ho boy! No no no no no Amen fist bump Yeah, no. Sorry. It's okay I have a big sign in front of me by the way That's not working Alright, I want to go back to you. Let's finish up with Nemsoft. Nemcov? No that says Nemsoft. It does say Nem... This is like a new software division of Microsoft is Nemsoft. Nemsoft. This is interesting because apparently this is very funny story. I don't know if it has anything do with anything or if he crossed a lot bad people are what but this is very just an interesting story from

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Boris Nemtsov's History of Advocating for Sanctions

Analyst Gilbert Doctorow recounts a 2010 meeting where Boris Nemtsov advised US officials on expanding sanctions against Russia. The hosts discuss how Nemtsov was working on these policies years before the Ukraine crisis became a global focal point. They also play a clip of former MI6 chief John Sawers warning that Russia is a danger to Britain.

boris nemtsov· sergei magnitsky act· sanctions· michael mcfaul· mi6· john sawers

1:18:26 Doctorow and he backs up when it's happened and all the rest of it. It was just fascinating Well meanwhile, the former head of MI6 Sir John Soares has told the BBC that Russia has become a danger to Britain And he says the UK must be ready to defend itself This is damn soft early days anecdote Yes it is Oh really? No its not Jeez I'm sorry That would be different. That would be a clip I had lined up for after that, I'm sorry here it is. What i do have as a personal take on Mr Nemtsov and if you allow me I would like to bring that to play now because he was a very equivocal figure uh...I had the possibility to hear and see Nemtsov quite up close in 2010 November when he came to Columbia University where I was then resident and delivered his talk to about 200 of us

1:19:15 on—just off campus. He had just arrived in New York from Washington, where he had met with Michael McFaul and with Benjamin Cardin, the senator who was the co-author of the Sergei Magnitsky Act. And as part of his rather lengthy talk, Boris Nemtsov explained how he had He advised Cardin on the need to expand greatly the scope of the sanctions then being imposed on Russia, to take in—as he termed it—all of those who were guilty of human rights violations in Russia and all of those who are guilty intellectual fraud. It was a term that was so broad, that was so vague, so subjective, they would have—that if applied, you would have the result

1:20:04 applying sanctions to a broad swathe of Russian officialdom, including as high as Vladimir Putin. I bring this to your attention because Nemtsov was advocating this type of sanction policy four years before the geopolitical contest between Russia and European Union or Russia and the United States over Ukraine on everybody's radar screen. Exactly about Ukraine. Four years before Ukraine Well, this has been a long time in the planning. Yeah. These people play long game John...long, LONG game! By the way the protege is Ashrod Mohamed and he works for Reuters. Oh! Matt's AP and he's for Reuters so Ashrod is clearly gunning for Matt's position. The front of the table, he's got that one seat right there on the front. Pole position. Exactly

1:21:05 Now I have this clip that i've now started twice in a row instead of your clips. The BBC on Nemsoft with the former MI6 chief, quickie? Hit it! Well meanwhile the former head of MI6 Sir John Soares has told the BBC that Russia has become a danger to Britain and he says the UK must be ready to defend itself. Oh yeah... The level of threat posed by Russia has increased. What threat?! They're killing people on bridges And we have to be prepared to take the defensive measures necessary, To defend ourselves and our allies which now extend as far as the Baltic states and Central Europe. That's going to be a big issue I think. Yeah! If Putin is coming to kill you people...I guess what else could that mean? He is joining ISIS Big news in the meantime Lithuania

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Lithuania's Energy Independence and Chenier Energy

Lithuania begins importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Houston-based Chenier Energy to reduce dependence on Russian gas. The hosts investigate the board of directors of Chenier Energy, noting connections to the Blackstone Group and former Department of Energy officials. They discuss the strategic move toward an EU "Energy Union."

lithuania· liquefied natural gas· chenier energy· blackstone group· energy union

1:22:07 And I miss this and i'm the guy who kind of pays attention to these things. They had a huge liquid gas terminal arrive in December off the coast there, what is their coast? Is that the Caspian Sea? I don't know. It's important hold on Lithuania... I think it's a Caspian Sea yeah no not Caspian the um where's the damn map people The Caspian Sea is behind them. No, they're there of their getting the stuff from What is that water off Finland? They're I don't know it's not the Baltic is it my mind is the Maps I feel stupid yeah look at maps we need we can do this show without looking at a map We always have to look at the map otherwise you don't understand this stuff

1:23:01 It's true. All right, here we are Lithuania and there is a... The Baltic Sea! You're right the Baltic Sea. So they have in December this huge liquid natural gas terminal which is a ship like an aircraft carrier it arrived and news came out yesterday that under the deal with Houston-based Chenier Energy Lithuania will now be importing liquid natural gas and they will be...and there's a pipeline set up between Lithuania and Poland, which I don't think is complete but they've been working on this for awhile. And this is part of the energy independence... How do you spell it? Charlie Hotel Echo November India Echo Romeo That's a good one! I didn't do that yet. Chenier Energy who was running that show

1:23:59 Let's see, they got to be a subsidiary. Oh they're public? Hmm... hmmm... 80 buck stock. About useless. Run by a guy named Sharif Souki which sounds almost like a Lithuanian name. Hmm let's see board of directors should we check it out and let's see Bailey was from Anderson Stratton's consulting group Audit committee, which is always interesting. Morgan Stanley... Brandolini director that must be was it Scorpion holding? Doesn't sound nefarious Keith F Carney coincidence John Deutsch Department of Energy Deutsch okay ex-Department of Energy guy David Foley wait a minute

1:24:54 David Foley is a senior director at the private equity group of the Blackstone Group. Hmm, I've always wondered about the Grand Duke He has oil guys...a lot of oil guys but not anything that jumps out per se No just oil guys They're all over the place But this Suki guy-I'm trying to find a bio of him and they're either none or it's not available I just want to see if he's Lithuanian Anyway, apparently this is intended to be a move aimed at reducing the EU Baltic states heavy dependence on Russian gas deliveries. Okay? Seems like a rather expensive proposition but they seem to be all on board with it so that's good. I can't get much out of me. It's actually...I got a story here Stephen Cohen our buddy professor Stephen Cohen he is saying...hold on let me get this story here He is saying that Poroshenko is not..is on shaky ground

1:26:01 Oh, as president of Kiev. Yeah well he's a botcher. Ukraine yeah he is a botcher. Okay I don't know so... I think we got as close as we're gonna get to anything There's not much further other than where did the chick go? Where is the Ukrainian chick? They questioned her and released her! Well where is she? She should be on... She's back in Ukraine But she should be on Ellen We've gotta get this girl out there She doesn't speak good English you're not going to book her Damn. Not booking her, she blew it! She should have learned good English and be all over the place. She'd be getting modeling jobs in Paris and Italy and all over. A little skinny but she would be good for the runway they like skinny girls Great for the runway, she could still do that

CHAPTER 21 / 46 Discussion

Episode 700 Executive Producer Donations and Knighting

The hosts begin the donation segment for the 700th episode, thanking listeners for their financial support under the value-for-value model. Major donors including Sir David Foley and Sir Bashir Osman are recognized for their contributions. The segment emphasizes the importance of listener funding in keeping the show independent.

donations· value-for-value· knighting· executive producers· 700 club

1:26:47 Yeah, no. No absolutely you caught it that's okay I'll give you that one but she could do run away But she would be useful if she's and just telling all your models out there who are listening to this in English where he can't understand what? I'm saying anyway So what difference does it make but you should have learned English the international language yes Well, I got a little... well actually. You know what? Actually what i would say- I'm thinking actually actually. I'm thinking. I know what you're thinking. I need to thank you for your courage for the past 700 episodes it has been nothing but a pleasure and uh thank you for your courage and in the morning to you John C Dvorak! Well in the morning to you Adam Curry also

1:27:31 In the morning all ships at sea, boots on the ground feet in the air. All the subs in the water and all the dames and all the knights out there." And in the morning to everybody there in the chat room knowagendastream.com wow we got like over a thousand people just listening to stream. One thousand people! This is our septennial show 700 episodes of the program which have really come to fruition thanks to you Yes, we're doing the work but you're keeping us going. You are feeding us with sometimes conflicting information often inside information but also supporting this financially and that is incredibly appreciated and I also need to thank our artists who have done a great job for all of these episodes and we've already...I've seen a number of entries for 700 Martin JJ did 699er for us good to see him back in the gallery highly appreciative

1:28:24 of everything you guys do for us. Now, so today we have a special 700... what do we have? We got the 700 Club and these are- A lot of 700 club members and we also have the $70 club and the seven buck club. Very nice, which was there's quite a few of a lot of 70s and we want to thank these folks because they're executive producers at 700 clubbers as their producers for show 700 And we'll begin with... Sir David Foley stars off the group by pushing it to 733. Puts him at the very top. Congratulations on an incredible achievement, he says

1:29:26 The good line has shown that he's gotten better with age. Thank you for the amazing effort you two have put out. Into continually delivering the best podcast in the universe and closes a celebratory $700 donations plus an extra $33 for the Hot Pockets Trail of Tears 2015. And trail if tears to give yourself a dose of karma, all right? Thank you very much sir That's right. You've got the grand duke these United States. Thank you so much sir Lee Canyon in Plainfield New Jersey Sadly, I haven't listened to the show in a while but i get John's newsletter and wanted to honor you for hitting this milestone. I love you guys! I'm so glad that you still do what you keep...what you do. Keep it up!" The donation makes me a knight but I would not feel comfortable carrying the bear banner while not being an active listener please defer this ceremony hookers and blow until such time that I can adequately bear the oath." Wow

1:30:21 So he's drifted, he's helped. He's a man overboard! Man overboard... We need to splash or something. We need to splash you're right. Splash effect. Splash. I'll dig one up as a member of the various trading groups Sir Bashir Osman in Harrow Middlesex UK $700 Congratulations, John and Adam on your seventh anniversary. I've been a listener...700th show is what it is. We have a seventh anniversary last year, I think right? The anniversary's in October. I've been a listener since Show 1 and before that a longtime Daily Source Code listener. I've been listening to Adam for almost 10 years

1:31:04 I went through the awakening that kindled a no-agenda mindset, that almost everything on mainstream media was BS and we weren't getting the whole picture to our detriment exactly. That's right! I can honestly say that No Agenda Show has changed my life. I think back to the DSC days and Adam Sinoff live your life with passion while it was... And as long as it lasts enjoy your freedom As long as it lasts, right? Good one. Portending the future! Yes Well while I have it, I will continue to support the BPITU before its deemed unlawful content is coming

1:31:43 And to all douchebag listeners, truly think about the value you get from The No Agenda Show. There's nothing else like it! Thank you John and Adam. Sir Bashir PS can I get a karma with Reverend Manning bingo boom shakalaka followed by a little girl boom shakalaka PPS for peerage records? I think this donation makes me...it takes me to baronet." Good to go as far as i'm concerned good to go Supposed to be a man overboard splatter like somebody taking it down You see if he's listed as a title change for the mention at the break just not a curiosity what's his name?

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Peerage Upgrades and Polish Name Pronunciations

The knighting ceremony continues with upgrades for Sir Stephen Van Der Hoff and Sir AJ Reistad. The hosts discuss the correct pronunciation of Polish names like Staniszewski and recognize a donation from a T-shirt campaign in Annapolis. The segment includes various soundboard requests from the "No Agenda" community.

peerage· knighting· polish names· climategate· teespring· barony

1:32:32 Best sheer awesome, and I'm sorry. I'm just I'm already in the in the system You know he's not oh yeah well He is now he is now for sure sir Stephen van der have haven't heard from him count the money Yeah, hundred bucks you sent a note in let's see where we got it here right there where belongs Congratulations on 700 shows can still remember the first episode that I listened to, which is January 14th 2010 and how y'all played the Reese Witherspoon soundbite from the Clinton Foundation moneymaker. That was a good one. That was her going on about she was taking calls but she couldn't take calls. She didn't know what to do so she ad-libbed it and then passed it onto some dummy."

1:33:21 Oh, wow. That's a long time ago. Yeah. Remember that? Mm hmm. Yeah I remember when she was all nervous. Hmm yeah too bad we don't have that clip and it's around. We've been looking forward to be good to play sometime. I hope pray for many more podcasts from the best podcast. I pray I hope and pray for many more podcasts on the best podcast in the universe your humble slave Sir Stephen Vonderhoff count the money in North Carolina 21 plus 4 plus 8 equals 33. He pushed that in here, I have no idea what that means. Don't question it! It's a quibono. Sir AJ Reistad, $700. In closer the Seven Bennys and Seven Georges for Executive Producers Show 700 Club

1:34:13 Let's see if I got this. Yeah, I got it written in both ways episode 707 and 707 club So he's pushing forward for this dual Credits nice we offered anybody else with nobody to get okay And so is apparently only rice that is the one that thinks this is cool again Thank you for the every 50 week special accommodation and granting the credits for a future episode of course A reminder email will be sent to all parties prior to show 707 Yeah, for the life of it.

1:34:57 as my barony in addition to my existing Baronetsy of the Treasure Valley. A simple Poloski, Poloski jobs karma to all my future... All my fellow geez human resources another year the best media deconstruction in the universe. LIFE! Jobs, jobs, jobs and jobs. Let's vote for jobs! You thought, comma. Next on the agenda, for $514.33 are Knight Sir Jason Fortune. ITM congratulations on show 700 when I ran the numbers and saw that I was 5' 14", 33 away from a barony it seemed like a sign I could not ignore many thanks to John and Adam for the twice weekly dose of healthy skepticism in their reminder to never outsource your own judgment to the media." Nice way to put it.

1:36:00 I like it. I'd like to some mac and cheese and karma for all the fellow producers as well as the barony of the Fox Valley Mac and cheese by Ayn Rand you've got karma Tom Staniszewski in Newmarket, New Hampshire 3333 It is pronounced Stanishevski. Ah, I remember he wrote me an email about this with the decision how to pronounce my Polish names being Polish disease pronounced chefs keys Stanishevski Are you a polish? Yeah. Yeah that's your remember the yo agenda guys Well, but you always says here You're the Slavic brother buddy know your polish yeah polish really Do you have family living in Poland? I don't know Have you and you've been to China have you been to Poland no

1:36:55 You should go. I want to go. Warsaw is nice this time of year. I also part Czech, so I should go to Prague. That's supposed to be cool too. Yeah. I don't know it's just a kind of you know...I don't have anybody sending me there for free. Ah got it. Apparently I'm also Scott. No just kidding that's not true. This is my third annual donation of 3333 if you don't mind throwing in a penny? I'm happy to do that I would like to be knighted as Sir Thomas of Great Bay. Got it! I will continue donating because i love the show and we love you. Let me just write this down, Stana Shefsky. You've got karma by the way. Oh karma? Yeah of course. Hit him with a Karma. You've got Karma And I'm writing down the pronunciation so I get it right on the uh on the knighting. Stana Shefsky yes

1:37:45 A W Marine canvas in Annapolis, Maryland. 32123 ITM John and Adam congratulations on show 700 a listener for 200 or so shows I finally figured out a way to donate and i could use a de-douching. Why don't you do that right now? You've been de-douched! Thanks all the producers who purchased the No Agenda T-shirts this is the first installment of those proceeds as they are doled out through Teespring more installments to come. I will also be maintaining my producer status through a monthly donation now that I've finally become a contributor." Can I get a ClimateGate?

1:38:23 Two to the head, and her head is gone. Jingle combo. Climate gate... two to the head... And this by the way Alan Woodyard who's like... Yeah yeah of course we can do that I think we uh where is it? Where's the gate? It's a big oh there's the gate! To the gate to the gate to the climate gate You've got karma that sounded good. Yeah, yeah That does a little too tight with the two of this okay? Hey man fist bump you know Nicholas Ray Mondi in Fremont California 25433

CHAPTER 23 / 46 Discussion

House of Cards and Slave Culture Binging

The hosts discuss the cultural phenomenon of binge-watching "House of Cards" on Netflix, labeling it "slave culture." They note that the new season reportedly features a plotline involving Vladimir Putin and gay rights. Dvorak shares an anecdote about his wife's indifference to the "Dress" meme.

house of cards· netflix· slave culture· binge watching· putin· propaganda

1:39:05 Congratulations on 700 shows. I'm happy to take a minute away from my binging House of Cards to send this... Why is everyone in such a rush? This is an interesting question, but ummm....I have not even cracked it! It's like the dress thing. Is it blue or white? Have you watched House Of Cards?! I've watched the first two seasons and I watched them casually when they came out. Like a normal person, not like some slave. I felt like I'd watch two maybe three...I wouldn't sit there and watch the whole series it's like watching you know

1:39:42 The sorrow and the pity or something. It's just like too much work, but I do watch it You know as I can that could show you want to watch when you feel like it And I don't see the rush I don't see this see the right the only reason I even would rush through the theater to see a movie is Because it would be in 3D and it'd be spectacular and I would have one shot at the 3-d well Normally, I watched stuff on HBO two years later doesn't bother me yeah But this is obvious This is the culture we live in If you go to school or you go to work and people are standing around, then you have not watched it. It'll be oh my God I bet you thought the dress was white too. You need to watch this is slave culture John! This is slave culture. Yeah I brought up with everybody but I brought up with Mimi conversation goes like this

1:40:31 So what color, I just said out of the blue. So what color was your dress? Was it blue or gold?" She goes, who gives a shit! You should marry that girl one day. Who gives a shit... I love that by the way i do know as a big spoiler It's a multi-episode arc and not that I've seen it but apparently Putin Hates Gays is prevalently featured in this series House of Cards. No! Yes... I had you down to do that one-two punch of clips, and i want to do that not during the read here but right afterwards where we have the guy goes out bragging about how they've planted all these stories Oh yeah I can do that one-two punch And then there was this second clip which I don't remember that well I think maybe played it once We played it once yeah But did 1 2 The two combined we've never done Well why don't just do it Alright do it Okay hold on a second This is Hollywood

CHAPTER 24 / 46 Discussion

Norman Lear and Scripted Propaganda in Entertainment

The hosts play clips of Hollywood legend Norman Lear discussing how his foundation works with television networks to embed specific social and political storylines. They highlight an example from "Modern Family" where a character was used to promote climate change awareness. They argue that shows like "House of Cards" use similar tactics to manipulate public opinion on Russia.

norman lear· modern family· climate change· propaganda· hollywood· script doctoring

1:41:28 It was, here it is. Yes and this is from the Norman Lear Foundation. No this is the second one isn't? I want the first one where they... It's two clips from the same speech. And he's running the Martin, no, the Norman, the Learjet Foundation. He's bragging about how fantastic they are at propaganda in American media. So in the course of our work this is a two years 11 to 13 335 storylines that we worked on

1:42:13 have been aired. We've worked with 35 networks in the past four years, 91 different television shows... Just to make sure Putin looks like a dick! And the longer clip you're talking about is climate change, which was and of course we can't take credit for it. But it was worked into modern family Norman Lear as part of our efforts in climate change has been saying over and over what we need is to have a show that has lots of viewers and has a character who is a total

1:42:50 pain in the ass about climate change and the character he thought would best do that is Manny, the kid on Modern Family. Well that didn't happen but I will show you something that did happen and we never take credit for anything that we did. Why not? Why not? Because it would come across as propaganda. But I have seen Norman personally make this pitch to a number of showrunners Hey there, neighbor! Oh hey! It's Asher right? Yeah um...I just wanted to let you know that there might be something wrong with your air conditioner oh really yeah i mean it just seems to be running a lot even when its uh kind of cool outside oh no no my partner runs a little hot so Not as hot as our planet

1:43:40 Sorry, I don't mean to be that guy. It's just um we're all in this together Yeah, I drive a Prius so and that's a nice little gesture my car runs on reclaimed cooking oil I have some literature if you want it That's okay save the paper haven't printed anything since 2004 I was gonna email you when your power-hungry computer My entire house is solar powered. I sell energy back to the grid and use that money to save polar bears I'm an environmental lawyer. You know, I'm pretty green. So is your lawn? I went drought tolerant. Succulents, indigenous plants rock garden My other dad says your yard looks like a litter box She's a cute kid! I remember when she was in disposable diapers Yeah there you go... There you go ha-ha Unbelievable I'm a rule follower so if the rule is that we have to do it then i'll do it That's right follow the rules

1:44:30 Yeah. So this is what's going on, how it works. That's how it goes. So that's why House of Cards has a multi episode arc specifically about the legislation that we completely debunked with the white paper with Brian The Gay Crusader which you can still just search for that when was in the show notes It's not true, but it is now fact because...I mean when Frank Underwood says that Putin hates the gays and meanwhile I'm a bisexual with Claire. We have our little trysts then you know! Must be true. Must be true. Well, I find it abhorrent that these assholes pull this crap on the American public on purpose

1:45:17 It's like they're manipulative, like they're puppet masters. And Norman Lear is obviously one of the worst examples with that little skit that they were showing there that they liked to do. Yeah. That he pitches them? Who was Norman Lear? I forget. Norman Lear was a guy who did all in The Family. Oh right! Right right... and then his wife started this magazine called Lears which failed and i saw her once They had divorced, I guess. And she was like...I don't know. I saw her in Boston and I was at the...this is not paid for by me. It was a company thing and I was sitting in the bar to Ritz-Carlton in Boston at The Window so you can see outside on the big square that's out there, big little forest. So here comes a big fancy car and here comes Norman Lear's wife or ex-wife. She's about 75. Is she hot?

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Listener Feedback and the 700 Club Milestone

Additional donors are recognized, including Nicholas Ramondi and Jeremy Cooper. A new listener describes the "compulsion" to listen to back episodes after being "hooked" by the show's media deconstruction. The hosts explain why the podcast feed is limited to a certain number of recent episodes to prevent technical issues.

santa cruz· house of cards· 700 club· podcast feed· taxes

1:46:07 Well, she was skinny. She was as skinny or skinnier than that...than the Ukrainian model and she was wearing like gold lame and two like 20-something Oh no, she's not hot Boys were on her arms Toy boys? Boy toys? Two toy boys! Not one but two And she comes barreling into a hotel with these two toy boys We're just all going holy mackerel what is with this You know, she was...she's a cougar. Rich Cougar. All right let's get back to this. We're talking about Nicholas Ramondi in Fremont 25433 having to take a minute away from binging House of Cards and send his donation. John how great was the rain and lightning yesterday? I saw the lightning from outside it was down south we got not a drop

1:47:03 And we didn't get any lightning nearby. And Adam, go out into the road like John recommends. Go out on the road like... What did I recommend you going to the road? This is the trail of tears tour. The tears trail. I thought she meant do a standout in the middle of highway. Hey everybody! John told me to do it. It's a good idea. I lived out of a conversion van for my last quarter of school at Santa Cruz and loved it. Keep up this amazing value you both provide. That's nice. Yeah. If, you know, I need a driver I need to be able to prepare for the show. You can't drive and then... It doesn't work that way, I need a driver Preferably A hot one Okay i cannot get the spreadsheet To give me the next name because it's like Oh and I need to point out That Pussy Riot is also in The House of Cards Just add a little more Putin hate to the mix

1:48:02 Yeah, great. Isn't that fantastic? Who is Jeremy Cooper? No rogue is 238 and I come up my friend has been a no agenda fan boy. I got that I can read it But I just can't get his name because this way the spreadsheets It just does if I scroll down one thing boom You know friends been in no agenda fanboy for years and did a poor job of that That is a good note by the way And has done a poor job of evangelizing me. Whoever you are, do better job. Yeah do better job please Finally around Thanksgiving I found both the motivation and time to tune in and boy oh boy what a douchebag i've been! Please douche bag me! After listening for just 20 minutes to a single episode I was hooked Wow

1:48:49 That's not the normal pattern. What episode was it? I don't know we better find out you better tell us what episode it was around Thanksgiving Overwhelmed by the quantity of prior shows and my compulsion to listen to them all I needed a plan step one invite invite invent a time machine after nodding on that for a while, noodling on that for awhile and then being confronted by my own engineering inadequacies. I settled for only listening to the shows from early September which coincidentally the limit of back shows offered by the podcast player on my phone." Just so you know, the podcast feed is limited by design we can't have 700 episodes in a podcast feed it tends to break the world

1:49:31 Yeah, it's no good. I've been planning on donating for a while but there is certain symbolism associated with being part of the 700 club by donating i decided to wait and yeah im cheap too so stalling a bit before sharing my filthy lucre was a real easy decision mistake number one deciding to do my taxes before sending y'all some bucks 700 id actually allocated was slowly being whittled away and he ended up sending us this amount which is on here i cant read uh... two three eight five niner Okay, and he has a little note here. I forget to have to stick you guys in behind that alphabet soup but a bunch of these are coming over 70 federal agents that carry guns and allow it to use them And then he's got a link to something. I don't know like I said again But he says like a busload of politicians going over a cliff ie a good start Please consider this but a tiny down payment on my journey towards knighthood well Thank you very much for supporting our show it is appreciated

CHAPTER 26 / 46 Discussion

Email Blacklisting and Technical Difficulties

The hosts discuss technical issues with the show's donation spreadsheet and the blacklisting of the "noagendanation.com" domain. Adam Curry explains the complexities of email server policies and "extortion rackets" run by whitelisting companies. Dvorak expresses frustration with Excel's formatting and the way listener notes are submitted.

blacklisting· spamhaus· email servers· noagendanation.com· excel· technical support

1:50:30 Rogue all right Jeremy Cooper. I'm giving me a let me give him a karma for coming. Yeah, he's that brand new listener You've got car on his way to knighthoods Very nice fine just distressing this thing with the spreadsheet yeah It's not like you don't hear it every single time on every single episode for years Why don't you tell me how you can't see what episode number is on the spreadsheet cuz doesn't say anywhere? All right? I know But I know what episode it is. Yeah, this time it's the round numbers spreadsheets that show the episode number? I know but you know he...the guy we pay him not much but we pay him to do the spreadsheet. Well I don't think he's putting up there right now. I think yeah I don't know what he's changing or changed anything. You need to look at all of a sudden his emails don't arrive in my mailbox He's doing something. Oh your mailboxes failing It's not my mailboxes failing His domain name has been blacklisted

1:51:27 What? Yeah. Noahjendination.com. Noah Jendination has been blacklisted! Now I have to find out what list it's been blacklisted on because my server picks up a couple of these lists like Spamhaus, etc., you get blacklisted and then you're screwed. You have to get off that list because all these mail systems use it. This is one of the downfalls... It's centralized problem. It's very bad. And to multiply the problem, the way I see it is these lists are pretty much 90% automated. So you can't really find anybody to help you. Yes, you can! For $100,000 a month, you've got these companies who will make sure that your email arrives

1:52:13 Because they have all the deals with everybody, with Yahoo and Gmail. These are Kleiner companies too! These are A-holes. These are the lowest scum of the scum Let me find it... This is just an extortion racket Uh yes? Whitelist company... let me see what their name is We talked about these guys before Yeah I try to block it off because its so annoying Yeah but its a fact of life and I think its you know yeah Its extortion correct I think there should be some law...we should work on legislation. Since it's gonna be taken over by the government anyway, I think legislation would be a good idea. Adams Well let's talk about that after we finish up this segment. Lawrence Okay where was I? Jeremy Cooper $211 and 68 cents from Toronto square root of 700 times current year of the show eighth year so the square root is seven times eight it's 21186 Christopher Walker 20833 in De Pere Wisconsin

1:53:14 Here's a 700 quarter dollars. I never put that in there for show, $700 plus 3333. Thank you John and Adam for sharing your time with us. I'm elated to have no agenda in my life." Huh? Yeah, it was beautiful. Black Knight Sir Brian Barrow and Royal Wooten Bassett as opposed to Wooten Bassett 200 he'll be the associate executive producer along with the other sub 300 people From Black Knight, Sir Brian Barrow. Congratulations on making 700 shows a landmark with what is still far and away the best podcast in universe looking forward to your next 100 shows and finally last but not least sir Mark Wilson the Baron of Glasgow In the UK 200 Scotland 200

1:53:59 Gentlemen, firstly a hearty congratulations on 700 listening to your record recent shows and have to say all have been fantastic so please find attached my value for value contribution. I would encourage all producers who haven't already but could donate to donate as for all the boners out there well all i can say is a phrase oft used in western Scotland get to fuck I believe the donation brings me up to Baron. See accounting below and so i would like to be styled as The Baron of Glasgow Best wishes Sir Mark Wilson He's got some numbers there Eric is now mad he saying oh it's not blocked

1:54:43 Well, it's possible it was not blocked out. But I did have when I was trying to use the ITM thing if you remember in the last couple of shows and block me from going to this they said there was a no agenda message and it said whatever it said...I think your email needs fixing! Uh, No? Well, It won't take up reasonably large file. No that's the way I like it. I don't want a reasonably large file. I don't want more than 10 megabytes. But maybe the spreadsheet was too big. No, and I know it's getting a 554 policy rejection which may...I'm thinking Eric changed something on his end. My system is stringent. It looks at the hello commands, the receipt to command. It looks at everything to try and catch A-holes who are just hammering every email sender

1:55:31 Any email server to try and you know get through to send spam so yeah, I think he changed something and He has a configuration issue. I will find out what it is later all right well Nothing changed on my end So it's his it's him Could be yeah? Oh it could be one of those blockers in my go-through this my server said Recipient address rejected, which means he's misconfigured his recipient address. Policy rejection abuse go away in reply to our rcpt2 command So he's doing some kind of remailer shit Look I know how this works Eric's a tinkerer and then he'll blame me well That's what tinkerers do

1:56:20 Alright, whatever. I don't care you got the thing you read it But that doesn't help me in this one look to be I would like to ask people not to make their notes And he's got like two and three spaces actually if I took these spaces out of bitch I could These is like spaces is like a one line space one line space one line space so there's a million spaces and here's two Carriage returns so the thing takes up half the shits my monitor And then I can't get to his name in the last line. And there's nothing that I can do about it because the way Excel is kind of crappy when it comes to these sorts of things. Anyway, thats enough. That's good!

CHAPTER 27 / 46 Discussion

Show Promotion and the Roku App Update

The hosts encourage listeners to contribute to the upcoming Thursday show and mention the "No Agenda" app on Roku. They discuss technical standards in software and the lack of current album art on the Roku platform. A brief mention is made of Clayton Morris appearing on Fox & Friends.

roku· no agenda app· software standards· clayton morris· fox and friends

1:57:00 We want to thank everyone anyway. It worked out fine, especially with the 700 Club members and we do have a show on Thursday so if you want to sneak in and get a quickie executive producer or associate executive producer I guarantee that Thursday people are going to be like oh those guys don't need any more money. No no not at all They're good. They're good to go. So get yourself, you know, get in while you can. Thank you all very much! These are real credits we'll have the double producership mentioned credits today so it'd be quite a long list in the show notes but uh...we're very happy thank you thank you thank you thank you two people who also specifically said they were holding back for when the dark days come

1:57:40 That's all so appreciated. Just keep us going I think we're delivering the value and I appreciate all the value we receive in return And for Thursday show indeed, please remember Dvorak dot org slash N A We got the facts of this world! And you will all surrender to them! You PIECE OF SHIT! Remember we always need ya out there propagating our incredibly valid Our formula is this... We go out, we hit people in the mouth Order

1:58:28 Okey-dokey yay, yeah. Yeah. Well we're in the process of complaining Who did their roku our roku no agenda app I don't know the Roku box is it not working No It works fine and I like that We have it because you can listen to the no agenda showing the roku box but they Well, there's a couple things that Roku has changed. A couple of things to that bother me But they they don't have it doesn't show the current art and every oh just has just some generic. Oh it used to Mm-hmm It just so only shows one version showed no it just shows that No Agenda logo. Oh, it doesn't even show the current art doesn't show any art Yeah This is complicated you know this is standards people shit look people make shitty software That doesn't adhere to the standards And then you get this

1:59:24 Yeah, it just never ends. Never ends. Something strange happened that I caught and now...I'm always smiling for some reason Clayton Morris is now on all the time on Fox & Friends. Clayton is Natalie's husband Yes, we know. Yeah and I just knowing Natalie Del Conte now Morris name Morris just knowing that... Just knowing Natalie it must irk her to no end that he has to sit there and roll out all this crazy stuff on Fox & Friends And the TSA someone there was a warning of some catastrophic new threat to aviation and when i heard

CHAPTER 28 / 46 Discussion

FBI Warning on Thermite Incendiary Devices

The FBI issues a warning regarding "thermite bombs" or incendiary devices being smuggled onto airplanes. The hosts connect this to 9/11 conspiracy theories involving thermite and suggest the news report is a form of "conditioning." They speculate that the sudden focus on thermite may be related to the potential release of the "28 pages" from the 9/11 report.

thermite· fbi· 9/11· aviation security· clayton morris· incendiary devices

2:00:05 It was one of these where I'll clip that, or clip half of this thing. Whatever might be useful and then I live...I was reviewing my clips last night and I listen like holy crap! This is really weird when is the first time you well you may not a good example but the first time I heard of the term or heard of the product Thermite? I've heard of Thermite And we've heard..I heard this for the first time in relation to 9-11 Oh, yeah I heard about it. That thermite was used to bring down the towers this is one of the many conspiracy theories

2:00:47 Well, we'll never know since they hauled the junk off so fast that before anyone could even look at it. It was a crime scene but Balford goes to the dump! Yes well and part of it went to China I think and they made a ship out of it. We had a bridge over here going to China And they made a ship out of it First they shipped...they bring us a new bridge which is filled with errors and junk Yeah, yeah, didn't get it And then we send them the old bridge Alright Now, so Clayton who's wearing a pink tie. Natalie you should divorce this guy. Do not wear a pink tie! You need to divorce this guy This is not gonna end well for you two Not with the pink tie Listen to this report Let's start with his first thing this incendiary device or this thermite bomb as it would be The FBI issuing this warning How concerned should we be about these particular devices?

2:01:35 Well, I think thermite for one thing it's not really a bomb. It is just an incendiary device like a large flare but if one were able to be smuggled onto an airplane it would be pretty disastrous because the heat that is produced by one of these things is so intense. Yeah, it melts steel! Get it? It would probably melt right through the airplane a lot. Oh... yeah and we're looking at it right now on the screen here you can see how just quickly this thing melts down into that pile of bricks obviously the issue is- So I'm listening to this and I think its some kind of coded message or something to mess with people's brains

2:02:17 Because he's talking about it would melt right through everything, you know. And then oh look this thing is melted down to a pile of bricks... You know what I mean? It was strange! A very strange report from something that really in relation to aviation terrorism was only mentioned as the way the towers were brought down with thermite And now it's, apparently the terrorists are going to be using thermite to bring down airplanes. Just something in my Spidey sense went uh-uhh... Something strange here I guess that doesn't hit you the same way Well let me take a look at this and read about it so we can see I'll finish the clip here 30 seconds later

2:03:05 I like the transition of thermite just yeah okay you keep finishing for a reason how often do they do this and there has to be some underlying reason they did this Well, it's interesting that you say that because when I talked to some of my sources at DHS yesterday they didn't really want to talk too much about it. In fact they said the entire issue about this was classified so we can't get a whole lot on why behind this. Fascinating! Fascinating! Clayton fascinating! Natalie take your clothes off. Listen...

2:03:41 This is not... sorry, it's the Tourette's. This is the Tourette's this is not fascinating this is I think this might have something to do with the 28 pages of the 9-11 report because there has got to be something about thermite that pops up somewhere in a report and we're conditioning people to get them ready oh terrorists use that I think that's a fine thesis. Not going to argue against it, and see any reason it wouldn't be something like that but...I didn't even know this was showing up in the news. A bunch of kinds of...I didn't realize there were so many different kinds of thermite. You have to figure this is another plant! This is...nothing on television is meant to give you truth for instance since we're here anyway

CHAPTER 29 / 46 Discussion

Jihadi John Identity and ISIS Funding

The identity of "Jihadi John" is revealed as Mohammed Emwazi, a college-educated man from a middle-class background. The hosts critique State Department spokesperson Marie Harf's suggestion that ISIS members primarily need job opportunities. They discuss reports that ISIS pays its fighters better than the Iraqi military, funded by stolen billions.

jihadi john· isis· mohammed emwazi· marie harf· jobs for terrorists· iraq

2:04:34 Matt and Jen, let's go back. Matt and Jen. Jihadi John of course I think when we're doing the show on Thursday they all know who he is some douchebag but he's well educated and He's not just some... It's Piers Morgan Hey that doesn't work anymore Yeah it worked before But apparently jihadi John Has been doing interviews in the past He's been around You know, it's so obvious the guy has been an asset somehow and the Daily Mail is now all over him. This guy apparently was very tiny and frail... ...and his friends doubted he could even handle the recoil of a AK-47 which trust me is not a lot. So there's not a lot of recoil on that. But he doesn't look like this...

2:05:27 frail boy in the so-called beheading videos. But anyway, there's a lot of bullcrap going on around this and Matt comes out with the obvious question particularly after Marie Harf went on every news show saying that these kids need jobs because obviously they have no hope But this guy was actually educated and he had a job. And I think, was he not a dude named Ben? Was not an IT guy somewhere? I guess... So Matt asked the obvious. The description of this person whether or not this is his name is of a middle class college-educated person who had a job, who had employment.

2:06:15 That fact, if it is in fact true gives you any pause to the idea that is primarily economic disadvantage meant joblessness. I kind of think that you'd mentioned this on the previous episode they have to get their messaging straight. This is bad. It's disorganized and I think it's because the Brits came as he noticed he's not even mentioning the name The U.S. officials won't even far as I know admit That this is jihadi, John? I think the Brits are just running off on their own program and it's not coordinated. Certainly not with Marie Harth. Is fueling this rise in Islamic extremism... Well let me just reiterate for everybody some on-the record points here so that everyone has them Do you think she has talking points you want to write down so everybody has it? Sure sounds like it.

2:07:12 Islamic extremists. Well, let me just reiterate just for everybody some on-the-record points here Just so everybody has them We continue to investigate the murder of American citizens by ISIL we will not comment on ongoing investigations and therefore are not in a position to confirm or deny the identity of this individual probably wait stop they constantly yak about ongoing investigation. This is not like a court case in northern Virginia that they can't comment on because they're involved as a plaintiff, it's not an ongoing investigation that has anything to do with the legal system so what's wrong with saying something? They do it all the time but then this case they choose not to using that bogus excuse and this is why our show will be deemed unlawful content identity of this individual

2:08:05 Broadly speaking on your question without addressing the specific reports about the individuals I think our view is that that is a factor in terms of the lack of opportunity But we're not suggesting. It's the only factor there are range of tactics, but ISIL of course takes no What does that mean? There's a range of tactics at ISIL takes what does it have to do with this guy you But it has to do with the question he asked, which is calling them out on their bogus assertion that the only reason that anyone's in ISIS is because they don't have a good job. And the commentary that was done about a week or so ago when the State Department said all we need to do is get them jobs and there'll be happy. And then this came out... Which by the way those jobs are paying jobs, the ones they have which is shooting. Oh yeah. Really? They pay for that?

2:08:56 Oh, yeah. I didn't know Isis paid money? Oh, yeah. Oh how much more than apparently the The Iraqis get in their little military operation So I was what they pay well and that's why they had to stole all that money. They pay oh yes That's right. They stole all that money the billions Yeah, yeah in dollar bills are here they pay my angles and singles Uh, so you probably saw the video which I looked at it and went that's bullshit of so-called ISIS destroying museum pieces. Yeah Which now did now you saw this video what did you see?

CHAPTER 30 / 46 Discussion

ISIS Destruction of Museum Replicas in Mosul

Archaeologists suggest that the statues destroyed by ISIS in a viral video from Mosul were actually plaster replicas, not ancient artifacts. The hosts speculate that the real items are likely in Western museums or were sold on the black market. They argue the video serves as propaganda to justify Western "safekeeping" of Middle Eastern antiquities.

isis· mosul museum· replicas· archaeology· cultural heritage· british museum

2:09:38 I saw guys making rocks tumble and busting them up. Yeah, plaster of Paris! Well a lot of them didn't look very well made... Well enter this nice little report where they brought in an expert and it turns out that these pieces they're not even in the country. They're all in western museums. These are all replicas But this cultural vandalism may not be quite as disastrous as it seems. I got an archaeologist to look at the video, the statues he said break like plaster not like ancient stone. So these are replicas of the statue? Yeah you see the iron bars coming out of them... but its still an assault on the heritage of the Iraqi people

2:10:26 Not content with the fact that it's fake. They're just breaking up some, you know... They may be breaking up because they are fake! I mean, if i was one of these guys and i went to one of these museums the muslim museum is where that supposedly took place. And i was going to say okay we got this stuff let's loot it and sell it for more money and split the proceeds and do that sort of thing because apparently that has been going on. And then you find out so you say i'm gonna sell...i want to sell this stash and get a wire back That statue is a fake. The real statue's in the British Museum." Oh crap, yeah you bust it up! You get pissed off and you bust it up! Yeah so these guys they're actually angry because they were duped. Makes sense? Yeah I like it well listen to them... But that does act- In some way that makes more sense than just careless because it's like throwing money away

2:11:18 And this is also not how the report went because that would have been the proper way to analyze it. They're pissed off. Well, it's also I think there's one other element they wanted to do the associative even though this isn't old association yet. Yeah, no exactly what you gonna say? They wanted to do dissociate thing by showing that the Taliban who actually did ruin some giant figure, some Buddhistic figures. Stop there! Just stop listen to this report. This is how propaganda works and this is a beautiful example in fact I'm going to start it over She clearly says, this is not what it appears. Then she has the expert that she brought in as a professor he says no it's not real and you can see the iron bar sticking out and then she goes on to say but there's still assault on the cultural good of the country and she'll actually bring up the Buddha. This cultural vandalism may not be quite as disastrous as it seems

2:12:15 I got an archaeologist to look at the video. The statues, he said break like plaster not like ancient stone. So these are replicas of the statue? Yeah you see the iron bars coming out of them But it's still an assault on the heritage of the Iraqi people If you look how Iraqis are reacting they're taking destruction of their cultural heritage, their identity essentially Just as seriously as the beheadings in many cases it may be perhaps not as but certainly As a high priority because this is something that deals with who they are as people and they recognize it all right Let's just again. I'd like to remind you we just heard these are not actual cultural heritage pieces

2:12:54 However, apparently according to the same professor the Iraqi people are responding just as violently as towards the bogative beheadings. Which there were no beheadings there were videos of beheadings where you didn't see a beheading so this is this is this is the definition of conditioning the Western mind actually giving you the truth But just telling you, ignore that. Everyone remembers how the Taliban blew up the Buddhas in Bamiyan in Afghanistan. There it is! Your everyone remembers that... association make-the-link click brain got it This is similar No its not Its similar You can't take those buddhas and sell them to the highest bidder It's not similar at all! Not similar at all? No it's not similar

2:13:40 and it appears that the demolition squad of the Islamic State... The Demolition Squad now. I'm sorry? Destroyed an original 7th century winged bull at the gate to Nineveh, the ancient Assyrian capital near Mosul. This they have video and does look like actually did something there just some bull crap thing. I think the wing bull is very important... I'm sorry it's very important Locally because it's one of the few objects that hasn't left the country or hasn't gone to Baghdad So much of ancient northern Iraqi culture material culture is now in Western museums for good reason Yeah

2:14:20 in Chicago and New York, London and Berlin. Do we rock or what? Do you think that there's a possibility here that they beat up that minute tower because they couldn't get it out of the country and we want to convince everybody that your best bet for all your antiquities is give them to us cause they'll be safe in Chicago. with Chewy the mayor. This is just a complete bull crap thing to rationalize the British Museum's theft of artifacts over all these years? I think it has dual or multi-purpose one is to just convince us that it's like the Taliban and everyone's all sad. Desert douchebags! And all we're going to remember you can walk out on the street right now and say hey man what's ISIS demolition derby doing

2:15:08 Oh man, they're breaking everything. The cultural heritage, they're breaking everything in the museum man! And they are breaking replicas. Culture is now in Western museums It's in Chicago and New York and London and Berlin, Paris. Now that is fantastic for us but it is pretty rotten for the people who actually live in the places where this stuff comes from Let me think... What's more rotten? That your statues are in Chicago or that you're being droned I don't know! Which one is more rotten?! We have some bogative army called ISIS with American equipment. Gee, how does that work? They've also burnt books from the public and university libraries Burned books! This is my favorite. They're going for it Burning books... throwing gays off- no that's Putin I'm sorry

CHAPTER 31 / 46 Discussion

Franklin Graham and Muslims in the White House

Evangelist Franklin Graham appears on Bill O'Reilly's show, claiming that the US government has been "infiltrated by Muslims" who are advising the White House. The hosts critique Graham's lack of specific names and his "family business" approach to ministry. They discuss the broader narrative of religious conflict being promoted in the media.

franklin graham· bill o'reilly· isis· muslim advisors· white house· evangelicalism

2:16:00 No, no Isis is throwing gaze off the of the they haven't made enough of a play on now in Mosul some maybe ancient Islamic manuscripts That makes so much sense that you had it believe their religion demands the destruction of icons and idols But it's also aware of crushing the people. They rule Feeling them with fear for the future by denying their past Okay Okay, all right. I got something to change the subject. Oh, I away from the caliphate Yeah, I don't really have any good Caliphate stuff And I do one last caliphate and then we'll get out of it because I have one left you're gonna change the topic anyway Okay play one more just to show you how all in everybody is

2:16:47 Franklin Graham, now he runs the Billy Graham Foundation. He's a kid? Yeah well he's not a kid anymore No he is an older guy but this happened the same thing happened with Pat Robertson's kid Jimmy Swaggart's kid, and now this guy's kid. This is bullcrap! These missionary types or these evangelical types, these Bible-thumpers... They were given you know supposedly God damn near came down and said You've got to preach! Now, how do their kids get involved? Is it a hand-me down? Is it all of the sudden they're apprentices. I mean this is obviously these guys are running a racket and the kids out take over the family business. Hell yeah! Wait until you start working with Christina on this show

2:17:34 Then he's on O'Reilly and the only reason I picked this up is because I don't watch O'Reilly was sent to me. But there were a couple things, and this is where you see how the propaganda goes through all levels of organized everything. And of course, this is organized religion in these guys. He's yeah, he's full of it but really in a nutty way. Reverend Graham, why do you think the world will not unite to stop ISIS? First, Bill. I think it's important for Muslims that are watching this program know that we love them and pray for them and will want Muslims everywhere to know that God loves them and he sent his son from heaven to this earth Jesus Christ for them That was the best way It didn't exist when Jesus Christ was down here is your staging okay? But god sent his son down to save them

2:18:26 Okay. And Bill, one of the problems that we have in the West is that our governments especially in Washington has been infiltrated by Muslims who are advising the White House who I think are part of the problem I love this. Well, that's a good point! This is very good now certainly Department of Homeland Security and we've discussed this in there were the senatorial commission or committee sent it a letter saying hold on a second you've got all these people who are members of proven front groups for terrorist funding who are advising and have access to Department of Homeland Security systems i remember that

2:19:12 But now he's saying there are Muslims everywhere. And the Muslims, they're doing everything. And Bill O'Reilly, give him credit, asked the right question. We see this also in Western Europe. They have gotten into the halls of power It is true! They...they....the evil Muslims have gotten into the halls of power When you say Muslim, give me some names In Washington I don't know any Muslim advisors to President Obama Do you have any names? I can get those for you bill But I do know that they are there and I've been told

2:19:52 It's real. I've seen him, I've been told! I'm not saying they're sitting next to the president whispering in his ear but they are in the halls and they are speaking to the staffers who lobby. But Muslims in the hall! Climate change? Oh sorry, didn't mean to say that. Muslims in the hall... Alright. What is happening here- I think you made your point like 10 minutes ago That was not a clip worth listening to. The guy's a douche I think you're missing the bigger news here There's big news that is taking place and you're just completely oblivious apparently If this if-if you going to tell me that uh, alright Abby Martin quit Yeah well Or was fired We had this in the show notes three weeks ago Well she quit or fired we don't know she never says but i do have some good clips She has been fired

CHAPTER 32 / 46 Discussion

Abby Martin's Departure from RT and Net Neutrality

Abby Martin hosts the final episode of "Breaking the Set" on RT, tearfully announcing her departure to pursue independent projects. The hosts mock her emotional sign-off and her claim that the FCC's net neutrality vote was a personal victory. They analyze her delivery and the "faux sincerity" of her broadcast style.

abby martin· rt· breaking the set· net neutrality· crowdfunding· journalism

2:20:48 You think? I couldn't find any reference to this. She's been fired, just read her blog, read how she writes it. I've read her blog she still didn't say anything in the blog and... What is saying is if I can't find a new home then I'm going to go crowdfunding. I think she signed a non-disparage. A lot of these media companies now this is the big thing you do It doesn't mean you didn't get fire or released or removed. Non disparage would indicate that you said And why is this bigger news Well because well did you listen to that last clip You know, 701 may never come people. Did you see her last show? She's crying like a baby! No I didn't see it let's do you have the crying? Do you have the crying? Let's start with Abby ending one pact

2:21:36 Okay. Course of this show I've been most rewarded out in the field from Gitmo to Detroit Getting to the heart of the story and speaking to people on the ground There's only so much that can be done confined to a studio And i'm excited to leap into the unknown and follow my heart, so stay tuned Breaking the set has been the most hard-hitting show on television by far Hold on! I'm gonna help her with the heart Did you know that? Most hard-hitting telev... First of all, you're right. This is much better than the Muslims Every single episode was packed with more information than you'd get from an entire year watching CNN! Really?! Wow Yeah, you didn't know that

2:22:25 I did not know that. I couldn't get beyond her shitty delivery to watch an entire show. Let's go to Abby 2 Begins To Cry Hello, Miss... She is from Oakland? Is she not? She was yeah As well as carried a punch at the gut of all the neocons war propagandists and lackey stenographers But never in a million years could i have imagined amazing support this kind of show would generate, proving just how many people are hungry out there for systemic change and raw truth delivered from someone who's not a plastic automaton. Which is great because- That takes you and I out of the equation! Because I just can't report the whores I immerse myself with on a daily basis any other- Wait a minute did she say whores? No she said horrors Oh i thought she says I can't report the horrors Who's not a plastic automaton

2:23:17 Which is great because I just can't report the whores. I immerse myself with on a daily basis any other way It's been an amazing and along sometimes hard road, I've lost some along the way But I gained more than I ever thought I could It's been an incredible run that wouldn't have impossible without your support so thank you I told myself I wouldn't cry but here I am But all good things must come to an end Okay, now this goes on by the way. I took a lot of these are it goes on forever and then she finally This is Abby three loses it where she's just in tears Oh man

2:23:57 Remember that nations are invented, borders are invisible prejudice is learned. We're all human beings who bleed the same blood and shed the same tears Every time a person suffers from Detroit to Gaza That's our brother All right Fuck you Okay now I- No fuck you! Fuck you! You get it, you get it, you get it Okay well now I have to punchline Oh no But there's a punch line This is the, this is the clip. Don't play it! This is the Abby Martin closes the show with this. This is at the very beginning of this show after she goes through all this stuff She even has some guy who came on the show that said we should take a couple arms and shoot those arms The guys dead like a week later and she's crying about that so but this She's been on for three years

2:24:45 Three years and she's crying over this spilled milk in the whole thing and all that Gaza and all the Gitmo stuff three years. This is how she starts the show and Credits her show for this one thing that was so important what's happening y'all I'm Abby Martin, and this is the very last episode of breaking a set And this being our last show I am so pleased to see an enormous victory from one of the issues I care most about net neutrality Oh! Oh man, well no I think the clip of the day was appropriate for the clip because that was a great clip. Yes but this is idiocy! When i heard that I said oh man... Well good riddance. Four yes three years of all this greatest show in the world nobody's hard-hitting and she claims that her big victory was net neutrality That's right good work Abby

CHAPTER 33 / 46 Discussion

Analysis of Abby Martin's Broadcast Persona

The hosts continue their critique of Abby Martin, comparing her snideness to Rachel Maddow and suggesting she belongs on the E! Network. They discuss her background as an artist and her perceived discomfort with professional broadcast standards, such as reading a prompter or wearing heels.

abby martin· rachel maddow· fashion police· graffiti art· broadcast style

2:25:51 God. All right, um wow wow wow you know I wanted to like her but she she had this kind of and part of it she's like okay she is a chat room comment person and what i mean by that is she gauges everything she's doing on that type of feedback which as we know is difficult at best because people are very accustomed to just typing in vomit and diarrhea all the time, and you don't necessarily get great feedback that way.

2:26:34 Do you know what I mean? Does this make any sense, what i'm saying? Well no. Not necessarily but I know what your trying to...I think Try and help me here There's something that you find about her and her...I think it is our naivete which is what you do run into in chat rooms or some...know-it alls They come in and they say this and that, and then you're full of crap. They're just ad-libbing They're just acting like kids who can't answer questions 12 year olds always do this. Yes. Yes. Let me make it up yes And she had a faux sincerity She was She had a snideness that really bothered me. I think she was more snide than Rachel Maddow. We're just dancing on her grave here, this is fantastic! Ha ha! You have no job! Ha ha! I dance on your grave... No we're analyzing what happened because she never turned the corner on that show. Right. She never professionalized. She could not read a prompter.

2:27:33 She was very poor at reading Prompter, but she had three years to learn it. I think it was a daily show so she should have read one by now Maybe she should have cried more The regular show is like Glenn Beck made a hey with that I want to hear that crying again That was actually the last one of number three cry. Yeah, Abby loses it. That's number three this is this isn't classic Remember that nations are invented borders are invisible prejudice has learned We're all human beings who bleed the same blood and shed the same tears every time a person suffers from Detroit to Gaza That's our brother

2:28:11 I guarantee you she will be a co-hosting fashion police on the E! Network within a month. This is exactly where she belongs. That's kind of where she does belong. You know, I've found her to be...I find that she never found herself. She never relaxed into herself on the show. She was a phony. Yes yes She was a phony. This is not because I saw some old video of her, she's an artist. She actually does art. She has painting or mixed media. It's reasonably nice stuff. I mean it's not high art but it's graffiti level you know? That kind of stuff and she... But she has the sensitivity even artists and she never showed that on the show now. She was as brusque

2:29:00 phony know-it-all, know it all niche never thought you know she didn't feel comfortable doing what we are around in heels right and she couldn't walk in the heels either that bothered me too. Right? You could never walk down those steps women who don't wear heels ever can't walk in heels I mean it's like nobody can walk there things are horrible sure by the way John I've seen you in heels damn good job my friend yeah I can barely walk and shoot. Okay, all right all right so there you go hey that was you're right not only were you right you nabbed a clip of the day you saved the show 700 was on in a tailspin well you get Billy Graham's kid Franklin what a name let's uh let's play clapper

CHAPTER 34 / 46 Discussion

James Clapper and the 2014 Terrorism Data

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testifies that 2014 was the most lethal year for global terrorism. The hosts investigate the source of his data, the "START" consortium at the University of Maryland, and find it is heavily funded by the Department of Homeland Security and DARPA. They argue the data is not independent but part of a government-funded feedback loop.

james clapper· terrorism· start· university of maryland· dhs· darpa

2:29:54 Oh, Clapper's always good. What was 2014? 2014...this is not about Clapper. 2014 as we know according to the president in the State of the Union was claimed as the hottest year on record ever. We're burning up. Oh yeah, hottest year on record ever even though you dug up the simple fact that 97 was hotter but they didn't pay attention anyway. I think it was 95 and... No, 97. I'm sure it was 97. And only 38% of NASA and NOAA scientists were pretty sure that it was the hottest. Because, you know they weren't really sure about it but okay... And then NOAA's data shows that 97 was hotter fine But 2014 is a good year to talk about and Clapper was up on the hill there was a lot of things going on so I got this

2:30:41 I would have wanted to play this on Thursday's show, but it is still valid here. Hey! When the final accounting is done, 2014 will have been the most lethal year for global terrorism in the 45 years such data has been compiled. Yeah! Wow. I didn't realize last year was such a damn interesting year A great year and wait there's more?

2:31:24 About half of all attacks as well as fatalities in 2014 occurred in just three countries, Iraq Pakistan and Afghanistan. What could the common factor be? In those three countries let me think... Oh yeah! Yeah we kill people there with drones and we run in and occupy your country. I assume that those drone numbers count as terrorism deaths. I don't know they should but why should I be worried if it's only in the sand It's not over here, but that's how Clapper puts it. 2014 most terrorist year ever. I'm drawing this data of ISIL conducted more attacks than any other terrorist group in the first nine months of 2014. So he already misspoke there but he has to credit the data pay attention The data is interesting and then credit where credits do. I'm drawing this data from the National Consortium on the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism or START

2:32:26 Yes, so this was complicated because I had to rewind this four times to get the entire name of this outfit that it has claimed 2014 To be the most terror killed death year ever. The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism Start start which is a part of the University of hold on I think it's the University of Maryland. And... The local? The local, headquartered at University of Maryland, starts to support the research efforts of leading social scientists… hmmm a social scientist that is interesting and more than 50 academic and research institutions each of whom is conducting original investigations into fundamental questions about terrorism so these are the guys right? That sounds like these are the guys Where do they get their money from

2:33:26 Well, I'll tell you. Student tuition! The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism is a Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate Center of Excellence headquartered at the University of Maryland apparently just paying rent This is Clapper's operation Funding is provided through a grant from DHS and S&T Office of University Programs It is...the Department of Homeland Security is paying for this And he's up there like, oh well we have this independent information credit where credit is due. Credit where credit is due? When you say credit where credit is due... me! I find that- that you want to talk about abhorrent That's not okay Start funders include Air Force Office of Scientific Research Bureau um let's see Defense Advanced Research Project DARPA

2:34:17 Yeah, these are anything but independent. Office of Naval Research U.S Department of State US Department of Justice US Federal Emergency Management Agency hello FEMA region 6 here it's NOAA But they still oh it starts the National Consortium yeah of the government I can't believe this. And of course no one calls them on it, there is one guy and I'm going to play a little bit of this because these guys do this stuff and it's like code pink you know code pink they're always in all the hearings and what's her girl? The little pinky girl who started she's always getting thrown out yeah the lonely little lady um and there was a law professor who

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Code Pink and the Perjury Question for Clapper

A protester confronts James Clapper after a hearing, accusing him of perjuring himself before the Senate regarding NSA surveillance. The hosts discuss the history of Code Pink and the lack of media coverage for such disruptions in the modern era. They praise the protester for asking "appropriate questions" about agency accountability.

code pink· medea benjamin· james clapper· perjury· nsa surveillance· protest

2:35:05 You know what Code Pink stands for, by the way? I don't know. Code Pink began as a...I only know this because of the... Medea Benjamin is her name. Medea Benjamin. Yeah because there was a unit of the Code Pink near a delicatessen that I go to and they had all this stuff painted up there. Code Pink began during the Bush administration and the idea was the pink was to give Bush the pink slip. Oh really! I didn't know that. That's what Code Pink stands for. Well, she's the one that famously interrupted the president during his droning speech. And so she's been pretty useful but no longer and this guy waited until the hearing was adjourned and then he just started yelling out questions which are appropriate questions. An of course immediately gets arrested since these guys do it and no one ever will play what he did I mean we went up to Capitol Hill he waited until the friggin' hearing was over with Clapper and then he started asking questions. And we thank both of you for being here

2:36:02 Chairing is adjourned. Thank you Director Clout, in March 2013 you misled the Senate Intelligence Committee about the scope of NSA surveillance. What do you have to say to communities of color that are so hyper-policed and were subjected to extrajudicial assassination for selling loose cigarettes? He's just yelling. Why did you kill people for selling cigarettes? With perjury! Why did you perjure yourself? Why is your agency above the law?! I love it! That was good! He just keeps asking what it's comedic Why is your agency above the law?

2:36:42 And it goes on for a couple minutes. Well, he did it after they closed the hearings because there's less liability issues if you're doing it during the hearing and you're disrupting You could probably be nailed for a misdemeanor I don't think you can do they can say anything, you know They can arrest you but then they can't there was no charges what did you do wrong? I don't know if they if they pressed yelling in the wind Yeah, I don't know that's exactly what he was doing yelling in the wind But at least there were someone doing it I'm glad. Because you never...it used to be back on the news in my day, oh protestors disrupt this guy was yelling something and oh! No. Those days are over. I do have one news clip I want to play which because I just want know if you've heard anything about this or I sure haven't and I only heard about it on Al Jazeera there's a long report I only have the beginning of it and its about your neck of the woods cotton in Texas

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Falling Cotton Prices and Chinese Stockpiling

Al Jazeera reports on the dramatic fall of cotton prices in Texas, attributed to stockpiling in China and global economic shifts. The hosts compare the situation to the historical collapse of the Japanese silk industry caused by Chinese market manipulation. They suggest the story may be linked to the promotion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

cotton· texas panhandle· al jazeera· china· tpp· silk industry

2:37:33 In our global series on the falling price of cotton, we turn now to the world's biggest exporter the United States. Prices there have fallen dramatically and partly that is because of stockpiling in China and concerns are growing for the entire industry. Andy Gallacher reports from the cotton communities of Texas where farmers are facing uncertain future On the high plains of the Texas panhandle, only the remnants of this season's cotton harvest remain. But it is a crop that occupies those who live here all year round. Cotton has been planted in these fields since the 18th century and many farmers have a deep connection with the land. This 640 acres is where my grandparents come out here in 1904. They come out here in a covered wagon

2:38:20 But Bruce Vaughn says cotton farmers are now in serious trouble. The price of a bale of cotton is the lowest it's been in years, demand is down and uncertainty about the future has Bruce questioning his family legacy I don't know that all my grandchildren will even want to be on the farm because of the uncertainties...I do not know if I'll be able stay Huh? You knew about this right? I did actually! I know about the cotton, I also know about the rice farmers What's going on with the rice farmers? Oh, they're stealing our water. Oh yeah do you need water to grow right? Yeah well all the although when they're not stealing it though the lower Colorado River Authority is selling it to them and therefore Lake Travis is empty I believe this story is related to the TPP that they're starting this up now so we can talk about how we need to fast track

2:39:23 A free trade agreement. But the argument is that the Chinese are stockpiling, I don't know how that works without buying but they stockpile and they're not gonna buy anymore and it's been down for the last 12 years. I believe this...I don't know why my voice is doing this? You notice that? It's good like this if you're up talking. It's really disturbing. They did this in the silk market historically years ago. This was like a few hundred years ago. The Chinese do this. At some point in history, the Japanese were the silk producers of the world and they had developed a silk worm to produce silk. And it was like a proprietary thing and only Japan was making this and it was good business and people were making a lot of money and the Chinese are buying the silk and making things in China with the Japanese silk one day, the Chinese decided to go at alone

2:40:15 get their own silkworms and then develop their own silk industry. This is where the Silk Road came from, right? Yeah yeah and so they decided to undercut the Japanese at a point where the Japanese went out of business this Japanese silk is rare nobody makes it because there were the Chinese decide they're gonna make more silk sell it cheaper and it's going to be like...and if Chinese do have a lot of silk They never had ability to change the pricing structures. And for all practical purposes, the Chinese silk industry went into a depression and the whole silk business is ruined forever." And so how does that... I think they're doing the same thing with cotton. They're going to ruin the market for cotton. They're going to put these poor Texans out of business in California we have a lot of cotton here too and they're just gonna ruin the whole market for cotton. They are crazy there you know?

2:41:11 because they got some scheme afoot. That's my prediction, not one worth the red tape saying it." Well... Bomb them! Bomb them and bomb them again!" I'm telling you that's what we need to do. We need to kill them. Yes. You know i never heard this story until I was watching Al Jazeera and they talked about it. I didn't know that Texas cotton farmers were going broke. I didn't even hear locally By the way, in the hospitals code pink stands for a possible infant kidnap. Oh interesting Yeah, just so you know Wow all right I tell you what why don't we go and take a look at some of the people who have helped us out for show 700 on the best podcast in the universe I'm gonna show my support by donating to No Agenda Imagine all the people who could do that Well yeah that'd be fab On no agenda

CHAPTER 37 / 46 Discussion

Final Donor Recognition for Episode 700

The hosts read the final list of donors for the 700th episode, including contributors from Canada, Holland, Australia, and Finland. They recognize various "700 Club" and "$70 Club" members, maintaining the show's peerage system. The segment highlights the global reach of the No Agenda community.

donations· value-for-value· 700 club· international listeners· peerage

2:42:08 And we have a bunch of people and let's thank each and every one of them that gave, donated contributed over 50 as per our rules. Steve Bottoms in Reno Nevada 175 can't afford to buck a show so here is 25 cents a show another guy with 25 cents. I appreciate it. Robert Smiley Hall in Pennsylvania $175 you think the same way? Bottoms is Sir Old IT Guy I think he is a knight. Oh, okay. Mark Pugner of Chomsburg Illinois. Now that Pugner guy again? Yeah well there's a twist to this story but Pugner gave us 147. Nikola Nikolov in Northborough Massachusetts nuts 140 Adam Smith and Calgary Alberta Canada 140 Daniel Boylan

2:42:59 Chicago, Illinois 140 he's got a long read that and see there's anything it's longtime douchebaggy says No everything is good Ivo Welton in Arnheim Holland one two three four five of favorite of mine He did want to shout out to eventual night and fellow Chicago and Sir Tony of the apples so all right done. You just got it yep Uh, Daniel Torellio in Charleston. Beautiful place South Carolina 107 he was really drunk when he sent in his uh He's emailed me like four different notes Daniel yeah Like I don't see any drunkenness in this note here maybe um I thought it was going to be nighting is gonna be knighted today like to be Barbara Charros Episco what just this once

2:43:51 Please refer to me as Sir Daniel Torelli. Okay, well we'll do that after this Timothy Malone $100 and deed him Massachusetts nuts a lawn Baker parts unknown $100 sir Sander Hawk Holtz Bergen it's on Dom Dom at 9999 Joseph Green in Stevenson Creek California 7777 Scott Webster in Gilbert, Arizona. Alan Smith in Powder... 77-77. Alan Smith 7769 in Powder Springs Georgia Mike O'Reilly and McMinnville Oregon 7350 Jmoon.net in Legrande Oregon 7070 Borislav Marinov in Trabuco Canyon California 707

2:44:40 Marcian Zawadzki in Yardville, New Jersey. 7007 and the following are people who donated $70 each And just so we know we have a Martian will also be knighted today Yes Sir... what does that say? Bialy? How can that be? Pronunciation? Sir Bialy And it's so instant play on P-L-E-N words, Polish I guess or yeah. I'm sorry now i have to like go and figure out the pronunciation. Bialy! Anyway I'm going to read this 70 dollar donors while you do that. To Apollo Gabrielson in Grover Beach California Sir John Adams is Stratford Connecticut Danny Haynes in Greystains New South Wales Australia

2:45:41 Russell Gurtin in Bo Maris, Victoria Australia. David Chaney in Arlington Texas 70. William Durkin in Greenville South Carolina. Sir Brad Doherty our buddy in Brooklyn Sam Leung in Toronto he's always in...he is actually barren Chad Lawrence and Springfield Oregon Eric Van Marter in Van Nuys, California. Zachary Gilbrecht in Cordova, Tennessee. Steven Taft in Marietta, Georgia. Marcin Zagin... Zadowski came in again. Also K1WX73s. Sami Saranjo, what is it? Sariaho in Tempere, Finland.

2:46:35 I have no idea how to pronounce that, sorry. Mark Heimerman in Appleton Wisconsin, Stu Coates in Chelmsford Essex UK, Alan Fleetwood in Cottage Grove Oregon David Lee in Williamsburg Virginia Sir Ryan Benson in Tampa Florida Stephen Schwartz in Shirts Texas How did it go? James Chapko in Crown Point, Indiana. Roger Brown and I don't know where that is...Torbingen? Torbingen? It's a mess on the screen here in Deutschland. Jane Jennifer Buchanan, another Charlestonian South Carolina. Christopher Dector in Richland Washington Max The Crackpot Christian in Fort McMurray Alberta Canada

2:47:33 This is quite a feat to get the 700 knees right. Julian Swan in Atlanta, Georgia. Baroness Tanya Wayman. All right! New York City Wayne Larcombe I guess and Sonny Banks Hills Queensland Australia Chris Terreheart in Abbotsford BC Morris Tate, Maurice, maybe Maurice I'd say. Maurice Tate in Vallejo, Patrick Bestian, Pyrmont New York Eric McCarrots, McCarroweds in Socorno New Mexico.

CHAPTER 38 / 46 Discussion

Birthday Wishes and Upcoming "Pi Day"

The hosts share birthday wishes for several listeners and their family members. They look forward to the upcoming "Pi Day" on March 14th and reflect on the milestone of 700 episodes. They reiterate their commitment to continuing the program with the support of the "producers."

birthdays· pi day· 700 shows· value-for-value· community

2:48:21 What is this one? Bernie O's, Gene Bernie O's in Jean. Jean. Jean Bernier O's in France. Epinay Sursenne Yeah I guess it's in the Loire Valley I think could be wrong Paul Robbins, he's in France Well let's just say that's a second guy from France Got some French listening We are penetrating John we're trending in France We're trending Paul Roberson in Uppertrack, West Virginia. Jaron in... Jeroen. Jeroen. Jeroen. Jeroen. In Holland. Please do not mention last name! Oh we didn't. Robert Swindell in Norco California

2:49:04 Adam Lemesny in Colorado Springs, I would put an N in there. Ventilex Corporation, Ventilex in Johns Creek Georgia. Mark McDonnell in Fort Royal Virginia. Jack Smith in Fockingham Norfolk UK Keith Van Dyke in Owen South Australia. Brad Bissell in Topsfield Massachusetts 70. Deborah Bradley in Trimble, Missouri. Karen Van Heetsma in Omaha, Nebraska. Positive Dennis Dijarnette in Nolester, Missouri and Mark Pugner of Cleveland! Another Mark Pugner! How is it possible? There's a second one

2:50:01 And he's in for 70. That means there are really three though. Eric B. Elaine in Muffriesboro, yeah I never knew how to pronounce that in Tennessee famous town though Larry Coats in Springfield Missouri and that is our $70 donors quite a few of them want to thank every one of them of course and that was nice list now we finish off with Eric Dutro $57.77 in Flint Michigan Jared Glidewall Jared Glidewell in Muncie, Pennsylvania $57. Allen Smith and Powder Springs Georgia 5533 Shane or Roz dis Dilsky Rod Ross does still ski in powder springs Georgia

2:50:48 Shane oh, I'm sorry. No Jesus ask it to the session June and he's in for 50 These are final ones or 50 and there Saskatoon Paris of Canada by the way Eric Miller nor walk Connecticut Dustin Martin in Salem Oregon and Finally David do Dural in Malta New York hmm sir Walter in who? reason Where let me see sir. I don't see him here It's right there in his reason issue iz and wheezing so he has a request that we're gonna talk about on the next show On Thursday yeah, all right with you That's gonna be under 701 Ross Turpin and Troy Kansas Gerald in NAB in a Union South Carolina Peter totes Sir Peter totes

2:51:43 from Parts Unknown, and last but not least Sir Mark Tanner in Whittier California who seems to donate on every show $50. I want to thank all these folks for helping to celebrate Show 700 it's non-trivial to get through that many shows especially in the world of podcasting and this is a very warm heartfelt thank you for all the contributions You know, we do have a show on Thursday to remind you. It's not like we're stopping where it would just go like we're stopping. We're going to continue. We will do whatever we can to continue the program. Yeah well 701 and there's this way and when we have more interesting numbers on the way in our future for sure

2:52:27 Yeah, we have a by the way Pi Day coming up. That's right 31415. We're never going to see ever so that 31415 I don't think we'll ever see that ever again in our lifetime ever ever ever you'd have to be 30 it would be in the year 35th or maybe 21 15 I guess fine Well, honored and humbled. Thank you all very much for your support of our program for our 700th episode and as you heard earlier we are both very much looking forward to 700 more which should take us... I don't know if looking forwards the right word. What do you talk? Yes! We're looking forward to it so be quiet.

CHAPTER 39 / 46 Discussion

Official Knighting Ceremony for Episode 700

Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak conduct the official knighting ceremony for new Knights and Barons, including Sir Daniel Torellio and Sir Thomas of Great Bay. The ceremony includes the traditional "No Agenda Round Table" welcome with its humorous list of amenities. The hosts thank the new peers for their significant financial contributions.

knighting· peerage· barony· round table· hookers and blow· chardonnay

2:53:15 It's your birthday party, oh so high Mike Roach, aka Alan Smith says happy birthday to Miss Ginger. Turns... she turned 30 on February 28th Nikola Nikolov says happy birthday to Ekaterina and Dimitar both celebrating on March 4th Ivo Velten celebrates his birthday today an Andrew Kelly will be 19 on March 7th Happy Birthday from all your friends here at the best podcast in the universe That's right got it Hearts tuned, everyone good? Yep. Feeling good We have a number of nightings today and we have one two three four... We have listened to these changes in peerage I'm a little worried by the way about our peerage map this itm.im thing which i don't maintain is has been broken for a couple weeks This is-this is a little disappointing that things like this happen The batch signal hasn't worked for months

2:54:17 Yeah, it's like an old castle. However Alex Wolinsky just fixed the Roku app The album art is now showing. It's now showing good Sir AJ Reistad becomes Baron of Yellowstone in the Treasure Valley sir Jason Fortune becomes Baron of the Fox Valley Sir Sander Huxbergen and becomes Baron of the Alps Sir Bashir achieves his baronetes today, baronetsi I should say. Sir Christopher also baronet today and sir Brad Doherty also taking his baronetsi in receipt today courtesy of the peerage committee and then we have oh i have the official pronunciation? Biali that's it had to get that from wikipedia for Biali

2:55:08 Wait, I'm hearing it. How is it cutting off? Bialy. Bialy. That's how pronounce it. Bialy So we'd like to invite you this- Oh hold on a second do you have your... that's mine very nice Daniel Torello! Torellio Tom Ssss Daniszewski And Marcian Zawadzki, please step on up to the podium. The three of you have now entered the round table of the Knights and Danes or the No Agenda Round Table I proudly pronounce the K-D Sir Daniel Torellio Sir Thomas of Great Bay and Sir Bjarne All Knights & No Agenda Round Table for you We've got a great lineup of hookers and blow rent boys in Chardonnay You've got Dos Equis in Dutch Dominatrix Whiskey in Wet Wipes Hooker's Ah! Three gachas of bucket fried chicken

CHAPTER 40 / 46 Discussion

FCC Net Neutrality Vote and Title II Reclassification

The FCC votes 3-2 to reclassify broadband internet as a common carrier service under Title II. The hosts critique the lack of a public document at the time of the vote and Verizon's response in Morse code. They suggest the move is a "scam" that will primarily benefit Google and lead to years of litigation.

net neutrality· fcc· title ii· tom wheeler· al franken· verizon· morse code

2:55:55 Gaseous and sake, vodka and vanilla bong hits in bourbon. And then of course as always the mutton and mead Head on over to noahgenonation.com slash rings They're coming in the next couple weeks a week or two so they'll be going out I'll be out the door and thank you and please continue to support the program. I think that we at least Opened the well now what? No we do We're opening eyes were helping people especially younger people, we're helping people. Feeling good about being bold... Howard Baetjer All of a sudden done our great triumph will be net neutrality. Mike Lee Now this but we can just talk about it briefly I don't really have too much other than I found that Verizon's response to this was they posted a PDF response in Morse code

2:56:50 Their way of saying, ha-ha you're so old fashioned FCC. And then they had another version because of course that failed because most people have no idea what it is they don't know how to translate it they did like what? Even though it's been around for a hundred well I think Morse code has been around for over 120 years by now still being used actively Probably was he more Samuel Morse probably guessing he did that in the 1840s um I should know So that would be a lot longer than that. I'll look it up. Yeah, you do that and by the way i'm going to post a link to my buddy Andrea for he's an Italian ham And he made this android app which is the Morse code machine or something? He's called it

2:57:39 He's gamified learning Morse code. It's really... Oh, that's a good idea! And he has like a leaderboard and everything and you play this game for an hour or two before you know it, you know you're doing Morse code. It's very interesting game I'll post the link to it. 1836. There ya go. 1936? That's 170 years now? Yeah, 80 actually So the FCC, they come out and say oh you know what we voted and we're going to put this under Title 2 pretty much kind of like the President's plan but there were some changes because Google put some changes in. But yeah we're not really gonna show that because when he dissent first as predicted we had three yeas two nays...so the nays will provide their dissent

2:58:33 which is like the Supreme Court, I guess where they provide an opinion on why they disagreed with... Yeah. The two to two men. I have all...I clipped all. I don't have it for today's show but listening to these two idiots and Wheeler of course just a stooge for Obama but listening these two women going on and on and on and on. It was pathetic! Well, the part that's pathetic is There's no document to look at. Yeah, I know and everyone is all in on it Oh this is fantastic the guy got it did well I should have well hello Abby Abby Martin's Abby Martin's a good example celebrating but What's his name? The Minnesota comedian that? Mel Franken yeah He sent a press release out to everybody with a clip of him going on about how great this isn't even though I don't know that he seen it

2:59:26 We have no idea what this document says. So how can it be great? Al Franken, let me just say... Do we have that? Why didn't you clip that?! Oh I was thinking now that you mention it, I should have. Because Al Franken pontificating about how great he is, is always funny Yeah, well I can if you want to be very well. It's Thursday show up it's up on Thursday Well, I couldn't I can play the video right here? I've already found it If you want okay, we'll just play it if you think is worth that We can try the alley mostly just go this is great You know finally now enough to worry anymore That the government here's where the argument is we don't have to worry anymore because our fears are lessened by that Government coming in and taking over the internet

3:00:08 And it's good and we love it net neutrality one. Well, I do have a Question hold on let's here's Frank and see what this is This is local local news in it Wow. They don't know how to do anything other than that. Hi, Aaron! Oh this is a raw feed? Hi Senator Franken, Aaron Rupert from Fox 9 News here How are you doing? This is the press conference, interesting Good good Today I put out the call to my Twitter followers To see if they had any questions Well this is actually good This is...this is a satellite feed where he's just Doing one interview after another And so here's the journalist I emphasize the word journalist Sucking up to him

CHAPTER 41 / 46 Discussion

Google's Influence on the "Free and Open Internet"

The hosts argue that the term "free and open internet" is a Google-originated code phrase. They note the Electronic Frontier Foundation's (EFF) support for the FCC's decision and its ties to Google funding. The discussion concludes that the new regulations are a political football that will not be finalized until published in the Federal Register.

google· eric schmidt· net neutrality· eff· title ii· federal register

3:00:50 Right off the bat going, hey man I sent out to my Twitter followers. Hey I put out the call to my Twitter followers to see if they had any questions on net neutrality for you but the one that kept coming back is why you didn't participate in SNL 40 Okay...I'm closing this out now Wow! Jesus Sorry did not mean to take the Lord- The son of the Lord's name in vain Here's the one thing that hit me Wheeler and the president, and we're hearing consistently a free an open internet. And it hit me this has to be code. I went looking for the genesis of free and open internet. Eric Schmidt Google... as far as i can tell he started this, this free and open internet

3:01:47 And Google was in on the final decision because they, and this was reported at least. Here it is now they have a forthcoming conference all about the free and open internet. This is a Google term and as far as I can tell that originated with Eric Schmidt meaning to me Also, the lack of... I'm not hearing any huge noise from Google. Whatever was done is going to benefit Google and it makes a lot of sense because you know the Obama administration and Schmidt and these guys are all kind of been playing together for a long time. Net neutrality? The White House as presented by the president? A free and open internet? It's code!

3:02:42 Yeah, but code for what? Well whatever they got. We're not sure exactly what it is But whatever is in this document Is going to benefit Google that's That's as far as I've got because I don't have the documents involved you can be sure It's gonna benefit Google and Google's of course putting the fire everywhere They can very slowly I might add well. It's been wildfire in Austin Well, I'm talking about slowly on a national from a national perspective. Yeah They get to Austin they put up fiber balls as fast as the camp but it's not it's not I don't see it and I'll see it coming so that to me That's slow. I've had we better shot at getting fiber from sonic net who is gonna put fiber up too right? Although I think somehow he's gonna get screwed in this deal So here is the FC the EFF the electronic frontier foundation

3:03:32 who I have very little regard for. Over the years, I've become very disappointed they take money from Google and their post is dear FCC thanks for listening to team internet and they lay it out the FCC voted three two to reclassify broadband Internet access as a common carrier service under title 2 of the Communications Act and forebear from forebear from the parts of the Act that aren't necessary for net neutrality rules. This reclassification gives the FCC the authority to enact and enforce narrow, clear rules which help keep the Internet, the open platform it is today." And nowhere in this press release does the EFF mention... ...the blocking of legal content and network traffic

3:04:26 The actual order, they say is over 300 pages long and it's not widely available yet. Details matter! Watch this space... Yeah, good question. It's not going to cost anything to print? The reason why is because this is intended to be a political football it's just going to be politicized nothing changed by the way everyone who says... There's gonna be a bunch of court cases cuz they do what they did to the mobile carriers and those guys have got deep pockets yeah and they're gonna go after this whole thing In the meantime what you're going to see is people already believing that this is in place This is where you have to watch for its gonna be funny I said, well wait a minute. It's net neutrality man! We won the battle what are you talking about? Watch

3:05:07 People have no idea that this is... You're right. ...there's nothing definite, and certainly not until it's published in the Federal Register and then there will be immediate challenges as predicted because what they're doing has already been through the court system with the EPA you cannot change a regulation as an agency just to make it better for what you want. It has to be a congressional change. This is intended to be to not work But it's a scam. It is a whole thing as a scam, but everybody will believe that we've won! Well good! I don't know if that's good? They believe they won SOPA too and i'm sure there's a bunch of that kind of thing in this bill and this regulation. They put everything but the kitchen sink... No doubt no doubt let's see what do I have here

CHAPTER 42 / 46 Discussion

Iran Nuclear Deal and Netanyahu's Congress Visit

Former CIA official Mike Morell discusses the irony of limiting Iran's centrifuges to a number sufficient for a bomb but not for power. The hosts discuss Benjamin Netanyahu's upcoming speech to Congress and the "Spygate" leaks involving Mossad memos. They suggest the media is setting up a specific narrative ahead of the Israeli Prime Minister's visit.

iran· nuclear deal· benjamin netanyahu· centrifuges· mike morell· mossad

3:06:00 Oh, yes. Mike Morrell was on Charlie Rose. Mike Morrell? Yeah he was the assistant CIA director. Oh right then and he quit! Yes What did he have to say It was very interesting He was talking with Charlie about the Iranian centrifuges And that this is the deal This is the deal that's ongoing We have... Is BB coming to town this week where he comes and speaks to Congress Netanyahu is going to talk about this bad Iranian deal that we're putting together, which... Yes. Okay so it's coming up I think this Wednesday maybe something like that. Now as you understand it what has been told to us although I believe there's something else going on the idea is we want to limit the amount of centrifuges Iran has so they can't make a bomb? Is that what you've heard?

3:06:56 No, I have no idea what's in the...what's proposed. Hmm. I don't know about the number of centrifuges having anything to do with it Well Mike Moreau believes so and he thinks it's very strange Let's come back let's come back to The Deal right? I love how he's a little Silicon Valley man now Right? Right! Let's talk about The Deal right Let's come back to the deal, right? So I don't think the focus should be on the number of centrifuges. In fact there is a great irony here. 5,000 centrifuges is... if you're just going to have nuclear weapons program, 5000 centrifuges are pretty much what we need. If you can have power program, you need a lot more centrifuges so by limiting them

3:07:36 to a small number of centrifuges, we're kind of limiting them to the number you need for a weapon. Great irony here right? Why don't we recognize that? Say it right after every sentence! Well it gets better Yes, he does. So Charlie Rose says well hold on a second Mr Wright how come we don't recognize this as I don't know as media would be one way and say hold on this is bullcrap why are we limiting them to the amount that is only needed for a bomb and not for power? Right here right so why do we recognize that? Do you hear what he said? I dunno. No. Charlie Rose says why don't they recognize it? He goes I dunno That's very strange.

3:08:37 And so this guy comes on, right? Right. And he makes his assertions right? Right! Why is he on the show at all? I don't know... I gotcha! I dunno... He's communicating a message Well obviously BBs coming to town So i presume it's a hot button with there's a top bake and we gotta be all over it There you go Apparently its enough for a bomb but not enough for It's to set up BB to bring this factoid forward and of course we'll all ignore the Al Jazeera Spygate stuff where they've already discovered all the memos from Mossad. That has been completely, that has just disappeared even from Al Jazeera! But it's in the show notes I put a copy on it. Yeah, we did although...I love how Al Jazeera did

3:09:32 So they release a PDF and it looks like an old... I think it's manufactured. I don't think that the memo was actually on a legal pad. No, because it was digital! The guy kept emphasizing that there was a digital leak. Right but when you look at the document —I'm bringing it up now just so I can— It looks like it's printed on yellow, like was typewritten yeah on yellow paper Yes, bullcrap. With Al Jazeera logos in it. Yeah, I don't think this 2012 that they were printing this stuff out on yellow paper? No! This is a fabrication so they could just give it more gravitas or whatever you want to say

3:10:23 to the idiots that would download it and look at that. Oh, this must be real. Must be genuine when the guy specifically said it's a digital leak there was just you know just reams of digital stuff It wasn't copies of documents strange now This is those whole thing is we have to wait till this Netanyahu guys done to see what the fallout is Hmm, but this guy's got to go. I don't understand why he's being undermined everywhere story so radically being undermined everywhere So well they're trying and the Jews in the Jews in America me all the Jews I know they're pissed off at him They did not like him But you don't talk we don't speak on our behalf because that's what he said I speak on behalf of Jews everywhere He's the Jew master and it would be annoying yeah, then your Jews. I know is had no No, he doesn't guys in a hole

CHAPTER 43 / 46 Discussion

Mika Brzezinski's Emotional Reaction to John Boehner Clip

The hosts analyze a segment from "Morning Joe" where Mika Brzezinski appears to have an emotional breakdown after viewing a clip of John Boehner making a "kissing" gesture. They speculate on her reaction, suggesting it may stem from past trauma or her "Illuminati" family background. The hosts express rare compassion for her while critiquing the behavior of her co-hosts.

mika brzezinski· john boehner· msnbc· morning joe· sexual abuse· illuminati

3:11:20 No, he stays in power. Yeah, let's have a very vacuum of power vacuum in Israel I was what I saw something very disturbing which was completely mishandled on MSNBC Um, yeah but it I actually for the first time they typically. I'm not a Mika Brzezinski fan you know Mika is although she has milfy qualities which i do like about her and she and she has strange mannerisms which make it interesting to watch in general she is the spawn of the evil new world order illuminati shill brzezinski

3:11:57 So, you know the bloodline is ruined in her. She's no good she's a...you know did you throw that one back? No good! But as a television host co-host with Joe Scarborough it's interesting because she does have a direct line to the Illuminati Her old man Zbig Mr. Zbig And something happened, and I'll have to narrate this a little bit. They were playing the video of John Boehner who is the spokesholder, the boss of all the Republicans and you probably saw this where someone asked a question about God know anyone he went and made this kissing thing towards the journalist

3:12:46 Tell me. No, I did not see this. Oh, Jace! Are you kidding me? I'm not kidding you. Ugh... Okay So something is asked of Ja- oh it's about the It was about the deac- Was the kissing sound in reference to your being a kiss ass Yeah its well no one really knows there was a reason that you do that. It was really creepy No The question was You're kissin' somebody's ass They've been called out Right But if you watch the video of Vayner doing it, it was unclear It was like what are you doing? You're creepy It was really creepy So they play this clip and no one really knows why he's doing this. The question wasn't really suck ass or kiss ass, maybe there was something going on between Boehner and the journalists that we don't know about so they start discussing this and they start putting this into a loop. They play this kissing thing that Boehner does over and over again and it triggers a childhood trauma in Brzezinski

3:13:41 But no one's listening, and she has to walk off the set here. Oh was he kissing Luke? No it was a guy we put in Todd's village who he was kissing. Okay well... I just really don't under- I'm not satisfied with any of these. Is it a meta story? That's Mika Brzezinski screaming when she sees this video! So she has my attention. I can't make any sense of it. I know a lot of dirty old men who did that to me. She says, I know a lot of dirty old men that did that to me and then of course this... Was it a female reporter asking the question? No

3:14:25 But and then of course we have the all the men on this show are like And listen though I know a lot of dirty old man it did that to me Oh my god! I don't want to hear these stories from the south of France or from your country club in Maine Later made a report now. Now listen to what she says next memories that brought back bad memories So she has now walked off the set the camera is catching her behind She's in tears. She's crying. She's like don't look at me and then Scarborough says this Where are you?

3:15:13 Get back here! Go ahead, Jeremy. Go ahead, Jeremy. Have you contained yourself? Speaking of split guys... And so they have this shot of her and she's crying she's sobbing uncontrollably. She's not laughing? No no no no. This girl- But it sounded like she was laughing when she first referred to it. It was that really nervous laugh and then when you hear say this brings back some really bad memories Dude, this woman has been sexually abused and they're laughing at her and telling her to get back here. This girl needs help! I'm serious, i can tell you this girl has been abused and god knows what kind of illuminati child sacrifice baby eating shit they do with Zbigniew Brzezinski at the Bilderberg but this woman has been traumatized by it she needs help

3:16:02 Well, she was sounds traumatized. Yeah that I give you yeah and look at her dad You know the eating babies? No, no Second half of the show In the woods, i'm telling you I just felt really bad for the first time I have some compassion for Brzezinski poor girl She may be MK ultraferal, you know, well that would make a lot of sense All right play here's just a good I got a good segue clip everybody dip You can dip all day. Dip, dip, dip! Everybody dip!" What is that? That's not a good clip... That's not a good clip I'm gonna wind it up. I got two things for me and then i'm done Do you have anything to end up with? I've got stuff but I'm going to move it to Thursday since the show is running so we're running over yeah But we had to do that because he had a lot of thank-yous It's a 700 episode come on can we party a little bit? Can't we just put just a little bit? Yeah exactly Amen fist bump Party

CHAPTER 44 / 46 Discussion

CPAC Speeches and ISIS Fear-Mongering

The hosts review speeches from CPAC, focusing on Rick Perry's warnings about ISIS and Carly Fiorina's attacks on Hillary Clinton's foreign donations. They critique Perry's "fear-mongering" rhetoric and the claim that ISIS seeks to return the world to the 7th century. The segment highlights the use of ISIS as a central theme in Republican political messaging.

cpac· rick perry· carly fiorina· isis· hillary clinton· political rhetoric

3:17:11 CPAC is this thing that... Oh yeah, CPAC. I just need to pick up two clips Just two Two clips That's all Actually Is Carly Fiorina She's a Republican Isn't she? It's not Franklin Graham again is it No, is Carly Fiorina a Republican Yes yes she has been a long term Republican Republican Rick Perry first I've always felt Rick Perry He was the former governor of Texas I always thought this was a dude I could grab a beer with Big dummy Looks smarter with glasses. Well, he's wearing the glasses and I always thought Perry would be a guy you know... I could drink a beer with this guy He may not be a total douchebag well guess what? I was wrong Yeah This guy is a hum- Not a total! He's a humongous douche bag Of course Biggest douche bag of all douche bags DOOCHE BAG Listen to him At no time at no time in the last 25 years has the future been more uncertain and The world more dangerous

3:18:09 Fuck you. No, no! Oh... This is what- Do not vote for this man if he runs for president. This is a dick trying to scare old people watching Fox. It's worse than that. Are you trying to get someone's attention Perry? Our country has entered a time of testing and our political leadership is failing the test. Some shill in the background, yes! The American people see a president who bows to political correctness in denial of the threats that we face making grave miscalculations that make the world less safe now this administration's incompetence in Iraq and Syria

3:19:07 I've allowed the emergence of ISIS. And, and listen to this guy... So are you really going to tell me that ISIS is real? Is this really what you're gonna do Perry? Do you think that no one in your state has any brains? You should be tarred and feathered than a run out in the dress you wear on the weekends! They're in American tanks they're using American weapons. Gee! And ISIS began taking cities that just a few years ago were secured by American blood. Let's be very, very clear about who ISIS is. What they represent. They are a religious movement that seeks to take the world back to the 7th century! Yeah right!! No...no and no again. I hate this guy now he had it shot with me but all this bullcrap just total lies

3:20:12 All right, then we had like that clip gives another one. Yeah clip to Carly Fiorina ah and She the she's all over Hillary you know the The the new news possibility I agree that may be happening oh, I see what you mean never mind yes, heyo So the news is that when Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State, gee it turns out there was gambling going on and up to seven nations contributed money to the Clinton Global Initiative Foundation. Oh really? No kidding! She tweets about women's rights in this country and takes money from governments that deny women the most basic human rights

CHAPTER 45 / 46 Discussion

Lois Lerner IRS Emails and the "Blind IT Guy"

The Treasury Department Inspector General reveals that 32,000 "lost" Lois Lerner emails were found on backup tapes. The hosts highlight the testimony that the IRS IT professional tasked with finding the emails, Stephen Manning, is legally blind. They argue this demonstrates a lack of effort by the IRS to comply with the investigation into the targeting of political groups.

lois lerner· irs· emails· treasury department· stephen manning· criminal investigation

3:20:59 Hillary's got a fight on her hands. I love it well she does yeah, I think Hillary does have a fight on her hands It's not a cakewalk and she treats everything like a cakewalk so she's gonna lose mm-hmm Hello Elizabeth Warren. Yeah well. I don't know man. I might my doubts about warren but okay could be could be no I've been saying it since the first day She emerged when she got that job I'm staying the course. Emails that disappeared, that were deleted or removed. Hard drives crashed, decimated... What was the guy's name? The crisis manager was brought in? Koki Konan what is his name? That guy! Yeah a round-headed bowling ball guy. Yeah the IRS interim... Yeah the guys says it Glibb Mr. Glibb. Mr. Glibb what is his name I don't know his name

3:22:08 Director would be director, would be his title. The IRS? Yeah that guy Then he, yeah Mr. Glib like oh I don't know my understanding is a bit more anyway hey guess what they found the emails Sure backed up Yeah well they were waiting to be filed in the mountain there in West Virginia here's a news report just to wrap it up It is the closest that Treasury Department Inspector General has come to acknowledging potential criminal wrongdoing in the Lois Lerner affair Are you investigating any potential criminal activity? The entire matter continues to be under active investigation, yes sir. For potential criminal activity? Yes. That revelation during a rare late night hearing in which the IG disclosed his office has obtained 32 thousand Lois Lerner emails from backup tapes stored at the IRS's Martinsburg West Virginia facility

3:22:59 IRS officials have maintained that the emails were gone, destroyed in a hard drive crash. I advise the actual hard drive after was determined that it was dysfunctional and with experts no emails could be retrieved, was recycled and destroyed in the normal process Last night's testimony suggests the IRS made less than vigorous attempt to track down the e-mails And then when you go talk to the IT people who are there in charge of them They told you that they were never even asked for them? Is that correct?" That's correct. Yeah, actually and this is the kicker... The IRS employee tasked with trying to restore and obtain emails on Lois Lerners' IRS computer or hard drive Stephen Manning, Deputy Chief Information Officer for Strategy & Modernization at the IRS is legally blind Wow! So they went to the blind guy

3:23:54 Did you see any emails around here? Nope, I don't see any. Nothin' here Wild! Well this is gonna turn out bad for somebody Of course it's not gonna mean anything It's already over the forgotten story Nobody cares and there's water under the bridge At least we are the ones that like to come back to it once in awhile Yeah we should come back to these stories because their stories aren't necessarily done And Chaffee obviously comes back to it. He's in there pounding these guys, he's irked. Seems like he's irked all the time. I have one last clip... Oh, I'm sorry! I was already into the... You were but I'm gonna play the last because this is going to get stale. Alright This was my you know we hear a lot about Iran and they're having they did some missile testing and then blew up an American battleship

CHAPTER 46 / 46 Discussion

Iran's Mock US Aircraft Carrier Exercise and Sign-off

Iran conducts military exercises involving the destruction of a mock-up US aircraft carrier, which the US Navy dismisses as a "Hollywood movie set." The hosts conclude the 700th episode by reflecting on the value of media deconstruction for their audience's health and clarity. They sign off from Austin, Texas, looking forward to episode 701.

iran· aircraft carrier· smith-mundt act· deconstruction· episode 701· austin

3:24:43 And I just got this clip because i thought it was so funny because It kind of had a punchline to it and it described the situation. Iran staged a major show of military force today taking aim at a life-size model of a US aircraft carrier State television broadcast war games near the entrance to the Persian Gulf Spectators looked on as speed boats raced in and missile batteries fired on the mock up doing heavy damage. The US Navy dismissed the exercise, a spokesman said they've attempted to destroy the equivalent of a Hollywood movie set." Thank God for the repealment of the Smith-Munt Act everybody that you know it really made news that much more entertaining but is a lot more entertaining and it's good thing we're here and want to thank everybody for helping us with show 700 because we recognize this and we recognize it for like hundreds of shows

3:25:35 hundreds of shows. And we make it so everyone who listens to what we do, which is pretty much deconstruct what's going on and do some original reporting too although we don't need to but we have boots on the ground so he might as well It makes everybody who listens to the show feel better about themselves. They're happier, they get to see the joke of the situation the way it is. They can see reality a little better. They more or less can spot some of these things as they come along in advance of the show not all the time and sometimes we can't do that unless we're talking to each other and then we can deconstruct on-the-fly because this is a performance And all that sort of thing I think makes people healthier

3:26:16 and I think they're going to live longer, and i'm glad that they're supporting us because they know there's nothing else like this the best podcast in the universe. Well said! I could not have put it better John. Nailed It Coming to you from FEMA Region 6 here in the capital of the drone star state in downtown Austin Tejas In the morning everybody, I am Adam Curry And from Northern Silicon Valley where its beautiful for some reason I'm John C. Dvorak 700 shows 701 on Thursday right here on no agenda. Remember that nations are invented, borders are invisible prejudice is learned We're all human beings who bleed the same blood and shed the same tears every time a person suffers from Detroit to Gaza that's our brother I think his first name may have been Ben So a guy named Ben dude named Ben I'm great admirer of Mitt Romney's mind

3:27:15 my illegitimate son, Lindsey Graham is exploring that option. And thank you for taking the time to listen. Adios mofo man fist bump. The best podcast in the universe. Dvorak dot org slash n a