Episode 766 · Sunday, 18 October 2015

Cyber Soldiers

Global regulators raid Volkswagen and Lamborghini as the White House extends the war in Afghanistan and a Kosovo hacker is linked to ISIS data breaches.

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The German automotive watchdog KBA ordered Volkswagen to recall 2.4 million vehicles as the diesel emissions scandal intensifies. Italian police conducted simultaneous raids on the Verona headquarters of Volkswagen and the offices of Lamborghini, while Winfried Vahland resigned from his post leading North American operations. These enforcement actions signal a massive escalation in the global regulatory response to deceptive automotive software.

President Barack Obama announced a significant delay in the Afghanistan troop drawdown, committing 9,800 soldiers through 2016 at bases in Kabul, Bagram, Jalalabad, and Kandahar. In the Golan Heights, Genie Energy reported a major oil discovery, drawing attention to a board of directors that includes Dick Cheney, Rupert Murdoch, and Larry Summers. Meanwhile, a suspected hacker from Kosovo was arrested in Malaysia for allegedly providing U.S. federal employee data to ISIS, potentially linking the suspect to the massive OPM data breach. In Europe, Hungary closed its southern border with Croatia, forcing thousands of migrants toward Slovenia as winter approaches the Calais Jungle camp.

Secretary of State John Kerry attempted to bridge diplomatic gaps in Italy by critiquing American pizza, while Hillary Clinton faced questions about her health after a series of uncontrollable laughing fits during an interview with Jake Tapper. The show concludes with a rain stick ritual to combat the severe Alternaria mold season in Austin and a satirical audio remix featuring David Cameron.


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CHAPTER 20 / 41 Discussion

Rand Paul Burn Rate, Biden Air Force Two Costs

Senator Rand Paul is reported to have a high "burn rate," spending more than he is raising for his presidential campaign. Additionally, the high cost of operating Air Force Two—approximately $43,000 per hour—is cited as a deterrent for Vice President Joe Biden entering the race.

rand paul· joe biden· burn rate· air force two· campaign finance

1:21:36 Well, you know I say that because I keep getting calls from the Rand Paul campaign personal calls Really? Yeah because Ron Paul's You know either sold or gave my name in the database to ran Paul Oh it makes sense and then and now I'm getting emails from Ted Cruz From who else am I getting emails from well you get their emails for Hillary of course. Of course well I'm going to her birthday party I will get invited to the birthday party. I sent my $1 so i can go to the birthday party. I did the just register. So Rand Paul, last time we checked in with Rand Paul he was doing the quote stupid ass live stream

1:22:16 which showed us that he's pretty much on the ropes. But now we bring in a fine Silicon Valley term known as the burn rate, burn rate as if... Republican Kentucky Senator Rand Paul facing serious questions about his 2016 campaign after raising only 2.5 million dollars last quarter and it's not just the lack of money coming in and it's also how quickly Paul is spending his money the so-called burn rate. Alana Wise is following the story. Rand Paul is actually burning through his money at a pretty significant rate he had one of the highest burn rates of anyone in the field and about 181 percent and Paul is not the only one former Republican New York Governor George Pataki and former Rhode Island Senator Lincoln Chafee running as a Democrat also showing very high burn rates with lots going out and little coming in you are screwed

1:23:11 That's pretty big. Was his burn rate, what did she say? 180 a month? It was too much. Damn that's crazy! Well here is an interesting little clip on that regard. This makes a little sense when you hear it why Biden is not jumping in play Biden and Air Force Two. Some supporters argue that Biden is better off waiting since once he declares for president, he has to pay for Air Force Two. And with the crew a whopping $43000 an hour on political trips, a huge burden for a fledgling campaign. No? Okay well... We have the number! Yeah 43 thousand per hour sounds about right It does sound about right for a big plane like that So Jeb Bush is an idiot