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Danielle Moody
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Andy Levy
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Jesse Joyce
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Danielle Moody
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Andy Levy
Hey. Welcome to the latest episode of as the World Churns. I'm Andy Levy here as always with my delightful co host, Danielle Moody. Unfortunately, we have some decidedly not delightful news going on as we are recording this. On Monday, Iran has launched, I guess, a series of attacks on American bases in the Middle east, including one in Qatar, which is the largest American military installation in the Middle East. Bahrain has closed off its airspace as well. All of this is in retaliation for the bombing of Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend and undertaken by the United States. Everyone is kind of scared. Everyone is talking about World War Three, and hopefully that will not turn out to be the case. But we are not in a good place right now, Danielle, in my opinion, prove me wrong.
Danielle Moody
No, Andy, I am not here to prove you wrong, my friend. I'm here to tell you you're right. Here's the thing that gets me about this situation and how, how we get here is that I just want to remind people once again, we had a deal with Iran. We had a deal with Iran, one that took years to put together, one that would drop sanctions against them so that they could rebuild their economy in return to not build up any nuclear power. Barack Obama struck that deal. And when Donald Trump came into office the first time around, he scrapped it. Why? Because he didn't want Barack Obama to have a win in foreign policy, so he scrapped it. So we're here now again with Donald Trump in power, leading us into potentially World War Three because of his ego, because he liked how Iran and the Israel conflict was playing out on Fox News. And so we're here. Right? We're here because Donald Trump scrapped a deal and Netanyahu was able to just whisper into Donald Trump's ear, turn America into Israel's bitch. Because that's exactly what has happened. Israel decided to go and make a move on Iran. Trump said, don't do that. We're still in diplomatic negotiations. Netanyahu said, I don't give a fuck. Right. And so here we're like, oh, Donald Trump says, we reported last week, Andy. He said, two weeks. I'll make a decision in two weeks. In his mind, that was literally two days.
Andy Levy
Yeah.
Danielle Moody
And now here we are with his. You have all of these mixed messages coming out from his regime because they have no idea what the fuck they're doing. Have J.D. vance going on the Sunday talk shows, and Marco Rubio saying, we don't need intelligence. We don't need to know intelligence. He says on Face the Nation, when asked, what intelligence do you have that Iran is building up a nuclear facility? And he said, we don't need the intelligence because you don't have intelligence. Basically, you have no sense. And Tulsi Gabbard's intelligence has said over and over again, there's no escalation here in Iran. They're not building nuclear facility. Donald Trump says, I like the way bombs look on Fox, so that's what I'm going to do. That's how we're here. It's extraordinary.
Jesse Joyce
Yeah.
Andy Levy
And Tulsi Gabbard, who said all, all of that during congressional testimony, is now claiming she was taken out of context, which she was not. And she is doing what they all do. Those who work for Trump, they are clowning themselves and pretending they didn't say they said so that they are in lockstep with him. And then, you know, Rubio saying the sort of unfortunate quote was, forget about intelligence, and full stop. Yeah, I, I, I mean, imagine you are sitting there. You're the Secretary of State. You are. I mean, he's also got, like, five other jobs in this administration. They keep adding to his portfolio.
Danielle Moody
Well, he's the only brown one, so.
Andy Levy
Yeah, I think he's like the, he might be the Librarian of Congress at this point, for all I know. Like, I'm honestly not sure. The head of the National Archives. It's just unreal. And he is sitting there. This is a guy. It's hard to remember that Marco Rubio was actually kind of a young, respected politician at one time, at one time in the Republican Party. And people, you know, thought he was gonna be someone. And now he's just a lap dog sitting there saying, forget about, about intelligence. It's absolutely unreal the way that these people just sell what little bit of a soul they have in order to be part of Donald Trump's favorite children or whatever. And we know that Iran was not building a nuclear weapon. And Tulsi Gabbard told us so. Other intelligence estimates have told us so. We also know that despite the administration's claims, we did not destroy Iran's nuclear capability with these strikes, which is what they claimed at first, and now they're kind of backing off on that. And so we didn't destroy their nuclear capabilities. They are now sending missiles at US Air bases in other countries in that region. And we are sitting here going, look, there's a chance that we did this bombing, they fired their missiles, that lets them save face, and maybe that's the end of it in terms of hostilities, but there's a very real chance that that's not it and that this is just going to continue to escalate and continue to spread and the next thing you know, we are going to be in a troops in the ground situation in the Middle east, which, I mean, look, if there's one thing you can say about America, we are really good about not learning lessons.
Jesse Joyce
Yep.
Andy Levy
Look, I'm old enough to remember when we were going to be welcomed with open arms in Iraq and that everyone was going to love us and that that war would be fast and would have no bad consequences. It turns out that Iraq has been a mess ever since we went in there. Donald Trump is now sitting there going, well, maybe, maybe we are talking about regime change. Regime change is just another word for we are going to overthrow the Iranian government.
Danielle Moody
Correct.
Andy Levy
We've done this before. We had the Shah in power and that led directly to the Iranian revolution with Ayatollah Khamenei, which led down the path of all these things about Iran that we don't like. So here we go again.
Danielle Moody
Danielle, I swear to God, there is not a place that America has intervened in that has stuck their nose where it does not belong, taken away the self determination of a people, put in power who they wanted for their own capability. And those things end out, end well. It never ends well. What it ends with is the creation of more terror groups and terror cells like that is constantly a part of the cycle. America intervenes, literally and figuratively, blows shit up, creates a vacuum of leadership and then a terrorist group forms every single fucking time. What we have here too, right, is Donald Trump drops 12 bunker bombs right on the forehead facility in Iran. He announces prematurely that everything's been obliterated. And of course, posts that on social media and New York Times has reported given US Military intelligence and Israeli military intelligence that lo and behold, the site was not quote, unquote, obliterated, that it was severely damaged, or so they think. But guess what, Andy? The Iranians had moved out equipment of that facility along with the uranium that was in that facility. And, hmm, I wonder why they had so much time to move that equipment and all of those things out. And what tipped them off? You have any idea as to what could have caused. Like, was it. Was it their deep intelligence that tipped them off to where America was potentially gonna be dropping bombs?
Andy Levy
I think their deep intelligence probably mostly consisted of looking at Donald Trump's Truth Social account. Yeah, that would be my guess. And it's funny because there were no leaks from Pete Hegseth. You know, and we've seen Maga Chud praising him. Todd Starnes, who used to be at Fox News, I don't know where he is now, he tweeted not a single leak. Well done. Sec Def and AOC responded to that by saying, this is like applauding a grown man for being able to wipe their behind, which I think is absolutely pretty fucking accurate. Yeah, talk about, you know, from the people who hate participation trophies. Like, you're giving Pete Hegseth a standing ovation because he didn't leak this in advance. But as you pointed out, Donald Trump might not have leaked the details of this in advance, but he gave every indication that this was coming. It was certainly enough for Iran to say, hey, we better move our ship from where they're going to strike. And it does seem like there's a very, very good chance that they did a lot of that and also that they had a lot of this material at other places other than these three sites. So this bombing was never going to destroy Iran's nuclear capabilities. And as. As you said earlier, so much of this is. Is not even about that. It's about Donald Trump wanting to, you know, look like a strong man. And once again, we are. We are on the brink of war because some asshole who is incredibly weak decides that he needs to look like a strong man. Boy, if I had a nickel, Danielle.
Danielle Moody
It's just. I mean, yeah, we are in such dangerous and stupid times being ruled by fucking idiots. The fact that you would even post a tweet about congratulating Keg Breath from not sending a fucking signal note to his wife and to his lawyer and to, like, whatever his buddies at the bar like, is wild to me. And yet these are the same fucking people that say that black and brown people and queer people and women get their positions based on, like, their identities and not any type of resume. And I'm like, miss me with that bullshit. Like, these are the fucking worst people. And they're dumb. Donald Trump, like, oh, yeah, this. It was obliterated. Look at the big splash. Look at the big boom. Look what I did. Look, I could imagine. And they're not probably even inside of the.
Jesse Joyce
The.
Danielle Moody
The fucking Situation Room. They're at Mar a Lago on the fucking golf course. Probably.
Jesse Joyce
Yeah.
Danielle Moody
Look at us. Look at us. Fist, pump, fire, emoji. Look how big and bad we are. And they didn't even do what they set out to do except, oh, I don't know, escalate the fact that now we have airspaces shutting down around the Middle East. We have military bases being strike, like, being hit. And like you said, ah, this is probably just the beginning.
Andy Levy
Yeah. We also should talk about the fact that all of this is wildly illegal.
Danielle Moody
Oh, yes, yes.
Andy Levy
Because I feel like. Look, the problem is we've gotten so used to presidents doing this, and, you know, obviously this predates Trump, but you are not supposed to, as president, be able to bomb a foreign country without the approval of Congress.
Danielle Moody
Mm. That thing, that. That place.
Andy Levy
Yeah, that old thing. It's a thing called the War Powers Act. You know, it's been around for a long time. Now, aoc, again, to her credit, is talking about issuing articles of impeachment on Donald Trump for doing this without authorization from Congress. It won't pass, obviously, but that's okay. It is something she should do, and it's something that every single Democrat should vote for. I know. The Senate is now talking about voting for a War Powers Resolution. It's a little late for that, but I don't know. I have absolutely no faith, by the way, that the Democrats would not vote to authorize what Donald Trump is doing.
Danielle Moody
Oh, yes, 100%. Yeah.
Andy Levy
But again, the bottom line is this is illegal. And we've sort of, like I said, we've become accustomed to the fact that presidents just do this. You are not supposed to be able to launch a preemptive strike as president without approval from Congress. You know, we haven't been attacked. And you're just doing this for what you claim is to keep us safer in the future. Even if you are doing it for that reason for real, you're still not allowed to do It. Without congressional approval.
Danielle Moody
I mean, but, you know, who needs congressional approval at this point? And the fact that, you know what, what is sad, what is just so fucking utterly depressing is that one, you know that a majority of Democrats. That there would still be standouts of Democrats that are celebrating, right? That are. You have Fetterman in fucking. In. In the Senate that applauded Donald Trump's actions against Iran. Right? So you already know that there are warmongers and war hawks in the Democratic Party where you actually see no difference between the actions of Republicans and Democrats on this issue. And then on the impeachment piece, Right? Every single Democrat should be calling for the impeachment of Donald Trump. But then you have fucking Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries that think that actually taking some type of symbolic action is. Is, you know, oh, let's not do that. Let's, you know, let's, let's move to the center. Let's, you know, I swear to God, I, you know, I just don't know. I don't know.
Andy Levy
I don't know either, Danielle. There's other things going on besides the potential of World War iii. And so let's do an extra segment and catch up on some of those. Over the weekend, a man was working outside of an ihop. That's International House of Pancakes, for those of you who don't know. In Santa Ana, California, a bunch of masked guys in tactical gears showed up and surrounded him, pinned him to the ground and struck him repeatedly. And he was arrested. These were, I guess they were Border patrol agents. They were wearing Border Patrol vests, but they were masked, as all these cowards are these days. And this guy, Narciso Barranco, it turns out he has sons who are U.S. marines.
Danielle Moody
Three.
Andy Levy
Three of them, in fact. This is how they are treating him. They are treating a man who has three sons who are currently in the Marine Corps. And they pinned him to the ground, struck him repeatedly, pepper sprayed him, and arrested him at his job. At his job.
Danielle Moody
At his job. I just want to. At his fucking job.
Andy Levy
Yeah, yeah, Danielle, go.
Danielle Moody
I just like, you can't make this shit up.
Andy Levy
No.
Danielle Moody
Just to remind people once again of the lies that MAGA and Trump told, which is that we are going after the criminals, we are going after the terrorists. And who could speak out and say, no, no, no, right? Like, don't get rid of terrorists and gang members. This is a fucking landscaper at his job in front of the ihop being treated as if he is some fucking leader of a terrorist or gang operation. You have got to be fucking kidding me. And then the way that he gives back to this country, right, is that three of his sons are in the Marines. If that is a story that doesn't make people fucking sick, like sick to death of Trumpism, sick to death of these fucking Gestapo ICE agents, because that's what they are. They're fucking thugs, masked thugs that are going around beating the shit out of brown people and kidnapping them. And all of this is happening while Trump creates this fucking wag the dog, like Iranian escalation. Also, that he can get clicks and ratings on fucking TV and distract from the fact that he is waging war on brown and black people in this country. I'm just. I'm. You know what? Let me take a breath because I'm just.
Jesse Joyce
Yeah.
Andy Levy
While you take a breath, I'll remind people about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was one of the people sent to the Salvadoran detention camp. Concentration camp, call it what you will. Even our government admitted was sent there by mistake, but then they didn't want to bring him back and said they have no power to bring him back. And then eventually he was brought back and sent to Tennessee. He's been charged with human smuggling, which wasn't even a thing they pretended he had done before they brought him back. So that's weird in and of itself. And basically, the government has said that Abrego Garcia will never go free on American soil. This despite the fact that he has not been found guilty of anything crime. So, again, Danielle, I just thought maybe you needed more evidence that the Trump administration is out of control and is acting without regard to the Constitution or people's rights.
Danielle Moody
And, you know, the question that I continue to ask all the time is, where the fuck are the Democrats, Andy? What are. What are the Democrats doing? And saying as Donald Trump has unleashed a Gestapo thug force on American soil that is terrorizing communities, pepper spraying, beating people up, kidnapping them off the streets. No badges, no anybody. Anybody could go get a border patrol fucking vest. You could probably order it on Amazon or on fucking Etsy or any site right now. Get a ski mask and go beat people up and throw them in the back of a van. And who would know the fucking difference between them and actual agents? None, because there is none. They have waged war on American soil and against some American citizens, some people with legal protection. It doesn't fucking matter because it doesn't end there. And now we're on the verge of World War Three. And by the way, we're still counting months of this administration. Months. Months.
Andy Levy
Yeah. Okay. But you know what, Danielle, before we leave, it's something I've been wanting to say for a long time. We did talk about the true victims in our society. It's the people who. Who look like me. Danielle, a new survey done for you.
Danielle Moody
You want me to jump through the screen today, don't you?
Andy Levy
No, I want you to listen and learn. Danielle, I think it's time that white men were listened to. And I think it's time that white men. We have a lot to teach and we are going to teach it to you generally, whether you want us to or not. But. So there's this new absolutely garbage survey that claims that white men are walking around on eggshells at work and are afraid to speak freely. It may surprise you to learn that Fox News is all over this survey. This survey was done for some YouTube and podcast series whose thesis is that it's called white men can't work. And according to this poll, 43% of white men say they are self censoring their speech at work. And 25 million men claim they haven't been given jobs or promoted because they are white men. Danielle, I am here for your apology.
Danielle Moody
I am afraid that you may.
Andy Levy
I'm waiting. I'm waiting.
Danielle Moody
It is the absurdity for me, like it is just, you know, oh my God. Dear white men, if you are unable to do your job without, oh, I don't know, racism, misogyny, offending people, then maybe you should shut the fuck up, right? Like may. Because it's free. And if you can't do your jobs without racism or transphobia or homophobia or Islamophobia or anti Semit, like whatever it is that you feel like you have now have to swallow, maybe you shouldn't be hired for certain jobs because you shouldn't be in the fucking workplace because you're a caveman. So maybe that's the thing. Maybe that should have been the study. White men can't evolve. As. As opposed to white men can't work. White men can't evolve. There, I fixed it.
Andy Levy
But can we just talk about white men saying they are self censoring at work? That's called being at work, right? Everybody self censors at work. If anything. And this is generally, this is exactly the. The larger problem in a nutshell is that for a long time white men were the ones who were able to speak more freely than anyone else, knowing that they would not lose their jobs and they would not not get promoted. And what's happening now is maybe a little bit, a bit white men are being treated the way everyone else is at work. Which is to say you don't get to walk around your workplace place spouting your fucking opinions on everything without any kind of filter. That's not how it works in a workplace. That's just common sense. But when you've been privileged for so long, when you're brought down, when that privilege disappears even a tiny bit and you move closer to the people who don't have that privilege, you feel like you're being attacked. And that to me, that is exactly what's going on here. And again, that is really, that's what's going on, you know, sort of writ large in our society with white people and white men in particular talking about how the whole world is out to get them now. It's like, no, you're just being brought down a tiny bit from your lofty privileged purge. You're not even being brought down to be fully even with other people yet, but you're getting a little closer and that scares the hell out of you. And you don't like it because you're a bunch of fucking babies.
Danielle Moody
Well done. Heather is a nurse practitioner from UnitedHealthcare.
Andy Levy
We meet patients wherever they live.
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During a house call, she found Jack had an issue.
Andy Levy
Jack's blood pressure was dangerously high. It was 217 over 110.
Jesse Joyce
So they got Jack to the hospital.
Danielle Moody
And got him the help he needed.
Andy Levy
He had had a stent placed in his heart preventing a massive heart attack. If it wasn't for my guardian angel, I wouldn't be here.
Jesse Joyce
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Andy Levy
In his new short form online series the Rabbit Hole with Jimmy Kimmel, the late night host takes a look at some of the biggest conspiracies of our time, including. Is Donald Trump a time traveler? Where did Elon Musk come from? The secrets behind things as wide ranging as 5G technology, boat wakes, windmills and even waffle houses. He joins me now to talk about. I'm sorry who are you?
Jesse Joyce
Hey, it's Jesse. I'm Jesse Joyce. I'm one of Jimmy's writers. We, we like, we know each other, you and me. I've, like, I met. I've known you for years. Andy. Why would Jimmy. Yeah, so, like, it even makes more sense that I would do this and not Jimmy. Right? Because, like, we know each other. Like, doesn't that track? No.
Andy Levy
Look, always happy to talk to Jesse Joyce.
Jesse Joyce
No, no, no. You seem very disappointed. It's, it's fine, it's fine. It's just we agreed to do the same.
Andy Levy
Jesse, I. Yeah. I know that you are an Emmy nominated and Writers Guild award winning comedy writer. I know you've written for the Oscars, the Emmys, the Tonys, numerous other award shows, Comedy Central roasts. I know you write for Jimmy Kimmel, so I'm happy to talk to you. I actually would prefer to talk to you.
Jesse Joyce
You can swallow your disappointment. You're the guy.
Andy Levy
No, no, no, no, no. It's all good. I'm guessing you are the guy behind these videos. Anyway, like, you know, Kimmel sits up there in his throne and, you know, gets on camera and everyone says, oh, Jimmy Kimble, so funny. And meanwhile, you're like, you know, you live in the dungeon and you are crafting all of this for him. So I'm always happy to talk to you, Jesse Joyce.
Jesse Joyce
Well, I feel like that's misrepresented as well, but it's true. But I'm happy to talk to you too.
Andy Levy
Yes, but that's misrepresenting in your favor, so let's stick with that. So how did the rabbit hole come about? Whose idea was it to do these videos on these wacky conspiracy theories?
Jesse Joyce
Well, so, like, it's a thing that I like, catch all the time because just I'm so fascinated with like conspir conspiracy goofs, you know, and. Yeah, so I, I just like, I have a brain that kind of does that. So I'm able to like, I pitch these like very elaborate conspiracy bits for the monologue a lot. And Jimmy has a tendency to pick them because he thinks they're very funny. And so which delights me and that encourages me more to pick them. But we consistently never have time to do them. And the reason why is because in order for them to work, you have to like, lay track for like three or four minutes. And it's a lot of. It's too much real estate in the monologue and so they would just kind of just sit there and not do anything. And then Molly McNerney, his. The head. The head co ed writer on the show, she was like, we should be doing these, like, as a podcast, as like a video podcast thing and put it on the Internet because that's where, like, conspiracies exist, you know, anyway, that's where like these doofuses are who do this kind of thing. So. So, yeah, so like, it just kind of was like a place to funnel that silliness. And so, yeah, so that's kind of how it came about.
Andy Levy
That's awesome. So how heavily researched are these videos? And I want to. For example, in the Is Trump a Time Traveler? Video, Kimmel says the only thing Trump loves more than snacks is getting his bottom spanked. This is not something the mainstream media will tell you. So how did you all come across this? How did you discover it? What kind of research did you do?
Jesse Joyce
I did, I did a ton of research. Quite a lot. Like the investigation part got me to researching the deed to Trumpington Village hall, which is a, you know, just some sort of like, community hall in this small town in England that happens to bear the name of Trump. And it's like, that is just seemed like it would be a coincidence, but the fact that they held a bondage and spanking workshop and we are all well aware of what, what he pays people to do to his ass with magazines and then, you know, whatever. You've just seen him, you've just seen his doughy physical appearance, like, so you can just put two and two together. The man clearly loves snacks. We know he likes to get his ass spanked. So, you know, it's pretty obvious. From there it all falls into place. You know.
Andy Levy
I didn't know we were all aware of certain things that you are claiming we're all aware of. But yeah, that works for me. What is the deal with Trump and Ferris wheels? And how does this prove that he's a time traveler?
Jesse Joyce
Oh, well, yeah, I mean, that's also pretty obvious, Andy. I mean, I feel like you weren't really paying attention because this is for.
Andy Levy
Our viewers and listeners. Yeah, yeah.
Jesse Joyce
Oh, right, sure. You get it, right? No, I know it's.
Andy Levy
Of course I get it. Yeah.
Jesse Joyce
Right. This is just for people who weren't familiar with it and I appreciate that. So. No, so we discovered in our extensive researching that, you know, that Donald Trump more than likely attended the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. And that is obviously because that's gotta be where he got so obsessed with Ferris wheels, because there's, there's pictures of him Online, he loves to be seen, like, getting his picture with Ferris wheels. He owned one in Atlantic City and then he even brought like a Ferris wheel to the White House, right? There's, there's a white, a Ferris wheel in the back line. There were articles written about it at the time. He was really excited. He's, he likes to talk about them. Like, he's, he's into Ferris wheels. And that could have only happened at the Chicago World's Fair because, well, like, that's the most important thing that came out of that World's Fair, as you well know, right? If, if, like, if you've read Devil in the White City, for example, we all know that's where the Ferris wheel, right? And, but this is the detail that I, that I actually did know, right? Well, this is the detail that I uncovered that I don't know if a lot of people know that that really drove home. It's gotta be Trump. Is that Ferris, the guy who invented the Ferris wheel, George Washington Ferris didn't get paid. He like built a Ferris wheel, huge success. And then they fucked him over, right? Like somebody screwed him out of money. Like, who can that be? It can only be Donald Trump, like no one else, right. So anyway, so that's how. Right that, I mean, it all like just clicked into place. It makes a lot of sense.
Andy Levy
Can I be honest with you here for just a minute? And then I promise I'll go back to not, not being honest with you. You amassed all this evidence as proof that Trump is a time traveler. The fact that he must have been at the Chicago World's Fair. There are like church gargoyles in England that are, I don't know, a thousand years old that seem to have the face of Donald Trump. It felt to me like all this evidence that you say is proof that Trump is a time traveler could have a much simpler and a much more elegant conclusion, which is that Trump is an immortal. And yet you're sitting here, you got all this Kimmel money behind you, all of Kimmel's power behind you, and this doesn't even come up in the videos. And this seems strange to me almost like some sort of, like there was a false flag operation going on here. How do you answer these charges?
Jesse Joyce
Well, sure, you'd think that, of course you would, but if you don't think we kick the tires on that, then you're definitely.
Andy Levy
Because I'm Jewish?
Jesse Joyce
No. Is that what you meant? It's not at all what I meant. What? Kicking tires? What that does is a weird no. The reason why, of course, if you look at him, he's aged terribly. Like, if he was immortal, he wouldn't, like, look at pictures of him in the 80s. Like, I've. Look at those gargoyles, right? Those are like young Donald Trump. You can clearly tell it's not like a. It's not just like the doughy pug face Donald Trump we see before us. He's immortal. He would just remain. He just remained the same. Like Superman. He just stayed the same all the time. But he's getting worse. Like, his. Look at him, he's deteriorating. His physical appearance, like, it's much worse than it used to be. It's worse than it was even the last time he was present. So, like, very clearly he's subjected to time, you know what I mean? Like, he's decaying as a result of it. So it can't be that he's immortal. He's gotta be just jumping around, you know what I'm saying? Yeah, we thought. That's right.
Andy Levy
I'm unconvinced. I'm gonna probably post a response. I'm probably gonna do a stitch of your video with a video of my own on TikTok, where. Where my generation likes to hang out. Let's talk about Elon Musk, because you have a whole video about where he came from. What is the significance of his name, of the name Musk.
Jesse Joyce
Once I was in the conspiracy mindset where it's like I'm. That's what I'm looking for, to do these, to. To come up with these rabbit hole bits. And I knew I wanted to do something. I knew there's something off about Elon and I. That's just. Was the starting point was his name. It's like, what. That's a weird name. And I looked it up and it floored us that it turns out his name really does, in ancient Sanskrit mean small testicles. That's the etymology of the word musk. And that just blew it wide open where it's like, well, now we just need to find proof that he does, in fact, have teeny little balls. And I think that we did a pretty good job of systematically proving that that's in fact the case.
Andy Levy
You did. And you also managed to tie in what's another sort of famous Sanskrit ideogram, if you will.
Jesse Joyce
Yeah, yeah. Because with the combination being that one of the few other words that the two words that we use most frequently in that from ancient Sanskrit are musk, which means small testicles, and swastika, which we all know, Elon is a fan of. So, you know, that seems to reason that there's gotta be something there, right? Where there's smoke, there's fire is what I'm saying, you know?
Andy Levy
No, for sure, for sure. So you've already. You've proven beyond a reasonable doubt that his name relates to the Nazis. So let's move forward. How does the delicious cereal Lucky Charms come into play here?
Jesse Joyce
That's because at the time, the swastika's been perverted over the years. We didn't initially have anything to do with the Nazis. The Nazis took it and ruined it. Like, a swastika was initially just a Sanskrit word that meant a lucky charm. Which, you know, if you studied Sanskrit as much as Jimmy has, and I have, you would, you know, kind of know that already. That. That's not your first association when you hear the word swastika.
Andy Levy
It's.
Danielle Moody
Oh, yeah.
Jesse Joyce
The ancient Sanskrit version of it. And it turns out that Elon, one time.
Andy Levy
By the way, I'm sorry to interrupt, but it's interesting that you. It's interesting that you say that in your mind. That's the worst thing the Nazis did, was pervert the meaning of swastika.
Jesse Joyce
I didn't.
Andy Levy
Because they did other things. Personally, I think it might have been worse. But anyway, go back for Lucky Charms.
Jesse Joyce
I didn't say that either, Andy. I'm just. Look.
Andy Levy
Well, we'll check the tape.
Jesse Joyce
Look, there could be conspiracy goofs on all sides of this thing. Just because you can write a good conspiracy doesn't mean you deny the Holocaust. You know, it's like, that's a bridge too far, my friend. So, okay, what I'm trying to tell you is that Elon, in fact, himself one time tweeted, I am a lucky charm. And that was, you know, bone chilling. Wow. He discovered. That was like.
Andy Levy
Wow.
Jesse Joyce
Like he's admitting to being a swastika, essentially. Right?
Andy Levy
Yeah. No, that's incredible. And there is something.
Jesse Joyce
There's so much compelling evidence.
Andy Levy
Skirt. Ish. About him.
Jesse Joyce
Well, that's the thing, too. Is that right? That Lucky Charms is the. Their mascot is the leprechaun. Right. And that would seem like a coincidence on its face, but when you dig a little deeper, you would. You discover that, like when you look into leprechauns, like the Leader, the most famous leprechaun that there's ever been is the leprechaun from the movie Leprechaun 3. And his weapon of choice, you, as you probably remember from many watchings of that film, his weapon of choice is the chainsaw. A chainsaw? Yeah, Right. Like that can't. Yeah. What are the odds there? Yeah. And that's Elon's. That's what Elon knows. Saw through the desks of everybody at the Forestry Department. You know what I mean? He would just burst into the office and kind of, like, look around confused, like an owl for a while, and then dance on their desk and saw it in half. Right. With his giant maga chainsaw. Right. So that's not that. I mean, it's proof.
Andy Levy
Yeah, no, that's what it is. It was incredibly compelling. Yeah.
Jesse Joyce
They're just questions we're asking, really, is all it is, you know?
Andy Levy
No, for sure. For sure. And there are questions that are, as I think Kimmel says several times, that the mainstream media is not asking. For example, you did a video on 5G, the technology that powers our cell phone connections. What are the secrets? Because the secrets behind 5G. This rabbit hole runs deep.
Jesse Joyce
Yeah. Yeah, that was that. Actually. That was the first one we. That was one we really did try to do. In the monologue, like, that was one that. That I sent. I initially wrote to. I was like, this is. There's something here. This is very funny. And. And he picked it, like. So that was that. That's. That's sort of. I. I would say the. The one that birthed all of these, you know, and. Because, you know, people have been suspicious of 5G for a long time. All these guys who do their own research and ask all their own questions, you know, like, all these people who are, like, to try to prove that 5G is the evil sort of technology that connects you to the nanobox in your bloodstream that the vaccine produces. But no one's bothered to look into what 5G actually is, what it stands for. And it turns out what we came up and figured out is that it stands for Five Guys. The burger chain 5G. And it turns out they're behind it. Right? Because. Because, like, their whole thing is. Is all. It's all bullshit, right? Like, you know, they're called five guys. That's what their face. That's the face of the operation is. Five guys. There's six of them. Did you know that? There's six guys. Yeah, I.
Andy Levy
So this is something I learned from watching this video.
Jesse Joyce
Yeah. So, you know, I mean, once you know that. That there's six guys at five guys, you know that something's up.
Andy Levy
Yeah, it's amazing. Like I said, this video, the.
Jesse Joyce
The.
Andy Levy
The rabbit hole goes very deep, and it all, like, you said it all starts with the fact that there were actually six guys. And then it is wild how the dominoes just fall into place once you understand that, you know, and by the end, I'm sitting there going, well, this couldn't have gone any other way.
Jesse Joyce
Well, yeah, I mean, like. I mean there's. What you don't see is all the long hours of research that went nowhere.
Andy Levy
Sure, sure.
Jesse Joyce
But eventually you do get to the truth. And I swear to God, Andy, like, you know, like, all bullshit aside, look, when you do, When I. When I am able to like make one of these connections, like, I. It feels like. Like it's like, oh, something might. And you just dig and dig and dig and then nothing. And then you dig and dig. And I think I get the same sort of jolt of like pure adrenaline that actual conspiracy theorists do when they is like, oh my God, I did. Yeah, it's like, like Doc Brown at the end where he's like racing, running down the. The wet street with the flames, you know, like, that's how I feel when I'm like, oh my God. There. 7:20. That's the area code for the Denver airport. So, you know.
Andy Levy
Right. Speaking of getting that feeling, you did a video on boat wakes. And this is not one, because I'm sort of like you, I'm really into conspiracy theories. I think we've actually talked about this in the past, that we both share sort of a. An interest and a love of these wacky conspiracy theories. And obviously I'm very familiar with the fact that the so called, you know, contrails that we see in the sky that are left behind by jet planes are actually chemtrails that are seeding our atmosphere with, you know, like various and sundry cocktails that are making us docile, making us sick, et cetera. And what you are telling me here with boat wakes is that there may be something similar going on in our oceans, our lakes, our rivers, our bays. Yeah, yeah.
Jesse Joyce
I mean, it just. If you look at them, right, like, so. I mean, that's just. Chemtrails are such a sort of, well, trodden area of conspiracy that it was like, well, there's gotta be. They have to be missing the larger picture, you know. And so then I started looking into that and it turns out that like the. The evidence that boat wakes are far more dangerous is very compelling. It's the same as it serves as it's basically just what is left behind of moving vehicle. And you know, boats are really just the plains of the sea, you know. And if you look at it from above, like the aerial of. Or if you look at the same way you would look at chemtrails from the ground, if you look at boat wakes from above, they match perfectly. You know, it's the same two ribbons of just, you know, chemical poison that's probably being, you know, just diffused by this machine.
Andy Levy
Is this one that, that you, that you actually made up, like. Or is this an existing conspiracy theory?
Jesse Joyce
Well, I made up all of these. What are you talking about? Like, I mean, there isn't.
Andy Levy
No, but like, like you said, chemtrail is an existing.
Jesse Joyce
Yeah, but I mean, I don't think that's any different from like 5G is a conspiracy. Let's investigate the five guys. You know what I mean? This is like the same kind of thing.
Andy Levy
I understand that as the. But the. But yes, but the concept that 5G is a conspiracy is real. Right? And the concept.
Jesse Joyce
But the concept the chemtrails. Right. Is also real. So just to take it a level away from the actual, you know, and at first it was like, oh, maybe it's the, the tire marks that 18 wheelers leave. You know, I was thinking that that might. But then it was like, oh, no, boat wakes. That's exactly. It's the same. They leave the same marks in the water as chemtrails do in the sky. It's gotta be, you know, so that's just where it started. So. Yeah, I think we did an excellent job of proving our points.
Andy Levy
No, you did. And trucks really are the planes of the land.
Jesse Joyce
They are. Yeah, they're. Yeah, they're. Yeah, yeah, exactly. They're highway boats or land planes, however you want to phrase it, you know, like, they're all interchangeable anyway. So this took a lot of.
Andy Levy
Yeah. In case, in case people couldn't tell, I had a lot of fun watching these videos. Are there more coming down the pike?
Jesse Joyce
You know, we would love to. It depends on people's appetite at work, the amount of effort that they. They are, that are involved with it. I mean, like, there's this genius editor who did all these with us, Jason Bielski, works on our show and you know, I mean, it just became his full time job for like, like two weeks. Like, they're so detailed, you know what I mean? Like, and he, he's a very funny. And so like, he just adds like just these teensy little. And every one of those things takes, you know, like a lot of time to, to edit all that together. So, you know, and then there's the producer, Sarah Rope, she's great. And the director, John Kimmel. Like, everybody who's involved is great to set people who like, made that stupid, you know, like, bro, man cave kind of looking conspiracy hole. Like, it's all great, but it just, it takes a lot of people to do something like that. So, like, yes. Like, the short version is I have a million more of these that I would love to, you know, I have like a file in my computer that's like, oh, this would be a fun one to do to like dig into. But, you know, it just. Yeah, so like, yes, we'd love to do more. Just depends, but. But they are being very well received, which is a good sign. So. Leads me to believe that there's an appetite for more of these, you know, so. Well, like, I've seen people request merchandise. I've seen people like in the comments.
Andy Levy
Yeah, well, he had a mug, I think, in. In one of the shots.
Jesse Joyce
Yeah, yeah, he did. Yeah. Yeah. Huh. Yeah, well, that was. That was also. So we had the Trump mug too, with the mug shot on it. So. Yes, right. Yes.
Andy Levy
Well, I, I should let our audience know. These videos are like, they're like six, seven minutes long. They're bite sized. They're really fun to watch. Go to YouTube and check out the Rabbit Hole with Jimmy Kimmel. Jesse, always love talking to you. You're one of my favorite people from the old days. And it's good to see you, Val.
Jesse Joyce
Thanks, man. I appreciate it. Thanks a lot.
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Danielle Moody
So, Andy, as we are entering into, you know, our apocalyptic future and potentially on the verge of, you Know, World War Three and escalating tensions. I think, you know, how do you want to kick off the week with your. Fuck that guy. Since the well is deep here.
Andy Levy
I want to talk about a Florida woman. She had what's called an ectopic pregnancy. It's a very dangerous situation that can be life threatening. She went into an emergency room where it was estimated that she was five months pregnant. There was no heartbeat and her life was at risk. And the thing you do in this situation is you get a shot of a medication, a drug called methotrexate and that expels the pregnancy. The problem is Florida just recently passed a six week abortion ban and she was very close to that six week period. So the medical staff at the hospital were worried about doing this and they were worried that they would lose their licenses, maybe go to jail if they did this because it would be considered an abortion. And anyway, eventually, after hours of consultation, they agreed to give her this medication. You know, I'm glad that this woman got this medication. And, and you would assume that, you know, this poor woman would understand that this is a consequence again of Florida's six week abortion ban. But you would be mistaken because the woman in question is a Republican congresswoman, her name is Kate Come. And she is saying that the fault here lies with people on the left, with pro choice people, because she says that they have been fear mongering and that they have terrified hospital staff into not wanting to give these medications that are necessary when that is not what the law means. But the fact of the matter is the law is unclear. Kate Kamak is anti abortion. She is the, actually the co chair of the House Pro Life Caucus. Rather than saying, you know what, the, no pun intended, the fruits of my labor, these laws have created a condition where the fruits of my physical labor put me in danger. But apparently the brain, she don't work that way in this case. So she is going out there giving interviews, telling the Wall Street Journal that this is the left's fault. And it is just unbelievable. The, the, the mental hoops that these people will jump through to try to hide the fact that the laws that they pass and the laws that they favor lead to situations like this. But you know, when it happens to her, it's a problem and it's a problem not being caused by her, but by the left which didn't want this bill to be passed. And had this bill not been passed, she would have had no problem getting this shot the minute she went into the ER and they determined what was going on. So you know, fuck that guy.
Danielle Moody
So it's clear that you don't need to have any intelligence whatsoever in order to be a politician. Like in order to be a representative, you don't need to have any deep understanding of the law or policies or anything like that. You can just spout off at the mouth because the mental gymnastics that this woman was putting herself through to somehow justify that the Republican controlled state of Florida who passed this bullshit legislation, she doesn't understand either. She doesn't understand like health care law, how the rep. Like it doesn't make any sense to me. Oh this was not an abortion. You're right, it isn't technically considered an abortion. But because of Republicans bullshit around abortion now life saving measures that can be taken for women are off the table in that state. Not because if a, if it was a blue state governor you would have gone in to the doctor like you said, gotten your medication and been on your way. But the deliberation and the risk to her own life she's blaming on you know what? Sometimes I say, you know what, let me not because I don't want to go to hell that guy. I'm not going to do it. You're not going to get me Satan.
Andy Levy
We tried. All right Danielle, close out the day. Who's your that guy?
Danielle Moody
Jesus. You know you honestly.
Andy Levy
Wow. That's your. Fuck that guy.
Danielle Moody
No, but you cannot make this shit up. So US army going to read you the headline here. Appoints Palantir Meta Open AI execs as Lieutenant Colonels. So I just want to say this, I'm going to read you this piece. On June 13th the army announced the creation of Detachment 201 otherwise known as a quote executive Innovation Corp. Which it describes as quote, a new initiative designed to fuse cutting edge tech expertise with military innovation. Four ultra wealthy executives from top tech companies were sworn into the unit ahead of Trump's heavily promoted military parade. So we missed this folks because of Donald Trump's bullshit failed military parade that made him look small and stupid in contrast to the no Kings protests withdrew millions of people into the streets. This appointment of these four ultra wealthy executives that have absolutely no military expertise, no military background, no military understanding whatsoever was sponsored. Right? Like the parade itself was sponsored by Palantir. And then Palantir gets a top executive as a colonel. And you know what Andy, what you had said and I'll, you know your, your is that oh this happens, this has happened in different times where you know, non military people or whatever are are appointed in this manner. But the fact is that it's not like just a name title, right? That these people are like now active colonels who need to be. Whose rules need to be followed. And that to me is like, I mean you're talking about. All these people do is talk about oh, everything is going to be merit based and people will really earn it and no DEI and blah blah blah. What the fuck is this? Like in all honesty, what the fuck is this pay for play bullshit? It is just disgusting. Disgusting. And you want, I mean you're a veteran. I cannot imagine where the morale is right now with our military. I honestly, it must be in the gutter someplace. But for this reason and so many others to this fucking like just fuck all of these guys. All of them.
Andy Levy
Yeah. As far as morale goes, I am guessing there are a lot of army majors who are not very happy because that's the rank right below a lieutenant colonel. And that's where basically if after a certain number of years you're not selected to move up the ranks to lieutenant colonel, you have to get out. And here are these four guys with no experience whatsoever being appointed lieutenant colonels as you brought up. Yeah, this kind of thing does happen occasionally. It happened during World War II, you know, when you have people that have specific skills that are needed. I think there were some, some film directors were commissioned as officers and then went over to Europe and elsewhere to shoot video, John Ford, people like that. But this is as you said, this is so clearly a pay for play thing. There's no reason that these people have to be given a military rank whatsoever. They could just be civilian consultants. But the thing that this made me realize is, you know, I'm generally opposed to sending troops to Iran. If we get into a war, I will make an exception for these four.
Danielle Moody
Correct.
Andy Levy
I do think if we're going to send troops to Iran, it should only be these four men. Yep.
Jesse Joyce
Yeah.
Andy Levy
And then, and then, yeah, we're good to go.
Danielle Moody
So yeah, let's see what happens.
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Episode Summary: "Trump's War Plans Are Wild"
Release Date: June 24, 2025
Podcast: As The World Churns
Hosts: Andy Levy and Danielle Moody
[01:14] Andy Levy:
Andy opens the episode by addressing the alarming recent developments in the Middle East. He reports that on Monday, Iran launched a series of attacks targeting American military bases in the region, including the significant installation in Qatar. This retaliation follows the United States' bombing of Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend. The escalating tensions have ignited fears of a potential World War Three, setting a precarious global stage.
Quote:
"Everyone is kind of scared. Everyone is talking about World War Three, and hopefully that will not turn out to be the case." — Andy Levy
[02:17] Danielle Moody:
Danielle delves into the roots of the current crisis, attributing it to former President Donald Trump's foreign policy decisions. She references the Iran nuclear deal initiated under President Barack Obama, highlighting that Trump scrapped the agreement to prevent Obama from achieving a foreign policy victory. This move, according to Danielle, has reignited tensions and contributed to the present conflicts.
Key Points:
Iran Nuclear Deal Scrapped:
Danielle emphasizes that Trump's decision to abandon the agreement has destabilized diplomatic relations with Iran.
Influence of Netanyahu:
She criticizes Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu for pressuring Trump, suggesting that this alliance has further complicated U.S. foreign policy.
Quote:
"We're still in diplomatic negotiations. Netanyahu said, I don't give a fuck." — Danielle Moody [04:05]
[04:05] Andy Levy & Danielle Moody:
The hosts discuss the inconsistent messages from the Trump administration regarding intelligence on Iran's nuclear capabilities. Danielle points out that officials like Marco Rubio have undermined intelligence reports, leading to confusion and mismanagement.
Key Points:
Undermining Intelligence:
Marco Rubio's statement dismissing the need for intelligence on Iran's nuclear activities adds to the administration's chaotic approach.
Impact on Military Actions:
The skepticism around intelligence reports has led to premature and ineffective military strikes, failing to eliminate Iran's nuclear capabilities.
Quote:
"We didn't destroy their nuclear capabilities. They are now sending missiles at US Air bases in other countries in that region." — Danielle Moody [07:37]
[07:37] Andy Levy:
Andy draws parallels between the current situation and past U.S. military interventions, notably the Iraq War. He reflects on the unforeseen consequences that arose from overthrowing regimes without adequate planning, leading to prolonged conflicts and instability.
Key Points:
Regime Change Repetition:
The pattern of seeking regime change without understanding the local dynamics has historically led to chaos and the rise of extremist groups.
Potential for Escalation:
Danielle warns that the current actions may lead to an entrenched military presence in the Middle East, repeating the mistakes of the past.
Quote:
"If there's one thing you can say about America, we are really good about not learning lessons." — Andy Levy [07:37]
[13:40] Andy Levy:
The conversation shifts to the domestic implications of the administration's foreign policy decisions. Andy brings up the War Powers Act, criticizing the administration for launching military strikes without congressional approval, thereby violating established laws.
Key Points:
War Powers Act Violation:
The administration's unilateral military actions bypass the necessary legislative oversight, raising constitutional concerns.
Democratic Response:
While some Democrats, like Tulsi Gabbard, advocate for impeachment, others remain passive, undermining efforts to hold the administration accountable.
Quote:
"We have become accustomed to the fact that presidents just do this... You are not supposed to launch a preemptive strike as president without approval from Congress." — Andy Levy [14:38]
[16:12] Andy Levy:
Andy introduces a segment discussing the mistreatment of American citizens by domestic law enforcement, highlighting instances where individuals with military connections are unfairly targeted.
Key Points:
Police Brutality and Overreach:
The episode recounts cases where citizens, including those with family in the military, face unwarranted aggression and arrests by authorities.
Political Manipulation:
Politicians like Kate Kamak are criticized for deflecting blame onto progressive factions, obscuring the real consequences of restrictive laws.
Quote:
"They are treating a man who has three sons who are currently in the Marine Corps... as if he is some fucking leader of a terrorist or gang operation." — Danielle Moody [17:01]
[26:18] Andy Levy & Jesse Joyce:
The podcast features an interview with Jesse Joyce, a writer for Jimmy Kimmel, discussing the creation of the "Rabbit Hole" series that explores various conspiracy theories.
Key Points:
Origins of "Rabbit Hole":
Jesse explains that the series emerged from the need to give space to elaborate conspiracy bits that couldn't fit into the main monologue.
Creative Process:
The segment delves into the extensive research and creative efforts involved in producing each conspiracy-themed episode, blending humor with speculative narratives.
Notable Exchange:
Quote:
"When you do, it's like Doc Brown at the end where he's racing, running down the wet street with the flames... that's how I feel." — Jesse Joyce [37:25]
[55:20] Andy Levy & Danielle Moody:
As the episode wraps up, Andy and Danielle reiterate their concerns about the potential for further escalation of tensions both internationally and domestically. They emphasize the need for accountability and responsible leadership to navigate the precarious global landscape.
Key Points:
Call for Action:
The hosts urge listeners to remain informed and skeptical of governmental actions that may lead to unintended consequences.
Hope for Stability:
Despite the grim outlook, there's an underlying hope that informed citizens can influence positive change and steer away from catastrophic conflicts.
Final Quote:
"But you know, we are on the verge of World War Three. And by the way, we're still counting months of this administration." — Danielle Moody [52:27]
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