Episode 926 · Thursday, 4 May 2017

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Hillary Clinton targets James Comey and Russian interference for her election defeat while tech workers in Silicon Valley trade luxury apartments for life in roadside vans.

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Hillary Clinton attributes her 2016 election loss to a combination of misogyny, Russian interference, and FBI Director James Comey during a high-priced appearance at a Women for Women International event. Speaking with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Clinton cited analyst Nate Silver to argue she was on track for victory until the October 28 letter regarding her email investigation. The event, which reportedly cost attendees $2,500 per person, featured Clinton labeling leaked documents as Russian WikiLeaks while dismissing Donald Trump’s social media presence as a national security diversion.

Global tensions rise as Saudi Arabia joins the United Nations Women’s Rights Commission despite its record on gender equality, while Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calls for Japanese constitutional reform to counter North Korean threats. In the United States, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson signaled a shift in foreign policy by decoupling American values from national security interests. Meanwhile, FBI Director James Comey testified that thousands of classified emails were found on Anthony Weiner’s laptop, forwarded by Huma Abedin, though the bureau declined to pursue charges due to a lack of proven criminal intent. In the tech sector, the Silicon Valley housing crisis has forced Google employees to live in RVs on Mountain View streets to avoid monthly rents exceeding $4,000.

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson draws criticism for a molecular analogy claiming every glass of water contains molecules that once passed through Abraham Lincoln’s kidneys. On the Mastodon social network, users debate the necessity of content warnings for images of macaroni and cheese to protect those with eating disorders. Executive Producer Vanessa Hamshire leads the donation roll as the show navigates the absurdity of modern celebrity culture and the TSA’s new warnings regarding truck rental security.


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CHAPTER 01 / 41 Discussion

Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak Introduce Episode 926

Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak open No Agenda episode 926, broadcasting from Austin, Texas, and Northern Silicon Valley. Curry describes his new "Cluedio," a studio built inside a closet, and discusses his recent move into a new apartment with his partner, Tina. The hosts exchange banter regarding the logistics of the new recording space and the local Austin infrastructure.

adam curry· john c. dvorak· no agenda· cluedio· austin· silicon valley

00:00 A friend of Dorothy. Hit it. Adam Curry, John C. DeVorek. It's Thursday May 4th 2017 this is your award-winning Gitmo Nation media assassination episode 9 or 2 6 This is no agenda Managing mental hygiene for the masses and broadcasting live from the darkest corners of the internet in a capital drone star state In The Cluedio! In the morning everybody I'm Adam Curry And from northern Silicon Valley where we have No Cluedio I'm John C. DeVorek

00:52 It's Crackpot and Buzzkill! In the mornin' I was thinking what i would name it but, I have a Cluedio that's what I have now. A Cluedio Oh, I thought you meant you didn't have a clue? No, I got-I gotta clue There is some jargon some sort of hipster jargon for clue no no I got no Cluedio man Cluedio is a studio in a closet You see... I see That's where I am the new studio is in the closet. How big is this closet? Oh, it's pretty sizable um It's one two three four probably five feet by nine feet that's bigger than most New York apartments Hey we're in John we did it we made it I heard that okay so how is it ah it's fantastic

01:45 Fanta you know since Tina and I moved in together we're able to You know consolidate so we now have an apartment that doesn't have chilled water for air conditioning, but has an actual air-conditioning unit No, that's gonna cost you. Yeah. The chilled water was very expensive! It was? Oh yeah... Or it's just a fan?! Uh no haha in Austin the way it works is there's a building-a government building with a parking garage near I thought you're talking about a swamp cooler? No So this is a more elaborate system. Yeah, yeah they have this huge facility which makes it real racket has all these fans on top and so it's cooling water and then there's pipelines underneath the downtown area and it sends off mainly to the government building but then also to my old apartment building It sends off you know just this chilled water And that's circulated I mean thats its like a recipe for Legionnaires disease I've never liked it Its got really dry

02:45 And it doesn't work and didn't work well, and now it's like oh my gosh. I can actually keep it 72 degrees okay? This is hot out yeah Yeah when it doesn't work well. Yeah, so it's nice. Yeah very happy, and I think I didn't get Legionnaires disease That's a plus this studios this Cluedio sounds pretty good I think it sounds better than the other one because then I have moving blankets hung up all over the wall ooh Blankets yes, yeah moving but it was his effort Oh, it's got a private car on the end. Ooh, and nice one too. A Burlington Northern Observation Car in chrome. When? So who do you think that belongs to? I don't know every one of the private cars that goes by looks different enough... It could be a renter. Who still uses this? Who still travels the country like sports guys like John Madden Bill Gates uses his private railcar Buffett

03:37 Really every year gates and Buffett at least as far as I know that no, they're still doing it But they used to every year go on a journey In the private car couple private cars and they brought invite a few friends. I never got invited of course The keyword being friends yeah Yeah And so they'd go floating around and according if somebody I know personally it was on one of these trips It wasn't dry. It was a private Drive through the closed off tracks down in the Grand Canyon, which normally you can't go on but of course they could and so they went on this thing and according to my my mole on the Expedition all gates and Buffett did the entire time was play

04:21 Wait, I was gonna guess. I was gonna say either Parcheesi No, the bridge and bridge big-time bridge player don't you need did she need four people to play? Yeah, I guess there are two other guys would join in but it was like their guy says to me There's these unbelievable views You cannot legally see because you're down on this stretch inside the canyon then it's just unbelief It's just like wow and they're playing bridge, huh? Well, they well they're they're jaded Here's a dog. I'll bet you $1.00. I can ruin this guy's life kind of guys hmm. Oh, yeah the usual Mortimer exactly anyway so This was a tiring move that moved a lot in my life this one for some reason it was really tiring and But luckily I got the TV hooked up pretty good. You hired a bunch of movers oh

CHAPTER 02 / 41 Discussion

Hillary Clinton and Christiane Amanpour Women for Women Event

Hillary Clinton appeared at a Women for Women International event in New York City for an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour. A producer from the event venue provided behind-the-scenes details, alleging that CNN requested an excessive six-camera shoot and that Clinton arrived 25 minutes late. The event featured a high ticket price of $2,500 per person and concluded with an awkward staging error during a final sales pitch.

hillary clinton· christiane amanpour· cnn· women for women international· new york city

05:14 Yeah, two men in a truck is what it's called. Okay you hired two men in trucks so this wore you out saying hello to the left look at that box could be more full that box could be more full? You know it's not like that...you know it's not like that but anyway doesn't matter I did have a chance to watch a lot or listen to a lot of C-SPAN while moving so that was good because there was a ton of stuff we had some good stuff happening We had Komi which was It's surprising that the, that was like whoop all of a sudden there is Comey. And of course before Comey do I hear something? What do I hear? Nothing to hear. Oh no I heard yeah there is construction I could just faintly make it out. Hillary Clinton did... Just open the door and tell them shut up! You're doing a podcast. Yeah hey hey hey podcast has precedence! Um and then of course we had timed perfectly the day before Hillary's big war on men interview with Christiane Annapur

06:14 You see any clips from that? Yes I did. Because I didn't even hear it, I didn't watch it and refused to take part in this charade Well the reason why I was all over this is you know Hillary's hit list...I'm still thinking she's going after everybody and um... let me bring it out for you here Let me whip it out for you, John. Here we go... Hillary's hit list! Okay so the setting is actually got an email from one of our producers maybe I should read that first who works there in the venue where this took place anonymous of course The big Women For Women International event featuring Hillary and Christiane Ampour happened at the event space New York City they work at So to give you some backstage info

07:00 First of all, CNN are a bunch of douchebags. This is interesting. Not that they're douchebags, but during the month-long process of getting this event set up they kept on wanting to bring in more and more equipment to the event and wanted a six camera shoot Can you believe this? Six cameras! That truly is The Clinton News Network. Who needs a six camera shoot unless they're not using anyone to run the cameras which is... You know, you'd set them stationary cameras then do six cameras No I think But if you've got guy behind the camera you only need three maybe two They even wanted to remove tables to make room for their cameras. It was about $2,500 a head for the event. Oh it was a paid event nice they were shifting... Did I mention at the event? I don't remember hearing about that no but that's so there was rich... Thank you CNN for all the information right rich women were sitting there gotcha well it was to be fair there was lunch or there was some food

07:55 Oh, they were also seen and was also very shitty at gaffing their cables. Well there you go it's a news business They don't care now according to our producer here Why should we gasp them when when we can pay? We have to pick him up later Christiane on impure and her handler were super cool She has a handler yes And well that's what you call it in show business these days Someone who is getting you to wear the assistant to christianne amman port she usually gets a credit roll right She was- she and her handler were super, super cool even early for her call times. Wow! That's unheard of However the event was about 25 minutes behind schedule in starting because Hillary didn't leave her hotel on time Well there is the difference for you right there

08:41 I guess i'm about to see well she was always late during the campaign too. She's a she's a late type always always late yeah, you know It's just inconvenience everybody else that's fine So they were scheduled to talk for about 30 minutes it was supposed to be a hard out but they ran over after the talk finished They were supposed to have a moment and exit the stage But the final speaker was so excited to get to the podium on stage right? She ignored her her cue and cut them off. I don't know what he's saying here this cause both of them to sit down in their chairs while the final speaker was doing a big sales pitch oh so it was kind of embarrassing they were sitting there Anupur and Clinton while the sales pitch was going on that should have ended that's a mistake in staging So this was a sales pitch well who who uh...who was that? I dunno

09:32 Also, I did accidentally call Hillary Clippity-Clop over the intercom and everybody was wondering what i was talking about. Can you imagine that? Alright then... Uh, what?! Fantastic. Thank you very much to our producer and here... We can assume that any of the women at that event, a $2500 plate luncheon hamburger meatloaf or chicken doesn't listen to our show. What was interesting right off the bat as I was watching this is on screen was a hashtag. A hashtag, if you put it hashtag on screen so people can tweet about the event

CHAPTER 03 / 41 Discussion

Hillary Clinton Blames Misogyny and James Comey for Election Loss

Hillary Clinton attributed her 2016 election loss to a combination of misogyny, Russian interference, and the October 28 letter from FBI Director James Comey. During her interview, she specifically targeted "security moms" and white female voters while promoting her upcoming book. Clinton also discussed the gender pay gap, using Equal Pay Day as a metric for the additional time women must work to match male earnings.

hillary clinton· james comey· misogyny· 2016 election· equal pay day

10:16 And it's all trackable. The hashtag? She brings peace I thought that was LAME Well not just lame but astoundingly opposite of what she is doing Hillary Clinton is sitting there really causing, well you'll hear it, causing problems You know she doesn't give a damn about You know, the fallout and how people are arguing and the split in the dimensions. I'm surprised that they weren't honest about it and put hashtag resist. Right well here is... So this was a lot of this was of course about why she lost and we know that's nothing to do with her just sucking

10:59 Um, it was everything to do with everything else. Yes. But her such as misogyny victim of misogyny and why do you think you lost a victim? Victim of misogyny starts off beautiful doesn't it? You're a victim of misogyny. Were you a victim of misogyny and why do you think you lost the majority of the white female vote security moms that people who want to be protected from the kinds of challenges is that a category I missed Security moms? I never heard that but it's a new one. But to start off with you, a victim of misogyny and then blame women? White women! That is kind of misogynist in itself isn't it? In a big way? White women... It's misogyracists, misogynists, misogyst

11:43 Were you a victim of misogyny? Why do you think you lost the majority of the white female vote, The security moms. The people who want to be protected from the kinds of challenges we're talking about right now. The wimps that voted for Trump! The security moms! The losers! The security moms... Kevin, insult is probably half from in the audience... Actually, the ones in the audience probably aren't No, no. You have to be a Hillary nut to pay $2500 bucks to hear her now I was gonna say if you're going to pay $2500 then you know you're clearly not just any old security mom. You lost the majority of the white female vote The security moms The people who want to be protected from the kinds of challenges that we are talking about right now Right Well

12:25 The book's coming out in the fall. Oh yes, this was also a little promo for her book Just to give you just to give you a tiny little What is your book? Yeah well what did she say she said it was a title what was the title but She hasn't given the title yet But she says its all coming out Didn't she say something about the bush came in the fall or something? The books...the book is coming out in the fall Bush! No the...it's the book Just to give you a tiny little preview, yes I do think it played a role. I think other things did as well every day that goes by we learn more about some of the

13:05 unprecedented interference including from a foreign power whose leader is not a member of my fan club. It is real, it is very much a part of the landscape politically and socially and economically You know, an example that has nothing to do with me personally is this whole question of equal pay. We just had Equal Pay Day in April which is how long women have to work past the first of the year to make the equivalent of what men make." You see what she does there? Now, the question was were you a victim of misogyny or was something else going on and then she promotes her book says yeah, men suck

13:51 And then she goes straight into how they suck even more because women don't get paid enough. The prior year until April, incomparable isn't that? Isn't it interesting that analogy that we celebrate equal payday in April because that's how many months women have to work or the three months basically they're working to make the equivalent of what men made the prior year in comparable professions and We know it's a problem in our country. It's not something that exists somewhere far away, it exists right here and it's really troubling to me that we are still grappling with how to deal in an economy to ensure that people

14:39 People who do the work that is expected of them get paid fairly and equally. Equally, yeah but we're not even going to debunk that again don't even bother it's just like impossible to discuss It's fact So this was the, and I like listening to a little more in context of what people say. Just cruising through the corporate media and the news channels they just show quick little snippets you don't really get any context i think it's very important so this is a little bit longer but this is how Hillary Clinton claimed she was on her way to victory until well...you know James Comey screwed it all up for

15:21 He had a call me what's that? Call me don't have those I don't think so. I thought we had a really loud Comey We need one for sure he had one message your opponent, and it was a successful message make America great again And where was your message um Do you take any personal responsibility of course I take absolute personal responsibility? I'm a candidate I was the person who was on the ballot and... Oh, there you go. She takes personal responsibility for the spelling of her name I am very aware of you know the challenges the problems the... She's aware. Very. Shortfalls that we had again. She's woke!

16:10 Shortfalls that we had again. I will write all this out for you, but I will say this now what you can't see It's it's not even that subtle if you do its because of course they had six cameras So there's a lot of close-ups did they actually get the six cameras in? Well they got enough for some four two separate ISO close up so you know then them must have at least five But she has this new mannerism which is Let me see if I can explain it's kind of like where she tilts her head and moves it And you know and puts her chin up a little bit, and you know like we all notice fucking lame. I mean that and she does it over and over and over again Oh, I'd like to see that oh yeah, well She mentioned she plugged herself again right there when she says I'm gonna write this in my book That book is a must read well this book It's not just the book this is as far as I'm concerned This is her run for 2020

CHAPTER 05 / 41 Discussion

Hillary Clinton Comments on Global Women's Rights and Terrorism

Hillary Clinton discussed the importance of women's rights to global stability and national security, claiming that places where these rights are stripped away catalyze terrorism. The hosts analyze a specific clip where Clinton appears to say certain regions "protect terrorism," leading to a discussion about her ties to Saudi Arabia via the Clinton Foundation. They argue her rhetoric conflicts with the actions of regimes that have financially supported her organizations.

hillary clinton· women's rights· terrorism· saudi arabia· clinton foundation

23:18 Which wouldn't even let Trump speak and they won 75% for Hillary. That comes up in another clip in a moment, but first we go to the final clip from this ordeal and this is just a little rah-rah which I think is the setup for 2020 or whatever she's going to run for. But I want to ask you as a woman—and we're dealing obviously with issues that affect women all over the world— What do you imagine your election as the first female president of the United States might have said to the world and to the women of the world who were looking for validation, for somebody to shatter that highest and hardest ceiling? Oh! The highest and hardest of all ceilings. That's the one John it is the highest and hardest of all. I think it would've been a really big deal.

24:09 I am writing a book and it's a painful process reliving the campaign as you might guess but I think that partly here at home there were important messages that could have sent to our own daughters, granddaughters, grandsons and sons. But I think especially internationally you know i've had the great privilege of traveling around the world visiting in many different settings far from the formal

24:59 palaces or offices where leaders are but yeah whenever I go to Paris if Pierre do my hair it's just normal I'm a normal person the villages down dusty roads down dusty roads in the village is meeting with people many of whom dodging snipers dodging snipers for the kind of women that women for Women International are helping and There is still so much inequity, so much unfairness, so much disrespect and discrimination toward women and girls. So have we made progress? Yes, we have but have we made enough no We haven't and it's not a minor issue It's not a luxury issue you get to after everything else has resolved

25:42 It is central to the maintenance, stability and sustainability of democracy and human rights. It is critical for our national security. You look at places where women's rights are being stripped away. Yeah like Saudi Arabia or Somalia. I mean, these places. Nigeria this is where women's rights are stripped away at a very early age. They are the places most likely to either catalyze or protect terrorism or create... No stop a second she should have said these are the place that most likely give to The Clinton Foundation. Yeah to give me money exactly!

26:22 Oh, you're on a roll today. I like this running commentary Dvorak that i'm hearing. What's catalyze? Catalyze? It means it's like a catalytic activity. You catalyze you by your presence alone things change. Oh, like catalyzation? Catalization? Yeah, it's catalysation. Sounds like you're turning people into cows! Well then she may be thinking catalyzed. Let's turn these sheep into cows! ... to either catalyze or protect terrorism... Or create ideologies that are... You say protect terrorism?!

27:02 I don't know what she's on. Let's listen or protect terrorism Protect heroism no, she said protect terror. No. She's not saying terrorism. No. She's not listening eyes or Protect terrorism What is the hell is she listen to the whole thing in context? What is she saying here you Are the places most likely to either catalyze or protect terrorism? I guess she is saying protecting terrorism. That's what she said, protect terrorism! That's odd... I think this has just slipped out. Protect the terrorism! She said! Wow

27:41 That's very strange. And why would they protect terrorism? I've never heard of anyone protecting terrorism. Well, listen to one more time. We are the places most likely to either catalyze or protect terrorism... ...or create ideologies that are antithetical to women's lives and- Okay thats what she said you know it just makes sense what she said because which is saying now is that The places that she's concerned about which is Saudi Arabia that would classic that gives her the money Yeah, they're the kind of place that catalyze or protect in other words catalyzed They make terrorism happen because of their crappy governments and Saudi Arabia Terrorism is job number one. So she says they catalyzed terrorism. They protect terrorism She could say use the words over and over like that to make it a little more profound But and then she has the last one which is also adding to that Ives and futures

CHAPTER 06 / 41 Discussion

Saudi Arabia Appointed to United Nations Women's Rights Commission

Saudi Arabia was elected to the United Nations Women's Rights Commission, a move that drew sharp criticism due to the country's record on gender equality. Reports indicate that several Western democracies voted in favor of the appointment in secret ballots, with Belgium later expressing regret after its support was leaked. Human rights groups like UN Watch highlighted the irony of the kingdom joining a body dedicated to female empowerment.

saudi arabia· united nations· un watch· sweden· belgium

28:36 It's not an accident. And so part of what I really believe is that women's rights is the unfinished business of the 21st century there is no more important larger issue than has to be No more important issue than women well since now just break things up a little bit, okay? I want to go on with this, the clips because they just had this. RT is of course only people on this Saudi story RT one Only seven out of 54 countries abstain from voting to appoint Saudi Arabia to a UN Council for Women's Rights in the absence of the ability to vote no. That is according to Swedish foreign ministry, however most European countries which voted are still refusing to reveal which way their ballots were cast and Murat Gazdiev investigates

29:30 It's remarkable. Some of the foremost democracies in the Western world, champions of human rights voted for Saudi Arabia where women arguably face more discrimination than in any other country to join the United Nations Women Rights Commission And almost nobody wants to admit they did it. According to the Geneva-based human rights group UN Watch, at least 15 of the 22 countries you see here voted for Saudi Arabia. Now it's all secret – they all cite confidentiality and bureaucratic rituals as reasons why they won't admit voting for Saudi Arabia

30:14 But the hunt is on. Wikileaks is offering 10,000 euros for information about who Sweden voted for. The Norwegian opposition is demanding answers calling on the government to reveal who it voted for and in the UK the government is under pressure and has refused to deny voting for Saudi Arabia And the one European country that was exposed as voting for Riyadh is already regretting its choice. If we'd had the chance to discuss this at the government level, of course I would have argued that we don't approve it. I regret the vote." According to leaked emails, the Belgian government knew exactly what it was doing In fact officials were allegedly ordered to inform Saudi Arabia about Belgium's vote in an apparent attempt to curry favor

31:06 Oh, that's fantastic. So the Belgians actually had to say yes we voted for you and then that memo got leaked. Whoops! So meanwhile she is going on and on about this and here is the number one violator of women's rights in general. I mean, we've told stories here about America is with Mary a Saudi and the nicest guy in the world is sexy got dude named move to Saudi Arabia and then the rest of her life she's beaten constantly. And she tries to get out of the country. I heard about this and other people can always want to get some photos of this but apparently they're lined outside the American embassy trying to get back to United States

31:45 And the American embassy won't do anything about it. Nah, you made your bed bye! So what if you were an American once? It's just pathetic and then she is part of this system." Oh she is evil. She IS evil. Now we're going to take a little trip here into a fabulous example of dimension A, dimension B in the same place looking at the same information and arguing And I'm sad to say this happened on The View, but that's just what it is. You got to take it. But it is important because these are women's issues. Women are getting screwed over. We all want Hillary lost because of men. So now we have... so there's the two... I think is it Sonny Hostin who's the Republican? And you're asking me! Yeah, I know crazy, crazy. It doesn't matter. It'll be very apparent who's who.

CHAPTER 07 / 41 Discussion

The View Hosts Debate Hillary Clinton's Election Responsibility

The co-hosts of The View engaged in a heated debate regarding Hillary Clinton's refusal to take full personal responsibility for her 2016 loss. While some participants defended her, others pointed to her failure to visit key states like Wisconsin and Michigan as the primary cause of her defeat. The discussion also touched on the "whitelash" theory and whether Clinton's policy record at the State Department alienated voters.

the view· whoopi goldberg· joy behar· sunny hostin· hillary clinton

32:42 I found this entire conversation just fantastic from a split universe, alternate universe dimension A, dimension B perspective. Have some reasons as to why she's overlooking stuff? This was the most unimpressed I've been with Hillary Clinton every time i see her do an interview and waiting for a moment where she just doesn't blame anyone but herself and acknowledges why they lost You can imagine this is getting the other ladies on The View kind of riled up The reason why she lost was that her foreign policy at the State Department was a disaster. Her intervention in Libya led to terrorist havens and the infiltration of ISIS My head was going, what? You're saying this on The View? What?! She lost because she picked a bad vice presidential candidate She didn't do proper groundwork in states like Wisconsin In states like Michigan, in states like Pennsylvania She lied to people! She made the decision you can say-

33:33 bring up the lie. Please don't bring up lying about people. Let's not put lies in because if we're going to compare... Whoopi Goldberg defending Hillary about lying, she lied! She told an email server she completely lied but you can't say that according to Whoopi. I'm not here to compare one. I can hear you on other stuff but the lying i just can't handle. Go ahead, go ahead babe. Well no no i was gonna let you finish if you had to do it but That's kind of uh misogynist there...go ahead babe? Did you hear what whoopi said? Go head babe Yeah she said go-ahead babe

34:17 I can hear you on other stuff, but the lying I just can't handle. Go ahead, go ahead babe. Did you have... Well I was just gonna... No no, I was going to let you finish if you had a... But I tend to agree. I was little shocked when I saw her say that at first because I think there was a moment after the election when so many of us stopped after looking at those polls and the build up and we were like, what did we miss? In some ways I think she might still be missing some of it. I think if she had said these both were a part of the problem but that they missed... But she did! She said that in her talk. But after Kristian actually, she said do you take any responsibility for this and I found that out-of-the gates her answer was the Russian thing in Comey because I think there were messaging problems. She wasn't on the ground. A lot of people spoke up. But she won three million more votes than Donald Trump just saw her message without

35:06 The FBI was investigating Trump's Russia ties and they since July and they only mentioned that this March yet They mentions it in October voted for her. I was I'm Hillary Clinton supporter But what I'm saying is I was disappointed by the interview because to me at this moment What she needed to say was we missed a mark in a lot of ways there were things We didn't hear And it shows me in this interview she might still not be, she might still be missing. I don't know that she missed the mark. She also lost the election because the election isn't run by the popular vote it's run by the electoral college and she is a seasoned politician and she should know that those states that she skipped out on those states to go to, that cost her the election. Oh really? Joy Behar oh she knows that come on!

35:50 Well, she knew maybe she would have gone. She should know that those states that she skipped out on those states to go to Really? She sounds like she did it because that's what cost her the election. There were people in the center of the country that felt ignored FBI director Comey what cost her the election and my opinion Is is Russia's hacking and what caused her the election is if you look at the stats People this was I agree with white van Jones in a sense. This was a whitelash So wait a minute, it's we're blaming on men were blamed on white people We voted to same way people voted for Obama ah she's gonna make that point here actually

36:34 I agree with Van Jones in a sense. This was a white lash There's there been studies 20% of people voted because of racism this is great, i need to see this study So people said, hmm racism. I can't vote for her because she's white unlike the other guy who is also white. Wow! Yeah this is a dimension B like what? But it's from the studies 20% of people voted because of racism and I think after 8 years of a black president there was no way that this woman was going to win. Who they elected twice the country elected a black president twice because he was a good candidate she was not a good candidate you know she was not a good candidate

37:16 Here's the truth about her my opinion. She would have made a great president she was not a great candidate I'm agreeing with you, but she would have been a great president he was an interesting You know what let's face it Putin wanted to make America great again, lets tell the truth She wasn't most qualified candidate for president that we've ever had Oh really That old bro-mide. Yeah, she was more qualified than Dwight D Eisenhower There's one final clip I have here which I love this a lot and again A video that needs to be seen to see the hurt in this woman's face hurt and yeah just hurt that she is partially being blamed for this loss and she was blamed in an op ed in The New York Times

CHAPTER 08 / 41 Discussion

Samantha Bee and the Smug Liberal Media Problem

A New York Times editorial identified a "Samantha Bee problem," suggesting that smugness in liberal media contributed to the Democratic Party's struggles. In an interview, Bee responded to the critique by stating she creates her show for herself and like-minded people, rather than a broad audience. The hosts interpret this attitude as a sign of a disconnected media elite and predict it may lead to future cancellations.

samantha bee· new york times· liberal media· tbs· smugness

38:13 And actually she's become the Xerox of the problem. The New York Times editorial pretty much said, you know... ...the smug liberal media was a big part of the problem and specifically named it the Samantha Bee Problem which must hurt her to no end Yes, I would think so because she takes us very seriously and so she had a comic. She takes it very seriously if shoes Yeah, well, she's very butthurt by this Did you I didn't know that there was the Samantha be problem But let me read part of it to you the Democratic Party's problem in the age of Trump The laughing I know this because I've been in the same situation where

39:02 You know, you're getting blamed for something and you know it's kind of your fault. And they just laugh it off." Isn't really Jimmy Fallon who you had criticized and others have criticized for being too soft on Trump? It's probably Samantha Bee not be alone of course but the entire phenomenon that she embodies the rapid colonization a new cultural territory by an ascendant social liberalism first what your response in second of all how does it feel to me you know this is the face of the problem Yeah, she really is sad about this. That's great. Liberalism. First what your response and second of all how does it feel to be you know the face of the problem? You know Lisa, can you stop for a second? If she... yeah you're absolutely dead on on this analysis and that laugh is the indicator. She should actually be mad about it if she was there she would take it as that's bullcrap I'm

39:59 I'm a comic and then she should have gone aggressive but no, she did that laugh which indicates oh my god. Yeah i am the problem. She's taking it very seriously. There is no way... if that was John say let's move people around on this chessboard and make John Stewart the guy yeah John Stewart, if he was like with the John Stewart problem and it was like the same situation let's say. He'd go right after the guy! He'd go after The New York Times and say this is nonsense. He uses comic foil I'm just a comedian you know I can't even make fun anyway... It would end right there She is this is gonna affect her career Yeah yes in fact if you and I were watching this interview And we were running what is it TBS that she's on?

40:47 TBS yeah, I think it is tbs something like that one of them We would have fired her after this interview and you'll hear why you know the face of the problem It's me. It's not racism. It's just me no you know what oh wait for all a week I'll wait for all that evidence to roll in and then i'll make up my mind after that. Oh, because you know it's clearly unproven this is just the New York Times... oh wait a minute that's my bible. A little brain freeze! So just because there was no backup? You know its one persons opinion Yes, that's what op-eds are. One person's opinion only this one is in the New York Times darling.

41:39 Smug liberals. I'm not talking about you, but is there a smug liberal problem? You know that is something that I can't really...I mean I just can't take responsibility for the way the election turned out. I just absolutely don't. Is there a smug liberal problem? You told her no to go to Wisconsin. I guess I'm..you know....I don't think there is like I do the show for me and people like me And I don't really care how the rest of the world sees it, quite frankly. Oh okay well uh we're gonna have to fire you because you care about the advertisers and the ratings if you say you're just doing the show for you why don't you go do a podcast? Like i do the show

42:18 for me and for people like me, and I don't really care how the rest of the world sees it quite frankly. This is pretty much the definition of sanctimoniously smug right there! Holy Smugs! So being said were you smug? Nooo! Not smug. Just fine smug Yeah this is perfect excellent job. Whatever you think. What's that? That's what she said. I don't care what you think, I do the show for myself and for people like me." It was a very small group. You know? I don't think there is... Like, I do the show for me and for people like me And i dont really care how the rest of the world sees it quite frankly that's great We make a show for ourselves we put it out in the world

42:55 We birth it. Now, I've heard this exact sentence so many times in my career This is what someone says when they're about to get cancelled We birth it, we put it out there for the universe to see. Yeah what you're saying is you think you have an outstanding product that no one wants to watch! We birth it... Have you not heard this? This is something similar like well we just make her for a while but doing the best we can with just putting it out there into the universe let everyone see how awesome we are That's great. We put that we make a show for ourselves we put it out in the world week and rebirth at and then the world receives it however they want to receive it.

43:40 Yeah, she reminded me of... Oh and this one time at band camp I stuck a flute in my pussy. It reminds me a little bit of her the band camp girl A little bit Now something else happened in the mainstream which Tina The Keeper alerted me to She is my canary-in-the coal mine when it comes to what's uh what the memes are on social media Yeah she actually gets out of the house Every day As a job. Yes, yes! And of course it must be hard for her at her job Well it must be hard for he when she comes home and the dinner's not done and ready The dinner is always done and ready I love making dinner

CHAPTER 09 / 41 Discussion

Stephen Colbert Vladimir Putin Cock Holster Controversy

Stephen Colbert faced significant backlash and a viral "#FireColbert" campaign following a crude joke about Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin during a Late Show monologue. Critics labeled the comments as homophobic and obscene, while supporters argued it was protected satire. The hosts discuss the lack of self-censorship in modern late-night television and the increasing use of profanity on cable news.

stephen colbert· donald trump· vladimir putin· fcc· late night

44:20 I am my wife. My wifely duties are on point now when she's at work and people say how's your boyfriend? What does he do again? He's a podcaster Stephen Stephen Colbert made a joke now, this is total dimension AB This is total political correctness fantastic controversy In this report, the word cock is beeped out but at least you know what that is. It was a late night joke that left audiences shocked You talk like a sign language gorilla who got hit in the head! In fact the only thing your mouth is good for is being Vladimir Putin's c**k holster I've not heard this phrase? A cockholster No, I never heard it either Yeah so the only thing your mouth is good for is as Vladimir Putin's cock holster

45:09 Yeah. It's pretty crude! Was very crude, but I if you listen to the entire rant it's excrete It goes on for a long time. You listened to the thing from beginning and I did not clip it But if you listen to the whole thing when it first starts because it starts off with him defending You know this John Dickerson who dad can defend himself by the way yeah so Jen John Dickerson did this interview with Trump and Trump was good like slamming him in CBS and they're very In a way that fits in context, it's just Trump being a dick. I actually have a clip from that later. And so Colbert decides to...

45:51 go after Trump with just one insult after another and in context of the series of insults, which is just never ending. That's the last of them. But that's the punchline they got to be finally ended but I thought in context it wasn't as crude as the whole thing. I agree with you And that is not, the controversy is something else. That's the surprising part. No I agree with you on that too because the controversy is ludicrous in my opinion but okay It was a late night joke that left audiences shocked You talk like a sign language gorilla who got hit in the head In fact the only thing your mouth is good for Is being Vladimir Putin's c** holster Stephen Colbert used a crude phrase while attacking President Trump during a 12 minute monologue Monday night

46:41 The comments received instant backlash online. The hashtag fire Colbert trending worldwide while on cable news conservatives pounced I thought that was obscene, I thought it was rude, I thought it was inappropriate and it shows how out of touch because I've never said the word cock That part of the media is with the rest of America. And it wasn't just Trump supporters blasting the late night host, some called the comments anti-gay Colbert explicitly mocks gay intimacy with the cover of Mocking Trump This is hate speech I love blowjobs now being categorized as gay intimacy It's like did the way this I thought when it happened that it was just crude and then the guy was you know out of control But he was still appealing to his audience, which is making sure. He's making a hey sure with this with his anti-trump stuff I mean by making hay The advertisers are flocking in nobody's backed off now They should go after the advertisers if they wanted to get some effect here right? This is the moment

47:42 Where you can go after the advertisers which again is one of the things that we discuss on this show a lot because we have no advertisers for the same for the reasons that You know, the opposite ribbed reasons that this is what can happen. I think they're gonna hurt it hurt his show Oh Absolutely, but you can go too far with all of this stuff Yeah But the main thing and you think a good Catholic boy like Colbert You think he'd have some sort of self-censorship mechanism because he needs that. I mean, any comic especially on night time and you know night TV that...I mean you can get a little dirtier than daytime stuff but you have to have some self censorship and that was just

48:28 It was a jaw-dropper that he didn't have the censorship, self-censorship necessary to keep him from using that joke. He already made his point! I've seen this more often after 10 p.m., that's the watershed moment certainly on cable but at late night...I've heard shit a lot and hear it on CNN all the time now All the time I hear shit Yeah they're saying it too much They are, it's like someone sent out a memo. It's okay to say shit now and everyone was like aww shit! So they all said it. Aw shi- Just like bunch of little kids. That's great, shit, shit, shit. Oh I can cuss? Hey mommy can I cuss? Go ahead son, cuss all you want and then the kid starts cussing of course why wouldn't he? And so this is what's happening we're seeing this and I think these people need to get a clue here there mature adults

CHAPTER 10 / 41 Discussion

Late Night Host Health and Personal Struggles

The hosts discuss rumors surrounding late-night personalities, including reports of Jimmy Fallon's alleged high-functioning alcoholism and public altercations. They also mention Jimmy Kimmel's recent emotional monologue regarding his newborn son's heart condition and his subsequent leave of absence. The segment contrasts the current state of late-night television with previous eras.

jimmy fallon· jimmy kimmel· late night· alcoholism· health

49:17 And I'd say Colbert in particular. Yeah, he's got this thing locked up He's killing it and because he's number one in the ratings right? He's top of top late night now Yes, she's killing it and that must really irk The kid the Jimmy's well the two Jimmies are you have both have problems one Jimmy Kimmel had to actually retire not retire But he has to leave the show cuz he has a child just how the child is heart conditions Well, but he's gonna stop doing the show No, he's not doing the show as we speak. Oh okay He'll be back Alright But he did a heartfelt thing and got a lot of attention for it but then you know had to go because his child is having issues Yeah this kid almost died I heard something like that Yes almost And Fallon is now getting a lot of negative publicity We're hearing there was just a report recently that he's an high functioning alcoholic That makes total sense! I didn't know this about him

50:12 Yes, apparently I don't know this for a fact But it's been really reported a lot that he's a high-functioning alcoholic and he doesn't care He still goes out in parties and gets into fights. In fact one guy say in one of the gossip She claims that it's astonishing how good? He is at fighting who you wanted to know where he learned it and so he's got you know the network can't like this but If he's drunk on that show, more power to him. I have never seen anybody do so well if he is drinking at all! It is not that easy for this guy to go and perform like that although some people, the comics in particular many of them, and Mimi can attest to this because she used to produce comedy shows only perform well when they are drunk or stoned Or high on coke Not weed? Only coke

51:03 Generally speaking. Dave Chappelle said that he usually smokes weed before... Well yeah, but Chappelle has got his style of comic is very laid-back most comics... Chappelle on coke would be funny I don't think he could handle it No no These guys have all have a drug of choice and so it's one of the group but very rarely do they get to the point in their career where they're hosting a late night show well So that explains Fallon's You know girly gigglish laugh. He's always hey, I was laughing along with everybody Let's go do a show what a life

CHAPTER 11 / 41 Discussion

Donald Trump Interview with John Dickerson in Oval Office

Donald Trump sat for an interview with CBS News' John Dickerson, which ended abruptly after questions regarding Trump's claims of being wiretapped by the Obama administration. Trump refused to provide further evidence, telling Dickerson he could "take it any way he wants" before terminating the conversation. The hosts analyze Trump's speaking style and his tendency to use fragmented sentences during high-pressure interviews.

donald trump· john dickerson· cbs news· oval office· surveillance

51:43 But that's any so we have this late-night issue now. We have a cold bear right? Let's just say those the late night scene is not what it used to know No, you mentioned that the CBS interview I have a little clip here This is in the Oval Office and as a Dickerson who just consistently is hounding Trump on on Russia and the spying. I wouldn't call Dickerson style hounding, but maybe. Well you learn that skill who do you call to say what's it like? Sorry? Yeah that's Dickers he's got a funny twang i can't figure out what what that accent is You learned that skill who do you call to say what's it like? Nobody you can call Did President Obama give you any advice that was helpful

52:29 That you think wow, he really very nice to me but after that we've had some difficulties So it doesn't matter You know words are less important to me than deeds and you saw what happened with surveillance And everybody saw what happened with surveillance. I thought that well you saw what happened with surveillance and I think that was inappropriate What does that mean sir? You can figure that out yourself the reason I asked is you said he would call him sick and bad Look, you can figure it out yourself. He was very nice to me with words and when I was with him but after that there has been no relationship But you stand by that claim about him? I don't stand by anything

53:08 President Trump, don't say the words I don't stand by anything. This... These are the things that you do wrong! This is what comes back to bite you in the ass, you oaf! No relationship but you stand by that claim about him? I don't stand by anything, I just said you can take it the way you want. That's so stupid! That is really dumb though whatever Well he just thought He's like winging it. I mean, this is a guy talking about the comics a minute ago This is the guy was so sober its ludicrous and he is just motor mouth that's all I can say Now I understand where he's coming from but you know he just needs to go a little easy

53:48 I think slow down. Somebody should yeah, you know what the problem is floor guy for a guy in there He needs a floor guy that's on the other side of the camera Make making the motion to slow down stretch slow slow slow. I learned this from Scott Shannon Scott Shannon WHTZ ZU 100 Uh, doing the morning show when he had like five or six voices. He said, let the room breathe just be quiet for a moment It's okay I still do that love silence Um and he's pile jumping it's almost like he's afraid to have any dead air

54:25 You know, when he talks like seriously. I got a school broadcaster. Yes. He's a high school or just the podcaster whichever comes first no relationship but you stand by that claim about how to stand by anything? I just say you can take it the way you want. I think our sides have been proven very strongly and everybody is talking about it and frankly It should be discussed I think that is a very big... You know, I think you nailed it because he doesn't allow frankly it shouldn't be. He just says, I believe very strongly in it. Frankly should be just word after word after word. Shut up for 10 seconds! Just filling space. It's like there's a little dead air let me put a word in there or put any word and comes to mind yeah so he's completely out of control which I think what makes him a good public speaker Yeah but not so good when the press

55:12 micro-analyzes everything. That's what Obama was great at, he would never say anything out of place. No and he would stop... And he had weasel words and go uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh in terms of ad-libbing, because he couldn't. But he wasn't just throwing words together so it makes you sound smart I don't know what Trump's brain is like but it's not good for these situations He did another... every interview he has done like this again slouched over so that doesn't look fat and he's yacking away and can stop talking strongly and everybody's talking about it frankly it should be discussed

56:02 I think that is a very big surveillance of our citizens. I think it's a very big topic and it should be number one. He also makes, you know somebody sat down and transcribed what he said... It makes no sense when you hear that His sentences are all screwed up! Its'a very big surveillance Yeah, he drops words all the time Yeah, he's worse than Ron Paul Remember Ron Pau? Yeah, would drop words too He would always start his sentence and never end the sentence of our citizens. I think it's a very big topic and it's a topic that should be number one, and we should find out... Well wait a minute what happened to number one about women?

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Sales Tactics and Neurolinguistic Programming in Political Interviews

The hosts discuss the use of neurolinguistic programming (NLP) and sales techniques in political discourse, citing Tony Robbins as a master of the craft. They argue that Donald Trump uses these tactics to set the pace of interviews, forcing journalists like John Dickerson to match his speed and eventually lose control of the narrative. The segment explores how "mirroring" and "pacing" are used to dominate verbal exchanges.

tony robbins· nlp· sales tactics· john dickerson· donald trump

56:43 What the hell is going on? I just wanted to find out though you're the president United States You said he was sick and bad because he had time to take any way. You can take it anyway, you want But I'm asking you because you don't want it to be fake news. I wanna hear He'd said you know when I'd be fake news Why would you throw that in douche she said he was sick and bad Because here's another thing if you a lot of these guys who do coaching And I would say Tony Robbins is probably the greatest coach in the United States, even though he's like somebody you may not want to pay attention to. But if you read any of his material, one of the things he likes to say and this is applies to sports too. When you see these two teams playing like the Warriors will be playing again tonight one team is trying to get the other team to go at their pace it's always a rule of sports ah they can speed up the game then those other guys they don't know what they'll fall apart because I can't speed up there they want to slow down the game so Ramos makes this point which I always felt was

57:44 It's a salesman's trick and Trump does it. And Trump sets the pace, and he gets people... He's yacking away! And he gets people to step up their pace and they start to screw up. That's what Dickerson just did there. You know the old trick where you want to get somebody... Or the other trick which Robbins advocates, if the guy is slow and talking real slow like this, you want to talk really okay I'll talk like this because then now your starting getting in line with him being able to sell himself. That's how you apply MLP?

58:20 Yes, exactly. Neurolinguistic programming is completely out of control and so Dickerson is instead of controlling the pace because he can't Trump is... Well they're also standing in the Oval Office and he knows he's about to get kicked out I mean you especially when you throw well you don't want to be fake news! And I want to remind everybody fake news did not come from President Trump it came from the media themselves And I'm gonna say it was CNN. I think it was CNN who said Hillary lost being you know the fake news fake news There's a Washington Post Is there difference? It's the same same thing your president United States You said he was sick and bad because he had to take any way you can take it anyway, you want

59:03 But I'm asking you because you don't want it to be fake news. You don't have to ask me, because i have my own opinions and you can have your own opinions but I wanna know your opinion as the president of the United States! It's enough thank you. Get out Thank you very much Way too fast he stepped way up I think Trump saw that or he understood the guy was up, you know now he's yacking away like at Trump speed. Yeah and that was it! He won? You're good to go yeah. Trump won! He won the debate because... And he ended it. For the President of United States. That's enough thank you thank you very much well he was done with that conversation yes he was Gail he was done with that conversation

59:48 Amazing. I think Diggerson got beat. I turned on CNN last night and Bettina and her team, they're just making things up! They're just making stuff up well you know perhaps when Trump went there and he said oh but we had a meeting behind the Starbucks and some guy got some money and they're just making it up like they are spy novelists It's really is really really unbelievable what's going on in Dimension B But anyway I think with that, I can safely say...I'd like to thank you for your courage and say in the morning to you John C. Willis! He stands for Coach Extraordinaire Dvorak

CHAPTER 13 / 41 Discussion

No Agenda Show Art and Fair Use

The hosts showcase a new piece of show art featuring a hammer and sickle modified into a microphone, created by a Polish artist living in Germany. They discuss the legalities of fair use and parody in relation to their branding. Listeners are encouraged to visit the show's art repository to view and contribute original works.

no agenda art· fair use· polish artist· podcasting· copyright

1:00:27 In the morning to you, Mr. Adam Curry! In the morning to all ships at sea, boots on the ground feet in the air subs in the water and all the dames and knights out there And in the morning to everybody in the No Agenda War Room You can find that at noagendastream.com You can listen and participate at the same time. And this was a very nice piece. It was the hammer and sickle, only the hammer is a microphone." Yeah we went and did a little research to see if that has been ever done before... No! And it's important to say- No evidence of it. That you know if you take someone else's work and you change it into parody or any other, you can look up what fair use is, we're okay with it but just taking a funny bit and posting our no agenda on it is not good enough

1:01:16 And this was an original idea that it was extremely impressive. I mean, I was taken aback and there is a piece of art that more related to the show which is typically what we like to use but this thing was so interesting because it's just...and we did attribute to our comic strip bloggers are Polish guy. Well he's a Polish guy living in Germany who I think his main job is making iPhone apps and he has missed us calling Well, in turn well you could yes he could be a starving Polish poster maker for podcasts. A Polish podcast poster maker! Yeah that's not gonna work but that's the kind of crazy thinking I mean that was just dynamite so we really appreciate it. He doesn't have to do anymore and NoahGenerator.com is where you can upload your art We choose something right after we're done in our post-production meeting and now we appreciate the work all over artists do

CHAPTER 14 / 41 Discussion

Executive Producer Vanessa Hamshire and Birthday Donations

Vanessa Hamshire from Verwood, UK, is named the Executive Producer for the episode after contributing $250. The hosts discuss the "logic" of listeners sending donations on their own birthdays as a way to support the show's value-for-value model. They emphasize that these contributions are the sole source of funding for the program.

vanessa hamshire· donations· executive producer· birthday· uk

1:02:13 I guess we have one name for this segment today. Yeah, one! We have one associate executive producer who came in and she will be named Vanessa Hamshire in Verwood UK. She's not even an American she is in the U.K., because we're covering the U.K.. Quite a lot of U.K coverage too. She came in with 250 bucks and she'll be bumped up to executive producer for being the highest. That's right The highest associate with no exact above those you got lucky Nobody else cared about today show you spun the wheel of fortune and you got lucky

1:02:52 Vanessa here says finally got around to donating. She loves the show it's my birthday this weekend since on the She's on you a present as a logic as logical is the rest of the world I thought as logical as The rest of the world, I thought just for your no No what she saying is it's my birthday But I'd send you were present just as logical as the rest of the world is yeah Okay pronounce ham sheer not hams here Hamshire. Yeah, okay Yes, she does the weather nature of the show is that you have a birthday? You send a donation That's sounds I think it's a good idea anyway We endorse this idea and we'll endorse this idea as crazy as it sounds on the surface Give her some karma and that's it yeah

1:03:46 You've got karma. Well, thank you very much Ms Hampton I will mention to people out there the problem we have with something like this is that now you have to listen to us grouse about the lack of support so... I got nothing to grouse about it is what it is I can't help it I can. All right, I'm doing the work anyway. I can grouse about it but i cant do anything about it. Let me finish up here. I want to thank our one now executive producer and of course we'll be thanking more people later on $50 or above and this is real credit so Vanessa take that an put it on your LinkedIn apparently it helps with jobs

1:04:24 And remember our show, the next one coming up on Sunday. Please support us at... Devorak dot org slash N A Whether you're in a Cluedio or whether you're in just a plain old office they are propagating the formula Our formula is this We go out we hit people in the mouth Manfred Falls Shut Up! Wasn't there a song by Phil Collins? Cluedio? Clue-Clue-Cluedio Yeah That was the title of it I remember that song

CHAPTER 15 / 41 Discussion

Rex Tillerson on Human Rights and US Foreign Policy

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson signaled a shift in U.S. foreign policy, stating that national security interests will no longer be strictly conditioned on other nations adopting American values. The hosts compare this pragmatic approach to China's investment strategy in Africa, where business is conducted without interference in local governance. They debate whether this policy change will damage the global image of the United States.

rex tillerson· state department· human rights· africa· china

1:05:05 Anyway, well at least Vanessa came in that's at least a positive thing. Yes I got finally couple short clips here and there that I thought were interesting including this one which Played this clip and then we'll discuss it for a second. This is Tillerson on rights President Trump's America First policy means that human rights will not determine US relations with foreign governments. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson took that message to his employees today He said that in some cases, quote if you condition national security efforts on someone adopting our values it really does create obstacles Well there is nothing new there he is just stating the obvious

1:05:51 Well, we try to... We've had trouble. State departments have had trouble I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing Otherwise we end up supporting Hitler! I mean that's what the implication is that well Hitler has got his own way of doing things why should we give a crap? So what if he's cooking Jews over there? What difference does it make? Show title John! Cooking Jews over there show title Yeah, I don't think so Now uh But this is what this is about Because that really is not our policy, generally speaking. We have some people who are horrible and horrendous I mean now everyone's bitching about the fact that Trump would have Duarte from the Philippines a murderer for all practical purposes visiting the White House and everyone bitches about it This is done for one reason only Africa

1:06:41 The Chinese have moved into Africa and pretty much taken over the place using this philosophy. We're Chinese, we got going what we're doing these people are doing whatever they were doing it had nothing to do with us. We just want to do business with them and that's what Tillerson has adopted It's gonna backfire though because it is a bad image. So you're saying that we are going to be like the Chinese? Yes Well we better get a move on... Not in China but in Africa the Chinese in Africa. Get a move on then! I'm sure we're getting a move on, the stories will start to change over the next few years but this is not going to sit well with the image conscious liberal elites There were couple other interesting interviews and some follow-up...I want to hit North Korea for a moment so again the headline was I would be honored to meet with Kim Jong Yum Yum that was the headline

CHAPTER 16 / 41 Discussion

Donald Trump Openness to Meeting Kim Jong-un

Donald Trump expressed a willingness to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un under the "right circumstances," stating he would be "honored" to do so. The hosts analyze the strategic implications of this statement, suggesting it is a negotiating tactic intended to de-escalate tensions. Trump also mentioned his upcoming meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas as part of his broader effort to seek peace in the Middle East.

donald trump· kim jong-un· north korea· diplomacy· middle east

1:07:42 Which of course by itself sounds like what? What you'd be honored to meet the crazy crazy boy the crazy kid So again, we'll play this in context. You have put throughout your career great emphasis on forging personal relationships and that's true in the White House also And your ability to make deals in part based on those personal relationships So what I want to ask you is have you thought about this? Would you be willing to meet with Kim Jong-un We have a potentially very

1:08:20 Bad situation that interesting what I noticed here in this particular interview. He's much more careful with his words You can really hear the brain crunching about what he wants to say next And he's and I think that to your point, he's marrying her tempo exactly. He is not speeding it up now He's going the other direction bad Situation that we will meet in the toughest of all manners if we have to do that If it would be appropriate for me to meet with him, I would absolutely—I would be honored to do it if it's under the... again under the right circumstances. But I would do that. Hey look! I'm meeting with Abbas on Wednesday

1:09:15 The leader of Palestine, you think that's slightly smaller right? I'm meeting with Abbas on Wednesday and people are saying that it is a very good thing to do because i'd like to see peace in the Middle East and I would like to see the Palestinians and Israelis come together. And Israel come together for peace. So under the right circumstances Under the right circumstances, I would be. Do you think these are the right circumstances now? Well, look... Look! We have tremendous power over there and we cannot allow him to do what he's doing We cannot allow him to say what he is saying He is making very provocative statements We cannot allow that We can not let a situation happen

1:10:05 where under any circumstances, where he can launch missiles into the United States. Plus we happen to have great allies in that area and I feel very strongly toward those allies so Yes under the right circumstances. I would absolutely meet with him No problem Most political people would never say that but I'm telling you under the right circumstances I would meet with him So I think he messed up by saying I'd be honored But that is a great negotiating tactic. Say, I really look forward to meeting the guy I want to kick in the teeth. I hope they meet! Yeah well we know that's what Kim Jong Yum Yum wants... We know thats what he wants

1:10:49 He just wants to be a country with tourism. That's what he wants now Let's go and it's apparently a very beautiful place to visit and when they have those special events Yeah, who wouldn't want to go to one of those? Let's watch those guys marching around jerking their heads around and everything flying. Holy mackerel How can you do that with those paper mache missiles is great? Yeah, I think this also plays into the other thing There's this there's kind of a parallel thing going on news wise with this wait But wait, but wait, I've just wanted to stay on for this one second two short clips still about those allies in the region

CHAPTER 17 / 41 Discussion

US Global Hawk Drone Deployment and South Korean Protests

The United States deployed an RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drone to Yokota Air Base in Japan to monitor North Korean military activity. Simultaneously, large-scale protests occurred in Seoul, South Korea, with 50,000 people demonstrating against the deployment of the THAAD anti-missile system. Protesters expressed concerns about the cost and the potential for increased regional instability ahead of the South Korean presidential election.

global hawk· japan· south korea· thaad· missile defense

1:11:29 Allied number one would be Japan. According to Russia Today, the U.S has sent a high-altitude surveillance RQ4 Global Hawk drone to Japan It's expected to monitor moves made by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea The drone arrived at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo late on Monday after flying from Anderson Air Force Base in Guam The US military said it will remain in Tokyo until October to avoid inclement weather in Guam including typhoons But experts believe staying in Tokyo will enable it to arrive at the Korean peninsula faster. The drone is capable of collecting aerial data from an altitude of about 15 kilometers or higher, according to the U.S. military for other Global Hawk drones are also scheduled to arrive at Yokota soon. Uh, 15 kilometers? So what is that? That's uh...15 kilometers is... It's about 11 miles. Yeah I guess 45. No, it's less than that

1:12:29 15 kilometers? Yeah. About 11 miles No, no I think it's more like 8 It's not 11 Well somebody can do the calculation and talk about put it into the chat room yeah well that just brings 9 miles 9 miles well now I have a final clip and then I'm done You just write up a Japanese clip But I'm gonna okay...I'm doing Allies in The Region Okay Do you wanna do...I mean it'll just 30 seconds Just play it Okay, so the other ally is of course South Korea. Let's check in with the South Koreans and see how they feel about our US military might. Live from Beijing I'm Pandong we start in South Korea an anti-FAD rally was held in Seoul on Saturday ahead of the presidential election in a country

1:13:17 People were urging the next president to reconsider the deployment of the U.S. anti-missile system. The organizer said about 50,000 people attended a rally including over 100 residents from Xinjiang County where the system will be installed The organiser is planning to hold another demonstration closer to the presidential election on May 9th in Sinju County. Currently, Mr Ming-Jae Ian of the Democratic Party is holding the lead in a majority of the polls. There you go. They don't want it 50,000 people demonstrating get your damn missile thing I wanted they don't want to pay for it So it's gonna screw the American taxpayer and besides that nobody knows if it even works And I doubt if it does and who is the buyer? I still don't know who the buyer is The Buyers apparently the American taxpayer at this point well

CHAPTER 18 / 41 Discussion

Japan Constitutional Reform and Remilitarization Efforts

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called for revisions to Japan's pacifist constitution by 2020, citing the "grave threat" posed by North Korea. The proposed changes would formally recognize Japan's Self-Defense Forces and potentially allow for broader military cooperation with allies. Critics argue this move signals a return to offensive military capabilities, while the U.S. reportedly supports a stronger Japanese fighting force to counter China and Russia.

shinzo abe· japan· constitution· remilitarization· north korea

1:14:07 Well, this is all...this is what you kind of got close to touching on the point which is this THAAD thing. But let's play this clip from RT whose only ones that seem to really want to isolate this as an issue This is a re-militarized Japan clip. Japan's pacifist constitution has turned 70 in fact it turns 70 today But days before the big occasion, the Prime Minister said the country's main law needs a change. In this milestone year we will take an historic step towards the large goal of constitutional reform. Proposed revisions would change the charter that renounces the use of force in international conflicts and limits Japan's troops to self-defense. The government has made several steps towards militarization

1:14:50 Five years ago Abe's party advocated a revised constitution while in 2014 the Prime Minister wanted to allow the military to use force and cooperation with other countries. Two years ago Japan's Parliament passed changes allowing troops to fight abroad, and that same year Shinzo Abe said amending the pacifist constitution was one of the Liberal Democratic Party's most sought-after goals And just last week the prime minister named one of their main reasons for Japan's current military buildup North Korea is a grave threat to our country. We'd like to be watertight, to ensure safety for our citizens. Our country will be resolute in its response. Asia specialist Tim Beale believes restoring the Japanese military is about confronting more than just North Korea. The United States sees Japan as it's major ally fighting force against China and to some extent against Russia

1:15:46 So the Americans are very keen to promote Japanese remilitarization. This is a continuing effort by Abe, which is reaching a pretty tense point at the moment." Are we nuts? Yeah Now the Trump thing about meeting with Yum-Yum is not, it's kind of in contradiction to this movement that we're also playing which is again the Kegel, the Kagan's. The Kegel? No they're just called the Kegels. They're the Kegels. The Kegel exercises and so... Speaking of which are you a granddaddy again yet when does that kid come in I don't know pretty soon okay um the point is is that this is nuts and this is again the war

1:16:39 machine that's within the system. Now, I mentioned this in the newsletter that you don't even see any anti-war stuff anymore in the media used to always be all right now we can do too much war what Eisenhower said kind of thing. Rule number one do not piss off your advertisers they're all part of the complex well then the drug companies and which is part of that too yeah it's all the same course I'm saying, of course. This is crazy to me and we're helping them yeah, why should they just be defensive? We want them to be offensive too! Just attack people like we do. I love that were also on the side of well of course the new Japanese are not the same but you know if you look at was it the Sino war was that it? The Japanese against the Chinese? They were pretty bad man

CHAPTER 19 / 41 Discussion

South Korean Youth Voting Rights and Prince Philip Retirement

High school students in South Korea are campaigning for the right to vote following the corruption scandal and impeachment of President Park Geun-hye. In the UK, a sudden emergency meeting at Buckingham Palace sparked rumors of a royal death, but it was later revealed that Prince Philip, aged 95, would be retiring from public duties. The hosts discuss the media frenzy surrounding the announcement and the Prince's controversial public history.

south korea· voting rights· prince philip· buckingham palace· queen elizabeth

1:17:31 No, they're terrible raping and pillaging and cutting women's breasts off. And they would never apologize or terrible still have a still have military That's woods that was the reason for making them put together a pacifist Constitution not a good idea No It's not know if you want to defend yourself and if you want to stay in this region and let's talk about one more Crazy thing this is my clip This is the Korean teens want to vote Now, South Korean presidential election comes seven months early following the impeachment of former president Park Geun-hye on corruption charges. A side effect of that political scandal is youth engagement young people had joined protests calling for the country's president to step down now those young people are calling for voting rights NHK rules Kim Chang-ju reports

1:18:18 Many high school students throughout South Korea are politically energized these days. and they want more of a say. We want to elect the country's leader ourselves in order to create a better society for us all The corruption scandal involving the president and her longtime friend Choi Soon-sil has kept Busa-gu busy with a youth group that is engaged in social issues So they want the teenagers to vote. Yeah, we'll get them however we can. We got the votes as long as we can get all of the teenagers to participate. I don't know if it's unbelievable but... It is unbelievable to me! Totally believable. Hey have you heard about the Queen's in a little intromenzo? It is show day last night before I went to bed there was some special meeting called at Buckingham Palace and people are thinking... Yes what happened that supposed to be revealed midnight last night What happened

1:19:23 I was looking, and couldn't find anything. It's like everyone thought the Queen died! That's what I thought...and then maybe Prince Philip? Yeah, Philip may have died But you know when I was tuning into the BBC they're under strict...even LBC, I listen to everything They were just doing filler because you're not allowed to talk about it until they sanctioned it according to broadcast rules in the UK Let me see if there is anything on the current Google News Google News is never really that up-to-date Why don't you check that Google News? Yeah, I would. According to the war room the prince who is now 96 has retired yeah That's it? Yeah He retired from what?! From his important Commonwealth duties What duties did he have? Well that weren't in the toilet calling people cannon fodder useless eaters You know that kind of stuff That's what he's known best for loving Monsanto and GMOs

CHAPTER 20 / 41 Discussion

Neil deGrasse Tyson on Science and Abraham Lincoln

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson appeared on NPR to defend the role of science in government, citing Abraham Lincoln's establishment of the National Academy of Sciences in 1863. Tyson argued that denying scientific consensus on issues like climate change jeopardizes national security and wealth. The hosts criticize Tyson's "smug" delivery and question the reliability of computer models used in climate science.

neil degrasse tyson· abraham lincoln· npr· climate change· science

1:20:18 So I was watching CNBC and there's something that happened on the show, just a real short... The clip has come back anytime. Something happened on this show which I've always wanted to do this This is just a little piece that this woman who was coming out of the, this is closing bell. She's coming out of the interview and then she makes a comment and the guy does what I've always wanted to do. Talk about the Fed we'll talk about all those other things but come back anytime. Tomorrow? Tomorrow or next day and one after Yeah, wise ass yeah that actually gets you that should get you uninvited that kind of thing. You never get invited back You really don't want to do it anytime okay tomorrow? I'll be back That is funny. I guess we just take a little detour here and go into a little science stuff for a moment Yes, and that would be There was there was an interview

1:21:26 with, what's his face? Neil deGrasse Tyson. Oh Elon! That guy. Elon! And we just need to listen to this Now he is an astrophysicist so he is more of a scientist than Bill Nye the way I see it but here is also... Here is the definition or example of a guy who was extremely smug Very, very smug. And I'm sure he's a little irked about Bill Nye success. He's got the...he's this certain type of smug. He is not this smug Samantha Bee style. This is kind of smugness and people out there who listen to talk radio will remember the right wingers that used to be local.

1:22:12 They used to be all over the country and there used to be you'd have a right-wing channel. This is usually during the Clinton administration, and there would be these smug right wingers that had these shows and all of them got knocked out at the park by this. Hold on stop for second so what you're saying is it's not left or right or A or B thing? It's whoever is on the losing side becomes smug? It's a certain kind of weird smug and yes I think so nowadays It's childish is what it is. That's what high school children do! But, its kind of this way... Oh yes oh ho how stupid can they be? Yes yes well I think what Neil deGrasse Tyson is doing here is trying to show that he really understands science and why needs to be protected because of course science is under attack. He's not an engineer. That's right now he doesn't mention that but I'm just saying cuz at this interview which was quite lengthy

1:23:07 Now was it PBS? No, it's NPR. I'm sorry not PBS...NPR and well let's just kick it off he has a quite an obsession with Lincoln Let me play this interview for you and get your perspective on the other side What if you're wrong See, look let me say to you CO2 contributes to greenhouse gas. It has a greenhouse gas effect and global warming as methane does and other types of gases the issue is how much we contribute from human activity perspective Neil deGrasse Tyson Oh yeah was that question? Yes You want me to react I do So Abraham Lincoln in 1863

1:23:45 When clearly he had other priorities in front of him In that year, he signed into law the creation of the National Academy of Sciences. Ah you see? See this is very important We have to take it to Abraham Lincoln who by the way is synonymous for Obama we know this right? Well yeah Obama was always compared to Lincoln Well, it doesn't matter. Okay? Here's why so if you now work for the government and going to deny What the National Academy of Sciences tells you then go back to Abraham Lincoln and say Abe You didn't know what the hell you were talking about And I do go but don't tell him that go ahead and and yeah well Why would he even suggest that as a scientist?

1:24:28 We know we can't do that. Why is he doing this? You didn't know what the hell you were talking about and I do go back, don't tell him that Go ahead and ask yourself why are you in any position of power in this country if the health wealth insecurity of this country Is a priority because without any understanding of how science works you are jeopardizing our health our wealth and our security There's so much in this. Like, you don't know what you're talking about... You don't respect society- No the whole point is people are disagreeing on things that cannot even be reproduced. Did- Oh wait a minute stop! Stop. I'm gonna guess what the woman said next she said well

1:25:15 I understand your position. I think it's well taken and you're well spoken about it, but aren't all these climate concepts based on a computer model which are notoriously flawed because you can really get all the data in a computer model? And they really want to discuss it a little more detail since the whole thing is a computer model And if you take a computer scientist, which you're not and Bill Nye's definitely not. But when you talk to computer scientists about computer models and their reliability they will tell you they're not reliable in the least! You are Nostradamus just like him. You predicted it incorrectly. Oh good work

CHAPTER 21 / 41 Discussion

Neil deGrasse Tyson Drinking Lincoln's Pee Analogy

During his NPR interview, Neil deGrasse Tyson used a molecular analogy to claim that every glass of water contains molecules that once passed through the kidneys of historical figures like Abraham Lincoln. The hosts mock the "Lincoln's pee" comparison and Tyson's subsequent discussion of gender-neutral names for Beyonce's twins. They highlight a caller's praise of Tyson's "humility" as an example of the typical NPR listener's mindset.

neil degrasse tyson· abraham lincoln· molecules· npr· microaggression

1:25:59 No, no he goes on to talk about how we're all connected and again obsession with Lincoln which was kind of Icky in this particular case. Do you want one? Toss one in? Okay go ahead. There are more molecules of water In a glass of water than there are... A cup of water then there are cups of water in all the world's oceans What and your point is she's gonna ask it cuz that was very complicated what he said There are more cups a glass of water in the oceans of the water The molecules got cup of order then there are cups of water in all the world's oceans. Okay, say that again Say it again. Okay? There are more Molecules of water in a cup of water then there are cups of water in all the world's oceans

1:26:50 What this means is there's enough molecules in one cup to scatter to all other cups that you could dig out of the ocean. Which means if you drink that cup and those molecules come back out of your body through sweat, through pee, through whatever then your liquid effluences are now shared with the entire Earth and what that means is Every glass of water you do drink contains molecules of water that pass through the kidneys of Abe Lincoln, of Genghis Khan, of Joan of Arc, of Jesus. I'm drinking Lincoln's pee! What is he on? What is the point of this analogy?!

1:27:36 I don't know. What it means is this, what that means is you're drinking Abe Lincoln's pee. He's coming on hinge then of course he has to defend science because there is an anti-science movement Which I haven't gotten the sign up form yet for but there do you believe? There is an anti science sentiment in the United States right now well among some yes, and But I don't think it's anti science in general those same people who might be in denial of certain scientific truths, still use a smartphone. You know? Stop stop! What he implied there is a false equivalency that's an example well yes but I'm thinking what he tried to get into the subconscious was

1:28:34 scientific fact, he used the word for something like scientific fact or something like that to imply that global warming is a done deal. And it's not based on a computer model which is just speculation Okay, there's a little neuro linguistic There is an anti-science sentiment in the United States right now well among some yes and But I don't think it's anti science in general those same people who might Be in denial of certain scientific truths still use a smartphone you know and

1:29:13 And, you know to find grandma's house on a GPS grid. Many of them are alive and didn't die in childbirth because of advances in medicine So I think fundamentally people cannot rationally say they're anti-science What I think they object to is that as adults they have adopted a certain outlook on the world and think that denying science that conflicts with that outlook is actually overturning the truth of that science. It'd be like last week you gained weight and this week, you want to repeal the law of gravity? What?! Yeah I would say wouldn't you say that law of mass or something but what does it was Law Of Gravity have to do so if that's gonna make your less fat? If you repealed it and you stepped on a scale You only weigh an ounce or a pound or 10 pounds less than you used to depending

1:30:09 This guy's yuck. Yuck. Yeah, that's the week you Gained weight and this week you want to repeal the law of gravity? No it does not work that way Hold on a second John Wow did you have grapefruit last night or this morning I just drank your pee you see Winding it up the most important thing when it comes to science. You've got mind-blowing tweets on Everything you've also been suggesting names for my eyes You'd stepped on us You've got mind-blowing tweets on everything you've also been suggesting names for Beyonce's twins Cosmic

1:31:04 What are your suggestions for the Queen Bee the queen bee what is suggestions for the Queen Bee For the end, what are your suggestions for the Queen Bee dr. Tyson? Yeah, I just had some cause well. I only did this because I think her daughter was named Blue Sky or something or some there's some I've a native name for other kid. Thank you, so I thought okay well She's only that that the interviewer knew oh no No That's not the right name yes You couldn't ask any other follow-up questions about computer models But hold on a second that blue Ivy I know all about I know about be at the Queen Bees daughter some there's some in OPR

1:31:51 Yeah, exactly NPR native name for a kid blue ivy. Thank you so I thought okay well She's open for some suggestions So I just found a lot of paired Phrases and words in the universe just to put it out there and many of them actually are gender-neutral So you can do what no matter who they are or what gender they assign Or choose that may even will work up but they assigned That's a huge microaggression You don't get to assign That's the whole point, Degrass Tyson. The child gets to choose! He's wrong! You can't ass- assigning... First he tries to be all politically correct by saying oh it's general neutral names which I think the general two names that i put together were douche and bag

1:32:34 But he's oh, this is a gender-neutral then goes goes on with the huge microaggression against non binaries Is in words? It's terrible yes universe just to put it out there and many of them actually are gender neutral So you can just move what no matter who they are or what gender they assign or choose Many of them will work up but I think my favorite was the last one. I posted which was What was it? So I Quinn and tessants quintessence Wow Wow comedian to Queen a kind of angel essence. I've come up with well the kicker since the kicker here is who was listening to this program That's what you want to know, and I think I have V quinten quintessential

1:33:27 Quinescent, whatever. Quintessinal. Thank you the quintessential NPR listener who calls in and compliments Mr. DeGrasse Tyson on his fabulous interview let's get Brenda in here from Aiken South Carolina hi Brenda you're on the air with Neil deGrasse Tyson Hi Jane, hi Dr. Tyson Yes hello I'm calling in praise of your humility not only on your own behalf but for all of us humans No...no...your humility All of us human Your humility That's a woman who is sitting at home hating Trump and is going to die of cancer if you don't stop the hate people this what killing you

CHAPTER 22 / 41 Discussion

Katy Perry Black Hair Comment and Racism Accusations

Pop star Katy Perry faced accusations of racism after making a joke on social media linking a fan's comment about her "old black hair" to Barack Obama. The hosts dismiss the controversy as an example of modern "dingbat" celebrity culture and the hypersensitivity of the political left. They compare the incident to the backlash faced by other entertainers for politically incorrect remarks.

katy perry· barack obama· racism· social media· pop culture

1:34:13 I can't say it any different. You have this kind of hatred and horrible, you're harboring these feelings inside and it's beating you up? It is literally eating you up! That's my take on cancer... not always but totally one of the reasons in my mind. In my own-I'm not a doctor. So let's listen to since we're on this subject these celebrity icons. Hmm. I got the little clip of Katy Perry Oh sticking her foot in it and getting into trouble by being a racist. Oh, someone says I miss your old black hair. Oh really? Do you miss Barack Obama as well? Okay times change bye see you guys later

1:35:00 Wow, do some first of all I didn't know she was that much. You didn't know what? I don't know she's that much of an idiot but that was a little clip she made and posted and everyone is calling her out for being a racist because she's equating all black hair with the with black people Obama yeah and i don't even know to be honest about it I listened this thing cuz I heard about as a big fuss I heard about got the clip and listen to when Who gives a crap? This woman's, you know she's just the dingbat. But okay it's very much like the Colbert thing about the holster and I'm wondering now if this entire left or half of the public is just completely...they've lost their minds! Well yes i think i have a perfect example

CHAPTER 23 / 41 Discussion

Mastodon Content Warnings for Food and Macaroni and Cheese

The hosts discuss the culture of "content warnings" (CW) on the Mastodon social network, where users are encouraged to hide images of food. One specific thread debated whether a picture of macaroni and cheese required a warning to avoid triggering individuals with eating disorders. The segment explores the extremes of online safe-space culture and the perceived "insanity" of labeling common food items as harmful content.

mastodon· content warning· eating disorders· macaroni and cheese· social justice

1:35:49 And this comes from the social justice warrior network known as Mastodon. Of course, noagendasocial.com still running great We're in our own little echo chamber I think we've been blocked by just about everybody for what for the federal for because we're alt-right KKK Nazi quadroons If you recall that is what's on the ban list That's what we are yeah, or banned But this caught my eye actually was pointed out to me Now you know that in, uh... You've used the system in the Mastodon when you toot. There's a- it's called CW, a content warning? So you can put some- you can put a picture or text behind a little grayed out area and then if you actually want to see that you have to explicitly click on it and then it shows which I think is a great idea! That's what Twitter should have done because then you know, then you're not triggered all the time but

1:36:42 This B. Covello, this woman who was in a social... I'm putting this in the show nits you got to read the whole thread it's written as one of those little booklets that you like that Mastodon does so well and has a nice little... The thread is really well done one page is beautiful look at yeah The question here is, should I...should a post like this have a hashtag CW for hashtag food? Hashtag CW of course stands for content warning. I'm not really clear on what that warning includes. I assume pictures but i am inconsistent when it comes to all mention. I confess I can feel hesitancy in myself sometimes regarding content warnings because the reward cycle if people respond could be feels less certain if I hide things. I know this isn't good reason but still try to use content warning responsibly

1:37:31 But I feel like it's worth acknowledging. I crave attention validation and some design patterns may emphasize or de-emphasize those things in ways, I'm still learning to react to." Now other people are coming in... Uh any mention of food is usually a good idea for a content warning in my opinion You know what they're talking about? You know what they're talking about when she posted that people got all upset about? Peanuts A picture of macaroni and cheese Why? Because this could trigger people with an eating disorder. Who?! People with an eating disorder, when they see the macaroni and cheese picture... ...they will be triggered by it!

1:38:10 And what would they do after they're triggered? Are they going to become mass murderers? It depends on what the eating disorder is. They could be binge- So, are they gonna start throwing up all over their computer? That could be a problem. Yeah it could be someone who wants to binge I mean that's serious but come on! We're gonna stop everything... you have to stop everything it's gonna be just a world where we just have everything covered oh don't look at this you might get triggered and seriously macaroni and cheese They're worried that that will trigger someone, so we have to put it behind a little content warning. Warning! Macaroni and cheese ahead... This is- this is... So we've gone nuts We've gone nuts.

CHAPTER 24 / 41 Discussion

Brexit Negotiations and the 100 Billion Euro Divorce Bill

Prime Minister Theresa May accused European Union officials of issuing threats and meddling in the UK's upcoming general election. Reports suggest the EU has increased its "divorce bill" demand to 100 billion euros, a figure the UK government disputes. EU negotiator Michel Barnier maintained that the UK must honor its financial commitments, leading to increasingly frosty relations between London and Brussels.

theresa may· brexit· european union· michel barnier· divorce bill

1:38:57 Well, it's time for a reboot. We're going to get one I think economically that'll settle out of this stuff into the back burner where it belongs. Let's talk about back burners where it belongs some of the action going on in the UK with Brexit. Yeah Of course falls right into my thesis which I've maintained since day one since we started this show that this is really the fourth Reich And you can't, you know once your in it you can't get out. They're not gonna let the UK leave. No! It's The Roach Motel And so let's play a couple of clips, if you don't mind. Let's start with Brexit Woes The Beginning. British Prime Minister Theresa May has accused the European Union of meddling in Britain's general election In a forceful speech outside Downing Street, May said that European officials had issued what she is calling threats about Britain's withdrawal from the EU

1:39:53 And she said that they were designed to affect the outcome of a snap poll taking place on the 8th of June. According to her report in The Financial Times today, Europe is raising the stakes in their Brexit negotiations to 100 billion euros. The potential price tag of Britain's divorce from the EU will do little to heat up already frosty relations between Brussels and London and that before negotiations have even begun. They've offered 50 billion 60 billion 100 billion we've actually not been given an official number Whilst we'll meet our international obligations, we will meet the legal ones not the best guesses and wishes of the Commission.

1:40:31 The EU's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier is adamant there will be no easy way out for Britain. In Brussels today, Barnier maintained that commitments have been made and those responsibilities have to be honoured. Some have created the illusion that Brexit would have no material impact on our lives. This is not the case London is also taking a sharper tone. Prime Minister Theresa May made some serious allegations against Brussels. Threats against Britain have been issued by European politicians and officials, all of these acts have been deliberately timed to affect the result of the general election that will take place on 8th June

1:41:19 The Brexit negotiations seem set to be bruising. Talks are likely to begin soon after the snap election. Snap election! So here's what I don't understand... A hundred billion? So, that's doable It is doable but they don't want to do it because they don't owe a hundred billion How do you know Well, as to my understanding they owe... if anything it's about 40. Why do they owe any money? I don't understand. Well, I guess there is some indebtedness that is involved with the back and forth. They should ask the same question. They are one of the most rich and successful in all EU countries It seems to me that they should get money

CHAPTER 25 / 41 Discussion

French Presidential Debate and Irish Border Concerns

The French presidential debate between Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron featured intense personal attacks, including Le Pen's quip about France being led by a woman—either herself or Angela Merkel. Meanwhile, Nigel Farage warned that the EU is using the Northern Ireland border and the status of Gibraltar as leverage in Brexit negotiations. Farage claimed the EU is prepared to stoke Irish nationalism to complicate the UK's withdrawal.

marine le pen· emmanuel macron· brexit· northern ireland· nigel farage

1:41:59 To leave. Yeah, because that seems as though the EU owes them money but okay we'll just let that slide but this is a Because we don't want in fact We see this with the French elections The two candidates which I don't have any part of their debate went by the way the French debate with Yeah, look Le Pen and that what I saw some of that was pretty cool Did you hear did you catch the line she threw at him? The line that there's going to be a female leader of France? That one. No, no. Let me give you my land and you can top it. OK. She says well whatever happens in the election there is going to be a female

1:42:39 leader of France, either me or Merkel. No the one I caught was... so they were arguing it was pretty heated she says hey hold on a second we don't have a student-teacher relationship here okay? Which of course is a huge dig because his wife was his teacher when he was in kindergarten or whatever. Oh my god, that's great! Well the way they said it and people should note this... They had like a couple of moderators but they were sitting there and these two were sitting across from each other for three hours just berating each other Yeah it was pretty- It was good we should do that

1:43:15 And I love the debate. Any debate, I've ever seen in this country and they have those big clocks on each side So you're counting down how many minutes you have like a it's like a chess clock Yes much more dynamic much now production television production wise not that exciting It looked kind of like yeah just it wasn't a grandiose pompous thing which we'd like to do so it wasn't bad no, it wasn't bad in terms of design but It's riveting. Yes, it was really fun I have a clip from me it's two people pretty much berating each other in a very entertaining fashion Can I am can I play this? Let me get let me get my Farage clip on the Brexit all right barrage is on his radio show and this is something I didn't know what's going on but I think this is do what he's gonna at the end of this

1:44:08 What the EU is going to do or is trying to do, is absolutely deplorable. Is that the cue? Yeah, well I was hoping it would. Well in the face of Brexit negotiations The Daily Telegraph reveal they've seen secret documents that show That the EU have privately decided to block any deal To guarantee the rights Of UK citizens living in the European Union And of course The reciprocity that would come for the over 3 million EU citizens Living in our country It is truly extraordinary What it was them actually that was accusing Theresa May of not being reasonable. And I've said already, they're asking for a fortune They try to stop us reaching out to speak to other parts of the world They want us after we have left to maintain all their rules and worse than that they have effectively given The Spanish a veto over Gibraltar and worst of all in my opinion Worst Of All! The EU has indicated that if Northern Ireland

1:45:10 would opt to leave the United Kingdom and join up with ERA, there would be absolutely no problem in a new United Ireland virtually automatically becoming a member of the European Union. So what they are doing to try to make Brexit negotiations difficult for this government is they are prepared to stoke Irish nationalism and all that could come with that. I think that perhaps is the most contemptible thing that I've heard so far." So he's talking about like Northern Ireland type stuff, bombing and blowing up IRA Wow yeah I have to have if you're interested believable If you're interested

CHAPTER 26 / 41 Discussion

Theresa May Dissolves Parliament for Snap Election

Theresa May formally dissolved Parliament after meeting with the Queen, officially beginning the campaign for the June 8 snap election. May argued that a larger majority is necessary to strengthen her position in Brexit talks against EU officials who want the UK to fail. The hosts discuss the UK's parliamentary system and the psychological impact of European integration on national sovereignty.

theresa may· buckingham palace· snap election· house of commons· sovereignty

1:45:53 Of course I had a Brexit clip. I wanted to play the little piece where what Theresa May actually said, because that wasn't in your report." The British Prime Minister has visited Buckingham Palace to formally dissolve Parliament ahead of June's snap election It marks the official start of campaigning and Theresa May wasted no time in making a plea for voters to give her Conservative Party a large majority In order to strengthen her hand in divorce talks with Brussels After meeting the Queen, May accused EU officials of issuing threats over Brexit deliberately timed to influence the election. There are some in Brussels who do not want these talks to succeed who do not want Britain to prosper so now more than ever we need to be led by a Prime Minister and a government that is strong and stable because making Brexit a success is central to our national interest

1:46:47 And it is central to your own security and prosperity. There you go, and she's pretty much saying that they're meddling in their elections where we heard that before You hear it all the time. Where's Roe but how come Putin's not doing it? Yeah, Putin should get involved then I'm but he shouldn't be should do a little Little propaganda crank up the RT antennas All I know is that this is a disaster waiting to happen. I don't know if the elections are going to go away and there may be nothing come of it, you have the same exact people in America who do not retire which is what I think's gonna happen but its not gonna be this huge mandate and I think half of the country still would just as soon be European and give up on their own sovereignty. Brussels tell us what to do we'll fine with it. No nations no borders

1:47:39 on me. It just makes zero sense to me." Well, having lived there during this changeover I moved back to Amsterdam in 1999 the end of 99 and I witnessed the whole thing It was sold and to this day, I think people still believe it. So besides the no borders so you can travel wherever you want, don't have to go through any passport control... Everyone has the same money which of course is a real change once you control the money you control everything but the way people and the campaigns were so much- there was actual propaganda! Of course they just call it promotion of the European concept

1:48:17 Was we're all Europeans. We're all brothers and sisters we all live together what we all love each other with the new Europeans will even like the new Germans You know, we won't make a joke about the bike and all that stuff That is it was pounded into people's heads And they believe it and they believe it and they believe in you know It's like hey, we want to be a great, you know This is what happened I should mention this people should look into this before World War one It was very similar. They dropped all passports, there was no need for papers to go from country to country with papers mostly and everybody was roaming around as passport free and then the economies were booming if you look at the trade charts

1:48:59 for between 1900 and World War I. It was on the upward slope, it was going skyrocketing and it was the same situation when the war broke out, it was horrible! It just went from oh everybody's so happy to just the most miserable situation you can imagine And that is exactly what this is leading too. I don't like that You mean leading towards another great war? Yes I mean this phony baloney, oh yeah we're great you know let's Brussels. I mean the whole thing of Brussels and these idiotic regulations rules and laws that they're creating for all these other countries

1:49:43 Their mentality there is not the same as anybody like in Hungary, for example. It seems to be one of the few countries that seems to be resisting a little bit. They wanted to begin the deal for the trade aspect but they didn't want guys in Brussels telling them what to do. That's why they cut off... No no we don't want any migrants. We've already been through that like 200-300 years ago and we didn't like it then." Yeah well I think people inherently like to have a leader you know someone who has the the public persona who was running, running the joint. And I feel that having been there when all this took place it was like yeah let's have somebody let's have someone running the whole Europe you know this is great will be great we'll have will be more powerful in America more people so our money will be great and we'll be able to basically America America America will be able to travel back and forth like in America We'll have our own Washington which would be in Brussels The only thing they messed up is oh yeah the people who were there didn't actually vote for

1:50:39 well, oversight. Just keep on going it's all right they can't introduce any laws... Constitution Which is why the French and the Dutch turned it down. Right, they put a big parliament together which...and the parliament can't do anything. Well they can't introduce laws and they can only send stuff back for a yellow card or a red card which just means send it back and then fix it, the commission, the unelected secret commission not secret but... Yeah that sits there right grinding laws out yeah And you know, some people are figuring it out. But no in general though people are stupid everyone's people are stupid that is stupid everywhere I think it's a miracle that brexit passed well That's the same miracle the trump won as we 12 yes So what is it a miracle or is it just sign over the times? Well, we're gonna find out after this next snap election and june yeah and then As this progresses

1:51:38 I've never understood this system in the UK. We're very simple, we have every four years or every two years for House and Senate but how do they...I've never really looked into it? Did they just say oh let's have an election? It was like we were sitting around drinking hey I got an idea! Somebody can tell me I'm wrong about this but the Prime Minister decides that things are skewed in one way or another She calls for an election and then the House of Commons, and I think confirmed by the House of Lords says okay And then they have it is that is that the only time or if you're elected? Then you're just in there. Okay max term is five years The war room says okay so we have five years max But you can just say hey let's do an election Yeah, yeah You can do a lesson when you feel like it which is also I think pretty much usually for political reasons like political propagandistic reasons Yeah

1:52:30 We think we have an edge right now, we'll have an election and will get more people on our side. Or were not gonna have an election because we don't have an edge so the prime minister never calls for one until the five years or whatever period of time is up then they have to do one. So you can have a lot of elections I've been moments where they had two or three of them. Yeah she's how long she been in about like over year if that? No not even Not even. So we'l see but it's a mess and they got themselves entangled in this. I don't know how you do that because we've done it with the WTO, we've given up our sovereignty in a lot of ways and we're all for no borders. No hell with it! What are any borders for? Everyone go wherever they want." Oh boy yeah well...I don't know

1:53:28 I mean, you know if you're an internationalist for one thing your rich. If your an internationalist and loaded and got a lot of stuff And don't want people stealing your stuff Right So you know what to do yeah so you wanna have this thing kinda just wild west out there except in your enclave You're in Monaco. Yeah, or you're in Los Altos Hills someplace where... You know how worrying about any when all hell breaks loose and the power goes out in San Francisco and they're looting and rioting? Eh! So what?! It's got nothing to do with you Apparently the Queen can dissolve the government whenever she feels like it I don't know if that ever happened I think we have to go to the queen to get her to make a decision to do it But she is just ceremonial please always remember Just Ceremonial Speaking of people stealing their stuff

CHAPTER 27 / 41 Discussion

CPB President Patricia Harrison on PBS Funding

Patricia Harrison, president of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), testified before Congress regarding the necessity of forward funding for public media. While Harrison argued that government support is vital for independence, the hosts point out that federal funding accounts for only 15% of the PBS budget and 2% of NPR's. They contend that PBS operates similarly to commercial television by selling "sponsorships" that function as advertisements.

patricia harrison· cpb· pbs· npr· federal funding

1:54:20 There were again from C-SPAN stuff happening up in DC. The president of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Patricia Harrison... Now this is about PBS and if you watch PBS I watched it last night There are ads They take commercial breaks, and then I see 23andme. I see all kinds of stuff. It's just they have advertising correct Yes And we know that the actual funding from CPB is small for CPB from the government it's very small 15% I think it's even less than that. Yeah, it could be we might as well take a look. It has been shrinking percentage funding PBS Government so this will be very unscientific but at least Okay in 2012 according to the Washington Post So that would be I guess good enough is proof whereas I'm rolling down here haha

1:55:29 This is a very small amount. NPR and PBS combined got $445 million, about 0.014 percent of that's the federal government but how much is it of their budget? Well what's their budget this 400 million total there... Well that well that's what PBS and NPR received combined I know for NPR it's like two percent it's very small amount of money for PBS. Well, we'll work on it and get the answer to that." So she's in a hearing and I just wanted to play this because she's really quite interesting how she just lies about where their money comes from. And let's say it's 17 percent... That's not the end of the world! Oh, and this is of course set up as usual to get it on record to ask a question which the answers already known and rehearsed

1:57:24 Now let me just understand this. So they get forward funding years in advance and she's going to explain how that works with television but she says it's very important because then it doesn't matter who is in Because I guess because the money has already been given to them so they can't change their programming or say we're not going to fund it for this. Is that what she's saying? That's what she is implying. Okay, well I think if you get anything from the government then you can get all kinds of hassle It may not be immediately but a year down the road if people didn't like what you did with your forward funding. I don't understand why she thinks thats how it works Oh here it is, I'm sorry PBS gets 15% of its budget from the goverment NPR 2%.

1:58:08 I was right. Okay, well it was the right about the 15% number i got i guess is the one that's stuck in my brain 2% NPR NPR 2%. This is PBS 15% yeah It's called, this is what great. So what she's actually describing here and I think we should talk about it before I let her explain is how commercial television works because they're just commercial she's full of crap They have ads and their ads pay for a lot then you can also be Archer Daniel Midland but they have actual commercial breaks

1:59:00 What she's trying to say, although she is hiding it. Is this is how commercial television works you got to invest in your pilot You gotta take it up front, show it the affiliates they decide if they want to get it They take that pilot back home and go to their local advertisers And say will you advertise on this program? Can we get the money? Okay good now order 10 episodes It's an abstraction of how it works, but that's how it works. So the reason why she says we need our funding up front is not because the government then doesn't have control, it's because you're participating in the commercial upfront system. Raise the money? You mean sell ads, you liar! Raise the money. Oh crap if there was only 15% on PBS...it's just not important

CHAPTER 28 / 41 Discussion

No Agenda Housekeeping and Donation Policy

The hosts conduct a housekeeping segment, advising listeners on the best methods for sending donations, including the use of credit unions to avoid banking fees. They clarify the $200 threshold for reading long notes or playing specific jingles on air to prevent the show from dragging. Additionally, they warn listeners that the "noagendastickers.com" domain has been compromised and should be avoided.

donations· credit unions· pop money· knighthood· stickers

2:00:25 Yes, ads. Ads. Ads. Whatever you want to call it. It's all about ads whatever you want to call it. Something that we... Now your writing ads That we do not have on this particular program. Hold on a second John People are saying they can't hear the clips I can hear the clips? I can hear the clips Got it. No, you wouldn't be able to hear him on the stream and why would they say it now? This is like the show's almost over I don't know all right doesn't matter if he would have said something sooner Yeah It's very interesting a couple of things that want to bring up before I start with Anonymous is $100 donation from Maidstone Canton lot of UK today affected top two donors are from the UK

2:01:20 Well, you know we're helping them with their mental hygiene on Brexit and other issues of European nature. So a couple things one if you're gonna do the pop money thing try to do it through a credit union or some mechanism and if you're gonna just do it straight to the show You cannot send it to John at Dvorak org I had one come in, oh I sent you all this money. John at Dvorak dot org and I said the pop money...I get an email. Oh okay yes. One go through a rigamarole to get it two now i'm intermingling my personal account with the company. That's how we got audited exactly so don't do that! And I'm gonna have to bring a lawsuit against you stealing our money

2:02:06 Yeah, yeah it's no agenda. Orec.org is one you can use but I would recommend going through a credit union and then going straight to the bank with it. I have all the information on the bank just send me a note and I'll tell you where it is on the available page ends in dot htm actually got three things now uh the second one I think I'm close to knighthood, how much do I owe you kind of thing. We don't know this. This is we said this on the show a million times and gonna say it again. I don't wanna be angry about it but do your own accounting just do what it's like You can be wrong by five bucks or 10 or...I mean that you have to be perfectly accurate most people are doesn't really take that much to do Did you see the last email from Eric? The shield he sent Oh! He said, oh I am going set up so people can automatically tell them like God

2:02:59 Well, he had it before but he was definitely running it through contact Avenue And it doesn't work because we get checked sometimes and people use various methodology for email addresses different names Different and the idea is you can do it You can just keep track. And then you can keep a you know an eye on your own account It's not that really that difficult you could do with people you could do it? And I thought was magnanimous to do it that way because it's on the honor system Yeah now the other one is We do have a method of who gets to say what. In other words, if you send in $100 and then you have 1 million clip requests... Yeah. ...$200 is where we start doing that. When the show first began and probably for the first couple years, we would read all the notes and do all the jingle requests and everything right down to 50 bucks where it becomes anonymous after that or below that

2:03:58 And we used to do that and then the show started dragging because everybody, some people were writing that War and Peace by Tolstoy would be in the note for the $52 donation. Everybody was asking for a million clips cause it was fun, its fun to do. Yeah well do a de-douching or call outs and things like that but generally speaking we don't do all these requests Everybody was turning off to it because it was dragging the show. It was too much blather from, you know just... And the way I see it people were writing lectures and reading them every word of it and it became a nuisance and it became ridiculous so we had to stop it So 200 bucks was the cutoff point Maybe you should add that to the donation page? I don't know if its on there or not

2:04:50 I think it is on there. If it's not, I will add a note. Okay, will you then also remove the... Will you then also remove the noagendastickers.com link which still links to the Chinese porn? Yeah, if you see that thing says noagendastickers.com don't click on it! So this was just little housekeeping I wanted to get out of the way because people-I guess we don't talk about it enough and so we're talking about it So let's now do the list of people, well-wishers. It was not really a big list because it was Cinco de Mayo Day and nobody really cared about that. Yeah I know its fascinating we were like hey Cinco de Mayo is going to be great! Cinco De Mayo and then whatever... Yeah we got no donations. John Robinet in the US $100, Lon Baker also in the U.S., Monica Kidwell 99.99 and she has a

CHAPTER 29 / 41 Discussion

No Agenda Well-Wishers and Cinco de Mayo Donations

The hosts read the list of "well-wishers" and donors who contributed to the show, noting a lack of donations specifically for Cinco de Mayo. They acknowledge several "33" and "boob" donations, as well as contributions from the ham radio community. The segment includes a brief mention of "May the Fourth" (Star Wars Day) and the hosts' failure to capitalize on the theme for the episode.

donations· well-wishers· cinco de mayo· star wars day· ham radio

2:05:45 Free initial donation. She needs a deducing, we'll give her one. I'll give it right now! You've been de-douched Forgive me Podfather, I was hit in the mouth by coworker Scott in August and have been freeloading since then. I sent my initial donation of $99.99 via PayPal to receive a deducing set up for monthly donations. I think your Jobs Karma really works so they start a new job this week great We will heap on some more Jobs Karma in a moment Alex Simkus 9250 Been seeing 33s everywhere, I knew it was time. Yes, we see a 33. 33 donate! 33 donate! Lance Force in Newport, North Carolina keep up the good work 9250 now 9250 is a... Is that the Star Wars number?

2:06:36 This is where we screwed up today is apparently Star Wars day, and that's what we should have done. Oh yeah I didn't realize then we totally screwed out right and you're a star wars as your beat the height No It's not I haven't even seen all of the Star Wars movies What are you talking about? Mika Miller, Bethel Pennsylvania 9250. Micah Micah Micah Micah sorry Brian Rosa in Milton New York A08 Boob! The boob donation puts him over the top he's gonna be knighted today I believe Yes the boob donation puts me over the top for knighthood love the work you do and make sense of the world that is they used to confuse me for this i thank you can unite me sir brian of the jeep flow

2:07:18 And can I get a Reverend Manning whipping with the Constitution for the end of the show and a little Carmen Everhurst? Of course, I will get a whoop-em. Whoop em for the end of the show you got it Melissa Hodges the other boob Kale Nelson 73 73 73 is kilo 5 alpha Charlie Charlie. No easy Cain kale is uh he's from The Ham Radio 360 podcast which I listen to Kale 4 Canadian dollar national. Kilo four Charlie Delta November Mark DeWitt and Soddy Daisy Tennessee are regular there he's moving karma put a little karma at the end for you dude named Muhammad Ali we have a dude named Muhammad Ali but this is I mean Muhammad but we have the dude name Muhammad Ali 6440 two different guys it's not the same guy 6240 i betcha it's a different guy okay

2:08:10 Brandon Gruber in Vista, California. Bryce Laughlin in Columbus Ohio. These are 5562s these are the one two three four but they've 10 Sanco de Mayo donations starting with Brandon Gruber then Bryce Laughlin Kaylyn Nistore of the Sanco De Mayo Daniel Reynolds Jacob Honan Jessica Hardy and Mayo Maryland Kevin Gabrielle and Lancaster Pennsylvania Sam Knox, Sir Brad Doherty. Doherty! Thank you for putting that on there. Doherty in Yardley Pennsylvania and the last San Cotomayo donation Sir Nick Waterford

2:08:53 Not one Latino. Sir Tom Derry in DeForest, Wisconsin 5510 sir Herb Lamb 5507 Adam Beck in Las Vegas 50 the following people are $50 donors name and location if available Adam Beck anonymous Justin Barber Matthew Januszewski out of Chicago Nicholas Robinson in Redwood City over here should be on the train to the Train Museum Robert Bruckner in Gilbert, Arizona and Shane Rzdilski in Saskatoon. Sir Alan Bean in Oakland and last but not least Todd Brink in New Berlin and Tyler Schimpf I believe. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimpf. Schimp

2:09:49 Peculiar name and I might the kid. I grew up Hans Hans Hans Hans Hans who I grew up next to Yeah, yeah, I've never heard that name anywhere else so I wonder if he's related hmm maybe Well, that's it. So we got short group a short list short list of well wishes for sanko to my which is tomorrow yeah and Will hope to do better on Sunday I hope And it'll be that but we always do the best that we can and we appreciate it Of course We'd like you to continue support the program any way you can I got some people were sending in clips as great The artworks fantastic jingles It's highly appreciated But of course we also do need

CHAPTER 30 / 41 Discussion

Birthdays, Anniversaries, and Jobs Karma Requests

The hosts celebrate the birthday of Executive Producer Vanessa Hamshire and the "going steady" anniversary of Adam Curry and Tina the Keeper. A discussion on Texas common law marriage ensues, followed by a "Jobs Karma" ceremony for Sir Jim Blanchard, who recently moved to Boulder, Colorado, in search of work. The hosts use a "magic number" donation of $99.99 to trigger the karma ritual.

jobs karma· anniversaries· texas law· common law marriage· boulder

2:10:29 the financial support. So remember us for Sunday show. Devorak dot org slash N A as requested jobs, jobs, jobs and jobs. Let's vote for job. You've got karma. Well, just like donations very short list today we say happy birthday to Vanessa Hampshire She celebrates this weekend as she donated is our executive producer for the day's program and sir Nick As Mindy says happy birthday to his mom May she turned 60 yesterday We say happy birthday from all your buddies here at the best podcast in the universe And we have

2:11:17 Wedding anniversary sir her blam and I presume his wife celebrating tomorrow May 5th. Thank you to Maya life And Tina the Keeper, and I also celebrate our anniversary tomorrow May fifth You got married? No, it's a anniversary of... Oh the meeting anniversary. No no it was going steady. The first date anniversary. Close enough. Oh the Going Steady Anniversary! Yes and we'll see- Well you're missing out on all these other anniversaries that we put them in to show maybe we can get some donations I learned yesterday that Texas is a Commonwealth marriage state

2:11:54 And that means? If you live together as a married couple for more than six months, then in the eyes of the law you're married. Excellent! I've always wanted to get my hands on her money. You know Texas isn't as bad... places like Georgia when you get married there are... I mean i know guys have been married and divorced in Georgia and they claim that's the worst place Really? Yeah. And they say women get a raw deal You get a raw deal in Georgia. Guys or women? Hello, yes guys or men girls guys are girls who get a raw deal in Georgia guys get a rod deal in Georgia okay it's very um uh reverse misogynistic I guess I don't know what you'd call that well anyway two years the keeper and I we never had to fight

2:12:49 And special... You never had a fight. Never had a fight. When there's a fight, I'm thinking murder-suicide. We're going to celebrate with the bathtub and candles. Don't forget some soft music. Light FM. Luther Vandross. Luther Van...pa pa pa pa pa! Luther Vandross yes and some dimmed lighting ah yeah John you know all about it little bit of ranch hand we're good to go The purple lighting We got a special karma request from Sir Jim Blanchard, Sir Cull of the left turn at Albuquerque.

2:13:25 He says, I'm in Syria and we of course we always stop for nights as you know. In serious need of some jobs karma i'm sending a check for $99.99 hoping that using this magic number three times over will put an especially good spin on it as I was laid off seven months ago ran out my unemployment cashed in my 401k to move to FEMA region number eight Boulder Colorado from FEMA region number six Albuquerque New Mexico to look for better work While I'm finding better opportunities, the process of finding a job using the internet sucks and I am getting passed over. In the past three months, I've only gotten four actual interviews. The last interview... ...I had last week went very well! I need some jobs karma followed by little girl yay to seal the deal. I think that we should probably do that before we do our knighting John because That's important. Here we go. Jobs, jobs, jobs and jobs Let's vote for jobs! You've got karma All right, that should seal the deal

CHAPTER 31 / 41 Discussion

Knighthood of Sir Brian of the Geek Flow

Brian Rosa is knighted as "Sir Brian of the Geek Flow" following his "boob" donation. The ceremony is followed by a discussion of a New York Times op-ed by Bonnie Tsui, who criticized the "Asian Salad" as an act of cultural appropriation. The hosts mock the article's premise, questioning the logic of labeling mixed greens and ginger dressing as a tool of Western racism.

knighthood· brian rosa· no agenda knights· cultural appropriation· asian salad

2:14:25 Here we go. Alright, John one nighting today if you can uh... Yeah there we go Just need the medium blade okay that'll do for today's show Let me see Brian Rosa! Hello sir could you please step on up to the podium next little lectern here as your about to be inducted into that very exclusive club it is the No Agenda Knights at The Roundtable of The Knights and The Dames And I am very proud to pronounce the K-V Sir Brian Of The Geek Keep flow, yes for you we have hookers and blow. Rent boys and Chardonnay We got Nicaraguan cigars rolled in Panama papers Whiskey and bacon Sake and skanks Legos and leg warmers Meat & water Garlic and broccoli Espresso and hemp milk Fry bread and fembots Root beer and pepperoni pizza Breast milk and pablum Ginger ale and gerbil Sparkling cyrene escorts Bong hits and bourbon Vodka vanilla Gaseous and sake And of course the ever effervescent Mutton and mead

2:15:16 and head on over to Noah Dimonation. Do you have to take a breath in the middle of that? No, I don't...I should! Why? It's because it just like astonishing- It's all one breath. Extremely long when you only have one night he gets more he gets the most Well the music is only so long hence that New York Times New York Times did an opinion piece titled why is Asian salad still on the menu And this is uh What? Asian salad, asian salad. Why is the opinion piece... This is an op-ed in New York Times that says what and this is a serious op-ed yes I shall read to you this is Bonnie Sue so she's Asian argues that asian salad reeks of cultural appropriation by racist Westerners

2:16:17 Her rant was triggered by the Asian Emperor salad listed on the menu at some San Francisco joint where she was. Quote, I tried to identify exactly what that was she wrote. I made a half-hearted joke to my husband about just which Asian emperor this salad was honoring. I thought about its grand imprecision... Imprecision! Which irritated me as a Chinese American and I wondered who cooked up this thing? Because it's racist. This is how far we're going John We're taking this to the max. Yeah, that's pretty close to it and why would The New York Times run such a vapid piece for op-eds? Can't they find anything that is actually meaningful? Well they ran out of... Some buddy bitching about cultural appropriation, did they use the word Asian? They ran out of Samantha Bee rants but And by the way there's no uh I don't know the i've never had a salad in any place anywhere in Asia ever

CHAPTER 32 / 41 Discussion

Gender-Inclusive Terms for Healthcare Workers

The hosts review a document recommending "gender-inclusive" language for healthcare professionals, which advises against using terms like "mom," "dad," or "maternity unit." Suggested alternatives include "gestational parent" and "postnatal unit" to avoid assuming gender or marital status. The segment highlights the shift toward "agender" terminology in medical settings, particularly in California.

gender-inclusive· healthcare· maternity· pregnancy· california

2:17:11 What you mean salad mixed greens with ginger dressing is not really a Japanese thing. I've never had it but that pales in comparison to this document that I received and this is a Document describing gender inclusive terms for health care workers see healthcare workers their bedside manner, you know they they really have to Yeah, have to do things right. By the way is that Chinese woman does she wear Western garb? Isn't that cultural appropriation? Absolutely! Shouldn't Asians wear traditional Asian clothing? Well she's Chinese-American so she's only half triggered. Anyway go on I'm sorry Alright So these...I have a few because i know you love them

2:17:58 gender-inclusive terms for pregnancy, birth and sexual health. This is what the healthcare workers of America are being recommended to use and what not to use more importantly so they have two columns on this gendered terms and agender or gender inclusive terms agender Jesus isn't our word agender? Agender Wow all right So I'm gonna give you a gendered term And then you're going to tell me What's wrong with it What's wrong with it? Yeah, so these are the no side. You get a column that says wrong Right! Wrong column So these are things that health care workers would say to patients or could be healthcare worker at home or in the hospital I'm gonna tell you why they're wrong Here okay this statement How is mom feeling today Why is that wrong

2:18:53 You know, the nurse will come in. Hey how's mom feeling today with a new mother? Right new mother hey how's mom feeling today this is wrong! So that's wrong that's got to be wrong for a number of reasons one It's cultural appropriation. Two, it's diminutive—it should be mother if anything and how do you know? I don't know what else...It's baffling to me that someone would come in there and say how is mom doing today and that would be wrong. It should only be hello name! How are you feeling today? You should not use the word mom. Okay next. I need dad to step out of the room for the epidural Same thing No

2:19:40 Who is the parent that will be giving birth, is what that means. Okay next I'm trying to get the hang of it but I'm having trouble It's difficult After birth you will be moved to the mother and baby unit No I don't have to explain that one right? No they should move him to the execution unit To the gas chamber Who is the father of the child? See, these things are... You can't say- Oh that's just bad. You can't do it! That's just bad?! Yeah because you got a father there and a mom there apparently but it could be an uncle that's just visiting It could be the dad in law Uh..you don't know if thats the dads presumptuous Here how you have to ask

2:20:37 Please specify on the birth certificate or pre-birth order who is the gestational parent. Oh God Wow, yeah Here we go will your husband be here for the ultrasound? Wrong this as well This is very wrong will very wrong will any you don't know that they're married Here's how you're supposed to say it will any co parents be present for prenatal office visits You can't even say ultrasound apparently. Excellent! Is your wife the caregiver? Uh-oh, I don't even have to explain what's wrong with that one. Too many assumptions. Oh yeah is your daughter sleeping well? Is your daughter sleeping well maybe it's you could see it as projecting because there may be a second

2:21:35 daughter that's at home and you don't know whether she is sleeping or not? No, you should just say congratulations. You birthed a beautiful baby. That's all you should say. So you don't want to assume gender even though it's a girl maybe... Or assume that yes or assumed that Z is not sleeping well There we go We need a postnatal assessment on baby boy so-and-so The use of the word boy can't do that Their infant needs to be taken to the NICU for vitals. The what? The NICU, that's the... um... natal intensive care unit I have no idea why that would be wrong Yeah It's got no mention of gender it's got no mention anything What you're supposed to say instead You're supposed to talk about the infant not about the baby boy and uh instead of... I didn't hear baby boy oh I must've misheard

2:22:31 You can't assume boy, that's out. We don't want boys Are you still on maternity leave? Cute maternity clothes! If you say any of that you should be shot That is just completely wrong Yeah I agree The same with where is the maternity unit? You cant say maternity unit because it's gender specific So basically we all should just be like Barbies with mounds instead of genitals. Yeah, no genitals allowed No discussion of such How's your mound doing? My mound is pretty good Yeah the mound Alright well that's great That'll be flying high in California Yes you know You know it will be

CHAPTER 33 / 41 Discussion

Phrase from the Jays and Russian Merchant Ships

The "Phrase from the Jays" for this episode is "Friend of Dorothy," a historical code term used within the LGBTQ community. Additionally, a listener note reveals that U.S. military units were frequently shipped to Iraq via Russian merchant vessels during the height of the conflict. The hosts reflect on the irony of past U.S.-Russia cooperation compared to the current political climate.

friend of dorothy· code words· iraq· russian ships· military

2:23:15 Now, I've got a couple of notes. We're doing this thing with words people coming up with old phrases and stuff we gotta get great collection. Well hold on hold on yeah we do have a jingle for you. Phrase from the Chays everybody John C. Dvorak where the c stands for chays Kevin writes in one of our producers he says my wife's uncle who is gay will refer to another gay man as quote, a friend of Dorothy. Of Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz? I'm actually guessing that this was apparently a code used between homosexual men when referring to a third person he now uses it ironically

2:24:02 I don't know how he uses it ironically unless he's just referring to everybody as a friend of Dorothy. Yeah, yeah, friend of Dorothy. I like it! Well, I've heard similar...friend of Dorothy and that's it? Never heard that That is todays phrase If anybody has a source of code words I think they would be really good in this little collection Another note came in when I was just this is a it's just an interesting note that came in on the 4th of March actually When I was into service 10 years ago, we shipped our whole unit to Iraq via Russian merchant ships Yeah says that most of the deployments are on Russian ships. Yeah, we used to be buddies yeah We used to be buddies what happened Putin happen? Oh Dan well now that you know that you bring it up and let me have a couple of Putin Russia things

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Vladimir Putin Denies Election Interference

Vladimir Putin denied that Russia interferes in the internal politics of other nations, claiming instead that Western NGOs have attempted to influence Russian political processes for years. Meanwhile, the Kremlin announced that Putin and Donald Trump have agreed to a potential meeting in Germany this July. The two leaders also discussed diplomatic efforts regarding North Korea and the ongoing conflict in Syria.

vladimir putin· donald trump· election interference· ngos· kremlin

2:25:00 Oh, this was actually quite interesting. This is Vladimir Putin the president of Russia and he is here talking about how they never interfere with other countries politics yeah sure but what was funny about it is there are questions between I think some journalists and someone else pipes in like a TV host and the translator does all those people in the same voice And really fast. So it's like, what? It's like a conversation that should never take place I think that's because she's keeping up with the speed of the Russian Russians speak pretty rapidly

2:25:43 If this is a true translation, but it sounds like it. We never interfere in other countries politics and we really want nobody to meddle in our internal affairs, in our politics unfortunately we see the opposite happen for years For years we've seen attempts to influence political processes in Russia through the so-called NGOs and directly realizing the futility of such efforts. It has never occurred to us

2:26:22 to interfere in other countries' internal affairs. That's number one, number two. You mentioned the example with the United States but nobody has been able to prove this these are just rumors used for internal political struggle in the US He's very clear. Very clear, we don't do that Of course you do everybody does it and where the masters We are the foam finger number one of the best meanwhile And we have breaking news now coming into the Cairo 7 newsroom The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump Have agreed to try to schedule a meeting in Germany this July The two finished up a phone call just minutes ago

2:27:08 The Kremlin also says they agreed to work together for diplomatic progress on North Korea and to step up US-Russian diplomatic efforts on Syria. Now there are a couple things we might want to discuss and or listen to regarding Comey's testimony? Yeah, the only clip I have you can take it or leave it because I'm sure

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James Comey Testimony on Clinton Email Investigation

In his congressional testimony, FBI Director James Comey explained his decision to reopen the Hillary Clinton email investigation just days before the 2016 election. Comey stated that the discovery of thousands of emails on Anthony Weiner's laptop left him with a choice between "speaking" or "concealing," ultimately choosing the former to maintain FBI credibility. He expressed that while the decision makes him "mildly nauseous," he stands by the choice in retrospect.

james comey· hillary clinton· anthony weiner· fbi· emails

2:27:44 Watch more than I did. Yeah, but I have it unfortunately my clip is four minutes long It is the exit is the entire Comey explanation for what happened from beginning to telling Feinstein to shut up so he can finish and to end, and it's... I think it takes care of everything. Every question you have about this whole event and how he feels about none of the stuff is cut out like, oh, I was sick in my stomach! And all that kind of stuff. I think this is what No Agenda is for. This is the things that we can do that mainstream corporate media can't do is just take the time to listen to something. We listened to things earlier on in the show so it's okay

2:28:24 So this would be the clip, I think is the definitive clip of his testimony. He did talk about a million things and i'm sure you have little clips of it but this is the most important clip in context October 27th The investigative team that had finished the investigation in July focused on Secretary Clinton's emails asked to meet with me So I met with them that morning, late morning in my conference room and they laid out for me what they could see from the metadata on this fellow Anthony Weiner's laptop that had been seized in an unrelated case. What they could see from the metadata was there were thousands of Secretary Clinton emails on that device

2:29:02 including what they thought might be the missing emails from her first three months as Secretary of State. We never found any emails from her first three months she was using a Verizon BlackBerry then and that's obviously very important because if there was evidence that she was acting with bad intent, that's where it would be in the first three months. But they weren't there? Wow! That's interesting I've just realized because that interesting the BlackBerry definitely has a server component. It's tied down to it You know the blackberry itself needs the server Yep, unless you you've configured an IMAP emails But I don't think that happened maybe yeah, you know no maybe they didn't use a BlackBerry server but again

2:29:41 But clearly that's something interesting that no longer comes up. Can I just finish my answer Senator? Yeah, please And so they came in and said we can see thousands of emails from the Clinton email domain including many many many from the Verizon Clinton domain Blackberry domain They said we think we got to get a... So what he is saying there is she was using a blackberry on Verizon Which means there is most definitely, or there was a copy somewhere. Because yeah it's just how it works. Clinton domain Blackberry domain they said we think we got to get a search warrant to go get these and the Department of Justice agreed We had to go get a search warrant

2:30:19 So I agreed. I authorized them to seek a search warrant and then i faced the choice, and I've lived my entire career by the tradition that if you can possibly avoid it you avoid any action in the run-up to election that might have an impact whether its dog catcher election or president of United States Dog catchers are elected? I betcha there is a dog catcher election somewhere! I'm running for it! You should ask Jay if she wants to run for dogcatcher whether it's a dog catcher election or president of the United States but I sat there that morning and i could not see a door labeled no action here. I could see two doors and they were both actions one was labeled speak, the other was labeled conceal because here's how I thought about it... Speak or Conceal? I like that! I'm gonna talk you into this but I want to know my thinking

2:31:08 having repeatedly told this Congress we are done and there's nothing there, there is no case there. To restart in a hugely significant way potentially finding emails that would reflect on her intent from the beginning and not speak about it would require an act of concealment in my view so I stared at Speak and Conceal. Speak would be really bad There was election in 11 days Lordy that will be really bad Did he just say lordy? Yeah, hey that's cultural appropriation of the black American Lordy and not speak about it would require an act of concealment in my view And so I stared at speaking concealed speak would be really bad. There's an election in 11 days lordy That would be really bad Concealing in my view would be catastrophic Not just to the FBI but well beyond and honestly as between really bad and catastrophic

2:32:01 I said to my team, we've got to walk into the world of really bad. I've got to tell Congress that were restarting this not in some frivolous way in a hugely significant way and the team also told me we cannot finish this work before the election and then they worked night after night after night and they found thousands of new emails They found classified information on Anthony Weiner somehow her emails are being forwarded to Anthony Wiener including classified information by her assistant Huma Abedin And so they found thousands of new emails and then called me the Saturday night before the election, and said thanks to the wizardry of our technology. The wizardry of our technology! Right there... That's the money shot. The wizardry of our technology please. Saturday night before the election, and said thanks to the wizardry of our technology we've only had to- Hey a Unix joke

2:32:55 Yeah, good one too. Glad you liked it. We found thousands of new emails and then called me the Saturday night before the election and said thanks to the wizardry of our technology we've only had to personally read 6,000. We think we can finish tomorrow morning Sunday and so I met with them and they said we found a lot of new stuff. We did not find anything that changes our view of her intent. So we're in the same place we were in July It hasn't changed our view and I asked him lots of questions And I said okay if that's where you are then. I also have to tell Congress that we're done look This is terrible it makes me mildly nauseous to think that we might have had some impact on the election Now that was an interest. I know this is the quote that everyone was playing but The choice of words is interesting mildly nauseous yeah, so that's microaggression

2:33:45 I'm not violently ill because i feel horrible that this might have happened because of me. No, I just feel mildly nauseous because it's Hillary That's how I hear or that I think that's how it is. It's a reasonable interpretation Terrible! It makes me mildly nauseous to think we might have had some impact on the election But honestly, it wouldn't change the decision. Everybody who disagrees with me has to come back to October 28th with me and stare at this and tell me what you would do? Would you speak or would you conceal? And I could be wrong but we honestly made a decision between those two choices that even in hindsight—and this has been one of the world's most painful experiences—I would make the same decision! I would not conceal that

2:34:26 on October 28th from the Congress. And I sent a letter to Congress, by the way people forget this, I didn't make a public announcement...I sent a private letter to the chairs and rankings of oversight committees. I know it's a distinction without a difference in the world of leaks but it is very important that I tell them instead of concealing and reasonable people can disagree but thats' the reason I made that choice and it was a hard choice, I still believe in retrospect the right choice as painful as this has been. Speak or conceal? That's interesting by itself. The opposite of speak is not conceal. No, but that was his choice. Interesting term which he repeated ad nauseum. Speak or conceal. Save or create

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Huma Abedin and Anthony Weiner Classified Email Handling

James Comey confirmed that classified information was found on Anthony Weiner's computer, having been forwarded by his then-spouse Huma Abedin for printing. Despite the presence of sensitive data, the FBI concluded that no crime was committed because they could not prove "criminal intent" on the part of Abedin. The hosts criticize this standard, noting that lower-ranking military personnel are often prosecuted for similar mishandling of classified documents regardless of intent.

huma abedin· anthony weiner· classified information· fbi· intent

2:35:11 It's along those lines. Well, I only have one clip that'll add to this because there was a follow-up question about the emails from then but we of course guessed this correctly we knew exactly what was happening and it wasn't guess like oh yeah of course i know what happened like hey put this on your laptop so you can print it out or keep it or whatever so i can transfer somewhere else. Yeah just not as shocker well there's a number of things wrong with this You know, if you're working with classified information you should know that's not okay. And Comey gives her a pass but then he says something else interesting that one of our producers caught. Was there classified information on former Congressman Weiner's computer? Yes Who sent it to him? His then spouse Huma Abedin Then spouse? As far as I know they're still married. I think they are still married...uhh Yeah Me

2:36:08 She announced she was going to get a divorce and then they didn't. You might be right, but I think I want to verify this at the book of knowledge level. Okay you verify and i'll continue his very bad idea Of course for them to get divorced because then he could be compelled to testify against her so she should hang on to that ring yeah cause we know He's nuts who knows what he'll do I would love to see it because that would be more fireworks for the show. His then spouse Huma Abedin appears to have had a regular practice of forwarding emails to him, for him not- I think to print out for her so she got divorced It... who says? The Book of Knowledge Yeah but Wikipedia? They're married to 2016

2:36:59 Well, let me finish calling emails to him for him I think to print out for her so she could then deliver them to the Secretary of State Did Congress former congressman Weiner read the classified material? I don't think so. I think his descriptor...I don't think we've been able to interview him because he has pending criminal problems of other sorts, but my understanding is that his role would be to print them out as a matter of convenience If he did read them would have committed crime? Potentially Would his spouse have committed a crime? Again potentially it would depend upon number things Is there an investigation with respect to the two of them There was it is we completed

2:37:44 Why did you conclude neither of them committed a crime? Because with respect to Ms. Abbott in particular, we didn't have any indication that she had a sense that what she was doing was in violation of the law Couldn't prove any sort of criminal intent That's pretty liberal on his end Incredibly liberal and the intent is not an issue when it comes to classified documents It's like that poor schlub in the Navy who took a picture of himself, a selfie inside his submarine. He didn't have any intent to spy on the Navy and they threw him in the slammer! Now here it says in August 2016 Abbott and Indian now since she was separating from Weiner doing his continued sexting. It doesn't say, in the text it doesn't say they're actually divorced. It just shows their time of being married. Maybe you're right I think you're probably right. I was looking through the clips myself and I recall that first it was okay we're gonna divorce and then later is like ah well really going to try when I keep it together. Well whatever but that's Hillary here

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Silicon Valley Housing Crisis and Google RV Living

The housing market in Mountain View, California, has become so inflated that even tech workers earning six-figure salaries are living in RVs and vans parked on city streets. Google employees reportedly use the company's gym and cafeteria facilities while living in vehicles to avoid median rents of over $4,000. Google officials acknowledge that their high salaries contribute to the pressure on local infrastructure and housing availability.

google· mountain view· housing crisis· rv living· silicon valley

2:38:50 Do you think Bill and Hilly will ever get divorced? No, for the same reasons of course. They don't trust each other no I got some signs of the pending Armageddon Oh Yeah And this was sent to us by producer who clipped and this is it really should be your beat Depression signs in Mountain View California. No yes Mountain View California This is of course as the center of Silicon Valley And this is mainly about rent, but I just thought it was interesting. We have a couple of clips here

2:39:27 We can listen to how bad things really are as the apocalypse is upon us. Mountain View, California is home to hundreds of technology firms from NASA's supercomputing division to tech giant Google which alone employs 20 thousand people here The city's unemployment rate is two and a half percent Half the national average And the median household income tops $100,000 dollars a year But there are perils to this prosperity, says Mountain View Mayor Pat Showater. So many people have come here that their rents just because of supply and demand have gone through the roof

2:40:04 The median rent for an apartment or house is $4,390 a month. A 54% jump since 2012 It doesn't matter whether you make $100,000 or not You haven't planned for a 54% rent increase Then it's caused a lot of people to be displaced A small but growing number of the city's 80,000 residents are now living in recreational vehicles vans and cars like these on the street next to a park. This is my home I'm and iIm happy here So this is what's happening to the citizens who are not in the uh in the wizardry of technology

2:40:50 For other displaced residents who choose to stay in Mountain View, even an RV is too expensive. Uh-oh! Dwayne Goldstein makes $30,000 a year as a pathology lab technician but he lived in this rented minivan for two months It was retrofitted with a mattress and window curtains That's what I call it...a retrofit Hey baby you want to check out my minivan? I got it retrofitted with a mattress and curtains A lot of these guys at Google, for example. They live and they're allowed to do this because if Google owns the land they have these RVs and these vans and they park them in the

2:41:30 In the parking lot permanently, like little housing. Really? Areas...yes! And then since Google has a gym and all these amenities they park there and then they go into the Google Gym and work out a little bit and use this shower and shave and freshen up inside their Google office I think that company encourages this Oh, of course. You're always on site you know? You might as well...you got nothing else to do. You're not going to enjoy yourself in the van so you just gonna sit at the office and work all night and take part in the community of Google. It's very analogous to my visit to Bonaire once In Bonaire they still have standing...sorry? Where is Bonaire right now? Bonaire is the Dutch Antilles it's a right off the coast of Venezuela Yeah

2:42:22 Lex lives there, or has a house there. I've done the show from there kind of was horrible internet if you recall. Yeah. Bonaire still has standing and they left in place as a monument now these slave huts which are very very small i mean so they're about four maybe four and a half feet high but that had six... It's like the Cluedio there you got it? The Cluedio exactly no! The Cluedio is actually about twice the size of one of those huts not in height but in length That's what it is. It's slavery go live there in your little hut be ready for when I call you Yeah, and enjoy it get your cell phone. It was retrofitted with a mattress and window curtains He says it was cheaper and had more privacy than the boarding house where he'd lived before $200 a week for a bunk bed in a room with five other bunk beds Wow, he saved money But it wasn't easy

2:43:17 I really had to sit down and be honest with myself and say, could i get up every day and take the necessary You know, discipline to not eat after a certain hour. Make sure that I charge my devices every evening. Get up in time if I need to move the van because of parking tickets and stuff before I do that on top of the everyday rigors of getting dressed and being presentable for my employment." To keep himself clean and presentable for $35 dollars per month, Goldstein joined a 24-hour gym with showers

2:43:53 It's usually cold in the evening times when I go to the gym or when I come in, so you know. I keep my sweaters and this is my laundry which I'll take to the laundromat once a week This isn't we're in depression already John this is and at Google You have they have the gyms? We don't need that that huge expense of 35 bucks a month which seems actually low to me and They have free food. They have these cafeterias, there's five or six seven of them and which are dynamite I've eaten at one of them and they're just fantastic And they have you know you get breakfast lunch and dinner? I guess you can get dinner, so you don't even have to worry about it So you don't need a kitchen

2:44:30 Nice if you parked in the lot during you know You're living in a van and your work at Google and your shower there And you eat there, and you do the events. They have a lot of events yeah, and you yeah It's dynamite well that you know this whole culture this whole Silicon Valley culture, and this is I have another report here What was that from? The Denver Post The hipsters they you know they eat such eclectic foods and have big, you know, big fads that is driving up the cost of these according to this article. Oh yeah! It's driving the cost of avocado... Avocado was... I'm not surprised me. And unicorn toast This is a new one. This is apparently where the kids are eating Unicorn coast- uh Toast features bread topped with cream cheese and various food colors or superfood powders swirled in

2:45:27 My god. That must be delicious. Cream cheese prices have risen 31% over the past year I didn't know cream cheese was suddenly a big thing. Well, we had identified toast as another depression food Oh yes toast Toast! So that is the unicorn toast last piece here from PBS A lot of people are blaming the high cost of housing on the tech companies and on the tech workers Yeah you have all these high paid workers coming into the area People or landlords know they can charge more for rent yeah i mean it ends up becoming totally unsustainable and intractable for people who don't have the sort of resources that these tech workers have. So I think they're perfectly justified in blaming us." As the largest employer in Mountain View, Google recognizes its high salaries have contributed to an inflated housing market. Rebecca Prozan is a public policy manager at the company's San Francisco office

2:46:23 Obviously, our footprint creates pressure. It creates pressure on housing and transportation but that pressure isn't just tech it's not just Google it is all the industries that are creating the economy of the Bay Area So how will that end? It ends, it's a cycle. We've had this before we've seen it before and happened with the CD-ROM phenomenon and happened in the dot com is happening for that happens and collapse again but still kind of gold rush mentality out here just comes cycles go through a cycle started I guess 1849 and just keep doing it. With the gold rush yeah. I have offbeat clip

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Rocky Mountain Tumbler Infomercial Scam

The hosts deconstruct an infomercial for the Rocky Mountain Tumbler, which offers a "free" second mug if the customer pays a "separate fee." They point out the deceptive nature of the offer, as the product already includes free shipping, making the additional fee a hidden cost. The segment serves as a critique of late-night television marketing tactics and consumer scams.

rocky mountain tumbler· infomercial· ftc· scam· advertising

2:47:07 Well, this was I just want this is an almost an ask Adam. Mm-hmm almost it's a almost having the jingle almost asked Adam This is a I got this from the off the television It is a infomercial for a stupid vacuum cup that you can buy a Vacuum cup, you know, it's like a mug and it's got a vacuum in it So it keeps things warm or hot or cold and it's got a little gotcha in here. I want you to explain it to me this is the Rocky Mountain Tumbler Wait a minute, just pay a separate fee? Now how is something free

2:48:07 If you have to pay a separate fee. Now, shipping's already free so we know shipping is free so there can't be extra shipping So it's free if you pay a separate fee Where is the FTC? This is an out and out scam! They said it was free That is a scam Just pay for- well that's like uh It's free as long as you pay shipping and handling Yes but this has already got free shipping Well, it's a scam I tell you. It's the fee. It's the small fee so it must be the handling fee that we're sure there was little Asterix and Aztec three I have three clips for you Okay Three clips for you no another word first one is for both of us a warning from the Transportation Security Administration

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TSA Truck Rental Warning and Single-Payer Healthcare

The TSA issued a warning to truck rental agencies to be vigilant against theft following a series of vehicle-ramming terror attacks in Europe. In domestic policy, the hosts discuss the ongoing effort to repeal and replace Obamacare, with some suggesting that the current "Trumpcare" bill is designed to fail. They argue that a single-payer system may be the inevitable outcome of the current healthcare crisis.

tsa· truck ramming· healthcare· single-payer· trumpcare

2:48:53 That is new concerns of terrorist attacks here at home. According to an NBC News report, the Transportation Security Administration is warning truck rental agencies to remain vigilant protecting their vehicles from theft. The message was reportedly sent to law enforcement agencies across the country on Tuesday this week. This stark warning comes after a spree of truck ramming assault in Europe and Israel including last year's Bastille Day terror attack that killed 87 people in Nice. Outstanding! There you go. It's coming here people, it's coming here truck killings just wait for it. Truck killings yeah? Yeah I have two clips about the affordable now the American Health Care Act...I'm sorry even I get it confused the American Trump care let's call that

2:49:39 Apparently a new version is going to be introduced today. I have some thoughts about it, of course I haven't seen it yet. But yeah, oh well... but then I think that's a fiasco for a reason. Congressman Connolly kind of alluded to it in a roundabout way in this clip. When you say that, you see if this current effort fails and you see a fallback to a single-payer system who pushes that? Is this Congress or... No no I was saying if they in fact succeed in repealing Obamacare then sooner or later when Democrats come back into power our only fallback is going to be a single payer system we tried this We tried to work with the insurance companies we try to make sure it's predicated on the private insurance system and uh..and that did not work

2:50:25 And so the way I read that is all of this is intended to fail and come around to a single-payer system. And I think that's probably what the intent is, I think that's what Trump's intent is. Well you know this would make nothing but sense because I'm an advocate for single payer and I noticed horror was finally coming out... No! I'm around too not that it's the right solution but its' the only way to go right now. It's the only way to go. Yeah everything has been Everyone's been painted into a corner. And now you're stuck with this, which is already proven system as Medicare, Medicare for everybody and which is universal Medicare. A lot of have a lot of names for it. It works. It has, it will stop some of the problems that we're seeing. I would have to say if this was a giant scheme because we know that Trump originally was a single payer guy. This was brought up in the early campaigning

2:51:20 when he was saying, well you never used to be a conservative. In fact he was a big believer in single payer I remember this very clearly and you can look it up i'm sure you can find documents that say this and the whole thing may be a giant scam because we really can't bring ourselves because of the nasty way the conservatives handle the health care thing And in a nutshell goes like this Oh, well if you can't manage to buy insurance or get on one of these programs and you get sick. Why is the taxpayers picking this up? You should be dying in the street bleeding and dying in the street! You scum which is... To boil it down as what the conservative argument is And its not a pleasant argument but you cant seem to get them off of it oh we have the best health care in the world

2:52:13 That's not true. You look at any stats about length of life, how many babies die and all the rest of it we're like down. We're like a number nine in some things number 11. We suck! We're not even close to being at the top of any of this and all the crazy you know tort law problems that we have where people they get a syringe or they get a sponge in their operation. They don't get it out of there and then they sewed the person up and then they're sued for millions The whole thing is a mess and the only way out is single payer. It's just the way it is, we've painted ourself into a corner we've got no other way of going and there's never gonna help with the drug deals that these ridiculous jacked up prices for drugs that's what caused all these increases in costs. Nice one! I will go from this to well...I'm gonna give you another pet peeve in a moment

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Cory Booker Criticizes Healthcare Bill and Gas Tax Proposal

Senator Cory Booker labeled the Republican healthcare bill a "death knell" for American families, emphasizing the moral urgency of the debate. Meanwhile, Donald Trump indicated he is open to raising the federal gas tax to fund infrastructure projects, claiming that truckers support the move if the funds are earmarked for highways. The hosts remain skeptical, arguing that gas tax revenue is frequently diverted to other government spending.

cory booker· healthcare· gas tax· donald trump· infrastructure

2:53:13 But first, Cory Booker's response to this horrible bill. Which is just beautiful. Just for the moral urgency of this moment the craven bill that I see coming to vote tomorrow it's just cruel and just wrong to tens of millions of Americans Republicans Democrats Independents people who deserve more from a nation this wealthy, this rich. They deserve better." So screw the politics! This is about people. This is about what's morally right. This is about what we stand for and this is a president who has lied to people folks in red states and red counties who passionately want to keep their health care, were promised better health care more access something better than the Affordable Care Act well this is clearly not just worse

2:54:03 It's a death knell. I don't mean to be melodramatic about this, but i've seen this when people have to wait to get their health care till the emergency room This will cost american lives if it ever becomes law this will this will mean death pain and suffering to people's families So i'm not interested in the politics This is something that my colleagues people I respect across the aisle They just can't support for the for god sake for the sake of our country what we stand for they cannot pass this piece of legislation. We're all gonna die! And something the president promised, oh I'm sorry is considering that you will be very happy with although i'm not sure if it works that way in the state of California So I'll tell you what was very interesting The truckers came to see me and I have very good relationships with the truckers I have one friend who's a big trucker and he said I've never seen anything like it What is this? He's a mother-trucker Thank You

2:55:02 I have one friend who's a mother trucker. He said, he never said anything like it with the roads you've heard this story where the roads and his trucks are all being destroyed and he is going to start buying cheap equipment now The roads are in bad shape but had the truckers come see me that if we earmarked money toward highways they would not mind a tax You know gas taxes or some form of tax So i haven't made a commitment But they would like it Because they say the roads are in such bad condition. We can't allow that Can I report that you're open to raising the gas tax? Would that be fair? The truckers have said that they want me To do something as long as that money is earmarked for highways You could say that, I had that meeting Well it's something that i would certainly consider because they've asked me to consider

2:55:55 How do you feel about this? You hate pot holes. Bull crap, gas tax has always been about this, always been earmarked but then new guys come in and they steal the money for something else and so now the gas tax is bullcrap it's a bullcrap tax It just more taxing. This is nonsense, its crap! Thank you for deconstructing that I did a great job of deconstructing And with that We will wind up today's program. Thank you all for participating, for listening it is your podcast after all so remember to support us at Dvorak.org slash NA for Sunday show who knows what will happen today? Something according to the war room the house just voted to repeal Obamacare whatever that means Yeah Senate yeah but that means a senate will not pass it exactly

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No Agenda Outro and Mastodon Block List

The hosts close the show by discussing a leaked "block list" from the Mastodon social network, which labels NoAgendaSocial.com as a "KKK Nazi" domain. They mock the absurdity of the labels and the "safe space" mentality of the administrators who circulate the list. The episode concludes with the traditional "Adios Mofos" sign-off and a mix of listener-contributed audio clips.

mastodon· block list· no agenda social· kkk· nazi

2:56:52 All right. I'm looking forward to Sunday's show, who knows what kind of adventures we'll run into but until then coming to you from the brand new skyscraper still need a name for it Still in downtown Austin Tejas We are the capital of the drone star state FEMA region 6 on all your government maps I like Cludio Cludio The Cludio Coming to you from The Cludio in downtown Austin that sounds pretty good Until uh Sunday In the morning everybody I am Adam Curry I'm Adam Curry. Hello, I'm Adam Curry! I know you're Adam Curry, I've heard this a million times-I'm John C. Dvorak by the way...uhh adios. Till Sunday as always. Adios mofos! I now have in my possession the most current Mastodon block list circulating amongst system administrators and so there's a number of domains

2:57:59 Most of them are silenced. Shall I read you a few choice ones? Oh yeah, sure. Yeah, please. Social dot AU to pub dot net severity silence media allowed yes reason it's a free speech zone so we need to silence these people because there is a free speech over there We don't want to hear what they have to say Unsafe dot space Reason It is an unsafe space Make sense Noagendasocial.com Silenced So everyone on this, who has this list will just silence them And big one mastered on the social They've silenced us What do you think the reason is for our being on this list? Douchebags Close Alright KKK Nazi Quadroons I think that's actionable S-E-K not...I don't know what a quadroom is

2:59:07 Well, a quadrant maybe like an octorundo. We're one fourth black. Merriam-Webster says, A person of one quarter black ancestry? Fuck you right John! We're one quarter black but we're Nazis and KKKs That's what it says And when you say actionable what do you mean? We can sue somebody over this? Yes that's what I mean. That would be fun wouldn't it We are one people with one destiny.

3:00:15 We all share the same blood. We all salute the same flag, and we are made by the same God. Trump, Trump, say the truth, we don't want to make America bad.

3:01:09 He's a man to vote. Let me let him do the work. Love shot! I'm going down with love shot! Love shot! Amen, fist bump. Now get out there and whoop Obama behind the back! What the class-titution? Class-tuition! Get out there and whoop him! What the class-titution?!

3:02:03 All right, KKK Nazi quadroons All right, all right, country is small Right KKK Nazis, country is small

3:02:40 Right KKK Nazis, countries. All right KKK Nazis, countries. That kinda blew me off... KKNazis, countries. Nazi, Nazi, Nazi, Nazi. All right KKK Nazis, countries. All right KKK Nazis, countries. All right all right all right, all right, all right, This is a bunch of scumbags! Devorak.org slash N-A- Hey man, fist bump