Episode 796 · Friday, 5 February 2016

Bomb Denmark

Political tensions boil over as Clinton faces scrutiny over Wall Street ties and Trump alleges caucus fraud while global health officials walk back Zika claims.

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The No Agenda Show · No. 796

About this episode

Hillary Clinton defended her $675,000 speaking fees from Goldman Sachs during a CNN Town Hall in Iowa, while Donald Trump accused Ted Cruz of using dirty tricks to manipulate caucus results. The political landscape shifts as Secretary of State John Kerry clarifies that Iran will receive $55 billion in released assets, far less than the $150 billion previously reported by the New York Times. These developments coincide with a rare meeting between Apple podcast executives and independent media creators in Austin to discuss the future of the iTunes ecosystem.

Secondary stories include the suspension of UN-led Syria peace talks in Geneva and the World Health Organization's admission that the link between Zika virus and microcephaly remains unproven. In the tech sector, Microsoft is testing underwater data centers to solve cooling challenges while the cybersecurity firm Norse Corp reportedly collapsed despite its live attack map remaining online. Domestic issues surfaced as military leaders testified to the Senate Armed Services Committee that women should register for the Selective Service draft. Meanwhile, the FBI investigation into Clinton's private email server faces new claims from author Dan Bongino regarding foreign intelligence compromises.

Jeb Bush provided a moment of campaign levity by asking a quiet audience to please clap after a rhetorical flourish. Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak deconstruct the week's media narratives, including a linguistic analysis of Clinton's word salad and the strange case of a passenger sucked out of a Daallo Airlines flight. The show concludes with a formal knighting ceremony for the value-for-value producers who keep the program independent.


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CHAPTER 01 / 48 Discussion

Apple Podcast Executives Visit Austin for Dinner

Adam Curry recounts a dinner meeting in Austin with James Boggs and the Apple global podcast division team. The meeting took place at Geraldines in the Hotel Van Zandt. Apple executives committed to featuring the No Agenda show on the iTunes homepage for its upcoming 800th episode.

apple· james boggs· austin· itunes· geraldines· hotel van zandt

00:00 What the hell is a Cylinder of Excellence? Guarding reality for citizens of Gitmo Nation and broadcasting live from the capital of the drone star state, Austin Tejas, FEMA Region 6. In the morning everybody! I'm Adam Curry And from Northern Silicon Valley where there's also Super Bowl City, I am John C. DeVore It's Crackpot & Buzzkill! Give me a little level John you were low there... I shouldn't have been otherwise i was depressed

00:38 It's you know, you wear your heart on your sleeve my friend that is for sure. You wear your heart on your sleeve Hey good news Okay last night Last evening I was invited to dinner with James Boggs and his team from the Apple podcast Division the global divisions right? You had a apple apple. I did it was nice They were in town we have a pretty big campus here in In Austin I didn't know how big it was University of Austin no for the Apple campus. Oh, they can with a apple camp Apple campus Yeah, there's no University of Austin. I don't think No Texas that was thinking exactly oh I didn't know that so here a lot of things just you go to their lunch their cafeteria No went to dinner and they took me to Gerald Dean's in

01:32 which is a new restaurant here in Austin. It's nice! It's on the campus? No, no it's the Hotel Van Zandt that's near Rainey Street Steve Van Zandt owns a hotel?! Yeah exactly The only reason I bring it up John... The only reason I bring it up Is we got a commitment We talked about a lot of stuff was really nice catching up You know, nice they came to Austin They know they have to kiss the ring with the podfather Appreciate that So for episode 800, they're very proud to present us on the homepage of iTunes. And so I think we should right now tell everybody that you only have four episodes to get your artwork ready. Oh cool! Yeah and there's some specifications that i have to...that they're going to send me it's changed a little. It has to be big and whatever

CHAPTER 02 / 48 Discussion

CNN Democratic Town Hall, Hillary Clinton Goldman Sachs Speeches

Hillary Clinton addressed questions regarding her $675,000 speaking fees from Goldman Sachs during a CNN Town Hall in Iowa. Clinton defended the payments by stating she was not committed to running for president at the time and challenged critics to name a specific instance of influence. The hosts critique her performance, fashion choices, and the sincerity of her responses compared to Bernie Sanders.

hillary clinton· cnn· goldman sachs· anderson cooper· bernie sanders· iowa

02:22 Okay, I'm sure the artists will love that how cool is that yeah? Yeah, we'll be on the home page for our four eight hundred episode. That's very cool Yeah, they don't pick up some new people. I hope so We're getting more hate mail Man and we're doing well on that front aren't we you see that Dutch guy that Dutch guys nuts maybe we'll bring it out later Anyway, so because of this I didn't get home until the quarter to ten you know then. I was like rushing to Hadn't started even start on my clips yet So the one thing I didn't do is I did not watch the CNN town hall in Iowa good Did you yeah perfect? I knew it I knew I could count on ya does effort just went by lovely I'm writing The Times down now cuz it never goes by at this angle no night usually 916 is 914 and I got

03:15 Alright, you want to start with town hall. I might as well. I mean I did not see any Was it any fun was it any good was there anything of any any note no? Bernie came off better than Hillary she seemed very stiff and cold And matter-of-fact and kind of she was a snot What was the format because I haven't even seen that was the far is have the same one that you saw the other day where they bring They each out individually, and then they chat so do they have lower thirds ready for everybody oh Yeah, the questions were in the lower third. But how about the people's names? Were they in the lower third who stood up?

03:54 Oh, that's a good... I can't remember. I think they did. They had something. Okay. Yeah! I believe so. I think they had their title or something like that. So it was nice and spontaneous? Yeah, totally spontaneous. Gotcha. But the only real good one was... And it was Anderson Pooper who will not be on Hillary's best... She is going to go after him. Stop! I take it back. I saw one shot of Pooper and Hillary and then I need to make two comments One Hillary's pants were too short because she was kind of wearing boots. I think little booties She is looking like a doofus yeah, her pants were too short and poopers pants were too long well there you have it They've gotten the wrong clothes This is your fashion portion of the no agenda show so here's the one this is

04:45 This one says, I think it says Doldamon on this clip. But this is her very insincerely trying to get out of the why were you paid so much money for those Goldman Sachs speech? And this was the what was it? What did she get paid $250,000 or something? Six hundred and fifty thousand dollars. I'm sorry. A couple speeches. Anymore set up good to go now go and soon a lot of your critics point to is you made three speeches for Goldman Sachs who were paid six hundred seventy five thousand dollars For three speeches was that a mistake? I mean, was that a bad error in judgment Look I made speeches to lots of groups. I told them what i thought, I answered questions But did you have to be paid $675,000? Well I don't know that's what they offered so... You know every Secretary of State that I know has done that

05:37 But that's usually once they're in office and not running for an office. Well, I didn't know to be honest. I wasn't committed to running. I didn't know whether or not you were going to run for president again? I didn't! You know when I was Secretary of State several times... Sorry? Queue up the bull crap. I got it. ...times right there. You know what I think i'm done. Well if you want we can just twist it back a little bit let me get this here There you go. Come on, Hillary. I didn't! You know when i was Secretary of State several times... Bullshit! There? Kind of? Yeah. Actually with this particular spiel anywhere. Anywhere well let's just start it up here we go one two bullshit do you think you were gonna run for president again? I didn't uh you know when i was secretary state several times i said you know i think i'm done and you know so many people came to me started talking to me

06:30 the circumstances, the concerns I had about the Republicans taking back the White House because i think they wrecked what we achieved in the 90s with 23 million new jobs and incomes going up for everybody. I did not want to see that happen again. I want to defend President Obama's accomplishments and the progress we've made. I want to go further so yeah I was convinced but you know anybody who knows me who thinks that they can influence me name anything they've influenced me on just name one thing How much time do we have on the show to be able to do it because we need hours I'm out here every day saying, I'm gonna shut him down. I'm going after them. I'm going to jail them if they should break them up. I mean break them up They're not giving me very much money now. I can tell you that much cheap bastards five

07:18 with me I'm proud to have 90% of my donations from small donors and 60%, the highest ever, from women which i'm really really proud. I'd love to see those numbers laid out for you. So just be clear that's not something you regret? Those three speeches? No, no! You know I don't feel that I pay any price for it and I am very clear about what I will do and they're on notice They're on notice. So all this tells us, after being overpaid for three speeches so she can answer questions and mingle they're on notice so she's a douchebag! Well let me... Let me officiate that yes?

08:05 That was the main, at least to me that was the most interesting thing. The rest of it was pretty lame. It's lightweight stuff. It was Bernie doing his thing and Hillary is doing her thing and wasn't that good? I didn't miss anything. I picked up a couple things in around it let me see what did I have Let me see, I just got a few things early on. This was uh... MSNBC was funny as usual Some of the things i saw in the pre-show and this is Mattow with Brian Williams

CHAPTER 03 / 48 Discussion

MSNBC Coverage of Iowa Caucus Procedures and Brian Williams

Rachel Maddow and Brian Williams explain the differences between Republican and Democratic caucus counting methods in Des Moines. Maddow describes the Democratic process as "state delegate equivalents," while Williams warns viewers about the unreliability of early entry poll data. The hosts mock Williams' return to broadcasting following his prior suspension for embellishing news stories.

msnbc· brian williams· rachel maddow· iowa caucus· des moines

08:43 and kind of describing how Democratic caucuses work. Those are not vote equivalents? Of course not! They're not votes in the same way that they do actually represent votes on the Republican side, Democrats count differently what we're watching here is a Republican caucus and they're tallying up these paper ballots that were cast by every participant at this particular Republican caucus site in Des Moines on the Democratic side you don't count Like sheep In herds, yes. Like sheep is how you do it. Good note for somebody explaining how they round up and round down and the whole thing is so convoluted Well she actually says that at the end of this clip here To indicate who they supported And then what gets reported out of that caucus Is state delegate equivalence Which is something too boring to understand At this point in the race We won't need to understand unless we get really really arcane In the closeness of this race

09:47 No, Brian Williams didn't explain anything. Of course not uh Brian Williams was back of course he's after all is lying and all of his mistakes about the truth yeah what do you want to call it exaggerated so he's a pathological liar yes he was demoted Hillary he was demoted to MSNBC to do the breaking news stuff and he said something just fabulous also there's going to be some data floating around especially the internet tonight because there are entry polls getting taken of people going into their caucuses. Entry poster, hand you a form... You kind of choose to self-define yourself The first wave of that data is notoriously suspect so don't believe everything you see in here tonight We hopefully will be the purveyors of truth and justice here as well That's a borderline tip for the day I'll take border line

10:43 I got two other ones here from the debate. Let's get them out of the way. This is Hillary, I got an ISO for you this is a gift to you A gift? A freebie for me let me try it out We need to have a conversation in our country Thank you. That goes, thank you that's beautiful but she didn't really pronounce it right? Well I'd prefer to fiddle with it and make it sound better. And then I got this wild sentence that she produced obviously she's trying to piece some idea together and since yeah

CHAPTER 04 / 48 Discussion

Hillary Clinton Linguistic Analysis and Word Salad

The hosts isolate specific audio clips of Hillary Clinton to highlight awkward phrasing and repetitive political tropes. One clip features Clinton struggling to articulate a sentence regarding the "balance of power in our society." They compare her speech patterns to a poorly constructed "word salad" and plan to use the clips as recurring show elements.

hillary clinton· linguistics· speechwriting· balance of power· soundbites

09:47 No, Brian Williams didn't explain anything. Of course not uh Brian Williams was back of course he's after all is lying and all of his mistakes about the truth yeah what do you want to call it exaggerated so he's a pathological liar yes he was demoted Hillary he was demoted to MSNBC to do the breaking news stuff and he said something just fabulous also there's going to be some data floating around especially the internet tonight because there are entry polls getting taken of people going into their caucuses. Entry poster, hand you a form... You kind of choose to self-define yourself The first wave of that data is notoriously suspect so don't believe everything you see in here tonight We hopefully will be the purveyors of truth and justice here as well That's a borderline tip for the day I'll take border line

10:43 I got two other ones here from the debate. Let's get them out of the way. This is Hillary, I got an ISO for you this is a gift to you A gift? A freebie for me let me try it out We need to have a conversation in our country Thank you. That goes, thank you that's beautiful but she didn't really pronounce it right? Well I'd prefer to fiddle with it and make it sound better. And then I got this wild sentence that she produced obviously she's trying to piece some idea together and since yeah

11:21 You have to listen to this, you know it's just like she drops a... They have a view that I just fundamentally disagree with about what the way we have to keep the balance of power in our society is. That should've been an ISO really! It is! It's a little long Play it again, because it's just so funny. Yeah I do have to play that again hold on let me rewind that back here we go They have a view that I just fundamentally disagree with about what the way We have to keep the balance of power in our society is. But resist? We much! Yes It's the same speechwriter thing. I think I need to put that at the end of show as well John holy moly

CHAPTER 05 / 48 Discussion

MSNBC Profanity Incident and Cable Television Regulations

A young veteran used profanity during a live MSNBC broadcast while expressing frustration over delayed Veterans Administration benefits. Brian Williams apologized for the "French" that entered the broadcast. The hosts discuss why cable networks self-censor despite not being strictly bound by the same FCC indecency rules as broadcast television, attributing it to pressure from cable operators and "basic cable" packaging.

msnbc· brian williams· veterans administration· fcc· cable regulation

12:10 That's a good one. Thank you. Oh man, we're rocking it. She just piecing words together and trying to glue it together MSNBC earlier went live to what looked like a group of millennials but they were um one girl was very angry she was a woman young woman having problems with the Veterans Administration. So this is live on MSNBC and of course, you know we're going to bring you all the truth and everything that... This shows just how pathetic mainstream media is compared to I don't know your the best podcast in the universe. What I want to know is how, because I get VA? I am VA! I AM a vet! My mom's a vet! How is he going to fix it because I can tell you right now that the VA is more screwed up than it has been in a while. The fact that I haven't gotten benefits in three months because the VA is so fucked up... Really?! So okay, she says on live on TV she said oh it's so fucked up and everybody their faces like

13:12 In three months because the VA is so- It's on MSNBC though, right? Yeah it's MSNBC but then they have to- So it's cable. Who cares? They have to fix it! No just listen! Feds in 3 months because the VA is so fucked up really makes me concerned. Everyone's freaking out now. If you can- Shoot Brian! You know when you're listening to caucuses you take the good with the bad Sorry about that. People often speak the way they do out on the street and we apologize I know Jacob apologizes, we all join him in apologizing for a bit of French that snuck into our English language translation Wow! Hands across America We're so sorry for that French that snuck into our English- Fuck you Brian Williams! Jeez! You know what? I think the bigger point is being missed This is cable

14:10 Why do why are they suddenly feel that they're bound by the FCC? Isn't there watershed rule I think is a watershed rule. I think I don't think so, I think if you're on cable your own cable Why do you, why are they feel? Why do they get so upset with themselves. Well because the people who watch MSN... This would be finable if this was broadcast television it would be fine-able because of argument is well you could have a delay mechanism on there and you don't have to let this stuff slip through but this is not broadcast television does not going over the airways. Why are they upset

14:49 Because they are worried. This is stupid, guys. They did not have a trigger warning and people are in their safe space at home and then they hear this... Actually, I think that's probably the excuse they'd have in a meeting. But and I think you're probably right about that's the way they think but this is a horrible situation to witness. I believe there is a difference...I'm just thinking back to my MTV days because man when we hit basic cable which was right around the time I arrived We could not bake any funny jokes nothing. Oh no! Why? Because the basic cable package when you're included in that

15:28 It's very important. So it's not so much about rules and regulations... Who is making these rules? Let me give you the... I'm trying to explain to you. Okay, I'm listening. Basic cable is a package that has the lowest possible package given out by the cable operators if the cable operator don't like you they can take you out of their basic cable package let's be honest MSNBC ratings wise doesn't really deserve to be in the basic cable package That's the only reason that they made technical reasons. So their cow... I'm summarizing, they're kowtowing to the operators who are packaging... Hell yes! Hell yes of course! The packagers, the basic cable guys have decided to make these sorts of rules No no no no so if you cuss You're missing the point. I don't think so

16:28 It is...there is no written rule. There's no rule from the cable operators, but the cable operators historically who all have always thought they were...I grew up in when the beginning of cable really when it was popping open. Yeah I understand that So its' the cable operators they have to be worried about because they'll say hey we've had bad words you're off That's what I said But yeah but it's not a rule, there's no written rule Except for the fact that it's an unwritten rule It's lame. This is 2016! I'm with you, of course. And to be all freaky about it especially on a network nobody listens to and i'm sure the basic cable guys aren't clued in unless somebody... Of course then you have the old lady, did you hear what they said on there? Because the public has led to believe that you can't cuss. They're led to believe so they would complain

CHAPTER 06 / 48 Discussion

Iowa Republican Caucus Delegate Math and Rounding Rules

An analysis of the Iowa Republican Party bylaws suggests that the delegate allocation between Ted Cruz and Donald Trump might technically be a tie. Due to proportional rounding rules, Cruz's 28% and Trump's 24% could both result in seven delegates each. The segment also touches on the statistical anomaly of Hillary Clinton winning six consecutive coin flips in the Democratic caucus.

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17:25 And then the cable goes, well you know you guys are walking on it. Do you have anything else about the... I think that's all I got. I don't do...I didn't clip Bernie that I can recall. I don't think there is any clips in here. I don't have a... No there is nothing. Anything? What I do have this was sent to me this morning by one of our producers he believes that Donald Trump technically tied for first place with Ted Cruz And this is because of the bylaws of the Iowa delegation of the Republican National Convention. He sent me everything in show notes and I didn't have a lot of time to really go back and fact check everything

18:11 However... Howard Baetjer However, read it anyway. Mike Lugin Here we go. The Iowa delegation to the Republic National Convention and I did check this is in their bylaws shall be bound on the first ballot to vote proportionally in accordance with the outcome of the Iowa caucuses. The proportional delegate allocation shall be rounded to the nearest whole delegate." So if you look at Cruz who had 51,666. Coincidence? I think not. Votes Trump had 45,427 now the difference between those two is 28% and 24%. However according to the bylaws you would then have to... The way you do it is you take the amount of crews and you divide that by the total amount which was 186,874 You come up with 7.46

19:04 Trump at 45,427. Actually you first have to multiply it by 27 then you divide it and you come up with 6.56 so Trump would be rounded up to seven and Cruz would be rounded down to seven which would make it a tie yeah we have another note from one of our producers that discusses the within each little group of caucus, caucusers. Which also produces these screwball numbers that's why Bernie and Hillary tied which is really pretty close to impossible tied in six instances

CHAPTER 07 / 48 Discussion

Donald Trump Campaign Spending Efficiency on Morning Joe

Donald Trump appeared on Morning Joe to discuss his campaign's spending efficiency, noting he spent approximately $300 per vote in Iowa compared to Jeb Bush's $2,500. Trump claimed he "went through the motions" in Iowa because he was told he couldn't win, but expressed surprise at his strong second-place finish.

donald trump· jeb bush· morning joe· campaign finance· iowa

19:42 Right because Bernie had the most votes, but he had to round down and she'd around up after some calculation which he Described was just very convoluted And so they all there were tied in most of these groups and then they flipped a coin and Hillary won all six coin flips for some reason But you know There's such a thing called a double-headed coin. You ever heard those things? Yeah Keep one of these quarters in your pocket that you can pull it out always handy to have nobody ever Stops to look and check it right Are you saying I'm cheating? So Trump came on the Morning Joe's program and, you know we're always looking at money being spent. And when we talk about money being spent of course advertising money. The thing is Morning Joe has always been pushing for Trump to spend more money they had this chart up on the screen that showed that Donald Trump paid approximately $300 per vote versus Jeb Bush

20:35 who spent $2,500 per vote. I'm not quite sure how they...I guess they take the amount spent and then divide it by votes they got. Here was Trump talking about his defeat. Now this is not even super PAC money if this were super PAC money The numbers would be a lot higher And now if I am investing in Donald Trump's operation I would invest with a guy that gets the most bang for its buck That is you at 300, but... Then there's a question should you have spent more money in Iowa? You were the most efficient spender there, but going to New Hampshire going to South Carolina Will you spend more money to make sure you finish the deal in future states I mean why doesn't he just hold up the rate card when he does that hey look here's what you can get for a spot on our channel Joe There is no limit of this spending. The reason I didn't spend that much and I always everyone told me I couldn't win so I sort of just

CHAPTER 08 / 48 Discussion

Ted Cruz Dirty Tricks Allegations and Ben Carson

Donald Trump accused Ted Cruz of using "dirty tricks" by spreading rumors on caucus day that Ben Carson was dropping out of the race. The Cruz campaign sent emails urging Carson supporters to switch their votes based on a CNN report about Carson returning to Florida. Cruz apologized to Carson but defended the accuracy of the report, while CNN claimed Cruz was misrepresenting their coverage.

ted cruz· ben carson· donald trump· cnn· dirty tricks

21:34 Went through the motions a little bit and then I came in second place. I was surprised because it only came out at the very last couple of days Right where it looked like I could win Iowa with this Paul Well, it's a nice way of putting he changed his tune when he figured when you found what trumpet or what Cruz? The dirty trick Cruz pulled and I have the couple clips to that which I think we should play Yes, yes. Let's do this is the cruise douchebag one All righty then. Tonight, Donald Trump accusing Senator Ted Cruz of using dirty tricks to win the Iowa caucuses The accusation coming after team Cruz spread word on Caucus Day that Dr Ben Carson might be dropping out

22:17 He insulted Ben Carson by doing what he did to Ben Carson. That was a disgrace On the day of the caucuses, The Cruz campaign sending supporters this email stating that the press is reporting that Carson is taking time off after Iowa and making a big announcement next week It goes on to say please inform any Carson caucus goers of this news and urge them to caucus for Ted Cruz What he did is unthinkable He said the man has just left the race And he said it during the caucus Carson today saying the Cruz move cost him votes, describing what happened when his wife Candy showed up at a caucus location. My wife went to a caucus and so the Cruz representative had spoken and told people that I was in fact not going to be continuing

23:06 And she obviously disabused them of that notion. Cruz has now apologized to Carson, but stands by his campaign's actions. Will you fire or suspend anyone in your campaign for putting out misinformation? No we're not going to scapegoat anybody and I would note that the news story that our team passed on was true and accurate CNN reported it and in fact Ben did go to Florida instead of New Hampshire or South Carolina You gotta understand dirty trick to confuse voters. Is it a dirty trick to pass on your news stories? you're in the business would would you think it was a dirty trick if I was forwarding an ABC story that, you know this is really his voice right here at this inflection point Really as a turnoff. I mean, I don't like Cruz and generally he's creepy but wow Can you imagine if the if he's president? Would you think it was a dirty trick if I was forwarding an ABC story

24:03 Or is it just a dirty trick to pass on CNN stories? Then, just moments after Cruz said that. CNN live on the air saying Cruz was trying to quote throw them under the bus here are the facts Dr. Carson's staff told us that he would return home to Florida to quote-unquote take a breath from the campaign before resuming his activities on the campaign trail. CNN saying they never reported anything about a special announcement Trump now calling for an investigation All right hopefully you've investigated this and can be deconstructed for us because it seems very confusing. It's not a deconstruction, just a sleazeball move Just explain it to me please Explain what? What did he do exactly was the sleazeball move? Oh, it comes out and at the last minute during the caucuses He has all his people that go into the caucuses and gives them orders

24:53 say, and they give him obviously a sheet to read from that Ben Carson is going to go to... he's stopping his campaigning. Stopping! And going to Florida to rethink everything and then there's gonna be a big announcement next week so whatever you do vote for Cruz because did voting for it. In other words, voting for Carson's a waste of your vote using that old trick and... Yeah, it's a goodie though. Oldy but a goodie. It's a beauty! And then of course Cruz, note that voice thing that you've noticed this is the type of um... You gotta remember that Cruz is a master debater he is considered by everybody to be

25:39 You ever seen competitive debating? Yes, of course. Yeah well that's his competitive debating voice and he... which is annoying because to be a good debater you have to be annoying and you gotta catch people off guard and you gotta just go after them and you gotta screech at them and you've gotta rattle off as much stuff as you can to confuse him. I mean in competitive debating we're not talking about two people just arguing about something, we're talking about competitive debating You don't see it that much on American television, but they do show it in England quite a bit. Yeah I think we have it here right after cheerleading competition on ESPN I think. And so Cruz is really apparently one of the best in the world

CHAPTER 09 / 48 Discussion

Ted Cruz Trumper Tantrum and Religious Rhetoric

Ted Cruz dismissed Donald Trump's complaints as a "Trumper tantrum" and joked that Trump might nuke Denmark if provoked. Following his Iowa victory, Cruz quoted 2 Chronicles 7:14, emphasizing his appeal to evangelical voters. The hosts criticize Cruz's "phony preacher" persona and his use of competitive debating techniques in political discourse.

ted cruz· donald trump· denmark· 2 chronicles· religious rhetoric

26:21 And that's what he went into at that moment, and that's what you found offensive. Well now let's... Yeah? Which is the way it works So anyway so the whole thing was a scam just to sneak off a few extra votes yeah and Part two just kind of wraps it up. Well listen It is no surprise That Donald is throwing yet another temper tantrum or if you like yet another Trumper tantrum Oh, well-written Trumper tantrum. He thought that... Wait stop! The Trumper Tantrum thing I thought was maybe picked up by the Daily News in New York who hates Trump but that is the stupidest thing to think that you're coining a phrase with something that's that lame It is pretty much as childish as a temper tantrum would be to call it Trump or tantrum

27:09 But the Daily News, did they put it on the front page? Cruz tries to divert everything from him to Trump. Right of course Well done. Donald is throwing yet another temper tantrum or if you like, yet another Trump-er tantrum. Cruz then taking it further! I don't know anyone who would be comfortable with someone who behaves this way having his finger on the button. We're liable to wake up one... Wow we're still doing the finger on the button joke huh? ...morning and Donald if he were president would have nuked Denmark Yes, I'm sure that would have happened and Tom got it. That was to me a funny line new Denmark If you were president would have nuked Denmark And Tommy Thomas with us tonight live in New Hampshire and Tommy Oh Do any the rest of that are we okay on that? No, we're good. I got a piece of crew another part of his annoying persona After he claimed victory We're here today

28:07 standing on the promises of 2 Chronicles 7 14. Oh man, really? If my people which are called by my name shall humble themselves and pray and seek my face in turn from their wicked ways then I will hear their prayer from heaven and forgive their sins and i will heal their land. And put your hands on podcast device I think that was a mistake. He's made so many mistakes, he is a douchebag for doing that trick and this religious thing he is promoting to an extreme.

CHAPTER 10 / 48 Discussion

Jeb Bush Please Clap Moment and Staged Audiences

Jeb Bush experienced an awkward moment during a campaign speech where he had to ask the audience to "please clap" after a rhetorical flourish. The hosts speculate that the audience was filled with paid shills who lacked proper instructions on when to applaud. They characterize the event as a sign of extreme campaign incompetence.

jeb bush· please clap· campaign events· shills· new hampshire

28:52 Conservative meetings and he held a prayer fest at the end, and we had that clip. Yeah, yeah, we had that clip. He's standing there, okay We all have to hold hands then led into prayer, and it was all prayer about him mostly but This is not gonna fly. No, it's not working though because he said he's insincere. He looks like a douchebag Phony preacher doesn't seem like a yes normal sincere person seems like he's almost doing an imitation It was like a Saturday night live parody. It's like a parody of a Texas preacher Meanwhile, CNN again. I didn't see the town hall but i saw a lot of the run-up and so Brian Todd is on the floor and they've you know this is where they got the papers and pouring it into little coffee cups and tins and bits and pieces And this ladies and gentlemen is television This is live television The first moment of truth Is at hand right now This is the balloting They just did last call for the ballots Look

29:49 into these popcorn baskets and people are still putting them into these baskets over here. They're going to be counting the manual This is so exciting. There's literally a table and people say this is why it's so excited It's so exciting. Not exciting? I'm just over the moon with excitement about looking pieces of paper going to popcorn baskets This wolf is what it's all about My dick Meanwhile, over at the Jeb Bush camp So here's my pledge to you...I will be a commander-in-chief that will have the back of the military I won't trash talk! I won't be a divider in chief or an agitator in chief I won't be out there blowhard

30:44 talking a big game without backing it up. I think the next president needs to be a lot quieter, but send a signal that we're prepared to act in the national security interests of this country and get back in the business of creating a more peaceful world." Please clap. So he's sitting there or standing there these people...I think I saw note that he was paying people $25 just come and fill the seats And then is complete silence thing goes please clap And then, oh yeah. We'll clap. Please clap. Who said please clap? I thought that was you! No that was Bush?! What!? Yes! Oh, play it again. Play that part for me again. To get back in the business of creating a more peaceful world...please clap. Wait, wait, you gotta hear this little bit before because he's ramping up right? He's doing one these ramp ups and then no it just like a pin drop. ...of this country to get back into business of creating a more peaceful world please clap

31:49 Yeah, well he's an idiot for not having a clap guy out there. Or you know what? This guy is... whoever is giving to his campaign stop! You're wasting your money. In a situation like that you fill the audience with about 20 people- He should pay like $100 bucks to about 25 people scatter them around and they're shills and they start clapping. No, you misunderstand they were all shill but had no instruction There was no, you're right. No clapping guys so they were just sitting there making their 25 bucks and he's looking around like hold on a second I just said yeah we're gonna America America America please clap oh okay it's sad Wow that is so incompetent do you think? Yeah actually probably they were all shills and none of them knew to clap No one told him well they're here go we got people Jeb Jeb We've got people Jeb

CHAPTER 11 / 48 Discussion

Joe Biden DNC Rules and HSBC Money Laundering

Bill O'Reilly and Charles Krauthammer discuss the possibility of the DNC changing rules to allow Joe Biden into the race if Hillary Clinton is forced out. The hosts link this to FBI Director James Comey and a recent ruling by Judge John Gleason to unseal HSBC money laundering reports. They suggest a "quid pro quo" involving Clinton-appointed judges and Comey's former role on the HSBC board.

joe biden· dnc· james comey· hsbc· john gleason· bill clinton

32:43 Quick let's go. Okay, then we have little things couple of things that were happening in and around That's borderline clip of the day by the way again I mean I've two borderlines doesn't How about ISO of the day can they get an iso of the day maybe No what for it was an iso? No no all right Let me see I had a few things Yes, let's see so while all this is taking place We have... Let me go down here. You seem like you're on a roll, so I'm expecting a clip of the day shortly. Okay let's try this one. This is really only for you because this is something that I've been on the lookout because I trust your judgment theory and your version of the future. It says O'Reilly with Krauthammer from Krauthammer

33:37 I'm talking about what possibly could be happening next, and you like it. How late can Biden get in and get on all the ballots, you know? It's sort of like 19... Well I don't know the rules on this but i'm sure the DNC will change the rules. If they get- if Hillary is literally knocked out that look the Democrats can change any rule anytime that they want it's not gonna look good it's going to anger the Sanders people but it can be done and they will do it

34:31 So there you go. This is interesting. And as somebody mentioned, one of our producers mentioned Warren's already signed up for the whole country Oh yeah, oh yeah. Now what he said there I thought was right on the money because we've been talking about James Comey director of the FBI being the guy who holds this purse strings right now He's the guy that can totally screw Hillary Clinton. He is a long time Republican There is an FBI investigation going which have couple clips for if you're interested But what happened just a couple days ago is a judge, let me see what is this judges name? John Gleason the Brooklyn federal judge ruled that the public has the right to see a sealed report that HSBC fought tooth and nail to keep private details of the bank's failure to catch and prevent money laundering among other violations which to my knowledge Jim Comey was on the board directors at HSBC when this was taking place

35:34 So, I'm thinking hold on a second. We've got Comey threatening... you know he's holding something over Clinton- I already know what you're going to say and I'm in total agreement. But check this out who appointed this Brooklyn federal judge? You don't have to guess Bill Clinton and the guys retiring right after this Yeah, this is a quid pro quo. This is like okay Comey's threatening, he's saber rattling against Hillary We're gonna send the other guy over there and have him take care of this problem Fabulous One of the Clinton stooges This is such a corrupt group of people that we should not even be thinking about. Why do people want to even vote for Hillary? She's... Well, people don't John. They really don't. They don't. They don't want to vote for her. Everyone who is a bot, they're like oh yeah I don't really want to vote for her. Then we have this guy how does this guy his name he wrote a book about Dan Bongino? Bongino think his name

CHAPTER 12 / 48 Discussion

Dan Bongino Claims and Hillary Clinton Email Security

Author Dan Bongino claims in his new book that the Clintons knew Hillary's private email server was compromised by foreign entities while it was in use. The hosts discuss the likelihood of Russian and Chinese intelligence accessing the server. They speculate that the lack of security may have been intentional to facilitate "donations" or back-channel communications.

dan bongino· hillary clinton· email server· nsa· russia· china

36:38 He wrote a book and in this book he apparently had some information about the email server. I don't...I have to look up which book this is. Yeah, I discussed this in the book in one of the final chapters. I think it's the penultimate chapter there and I wanted to leave the reader with an idea just how damaging this is Frank We're talking about a woman here named Hillary Clinton who, a source said this to me and I stood on this for a long time before i decided to write about it. I was very careful and very deliberate in the words that I used because again hyperbole does us no favors here but unimpeachable source, a first hand source who told me that the Clintons knew this server was compromised. Compromised by some very dangerous people who were reading the emails as they were being sourced through that server, she knew it and she continued to do it

37:27 Now that doesn't sound realistic to me, but it's out there and it's in the book. So I did want to bring that to the table and here is of course CNN finally on the emails. I think this may be both... Before you go on, I was thinking about that as that played. We, there was a lot of assertions and it makes nothing but sense to me that the Russians and the Chinese and anybody in between and God knows who else feels like you know they've been NSA. It was all over it. Yeah we're tapped into that thing because why wouldn't you be? I mean if you're doing your job, if the Russians are paying attention they are

38:07 Getting all these emails. There's no question about it right right, right? I said right right right right Maybe we should have asked our friend now assuming assuming that Hillary had some reasonable people in new kind of what they were doing and they probably would have warned her or said we could maybe beef it up or do something mm-hmm And she didn't want to or maybe she made the decision, we don't know. But wouldn't it be if she was in cahoots? Because there's a lot of assertions that Bill Clinton and the Chinese were always kind of in bed together. Got all our nuclear secrets and a bunch of stuff from us. Missile information... We bailed out, you kinda set off let's outsource everything to China during his

38:49 his era, that she would just say no. Maybe she wanted... How about this? How about this for a compromise? She wanted to spy on us. How about this? How about make your donation and well you know there might be something in my email that's up to you guys I might have put something in the draft folder that you might want to read. That's the way i see it. Folders you might be interested in? Yeah, yeah! Oh that would not surprise me at all. I think this is Hillary with Brolf. Secretary let's talk about... Not Brolf obviously. It's not Brolf here we go

CHAPTER 13 / 48 Discussion

Hillary Clinton Benghazi Comparison and Selective Leaks

Hillary Clinton dismissed the ongoing FBI investigation into her emails as "innuendo" similar to the Benghazi hearings. She claimed the facts are "helpful" but failed to provide specific details, instead blaming "selective leaks" for the negative press. The hosts analyze her rhetorical strategy of appearing transparent while avoiding substantive answers.

hillary clinton· fbi· benghazi· joe scarborough· state department

39:28 Secretary, let's talk about the issue that has bedeviled your campaign and that of course is the- Bedeviled! Ongoing investigation into your emails. On Friday the State Department withheld 22 emails they didn't release them because of material deemed top secret I know you've been asked this six ways to Sunday along the campaign trail Isn't it six ways from Sunday? Just out of curiosity. I've heard this six ways from this and that so much recently, yeah That i've lost track of the original well The idea is the lord created earth on you know no sunday Is the lord's day and then you have you worked all six days? After that but think it's Six ways from sunday. I don't know. I don't think that doesn't sound right uh I looked It up You did in six ways from sunday yes But you can say it also

40:22 in there is nothing new and I think the facts are quite helpful here. It's a little bit like what the Republicans and others have tried to do with respect to Benghazi, just a lot of innuendo, a lot of attacks I just know that after I testified for 11 hours, answered every question. Nothing new came up and most voters have made up their minds and i'm grateful for that. But Secretary Clinton something does seem... Stop stop stop! The beginning of that whole spiel of hers she says the facts are quite useful And then she never says a fact

41:19 She says, and you know I listen to me now the facts are quite useful. Let me listen again hold on. A lot of attacks... let's go back a little. It was right at the beginning yeah. Back to Ben Goss... are quite helpful here. Helpful she says. That was it but you missed it. Yeah got it Facts are quite helpful here. It's a little bit like what the Republicans and delivers effect Well, let's say she has another 30 seconds says maybe she'll get it at the end I don't know others have tried to do with respect to Benghazi just a lot of innuendo a lot of attacks and

41:56 I just know that after I testified for 11 hours, answered every question. Nothing new came up and most voters have made up their minds and I'm grateful for that. But Secretary Clinton something does seem to be happening with this investigation or at least the FBI seems to be talking about it more Because in the past week several media outlets have said that their sources in the FBI say quote Something's going to happen. What does that mean to you? It means it and that's what we had on the last of last show We had Chuck Scarborough Chuck Charbo yeah, Chuck Scarborough saying that everybody knows everyone's talking about her When are you guys gonna start when are you gonna start talking about it this is what she's talking about going to happen I

42:42 What does that mean to you? It means that people are selectively leaking and making comments that have no basis in anything I am aware of. And, you know, I regret that seems to be part of the atmosphere because we need to let this inquiry run its course get it resolved It was Joe Scarborough, of course. Where's her fact that she has no fact? No, of course not. There is no fact the way she starts it off though. You know the facts will I'll tell you that I can't even get a play to just the beginning again because that's a very nicely structured kind of bullshit thing to say OK let me go to where I think approximately that was my new board enables me to do all this with such ease at totally love it here we go back nothing new and

43:34 trail and I know that you've always so much for the new system but your opponents have said that this is big it's a big deal how do you convince voters today not to be concerned about this well Allison there is nothing new and I think the facts are quite helpful here. The facts are quite helpful here yeah, that's what it is The facts. There is nothing, Adam there's nothing new and the facts are quite helpful Do you know something? That is the first time in years you've actually just said my name in a sentence I always find it annoying when people say each other names on a show and you know who they are Really?! Yeah I do Oh! I like it very much You touched my heart for a moment The facts are quite helpful here I touched your heart My heart is filled with love and light Love & Light

CHAPTER 14 / 48 Discussion

Hillary Clinton Verbal Slip and Campaign Intensity

The hosts play a clip of Hillary Clinton appearing to make a vulgar verbal slip during a high-energy campaign speech. They joke about her intense demeanor, suggesting she may be using stimulants like Vyvanse or Adderall to maintain her schedule.

hillary clinton· verbal slip· campaign trail· adderall· vyvanse

44:25 Then we have this nice little bit one of our producers sent in to me. Hillary just before she's getting ready for the caucus, man this woman is out of control I guess they threw in five Vyvanses a couple of Adderalls. I am a better candidate and thanks to you I will be a better president! I hope you will go...I hope you will stand up for me! And I promise you this- I will stand up and f**k for you every single day of this campaign That's okay you got it that's a clip of the day you get all thank you finally I got What do I have to follow it up Howard Howard Dean go, oh

45:17 The Dean's would be perfect at the end. Hold on Dean scream Let's try this again that is so beautiful what she's doing there That was a better candidate and thanks to you I will be a better president, I hope you will go I hope you will stand up for me Oh fight for me And I promise you this Stand up it for you every single day of this campaign and then when we win for you in the White House. Thank you and God bless you. Perfect. She better calm down, man. You're going to bust a gut over that. Yeah, take it easy girl. Take it on. You got to take it easy as crazy.

CHAPTER 15 / 48 Discussion

Marcosoft and Corporate Influence in Elections

Critics have dubbed Marco Rubio's campaign "Marcosoft" due to significant donations from Bill Gates and the use of a Microsoft-built app for Iowa caucus reporting. The hosts express concern over the increasing role of tech giants like Facebook and Microsoft in the electoral process, arguing it creates the appearance of "funny business."

marco rubio· bill gates· microsoft· facebook· election apps

46:06 Yeah, I think that's pretty much all I have on that. I did want to say we really need to stop bringing commercial companies into our elections if only for the fact that Microsoft had some app and they were doing...and of course not the app but the website didn't load and they couldn't display the results And of course with Marco Rubio's surge everyone is now saying welcome to Marcosoft in a way claiming, oh maybe... because you know Bill Gates is a huge donor to his campaign. The number two I think

46:43 Bill Gates to Marco Rubio. Yes, yes I didn't know that either. Good catch! So you can do this even just for the possibility that there may be some funny business going on get it out get Facebook out. The possibility? Yeah well get Facebook out give micro...just no don't do that this is i don't like that at all it's a real turn off Now, we have enough commercialism in this whole process. Yeah but you know like the Facebook debates? Oh man it's just... With a big F next to all their republicans. Yeah! It's just annoying very very annoying. Okay let's see what else did we have oh yes now this was interesting uh Kerry this is from I guess a week and a half ago John Kerry was in Davos talking about the money that will be released that will go to Iran

CHAPTER 16 / 48 Discussion

John Kerry Iran Sanctions and Frozen Assets Discrepancy

Secretary of State John Kerry clarified on Morning Joe that Iran will receive approximately $55 billion in released assets, contradicting media reports of $150 billion. Kerry explained that much of the money is already committed to debts in China and infrastructure needs. The hosts question the source of the $150 billion figure cited by the New York Times and discuss a lawsuit involving victims of terrorism claiming a portion of the funds.

john kerry· iran· china· treasury department· frozen assets· morning joe

47:35 that everyone's all in a huff about. And first of all, Iranian money going back to Iran... Right now because you are very annoyed by Kerry speaking on this program and he is even when I cut out the pauses and everything we have a little Vida Gutmacher for you to feel good about the John Kerry clip I'm about to play. Well John Leiden for ya there! I like the buzzsaw. Yeah, that's it's a public appeal at Public Image Limited you know Johnny Rotten yeah

48:18 Okay, I'm glad you liked it. It's a long road. And we'll get approximately according to the Treasury Department and all of the analysis of our intelligence community about 55 billion dollars Why won't they get 100 that some people refer to? Because a large chunk of it is already committed to China To other countries through loans and long-term commitments that have been made Now hold on a second What?! I know! But I know! Whoa! Hold on a minute...I gotta figure out what's going on with this China gets a chunk and it's now 55. He doesn't know where the 150 billion come from, he showed up on The Morning Joe Show? I want to take advantage of this just in your question that make something crystal clear. Crystal clear! Joe, I've heard you, I hear the Wall Street Journal, I hear people saying oh they're going to get $100 billion dollars they're gonna get 150 billion dollars no they are not that is a fictional number i don't know where it comes from

49:16 They will get about $55 billion over a period of time, and Iran has well over 500 to 700-800 million dollars of requirements just to build build its oil drilling capacity back, just to begin to build its infrastructure back. They have massive needs within their country and we will be able to track where this money is going and what's happening with it. If indeed the IRGC continues activities which have been sanctionable in the past they will be inviting further sanctions

49:52 So this is a moment of test for everybody. But they are not... So Mr Secretary, so I just want to clarify we've heard originally we're at 150 billion and certainly not just from the Wall Street Journal or myself but i mean it's been reported 150 it's been reported we saw A hundred billion across news agencies across the world. You're saying the number is closer to 55 billion? That is correct, the number actually released by the lifting of these sanctions now what some people may be doing is calculating something that may come from a business deal with Airbus or business deal with Renault automobile. Are you talking about calculating future deals perhaps I think that it's possible

50:37 But the actual... Did he just say John? Did you just say John instead of secretary. That's interesting I don't, didn't hear it. ...perhaps I think that... Let me roll back a little bit further. I think, I think he said John. Talking about calculating future deals perhaps. Crap more here we go actually released by the lifting of these sanctions. Now what some people may be doing is calculating something that may come from a business deal with Airbus or a business deal with Renault Automobile... You're talking about calculating fees? Yeah, he says John! Sorry don't bring the backroom stuff into the show Morning Joe

51:15 He says, Renault automobile. You're talking about calculating future deals perhaps? I think that is possible but the actual money release... I still didn't hear John Yeah he says it's very clear. It's right here. He says it's John isn't it John yeah Automobile over. You talking about calculating future... Did you hear it? John No! You don't hear it?! NO I can't help you. He's saying it this is very John I can but he'd listen a business deal with Airbus or a business deal with Renault Automobile about calculating future did John you are you talking to calculating future? Do you says John? I'm not hearing else perhaps doesn't matter. I think that is possible

51:54 But the actual money released, the Treasury Department and others have scoped that very carefully. And they calculated at $55 billion over a period of time." Now the only thing he's not mentioning in this...and this may be where it came from? Yes go ahead. Well we can research just to get the number but- I've done some research. Oh okay well then you can give us the number but this was.. The way I understood this from the get-go was these were frozen assets. Yes This was from 1979, 1980 when they took over our embassy. We froze all Iranian assets. But mainly from an arms deal that did not happen because of the Iranian hostage crisis in the late 70s? There was a bunch of money that was frozen back then and I think they've froze all their accounts...they just froze everything

52:51 And I don't see how this has anything to do with the Airbus deal or anything like that. No, but what he's saying is...so first of all Washington Post New York Times we deserve an explanation from you on your reporting where did the paper of record The New York Times come up with this $150 billion number? and what Kerry is not mentioning of course is a lawsuit against him as a representative of the Secretary of State, but he's...the State Department. And Jack Lew, the secretary of the Treasury who are being sued by the group of victims was very interesting lawsuit I mean and I have put it in show notes the whole lawsuit is that number people who were killed

53:39 in Gaza, people who were killed not in America. And they all have legitimate claims from the United States district courts and that total...and this is where it might've happened...that total was $152 million dollars Though maybe someone misread it and went, oh that's $150 billion. We know there has been a lock and hold...this is why the lawsuit is taking place because these people want their money to have legitimate claims from US courts. Yeah I think they deserve it too but I think that far-fetched. That's the only thing I can come up with because there is nothing else! There is nothing else. But I'd like to know where The New York Times came...how they came up with that number? Well in fact why would...?

54:24 Interesting. Yeah, how'd they come up with the number? They are very very quiet at the moment They probably got it from the State Department I'm sure that's where... It must be. I mean they're the ones who are most hooked in with the government But it also seems that The State Department can't really show any calculations either They say well you know they owe China some money and there's other- How do we get to China thing? I don't get it either We're trying to all of a sudden get into the picture, you're scamming some of the money. Must be some deal for something. Well this opens up a can of worms... I'm sure someone will be able to help us? Maybe not! And with that i think it's time for me to thank you very much for your courage and passion and say in the morning to you John C., clip-o'-the day giver at Dvorak! Well in the morning to you Mr Adam Curry also in the morning

CHAPTER 17 / 48 Discussion

No Agenda Artwork and Powerball Winner Tragedy

The hosts thank artist Season 137 for a pinball-themed artwork and discuss a news story about a Powerball winner who reportedly died shortly after winning. The man allegedly died of an overdose involving "hookers and blow" in his new home. This leads to a tangent about the dangers of sudden wealth and the behavior of associates in such scenarios.

pinball machine· artwork· powerball· hookers and blow· cocaine

55:19 By the way use your name there in the morning all ships and sea boots on the ground feet in the air subs in the water And all the dames and knights out there in the morning everybody in the chat room no agenda stream calm, and thank you very much to all of our artists But in particular I'd like to thank a season 137 who gave us one of the better pieces of artwork For this was the pinball machine which is just a beautiful piece Yeah, he sent us a note or tweeted us. I can't remember which maybe tweet. Complimenting the... Us picking it because he thought it was his best work ever and that we never even mentioned it We don't even remember seeing it before No and sometimes it happens you know it slips by So I'm guessing it came in late

56:05 Could be but it was in the evergreens and it was fabulous. No actually wasn't in the every oh you're right It was a deal is like page six or something as way back there He was on a it was on a regular show Yeah, all right well Let's thank a few people we do have a few people to thank and they would this time We got a button some nice people who think for giving us good Donations and contributions including Dustin Dustin Marquette marquees I think it's marquees He's gonna be a knight, so he gives $800. I'd like to title Sir Jailbird Knight of the 45 inch. Okay Well maybe that's not no that it is not is maybe just a night of the forty five So he's got dot forty-five, so he's talking about up forty five caliber hmm, so his night at the forty five okay? That's very nice very nice Also since she's married he could use some BJ karma

56:59 Okay, I think we got something for them there. Oh my gosh Can you see that juice? There ya go You've got karma That should do it That should...do it Shannon Goad in Bettendorf Iowa 5-856789 one of my absolute favorite donations My husband Danny's a long time listener big fan of your show I am always giving him crap for referring to you two as the guys. Like, you're all old buddies who hang out in the back deck and have beers twice a week."

57:35 His 40th, I'm sure that's exactly the voice she would use. Yeah? His fortieth birthday is coming up on Tuesday the 8th And I could think of no better gift than to give him a Noah agenda knighthood according to my records Beautiful! The following amount is in addition to his past donations should surpassed the knighthood requirement I was hoping he could be named sir yet-to-be determined As I could not find a sneaky way to get his desired knighthood moniker, get it out of him. Please accept this donation in his name Dennis Goh Jr., and my thanks for giving my husband something to listen too that isn't techno. Can I please get a little girl yay for turning 40 in the morning and boom shakalaka from my daughters? And I like bugs that one's for me, bugs I guess are the bugs too.

58:22 And lastly, a little birthday karma for the Birthday Boy. Thanks! Keep doing what you're doing to Denny's Surprise! Happy Birthday! Thank you Ralph. That's a that's a lovely gift I said, that was a lovely gift nice gift and she does say at the end She says shower him with lots of hookers and blow so done what else is going on in up betten d'or fire? Well, I'm like done your hookers and blow-eyed Did you read that one of the three winners of the 1.3 billion dollar Powerball lotto yeah died

59:17 So he bought a house immediately I think he won three hundred and seventy million dollars He bought a house And they found him and got eight hookers in and he found them dead in his bedroom with face pretty much in A bag a kilo bag of coke People just like the one of the guys who when they say you know, I'm gonna continue working. It's like a work somewhere Yeah sure what was that? Wow, hookers and blow killed him. That's right It's a deadly it's not a great combo in general But you know what the hooker is all you see these movies with something like this happens as a group of hookers Oh, what are we gonna do? I don't know let's get out here just get the hell out of here Hey take that bag yeah take them What else can you grab get their little soap bars towels hand towels towels how they get the towels lets get out of here bathrobes, Tyrell Ellison

CHAPTER 18 / 48 Discussion

German Donation and No Agenda Peerage System

A donor from Aachen, Germany, requests "job karma" after helping a friend stay out of jail. The hosts determine that his cumulative donations have earned him the rank of Viscount in the No Agenda peerage system. They reference the official peerage rankings maintained on Dvorak's website.

aachen· germany· peerage· viscount· knight· karma

1:00:14 in Aachen, Deutschland. 55708. Hi guys this is... we need some oh by the way I got some German clip i want you to listen to it and tell us what's going on because i have questions. You wanna do that now or? We need german input! You wanna do that now or later? No no let's get this Hi guys, this donation comes with all the regular thanks. Thanks! Your work is really appreciated I'm just requesting some karmas as i gave more than a few euros to a friend to keep him out of jail. I am now waiting for the money to flow back into my coffers and karma won't hurt

1:00:56 All the best from Aachen, Germany. Sir Ralph Barron of Neutral Moors Net and Germany... and Germany PS this should complete my fifth knighthood Oh wait a minute aren't you an Earl then at that point? I think you-I don't know i have to go look let me go look It's Knight Barronet Baron Earl yeah Would you please look that up and I'll do the karma business we can do it for another time. You've got Karma very nice sir Ralph Thank you Duncan don't cushion as he's at peers or peerage choose Chris got poppy shashnaya peerage dot htm okay here We go um he's how many nights five oh, he's a bike count whoo very nice Seven is an earl

CHAPTER 19 / 48 Discussion

Mike Roche Pseudonym and Memorial Donation

A listener using the pseudonym "Mike Roche" donates in memory of his father, "Santa Dave," who recently passed away. The hosts offer condolences and "love and light" to the donor. They discuss the use of humorous pseudonyms in the show's donation segments.

mike roche· pseudonym· memorial· santa dave· love and light

1:01:47 Good by count cool and people can look this up Dvorak org slash peerage dot htm Cool, you're still you still do htm nice You running that on dos that server of yours yes? HTM my goodness So much wrong with that job. Yeah, it was funny when they came out with it I kind of like it onward Onward indeed Mick rotch, Joe Mick. It's not met watch it's its Mike And this is a Mitch here though says okay. I see it Mike over here. I got it yeah spreadsheet issue no problem This is one of those joke names you know as though we're the

1:02:40 Yeah, I get it. Mike Roch. It took me a moment but i'm there yeah, I think he could have probably gone with Hunt yes the last name so always good for a big laugh at the bar or if you have someone page My cunt over the in them all that's always funny. Yeah, yeah, that's great. I am assuming that Mike here is In the high school So, um still scattered but gathering my thoughts to eulogize my father's Santa Dave has to involve the hours of thoughtful conversation and discussion. Yeah hold on one second because he actually sent like five emails late last night his dad just passed away I feel bad about this yeah and so he was like oh my god...um so that's why Santa is his dad Santa Dave passed away and he sent this note in like just hours

1:03:35 After that half most every day we reasoned a the fact of the matter is he puts a lot of these gags in here He's funny guy. Yes, you must be hilarious around his wife We take time exploring and rest on another day stripes where they apparently hung out a lot together And it's gonna miss him the way I see it this show as part of our open banner I do believe I'd be remiss if I didn't receive Didn't receive notice If it means to show Requested to be knight is sir Mike Roche of the night of the pseudonym. Yes Yeah, and so I replied to him and I said as corny as it sounds Mike love in light He appreciated that you've got karma will be nighting you later on thank you so much now We wondered whether we should use his he wants the name Mike Roche So uh? We're leaving it at that but that's not his name obviously

CHAPTER 20 / 48 Discussion

Apple Device Upgrades and Argumentative Greek Donors

Philip Rhodokonakis donates $384 based on the probability of Hillary Clinton's coin flip wins. He mentions a prior email argument with Dvorak regarding the "decadence" of constantly upgrading to the newest iPhone. Dvorak defends his skepticism of "faster" marketing claims while Curry advises listeners not to argue with Dvorak.

apple· iphone· decadent lifestyle· greek· andy horowitz

1:04:33 Okay, sorry. Philip Rhodokonakis... Rhodokonakis? I think Rhodokonakis. Yeah, Rhodokonakis that's gotta be it that's a Greek name. No no no, Rhodakadakadakas! 384 from Oak Hill, Virginia. My donation of 384 is based on the Hillary winning all six coin tosses in Iowa which has a probability of one in 64 and then multiplied 64 by the six losses to make my donation more worthwhile to The Best Podcasts In The Universe. By the way John tells me that I lead a decadent life by giving my proclivity to continuously upgrade

1:05:11 Grade to the newest Apple devices, please give me some job karma so they can continue to afford my decadent lifestyle Did you have a conversation with him or is this just no we went back and forth on the email? Oh okay. He'd written a nasty note and I had But it was a nice oh he wrote a nasty note And then you somehow got him to donate No, he decided to donate on his own but what happened was he's wrote a nasty note and condemning me for something I said on the Horowitz show Well, send it to the Horowitz show. Well no he's fine where he is He then said he's a big fan of this show you just happen to hear me on the horror with show Andy Horowitz andy-andy And Andrew I got the new iPhone and I and and I said oh why he says it's faster? And I said what its faster You can make makes phone calls faster

1:06:10 I mean, what's faster about it? And I got all hissy-fitty about what is faster. So he writes in saying you condemn the investor! You know what faster means?! Faster means it's faster! And so I said no nobody knows what's so faster about it. Tell me specifically just as fastest because some marketing guy says its faster and I refused and went into one of my... I would like to give everybody a tip Whenever John C. Dvorak says, oh yeah what's so fill in the blank just walk away just back up Just backup is not worth it Just backup So we went back and forth and back and forth And then I said Ann is decadent to be buying these phones all the time Yeah, and so this he still irked at me obviously or you wouldn't have thrown this decadent thing Let me give him some jobs karma Jobs jobs jobs and jobs let's vote for job You've got karma

CHAPTER 21 / 48 Discussion

Job Karma Requests and Austin Relocation

Several listeners request "job karma" for new career ventures, including a new CISO in Utah and a listener who recently moved to Austin, Texas. The Austin transplant reports receiving five job offers shortly after deciding to donate to the show. The hosts celebrate the "Art of the Deal" and the success of their listeners.

ogden· utah· austin· texas· startup· ciso

1:07:04 Excellent. But thinking about it, he's probably just an argumentative Greek. You're not Greek. Sir Eric Holbritter in South Ogden Utah 333-33? Ogden Aviation! Very famous company in Ogden Utah. ITM gentlemen thanks so much for the deconstruction I tried to watch the Iowa caucuses and failed And as this is the year of the pig It's the year of monkey Was last year the Year of the Pig? Possible. Apparently, a cock blocked this bone financially." What?! Oh, no he's got this wrong and he says as... As of the Year of the Pig. ...will which is not happening will apparently cock block this bore B-O-R-E financially but it could be B-O-A-R or I'm hustling off my value for value in case i cannot help later this year

1:08:00 Well, that's nice. Keep up the keep on keeping gents a bit of karma would be nice as I venture into the new startup as their head do name Ben Aka there CIS o C ISO is so chief information Something officer information system chief information system officers got it we got it congratulations You've got karma is your karma? Douglas thank you David Habedank Plasterville, California also came with 333 33 we're gonna thank all these executive and associate executive producers Especially for helping us the last couple shows. I've been a listener of yours since graduating high school Graduating from high school you're not living in Europe yeah What high school was it? Since graduating High School in 2008 I went straight to hospital From University building to university at the uni I got in cab

1:09:02 I have only donated once in that time, since 2008. Last month i finally made the decision to quit my job and relocate from rural North Car- Northern California where I've lived nearly my entire life to... dun da da dun da da dun da da daaa Austin Texas! Wooo! With nothing but my hopes and dreams. Well that's- Good luck! Good luck with that Well, listening to Sunday's show the following day and contemplating whether or not to donate for some job karma my phone started ringing off The hook with companies I had been interviewing with over the past two weeks within the course of one of 12 hours I'd received five job offers and ended up accepting one with this with only some light negotiation. Thanks art of the deal That's right

1:09:50 It was an obvious sign letting me know that I need to donate to the best podcast in universe So here it is. Thanks again for everything guys do can I get a de-douching? Yes, and please deduce me and send some karma my way yeah you got You've been D do let us know when you hit time wait fear in town drink some coffee if God's Karma or something Alright, now we go to Sioux Falls South Dakota with Douglas Kuhlman who has a full subscriber but new night see my email from kuhlmannoyd.h... See if you can find this email I'm looking Douglas Kuhlmann I do have let me see It's Kuhlmannoyd Yeah i got it now I don't know I don't have anything I'm sorry Oh thought I might but no

CHAPTER 22 / 48 Discussion

Super Bowl Sunday and Programmer Humor

Douglas Kuhlman, a "Minute Man" from Minnesota, donates for his 69th birthday and expresses concern that donations will drop during Super Bowl Sunday. The segment includes a classic programmer joke about recursion and a discussion about the loyalty of long-term "tech weenie" listeners.

super bowl· recursion· php· minnesota· minute man

1:10:46 In here maybe Interesting how could that not happen? Well let me take a look at my email box. It's obvious He sent me something because I do have Here we go what's this sorry man, and I don't have anything well hold on holding on holding on hold on second There you go, I found it Dear

1:11:26 Honey, uh honey honey ochre honey yorker Hon Yorker and bindle stiff with this great pleasure I submit the donation of one honor my birthday. Would you have on there? I think do we all check keep going He's on his birthday. Gain admittance to those hollowed halls and round table chambers in the fortress for truth and justice after a week, big week of donations next show seems to fall flat this is true And it should be coming on Sunday It's gonna be 69 our Doug is That's cool. Yeah, and you and me only my soul hurts when that happens when the donations fall off He says which they do and it will on Sunday Super Bowl Sunday There's not gonna be anybody listening I'm doing what I can to alleviate the possibility and damnit I wish more listeners would too I Only met one other listener, and he quickly gave me a combat this apology. I only listened because

1:12:26 Only met one listener. He gave me this apology only listen because I'm a tech weenie and I follow JCD I don't give them money or anything Yeah, that's I have to say but the Apple guys like these young you know they're in the 30s young guys That and they they were you know there were no we listen to the most recent show You know just make sure we're now. We're up to speed on what you're doing man They were doing imitations of you was an unbelievable They were doing a pretty good job For them yeah, donate whiskey tango foxtrot how do you combat that kind of attitude?

1:13:05 We don't by donating more myself. I guess he's takes it he takes it upon himself all right It's been a I've been in it since the beginning and a monthly subscription Since you guys asked for $2 a month my accounting which is about two of those left My accounting per PayPal, I don't think they go all the way back to that But it's okay so he's got enough for a knighthood dude. He's listed as very yes Yeah Yes, but here he is but here's this thing he wants to be knighted as Sir, would w-o-u Ld dash e so sir woody of the Dakota Territory am I missing a joke no okay? I mean yeah probably but I am too. Okay. It's he's on the list Ceremony coming up there woody Douglas Coleman former minute man from the great north woods of Minnesota He only had this right I read this email earlier

1:14:01 Programmers joke is a good one. All right well depends on what you think is good where we're waiting Yeah, bated breath to understand recursion you must first understand recursion yeah That's very old Php all right how about some karma form while you get to the next one? You've got karma pretty old joke They're only but a goodie Actually, I've never heard that joke. Well programmers love recursion which is you know where you kind of view your tail winds up You know like in your mouth biting your tail Matt Workman in Dayton or matic workmen and Dayton Ohio $300 you have a note from him Laura will read it if he wants sends us some Lauren smud ski in Pleasant Grove California 270

CHAPTER 23 / 48 Discussion

Rice Farming and Dutch English Accents

A rice farmer from Northern California donates and requests karma for his wife's upcoming delivery of twins. This leads to a discussion about rice production in Texas and California. A Dutch listener, Benjamin Verneuil, compliments Adam Curry's imitation of the Dutch accent and requests several show jingles.

rice farming· california· texas· netherlands· dutch accent

1:14:58 He's got an interesting comment from a Polack nor Cal rice farmer. It's okay Nor Cal rice farm I didn't know we had any rice farmers in northern, California that they're all in the valley man We have rice farmers and right here in Texas Texas grows a lot of rice That's where our leg even name it after him that's where our Lake Travis water goes to end the poop oh Listen to five or six shows started feeling Hebrew. So say I can say that too People who are not a bunch of idiots and To think you are my lid and to think you our listener supported is encouraging if this buys it could I get? A hope my wife Ashley has a safe delivery of twins on tax day karma

1:15:48 You to take care and all the listeners as well done tax. I do you have to give one to the government yes? All right, man. Hope it all goes well. I'm sure we've got karma Thank you so much for your support of the work Michael Levin in Brooklyn, New York 250 bucks apologies John and Adam feel like a complete douchebag after your dire note Please do this from the light. This is just a real now please deduce me and send me some karma sir Levin yes You've been D douched You've got karma. Nice! Chris Perry in Silver Springs, Maryland 250 bucks already into a buck 150 for the layaway night count this toward that perhaps I should check my other recent donations yes also perhaps some karma not so bad that I lose my not so that I lose my job of course but rather than get a killer job offer back from the West Coast or remote work i do so much better when I work from home

1:16:46 Let's give him a jobs jobs jobs and jobs. That's both for John David Prince in Colfax, California two three four five six I have no note from him But if you said well look forward this is gonna be fun okay? So now we have Benjamin Verneuil very good in Wanna be a perv. Netherlands wanna be a perv is that what it says? What well one at 1-1 a perven vana profane want to profane Okay, same thing Well, he's I got the first name right

1:17:35 Where I moved him okay here he is. ITM John and Adam requesting job karma for Sir Adrian also can i get a general F cancer and a beautiful yum don't eat me Hillary, can you See that juice and chemtrails by the way Adam you're spot-on with how the Dutch speak English Yes, and that is why I'm looking for all of your jingles that you want one day right a minute Don't eat me Hillary. Hold on a second don't fuck what is it? But wait a minute don't Eat me What else did he wanted Sean? You wanted to see the juice? The shoes. Beautiful, beautiful yum can you see the juice I just all won and chemtrails and uh... Shoes! I can't find the shoes man. Can you see that juice you played it a lot last show Yes gotta be right on top of the queue yes i know i know And then what is the other one the last one is uh... Chemtrails Don't eat me! I got it I got it out your mouth now!

1:18:37 Beautiful. Yum! Oh, eat me Hillary Clinton! Oh my gosh can you see that juice? You've got karma What did you think what did you think excellent excellent thanks See you later, man. In the canteen we have a drink... Everybody loves your voice! No not everybody I have Pim Oum who... Somebody bitched about it with some note Well you know there's a f- okay hold on a second There is a follow up to this This guy is Pim and I don't know what happened but he came out and he just laid into me so hard And I copied you on the reply because I didn't understand

CHAPTER 24 / 48 Discussion

Negative Feedback and Schiphol Airport Grudge

A listener named Pim Oum sends a highly critical email accusing the hosts of "sucking up to big money" and being a "no content show." After a brief email exchange, the listener, who apparently works at Schiphol Airport, threatens to put Adam Curry on a "no driving list" for airport gate connections.

pim oum· schiphol airport· negative feedback· nasa· blacklisted

1:19:21 And let's see what he said. It was a really strange note, it was like well you guys are... I should probably get the note actually. Yeah get the note! Let me get the note, lets do this okay? It was negative feedback all caps There we go. Yeah, I'll do the Dutch voice because i'm sure he speaks that way... yeah, WIU is a nice little story about NASA when you can have so much fun with politicians misspeaking it has become sort of a political gossip show and you can have your circle jerk group say over and over again it's the best podcast in the universe but by what standard? I wonder! Shut up you! I can't imagine a new listener

1:20:04 Getting beyond the 30 minute mark and you're sucking up to big money. First Kug Brothers, and now Trump is so obvious. This is a no content show." So we go back and forth because clearly the guy sent me something that I don't know. I miss it. And I said, I have no idea what nice little story from NASA are referring to? I really don't know what that's about And then he says, it comes back. I didn't copy and all this stuff from blacklisted to officially blacklisted. This just couldn't be the title because I said shut up man if you're not going to tell me what it is. And now look, I don't know what your problem is man. I really done. I actually said hey, I'm busy send me stuff again If you didn't hear from me this isn't no longer a valid offer for you You had the wrong approach and then at this morning here's where comes in

1:20:52 I put you on my no driving list. So, next time you fly to Schiphol make sure your plane has a gate connection or you will be walking the apron buddy! What? Well apparently he- I think he drives one of those golf carts at the airport... I put you on my no driving list So next time you fly to Schiphol, make sure your plane has gate conditions. I saw this note and i couldn't figure out what he was irked about it thought it was kind of a gag No he's really mad When you said that don't write me back for all practical purposes Yeah Uh...I didn't get his last note where now he is still irked with you But I um...I went back in my email He's done this before YOU DIDN'T PLAY MY CLIP

CHAPTER 25 / 48 Discussion

Executive Producer Credits and Birthday Call-outs

The hosts read through a long list of high-value donors, granting them Executive Producer and Associate Executive Producer credits for episode 796. Donors from Toronto, Edmonton, Brooklyn, Austria, and London are recognized. Specific birthday and "douchebag" call-outs are performed for listeners in Tucson and other locations.

executive producer· birthday· tucson· austria· london

1:21:37 Oh, one of those guys. Yeah that's the problem there You didn't use my art! You didn't play my clip! You didn't mention my wife you didn't give us a birthday and this and that okay Let's go on. Desmond Lowe in Toronto, Ontario $204 I don't have a note from him Sir Paul Schneider in Edmonton Alberta 200 now these are all 200 we have the two hundred is it 800 quarters this is celebration donation where you thank everybody who do does this is a lot very generous donation and by the way that our first donor that said the top Dustin did get eight hundred so he gets a double producer credit for

1:22:17 Show 800 yes, sir Paul Schneider Edmonton Alberta Please credit me as Sir Paul Schneider also please add me to the birthday list on February 4th. You're on he's a Sir Brad Doherty I think Brad door it. I think is a sir. I think in Brooklyn. I don't know I'm pretty sure yeah He's baron of the Jersey Shore of course. Oh yeah, he's baron of the Jersey Shore of course 800 episodes incredible accomplices please keep up the great work sir Brad Baron of the Jersey Shore Jason Daniels in Dallas Texas No note. Sir Norman McDonough, a baronet in Woodstock Ontario Canada He says 800 US quarters not Canadian and does this continue I can't tell no it doesn't so give him a give him a Karma you've got karma. I know Jason Daniels at the meetup in Dallas But I don't see any note from

1:23:19 Peter, I don't have good screwy characters. I'm guessing Scharmuhler? I am yeah... Overdrugberg? Scharmuhler! I think it's Scharmuhler. Yeah but i'm missing a U if its in there Austria 200 Being a proud Minuteman and already found out that I didn't donate since my student days I listen to no agenda on my journeys through Austria which makes me makes commuting at charm I need some job karma since i'm in the Austrian armed forces and applied for a staff officer post. Oh good! Please keep up the good work love you guys no homo Jobs, jobs, jobs and jobs let's vote for jobs You've got karma

1:24:09 John Robin a or Robinette depending on how he wants to pronounce it $200 from Army Post Office. He's in somewhere Sending my 800 quarters to prepare for the show 800 First-time donor who has listened for a few months and felt progressively more like a douchebag Could I get a de douching and a boom shakalaka? Yes, we should do a We do a Knicks kid that's always good to do next kids so D-douching on your way here, sir. You've been d-douched! You've got karma

1:24:54 Adam Barrett in London, UK. $200. I don't quite have anything there if he has something he can send it we'll read it and last but not least Marv Santella. I'm guessing that's how you pronounce his name Santa Santalia yes percent a yeah Santa Eh, Tucson. He's got a note he sent in handwritten...in longhand. Thank you for providing the no agenda goggles! You guys have definitely changed the way I view the world. I've been listening since Adam was living in Gitmo East. Mmmmm. I certainly have not donated enough. I would like a birthday call out? Oh get your pen out. This is not on the list if we forgot this one again. Hold on a second. Alright and this is for...

1:25:48 Well the birthday is a call out for May Miley m.a.i le was right always from Marv Santa Santy Allah, all right yeah, so I guess Tiala and as for who not Miley maile Miley I think Riley re il ly she's celebrating her birthday on the 1st of February a Douchebag call-out oh here we go ready yep to Sherry Tunze and Stan Cook. They're long-term listeners and have not donated also a shout out to Derby Dyke finally can you play the following jingles don't eat me Hillary this is funny, it's just the random number Don't Eat Me Hilary See That Juice And Too Delicious To Believe

1:26:44 Thank you for your courage to the best podcast in the universe. Marv Aqua Linda pools he runs a I guess a pool company aqua Linda pools and Tucson, Arizona Can you see that It's almost too delicious to believe, my friend. You've got karma. Done done done! So that concludes our executive producers and associate executive producers for show seven 96, 7-9 or 6. 4 to go! And we still have meetups happening kind of rekindled the Meetup culture of the show since the Dallas meet up and they go to meetup.com slash noagenda and I'm going to be in Fayetteville Arkansas at the end of the month i think that 25th or 26 for a couple days so if we have anybody in the area let's do a meetup

CHAPTER 26 / 48 Discussion

Fayetteville Arkansas Meetup and Show Formula

Adam Curry announces an upcoming meetup in Fayetteville, Arkansas, coinciding with a "Mother's Day" event at the University of Arkansas. He plans to take the "Airstream of Consciousness" to the event. The segment concludes with the hosts reciting the show's "formula" for deconstructing news.

fayetteville· arkansas· university of arkansas· meetup· airstream

1:27:42 I'd like to ask why? Why the meetup Fayetteville ah Tina Marie's one of her daughters Goes to University of Arkansas oh and they have a Mother's Day Razorbacks yes, they have a mother's weekend. I think and so you know it's the daughters We have like one person in Arkansas. Oh we don't know Anyway, so I said well why don't we cuz you know if you want to say why don't we drive up with the airstream of consciousness and now? I'll park and you go party with your daughter And whatever and also even get a meetup going. I'll do the show from there and have some fun I'll send it note to the look yes You can do that right you can send it to the yeah, I can send by state to the local federales

1:28:28 So what states do I want to send to Arkansas? Arkansas, Texas Oklahoma, Oklahoma. Texas and Missouri maybe? Yeah why not? Throw Missouri. Ozarks And just for yucks put Rhode Island on just a mess with them. Thank you so much to our executive producers and associate executive producers. Without you, the show wouldn't happen We'll be happy to thank everybody later on who also produced this episode 7 9 or 6 And unlike the douchebag phonies in Hollywood if anyone questions these credits which are real we very happy about for you Devorak dot org slash N A And while were at it I'll- whoa hello

1:29:08 There we go. Misfire! Hey, go out there do something important like propagate the formula! Our formula is this... We go out, we hit people in the mouth. Shut up slave. Alrighty. Let me see what we have- well show you got going on today little migrant update if we just want to go head over there. I'm going to talk about Zika again, yeah definitely want to do that so we had this you know the talks in

CHAPTER 27 / 48 Discussion

Syria Peace Talks Breakdown and Refugee Funding

UN-led peace talks in Geneva aimed at ending the Syrian civil war have been suspended due to a lack of progress. Meanwhile, world leaders gathered in London to raise over 8 billion euros for Syrian refugees. The hosts criticize the cycle of spending money on war and then requesting cash for the resulting humanitarian crisis.

syria· geneva· staffan de mistura· turkey· london conference

1:29:54 Geneva, new talks for Syria broke down. Everybody left although everyone's still kind of really happy they came... Here is a report that I think is pertinent. The United Nations has suspended peace talks aimed at ending Syria's five-year civil war Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura made the announcement citing a lack of progress as the reason to postpone the talks until February 25th This is not the end and it's not a failure of the talk. Why? They came and they stayed, but both sides insisted on the fact that they are interested in having the political process started. The whole matter is again

1:30:41 Are we here to have another Geneva conference without any result for the Syrian people or are we serious about what we've been saying? The talks look doomed from the start with the Syrian opposition refusing to speak directly to the Syrian government and the Syrian government unaware of the make-up of the opposition team, or the agenda. To add to the gloom, the Syrian government has announced it may not even attend the rescheduled peace talks. More than 250 thousand people have been killed in almost five years of conflict and 11 million people have been forced to leave their homes

1:31:17 And then we have Finland, who is following on Sweden's promise to deport everybody who has no right to asylum which could equal 80.000. Finland says they are going to take a similar approach and they have about 32.000 migrants who sought asylum in the past year. Finland believes 20.000 will be sent back Meanwhile, all of this happening. Guess who's going to be paying for all of these problems? Everybody we already know that what is it now? We've sent six billion I think to Turkey to thanks for keeping your prisoners there or whatever let's get some more as the fighting continues and the diplomats discuss world leaders have gathered in London to raise money for Syria

1:32:06 An urgent plea has gone out for billions of euros to help refugees from the war-torn country. 60 countries are represented at the conference, including 30 world leaders. The aim is to raise more than 8 billion euros. Finding work for 4.6 million refugees in Syria's neighboring countries is also a primary aim. We just need cash. I know a lot of people want us to send blankets or water Just send your cash. So hello, citizens of Europe! I mean we spend all the money on the war you know so does France and Britain and even Holland has a couple guys... And then we get refugees coming over migrants have them yeah let's just get some more money i mean does anyone see how nutty this is? How can you...? Yeah now a couple free money maybe two weeks back there was a report it was in between shows i don't even know if we discussed it uh but

1:33:00 But, you know I've always said hey you've got to identify these people. You know who are the migrants and then there was this idea to give all migrants a red armband or a bracelet so they could be identified as migrants something you can't take off and yeah i was like oh my god yellow star next this will be great uh So that kind of fell by the wayside you know there's a lot of pushback But now we're going to do something very similar. As the European Union struggles with trying to agree a common policy on the refugee crisis, several Western Balkan countries have unilaterally agreed to establish common registration procedures for migrants who pass through their territory. Yes! We put you on our list! Police chiefs from the former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia, Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia along with Austria stressed it would be a coordinated approach

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European Migrant Registration and Database Fiasco

Several Balkan countries and Austria have agreed to implement a standardized registration procedure and database for migrants. The goal is to alleviate bottlenecks at borders by sharing security check information. The hosts predict the project will become a bureaucratic "fiasco" that takes years to complete.

european union· balkan route· macedonia· slovenia· biometric data

1:32:06 An urgent plea has gone out for billions of euros to help refugees from the war-torn country. 60 countries are represented at the conference, including 30 world leaders. The aim is to raise more than 8 billion euros. Finding work for 4.6 million refugees in Syria's neighboring countries is also a primary aim. We just need cash. I know a lot of people want us to send blankets or water Just send your cash. So hello, citizens of Europe! I mean we spend all the money on the war you know so does France and Britain and even Holland has a couple guys... And then we get refugees coming over migrants have them yeah let's just get some more money i mean does anyone see how nutty this is? How can you...? Yeah now a couple free money maybe two weeks back there was a report it was in between shows i don't even know if we discussed it uh but

1:33:00 But, you know I've always said hey you've got to identify these people. You know who are the migrants and then there was this idea to give all migrants a red armband or a bracelet so they could be identified as migrants something you can't take off and yeah i was like oh my god yellow star next this will be great uh So that kind of fell by the wayside you know there's a lot of pushback But now we're going to do something very similar. As the European Union struggles with trying to agree a common policy on the refugee crisis, several Western Balkan countries have unilaterally agreed to establish common registration procedures for migrants who pass through their territory. Yes! We put you on our list! Police chiefs from the former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia, Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia along with Austria stressed it would be a coordinated approach

1:33:48 What we need is a standardization of the document issued to migrants and we've agreed on what exactly this document must contain, but it's important that it originates from the countries who are going to accept the migrants. If the destination countries including Germany agree, the move should alleviate bottlenecks for migrants at different borders Police say the creation of a document with information entered on a database shared and accepted by all EU member states Will also help speed up security checks you imagine just to get this done this database and paperwork It'll take three years before they're done with all that This is a fiasco. It's it's a disaster. It's a human humanitarian disaster of epic proportions epic

CHAPTER 29 / 48 Discussion

Australia Offshore Detention Policy and Nauru

Australia's High Court upheld the legality of detaining asylum seekers on the Pacific island of Nauru. This ruling allows for the deportation of hundreds of refugees, including children, to offshore camps. The hosts discuss the controversial nature of the policy and jokingly suggest Ibiza as a European alternative for migrant relocation.

australia· nauru· asylum seekers· high court· deportation

1:34:40 No, I am now the Australians deal with this a lot differently The story it doesn't get played on the American press at all. Oh, well then we need to play the clip is the Australians of the island Australia's top court has given the okay to a controversial policy of detaining asylum seekers offshore It ruled that shipping them to a camp on the small Pacific Island of Nauru is legal Now the verdict clears the way for the deportation of hundreds of refugees, including many children to the island. Human rights activists say conditions there are inhumane and dangerous.

1:35:21 Yeah. So they got this island and what they've done is they just ship them there, they don't even do anything! Some private companies have gone in there and built some housing and tent cities and sell them stuff I guess at high prices or whatever but they keep coming, they keep moving to this island And it's just... yeah, there you go This of course would stem from Australia's own history They were the prisoner island Prison Island, and these guys are bitching all these refugees coming from all over the place I guess they boat in and they just ship them right to the island. So there you go. They could do that in Europe

1:35:58 Just give them Give him Denmark. No don't be like that. That's not nice I like my mark give him Ibiza just put a money beat the turn on some techno beats go perfect good to go And you know it takes care of all the douchebags in Ibiza at the same time yeah, no You said yeah? No amen fist bump alright ibiza you have to do with the thib Ibiza we have a conversation on this so I call a visa like these and they're not like everybody else I think it's a good idea. You can also, you can take your rubber boat straight there... And there is plenty to eat and drink! Yeah but you could take your rubber boat around... Don't go to Greece, go to Ibiza! Yeah, i think its an idea. I think it IS an idea. Hello! DJ Migranto! Hey everybody welcome to Pasha, It's DJ Migranto. The president went to a mosque in Baltimore

CHAPTER 30 / 48 Discussion

Obama Mosque Visit and Islamic Rhetoric

President Obama made his first visit to a U.S. mosque in Baltimore, where he spoke against the "radical Islamic terrorist" label and emphasized that ISIL does not represent Islam. Obama quoted a teaching he attributed to the Prophet Muhammad regarding the Golden Rule. The hosts question the authenticity of the quote and analyze Obama's "tell" when he is allegedly being untruthful.

barack obama· baltimore· mosque· isil· prophet muhammad

1:36:58 Yeah, he says it's the first mosque he has been to since becoming president. Does that imply that he used to go to the mosque all of time? Let us listen what he said I often hear it said we need moral clarity in this fight and the suggestion is somehow if... If..if....I would simply say these are all Islamic terrorists then We would actually have solved the problem by now apparently Why didn't he say radical Islamic terrorist because that's what everyone wants him to say He still couldn't say it Interestingly. Huh? Well, I agree we actually do need moral clarity let's have some moral clarity Alright Let's do it Groups like... groups like ISIL are desperate for legitimacy They try to portray themselves as religious leaders and holy warriors who speak for Islam I refuse to give them legitimacy We must never give them that legitimacy What does he get that anxiousness in his head? I REFUSE! I don't know where he gets that from well he is mad I guess

1:38:01 I refuse to give them that legitimacy. We must never give them that legitimacy! They're not defending Islam, they're not defending Muslims the vast majority of the people they kill are innocent Muslim men women and children with American guns And by the way, the notion that America's at war with Islam ignores the fact that... Now who said that? He did. He did! I didn't hear it. The world's religions are a part of who we are We can't be at war with any other religion because the world's religions are part of the very fabric of the United States our national character

1:38:52 Who's his audience clapping at everything he says? Well, this is the... You're talking before Congress?! These are the Muslims in the mosque. Who are they? Where you speaking from? So that the best way for us to fight terrorism is to deny these organizations legitimacy Yeah, that'll work. And... That's all it takes. It just- Hey! You're denied Step up step back Show that here in the United States of America we do not suppress Islam We celebrate and lift up the success of Muslim Americans That's how we show the lie that they're trying to propagate We shouldn't play into terrorist propaganda and we can't suggest that Islam itself is at the root of the problem That betrays our values So heres my pledge Oops sorry

1:39:37 Now, so that was that part. This this part he said some mom of the day. Yeah, he said some well that's interesting you bring that up listen to this clip is a moment when as Americans we have to truly listen each other and learn from each other and I believe it has to begin with a common understanding of some basic facts and then I listened to this man. He wants to do some basic facts and. Believe it has to begin with good oh, it's worse than that. Listen, common understanding of some basic facts And, and I express... That's his tell for the big lie. I don't know what he is going to say but he is having problems telling the truth again. ...and then you know I expressed these facts although they'd be obvious to many of people in this... They'd be? Nahh, I don't know what he is saying. He said they'd be obvious. He said they'd be obvious! Yeah go back.

1:40:41 Although they'd be obvious to many of the people in this. Oh, man that's he's flustered It should be there are obviously it's obvious He said they beyond a B obvious motherfucker in this place because unfortunately Facts that are communicated on a regular basis through our media. But the facts are not communicated on a regular basis through our media It's the media's fault I guess So let's start with... Oh, the media! Those damn media Now he says something that i had to look into and I'm just not well... Communicated on a regular basis Through our media so let's start with this fact for more than 1 000 years people have been drawn To islam's message of peace And the very word itself Islam comes from Salam Peace The standard greeting is

1:41:30 Assalamu alaikum. Peace be upon you. Nailed it! Inside his head there's a thought bottle, f**k nailed it! Assalamu alaikum. Nailed it! Peace be upon you and like so many faiths Islam is rooted in a commitment to compassion Now listen to this because I looked this up and had trouble finding it And mercy...and justice..and charity Whoever wants to enter paradise the Prophet Muhammad taught let him treat people the way he would love to be treated For Christians like myself, I'm assuming that sounds familiar. Please clap now. I look this up please I Don't think Muhammad said that well there are 20 I found 25 ways to enter Jannah paradise and none of them as far as I can tell but I know how much searching can I do

1:42:34 in an evening. We have a bunch of Muslims that are listeners, and maybe they can enlighten us? Yes we even have a dude named Muhammad who could probably help us out I have it in the Shona, 25 ways to enter Jannah which from the Hadiths but I could not find... The Hadiths are like pretty sketchy Okay well then I just don't know if that was.. And if he got that wrong That's important to me because he if he says that and it was off completely well, then. He's not a muslim Oh well maybe he might not be a muslim i mean we just assume he's a muslim yeah No you assume he's a must I do Not me you assume he's a muslim Well let's talk about what did you know funny talking goes and does this but he doesn't mention anything about this poor this poor Saudi

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Saudi Arabia Overturns Death Sentence for Poet

A Saudi court overturned the death sentence of Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayyad, who was accused of apostasy. His sentence was commuted to eight years in prison and 800 lashes. The hosts discuss the international outcry from artists that led to the reduced sentence and criticize Saudi Arabia's human rights record.

saudi arabia· ashraf fayyad· apostasy· beheading· lashes

1:43:33 I have the clip that says Saudi pot beheading, but this Palestinian poet who was found guilty and they finally there's a big outrage over he wrote some poem and the Saudis took offense. And they chopped his head off? Oh they haven't done it yet no can we still get the broadcast rights for the for the for the beheadings yeah they're backing off Oh man, this will be perfect. In Saudi Arabia a court has overturned the death sentence against Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayyad instead sentencing him to eight years in prison. Fayyad will also be subjected to 800 lashes to be carried out over 16 sessions and forced to renounce his poetry publicly

1:44:15 Fayyad had previously been convicted of apostasy and sentenced to beheading, sparking an international outcry among fellow artists. Oh that's weak! What's weak? That they're not going to chop his head off Yeah well you know I guess once in a while this just one judge decided they weren't gonna do it so he just overturned the ruling or changed it to eight years in prison hmm Yeah, that's the kind of thing there you go. There's your our allies Meanwhile so I've got this clip that I wanted to play because it's I Couldn't make heads or tail out of in terms of the logic in other words none of this actually makes sense

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Germany-Russia Relations and Cyber Attack Allegations

German officials have accused Russia of conducting a "misinformation campaign" and a cyber attack on the German parliament. The tension stems from a hoax involving the alleged rape of a Russian-speaking girl in Berlin. The hosts question the logic of Russia wanting to promote right-wing networks in Germany and suggest the story may be slanted by German state media.

germany· russia· sergei lavrov· cyber attack· angela merkel

1:44:58 And I want to talk about, and I hope our German knights maybe straighten this out. But this is the Germany... This is off Darche Valle so it's going to definitely be slanted toward the German government but this is Germany versus Russia weirdness. Relations between the German and Russian governments well they're on the rocks a series of recent incidents have contributed to that among them an accusation from Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov Now last month he said German police covered up the alleged rape of a Russian-speaking girl here in Berlin. She later admitted to lying about the assault. Right, this is what you had on Sunday? That was the girl? Yeah that clip was played on Sunday but this is... No no I mean that was the girl who... Yes, the girl we played on Sunday. Same girl. But lawmakers in Berlin say these accusations by Russian authorities undermine Germany

1:45:53 Last spring, members of the German parliament received a flood of emails containing attachments with Trojan viruses. The cyber attack forced a temporary... Stop! So there was a phishing email with bogus attachments and that is now A CYBER ATTACK Well then I should be headline news Cyberattack forced a temporary shutdown of the parliamentary network German lawmakers said they weren't surprised when it emerged that Russian military intelligence was possibly behind the attack. Possibly! The aim of accessing sensitive data from parliamentarians It was to be expected, the attack was clearly from abroad and carried all the markings of the Russian strategy They support German right-wing radical networks and finance demonstration against Chancellor Angela Merkel's refugee policy

1:46:46 Lawmakers cite recent demonstrations over the alleged abduction and rape of a young Russian-speaking girl in Berlin by people she described as foreigners. The story turned out to be a hoax, but it was still propagated by Russian media. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused German authorities of suppressing the story to avoid questions over Germany's refugee policy. The German foreign minister denies the charge. Many German politicians claim Russia is pursuing a campaign of misinformation Okay, okay now. Let's take a look at the logic of this I want to know from somebody out there because I thought about it and looked at it try to figure out background or you might have some thoughts mm-hmm why? A bunch of questions first of all sounds more like an American attack because we're the ones who do more that stuff Or even Iran which is one of the number one Organizations that organ countries that goes after computer systems

1:47:43 In fact, they're probably leading the charge on most of this stuff. But here's what crops up in the conversation. First why do you want to blame the Russians just without any proof whatsoever? Why do the Russians want to promote right-wing networks in Germany? Makes no sense! Why would the Russians of all people want to turn German right wing?! Already running the problems when that happened in the past, but how does that fit in with the cyber attack? That's it's complicated. I don't understand well They're just dropping all this stuff in but their messaging they're trying to get us is the Russians are attacked cyber attacking Germany The Russians want German need to go right-wing ah Why because and the third message did I got out of this was uh was the Russians

1:48:31 dislike and want to disrupt German immigration policy. Why? What difference does it make to them, wouldn't it be a benefit for Germany to suck up a bunch of immigrants... I have thought... Tell me what am I missing here this is crazy story! The Geneva talks for Syria are being the breakdown as being blamed on the Russians So maybe this follows in the, you know... Look if you want to blame anybody for anything going wrong either blame ISIS or you blame Putin. And so the Russians are being blamed for the breakdown of the Syria talks in Geneva maybe there this is a part of it actually I had someone send me the email with his so-called cyber attack attachment let's double click

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Nigel Farage on Putin and ISIS

Nigel Farage, speaking on LBC, suggested that the West must recognize Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad are on the same side in the fight against ISIS. The hosts analyze Farage's comments within the context of the broader anti-Putin sentiment in European media.

nigel farage· vladimir putin· isis· bashar al-assad· lbc

1:49:23 I have a Mac so i'm not too worried about it. Well, none's gonna happen at all if you have a Mac. Oh hold on. Oh there ya go! Now is that you mentioned that either blame Putin or ISIS which is something of a meme? Play my Farage clip where he blames Putin for being in bed with ISIS Where...is the clip Oh, you think it would say Farage? Yes. I got it. I got it. I gotta get a good if we're gonna be nice this we have to recognize Putin's on that side and maybe we have to swallow really hard Mr Cameron We had to say do ourselves perhaps even a sad leading Britain's conversation

1:50:03 I didn't get much of that. Let me play that again, it was tough for me to hear. But if we're going to beat ISIS, we have to recognize Putin's on their side and maybe we have to swallow really hard Mr. Cameron or we have to say to ourselves perhaps even a sad... leading Britain's conversation What is the last word he says? Overproduced teaser for his show. Overcompressed overproduced yes Yeah its overproduced crap but what he says what If were gonna blame ISIS We have to recognize you can play it again after you hear me After if we're going to blame Isis, we have to recognize that Putin is on their side. Mm-hmm and maybe even Assad Oh Huh well this was a teaser for his talk show he does it talk show yeah That's where you on LBC the big London LBC Yeah, isn't it? It's fun show that he that he has there. Yeah I listen to it listened to a little bit It's kind of cool so

1:50:58 Okay, so now we got that little thing in play which is I don't get anti-putin. It's all anti Putin stuff but this thing going on in Germany where they Are demanding their wanting Germany to go right wing is like makes zero sense makes no sense And then they want to interrupt the immigration think what difference does it make to the Russians? This is this is crazy Yeah well you need this if you're gonna start a war you need all kinds of back and forth, and they only have this year left until the war breaks out. Speaking of cyber just briefly do you recall the company with that threat vector map that we were laughing at so hard? Oh the threat vector map I forgot all about it And i went back and looked uh... did a search on the show notes and you know its IP Viking live attack map um... The board of directors in this corporation

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Norse Corp Failure and NSA Reorganization

Cybersecurity firm Norse Corp, known for its "IP Viking" live attack map, has reportedly gone out of business despite its map still running on a loop. Simultaneously, NSA Director Michael Rogers announced a reorganization called "NSA 21," which aims to flatten the agency's structure and eliminate "cylinders of excellence" (silos) between offensive and defensive teams.

norse corp· ip viking· nsa· michael rogers· cylinder of excellence

1:51:57 was it was pretty interesting board. We talked about them a lot guess what happened belly up they went out of the other one out of business yeah man we should have taken to code for the threat vector map it was it was a total VC funded Uh, douchebag company and they created this map with the so-called honey pots and all these little... Let me see if the map is still up. Let's see I wonder. It's gone. Norse IP Viking threat map let's see If i should have checked that last night Norse attack map norsecorp.com And uh they're out of business but the threats are still coming in you got to look at this thing again John it's beautiful oh we're being shot at now

1:52:43 You gotta see this. Okay, go to map dot Norse Corp dot com November Oscar Romeo Sierra Echo Charlie Oscar Romeo Papa map dot North look at this oh my god we got incoming. North score yeah map dot Norse corp dot com. We are being hit from Austin is being hit John Austin. Boom, boom, boom! Look at this it looks like Star Wars. Holy crap they improved it. Somebody in the Midwest is getting pounded They improved... You know that's not abnormal that someone in the Midwest gets pounded Oh man very nice Yeah they're out of business They ran right out of road with oh they were going to save everything Part of this may have to do with a big reorganization at the NSA

1:53:37 that has just been announced by... Somebody forgot to take the map down. Yeah, well it's just running on a loop not like its anything real No, it's on port 443. There is an SSL attack. That's an SSL attack yeah 443. Number 117 I don't know what that even means 117 attacker but here are all the different attackers NSA is reorganizing they're creating a director of operations that combines the operational elements of both offensive and defensive cyber teams Michael, you have to do that when you want to give somebody a raise in government. It's very difficult to get a raise unless you change the title. This traditional approach we have where we created these two cylinders of excellence... Let's write that down John what the hell is a cylinder of excellence? Does he mean silo? The Cylinder Of Excellence! That should be an award on the Oscars. This is Cylinder Of Excellence

1:54:41 It should go like this. Hold on, hold on, hold on, wait, wait, wait, John! Wait, wait, wait, stop, stop, stop, please do it again. You're going to record it? Yep. Okay let me get the gong ready. The cylinder of excellence! I think i stepped on the excellence. I should yeah, and what you need to do is when you're done be quiet because the echo Is still reverberating so you need to just wait for that okay go the cylinder of excellence

1:55:28 How's that? You still could have waited, the gong was still going but it's good enough. Oh! No look I'll keep it, It's good we'll keep it. Just fade it out. A cylinder of excellence... The tradition goes with two cylinders of excellence and then build walls of granite between them. It's really not the way for us to do business said NSA director Michael S Rogers hinting at the reorganization dubbed NASA 20- uh NSA 21 that is expected to be rolled out publicly this week. And he said, we've got to be flat! We've got to be agile!" Okay... fighting words. So no more cylinders? No more cylinders of excellence. That is over. Huh. That is ovahhh.

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Daallo Airlines Flight 159 Explosion

An explosion on a Daallo Airlines flight departing from Mogadishu forced an emergency landing. One passenger, suspected to be a suicide bomber, was sucked out of the fuselage through a hole created by the blast. The hosts note the lack of extensive media coverage and the fact that the aircraft remained intact despite the explosion.

daallo airlines· mogadishu· somalia· al-shabaab· airbus a321

1:56:09 And then this cool kind of story, which was not cool but it was interesting to see what happened is we've been told many other outcomes were possible. Investigators think a bomb probably caused an on-board explosion that forced an Airbus A321 to return to Mogadishu and make an emergency landing One man was killed in the blast on the Dalo Airlines jet on Tuesday. Two passengers were injured There's been no immediate comment from Al-Shabaab, the Somali Islamist group that's engaged in an insurgency in the country Local authorities north of the Somali capital say the body of a 55 year old man was found in the area He is thought to have been sucked out through the hole in the fuselage I'm thinking this is that

1:56:52 the great bomb maker, the mastermind that we keep hearing about. And this guy got a bomb because we have to do something in Somalia or whatever happened. You know thing went off blew out him probably blew his head off blew out as a hole in the aircraft now they were only at 12 or 13 thousand feet so there was no huge decompression event although you're already in a pressurized situation but yeah you go down couple thousand feet and you're good And the plane didn't break apart and quite a feat if it was a plastic airplane, an airbus. So that was interesting that it didn't just snap into two pieces. Just a poof! And the guy sucked out. I thought that was quite telling about we need more...I see no reporting on this. No one's doing anything on this." Yeah yeah I thought it was a funny story too. All right let's talk about Zika for a minute. I have a backgrounder just to get us started

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Zika Virus Transmission and Olympic Concerns

The WHO expressed concern over a case of Zika virus transmitted sexually in Dallas, Texas. As the virus spreads through the Americas, some ethicists are calling for the cancellation of the Rio Olympics. The hosts compare the media narrative to the previous Ebola outbreak and highlight confusing health warnings regarding pregnancy and protection.

zika virus· texas· brazil· microcephaly· olympics

1:57:48 The World Health Organization is very concerned about this and then I'll let you go. Yeah, that might help. Yeah, I think it's actually helpful The World Health Organization has voiced its concern over reports that a case of the Zika virus contracted in the US state of Texas was transmitted sexually. As a Zika outbreak quickly spreads, health ministers from South America gathered in Uruguay to discuss how the region could coordinate its fight against the virus. Uruguay's health minister told reporters studies by the regions' health ministries confirm there is cause for concern

1:58:24 The Pan American Health Organization estimates there will be 4 million additional cases of infection from the Zika virus in the Americas region by the end of 2016. Brazil's health ministry said that number of suspected microcephaly cases in newborn babies that may be linked to Zika was up, a number of drug developers are trying to produce a vaccine to combat the virus but experts say that would take months or even years to develop. All right. So they're freaked out here and there, Florida I guess is the worst... Well this happened in Texas you know so a guy had sex with someone and he had this Zika virus and now everyone's really worried to hear in Texas Yeah exactly how that came about Well this is this is the Ebola script John This is the same script that we saw for Ebola yeah it's sexually transmitted My favorite if I forgot I have this extra clip but don't think I see it on here

1:59:29 The one guy will play the play that was Econ Florida clip it might be in there. Yeah I got that syndrome a type of progressive paralysis in Brazil the Rio Olympic Committee reassuring athletes They would be safe, but today one of the world's most prominent ethicists is calling for Brazil to cancel the Olympics There we go demic control at the same time And Dr. Besser is with us again tonight from Brazil and Richard well aware of Florida declaring a health emergency now, and of course the case in Dallas person-to-person transmission after sex So what are the warnings tonight for Americans when it comes to the Zika virus? Some are saying for additional prevention men who've been two countries where Zika is transmitting can use protection For 28 days if their partners are pregnant or trying to get pregnant that will ensure that the virus does not transmit

2:00:22 Trying to get pregnant, you use protection. You kind of missed the point on how that works. That's okay it's ABC. So meanwhile I go to the alternative networks and I believe this was not an RT but it may have been Deutsche Welle or somebody... And this is again somebody from the WHO Not the panic-crazy Chinese lady, but one of the scientists. And he has a couple of things to say again pretty much reiterating what I played on our last show at the end of the show people should go back and listen to that

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Rockefeller Foundation and Zika Virus Origins

The Zika virus was first registered with the ATCC in 1947 by the Rockefeller Foundation after being isolated from a rhesus monkey in Uganda. The hosts discuss the history of the ATCC as a microorganism clearinghouse. They also touch on the skepticism some pharmacists and nurses have toward annual flu vaccines.

rockefeller foundation· atcc· zika virus· uganda· flu shot

2:04:45 ATCC was established in 1925 when a committee of scientists recognized the need for central collection of microorganisms that would serve scientists all over the world. The early years were spent at McCormick Institute in Chicago until the organization moved to Georgetown University, DC in 1937 As research and bioscience expanded, ATCC began to diversify its holdings and as collections grew, ATCC occupied a series of sites each providing more storage space So this is a clearinghouse. When you find the virus, then you register it and I guess you also leave a sample with them so we looked up Zika virus deposited in 1947 The source of the deposits blood from an experimental forest sentinel rhesus monkey in Uganda but here's the interesting thing The depositor is a certain Jay Casals

2:05:41 The Rockefeller Foundation. Huh, you know if I wanted to call some crap and i'm a rockefeller? Hey! Hey do we have anything on file? This reminds me of... so good I go to the pharmacy and uh every time I've been in the pharmacy they say would you like a flu shot So the last time I went, I said you know, I keep saying it. I don't want a flu shot is not getting the flu shot. I just assumed used Tamiflu if I happen to get the flu or I'll take D3 megadose and tends to not give me...I never get the flu. Haven't had the flu for years and the pharmacist says I wouldn't get that shot

2:06:23 Exactly I never get it. I never got a good no of course not that's what he said this is the pharmacy Of course the pharmacist won't get the nurses don't get it either Then they have to wear face masks for awhile whenever getting that shot So they made a bunch of nurses get during their dead swine flu fiasco The one flew that comes out of Mexico somehow yeah, this is all fishy yeah Anything else before we get the room to get the Super Bowl? I got a funny Super Bowl security thing. I went and visited Super Bowl City We'll talk about that after okay, there was kind of a nice little collaboration that happened online See this came from Sir Craig Allen Tweeted something and then John Fletcher was inspired by it to create a jingle. I thought we'd share this

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Alternative Payment Systems and Apple Pay

The hosts urge listeners to stop using "sketchy" alternative payment apps like Venmo or Popmoney, citing accounting difficulties and potential IRS issues. They express a preference for PayPal or traditional checks. Adam Curry mentions that Apple executives suggested using Apple Pay, but he remains skeptical of its utility for the show's donation model.

paypal· apple pay· venmo· elon musk· third-party checks

2:07:24 I want the whole song, please. That is fantastic. What did it say? My Sharia said of my Sharona. Yeah, my sharia is great. I'm going to show myself a little by donating to no agenda. Imagine all the people who could do that. Oh yeah, that'd be fab. We want a verse, at least or maybe two. Yeah it could be an end of show song about maybe I don't know two minutes yeah be great Jeffrey Young in Upton Massachusetts nuts we have to thank him for sending in 142 dollars Tim Nutting also and Mukileteo Muckliatoe actually let me just interrupt you for one second John I also got a note which would be in this area

2:08:21 We got a check from Sir Bernie Atima. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5... Did you receive his? He sent a whole bunch of election stuff from Iowa and uh.. No I didn't get anything. Okay so anyway have that and we thank Sir Bernie very much for that. Thank you! Checks go into John great What did he send it to you in the first place? I don't know it shouldn't be that way but I'd want to make sure that we thanked him. I wanna mention a couple things like this since you brought it up. Alrighty You know we have people that keep sending me Like donations sent to my email address, John or Jay at Dvorak.org or whatever through PowerPay or Poppay or something like that? What are the kids using these days? It's like Vimo? Is that it? Vimo? It's a PayPal product

2:09:12 that millennials are using. Oh, I doesn't buy it. I don't know but please stop. Don't send us your help! I can't...I mean yeah there's a lot of people who say they hate PayPal and stuff just send us a check We have a post office box you can have a checking account. I'm sure then no then use PayPal or use the pay by Electronic page called paid by what's it called paid by electronic? I don't know put in a newsletter, but there's all kinds of ways You can do it There's all kinds of systems that result in us either getting a check or you can send a check, or it goes to one of these. Or you can use your bank to send us a check which is what most people do who are looking for alternatives but this pop pay and some of these corny things that are out there they're inconvenient they go into the wrong account uh is borderline illegal It's just going to get us in trouble with the IRS if we start mixing accounts it is one of the worst things you can do They hate that

2:10:09 And if you start mixing accounts, they think you're like stealing money. Yeah I just noticed Bernie wrote this check out to me which means i have to write a checkout to noagenda It is it is a little complicated You can send me the cheque and say pay to the order of NoAgenda on the back Oh! I'll do that oh thank you I didn't know I could do that cool Yes That's what called third party cheque Since your in the same account...your in mechanics bank anyway there not gonna be an issue Okay But again, it's still borderline mixing accounts. So you gotta be... It's not as though we look at all this stuff and we've looked at all the alternative systems and we stuck with PayPal for a reason. The alternative systems are no good! They have all kinds of issues if you think PayPal has got kind of picky-une issues they don't compare to some of these newbies out there until we see something that

2:11:04 that works nicely. We're sticking with what we're doing, but again checks are great." The Apple guys were like hey can we get you to use Apple Pay? And I said yeah how does that work just do you just tap your phone on itself? How would we use Apple Pay? Apple pay is it's the near field communication it's... Yeah it's a thing you have to tap somewhere. I know! I didn't quite understand why he suggested that. I don't know probably they think they don't listen to this show as much as they should I don't know. Anyway, so that's just a message because somebody named Jennifer and there are two or three of these things today and then they hound you. How come he didn't take the money? Not not to not the donors, the Jennifers of the world. They it's the company, the PIP pay or whatever it is. They just inundate you with mail. Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up. Take the money. Yeah. So it's a pain in the ass. And it's sketchy. You don't want to say anything negative about PayPal because Elon will turn your account off

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Global Donor Roll Call and Financial Support

The hosts read a comprehensive list of donors from around the world, including the Czech Republic, France, Australia, and the Netherlands. One donor references the Smith-Mundt Act, while another, a Florida boat captain, jokes about the lack of evidence for sea-level rise. The segment emphasizes the "value-for-value" model that sustains the program.

smith-mundt act· australia· czech republic· germany· netherlands

2:12:00 Well, Elon's got nothing to do with PayPal anymore. But that's a funny story though about Alsop Yeah, I love that. He is a complainer! Yeah but i have news for Elon. I don't know how it is in South Africa but America the customer is always right yeah he doesn't get that part no he doesn't he does not a customers always right guy kind of guy now especially since we're paying for it as taxpayers Yes, it's true. Just a just a small side note Anyway want to thank Tim J. Anonymous came in from Tigard Oregon one two three four five Mason Berryman and Marietta Georgia one two three four five and Trevor Merkin in Bubbery France he got a note to you He says 1 2 3 4 5 ever yes hold on a second there was something from Trevor hold on This is one of the things I believe we sent

2:12:53 Here we go, donation note. Here we go... Adam I'm not sure if it'll go through Dear Meshir's Smith and Mundt An unappreciative and uninformed public allowed the demise of your act And giving this donation to Meshir's Dvorak & Curry for their steadfast work in the field of anti-propaganda and in the hope that their act will not suffer a similar fate Sincerely Trevor Merkin Who's he referring to? Somebody that shut him off the air? Mr. Smith and Mundt, The Smith-Mundt Act which was overturned. Yes I get it. Alright onward Trevor Merkin Damien Taman in Perth Australia $111.11 Andrej Kelka in the Czech Republic

2:13:44 He says, show must be sustained. My contribution here. We have a number of Czech Republic listeners. Good. Hobby Hunter in Bismarck North Dakota $101 cent Keith Jacobs $100 from Phoenixville Pennsylvania Matthew Kelch in Littlestown Pennsylvania 100 Daniel Armstrong and Schweitzingen Deutschland Another German who could help us in my thesis about the Russians and the Germans. Anonymous in San Jose, California Lynn Fogwell in Raleigh North Carolina that's a hundred John so is anonymous John Knowles and Murphy's Borough Tennessee which is where also were Kobol star night cobalt Patrick

2:14:35 That's for Paul Baldovin in Willamette. Wil-met? No, it's Willamette. Is it Willamette? It's Will... that's where I got my license, right pilot's license how I know it's Willamette In Illinois Oh! I'm sorry, I thought it was Oregon no this didn't..I'm wrong Willamette? Hmm It just says Willmitte Sorry That's probably where he's from. He says he's in Chicago I take it back so it's Paul Baldifin and Chicago there you go yeah Christopher PS 9999 Christopher Peterson Portland, Oregon 88 88 7 3s and 80 8s Andrew Carlson in st.. Paul Minnesota See what he has something to say is kind of interesting Ken Burchell in Ottawa Ontario 80 Andrew

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2:16:19 Captain Dodo in Vero Beach, Florida 5555 Daniel Rudin in Cedar Rapids Iowa. 5510 double nickels on the dime from Robert T McNamara Can I stop you for one second? Just one second captain dodo important note I'm a Florida based boat captain have been walking the same dock since the late 70's I am happy to report my feet are still dry What? However, due to the future prospects of climate change I'm looking forward to marlin fishing on Collins Avenue. It will save a ton of fuel not having to run so far offshore. That's not the reports we've been hearing! There are fish flopping on the streets of Miami baby! They're floppin'? They're floppin' on the streets of Miami

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Knighting Ceremony and Anniversary Wishes

The hosts perform a formal knighting ceremony for several high-value donors, granting them titles such as "Dame Sarah" and "Sir Mike Crotch." They also acknowledge several birthdays and a wedding anniversary. The segment includes the traditional list of "rewards" for new knights, such as "hookers and blow" and "mutton and mead."

knighting· dame· anniversary· hookers and blow· rings

2:20:19 Hold on a second, I have... wow there's a big list of stuff here. A ton of birthdays we got lots and nights we've got a couple of dames so when do we get to the birthdays? We got Sir Silent Knight sent me a note just before the program. He wants to birthday call out for his daughter Lauren, he's been trying to hit her in the mouth but it has had limited effects so he says please say happy birthday to her from me Sir Silent Knight then we say happy birthday

2:20:55 to Miley Riley, who celebrated on the 1st of February for Marv Santiala. Doug Kuhlman turned 69 on the 2nd of February. Sir Paul Schneider celebrating today. Sir Philip DeBlack celebrates tomorrow. Shannon Goads is happy birthday to her husband Denny who will turn 40 in Big 4-0 on February 8th and finally Maurice Fallon turns 34 on February 11th Happy Birthday from all you buddies here at The Best Podcast Now we have an anniversary Sir Philip the Black and his wife Sarah Dornanville Celebrate their wedding anniversary. Is it Dame Sarah? Yeah, okay, oh no. And they're celebrating their wedding anniversary tomorrow Congratulations from us now we have quite a list We need Sarah Harris on the podium we need Sarah Dornanville there you go

2:21:47 Dustin Marquez, Denny Goad Mike Roch Douglas Kuhlman Bruce Hall and Vincent Farrell Please! Oh careful Careful Hold on John John John John Oooo careful Okay Everybody ready? Good to go Sarah Harris, Sarah Dornanville, Dustin Marquez, Denny Gould, Mike Crutch Douglas Kuhlman Bruce Hall Vincent Farrell all of you have contributed to the best podcast in the universe amount of $1,000 or more and therefore I'm very proud to pronunciate thee Dame Sarah Harris. James Sarah Dornanville, Sir Jailbird Knight of the 45. Sir Denny, Sir Mike Crotch Knight of the pseudonym. Sir Wood E of the Dakota Territory Bruce Hall becomes Sir Roses and servants of Southern Silicon Valley for you dames and knights we have the following on tap hookers and blow rem poison chardonnay fried bread and fem bots raspberry pies breakfast burritos Johnny Walker green label root beer pepperoni pizza root beer Legos We got ass cream and bear fillings And

2:22:46 Mutton and mead rings are out brings a good to go. Go to no agenda nation comm slash rings and Everything will be sent to you, and please tweet it so that we can pay homage to you when you receive your package I missed as sir roses Oh God, I missed that too That's quite good actually Sir roses that's quite good yeah, well I received a lot of email about our last show John a lot and about the HTTPS everywhere. Oh yeah, you did get a lot I saw some of it Yeah So i spent a lot of time yesterday actually had lunch with Sergine? I think it was based on your thesis that with HTTPS is easier to do something about ad blocking and there's no proof of that There's no evidence of that but

CHAPTER 42 / 48 Discussion

Google HTTPS Mandate and Facebook Browser Theory

Adam Curry posits that Google's aggressive push for HTTPS is a branding exercise to counter a potential Facebook browser. He theorizes that Facebook will integrate Bing search with social data to create a "safe" and highly personalized browsing experience. The hosts discuss the strategic importance of the browser to Google's advertising dominance and the potential for Facebook to disrupt the search market.

google· https· facebook· mozilla· chrome· search engine

2:23:37 I had a lunch with Sergine, he's you know for the kind of the intelligence angle let's put it that way and i spoke with Voice Zero our 12 inch rack knight for couple hours yesterday about the technical side of it and really trying to figure out why Google is doing this because there's one thing we know for sure they are forcing by shame people to upgrade to HTTPS, which seems kind of strange because I don't really have anything on our websites and there is a cost to it. So I took the approach which I'm liking more and more these days...I took a real Occam's razor approach. And actually it was something you had written in PC Magazine that got me on this track

2:24:28 It is ultimately about advertising and I think what's happening is But first of all, it's EFF and Google. Every techie I know... Very hard to talk to them about the business side of it because they're all like this is the way it should be! This is great we need to encrypt anywhere although void zero says DNS secure DNS DNSSEC is actually the way that goes so you don't have to deal with third-party certificate authorities and there's a whole bunch of things that can go wrong pinning certificates There are a million reasons why this could go horribly wrong I think what's happening is, and of course we have the Mozilla Foundation who...and people identified that correctly. Google used to give them hundreds of millions of dollars to have Google as the default search. They switched to Yahoo in 2014 and I have a feeling there's some buyer's remorse on the Mozilla Foundation part because Yahoo could be out of business by the end of the year. It could be gone

2:25:27 So they're probably thinking, oh crap. What do we what do we do? And so Google brought them in maybe under...in my theory at least it makes sense and here's what I think is happening They want to make their environment which for all intents and purposes is the open web and Android they want to Have advertisers but also users alike To feel that they're safe This is a complete branding exercise, you're safe with us. Come to us and I believe the reason is the minute Facebook launches their browser which they may not launch a whole separate browser right away. I think their app will have there already beta testing the browser that pops up in their app instead of it being standard kind of web kit that you can access They have their own browser

2:26:22 And what is going to happen, is they will be able to combine search which I think they're gonna take from Bing. They're already using some of those Bing results so take the Bing search results then they flow some of their knowledge about people on top a bit and I'll explain how an example would be...I'm in Facebook where I am all day because that's what most people are when I'm that's you know that's the internet among Facebook and I want to search for a present for Tina And so I'll type in, you know looking for maybe let's say a bag. Not that she would...I'l just say bag and then the search results would come back with everything that Bing would find and in addition it would have a little separate thing on the side that says oh! You're looking for a bag? Tina liked this bag earlier Do you see how powerful that would be for Facebook

2:27:15 And Facebook, in a strange way is going to create this all-encompassing all safe space. No nipples no side boob and the best search why go anywhere else? It's kind of AOL in reverse Well they've been threatening this for a number of years To the point that this is why Google started Google Plus Which failed because they were fearful that these guys were gonna... Of course they don't know anything about that mechanism Zuckerberg is like some sort of a weirdo in the fact that he is this, he IS Facebook. He knows what it's all about, he has got a clue, he's very smart about Facebook. He's not necessarily smart about anything else but just really knows what he's doing and the Google guys are pretty asocial they don't know what they're doing, they put a social network together that you understand how the mechanism works and can hire Zuckerberg

2:28:09 I don't know why they didn't get in bed with Facebook earlier. Well, they have in a way but maybe there's a deal that we don't know about because it was only several months ago that Facebook allowed Google to index Facebook So we have that side of it. What are they really indexing? I don't know if it's all that... I have no idea. ...I don't know, is all that valuable but Facebook could put their browser into WhatsApp. They can put it in so you click on a link and WhatsApp this new beautiful browser will open up and it'll have enhanced search results. And so we have this new beautiful browser. We have no clue there are beta test reports coming out. Yeah. You and they've also said it's beautiful

2:28:50 It's very loaded. Yeah, and it's mixing web search results with results from people in your circle...your friends on the Facebook. Kind of sickening but okay. It seems like you know I think Google is very worried that they should be very worried and this push is to get you know it's safe! It's all safe we're safe your ads are safe everything's safe you can be with us you it's okay you're safe you're safe and Android you're safe safe safe safe safe And I think they will lose You think Google's gonna lose? If Facebook launches their in-browser and eventually a standalone browser, I'm sure that has these types of results. Yeah yeah i think search engine you know search advertising that's the business they will lose some of their market share it could be a significant amount so they need to be to be the default in uh in the browsers which i think is why they brought Mozilla back in

2:29:49 Just because they went away doesn't mean that they won't come back and take money from Google. Well, I like the theory... And the social engineering of this is great! I personally don't think it's going to happen the way you portray it because I just can't see... Tell me what you think? Well first of all doing a browser that actually works well and its effective and plays videos and does all things are supposed to do when it renders correctly and it... It's not bad. It's not constantly tracking you with a bunch of millions of cookies that, you know need no proxy whether it works out of the country where there works on a VPN. There's all these elements that is just at this point as a non-trivial thing to work. I agree its its nontrivial but the reason why Google really wants you using Chrome is for all this stuff it does in the background. Its syncing your contacts and doing all this additional stuff Yeah it doesn't list if I still don't use it

2:30:48 And people like it because it's very fast and there is still huge trust for Google. There's a lot of trust I don't use it I'm using Safari right now, but the new Safari is kicking ass I still use Firefox Opera? I've used Opera on and off, but there's something about Opera that I don't like. I can't put my finger on it. I have to go back and use it so I could... Besides the obvious that once everybody is encrypted and you only have a couple of certificates this is the big problem as this third party Obviously if you crack one root cert, which has happened in the Netherlands. This does happen and it would be very easy for people to snoop on a lot of people but also Google could say we're not going to put your cert into our browser or block that so there's a lot of... The browser is very important to Google

2:31:38 And yes, the reason why people adopted Chrome is because Firefox was going through a period of real wonkiness and you know Breaking and crashing and they came out with this super fast browser. I mean, I think all these browsers have this problem to an extent Which is blocking the site with the guy that policeman holding his hand up? Oh sites not safe Yeah, that's what they're going to do if you don't have HTTPS You'll get a red X but What is Facebook gonna do? They're gonna be worse. Worse with what? Worse with stopping you from going to sites because they're not approved, I mean look at what they do with their own content! They kick people off of Facebook...they don't let you show a side tit or whatever you call it. Side boob. It's all this stuff they do and it's just a horrible operation in that regard and the browser will have to reflect that

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Autism Diagnosis and fMRI Limitations

A psychiatry researcher clarifies that autism cannot be diagnosed via CAT scan or fMRI, despite claims made to some patients. While studies show statistical differences in brain activity among those with Autism Spectrum Disorder, these findings are not yet approved for clinical diagnosis. The hosts warn listeners that they are being "hoodwinked" if told otherwise.

autism· aspergillus· fmri· cat scan· psychiatry

2:32:34 It may, but most importantly search. Most importantly search. Yeah we'll see... Well then I did have one other quick update from Iris that was on a roll with Void Zero's his partner you know they have their little human resource Steven And she is a muckety-muck man in psychiatry. She's about to do her PhD, actually and she'll be a full blown practicing psychiatrist by 2017. And she heard my question, my query about kids being told they have autism through a...and I said incorrectly, a CAT scan. She said no, CAT scan definitely not an fMRI

2:33:19 I thought there was reference to CAT scans. Well, I think I made a mistake. I think I heard CAT scan but it was probably fMRI so... But there's nothing about cat scans and autism nothing-nothing-nothing Okay When it comes to fMRI There have been three studies so far all with men I might point out So they have not even studied this with women so interesting that two Millennials that I know had been told due to an MRI that they have autism. In these three separate studies, one with 13 men, one with 22 men and one with 30 men... That's all she could find right now so this is not a huge sample! What they found is that if they took people who were diagnosed with autism there was also one study of diagnosis of Asperger's but typically ASD the Autism Spectrum Disorder

2:34:15 Yes, if you took half of the people who were not diagnosed and took half who were diagnosed. The people who were diagnosed had different...had what is the exact? Statistically significant differences between the non-diagnosed which means they're different but it doesn't prove anything and in all the studies they are very clear to say there is no proof, there are no studies that show you can actually determine someone has autism spectrum disorder based upon an MRI. And if someone is telling you or your kid

2:34:59 that it's proof. You have maybe your ADHD or autism or whatever it is, and I also checked for binge eating disorder and for depression there are no... nothing is in practice officially that has been approved for this diagnosis. So if that is being said you are being hoodwinked. I thought that was pretty important to get that out. Well it's like being hoodwinked, it's like this story uh play this story on I think it says oh what's it say? It says Jillian but it's G-I-L-E-A and just the story that's been floating around which is extremely annoying just part of the whole system of corruption in the medical

CHAPTER 44 / 48 Discussion

Hepatitis C Drug Corruption and Gilead Sciences

Congress is investigating Dr. Raymond Shonazi, a VA doctor who made $400 million selling a Hepatitis C drug to Gilead Sciences while working for the government. The drug, which costs $1,000 per pill, is now unaffordable for the VA. The hosts discuss the "gangster" behavior of pharmaceutical CEOs and the corruption within the medical-industrial complex.

gilead sciences· hepatitis c· veterans affairs· raymond shonazi· martin shkreli

2:35:50 arena. Well today Congress investigated why veterans are being denied a cure for a deadly form of hepatitis in a CBS News investigation we told you that the cure was developed by a doctor working for the Department of Veterans Affairs, The doctor got rich but at $1,000 a pill the VA can't afford it here's Chip Reid If I were you, I would be outraged. Certainly the taxpayers should be outraged. Much of the anger at today's hearing was directed at someone who wasn't even in the room, Dr Raymond Shonazi who played a leading role developing a drug that cures hepatitis C when he sold his company to pharmaceutical giant Gilead in 2012 He made over 400 million dollars and he did it all while working seven-eighths of his time for the Department of Veterans Affairs It is not full time what I do with my remaining time

2:36:48 is up to me. We first met Dr. Shannazi in December Has anybody ever questioned the arrangement that you have that allows you to become very wealthy while working seven-eighths of your time with the government? Nobody's ever questioned yet That changed today as members including Tim Hulskamp grilled David Shulkin, the VA's Undersecretary for Health But he just sold a company for 400 million dollars did anybody know about that I'm not aware of who knew what three or four years ago. Congressman Mike Kaufman wanted to know why Shannazi got rich, but the VA got nothing for a drug that one of its own doctors helped develop Oh is it bureaucratic incompetence? Or is it corruption? Or is that a combination of the two this wasted resources why

2:37:35 This nation is unable to take care of the men and women who have served this country in uniform. Others were upset that Shannazi wasn't here to be questioned, The VA says Shannazi retired just two days ago The person that's responsible always seems to retire just before the investigation starts Yeah They also had a douchebag on them I didn't clip it, haven't seen the whole thing yet they had this Skrilli whatever his name is he was also testifying I believe Maybe yeah, I thought the guy was Arrested in so what's your take on this? Yes. I think there's just a tip of the eye This is the way the whole system is operating right now and it's part of the Obamacare scam mm-hmm that isn't allowing these said because they mentioned around to begin $1,000 appeal for a cure for hepatitis C Which is a really nasty thing secure yes, secure and it's a cure and

2:38:31 Tommy Lee and Jack the price is up so it's a well what is what is your life worth to you? Yes $1,000 a pill quarter of a million a year. What what's your life worth they tested this on the testers on Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson who both had hepatitis C in their cured So it does work yeah, but yeah that You'd think there would be for a real cure There should be...should there be different rules and regulations? Is there a humanitarian aspect or do we stay our... There's a huge humanitarian aspect to the whole thing, so the entire industry. But it has been no-no is what can we get for that pill? Oh! The guy is going to die?! Oh let's jack up the price!! If you haven't seen some of these CEOs at some of these drug companies they all look and act like gangsters I think its been taken over by a bunch of criminals

CHAPTER 45 / 48 Discussion

Whoopi Goldberg on American Identity and Hyphenation

Whoopi Goldberg argued on *The View* that she prefers to be called "American" rather than "African-American," stating that hyphenating identity makes one feel like "not a real American." The hosts praise Goldberg for her common-sense approach to national identity and her dismissal of "outraged" social media critics.

whoopi goldberg· the view· american identity· hyphenated americans· race

2:39:22 Yeah, you think? I mean look at what they're doing with lying to children to get them on drugs. Yeah there ya go and the whole thing is like this almost like the pharmacist who says well he says to me You know we're told- I never take it Push these push the flu vaccine hard I never take it Push it hard Never take it Okay Alright Going to my beat My beat Okay what is your your beat is Your beat is The View and CNN That's right that's right I got The View And the last time I played a whoopie clip, it wasn't too bad and I gotta say...

2:40:00 She's making sense. I know, I might have to check myself in! You know? I went from being colored to being a negro... ...to being black to be an African-American so i just figured i would land on America and you know what save your tweets save your tweets because here is the deal Here's the deal. People get all up in arms. I know I'm black. I've been black from the moment I was born. I am very clear about it What are they saying? But while they're very upset, they said why don't you just don't want to be black. No it's not something you can change I am black but As an American, you don't really call lots of white folks white Americans. You don't call them that! You don't call them Italian-Americans. You don't do that okay? Some people do it but its not how your addressed I dont address you as an Italian American No, no I mean im half Lebanese and I dont necessarily consider myself an Arab American

2:40:56 I'm an American, but I have Arab roots. I'm the same way and every time you put you hyphenate American anytime You put something in front of it It's like you're not a real American well. I'm a whole lot of all-americans my country Save your hate mail because you know on this case. I don't care so I should just call you black you should just call me whoopee Get out of my vagina! I like it. Thank you, thank you Whoopi finally. Yeah. Call me Whoopi. I like it, I like it and that idiot, she call you just black. There's probably something getting there yeah it was the tweeters that got into her somehow. Of course oh yeah well she says a lot people really get worked up by what the tweeters do. Oh god and then there was a fun little equalizer on the hill there was a big conversation

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Women and the Selective Service Draft

Senior military leaders testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee that women should be required to register for the Selective Service draft now that combat restrictions have been lifted. Senator John McCain pushed for a "national debate" on the issue. The hosts reference Phyllis Schlafly's historical opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment based on concerns about women in combat.

selective service· draft· military· john mccain· phyllis schlafly

2:41:49 We had Senator McCaskill talking to the senior military leaders. This is the Armed Services Committee, a senatorial committee... And the question was, should women be forced to register for the draft? Which is something... Yeah. This came up on the debate... Oh yeah? What happened? What did they say about it? It's some convoluted yak-yak-yak I have no idea what they said. Okay let's find out what our military leaders think of this. Asking women to register as we ask men to register would maybe possibly open up more recruits as women began to think about, well the military is an option for me. And if you would briefly go down the line and give me your sense of whether or not Congress should look at requiring selective service registration for all Americans? Senator it's my personal view that based on this

2:42:44 lifting restrictions for assignment to unit MOS that every American who's physically qualified should register for the draft. Secretary Magus? Senator, I think this you very correctly pointed out this needs to be looked at as part of a national debate given the given the changed circumstances The one thing he did say that not selective service related but we do believe that this will open up recruiting that more women will be interested in, I'll just talk about the Marines. In the Marines because there these blast restrictions have been removed

2:43:23 Secretary Murphy? Senator, I believe that yes it should be a national debate and I encourage the legislative body to look at that. And i would say that unlike the decision in 1981 where we were now on our longest war in American history of our last one was 15 years then we've had over 1,000 women killed or injured in combat Oh, good start. Let's get some more in there now with the simple mutation if you can meet the standard you're on a team no matter what MOS it is so I highly encourage that national debate ma'am You would encourage what? Now this is interesting McCain jumped everyone saying we should have a national debate and national debate National debate and this guy said which ever national debate and then McCain McCain calls him on it for some reason MOS It is So I highly encouraged at national to be ma'am you you wouldn't encourage what?

2:44:08 The debate. The national debate, Mr Chairman You asked for your opinion, Mr Secretary Yes He had some bug up his ass McCain I guess they agreed he would say yes or something I don't know McCain very strangely jumped in on that Yes General Miley Senator, I think that all eligible and qualified men and women should register for the draft Well...I do too Me too Great Kill all women Yeah We already have a thousand dead Good start I have a, I think an end of show clip. It's reasonably short. By the way, Laura this is one of the things that was going to be debated eventually and it was... Laura's reason that a lot people don't realize is that the Equal Rights Amendment has never been passed. That's correct

2:44:55 And this is, and Phyllis Schlafly is one of the probably one of the people that submarine it. This was one element about her complaints about the Equal Rights Amendment not really being equal or anti-woman. Yes true. I think this too. Mean I don't want to sound old-fashioned, but what don't get why when the people who reproduce the human race To be into these wars if they if the culture is not really amenable to it. I mean yeah They're sure there some cultures in the past that have women dominated everything and they were their soldiers But if you haven't noticed those cultures are all dead It does seem to have a bad ending from time to time getting them in there anyway

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EU-US Privacy Shield and Underwater Data Centers

European officials announced the "EU-U.S. Privacy Shield" to replace the "Safe Harbor" agreement struck down following Edward Snowden's revelations. Snowden criticized the pact as an "accountability shield." Additionally, Microsoft is testing underwater data centers to solve cooling issues, a move the hosts suggest could also be used to bypass land-based legal jurisdictions.

edward snowden· privacy shield· nsa· microsoft· data centers

2:45:42 I was saying that i have an, I think a an appropriate end of show clip two minutes John Cleese on political correctness. I could play it now or we could play it at what do you want to know if you want to do? Have you ever seen this? You know we thought we agreed were going to do those End of show clips because we're doing too many of them at one point then why don't I save it for Sunday? And I'll play it on you say for something, but I want to play during the show Yeah, I played during the show on Sunday. Good deal Okay Now we can talk about it you guys anything anything now We have what do we got where we got well yeah, well he's got a Super Bowl coming up We gotta pay attention that I do have a Super Bowl clip But instead of that I've saved that two Sunday cuz that's Sunday so they Sunday Sunday we had Google in the EU and little commentary by Snowden this isn't get much play

2:46:25 European officials have unveiled a deal with the United States to allow corporations, including Google and Amazon, to continue moving user data back and forth overseas. The so-called EU-U.S. privacy shield comes after the European Court of Justice struck down a prior agreement following revelations of U.S. mass surveillance from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden The deal includes written US assurances that intelligence agencies will not have indiscriminate access to European user data. Snowden was among those to criticize the new pact, tweeting quote it's not a privacy shield its an accountability shield he tweeted Well that kind of makes sense with some I didn't clip but there is story about Microsoft testing underwater data centers

2:47:11 Yeah. So why? So here's what I would do if I was in Europe and had these issues, I just take it 12 miles offshore drop the data center down and then your problems are solved Yeah, this submergible data center is kind of interesting. It seems like it would solve a lot of problems but I mean the initial problem it's supposed to solve is cooling and then they said that then...I was reading the story too and we made some offhanded remark there well you know the concern is if you have failures within the data center what are you gonna do? Well thats been resolved years ago! That was Google original

2:47:48 Design where if you have a server that fails the Microsoft Microsoft com slash jobs looking for dude named Ben with wetsuit The idea is that you don't care. You just let the thing be dead in there, you just reroute around it as though it was a bad sector on a hard disk. Yeah, yeah but if... So you never use the dead servers that are in there, you leave them in their dead, you don't even take em out and that was a Google idea when they first started up and far as I know this is still how they do it A blade goes out boom! You go right past it Alright

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Super Bowl City and Show Outro

John C. Dvorak mentions his recent visit to "Super Bowl City" and his upcoming column in PC Magazine. The hosts sign off from Austin, Texas, reminding listeners of the upcoming Sunday show and their role as "guardians of reality." The episode ends with a montage of show jingles and soundbites.

super bowl city· pc magazine· austin· tejas· guardians of reality

2:48:29 Think that's it. I know yeah, we'll talk about Super Bowl on Sunday Superbowl is there something had some kind of cover my visit to Super Bowls City when was this? I went there on Monday last Monday with the Super Bowl city It's just a joke I wrote up but column and PC Mag should be running today or tomorrow okay, which sort run yesterday, I think and cops just millions of cops Guardian nothing that will be coming up on Sunday along with the rest of the deconstruction of everything that is going on in your life our life everyone's Life and get mo nation we are your guardians of reality and appreciate you for the support remember We do have that show coming up on Sunday Dvorak org slash na, and you could even try slash index dot htm You could Sure to work. No it won't because actually the index

2:49:23 Index not ASP there you go. Hey You're chiding me for using H I am yeah, I am a little bit of HTML I am sure Bye bye Thank you very much all right Yeah, pretty good coming here on Sunday it was we try we see we go for better every single day Coming to you from FEMA Region 6 in the skyscraper downtown Austin Tejas, in the crackpot condo. In the morning everybody I'm Adam Curry and from Northern Silicon Valley where I am a Tugong family I'm John C. DeVore We will return on Sunday right here on NOAgenda Adios mofos Suckin' and soot!

2:50:45 suck it and suck, suck it and suck, suck it and suck you might die, you might die, you might die, you might die, you might die in-in-in-in-ah ah, in-in-in-law a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a

2:51:45 Drill, drill, drill, drill, drill Suckin' and suckin', burning in my chest They have a view that I just fundamentally disagree with about what the way we have to keep the balance of power in our society is. We need to have a conversation in our country. Please clap! I hope you will go, I hope you will stand up for me, who will fight for me when we win

2:52:58 in the White House. Thank you and God bless you!