Episode 735 · Friday, 3 July 2015

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A historic Greek default and European labor riots collide with a domestic surveillance reauthorization and the media's coronation of a presidential winning streak.

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The No Agenda Show · No. 735

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A record-breaking heat wave in Rotterdam and the Netherlands has strained Dutch farmers and highlighted the city's strategic role as a hub for Russian oil storage. Local drivers like Taxi Eric warn that Uber is aggressively pursuing market dominance through a red herring strategy, sacrificing its Uber Pop service to secure long-term professional licenses. These labor tensions mirror violent protests in France where highway shutdowns have led to multiple arrests over the gig economy's expansion.

Greece has officially entered arrears after missing a $1.8 billion payment to the International Monetary Fund, marking the first developed nation to default. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis face a high-stakes referendum on austerity measures, while leaked Troika reports suggest Greek debt remains unsustainable through 2030. Simultaneously, the FISA court reauthorized bulk phone record collection for 180 days, and U.S. officials like Jeh Johnson issued high-level warnings regarding ISIS-inspired chatter ahead of the July 4th holiday. In the Middle East, the Yemen Cyber Army's hack of Saudi diplomatic cables has been attributed to Iranian state actors by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.

President Obama celebrated a media-anointed best week ever following the Supreme Court's marriage equality ruling and a trade victory. The cultural shift prompted Pat Robertson to issue warnings on The 700 Club about the future of wedding cakes and bestiality. Meanwhile, Neil deGrasse Tyson faces scrutiny over his 9/11 proximity claims, and NASA is quietly lobbying Congress to lift sanctions on Russian RD-180 rocket engines to sustain the U.S. space program.


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CHAPTER 01 / 54 Discussion

Rotterdam Heat Wave, Russian Oil Storage

Adam Curry broadcasts from a basement in Rotterdam, Netherlands, noting the city's role as a major storage hub for Russian oil and gas. The region is experiencing a significant heat wave with temperatures reaching the 90s, causing discomfort for locals unaccustomed to the heat and creating difficulties for Dutch farmers.

rotterdam· netherlands· russian oil· heat wave· air conditioning

00:00 and you can look this up in old news. Oh yeah, the lesbians took over! Adam Curry John C Devorah it's Thursday July 2nd 2015 time once again for your Gitmo Nation media assassination episode 735 This is no agenda still looking for my grandma's bike and broadcasting live from the central storage of all Russian gas and oil, Rotterdam the Netherlands. In the morning everybody I'm Adam Curry. And from northern Silicon Valley not half as exciting I'm Johnston Correia. compound or whatever it is. Yeah, this Rotterdam... yeah Rotterdam the Netherlands is where well not all but a large majority of Russian oil and gas goes to be stored in underground and tanks and deep water tankers and yeah we love the Russians here except when they kill our people you know like shoot down planes yes that's not acceptable behavior very unacceptable so I'm hearing Christina's

01:12 autistic cave, as she calls it. Which is the Souterrain here in Rotterdam half underground and I'm very happy I'm half underground because we're going through a heat wave here and of course no one has air conditioning. Yeah you're going through a heat wave up in Port Angeles Washington too like 87 yesterday here was like 68 We've had temperatures in the 90s and very typical, you know Dutch. It's like when it's cold be like oh man it's so cool and then gets warm, oh man its so warm. They're never happy always something to complain about I'm kidding but the other farmers are never happy. Farmers are in trouble, grass is burning everywhere they don't know what to do about it. But it's also just uncomfortable

CHAPTER 02 / 54 Discussion

Taxi Eric, Uber Market Dominance Fears

A local driver in the Netherlands, Taxi Eric, expresses deep concern regarding Uber's expansion into the Dutch market. While he currently operates within a private network of licensed drivers using cell phone delegation, he fears that Uber will eventually raise commission rates from 25% to 35% once they achieve market dominance.

taxi eric· uber· netherlands· ride sharing· market monopoly

02:01 Even though I'm in the basement, it's just warm. You know there is no fan and people aren't used to this not prepared However as usual on these little trips abroad I have done my diligence and picked up a few things of the local flavor what's going on in the street Yes This is what we're all interested in yeah Let's start first with taxi Eric now you remember taxi Eric you've met him right? Yeah, I almost got killed No he didn't kill you I said almost. Did he almost kill you? No, that didn't happen. I told you this story before we're driving along and he's in his car It's a Mercedes it's a nice car He said to do something and his log book was flipped down on the floor so he is reaching around to get it Meanwhile there's this huge semi truck stopped dead On the highway

02:55 Yeah. And he's looked at, he's not bearing down on it. Nice. He had to go into a long skid. Oh, you never told me that part? Yeah. It was great. Excellent. Well, you live so don't complain. Yes of course. So he picked me up at the airport and I haven't seen him since the last time I was here. So we're catching up and man, I'm always pestering him about, oh, you know, yeah, I dunno what your charging me because uh, you know, I can get a pretty good deal from Uber and he hates it He really hates Uber. And we've talked about the cab situation in the Netherlands before, where you have guys who are officially licensed but they don't necessarily drive with a taxi light on the roof...

03:36 But they have their own system, they have their own clients and they had this network built up with cell phones. And you know, you had one guy's number if he wasn't available would automatically forward to the next guy who'd probably know but he would even answer with, hey I'm...this is Eric's phone how can i help? Yeah that whole system of delegating rides between each other and also all the billing so very good system! And I said, you know Eric man what difference does it make? You just ride for Uber or do you just book in rides? He says now the problem to what we're afraid of. And I think in this case, it's valid." He says that if everyone is gonna start adding Uber to kind of what they're doing and these guys are gonna have the market and then it won't be 25% that we have to pay them, it'll be 35%. And I think there's something to it. Howard Glassman Sure, that's why you do it. It wouldn't be something to it... Brenton Buckley That's American way! Yeah. Howard Glassman The way they do it, what he was thinking? Brenton Buckley But yeah, it's much more evident into a smaller market

CHAPTER 03 / 54 Discussion

French Uber Protests, Uber Pop Strategy

Violent protests in France against Uber Pop have led to highway shutdowns and arrests. The strategy of deploying Uber Pop is characterized as a "red herring" designed to be sacrificed in negotiations while the company secures its more professional services like Uber X and Uber Select.

france· uber pop· ride sharing· protests· licensing

04:32 than, you know like New York because it's just so much still there. That's all! So they have to convince themselves not to go with this seemingly nice option for extra work and organize all their stuff. Well the French aren't putting up with it No but did they arrest those guys? The Uber guys I don't know what... something like that maybe they had big protests and shut down the freeways I'm surprised it didn't burn a couple of cars. This is all the Uber pop stuff, all the real ride share and just people with... As long as you got four wheels, you can be an Uber driver. But I still think the strategy is to go with the completely licensed, full-on cab drivers and just provide this scheduling and billing service to them

05:21 And, you know this Uber pop is just a red herring. It's meant to be fought over and then oh well we'll get rid of it and then meanwhile people You know they kind of slide in with their with the service that I think enough people will want Like the uber x and the uber select or whatever it is Anyway big uber users no more than I do yeah, well That's what I still I'm in fact. I still drive myself I Drive myself from time to time and Wouldn't you know it? The main topics here are of course Greece and Tunisia, the Tunisian terror attack. And Eric had... he has a vacation booked for I think the second week of August in Rhodes.

CHAPTER 04 / 54 Discussion

Tunisian Terror Attack, British Tourism Impact

A recent terrorist attack in Tunisia targeting Western tourists has created a "strategy of tension" across Europe, particularly affecting British and Dutch travelers. The event is linked to the imminent rollout of new, more stringent anti-terror legislation in the United Kingdom.

tunisia· terror attack· british tourists· strategy of tension· surveillance laws

06:09 So he's freaking out that it's gonna suck. Rhodes in Greece? Yeah, one of the islands. And he's really worried about it and you can feel this is a guy from the street... He's been so indoctrinated and of course I haven't been around lately that he's saying these damn Greeks they retire at 40 and they don't work and their lazy asses like Yeah, really? That's... Remind him that before all this came down on the Greeks they were the most productive. He won't believe it! He said that's not true. It was a fact yeah I know horrible we'll talk about that in a minute but then the Tunisian terror thing there was such a difference between leaving the US which is a whole crappy thing by itself my

06:53 The flight got cancelled to Atlanta, so I had to fly through Minneapolis. It was... Oh yeah! I want to hear that let's go that's good stuff Not really it is okay all right um Let me just finish Tunisian terror because you know the majority were British tourists a lot of Dutch go there people from all over Western Europe go to Tunisia on vacation uh So this really hit home and you can really feel the tenseness which of course has always the goal of a strategy of tension. And it's really working and, of course, that comes right on time for the British...you know, the new terror laws which should be rolled out any day now. It was good but you know what? A couple like 30 British tourists who gives a crap as long we can get the legislation pushed through I think it's a good deal. So I'm getting ready to go. I normally fly from Austin to Atlanta or from Atlanta to Amsterdam and as I walk up now, a couple of travel tips people

CHAPTER 05 / 54 Discussion

Airline Travel Tips, Special Meal Upgrades

A travel anecdote details how ordering a special gluten-free or vegetarian meal can prevent a passenger from being bumped from overbooked flights. By utilizing the "Sky Priority" check-in lanes and maintaining a friendly rapport with gate agents, a traveler managed to secure a first-class upgrade on a flight to Minneapolis after an original flight to Atlanta was canceled.

delta airlines· klm· first class· gluten-free meal· flight upgrades

07:50 Remember, regardless of your ticket type and I had economy comfort so i get a little bit of extra leg room. Yes this is the good tip! I know what it is...I know its coming Just walk right up to the first class or the you know that what is in the sky executive thing window bypass all the sheep just walk right out hey how are you doing? And they don't care they really don't as long as your happy and nice and treat them with no little niceness and I had Jamie at first name Jamie I love that color of your hair, that's really fantastic. And so I say where are you going? Going to the Netherlands through Atlanta and the lady next to me who has been standing there arguing with the other gate person is like oh I just got bummed from that flight! And Jamie looks at me and she goes well the computer seems to have already booked you through Mr Curry, you're all good to go." It works! Works so well!

08:45 And I of course had to wait two extra hours before i got to Minneapolis and just before I board. Did you bench in the special meal? I'm not there yet! Oh... Well, yeah. Okay yes the reason of course for the automatic booking the automatic fail fall um roll over to the system is because I ordered a veg no i think it was a gluten-free meal on the way over and vegetarian on the way back The reason I say that's because the way you're telling this story makes it sound as though because you blew through the fake first class No! That's what it sounded like It's a twofer

09:22 So you're right. I was already booked through, the computer had done it automatically because i have a special meal that's the... do not kick you off and this lady next to me she had like a proper ticket or she had miles or some silver gold card She looked like one of those people and she had gotten bumped off. She was at check-in before me... Bumped off the flight! Bumped off the flight, just done you cannot go. Is there a difference really? You feel like you've been bumped off. Right so this is why I was not bumped off but the... Off the flight. Correct But the extra benefit is before it's time to board Adam K come to podium please

10:12 And there was Jamie upgrading me to first class. At least on the... No, you got upgraded? On the flight to Minneapolis yeah. Oh. You didn't get upgraded on the international plane? No no it was nice though I have to say it was a brand-the captain came out and said oh we've got a brand new plane of course we tested it but never with passengers you're the first ones! Yeah and you just see people look at like uhhhh I don't know if that's true. It was Airbus 334 is that What was a 330? There's no 334. It's gotta be 330. It was nice! It had two engines, it was the 330 I think. It wasn't... Nice aircraft. The new interior was good

10:59 So they always have those dumb things. You go through the business of upgrading seats and the entertainment system, you know you can move the armrest up even on one on the aisle side which is very nice but then in the toilet in the laboratory they still have like a bottle of soap that's held by chewing gum and gaffer tape. How come they never do that part? Well I know on a lot of older planes they had these little standardized containers But they had to fill them. And so there's always this thing of, why should we do that? Why just buy a bottle with the plunger on it because the plungers fail anyway at some point and then they can't find any... The vendors will make them all different sizes because they're not really making them specifically for the airlines. It's a joke!

11:49 So anyway, special meal saved me from getting bumped off the flight and a little bit of charm got me an upgrade to first class. And I discovered that this is much...I only arrived 20 minutes later than my originally planned flight! And if course if you look at the way your flying going up to Minneapolis makes more sense with the curvature of the earth because that's actually shorter way to fly. Yeah. So I'm going to go through... Going down to Atlanta and then it's a long way. Makes no sense. You should go up the Chicago or Minneapolis. The only problem is they don't have KLM operated flights from Minneapolis to Amsterdam, so I can't get my quasi Oh, I think I remember that guy celebrity kind of treatment

CHAPTER 06 / 54 Discussion

Greece Referendum, Ochi vs Ne Vote

Greece prepares for a high-stakes referendum on Sunday regarding European Union bailout terms and austerity measures. Voters must choose between "Ochi" (No) and "Ne" (Yes), while Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faces criticism from the opposition regarding the short one-week timeframe for organizing the national vote.

greece· referendum· alexis tsipras· austerity· eurozone

12:31 Because there's always a... the senior purser is always, you know. So who is some 50-year old lady? Who's flying it? Delta operates. Oh, it is actually Delta Flight. Yeah because they're sky partners John! They stink. And the flight attendants are just grouchy bitches. Yeah that was terrible. Why are they so grouchy?! Delta International is as though they don't want to go to Paris. I'd rather stay at home in Atlanta than Paris. Minneapolis, Minneapolis! We are bored...I'd rather be here in Minneapolis. So everybody's very concerned about the Euro over here. Good? Yeah they should be and let me bring you a little report this is from the BBC Here's the ballot as it's currently written This is what I think a lot of people don't understand is what is actually going to be voted on in Greece in a referendum on Sunday

13:24 I've heard, just in talking to people like you aren't voting to stay in the Eurozone? No no maybe you should read something dude. You can see the question is incredibly long it talks about the European offer made last week but the choice is very simple. Ochi there for no and ne for yes. It's a difficult question Why? We wasted too much energy supporting one side or the other. It has put people in a very difficult position Yes or no? No to the austerity measures. We say yes to Europe and the currency, but not to the austerity measures." The Interior Ministry has been getting its stacks of electoral paperwork ready. It'll dispatch them to the rest of the country. The world's first democracy now holds as many votes as it can

14:15 Only five months ago, the country voted in the general election which brought the Syriza party and its young leader to power. On Sunday Alexis Tsipras will make the same walk to the same polling station at this school Right now there are no signs There are no posters but the prime minister probably still remembers the way to the ballot box We didn't see any immediate hurry to get the school ready for the vote the opposition calls for more time. We cannot organize a referendum within one week because that means that we cannot comply with all the prerequisites of the law concerning referendums organization in Greece Okay, so there's...that was a reasonable backgrounder I'd say Yeah, I have a backgrounder for us Oh okay

CHAPTER 07 / 54 Discussion

IMF Default, Jeroen Dijsselbloem Negotiations

Greece has officially missed a $1.8 billion payment to the International Monetary Fund, becoming the first developed nation to fall into arrears. Jeroen Dijsselbloem, head of the Eurogroup, indicates that further talks are contingent on the Greek government changing its political stance against austerity.

imf· jeroen dijsselbloem· greece· default· austerity

15:02 Just run Greece rundown. This is Amy Goodman, and she's got her perspective. Greece has missed a $1.8 billion payment to the International Monetary Fund as it stands on the brink of a financial meltdown. The deadline coincided with the end of Greece's international bailout leaving it without an infusion of the money it needs to meet its obligations On Tuesday European creditors rejected a last-minute proposal from Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras for a new financial lifeline The head of the Eurogroup of Finance Ministers, Jeroen Gijselbloem said a new bailout for... She's worse than you are! The guys name is Jeroen Gijselbloem. Now say after me, repeat after me. Jeroen Gijselbloem. Jeroen Gijselbloem. The head of the Eurogroup of Finance Ministers, Jeroen Gijselbloem said... Gijelboem? Oh I like that. What a dick

16:00 A big fail. Jeroen Dijsselbloem, say it again Johnny you can do it better than Amy Goodman. Jeroen Dijsselbloem As for a new financial lifeline the head of the Eurogroup of Finance Ministers Jeron Dijsselbloem said that new bailout program could be negotiated but only if the Greek government backs down from its rejection of austerity demands What can change is the political stance of the Greek government that has led to this unfortunate situation And what we could consider, but we will have another conference call tomorrow is further talks on a new program. But given the current political position that the Greek government is taking

16:40 It's very difficult to have constructive talks. The Financial Times is reporting the prime minister has made new concessions in a bid to complete an agreement. Greece is set to hold a referendum on Sunday— A referendum? —on whether to accept an austerity package of budget cuts and tax hikes, in exchange for new loans. On Tuesday, tens of thousands of people rallied in Athens in support of a yes vote, one day after a similarly sized crowd rallied against the austerity demands. demands. With its mispayment, Greece becomes the first developed nation to fall into arrears with the IMF and also for the largest ever amount." Meanwhile a secret report from Greece's three main creditors appears to support Greek government calls for major debt relief as part of any new agreement.

CHAPTER 08 / 54 Discussion

Troika Debt Sustainability, Argentina Parallel

A leaked report from the Troika suggests that Greek debt will remain unsustainable through 2030 even if all austerity demands are met. The situation is compared to Argentina's financial crisis, noting that much of the debt has been acquired by American hedge funds rather than traditional banks.

troika· debt relief· argentina· hedge funds· the guardian

17:25 According to The Guardian, documents from the Troika of lenders acknowledge Greece would still face an unsustainable level of debt by 2030 even if it agrees to do all the group's austerity demands. Very nice of Jeroen Gisselbloem is what the chat room suggested. A couple things have gone on. One is they did put an offer on the table and because they had this referendum scheduled Merkel herself was, well we're not even going to consider this because let's see what happens with the referendum. Yes it has created a rift between her and Hollande And I believe there is going to be no vote even though some people are predicting yes I don't see how that is possible Why do you think this? Why do you think there will be a No Vote Well cause the Greeks are getting screwed that why

18:13 And they've been getting screwed and like they said in The Guardian, this is not going to help anything they do. They have to do some debt relief I mean they have to just bear down and live with what happened. Because the EU itself with its own policies has sent the country down the toilet! It's their responsibility And something that is not well understood is that this money is not going to, well from American perspective foreign banks or even from an EU perspective. This debt has been taken over by hedge funds long ago And this is...and of course, it's gonna be a big American hedge fund. It's like what happened in Argentina? Yeah and yeah. Did that ever get resolved other than they killed the guy and said it was suicide and then what's her name, Christina she said... We have to look into it. But before you move on John I think there's something wrong with Amy Goodman

CHAPTER 09 / 54 Discussion

Amy Goodman Pronunciation, Jeh Johnson

Media personality Amy Goodman is criticized for her pronunciation of various names, including Jeroen Dijsselbloem and Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson. The segment highlights her verbal slips regarding "billions" and "millions" during news broadcasts.

amy goudman· democracy now· jeh johnson· pronunciation

19:12 I think she has a— Well, because she can't pronounce Dutch names? Well, she can't even pronounce American names. I think that — I think she has a problem. She can say billion and million. She says billion and bilwillian. She's having a problem. Maybe it's a prompter problem. Listen to this. Announcing the change, Homeland Security Secretary Jed Johnson said that detention of families will be short-term in most cases. He said Judd Johnson! What's wrong with that is what his name is. Is she listening to the best podcast in the universe? I think Amy, we have a listener. I really doubt it of all the people in the world that would listen our show. I don't see her being on the list there's somebody says hey you know they're using clips from your show oh really

19:57 Really? Oh, I like them. They call me Drool Mouth! That's so nice of them." We also had the Greece ex-ambassador on the BBC who is an interesting character this guy looks like he looks like every kind of yuppie Silicon Valley looking guy What's his name what's his name? God damn it i can't remember his name but he's just one of those guys who look like Scott McNeely He has that same Funny, Tim Draper. They all have the same similar look this guy's one of them But he is kind of predicting a yes vote but I'm not buying it but he's got some comments on its Greece I'm looking at so it's not David Pierce that would be the new guy I guess No, it's the guy before him I think hmm, they just look such like such as Daniel Bennett's Daniel Bennett Smith and

CHAPTER 10 / 54 Discussion

Greek Diplomatic Deficiencies, Yanis Varoufakis

Former diplomats argue that the Syriza government has been inept in its dealings with creditors, alienating Germany and the IMF. Furthermore, Greece's opposition to Russian sanctions over the Ukraine conflict has strained its relationship with the United States government.

yanis varoufakis· syriza· germany· russia· diplomacy

19:12 I think she has a— Well, because she can't pronounce Dutch names? Well, she can't even pronounce American names. I think that — I think she has a problem. She can say billion and million. She says billion and bilwillian. She's having a problem. Maybe it's a prompter problem. Listen to this. Announcing the change, Homeland Security Secretary Jed Johnson said that detention of families will be short-term in most cases. He said Judd Johnson! What's wrong with that is what his name is. Is she listening to the best podcast in the universe? I think Amy, we have a listener. I really doubt it of all the people in the world that would listen our show. I don't see her being on the list there's somebody says hey you know they're using clips from your show oh really

19:57 Really? Oh, I like them. They call me Drool Mouth! That's so nice of them." We also had the Greece ex-ambassador on the BBC who is an interesting character this guy looks like he looks like every kind of yuppie Silicon Valley looking guy What's his name what's his name? God damn it i can't remember his name but he's just one of those guys who look like Scott McNeely He has that same Funny, Tim Draper. They all have the same similar look this guy's one of them But he is kind of predicting a yes vote but I'm not buying it but he's got some comments on its Greece I'm looking at so it's not David Pierce that would be the new guy I guess No, it's the guy before him I think hmm, they just look such like such as Daniel Bennett's Daniel Bennett Smith and

20:52 I don't know. I'd have to look at his picture, I don't remember that. Okay all right never mind listening to him? Yeah another round of negotiations whether it's yes or no this weekend whatever happens though we do know that Greece's economic output has shrunk by 25 percent under these European imposed austerity measures were they just too severe Well, it's been a catastrophic economic impact on Greece over the last five years. 26-25% economic downturn and 25% unemployment 50% youth unemployment I think the Greeks do have an argument to make to the rest of Europe

21:30 about the wisdom of continued relentless austerity. But unfortunately, this Syriza government, the government in charge in Greece has been inept in dealing with its creditors They've alienated the Germans including the German finance minister they've alienated the IMF and frankly they've alienated parts of the American government because what they have been doing with the Russian Federation and speaking up to oppose sanctions against Russia over Ukraine So they've not played a smart game. And when you look around this week, there are very few governments if any at all in the European Union willing to speak up for the Greeks so there is that argument that substantive intellectual argument that needs to be had out in Europe but it's not being played because of the diplomatic deficiencies of the Greek government I think I need to take a different position than you John

CHAPTER 11 / 54 Discussion

Greek Finance Minister, Resignation Threats

Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis suggests the Greek government may resign if the "Yes" vote prevails in the upcoming referendum. Speculation arises that the current political turmoil may be a precursor to a planned sell-off of Greek national assets to international interests.

yanis varoufakis· greece· referendum· privatization· egomania

22:18 I'm thinking that the fix is in and there's going to be a yes vote to the austerity measures. And, the only reason is these jabronis including the finance minister from Texas... What's his name again? Varoufakis. Yeah, Varoufakis who he's prancing around like a hero Oh, he's an egomaniac. I mean this is a reporter but he is prancing through the crowd He reminds me of almost like Loic Lemur You know him? Isn't that the guy who does Le Web in France

23:00 I've that guy, right? And you have to look him up. Yeah. And for a little while there he had some little thing, some app or something that was hot and he would walk around like that too. Yeah. And this guy reminds me of him here's heres that the generous report and then I'll finish my thought. The Greek finance minister has reiterated the series of government's defiant stance ahead of Sunday's referendum on the country's bailout terms Yanis Varoufakis backed his Prime Minister's recommendation of a no vote, saying the government may resign if the result goes the other way. He told Australian radio that Syriza would cooperate with whoever took over. Compounding nerves already jangling ahead of Sunday's vote opinion polls contradict each other one gives the yes campaign a four-point lead an earlier survey gave the No camp and nine point lead while finding that support for the government stance had fallen

23:53 This morning again saw long queues of pensioners waiting to receive payouts from the limited number of banks. For many Greeks, scenes like this symbolize the state of the country with the referendum widely seen as determining whether Greece will stay in the euro Eurozone finance ministers have ruled out further talks until after the vote Here's how I would play it Just because i don't see a person waiting in the wings Have you seen any guy who let's say is a yes vote then Syriza has vowed to resign and they would work with whoever took over. Do you see anyone who could pop in and be the leader? I mean, no one's been positioned as far as I can tell... Well, they're not giving us any names in the West obviously. It's possible that there is some hotshot right now that we don't know about because we're just getting dead news feed. Here's how well true but I've been looking for a couple of days. I have been watching nothing has being presented let's put it

24:48 at least not done well. And I think it will be a yes vote, then whoever's going to come in and this fits with this jabroni, I think that there'll be something new, some new party formed and he will be the leader of it." People like... Well, you're saying that I understand what you're thinking. Because we have to sell off the assets and that has to be done that is not completed yet. We have to sell all the assets this is the kind of guy who could do it and I think he's enough of an egomaniac to want to be a part of this and maybe its planned Yeah, I'm not buying any of this No? It's gonna be a no vote

25:30 They're going to renegotiate. They got to do something, they gotta do some loan forgiveness. They gotta do something and again they have to put their foot down the way the Argentinians did And because they're otherwise, they're just going to be... But the Greeks are lazy. They might as well just shoot themselves if they go with the EU's plans. They've already been screwed. The productivity of the country has dropped by 25%. Everyone in Europe hates them you just confirmed that yourself is creating nothing but animosity they can't do anything about that now so this is not worked out I'd be pointing a finger at the Europeans for screwing me dead badly it wasn't even useful

CHAPTER 12 / 54 Discussion

Netherlands Surveillance Laws, Privacy Rights

A court case in the Netherlands revealed that authorities were tapping a prominent law firm's communications for years. Despite a partial legal win for privacy, new Dutch laws now require ISPs and telephony providers to store all user data for three years, effectively bypassing traditional warrant requirements.

netherlands· surveillance· privacy· data retention· fourth amendment

26:08 Somehow you believe that people in Europe and Greece in particular receive any kind of information through the mainstream media that would give them this informed opinion. I'm shocked! Shocked, I tell you? Yeah, I'm shocked... No no no no They don't know anything they're idiots They're too lazy to read a newspaper Too lazy to read a newspaper? They talk at the cafe That's all they do, bastards And new terrorism laws here in the Netherlands. There was an interesting court case, there was a... apparently the surveillance services in the Netherlands were just tapping into a very prominent law firm who represents a lot of people being accused of aiding and abetting terrorism. They would just listen to all the phone calls for years that was discovered and then the higher court, I don't know which some court of import

27:06 said, you can't do that except under certain circumstances. Like if we really know there's a terrorist yeah okay fine so it was seen as kind of a win but at the same time they shepherded in these other laws which make it incredibly easy for the authorities to Divert data traffic to listen to any call without...the concept of a warrant doesn't really exist. You know, there's no Fourth Amendment here in the Netherlands. There are versions of it but not really. Requiring all telephony providers and ISP providers to save all data for a minimum of three years they can intercept and read emails I mean its crazy

CHAPTER 13 / 54 Discussion

FISA Court, Bulk Phone Records Reauthorization

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA) has reauthorized the bulk collection of U.S. phone records for a 180-day transition period. This decision overrides a previous federal appeals court ruling that declared the collection illegal, prompting the ACLU to seek a new injunction.

fisa court· patriot act· aclu· usa freedom act· surveillance

27:53 And it's of course not really discussed. So whatever, stop some terrorists they'll be good. They'll be good. Yeah screwball story similar play this clip this is the and this was strange to me this is the FISA overrules clip Now, FISA—as in the FISA court? The Foreign Intelligence Services Court. Yeah, FISA, say it's a FISA court. FISA court, OK. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has reauthorized the bulk collection of U.S. phone records for another 180 days. The program lapsed with the expiration of the Patriot Act last month, but Congress authorized a six-month transition period to move into a new system where telephone companies hold

28:35 bulk records. A federal appeals court had declared the bulk collection illegal, but the FISA Court decision overrides that ruling. The American Civil Liberties Union now says it'll seek a new injunction to block the FISA Court's decision." Jed Johnson! Jed Johnson! Jed Johnson! We knew about this. How does the FISA Court have I guess, standing over the appeals court. It's a secret court! It's like a kangaroo court." So we have a secret court now that can overrule the appeals courts? That's a secret court? No, but I think the way we read it when we looked at the USA Freedom Act is that is quite specifically stated there was a six-month transition period

29:22 But so it would have just continued on for the next six months seamlessly, had the sunset not lapsed and it had been extended in the USA Freedom Act. So because it was not extended, it had to be reinitiated in order to fit within the six-month window that I think is the process. Well that could be and it doesn't surprise me. No of course not! Heaven forbid you lose a couple days worth of data Big data baby Now meanwhile back in United States of Gitmo-Murica. We have, of course we have July 4th weekend coming up Independence Day I believe if we look back that all the warnings we received...we've never had a huge attack on July 4th since 9 11 which was not on July 4 but we haven't had any for sure yeah so here we have oh I got a clip too

CHAPTER 14 / 54 Discussion

July 4th Terror Warnings, "Chatter" Rhetoric

U.S. officials, including Representative Peter King and Secretary Jeh Johnson, are issuing high-level warnings about potential ISIS-inspired attacks during the July 4th holiday weekend. Critics describe the vague reports of "increased chatter" and "multi-level operations" as a form of state-sponsored fear-mongering.

peter king· jeh johnson· july 4th· isis· lone wolf

30:16 I have... So, we're gonna have something bad's gonna happen. Yes! We have Peter King along with the new guys- Nooo you that's my punchline you ruined it! What? Your punch line was Peter King?! Yeah. What was the joke? I'm sorry, it's too late now! Well but I want to hear what I ruined so that I can try and not do that in the future. Well you can't, its impossible. Well, once in a while I step on your gags. Oh, I'm sorry... It is just no possible for us to coordinate this sort of thing. Incidentally, you found the same A-hole... Well maybe its different. Maybe it's different, you don't know. Okay let me do my bit then

30:57 But then it'll ruin my clip if it's the same clip. Okay, play your clip Here he is along with McCall this is the new guy The uh... The new guy in the what was that? The uh... Terrorism- Anti-terrorism committee or whatever This clip derived I believe this is from Fox Ah, yes We talked at the top about this terror alert from the Joint Terrorism Task Force about possible attacks What?! That's Chris Wallace So he's on his show doing this? Oh, this is funny. This i- so my thing still valid go on good Good over the july 4th holiday how alarming Is the intel how much chatter is there chatter well it is concerning there is a great deal of chatter Volume if you will chatter john what kind of chatter could this be

31:47 Chatter. Chatter! No, I don't think so. Chatter! No no no no chatter this is the kind of chatter Hey, that's the best part wait does it have another one? Oh? Yep yep yep yep yep He's a Martian apparently or Okay, you know what? No no no

32:43 We have the best producers in the business, man. Best in the business I tell you! Alright onward with these douche knuckles. Is the intel... how much chatter is there? Well it's concerning. There was a great deal of chatter, high volume if you will. A joint intelligence bulletin was issued to state and locals. The concern a the

33:40 We're being on the cautious side here to warn the public to remain vigilant, to enjoy the 4th of July parades but remain vigilant during these celebrations. sense of operation. It's not just the lone wolf... John, a multi-level sense of operation! A multi level sense? Sense of operation! What does sense of operation even mean?! Well let's listen to it again maybe we'll figure it out for Mr Duchamp. No you won't. Actually ISIS really they have a multi level uh sense of operation and that's what we do on this podcast. We got a multilevel sense of operations right operate now. The lone wolves also there can be some coordination

34:27 amongst these so-called lone wolves that are out there. So called? That's why there is, you saw Jay Johnson I have a great regard for. The Homeland Security Secretary. The Homeland Security Secretary put out this statement here talking about the 4th of July generally they don't put those statements out that far in advance unless there is reason for concern so it's both the lone wolves and also the potential of coordinated attack. Is that Stephanopoulos who got hit now? Jay Johnson, Jay Johnson, Jay Johnson. Stephanopolous not oh maybe no...no Or was that the same show? That was the same show. It's just he wasn't... Okay, well on another show this asshole has to show up again let's start with Megan Kelly Fear Porn 1. This is the opening here we go

CHAPTER 15 / 54 Discussion

NYPD Security Measures, Overtime Scams

The NYPD is implementing extreme security measures for the July 4th holiday, including welding manhole covers and filling dump trucks with sand. Skeptics suggest these high-profile actions are "security theater" designed to justify massive police overtime payouts rather than addressing specific, credible threats.

nypd· megyn kelly· fox news· security theater· overtime

35:08 Breaking tonight a growing number of warnings from top security officials about the threat of a terror attack in America over the 4th July holiday. Good evening and welcome to The Kelly File everyone, I'm Megan Kelly. Hey baby! The Department Of Homeland Security... She is so hot sorry geez look at couple clips of hers but oh man damn just say it She's a good looking woman. verge for the Macy's fireworks show. The NYPD says it is not taking any chances loading sanitation trucks with sand to act as protective barriers in case of an explosion, welding shut manhole covers around parts of the city and strategically placing snipers and spotters in the areas near crowds officials fear a recent call-to-arms by the Islamic State terror group may inspire

36:14 You know, they've won. They've just won. We're filling up dump trucks with sand. Actually Fox has won! Yeah... They are the terrorists Yes! This is pure terrorism So I'm listing away and here's how the joke would have gone And then I said, they actually had more people talking. This was just...I had to cut out the...I said and who do you Adam? Who do you think they'd bring on now what douchebag congressman would Megan bring on to talk about this? Well first is this- And then you would guess I don't know and here will be Peter King! Okay, which clip would I play? Fear Porn 2 No it's not

37:02 Joining me now, New York Congressman Peter King who's a member of the House Homeland Security Committee. Thank you very much for being here tonight congressman so is this... Thank you Megan Compare the threat that we are seeing right now Oh he's in studio with Megan No, he's not. Oh it sounds like he is in studio. To the time frame since 9-11. Megan I have to say that i've never seen this level of concern at any time since 9-11. I know on the 10th anniversary of 9-11 we had some concerns and there has always been something coming up but nothing to this extent and nothing... And this goes back as far as I know at least three weeks a concern was there its been building

37:37 And all the indicators are that ISIS does want to carry out an attack. We know they've had operatives here working in the country, there's been five arrests in New York over the last week to 10 days, nine arrests countrywide. I mean, I don't know of any other time where you've had five individuals arrested in one city in such a brief period of time at a time when all the indicators we're getting is that ISIS wants to carry out this attack and they are intent on doing it. So, this is the real deal and anyone who's out there... The real stuff? The real deal man! It's a real deal. They want to carry out this attack, do they want to carry... Now it seems to me you phrase that they want to carry out an attack? They wanna carry out an attack not this attack! No he's talking about THIS ATTACK! Wow. What if there is a...this attack then what is the attack?! He must know what it is to say that. To use those words, this attack. Let's listen to that again. Huh excellent catch. ISIS wants to carry out this attack. Ohhhh!

38:40 Do you think that they'll finally do one? No. Well, now he's just being led. Somebody somewhere gave him some information to get him all jacked up because they know he is stupid and so he goes out on every show that he can like you say, you had him on a different show and there he is all glum never smiles she even says something funny at the end then she bitches about this being a bunch of fear porn but I don't think I could have left that on but the guy never cracks a smile He's dour, he's a jerk and he's stupid. We need to kill them! We need to kill them! ISIS wants to carry out this attack and they are intent on doing it so this is the real deal anyone who out there who thinks this is fake or this is just trying to drum up fear is absolutely wrong Hey wait a minute...wait a minute That's us! He's talking to us man that's not okay man It's REAL! IT'S REAL!!

39:39 It's real! You wouldn't see the NYPD doing what it is doing if they didn't have a real concern. Yeah, or how about overtime? Overtime is what I'm calling on that. Cop cars, millions of them. I mean it was the Keystone cops this is an overtime scam! Yeah and the president just came out in favor of increasing overtime yeah cops love over time as well they really they go over that day that's how they make real money pay their bills yeah because you get paid shit as a cop And you do overtime? Lots when you're getting overtime. So they're all, and they are working over time as we speak because they are setting up their welding the manhole covers and then filling out the dump trucks with sand They have to un-weld them Oh yes! And we have to fix the mess you made

CHAPTER 16 / 54 Discussion

Morten Storm, CIA Informant Claims

Morten Storm, a former Danish gangster turned radical Islamist, discusses his history as a CIA informant within Al-Qaeda in Yemen. He warns that the combination of Ramadan and national holidays increases the likelihood of ISIS-led attacks on the American homeland.

morten storm· cia· al-qaeda· yemen· ramadan

40:30 Yeah, and we have to empty the dump trucks of the sand. They're gonna have you know it seems to me that they're building this up so much they should have at least arrest a couple more guys and make it realistic yeah look better make the optics better Yeah, the optics. The initial concern... You can stop there. I got one last clip. Oh okay So Megan then brings on some bullcrap artist who wrote a book Then the guy is Dane, this Danish guy who wrote something Hello! Do you know who this guy is? No, just doing Danish He's a Danish guy who supposedly was a member of Al-Qaeda, and he's like a white guy. Oh! And he wrote the book about al Qaeda? Yeah man...and then he was gonna go to Somalia and then he turned and became an informant, and I never heard this term used in this regard, an informant for the CIA

41:21 Now he'd either be a spy, it seems to me. Yeah that's... As opposed to an informant? FBI have informants and CIA just has spies. But maybe they have informants because he doesn't- Because he's full of crap! That's why you're Well, our next guest can offer insider perspective on the terrorist threat. Morten Storm is a fascinating man. He is a former Danish gangster who turned to radical Islam and wound up joining Al-Qaeda in Yemen. He got close to one of its most senior leaders, al-Awlaki, and tried to join jihadists fighting in Somalia before finally changing course and becoming a CIA informant.

42:06 He is also the author of the book, Agent Storm and he joins me now. Morten thank you so much for being here what an interesting existence you've had how symbolic How important would it be to a group like ISIS to hit Americans in the homeland? See there's two issues here. First of all, it is Ramadan and we know from Abu Muhammad al-Andalus... If you can back up again after she asked the question he goes through this parat something. He's breathing in and out. I heard it yeah. Broding. A group like ISIS to hit Americans in the homeland

42:44 See, there are two issues here. First of all is Ramadan and we know from Abu Muhammad al-Adani the spokesman for ISIS that they are warning and promising more attacks so that's number one because Ramadan increasing the worship, increasing jihad The other one is obviously having national holidays. That's something where people are supposed to celebrate it. I have a question for you, John regarding this because this is now two clips that we've heard this Ramadan is, of course a very holy holiday and it involves fasting during the day and then having all the men cook at night. You know all kinds of sweet stuff for a month until August 17th but I mean are they implying that ISIS is so unholy that they go and kill... plan to kill during Ramadan? So not really the Islamic State They're kind of like- It's the holiest of all Holies! Holy Holy Holy

43:42 And that they have the energy. I mean, these guys are hungry! I don't want to blow anything up boss. Hey, Abdul! Can i have an apple? No makes no sense and these terrorists will do everything they can to ruin that as you just talked about before they will try to terrorize people mentally so he actually scared before anything happens The thing with ISIS is they are specific they tell you they're going to do something and then they tend to do it or at least try to do it. And so, do you think that has to do with the level... Where did this come from? Megan just really blew it on that one didn't she? What's she talking about?! I don't know! She's full of crap! Oh, the thing about ISIS is that they tell her they're gonna do something- It seems like what she's thinking of there are the old Green Bay Packers. They would tell ya we're gonna run it right there! All I'm thinking of when I hear this story all I'm thinking of

44:37 Man, she's so hot. Who cares what she says? Do something and then they tend to do it or at least try to do it And so do you think that has to do with the level of response we're seeing from all these authorities including the former deputy CIA director coming out and saying on Sunday I wouldn't be surprised if this time next week We're talking about an attack that did take place in the US It's not it's the attack Megan. Have you been briefed the attack and Morel is out there pushing his book? Guys, no worse don't tell me you have a clip from him too I know I don't have that clip But I have a bunch of morel clips that I didn't put together for this show because it was like I couldn't stand Listening to this guy well. I it's interesting You got this Dane because I got home see he is hmm

CHAPTER 17 / 54 Discussion

Yemen Cyber Army, Saudi Cable Leaks

The Foreign Policy Initiative (FPI) and cybersecurity firm Recorded Future released a report attributing the "Yemen Cyber Army" hacks of Saudi diplomatic cables to Iranian state actors. The leaks, published via WikiLeaks, are framed as part of a broader cyber war between Iran and Saudi Arabia.

yemen cyber army· saudi arabia· iran· wikileaks· recorded future

45:26 His name's Storm. I have a clip here from Christopher Alberg, and he...I'm sure he is from Scandinavia. He is the co-founder of Recorded Future. We've talked about this company before. They are a cyber security company and those are the guys with the map, I think with the pew, pew, with the cyber attacks. Yeah, yeah exactly. Let me see Christopher... let's just see who this guy is from. Christopher Alberg he is from Sweden. Swedish perfect and the Swedish listeners are going you dick Curry shut up with your stupid accent so this is so foreign policy initiative which is the ultimate neocon right-wing crazy think tank FPI

46:16 They...so the guy on from FPI in this interview, his name is Chris Griffin. He's the executive director so he's the copy to tutti copy and they commissioned a report from these guys. This is what you want to do as a think tank. You You have your money from the military industrial complex. Let's sit down and have some coffee, we're thinking here in the tank." I know let's get these guys to create a great report which shows we need all this extra cyber gear for our customers who...I'm sorry our supporters or donors. Did I sum it up kind of how it works? There is that element. Is this Chris Griffin got a brother named Stewie? Okay so this is about

47:01 the Yemen cyber army exposing the Saudi cables. And this has been done through WikiLeaks, 27 part series. They keep releasing all these Saudi Arabia diplomatic documents and cables which pretty much show these guys are assholes which is the whole point of course instead of being honest about it and saying well you know we're behind it because that's what Merck does best when we want to screw somebody yeah we're great now its Iran. Yeah Iran is pretending to be the Yemen cyber army in doing all this And it was interesting to get both sides, well not both sides but both on the same team in this interview. But just listen to the language that this recorded future guy Christopher Alberg is using and it's so insane how this is being set up completely to just morph

47:54 all military spending into this bonanza known as cyber. What's pretty interesting here is seeing this sort of constant jostling obviously between these two countries for a long time turning on to Yemen, the Yemen arena and then here recently seeing this Yemen Cyber Army emerging quote unquote out of nowhere acting decently sophisticated, going after and hacking the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Which presumably is a decently sophisticated organization. that campaign together with the Fars News Agency. So pretty interesting and not much Yemen going on with this Yemen cyber army, I think we can look elsewhere." So this is the official word from the report that you know we can look out it's not really Yemen its Iran and it makes so much sense if you think about the John C Dvorak theory of rebelization in the Middle East Of course! We want Iran to do that. We want Iran to get all up in Saudi Arabia's grill

49:13 Get all in their face. So, let's start a cyber war and let's look at all the horrible actors we go to Chris Griffin the executive director of Foreign Policy Initiative who of course really loves this report. Thank you for having me on KT and I really want to commend Chris for that excellent report Yeah there'll be a little something extra in your pay packet at the end of the month with that excellent report The big thing that I think this speaks to, there's been a long running rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia. For the longest time the United States has acted as a backstop to how much that conflict could escalate. That the Saudis of course see us an ally, the Iranians see us an adversary. That always placed limitations on what they can do to one another

49:53 some of the trends that Chris identified is that increasingly, the Saudis do not trust us. The Iranians do not fear us. The Saudis are taking action into their own hand and as the report also points out that the Iranians are attacking both Saudi Arabia and the United States using cyber means far more than they have in the past. Yeah sure Come on, brother. We never hear... It's always the Russians or Chinese and now all of a sudden it's the Iranians? No, no. Lies! Lies! That's a good one. Yeah just okay fine it's Iran now. Now we go back to our friend our Swedish friend and he's really going to amp it up here on the war, the cyber war is gonna give us the details of cyber warfare, cyberwar and just for a moment

CHAPTER 18 / 54 Discussion

Cyber Warfare Realities, Website Defacement

The reality of "cyber warfare" is described as largely consisting of low-level website defacements and "script kiddie" activities, such as exploiting weak WordPress passwords. Experts argue that while these are often framed as sophisticated state-sponsored attacks, they are frequently simple administrative breaches.

cyber war· wordpress· hacking· script kiddies· psyops

50:39 I know people listening to this broadcast understand, can remove themselves from the all the analogies that are being made where you feel like this shit is blowing up and they're trying to intercept packets. And everyone's in their head on this stuff it's just some computer crap! It's not... what are they doing? What is the horrible offense that has been committed in this cyber war between Yemen, oh really Iran? And Saudi Arabia. This started you know there is some history but it's been the sort of like I think of as low-key cyber bullying back and forth at each other we see this various places of the world you know a well known example is what we see between Pakistan and India where two countries deface each others website you grab somebody's website to figure out how

51:29 some dangerous face show on it or put your propaganda message there. We've seen that with the Syrian Electronic Army doing that to various media companies around the West." So is this, John? Am I understanding correctly that this is pretty much a war of script kiddies? People who cracked a WordPress password for admin... Yeah! And so these script kiddies, this is what this huge cyber war is all about? Defacing public websites. I don't even think it's as deep as script kitties and I'll go back somebody used password as their WP dash ADMIN exactly dot com you know the sub directory which everybody every I've done it myself You go into the sub you can you know what does what to with the subdirectory is named even though sometimes you can just

52:19 You can't necessarily go there, but half the time you can. And you type in slash WP admin and it takes a right to a page sometimes it takes your right into the system sometimes it takes you do a password stoppage which is usually something stupid It's easy to get in its not even using a script. Its not even that level of where somebody trying to hack. Its just walking in the door and change the front page big deal Another John C. Dvorak cyber warfare tip They're all WordPress blogs, okay Let's move onward and that sort of what we've been seeing historically I think what makes this interesting here is that it sort of looks like somebody got tired of this and said look I'm gonna yank up this game to a different level and And when we look at this since spinning that out baby take apart the Yemen cyber army and really try to understand who they are

53:14 They're an interesting beast. They sort of look a lot like other Iranian actors, we think of al-Qassam cyberfighters and Peral Stew in the Iranian Cyber Army that are more sophisticated and they act in a way that sort of makes them, yeah, they act more sophisticated. And what we've seen here is this where the cyber activity turned into information operation And I think that's sort of the interesting part. And it's so well orchestrated to a degree where you're saying this is not just a guy in a basement, this is something more. Okay. No, it's not! It's a guy in a basement! They've ratcheted up a notch...

53:54 Let's ratchet it up. Somebody said I'm tired of this crap, let's ratchet it up! Stop making the service go dead and staying dead for a month that would be ratcheting it up We're still not talking about changing the front page or some website Now this of course doesn't really get the dollars in if you really analyze what he is saying because its bullshit but we can always By the way, if you're gonna go do this. Say you got in somehow using admin's password. Go in and go into the... I'd put a goat see on the homepage regardless. Well you could do that. There is a segment of you know how to use WordPress there's an area that shows all users and their privileges. Erase them all! So nobody else can actually get back onto site

CHAPTER 19 / 54 Discussion

"Little Green Men", Kinetic Cyber Activities

Christopher Alberg of Recorded Future discusses the evolution of warfare in Ukraine, where "little green men" (special forces) operate alongside digital information operations. The discussion explores the transition from psychological operations to "kinetic" activities that have real-world physical consequences.

russia· ukraine· kinetic warfare· information operations· st. petersburg

54:44 And just think they'll be hanging there for days. But that's not a psy-op, John! You have to do psy-ops... psychological warfare. Psy-ops? He's gonna say psy-ops. Psy-ops. Psy-ops he's gonna say psi-ops but also this is the point in this interview where we have to say that you know this cyber warfare and this guy in the basement with a coffee maker is going to turn deadly It will kill people. People will die. Are we going to see cyber war replace battlefield warfare? No, it's not going to replace but a the I think sort of classically you know go back and think of Klausowitz and Wurz and extension or politics And we've seen this now with Russia and their sort of activities with both

55:30 little green men sort of showing up, you know special forces, special ops type. Yeah but not necessarily their special forces, special ops listen to this dickhead and he's sitting in front of a whiteboard behind him with like formulas and little drawings with interconnected nodes of things... You dick! You douche douche douche I'm gonna douchebag this guy. You're just a disgrace to the technology world What's his face again? Christopher Alberg. Chris Griffin. Yeah, Christopher Alberg from Project what recorded future things being intermingled with the Internet Research Agency and St Petersburg basically doing information operations at some level that's always been a part of war doing psyops you know information warfare but

56:28 But with the internet, you can take that to a whole different level. Now maybe you're also alluding to that we will also see these sort of things going at kinetic activities and so on. And I'm sure that's gonna happen as well- Launch! ... but the interesting part is when you think about what we've seen in Ukraine with this little green man combined with information... Little green man? That's like what I think is really interesting here. What he's talking about? It was really interesting. So now we've learned... What's a little green men? Well, if you have a combination of little green men and psyops, Kinetic will go. Kinetic is going! What are you talking about?! Kinetic is go! He's talking about whatever the other guy wants to hear which just shows how great his report is. This guy, ugh! Where did you get this piece of crap? I don't remember

57:20 You really want me to look? I can find it. Well, I would be curious who would allow such a report to be broadcast. Okay...I'm gonna see....it is...here we go Fox News! Well there you have it. It's despicable this really is bothersome that they're doing this stuff. I don't like it at all but it'll work And with that I think I should just say thank you for your courage and in the morning to you John C where the c stands for cyber warfare tipster Dvorak. Well, in the morning to you Adam Curry also in the morning all ships at sea boots on the ground feet in there

CHAPTER 20 / 54 Discussion

No Agenda Art, White House Rainbow

The No Agenda community discusses recent show artwork featuring a rainbow-lit White House. The imagery is linked to a theory that the Supreme Court's same-sex marriage decision and the subsequent White House lighting were timed to benefit Hillary Clinton's political narrative.

no agenda· white house· rainbow flag· hillary clinton· podcast art

58:02 Subs in the water and all the dames and knights out there. In the morning to everybody in the chat room, noagendastream.com thank you very much for participating today in the program your help and your feeding me lines is always appreciated. Neil Campbell, ah Neil. Yeah Neil brought us the artwork for episode 734 you can find all the submissions at noagendaartgenerator.com and this was- I believe Baron Nussbaum gave us the art for the newsletter Yes And it was really nice It was a White House rainbow Rainbow at White House and says with some extra little bits there now it's ready for Hillary

58:46 which is based on John's theory that the Supreme Court decision and the lighting, subsequent lighting of the White House in the gay-colored rainbow flag is just in case Hillary gets outed. I have some interesting Hillary thoughts today. Okay, let's... Which we'll talk about after we thank a few producers. We actually have one two three four executive producers and no associate executive producers whatsoever. Kind of a strange grouping today. A lot of it has to do with the battle, the reenactment that we're doing in a virtual space of The War of 1812 in which apparently the Canadians are winning again

CHAPTER 21 / 54 Discussion

War of 1812 Reenactment, Executive Producer Donations

A virtual reenactment of the War of 1812 is used as a theme for listener donations, with Canadian and American "battalions" competing through financial support. Trevor Baker is knighted as "Sir Scoops" following a $1,000.33 donation, triggering a custom jingle sequence involving Obama and predator drones.

war of 1812· canada· donations· predator drones· sir scoops

59:28 Yeah, and this is also the 50th anniversary of the Candanavian flag I believe. So there's a lot of patriotism going on. A lot of Canadian pride. Pride yeah Canook pride! We'll keep this going until after you're back. Well, it just shows you how sad America is. It shows you how sad the United States is. No one cares... we don't care whatever what the Canadians have. Most people I put this in the newsletter or said before no nobody knows what the war of 1812 there was a war in 1812. What? What's that all about do you think? A lot of Indians Was that an Indian fight? Were we fighting the Indians? Yeah, we talked about it. Is that War of 1812? Yes! When Vanilla Ice came out with that song was that... Ice Baby, yes. Trevor Baker I want to thank him he's at top of list with $1,000 and 33 cents that's nice. Hail Obama greetings defenders of the universe

1:00:27 The reason avoidant restrictive food intake disorder, ARFID or SED entries exist in the DSM. Why? Because there is something obviously wrong with a person who won't eat bugs. Episode 729. Let's crunch down on our revelation with no no yes rescue mission predator drone with optional you'll never see it coming that's how we roll Finding a Dame Karma. Damn, so what is he asking for? Okay ready? So he wants the I love bugs No no yes

1:01:07 Rescue mission. What is that? That's a that's Obama Oh team, Obama Yeah, okay, and Obama rescue mission predator was optional you never see it coming I don't know if you can find that predator go yeah, I got that one And that's how we roll karma okay or five I would finding a day more dead Karma just relationship karma and but with the line We have this Team and then both last one That's how he rolled role Which I think is part of the predator but part of that rescue mission thing. No, no it's not and then I'll add I love bugs And now let's finish the note. I'm asking a lot true yeah You really are yeah you threw in an instant night. I think it's tonight's gonna ask a lot Yeah, I think you got

1:01:52 Well now he's in for two. Challenge coin, challenge coins, a challenge coin! Why'd you give him the extra penny? It was a challenge coin I gave him...I flipped him a challenge coin That sounds like the penny. I am asking a lot but the jingle sequence is worth it T B P I T U You guys really mean a lot to me Please knight me as Sir Scoops Knight of The 33 Nice Alright Here we go Bugs, bugs, bugs. No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no If there is a need for rescue mission when the world is threatened and the world needs help it calls on America And that's the story I have two words for you Predator drones

1:02:57 You will never see it coming. That's how we roll. And that's the story! You've got karma. Hell yeah. On location, I might point out... Best podcast in the universe. Why you don't get nominated for the best producer, or for best produced podcast because of what you do on-the-fly in real time astounds me! Yeah I mean thank you I appreciate it It's possible that nobody has been paying attention to this skill Talent John I like to think of it as talent

CHAPTER 22 / 54 Discussion

Producer Credits, No Agenda Logistics

The hosts acknowledge high-value donations from Sean Kelly, Simon Moon, and Wesley C. Young. They clarify the show's rules for executive producer credits and announce upcoming interview content featuring John Sculley and Bob Hyatt while the live show takes a brief hiatus.

donations· quickbooks· hong kong· executive producers· podcasting

1:03:42 Yes, but I noticed it. Sean Kelly meanwhile has noticed because he sent in $333 and 35 cents from Dallas Texas this is part two of the high donation promise last week but you didn't seem to get it you didn't get any dummies oh she just didn't get it I didn't get a cent or am sending an email rant for you what is the cutoff time for donations and birthday shouts for this show as you missed mine last year Last year with Ingrid's donation, but I got the Ebola show to myself and you missed ingrid's this year Oh what that do what them are you man sort of two-bit operation? Are you guys running there? Yeah. I think you know it's pretty obvious And then he says only kidding only kidding great show awesome analysis we're running it off a QuickBooks. I tell ya

1:04:33 Okay, running it out of a drawer in my kitchen actually. The dining room not asking for anything? Nothing Sean will whatever you just said is as bad anytime we'll yeah You're always welcome to your for your opinions Yes Simon Moon in Hong Kong $333 33 cents the classic It's a birthday donation for Ingrid Jackson from Simon Moon for last Friday Another Ingrid. It's a coincidence, interesting. There you go there is your random number theory at work and this is the same Ingrid Things have been a lot tougher this year with things going astray including deportations

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CHAPTER 23 / 54 Discussion

Obama Heckler, "Not In My House"

President Obama received media praise for telling a heckler "you're in my house" during a White House event. Critics on MSNBC and elsewhere pointed out that the heckler was a transgender undocumented woman of color, leading to a debate about the President's "swagger" versus the marginalization of the protester.

barack obama· heckler· transgender· immigration· msnbc

1:08:35 Shut up, snake! Gotta tell you John that Obama bit. That no-no thing? It's really uncanny how often I hear people do this No No No No No I catch myself doing it now No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Hey! It's uncanny! It's the hey that cracks me up There was an interesting bit Let me find this for ya Where was this... It was on MSNBC, of course. And they were talking about this heckler... Now we just thought it was like an undocumented immigrant who was heckling and wanted something about immigration? That is only really partially true listen to this. Another big moment for him this week when he said not in my house to the heckler. Okay I'd like to play that because i have a very different take on that but let's play the not in my house for a moment

1:09:37 Hey, listen. You're in my house. So you heard the cheers from the crowd there, but I do want to remind folks that the president was calling out a transgender undocumented woman of color. She should have had a wooden leg and a glass eye! Wow! That's great! Undocumented transgender woman of color with a wooden leg, a hump in her back and a glass eye... And thanks Obama! And thanks crazy ass crowd

1:10:14 So you heard the cheers from the crowd there, but I do want to remind folks that the president was calling out a transgender undocumented woman of color and that it actually isn't his house. Like I appreciate people like this is the point about their presidential swagger but its my house! It's our house. Like this is a little bit like the flight, like it's actually the people's house and maniac that's with the braided hair. Oh my God. Black girl NBC is the worst. Yeah. It was fabulous. And I'm down for talking tough tough, but I don't know to the most. Hey, I'm down for talking tough and he wasn't talking tough as we displayed on episode seven three four at all. He got, yeah. It'd be like, I'm not going to talk anymore until somebody removes him. Hey guys, guys realize it's been a long time though house and, and I'm down for talking tough

1:11:06 But I don't know to the most marginalized person in the room how tough that feels to me. But that moment was one, and again less of...I mean some about him but also more about the cheer that goes up from the crowd or enthusiasm about seeing this president who's been so embattled fight back but i'm thinking but THAT'S NOT THE PERSON I WANT YOU FIGHTING BACK AGAIN! That's right So the crowd saw this illegal immigrant transgendered woman of color with a wooden leg glass eye and a hump And they went, boo you! Boo! That's scary. You know what? You can keep it. It can be your house. Keep your friends in there too Obama Dang Wow Yeah Exactly Um... Let's talk about that topic

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LGBTQ+ Acronym Expansion, New Pride Flag

The evolution of the LGBTQ+ acronym is discussed, noting the addition of "Q" for queer or questioning. A new proposed American flag design is mentioned, which replaces the traditional stars and stripes with rainbow colors and 50 stars in a blue inset.

lgbtq· pride flag· amy goodman· acronyms· symbolism

1:11:51 I want to play a clip that is Amy Goodman again. She's talking about the gay pride or the parade, but her usage... This is the clip that is LGBTQ+. I want you to play this, because where did the—who's using this particular—what usage is this? to reject the court's mandate, citing religious freedom. Injunctions have already been filed to force compliance." On Tuesday, the county clerk for Hood County, Texas said she would back down from an initial refusal to offer marriage licenses to LGBTQ couples. Wait a minute—she said LGBTQ at the end there? What's LGBTQ? Are you serious? Yeah! Lesbian? Gay? Yeah. Bisexual? Transgendered and questioning?

1:13:00 Or queer. Questioning? Or queer, that's our... Because the questioning or queer! That's what I'm asking is it's got to be one of those two. Well she's not using the right acronym. Oh I know you're the only one i know that does anything-I don't use because I can remember it. LGBT- You're the only guy I know- Does a LGBTQ- I can't do well to remember such long- You don't have to remember cause I am here with you LGBTQQIAAP. This is the full acronym, lesbian gay bisexual bi-curious transgendered queer questioning intersex asexual allied and pansexual That's the full acronym Yeah Which is pretty much everybody You're the only guy I know that plays the game

1:13:40 But she uses LGBTQ. I brought this up once before with we had a one of our fair one of the guys at mevio is a Notorious gay and i would say notorious because you know who joe no, no brooks oh? Great guy and a good producer. And he... A great gay. I pointed it, I asked him this question then I saw that it was reiterated to me when I was watching one of these presentations and I believe is on Democracy Now! but could have been on any of these stations they showed this new flag they're trying to promote which is the gay colored flag with the stars in stripes Oh! I've not seen this. This is dynamite. It's got that little blue inset with 50 stars Nice

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Gay vs Lesbian Dynamics, Janet Napolitano Lawsuit

A discussion on the internal politics of the LGBT community highlights perceived tensions between gay men and lesbians. Reference is made to past lawsuits involving Janet Napolitano and allegations of a hostile work environment for male employees within the Department of Homeland Security.

janet napolitano· lgbt· workplace harassment· symbolism· gender politics

1:14:28 And so they're trying to promote this as the American flag, which I just think is great. It's so funny! You know Lex right? This will get people unnerved... Hey you know Lex right my first boss, my friend who has all the Warhols, the big Warhol collection and uh so i'm at his house yesterday in his country house and he's like man when I heard that they were banning the confederate flag I bought five of them right away He's collecting it was like and he says i'm looking for an ISIS flag so I can get you that He's a fly. Yeah, an art collector would do that first thing you think of yeah anyway so they so I saw one version the play without the stars they removed the stars and then they had two female symbols you know their circles with this thing it sits going down with a cross on it was like an upside-down cross and they had to two symbols overlapping each other meaning like gay marriage or two women together but there didn't have no team with the two symbols are the two guys

1:15:26 Really? And I thought this was offensive, personally. Even though I'm not gay. Yeah But they found it very offensive that they would just... It's always for the women So I asked Brooks This was a number of years ago Ah! I said when I was a kid I remember We called gays faggots When I was a kid it used to be GL I think GLBT It was Gay Lesbian Bi Transgender It started with a G and you can look this up in old newspaper Oh yeah so the lesbians took over And then I said, when did this switch? I said you're gay. Did you say it like that? You're gay! Like he has herpes? No, I didn't say it like that. You're gay?! When did it switch and he said, I noticed it too and I'm wondering myself. Hey...I'm shocked So what is this all about? When'd it become LG instead of GL

1:16:24 And when did that flag show up with the two women symbols instead of two men? I think that men, that are gay. They should take note of this. I don't know what you can do about it. Maybe too late! What I understand from insider sources-that would be my daughter is there is a very deeply rooted aversion between gay guys and gay women And gay guys can be really mean. Christina worked at OutTV for a while here, she was doing segments and stuff and lot of guys are running the show there and she...and those maybe two other girls, gay girls were there but yeah, Christina doesn't even identify as gay but I'll just...for ease of conversation let me put it that way

1:17:12 And she said...she had to quit. She says, gay guys were so mean to us because when they outnumbered them and I think the opposite is also true that... Richard Penalty Well we know that in Department of Homeland Security. John Maxwell Thank you but yes where there are lawsuits over how these...I just have to say bull dykes because look at Lucy Napolitano formerly known as Janet then her girlfriend or whatever lieutenant or both what's the difference? And they were putting guys' desks and had to sit in the restroom. They were saying, you know, I'm going to do you and all kinds of horrible things. Not that the guys hated it if women say that but have you seen Janet Napolitano? No! You will not be doing me."

1:17:58 There is something's up. It's a rift it isn't it's a tenuous riff. It's a version so maybe we'll have some Maybe or a showdown war It's the gays against the lesbians nice We could make a TV show out of that one. Yeah, we can make a TV show out of almost anything. We're that good. We're that good! So there's a lot more going on about this decision I just picked up a couple things Let me see... This would be... Larry Wilmore? What is the show? I don't know what this is on. It's on late night. Larry Wilmore is the guy who

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Larry Wilmore, Future Gay President

Late-night host Larry Wilmore discusses the possibility of a future gay or transgender U.S. President. Meanwhile, the aging cast of The McLaughlin Group is critiqued for their physical appearance and their discussion on the "legitimation" of polygamy following the same-sex marriage ruling.

larry wilmore· gay president· comedy central· mclaughlin group· ageism

1:18:43 I think he's got his own show now, but yeah, the sidekicks are Jon Stewart. Ah yes that's the guy He has a show But i don't know what it's on it's poorly identified It's gotta be on the comedy network Oh probably Comedy Central Yes oh didn't he take over Colbert's old show Is this is the show he was taking over with? Yeah He took over Colbert and then that African kid The african comic who's hilarious by the way Took over a Stewart Show Okay well this is Larry Wilmore And has the obvious question what goes along with our artwork. Do you think we'll ever see a day when we have a gay president who is married? Like, well gay married is that the right term? Do you think we'll see that in our lifetime? People said I didn't think I'd say black president in my lifetime Right. I travel around talking to college kids all time and there's some of the most impressive liberal progressive young people and things like some of them are

1:19:36 They're studying politics. I do, I do! Do you think that there is a gay or trans kid who will have 20's boring enough to be able to run for president when they are 4? It's a sad state of affairs John. Why are the ones not on Snapchat maybe able too? Exactly! Then we had the geriatric crowd, and boy they are looking pretty old. I don't want to be ageist but the McLaughlin group...they do this top shot... McLaughlin looks like a zombie! I don't like to be ageist either for obvious reasons yeah but McLaughlin he's what is he 90? Well it's not so much McLaughlin

1:20:20 But it's Eleanor. She has a bent over back, you know like a real old lady and she is sitting in the chair and she is all hunched over yeah doesn't look good. Bone medicine? Yeah! She should call the seed guy for boner medicine. No bone... Oh bone medicine I'm sorry And of course they ask the obvious question Do you think polygamy is next-in-line for legitimation I knew you'd love that. How can I legitimize the legitimation my brother? Did McLaughlin take Ebonics all of a sudden? Legitimation

1:20:59 I'm telling you there's some legitimation going on here. You think polygamy is next in line for legitimation? Is that an actual word, is it a okay word to use? I think he used legitimization... Look at that! Legitimization. Right, I think he just said hell with this too- life's too short to pronounce the word Let's end this show already and start concatenating words And his, he currently guess his age? I'm gonna say 82 88. Dang, you're right he's almost 90 well I'm the god bless him yeah a couple more years to be 92 in the show they can't get him off the air now did you look up legitimate? I'm not looking at legitimate i don't care you think what's your name again Eleanor Eleanor Clift Eleanor what?

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Polygamy Legalization, Justice Alito Questioning

Following the Supreme Court's marriage equality ruling, legal analysts discuss whether polygamy is the next logical step for legalization. The conversation touches on Justice Alito's hypothetical questions regarding multi-partner marriages and the complex legal hurdles involving community property and divorce.

polygamy· justice alito· scalia· community property· marriage law

1:21:49 You think polygamy is next in line for legitimation? Or polyandry. On one level I hope so because i would like to live long enough to see that happen. That would add a lot to my life, it's all I can say. Now dude please Mr. Sialis. Eleanor's age. Eleanor has got...I think she's like maybe 72 74 Yeah, she needs boner pills. I mean that's a legitimate argument. Scalia brought that up way back over a dozen years ago with the Texas gay cohabitation case. Judge Alito in his questioning because they've been playing the oral arguments he said what if

1:22:41 two men and two women came. Could they get together? And he also suggested, what if they were all lawyers does that make them a natural grouping? I mean... It's rather bizarre! You know, in the mid to early...early to mid 80s I wrote an op-ed at the San Francisco Examiner when it was a real newspaper promoting the idea of polygamy because there's no real con...there's no real reason not to allow it. It's just... The reason it's illegal, as far as I'm concerned is it's a construct because they become extremely complicated to get divorces. Because you get one gets divorced and they sue the whole group or what community property is impossible? But isn't this exactly why we'd expect the legal system to be very happy to get this going because that could be in business for years! Well there's that element

1:23:39 But I don't see any reason why you can have multiple partners, marry... Yes! Multiple wives. Maybe a combination of two husbands and six women or one woman and five guys? Well John you are just talking crazy You are talking the devil my friend yes you are And there is a man who will tell you that your talking the language of the devil Because this is what the gays want, John. This is what the gays want! There is a television show on a network in the United States of Apple Pie America where we broadcast The 700 Club. The 700 Club is run by that fantastic preacher Pat Robertson Amen. Church can I have an amen?

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Pat Robertson, Gays and Pizza

Televangelist Pat Robertson claims on *The 700 Club* that gay couples do not want pizza at their weddings, they want cake. He further warns that the acceptance of homosexuality will inevitably lead to the legalization of "aberrant" behaviors, including bestiality and polyamory.

pat robertson· 700 club· gay marriage· pizza· bestiality

1:24:33 And Pat speaks the word, the Lord. Pizzas I think you know you might as well keep your mouth shut i'm not sure I would serve pizzas for a gay wedding most gays if they're having a wedding don't want pizzas they want cake that's right gays don't what? Gays like cake! They don't want pizza?! Like...I'm doing a pizza run!! Oh can I just have some cake no pat robertson this is clip of the day gays like cake Before you go on, I want you to keep playing whatever you got there because i know it's always good. Because he is great! Couple questions... Guess his age? Pat Robertson? Yeah 85 Did I nail it?!

1:25:21 Nailed it. Yeah, yeah you know I've gotten really good because you know chicks be hitting on me. I gotta see if they're not too old He's 80 and his real name is Marion Marion Gordon Marion what? His last name is not even Robertson? No, no its Marion Gordon Robertson We'll just call him Marian Marianne, do you want some cake? What an idiot. Gays don't want pizza. They don't want pizza! They want cake because that's the gay way! Pizzas I think...you know.. You might as well keep your mouth shut. I'm not sure i would serve pizzas for a gay wedding

1:25:58 Most gays if they're having a wedding don't want pizzas. They want cake. It's the cake makers that are having the problem That's right, but Let me tell you it doesn't matter what custom you've got it doesn't matter What holy thing that you worship on the door? The gays are gonna get it they're gonna make you conform to them You're going to say you like anal sex okay hold on a second big boy The gays are gonna make me say I like anal sex you like oral sex. I like oral sex You're like bestiality. Oh Yeah, you like anything? You can think of the tool whatever it is and soon as the ality yes Although yeah, you know there's a lot of bestiality going on in the world

1:26:46 Yeah, two words peanut butter. I have to conform your religious beliefs to the group of some aberrant thing It won't stop at homosexuality Oh first of all he says add it I would say abhorrent But he says aberrant no aberrant and abhorren are two different world what does aberrant mean? Aberrant means the deviant oh Of course warrant means all horrible. She should've you get forward that whole abhorn would have been better Abberant okay deviant deviants. We've got what's called polyamory? What about that? What about polygamy where you've got multiple? Me polygamy or polygon you how can we say that one is constitutional the others not and then I say he's agreeing with you But that's the dog of the devil say

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Islamic Marriage Customs, "Triple Talaq" Divorce

A discussion on Islamic marriage practices explores the concept of "quickie" ceremonies and the "triple talaq" divorce, where a man can end a marriage by stating "I divorce you" three times. The hosts contrast these customs with Western legal processes and Christian beliefs.

quran· islam· divorce· triple talaq· saudi arabia

1:27:32 You okay? Do you do they've gotten to you already John what's so terrible about having sex with animals nothing Oh, that's going to come next. You watch it down the road and we'll Christians are gonna be saying well your intolerance your intolerance sure you're trying to mitigate them against these nice people who like dogs What's wrong with you? You like a dog. You're crazy now what's wrong with somebody who wants ten wives five wives? Smart smart man with a big paycheck, what's wrong with you the Muslims have four wives Yeah, and the latest thing of course we've known about it in the Quran They don't like fornication as matter of fact they'll stone people kill them

1:28:18 The Quran says if you fornicate, they'll kill you. Is that true? Out of wedlock is that the deal? Stoned. But at the same time if a guy sees a woman and and he's attracted to her, and he's not married to her. He will say I want to get married to you! And so they perform a quickie ceremony she becomes his wife they perform sexual acts together when it is all finished he says uh... i don't really think that we'll be married anymore and he says I divorce you, I divorce you, I divorce you three times and the marriage is terminated this is fantastic if only I had known this

1:28:59 But I would have married my wives under the nation of Islam. Well, I divorce you, I divorce you, or I divorce you! It's not considered legal process here in the US of A. You'd have to be in Saudi Arabia or someplace to pull that off It would work there, I think. In Pakistan it wouldn't work. Click my heels three times and say there's no place like home! No problem. No offense, no foul. That is in the book. And so they go off scot-free. It is a weird world we are living in and just ladies and gentlemen please know that your deeply held Christian beliefs are going to be under assault at every single phase of your life

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Obama's Evolving Marriage Stance, 2008 vs 2015

Archival clips from 2008 show then-candidate Barack Obama defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman based on his Christian faith. This is contrasted with his 2015 celebration of the Supreme Court ruling, highlighting his shift from supporting only civil unions to full marriage equality.

barack obama· same-sex marriage· civil unions· christianity· states rights

1:29:39 And it's gonna get more intense and it's gonna be more intense than Israel. So just get ready for it now I'm ready for my anal sex Pat when does this start any minute? Do I still got clip of the day you started with thee well, you know You had you kind of had me at the beginning of this is clip of the day and then I kind of petered out as he As he started beating a horse Oh, so just loving it so to speak Yeah, he's beating the horse and so you lost Clippin today. You oversold it! I didn't even sell...I wasn't even expecting it. Anyway there is something very disturbing that's going on along with this messaging actually no first I will go to Joe Scarborough he's the mourning Joseph

1:30:28 along with the Brzezinski New World Order child, Mika. And good analysis I thought very fair from Joe and we probably should listen to the president when he was running the first time for president for a little context. Pizzas! That is not the right clip obviously. Define marriage I believe that marriage is the union between a man and a woman. Now for me as a Christian, it's also a sacred union. God is in the mix. He's DJ on the wheels of steel ladies and gentlemen! I almost wanted to bring god out but we have to remember god is in the mix he can do it in the mix

1:31:30 Would you support a constitutional amendment with that definition? No, I would not. Why not? Because historically we have no defined marriage in our constitution. It's been a matter of state law that has been our tradition. I mean, let's break it down. The reason people think there needs to be a constitutional amendment some people believe is because of the concern about same-sex marriage

1:32:07 I'm not somebody who promotes same-sex marriage, but I do believe in civil unions. I do believe that we should not...that for gay partners to want to visit each other in a hospital for the state to say, you know what? That's all right. I don't think in any way inhibits my core beliefs about what marriage are. Uh...I think my faith is strong enough and my marriage is strong enough that I can afford those civil rights to others even if I have a different perspective or different view. Okay how about this So I chose this clip specifically Yeah so then he lights up the White House Yes

CHAPTER 31 / 54 Discussion

Joe Biden's 2012 Gaffe, States' Rights

The 2012 incident where Joe Biden "embarrassed" President Obama by endorsing same-sex marriage on *Meet the Press* is revisited. This forced the President to accelerate his own public "evolution" on the issue during an interview with ABC's Robin Roberts.

joe biden· barack obama· robin roberts· 2012 election· gay marriage

1:32:49 Then I chose this clip specifically because he mentioned states' rights, which is really what this is about. And there are the clips of him saying, ''I'm against gay marriage.'' But Joe Scarborough did something interesting and he brought this around to a history lesson about where the president stood as recent as 2012 and not January so this isn't even three years ago on gay marriage and the hypocrisy that is surrounding this national conversation. Everybody talks about how fast this goes, and they go back to 2004 and the Republicans just go back to the President of the United States that we saw here celebrating in 2015 scared to death in 2012 to get out front

1:33:34 and say anything other than he opposed same-sex marriage. Let's just please, everybody be clear eyed about this because I saw a lot of people in the White House saying look what we did oh it's amazing over eight years. So the Republicans are now taking... You know that is exactly how they sounded too right? Look what we did! Light it up bitches! Hey, transgender lady of color was a little with a wooden leg. Screw you! To be honest intellectually Barack Obama's position in 2012 in his last presidential campaign until Joe Biden embarrassed him and made him come out. Exactly. Both sides need to show up. Remember that? You remember that?

1:34:19 Where Joe did that interview and he said, oh I'm all for gay same-sex marriage or gay marriage. And then the president had to quickly arrange an interview with Robin from ABC to say, Oh yeah no i'm all in on this is it's good? Don't you remember that? I do remember vaguely. Joe spilled the beans! We must have a clip from it... No. Well, there's a lot of it isn't interesting the situation had to be resolved I think the Supreme Court did the right thing well here's the problem with states rights and when you're not when you're looking at gay marriage is that you're married a game couples married if it's allowed in one state

1:34:55 And then it's allowed in 10 states, and so you're married in North Dakota let's say. And then you go to South Dakota where it's illegal and you don't...it just doesn't make any sense! You can be...you're married or not married? Well let's move to South Dakota we are not married. Go away I mean it just... She has no rights there he has no rights here! John, I'm not arguing against that however There is an agenda whether it was designed previously or whether it was concocted along the way or just cropped up now. There is an agenda which fits in so perfectly with, you know my favorite Republicans hate gays hate black people they just hate the government they love the church their religious nut jobs They're Republicans and like guns... crazy! Just crazy fuckers these Republicans CRAZY!!!

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Jeffrey Toobin, Interracial Marriage Parallel

Legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin draws a parallel between the opposition to same-sex marriage and the historical opposition to interracial marriage. He argues that the legal justifications used in the *Loving v. Virginia* case are precise matches for the current debate over LGBT rights.

jeffrey toobin· loving v. virginia· interracial marriage· ted cruz· religious freedom

1:35:48 So this is how it's now being spun. This is Jeffrey Toobin Well, before you go on with that I we've discussed this before and this is the reason I believe it was passed in the Supreme Court The way it was with the conservatives on the side of legalizing It takes the issue off the table for the 2016 election You can now go on and on like whatever this clip is or these other guys can bitch about the Republicans being a bunch of gay haters But this issue is off the table. And so now nobody can call out their... Probably, you want gay marriage? No I don't think so." Oh ye of little faith John Cena. It's off the table. Oh yea of little faith. You can trust Jeffrey Toobin! What does he do again? Does it work for The Times or something?

1:36:35 he's just another one of them now the loving decision in nineteen six is cited repeatedly injustice kennedy's opinion at that time in last week and a lot of the same justifications were used for banning interracial marriage that god didn't intend for the races to marry and uh... there was a lot of objection in fact public opinion polls more opposed interracial marriage than they are opposed to same-sex marriage today but the court was very clear that this is now the law of the land and people had to comply. Well, I mean using that argument though could then based on what the Texas Attorney General said could if that woman decided she didn't like interracial marriages and there's no obviously she has not taken a position but but if they if a public official says I don't like interracial marriages it goes against my religious beliefs by reading the Bible

1:37:24 Can I ignore the Supreme Court ruling on this? Ted Cruz was asked that exact question today by Samantha Guthrie on The Today Show and he ducked it. Because it's exactly a parallel situation, and they don't want to answer...the opponents of the Supreme Court decision don't want to answer that question because Interracial marriage is now so accepted in our society and so recognized as something that only really bigoted people oppose, they don't want to draw the parallel. But the parallel is precise. The parallel is precise if you hate gays, you hate black people. This is like a stretch. I mean, I know what put it in the book. Dvorak, It's coming. It's not going to work. It could be coming. It's not gonna work

1:38:11 And let me bring up another point that keeps cropping up, which is oh you know we're going to be forced...the Catholic Church is gonna be in let's say anywhere. Louisiana. Is gonna be forced to do gay marriage I don't know how that works because it seems to me that the church can marry whoever they feel like or not marry whoever they feel like and you both have a minister's license to marry people Yes sir From the universal like our men of the cloth, but if so if two gays come walking up the street and they say to me Hey we want to get married you have to marry us to me. I'd say you're right I would say I haven't got time for this no Your reasoning is good what does that judge gonna? Oh you have to marry yes Yes will force you will force you anybody who will be forced oh

1:39:07 We're going to feed you rectally until you do it. So there's a bunch of I think, a bunch of...I think this whole thing is they just blow over by the election date. I hope that was pretty funny piece on what's Chuck Todd? Is Chuck Todd NBC? Chuck Todd is MSNBC, I think. And he's an ex-spokeshole for one of the presidents. Yeah, Chuck Todd everybody, Chuck Todd! And so just to accentuate people who hate gays and people who hate gay marriage and people who want cake instead of pizza...I'm sorry, pizza instead of cake. And the people love guns and oh yeah, the Republicans

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"Rural America" Backlash, Chuck Todd Analysis

NBC's Chuck Todd reports on a "progressive tide" that has left cultural conservatives in rural America feeling marginalized. The analysis suggests that while a majority of Americans support recent Supreme Court rulings, support in rural areas remains below 50%, potentially fueling a political backlash.

chuck todd· rural america· cultural conservatives· progressive tide· trade deals

1:39:46 Where do you think these people live in America? In Mar-ica. They all live in mansions. Somebody likes to feel like they're on the losing side of anything, but cultural conservatives who mostly live in rural America have found themselves on the losing side a lot this week. Oh, Rural America baby! Hey, Rural America...Rural With hit after hit favoring a progressive tide Highlighting the progressive tide. Progressive Tide? The progressive tide baby, well you're gonna hear all about it It's all about last week! The progressive tide was flowing last week.

1:40:37 Hold on. That was voted for 100% by the Republicans, it was... The Republicans were behind that! Yeah but rural America not? Rural America? So this is how you discredit an entire party who by saying oh they're rural America they don't like it. Well the Hicks, the Hick's are rural America. Decided to hand President Obama a big victory. Hey those are all Democrats people when it comes to trade by paving the way for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Deal. About a third of Americans overall in our latest poll said free trade hurts the United States, but in rural America, the view on trade is even more pessimistic

1:41:21 say trade hurts. Crazy! Rural America, rural America Many rural Americans pine for the day when a small factory was the local economic engine Of course those days are long gone What is this tribal beat crap that they have under this report? What is going on with that? He's making a bunch of assertions that are nonsense And he's just smirching an entire population Rule those days are over rule people. It's Tuesday when you had free speech those days are over stupid Thursday in the Supreme Court ruling upholding subsidies is Austin rural America. I'm done room Erica Murkana

1:42:01 I don't know what his definition of rural America is. Rural? Rural! Third, say the law needs to either have major changes or simply be scrapped altogether. Let's kill them all in rural America! Provocating! Bomb rural America And then on Friday the court ruled same-sex marriage legal nationwide Well guess what? A majority of Americans supported the action that the court took except in one area The country... That's right you guessed it Rural America Where support sits just under 50% at 46

1:42:44 Now many in rural America may look at this week and see America changing in ways they aren't ready to embrace. And if history is any guide, there's going to be a backlash to this rapid social change Is it a lasting backlash that powers the conservative political movement? A la the silent majority of the 70s or... Where's the backlash temporary? Yeah, I know. Brut America with AskBrutAmerica So this was code there was a big campaign that came together and it was the best week ever campaign Best week ever last week best week his best week And i didn't catch the campaign It didn't string it all together until i heard the president in terms of my best week now My best week my best my best week

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Obama's "Best Week Ever" Media Narrative

Mainstream media outlets, including CBS and ABC, synchronized on a narrative describing the last week of June 2015 as the "best week" of the Obama presidency. The President himself adopted the phrasing, citing victories on trade, healthcare, and the Supreme Court's marriage ruling.

barack obama· best week ever· affordable care act· tpp· charleston eulogy

1:43:23 My best week. I will tell you... Listen to the media. He, he... Wow Go ahead! I'm stunned that he would make an assertion like that Oh wait until you hear all of it In terms of my best week Now my best week was uh marrying Michelle That was a really good week Lynn and Sasha being born Excellent weeks Always marry up Yeah There was a game where I scored 27 points. That's pretty good week. That was great week! I've had some good weeks in my life, uh...I will tell you and-and I'm blessed to have had those. No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no hey So there he is spiking the football because he knows that the media is all in on his best week ever! Last week Oh wait this is um this is another piece of his best week

1:44:23 I had a chance to do the Rose Garden celebration of the court decision around same-sex marriage. I did not have a chance to comment on how good the White House looked in rainbow colors That made it a really good week. A really good week! Let's go to CBS We turn now to what many consider to be perhaps the best week of President Obama second term. The week began with the victory on Pacific Rim trade, with the Senate giving Obama the green light to move forward in negotiations with 11 other countries. Best Week Ever! Best Week! The Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act for the second time in three years

1:45:03 The next day the court delivered a historic decision for gay rights ruling 5 to 4 that the Constitution requires That same-sex couples be allowed to marry no matter where they live and the week culminated with the president's home in eulogy But the slain pastor and parishioners of the Emanuel African Methodist Great week, dead man! Charleston South Carolina has been an uneven presidency but there did see something special seemed something special about this week. I think going to Edge Point it was a fabulous week just fabulous it was the John how was that week? It's fabulous. I could not believe it and now this week we're talking about last week? In many ways, last week was simply a culmination of a lot of work that We've been doing since i came into office How am I going to spend whatever political capital uh that I built up You know the list is long and my instructions to my team He's nasal today you hear that

1:46:02 Yeah, too much of the uh... Uh-huh. Uh-huh? Yeah too much of you know what. My instructions to myself have always been that we are gonna squeeze their- So much celebrating! I like my instructions to myself Hello self it's Barack Hey wassup Barry Wassup Barry? He is an instruction oh okay let me get a pen You know the list is long and My instructions to my team and my instructions to myself have always been that we are going to squeeze every last ounce of progress that we can make when I have the privilege, as long as I have the privilege of holding this office. There are going to be ups and there are going to be downs but... Oh! As long as my focus and my teams focus is on what is gonna make a difference

1:46:56 in the lives of ordinary Americans. Are we going to give them more opportunity so that if they work hard, they can get ahead? Okay. Are we going to make this a more inclusive economy, a more inclusive society, a more fair just society? If that's our North Star... I have two words for you Predator drones and we keep on tacking in that direction. We're gonna make I feel pretty excited about it so I might I don't see any punchline oh, sorry yeah, I feel I feel pretty excited about it So I'm

1:47:38 See if we can make next week even better. Ah, there you go! Uh... yeah oh yeah I'm sorry to step on that beautiful- Well it would have been better if ya- okay thanks That's okay Play this clip of mine Is it called Clip Of Mine? Obama On Certain Terms Okey dokey Today we can say in no uncertain terms that we've made our union a little more perfect Where'd you get that? That's cool with the music where did you get that from I don't know. It was in the clip file and i couldn't figure out where it came from but like play it again because there's something, I had a reason to want to play this. I think it's the phrase In No Uncertain Terms Today we can say in no uncertain terms that we've made our union a little more perfect A little more okay here's what

1:48:32 With no uncertain terms, is what he says. And then he gives us an uncertain term! Yeah you're right He says no uncertain terms and then follows that with an uncertain term A little more... Let's hear that again Today we can say in no uncertain terms That we've made our union a little more perfect Nice End of show clip, I'll put that in. Nice. Idiot! Good one. Good one. No uncertain terms... I like it. I like it. Alright enough bashing the president we get criticized for bashing the president

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Kirsten Gillibrand, Congressional Empathy

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand appears on *The Daily Show* with Jon Stewart to discuss the lack of empathy in Congress for working families. She argues that many members are out of touch with the realities of living on minimum wage or relying on food stamps.

kirsten gillibrand· jon stewart· congress· food stamps· minimum wage

1:49:16 He's on a tear and by the way. This is the new guy this is Obama here's the other Obama, so When they that's what happened they swapped the guy out real obamas with Michelle she's gallivanting around the world on the big jet yeah You know, wasting taxpayers' money vacationing with her mom. Well she was...that's not true. She was with the Girl Scouts in the garden. But she is also heading here and she is heading there. Yeah. There was a funny little bit on just going one quick clip about how crazy Republicans are. This is Jon Stewart with New York State Senator Kyrsten Gillibrand? Oh, Jillibrand. Jillibrand. She be jillin'. Jillibrand be jillion.

1:50:00 Yeah, this is... I thought it was pretty funny what Stewart did here but it just kind of shows. Is our government just too big to manage now? Is that the problem? Everything just slips under the thing should we just...? I don't understand what- What is the issue? The issue is people in Congress are in a bubble and they don't have a lot of empathy for regular working families But I think people in Congress means Republicans Don't you think that's what she means I think that's what she means. Is it like they run Congress? They're running the show, yeah. There is a certain point you just think are they like rapacious social Darwinian caricatures of villains like I almost think are they like Dickensian Scrooges? Like, I don't mind people being responsible with taxpayer money. That's important to manage efficiencies but this idea of food stamps you know then everybody is just going out and buy shrimp and sit around and drink Mai Tais! Yes it's a lack of empathy and most members of Congress doesn't even realize that if your on the minimum wage your under the poverty line Is it pathological though do you think they have mental problems

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Hillary Clinton Fundraising, "Mimi" Email List

Hillary Clinton's campaign announced a record-breaking $45 million raised in the second quarter. The discussion covers the campaign's aggressive email marketing tactics, which use "grassroots" appeals for small $1 to $3 donations to build a massive "suckers list" for future solicitations.

hillary clinton· fundraising· email marketing· grassroots· campaign finance

1:51:05 I think most members are out of touch mental problems. There you go. It's a good one Everything they can it's all gonna work against them Oh, yeah as my theory continues by the way Hillary just broke her record. I think might muscle play this clip Oh what is she? What did what happened? Well, it should be Hillary Breaks Record. Democrat Hillary Clinton's campaign said today that it took in more than $45 million dollars in the second quarter That eclipses a record set by President Obama in 2011. Clinton formally announced her bid in April It is interesting you have this clip because I got

1:51:44 You know, someone subscribe me to the... you know let's clam bump for Hillary email list whatever it was. Yeah I'm ready for Hillary! Right and subscribe me as Mimi very funny ha ha ha ha I think that was me Really? I got one that was, i'm looking for it now. It was really... Mimi! I was a little nervous when we set a goal of 50 000 grassroots donations by tonight but we only have 2 109 to go We have until midnight to show people what this campaign is made of chip in $1, chip in

1:52:23 Chip in $1 to join the team that's going to get us there. Link? That's a test, by the way And then thanks so much comma Hillary I don't want to be talked about my future president like that chip in Is that gonna be your thing? Hey, everyone's got to chip in now. Chip in. There is a bunch of testing that started... I think it started in 2012 where they're testing these low amounts and they pretty much determined it was $3 so they would send out all these emails asking for three dollars just three dollars anyone can afford three dollars. Of course it was the put you on the suckers list. The one who we email the sucker stuff

1:53:01 Well, then they... the suckers list is the... then you get hounded daily. Oh! Now but I think they keep testing these low numbers and I think you're probably part of a test that I'm sure somebody else got an email asking for $2 and another one for 3. Right? Should I respond? So it's 1 2 & 3 maybe 4. Should I chip in? Well, you should yeah actually if it was only a dollar you should chip in and see what happens Okay Mimi they may be sending a hooker over for all you know I'm in Can't believe you subscribe me to the list as Mimi. What kind of douche? I just changed it to your name

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Hillary's Private Server, Foreign Intelligence Blackmail

Analysts suggest that foreign intelligence agencies in Russia, China, and Iran likely compromised Hillary Clinton's private email server. This raises the possibility of "blackmail" or the strategic release of deleted emails by actors like Vladimir Putin during the 2016 presidential campaign.

hillary clinton· private server· mike morell· blackmail· putin

1:53:41 I mean, they don't pay any attention anyway. Now there's one Hillary clip that I had that brought an interesting point which I don't know why I hadn't thought of this but play this is on Sean Hannity which is hard to listen to the beginning but he had a guy on there just wrote a book called The Queen which was about Hillary. Gotta read it! It's on the list Yeah, the queen. And he makes an observation that I didn't think of you didn't think of or at least I don't know that you have and it was just an eye roller because of course I maintain even though she collected 45 million dollars in the last quarter and she'll probably walk away with a billion dollars i still maintain that Elizabeth Warren will be the next president.

1:54:29 That sounds like a lie to me. I think David Axelrod lied, Rambo Deadfish knew about it, Podesta knew about it, Lanny Davis apparently knew about the account they all know about it right? Well, you know Sean I was the guy who asked Bill Daley on Meet The Press if he knew about this server He said no. I was on the set when David Axelrod was asked by Meek in response to my comments about this server He said now I can believe they didn't know about the server because it's so reckless It endangered the national security But they knew about the email account and denied knowing it But Axelrod was asked specifically about the server that morning. So I don't want to turn away from the fact that Hillary's server is the issue. Mike Morrell told me on my show, I'm sure he told you as well Sean, The Chinese, the Russians, the Iranians they all knew about Hillary's server They all compromised it They have all of the emails we're getting in drips and drabs from the state to Marvin And they even have ones she erased Her Nixon tapes emails I am willing to raise some money

1:55:27 And go to the Chinese and Vladimir Putin, I'd be willing to buy all the emails. I'm willing to raise a significant amount of money." Well that's what Democrats have to worry about! What? Yeah, Democrats have to worry about them being released in the middle of the campaign by Guccifer and other people who had previously given them to Gawker AND by foreign intelligence agency because they're out there. Ahhhh...the old blackmail Yeah. Nice! Exactly, and I don't know why we didn't consider that... And they have the deleted emails. That's cool because we know the Russians have already pulled a stunt by running through WikiLeaks that information about this about the NSA spying on the French. Well, of course, we know that the Russians did it. We don't have any proof It's just so logical and no one has talked about it but we have and The Russians are the ones that are getting you know there

1:56:18 doing their spycraft. They're not slouches. Yeah, they did this... We know that had to be a Russian tap. That wasn't anything from anyone else who would do it and so the Russians are sitting on these Hillary emails they know what happened. That's why he is smirking! And they're just waiting for still you know if Hillary decides to tell them in advance somehow she's gonna play ball but she's not She's got.. You know what she's going to do? She's gonna talk tough Unless one of the emails is a little tata Ted love back and forth between her and Uma Abedin. That would be a nice one Hey, baby been thinking about you tonight emoji heart emoji kiss lips emoji I hearts Emoji emojis skiing emoji surfing emerging emoji zucchini emerging teardrops

1:57:14 I like the emoji zucchini. That fits right in there. No, if you do emoji teardrops and followed by emoji zucchini it's kind of funny. Okay well... You should try it. It says no agenda sexting tip! So this is a twist that we have not considered. We have to put it in our arsenal of considerations for analyzing the new ones. Yes, I like it Yeah, I was very taken back by that. We should have been on that. I agree. Of course we caught the Trump fire as the first backlash against Haredonald

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Donald Trump, NBC Pageant Fallout

NBC has officially cut ties with Donald Trump following his controversial comments about Mexican immigrants, refusing to air his Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants. The Miss USA pageant has since found a new broadcast home on the Reels channel.

donald trump· nbc· miss usa· miss universe· reels channel

1:57:57 My pick, my friend. My guy and then we got to this NBC turned the tables on Trump today announcing it would no longer air his Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants And that it would explore ways to produce Trump's long-running show The Apprentice without him A coalition of Latino groups had petitioned NBC to fire Trump for what they called his disgusting views about immigrants. Democrats are just as determined to keep Hispanics in their camp. Hillary Clinton featured immigrants in her campaign announcement video and mentions them frequently on the campaign trail. The numbers are growing, in 2012 Mitt Romney won among whites but lost three quarters of Hispanic voters and lost the election Be careful Donald

1:58:44 you could lose the election. So I'm pretty sure that the truth is somewhere in the middle, I know that Trump said previously last time he didn't run, he said uh...that he would quit his TV show if he ran for president so he's kind of saying the same thing now and if you look at contracts were already set a long time ago but the Miss Universe and Miss USA pageants They may be just...I'm sure they want to get rid of it, the ratings. I mean this whole backlash, the whole women thing, it's really not fit for the mainstream media anymore with all of the equal opportunity. It's objectifying women and we say this all... I'm always flabbergasted why- You hate to see women in bathing suits! This is not true. This is completely...you lie!

1:59:36 No, I love that. I love the show! I love your analysis of the show. And listen to the dummies! Luckily... We like the political angle of it you know there's nice things in there and you always described the women quite well mm-hmm you get a talent takes time to do that But it's found a new home. I can tell which one should have won, you always like to bitch about that and of course then again i'm only seeing it on television and you don't know what they look like in person some women are very telegenic and then they're in person they're just meh so you have to be there good news John Miss USA pageant has founded a new home

2:00:15 And Reels. Reelzzz. Oh, Reels? Yeah, Reels. Huh... Yep! So that's good news. They probably pay top dollar Sure why not?! For them it would be a good- It's a good get. Yeah, no Reels has to need something to draw on You know it doesn't cost a lot to produce this thing and is all sponsored This is fantastic Right That's a good deal I don't see a problem What about Miss Universe? Yeah, No word yet That'll find a home That'll find a home for sure Ehhh Okay Where were we...? Okay here's a clip Play this clip. I don't know, this is a clip that was in the clip file This is the reason why I try to do my clips in the morning. I have no idea what this clip is about Okay But I think it must be since I put it here and took off of the internets It must be good but its Jalen's hair

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Jalen Broussard, School Haircut Controversy

The parents of six-year-old Jalen Broussard filed a federal civil rights complaint after he was removed from his kindergarten class due to a "faded" haircut. The school claimed the style violated their policy against "extreme" hairstyles, though the family argues the rule is being applied discriminatorily.

jalen broussard· immaculate heart of mary· civil rights· haircut· discrimination

2:01:04 Jaylen's hair. Okay, the parents of an African American kindergarten student kicked out of a Belmont classroom because of his haircut have filed the federal civil rights complaint This is the haircut The Archdiocese responded tonight telling us it has not seen the complaint but that they school hair policy is explicit ABC 7 News reporter Vick Lee with a story you'll see only on ABC 7 news This is six-year old Jalen Broussard. Last December he went to his kindergarten class at the Immaculate Heart of Mary school with a new hairdo It's called a faded cut slightly longer at the top and short on the sides He was excited, you know, he had chosen this haircut.

2:01:46 excited about it because they usually go either bald or short afro so he was excited to have something different. That excitement suddenly turned to tears his mother Mariana Bussard got a call from his teacher saying his haircut violated school policy violations and well Well, in these situations it's much better that the child be removed from the school environment so they're not an undue influence on the rest of the school population. Yeah I agree. Broussard had no choice but to take Jaylen home she got his hair cut but in the meantime Broussard kept asking school officials why? The school policy banned extreme hairstyles faux hawks tails spiking and such but mentioned nothing that looked like this Plus, there were other students who maybe should have been questioned too.

2:02:33 They don't want the six-year old to contribute undue influence on the other kids with his haircut, which is when you look...when I first saw it, this is not an unusual haircut. It's not like it was a big mohawk or anything. It was just a normal very close cut, very close cropped with a little closer on the sides than the top. That's it." This is the kind of nuttiness that's going on. Anyway, I hope they sue him and get all their money. We have a few people to thank for show 735. Yep, yep, yep, yep, yep! On our way towards $736, towards 800, towards 750 that'll be good shit for 750 we should celebrate that I'd like to. Stewart, don't you think? Yeah it would be nice. 750 is good. Stuart Allen in Tromansburg New York came in with 111 dollars and 40 cents Lori Baker 100 dollars R D Swart

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Battle of 1812 Tally, Canadian Donation Lead

The ongoing "Battle of 1812" donation drive shows Canadian listeners leading American donors in total contributions. The hosts read off names of "knights" and "barons" from both sides, noting that the final winner will be determined upon their return to live broadcasting on July 11th.

war of 1812· canada· donations· no agenda· fundraising

2:03:45 I don't know what... It's R. De Zwart. Errrr, errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr I think he was and he's turned back. He said he made a mistake. What was the American celebration day again? Was it first of July or something? It was Nussbaum.

2:04:29 What are you doing? So here and I'm going to list off the Americans that do take this is our 1812 battle royale. $74 at 15. Hold on a second, John that you know but i'm i'm pissed at myself now i'm so sorry. The 1812 Battle Royale! There you go record that. The 1812 Battle Royale between the United States and Canada which was British at the time This and they burnt down Washington DC, which was then called the city of Washington in 1814 is burn it to the ground burned away Is it and laughed all the time? They're laughing and laughing So we're reenacting this in some virtual space. Yes donations that's benefit did no agenda show virtual space countries 1812 space

2:05:23 I'm going to read off the list of people who voted for this 7415 donation. Each one of these 7415s, Sir Thomas Nussbaum, Sir Matt Hatter in Fairfield Connecticut, Sir Festus up here in Vallejo California, Edward Siemens in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Joel Blazek at Parts Unknown. Sir Hank Viscount of Queens in Kew Gardens New York. I guess it's Tice Hamming...Hamming? Hamming Inc.? Almost. Tice Hamming. I would say Hammink. He's in South Dakota. He is in South Dakota. Harvey Lee in Federal Way Washington. Robert Smiley

2:06:16 Wait, you missed Charles. I'm sorry, Charles Brochetti? He also has a call out And he's in South Korea and gets a call out because he says my brother-in-law... Now I cannot live without you guys and i want you to call out Mike and tell him to donate. He's a long time lister but never donated! Oh my goodness. DOOSHBAG! Robert Smiley in Holland, Pennsylvania uh 7415 Raleigh Hawk in Anna Illinois

2:06:57 Uh, wink-wink. Yeah read this note. This is from Vicky she sent a nice note. Vicky Avery she's over here in San Francisco now She came that was the end of it by the way we just met that was the end of the American side of the battle. What's the tally there John and the war? I have to count it yeah, but you kind of why read the note. Oh man give me a total I want to thank my husband Matt for hitting me in the mouth last year by making a birthday donation in his honor as the best podcast in universe. We commute together and our family business, uh, in San Francisco and enjoy listening to the podcast on the drive as, and as selfish as this is let me say that you your two shows are perfect

2:07:36 for us, so don't cut back on the showtime. They say that opposites attract and that is not true about it." Oh, that is so true about us! So true! On political issues we are often miles apart. He likes techno music I prefer jazz he hates listening to his choice of talk show... oh, I hate listening to his choice of talk shows? He tolerates listening my NPR shows but with no agenda we find common ground and so I guess you can say your helping save our marriage of 27 years. So thanks for your enlightening show and for showing me the way. You're my soulmate, my life partner and truly the most patient man in the world." Then she's got a couple of requests and I sent her note back and said that I'll suggest this magical shape-shifting juice at the end of the show. Okay we'll do that for sure. And now ladies and gentlemen let's go to the tally! We have a tally now... For The Battle Of 1812! And number? We have 11 for 7415 United States

2:08:33 In the Battle of 1812! So here's the Canadians coming in. They're not gonna... Starting with Kurt Winklemuller in Townsville, Australia. Come on Commonwealth brothers he says Keep up the outstanding work. So there's Australians have chimed in on the side of Canada dang No surprise I have really chills Eric Hoffman like the Queen told you to do that or something Yeah, somebody passed a word along but he's the only one I see sir Clegg and Thornhill Ontario Eric off I mentioned at Edmonton Alberta Vicki Cus Cos techie and Maple Ontario

2:09:14 Chris Terreheart in Abbotsford, BC. Sir Norman of McDonough-Baronet Woodstock Ontario William Brannick in Calgary Mark Montgomery in Mississauga Ontario, or soy. What is this? Or solaya, a soul cheese. O-R-S-O-L-Y-A sus in Milton, Ontario. Chalk went up for team Canada he says. Brian Edelen in Myrtle Beach South Carolina

2:10:01 Says I chose Canada by mistake, please change my vote. I cannot believe I left my country down and hopefully he'll buy it but He's writing this before he hits the return button so it goes to Canada in Myrtle Beach South Carolina Are you sure? You want to pay? This is a cover your ass memo! Yeah, this is a cover your ass memo Alan Witchen in Prince Rupert, British Columbia 7115 and finally Richard Bonk in Thornhill. I wish you had my bonks. All right let's go to the final score for episode 735 of The Battle of 1812!

2:10:46 They have a total of 12. The Canadians have it! So they are actually up by about, I think they beat by about five last show off to do that final calculation but they're way up and we don't even use the multiplier with them. Yeah, we could probably multiply their votes times three Come on America! Y'all suckin'. It's probably in rural America. Was 1812. Onward. Is that when The Beatles were popular? Onward, Nathaniel Fre- It's just a game we're just having fun. Yeah. Nathaniel Friedman in Draper United USA uh... Draper Utah 69-69 Kevin Scott in... Zertogensbosch Oh what? Zertogensbosch Zertovensbosh Yeah yeah it's easy for John he can say Den Bosh instead of- Den Bosh! Yeah why is it Zertogensbosch? Den Bosh

2:11:46 And it'd be Kevin Scott. No! Samuel Shepard in Sheffield, Essex UK 5510 Funny none of the Brits gave in with the Canadians they said. Matt Seaver Knoxville Tennessee double nickels on the dime Eric Blackwell double nickels on the dime he's in Temecula California also GT Bird just refer to me as at GT underlined bird Long time boner needed de-douching, also job karma. We'll put that at the end for you. 10 years in corporate franchise operations graduated and made it within college PR advertising been turned down for over 100 jobs donation made possible from deposit return from rental property I can no longer afford without a job donate more once employment has been procured wow $51 will he get the job karma? He'll take the job karma at the end

2:12:43 And then these are the following $50 donors, Steven Milliken in Parts Unknown. Joni Perkins in Holland Michigan. Shane Rozdilski I think it's a Sur in Saskatoon my favorite place. Brian Morton Casper Wyoming Dustin Martin in Salem Oregon don't inhale him Eric Miller in Norwalk Connecticut Sir Intella Armour is back from Bend, Oregon for $50. This is his make good for the last show that he needed to put in to make it 355. It's a long story. He has again and finally Sir Alan Bean over here in Oakland Baron of the Diamond and Jay Kumar who I believe was a knight in Beverly Massachusetts Nuts and that concludes our

2:13:35 Our donors over $50 for show 735. Want to remind people we do have a couple of shows coming up and would be nice to continue the battle royale between the USA and Canada, which is producing interesting results since the Canadians are winning. winning handily if you consider the per capita vote. And when do we conclude this battle royale? When do we have the final talent? On the 11th, when you come back on the show on the eleventh and the totals will be tallied and the winner will be determined. I'm sorry it looks like it will be a candidate just as it was in 1812 that's right. We start with two make good Simon Moon said happy birthday to Ingrid Jackson. That was her birthday was last Friday and Sean Kelly also says happy birthday to Ingrid Jackson so we kind of talked about that now it has all been fixed I think now we say

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Dexter Moloch, Vape Liquid Business

Dexter Moloch, a former associate of the hosts, has entered the "vape liquid" business in the European Union. He specializes in importing high-end liquids from the Bordeaux region of France, capitalizing on the growing market for flavored nicotine delivery systems.

dexter moloch· vaping· e-liquid· bordeaux· nicotine

2:14:34 Happy birthday to Michael Andrews from Josie Andrews. He's in Nevada City, California turning 40 today Vicki Avery says happy birthday to her husband Matt Joni Perkins happy birthday to our husband Patrick boy the ladies are out in full force everybody Derek Cherin will be celebrating tomorrow and I say happy birthday to former boyfriend of Christina and former boyfriend of Adam Dexter Moloch turning 26 today. Happy Birthday from all your pals here at the Best Podcast in the Universe! You remember Dexter? Oh yeah, he used to murder people on the Showtime show. Yeah okay well I'll tell you about Dexter in a moment but first we have a knighting now but i don't think i got the full title in here Trevor Baxter is our guy our instant knight he wanted to be

2:15:26 Night I was just sir scoops night of the 33. Yeah, I knew it's mr. Scoops. You have a night of the 33 Okay, it's in there okay good discredit. I brought this one along which is kind of the mini blade so if you can pick my regular you got that Tonight as of today for your contribution to the best podcast in the university amount of $1,000 or more we cannot thank you enough and is therefore that I'm very proud to pronounce the Kate these scoops night of the 33 and for you at the roundtable We've got hookers and blow rent boys and chardonnay cheap wine and chili dogs raspberry pies and breakfast burritos pork ribs and pale ale bad signs of perky breast Johnny Walker green label video games and vaporizers Saki and sushi root beer pepperoni pizza malted barley

2:16:08 and hops, red cord oak, hot pants and booze. And of course the mutton to meet almost through a double rent boys and bar and Chardonnay in there. I go to noagenation.com slash rings and get all your details in and Eric will hook you up ASAP! So I talked with Dexter about his vape business Oh yeah he's gonna be the king of vape so I thought that he was also in the devices but he is in of course where you need to be in the liquid in the vape liquid business. That's interesting, so he is a specialist? He is a specialist but what he does primarily is that he imports across the EU primarily from...you are going to like this..the top brand right now comes from Bordeaux France and it's called Bordeaux 2

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Propylene Glycol, Vaping Health Risks

The science of vaping is explored, identifying propylene glycol as the primary ingredient used to create vapor. While deemed safe by the FDA for certain uses, it is the same chemical used in theatrical smoke machines and de-icing solutions, raising questions about the long-term effects of inhalation.

propylene glycol· fda· nicotine· theatrical fog· health effects

2:17:08 You know, obviously the economics of it are pretty clear. Just making some liquid and selling it for I think these 10 milliliters goes for $10 or something So I've learned a couple things. Because, you know...I want to understand how does this work? What is the actual vaping? What is it that makes this vapor? So you have this liquid, and then you have a battery and then you have an element or coil usually on the vape pens as they call them You have an element that sits in some Indian cotton And then the cotton soaks up the goop and then you're creating short circuit That becomes warm and then it starts to throw off vapor

2:17:47 It not only does it... Okay, why is that not called throwing off? What is a throw-off smoke because it is the exact same ingredient that does this as Is used in so called smoke machines for stage for stage and TV. Oh okay And that ingredients... Like paper machines to create Correct and that ingredient is propylene glycol Propylene glycol is in all these vape things? Yep, that's the main ingredient. So you're inhaling propylene glycol? Yeah, pro...glycol Is it gly-sol or gly-cal? I don't know Let's say..I like gly-sol but it could be gly-cal I mean I don't believe its gly-sol It's gly-cal Gly-cal Propylene gly-cal yeah Which has been deemed safe by the FDA

2:18:38 Well, it doesn't mean anything. I'm just saying that has been deemed safe and the way they purchased this main ingredient is with a percentage of nicotine now you can buy over 90% pure nicotine and what they do is they'll order 3 9 or 18 percent nicotine and the rest of that is going to be your propylene glycol which by itself has no flavor, no taste. It's just bland although in a TV studio there is a very distinct smell I believe that's what i've witnessed a very distinct type of smell to the mist the vapor machines that they use

2:19:17 You can always kind of smell it has a distinct. Yeah, I think yes, I believe this would be true so but they do is now this is the business is creating all these flavors and some are you know so-called organics and throwing stuff in there And of course none of this is regulated The real dangerous ingredient which is mainly used to create a creamy type flavor like a coffee flavor But before you continue I want to read you from the ATSDR, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. This is the toxic substances portal this is propylene glycol

2:20:02 It is affected organ systems, the dermal, renal urinary system of kidneys respiratory from the nose to the lungs. Cancer classification none chemical none propylene glycols a synthetic liquid substance that absorbs water it's also used to make polyester compounds and base for de-icing solutions Well, no. Hold on that's because what it does is it sucks up water and holds onto it so its not de-icing fluid but it is a part of the de-icing fluid mix. Okay That was one of those big scares, like oh it's airplane de-icer liquid. I'm not defending it... Probably glycol is used by the chemical food and pharmaceutical industries as an antifreeze when leakage might lead to contact with food. Same thing because that sucks up water. In other words instead of ethylene or methylene glycol whatever is used in normal anti freeze

2:21:01 which is extremely poisonous. That's not it! You use this instead if it's going to come in contact with food, meaning that they won't kill you if you get into contact? Correct It is used absorb water and maintain moisture and certain medicines cosmetics or food products as a solvent for food colors and flavors And in the paint and plastic industries propylene glycols also used to create artificial smoke or fog used in firefighting training and in theatrical productions. Okay? What could possibly go wrong? There it is! So here's the problem, this is one you want to look up. The stuff that they put into create these flavors is diacetyl

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Diacetyl, "Popcorn Lung" Concerns

A discussion on e-liquid flavorings focuses on diacetyl, a chemical used to create buttery tastes that has been linked to "popcorn lung" in factory workers. Despite its safety for ingestion, the risks of inhaling the chemical in vape form are highlighted as a significant concern for the industry.

diacetyl· popcorn lung· fda· buttery flavor· e-liquid

2:21:48 Diacetone? Till. D-I-A-C-E-T-Y-L, diacetyl… Oh okay that's… Which is commonly known as the stuff that they create the I can't believe it's not butter flavor with and movie popcorn… It's a flavoring ingredient, butter flavoring. This is no good if you inhale it. The organic composition. This is... There have been people who worked in popcorn factories and they have really bad lung cancer, and they attribute it to diacetyl. I don't like artificial butter flavor. You know you can buy butter? It's in everything! This diacetyl which you can ingest, you can... Ingesting is okay but inhaling it is not okay

2:22:41 According to the FDA. Acetal rises naturally as a byproduct of fermentation and some firm...that would probably, as a byproduct of fermentation, probably account for certain buttery characteristic in certain wines, Chardonnay being an example that would be my guess. I haven't read about the buttery thing but that could be it even though I think they attribute that to the wood which has really produced more vanilla taste It's formed via the thiamine pyrophosphate-mediated condensation of pyruvate and acetyl something COA. Chatroom comment, vaping is eugenics. Sour cream it shows up in buttermilk, it shows up in cultured butter... It's dynamite! ...so it shows up anyway in the butter that adds to the butter flavor

2:23:28 Okay, well you're gonna get this stuff somehow in your diet whether you like it or not Yeah But if you look at some of the as I said the popcorn factories where they come in contact with this Through inhaling a lot of people dying from it. Not so good Well, I'd like to see some documentation for this okay? Well that's in the show notes You can find it also This is interesting but I was thinking we should have an a and no agenda vape liquid like the seed guy You know he's gonna do it Oh, yeah. He's definitely going to do it there is no doubt in my mind. We can call it new world order protection vape. Again, in alcoholic beverages...I want to read this part at low levels diacetyl contributes the slipperiness to the feel and the alcoholic beverage of in-the-mouth so you get that smoothness as levels increase it imparts a buttery or butterscotch flavor and some styles of beer

2:24:18 For example, most beers produced in the British Isles such as India Pale Ale. The presence of diacetyl can be acceptable or desirable at low or in some cases moderate levels." Desirable? In some other cases it's considered a flaw. Come on, work on the product will you? This stuff is all over the place. Let's work on this product! Okay, there's no agenda. They got liquid liquid no agenda either Yeah, well Dexter will sell it for us We got to come up with the with the product so no agenda eat liquid And then we have to have some new world order protection everything you know or been like fights off GMOs

2:25:04 fights off GMOs and the common core. I interrupted, continue on this little story. That was it? Well that was just those two chemicals? Those are the main ingredients. What's the flavor of Bordeaux? No it doesn't... It's not a... That is just the brand Bordeaux and it comes from the Bordeaux region but it does not give you a bore... This by the way is fantastic! NOAGENDA e-liquid tastes just like Bordeaux Think about it Johnny. Is these liquids all nicotine or what is it? Yeah, you can get them with zero nicotine What would be the point of that well just a vape

2:25:41 To look cool and not get high. Just to blow vapor out of your lungs? Yeah, yeah that's why we need this Did you ask Dexter about my complaint when I was discussing the mods these guys are making and they'd inhale And then there would be like a room full of smoke coming out of their mouth? a 6500 milliampere battery as his base unit. He has this Aspire tank with the mouthpiece, it was a 50 caliber bullet could have fit through that thing and he's putting his mouth on it I mean he's heating up to 72.1 watts and

2:26:21 And he says watch this which normally if a pilot says that you want to be worried But when Dexter says it and he the whole room in And then he just blew it all out. The whole room was filled He's um brings me back to the question that he needs to be asked, which is What a delivery mechanism that throws out that much from your lungs what has retained? Oh with all kinds of bits stick behind By the way, we have that we have the branding already. I can't believe it's not Bordeaux MTN vortex good one. I can't believe it's not Bordeaux e liquid from Noah agenda It would taste just like Bordeaux I'm telling you someone's gonna do wine flavors That'd be great. I think a wine flare to be fantastic. I think it's a distinct opportunity make it work and I think we can do it

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Japan Bullet Train Suicide, Leap Second

A rare fatality occurred on Japan's high-speed bullet train after an individual committed suicide by self-immolation. Additionally, the world successfully navigated the "leap second" adjustment without the widespread computer failures predicted by some tech analysts.

japan· bullet train· suicide· leap second· bbc news

2:27:24 I needed to do jobs karma for everybody. I'm sorry, I forgot that all together we got Jobs and jobs let's vote for jobs There we go alrighty then what else do we have? I'm still reading this okay? I'm gonna stop Go back my clips here's a good. Here's a good at just an offbeat clip mm-hmm Japan facts Did you know any of this no let's find out oh shock to many people here. Japan's bullet train is famed for its safety, there hasn't been a single fatality in more than 50 years of operation but sadly Japan is no stranger to suicide once again last year it had the highest rate in the world and it is now the leading cause of death for men between the ages of 20 and 45 Rupert Wingfield Hayes BBC News in Tokyo

2:28:21 Look, there's somebody lit themselves on fire in one of the high-speed bullet trains. Yeah and There's some apparently some woman died because she I don't know what happened to her But did they didn't realize it was always accusing the Swedes or the Nordic countries are being the most suicidal right? Hey, dude. I'm sorry this is news to me Are we are we actually alive for what well? I'm surprised that were alive Why? Well, because of the leap second. Oh that's right! The leap second came and went. Yeah didn't the whole world melt I guess it didn't in fact i forgot all about it my computer still work yeah how can that work not that is and I don't think we need to do a whole tech news segment but I did have a little thing this happening in Chicago just oh man well let's do tech news

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SpaceX Falcon 9 Explosion, ISS Supplies

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded minutes after liftoff, destroying two tons of essential supplies destined for the International Space Station. This marks the third failure of an American-connected space mission in a year, following previous disasters by Orbital Sciences and a Russian cargo ship.

spacex· elon musk· falcon 9· nasa· iss

2:29:21 You want to tech news we're kind of running out of time, but let's do it. Okay go along today You just made that you said it's okay? We can go long yeah I went affiliates okay let the affiliates know yeah, we're gonna go long My phone the way I see it the only good phones a landline and the phone should be made out of Bakelite That's right everybody All right, everybody in time for no agenda tech news. The only place where the tech horny are not welcome! We only do real tech news. News you can use for the blues on the cruise. Alright let's start with my one, my clip? Yeah go for it. SpaceX rocket explodes. This is a good- Out of that disastrous explosion of the SpaceX rocket just minutes after liftoff, the unmanned ship was set to deliver from space station so the failure could put the space station's future mission at risk ABC David Curley has the latest from Washington Good morning David

2:30:16 Morning George, not since the 1960s have we seen three missions in a row connected to the American space program fail. And this third failure could mean a delay in sending additional astronauts and even raises the possibility of evacuating the Space Station for the first time ever that's if supplies don't arrive The third attempt to lift two tons of supplies was the job for SpaceX. This vehicle on course, on track... But just a little more than two minutes into the Falcon 9's launch something goes terribly wrong! The entire rocket and its precious cargo explodes. And we appear to have had a

2:30:52 Launch vehicle failure. In that fiery debris that fell into the Atlantic Ocean, a long list of essential supplies most importantly food, a replacement space suit science projects and computers among the three men in the space station waiting American Scott Kelly hoping to spend a year in space he watched the explosion on a TV monitor and tweeted Space is hard hard. SpaceX, the private company owned by Elon Musk has explained little with Musk only tweeting there was over pressure in a liquid oxygen tank. The SpaceX failure follows that Russian cargo ship that got to space but then spun out of control two months ago and their competitor whose rocket barely got off the launch pad before it exploded in October with privatization NASA expected some failures but I did think we'd lose them all and in one year time frame but we have

2:31:42 There's a couple of things that were screwy about this report. Or about the whole thing of these three rockets blowing up, Orbital Sciences was the one they didn't mention. Orbital Scientists is the one that blew up the rocket in in October, and they ended up having to merge with some arms dealer. And there's a new company now. But there is also report don't touch anything if there is debris especially because it might have rocket fuel on it... And don't go near with your cell phone?

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Russian RD-180 Engines, NASA Sanctions

NASA officials are reportedly lobbying Congress to lift sanctions on Russian RD-180 rocket engines, which power the Atlas rockets used in the U.S. space program. The United States currently lacks the infrastructure to replicate the sophisticated tungsten welding and engine technology provided by the Russians.

rd-180· russia· nasa· sanctions· rocket engines

2:32:19 Yeah, I think there's some radioactive thing going on because they don't want you touching anything. Because if they say liquid oxygen that means it is a liquid oxygen kerosene rocket and I don't think there is anything more radical in the mix as possible. Can we put that in our e-liquid? Yes! You went to Bordeaux. The unstory nobody was talking about was the RD180 I did, unbeknownst to me...I only caught this just casually. Unbeknownst to me most of our rockets including the Atlas rocket and many other rockets that we use are Russian. We used the Russian RD-180 rocket motor and now because of the sanctions we've had to stop buying these motors. There was a three hour conversation on The Hill about this very topic where NASA was saying you need to lift the sanction so that we can buy rockets from Russia

2:33:13 Yeah, nobody's talking. No I've never heard this on a mainstream news report. Well because that doesn't fit with the narrative of Putin being... We're beholding to the Russians for these rockets! For our space program yes. Apparently they make the best engine so there you have it now all these new companies are cropping up trying to make a good engine kind of trying to clone the 180 but this is hopeless. Can we just do another Operation Paperclip and go steal their scientists? I don't think it's gonna work anymore. There are some, you know... It's an infrastructure issue Russia apparently has

2:33:50 all the necessary parts to make that. I think a lot of it has to do with their...they have some technologies for, for example welding tungsten that we don't have and they never revealed them there's certain things they can do that we can't do and that's why were buying their engines because our engines are better than our engines but now we cant buy their engines because of the bull crap going on. It's just like we can't buy their nuclear reactors or the fuel that we need for the one fast reactor we have. This is ludicrous! They got these sanctions. It's all because of Snowden." Yeah, there you go! He got it out nice. Unbelievable. I get that one other clip okay well maybe if it's a good clip let me do mine is kind of mediocre when we put my new year's yeah mines middle so-called cloud tax takes effect in Chicago today it's a 9% tax being applied to electronically delivered amusements such as how about Netflix Spotify

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Chicago Cloud Tax, Netflix Streaming

The city of Chicago has implemented a 9% "cloud tax" on electronically delivered amusements and computer leases, affecting services like Netflix, Spotify, and Amazon Web Services. Legal experts suggest the tax may violate the Internet Tax Freedom Act by discriminating against online services.

chicago· cloud tax· netflix· amazon web services· internet tax freedom act

2:34:45 and non-possessory computer leases like Amazon Web Services. Netflix is already making arrangements to add the tax to the price it charges Chicago residents, so if in fact there's a 9% tax, then Netflix plan will cost $96 bucks here in Springfield, $104 dollars a year if you drive three hours away north to Chicago. Now this an old tax in Chicago. In Chicago you've always had to pay for stuff that you lease This is the city has just decided to apply that to a cloud application Some lawyers in here already caught crying foul saying this tax could be a violation of laws including The Internet Tax Freedom Act which prevents discrimination against services delivered over the internet. That's pretty radical That's wild yeah

2:35:27 So, I guess you wanna try and get an account out of state or does it not matter? You still have to pay the tax even if it's an out-of-state account. I have no idea. I don't know how they're even gonna enforce it that's the other thing. I'm reminded of some of the enforcements of the tax laws that make me have to collect taxes out of state here and there for whatever reason and they never collected because there is no mechanism. I thought it was rather interesting. Going into too many details... Alright, let's do your kicker clip. So they're going after Legrasse Tyson, your friend. Degrassse Tyson! Oh, Legrasse de Grasse. So Degrassse Tyson has a... He likes to stretch the truth. Ooohh, ooohhh that hurts yeah?

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Neil deGrasse Tyson, 9/11 Claims

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is criticized for allegedly "stretching the truth" regarding his proximity to Ground Zero on September 11th. Specifically, his claim that the Millennium Hotel would be the tallest building on the Eastern Seaboard outside of Manhattan is debunked by citing taller structures in Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Miami.

neil degrasse tyson· 9/11· millennium hotel· eastern seaboard· skyscrapers

2:36:11 So he says stuff that's bullcrap and they're starting to document it. So there was this one clip, this was about something not... And who is that? Is there an anti-Degrasse Tyson group that I can join? Yes! It's cropped up. Oh nice. They're just tired of this guy. Is it a subreddit? He's annoying I don't know where it comes from. But, I just know it exists and there's a couple of webpages that talk about the lying DeGrasse Tyson, Le Grasse. So he...but in this clip they're trying to lead into one direction. I found a lie in there that they didn't even point out and is just one of these casual things that people that are, I would say pathological with their stretching, they just throw stuff out. Anyone who's raised a kid knows when the kids are about 12 or 13 years old they make stuff up and they just throw it into the conversation and you have to call them on it at an early age where they develop into being bullshit artists

2:37:03 So this is just a little subtlety in this. It's not a big deal, but I didn't notice anybody else picked it up so i decided I'd pick it up Here he is standing in front of an audience walking around like as a stand-up comic Oh! Is this his show? It's his show He does the show Going back and forth...he's talking about 9 11 And he drops a little bomb in here A little bullshit in here that I had to call him out on Let's back up for a moment Uh..I live alone in Manhattan I live closer to ground zero than the height of the towers. And, I was there September 11th and these are frames from my camcorder

2:37:48 outside my window, the North Tower is on fire. If you look very carefully in that picture you might not be able to see in the back row but the South Tower had just been hit and you can see some material punching forward You'll see the flame that's the fuel igniting The fuel doesn't ignite instantly It actually has to spread get atomized and then it ignites And that's what happening in that picture and then the entire building is engulfed To put this in context, you see the black building standing in front? That sleek black building. That building outside of the island of Manhattan would be the tallest building on the eastern seaboard. Okay? It's a very tall hotel called Millennium Hotel and so the tray towers are huge

2:38:37 Okay, the thing I didn't like was him saying that he was in... He was closer than the distance of the building but of course they came down vertically and they didn't topple over. So his whole argument was, I guess you'd say specious but that may not be what you're talking about No, I don't know if anybody would catch it. It's just one of these little bullshit things you throw in when you're talking and sound like you know something. He says that just to put things into context look at this black building and he is talking about the Millenni Hotel which is the tallest building outside Manhattan on the Eastern Seaboard. Now I don't what he means by the Eastern Seaboard because Manhattan isn't really on there but I guess it could be

2:39:15 Philadelphia's got two buildings taller. Oh, okay Atlanta has got two buildings taller maybe three buildings taller and Miami Miami which is definitely on the eastern seaboard has got at least two buildings taller he lies this is just bullshit he lies I tell you he lies WTC 7 won't come away like to hear Degrasse on that And that ladies and gentlemen wraps up our tech news. I phone my phone the way i see it the only good phones a landline and the phone should be made out of bakelite now John, I'm not sure what uh would you if you have anything for the end but I have a two clip um yeah do little well two-and-a-half clip kind of thing which one of our producers put together

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Iran Nuclear Talks, July 9th Deadline

Nuclear negotiations between Iran and world powers have been extended past the midnight deadline. A critical date of July 9th is identified, as missing this window would double the mandatory Congressional review period for any finalized agreement from 30 to 60 days.

iran· nuclear deal· barack obama· sanctions· congress

2:40:11 with the time codes and links. It was so good I made it into a PDF and put it into the show notes, and it is...I did not start at the top today! Yeah, I'm going to do it as the last bit Agenda 21 you know global warming climate change stuff? And I thought maybe he'd like that. I'm glad your movie's just the end I gotta cut here, i'll tell you what the clips are that are loved. They got a little bit on the Indonesian plane crash which is the funniest part of it. Okay we'll use that as the last clip good in case you hate mine yeah You go when you hear you go what okay? That's interesting uh I got an Iranian run down that tells us update We can use that uh man let's do this now lets do the Iranian rundown because I want to know whats happening

2:41:03 OK, this will give you what's going on. Talks on a nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers have been extended after the two sides failed to complete an agreement by a midnight deadline. Some believe the real deadline is July 9th— Ah! —the last day for President Obama to present an agreement to Congress before a mandatory review period of 30 days jumps to 60 days. The outstanding difference is include access to international inspectors and Iranian nuclear activity in the deal's final years. Negotiators are also trying to determine the timing of sanctions relief and the scope of Tehran's nuclear research. Speaking at the White House, President Obama said he is prepared to walk away from the talks if Iran fails to make sufficient concessions. There are still some hard negotiations to take place but ultimately this is going be up to the Iranians to determine whether or not they meet

2:41:54 the requirements that the international community has set forth to be able to fairly and accurately and consistently assess whether or not they have foreclosed the possibility of obtaining a nuclear weapon. I think they should let the Mufant guy do all the speaking about this, but president's boring get the guy with the wacky hair Yeah You know that would be much so much more fun Well, this thing is just a joke. OK. Yes? Go ahead. I was thinking there's also the Yemen to keep—so we said we got two shows away. We should do the Yemen update and this will keep us up on that. The U.N. is expected to add Yemen to the list of the world's worst humanitarian crises— Bassems? —raising pressure on the Saudi government to halt a deadly military campaign and blockade

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Yemen Humanitarian Crisis, Al-Qaeda Prison Break

The United Nations warns that Yemen is on the brink of famine due to a Saudi-led blockade and ongoing internal conflict. Amidst the violence, over 1,000 prisoners, including members of Al-Qaeda, reportedly escaped from a facility in the city of Taiz.

yemen· saudi arabia· ramadan· al-qaeda· aden

2:42:49 The news comes as state officials warn parts of Yemen are on the brink of famine amid internal fighting and a continued Saudi-led air campaign. UNAID chief Stephen O'Brien says 80 percent of Yemen's 25 million people need aid, and the health system faces imminent collapse. The warning comes days after ceasefire talks between Yemen's warring factions broke down in Geneva. At the Security Council, U.N. Special Envoy Ismail Hafmed renewed calls for a humanitarian truce. Both sides showed signs of constructive engagement. There is an emerging common ground upon which we can build to achieve an eventual ceasefire coupled with withdrawal of combatants.

2:43:30 While we pursue a sustainable long-term cessation of violence, I call on all relevant parties to agree without delay to an humanitarian truce especially during the holy month of Ramadan. We should not forget that Yemeni are living under dire conditions and it pains me to witness this ongoing suffering In sum of Yemen's latest violence, 17 civilians were reportedly killed, dozens wounded today when Houthi rebels fired on the southern port city of Aden. More than 1,000 prisoners, including al-Qaeda members also escaped a prison in the city of Taiz amidst clashes between rival forces.

2:44:09 That doesn't sound good. Then a bunch of guys out of jail, and then the Gulf of Aden this is that little part in the bottom of the country that can block the whole... The whole straits? The movement of oil. That's right near the portal! Yeah where the fish are. Stargate yeah. Stargate is under there Okay this is interesting Good let's keep our eye on that Maybe they could just take two shows off as well so we can just like relax That'd be nice. Alright, so two clips this is put together by one of our producers I should tell you who it is He just did a really nice job and I really appreciated it because he did over multiple days while sitting in the car listening to NPR that's Derek Sharon C-H-A Charron maybe C-H-A R-R-O-N So there's a meeting right now The United Nations is meeting in New York

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Paris Climate Summit, $100 Billion Goal

Negotiators in New York are preparing for the December climate summit in Paris, aiming for a global agreement to limit warming to 2 degrees Celsius. A primary point of contention is the pledge of $100 billion annually by 2020 to help developing nations adapt to climate change.

paris climate summit· greenhouse gases· un· global warming· finance

2:45:06 over the big Paris climate change who-how that's going down in December. So, you know now this is where they're trying to figure out what they want to do And I think that's interesting to keep up with that, with kind of a little climate update. Two clips from NPR over separate days but it's a series that they are producing and it gives us a lot of good information about what is not happening. Well the main purpose is to keep attention focused on the effort to get as serious global warming agreement basically in... Interesting she says global warming and not climate change agreement to rein in the emissions of greenhouse gases that are warming the planet. And this is going to be a final agreement negotiated later this year in Paris, and it would be the first time that both developing and developed countries make commitments to try to contain their greenhouse gas emissions. That's supposed to take effect in 2020. What's happening now is not really negotiations but just sort of trying to keep momentum going towards that goal. But there have been negotiating sessions before this

2:46:08 Are the countries anywhere close to a deal? Well, there's a lot of key issues unresolved. The last negotiation session was earlier this month and there is a lot of... Yeah that little laugh of hers is pretty telling like she has a lot of key issue not resolved Made that clear. Key issues that are unresolved at that session, they had this 90 page draft agreement that they were trying to sort of streamline and cut down into something more manageable and at the end of about 11 days, they had cut it down to 85 pages instead of 90 pages. So there's a lot left to do. And um, they've said here today that they hope to have another draft agreement presented to the group at the end of July. So a lot of people are worried that the pace is rather slow

2:46:52 But what are the major issues that the countries disagree on? Well, there's some really big issues like how will countries be held accountable for the promises they make about what they're going to do to try and control climate change? And how will those promises be reviewed and sort of make sure people actually do what they say they're going to. You can already feel where this is going right John? This is gonna be I told you that we are gonna measuring this in actual degrees so it'll be about two degrees which why she said global warming at the beginning of the report if this is really all about just funneling our money to poor countries to have our economic hitmen implement whatever bullcrap we're going to put in there, which will just be more infrastructure for us obviously. Another issue is finance. There have been pledges of a goal of $100 billion dollars a year by 2020 that would help... That's some serious dough!

2:47:44 Yeah, we should get in on that. warming to 2 degrees Celsius, but so far people have been looking at the promises that countries have put forward as part of this negotiation and they've said you know what we see so far is not going to get us to that goal. So what should the long-term goals be? As part of this process countries have to come up with their own plans for what they're willing to do to fight climate change how many countries have actually submitted plans to the UN by now

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Brazil-US Climate Pledge, NSA Spying

President Obama and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff announced joint pledges to triple renewable energy use by 2030. The meeting marks a diplomatic thaw after Rousseff canceled a previous trip following revelations that the NSA had spied on her personal communications and the state oil company, Petrobras.

brazil· dilma rousseff· nsa· petrobras· renewable energy

2:48:25 Well, there's about 11 countries plus the European Union. And so places like the United States, Russia and Canada have submitted their plans. They're still waiting for plans from big players like Brazil and China. Wait a minute! I thought China—we had an agreement with them for 2020. Oh, yeah! It was all that big deal they were having a big fuss about. But they haven't actually— There's something fishy about this Brazilian thing now that you brought that up. I should play the Brazil update but…I'll just say Obama had a meeting with the head of Brazil and she said it is fine. Let's play it. Let's play it. OK. The U.S. and Brazil have announced new joint pledges on the use of renewable energy. President Obama unveiled the goals during White House meeting with Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff

2:49:10 He's got that nose thing again. And there's also that 2030 date. That's right, because that what the world does. These are... Yeah. Yeah. Brazil but go on. Ambitious goals a near tripling for the United States and more than double Brazil's current output President Rousseff's visit to Washington was her first since canceling her trip last year following the disclosure of NSA spying. Leaks from Edward Snowden showed the U.S. spied on her personal communications, as well as on Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras. On Tuesday, Rousseff said she believes President Obama's assurances that the spying has stopped.

2:50:02 The change is particularly due to the fact that President Obama and the U.S. government have stated on several occasions that they would no longer engage in intrusive acts of spying on friendly countries. I believe President Obama, and furthermore he told me that you know if he needed should he ever need non-public information about Brazil he would just pick up the phone and call me. Hey! Hey bitch Very funny now, you know what obviously happened is that they cut her in. You know wouldn't it be fun to know what your opponents are doing? We'll cut you in on the information Oh yeah of course So she's part of the scheme now Gotta love it Brazilians are being taken for a ride by this woman Yeah, you gotta love it though. You got to love it

CHAPTER 53 / 54 Discussion

Ban Ki-moon, Morgan Freeman Climate Film

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged world leaders to accelerate climate negotiations, comparing the current pace to a snail. The session featured a short film narrated by Morgan Freeman titled "What's Possible," which used dramatic imagery to advocate for global environmental action.

ban ki-moon· morgan freeman· un· climate change· paris summit

2:50:54 So here's the, of course now we have these talks. You know they gotta do a lot of PR and promotion you know get it all into the psyche of the people. The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon spoke before a huge meeting hall What he had what do you think? He said...what do you think he said? Uh shut up! Stop laughing! You can never understand the guy Ever, ever. The stars are aligned. Don't drop, as never before." He said major powers like the U.S and China want ambitious action on climate change. The Pope has weighed in with moral arguments — and yet he said the pace of the negotiations is slow. It's like a snail moving its own pace. The key political issues don't drop are still on the table

2:51:57 Why are you laughing? He said there's just 10 more days of official negotiation sessions scheduled between now and the major summit in Paris at the end of the year. That summit is supposed to produce a final deal, one that will get all nations rich and poor to commit to the effort to fight climate change. Now is when true leadership is needed. What from the highest levels after his plea for urgency the delegates heard actor Morgan Freeman? Narrating a short film called what's possible this okay, sir This is a three-minute video which really has to be seen to be believed and

2:52:35 But I do want to play it as the end of show clip because the audio is good enough. Which showed on the hall's big screen, it described a future when quote The sea level will stop rising and species will stop dying. The question is how do we get to that day from where we are? Part of the answer is money. Christiana Figueres is the UN's climate chief. Yeah, of course! And this video John... like the polar bears, the burning buildings, the dripping oil in the water I mean everything is in here and Morgan Freeman All the stereotypic memes It's God it's the voice of god I'm sorry The god guy right? Sorry for you but he is the god There is no doubt that financing Is the most crucial component Give me your money

2:53:23 Give me your money now. Just give me your money! Horrible people yet to be clarified the world's rich nations have said they'll give money to poorer ones a hundred billion dollars a year by 2020 To help them adapt to climate change and to reduce their emissions We just know we've passed I know a lot of people want to send blankets or water Just send your cash. As country after country stood up to give a five-minute speech, I stepped into the hallway to talk with Andrew Steer He's from a nonprofit called The World Resources Institute and he has been watching UN climate negotiations since 1992

2:54:01 I asked him, what's the point of a meeting like this one? Well look it is a marathon not a sprint but we are approaching a very crucial stage. He said this meeting let ministers listen to each other in public... But more important to talk to each other in private to really think through just how ambitious we can be in Paris in December. There you go. Oh yeah, 23 years he's been watching this go on and then says it's a marathon It's not a marathon! Snails pace Yeah That's what Banquet Moon say I think we gotta wrap So I'll play that as an end of show clip? You okay with that? Yeah sure The Morgan Freeman bit? Yeah It's just kooky

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Show Outro, "What's Possible" Deconstruction

The hosts sign off from Rotterdam and Silicon Valley, previewing a special "200.7" episode. The show concludes with a deconstruction of the UN's "What's Possible" film, mocking the dramatic narration and utopian promises regarding rising sea levels and species extinction.

no agenda· morgan freeman· climate change· rotterdam· podcasting

2:54:47 Cookies? Make sure to put douchebag at the end of it. Okay, no problem. We'll work on that. Alrighty! Johnny thank you very much for your courage. Thank you for your courage Adam and I understand now you're gonna spend the next seven days on a drunken stupor That is the idea yes And uh wish you well, I wish you well Thank you and check in on me from time-to-time make sure i'm still alive I will do that. So we have our special 200 point seven episode coming up on Sunday with new wraparounds, new discussion, new deconstruction of the NOAA Gender Show where we talk to our former selves and welcome ourselves from the future or something like that? We have like three versions of ourselves on that show as it now stands and we're not going to do it anymore

2:55:38 Coming to you from the storage center of all Russian gas and oil, Rotterdam in the Netherlands. In the morning everybody I'm Adam Curry And from Northern Silicon Valley where it's hardly as exciting as that...I am John C. Dvorak We'll be back on Sunday with our special 200.7 episode right here on NO AGENDA Okay, you know what? No no no no no no no no no no no no no no

2:56:20 Jed Johnson. Today we can say, in no uncertain terms that we've made our union a little more perfect There's a need for rescue mission when the world is threatened and the world needs help it calls on America And that's the story One day We will wake up to find That the energy that powers the alarm clock came from the breeze through the trees

2:56:59 the night before. And we will go to work that morning riding the rays of the sun, it will light our cities and power our businesses. It will warm our homes and cool on workplaces it will reduce sources of conflict and fuel our economies. It will connect us all. It won't scour the land or poison the seas The food we eat will be good for our bodies and good for the planet. And the weather that day won't make us worry for tomorrow, there will be more jobs and less disease. The sea level will stop rising and species will stop dying. The question is how do we get to that day from where we are today? All 7.3 billion of us

2:58:30 We start by deciding that beyond our doubts and differences, such a day truly exists. And that is something each of us can do today. We can make today the day we stop thinking that the changes required to get there are impossible and beyond us... ...and start realizing they are not only possible but what the future requires of us We must stop turning from the warnings of science and fear and denial, and instead turn toward the solutions and partnerships we need. We can make today that day we stopped pointing at each other in blame, and instead chart a new course together. We have never faced a crisis this big but we have never had a better opportunity to solve it. We have everything we need to wake up to a different kind of world.

2:59:32 and their choices to be bold. They will either remember us as the generation that destroyed its home or the one that finally came to respect it We have every reason in the world to act we can't wait until tomorrow This is our only home you can choose today to make a world of difference And her head is gone adios mofo

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