Episode 806 · Thursday, 10 March 2016

Babushkas of Chernobyl

Political rhetoric reaches a fever pitch as candidates trade accusations of fascism while federal agencies explore the criminalization of climate dissent and border security failures.

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The No Agenda Show · No. 806

About this episode

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton faced off in a contentious Univision Democratic debate where Sanders sparked backlash for claiming white people do not understand life in a ghetto. Clinton utilized the event to label Donald Trump a xenophobic fascist while defending her Benghazi response to Pat Smith by citing the fog of war. The hosts analyze how network donor status influenced the moderation and the strategic use of Spanish rhetoric to court voters.

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew reports a deliberate IRS service slowdown as the agency answers only 37% of calls to pressure Congress for increased funding. Meanwhile, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Attorney General Loretta Lynch discuss potential RICO actions against the climate denial apparatus, effectively threatening to criminalize scientific dissent. In the legal sphere, a U.S. judge issued a $10.5 billion default judgment against Iran for the September 11th attacks, notably excluding Saudi Arabia from liability. International tensions rise as General David Rodriguez of AFRICOM pushes for military intervention in Libya while the State Department refuses to release MH17 radar data to Dutch investigators.

John C. Dvorak provides a scathing review of the Zenergy Chime, labeling the device a piercing tool for soliciting listener donations. Adam Curry recounts his broadcasting roots at Foothill College while the duo explores the sensory experience of starting helicopter turbine engines. The episode concludes with a peculiar anecdote regarding the peppery flavor of an accidental ant invasion in Austin.


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CHAPTER 01 / 41 Discussion

No Agenda Episode 806 Introduction, Technical Issues

Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak open episode 806 of the No Agenda show on March 10, 2016. They discuss technical difficulties involving a producer's offline status and the merits of LPG versus diesel backup generators for home power. The hosts also share an anecdote about the sensory experience of starting turbine engines in helicopters.

adam curry· john c. dvorak· gitmo nation· port townsend· backup power

00:00 You have to have radiation in your diet. Radiation in your diet is fantastic! Adam Curry, John C. DeVora It's Thursday March 10th 2016 time once again for your Gitmo Nation Media Assassination episode 806 This Is No Agenda Monitoring D-Star 33 Charlie the 20 40 and 17 meter bands and broadcasting live from the capital of the drone star state here in FEMA region 6 in the morning everybody I'm Adam Curry. And from Northern Silicon Valley where it's supposed to be raining like crazy because of El Nino but absolutely nothing going on, I'm John C. Dvorak. It's Crackpot and Buzzkill in the morning! Yo yo but its raining up in Port Angeles in the Washington State area Yeah well Port Townsend would be specific. Port Townsend yeah. Eric? We did not get a spreadsheet Eric The shill is offline Yes This off his line

00:52 Well, we got to talk to him about it a Jenny. He needs to have some power up that's true Yeah I'm surprised he hasn't got one because this happened to him a couple times like the kind of guy that thinks about those things yeah well he probably wants to get something bigger than you can afford that's Probably stalling it and the way to go is the L is the LPG? Well, I mean I'd prefer a diesel over anything but the LPG backups are pretty good these days They're not they're not cheap, but you get you know if you get a couple thousand dollars They put it right next to the house. They build part of in the ground You never even notice it so for the diesel noise well I'll tell you there's and the most exciting thing I've ever

01:45 No, not ever. But when you start up a turbine engine and of course I did that on helicopters That is so cool! That is so cool! I'm just wallowing for a moment in the coolness it's been awhile since I've done it When you fire that thing You turn it off and you... I got goosebumps Just get some sound effects will do the job Yeah, but there's nothing like the smell of jet fuel man when you start that thing. I gotta get it I should fly in the morning yeah in the morning. Yeah, I should fly again. Yeah, you should well last night was Challenging for me personally I felt why oh we had a Democratic debate and then we had three town halls opposite that on Fox. I have the Bernie ISO

CHAPTER 02 / 41 Discussion

Univision Democratic Debate, Bernie Sanders Ghetto Comment

The Univision Democratic debate is criticized for poor moderation and frequent interruptions of Bernie Sanders. Sanders faces backlash for a comment suggesting white people do not know what it is like to be poor or live in a ghetto. The hosts suggest the debate format favored Hillary Clinton due to the network owner's donor status.

univision· bernie sanders· hillary clinton· democratic debate· vermont

02:35 And we kick off the show perfect with a Bernie Iso What did he say but yeah, he screamed it Maybe we should roll into everything. We you know be What was the other thing you were saying, you did Democratic debate and then what? Something. Oh no! By the way, the Democratic debate done by Univision... blah. Univision. Univision was probably the worst of all the debates so far Why do you say that? Because they didn't let people go back and forth You got two people up there who are willing to go at it with each other They cut Bernie off a lot

03:15 A-holes that are running this show keep interrupting and stopping and interrupting and stopping as though everything has to be, oh it has to be to the second. Oh your 30 seconds are up! The guy's just starting! And they could go back and forth at each other we'd actually learn something but no There's one instance was I have time there. I get these timing ones the question was 45 seconds long and they gave the person like a minute to answer Minute-and-a-half, and then Bernie had 30 seconds he couldn't do it in 30 seconds And what did you lose the time? It is on but now I don't want to play no maybe later Okay, it's just it would I found it to be the worst debate. It was horrible We didn't get some good questions. I heard some things I liked

03:55 Well, I'm not saying there weren't a few good questions. But when they were starting to get into it about Clinton and Bill that is... They just interrupted him. Stop! Stop talking! They interrupted Bernie a lot. They interrupted Bernie way too much. It was almost like they were all in for Hillary. Well isn't one of her biggest donors owner of Univision? I don't know that for a fact. Yeah, and he also recently... And then why are they doing this debate? Why is Bernie...why doesn't he point that out? Trump would have! Well because Bernie's a sap He is a sap It's a sap man

04:35 And he's way out of touch. This 10 second clip really proved it. When you're white, you don't know what it's like to be living in a ghetto You don't know what its like to be poor You don't know what it is like to be hassled when you walk down the street Really? When your white, you don't know what it's like to be poor That makes him... Yeah, it's a little out of touch in today's market. A little out of touch? It's always that statement is out of touch no matter when you look at the United States. He's full of crap. You live in Vermont yeah maybe he's right. It was racist! And the blunt questions from uh the Univision host I liked it but I totally agree with you that they... perfect opportunity have a real debate to go back and forth

05:28 I guess those people feel they need to be relevant and continuously jump in and try and move it ahead or whatever. That's the drawback. Yeah, it's not about them! No... It is to them? They really thought it was about THEM. To them it's about them. This is well here's here's the question about Trump being racist and don't pussyfoot around just ask the question Secretary Clinton, you've known Donald Trump a long time. You've seen what kind of campaign he's running... I love the laughter! Secretary Clinton is Donald Trump a racist? What a great question It is that was a good question

CHAPTER 03 / 41 Discussion

Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Racism Allegations

Hillary Clinton addresses questions regarding whether Donald Trump is a racist during the Univision event. She criticizes Trump's rhetoric regarding Mexicans and his delayed disavowal of David Duke and the Ku Klux Klan. The hosts analyze her use of the Spanish word "basta" as a form of calculated political rhetoric.

hillary clinton· donald trump· david duke· ku klux klan· basta

06:10 And the crowd goes, ooh, ooh. The R word! You know Karen I'm going to follow my friend Senator Sanders model here Yeah which is chicken shit If i am so fortunate enough to be the Democratic nominee there will be a lot of time to talk about him um...I was the first one to call him out I called him out when he was calling Mexicans rapists There is so much, so wrong and she'll start to repeat this as well. He didn't call Mexicans rapists at this point we do have to just do little callbacks to where these things originate from he was very sp- And I'm not trying to defend Trump any more than I'd defend anyone else whose words are being taken out of context but he did not say all Mexicans are rapist he said you know this is what we're getting here

07:02 when he was calling Mexicans rapists, when he was engaging in rhetoric that I found deeply offensive. I said basta and I am pleased." That's actually interesting she says we know the definition of rhetoric which is pandering to a certain audience so she calls Donald Trump out on rhetoric and then in the same sentence uses rhetoric by using the word basta to kowtow to the audience Yeah, she did that throughout the event. I just like it when she's actually saying... She doesn't like Trumps rhetoric and then she uses her own rhetoric! Rhetoric that i found deeply offensive. I said Basta. Basta? And I am pleased about... What does she mean she said Basta? Shes watching this and when did she say Basta what is she talking about? She used this a couple of times This is her

07:54 the way she speaks to the Latino audience by throwing in a basta word. I thought that was Italian, but i guess it's also Spanish. What's... you know? I don't even know what it means. Basta! Enough done enough enough done basta. The offensive I said no mas like no mas would have been better and I am pleased that others Others are also joining in making clear that his rhetoric, his demagoguery... We were so right about that rhetoric word.

08:30 in prejudice and paranoia. Oh, good! Prejudice and paranoia nice alliteration. Has no place in our political system especially from somebody running for president who couldn't decide whether or not to disavow the Ku Klux Klan and David Duke. At least she said Ku Klux Klan right? People can draw their own conclusions about him but I will just end by saying this You don't make America great by getting rid of everything that made America great. They worked long and hard on that one, huh? She does a lot of interesting stuff in this one. The two clips that I have that are relevant...I thought were interesting because

CHAPTER 04 / 41 Discussion

Benghazi Timeline, Hillary Clinton Email Controversy

Hillary Clinton is confronted with testimony from Pat Smith regarding the 2020 Benghazi attacks and an email sent to Chelsea Clinton. The discussion focuses on the discrepancy between the administration's public narrative about a protest video and internal communications regarding a terrorist attack. Clinton defends her actions by citing the "fog of war" and shifting intelligence reports.

benghazi· pat smith· chelsea clinton· susan rice· libya

09:16 One, she first of all she throws the audience a curveball by saying that she's not a politician and really doesn't know what she is doing. And just lucky to be there. Which I thought was kind of screwy play that clip. I have a view that I just have to do the best I can, get the results I can make a difference in people's lives and hope that people see that i'm fighting for them and that I can improve conditions economically and other ways that will benefit them. What was the boo? What was that about I don't know what that was about it Was just these lot of weird noises came out on this speech or out of this this event odd now the one That I thought was interesting when I think this was done throughout if you listen to the hill Hillary really does have a problem with the truth And she makes stuff up and she and she changes the timeline. She has changed the timeline the Benghazi timeline

10:16 Sorry the Benghazi time. Yes, yeah the Benghazi timeline I have the clip and it's like When did this timeline show up? Yeah this now do you have to clip with a mother and everything in that? I don't know about the mother I have that but nothing mine may be a little more complete is yours longer Yeah Okay play yours here we go on the night of the attacks in Benghazi you sent an email to your daughter Chelsea saying Boo for the killing of the Americans. However, some of the families claim that you lied to them

10:53 Here's Pat Smith, the modern information officer. Let's listen. Hillary and Obama and Biden and all of Susan Rice all told me it was a video when they knew they knew it was not the video. And they said that they would call in let me know what the outcome was. So the way I remember the timeline as we'll get this as she will hear how she screws it up They came out immediately, said this was the video. They were on the hunt for that guy. We played the whole video it was dumb they arrested the guy for some other charges and by the time the bodies were brought back which is when Hillary Clinton spoke to the families in this mother in particular they were still saying it's a video there were still say and they said that to her as well and Wow Clinton really did a number on this timeline as you pointed out Secretary Clinton did you lie to them?

11:47 You know, look I feel a great deal of sympathy for the families of the four brave Americans that we lost at Benghazi. Were there four or were there three? There was four. I thought it was three! I think it's 3 plus this...plus the ambassador And I certainly can't even imagine the grief that she has for losing her son, but she's wrong. She is absolutely wrong." Wow! That's really rough you could have done so many different things with that. "...I and everybody in the administration all the people she named... The president, the vice-president Susan Rice..." And Panetta? "...we were scrambling to get information that was changing literally by the hour

12:33 And when we had information, we made it public. But then sometimes we had to go back and say we have new information that contradicts it." Which is what she did hours after that with an email to her daughter. So I testified for 11 hours. I answered every question that was asked and when it was over the Republicans had to admit they didn't learn anything. Why? Because there had already been one independent investigation. There had been seven or eight congressional investigations, mostly led by Republicans who all reached the same conclusions that there were lessons to be learned and this is not the first time we lost... And by the way stop for a second you notice something

13:26 She's been going on and on and she's like doing a filibuster. Bernie never got to talk this long. Yeah, she talked as I was editing clips it is so hard to cut stuff out of this even because you just ran but she's like film girl just rambling that doesn't stop. This is not the first time we lost Americans in a terrorist attack We lost 3,000 people on 9-11. What's that got to do with the question? Nothing! Americans serving in embassies in Tanzania... It's America baby that's what you do Trump does that too, vets. ...and Kenya when my husband was president we lost over 250 Americans both military and civilian Ronald Reagan was president in Beirut and at no other time of those tragedies were they politicized

14:16 Instead, people said let's learn the lesson and say bye-bye. Please all of that is politicized And by the way Trump on his honest you did rest of it is the part I have oh good Well, then if it's imperfect because this is where she does the timeline. Oh very good and this is completely New this is all made up and in the way She covers it her reference You're gonna get just worth as you get you have to laugh hold on a second But what was the name of the clip again like somehow? I lost it Benghazi timeline

14:54 Let's see, maybe Clinton. That's odd. Clinton knew Benghazi time. I got you, got you, thank you. You called your daughter Chelsea one thing and a different thing to them? Well but Horry that makes my point at the time i emailed with my daughter Yeah, that's I guess that makes her point. That's the way one way to put it daughter a terrorist group had taken credit for the attacks on our facility in Benghazi within 1618 hours they Rescinded taking credit they did it all on social media and the video did play a role we have captured one of the lead terrorists as

15:36 And he admits it was both a terrorist attack and it was influenced by the video. It's a dessert topping and floor wax This was fog of war, this was complicated The most effective comprehensive reports and studies demonstrate that Look as I said in the beginning I deeply regret that we lost four Americans And I of course sympathize with members of the families who are still, you know very much grieving and I wish that there could be an easy answer at the time but we learned a lot. And the intelligence kept improving and we learned enough to say what we think happened at Benghazi. You have 30 seconds Senator. Yes goodbye yeah yeah The timeline is a little off

CHAPTER 05 / 41 Discussion

Border Security, Pedestrian Fencing versus Walls

The debate over border security highlights the difference between the fencing Hillary Clinton previously voted for and Donald Trump's proposed wall. While Clinton claims the border is more secure than ever, critics point to the massive flow of heroin and opioids from Mexico as evidence of a porous border. The hosts discuss how drug money allegedly stabilizes the banking industry.

mexico· border wall· heroin· mitch mcconnell· immigration reform

16:29 I'd say. Timeline's crazy and then she throws that social media bull crap in. Yeah, they're so powerful on the social media so powerful they really know how to do it. Previously we talked about the fence-we have a border fence on the border with Mexico. About 600 miles, it's inadequate obviously and I really like that they did this research and went back and talked about the fence and the difference between a fence and a wall or a wall in a wall and i thought it was quite telling. It really...I think it was a good move that they brought this to the forefront let's see if it gets picked up anywhere

17:10 You recently said instead of building walls we need to tear down barriers. However, last November in New Hampshire you openly said that as senator you voted numerous times to build the wall with Mexico What's the difference between what you did voting to build a wall and what Donald Trump wants to do now? Well, I think both of us, both Senator Sanders and I voted numerous times to enhance border security along our border. We increased the number of border security agents we did vote for money to build a fence pedestrian fence in some place, a vehicle fence in other places. What's a pedestrian fence? What exactly does that mean? No idea. And the result is that we have

18:04 have the most secure border we've ever had. Oh, Hmm. Yeah, no actually got a couple of clips regarding this and I don't see how look them up in a moment did in fact could not be the more opposite there's uh...we have the huge opioid problem matching drop into that right now to be kind of fun here we go this is Clip number one. This is Mary Lou Leary She is I think deputy secretary the office of national drug control policy and let's hear what she has to say about the border Can you hear that at all was it muffled

19:01 It's really bad. Yeah, let's see if it gets better here. Much of this is coming from Mexico and so she saying we have a heroin problem there the streets are flooded in America and she says most of this is coming from Mexico I encourage people to go back and listen to the clip it's not good enough And this ties in beautifully with something new and I won't discuss it now just want to play the clip Because there's such a problem with the heroin primarily and cocaine coming in from Mexico through the border.

19:37 that there's all kinds of bills being passed but a very interesting one is the opioid bill. Well this particular bill... This is Mitch McConnell. ...is about opioids and the border security issue is a huge problem, you can't do every single thing in this bill Senator Blunt and his subcommittee already appropriated $400 million last year specifically designed to deal with the treatment side of this. So we will be talking about the opioid bill, but I do want to point out that whatever she's saying about the most secure border ever is bullcrap because there are drugs just flowing through in with incredible ease and that's why it so cheap. Apprehensions coming across the border

20:24 are the lowest they've been in 40 years. Yeah, see I don't think that is actually a good thing to me that means the border is so porous that we can even catch him and now I'm thinking this whole border thing and the reason why everyone's all pissed off about it is because of the drugs! So many...I think too many politicians are involved in this Well you always have to remember one of your basic thesis which I subscribe to That saved our ass It saved the banks. Yeah, the drug deliveries are representative of the banking industry Yes, yes put two and two together bingo it's working fine Which just strengthens my argument that now it is time to do comprehensive immigration reform Let's move to comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship And I think that makes a very strong argument in favor of doing it but the question is

21:15 What is the difference between the wall that you voted for and Donald Trump's wall? It's a big difference. First of all, yeah it'll work as I understand him He's talking about a very tall wall now She catches the last wave and she decides to run with it a beautiful tall wall, the most beautiful tall wall. The Great Wall of China that would run the entire border that he would somehow magically get the Mexican government to pay for And you know, it's just fantasy. In fact if he cared to know anything about what members of Congress like the Senator and I have done where it was necessary we did support some fencing where it was necessary

22:06 We did add border patrol agents. We have done what by any fair estimate would have to conclude is a good job quote securing the border so let's get about the business of comprehensive immigration reform." I don't understand how she can say this and why it's not challenged? Everybody, every politician agrees we need to do something with the border They're always saying border security. Now she says it's great, it's tight and we have zero apprehension or very low apprehensions? Is she in the drug cartel? Hello? And is Donald Trump so... Mina? Of course! Mina Arkansas I know but this you have to ask where Trump is on this he also mentions all the time about the drugs coming in Yeah He talks about the drugs Could this be that they're the real agenda the real problem because

CHAPTER 06 / 41 Discussion

George Clooney, Mario Lopez on Trump Fascism

Actor George Clooney labels Donald Trump a "xenophobic fascist" while planning a star-studded fundraiser for Hillary Clinton. Mario Lopez and his co-host on Extra discuss the comments, providing a simplified definition of xenophobia for their audience. The hosts mock the celebrity involvement and the media's framing of the political discourse.

george clooney· mario lopez· hillary clinton· xenophobia· fundraiser

23:01 Above anything that Trump has been talking about it's his wall, and it seems to me. There's a lot of politicians the Clintons They keep this business going yeah Which would have to include at least one intelligence agency? And we just and we recently had a slam come out against in fact I have a clip of it not a clip of the slam But a clip of the analysis of it which is turns out to be a very funny thing to listen to okay ah George Clooney is a spy. George Clooney comes out and says that Trump is a xenophobic Nazi fascist. Yeah, yeah oh yeah really? And why is he saying anything?

23:45 But if you want to hear the analysis of it now, I'm listening to Mario Lopez. He's either on Extra or for the other one. Yeah, Mario Lopez is on there with his sidekick and they go back and forth during this little presentation The way I see it, you have to listen to this clip because it's actually outrageous. For me, I'll always remember Nancy Reagan for her Just Say No campaign huge impact as a kid Yeah absolutely and some more political news today Mario Page Six says George Clooney plans to host a star-studded fundraiser for Hillary Clinton's campaign Well we know he is not a fan of Donald Trump George just publicly bashed Trump calling him a xenophobic fascist What is that?

24:30 Basically that he doesn't like outsiders or foreigners discriminates So he gives the definition his definition of xenophobe and she says fun fact Let me listen to that again foreigners discriminate I'm gonna give you a borderline for that. I didn't even catch Fun fact fun fact The fun is when I heard that I said this is brain dead woman even paying any attention at all yeah fun fact Let me see

CHAPTER 07 / 41 Discussion

Donald Trump, Hitler Comparison and Nuremberg Rallies

Media outlets and pundits like David Brooks compare Donald Trump's campaign rallies to the Nuremberg rallies of Nazi Germany. The comparison stems from images of supporters raising their right hands to take a loyalty pledge, which critics liken to a Nazi salute. Trump dismisses the comparison as terrible while the hosts argue the rhetoric is an attempt to demonize his voters.

donald trump· adolf hitler· david brooks· nuremberg· anti-defamation league

25:25 The Hitler thing kind of came to a head as we had Saturday Night Live do a Hitler skit, everyone's talking Hitler this, Hitler that. I picked a couple of them. I have one...I only have one besides that last one which didn't mention Hitler but I have the ABC News discussing it and including bringing in... I think i have the same one Who'd they bring in on this? They bring in Good Morning American Stephanopoulos. Oh, okay I don't have this one. Who got Trump on the phone and he... Let's play this first. Before we play that it really bears a quick discussion that there is no comparison No you were pointing out in a tweet of the TLDR TLDR yeah too long didn't read it.

26:16 Well, you have to be tedious and say the least yes But you do have to go into the background to understand why this is ridiculous It is ridiculous but it's got a guy. It has legs people like the idea now I think I think it's going to backfire its well my it's going to backfire Okay, I think it's gonna just poop out. I don't think it's gonna backfire on anybody oh But let's here's I mean and there's going to be someone who goes too far with it, and then that'll be the end of it. And by the way, I'm seeing old Jews like Dave Weiner saying parts of his family were annihilated by Hitler, and he's comparing Donald Trump to Hitler! It drives me nuts! There's no comparison. Well let's play this...and there are a couple of things in here that are worth

27:06 Mean a couple of things one ABC it I'm still trying to figure who they're all in for now because either has to be news like I mean Rubio would be the fallback is rubios from Florida and it's a Florida you know Disney's got its, Florida roots. It's not Roots but as Florida's most of his work just done a lot of Florida and So I thought they were going to, and there was some trying to push Ruby a little bit but now they got nobody. So ABC is just floundering around and they decided to just get mean with Trump Here we go. I do solemnly swear... But that image now reminding some of the Third Reich and the infamous Nazi salute, the former head of the Anti-Defamation League a Holocaust survivor says seeing an audience of thousands of people raising their hands in what looks like the Heil Hitler salute was offensive obnoxious and disgusting The candidate rejecting the comparison today on GMA Trump pressed about critics comparing his tone to Hitler

28:06 and Mussolini. It doesn't suggest to you they should tone down your rhetoric and your tactics? Well maybe so but I mean look, i have a tremendous following... This is something that Trump's- that I'm starting to analyze his speech close very closely when he answers the question He gives it the answer right up front in kind of a toss away swallow it in way So the question is, should you be toning down your rhetoric? Well maybe so. And then he keeps going on He does answer the questions but they kind of get papered over by whatever flows out of his mouth after that Maybe so but I mean look i have a tremendous following we want to make America great again it's a strong following I don't know about the Hitler comparison and I hadn't heard that But its terrible comparison and im not happy about that certainly Now in todays voting states

28:52 Trump movement in full swing. Mitt Romney recording robocalls for both Senator Marco Rubio and Governor John Kasich. Hello, this is Mitt Romney calling. I'm convinced Donald Trump would lose to Hillary Clinton. Tom Yama's with us live tonight from Florida now. I know Mr. Trump expected to speak shortly but in the meantime Tommy reported there Mitt Romney recording calls we heard them but for both Rubio and Kasich telling voters Trump would lose to Hillary Clinton suggesting they vote for anyone but Trump? I gotta hand it to Trump.

29:37 I think i would be pretty upset if people kept really, really comparing me to Hitler. And David Brooks he's what is he New York Times? Yeah Oh listen to Brooks By the way there was something else that Donald Trump did yesterday that grabbed my eye and David... This was on NBC News Hour To show it you and I want get you react to as well here it is And I love this shot because you're seeing people from behind, from a high vantage point. So yeah it kind of looks like people are doing the Hitler salute. Yeah if you were going to hold your hand up and give a pledge... It was great! It doesn't take much to make that look like a Hitler salute. Were they yelling Heil Hitler? No Because typically in one of these events where we have a bunch of skinhead Nazis or any sort of fascists that are doing

30:28 fascist-like things. They go Heil... they actually say, Heil Hitler in the modern era. Were they doing that? Well so I'm gonna give you their thinking. Heil Hitler was in a way a pledge to the Führer That's what they're come. That's where the comparison comes from and David Brooks, David Brooks takes it quite far. David Brooks who hates Trump Now let's go back Let's do a little background on the show on our show we have documented this since the beginning of this campaign David Brooks has been so wrong about everything Republican especially Trump

31:07 by predicting, oh he's done. This is the end of him right from the beginning and now he mocks himself because he has been so inaccurate He is one of the worst at seeing anything It's just like the newspapers who did not see their own demise I mean this is what we get from our media They don't know what the hell is going on And what he does David Brooks is that throws an elitist reference kind off-the-cuff which most will probably Most people didn't hear it, but it was like wow. I've never done this before! Can I have a pledge? A swearing? Raise your right hand. I do solemnly swear... And I think he only did this because he's been asked to pledge so many times to be loyal to the Republican Party. That I no matter

32:01 how I feel no matter what the conditions if there's hurricanes or whatever. Is he expecting something? Remember that happened in Florida when the last election, do you remember that oh no it was the Republican convention and there was a hurt but wasn't that Sandy? Yeah i think they whipped up Superstorm Sandy and they had to cancel that yeah pretty sure That's good enough. All right, now listen to Brooks. We'll vote before the 12th for Donald J Trump for president! Thank you. Now I know... David, the visual, the hands go up. Trump asks for a pledge Wow. I just- I was flabbergasted. If we're gonna get Trump, might as well get the Nuremberg rallies to go with it. Might as well get the Nuremberg rallies to go with it

33:04 Okay, the Nuremberg rallies. Which was kind of like the party convention for the Nationalist Party in at that time Nazi Germany so it's more like the conventions that were held in Nuremberg and of course legendarily they had the Nuremberg trials after that where they hung people for their war crimes. For obvious symbolic reasons Yeah obviously but for Brooks to throw that It's pretty low. And by the way, calling Trump Hitler is also calling the people who vote for him Nazis! It's insulting and if that's true... let's say it let's just pretend for a minute is really true Trump as Hitler his followers are Nazis removing Trump is not going to change anything if that's really true

33:54 Then we have a much bigger problem. Yes, I would say much bigger. This is just all this is what you've mentioned earlier that like so much rhetoric to try to demonize the guy. marginalized, demonized whatever they can and they have that idiot Romney. But they keep trying this they've tried it in Europe with everybody with the UKIP with Wilders with Le Pen They keep throwing out Nazi Hitler Nazi Hitler People don't... It doesn't work! It just doesn't work Here's ABC I think this is a different version of their Nazi drive Meantime the number of prominent people No that's exactly the same one i'm sorry Let me see That was

CHAPTER 08 / 41 Discussion

Michigan Primary Results, Bernie Sanders Trade Policy

Bernie Sanders secures a surprise victory in the Michigan primary, defying polling data that showed him trailing significantly. Sanders attributes his success to his opposition to trade deals like NAFTA and permanent normal trade relations with China. Despite the loss, analysts note that Hillary Clinton maintains a substantial lead in the overall delegate count.

michigan primary· bernie sanders· nafta· trade agreements· cecilia vega

34:42 I don't think i had any more Hitler things per se. Well here's the uh oh yeah go ahead here is the not Trump but this is another ABC rap, this is the one that raps Rubio and then goes into Sanders Michigan I think this ran just yesterday, it was the ABC roundup of Tuesday. It ran Wednesday. You solemnly swear? But that image now reminding some of the Third Reich and the infamous Nazi salute The former head of the Anti-Defamation League a Holocaust survivor... You get ABC Trump rap, ABC GMA That's what you're playing Oh i'm sorry, I'm sorry It says ABC Trump rap No no, I said this is Rubio, Rubio Sanders

35:33 We played ABC Trump. Yeah, I'm trying to find what the name of the clip is you want me to play? I'm sorry It's right above it ABC Oh, okay. Okay. I'm sorry. We're like a fucking part. Yeah, I'm okay wait Let me take some b12 that'll help already yeah, I mean I was live in Florida tonight Tom Marco Rubio with a miserable night I asked him last week did he regret going personal with Donald Trump and he told me That Trump deserved the taste of his own medicine but tonight Rubio is saying something else That's right, David. He said when he launched those attacks the media was covering all his speeches but that's not what it takes to be president today saying that his own kids were embarrassed when we went down that road if you had the choice again, whoa I do it David All right Tom Yamash there in Miami Florida for us Tom Thanks as always next to the Democrats tonight The candidates facing off this evening and Hillary Clinton left answering this question What happened last night after the Sanders surprise?

36:28 Senator Bernie Sanders, the winner in Michigan despite the polls. Clinton ahead in the delegate count but so far unable to close the deal she did win Mississippi So right to the map tonight Mrs. Clinton winning 12 states all those in light blue there and half the delegates she needs to be nominated. So why did she lose in Michigan? ABC's Cecilia Vega with Senator Sanders who has his own explanation and we ask what's Clinton's game plan tonight Tonight, instead of a victory lap, a rematch. You know... Excuse me! I'm talking. The second debate this week Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders going head to head

37:05 Fresh off that Michigan stunner, the upset that no one saw coming. Catching even Sanders by surprise, the Vermont senator throwing together a hastily called late night news conference to celebrate the victory. I just want to take this opportunity to thank the people of Michigan But the win now raising warning signs about possible cracks in Clinton's political armor. Sanders cutting into what had been her firewall African-American voters in the South. In Michigan, she won by just a 2 to 1 margin and the young black vote nearly split it we caught up with Sanders today during a break from his debate prep. Why did she lose Michigan? What'd she not do right because we got more votes than she did and I think it comes down largely to trade issues

37:51 I have understood from day one that these trade agreements, NAFTA, permanent normal trade relations with China were a disaster for American workers. She supported them. But here's the math. Clinton's delegate lead so strong that in all five states voting on Tuesday she could lose by double digits and still win the nomination. Sanders would have to win everything left by double digits So do i think we can't win states by double digits? Yeah, I don't Cecilia joining us live from Florida tonight to debate Hall and Hillary Clinton. He's done Yeah, he is doing there was sharing a game of Derek gave her all the votes she needs to win Regarding Rubio and we know we love the inside insiders there in the morning Joe show

CHAPTER 09 / 41 Discussion

Marco Rubio, Potential Vice Presidential Speculation

Donald Trump discusses the political future of Marco Rubio during an interview on Morning Joe. Speculation arises regarding whether Rubio could serve as a bridge to the Republican establishment or as a vice-presidential pick if he drops out before the Florida primary. The hosts evaluate the likelihood of various candidates, including John Kasich and Chris Christie, joining a Trump ticket.

marco rubio· donald trump· morning joe· vice president· florida

38:39 They have not just a theory but again Trump answering questions with his first little utterance as he's on the phone with Morning Joe about Marco Rubio and Marco Rubios future. We've been talking about Marco Rubio, you had a great night last night? Marco Rubio no so much and he has some decisions to make would you ever consider him as your running mate? Well I don't want to say that Bill McKee... I see..I don't want to say that You got to if we really listen to what he's saying. He answers all the questions I don't want to say that I think it may be that way well, I don't wanna say that they'll make you know he has a big decision to make and he should make his own decision and I've always liked him And then he really hit me very very hard and somehow I forget I

39:22 I got along with him until a few weeks ago when he started playing Don Rickles. And, you know... You could have used a little more modern reference Mr Trump. Started playing Don Rickles and it was very surprising to see and he was out of character And I became very nasty about it. So there's the question, would you consider him being your vice president? This is a good question and he's really got a decision to make. I know what you're talking about. I just don't want to be involved in his decision. His decision is personal one. If he decided to drop out could you since you need help with Hispanic voters since you need help with uh

40:04 the Republican establishment. Could Marco Rubio as your vice president be a bridge to that Republican establishment? Well, I think this...I think if he runs and loses and you know i don't think he would win right now but if he runs it loses I think he will never be able do anything very big politically in Florida. I certainly don't think he would be considered by anybody as a vice president and... But i'm asking you though if he drops out before losing Florida, will you consider him? Could he possibly be on the list as a vice president of yours because he could help outreach to Hispanics and help your outreach to these people. Sure, sure, sure! I just don't want to say that yet Joe it's too... It's just not appropriate to talk about it until he makes the decision. I have respect for him He has great talent and I just don't want to say that yet it is too soon Well you said sure so we will take that as yes. Umm..I think this falls right into your theory John

41:02 of Trump winning and then after a year or two giving up and letting his excellent VP pick become president. It happened, no one's ever done it before but there's no reason you can't do it presidents in recent memory have quit Nixon quit Johnson quit uh well you know they quit they do this So, it is a possibility. I mean...but as a scheme none of them intended to quit. They were just kind of driven out of office. But wouldn't it help so much with the issues with the Republican Party though? If what we hear is true because we have Marco he's the clear establishment choice at the moment yeah

41:48 It's everyone seems to hate Cruz, but he said he wouldn't be a very good vice president nor would he take the job I mean it would either it either has to be Rubio and Ruby would be ideal Kasich would be a good pick because you know depends on how He doesn't Ohio right yeah And of course who wants to work with that guy is appeal. I mean at least as we know he's a total douche and he's a douche and And then there's a Christie who is angling for something oh Now, as for Trump answering all the questions I got one where he doesn't actually answer the question. Even with his first utterance? Even with the first little words out of his mouth? Yes! No, believe me this is a guy in the back at his press conference after he plugs all his products to meet into magazine which is a house organ for his properties

CHAPTER 10 / 41 Discussion

Donald Trump, Media Hostility and Language

During a press conference, Donald Trump clashes with a reporter who asks how parents should explain his language to their children. Trump mocks the reporter for being "politically correct" and refuses to answer the question directly. The hosts observe that Trump's genuine disdain for certain media figures often leads to these combative exchanges.

donald trump· political correctness· media bias· press conference

42:38 Trump Magazine. It's not something you can subscribe to that I know of, he this guy asks Mr. Trump how do parents explain to their kids the nature of the language you use? And so this is Trump slamming the guy, this is Trump slams this guy. Very very stupid babies. So I watched... Wait a minute who said babies are stupid? Did he say stupid babies? Very, very stupid babies. But you can pull Trump out of context for any reason just play his- He's great. Ah he hates babies! He hates babies it so obvious he hate babies! Very very stupid baby. AH YOU SEE THAT GUY'S CRAZY So I watched that ad and i don't think its a bad ad for me. I actually think if I had my choice of saying I could have it down or let it run Let It Run Say that again?

43:31 You're so politically correct. You're so beautiful look at you He's so I know you've never heard a little bad little off language. I know you're so perfect Aren't you perfect aren't you just the perfect young man? Give me hey give me a break You know what it's stuff like that That people in this country are tired of okay Yeah, yeah, he did not answer the question he did not answer that question something we talked about after the show by the way He could have answered it very easily

CHAPTER 11 / 41 Discussion

Janine Driver, Candidate Body Language Analysis

Body language expert Janine Driver deconstructs the non-verbal cues of presidential candidates on The Today Show. She identifies Hillary Clinton's shoulder shrugs as signs of uncertainty and discusses the "N400" brain response to cognitive dissonance. Driver also analyzes Donald Trump's hand gestures and Bernie Sanders' tendency to point his finger as a sign of judgment.

janine driver· body language· hillary clinton· donald trump· n400

44:07 He could have said, he should've said for one thing you're not going to hear me swearing on network TV and watch the kids listen to cable. You know he gets distracted that's what happens. Well he hates these guys! I think he genuinely hates not all of them but a number of the media people oh yes now i picked up something after the show you and i were talking just Yeah, after show chatter. Post-mortem post mortem chatter and we were talking about his Trump's use of his hands with the finger up that goes to an okay sign finger up down up down up down He has another one too I picked up by since that conversation Which one is that?

44:50 He holds his finger, he makes a circle with his pointing finger and thumb. And then holds up the three fingers and then uses it to emphasize the point. Yes! He moves his hand back-and-forth... It's almost like what warriors do when they score 3 points by the way. He holds it and he goes like this, as though there's another point. And he has the pointer up in the air or the finger up in the air and then he has the rounded thing which also means a-hole in Italy I believe. Ah yes! Yes, yes... And he uses that when he wants to make a finer point So I finally saw one of my favorite body language experts show up on The Today Show

45:34 And that is Janine Driver. I think she's the real deal. She has a book... She's really good. Yeah, there's a book that she just came out with a new book called You Can't Lie to Me and she used to be a federal agent and her job was to catch people lying and she became so good that she had quite a career and then now she's doing that. She's teaching how to detect lies to the corporate world and in her books. And I started reading this, like holy crap this woman is so good! And she did a deconstruction... She did it for all the candidates but I only picked out Hillary Trump and Bernie

46:13 And it's a little long, obviously because there are couple minutes. But I think it's worth listening to and discussing because now you can pick up all these subtle little cues. And what's nice about this is when she talks about Clinton and then about Trump the Good Morning or The Today Show The hosts are baffled, they're flummoxed. You'll hear some of that... Wait a minute how come you don't see Trump as a Nazi? This isn't crazy! Good morning. We dissect their words so much, but you're going to clue us into their body language and actually the piece that I cut out was her explaining how she does this for corporations until hold up five hula hoops and she'll say okay all you CEOs who are here for this course or senior managers go through the hula hoops but when she tells them to do that, she uses a wave snake like motion

47:14 while she's explaining it. And so instead of just walking straight through the hula hoops, these CEOs and senior managers follow her visual cue and start to go through it like a snake in a wave. Her explanation wasn't all that great but so she's just saying is very important this visual body language cues. Which because there are some tells as well what kind of leader they would be right? Absolutely we actually look at body language more often than words. Alright let's start by taking a look at Hillary Clinton Let's play the sound and tell us what you see. I've always been somebody who believed that I, with my blessings had an opportunity and obligation to do what I could help others And that is what i will do as president Now let's rewind You might not have even seen it Did you see it? No It's a shoulder shrug Watch this A shoulder shrug indicates uncertainty Look at this We have one shrug already Two shrugs right here We're going to have third There we go The hat trick of shoulder shrugs right here Woo! The hat trick of shoulder shrugs Could no be good I don't think A shoulder shrug is uncertainty

48:10 So when you're saying a definitive answer, listen I'm doing this not for me. I'm doing it for the public and I shrug it cancels out your message. You can hear the NBC of whoa What? Shoulder shrug is uncertainty. But if I ever said to you, hey Willie, did you ever cheat on your wife and you say no... That actually comes up! It doesn't mean that you're a cheater maybe you know your neighbor is cheating so we don't know what the catalyst is here for Hillary but it will hurt her message And do voters pick up on those views subconsciously? Yes subconsciously they do pick up on our brain its called an N400 An N400 this is something I'm very interested in

48:46 The N400s neuroscience. It's a Lionel train, is it? No? Yes! Just like the Zephyr. It's from neuroscience and there is an OBOT dinner coming up soon with the brain professor so I'll be able to get all the details on N400. Yeah, making a note exactly Cheating so we don't know what the catalyst is here for Hillary, but it will hurt her message And you think voters pick up on those subconsciously subconsciously. We do pick up on it our brain It's called an n400 if I say have a peanut butter and jelly are my socks please your brain says wait a minute? I don't understand that when you it's cognitive dissonance isn't that kind of what what takes advantage of? What are you saying about my girl

49:27 She's imploding. Take a look at Donald Trump. Okay, finally we can go move on past Hillary because I don't like that imploding noise you're making again We heard a lot of what he's had to say let's you read the body language tell me what she said Now You know what movie they're talking about here is when he has his two hands His palms facing each other as hands stretch out and he starts moving moving the hands together.

50:30 That's why you get someone that is from the real estate industry running for president. That's why you get a man who's going to be on the front lines talking to, you know, the people coming into our border, you know, Border Patrol. He's gonna think outside the box creative thinking if he wants someone that has that strategy with creativity Donald Trump might not letting politics get into this it's just you reading the body language. Well, he may be thinking out of the box but he's an asshole. Come on! Say that! He's a big chopper? He likes the O'Ks? Let's go back to the Democrats and take a look at Bernie Sanders. You see him putting his finger... Bernie is a good one. When I talk about democratic socialism...

51:11 the and they go in on a raid, they're like on the ground Natalie! On the ground Willie right here. So he'll do this it could be like you're feeling judged by him but here's the deal is he when he's talking saying something that he does have judgment to but it's almost like he's reprimanding us here so judgment does come so someone could be like wait a minute is he the right person for president? Or is he reprimanding what he's talking about? Right

51:51 We don't know what the catalyst is. That's right, you're smart! Have you come to a class of the body language institute? I'd like to be a guest speaker again. We've had you here enough. What?! So she says hey... Who is she? She's all in for Hillary to such an extreme that she insults her at the end? That's The Today Show chick. What's your name uh do you know uh... Savannah? Savannah Guthrie yeah. That was Savannah Guthrie? Yes Wow. And, but what I like... No idea that she was that caught up in this? Well not only that but when the woman says to her co-hosts or forget his name, hey you're pretty good you should come and take one of our courses then she says no no you've been here enough already because uh yeah do you want to hear this a little bit that was quite telling Savannah's pissed

52:41 He's reprimanding us here, so judgment does come. So someone could be like wait a minute is he the right person for president? Or is he reprimanding what he's talking about? Right! We don't know what the catalyst is. That's right you're smart have you come to our class at The Body Language Institute? I'd like to be a speaker again. No we've had you hear enough. Well I have one...I really liked that as I will be reading all of Janine Driver's books I'll be sharing some of this knowledge of how to detect people. I got a kick out of this comment. This is Megyn Kelly talking casually on the, she was in the three box or something and they're all talking about the election. They had this one guy who just... Or about the last primaries. They had this one guy who hates Trump and he's going on and on about it. And in fact Fox is still kind of, I still think they're hating Trump but in fact, plus

53:51 Play this first. This is blunt, you know lunch the guy who does the focus groups? Yeah He's on and he goes to a whole line of people after that after the last The last debate that Trump was in where they were getting into the bickering And they're talking about the size of his hands and all this listen to this describe tonight's debate sophomore embarrassment disappointing shameful despicable angering Disgusting. Schoolyard brawl. Low on substance, she's right! Now if I'm in a focus group... If i saw that thing why doesn't one at least one person in this phony group say hilarious? Because that person had already worked their hours and was on a meal time penalty break so they didn't want to pay the meal the meal break for the actor

CHAPTER 12 / 41 Discussion

Megyn Kelly, Fact-Checking and Focus Groups

Megyn Kelly is criticized for her comments regarding the difficulty of fact-checking Donald Trump's claims about his business ventures and poll numbers. The hosts also question the authenticity of Frank Luntz's focus groups, which described a recent debate as "disgusting" and a "schoolyard brawl." They argue that journalists are failing in their primary duty to verify information.

megyn kelly· fox news· frank luntz· fact-checking· trump university

52:41 He's reprimanding us here, so judgment does come. So someone could be like wait a minute is he the right person for president? Or is he reprimanding what he's talking about? Right! We don't know what the catalyst is. That's right you're smart have you come to our class at The Body Language Institute? I'd like to be a speaker again. No we've had you hear enough. Well I have one...I really liked that as I will be reading all of Janine Driver's books I'll be sharing some of this knowledge of how to detect people. I got a kick out of this comment. This is Megyn Kelly talking casually on the, she was in the three box or something and they're all talking about the election. They had this one guy who just... Or about the last primaries. They had this one guy who hates Trump and he's going on and on about it. And in fact Fox is still kind of, I still think they're hating Trump but in fact, plus

53:51 Play this first. This is blunt, you know lunch the guy who does the focus groups? Yeah He's on and he goes to a whole line of people after that after the last The last debate that Trump was in where they were getting into the bickering And they're talking about the size of his hands and all this listen to this describe tonight's debate sophomore embarrassment disappointing shameful despicable angering Disgusting. Schoolyard brawl. Low on substance, she's right! Now if I'm in a focus group... If i saw that thing why doesn't one at least one person in this phony group say hilarious? Because that person had already worked their hours and was on a meal time penalty break so they didn't want to pay the meal the meal break for the actor

54:42 And then to top it, to make it worse for Fox showing what a really miserable operation there. You have to listen this Megyn Kelly clip on fact-checking Fine tonight he matched expectations in Mississippi and Michigan where they were open primaries and Democrats could come in so you're not gonna beat him talking about his conservative apostasies but obviously it gets under his skin, and he does the whole ShamWow routine as he's talking about stuff out there on and on and on. So obviously that got to him. You know Howie You could spend a long time fact-checking what we just heard. The remarks about Trump's stakes, the remarks about Trump University, the remarks about his head to head matchups with Hillary Clinton at the last nine polls show him losing seven out of those nine he lost against Hillary Clinton two he won by a narrow margin but the problem is who got the time or the energy?

55:34 Hey, hey Adam. Yeah? Who's got the time or the energy to do any fact-checking The problem is who got the time of the energy I don't have that I mean I don't isn't that your job Megyn Kelly are you known as a journalist This is the media this is the media they haven't got the times to check facts yeah Hey, what are you guys doing for lunch? I don't know. I'm working on a story What do you need to do? I gotta check some facts Don't check any facts. What are you checking facts for who's got the time for that There was a little ditty on the Rubio Town Hall last night that I picked up where um

CHAPTER 13 / 41 Discussion

Marco Rubio, Media Manipulation and CBS Ratings

Marco Rubio complains that the national media has given Donald Trump disproportionate coverage, which he calls "earned media." Meanwhile, CBS executive Les Moonves is criticized for stating that while Trump might not be good for America, he is "damn good for CBS" due to high ratings. The hosts suggest these comments reveal a deep-seated bias and a focus on profit over journalism.

marco rubio· les moonves· cbs· earned media· ratings

56:09 Rubio was complaining about how the media treats Trump. It's a state that has largely been operating off the national media and the national media, to be fair, has given Donald Trump ten times as much coverage as every other Republican candidate combined. And part of it is because he says outrageous things and part of it is cause he knows how to manipulate the media but its had an impact. Hey, Rubio! If he knows how to manipulate the media... How come you're not learning that skill? Boy?! You know what I'm saying? That is not smart to say. You should know how to do that, your people should know how to do that. He's saying i'm a dummy! That's pretty much what he's saying it's not smart dude and part of it is because he says outrageous things and part of it is because he knows how to manipulate the media but it's had an impact we're working on reversing that now here in Florida It's going to be a lot of hard work

56:51 But you know what I've been in tough races before it's an election. You have to go out and earn these things the dominant anything yet So here here's his here's his issue the dominant feature of the Trump campaign It's not been that he ran a bunch of commercials right? It's been that has been able to dominate the urn media, and you had He said the earned media, which is...so he's reading the reports saying Trump... I'm going to. Let me play that again. Yeah, I'm going to. Commercials right? It's been that it has been able to dominate the earned media and you had... So he says the earned media but the report you get or give as a PR agency say look we got this placement on this page in The New York Times, this amount of page space, that equals if you had to buy it, this amount of money

57:33 So they've really wrapped up in this. That's I guess that's the only point but yeah, that's how it works And when he says earn media He's looking at this from a report that he's got media and you had the head of CBS saying the other day I don't know if Donald Trump is might may not be good for America But he's good for CBS because of ratings what but I think that's true in every one of these networks so there are millions and millions of dollars of media that doesn't You know, that's out there. And the other point I would make is every time we've tried to run a commercial all these media outlets charge us so we have to raise money because you guys keep charging us to run commercials. Yeah right what your problem? I think it was, if i was on the board of directors of CBS Viacom who's ever running that operation and has less Moonves working there even though he is high up in the board. I'd really question that comment. He's going to cost CBS money investors should take note

58:30 He says, I don't know if Trump's not good for the country but he is good for CBS. Only talking about ratings by the way. He is not going to get any advertising on CBS. No that's the worst thing you can say! What a stupid thing to say and Moonves was supposed to be on guy on the ball but to say that he is not good for the country but he is good for CBS saying we do want your advertising. We don't want your money even though all we really want is your money and your advertising but you just lost...Moonves just lost the account I don't know how much makeup they're gonna have to do. Yeah, i mean they're gonna have to either do something else and then Trump tends to find out about this stuff he says okay you know we can always advertise on ABC and NBC even though they don't like us much either but at least they don't say stuff like this from the top that's all he said was I don't think it's good for the country that means that CBS is biased against Trump yes correct

CHAPTER 14 / 41 Discussion

John Oliver, Drumpf Meme and Racial Rhetoric

The "Drumpf" meme, popularized by John Oliver, is discussed following its adoption by media figures like Anderson Cooper. On CNN, Mark Lamont Hill suggests that Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan is a coded message to "Make America White Again." The hosts dispute this characterization, citing the diverse crowds they have observed at Trump rallies.

john oliver· donald drumpf· anderson cooper· mark lamont hill· cnn

59:27 Anderson Pooper, you know this stuff really does work. The stuff people are talking about you heard the Although this is we did We saw these reports weeks ago about Donald Trump apparently changing his name It was trump for drum for something I think it's dad may have changed Yeah, yeah, he's that changed his name and here's pooper very much everybody Thank You very much and don't croak Donald Trump Donald Trump, Donald Trump. Thank you very much and Donald Trump holding a... What an idiot! He is an idiot This stems from the John Oliver did a whole takedown of Trump as best he could even though it was extreme Which Stephen Molineux who I don't watch him It's tedious it's too long but he did in hour-and-a-half

1:00:18 He did an hour and a half on the half-hour. Yeah, dissection! And it was good! The show is a half hour, Mullen you did an hour... Hour and a half But he broke it down and showed that the guy's bigot. I liked it It was pretty good You can only take it so seriously but he's the one who's promoting the drump thing and uh.. And it stuck. And it stuck with pooper Somehow those terms that stuck with pooper are just not pretty Pretty stuck with pooper. Here's CNN's, uh... What's her name? Costello. Carol. Carol Costello. Facebook dot com slash CNN. Carol's on that. Well let me ask you this- Oh she has Mark Lamont Hill black guy on he's a pundit for- Oh that guy the fast talker

1:01:05 Well, he takes things in a cool direction. Let me ask you this Mark... Smart? He's a really smart guy used to be on Fox all the time that's where he got his jobs and they've been it used to be like a regular on O'Reilly and he would come on and is a professor someplace but he fell in love with the media so I think he's not even teaching anywhere he wants to do this for living and he's very one of those guys who are so quick on his feet that he's the guy who I wouldn't even be in the same room with him, it was going to be a debate kind of thing because he just kicked my ass. Well let me let me ask you this Mark is I want to I want to ask you about angry white men cause i just think it'll be kind of fun. How does that? How do we get to the state where it's okay for CNN for news models to say white chicks had to say Let's talk about angry white man cause that's funny

1:01:56 Wow. Yeah, let me ask you this Mark because I want to ask you about angry white men because i just think it'll be kind of fun That's my expertise. That block of voters, Mark they're gravitating toward both Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders why? Well I think that's an important question in the connection with John saying it I'm glad John made that distinction between Bernie Sanders economic vision and Donald Trump because sometimes we lump them in together and say they're both economic populist they both want to get rid of these bad trade agreements but Donald Trump is a free market fundamentalists at the core he still believes in the free market he still believes in privatization, pro corporate.

1:02:44 Both narratives resonate with voters who are tired of seeing Wall Street greed prevail over everyday people. Both are tired of seeing CEOs make out like fat cats while other people don't get bailed out, they both appeal to it and then on the Donald Trump side there's also the white male component to this which you point out there is a sense that we are losing our country There is a sense that not only trade deals with Mexico but also Mexicans themselves are the problem that you know ever since we've had a black president and arise an expanded amount of opportunity for black people brown people but somehow we're losing our country in the way is white people and more specifically white males into donald trump's narrative we're gonna make america great again in some ways as we're going to make america white against and that resonates with people and it's a wicked mix of xenophobia and economic populist there you go what he really means is we're gonna make america white again

CHAPTER 15 / 41 Discussion

Gary Johnson, Libertarian Campaign and Marijuana

Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson draws criticism for his lackadaisical campaign style and his public use of the word "pussy" to describe Donald Trump. The hosts speculate that Johnson's performance is affected by heavy marijuana use, noting a slow cadence in his speech. Johnson's plan to promote his campaign via a 3,000-mile mountain bike ride is also mocked.

gary johnson· libertarian party· marijuana· mountain bike· pussy

1:03:32 where 40% of what I saw in Arkansas and Vietnam. Right, you went to a rally? Yeah it was brown people children families families maybe i just went to the wrong one hey good news Gary Johnson finally came out and said something as he is running as an independent he's getting his did you send out a robo call no he this he needs help so I think he's like we like him But the guy, when he thinks on his feet dumb stuff comes out of his mouth. Okay listen to this and this includes a little clip from the libertarian debate which of course had the worst audio ever uh here he is responding because on that debate I believe he called Donald Trump a pussy which is yeah

1:04:25 And I like the idea. This is, it's good but he gives away his plan He messes things up he says things incorrectly It's too bad Here we go Kind of a misfire on my part when i called him a pussy Donald Trumps a pussy But the point was that Actually I saw that That's pretty good You know what? I've climbed as high as a mountain on each of the seven continents Im gonna do a three thousand mile mountain bike ride here Is this his campaign idea To do a 3,000 mile mountain bike ride to promote his campaign? Is that what he's gonna do? What it sounds like. Oh geez... 3,000 mile mountain bike ride here uh upcoming um Trumps the pussy I think that Donald Trump alienates more than half of Republicans. Sorry

1:05:13 Is he a pussy because he won't go on a long 3,000 mile bike ride so everyone's a pussy but him? This guy. Well let's hear him out Trump is the pussy I think that Donald Trump alienates more than half of Republicans deporting 11 million illegal immigrants building a fence across the border That would be a wall Gary if you can't even get to stop smoking your weed man God jeez B12! Deporting eleven million illegal immigrants building a fence across the border How can you get that wrong We already have a fence. Yeah, but how can you get that wrong? It's across the border He's not paying attention I think you'd I think when you I didn't notice this before and if you listen to him carefully the way his cadence is I Think you're right about the weed on weed yeah This is the way you get well You've never noticed it when I do it

1:06:02 You were different. You were actually, uh... When I was on? I don't know how you avoided it but you managed to avoid because you used to always ask me about what am i different now because I'm stopped using and I always said no that's the thing about it! You were like a pro! Hold on hold on let's just- We're talking about when this show started the first several years I was always smoking weed Baked. Baked. I was always baked on the show. And John's like and then when I quit You said this is no difference. Well, the possibility exists that you've been permanently brain damaged and I never really known you on any other time in your life. This is possible yes? I could be brain damaged. So it's possible because of being baked all the time now

1:06:46 When you made the transition, and I think it was around show two... less than show 200 between 100. Oh no! No no it was 102 or 103 Okay 103 okay when you made the transition and we did talk about it quite a bit on the show And I don't recommend people going back that far but I didn't-and I say and I'm honest about it I did not know the difference and then you say now on occasion your party goes someplace where you have some in the state of Texas where they like to cut your nuts off for smoking dope, but that's okay. Take a chance." I can't tell! Right? Well, I haven't done that since those episodes. I wouldn't be stoned on the show But i would say that this guy sounds more normal to me as of the guys I know that start smoking and then next thing you know they started getting slow and then they started sounding like Gary is sounding right now he sounds like a stoner We should try this sometime

1:07:45 We'll see if you notice it. Oh, I think well now that you'd be the back of my brain I can probably maybe maybe I told you that I but you've been kind of dinghy on the show I mean from and if he had one drink It's over dinghy Dinghy yeah Once in a while well, I do know one time might flight instructor was still flying helicopters And we had the castle He said no we landed we were done for the day. I'm like hey once you smoked that joint Let's go fly see how you do which I did and I had the best landing ever. It was fantastic, it was no problem. Probably concentrated more. Yeah yeah alright so onward with the stoner. Building a fence across the border

1:08:26 killing the families of Islamic terrorists. Free market, but I'm gonna force Apple to make their iPads and their iPhones in the United States if it gets down to being in the presidential debates and he's got anything to say about me which I'm sure you will know all just start off with the fact that he is a pussy. He IS stoned! I could have heard it now... Yeah He's stoned. That's why he has been so lackadaisical about this election, because when he ran four years ago his goal and I voted for him... His goal was to get at least one to prove that you could almost start a third party and he was going to show the Libertarian Party that he could get 1 million votes something they've never done before. He ended up with 2 million votes

1:09:16 and which is a lot for some guy random character on the ballot right and uh... And since then, he's just... I don't know. Do you expect to win or do you...? I have no idea what he was thinking because he got his over 1 million votes which was his goal and he didn't build on that. He didn't do anything yet. Just the first time I've heard of him or heard from him even though we talked and mentioned his name a few shows back but this is the first time I've heard him actually say anything and he stoned! He's very stoned That's too bad. Hey, before we go to a break John and check your email Eric got connectivity again Yeah I get it Just going back to that the drug problem with heroin coming in from Mexico and this opioid act which i couldn't It was great time to pass crazy stuff when no one is looking Everyone is looking there are too many debates Too many town halls And then they are passing S524

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Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, Opioid Database

The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 (S.524) is analyzed for its potential to create a federal database of patients using Schedule 2, 3, and 4 drugs. The bill requires doctors to register with state monitoring programs for medications like Adderall and Ritalin. The hosts warn that this data collection exists outside of HIPAA protections and could be used to restrict gun rights.

opioid act· s524· adderall· prescription drug monitoring· hipaa

1:10:16 And this is a bill to authorize the Attorney General to award grants... ...to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use. So, the short title is this—you can call it The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 And I highlighted a few bits and there's a very obvious conclusion. The total is about four or five hundred million dollars over the next three years, starting in 2017. So they start off with some obvious things according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health approximately 22 point seven...22.7 million people in the United States need needed substance use disorder treatment in 2013 but only by... One out of twelve or so it's a lot

1:11:01 Yeah, and only two and a half million people received it. So there's their problem that is trying to solve They're not going to try and do anything with the border stem the drugs now Research indicates that combating actually is a spelling error here com b8 T ing wouldn't be double-T combatting Combating get up indicates that combating the opioid crisis, including abuse of prescription painkillers and increasingly heroin requires a multi-pronged approach that involves drug diversion expanding delivery of existing treatments including medication assisted treatments. Medication assisted treatment? Hello methadone! Expanding access to overdose medications and interventions and the development of new medications for pain that can augment the existing treatment arsenal

1:11:52 So I'm not going to read through the whole thing for you, but they do have some terms that are important when we're talking about this. The term medication-assisted treatment means the use for problems relating to heroin and other opioids of medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration in combination with counseling and behavioral therapy so now we're talking about actual law that has treatment very similar to what we saw in The Netherlands even as early as the 70s when you're on heroin, actually the Dutch had the methadone bus. It was a little Volkswagen bus and would drive through the neighborhoods like The Ice Cream Man! And then the druggies would roll up and say alright man time for my methadone shot. The term opioid means any drug having an addiction-forming or addiction sustaining liability similar to morphine or being capable of conversion into a drug having an addiction forming or addiction sustaining liability

1:12:51 So then they go into what they're gonna do about it. So there's a lot of money for a national education campaign And they spell it out, you know, we're gonna have commercials and Nancy Reagan is dead But she's not We're gonna have all kinds of say no to drugs or whatever They're going to do maybe they're gonna say if your high come get the your drugs from the government that's possible. By the way Yes Combating with one T as American two Ts British interesting interesting So then they go through best practices, etc. But what it really comes down to... and this is the thing I'm going to go down to the bottom here and this was at the bottom almost like an afterthought let me pick it up here yes see there's one now this here we go so the states are going to get all these grants right grant right? I said right! Grant money And it totals this 500 million over the next couple of years and the bulk of it goes

1:13:54 treatment with medication and therapy. There is also a huge grant for the... was it Noxone? What's that thing called again, the overdose drug if you're ODing and dying? Right, they are supposed to have ambulances. Yes Okay, so here we go in order to get all this money as the we talked about this before has the odd effective if you're on both heroin and speed yes our buddy Chad in Colorado deals with this Give the guy they shot knocks the heroine out. Yeah, another guy's on speed he goes nuts they wake up They start you know projectile vomiting and trying to kill you yeah It's really nice You can't even put the hood on them because their puking in the hood and choking is horrible

1:14:38 It's what it is, man. So in order to get these grants there are requirements and this is the crux of it but requirements an integrated opioid abuse response program carried out using an implementation grant under this section shall here the specifics ensure that each prescriber of a schedule 2 3 or 4 control controlled substance in the state registers with the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program of the state and consults the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program database... ...of the state before prescribing a Schedule 2, 3 or 4 controlled substance. And ensure that each dispenser of a Schedule 2,3 or 4 controlled substance in the state... ...registers with the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program of the state. Then we have four times a year they'll be checked

1:15:24 So, I looked at what this really means and I think there's something hiding under the blades of grass. A Schedule 2, 3 or 4 drug includes right out right there on number two Adderall, Ritalin all these little drugs not marijuana marijuana is still a schedule one so the idea is doctors now will be forced to register you in a database which can be shared amongst the states and the federal government if you're prescribed anything such as Adderall. You're now on a list, you're on a list and I thought that... And then he won't really get a gun? Well that of course is next thing we'll be able to be near children all that even schools in order to comply at state level for their state funding will also have to screen kids

1:16:19 This is now starting already in... hold on a second, where was this starting? It's a good catch. This is horrible! In ummm.... This what they do, there's with the back doorway of registering you so you can't buy a gun But I don't understand how this works with HIPAA Does it supersede HIPAA Which is the data protection of your... Yeah, I know what it is. It's like your medical records. Apparently it has nothing to do with your medical record. It's outside of HIPAA. This isn't superseding, this is outside. And Dame Angela from Nevada She sent me a picture from her doctor's office yesterday. There is a sign, red sign it is not hanging yet its leaned against kind of the wall It says to improve patient care and assist the healthcare professionals this clinic will require all in all caps patients to do a urine drug screen testing prior to prescribing any controlled substance medications e.g narcotics pain medications muscle relaxants and anxiolytic medications

1:17:19 What state is she in? Nevada. Wow! Big time wow, and now you have mandatory drug testing and I can only presume we're gonna see more of this This is a real real problem And it's being passed quietly no one's really talking about It seems good but so now we're gonna have... Yeah well its got the good title. It does have the good title doesn't it yeah Read the title again. Okay, the title is... well we I call it the Opioid Act and that's what it's known as but it really is the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015. It'll be 2016 by the time its passed yeah

1:18:08 Tracking you. Someone needs to be talking about this. This is, this is not a, you know? So your kids, your kids in school and you have a one in seven or yeah, one in probably one in three chance that your kid has on Adderall or Ritalin or Vyvanse or any of this stuff next time they want to go get their prescription filled if this passes there'll be in the database. Yeah. Yeah. There's the Stasi. Let's call Trump Hitler. Maybe that'll distract them. Oh my goodness, well with that I want to thank you for your courage to say in the morning to you John C with a c stands for Can't read the spreadsheet Dvorak

CHAPTER 17 / 41 Discussion

Executive Producer Credits, Zenergy Chime Review

The hosts thank executive producers and review episode artwork featuring a Hillary Clinton logo on a Hitler-themed rubber stamp. Andy Peelman is knighted as "Sir Andy Peacekeeper of Flooding Flanders." John Dvorak provides a negative review of a "Zenergy Chime," describing it as a painful and piercing device that he intends to use to solicit donations.

andy peelman· flooding flanders· zenergy chime· knighthood· artwork

1:18:53 Well in the morning you Adam Curry, in the morning all ships and sea boots on the ground feedin' the air subs up from the water and all the dames and knights out there. In the mornings everybody in the chatroom knowagentostream.com good to see y'all joining in the conversation thank you very much they are all on board with Gary Johnson in the chat room today everyone's high that's good They're all high I really like that guy I'm voting for him and something cool about him. They like the bike man He rides a bike 3,000 miles man Andy Peelman starts off the list here is our Just want to thank the artist sorry to interrupt you artists for the episode 805 mono nuptials which was a great little ditty that we covered the artwork was created by sub 7-0 Really liked it there was something subtle. I didn't see

1:19:46 So this is a rubber stamp of Hitler and then, you know it's been used on this apparently piece of paper. Did you see that the handle of the rubber stamp has little Hillary logo on it? No I didn't see that! I hadn't seen either! That's great but our good art has a lot of subtleties in it Although oddly...the stamp is mirrored It's just a small mistake in the photo So they never could have made with that stamp, but I love the Hillary thing on the handle. That was very good so we appreciate that and all of our artists who are always submitting fantastic work by the way two or three pieces there that will get used later Yeah There was a number of good pieces yeah, Noah gen art generator comment Thank you for supporting us And now let's thank our executive producers and associate executive producers of this very episode Andy Peelman from lead Belgium

1:20:39 36182 and he's gonna be a knight. Says in the morning, according to my accountant that donations should make me reach knighthood I'd like to be known as Sir Andy Peacekeeper of Flooding Flanders With this I'd like to thank you, John and Adam and the entire team in the back office including the fellow producers artists and contributors for all your courage during these past years since it's so rare for the average people to be conscious about what's going on outside the mainstream line of thinking. It's a true pleasure to have this show on the side on the side as a guardian of reality, laughing in the face of political correctness and blatant ignorance. I also want to thank my wife Sandra for standing by me for 20 years she's the one who helped me set things straight and stay sane! And thanks to Anais... what is how do you pronounce that name? Anais? For being such a sweetheart it would be great if Adam could say this in Dutch

1:21:37 Dutch English or Dutch? Dutch. Peace and at the center of the Queen Vanhoeven, is our niece. Okay so what do you want us to say in Dutch? Bedankt voor onze niece, dat je zo on zend de liefheb bent! Is that what he wanted me to say did I say it right? Where's the Dutch? Yeah, don't give all I need such as only for bent. Okay did it okay? Well you said something in anyway so he's got the accounting for his knighthood and Like he didn't request a sound effect or anything But I mean yeah, I've got him because little girl boom shakalaka climbing jingle and obviously some car To the gate to the gates

1:22:25 Nice little mix I like that so I got the bell that you have you mean the chime this energy chime This is energy champ, but I got to three in the triple because there's only another ten bucks. So it's a triple It's got three different chimes okay? This is the worst thing I've ever bought Why I don't even know how they managed to do this or how these things are manufactured as a musician The guy who started the company's musician Well, he's got his... well I can see that would come in handy in a big hall. This is the loudest most piercing painful thing don't buy it and to people out there want to think about buying a Zenergy chime my advice is do not buy one It actually hurts. It does like it does

1:23:18 Although I got an email from one of our producers, his wife is a school teacher and he said please this is great she loves this idea it really works on the children. Well, they probably put some in some sort of a stupor because this thing is the law it's so loud and how? Loud is it John. It is horrible come on horrible device bang it doesn't stop ringing for Probably ten minutes banging it for a second I'll turn off your noise gate So we can get the decay have it oh you don't have it okay? I have it downstairs in the kitchen up where bring it up for the next show okay good all right

1:23:54 I didn't bring it up. You have one, it's the same thing only you only have one note and I got three. People don't like me using it. I'm only using that when we're down on donations then I will bring out the pain devices. The pain device... Well I'll bring it up for next time. Okay let's go on John France in Pottstown Pennsylvania $333.33 from John in Potts Town I've been listening to your show for about two years and haven't donated yet if you feel a de-douching is in order I'd appreciate my license. You've been dedouched! Absolutely My life since listening to Noah Jenner has been a fantastic string of good karma and I can only attribute the positive energy to the two of you, and you've been sending it out for...I don't know how long. I just messed up that sentence Also! I can no longer deny the value I get from your incredible analysis slash entertainment The delivery is gold even when this show goes off the rails

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Producer Donations, No Agenda Meetups

A series of donations from listeners in Belfast, Potts Town, and Canada are acknowledged with "karma" and sound effects. The hosts promote the No Agenda meetup website, encouraging listeners to connect with like-minded individuals in their local areas. They emphasize that the show's value comes from its independent, commercial-free deconstruction of the news.

belfast· potts town· karma· meetups· donation model

1:24:48 Can I get a you will obey just send your cash OMG amazing and some house buying engagement and 10 cfr 50 dash dot for karma. Thanks for all you do Okay, whatever that means We just need cash i know a lot of people want to send blankets or water Just send your cash Shut up already That is amazing I have to go get the note from Nicola. You get the note from Nicola and i will play the first of our three entries today which were the Bernie whoa whoa whoa whoa mashed up with something else this is gx2

1:25:50 Soon to be in DJ Tiesto's set. Are you back? Oh man, do you need more time? Yeah, play something else Okay I'll play the second entrance Donald Trump I can officially say, I can't find the note from Nicola. Which is very annoying. I will make it up to her. Nicola Principe in Raleigh North Carolina 23456 there's probably some birthday in there or something like that. But we'll do a make-believe. Peter Hawkins in Belfast UK

1:27:06 Uh, $200. He's in Northern Ireland very specific about that. Yes, Northern Ireland. Well, Northern Ireland is not... Yeah it is what am I thinking? Guys we have lads in Ireland sorry! What did somebody say one of us say? We said guys but in Ireland they say ladz! Ladz! Been a while since I've donated, gotta keep the show going for all our sakes. Peter Hawks, Belfast Northern Ireland please do not say UK. Okay? Yeah. I did because it said it in the spreadsheet but... I'm gonna give him a Karma. You've got Karma. Alright. Sir Norman McDonough in Woodstock Ontario Canada not to be confused with the one in New York $200 sir Norman Baronet may have a whoopie

1:28:00 Get out of my vag, followed by an Obama. You could die! You might die I think it is. Is that what it is? Yes you might DIE! And ice up... yeah okay and a karma or anything else? Yeah give me a karma. GET OUT OF MY VAGINA! You might die Not bad. You've got karma. I'm gonna play those again. Get out of my vagina! You might die, yeah? That's outstanding. It is a very good combo. Yeah. So Luke of London in London UK in this case $200.00. I don't want to...I can't wait for the No Agenda London pub crawl. I hope it doesn't go the same way as the Las Vegas dinner from a few years ago that

1:28:43 I'd like to request some karma for my first cycle event of the year on Sunday. Gary Johnson, and he liked a no-no clip of Obama really is the gift that keeps on giving as I write this I have an ideal mashup with The Rolling Stones get off of my cloud Oh, okay. I have he sent it to me so i have oh okay So you okay we're gonna play this and we'll roll right into his karma thank you very much for your support sir luke of london Get off of my house Yeah, okay. That's sir Luke Jeffrey Walso in Neil Berg Saskatchewan Canada $200 gentlemen keep up your keep your sticks on the ice just some simple general-purpose karma very nice sticks on the ice beats in the air you've got car miles in the water

1:29:51 Daniel Sheets in Winchester, Virginia. $200 standing work first time donor D douche me karma and your choice to fit the mood how about he came he went we died Oh Hillary yeah like okay yeah that's a good one Lady MacDeth, alright. So I mean that is the land of unconfirmed... Yes we came! We saw! He died! You thought Carmel was dead. Lovely. Alright that concludes our little group of producers and executive producers for show 806. Mind you have 807 coming up sooner than later

1:30:33 Dvorak.org slash NA is the place to go yes and a reminder we have tons of meetups taking place I don't have anything to promote specifically today We're looking for ten or more four mentions on the show, but I do want to keep hammering the meetup site Meet up dot-com slash no agenda and it looks like lots of people are getting together very cool That's good Thank you funny And we should remind people that it's not a bad thing to do because You may have different backgrounds, but the like-mindedness of the way your brain works is so nice when you meet other people in the No Agenda community. It really is it's like meeting children from other lands

1:31:13 who still speak kind of the same language, the language of thank you for your courage in the morning. It's very good to always say in the morning and a special thanks to our executive producers and associate executive producers for today. These, of course are real credits if anyone questions them we'll be happy about it for you And we have another show coming up on Sunday. Dvorak dot org slash N A. And of course, we thank people in our segment later on But in the meantime, formula will ya? Our formula is this We go out We hit people in the mouth. Amen. This is a citizen. Shut up! Ready then? I think we got our discussion of this going to go on forever, this is actually...I don't know how we probably maybe should put a time limit or something on this election analysis which is really it's still I think it's still entertaining but geez well it's stil

CHAPTER 19 / 41 Discussion

International Election Coverage, Michigan Economic Decline

European news outlets like France 24 and Deutsche Welle provide extensive coverage of the U.S. elections, often focusing on the "Trump as Hitler" narrative. The hosts discuss the failure of pollsters like Nate Silver to predict the Michigan primary outcome due to reliance on landline data. They describe the economic destruction in Michigan as a primary driver for both Trump and Sanders voters.

france 24· deutsche welle· detroit· nate silver· polling

1:32:19 It is important for the entire world, these elections. Well actually when you and people once was kind of centric to the US I my one of my main stations that I still listen to France 24 but if you'd listened to Deutsche Welle even though it's a kind of oriented towards English-speaking audience they're talking they're doing very elaborate reports on the American elections from Germany Yeah, but they always have the same Trump as a Hitler thing in there. This is all they have it's an anti-trump You know it's not as bad as you'd think and especially in Germany where they actually had a hitler They had a hitler there really yeah, they had a hitler there I had something that easy to they're not gonna fall into this trump is hitler I had something from see was it two shows ago one second? I had a European report about Trump from euro and

1:33:14 from Euronews. Let's see, I don't know if we can find it anymore but it was kind of... oh here it is So this is last week just to give you an idea of how it's viewed overseas and his victory speech the billionaire Businessman struck a different note and was generally conciliatory towards his Republican rivals But Trump didn't save any niceties when referring to Hillary Clinton We could win six, you know I watched Hillary speech And she's talking about wages have been poor and everything's poor and everything's doing badly but we're gonna make it She's been there for so long. I mean if she hasn't straightened out by now

1:33:50 She's not going to straighten it out in the next four years, it just gonna become worse and worse. She wants to make America whole again and I'm trying to figure out what is that all about? Make America great again is gonna be much better than making America whole again." Despite Texas Senator Ted Cruz' victory at his home state and triumphs in Oklahoma and Alaska The Maverick faces as severe uphill struggle to reverse Trump's blooming fortunes As for the Republican establishment's last fading hope, Marco Rubio he recorded his first win to boost his fading chances which makes it unlikely he'll withdraw from the race before the next big nominating contest in two weeks time. So no Hitler stuff that was decent pretty straightforward yeah

1:34:37 You can cover this in a straightforward manner without all the hysterics that these networks do to get us all worked up. And I want to mention one thing we talked about, you know the Bernie thing in Michigan has to be at least discussed for a second This guy was down 30 points or more. Let's just say the polls predicted something very different. The polls are so off, and as of course one of my friends on Twitter mentioned that said you know I don't know why people haven't gotten a clue about the pollers they don't have cell phone numbers to call to poll anyone all they have is old landlines and so all you're getting are bogeys who

1:35:13 who have, most people don't even use the landline anymore. They just use their cell phone for everything which I find is a dumb... If you can get a landline, get a landline! Most of these services will give you one and get one on Comcast You can get them everywhere but then they're better because the latency is so much lower But people do not care they want to use a cell phone all the time They never used a land line And that's your younger voters are always going to vote for Bernie So that they couldn't did so this pollsters either have to get there act together Because you know they're using fudge numbers. What do you think? We're not getting any young people taking our poll. I'm enjoying Nate Silver, Mr Hero of the Obama Bots with his 538 whatever that thing is because he so accurately predicted Obama winning. I'm enjoying him failing. Is he failing less than right? Oh yeah! Of course

1:36:00 And I heard you were wrong on Michigan. Oh yeah, oh yeah. We had to fight it we find the guy who was right on Michigan and maybe we can... Well there's two guys who are right Trump and Sanders and the reason is very simple this is exactly what's happening in the United States And some people want to lean that way, but they're both tired of the system. Both sides of whether you're for Trump or for Sanders... Michigan has been destroyed! It's a just- You were there? No, you were in Detroit right? Yeah yeah and I was around there too as i went through the other little towns Right but it's destroyed and people see the government doing that so screw the government. Let's go with the guys who are not we're not all well although Bernie

1:36:45 Sounds like he's anti-government, but of course. He's the opposite But I understand that that seems so logical doesn't that tell you what the American people are thinking right there if you got those two guys winning Detroit Come on Michigan the whole state yeah I promised on the last show... The Harbinger. Michigan's a harbinger. Although they're not gonna be, you know still not going to be paid attention to this so they're gonna force Hillary in because you know they're gonna shoehorn her by the way i ran into a clip uh i don't have it in front of me but it says it's on youtube and Harbinger

CHAPTER 20 / 41 Discussion

Hillary Clinton, Marine Corps Recruitment Story

A story from Hillary Clinton claiming she tried to join the Marine Corps in 1975 at age 26 is scrutinized. Critics, including Andrea Mitchell, question the validity of the claim given Clinton's history as an anti-war activist during the Vietnam era. The hosts suggest the story is a fabrication intended to pander to specific voter demographics.

hillary clinton· marine corps· andrea mitchell· debbie wasserman schultz· vietnam war

1:37:24 Harbinger is a good word. Is that frontrunner or? It's no, I've a foreteller of what things to come Oh it's like you're for tell in other words your harbinger your whatever you're doing is everyone's gonna do California's a four harbinger of culture Harbinger of douchebaggery. Well, that's culture! Anyway we missed this I don't know where I'm bringing it up maybe for the next show but it's Hillary making the bullcrap... Hillary is full of crap she's sitting in this thing and this was in November last year at some meeting and somebody caught her at a meeting and she was called out

1:38:05 by only one news a operation called her out and they did it with Debbie Schultz. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Foster Woman Schultz. And it was The woman that's married to the ex-Fed chair, what's his name? Oh Andrea Mitchell. Andrea Mitchell was calling out Debbie on this and she is the only one who picked up on the story nobody did the story it was on MSNBC I was very shocked but it was Hillary sitting around talking about how she tried to join the Marines during the period when she was a peacenik You know, she was right in the middle of the Vietnam War when everyone's protesting and they're not putting up with any of this stuff. And her friend Bill has got a big beard he is a hippie and all this sort of thing as she claims She tried to join the Marines when she was 26 Yeah! And she was turned down because she was too old and then she would turn this into something about women Women This is a bull crap story

1:39:03 Yeah, even Andrea. Do you have the clip? Because I didn't clip it No i don't! Yeah, I'm disappointed in myself. I clipped and threw it out. And thought to myself, meh who gives a shit Well its mostly a clip of Andrea's uh... Heranging Debbie Yeah. And Debbie's sitting there all nervous, oh blahblahblah could have happened... She is a horrible she's as bad as Rance Pribis she's the female version of Rance Pribis on the other side that tells you something about these organizations yes they're identical parties are horrible they're corrupt anyway um yeah I decide so i'd promise to talk about the MH17 report in The Netherlands which has now been well over a year since

CHAPTER 21 / 41 Discussion

MH17 Investigation, Ukraine Political Appointments

The investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 remains stalled as the U.S. State Department refuses to release specific radar or satellite data to Dutch investigators. Meanwhile, American-born Natalie Jaresko is rumored to be the next Prime Minister of Ukraine. The hosts suggest a cover-up is underway to protect geopolitical interests in the region.

mh17· netherlands· natalie jaresko· ukraine· radar data

1:39:46 Malaysia Airline Flight 17 which was downed is the approach down over Ukraine and The Dutch everyone wants this report. They want to know who do we blame for this? Who do we blame and of course the Dutch politicians do not they want a point to Russia but they don't really want to say Russia did it because 60% of the GDP of the Netherlands runs on Russian oil and gas and companies and accountancies and tax shelters. It's a big deal, it's a big part of the GDP. So they're waffling there are now questions in Parliament that people are getting pretty pissed off! And what has now risen to the top is that the US military has radar images of what happened to this aircraft or where it was flying apparently radar images even have the path of the Buk missile

1:40:43 But the Dutch have never seen it. So we never really saw any of that from... Instead they went to Bellingcat, the blogger and they put all hell of his information into the report It's un-fucking believable! Now we have the State Department with Kirby And he is pretty much being humiliated by the new team of Matt Lee and RT Hottie God she looks great in the morning. Have you seen everything that I'm talking about right? Yeah, yeah, yeah when her hair is all wild and thick and stuff Rt. Hottie what kind of data has the US shared with Dutch investigators on the downing of MH 17 I asked Mark Turner about this yesterday He said he would look into it. I wonder if you have anything

1:41:29 Yeah, I'm actually not going to be able to give you a lot of information on that. Data included satellite images or radar data? As i said, im not going to be able to give you much on that there is an active still an active review going on and uh... The what?! You can tell he finally got his page He's actually very slow at this, the women that used to run this operation. They would get to the page and they're almost halfway through the question you'd see them looking down putting their fingers right into where it goes as it were and flipping over boom ready to go by the time the question was finished they were on the page I wonder if in the State Department briefings the questions are also submitted ahead of time like The White House

1:42:21 The way I think it's, I think that binder is just full of topics. Yeah yeah well he couldn't find the topic and because of course he don't care about that still an active review going on and uh i'd refer you to the Dutch government about on that review um we have been and will continue to assist as appropriate but I'm not gonna be able to give you much more detail than that has there been any detail at all? Not much more... There's none Can you confer? That's a subjective opinion on your part. I thought I gave information, I said that we're helping. I'm just not going to talk about exactly what we're helping with. Okay so but you did give them some kind of information We continue to work with the joint investigation team and law enforcement authorities but i'm not going to go into the details Does that mean that you have given them

1:43:10 I'm not asking what specifically. Does that mean you've given them information? It means that we've continued to communicate and assist them. Well, I don't know what that means. We're continuing to communicate right now but I'm not getting any answers and no one else is here so what does that mean continue to communicate? Have we or have we not been communicating with them and assisting them in their efforts? I am not going into the details of what that is. But that answer means nothing though. Have you given them information, data? Any kind? I've answered the question. Has there been any request from Dutch investigators for radar data or satellite images from the US? You can contact Dutch authorities and ask them about the progress of their investigative efforts and what they've needed... ...and how they're doing on it. I'm not going to be able to give any more information. Bullshit! Exactly It's all cover-up Yeah

1:44:01 been going on for over a year. They just got to blame the Russians for no apparent reason, I mean if they... If they would-I can assure you that if the Russians had shot that thing down and it was the Russians this would have been so-this would be 10 minutes later they would have had all the evidence, they'd laid it all out and pointed their finger at Russia! You know? They just kind of imply its Russia. I believe this is going to be..it may be fixed in the coming few weeks Because really what has to happen is someone in the Ukrainian government has to admit it was a mistake and it was them. It's obvious if it was Russia, then you're right. It would have been out and known. It's not Russia but what's happening now this news report just came in Natalie Jaresko does his name ring a bell? It shouldn't but it might know this is the woman who overnight

1:44:52 became Ukrainian. American, American woman Natalie Jaresko became Ukrainian and the next day she was the finance minister. And now it looks like she will become the prime minister in the next week or so as Yatsenyuk is about to step down. So let me just... Wait, lets get this woman who's one of our people Yes! She is a former ambassador to Ukraine Of course, she's a senior fellow at Brookings and you want to have that. She became the finance minister by receiving her passport the next day. Oh yeah she's the finance minister which kind of works when America is handing you money or involved in whatever you're doing. Joe Biden's kids involved in all of the oil one kid involved with gas and fracking... And now she could be the new prime minister!

1:45:46 That's outrageous. So if she is the new prime minister, then maybe she would have a way to smooth this out if the Dutch get too crazy about it in all likelihood and actually try to do their...get to the bottom of it? Yeah well then she could say oh well that's these guys they're out you know we're done I'm now in charge The Prime Minister an American does he get any nuttier It's crazy. Of course, this won't be covered by anyone. No and then of course I immediately went to... I immediately went to see you. In other words, they're so screwed up in Ukraine that we have to actually put our own person into the job of prime minister because it's a mess! It's a quagmire. Victoria Kagan-Noodleman... Where is Victoria Kagan-Noodleman? Of course I immediately went to look and expected to see her in Ukraine. Now it gets better

CHAPTER 22 / 41 Discussion

Victoria Nuland, EU-Turkey Migrant Deal

State Department official Victoria Nuland visits Malta and Greece as a new migration deal is finalized between Turkey and the European Union. The agreement allows for the readmission of migrants from Greece to Turkey, effectively shutting down the Balkan route to Northern Europe. Thousands of refugees remain stranded in dire conditions at the Greek-Macedonian border.

victoria nuland· greece· turkey· balkan route· refugees

1:46:44 Today and tomorrow she will be in Malta and Greece. Perfect! Malta is just to visit the elites, Greece is to see how the destruction is going. Ha ha ha ha! Yeah you're right, that's what she's doing there. She's having a meeting with a few people over coffee... And maybe tea? I think she's more of a tea drinker don't you think it was tea? Okay, definitely Chardonnay after three hell yeah And so I'm... He's go to Malta. Malta, the Knights of Malta it's a fun place to hang out

1:47:21 No, it's not coincidental she is going to Greece as Turkey and Greece have hammered out a deal outside of the European Union regarding the migrants. Turkey and Greece have held bilateral meeting filling in the details on the proposed EU migration plan which includes controversial refugee exchange program The prime ministers at both countries are hoping it will end flows people across the Aegean Sea The two leaders met in the Turkish city of Izmir a day after the EU summit in Brussels. Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said, yesterday during the summit and today here at this meeting, Turkey and Greece are giving a common answer with a common perspective to those in Europe who have the attitude that Greece and Turkey should deal with the crisis on their own

1:48:08 Once again we are reiterating that Turkey and Greece are taking up this matter with a common perspective. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told a joint news conference the readmission agreement would help reduce what he called the unbearable flow into Europe. Readmission agreement means they can send them back! I would like to stress that the implementation of this readmission agreement sends a clear message to migrants coming from third countries, that there is neither the political will nor the ability to cross to Europe within the framework of the measures we are taking. More than one million people fleeing war in the Middle East have entered the EU in the last year most make the perilous sea crossing from Turkey to Greece before heading north through the Balkans to Germany

1:48:55 All right. So, well I have before you go on...I do have the report from Deutsche Welle latest update of the way they're describing it in Germany which is the migrant route shutdown latest. The main migrant route from Greece to northern Europe has been slammed shut tonight. Western Balkan countries have closed their borders to transiting refugees, Slovenia announced that only those with valid documents would be allowed through allowed to enter the country. Fearing a bottleneck Croatia Serbia and Macedonia they've also closed their borders on the southern edge of the Balkan route migrant traffic has been at a virtual standstill for the last two weeks

1:49:45 Hungary is responding to the migrant crisis by extending a state of emergency to the entire country. The Interior Minister says that the country is bolstering police and military patrols, to keep migrants from entering. New measures also include stricter border checks and enhanced police powers So with borders along the Balkan route closing even more refugees are likely to be stranded You guessed it in Greece with more and more arriving every day Frustration is building at Greece's border with Macedonia. Up to 14,000 people are stranded here and the gates are closed sealing off the Balkan route to Western Europe. Conditions are dire heavy rain has turned the camp at Edomeni into a swamp and illnesses are spreading rapidly The situation is so bad that some migrants have given up and returned to camps in southern Greece

1:50:46 And it's, I love how the world over of course. I read the European press a lot. People are talking about the crazy xenophobe Donald Trump, you know, stop the Muslims from coming in meanwhile they're just shutting down their borders boom Okay, well this is horrible when you look at them I mean and they have these reporters that go over there And they shoot this stuff in it's like oh man. This is just outrageous now we have a gruesome it is we have a big vote coming up in Germany in the next couple days and Here's a boots on the ground report You know that Angela Merkel already? strongly suggested Facebook start deleting anti migrant

CHAPTER 23 / 41 Discussion

Germany Regional Elections, AfD Party Growth

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party sees a surge in support ahead of regional elections due to opposition to Angela Merkel's open-door migration policy. Reports indicate that German newspapers have closed comment sections and Facebook is deleting anti-migrant posts at the government's suggestion. Despite the AfD's growth, Merkel remains steadfast in her policy position.

angela merkel· afd party· germany· immigration policy· facebook

1:51:28 posts, which has been adhered to. Now boots on the ground German newspapers have all closed their comment sections you can't comment anymore on their articles this is all pre the vote, the election or a... Yeah but you don't want to have any sort of dissent from the public well we're talking about big newspapers they've just shut down their comments yes they're corrupt Here is the little report on one of the parties that's emerging called the AFD, which is the Alternative for Germany. Who probably won't get into double digits but... Well I don't know these guys think they will get into double digits but it's low double-digits. Well here in Germany the migration crisis has given a big boost to the alternative for Germany political party also known as the AFD now it opposes mass immigration and has been holding a big demonstration in the eastern German city of Jena

1:52:29 The party is highly critical of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and it's demanding an end to her open door migration policy. Members of the right-wing Pegida movement in Dresden have called for people to vote for the AFD when three German states go to the polls on Sunday, the AFD is likely to gain a significant number of seats in all three. Is that today? Is today the vote I guess it is today Sunday? Oh, it's the Sunday. Sorry! B12 time. And further challenge the Chancellor. These will be some regional elections to definitely watch. Melinda Crane our chief political correspondent she'll be watching them for us good evening to you Melinda so what happens if we see the AFD win more than 10 or even 15 percent of the vote

1:53:18 Well, practically speaking that would certainly change the coalition options for the more mainstream parties that have been governing in these states until now. They may find themselves looking for some new partners at state level but you can be sure that they will not to be asking the AFD to join them in government and such a result would definitely provoke a lot of head-scratching and worrying of the type that we saw here this week after municipal elections were held in the state of Hessen last weekend. We saw a result of over 10 percent for the AFD in Hessen's main city, Frankfurt. And nonetheless, the main newspaper there, the Frankfurter Allgemeine, which is one of Germany's leading newspapers said, look, this is not really reason for alarm. We don't need to start planning candlelight vigils. Let us be pragmatic about this.

1:54:11 Okay, be pragmatic. So does that mean that the German Chancellor probably would not make a U-turn on her refugee policy even if the AFD did show these strong returns? No, I cannot see that happening. I have seldom in the entire time that she has been in office seen her take so steadfast and so principled a stand as she has done on the refugee crisis and she herself has said very clearly look I am not playing party politics and tactics here this issue is far too important for Europe to do so no bueno

CHAPTER 24 / 41 Discussion

European News, Mallorca Alcohol Ban and NHS Strike

Mallorca, Spain, implements a nighttime ban on alcohol sales to curb bad behavior by tourists. In the United Kingdom, junior doctors go on a 48-hour strike over pay and working conditions within the National Health System (NHS). Additionally, Sweden experiments with a six-hour workday to increase employment and improve work-life balance.

mallorca· spain· nhs· junior doctors· sweden

1:54:50 No bueno. There's more, there's more stuff going on here. I have two quick little reports that are kind of fun. This it's surprising that this didn't happen decades ago because I've been to Spain during the summertime, the summer holidays you know of course Ibiza is where people go to party and take ecstasy and have love and light and all that stuff but you have all these other places where i would say the British mainly go too Just behave like animals. Mallorca is, Mallorca Spain is the topic of this report. The popular Spanish tourist island of Mallorca has brought in a night time booze ban. The sale of alcohol and shops are vending machines and street sellers is now forbidden in several areas between midnight and 8am. The measure was introduced after complaints that tourists were often behaving badly

1:55:40 Alcohol ban in the place where people go to get drunk. That is pretty, pretty bad. Yeah that's going to work. Everyone's always talking about how great the NHS is, the national health system. We've participated in it when we lived in the UK I wound up paying for things privately. Christina had needed a CAT scan on her knee come back and two months I put down my credit card, it was empty. I could walk in the same moment so there's good and bad with free health care or government controlled healthcare right now there's a 48 hour strike by the junior doctors

1:56:17 And these are general practitioners, but they do make up a large percent of the GP facilities under NHS. And they're on strike over pay and conditions particularly long working hours. A 48-hour strike by junior doctors in England over working conditions The doctors are angry after being told a contract which reduces how much they're paid for working weekends will be imposed in August, after negotiations failed. It's a very stressful job high intensity and to have the government empty here our Secretary of State for Health telling us that

1:56:53 We're not listening to you. You're saying that the contract isn't suitable and it's not what you want, but I'm just going to impose it anyway." In my entire time as a doctor, I've never heard so many people say that they are considering either leaving the profession completely or at least leaving the country. Leaving the country! Wow... Yeah. But we could use some more doctors over here, so come on over. Sweden has shortened its work day We're going from an eight-hour workday to a six hour work day. They could at least stopped at seven, no and then gone the sixth And of course they do this to give more people jobs which is how it works But then if you already have a job You're gonna be working less hours until I guess you'll have to take it a second job or something It's just letting you know what Europe is up to yeah to become a podcaster oh man

CHAPTER 25 / 41 Discussion

Denmark Residency, US Citizenship Renunciation

A report from Denmark highlights new restrictions requiring a Danish passport to obtain a mobile phone subscription. This follows a broader trend of Americans living abroad renouncing their citizenship to maintain bank accounts. International banks are increasingly refusing to serve Americans due to the burdensome reporting requirements of the U.S. government.

denmark· citizenship· bank accounts· fatca· tax reporting

1:57:53 If only we could get six hour workdays. Update from Gitmo Nation, happy? From Paul Piedmont, say Adam just a bit of an update from Denmark. There are two things in the past few days which blew me away I was told by my boss that he got word the labor inspection is doing extra checks on any company employing foreign workers and they need a copy of my residency permit on file even though as EU citizen i'm allowed to work and live in the country regardless The other thing I found out when I tried to get a mobile phone subscription according to every major provider I tried in GetMoNationHappy, Denmark you can only

1:58:29 Get Monation Happy. Yeah, but what? You can't get a card?! Here we go! I'll read it again... The other thing i found when i tried to get a mobile phone subscription according to every major provider i tried you can only get a subscription if you are a danish citizen everywhere else a local bank account and sometimes an id suffices but in Denmark it can only be done with the Danish passport for now so now foreign slaves have to use prepaid sim cards Well, that's pretty...that's not good. No and it kind of flows into I think i heard you on Horowitz talking about a couple weeks ago the main reason why Americans are giving up their citizenship when they are abroad is to get a bank account you can't get a bank account as an American citizen anymore. The banks don't want to do it because of the reporting requirements and they just don't want to deal with it so that's the main reason people are doing that living abroad already

1:59:27 I don't think they're just leaving in disgust. Well, that's pretty drastic! It is... That doesn't really- I'm not completely buying that Buying what? The bank account thing?! No no i understand the bank phone it's impossible to get but phone thing yeah they renounced the united states and you renounce your citizenship just to get a damn bank account because of our government yes yes well yeah oh We'll get a whole bunch of emails about this now that I brought it up. Yes, well I'd like some emails explaining what the problems are. I think we've talked about this couple years ago because that's when it started and its stupid but because they're afraid somebody is going to set up a bank account and cheat the government from their taxes while these large corporations are hoarding tens of billions of dollars overseas. And they're worried about some guy's bank account. I know! You know? We are celebrating 30 years?!

CHAPTER 26 / 41 Discussion

Chernobyl 30th Anniversary, Radiation Myths

The 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster is marked by reports from Greenpeace regarding ongoing radiation exposure. However, nuclear experts note that "babushkas" who refused to leave the exclusion zone have remained healthy for decades. The hosts discuss the concept of radiation hormesis and criticize environmental organizations for promoting fear-based agendas.

chernobyl· ukraine· greenpeace· radiation· fukushima

2:00:29 of the Chernobyl disaster. And there's problems with this I had to consult our resident nuclear energy expert, Sir Atomic Rod Adams. Here's the report briefly... 30 years on and Ukraine is still feeling the effects from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster according to a Greenpeace report tests show that people are exposed to higher than normal levels of radiation and are still eating contaminated foods such as grain milk mushrooms fish as well as firewood collected from forests for some reason they want to get these people out

2:01:05 They're eating firewood? I don't think they're eating the firewood. That's what the report reads! It was a little strange... There is an article that i linked in the show notes, here's what Tom McRod said because I said dude 30 years of radiation this has always been the big question you know Is it true how much radiation too much are they dying and this was real disaster this Chernobyl and it wasn't military disaster it was not a civilian outfit Surad says, yeah we're commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident. There are defiant stubborn babushkas who refused to leave the area when ordered by the Soviet government they've been living off the land for the past thirty years and appeared have better health than those who followed orders and abandoned their homes And there's a link The Guardian has an article and some video about the Babushkas of Chernobyl...and they're living in gardens everything looks great

2:02:01 And they're not dying. It seems that people want these people out of there and they're just not leaving, this is my home I'm going to stay here and they're not dying. You see this report like oh look at all this radiation. They've been there for 30 years they're not dead as a Japanese farmer. Radiation has... you have to have radiation in your diet! Yes, radiation in your diet is fantastic In fact, there was a... still there. There's a beach in Brazil on one of the coasts that is radioactive

2:02:43 And people go there for the cure. They sunbathe there for a couple day or day, I don't think you stay there too long and then it gives you health benefits this is like the radiation cup they used to sell which was a small cup of radium cup or something drink some water out of it and that would be good for you because you need a little radiation in your diet But of course, you have too much and you drop dead. So it's touchy. So we just decided there is too much hassle to deal with this." Well the bottom line is that nuclear experts are saying it's bullcrap! There's no problem. Yeah, of course in early days but there's no problem. And its Greenpeace. Now Greenpeace has an agenda... The guy who founded, the co-founder of Greenpeace left Greenpeace says they're a political bullcrap organization I'm all in on nukes

2:03:38 What's his name? You know his name. Yeah, that guy. The guy who ran it. The guy who started it. There is a Japanese farmer in Fukushima who has 330 cows right near the exclusion zone. Cows fine, Guy fine I always love doing these stories on no agenda. It's very hard for the no-agenda audience, i think they've been contaminated slightly by the seed man remember we were measuring radiation for the beach? Oh yeah! The radiation cloud... Get your iodine! The radiation cloud from Fukushima... I'm gonna die get your iodine Yes the water so the beaches yeah exactly Well, I've got a North Korea update. You want to change topics? Keep us up-to-date with what's going on in North Korea South Korea today, MPD That's the best way to start off a report about North Korea

CHAPTER 27 / 41 Discussion

North Korea Sanctions, Chemical Weapons Claims

South Korea imposes new financial and shipping sanctions on North Korea following recent missile tests. In Washington, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest discusses reports of ISIL using chemical weapons, comparing their tactics to the Assad regime in Syria. The hosts express skepticism toward these claims, citing previous instances of debunked chemical weapons narratives.

north korea· seoul· isil· chemical weapons· josh earnest

2:04:23 South Korea today imposed new penalties on North Korea for recent nuclear and missile tests. The sanctions banned financial dealings with 40 individuals and 30 organizations with suspected links to the north's weapons program in Seoul a top official also announced new rules designed to cut off traffic by sea. We will strengthen sanctions on shipping related to North Korea, we will entirely ban foreign vessels that have stopped at a North Korean port within 180 days and we will also continue the measures prohibiting the vessels of third countries from sailing the sea route between South and North Korea

2:05:03 In a related development, South Korea's spy agency accused North Korea of hacking the cell phones of dozens of top South Korean officials. Like we did with Merkel? Yeah! Like what we did with that woman in Brazil? Uh-huh. Oh okay... I didn't know they had those skills. You played Kirby recently but we're kind of ignoring good old Josh Earnest. I try not to ignore him, but he's boring and he is propagating a meme which just ended this is one of my pet peeves this particular one we're reviewing those reports and obviously the use of chemical weapons by anybody is atrocity and one that the international community will not stand for however if those reports are correct

2:06:00 It would not be an outlier in terms of the tactics that we know that ISIL uses. We know that ISIL is an extremist organization, that seeks to achieve their aims by terrorizing innocent people and so their use of chemical weapons if true would be consistent with those kinds of tactics it's certainly something that the United States or international partners take quite seriously So I think i'd leave it there What can the U.S do to prevent the development of American gases? Well, certainly one of the things that we have done already is we worked effectively with the Russians a couple years ago to ensure that they declared chemical weapons stockpile via Assad regime was faithfully rounded up and destroyed That was important not just because it took one dangerous weapon out of the arsenal of the Assad regime

2:07:00 That was important because the Assad regime was using that arsenal to attack innocent people. Bullcrap! I'm sorry... Bullshit! How many times does this have to be debunked? Apparently an infinite number of times, but okay let's just go with it Go ahead. Very annoying that this continues, you know it's not the only thing that bugs me. No well uh-huh okay how about let's talk about this for a moment we talked about it I think on the last show we've talked about it in the past and now it's really

CHAPTER 28 / 41 Discussion

Mosul Dam Failure Warnings, Iraq False Flag Suspicions

The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad issues a warning regarding the "unprecedented risk" of a catastrophic failure at the Mosul Dam in Iraq. While officials claim a breach could flood Baghdad, the hosts question the logistics and suggest the narrative is a pretext for moving international troops into the region. An Italian company has been hired to perform emergency maintenance on the structure.

mosul dam· iraq· baghdad· centcom· false flag

2:07:44 ratcheting up the Mosul Dam. And there's got to be a reason for this, there has got to be a reason for it. It is funny you brought it up because I forgot all about it we brought it up on this show but then and I forgot about your right okay they keep bringing it out yeah what's going on with that so the main thing to know about the Mosul dam is in northern Iraq it supplies lot of electricity from the Kurds The mean though is if this damn breaks catastrophe people will die. It's like 40,000 people have to get out of the way it's not you know like a whole city is going to be flooded and that's why I'm suspicious of these reports there has always been concern about the Mosul dam as you recall ISIS took over that dam briefly in August 2014 and then Kurdish and Iraqi forces backed by the coalition managed to retake the dam but at that point

2:08:32 There were also concerns being raised about the stability of the dam, about its maintenance. And now we're hearing after a few months of the Iraqi government really not going into the details of the situation at the dam overnight—the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad releasing a very worrying statement saying, quote, their serious unprecedented risk of catastrophic failure when it comes to the dam and they're warning Errol that this could the flooding from that dam, although they don't give a timeline of when this could happen. If the failure does happen, they say that there could be significant flooding in the pathway of the flood which hits cities including Mosul Iraq's second largest city and downwards towards Tikrit Samara and even reaching some parts of Baghdad than they say it could reach Baghdad International Airports. And they said this needs to be dealt with fast. They said that the Iraqi government has an important role

2:09:28 Do you know where that is? It's, I don't know like a thousand miles south. It's like going from here to LA. So like the Bay Bridge or like the bay floods it's gonna flood LA somehow this is crazy! Well here's how because I've tried to figure out how they determine this if you look at them yeah the way the Mosul Dam is situated it's on the Tigris River So the idea is if the dam breaks, then the Tigris River... I think it's pronounced Tigris. Tigris? Oh yeah, I'm from Holland The Tigris would start to overflow and then yeah it could get down to shoot man maybe to Crete maybe but Baghdad what is that distance let's take a look Blood the airport

2:10:21 Let's see. I think it's very specifically flood the airport. Mosul Dam, okay... Get that and we're gonna travel to... get directions, i'm doing this live Baghdad Airport See how many miles it is Okay What do I do now? Do I hit uh Oh they couldn't find Baghdad Airport really Just say Baghdad Yeah thank you I figured It's Baghdad International Airport That is a... oh! It's not as far as I thought It's 463 kilometers. It was about 300 miles. Yeah, it is almost here in LA. Bull crap! ...even reaching some parts of Baghdad and they say it could reach Baghdad International Airport and they say that this needs to be dealt with fast... Hold on a second where did you get this report? CNN

2:11:22 Okay, so they're just playing to the stupid Americans. Okay? Yeah And there's a reason for this I think we dealt with they say that the Iraqi government has an emergency plan In place we're hearing from the Iraqi Prime Minister also at the same time releasing a statement saying they have an emergency plan in place But they're also downplaying it Errol saying it's an unlikely Scenario that they will have warnings if that happens and they say right now the water levels are are at 307 meters and for a, for the dam to overflow or to burst it needs to reach 319 meters. But they're reassuring people that they have a plan in place at this point." Okay this is weird. This is odd because now they're talking about the height of the water in the dam and they have another 12 meters to go and then it'll break or overflow I think she's just saying whatever she has to say about how dangerous it is in the flooding

2:12:13 Which I don't think is a problem. They just put this open to spillways and dropped the height a few dozen feet Let's listen to CENTCOM commander General Lloyd Austin Because these are the guys who know more about it apparently Yes, sir we've remained concerned about the status of the dam since since the conflict started here As you know when Dash captured the dam, the employees initially left and the grouting ceased. We have encouraged the Iraqi government since the dam has been back in the hands of the Iraqis to make sure that they're doing the right things to go about repairing the dam to ensure that it doesn't fail. They have most recently

2:13:09 Hired an Italian company to perform maintenance on a dam Italians experts in dams. Well, they were they have the hydro hydropower power Expertise I mean they have to keep this city of Venice propped up right for one example And also from keeping from flooding there They're not the Dutch but their budget on the second the Dutch are more dykes and stuff Yeah. Okay, I want to talk about this once he's done. It may be several weeks or months before that company is up and running. So there is a time period that we're concerned about where there will be limited to no maintenance being pulled on the dam. If the dam fails, it will be catastrophic. There will be thousands of people downstream that will either be injured or killed certainly displaced and the damage could extend all the way down close to Baghdad

2:14:12 Baghdad. We have worked with the Iraqis to ensure that they are doing the right things to warn people about this and in any event that it does fail, what actions they should take to get to safety and we certainly have placed measures in place to ensure that U.S. citizens are US personnel are accounted for and able to be evacuated in case of the dam failure. I'm thinking this is a false flag setup! There's something up, we need to get troops... One thing they should be lessening pressure on the dam as we speak Yes

2:14:54 And that doesn't sound like you're doing anything. And the other guys are supposed to be grouting all the time? They're like, they have a trowel outside in front of them... Yeah, the problem with the dam is it's structural. It's underneath, they built it on gypsum or something I don't know, yeah, I'm not an engineer but I don't care this to me sounds like we need to get troops for humanitarian reasons into that area. It's a strategic area to be there I'm thinking it's being used to get people in humanitarian, oh the dam broke or whatever. Even if...oh it's going to break let's run and help! That's what it sounds like. It makes me think- It has a funny sound to you're right. Let me go on about this forever. Sounds fishy that's the word and as predicted only maybe six or eight weeks ago we predicted ISIS would be in Libya. We heard from our military contacts

CHAPTER 29 / 41 Discussion

ISIS Expansion in Libya, John McCain

General David Rodriguez of AFRICOM testifies before Congress regarding the continued expansion of ISIS in Libya due to a lack of governance. Senator John McCain pushes for increased U.S. military intervention in the region. The hosts characterize the push for more involvement as part of a long-standing "warmonger" agenda.

libya· isis· john mccain· africom· military intervention

2:15:50 You know, and look at the map. Look at where ISIS is and look in Libya. These guys didn't just like oh I'm going to ride my Toyota to Libya to northern North Africa so predicted this would get out of control I don't understand why they don't ask these questions on these debates when it comes to Benghazi or Libya. Here is AFRICOM commander, which i think is still in Italy or Germany General David Rodriguez on ISIS in Libya and his good friend John McCain is helping him out. Do you think we're doing enough now to stop this spread particularly expansion in Libya? The spread in Libya continues to be a challenge because of the lack of governance as well

2:16:33 the breakup of the military and the multiple militias on the ground. And we continue to develop our situational understanding... I guess my question was, do you think we need to do more? Uh, I think there's an international community in Libyans all have to be more yeses. I'm not asking about the international community. I'm asking about the United States of America. You warmonger! Yes, I think that we are part of that international community have to do more. Okay, We need to do more What a douche. It's so disappointing, it's all so disappointing McCain warmonger So there is one funny little development in the ISIS community apparently alot of people are bailing out

CHAPTER 30 / 41 Discussion

ISIS Personnel Files, Sky News Propaganda

A cache of 22,000 ISIS personnel documents is obtained by German authorities and Sky News via a stolen thumb drive. The files contain detailed information on foreign recruits, including their sponsors and preferred roles as fighters or suicide bombers. The hosts criticize the highly stylized media presentation of the documents as a "big data" propaganda exercise.

isis docs· sky news· big data· mi5· thumb drive

2:17:18 and taking docs with them. Yes, covered mostly by the European press it was covered a couple of times I think some American media kind of glossed it over but Deutsche Welle did a really good report this is ISIS Docs 1 German authorities say they have obtained sensitive documents belonging to so-called Islamic State now Now, the documents are said to not only contain personal details of IS fighters but also shed light on the inner workings of the jihadist group. Some of the revelations are surprising they show for example that it's not easy to become a member of I S and that recruits need references these documents could mean the difference between freedom or incarceration for returning German Jihadists

2:18:07 They contain information collected by the so-called Islamic State's border authority. The files list the personal details of foreigners travelling to IS controlled areas of Syria, as well as information on whether they want to become fighters or suicide attackers. The files are marked as classified. They record the skills and professions of would be recruits. One interviewee said he used to be a German soldier But one additional detail particularly interests terrorism researchers like Peter Neumann. An interesting aspect of these documents is that it's not actually that easy to become a member of Islamic State. The applicant usually needs a referee, someone they know who lives within the Islamic State or is a member of Islamic state and is willing to vouch for the recruit One German name that comes up frequently as a sponsor is Christian Emde

2:19:11 You know, I saw a report—I just brought it up here on Sky News about this. The Islamic State files the so-called gold mine of information? This is a huge propaganda job! Let's listen to this report and this is highly stylized... you need to look at this, it's in the show notes To see the dark setting they've got the interviewing people in the black background, you know So it's completely this is not just a news report from sky. It's a package. It's a beautifully produced package looking very scary They've got boxes with documents in them and on the front of the box they've They stuck with scotch tape a printout of the ISIS flag And this is oh wait before you go on yeah as contrast with the German report

2:20:01 The German report, which I don't see as a propagandist thing. No It's pretty straightforward and they say that these documents were stolen on thumb drive Yes! This is my- this is exactly what I wanted to play for you. ... obtained by Sky News on Islamic State are an extraordinary intelligence resource Their sheer scale is impressive And they're panning over these documents which are all printed out Bull crap Total bullcrap... ...is the level of detail Well, it's a fantastic coup and it will be an absolute goldmine of information of enormous significance. This is the former MI5 global terrorism director? To very many people but particularly the security and intelligence services In fact there hasn't been anything at all like this since the discovery of the Sinjar records they were called in 2007 What was that, the Sinjar records

2:20:53 Wow, I don't know what that is. I'll look it up Okay So now they're doing close-ups of these printed documents telling detail who recommended them to the Islamic State It will give them an indication of not just who they are where they come from But we'll be able to potentially lead them to the people that radicalize these individuals as well as facilitated their departure And this guy's completely in a black background. It's all like spooky looking and so apparently we'll be able to get the recruits Those people that are really key. It's these people that are capable of radicalizing and sending out foreign fighters in the dozens

2:21:31 What we've got here, I mean... So hear this now you see is again it's a black backdrop. They've got these boxes they have the flag printed out and stuck on the front of them It's they're making it look like these are files that they got in boxes But you're right! It came on a thumb drive. How exactly though will the security services make use of this unique detail? Understanding the ways in which people were recruited how they traveled what connections they made on the way there was hugely important because we've learned over the last two or three years, that it's the relationships that allow you to map the provenance but also the capability of IS to recruit and retain people. And these networks are the basis of possible future recruits as well so I think this is very significant The cache includes 22 thousand documents Oh! That's less than Hillary's emails Each document has 23 fields giving more than half a million points of data in total Hold on a second

2:22:27 So, in order to hype up this treasure trove or goldmine of information they take the printouts and say okay there's so many cells on each printout it's like a spreadsheet. And they're saying this is a half-a-million data points. ...document has 23 fields giving more than half a million points of data in total That might sound like a bewildering... It's like dramatizing bullcrap Yeah, it gets better wait almost over. This is funny there you go Points of Data In Total that might sound like a bewildering amount of data IT'S BEWILDERING

2:23:04 I tell you human to wade through but that's where machine intelligence comes in computers can plug in this data look through He's totally selling big data. Oh and what's gonna pop out the other end of IBM Watson? You're a terrorist Computers can plug-in this day to look through it and create entire network structures of the Islamic State And hopefully find links that human analysts would miss The documents also contain categories for level of obedience and time and place of death. Those could be useful in counter propaganda it is an information war with the Islamic State as much as anything else, and this is a huge weapon." Yeah that's being used against the people of Britain themselves! It's bullcrap now you play part two of the other report that seems to be a little more down-to-earth and honest by the way the Sinjar documents was a discovery

2:23:57 Al-Qaeda documents listing fighters in Iraq. Oh, was that the...that they found in the safe house or on the laptop? Yeah, something like that. The terror laptop of doom another non event it does not help though. This is pretty nonevent to me but these guys have better than...Deutsche Welle guys have much better conclusions to make as much funnier effect then the other report One German name that comes up frequently as a sponsor is Christian Emder He became known after being interviewed by the journalist Jürgen Todenhöfer. We will definitely go back, and it won't be pleasant — it'll be with weapons and with our fighters." One of the foreign fighters Christian Emder vouched for was Ahmed from the town of Ennerpetal in North Rhine-Westphalia

2:24:41 According to his personal documents, Ahmed travelled to IS-controlled Syria on June 10th 2014 with the intention of becoming an IS fighter. Five weeks later a 21 year old German of Turkish descent blew himself up in Baghdad His suicide attack killed 54 other people including many school children German journalists from NDR and WDR television as well as the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper obtained the files. As Islamic State in Syria comes under increasing pressure, many of its members are fleeing and taking documents like these with them. German security agencies have also obtained the files

2:25:22 We believe it's very likely that these are authentic documents. We are using the contents for security assessments and to pursue prosecutions." The files could have a crucial impact on measures taken against returning jihadis, such as in the case of Abdelkarim B from the state of Hessen Public prosecutors in Frankfurt have charged him with preparing a serious act of violent subversion. His IS personnel file could also lead to him being charged with membership of the terrorist organization Not many terrorist groups write down who their members are and where they can be found. What we're seeing with Islamic State, and this is confirmed by the documents, is that this not just a terror organization but it's also quasi-state. And you go on to say they seem to be bureaucrats?

2:26:20 Well, we have the Osama bin Laden documents where he says that you all got to work with Obama to stop climate change. Come on! Which I question... But there are a bunch of bureaucrats and they went on about it but the funny thing about all these different reports and i think the German one's the most sensible is the American reports that I've heard —I don't have a clip of it—but they kind of questioned the authenticity of any of this I think it might be a bunch of bullcrap. But, I think that's just us because we're not the ones... Because we're not the ones with the scam when it's not our push. Well, where is not our thing? We didn't do it and we didn't start it as then if the documents are legit or not legit, we did find them so you know maybe they show up on WikiLeaks eventually cause they're passing around Germany like there's no tomorrow anyways an interesting little site thing. I say take us a little break what do you say sounds good hit

CHAPTER 31 / 41 Discussion

Producer Credits, Roller Hockey Championships

The hosts acknowledge a donation from a producer in Fuquay Varina and discuss a request for a birthday wish for a young listener named James. James's roller hockey team, the CSU Fullerton Titans, has qualified for the National Collegiate Roller Hockey Championships in Cedar Rapids. Various other small donations and "karma" requests are processed.

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2:27:17 I did and it didn't work. And I did it again, there we go. All right well let's start with uh with the missed note from Nick Princey but not Nicole or Nic-Nic-Nicola. So this was some sort of he's a baronet by the way KM4 uh KM4DMO. Oh, 7-3's from Keto5AlphaCharlieCharlie. Dittos... ITM you all deserve much more than this for having to watch those god awful Democrat Republican debates! We're gonna have to stop soon, you're right

2:28:06 I have, yes it is. But somebody's got to do it and you know there's just one moment of humanity... You know, you know, I think it is painful but if we don't do it then people miss out because the audiences are starting to tune out slowly all you get is the regurgitated clips and so at least we can do a little bit of analysis uh I think yeah important in fact we do and if it wasn't an important or a very historically important election cycle, it would be much less. But this is of course interesting." He says he had to throw in some money after all the other North Carolina producers on the show—we have quite a few—803 included is a Fuquay Varina bumper sticker. I liberated it from the town hall proof that a tour exists

2:28:53 We talked about the Fuquay Verena tour. I don't remember. For a jingle get it, and this is you know he's 233 so we have to be over-jingling. Get Adam to find the OMD Ebola gay parody. It's not the Ebola, Ebola it's not that it's Ebola Gay. Yeah I know. He claims of being Fuquay Verena okay? I don't know if i can find that. Well you can look for it and we can play later or you can play at the end of the show Let's go on with thanking our regular producers starting with Jennifer Loveberg, my beliefs are Dame in San Marcos California 180 bucks

2:29:42 And she does have something to say. Hello, please accept my continual thank you for all the deconstruction work. Please send belated 10th birthday... Do we have? We don't have this. You got to put on the list. Okay what is it? What am I putting on the list? It's a tenth birthday wish to James from March 3rd And then please send karma to the CSU, I'll put this at the end. CSU Fullerton Roller Hockey Titans which includes James they made it to the National Collegiate Roller Hockey Championships They have these? Yeah! Next month in Cedar Rapids Huh never heard of such a thing and this is from Nick no Jennifer Loveberg yeah okay

2:30:28 I'm doing a lot here today. Alexander Burr, famous name $177.11 from Laval Quebec He's got some requests for maybe we can do at the end Borislav Marinov 12345 in Trabuco Canyon California I think he is a surf if i am not mistaken Keith Warford in Lafayette Arkansas or Fayetteville? Fayetteville that where you were That's right! Fayetteville Or you should have. Burnwalls, Gene Berniol... he's in France. Jean Berniole. Think? That's what I think! He is in Yponay-sur-Seine. 1 2 3 4 5. My French has now deteriorated to the point where I can't say anything.

CHAPTER 32 / 41 Discussion

Amanda Pitts, Foothill College Funding

Listener Amanda Pitts, a chemistry teacher at Foothill College, sends a donation and a note regarding the history of the school. She explains how the college was once heavily funded by the local tax base of Lockheed Martin before changes in state financing. Adam Curry recalls taking broadcasting classes at the same institution in the past.

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2:31:20 By the way, thanks for coming in from France. We get so... The French hate us! They do they hate us. But I'm going Tina and I are going we're going to France. We're gonna go visit France Eduardo Martinez in San Jose California 98-91 our Amanda Pitts Let me just go home on 9891 in honor of Leon Festinger, author of the theory of cognitive dissidence whom died February 11th 1989. Oh that's nice thank you Amanda Pitts from San Carlos she's right up the street from here and she actually wrote a check-in sent it in and sent a note so I'm gonna read her note because there is very pretty little note this kind of cardstock

2:32:05 As promised, this is my March check of 88-88 because we kicked AT&T to the curb. I heard you mention that you took some classes at Foothill back in the day? I did so I took broadcasting as a matter of fact. So i suppose i should disclose that I teach chemistry there! I also took some organic chemistry there. And our living through chemistry... For students, in the olden days when i was going there they had a different structure for the entire state of California uh in the way they financed these schools this is a little community college on the peninsula but it was in the tax area of Lockheed Martin

2:32:49 So this school was loaded with money. And then of course they've changed that so you don't do that anymore where you have the local big bucks operation right next door that pays the bills. Anyway, she says as always it's about increasing enrollment if higher education is some sort of private business oh well thanks again for your great show and moaning about something. Okay! As you said 88-88 that was just a fluke? She's not a ham. She didn't say she didn't give her license, OK? Well, you mean your Josh Libido and Dayton Texas or call sign John that are licensed to call sign your life to call sign. Yes exactly I know that. It's like my French.

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Knighting Ceremony, International Donors

A formal knighting ceremony is held for Jan van der Laan and Andy Peelman for their significant financial support of the show. The hosts also acknowledge donors from Moscow, Lisbon, and various cities across the United States. They note that some long-term subscriptions have been interrupted by PayPal technical issues.

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2:33:30 Josh Thibodeau in Dayton, Texas 808. Ah this is for our 808! Yes coming up lucky number 808 It's also palindrome Brian Barrow dot-com and Royal Wooten Bassett in Wiltshire UK 808 Josh I guess I think it's Jose I bet Jose Abreu in Lisbon Portugal Brian Matthews in Balbrigain Dublin And he's at 8.06, which is today show, which is also requested. Also good yes. Derek Hughes in Appleton Wisconsin 806 and then he has something to say. Is this anything we should be talking about? This is a birthday.

2:34:13 Okay, so this is we got a lot of not a lot but we've had a lot of emails people saying you never caught Trump. You're too nice for the Trump and there's a whole Reddit conversation about what about us that we did? We're not fair. We don't mock Trump enough. But do you understand what we do This is a deconstruction. When the whole mainstream media is mocking somebody, then we're going to look at the other side of the coin. If you want mocking of Trump just turn on the television! Yeah, there's plenty. I'll just read this is my birthday today... I can't think of any other way to celebrate it than treat myself to another contribution your fine show. I don't like hearing you two constantly talk about that pussy Trump! Yes he's a pussy why'd you spend some time more time talking about Gary Johnson? Uh yeah we did the man who called Trump a pussy and a man I believe and John happens to agree with i think after all I know at least John is sensible enough to lean libertarian You on the other hand Adam I'm starting to wonder

2:35:12 Two things. Call Jim Hansen out as a douchebag, and for God's sake John Christopher Walker is from Depeer... Depair? Depeer. It drives me nuts when I hear you pronounce it the way you do. Either way thanks for the great show! I don't know what my life would be without it if you could please give me a little shot of karma at the end for you. Well at least he likes to show He doesn't seem like me And I brought the Gary Johnson clip today. Yeah, you did and you were all over Trump. You were ridiculing him like it was horrible. He called him a Nazi pig! Yeah, I should have done that then people would be happy. Eric Payne, Alpharetta Georgia $80.05 was the last show Sir Brian green eggs of...green ham of green

2:36:00 Green eggs of hams or something. Green of hams, green of hams is the ham 7373. Hold on a second I'm gonna give him a little uh 73 back for it kilo 5 alpha charty and kelo centric yet young 9 jm and i get a lot of pushback on the hams thing like don't play that man when the apocalypse comes we're the guys who are going to save the world right? Right! Don't play that man I like it. John Tirada, and I think you have more standing to say whether you should play it or not. John Tirada in Pasadena California 69-69. Nathiel Friedman in Draper Utah 69-69. Sir Andro Ball in St Louis 55-10 double nickels on the dime Howard Le Perreault in Worcester Massachusetts.

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2:37:53 in Aubrey, Texas. John Culver in Lincoln Alabama. Gian Vanderlaan in Assen-Drenthe. And Drenthe and Jan... Drente, Drente! Drente. Jan heard our call then he looked and says oh crap yes I am a knight He is a knight. He's in the ceremony tonight. Sir Knight and he got his subscription killed by PayPal Oh really? Yeah I don't know if he knows it or not maybe he did But he should be knighted. Have we knighted him? You want to knight him? He's being knighted today, that is what I just said! Good good... Oh no, oh no, I can't tell. Chris Maulme and Cherry Valley Massachusetts nuts Edward... What is this?

2:38:44 I'm sorry, Mazarek in Memphis Tennessee. John Mayer in Zinnia Ohio Alexander Sokovy who also should be a knight isn't he? Sir, I think so. Yes sir, Sir Sokovy In Moscow Tim Abel in Burgfield Berkshire UK Jeffrey Montagna in Phoenix Arizona Edgar Almaguire Almaguire, Almaguire...I think it's Almaguirre There's a baseball player or football player. I'm McGuire. I'm McGuire. Oh my gear or something like that watch a hot tea works a hot tea, Texas Simon Callahan in Southwold Suffolk UK sir Brian Watson good group today sir Brian Watson and Raleigh North Carolina Jason de Luzio in Shatsford Sir Jason, I believe in Chatsford Pennsylvania

CHAPTER 34 / 41 Discussion

No Agenda Value Proposition, SiriusXM Criticism

The hosts contrast the No Agenda donation model with traditional media like SiriusXM, which they criticize for running deceptive advertisements for products like "SuperBeats." They argue that hosts like Thom Hartmann cannot be critical of companies like Uber because they rely on their advertising revenue. The segment concludes with a final round of birthday wishes and "karma" for the producers.

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2:39:38 Kyle Meyer in Atlanta, Georgia and that's the end of it. That's the last but not least a pretty good one Thank all these folks profusely for helping us out We do have another show coming up on Sunday Which is a short couple days away so think about and a reminder they should be 807 yeah You're part of something unique by supporting the no agenda show I cannot find any other type of media programming that even comes close to resembling what we do. And then what I'm talking about is not us, but the deconstruction the information the experts that we have built up over eight years eight plus years We're really able to do some phenomenal stuff and because it's without commercials because we don't were not beholden into the man To any man and when we're working for two and the advertisers you get to have this I think outstanding product

2:40:31 That's a fantastic product. And it is all because of the donation model that we have with our producers, listeners and everybody else who wants to do it this way because it does give us the freedom there was no way we would have this kind of freedom even if we were selling Casper mattresses I was talking to a bunch of ads. I'd rather listen to people's names who helped us oh yeah, Oh Thank you yes exactly I'm always tickled by serious 120 was it progressive 127 they're all like talking about Big Donald Trump and then hey it's time to get some super beats just go to mama's beach calm super beats hi I'm Tom Hartman time for some super beets and the funniest thing they have uber

2:41:15 Advertising. Wow! And that's problematic, you never hear a story about Uber and how horrible they are which these guys would love to do They would love to do that I defy you define one negative piece of anything on Sirius 127 about uber Of course not... and there is plenty to talk about when it comes to uber in the state of the country even Bernie Sanders can fit into an uber story But no, instead Thom Hartmann saying hey we'd like to earn some extra money with your own car. Please douchebag. And we say happy birthday, 10th birtday to James who celebrated on March 3rd at the SCU Fullerton Roller Hockey and that is from Jennifer Lovebird. John Hallor- wait Derek Hughes 39 today and John Hallor 72 years old and he listens regularly to The Best Podcast in the Universe He'll be celebrating on the 12th Happy Birthday from all you buddies here at The Best Podcast in the Universe No Agenda Show!

2:42:22 Title change, Sir Beardmaster General becomes a baronet today. And we have two knightings. It's been a while since we had some knighting, so I'm happy...I brought my blade it's all sharpened up and shiny and there's yours! I'd like to ask Andy Peelman to join us here on the podium along with Jan van der Laan from Assen-Drenthe Gentlemen both of you have supported the best podcast in the universe The No Agenda Show in the amount of $1,000 or more therefore I am very proud to welcome you to the table of knights and dames that is round and I pronounce the KV Andy, peacekeeper of flooding Flanders and the Bears night. Yes for you we have Hooker's & Blow, Rent Boys & Chardonnay, Fried Bread & Femme Bots, Crickets & Cream DMT & Astral Travel Black Hose & MD-2020 Cuban Cigars & Single Malt Scotch Cheap Wine & Chili Dogs Johnny Walker Green Label Sake & Sushi Root Beer & Legos Ass Cream with Bear Fillings Ginger Ale & Gerbil Sparkling Cider & Escorts And of course Mutton & Mead

2:43:20 And the karma everyone requested jobs jobs jobs and jobs. Let's vote for John Done nice Thanks Eric for he apparently drove near the border, and you got a Canadian cell signal to connect to That's a 4g and tell there well that I'm glad he did that Yes, I know what you can do if your view can't get the Internet. You can't get the Internet drive somewhere there was a Everyone's trying to get their budgets ready in America

CHAPTER 35 / 41 Discussion

IRS Funding, Jacob Lew and Tax Compliance

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew and Senator Dick Durbin discuss the declining level of service at the IRS due to budget cuts. Lew reports that the agency only answers about 37% of calls with an average wait time of 23 minutes. The hosts suggest the agency is engaging in a deliberate "slowdown" to pressure Congress for more funding and to target "tax cheaters."

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2:44:00 So they have these appropriations committees and I got to talk about, hey do you need more money? What'd it be the money for. And the IRS is also looking for more money and representing the people we have Durbin that Senator Durbin, I believe Congressman Durbin think of senator Durbin. Yeah no its Senator Durbin. And Durbin in the hot seat, the guy who's responsible for the IRS are secretary of the treasury who rarely makes an appearance rarely And I can understand why, because he's a dick. Secretary thank you for being here. I read the statements by the Inspector General as well as the Commissioner and i would just say that until we can devise a government which does not involve the collection of taxes We owe it to taxpayers to treat them fairly and in a courteous way What we have done to the Internal Revenue Service

2:44:59 in terms of their taxpayer services. by virtue of cutting back dramatically on appropriations is a sad commentary. So what now here's the because these guys are, of course in cahoots this is how it always works and he's saying oh because you don't have enough money in the IRS that's not working well uh on congress relationship with the IRS and I think we owe it to the American taxpayers who buy enlarge or people doing their best to buy enlarged why would the law do everything they're required to to treat them with more courtesy and respect and efficiency. I couldn't agree with you more, Senator When i look at these numbers from the Inspector General Jacob Lew? Yeah Okay yeah That the IRS received approximately 8.3 million calls and provided 37.6% level of service with a 23 1⁄2 minute average speed answer It's terrible There is no senator or congressman who could get re-elected if they tried this

2:45:56 in their home states or with their constituencies. is a thing called slowdown. And that's where you slow down, because you're not getting your raise A-holes and then unions will actually tell you to do this just slow down cut your production in half Just slow down. It's called slow down, but he is sitting here not taking responsibility He's saying that it's a shame we don't have any money part of it Of course he runs it! He should be responsible. He IS responsible. He made them to do slowdown They're slowing down for a reason

2:46:46 Yeah, but he's not owning up to it. It has no choice but to have such a bad performance record because it doesn't- By the way another element of slowdown is that's the way you always go You never own up to this I'm just I can't go any faster Can't believe our performance record! It's so bad, it's sad Such a bad performance record because it doesn't have people answering the phones You go to the call centers and there are empty seats That's why the phones don't get answered Well and also when it comes to compliance If the word is not out and about that there are cops on the beat... This is my favorite part. We know what's gonna happen! Yeah People are going to continue to try to cheat this government. The overwhelming majority of people are doing their legal best But we have to get the cheaters To pay their taxes, and we owe it to them to make sure everyone pays their legal share of taxes in this country Shut up, babe Pay your taxes slave They're in disarray man They're in disarray

CHAPTER 36 / 41 Discussion

Loretta Lynch, Climate Denial RICO Request

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse asks Attorney General Loretta Lynch if the Department of Justice will pursue a RICO action against the "climate denial apparatus," similar to past actions against the tobacco industry. Lynch confirms that the matter has been referred to the FBI for review. The hosts mock the idea of a "climate denial scheme" and the potential for criminalizing dissent.

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2:47:40 They just want how much... they want money. Yeah, that's exactly what they want. Everybody wants money. They want money. As long as you're working in the government. Loretta Lynch the country and western singer was up on The Hill and she of course was talking about Department of Justice And we had Senator Sheldon Whitehouse a Republican so he's always gonna be difficult I think that's the worst. He made a very interesting comparison... He is not Republican by the way, he is a Democrat. I'm sorry he is a Democrat of Rhode Island, my mistake and that makes more sense when you hear what he has to say with Loretta Lynch

2:48:18 And he's pushing for something. He gets a little, now Loretta Lynch answers nothing because everything is an ongoing investigation. It's boring to watch the woman I sat through it and finally got one little piece. Madam Attorney General the similarities between the mischief of the tobacco industry pretending that the science of tobacco dangers was unsettled and the fossil fuel industry pretending that the science of carbon emissions dangers is unsettled has been remarked on widely, particularly by those who study the climate denial apparatus that the fossil fuel industry has erected. Hold on! Can we please receive a check from the climate denial apparatus? I would like a check from the climate denial apparatus please as soon as possible you know i think that uh... We've done a good job for you. You're getting ripped off! We are getting big time- well we don't

2:49:13 We decided to work for the people instead of for, uh... For the climate. What does he call it? The Climate Denial Apparatus. Yeah! The Climate Denial Apparatus. That the fossil fuel industry has erected under President Clinton, the Department Of Justice brought and won a civil- Where is that by the way where did they erect this? It's in my pants. The erection. Oh okay. The fossil fuel industry has erected Under President Clinton that I can tell you well, yeah. I think he mentions it where he gets where he gets that from You could guess who it is Who was the biggest douchebag nonprofit with 700 million dollars? Who tracks this kind of shit? I don't know Clinton the Department of Justice brought and won a civil RICO action against the tobacco industry for its fraud under President Obama The Department of Justice has done nothing so far about the climate denial scheme

2:50:11 A request for action by the Department of Justice has been referred by you to the FBI. My question to you is, other than civil forfeitures and matters attendant to a criminal case are there other circumstances in which a civil matter under the authority of the Department of Justice has been referred to the FBI? Senator, thank you for that raising that issue and thank you for your work in this area. I know your commitment is deep. Yes which is why we organized this together. The matter has been discussed We have received information about it and have referred to the FBI to consider whether or not it meets the criteria of what we could take action on. I'm not aware of a civil referral at this time. I will look into that and get back to you but I am not aware of a civil referral outside of one that you just raised Are there any civil cases with United States as plaintiff

2:51:05 within DOJ's civil division in which the FBI is preparing the case for the Civil Division. Are you regarding climate change? Regarding any matter I'm not, I couldn't give you that information right now in terms of whether or not... I think we can take that as a question for the record. I like it so they want to apparently there is a request from DOJ to FBI hey take a look at this climate denial machine and this information comes from the Southern Poverty Law Center that was where SPLC yeah that's the one uh... to to be too good so we could be arrested for being part of the climate but i think you know i prefer that you are and me shot up please shahrood man shut-up shot up u rico scheme underway which got a scheme under foot is money making for us we don't need you now this say anything that made did upset the apple cart

CHAPTER 37 / 41 Discussion

China-Africa Trade, Economic Slowdown

China's economic slowdown is negatively impacting African nations that rely on commodity exports. Trade between Africa and China fell by 40% last year, with major exporters like Nigeria and Angola seeing their exports halved. Despite the downturn, China continues to fund infrastructure projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo in exchange for mineral rights.

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2:52:07 So let's get one more update. I should play the jingle. The science is in! Science! There are two, one...I want to get the China and Africa update because we're one of the few presentations anyone does anywhere that actually knows what's going on. Yeah, the first 10 thousand people out of Libya four years ago now? Is it three years ago? It was a while ago. Yeah, 10,000 Chinese the first people to evacuate Libya because they're all over Africa We talked but that was after we first started talking about China and Africa Well They're still building their roads and hospitals are doing all this stuff there you think we do but they're doing it anyway But things aren't looking so good because you know This is where China's downturn is hurting Africa

2:52:58 China's been investing heavily in Africa for years, but now the economy back home is slowing. The Chinese are less eager to spend while the country's foreign minister promised to keep the cash flowing exports from Africa to China have slowed some starting to feel the pinch Chinese development helpers at work they're set to build some 3500 kilometers of highway in the Democratic Republic of Congo Add to that rail lines, hospitals and schools. All in exchange for 10 million tons of copper and 200 tons of cobalt The massive deal is estimated to be worth over 6 billion euros But China's appetite for raw materials is cooling Its economic growth has sunk to just over six percent the lowest rate since 1990

2:53:51 And Africa is paying a price for the slowdown. The continent's exports to China fell by around 40% last year Three major African commodities exporters, Angola, the Republic of Congo and Nigeria saw their exports to China halved The falling demand has driven down the price of mineral resources even further on world markets worsening the situation for African countries And the outlook is grim. Continuing moderate growth in China and a weak global economy mean demand for Africa's commodities won't reach their previous highs anytime soon." World slowdown, I guess? Oh yeah! Been going on for awhile... It comes to ahead in a couple years. It's not gonna be pretty. Ugh! And it will affect us. I think its gonna affect us adversely but it's not gonna be ma- I don't think it'll be a major thing but it's not

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Iran 9/11 Judgment, Saudi Arabia Exclusion

A U.S. judge issues a $10.5 billion default judgment against Iran for damages related to the September 11th terrorist attacks. The ruling awards billions to the families of victims and a group of insurers, including Chubb Limited. The hosts question why Iran is being held liable while the role of Saudi Arabia in the attacks is largely ignored by the courts.

iran· 9/11· world trade center· chubb limited· saudi arabia

2:54:50 It's not going to be good. It's not gonna be comfortable. Hey, remember the... I was looking into that money and the lawsuits with Iran 150 billion and now it says 100 billion? Isn't it all confusing? Yeah Well check this headline out Iran was ordered by a US judge to pay 10 1⁄2 billion dollars in damages to families of people killed in September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks And to a group of insurers How does that work? That is against Iran? U.S. District Judge George Denham... I used to know about this case, but i can't remember for the life of me why Iran was even involved in it and should have been suing the Saudis

2:55:31 Let me see what it says here. Judge George Daniels in New York issued a default judgment Wednesday against Iran, which means they didn't show up for seven and half billion to the estates and families of people who died at the World Trade Center Pentagon includes two million to each estate for the victim's pain and suffering plus 6.88 million in punitive damages. He also awarded $3 billion dollars to insurers including Chubb Limited who of course... Did they know? Were they involved in the tower insurance? I don't know what Chubb had to do with anything Earlier in the case, Daniels found that Iran had failed to defend claims that it aided the September 11th hijackers and was therefore liable for damages tied to the attacks. Sounds like a trumped up case Well, the good news is the money is with us so I think people will get their money

2:56:21 But it's, yeah. It's odd. I mean just a grab of money grab is good idea. We had uh...it was Afghanistan Pakistan Iraq oh fuck it Iran Who did this? Throw them in What happened to the Saudis why doesn't why don't the Saudis have to pay anything Yeah They're really behind it all with their mosques and all that stuff they promote That was all Saudi's that were in the planes as it were Well, I have one last clip. Okay? Which is an annoying clip to me. It's here you live in a beautiful town of Carmel California it's right on the ocean and whatever you do there it doesn't seem like...it's just small operation Is this where Clint Eastwood lives? He has a house there and Edoras Day lives there And uh..there are lot of Hollywood types that lives there Here's the fire place! Ban Fireplaces! What?!

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Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court Vacancy

Congresswoman Karen Bass and Al Sharpton discuss the potential nomination of Loretta Lynch to the Supreme Court. Bass draws criticism for suggesting that an "African American voice" has been missing from the court since Thurgood Marshall, effectively dismissing Justice Clarence Thomas. The hosts label the comments as racist and exclusionary toward Thomas's judicial philosophy.

clarence thomas· loretta lynch· al sharpton· thurgood marshall· supreme court

2:59:16 I know what is going on. This political correctness pendulum will swing back, it will and as it comes back you better duck because gonna hit a lot of people in the head but it could take awhile. It's gonna take awhile to take a while my final clip is the television superstar known as Al Sharpton with Congresswoman Karen Bass she's a bass yeah she's coming from California I don't know where she's from. Talking about the replacement for the open seat on the Supreme Court of the United States, we have no idea where the president is leaning in terms of making a nomination or who he would name but i'm starting to hear new buzz around the name Loretta Lynch just sitting attorney general

3:00:03 I think many people would like to see an African American on the Supreme Court. We don't really need to go into Clarence Thomas's background or his behavior on the court, but I think that having an African American voice that has definitely not been there since Thurgood Marshall would really be an incredible contribution. That is really quite incredible! She completely dismisses Clarence Thomas as not black or not a black thinker. He's not black? That's crazy! Yeah, it's totally crazy I mean you can say that he is dissing... What is your name again? Karen Bass Oh Karen, I get the wrong one You can say that he is not engaged but to say

3:00:50 Oh no, we won't talk about his behavior before he... yeah well we all know about Long Dong Silver but he was confirmed anyways on the Supreme Court. But he's not an African-American thinker? That's... you know what is that? He doesn't think like she does Yeah but what does that mean African American thinker so he thinks white? Racist! She's a racist pig! That's what I wanted to hear On the court She's from LA? Yeah. His background or his behavior on the court, but I think to have an African American voice that has definitely not been there since Thurgood Marshall would really be an incredible contribution to our country

3:01:28 And, you know I'm sure that the president is going to nominate somebody that it's gonna make it very hard for the Republicans to come up with a legitimate justification for why they won't conduct the hearing. But let's see, I'm hoping public pressure will make them do their job Do you think that whomever the president would nominate, be they African American or not, that would be more moderate? Would in any way temper some of the hostility of the Republicans to going on with the process. Or no matter what he did, or no matter who he nominated there's some that are gonna dig in and try to stall this until we have a new president. But resist we much

3:02:12 we must and we will much about that be committed. All right, Congresswoman Karen Bassett I might note neither you are suggesting Clarence Thomas is not African American We just may agree with how he has an African-American voice That's right all right i just wanted to clarify that There's no real conflict! African American voice... ugh Well, it's insane And there's another debate tonight. I believe is there no yeah There is there is there is I'm watching billions with that Tina tonight you seen this show billions Yeah, we talked about here. We don't like this. Oh my God do man. That's good stuff in there I can't help though It's another just another thumb twiddling who cares oh

3:03:05 Rap TV crap yeah, but you know what it's our job to do it John not that no Yeah, our dog job list the c-span Suffer through these debates. Well there's that we'll do both Amy's on this some new show too. She's going on and on about what's a coach? He definitely says you got to watch 1122 63 Well, that's the hot show oh That's the best of backwards in time show where they go back in time to stop the Kennedy assassination And it's done by I think some hotshots. I think JJ Abrams and Stephen King no nice It was not a slouch of a thing well. I'll be watching this stupid debate again That's what I'll be doing now. Go watch the bait coming to you from the skyscraper hey

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Episode 806 Outro, Ant Anecdote

Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak conclude the show with a humorous anecdote about an ant invasion and the peppery taste of accidentally consumed ants. They sign off from Austin and Northern Silicon Valley, reminding listeners of the next broadcast on Sunday. The episode ends with a montage of clips and the show's signature "Adios mofo" sign-off.

adam curry· john c. dvorak· austin· silicon valley· ants

3:03:54 That was weird. Here in downtown Austin, FEMA Region 6 in the morning everybody I'm Adam Curry and from northern Silicon Valley where I'm still waiting to be slammed by today's version of El Nino it supposed to be raining this morning didn't rain is still not raining It just kind of muggy out and... This is bullcrap I'm John C. Dvorak and i want to thank GX2, Bill Walsh, Sir Luke of London Daniel Luce and Hasan Maynard for the end of show. I don't know if we had ants. We had ant invasion, uh... I was thinking if you desiccated a big pile of ants and then ground them to a powder like a fine grind black pepper- We were having dinner and yeah! I got an ant somehow in the meal And I ate it These things are peppery I got ants

3:05:12 I got ants. These ants, they don't need a lot and then you see when you find all the ones that are roaming around... I'm gonna back them off by doing the burning trick. You just torch them. And leave him there The only ant, there are occasional moments where there's an ant that you do not torch and that's an ant that is carrying one of the dead ants back. I got ants! I got ants. I got ants, ants, ants, ANTS! BUTT! Oh, that's not that bad! Woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah

3:06:23 The problem is who's got the time or the energy? Hey, take it out of my house. Hey, take it out of my house. Bring that smorgasbord person out

3:06:59 Donald Trump, Donald Trump, Donald Trump

3:08:00 Amen. Fist bump. This is Hillary Clinton. The American people, yes or no? In fact we came, we saw and died. Adios mofo. Amen. Fist bump. Dvorak dot org slash N-A