1744 - "EULA for Ukraine"

Summary

Podcast Summary: No Agenda, Episode 1744 - "EULA for Ukraine"

Podcast Information:

• Title: No Agenda
• Hosts: Adam Curry & John C. Dvorak
• Description: Deconstructing Media with No Agenda, by Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak
• Episode Number: 1744
• Episode Title: "EULA for Ukraine"
• Release Date: March 6, 2025

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1. Introduction and Setting the Stage [00:00 - 00:55]

Adam Curry opens the episode with a whimsical exchange, setting a casual and engaging tone. John C. Dvorak introduces the episode from the Texas hill country, emphasizing their commitment to delivering insightful media deconstruction without a "modicum of decency."

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2. Discussion on Nicole Wallace and the State of the Union Address [05:00 - 08:28]

Nicole Wallace's Speech and Its Reception [05:00 - 07:47]

• John C. Dvorak criticizes Nicole Wallace for her handling of the 13-year-old cancer survivor's segment in the joint session.
• Adam Curry empathizes with the boy, expressing hope for his future as a police officer and criticizing Trump's stance on cancer research.
• Notable Quote:
  John C. Dvorak [07:02]: "This was not political. This is a dark spiritual force that has come over this entire party and they need like an exorcism or something."

Reaction from Democrats [07:47 - 08:28]

• John highlights the lack of support and applause from Democratic members during the speech, contrasting it with previous administrations.
• Conclusion: The Democrats are portrayed as lacking decency and being influenced by dark forces, undermining unity and effectiveness.

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3. Analysis of Engagement Farming and Democratic Rhetoric [09:00 - 16:43]

Engagement Farming Defined [01:23 - 03:15]

• Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak discuss the concept of "engagement farming," where speakers mimic successful rhetoric to garner attention.
• Notable Quote:
  John C. Dvorak [03:15]: "When you're engagement farming, you have to be on point."

Adoption of Similar Speeches by Democrats [10:30 - 12:00]

• John observes how multiple Democratic senators mimic similar scripts, suggesting a coordinated strategy.
• Adam believes Chuck Schumer orchestrates this replication to flood the media narrative.

Critique of Democratic Leaders [12:30 - 16:43]

• John and Adam critique Democratic leaders like Schumer, Pelosi, and Warren, accusing them of orchestrating disingenuous speeches.
• Notable Quote:
  Adam Curry [14:35]: "I think there's a thought that, look, this will get us some publicity because people are gonna notice that we're all saying the exact same thing, but they will listen to the message and believe."

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4. European Union's Defense Spending Initiative [39:00 - 48:37]

Ursula von der Leyen's 800 Billion Euros Plan [40:36 - 42:23]

• Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak analyze the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's proposal to mobilize 800 billion euros for European defense.

• Details:

  • Public Funding and National Defense Investment
  • New Instrument for Loans
  • Using EU Budget Power
  • Mobilizing Private Capital

• Notable Quote:
  Adam Curry [42:37]: "Now, Member states are ready to invest more in their own security if they have the fiscal space."

Implications and Criticism [43:00 - 48:37]

• John criticizes the plan as a move towards centralized control by Brussels, suggesting it infringes on national sovereignty.
• Adam expresses skepticism about the feasibility and underlying motives, hinting at ulterior agendas.
• Conclusion: The hosts view the EU's plan as a significant shift towards militarization and centralized control, with potential negative consequences.

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5. U.S. Intelligence Sharing and Ukraine Aid [51:13 - 53:54]

Pause on Intelligence Sharing [51:13 - 53:54]

• John C. Dvorak discusses the Trump administration's decision to halt intelligence sharing with Ukraine, potentially hampering Ukraine's military efforts.

• Key Points:

  • U.S. provided critical intel including troop locations and strategic targets.
  • This halt forces Ukraine to reconsider its war strategy and reliance on U.S. aid.

• Notable Quote:
  John C. Dvorak [53:40]: "They essentially remove a fundamental offensive capability that the Ukrainians have. Yes, yes. No data for you. It's not going to work."

Trump's Negotiation Stance [52:22 - 53:54]

• Adam Curry suggests Trump's move is a strategic pressure tactic to bring Ukraine to the negotiating table.
• John emphasizes Ukraine's dependence on U.S. aid, positioning the pause as a leverage point for negotiation.

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6. U.S. Trade War and Tariffs on Canada and Mexico [74:35 - 95:00]

Imposition of Tariffs [74:35 - 89:50]

• Adam and John critique Trump's tariffs on goods imported from Canada and Mexico, particularly targeting the auto industry.

• Key Points:

  • Tariffs aim to protect American manufacturing and encourage domestic production.
  • Retaliation from Canada and Mexico disrupts supply chains, leading to higher consumer prices.

• Notable Quote:
  John C. Dvorak [75:34]: "They need some pain and the President has promised us pain or a little disruption perhaps. We're getting it, that's for sure."

Impact and Host Analysis [89:36 - 95:00]

• Adam compares the situation to past trade wars, highlighting inefficiencies and economic disruptions.

• John argues that tariffs are more about political posturing than economic strategy, leading to systemic issues in international trade.

• Notable Quote:
  Adam Curry [93:42]: "It's a nightmare, the whole thing, because of that agreement that was made to, to, so Canada and Mexico could do all this trading without, without worrying about it."

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7. Scientific Endeavors: Woolly Mammoth Mice [96:00 - 99:26]

De-extinction Efforts [96:00 - 99:26]

• Adam introduces a segment on Colossal Biosciences' creation of "woolly mammoth mice," aiming to revive extinct species.

• Key Points:

  • Genetic engineering to incorporate mammoth traits into mice.
  • Potential environmental benefits and ethical considerations.

• Notable Quote:
  Adam Curry [96:40]: "Woolly mammoths were big, shaggy elephants that roamed the tundra until going extinct thousands of years ago."

Host Skepticism and Ethical Debate [99:26 - 99:58]

• John expresses skepticism about the feasibility and ethical implications of de-extinction.

• Adam critiques the practicality of reintroducing such species into modern ecosystems.

• Notable Quote:
  John C. Dvorak [99:42]: "They look like gerbils."

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8. Legal and Governmental Issues [117:34 - 155:23]

Section 230 and Social Media Liability [117:34 - 123:03]

• John discusses a federal judge's ruling that Section 230 does not protect social media platforms from negligence and wrongful death claims related to addictive content.

• Notable Quote:
  John C. Dvorak [119:04]: "This means, according to this bill, that money was paid to fraudulent claims or they continue paying the person after they're no longer eligible."

Pardons and Judicial Actions [155:23 - 161:12]

• John and Adam explore President Trump's pardoning of individuals like Alice Johnson, critiquing the process and implications.

• Discussion on Judicial System:

  • John explains the separation of powers, illustrating how the judiciary can impose checks on executive actions.

• Notable Quote:
  John C. Dvorak [157:02]: "This is normal. They kick it back to the lower court. It goes back and forth. That's just how this system works."

Department of Education Dismissal [155:05 - 157:10]

• John debunks claims that Trump can dissolve the Department of Education via executive order, clarifying that such actions require Congressional approval.
• Notable Quote:
  John C. Dvorak [155:03]: "They have to get Congressional approval to abolish a federal agency."

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9. Community Engagement and Acknowledgments [165:00 - 199:56]

Donations and Executive Producer Credits [165:00 - 180:56]

• John and Adam acknowledge listeners who contributed financially, granting them executive producer credits.
• Notable Highlight:
  • Adam humorously lists donors with creative titles, reinforcing community bonds.

Meetup Reports and Listener Interactions [180:56 - 199:56]

• Hosts share updates from various No Agenda meetups across the U.S. and internationally, emphasizing community engagement.
• Notable Quote:
  John C. Dvorak [191:48]: "Always fun at those meetups. Send more reports, people."

Closing Remarks and Future Plans [199:56 - End]

• Adam and John wrap up with lighthearted banter, reaffirming their commitment to providing media deconstruction and engaging content.
• Notable Quote:
  John C. Dvorak [200:15]: "If you are the party who's representing the rest of us, I need you to do something."

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10. Conclusion and Final Thoughts

In Episode 1744, Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak delve deep into U.S. political strategies, criticizing Democratic engagement techniques and analyzing critical changes in European defense initiatives. They explore the ramifications of halting U.S. intelligence support for Ukraine and scrutinize the ongoing trade war with Canada and Mexico. Scientific endeavors like de-extinction with woolly mammoth mice are met with skepticism, while legal debates highlight the complexities of executive and judicial powers. The episode underscores the importance of community support, evidenced by listener donations and active meetups, fostering a strong bond among the No Agenda audience.

Key Takeaways:

• Democratic Engagement Farming: The replication of speeches and rhetoric by Democratic senators is perceived as a coordinated strategy to manipulate public perception.
• EU Defense Spending: Ursula von der Leyen's proposal is critiqued as a move towards centralized militarization and potential overreach.
• U.S.-Ukraine Relations: Halting intelligence sharing is seen as a strategic pressure point affecting Ukraine's war efforts.
• Trade Wars: Tariffs imposed by Trump are analyzed as politically motivated moves with significant economic disruptions.
• Scientific Ethics: De-extinction projects, while innovative, raise ethical and practical concerns.
• Legal Boundaries: The judiciary's role in checking executive actions is highlighted, emphasizing the balance of powers.
• Community Engagement: Listener support through donations and active participation in meetups strengthens the No Agenda community.

Notable Quotes:

• John C. Dvorak [07:02]: "This was not political. This is a dark spiritual force that has come over this entire party and they need like an exorcism or something."
• John C. Dvorak [03:15]: "When you're engagement farming, you have to be on point."
• Adam Curry [42:37]: "Now, Member states are ready to invest more in their own security if they have the fiscal space."
• John C. Dvorak [53:40]: "They essentially remove a fundamental offensive capability that the Ukrainians have. Yes, yes. No data for you. It's not going to work."

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Note: This summary captures the core discussions and insights from Episode 1744, providing a comprehensive overview for those unfamiliar with the episode while maintaining the engaging and critical tone characteristic of the No Agenda podcast.

Transcript

[Adam Curry]

Goes back and forth and back and forth and back and forth. Then goes to Canada, back and forth and then the Mexico, back and forth and then a car comes out. Adam Curry, John c. Dvorak.

[John C. Dvorak]

Thursday, March 6, 2025 this is your award winning giveaway Nation media assassination episode 1744. This is no agenda without a modicum of decency. And broadcasting live from the heart of the Texas hill country here in FEMA region number six in the morning, everybody.

[Adam Curry]

I'm Adam Curry and from northern Silicon Valley where we're all saying Democrats, Wendy Williams, I'm John C. Dvorak. It's crackpot and buzzkill in the morning.

[John C. Dvorak]

Is she locked up?

[Adam Curry]

Oh, yeah, she's been locked up for.

[John C. Dvorak]

A while, but not. I thought she was in the, in the loony bin.

[Adam Curry]

No, she's actually just kind of just locked up with a conservatorship of some sort.

[John C. Dvorak]

Oh yeah, she's not well, she's. The woman's not well.

[Adam Curry]

Well, they figure a couple of things going on. One is that she had dementia but they misdiagnosed it, some people say. And if it was diagnosed properly as an alcohol related dementia, that would cure itself after you dry out. That would be one thing as opposed to what they said she hasn't. So it's a big controversy what you're doing.

[John C. Dvorak]

Big controversy.

[Adam Curry]

What is amongst the people.

[John C. Dvorak]

Oh boy. What you're doing now is called engagement farming.

[Adam Curry]

I heard that too. That term, engagement farming.

[John C. Dvorak]

I love this term.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah, I saw that term today. Engagement farming means you're fishing like I'm engagement farming. For who? To what? I mean, the idea is that if she gets back on the air, she'll plug the no agenda show. I think that's what the idea is.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yes, we are engagement farmers is what we are. Hey, I'm engagement farmer here in Texas. How you doing in California?

[Adam Curry]

I heard that Joe Rogan show.

[John C. Dvorak]

All right, everyone's tuning in. They want to hear our take. That's what. What's their take? What do the boys think? Well, first we need to understand and of course I'm speaking of the joint. This, this. What is it? It wasn't say, the unions, A.

[Adam Curry]

No, it's a joint session. It was a talk.

[John C. Dvorak]

It was a talk. Well, you were right about one thing and of course we'd forgotten that the speech was coming up on Tuesday. On Sunday you said, don't worry, Trump will say something and everyone will forget whatever we, whatever we were supposed to.

[Adam Curry]

Remember we talked about last show.

[John C. Dvorak]

Let's see what the American people Thought of this speech. Cnn, give us the numbers to the results.

[Adam Curry]

What was your reaction to Trump's speech? 44% of speech watchers in our instant poll tonight say they had a very positive reaction to Trump's speech. 25% somewhat positive, 31% negative.

[John C. Dvorak]

Sounds like 69% liked it.

[Adam Curry]

I enjoyed it. It was a little long. I mentioned the newsletter. I thought it was over two hours, but it was only 90 minutes. 90 plus minutes.

[John C. Dvorak]

It was, it was on point.

[Adam Curry]

So I have to make that correction because we have to make corrections.

[John C. Dvorak]

Oh, yes. When you're engagement farming, you have to be, you have to be on point.

[Adam Curry]

Yes.

[John C. Dvorak]

And I don't have a clip of it, but he did mention the ships. He didn't say big, beautiful ships. That was a little disappointing. But he did mention bringing the shipping industry back to America. We're going to make ships. Ships everywhere. I love my ships, ships. James Carville went back to one of his old analyses of the president which I always find incredibly entertaining, specifically when we can understand what James Carville is saying because it's hard to get a clip of him this legible these days. But here he is.

[Adam Curry]

Maybe I had a point considerably earlier.

[John C. Dvorak]

Than this when I pointed out on this very channel where Trump had red splotches on his hand, which I was told by any number of medical professionals.

[Adam Curry]

That when you see that condition, the.

[John C. Dvorak]

First thing that you suspect is syphilis.

[Adam Curry]

We don't.

[John C. Dvorak]

Nothing beats Carville's analysis, man.

[Adam Curry]

Syphilis, Syphilis. I did not hear this clip. Oh, it was good.

[John C. Dvorak]

It was good. Yeah. Of course. What everybody in, in the space, everyone in the, in the podcast space, they're all say they're calling for Nicole Wallace to resign. Resign. She must. This woman is horrible, is a horrible person. And I, and I figured you figured that I'd have the clip.

[Adam Curry]

You know, there's two, there were two clips that they, especially Fox is beaten to death. One was mad. Owl was the other one.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah, I left her out.

[Adam Curry]

She was, you know, hopeless. And then Nicole Wallace, who seems to, I think she's senile or something, something's wrong with her. And so she comes off with this kind of cold blooded analysis of the poor little kid, the poor cancer kid.

[John C. Dvorak]

Which, by the way, I need to set it up. In America, we are the land of Jerry's kids. When you put a kid on television who's either got leg braces and crutches or, you know, has brain cancer. 13 operations. We come together as Americans. This is our tradition. What we do Make a Wish Foundation. This is what we do. So this was an obvious one. It was a honeypot. It was so obvious.

[Adam Curry]

And Nicole Wallace, in fact, the whole.

[John C. Dvorak]

Speech was a honey. Was a trolling honeypot.

[Adam Curry]

It was. And it worked.

[John C. Dvorak]

It worked very well. Let's listen to Nicole.

[Adam Curry]

So let's just stick with D.J. i mean, I think that if there was a moment where your whole body could relax and you could celebrate someone, it was the 13 year old cancer survivor who would like to be a police office. It was a genuinely beautiful moment in the moment that probably was most familiar to the State of the Union addresses we were both a part of. Problem is, in the beauty of that child is the tragedy of the Trump presidency because he's. We don't know how he survived pediatric cancer, but it is likely he benefited from some sort of cancer research. And it is a fact that Trump has slashed cancer research. It's a fact. By eliminating NIH and by all the cuts, pediatric cancer trials are halted. And, you know, God willing, he won't need any more treatment. But if he does, I hope that NIH wasn't responsible for anything that let him live this long.

[John C. Dvorak]

So first she is able to twist this into Trump's going to kill this boy. That's almost like saying Jerry Lewis is going to kill the kid. You know, it's like, no, you just don't do that. But then she took it to an extreme.

[Adam Curry]

I think this was a lesson in finding one thing that you let yourself feel. And I let myself feel joy about D.J. and I hope he's alive for another, you know, 95 years. Right. And I hope he lives the life he wants to live. He wants to be a cop. He knows what he wants to do. And maybe when you have childhood cancer, that crystallizes for you. And I hope he has a long life as a law enforcement officer, but I hope he never has to to defend the United States Capitol against Donald Trump's supporters. And if he does, I hope he isn't one of the six who loses his life to suicide. And I hope he isn't one who has to testify against the people who carried out acts of seditious conspiracy and then live to see Donald Trump pardon those people.

[John C. Dvorak]

So now, of course, a lot of people had all kinds. Yes, I know. It's enough to make you cough along up.

[Adam Curry]

Unbelievable.

[John C. Dvorak]

And, you know, and she may have, she sounded a little slurry. She might have been hitting the sauce a bit. Whatever was happening when I, and I think the main point here is that it Seemingly was kind of hard to see from all the shots, but didn't look like any of the Democrats stood up and applauded the kid. And I have to say, when the kid got, you know, became a Secret Service agent and the, and he jumps and he hugs the head of the Secret Service, I mean, how could your heart just not go. I mean, I'm crying on the guy. It was so beautiful.

[Adam Curry]

It was.

[John C. Dvorak]

Jerry carries kids to an extreme. Well done, Mr. President. That typically brings us all together now in these joint sessions. When it was Biden, when it was Obama, you know, the Republicans wouldn't cheer and wouldn't clap. And Marjorie Taylor Greene, like, you're a liar. I mean, we saw all of the same things, but when it came to this one specific in issue with the kid and no, and you know, the Democrats, they were holding up ping pong paddles and that was the most pathetic display. But after watching that speech, how the Democrats responded in that very moment, all the rest is, it's all political. It's fine, I get it. And Nicole Wallace's reaction to the 13 year old DJ, one must conclude we don't have a political problem in our country. We have a spiritual problem. As President, Trump is bringing light into the world, he is despised by those who love the darkness. And they are afraid of this light because they know it will eventually expose their evil ways. This was not political. This is a dark spiritual force that has come over this entire party and they need like an exorcism or something. They really do. It's sad for them. They cannot bring themselves into any modicum of decency. As I kept hearing over and over today on the channels, a modicum of decency.

[Adam Curry]

Well, they think the problem here's the. I've been trying to figure out what is going on here, and I think a lot of it has to do with the repeated speech. And I'm, I'm putting the onus on the entire thing on Chuck Schumer. And I'll tell you why. The first time this started showing up on Twitter, first it was Schumer. I have two clips and I don't have the exact, just the one clip of one of these people, but this is a clip of Schumer and Warren and Hakeem all giving the exact same speech with the exact same punchline which you've all heard.

[John C. Dvorak]

This was the. It started with two, then it went to five, then it went to 12, then it went to 23 senators.

[Adam Curry]

Yes. And I, I have the three talking over each other. We can Play that. But then I want to play Stephen A. Smith's bitching about this.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yes.

[Adam Curry]

And I will. And I will have to say, and this is related, because I watch Jon Stewart's monologues on Mondays because he's actually, for a lefty.

[John C. Dvorak]

He's good, he's funny.

[Adam Curry]

It's very good stuff. But he has been accusing Schumer of being the voice of the Democrat Party in a very negative way, and he keeps doing it. And I just dawned on me that Schumer's the one behind this. Now, you have to remember that this particular speech, Elon Musk came out and says, I will give us cybertruck.

[John C. Dvorak]

Cybertruck.

[Adam Curry]

Cybertruck. To whoever wrote this speech.

[John C. Dvorak]

Well, you better open up the garage door because you're about to reveal the.

[Adam Curry]

Speech for people who are not familiar with it. That ain't true.

[John C. Dvorak]

That's what you just heard since day.

[Adam Curry]

One, Donald Trump's presidency.

[John C. Dvorak]

Prices are not down, they're up. Inflation is getting worse.

[Adam Curry]

Eggs.

[John C. Dvorak]

Just so everyone understands, if you didn't see it, these are the three videos next to each other with the exact same script, almost in the same cadence and timing.

[Adam Curry]

It's not getting better, it's getting worse. Meanwhile, while savagely.

[John C. Dvorak]

I think we get the idea.

[Adam Curry]

Well, you got to play the end part, because it's the end that makes it work.

[John C. Dvorak]

Okay, I'll just jump ahead here. Must taking these vital services away from you for one reason, so they can.

[Adam Curry]

Give tax break to their billionaires club. Their plan is awful. The Republican plan is billionaires. It's the truth. That is.

[John C. Dvorak]

And that is the truth.

[Adam Curry]

So they all say that at the end. So, Steve, So this turns out that they played this and this is floating around Twitter. And then, then more came in. They're all using the exact same script with then that is the truth and this. And Bob, let me play the rant from Stephen A. Smith here about it, because it's kind of funny. But then I have some comments. Now you see why Stephen A. Smith was in the polls as a presidential candidate. See what I'm talking about? You see that idiocy right there? You talk about something. People being tone deaf. Why the hell would 22 Democratic senators be literally echoing the same thing and think that would resonate with the American people? All it shows is that the same fabric of our democracy is unchanging in the eyes of some of these officials and as a result, the constituency they represent, which is why Donald Trump is in office. What do I have to come up to Capitol Hill? And give you lessons. Seriously, you don't get it all you did, man. Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, Chuck Schumer. Let's all get together, let's put this in a prompter. And all together, albeit in separate rules, we'll grab a microphone and say the same damn thing. And that's what's going to resonate with the American people. And then you wonder why you're no longer in power. You wonder why Trump is in the White House.

[John C. Dvorak]

He may need to switch to decaf. His voice is kind of getting a little, little out of control. So little.

[Adam Curry]

So here's what I'm thinking. Yeah, this was Schumer's idea. And the idea of having 22 or more. Who knows how many really. We're gonna flood the zone.

[John C. Dvorak]

We're gonna flood the zone, people.

[Adam Curry]

I think there's a thought that, look, this will get us some publicity because people are gonna notice that we're all saying the exact same thing, but they will listen to the message and believe. And I'm telling you, this is the kind of thinking you can imagine somebody doing, you know, who thinks they know how to do publicity. And he's. I'm totally convinced he was behind the, the, the, the, the way the Democrats acted at the speech because Hakeem Jeffries told his contingency, the. The members of the House not to do anything right, let alone bring up signs and do all that other stuff. That's all. Schumer and Pelosi probably would. Gave it the go ahead, too. She's still kind of running things. Somebody pointed out that when they hauled out Al Green, that the couple of the guards kept going to Pelosi to get the okay.

[John C. Dvorak]

Oh, really?

[Adam Curry]

Oh, this was shown this morning, one of the shows this morning. They had this clip of it.

[John C. Dvorak]

What is she. They have to get the okay from her, even though she is not the sergeant at arms or the speaker of.

[Adam Curry]

The House or anything. They were just making sure that he was okay with her.

[John C. Dvorak]

I just thought it was cool. She was chewing her cud. That looked, she would look.

[Adam Curry]

She was just ridiculous. So I think. So this has to be. And it was Schumer and Pelosi and Obama behind the ousting of Biden. They're really running the party and they're responsible for all of this. And Schumer, I think, is the key element. And Schumer's the one who has to, because I think he's the first one to give the stupid speech that everybody else copied. But it's, like, ludicrous to Let Schumer do anything. This guy is not any good at anything. He's got no dynamics. He's. He's not a voice. He wants to be the voice of the party. He's not. I think he may be wanting to run for president.

[John C. Dvorak]

Oh, yeah, well, remember, he was the kingmaker. He was the kingmaker for Anthony Weiner. That was his boy.

[Adam Curry]

Yes, good point.

[John C. Dvorak]

Shows you his, you know, his level of understanding and insight.

[Adam Curry]

So this is, like, really stinks of Schumer.

[John C. Dvorak]

Well, I think you should get the cybertruck. I mean, I don't know if it's proven.

[Adam Curry]

I didn't write the speech. He was whoever wrote the speech. I should get the cybertruck. That's just what I need, you know? Yeah.

[John C. Dvorak]

Oh, wow. I can just see you tooling around the Bay Area in a cyber truck. What a sight that would be.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah. Hey, girls.

[John C. Dvorak]

Beep, beep. John C. Dvorak. Surely you've heard of me, Friends with Elon.

[Adam Curry]

You know who I am.

[John C. Dvorak]

Well, I thought would be an interesting way to just look back at some. Some points from the speech is to play the. The Midas Touch analysis. Remember, Midas Touch is the new platform where everybody gets their opinions from on the left. This video has already 2 million views on YouTube. So it qualifies as M5M. And you start to understand the way. And it's always the same guy, Ben or Brandon or there's three of them. It's always the same guy in a. In a disheveled T shirt. You know, just a head and shoulders with a big re320 in his face. He's like, okay, yeah, great podcast. And he keeps saying, play cut 21. He uses the cut, cut 21. Cut 21 thinks he's a broadcaster.

[Adam Curry]

No.

[John C. Dvorak]

So, But I thought it was interesting because you can see how the. How what everyone saw is twisted and how people will take this for truth. And I completely understand why they do that. This is the start with the achievements. Trump didn't do Cut one.

[Adam Curry]

So we're not even halfway through Donald Trump's joint address to Congress. It's already off the rails and one of the worst speeches I've ever seen. We are not broadcasting it live because I don't need to show Trump propaganda. I want to show you the lowlights. However, in summary fashion, I think he's.

[John C. Dvorak]

Setting it up for us. So this propaganda, it's low lights, it's off the rails, is no good.

[Adam Curry]

We're only halfway through. I'll do a full review of what went Down. But here's what's happening so far. Donald Trump attacked the Democrats for not applauding him for achievements that he did not actually do. But he's upset that they're not applauding him for hypothetical achievements. Play this clip. Fifth such speech to Congress. And once again, I look at the Democrats in front of me and I realize there is absolutely nothing I can say to make them happy or to make them stand or smile or applaud. Nothing I can do. I could find a cure to the most devastating disease, a disease that would wipe out entire nations.

[John C. Dvorak]

And I had to think about this one, because I realize he's talking about the COVID vaccine. And I didn't realize it at the time. Like, what is he talking about? Is he a cure for cancer? But I realize now he's talking about warp speed and that. That the vaccine saved everybody. So it is an achievement he believes he. He achieved or announced the answers to.

[Adam Curry]

The greatest economy in history or the stoppage of crime to the lowest levels ever recorded. And these people sitting right here will not clap, will not stand, and certainly will not cheer for these astronomical achievements. They won't do it.

[John C. Dvorak]

Which was an interesting way of him doing his narcissist bit because he always talks about how great he is, the greatest economy. And this was a kind of an interesting way of doing, like, these people won't clap for my achievements. And now we go into the Gold card, even though it's a program that has existed for many years at a lower price. At a lower price, At a lower price.

[Adam Curry]

Just jacked the price up.

[John C. Dvorak]

And it exists in many other countries around the world. It's. It's just. It's horrible.

[Adam Curry]

Then Donald Trump brags about the Gold card that he is introducing that he's selling for $5 million, where Russian oligarchs and Chinese oligarchs can purchase citizenship in the United States. Here, play this clip.

[John C. Dvorak]

I like the oligarchs. It's only oligarchs. It can only be oligarchs. No one else but an oligarch.

[Adam Curry]

With that goal in mind, we have developed in great detail what we are calling the Gold Card, which goes on sale very, very soon for $5 million. We will allow the most successful job creating people from all over the world to buy a path to US Citizenship. It's like the Green card, but better and more sophisticated.

[John C. Dvorak]

It's more sophisticated. You also get access to all the club lounges in the airport.

[Adam Curry]

And these people will have to pay tax in our country. They won't have to pay tax from where they came, the money that they've made. You wouldn't want to do that. But they have to pay tax, create jobs. They'll also be taking people out of colleges and paying for them so that we can keep them in our country instead of having them be being forced out. Number one at the top school as an example. Being forced out and not being allowed to stay and create tremendous numbers of jobs and great success for a company out there. So while we take out the criminals, killers, traffickers.

[John C. Dvorak]

So you know an outfit like Midas Touch, by the way, Midas, everything he touched turned to gold. Just saying.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah, but it's spelled differently. Yeah, what's the point of that?

[John C. Dvorak]

That's their last name is Midas or whatever. But this is so poorly understood. Well, of course a Marxist, socialist, anarchist to some degree movement would not understand this concept. But we're always selling stuff. That's what we do. Just like Jerry's Kids with the dj. This is our American culture. It's good to see it back. I don't think everyone can back on board, unfortunately, but it's always been fun and kind of endearing. And so now we move to the eggs.

[Adam Curry]

Then Donald Trump blames the surging prices of groceries and surging prices of eggs, the surging inflation and the terrible economy right now. And the market's crashing.

[John C. Dvorak]

Crashing. Blames it all on is the market crashing? I just want to understand, is the economy horrible? Is the market crashing?

[Adam Curry]

No, not that I can tell. He blames it all on former President Biden. You can hear the audible groans in the crowd. Let's play it. Joe Biden especially. Let the price of eggs get out of control. The egg price is out of control and we're working hard to get it back down. Secretary, do a good job on that. You inherited a total mess from the previous administration. Do a good job.

[John C. Dvorak]

I actually have a clip from the Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins. Would you like to hear her plan to bring down the price of eggs?

[Adam Curry]

The plan is just wait for the chickens to develop so they can lay eggs after they killed millions of them.

[John C. Dvorak]

That's a five point plan, man.

[Adam Curry]

Can we just jump right in on the price of eggs, please? Okay, so here we go. The first thing I think is important to note, it's a lot more. We rolled a plan out last week. Raising chickens in the backyard is something the Democrats sort of of gleamed onto. That was sort of an aside that certainly if anyone wants to do that, that's not a bad idea. But at the End of the day, we had a pretty massive five point plan. I was one week on the job. This problem started years ago under Joe Biden. Our five point plan was almost $1 billion. $500 million for biosecurity to lock the barns down. Number two, how we get the repopulated flocks back after Joe Biden called and depopulated almost 160, 60 million birds. Number three is deregulation. Getting the government off the back of some of these chicken farmers so they can get back out there right away. Number four is importing eggs. We announced a deal with Turkey last week to import almost 70 million eggs. We've got another couple coming online very soon to get eggs on the shelf immediately. And number five, the longer term plan was putting some good money into vaccine and therapeutic research. The vaccines are not ready yet. A lot of people wanted us to move vaccines out right away, but we just didn't believe it was the right time. Not enough research had been done and we need to ensure it will actually help the problem, not make the virus stronger and jump to other species. So that's the five point plan.

[John C. Dvorak]

So they have a plan importing eggs.

[Adam Curry]

From Turkey, which doesn't sounds like a lousy plan.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah, I'm not, I'm not.

[Adam Curry]

The billion dollars being spent. We don't need to do that.

[John C. Dvorak]

I agree.

[Adam Curry]

Why Turkey? I mean, why we import? Germany has great eggs every time we gone there.

[John C. Dvorak]

Don't we have emus here? Can we get some emu eggs?

[Adam Curry]

Nobody wants it, believe me.

[John C. Dvorak]

Have you ever eaten emu egg?

[Adam Curry]

No, but I have had an ostrich.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah, it's about the same size.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah, it's a big giant yolk. Yeah, it's. The yolk is bigger than anything. It's creepy. It's about a dozen eggs in reality. And they make good omelets.

[John C. Dvorak]

They make great omelets.

[Adam Curry]

All these, these crazy eggs, including duck eggs, which are really not edible. Duck eggs are, are too tough.

[John C. Dvorak]

No, they try to eat them. No, I don't like them.

[Adam Curry]

But you know, but in, in a baked good. Dynamite.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah, we can get it eaten. You start eating emu eggs and you get insurance at the same time. You know, only in America. By the way, I will say that Tina went to Costco 24 eggs, $8.35. So that seems cheaper than the norm.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah, it seems pretty good. And when you go to Costco is not the tip of the day, but it is a tip of the day is get those blue eggs when they have them.

[John C. Dvorak]

Oh yeah, they're Good. Two more clips here. The LGBTQI plus was next on the menu.

[Adam Curry]

Then Donald Trump mentions an African nation and the word trans. And Republicans find this to be hilarious. Play this. $8 million to promote LGBTQ plus in the African nation of Lesotho, which nobody has ever heard of. $60 million for indigenous peoples and Afro Colombian empowerment in Central America. $60 million. $8 million for making mice transgender. This is real.

[John C. Dvorak]

That was a good bit. That was. That always scores. These are good bits. And then finally, the real kicker, the.

[Adam Curry]

Funny thing about the transgender mice thing is I think it was USA Today or one of the fact checkers. They said it was bull crap, but without even looking into it, because it's not. It actually was a grant.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah, I'm sure there is. Transgender mice. It's all minor money in the big scheme, but it hits home. People can't count. Like, oh, that's crazy.

[Adam Curry]

I think 8 million or 6 million million dollars is a lot of money counter now. It's not chicken feed.

[John C. Dvorak]

No.

[Adam Curry]

Yes. Chicken feed. When you compare it to a trillion. But yes.

[John C. Dvorak]

And then finally. And this was the big one. This is also what spurred on Al Green. This is the Social Security, Medicaid, all the cuts doge.

[Adam Curry]

And Donald Trump lies and says that he's found probable fraud in the Social Security system, which is bas. This code for they're going after your Social Security just as they're going after your Medicaid. And I've already played clips in other videos that I've done where Elon Musk, who you just saw get the standing ovation, who's basically running the government, says that Social Security is one massive fraud, one big Ponzi scheme. So when they're saying that, they're basically saying they're gonna get rid of Social Security. Here, play this clip.

[John C. Dvorak]

This is. This is what the Midas touch does, is they tell you it's code this, code that. What they're coming after your Social Security.

[Adam Curry]

Dog whistles. That's the same as dog whistles.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yes, it's dog whistles, but it's destructive because people. Oh, he's talking in codes. Coming after my Social, coming after my.

[Adam Curry]

Very destructive. This sort of thing should not be on aired.

[John C. Dvorak]

No, but it is identifying shocking levels.

[Adam Curry]

Of incompetence and probable fraud in the Social Security program for our seniors and that our seniors and people that we love rely on, believe it or not, government now. They're already targeting about 7,000 or so Social Security administration workers to be fired. Targeting, shutting down Social Security offices. I saw an individual 80 years old. She called the Social Security Administration today for applications and they said the wait time is somewhere in the range of 200 to 300 days based on staff reductions. I'll do a whole other video of that in the morning. Oh, shit.

[John C. Dvorak]

But this was so. I believe that besides the transgender Hill that the Democrats want to die on, this is their strategy. Their strategy is to say the Republicans are going to cut Medicaid, cut Social Security. They're horrible people. You must go out on the street, you must protest, you must be in their face. Everything you need to do. And this is why Al Green stood up. And here he is post his removal from the joint session. You shouting to the President.

[Adam Curry]

The president said he had a mandate.

[John C. Dvorak]

And I was making it clear to the president that he has no mandate to cut Medicaid.

[Adam Curry]

I have people who are very fearful. These are poor people, and they have only Medicaid in their lives when it.

[John C. Dvorak]

Comes to their health care. And I want him to know that.

[Adam Curry]

His budget calls for deep cuts in Medicaid. He needs to save Medicaid, protect it. We need to raise the cap on Social Security. There's a possibility that it's going to.

[John C. Dvorak]

Be hurt, and we've got to protect Medicare.

[Adam Curry]

These are the safety net programs that people in my congressional district depend on. And this president seems to care less about them and more about the number.

[John C. Dvorak]

Of people that he can remove from.

[Adam Curry]

The various programs that have been so.

[John C. Dvorak]

Helpful to so many people. So these are lies. These are lies. And I had to do a deep dive and get the truth because no one actually seems to be telling anyone broadcasting anywhere what is really happening. And it's quite simple. I just like to run through it. This bill from the 118th Congress, it's from the previous administration actually states that roughly $750 billion in total was paid out improperly between 2021 and 2023. That's a lot of money. In two years, about 9% of those improper payments were Medicaid. That's about $67.5 billion or $22.5 billion per year. This means, according to this bill, that money was paid to fraudulent claims or they continue paying the person after they're no longer eligible. So step one, and this is again from the previous Congress, stopping those payments and reduce the budget to account for the reduction. Step two, they want states to have more control over how their Medicaid programs are set up means the states have to kick in a portion of the funding, which is why you get a lot of pushback of course, from their state revenues based on their individual needs. States would be required to more strictly audit the Medicaid systems on an annual basis in order to reduce the amount of fraudulent claims and improper payments. So far we've cut nothing except we're going after fraud. And then step three, work requirements. This is a big one. And there's a lot of ladies on the TikTok complaining about this. In the bill, it claims that about 25% of Americans receive Medicaid. Because Medicaid eligibility is determined by disability or income level, many Medicaid recipients are completely able bodied. The budget proposal that came in during Biden required able bodied adults without dependents to work, engage in community service, or participate in a work training program for at least 80 hours per month to remain eligible for Medicaid. So all of this was the budget levels for throughout fiscal year 2034 and again was proposed in the House under Joe Biden. Now, the new House budget for the 119th Congress does of course, not specifically mention Medicaid, though. This is, you know, everyone's all in a tizzy because it directs the House committee on energy and commerce, which oversees Medicaid, to submit changes in laws within its jurisdiction to reduce the deficit by no less than 880 billion. But this is for the next 10 years. It's 88 billion per year, not 880 billion, because, you know, everyone's conflating this roughly $800 billion number with, oh, that's all of Medicaid. So it's 88 billion per year, 23 billion of which will already be achieved if improper payments are stopped. So it's really a complete canard, farce and wet fart what they're doing here. But no one takes the time to just explain it for two seconds.

[Adam Curry]

Why? Why would you do that? You want to get people worked up so they listen more.

[John C. Dvorak]

What am I thinking? I'm sorry. Engagement farming. Yes, this is what it is. So the whole thing is just dumb. But otherwise, I have to say, sir, Mark hall was here with us. He stayed. We went to an event at Patriot Academy and he stayed overnight. So we watched the speech together. He's from Houston. He's like, oh, Al Green is the most corrupt politician there is. He said everybody in Houston despises him. Like, well, how come he keeps getting reelected?

[Adam Curry]

I haven't gotten the answer to that question.

[John C. Dvorak]

I did not get an answer yet. Must be the corruption. I don't know. Know.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah, sure it is.

[John C. Dvorak]

I don't know. But it's so you know, go and tell your, your, your friends and family who are all spun up over this, that it's nothing. There's literally nothing. It is finding the so called waste, fraud and abuse, which is not that hard to find when you dig into it. The problem is there may be some back end deals that some people don't want us to find out about.

[Adam Curry]

That's the. No, that is the problem.

[John C. Dvorak]

That is the problem. That is the problem.

[Adam Curry]

And yeah, I did like the one bit, I don't know if you had the clip of it where he calls out Pocahontas as Pocahontas in front of everyone.

[John C. Dvorak]

Let me see if I.

[Adam Curry]

And she actually responded to it quite. I thought jocularly she was clapping and laughing.

[John C. Dvorak]

Well, her head was shaking a bit. You know, it's like kind of a little bit of Parkinson's shake there. I don't know if that's just something that she had to be.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah, she might have something, you know.

[John C. Dvorak]

Where was Clarence Thomas though? I missed him. He wasn't sitting with Supreme Court judges.

[Adam Curry]

Should we be concerned he may not have shown up?

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah, I'm just wondering if we should be concerned.

[Adam Curry]

You don't have to go to these things.

[John C. Dvorak]

Well, everyone else went, was a good party. Could be clapping and hooting and hollering or like those guys. You have to sit there the whole time.

[Adam Curry]

Don't. Yeah, you have to sit there Dour.

[John C. Dvorak]

Don't crack a smile.

[Adam Curry]

Also the Joint Chiefs, they, the Joint Chiefs are all the military guys are sitting there, same thing. Dour. Except when they announced the cop or something, they all. Police guy. And that was the end of it. Yeah, that was kind of odd.

[John C. Dvorak]

Anyway, it gave everybody a few more days or something to talk about. So President Trump will have to do something quick before Sunday show.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah, I think he'll probably do something tomorrow. But the thing that's interesting to me is that they let him go on for 90 minutes. This was a promotional speech for the networks all played it. PBS played it. A number of cable networks played it. They all played it. Actually the cable network News Network played it.

[John C. Dvorak]

Free airtime, baby. It's perfect.

[Adam Curry]

It's free airtime. I mean, I think Trump knows this. He saw it, he says, look, I don't know how much I know I can get away with this. He said, look, look, we gonna, you know, because it's not the state of the Union, even though some people said it was. It wasn't. It was not the state of the union speech, which they had, which they will carry this is just a bonus speech that he figures if they're gonna all put me on the air for 90 minutes, I'm. I'm good with it.

[John C. Dvorak]

But it's not even. The Constitution doesn't even call for a State of the Union.

[Adam Curry]

No, no, the whole thing is. Is bullcrap.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah, but who started that? Because it used to be just a letter. The President would just send a letter to everybody, like, yeah, things are doing okay, or things are not going okay. Yes, this is true.

[Adam Curry]

In the 1800s, it was just a letter. Once TV came into play here, the.

[John C. Dvorak]

President shall, from time to time, give the Congress information.

[Adam Curry]

Time to time. Which means what?

[John C. Dvorak]

It means prime time.

[Adam Curry]

Prime time, network tv.

[John C. Dvorak]

It does say. I stand corrected. Give the Congress information of the State of the Union and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient. So it is called specifically the State of the Union. But that's just more of a form of expression, I think. It's not like the State of the Union.

[Adam Curry]

It could be a letter could, you know, they could go to that. But no. Why? What. Who in their. As president, who in their right mind doesn't want to get up there and start bragging about what they did to the entire public with the networks that cut their bright into prime time? I mean, Trump does it, right? He starts at 6:00.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah.

[Adam Curry]

West coast time.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah.

[Adam Curry]

I mean, come on.

[John C. Dvorak]

It was in fact a Democrat, President Woodrow Wilson, who started the speech. The speech.

[Adam Curry]

Oh, he did. Probably for radio.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yes. Yeah. So he started that.

[Adam Curry]

Once mass communications came into play, things changed.

[John C. Dvorak]

But it was a little confusing for the networks because they didn't know if they needed the drums, you know, straight up the. They didn't know what to do with it. Like, I don't know.

[Adam Curry]

But he ran over. I said, I saw the times that were allotted. And they ran over until everybody.

[John C. Dvorak]

And they still carried it. And everybody was live afterwards with their analysis.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah. And boy, the best one was Capehart.

[John C. Dvorak]

Oh, do you have him?

[Adam Curry]

Oh, my God. Was he.

[John C. Dvorak]

Do you have it? Do you have a clip?

[Adam Curry]

No, I don't. Because it was just. You have to. Because it's the visual, the pursed lips, the look of scorn. It was just a dynamite. Dynamite. I think he was. He was just beside himself.

[John C. Dvorak]

I think the real action, though, the real action this week, for my money, was Europe. I mean, that's where the real. The real action is taking place. I have two identical clips from France 24 and Deutsche Welle. And then I'd like to play the clips of what Ursula, Queen Ursula actually said, because there's action taking place and it's going to impact a lot of things. Here's just 30 seconds. France Van Katra. Well, meanwhile, the European Union Commission chief.

[Adam Curry]

Has presented a plan to mobilise 800.

[John C. Dvorak]

Billion euros for European defence. Let's hear what Ursula von der Leyen had to say.

[Adam Curry]

Europe is ready to assume its responsibilities. Rearm Europe could mobilize close to 800 billion euros of defence expenditures for safe and resilient Europe. We will of course continue working closely with our partners in NATO. This is a moment for Europe and we are ready to step up.

[John C. Dvorak]

So that was the French connection, Deutsche Welle, very similar.

[Adam Curry]

European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says Europe is ready to massively boost its defense defense spending and take responsibility for European security. She has proposed a five part plan to mobilize some 800 billion euros for defense and pledged immediate military support for Ukraine after the US paused aid to the country. Here's what she's been saying. Europe is ready to assume its responsibilities. Rearmed Europe could mobilize close to 800 billion euros of defence expenditures for safe and resilient Europe. We will of course continue working closely with our partners in NATO. This is a moment for Europe and we are ready to step up.

[John C. Dvorak]

So, exactly the same. But they are not informing their constituents, their viewers, their people of Europe, they're not telling them what the actual plan is. So. So those of you in the European Union, which is not the same as Europe, and you are not yet the United States of Europe, allow me to run through the five point plan that Queen Ursula actually unveiled.

[Adam Curry]

Now, there are five points to this plan. The first part of this Rearm Europe plan is to unleash the use of public funding and defence on the national level level.

[John C. Dvorak]

That's your money. Europe.

[Adam Curry]

Member states are ready to invest more in their own security if they have the fiscal space.

[John C. Dvorak]

Fiscal space means borrowing.

[Adam Curry]

So we must enable them to do so. And this is why we will propose to activate the national escape clause of the Stability and Growth Pact.

[John C. Dvorak]

This is where red flags went off for me. The national escape clause clause. The general escape clause. The escape clause. So I go looking at the Stability and Growth Pact, which is this document that I think started in 1999 and they keep upgrading it. And during COVID they entered this escape clause, which means if there's anything that threatens the existence of the eu, the existence of the Europeans, like Covid, it even says it specifically like Covid, then we can use the Escape clause, which means everybody can go spend whatever they want, borrow all the money. Let's go, go, go. And that's what she's activating here.

[Adam Curry]

This will allow member states to significantly increase their defense expenditures without triggering the excessive deficit. Procedure.

[John C. Dvorak]

So if the Europeans aren't allowed to borrow, you know, they can't have deficits up to some certain level, but now you can.

[Adam Curry]

Procedure. So if member states would increase their Defence spending by 1.5% of GDP on average, this could create fiscal space of close to 650 billion euros over a period of four years.

[John C. Dvorak]

So she's taking away the rules now. And this is interesting to do because the United States. We can borrow money because we print our money, everybody uses our money. It's not exactly the same with the euro. It's a little different when you don't have the reserve currency of the world. So that's for the next four years. We need some money right now. Queen Ursula Zelensky wants it.

[Adam Curry]

The second proposal will be a new instrument. It will provide 150 billion euros of loans to member states for defense investment. This, this is about basically spending better and spending together. And we're talking about pan Europe spending.

[John C. Dvorak]

Better and spending together.

[Adam Curry]

That's it. Spending better.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah.

[Adam Curry]

Spend back better by borrowing 150 billion to buy bombs.

[John C. Dvorak]

Oh yeah.

[Adam Curry]

And about pan European capabilities. Domains like for example, air and missile defense, the artillery systems, missiles and ammunition drones and anti drone systems. But also to address other needs, from cyber to military mobility, for example. This will help members.

[John C. Dvorak]

Military mobility is code for your kids on the front line, I believe.

[Adam Curry]

But also to address other needs, from cyber to military mobility, for example. This will help member states to pool demand and to buy together. And of course, with this equipment, member states can massively step up their support to Ukraine. So immediate military equipment for Ukraine. This approach of joint procurement will also reduce costs. It will reduce fragmentation, but it will increase, it'll reduce cost. Reduce costs when you just borrowed 150 billion to buy something you blow up.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah, well, it's reducing, reducing costs.

[Adam Curry]

Port to Ukraine. So immediate military equipment for Ukraine. This approach of joint procurement will also reduce costs. It will reduce fragmentation, but it will increase interoperability and of course strengthen our defence industrial base. And it can be to the benefit of Ukraine, as I've just described. So this is Europe's moment and we must live up to it.

[John C. Dvorak]

This is your moment, Europe. Now, how do we really finance all of this? We need to get the banks and the rich families. War is a racket. This is Beautiful. Everybody with some money, get ready. You can make a ton of dough on this.

[Adam Curry]

The third point is using the power of the EU budget.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah, that by the way, is absolutely your tax euros at work. So they're centralizing everything in Brussels, which has always been the plan we need to have. And she keeps conflating EU with Europe throughout this speech. Like Europe, eu, but it's all going to be controlled by Brussels. Brussels is going to control all of this procurement. They're going to control the money flow, which means you'll get federal EU taxes pretty soon to pay it all back.

[Adam Curry]

And there's a lot we can do in this domain in the short term to direct more funds towards defence related.

[John C. Dvorak]

Investments instead of schooling, housing, food, kids, whatever.

[Adam Curry]

And this is why I can announce that we will propose additional possibilities and incentives for member states that they will decide if they want to use cohesion policy programs to increase defense spending. Now, the last two areas of action aim at mobilizing private capital by accelerating the Savings and Investment Union and of course through the European Investment Bank.

[John C. Dvorak]

Oh yeah, there it is, everybody. Come on, bankers.

[Adam Curry]

So to conclude Europe is ready to assume its responsibilities. Rearm Europe could mobilize close to 800 billion euros of defence expenditures for safe and resilient Europe. We will of course continue working, working closely with our partners.

[John C. Dvorak]

Notice she says resilient Europe and not eu, NATO.

[Adam Curry]

This is a moment for Europe and we are ready to step up. Thank you very much.

[John C. Dvorak]

There you go. And of course right away, Mr. Peepers, the new king in Germany. He steps up and says, yeah, all.

[Adam Curry]

The man likely to be Germany's next.

[John C. Dvorak]

Chancellor has announced a major financial package to boost the country's ailing economy and substantially increase defense spending spending.

[Adam Curry]

Friedrich Matz of The center right CDU.

[John C. Dvorak]

Said 500 billion euros would be borrowed to fix infrastructure and that strict government debt rules could be eased to increase the military budget. Matz, conservative bloc won February's elections and are trying to form a government with the center left Social Democrats who came third. Mats said the measures were urgent in the wake of recent decisions made in the United States. States.

[Adam Curry]

I want to say this very clearly. In view of the threats to our freedom and peace on our continent, the same must now apply to our defense.

[John C. Dvorak]

Whatever it takes. Yeah, there you go, Germany. Whatever it takes. All your money. They're going to take all of it and then listen to the Danish Prime Minister. This woman's a ghoul.

[Adam Curry]

I don't think we should panic, but I think we are in a hurry and I think we have been in a hurry for three years, but now we really have to scale up and to speed up, because Russia and Putin.

[John C. Dvorak]

Is not only threatening Ukraine, but all of us. And we have to be able to defend ourselves.

[Adam Curry]

My idea about Ukraine is the same as it has been now for three years, that they have to win this war. And if we allow Russia to win the war, I'm sorry to say directly to all of you, he will continue and they will continue, and maybe we will even give them a better situation than today. Because if we end this war now with some kind of a frozen conflict, a ceasefire, it will give Russia the possibility to return to Russia, to mobilize more funds, people, and maybe to attack another country in Europe.

[John C. Dvorak]

So if, if we, if we have peace now, Russia's going to go back, regroup, raise more money, and come back and attack another European country. It could be yours.

[Adam Curry]

That makes nothing but sense.

[John C. Dvorak]

These people are nuts.

[Adam Curry]

They are nuts. That's great.

[John C. Dvorak]

I have a couple of short anal clips about this.

[Adam Curry]

We gotta get away from them as fast as we can. I mean, I think we put up with it long enough.

[John C. Dvorak]

Here's. I just want to do these quick ones and then I'll hand it over to you. Bob, this is Andrew Rasulas. He's the former, actually identify the former defense guy in Canada. I like his analysis.

[Adam Curry]

Andrew Rasulas, he is a fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and a retired Department of National Defense official. And Andrew, how will this pause change what's happening in Ukraine on the ground? Well, it will make the Ukrainians think.

[John C. Dvorak]

Very clearly whether they wish to continue on the long war, which is what Zelinsky said today.

[Adam Curry]

And this is what Trump is reacting.

[John C. Dvorak]

To, because Trump is saying, no, you're not going to fight a long war, not with our aid.

[Adam Curry]

That's why he's given the pause. So the Ukrainians have to really think.

[John C. Dvorak]

Hard now whether they will back down.

[Adam Curry]

From their insistence on US Guarantees and insistence on fighting a long war with Russia until they get the just piece as they define it, or they will.

[John C. Dvorak]

Back down, allow Trump to negotiate a deal with Russia that Ukraine will side all up to.

[Adam Curry]

That's really what the does this come down to now?

[John C. Dvorak]

And of course, Ukraine really can't do anything without the US Even if the European Union wrote a big check today.

[Adam Curry]

And how much does Ukraine rely on US aid?

[John C. Dvorak]

It's a 40% figure versus 60% where others supply.

[Adam Curry]

But in the 40% are critical American.

[John C. Dvorak]

Military assets that no other country can substitute.

[Adam Curry]

For example, example the long range missiles that hit deep inside Russia, that's American controlled and American manufacturer or they control.

[John C. Dvorak]

The, the, the license for those. I like the, I keep hearing this, the license, Zelensky said in the Oval Office. Give us the license. Don't we just have a Euler for those guys? They just click okay and they're good to go.

[Adam Curry]

You know, it can be changed on the fly.

[John C. Dvorak]

That's right.

[Adam Curry]

The data for those systems, systems, that's GPS stuff that only the United States can approve. So even if it's a British system.

[John C. Dvorak]

Or a French system that's using American stuff to go in deep in Ukraine.

[Adam Curry]

They can't do it without American data. So they control that.

[John C. Dvorak]

They essentially remove a fundamental offensive capability that the Ukrainians have. Yes, yes. No data for you. It's not going to work. How about Russia? What's their response?

[Adam Curry]

How do you think Russia is reacting tonight?

[John C. Dvorak]

I think they are probably guarded. I have not seen any state statements within the hour.

[Adam Curry]

But they, they have been open minded about Trump's willingness to negotiate a peace deal and bring this war to an end. And they're also, of course, conducting bilateral.

[John C. Dvorak]

Negotiations with the United States on diplomatic relations and so on. So I'm sure they are waiting with.

[Adam Curry]

Some cautious optimism that this might actually bring the Ukraine Ukrainians to the table. Under pressure to negotiate an end to.

[John C. Dvorak]

The war that sooner rather than later, with watered down expectations, Ukrainians are going.

[Adam Curry]

To have to water down their, their ideas of how this war ends.

[John C. Dvorak]

And you know, obviously the European Union can't do it quick enough. The 150 billion they want to free up is certainly not enough for short term. We didn't get this on the last show, but it popped up and it kind of popped up and went away. But as it turns out, President Zelenskyy is really in no position to negotiate mineral licenses at all with the United States because he already promised preferential treatment to the United Kingdom three days before President Trump was inaugurated. This is retired U.S. army Lieutenant Colonel Tony Schaefer.

[Adam Curry]

Well, first off, they've got to change the fact that on 17 January the British, British sign an agreement with Ukraine that have exclusive rights to those deals. Kircher, this is a battle of dueling narratives. You can go check it out. This is on the British UK website. It talks about this 100 year. Ukraine and UK signed a 100 year deal over security guarantees and economic development. So what happened is that I believe President Trump and his team found out that they were being played. So this has become a set of dueling narratives. The BBC just said today there's massive protests here. Zach Andrews just said all the European leaders are behind Zelensky. We are being played. We, the United States are trying to be signed up to a deal that we provide security guarantees to a economic development deal that Keir Stalmer has already signed them up to do.

[John C. Dvorak]

So I have this treaty, the one he says is right on the website, which it is. And just a couple highlights. This is for a hundred years. Treaty will bolster military collaboration on maritime security through a new framework to strengthen Baltic Sea, Black Sea and AOF sea security and deter ongoing Russian aggression. Will bring together experts to advance scientific and technology partnerships, blah, blah. The new UK Built grain verification scheme will also be launched to track stolen grain from occupied Ukrainian territories. And then it has here, it also cements the UK as a preferred partner for Ukraine's energy sector, critical mineral strategy and green steel production. So when I read that, I think he doesn't have a position or maybe that that's what President Trump meant by you don't have the cards. They can't even negotiate a minerals agreement with us. They've already given those, the preferential treatment.

[Adam Curry]

To the UK And I think that explains Kirmer Starmer's Kirmer.

[John C. Dvorak]

We just call him Kirmer. We'll call him Kirmer from now on.

[Adam Curry]

I like Kirmer Starmer's speech that we played two shows ago where he came out and said we're going to do boots on the ground, we're going to give him planes.

[John C. Dvorak]

And yes, he's pro. He signed a deal.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah. He went on and on and on about it and it seemed like he was just full of it. But if you with this in mind, which nobody seems to have pointed out until now. Yeah, we, they're full of it. And I think it also explains what, why Trump. In fact, I have two clips, I have three total, but I have two clips on with the fact that this is the piece and no more intel clip. This is when, you know, I think once we find this stuff out, this is what happens. The US has paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine, a move that will limit Ukraine's ability to target Russian forces. It follows Monday's pause on military aid. Russia, meanwhile, said future talks with the US Would include discussions on Iran's nuclear program. And today's international correspondent Malcolm Malcolm Hudson has the story for us. CIA Director John Ratcliffe on Wednesday said the US has halted intelligence sharing with Ukraine. The move could seriously hamper the Ukrainian military's ability to target Russian forces. US national security adviser Mike Waltz told reporters Wednesday morning. We have taken a step back and are pausing and reviewing all aspects of this relationship.

[John C. Dvorak]

Since the start of the war in.

[Adam Curry]

2022, the US has provided Ukraine with.

[John C. Dvorak]

Significant intelligence, including critical information, its military needs for targeting purposes. Waltz also said the US Was actively engaged in talks with Ukraine on a.

[Adam Curry]

Minerals deal and a potential peace deal with Russia. I think we're going to see movement in very short order.

[John C. Dvorak]

Waltz, in an interview with Fox and.

[Adam Curry]

Friends, said President Trump will consider restoring military aid to Ukraine Ukraine if peace.

[John C. Dvorak]

Talks are arranged and confidence building measures are taken. Trump halted the aid on Monday.

[Adam Curry]

On Tuesday night, Trump said he had received a letter from Ukrainian President Zelensky that expressed willingness to come to the negotiating table. Waltz said officials were in discussions over a date, location and negotiating team that would lead to an end to the.

[John C. Dvorak]

War and are already talking about confidence.

[Adam Curry]

Building measures to then take to the Russians.

[John C. Dvorak]

So the president mentioned that in his speech that, you know, I got this letter from Zelensky, a courier pigeon dropped it off and then he's willing to come to the negotiating table. Is that with Russia or is that with just us? It was unclear to me.

[Adam Curry]

This is hard to say because a bunch of reports came out this morning contradicting all that, saying he still doesn't want to meet with us or doesn't want to do anything. And I think a lot of it has to do with this minerals deal, which was the screw job.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah.

[Adam Curry]

And, and I think we're aware of it and I think that's why we, you know, you guys don't want to do, you want to do this deal. You already, you tried to trick us. You're not getting any more intel and now good luck targeting anything because you can't.

[John C. Dvorak]

And we're, and we're evoking your license.

[Adam Curry]

I guess you, I guess we, I guess all their work was if it wasn't for us, they wouldn't be able to hit the side of a barn. I guess we are just part, we.

[John C. Dvorak]

Are handing an olive branch to them because we are allowing Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts to play a free concert in Ukraine.

[Adam Curry]

That sounds perfect. Part 2 the Kremlin on Wednesday said that future talks between Russia and the United States would include discussion on Iran's nuclear program, a subject spokesman Dmitry Peskov said had been touched upon in an initial round of U S Russia talks last week month. Russia's position is that the issue of Iran's nuclear dossier needs to be solved. Only through political and diplomatic means. In our view, there is potential for it.

[John C. Dvorak]

Trump last month restored his maximum pressure.

[Adam Curry]

Campaign on Iran, which includes efforts to drive its oil exports down to zero in order to stop Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Iran denies any such intention. Russia has deepened its ties with the Islamic Republic since the start of the Ukraine war and signed a strategic cooperation treaty with Iran in January.

[John C. Dvorak]

So what do you think? I mean, it seems the Europeans, they need the Russian bear, they need the enemy. It's not about Russia, it's about them. They want to complete the European project. I mean, can they find any other enemy besides adding us to the list? Maybe. Maybe.

[Adam Curry]

Well, they're definitely irked with us because.

[John C. Dvorak]

They will not give up on this. I just don't see how they can do it. They want to print money, they want to build their own stuff, the hundreds.

[Adam Curry]

They want to have their own army. They want to do everything that the Third Reich tried to do.

[John C. Dvorak]

And it's one thing to get Ukrainian young men and women to fight the Russians because there's some ideological history there, there. But good luck getting the British kids to do it. Like, no, I'm not going to do that. You'll have to conscript them, just like Zelensky did, rousting them from the street. Yeah, I don't see it.

[Adam Curry]

I don't either. It's not going to be pleasant. They just think they can do it. These guys, they're not elected, they're not responsible, they're living in their own world. Vandelion is the best example of this. Yeah, she thinks she, you know, is. She really does think she's the queen.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yes.

[Adam Curry]

And these edicts and all the rest of it is just. It's just. It's a disaster and there's nothing we can do about it. I mean, well, you know, we don't want to. You know, I get arguments with people by, well, we should be NATO. NATO. NATO with who?

[John C. Dvorak]

With. Who'd you get an argument?

[Adam Curry]

Oh, different people. But it's like the people, the pro NATO people. And it's like NATO is long past its prime. It's supposed to be a defensive operation when it doesn't seem to be. And, you know, every time people bring that up in the conversation, well, it's the defensives for the defense. Well, then you tell. Explain Libya to me. Libya was a NATO operation. There was no defense involved. Libya wasn't attacking anybody. No, they just decided to get Gaddafi out of the way.

[John C. Dvorak]

Well, he wanted that gold dinar. You know, it was a bit Of a problem.

[Adam Curry]

Yes, that was an issue.

[John C. Dvorak]

What kind of bubbles up, which is not, not, of course not being explained to the American people is we did all this, we set all this up. We have been the bad actor.

[Adam Curry]

And I'm glad we set the Maidan and all of that stuff and the revolution in Ukraine and eventually we didn't put in this Zelensky character. He got in some other way, some back door. But we basically set the stage for him, as it were. Stage.

[John C. Dvorak]

And you know, Lindsey Graham was a part of that. And of course, McCain, McCain, Victoria Nuland, Brennan, all of these ghouls were all over there doing that.

[Adam Curry]

Did you see the thing recently with Flynn accusing Victoria Nuland being behind the assassination attempt on Trump?

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah, I didn't even clip it. I've kind of lost my trust in General Flynn. I've seen too much on the money train for other things. And I'm pretty sure he's launched some of those odd rumors about, you know, the grid's going down, there won't be an election. So.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah, I think you might be right.

[John C. Dvorak]

I'm very cautious with the general. I want to like him.

[Adam Curry]

It's going to emp.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah, I'm very cautious with him. I'm, I'm not a fan at this moment.

[Adam Curry]

No. But I, I thought that was amusing.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah, there was. I do have a super cut.

[Adam Curry]

Well, before you play that, let's play at least this other thing. This is the, this is just a short version of what we just played. This is the NPR's take on the intel cutoff. This is called Ukraine war intel cutoff. The administration has hit the pause button on sharing Intelligence with Ukraine. NPR's Tom Bowman reports. Kyiv's relied heavily on Washington for intel since Russia's invasion of Ukraine more than three years ago. From the start of the war, the US has provided Ukraine with key information about Russian troop locations, key targets that Ukraine can strike, especially targets deep inside Russia. I was told earlier, early in the war, the US had more information on Kremlin orders to its ground forces than even Russian low level commanders. The US Would use its formidable intelligence infrastructure, you know, satellites and aircraft to not only pick out targets, but intercept communications from Russian forces.

[John C. Dvorak]

I mean, this really was a proxy war. I mean, it was the globalist proxy war. It was our State Department. It was all the way up to the Biden administration, the Obama administration. It was a proxy war. It was an ongoing proxy war against Russia. And then the Europeans, just as far as I can see, they went, oh, this is a good Idea we can get more power.

[Adam Curry]

This probably was the mistake. Yeah. We gave the Europeans confidence that they could do this.

[John C. Dvorak]

Here's a super copy of some Democrats, including Brennan. It's all msnbc, CNN talking about how Trump is bullying Zelensky. And of course, he's doing it on behalf of Putin. And as you know, President Trump is Putin's puppet.

[Adam Curry]

Donald Trump and J.D. vance and Putin believe that they're going to intimidate and bully and threaten President Zelensky to join the club of corrupt and unprincipled leaders. Leaders they will literally need to wait until hell freezes over. Twice.

[John C. Dvorak]

Because this is a man who is.

[Adam Curry]

Committed to the survival of his country. The propaganda is what's coming out of J.D. vance's mouth, and it's Russian propaganda. I saw the meeting as a despicable display of bullying by the President. It was Vice President Vance particularly, who was on the offense, who was berating President Zelensky. It is absolutely shame, shameful what is happening right now.

[John C. Dvorak]

The White House has become an arm of the Kremlin.

[Adam Curry]

They just have never felt such shame about American policy before.

[John C. Dvorak]

And I don't know how our allies.

[Adam Curry]

Trust us after this. Putin and his cronies are probably popping champagne bottles right now. You have someone that is occupying the White House, and as far as I'm concerned, he is an enemy to the United States.

[John C. Dvorak]

Oh, yes, yes. People, this is.

[Adam Curry]

That was Jasmine Crockett there at the end. Yeah.

[John C. Dvorak]

Wants to be president. I guess we were kind of right, though, about the blue suit guy. And you probably saw the messages. The blue suit guy who President Trump went to twice and said you had a second question. Yeah. How come. How come you're not wearing proper clothes in the, in the Oval Office, you Ukraine boy? That is Brian Glenn of rsbn right side Broadcasting Network. They are the Trump streaming system and she is Marjorie Taylor Greene's boyfriend.

[Adam Curry]

She.

[John C. Dvorak]

So that kind of makes sense. He might have been a little bit in on the gambit. Yeah, he might have been in on the gambit there. Yeah.

[Adam Curry]

So the giveaway, of course, in that was Trump almost rolling his eyes and saying, didn't you have another question?

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah, can you get to the one we talked about earlier?

[Adam Curry]

The one that we rehearsed?

[John C. Dvorak]

Remember the table read? Come on, man, get with the program. Rubio, though, holding up very well. Have you noticed his ears now, cuz Tina finally saw it.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah, their ears are big. He's got huge ears. He could fly off if he wanted to. So.

[John C. Dvorak]

Here'S a little interlude between him And George Stephanopoulos over at the ABCs.

[Adam Curry]

Well, even some of your Republican allies are puzzled by the steps that President Trump has taken to placing Vladimir Putin. I want to bring up a post that Lisa Murkowski.

[John C. Dvorak]

Well, which ones? What steps has the president taken to play?

[Adam Curry]

Let me show you. Let me show you what.

[John C. Dvorak]

Are we arming the Russians? Are we providing economic assistance to the Russians? Have we given the Russians $180,000?

[Adam Curry]

Let me ask a question. This is Lisa Murkowski, and here's what she says. This week started with administration officials refusing to acknowledge that Russia started the war in Ukraine. It ends with a tense and shocking conversation in the Oval Office and whispers from the White House that they may try to end all US Support for Ukraine. I know foreign policy is not for the faint of Harper. Right now, I am sick to my stomach as the administration appears to be walking away from our allies and embracing Putin threat to democracy and US Values around the world. Those are not my words, that. Senator Lisa Murkowski, what's your response?

[John C. Dvorak]

Well, you know, yeah, we're a free country. People have a right to these opinions. I would just say to you, what have we done to placate the Russians? The only thing we've done is say, are you guys willing to talk about peace? I say the same point. We're not giving them. We haven't given them.

[Adam Curry]

You voted with North Korea and Russia.

[John C. Dvorak]

We haven't given them an overall.

[Adam Curry]

Russia and Belarus in the United nations and against our Western allies. No.

[John C. Dvorak]

Let me tell you. All right, so you know what the. Do you know what the United nations resolution was? I'll tell you if you want to.

[Adam Curry]

Hear what it was. It basically said, this has been a horrible war. It's time for it to end. The job of the UN Is to.

[John C. Dvorak]

Bring about peace in the world. I thought that's what the UN Was.

[Adam Curry]

Created to do, to stop wars and to prevent them. And that's what the resolution did.

[John C. Dvorak]

Was it antagonistic towards the Russians? No. Back to the point. But it also didn't praise the Russians. All it said is, bad, war needs to end. Let's bring the two sides together. Go, Marco. Yeah.

[Adam Curry]

There was a couple of pieces I saw saying, oh, Rubio was humiliated by the president at the speech.

[John C. Dvorak]

No.

[Adam Curry]

And it wasn't true. I thought he was complimented. He gave him the old. He did the, well, if it doesn't go right, we know who to blame.

[John C. Dvorak]

That's funny.

[Adam Curry]

Was interpreted as criticizing Rubio, but Rubio, I think Vance is pretty good at defending the president. But Rubio is really good because he's faster. He's a little more angry. Vance is never really angry. He's always kind of jocular. He's got a smile on his face, and he just thinks he's smarter than you are.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah.

[Adam Curry]

And so he goes in that direction as a kind of overeducated type. Rubio is the pissed off Cuban, and he goes after him, and he's nasty. I like him.

[John C. Dvorak]

I think Rubio is vying for presidency.

[Adam Curry]

Oh, he wants to run, sure.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah. And that's a logical step. Go from Secretary of State, but.

[Adam Curry]

But if nothing else, he's going to be. If these. If he doesn't blow up, up, he's going to go down in history, I think, or hope as one of the better Secretaries of States. It's a famous job for people who do well.

[John C. Dvorak]

He would also be really good as the new Pope. I think I'm going to put him on the list. How is the Pope?

[Adam Curry]

Caught me off guard.

[John C. Dvorak]

Wait, what's the latest update on the Pope?

[Adam Curry]

He's not well. No. But he's not dead.

[John C. Dvorak]

No. He's thanking supporters for prayers and a recorded evening rosary. It's not good. It's not good. It's not good. You're old. 88 doesn't seem old. But if you're not well, that's not great.

[Adam Curry]

No. If you got double pneumonia and you have missing lung anyway. From a childhood incident.

[John C. Dvorak]

Oh, I didn't know that. He already has.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah, he had part of his lung taken out, so he's not basically infirm in that regard.

[John C. Dvorak]

I'm working on my predictions should the unfortunate thing happen.

[Adam Curry]

Well, since you brought it up. Mm. Conclave won. Nothing. Nothing?

[John C. Dvorak]

No, nothing.

[Adam Curry]

The Academy Awards were boring. Well, hold on a second.

[John C. Dvorak]

I have to say, I made a very big mistake. My wife Tina is still mad at me that I made her watch the whole thing. And I kept saying, no, no, it'll get good in a minute.

[Adam Curry]

Academy Awards.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah. She says it's always boring. You get the supporting actors first, then blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Two hours of nothing, and then you get the best movie and best actors, and she was right. And. And Stephen. What? No, I was saying, Conan, he didn't do any fun skits or anything. Didn't do any. You know, he had. It just wasn't great. Bring back Billy Crystal. Only in presenting mode. That was fun. That's gone.

[Adam Curry]

I thought Culkin was funny.

[John C. Dvorak]

Well, he also. He also was like, hey, baby, let's make more babies. That was Cool.

[Adam Curry]

That was very, very good. And that was good for the public and it was good for the. The ski. The whole. The. I guess the. The feeling of having more babies. Let's get more babies.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yes, yes.

[Adam Curry]

But the rest of it was terrible. And they. And it got. Especially when Adrien Brody came out and made him stop the band. They were trying to play him off and he had to lecture us about the othering and other crap about who. I didn't know what he was talking about.

[John C. Dvorak]

Well, there wasn't a lot talk, which I think it probably says, shh, let's not do the trans stuff. And only Daryl Hannah came out and did a Slava Ukraine. Way to go, Daryl Hanna. 19.6 million viewers, though it's up slightly from last year.

[Adam Curry]

I see there were like 35 million or 75. There was huge. Some huge number for the Trump speech on every.

[John C. Dvorak]

Oh, that must have been big. Yeah, it must have been big.

[Adam Curry]

Big. But yeah, I. I found that the. I didn't watch the whole cat. I tried to. I recorded it to speed. Watch it and I couldn't. What even. I. I didn't watch the whole thing. I missed the. The dead part where everyone's dead. I don't. Don't know who.

[John C. Dvorak]

That was a horrible dead segment. You couldn't see it. Yes, because they had it in, you know, in front of the orchestra pit. It was a small circle and was like. It went by really quickly. And Gene Hackman got like, oh, he did two movies by June. Gene. There was no. Yes. Oh, it was very well. They brought out Morgan Freeman, you know, to start it off like, he was a good guy. I loved him. That was nice. But then I expected a whole Gene Hackman package. No, none of that. None of it.

[Adam Curry]

And I'm.

[John C. Dvorak]

I'm a sucker for the dead segment. I like the dead segment. It was not a good dead segment.

[Adam Curry]

Most people like the dead segment. They've been botching it recently. So you don't know who sometimes you. I remember a couple years ago, you couldn't see who the names were.

[John C. Dvorak]

No, same, same this year. It was hard to see. Was way in the distance. You had a wide shot of the whole stage and so people in the. In the auditorium maybe had a decent view, but no, it was. It was not good. And they never went back to the gag of what's his face with the dour look. The opening gag.

[Adam Curry]

Oh, Lithgow at the beginning.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah, that was a good gag.

[Adam Curry]

There's no callbacks.

[John C. Dvorak]

No, zero callbacks. They should have done that. At least three times. Times. No, it was poorly done. I forgot to look. Who directed it. I was so disgusted. Tina was whoever.

[Adam Curry]

The whole thing. Okay, well, now I'm glad I'm not gonna go back and even check it out.

[John C. Dvorak]

No, do not. Do not.

[Adam Curry]

I was gonna pull maybe a clip from Brody, but I wanted to do that. No.

[John C. Dvorak]

And it started off kind of nice. I. I have to say, I like what's her face. The wicked, wicked girl.

[Adam Curry]

She's the nose ring.

[John C. Dvorak]

Oh, no. Who is it?

[Adam Curry]

Bald nose.

[John C. Dvorak]

And you know she's gonna play Jesus and Jesus Christ.

[Adam Curry]

No, I love it. Talking about sacrilegious.

[John C. Dvorak]

That's no good.

[Adam Curry]

See how long that goes?

[John C. Dvorak]

That's no good.

[Adam Curry]

Pack them in for having a. A nose ring. Black bald woman play Jesus.

[John C. Dvorak]

Now, what's her name? The. The other girl?

[Adam Curry]

Ariana Grande.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah, she was good. She. She's.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah, she's a. She's a cutie.

[John C. Dvorak]

She can sing. She's got. But she's on the o. Wagon, man. She's like, she needs a cheeseburger. Says, yeah, she needs a cheeseburger.

[Adam Curry]

She's already a thin. Thin, waify type woman. Why is she. Why would she do that?

[John C. Dvorak]

She was more fun when she was licking donuts and putting them back on the tray. But no, no. Something happened during the production of Wicked, and it turned everyone strange. And I don't think it got any awards except for set. Set design, maybe.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah, it didn't win anything.

[John C. Dvorak]

I did watch the. The light hearted comedy with Kiernan Culver. Vulcan. The.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah. What's it called?

[John C. Dvorak]

A real Pain. A real. How is it a cute movie? It's an actor's movie. You know, he's. He's kind of doing his thing very similar to what he did with Succession, only he's a good actor. He deserved that award better than all the others, I'm sure. But we watched it. It was like. Yeah, it was all right. It was. You know, it's. It's not an action movie. There's no explosion. And it plays out in Poland, which is why comicstrap blogger wanted it to win all these awards. Man, Poland is kind of dour. I have never been to Poland, but it's all post Soviet Russia kind of architecture. And they went through the concentration camp. It was all right. I do have three fun clips from one of the contenders to replace Justin Trudeau. That is Christia Freeland, who we remember was behind the. Disrupting the trucker convoy. Honk, honk.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah.

[John C. Dvorak]

Was behind seizing people's money during this Protest. And she is running as a Liberal candidate for Prime Minister. And she's off the rails.

[Adam Curry]

A few weeks ago in Saskatoon, I met a four year old girl named Ari. She asked me, can you stop Trump from invading Canada?

[John C. Dvorak]

So the four year olds apparently are upset and afraid in Canada that Trump is going to invade Canada.

[Adam Curry]

Ari is a smart girl and she's asking the right question.

[John C. Dvorak]

She's asking the right question. What is this, Ms. Freeland? Geez.

[Adam Curry]

I'm running to be leader of the Liberal Party and the next Prime Minister of China. Hold on, stop it. A second four year old. Does anyone. Does she have kids? This woman, she's making this up. Four year olds don't. This is not. No, no.

[John C. Dvorak]

Unless the parent said, here's the question, I'll write it out.

[Adam Curry]

But even then, to get a four year old to enunciate is like pulling teeth.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah. Yes. No. It's clearly a lie. But for some reason she feels necessary to propaganda.

[Adam Curry]

She would have said a six year old maybe or eight year old, I could almost believe it. But four year old, it's like, you know, I got a baby, a toddler, she's bitching and moaning about Trump.

[John C. Dvorak]

Are you telling me that politicians are liars? Gambling, perhaps.

[Adam Curry]

As Trump is posing the gravest challenge our country has faced.

[John C. Dvorak]

Faced Gravest challenge our country has ever faced.

[Adam Curry]

Really?

[John C. Dvorak]

Canada, Canada. We love you, Canada. This is no good.

[Adam Curry]

Since the Second World War.

[John C. Dvorak]

Since the Second World War, he's threatening.

[Adam Curry]

Us with economic warfare. That's not new. Last time he threatened to rip up NAFTA and he imposed tariffs on our steel and aluminum. He did, actually. I fought back and I won.

[John C. Dvorak]

Did she win? Did she win when she won?

[Adam Curry]

What?

[John C. Dvorak]

I don't know. She won something, ma'am.

[Adam Curry]

I don't know.

[John C. Dvorak]

She won.

[Adam Curry]

This time. Trump's threats are even worse. She wants to make us the 51st state. Trump is unleashed and empowered. As your Prime Minister, I will be too.

[John C. Dvorak]

I like that. Unleashed and empowered. Unlike.

[Adam Curry]

I have the experience, the plan and the guts to stand up to Trump, to tell him that Canada is not for sale. And if he hits us, we'll hit him back. We need a leader who understands the seriousness of the challenge and is ready to meet it. A leader who can say to Ari and to everyone across our great country, I will fight for you. I will fight for Canada. And together we will win.

[John C. Dvorak]

Well, if she keeps this up, they won't be the 51st state, they'll be the 52nd. After we get Greenland. Here she is. More banter. On the 51st state we need to recognize.

[Adam Curry]

President Trump has said dozens of times he wants us to be the 51st state. I don't think any of us wants to be the leader who was asleep at the wheel and didn't get Canada defended, did not work with our democratic allies to protect our borders. They want to work with us. It's time for us to step up at home to urgently reach out to them and build a new world order where democracy and Canadian sovereignty is protected.

[John C. Dvorak]

Ah, she wants a new world order. Well, that's just perfect. And defend your borders because there's Americans ready to invade you.

[Adam Curry]

Canada, for the first time since the Second World War, rather than guaranteeing the rules based order, the US Is turning predator. And so what Canada needs to do is work closely with our democratic allies, our military allies. I've been foreign minister, I know how to do that. That's why I would start with our Nordic partners, specifically Denmark, which is also being threatened.

[John C. Dvorak]

Threatened.

[Adam Curry]

And our European NATO allies. I would be sure that France and Britain were there who possess nuclear weapons. And I would be working urgently with those partners to build a closer security relationship that guarantees our security in a time when the United States can be a threat. And I would also crucially reach out to our Asian democratic partners, Japan, South Korea, Australia. They need to be part of the conversation too. We need to be ready for a world where the US Is not the leader of the free world anymore. Canada can be and must be a leader in building this new order. Our allies are looking to us and if we do this, we'll make ourselves safer as well.

[John C. Dvorak]

So I want to hear from our Canadian producers.

[Adam Curry]

Canada, Uber, all this.

[John C. Dvorak]

Is anyone buying this? Are you guys really buying this?

[Adam Curry]

That the whole world is not polyester or Polyvere or whatever his name is.

[John C. Dvorak]

Polyvere. Polyvere. Polyvere.

[Adam Curry]

That's just gonna win.

[John C. Dvorak]

I would hope so.

[Adam Curry]

The apple chewer.

[John C. Dvorak]

But this is sad. I mean, these politicians are making us out to be the bad guy because we want peace and we want to equalize. Some stuff. I've looked at some of the terrorists of some Canadian podcast and these guys are going, hey, we have a thousand percent tariff on American milk.

[Adam Curry]

The tariffs on our dairy is unbelievable up there.

[John C. Dvorak]

And eggs and all kinds of stuff.

[Adam Curry]

Eggs are up. Yeah.

[John C. Dvorak]

Like hundreds of hundreds of percent. Yeah. Well, we don't have any eggs. There's no eggs for you. So it's like, what is going on? It's more than just anti Trump. It's, you know, they're trying to build coalitions I don't think she can build anything, but they're trying to, trying to build coalitions of some sort.

[Adam Curry]

She's just silly.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah. Well, I wonder if Canada's an interesting place. You know, it's multiple communities. I wonder if the French Canadians are into this. Does she speak French? Christia?

[Adam Curry]

They all have to speak French if you're a politician in Canada.

[John C. Dvorak]

I have one quick.

[Adam Curry]

That's kind of that weird flat French French.

[John C. Dvorak]

I have one quick Trudeau clip just to wrap it up.

[Adam Curry]

So today the United States launched a trade war against Canada.

[John C. Dvorak]

Trade war.

[Adam Curry]

Their closest partner and ally, their closest friend. At the same time, they're talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin, a lying, murderous dictator.

[John C. Dvorak]

Lying, murderous dictator.

[Adam Curry]

Make that make sense. Canadians are reasonable and we are polite, but we will not back down from a fight. Not when our country and the well being of everyone in it is at stake.

[John C. Dvorak]

That's war talk. War talk. Oh, it's tiring. Four more years. Four more years.

[Adam Curry]

Four more years. @ least twice a week we're going to get some action.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah. I have two tariff clips which I think are worthwhile.

[Adam Curry]

I have one. I have the update clip on er.

[John C. Dvorak]

Give us the update. What is it called? Tariff update.

[Adam Curry]

U.S. automakers are breathing a sigh of relief after President Trump said he would give them a tariffs reprieve. Wall street investors are apparently relieved as well. The dow is up 485 points, or more than 1%, at 43,006. The S& P and the Nasdaq are also closing up 1% to nearly 1.5%. NPR's Maria Aspen has more. President Trump is giving U.S. car companies one more month without his new tariffs. He's imposed 25% taxes on goods imported from Mexico and Canada, but he told the big three automakers that they will be exempt until April 2nd. The US auto industry has been vocally opposed to Trump's tariffs. Car companies warn that they will create major disruptions to their North American supply chain, and analysts say the end result will be much higher prices for consumers. Shares of Ford, GM and other car companies rose after plunging earlier this week. However, the reprieve is still only temporary. According to the White House, Trump also warned automakers that they would need to start moving production to the United States.

[John C. Dvorak]

What's your analysis on this?

[Adam Curry]

Well, this is getting a little tiresome where, you know, I'm going to do the tariffs. I'll put it off week. Oh, I'll put it off a month. I'll put, you know, he's Never going to do the tariffs. It's just to get these guys to move toward getting some plants built here. And I think that's going to happen. There's been some movement in that direction. Honda's going to open a big plant, I understand, in Indiana. Indiana, according to his speech. And I think they know what the real problem is. You can't really pull it off. You can't do the chairs because the parts are made here and they go across the border and then they come back and then as a, as a finished thing and then it get, it goes back and forth and back and forth and back and forth, then goes to Canada back and forth and then the Mexico back and forth and a car comes out. I mean, it's a nightmare, the whole thing, because of the, that agreement that was made to, so Canada and Mexico could do all this trading without, without worrying about it. And so they set up shops, these car makers have set up shop. And it's just a, it's, it's borderline nuts. I don't know what, and, you know, I think what he's trying to do is get this consolidated. I mean, used to be, for example, when the old Rouge plant was the Ford plant, the Rouge, the giant plant where they had, you know, raw minerals or raw materials coming in one end. A steel mill, Steel mill made the steel. The parts were all made just this giant facility. And it didn't go all over the place for a car to come out the other end.

[John C. Dvorak]

Do you think that the idea, and maybe this is just testing the markets. Okay, if I do this, if I say this, then the markets go down, isn't maybe ultimately oil has gone down. I think it's 2%. So there's some movement there to potentially lower energy costs. Could it be all a big play to, to play the market so that interest rates start to come down? We might get a cut. Is that something that could be part of this plan?

[Adam Curry]

Maybe, but I don't see a cut in any time in the near future. I'm only going to get a cut of interest rates. Even though Trump made a statement that the interest rates have come down a little bit. But not from the Federal Reserve.

[John C. Dvorak]

Here's CBS on tariffs, which is decent in public.

[Adam Curry]

Presidential tough talk is fueling the trade war. Whatever they tariff us other countries, we will tariff them. Even though you're a very smart guy, this is a very dumb thing to do. In private, administration officials are in constant contact with Canadian and Mexican counterparts, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick leading negotiations just hours After Canada retaliated with tariffs on US Exports, he was working the phones, calling Canadian officials. Sources familiar with Lutnick's call with the Premier of Ontario, Doug Ford, describe it as aggressive and tough. Lutnick told Ford to stand down. Not only did Ford refuse, he said if anything, his province would go harder. President Trump, don't force our hand.

[John C. Dvorak]

You underestimate Canadians.

[Adam Curry]

Canadians, you're making a massive mistake. Yesterday, President Trump had a call with the big three US Automakers Ford, Stellantis and gm, who have been pressuring him for a carve out for vehicles built in Canada and Mexico. This morning, Lutnick said Trump was considering walking back tariffs on some sectors. By this afternoon, the White House announced a one month exemption for cars and trucks. Still, the White House press secretary says Trump is all in on his tariffs plan, despite the risk of rising prices. Why should Americans be okay with that when so many are already struggling to pay the bills? The American people elected this president to have monumental reform and change, including rebuilding our manufacturing base in this country, standing up to foreign nations who have been ripped off our country for decades. And that requires a little bit of disruption.

[John C. Dvorak]

Maybe. Maybe he's just using it as a trigger to get them to commit to building a plant. It's like, I'll do it. Watch, I'll do it.

[Adam Curry]

That may have just happened with the Mexican woman.

[John C. Dvorak]

That's what I'm thinking.

[Adam Curry]

Shine, bomb, whatever her name is. We'll see. I mean, it's becoming kind of comical.

[John C. Dvorak]

Seems to me Ronald Reagan had a very negative stance on tariffs, which I didn't realize. Did you know that?

[Adam Curry]

I don't remember if I know it or not.

[John C. Dvorak]

Well, here's a minute long speech from President Ronald Reagan about tariffs. You see, at first, when someone says, let's impose tariffs on foreign imports, it looks like they're doing the patriotic thing by protecting American products and jobs. Jobs. And sometimes for a short while, it works, but only for a short time. What eventually occurs is first, homegrown industries start relying on government protection in the form of high tariffs. They stop competing and stop making the innovative management and technological changes they need to succeed in world markets. And then, while all this is going on, something even worse occurs. High tariffs inevitably lead to retaliation by foreign countries, countries and the triggering of fierce trade wars. The result is more and more tariffs, higher and higher trade barriers, and less and less competition. So soon, because of the prices made artificially high by tariffs that subsidize inefficiency and poor management, people stop buying. Then the worst happens. Markets shrink and collapse, businesses and industries shut down and millions of people lose their jobs. The memory of all this occurring back in the 30s made me determined when I came to Washington. Washington to spare the American people the protectionist legislation that destroys prosperity.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah. Jefferson was one of the first guys who experimented with tariffs and it sunk the economy.

[John C. Dvorak]

Wait, I thought it was the other guy, the president who got assassinated that Trump always talks about.

[Adam Curry]

McKinley.

[John C. Dvorak]

McKinley, yeah. He was the terrorist.

[Adam Curry]

No, before McKinley. Jefferson had this.

[John C. Dvorak]

Oh, Jefferson, Yeah. Jefferson Thomas was a little bit before McKinley. Yes.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah, a little bit.

[John C. Dvorak]

Just a little bit. Yeah.

[Adam Curry]

He got him into trouble and other people have done well with it. It's just. It depends. I think it's a time and place. I think it could be. I don't know. We'll find out.

[John C. Dvorak]

But I agree with you. It's a little tiresome. Like, when is this going to pay off?

[Adam Curry]

Well, he's definitely trying to get people to start making stuff here.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah. Well, we know we have the, the, the boot company. We got. We got a boot company out of it.

[Adam Curry]

Well, maybe Honda will build that plant.

[John C. Dvorak]

Oh, I think they'll build that and Apple will probably.

[Adam Curry]

Taiwan Semiconductor manufacturing. Tsmc.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah.

[Adam Curry]

Is going to drop a lot of money into something. But I think there's a different reason for that. I think they're afraid that, you know, because people lacks. Yeah. The Chinese take over their plant in. Because the Chinese can't build ships at all.

[John C. Dvorak]

Oh, it's a hedge fund.

[Adam Curry]

They can't design them or build them. And so they love to take. The reason they want to would grab Taiwan is so they can grab that factory. But by the time it happens, they could have been moved out to a safe place. That guy who runs TSMC was pretty much similar to Jensen over at Nvidia. A good innovative Taiwanese character who tried. Who's been trying to get a factory built here. But he finds American workers and there's some issues with they don't like to work or something. He's got some problems with American workers. Yeah.

[John C. Dvorak]

Well, that wouldn't surprise me. We've had it too good. We need some pain and the President has promised us pain or a little disruption perhaps. We're getting it, that's for sure.

[Adam Curry]

Meanwhile, we're working on stuff like this. I got a few clips on this. This is the woolly. You've seen the woolly mouse?

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah, the woolly mammoth mouse.

[Adam Curry]

This is bull crap, by the way. I'm totally convinced this is a camel.

[John C. Dvorak]

Good, good, good scientist.

[Adam Curry]

But I like the story. This is the woolly mammoth mouse. Mouse.

[John C. Dvorak]

Scientists have created a mouse that looks a lot like a much bigger extinc the woolly mammoth. Researchers say their woolly mouse is an important step towards achieving their ultimate goal, Bringing a woolly mammoth like animal back from extinction. NPR science correspondent Rob Stein has more.

[Adam Curry]

Woolly mammoths were big, shaggy elephants that roamed the tundra until going extinct thousands of years ago. A Texas biotech company called Colossal Biosciences wants to bring the mammoth back by genetically engineering modern day elephants to have key traits from the mammoth, like their long, thick, golden coat. And they say they're a lot closer now with their mini woolly mammoth mice. For us, it's an incredibly big deal. Shapiro is Colossal's chief science officer. This is really validation that what we have in mind for our longer term de extinction projects is really going to work to make these woolly mice. Shapiro and her colleagues started by comparing ancient genetic material from mammoths with genomes from modern day African and Asian elephants to pinpoint genes responsible for making the mammoths distinctive. And then we look in the mouse for those same genes and instances where those genes have been involved with making a woolly coat or longer hair or changing the color of the hair. So they could use the latest gene editing techniques to breed mice that mimic mammoth characteristics. And it appears to have worked. We ended up with some absolutely adorable mice that have longer, woolly, golden colored coats as well as fat metabolisms like the mammoths had to survive in the frigid arctic.

[John C. Dvorak]

Now did they actually use some woolly mammoth DNA?

[Adam Curry]

You know, they never make any of this clear. And I'm wondering about these little woolly mice, which are cute. I have to.

[John C. Dvorak]

They look like gerbils.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah, they kind of do. They got their hairs a little disheveled, I think. I still think this is a croc, the whole thing. But I like the story and it.

[John C. Dvorak]

Why do you like the story?

[Adam Curry]

I like the story because the way it ends. And so you have to. We had to go through it. Okay. But I'm skeptical. I'm very skeptical that they're doing anything because this is all, you know, Jurassic park, the movie came out. I think it was before the movie. I thought maybe the timing could be better.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah.

[Adam Curry]

But here we go. This is exciting to us because it confirms that the genes and gene families that we identified using our comparative genomics approach really do cause an animal to have a woolly coat and a golden coat and longer hairs. And this is the way that we're going to create mammoths. For the future by someday editing the genes of the mammoth's closest living relatives, Asian elephants, so that they have the traits that made the mammoths mammoths and then hopefully releasing herds of these animals into the Arctic.

[John C. Dvorak]

Well, you better up the CO2 content in the air because they, I don't think that their lungs won't ha handle the low CO2amounts we have. That's, you know, dinosaurs couldn't live today. We don't have enough carbon dioxide.

[Adam Curry]

I don't know what they would need to live up there. But I don't think a Indian elephant, which is the ones with the smaller ears, would appreciate being turned into woolly man hairy elephants and then shipped to the Arctic.

[John C. Dvorak]

Here you go, boys. That is your friend.

[Adam Curry]

That's the polar man produce. So, but the way this ends is actually kind of interesting because there's a little gotcha in here. Now. Other researchers say the woolly mice are exciting. You know, I'm pretty skeptical about this, but that mouse is pretty adorable. And for people like me who want to understand the genetic basis of traits, this is particularly impressive. Vincent lynch is a professor of biology at the University of Buffalo. But lynch and others caution a, a mouse is not an elephant. So who knows if they could do the same thing with that species. And even if they could, is that such a great idea? Critics say the money would be better spent saving living species on the brink of extinction. And who knows what unintended consequences could result. Carl Flesa is a professor of geosciences at the University of Arizona. I don't know what the downside of having a bunch of hairy Asian elephants stomping around in the tundra might be. They don't know what would happen. They can't really assure me that, oh, everything will be just fine. Everything will be just like it was back in the Pleistocene. I'm not ready to play God like that. Colossal scientists say introducing mammoth like creatures back into the tundra could actually repair the environment where the mammoth once roamed. Our intention is to recreate these extinct species that played really important roles in ecosystems that are missing because they become extinct. Colossal also says the molecular tools the company's creating for the mammoth could be used to save other species from going extinct. The researchers hope to have Asian elephant embryos engineered with mammoth traits by next year. And their first mammoth like calves in about three years. And they're already working on also resurrecting the dodo bird and the Tasmanian tiger.

[John C. Dvorak]

Is that what we waited for? For the dodo bird payoff?

[Adam Curry]

Why the Other one they of course left out is the passenger pigeon, which would be the other one, the dodo bird, which was wiped out by. By the Flintstones in modern times.

[John C. Dvorak]

By the Flintstones? They're wiped out in a cartoon?

[Adam Curry]

No, the dodo bird was into the 1800s, I believe.

[John C. Dvorak]

Really?

[Adam Curry]

And they were wiped out because. And I think this is a good reason to bring them back. They were apparently delicious. The dodo bird is notoriously delicious. And I think it'd be great to bring the dodo bird back, breed them like chickens have dodo bird eggs and dodo bird meat. I think it could be a big deal. It'd be a money maker.

[John C. Dvorak]

I'm looking to see when we last had them first recorded by Dutch sailors in 1598. 8. And in the 19th century. Yes. Research was conducted on small quantity. Oh, that was remains. The last widely accepted sighting of a dodo was 1662.

[Adam Curry]

That was the last one they ate. The Dutch don't have much of a cuisine. Dutch. Dutch. They ate the damn thing.

[John C. Dvorak]

Hey, yeah, Liquor man. Liquor. Liquor licker. Liquor. Like a vocals. Yeah. Dodo. You got like a dodo. That was my Dutch eating a dodo bird.

[Adam Curry]

Very good, very good. Very good dimensionality to the show.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yes, yes, I'm glad to provide.

[Adam Curry]

Okay, well, 16C, whatever the case was, we did eat them, and there was a lot of reports about their deliciousness.

[John C. Dvorak]

They don't look delicious. They look kind of odd.

[Adam Curry]

They look dorky. They look stupid.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah, yeah. Well, stupid. Stupid can be delicious. Delicious. You never know. A little bit of tech news before we take a break.

[Adam Curry]

The founder of Reddit, Alexis Ohanian, confirms he's trying to buy TikTok. He's teaming up with real estate billionaire Frank McCourt to submit a proposal for the app, which faces a ban in the US if it's not sold by its Chinese owner, ByteDance. The deadline for a deal is next.

[John C. Dvorak]

Month, so in some of the documents that are coming out from some lawsuits, their worldwide revenue revenue is a paltry $2 billion. That's less than I thought. That's worldwide. That's global revenue. So US Revenues, maybe. Maybe half a billion. It seems low.

[Adam Curry]

It could be as high as a billion.

[John C. Dvorak]

It seems low. Yeah. I think they should buy just for the entertainment value.

[Adam Curry]

Well, it's definitely. It's got the highest entertainment value, now that you mention it.

[John C. Dvorak]

Ah, ladies and gentlemen, yes, you thought it was never going happen, but yes, here he is. It's time for John's TikTok videos.

[Adam Curry]

Hold on.

[John C. Dvorak]

Where's my tick. Where's my TikTok video? Yeah, nothing is as good as a tick tock video from John because it really lightens the mood.

[Adam Curry]

So here we. Now we have the. A lot of black women. There was this thing about black women. They all got into politics and they were going to be embarrassed, but a lot of black women are showing up on TikTok. All walking away from the Democrat Party.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yes.

[Adam Curry]

And praising the Republicans. And I have two examples here that are quite.

[John C. Dvorak]

By the way, this is only the black women in your TikTok. There's a lot of black women who are very much Democrats on other tiktoks. I'm just saying. Okay.

[Adam Curry]

These are the TikToks I'm doing for the show.

[John C. Dvorak]

Okay.

[Adam Curry]

We got. We have. First of all, we have the. Let's try black woman on Dems. I voted for Democrats my whole life. They never did anything. They promised they would come to the black church and sing some Negro spirituals with us and then disappear. Peer, peer, peer. Once they got our vote, they never did anything they promised. I vote for a Republican once in my life, and this dude done did everything he promised on steroids. He ain't even been in office two months, and everything I voted for, I'm getting. It's amazing. Do he sleep like this? Dude, if he sleeps, he wake up on a mission to do what Nikia voted for. He said, nikia, want me to fix that border? I'm on it. Want to make sure them tax dollars is being spent for Americans more than anybody else. I'm on it. Like, this dude wakes up, I feel like with me in mind, you know what I'm saying? I feel like he be thinking about me. It's like being at the casino. You put in that Democrat coin, you put it in and you pull the thing and nope, you gonna win. You don't win, you put in another Democrat coin and you pull the thing. No, you didn't win. You put in that Republican coin. I put in a Republican coin for the first time. Pull the. I freaking won. Wow. So you know what that tells tells me? That tells me to never vote for Democrats again in life ever, because you not gonna win with them. I voted for a Republican once and hit the jackpot, honey. I will continue to do that again and again.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah, yeah. You know what I miss? I misantro. My mistake.

[Adam Curry]

Syrup.

[John C. Dvorak]

That was one of the. One of the great tragedies of the DEI initiative. What is the what Aunt Jemima? Syrup.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah. Well, they just took a picture off the label.

[John C. Dvorak]

What is it called now.

[Adam Curry]

Then it's called.

[John C. Dvorak]

You don't know Syrup. No, it's not the same. It's not the same.

[Adam Curry]

Okay, you got another. This is another black woman. This is a little shorter. Oh, my God, y'all. This is too much. I am watching. Watching this address to the joint Congress. Let me tell you guys something. The Democrats, if you are a Democrat, you should be so embarrassed. They're acting like little bitty kids. Like, they all got an attitude. They had to kick Al Green out because he running there shaking the stick. Nancy Pelosi slobbering on herself. Hakeem Jeffrey sitting over there. And did you see Jasmine Crocker when Al Green got kicked out? She stood down like. Like, I don't think I should do it right now. You should not. They all over there holding up signs, somehow false and Elon and all of this. They are so embarrassing. I wouldn't want to be a Democrat. But you know what this does? It lets me know that I'm on the right side because everything that that man is saying is good for America. And now you see who does not want America to prosper. You see who does not care about America? Them Democrats sitting over there with ass attitude. I'm sick of them. Oh, my God, they're embarrassing. I couldn't be called a dim. No way. They look like old, brittle, demonic demons. They look like gremlins. Just bitter bigots. They just look like their life sucks. Their life sucks. They look unhappy. I wouldn't want to be married to none of them. Honestly. They look like. Like they are. They are just terrible in a relationship. Like they. They frown up at everything. You can't be yourself. Can't have no fun. They're bullies. They suck.

[John C. Dvorak]

You know what I just realized? Nowhere on M5M. And did you know that? Have you ever seen YouTube? Has YouTube TV has that quad view. Have you found that yet?

[Adam Curry]

Oh, yeah, absolutely. When you watch sports, there's lots of quad views involved.

[John C. Dvorak]

So I got Fox News, cnn, msn. Yeah, it's good.

[Adam Curry]

But what?

[John C. Dvorak]

You never. You never hear a real Texan. You never hear one of these black ladies, and this is how we talk in America. You never hear that anymore. It's very elitist.

[Adam Curry]

It's funny, because in the olden days when I was a kid, they would always bring a Texan in or a black woman or somebody that when they wanted somebody that. Especially a Southern guy with a draw talk, like, real slow, you'd put him on because he sounded stupid. And so you'd ask Them question. I don't know what the hell's going on around here and. But they don't do that so much anymore. I don't know why not. You mentioned they're elitist.

[John C. Dvorak]

It's the elite messages.

[Adam Curry]

They're elitist. That's exactly right.

[John C. Dvorak]

That's exact right.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah.

[John C. Dvorak]

All right, torture us some more with this.

[Adam Curry]

Two more gems now that we're good. Okay, we're switching gears. Okay, I'm gonna. I'm gonna switch gears. Go to the liberal women. Okay, so now we got.

[John C. Dvorak]

Let me guess. They're white. They're white. I'm guessing.

[Adam Curry]

Yes, they're white liberal women. And let's listen. Here's the mask one. This is the new protest. Is a mask for protest. Effective form of protest you have right now that you can start immediately. Put a mask back on. Stop letting them observe your face.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah.

[Adam Curry]

And have the side benefit of better health and protecting the rest of us in the world. Put a mask back on.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah. Okay. She's. She's not liberal. She's deranged.

[Adam Curry]

She's nuts. Yeah. Well, the next one is, too. This is the do something, girl. I need Democrats to do something. I need Democrats to do something. I need Democrats to do something.

[John C. Dvorak]

If you are the party of the.

[Adam Curry]

People, if you are the party who's representing the rest of us, if you're the party who has our best interest in mind, I need you to. Something. I need the Democrats to do something. Please. Please, I am begging you. I'm begging you as someone who is having a hard time affording breakfast for her kid, I'm begging you as someone whose debt feels like it's becoming insurmountable at this rate, I'm begging you. We, the people, the people out here on the streets, the people here every day are doing the best we can. It is your job to represent us. I need you, please, to do. Do something. Anything. Make a noise. Make a protest. Do something. Stops all the damn words. No one believes you. No one trusts you. No one thinks you're worth anything. Please do something. We're begging you.

[John C. Dvorak]

Oh, man. With these. These. All of these women, including the previous two, they're just there for likes and shares and viral stuff, but they're there.

[Adam Curry]

For me to clip.

[John C. Dvorak]

There's no reality. Well, it's like a boomer moment.

[Adam Curry]

You know?

[John C. Dvorak]

We just sit here and go, oh.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah, yeah, well, yeah, I'm a boomer.

[John C. Dvorak]

I'm a boomer adjacent. I am the face of Generation X, technically. I don't care.

[Adam Curry]

You're on the cusp.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yes.

[Adam Curry]

Because if you just stayed in the womb, maybe another week you'd have gone on the other side.

[John C. Dvorak]

Gen X. I had the hair of Gen X. You recognize as such. Recognized as such.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah. You're one of those guys that tries to look younger than your age.

[John C. Dvorak]

We need a jingle. This has been the John C. Dvorak boom boomer moment.

[Adam Curry]

No, we don't need that jingle. But I will play this clip just as an adjunct to the first two. This is the Arthur C. Brooks is a guy who writes for the New York Times op eds and he's been writing about how unhappy the liberal women are and the liberals in general. And he's got new data and he was on a podcast and here he is.

[John C. Dvorak]

Ten years ago you wrote conservative women are particularly.

[Adam Curry]

Seem to be particularly blissful. About 40% say they're very happy. That makes them slightly happier than conservative men and significantly happier than liberal women. Yeah. The unhappiest of all are liberal men. Only about a fifth consider themselves very happy. That was true 10 years ago. Liberal women have overtaken liberal men as the unhappiest group. You find that, particularly young women, very interesting. New data show that white Liberal women under 30 have almost a 6 in 10 chance of having been diagnosed with a mental illness. In America today. It's a really big problem and there's lots of speculation on what that has to do with politics, what has to do with race, what has to do with age, etc, etc. But what you find is that this is a group that's really, really struggling and it's a pity because it's not good for them, it's not good for society and that's what we see. So I don't think that being a political conservative is a panacea for being a happy person. But we see disproportionately these happiness and unhappiness effects in different parts of the population. For sure.

[John C. Dvorak]

Well, I blame that on soma, or the modern day soma is on the diagnosis you said right there. Oh, the diagnosis. Unhappy, depressed. And you give them some drugs and they don't get better, they just get more depressed. I don't think these things work. I think it's being handed out like candy. And that's the problem. That's the problem. There's got to be a direct correlation. And Bobby Kennedy Jr. Is going to change all that.

[Adam Curry]

You know, we'll see.

[John C. Dvorak]

By the way, that was kind of interesting. So, you know, in a, in a nation of headline readers, I think it was Fox News Was the. The first headline that get Pat that got passed around by everybody. And the headline was, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Measles outbreak is called action for all of us vaccines. And if you really read the article, he says vaccines are an option. And then he goes into great depth on the benefits of vitamins A, C and D, foods rich in vitamin B12, C and E, balanced diet. But even Fox like, oh, oh, Bobby's out on the vax train. He's always said, as far as I can recall, that I'm not. I'm for safe vaccines. So if they're safe, then you can take them if you want to. But it's like, now he's this big traitor or. Oh, that's what you get when you get a Democrat in. It's like, no, he. He's. What were you hearing? I heard him say, you know, I'm not against vaccines. If you want to take a vaccine, take the vaccine.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah, yeah. He's had vaccines himself. I mean.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah. So it's like, I'm not surprised. I do have some big, big pharma.

[Adam Curry]

I do want to mention something that I should mention because I don't have the clip, and it irks me, now that I think about it, because I had the clip slide by and I didn't make it. There's a woman who claims the resign. She claims that that person in Texas. Who. The kid who died in Texas of the measles.

[John C. Dvorak]

No, I played the clip on the last show.

[Adam Curry]

You did?

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah.

[Adam Curry]

Oh.

[John C. Dvorak]

Oh, no, I know what you saw. There's no evidence. Just some woman on TikTok saying that the kid had pneumonia and they gave the kid an MMR vaccine in the hospital.

[Adam Curry]

Right? Yeah, but we knew this with COVID They would, you know, somebody get into a car wreck and they test them for Covid and they say they died of COVID Yes, and this was well documented. This was going on. I don't see any reason it wouldn't continue.

[John C. Dvorak]

No, I know, but this is just some chick with a.

[Adam Curry]

Gossip. It was gossip.

[John C. Dvorak]

It was gossip.

[Adam Curry]

Yes, it was gossip, but it was. I thought it was interesting, not gossip.

[John C. Dvorak]

Is the price war now in your. In your Ozempic alternatives? There's a lot going on in the market, a lot of interesting things happening now with Deathbound Direct.

[Adam Curry]

Drug maker Eli Lilly is expanding its business of selling prescription medicines directly to consumers. The company is offering more vials of its obesity drug Zepbound to patients at a discount, but only if they skip their insurance. NPR, Sidney Lupkin has more every month. Roughly 100,000 people buy Zep Bound directly from Eli Lilly through its website.

[John C. Dvorak]

It's about the size of a small city.

[Adam Curry]

That was David Ricks Eli Lilly CEO. Last summer, Lilly started selling vials of the lower doses of zepbound online. Patients either need a prescription from their doctor or can get one online through a Lilly partner. Now the company company is adding higher doses of SEP Bound.

[John C. Dvorak]

It's a cultural phenomena.

[Adam Curry]

It's used by millions of people in the US and millions more would like to use it. So I think it's incumbent on us not just to invent great new medicines, but get them to patients. The drug usually comes in an auto injector pen like an EpiPen. But the Lilly offer is for vials that patients then use with an old fashioned syringe to inject themselves. It's a cheaper option, a few hundred dollars a month compared to more than $1,000 a month. The other catch is that to get the discounted, patients cannot use their health insurance. Novo Nordisk, which makes Blockbuster Wegovy, announced today that it too will sell its obesity drug at a discount for people not using insurance.

[John C. Dvorak]

This is a big deal because what it shows, first of all is that we're crazy. We're crazy. All kinds of side effects that we don't care as long as I'm not fat. I want to eat my Snickers and not be fat. But really it shows that they're making more money by not using insurance because insurance doesn't pay it all out insurance like, well, yeah, it was $1,000, but we're only, we're only going to pay Eli Lilly. We're only going to pay you 250. So they charge people 300 for. For Lily Direct. This insurance scam has got to stop free, Luigi.

[Adam Curry]

It's got no end in sight. We have insurance on auto repairs now we have insurance on home appliances. Give me a break. Oh, your home appliances are all gonna blow up. Your car is no good. I mean, nowadays the cars are more reliable than they've ever been when I was a kid. Yeah, I mean, it's ridiculous actually how reliable they are, especially if you buy a Toyota.

[John C. Dvorak]

But that's when you still had that crank on the front when you were a kid.

[Adam Curry]

You had to be careful. You'll break your thumb if you don't hold it right.

[John C. Dvorak]

Wegovy is seeing this. That's the other Novo Nordisk option. They are seeing this and they're in the price wars to the index.

[Adam Curry]

Tonight, the maker of the weight loss Drug Wegovy cutting prices by 23%. Novo Nordisk says effective immediately, it's reducing the price from $650 a month to $499.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah, it's a price bonanza. It's going crazy. Everybody's reducing cost.

[Adam Curry]

It's funny how demand goes up, but the prices go down. That doesn't make any sense.

[John C. Dvorak]

No, something's up. It's the insurance part. It's completely the insurance part. They're cutting out the insurance. That's what everyone's seeing. That's why, you know, Tina loves that crowd health thing. It's amazing. She got like, $300 for preventative care, and she only pays like, 250amonth. Like, oh, and we're giving everybody. Because they have so much money, money now. This. This fund, it's re. It's so good as an alternative to insurance. It's really. I mean, people are just going around the system, and it's great. It used to cost us $1,800 a month. No way. No, it was much better until we're old enough for Medicaid, which, you know, the Republicans are going to do.

[Adam Curry]

Medicare?

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah, Medicare. Yeah. Well, Donald Trump's gonna do away with it. We'll have no Medicare. We'll have no Social Security. We'll wind up eating cats.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah, you'll be screwed.

[John C. Dvorak]

Be eating cat food. My mom always used to say, jay, Jay, we're gonna wind up eating cat food.

[Adam Curry]

Happens that there's stories. When there were stories. It wasn't that long ago they were talking about the poor, you know, the old people eating dog food from cans.

[John C. Dvorak]

When I was.

[Adam Curry]

Those stories.

[John C. Dvorak]

What happened to those When I was a kid, Those. That was the story. My mom would freak her out. She's like, if this. If you lose your job, then we're gonna wind up eating cat food.

[Adam Curry]

Dog food. Nobody wants to eat cat food.

[John C. Dvorak]

Well, that. My mom always had it. You know, she took it to a next level. It's gonna be worse than dog food, Jay. It's gonna be cat food.

[Adam Curry]

I'm reminded of a. There was a. There was a woman that. The Dana Californian college newspaper from Berkeley. She did a. I still think this is genius. She did a column, a news column on dog food reviews, and she ate it. And she ate the dog food and kibble. In fact, she'd eat kibble.

[John C. Dvorak]

I've eaten kibble. I've eaten everything I have ever given to my pets. I've tried myself.

[Adam Curry]

Really.

[John C. Dvorak]

Every single thing.

[Adam Curry]

You could write this up. This is because I read it. I wouldn't do it, but I'd read all this stuff. Why not?

[John C. Dvorak]

It's not gonna, you know. So we give Phoebe one cookie at night. And she knows because time go to bed, she runs into the studio. It's where her bed is. She lays down and then she gets a cookie. It's one cookie and sometimes it's honey yogurt and sometimes it's bacon and eggs. And I gotta tell you, I smelled the bacon, eggs, like. I gotta try this. It was like, you know, like a bacon and egg cookie. It was pretty good. It's not that bad.

[Adam Curry]

This material where you're wasting.

[John C. Dvorak]

What do you mean? I'm doing it on the show.

[Adam Curry]

You're doing it now. But this has been going on for years.

[John C. Dvorak]

I think in a pinch I'd.

[Adam Curry]

I want to know. We want to know. We want dog food reviews.

[John C. Dvorak]

You want to review.

[Adam Curry]

Want to review milk bone reviews?

[John C. Dvorak]

Well, the only thing I can't. I can't even with my new teeth, I'm afraid to eat her chomp. So in the morning after our walk, she gets a chomp. It's good for her teeth.

[Adam Curry]

Well, that's you're talking about. That's like a rawhide thing.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah, I can't eat that.

[Adam Curry]

Something you eat. You wouldn't have to review that.

[John C. Dvorak]

She crunches that in three seconds is gone. But if you want, I'll. I'll do the. I'll do the cookie review. You sure? I'll do the. Because we, We. We buy it in a three pack. We get the. You got the honey yogurt, the bacon and eggs and some other flavor which I can't remember because I probably haven't tried it yet. So I'll give it a shot.

[Adam Curry]

Yes, I think you should.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah.

[Adam Curry]

This will be. This will add dimensionality to the show.

[John C. Dvorak]

Well, with that, I'd like to thank you for your courage. Say in the morning to you, the man who put the C in his TikTok videos. Say hello to my friend on the other end, the one, the only, Mr. John C. DeVora.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah. Good morning to you, Mr. Any more ship, Seabist and ground, Feet in the air, subs in the water, the dames and the knights out there.

[John C. Dvorak]

In the morning to the trolls in the troll room. Let me count you trolls.

[Adam Curry]

Hold on.

[John C. Dvorak]

Stop moving the odds a little down. I think our average 2023, which is if I look over, the last show on Thursday was 2135. Last 10 shows average 2057. But it is above the hundred show average so we're above the 100 show moving average, which. Hey, Phoebe's mad now because she's like, you're not eating my cookie. She's growling. Yeah, you good girl.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah.

[John C. Dvorak]

Can I have your cookie? Yeah. Those trolls are in the troll room. They are hanging out there, man. We had a big server crash last night. The troll room. The troll room was up, but the stream was down. The downloads were down. It was. It was very. It was troublesome for everybody.

[Adam Curry]

What happened.

[John C. Dvorak]

Some server locked up hard and, you know, I can. I could have woken Void zero up. It would be like three in the morning for him. So I sent him a text message, because sometimes you'll hear the text message. But he didn't. I'm not going to call him. So, you know, of course he was up, you know, probably. Probably within like midnight or 1am our time. And he fixed it, but something that has not happened in over a decade. But you could tell the troll room was disturbed. They were talking politics and yelling at each other because there was no stream to listen to. All of a sudden, the troll room turned into a mess. You got Baron Spud the Mighty, who knows everything about everything, and even he was just hogging the airwaves.

[Adam Curry]

They go nuts.

[John C. Dvorak]

They do. They do. They had nothing to calm them down. Nothing to calm them down. But luckily the stream is back up and of course, we do the show live every Thursday and Sunday. But there's a lot of live shows at the no Agenda stream, and you can listen to it@trollroomio or Noagenda Stream or I recommend the modern podcast apps. Podcast Guru is one you can check out. And what's cool about Podcast Guru, like subscribers, some of the others, when we go live, you get an announcement, you get a little. A little alert, and then you tap on that and boom, you're listening live. And whenever we publish the show, if you can't listen live, although you should, because it's a lot of fun, you get a notification within 90 seconds of publishing. I did that keynote at the National Religious Broadcasters Conference.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah, you were the keynoter.

[John C. Dvorak]

I did two keynotes, actually. Two keynotes.

[Adam Curry]

Two.

[John C. Dvorak]

Two. Yes, I did.

[Adam Curry]

How can even exist?

[John C. Dvorak]

Well, they had multiple keynotes. It was billed as a keynote. It was a keynote. I did the future of radio and the future of podcasting.

[Adam Curry]

What is the future of radio?

[John C. Dvorak]

Local. It's all local and it's podcasts. That's the future. Because podcasting has now finally disrupted radio and everybody knows it. But then I showed an example of there's A lot of broadcaster, podcasters there, of course, at the conference say, have you ever had this happen to you where someone goes online or emails you and says, you haven't upload, you forgot to upload to Apple? I said, you know, that's not actually how it works. Of course, everyone's laughing because they've all heard this, like, yeah, my show sometimes doesn't, you know, doesn't show up on Apple for an hour and a half or two hours later on Spotify. Takes forever. And I said, that's because you're not using a modern podcast app. Tell them to get a better app. Podcast app, apps. Com. A lot of extra features for that, by the way, which you will enjoy when you go to podcast apps dot com. Of course we do this show live, but we also do it value for value, which means we don't have to think about much, just we have to think about delivering the best media deconstruction for you. We don't have to please anybody specifically. Don't have to please advertisers or investors or even have to worry about people going, I'm unsubscribe subscribing from your Patreon. From your Patreon. I'm stopping my payment. Yeah, don't have to worry about getting debanked or debunked or defunct, whatever it is. No, if you get value out of this show, then you send us value back. And if you don't get value, then we don't. And eventually, if we don't provide enough value, then we go out of business. And it hasn't happened so far over 17 years. We're in our 18th year, still going strong, and we're very pleased. So you can send back value to us in multiple ways. Treasure, which we appreciate and we will be thanking, as we always do, every single person who supported us financially, $50 or above. You can also put your time and your talent to good use. People organize meetups, they do websites, they do promotions for the show. And a great way to help promote the show is with artwork that we can use for each individual episode. And of course, the modern podcast apps always show the modern art, not all of the podcast apps that in mainstream legacy podcast app land. So we chose Dame Kenny Ben, another fine Dutch artist who did a great, a great piece. We talked about the social charcuterie, because that's how some NPR dude was pronouncing a charcarder. And this social charcuterie board, which I'm going to presume this is an AI generated thing, what do you think. Do you think that that was done with Photoshop?

[Adam Curry]

It had to be manipulated. I think it started as AI and I think there was some tweaking.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah.

[Adam Curry]

It could be wrong.

[John C. Dvorak]

I mean, it's good. The word social is hewn out of cheese.

[Adam Curry]

Everything is good. Very funny piece.

[John C. Dvorak]

Charcuterie, also cheese, and perhaps some other sandwich salami. So I don't know about the green. I don't know what kind of salami the green letters were from, but it was a really good. She actually did two pieces. Let me see. And we went back and forth about which of the two to choose.

[Adam Curry]

Well, the one with the bigger lettering is the one that will always win.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah. Although I like the fact that in version two, she had Kurian Dvorak also spelled out in cheese and sandwich meats. Yes. Let's see, what else did we talk about?

[Adam Curry]

Nothing. Really.

[John C. Dvorak]

Nothing at all.

[Adam Curry]

I believe you're right. Art is always a function of the show itself. In other words, if we don't have. Have topics that are inspirational. And so far as the artist is concerned, ooh, I have an idea.

[John C. Dvorak]

If the art's no good, we always blame ourselves because it's true.

[Adam Curry]

I believe it to be our fault.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah. So completely your fault is the woolly mouse art that I see showing up. Thanks a lot. Thanks a lot, Dvorak. Good job.

[Adam Curry]

You focus the artist on a mouse with tusks.

[John C. Dvorak]

It's not good. We're not choosing it. Mouse with tusks, people. It's still wide open as far as I'm concerned. Noagendaartgenerator.com that's where you can see all the art that's submitted. And guess what? You can submit as well. That's what makes it so cool. It's like an ongoing competition. We love to see our artists succeed, and we appreciate their work very much. Noagendaartgenerator.com and now we're going to thank our executive and associate executive producers. These are the producers who supported us financially. 200 or above. We'll read your note no matter what's in it, and you get an associate executive producer credit, which is a real Hollywood credit. It's good for your lifetime and you can use it anywhere. Credits are recognized, including IMDb.com $300 or above. We also read your note, but you get an executive producer credit. Same applies anywhere Hollywood credits are recognized. People go, ooh, ooh, wait a minute. You're telling me you're an executive producer? Yes, I'm an executive producer. What did you do I produced an episode.

[Adam Curry]

Put it on your business car 1744.

[John C. Dvorak]

Of the best podcast in the universe. That's right. Girls, what do you think of this? Look at my business card. I'm telling you. I'm telling you, it'll work for anybody. So we kick it off with Susan Dame of the Parkways. And she sends in a note, and I have a scanned copy of it. $333.33 plus birthday, plus night. Okay. Dear John Adam, this is a birthday donation for both my son and daughter John, March 9th. And Dame what's her name on March 12th. Also, this donation will entitle John to knighthood. His knight name should be Sir Uncle John. Thank you for all you do, says Susan Dame of the Parkways. Thank you, Susan.

[Adam Curry]

And our second executive producer and becomes the only of two today. We only have two executive producers. They both women. And so I want to mention that to the men out there who didn't let the women down the road.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah. Who are just falling behind.

[Adam Curry]

The men aren't keeping up. It's terrible. So she sent in a nice card, and I can kind of make that noise with it because I have it here in my hand. Yay. All she writes.

[John C. Dvorak]

Kathy R. Rose, Theater of the Mind. John, well done.

[Adam Curry]

Well, I can barely make this Theater.

[John C. Dvorak]

Of the Mind, everybody.

[Adam Curry]

I can take the.

[John C. Dvorak]

Can you feel the card?

[Adam Curry]

There you go, that card. Look at it. There it goes. Dame CeCe is in Greensboro, Georgia, 30255. And it came on a card that has Kathy's name on it. Dame cece here. By the way, she has very nice handwriting that's hard to read. Sending along a switcheroo to wish a very happy 70th birthday to Sir Lee Knight of the. I don't know if he's on the list there. Knight of the Georgia Bigwood. Georgia Bigwood.

[John C. Dvorak]

He's got big ones.

[Adam Curry]

And Sir Island Dog as and on March 2nd. No relation. So there's two of them. There should be two of them.

[John C. Dvorak]

I have Sirle. And what was the other one?

[Adam Curry]

Sir Big Dog.

[John C. Dvorak]

Sir Big Dog.

[Adam Curry]

Okay, so no, Sir Island Dog. Sorry, Sir Island Dog.

[John C. Dvorak]

Okay. And what's his birthday?

[Adam Curry]

March 2nd.

[John C. Dvorak]

Okay. And how old will he be?

[Adam Curry]

Doesn't say.

[John C. Dvorak]

Okay. All right, the birthday.

[Adam Curry]

The birthday boys will be bombing around the deep blue waters of the Caribbean, encircling by. Encircled by the BVI archipelago. Yeah, I guess it's British Virgin Islands. Oh, that's a boomer trip. I got it figured it out. It's a boomer trip with Dame Janet Me and four of our friends, we'll be sailing, snorkeling, smoking. Snorkeling. They might be snorkeling and hitting our fellow passengers in the mouth. Good.

[John C. Dvorak]

Nice.

[Adam Curry]

All the best to you guys and yours. God bless you and stay safe.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah, we will.

[Adam Curry]

Jingles. No. Karma. Dame Cece.

[John C. Dvorak]

We'll stay safe because we're not going anywhere. We stay home, we're going to be.

[Adam Curry]

At the Virgin British Virgin Islands by sharks.

[John C. Dvorak]

Coming in from Arlington, Washington, Tyler the Mailman. He says, For 10 years of tremendous value. Oh, this is 203.3. Associate executive producer. For 10 years of tremendous value. And to make up for a hiatus in donations, not because of you guys, but life and career changes can get in the way. Please play the opera singer version of yeah. No. Do we have that?

[Adam Curry]

Not that I know of.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah. No opera. I have hip hop. I'm trying to think what that would be. I have Guisepe. We'll do Giuseppe. That's funny. I don't have an opera singing. I can't remember that. Or oh. Or a mix of the. It's true. Ladies. I remember one that was a real banger, but I can't remember what show six or seven years ago. Love, Peace and Taco Grease. Tyler the Mailman.

[Adam Curry]

That's true. That's true. That's true. That's true.

[John C. Dvorak]

There you go. We haven't heard that in a long time.

[Adam Curry]

I don't remember ever hearing it. Eli the Coffee Guy, Bensonville, Illinois. Our buddy, 20306. John's last tip of the day is spot on. I discovered Melinda's green sauce a few years back and have been hooked ever since. I put it on just about everything.

[John C. Dvorak]

Corn flakes.

[Adam Curry]

You might be surprised. Although I don't put hot sauce on my coffee, I do make a mean Mexican latte with cayenne, cinnamon and honey. Visit Gigawatt Coffee roasters to try that.com and use code ITM20 for 20% off your order. Stay caffeinated, says Eli the coffee guy.

[John C. Dvorak]

All right. And we have another associate executive producer, 202 from the trans squire, who checks in from St. John's Arizona. Itm. Zionist shills. That's Zionist boomer shills to you. I was done supporting you cisgender white male boomers. But change my mind after hearing Adam might be gay Woo. As I'm sure John remembers from boyhood, aspiring knights used to be called squires from him. From your boyhood, John. My cumulative donations have now surpassed $500, which I believe should entitle me to the title of Squire. Hmm.

[Adam Curry]

Until that was a thing we introduced like five or six, seven, eight years ago that never took off and we never used until we can call him a squire. If he wants to be called Squire.

[John C. Dvorak]

Well, he wants to be the Trans Squire. Until a decree from the Round Table drops on this matter, I humbly demand to be spoken of as the Transgression Squire. I think you should put a T shirt on yourself that says I'm a Squire. Yes, I'm not a narcissist no matter what my friends, family therapists and Reddit say. I'm hopeful the roundtable will hear my pain as a live squire is better than a dead non titled producer. I can't believe anybody really wants me blowing my brains out live in the troll room on some future show day. So do the right thing, Round Table and make me an official Squire. So noted and so done. You are an official Squire. Sincerely, the Trans Squire.

[Adam Curry]

That was interesting, Linda Lupe also, I'll.

[John C. Dvorak]

Say he thinks I'm gay. I mean, what's up?

[Adam Curry]

Linda Lou Pakin, Lakewood, Colorado There she is. Jobs, Karma. For a competitive edge and a resume that gets results, visit Image Makers, Inc. Touch for all your executive resume and job search needs as Image Makers, Inc. With a K and work with Linda Lou, Duchess of jobs and writer. It says writer resumes, but writer of resumes, jobs, jobs, jobs and jobs. Let's vote for jobs.

[John C. Dvorak]

Man, you got to step it up on those reads for Linda Lou. You know, we don't want her to go away. She's been over, what, 300 by now? How many, how many shows?

[Adam Curry]

Quite a few.

[John C. Dvorak]

We love you, Linda Lou.

[Adam Curry]

She must be making at least enough money to pick up the cost of these things.

[John C. Dvorak]

I guess. I guess. Well, she.

[Adam Curry]

Everyone who uses her brags and rants about it.

[John C. Dvorak]

Well, yeah, she's the best. She's the best for executive resumes and job search needs. So thank you to our executive producers and associate executive producers. We appreciate it very much. We'll be thanking everyone above $50 in our second segment. Of course, we don't thank anybody under $50 because some people like to know that they will be kept kept anonymous for whatever reason. We don't mind. And we also have a good option for you if you just want to support us on some regular basis with any amount you want. There's no levels, no tote bags, no reward system. You just go into noagendadonations.com and you set it up. Recurring payment, any amount, any frequency. We'll accept it all. We appreciate you so much. Noagendadonations.com and again, thanks to our executive executive and associate executive producer.

[Adam Curry]

Our formula is this. We go out, we hit people in the mouth.

[John C. Dvorak]

Shut up, slave.

[Adam Curry]

Shut up, slave.

[John C. Dvorak]

Right, So I need to go back to my. I had some technology news for you, which is just not a clip, but something I need to share. I got this from Rob the constitutional lawyer, a federal judge in Oakland that's right up the road from you.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah, I can see him from here.

[John C. Dvorak]

Has ruled that families from various states may proceed with negligence and wrongful death claims against social media platforms. So this goes outside of section 22203, section 230. Section 30. Yes. The legal theory is that these plat purposefully addict minors leading to compulsive use that causes mental and physical harm. The Judge ruled that Section 230 does not protect the platforms from claims based on this addiction theory. It's very interesting this because, you know, you can claim a lot of damage and all kinds of stuff. And there was some other. There's a new. There's another defense which similar. Let me see. Where is this? Well, no, I can't find it. Of course there was a defense for autism. Hold on. Maybe it's under big pharma. Let me see. No, because it's starting to get interesting. Autism. Yes. Here we go. Listen to this.

[Adam Curry]

This morning, newly released court documents show lawyers for accused killer Brian Kohberger argue he should not have to face the death penalty at his upcoming trial because of his autism diagnosis. His lawyers claim Kohberger's autism spectrum disorder, or asd, makes him incapable of acting in a way that aligns with societal expectations of normalcy. The fear is that people will take his ASD and instead attribute some sort of guilt or menacing aspect to it. And for that reason, the defense believes that the death penalty should be struck. Kohberger is accused of killing four University of Idaho students at this off campus house in 2022. His lawyers say Kohberger's disability has already affected media coverage and would bias the jury claiming m Kohberger's facial expressions, including his lack of effect and concentrated stare, are already being assigned sinister meaning by observers. The strength of this motion is predicated on the strength of that diagnosis. And without more information, because this motion is sealed, we may not know the full extent of Bryan Kohberger's ASD or how it applied to this case. Both prosecutors and the defense making requests about the upcoming trial. Prosecutors want victims, family members allowed in court for the entire trial. While the defense wants lawyers and witnesses banned from using the words psychopath and sociopath. No ruling yet on those requests.

[John C. Dvorak]

So law is getting interesting. I'm pretty sure we'll soon see. Well, you know, you transitioned your daughter so, you know, killed you is what you get.

[Adam Curry]

I found that, that case in the Idaho guy because that we know about this guy has been going on forever. This case, he murders four girls and then jumps in his car and takes off for new or wherever he went, they caught him somewhere halfway there. Always looked like kind of a nutball in some way, but I never. This is. They just brought this in out of the blue. How long was he always been autistic? I never noticed it, I guess. I mean it's a, it's a wide, pretty interesting idea.

[John C. Dvorak]

It's a wide spectrum. It's a wide spectrum. I'm sure the Rob, the constitutional lawyer will, will weigh in on it. And he's also weighed in on that. I think you have a clip on this as well. About the Supreme Court ruling tonight.

[Adam Curry]

The Supreme Court narrowly ruling the Trump administration must pay out nearly $2 million in foreign aid. The first time the high court has weighed in on a Trump executive action in his second term. The 54 ruling upholds a district court order that the money must be paid to nonprofit groups for work already completed on the government's behalf. Of course, typical abc.

[John C. Dvorak]

Abc. Very, very sparse and terse summary is a lot more.

[Adam Curry]

It's not much better here, but there's a little more information on this N.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yep, got it.

[Adam Curry]

The Supreme Court ruled today that the Trump administration must resume payments to foreign aid organizations for work they've already done. The High Court's 5 to 4 decision upholds an order to release funding for contractors at the U.S. agency for International Development, also known as USAID, and the state Department. Aid organizations said in a Supreme Court filing they would face, quote, extraordinary and irreversible harm if the funding freeze continues. President Trump ordered a 90 day pause on all foreign aid on his first day back in office. That's as he and the Department of Government Efficiency, or doge, continue to search for and cut what the White House has called waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government.

[John C. Dvorak]

So it's the $2 billion is work that was already completed. So yeah, that doesn't, there's no argument.

[Adam Curry]

Not reported is my not reported clip, which actually brings a little more out than is not generally reported by the mainstream. And more legal updates on Trump's executive actions. A judge halts NIH funding cuts and the Agriculture Department is ordered to reinstate thousands of workers. A federal judge today blocked the Trump administration from cutting federal grant funding for research at medical schools and UN universities. The nationwide injunction came at the request of 22 Democratic state attorneys general and related groups. The Trump administration said it was capping the rate at which it reimbursed research institutions for indirect costs such as laboratory space, faculty, equipment, and infrastructure. The cap would be at 15%, down from an average of around 28%. The National Institutes of Health said this would save the government $4 billion a year. U.S. district Judge Angel Kelly in Boston agreed the NIH planned funding cuts were unlawful. The judge is an appointee of former President Biden. In addition, the Department of Agriculture has been ordered to temporarily reinstate nearly 6,000 workers who lost their jobs as part of President Trump's effort to cut the federal workforce. The order from the Merit System Protection Board blocks the USDA from firing probationary employees for 45 days.

[John C. Dvorak]

Is this reporter's last name Llamas by any chance? Because she sounds like she's got a poop.

[Adam Curry]

No. The decision was issued a day after a federal judge blocked Trump from firing board member Kathy Harris. Her term expires in three. Three years. The board has already halted the firing of six other employees at the request of the Office of Special Counsel. Trump has sought to fire the watchdog agency's head, Hampton Dellinger, as well. Dellinger revealed yesterday that he had asked the board to halt the dismissal of thousands of USDA employees. Hmm.

[John C. Dvorak]

That has not been reported. You're right.

[Adam Curry]

None of it's been reported. But they're putting the kibosh. The kibosh on a lot of this.

[John C. Dvorak]

Stuff, but on the other payments, stopping the payments. First of all, Amy Comet Barrett, Amy Conan Coney Barrett, she's the. She's the turncoat.

[Adam Curry]

They've turned on her.

[John C. Dvorak]

They've turned on her.

[Adam Curry]

The right wing has.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah, well, they should. She's like, oh, well, you know. Although she's probably right, actually, because the $2 billion was work completed. I don't know how they proved that, but this is how it works. In Americ. You have Article 1, Congress rights, laws defining judicial jurisdiction. Article 2, the executive is in charge of paying taxpayer money to contractors, which does enjoy sovereign jurisdiction in carrying out this function. The Article 3, the Judiciary, that often invades these duties under the guise of judicial review. You know, that's. We call that checks and balances in America. So this is normal. They kick it back to the lower court. It goes back and forth. That's just how this system works.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah.

[John C. Dvorak]

So it's not. I'm not a big deal.

[Adam Curry]

It slows things down, which is the best part.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah, it is. And I'll just reiterate something you said a few shows back. We can laugh about the Democrats, but we really need a strong Democrat party because things could get out of control with Republicans. It could easily happen. Could easily happen. And where is my Epstein files? This is very apparent upsetting to me. I'm very upset. I want my FBI.

[Adam Curry]

I'm not the only one. Where's Kennedy's files? Still? Yeah.

[John C. Dvorak]

I want the JFK files. I want the Epstein files. Which now, of course, will be redacted to protect national security. How can there be a national security issue in the Epstein files? Hmm, that's kind of interesting.

[Adam Curry]

I know what it could be. Easy.

[John C. Dvorak]

Okay, give us a clue.

[Adam Curry]

CIA was running episode Epstein.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah, well, we know that.

[Adam Curry]

Well, that's national security.

[John C. Dvorak]

Let it all come out.

[Adam Curry]

I don't know what. Yeah, they have to do a reset once in a while.

[John C. Dvorak]

Let it all come out. Yeah, we should just. Just let it all hang out. They've got a. Someone. At least one person has to burn over this.

[Adam Curry]

And maybe that's the issue. Who's gonna burn it? They don't seem to want anyone to burn over anything ever.

[John C. Dvorak]

Is your phone ringing or what am I hearing? Is your.

[Adam Curry]

You're hearing the little chimes, the wind chime.

[John C. Dvorak]

Do you have your wind chimes hanging? What is that? Are you doing percussion on the side while you're doing the show?

[Adam Curry]

I'm surprised you can hear it. Yes, I can hear it.

[John C. Dvorak]

What is that?

[Adam Curry]

It's this thing. It's one of my noisemakers. So when you're talking, people sent in.

[John C. Dvorak]

So when you're talking, you're just stroking your percussion instruments.

[Adam Curry]

I'm kind of like Blofeld and the cat.

[John C. Dvorak]

Okay, there's another reference. No one gets. And I should have played.

[Adam Curry]

There's always some. One or two people that get it, and they. They say, you know, that's funny. I could do this. Yeah, and let me send a donation in.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah, that's right.

[Adam Curry]

Your chime.

[John C. Dvorak]

Your chimes are the big donation driver. I forgot that.

[Adam Curry]

And this.

[John C. Dvorak]

This happened early this morning.

[Adam Curry]

Today, the President is expected to sign an executive order aimed at dismantling the department. This comes as the Trump administration continues to find ways to downsize the federal government. With more details, here's ABC's Nicole D'Antonio this morning. ABC News has learned the Trump administration is preparing to dissolve The Department of Education as soon as Today, Sources say a draft executive order directs education secretary Linda McMahon to facilitate a department closure this week. The Department of Education employs more than 4,000 people, spending $251 billion last year. Trump has said he wants to give education back to the states. I'd like it to be closed immediately. Look, the Department of Education's a big con job. It's unclear how Secretary McMahon will close the department. Congressional approval is required to abolish a federal agency.

[John C. Dvorak]

Hmm. Is that true?

[Adam Curry]

Well, I thought it was, but I thought it was Jimmy Carter who put this thing in play with the executive order.

[John C. Dvorak]

Let's double check.

[Adam Curry]

They must have codified it later.

[John C. Dvorak]

Oh, they must have. They must have. But that's a lot of money.

[Adam Curry]

But can you imagine being Linda McMahon? We going to make you. We're going to go through the hearings and everything and you get to be. Oh, are you kidding me?

[John C. Dvorak]

But she loves it. She's into that wrestling stuff.

[Adam Curry]

Well, I guess, yeah. Why not? You know, Okay, I get to be Secretary of Education last. Secretary of Education.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah. And I can see where she would like that. Let me see. Originated.

[Adam Curry]

You know, she knew in advance that that was going to happen, obviously.

[John C. Dvorak]

This is interesting. The United States Department of Education is a cabinet level department of the United States government. Origina in 1867, as part of the department of.

[Adam Curry]

The department. It was in the. Either Commerce or some other. It was inside another department. It was not a separate cabinet member. It was not a separate entity. Yes, it was Carter that made that. Pulled it out and made it separate.

[John C. Dvorak]

Well, hold on, I'll read from the Book of Knowledge. In its current form, the department began operating on May 4, 1980. There you are. Having been created after the Department of Health, Education and Welfare affair.

[Adam Curry]

That's where it came from.

[John C. Dvorak]

Was split into the Department of Education and Department of Health and Human Services by the Department of Education Organization act, which Jimmy Carter signed into law. So it was an act of Congress. So there. So you don't know what you're talking about. Misinformation.

[Adam Curry]

Okay? They split it off from HH at what's now hhs. That used to be called something else. Yeah, but Carter was behind it.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah, well, okay, but it wasn't executive order. It was a. It was an act. It was all an act.

[Adam Curry]

I don't know what I'm talking about.

[John C. Dvorak]

You're spreading lies. You're spreading lies.

[Adam Curry]

No, it's going to create that McMahon effect. What is that called?

[John C. Dvorak]

The man Gelman McMahon effect. The Ed Man Gelman effect.

[Adam Curry]

Oh, man.

[John C. Dvorak]

Gelman amnesia, to be exact.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah, yeah, I know.

[John C. Dvorak]

You just forgot.

[Adam Curry]

I forgot because I have. I have. I had Ed McMahon amnesia.

[John C. Dvorak]

Well, I do see on my quad screen now, I do see teachers yelling at the camera. So I guess something's happened.

[Adam Curry]

Oh, that's right. You have a screen in your studio. I can't really see monitoring the.

[John C. Dvorak]

I can't really see it because I need my glasses. But if I wear my glasses, I can't see the screen in front of me. The control panel of the whole show. Ah, without the control panel, the whole show. There's no show. So here is possibly the most fun clip that we both talked about. And I said, I got it, I got it, I got it. I'll play it. But it's a clip for both of us. We both saw it. This is Democrat Representative Sidney Kamlager Dove, who for some reason just let the truth come out.

[Adam Curry]

You don't care about this country, and that is unacceptable if you claim to be the President of the United States. So we are here. We are not going anywhere. We are going to continue to fight back and we are going to continue to speak lies to his truth, to his stealing and to his cheating. Thank you.

[John C. Dvorak]

Thank you. No, thank you. Seriously, thank you. How. How can you get it so messed up?

[Adam Curry]

We're going to speak lies to his truth.

[John C. Dvorak]

Lies to his truth. I tell you, it's amazing.

[Adam Curry]

And there's. There's never been a. Did she apologize or correct herself?

[John C. Dvorak]

I don't know.

[Adam Curry]

There's never been a follow up clip. That clip's been going around.

[John C. Dvorak]

I have other things to do with my life than see if she corrected herself. But someone on the spot should have said, hey, hey.

[Adam Curry]

You said, I know. The little crowd around her are clapping. They didn't even pay attention.

[John C. Dvorak]

Let's see. Well, you know, since you played as Stephen A. Smith clip, you know, he's my favorite sports. Sports ball guy.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah, sure.

[John C. Dvorak]

I like it. Now he. Is he still on ESPN or is he gone? He's gone, Right? Is he doing a podcast?

[Adam Curry]

He's independent now. He comes and goes. He's not Persona non grata.

[John C. Dvorak]

He's doing a podcast. He's doing a podcast?

[Adam Curry]

Yeah. He's doing a podcast.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah. Which is what you do. So he was on the View and you know, there's this ongoing like, Trump doesn't have a mandate. It was 1%. He doesn't have a mandate for anything. New mandate. And Stephen A. Smith, he's making a name for himself. He's going out there and he's, he's owning the libs, his own people. It's only been in office for six weeks.

[Adam Curry]

Seems like six years, doesn't it? And he's been going around with his cronies touting his so called landslide, landslide and blowout win. But he won the popular vote by 1.5%, one of the smallest ever. And he won the general election by less than 50%. So what kind of mandate is this, really? It is a mandate and I'm going to explain why. And I don't mind the question, but let me be very clear. I'm no supporter of Trump. I'm a supporter of truth and the facts. And here's the facts. The man won every swing state. He increased in terms of his voter turnout and 50 his favor from the standpoint of blacks, Latinos and young voters. He increased his numbers in that regard. From 2020, 89% of the counties shifted to the right. That's a mandate. We could sit up there and play around all we want to in 2020. They didn't. TRUMP didn't win the popular vote. He didn't win the electoral college vote. A matter of fact, the Republicans hadn't won the, the popular vote, if I remember correctly, since 2004, but they did this year. So 20 years after they last won a popular vote. They won the popular vote. They won the electoral college vote. The man won every swing state and on top of all, 89% of the counties shifted against. I don't understand how people can look at that and say there's no mandate, there's a mandate. Well, it's a different definition of a mandate, I guess. But the problem is that if you're the Democratic Party and you lost 49.8 to 48.3% and you're looking at that 1.5% dip, that's an excuse for you to say what we did really wasn't that bad. We should continue to do that. No, don't continue to do it. Find a new strategy.

[John C. Dvorak]

Now, if the Democrat Party was smart, they would promote this guy as the Joe Rogan of the left. He doesn't have the views on YouTube yet. He's in the low, like 100,000 kind of per episode.

[Adam Curry]

They, no, no, they can't do that.

[John C. Dvorak]

Why not?

[Adam Curry]

His message is all negative. No, it's a negative. Slams the Democrats left and right. He's worse than Carville.

[John C. Dvorak]

You need this. You need this. This is how it starts.

[Adam Curry]

And then he says, let's say I'm a Democrat. Let's say I'm not, but let's say I am. I'm a unaffiliated for anyone who wants to know. But let's say I'm a Democrat strategist, right? And now I'm thinking, no, I'm thinking exactly what he said, which is Trump only won by a little bit. Could have gone either way. And we don't need some guy in there slamming us, telling us how bad we are. We want some guy. I have an idea. There's a group called the Midas Touch. These guys will do the job. They're going to promote us properly. They're not going to say anything bad about us. They're not going to say we're a bunch of bonehead idiots. That's what they want.

[John C. Dvorak]

You know what? We are the stupidest two guys on the planet. Here we are for over 17 years looking for an exit strategy. We know how to do this. We can be the Joe Rogan of the left.

[Adam Curry]

We could if we wanted. Yeah, let's practice. How do we do it? Right. And we'd be big phonies.

[John C. Dvorak]

How do we do it? Well, let's practice. I mean we need to practice. We need to practice. Pick a topic. So I can't believe that Holman, that guy, he is rousting children right out of their school benches.

[Adam Curry]

He is separating families.

[John C. Dvorak]

Separating. He's putting kids in cages. This is.

[Adam Curry]

And have you seen that guy? He looks like a mumbling and bumbling.

[John C. Dvorak]

He is the worst in the world. And did you.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah, that guy.

[John C. Dvorak]

Did you see that?

[Adam Curry]

No good.

[John C. Dvorak]

Did you see that speech by that orange headed freak? Did you see what he did? He politicized a kid with brain cancer. It was unbelievable.

[Adam Curry]

I mean, cold blooded, how cold blooded?

[John C. Dvorak]

How low can you go?

[Adam Curry]

Cold blooded.

[John C. Dvorak]

He got a heart and then he had the audacity. When you had a long term sitting Democrat, representative of the people of the great state of Texas, where I live in Houston, who is a great singer, Al Green. He's a great singer and he's also a representative. And he had, and he, he had the sergeant at arms. That's a military position, a sergeant at arms forcefully take him out. And I thought he was going to take out Nancy Pelosi. They were looking at Nancy like, you're next, Nancy.

[Adam Curry]

They goose stepped in it. They goose stepped in.

[John C. Dvorak]

See Kyle, they were doing it.

[Adam Curry]

Anything. But short of beating him up right in front of everybody else and hold him out of there.

[John C. Dvorak]

And the audacity, unceremoniously, I might add, completely without Ceremony. And then he had the audacity to make that South African big ball lovin on the spectrum. Crazy freak who's all over our Social Security records, your medical. The real president. Yes. We all know. We all know they had the audacity to put him, to shine the spotlight on him. And did you see that goofy look? He's there like, yeah, I'm getting all your records. I'm going to make Grok that much better. John, I'm thinking we can do this. It's worth considering.

[Adam Curry]

Well, it's something that people would. There's a group of people that we don't. That don't listen to our show. Normally we don't get a lot of hate listeners, but maybe if we can.

[John C. Dvorak]

Get the troll room to play along with us, you know, so they can.

[Adam Curry]

See we have an audience, have the whole thing staged. Yeah, great.

[John C. Dvorak]

And.

[Adam Curry]

Except we just have to get some advertisers and we're doing.

[John C. Dvorak]

On a YouTube live.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah. With cans on our head.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah. Well, we have to do video. If we don't do video, it won't work. But maybe.

[Adam Curry]

I agree.

[John C. Dvorak]

Maybe. Yeah. So we have to do video. We'll make you. We'll put a cheesecloth in front of the lens for you, you know, just to soften it up a little bit.

[Adam Curry]

Like. Like the old Vaseline that works.

[John C. Dvorak]

Vaseline on the lens. Yes.

[Adam Curry]

Smear the lens with Vaseline. I'll be looking good and, you know.

[John C. Dvorak]

And we'll share some of the love with the trolls. We'll have a fun for the trolls. And we'll give them all T shirts and towels.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah. Everyone gets paid.

[John C. Dvorak]

Everybody gets paid. Rent a crowd. Rent a troll crowd. You know, I'm only half heartedly laughing about this. I mean, it would be a refreshing change. It would be refreshing, John.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah. It would give us some acting chops.

[John C. Dvorak]

Think about it. We get it. Yes.

[Adam Curry]

We can go for an award.

[John C. Dvorak]

Then we can bring in Hollywood people because they'll come then, like, you know.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah, that's true. We don't have. We have like one lone Hollywood guy. Well, two, actually. We have maybe three. We have about three Hollywood guys total. And I guarantee out of thousands, I.

[John C. Dvorak]

Can bring in the sparkle clergy, you know, because Adam's a Christian, but he loves lgbtq. I mean, we, we can really. We can. We can broaden the horizons on this thing.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah. And you can do the gay thing.

[John C. Dvorak]

If it's enough money, I'll do the gay thing. John, I can't believe what that orange man dead. And we can Do Tik Toks.

[Adam Curry]

You already do Tik Tok. Oh, you mean beyond Tik Beyond.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah, we got to be on. You got to promote it. We need, you know, we need followers, man. We need followers.

[Adam Curry]

I can turn the tech grouch into a liberal.

[John C. Dvorak]

Oh, man. Can do the tech Grouch liberal. How would you sound?

[Adam Curry]

I don't know. Yeah, he sounds like this.

[John C. Dvorak]

Okay, well, there you go.

[Adam Curry]

I don't know.

[John C. Dvorak]

That just blew the whole bit. Blew the whole bit. It's worth considering. It's worth considering. Think about, think about the money.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah. If we get the donations stay at this low level, we're going to have.

[John C. Dvorak]

To do going to ads. We're going to ads and we're going to become libs.

[Adam Curry]

Ads and liberals.

[John C. Dvorak]

We need a good name.

[Adam Curry]

We need, like liberals, sellouts. We're going to be.

[John C. Dvorak]

We need a good name. We need a good name for ourselves. We need the Lib Joes. Boom, he's got it. Hey, everybody. Welcome to the Lib Joe Show. That's right. I'm Lib, he's Joe together with the Lib Joes. And today we are mad. We are just hopping mad. You know why? Because black people don't get treated fairly by this president. He's a racist. He's a racist. The only African he likes is the South African. We can do this. We can so do this. Oh, oh, oh, oh, wait. We gotta up talk.

[Adam Curry]

Oh, that's hard.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah, we can do it.

[Adam Curry]

I think we can. I'm not absolutely sure. Hey, but I think we can talk like this. Did you want it?

[John C. Dvorak]

Did you watch the State of the Union?

[Adam Curry]

I did.

[John C. Dvorak]

And how about this? Let me think.

[Adam Curry]

Oh, yeah, we got a little vocal flag.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah, let me think about this. Or the Mad Libs. We could be the Mad Libs. Now there's a callback that might be even better. The Mad Libs.

[Adam Curry]

So let's get off this track and play a clip.

[John C. Dvorak]

Okay. All right.

[Adam Curry]

I want to play this FEMA funded fiasco WTF clip.

[John C. Dvorak]

Ooh, I love the alliteration.

[Adam Curry]

All right. A New York federal judge has denied the City of New York's request to order the Trump administration to immediately return over any $80 million in FEMA funds. The judge says the city failed to show it would suffer irreparable harm. U.S. district Court Judge Jennifer Reardon made a quick decision from the bench after an hour of oral arguments. She said although the city may experience some harm, it could try other avenues to get the money back while its lawsuit against the federal government plays Out. The money approved by the Federal Emergency Management Age Agency, or fema, was to reimburse the city for costs it incurred in managing the immigrant crisis, the city said. The Trump administration removed the money from the New York City's bank account after Elon Musk accused the city of using $50 million of taxpayer funds to house illegal immigrants in luxury hotels. The city denied that it was using the funds illegally and said it wasn't a compliance issue, but rather an issue of the administration not wanting the funds to be used for certain programs.

[John C. Dvorak]

Hmm.

[Adam Curry]

Okay, here's what why does a WTF clip have we resolved? We have the media saying, oh, fema. Deborah paid for immigrants. Fema. Because during the North Carolina fiasco, if you recall, oh, fema. All the money. We don't have any money left because we gave it to immigrants. And wait a minute. You had money. Money left? No, he didn't have. We did. We didn't. We did. We didn't. This money was FEMA money. Wasn't FEMA money? This is confusing me. Was this money FEMA money? Federal Emergency Management Administration money to pay for the hotel? New York argued there was. That they deserved it. I mean, I don't get it. I'm so confused. That's.

[John C. Dvorak]

That should be your tagline on our new show. I'm so confused. Confused. I'm gonna talk like I marbles in my mouth. Well, I heard the president say it was $22 billion that ultimately had gone from USAID into all of. Not just FEMA funds, but into all of this for irregular migration. But I still can't get over the fact that they're calling the Roosevelt Hotel a luxury hotel. I always get stuck on that one. That's always hard for me.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah, it's never been.

[John C. Dvorak]

The sad thing is, I got a note.

[Adam Curry]

Luxury hotel.

[John C. Dvorak]

I got a note from some producers in western North Carolina. Those people are still completely screwed. It's like they're not on the news. No one cares about them. They're still intense. They got no houses. There's nothing being done. I think it would be a good idea for those of you in government circles who listen to this podcast, you know, who you are, the president should maybe make a visit because they need something. Some. They need real help. They have been ignored, you know, and maybe because it's a, you know, kind of a liberal part of the country, but it is. It is despicable. While we're all arguing over stuff, there are actual Americans still living in tents, you know, completely lost everything. There's probably still Bodies strewn about the hillside. And they need help. They really do. Western North Carolina. Write in. Let me know, let me know. What are you seeing? What's happening? Boots on the ground. We need to expose some of this because it's really bothering me. It got politicized right away with the governor Lieutenant.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah. Right off the tracks.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah. And then something else else happens.

[Adam Curry]

Squirrel.

[John C. Dvorak]

This is our problem. This is the problem. This is the real problem with our messaging system in America is I was like, oh, okay, we're going to pay attention to you for five seconds and we'll toss you a bone. Everybody was helping out, and I know there are still people helping out, but these people need help and they're real Americans. They're people who are being ignored by all parts of the government as far as I'm concerned. I hate to say. Okay, what's your pardon czar clip? Let's move on. Let's move on from the Americans intent and let's go to something else.

[Adam Curry]

Yes, the pardons are. Well, this is about. This is a black guy on TikTok talking about this woman. This is a woman that Trump pardoned in his first term. And so he's revisited her. She was the one, I think there was. It wasn't Diddy. It was. Who's the. Kanye.

[John C. Dvorak]

Kanye and Kim Kardashian.

[Adam Curry]

And Kim Kardashian. They insisted this woman get pardoned. They went in to visit the White House and Trump looked it over, says, yeah, for sure. Pardoned her, brought her back in this term and made her. The pardons are according to this guy here. And this got no play whatsoever. Everyone says, oh, it's just exploiting her. So Donald Trump just pardoned a black woman, a real black woman. I went spender and. And then he turned around and said.

[John C. Dvorak]

You'Re now in charge of who gets Alice Johnson.

[Adam Curry]

She spent 22 years in prison. 22 years. She had another 22 years left. Can you believe it? You've been an inspiration to people. And we're going to be listening to your recommendation on pardons. You're going to go over and you're going to be. You're going to. She's going to be my pardon czar. Okay. And you're going to find people just like you that, that should not. This should not have happened. So you mean to tell me a person that's been mistreated by the justice system, really mistreated by the justice system, now gets to go look at other people who possibly have been mistreated by the same justice system? And recommend them for pardons.

[John C. Dvorak]

Well, I can tell you that Alice is. There's friends of mine are in contact with her actually with the pardons are.

[Adam Curry]

Oh really?

[John C. Dvorak]

Yes. You know our buddy who's. Who's set to go to the. The slammer. The big house.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah.

[John C. Dvorak]

There, you know, she's apparently looking at his case, so.

[Adam Curry]

Wow. Well, she's taking it seriously then.

[John C. Dvorak]

Oh yeah. Oh yeah. Well, I mean there's a lot of cases of people who got wrapped up in things and other scams.

[Adam Curry]

Medicare, you've been in and let's say thrown in the slammer for reasons that are dubious, I guess. And you get out and then you're given this job and you really. There's not a lot of other things you can do and you're going to get paid probably. Well, yeah, you might take it quite seriously and become a maniac about it. Yeah, well, which is good.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah, we're all doing videos, we're all doing tiktoks. Pardon him, please. Pardon him. Wouldn't it be fun if her first name was Dolly? That would be best. I could be Dolly.

[Adam Curry]

Pardon Dolly. Pardon. I'm gonna show my support by donating to no Agenda. Imagine all the people who could do that. Oh yeah, that'd be fab.

[John C. Dvorak]

I don't care what you say, but you never get that kind of top shelf comedy gold anywhere else except on your no Agenda show, ladies and gentlemen. And now as we anxiously await John's tip for today, which is the highlight of every single episode of the no Agenda show which is created by Dana Brunetti, Hollywood bigwig. Of course we also have end of show mixes. Coming up, we have an overview of our meetups. We do have two nights to bring up onto the table lots of birthdays. But first, John is going to thank our producers who supported us. $50 and above.

[Adam Curry]

Yes. Starting with Joseph Wistos in Spokane, Washington. 133 3. And he has a birthday call out donation to a smoking hot wife Cherish.

[John C. Dvorak]

Happy birthday.

[Adam Curry]

Something. Oh, he used the chin wan hung cream on her because she got a bad burn in the kitchen and it worked like a champ.

[John C. Dvorak]

You know when I was in Dallas at the nrb. This is really dumb but so I had the. It was. It's 8am I'm getting ready to have the keynote at 9 and I. This is, this is going to sound really stupid, but it did happen and I'd filled up my vape and when you fill up the vape you take off the top and so, so you can put the the vape juice in, but the coil is exposed. And I'm kind of like, oh, I'm going to have a little toke on my vape. And so I hit the button. So the coil. Coil gets hot. And of course, the top's no longer on, so the coil go. The. The red hot coil goes against my top lip.

[Adam Curry]

Oh. And I'm like, just before a speech. Yes.

[John C. Dvorak]

I'm like, oh, my God. I'm gonna have this huge blistering lip. And I. Oh, no. This is like the worst possible thing you can think of. So I immediately go for my. I always travel with the.

[Adam Curry]

Would you travel with this? I do Chinese herbal cream.

[John C. Dvorak]

The Ching Wang Hung cream. Yes.

[Adam Curry]

I travel with Tamiflu.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah. Well, I have all kinds of goodies in my kit.

[Adam Curry]

Well, bet.

[John C. Dvorak]

And so I put some on my lip, and no pain, no swelling, no mark, no nothing. And I was like, wow. It is truly a miracle. Cream. Ching Wan Hung. You need some in your home. You need some when you're on the road. You know, someone spills hot coffee on you in the plane, anything can happen. You want this stuff with you? Ching Wan Hong.

[Adam Curry]

They should be giving us free cases of this stuff after that promotion.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah, they're cheap Chinese guys, you know.

[Adam Curry]

John Robinh is next on the list. He came in with a hundred bucks. Nobody on the. On this list here is anonymous, I guess, from Woburn, Massachusetts. Whoever you were, yeah, you came in with a hunt hundred, sir. F A Ann Beck in Vista, California. Another hundred. Jason Marre in Vancouver, Washington. One of the finest little places to live if you don't like taxes. $100. Rachel. Rachel. That's actually a funny spelling of Rachel. Rachel rains in Weed, California. 8514. She may be the one that sends the weed coffee mugs.

[John C. Dvorak]

I've never received mine.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah, yours got broken.

[John C. Dvorak]

And that's for Drunk Brian. Happy belated birthday, babe.

[Adam Curry]

She says, yeah, that's what she says. March 2nd. That's. That is not that belated. Jennifer rowland in Nashville, Tennessee. 8392. Jobs Karma will give you some jobs karma at the end if Adam remembers. Zachary Metzinger in South South Lake, Texas. 8086. That's a chip. Another chip donation. ITM ES73S.

[John C. Dvorak]

You're on the rampage with your chips. It's beautiful.

[Adam Curry]

Chips. Another. Actually, 8008 is a chip donation Theodore Merrill came in with. It's also a chip. And boobs. Double. It's a double donation. Circleville, Ohio. 8, 008. He needs a big boobs de douching douched. Kevin McLaughlin, Concord, North Carolina. He's the Archduke of Luna, lover of American, lover of boobs. And this is his 8008 donation. Just keeping a string going. Steve Svenson, 7903 in South Riding, Virginia. Steven Hutto in St. Petersburg, Florida. 75. Sir G.K. in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 73. 73K I5 PBO 73S.

[John C. Dvorak]

The M donation. 73S Kilo 5L Alpha Charlie Charlie.

[Adam Curry]

73. 73. Dana Carroll in Laughlin, Nevada. 7227. Megan Reichel. I'm guessing in Boise. Boise.

[John C. Dvorak]

Boise.

[Adam Curry]

6611.

[John C. Dvorak]

The dangly balls, double dicks. Boise, Idaho. Yeah, it's richly.

[Adam Curry]

Balls from Idaho.

[John C. Dvorak]

Richly. You pronounce richly?

[Adam Curry]

David cox in Austin, Texas. 63. 325. Lydia Terry in Rochester, New Hampshire. 5623. Sir Chris Abraham, who's got a birthday 55 years old on March 8, which is International Women's Day of Sir Chris Abraham of Columbia. 5533. Pete Federici in Bothell, Washington. 5529. Scott K in Lynchburg, Virginia. 55. 2022. Brian Furley.

[John C. Dvorak]

He says call out Dave C as a douchebag.

[Adam Curry]

Douchebag.

[John C. Dvorak]

Can't miss a douchebagging.

[Adam Curry]

Done. By the way, I just realized Zachary Metzinger, I think, is the one who wrote in wondering where his donation was for the last show. Now, I got that covered. Good. Sir John in Heber Springs, Arkansas. 55:10St. Patrick's Day is around the corner. He's reminding us that might be a good thing to celebrate on the show. Good point, Brian. Hel in Fort Worth, Texas, where all the money is in Texas. 5510. Now, you might as well read this as he's going to get knighted.

[John C. Dvorak]

He will be. Hello. I hit my mom in the mouth in 2020. She beat me to dame status. Good mom. And with her donation, I am now a knight and would like to be known as Sir B with a Y of the flying chickens. I'd like Chicken Express sweet tea and corn nuggets at the round table. We have ordered them. Adam, can you give me some Dutch insight on the origin of our last name? Helfst. My kids get a kick out of hearing John trying to pronounce our last name. He gets better every time. Helfst. I'm not sure I have any insight on Helst. It does sound like a Dutch name, but probably it means half. So you got the haft? The haft? You Got the haft? You got half? I don't know, Helfs. I have no idea. Where are my Dutch trolls? No idea. I'll look into it for you.

[Adam Curry]

Meanwhile, back in San Antonio, we have Paige talking about Dutch last name Holland. $55. Troy Funderberg in Missoula, Montana. 55. Riley Murdoch. 53.72. Heather Harper in Lubbock, Texas. 50 333. Michael Gates. 5280. Roger Kesey. Kesey in another Holland. Holland, Michigan. We're on a roll here. 5272. Sir Z Nononymous in Liverpool, Merseyside, UK. 5272. He's chipping in. Hugo Salgado in Chicago. 5272. By the way, he said that we had did impeccable deconstruction on the last show.

[John C. Dvorak]

Why thank you. And he don to prove that it was impeccable. We appreciate that.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah, I wish more people would do that. Peter Karnowski in Charleston, Oregon. 5272. Now we have the short list of $50 donors to wrap this up. Rebecca Hogg, I think is H a u g H in Memphis, Tennessee. Could be Huff. Could be huff. But it's probably Hog. James Sharametta in Napanok, New York. Chris Koniker in Anchorage, Alaska. Alex Zavala in Kyle. Kylie. Sorry. Kylie. Kylie. Kylie, Texas. Paul Dubois. He's in parts unknown and he has a little note there. I don't see anything. Yes.

[John C. Dvorak]

Well, no. He says it's interesting. Will future Americans remember Trump as we remember Richard Nixon or as we remember Teddy Roosevelt? I guess you guys will say Teddy Roosevelt. I haven't decided yet. And I would say as the Mad Libs, he'll be remembered as Hitler.

[Adam Curry]

Yeah, Hitler. Sir John in Blaine, Minnesota. And he's a sad puppy. Donation. We got one. Leslie. Leslie Walker in Roseburg, Oregon. 50 chief senses a very nice note. Thank you. Leslie Walker Phillips in San Rafael, California. And last on the list is Jason DeLuzio who is in Miami Beach, Florida. I want to thank all these people for making the show 14, 1744. The reality that it slowly is becoming.

[John C. Dvorak]

And we appreciate everybody who donated under $50 as well. Not mentioned for reasons of anonymity. Our executive and associate executive producers, of course, we mentioned and thanked them earlier. And as always, you can go to noagendadonations.com set up a recurring donation. It's worth it, people. Support your podcast. A recurring donation. Any amount, any frequency. Go to noagendadonations.com thank you again. Scott K turned 55 on February 22nd. Very belated. Ray Rachel Raines. Raines, Raines. I forgot already. She wishes Drunk Brian a happy one. He celebrated on the 2nd of March. Dame Cece Happy Birthday to Sir Lee, he turned 70 on March 2nd. And Sir Island Dog also celebrated on March 2nd. Congratulations from Dame Cece. Alex John Myers, happy birthday to his keeper. Alex Myers, March 6th. That would be today. Joseph, happy birthday to his smoking hot wife Cherish. She celebrates tomorrow. Sir Chris Abram turns 55 on March 8, which is also International Women's Day. Dame Susan happy birthday to her son John. He celebrates on the 9th. And Dame Susan also wishes her daughter, Dame what's her name a Happy one on March 12th. Happy birthday from everybody here. The best podcast day in the universe. And I almost forgot the jobs karma.

[Adam Curry]

Jobs, jobs and jobs. Let's vote for jobs.

[John C. Dvorak]

Now we have two nights to bring up onto the podium after I remind you that you can support the show with no agenda Donations dot com. We have two nights so I'm bringing out the double headed blade and if.

[Adam Curry]

You could bring I got a same. I've got a double headed blade too.

[John C. Dvorak]

That's what all the girls say. Brian Hels the Dutch name of unknown origin. And John, please step up on the podium. Both of you supported the no Agenda show in the amount of $1,000 or more. That means you now become knights of the no Agenda round table. And I am proud to pronounce Kate the as Sir B with a Y of the flying chickens. And Sir Uncle John for you. We have hookers and blow rent boys and Chardonnay chicken express sweet tea and corn nuggets. Oh, we also have more at the table. We've got pepperoni rolls and pale ales. We got beer and blunts. We've got Rubynast Redmond women and rose geisha and sake vodka Manila bongheads and bourbons, Sparkling cider and escorts, Ginger ale and gerbils, Breast milk and pablum and as always the mutton and the mead here at the round table. Join your get your place here. It's well deserved at the round table with the knights and the dames. And while you're doing that grab your phone, surf over to noagendarings.com take a look at those handsome rings. You're going to get one in the mail. It is a signet ring with no agenda on it. If you hit someone in the mouth it'll leave a mark or you can use it to seal your important correspondence. We supply the wax in the package for you to use that for that exact reason. And as always, it is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. Yes, always like a party of those meetups. People love the meetup so much. They love going to the meetups. There's a meetup coming up, so. Oh, we. I hope you can get this meetup. It's called Get get out of the Hill Country Meetup. It's in Round Rock. That's. That's like a two hour drive. I don't know if I'm going to make that one on a Friday afternoon. But we appreciate the fact that people are getting together and doing meetups. I. I will say the keeper and I have plans to go to Washington D.C. this year. We want to go see the D.C. when are the cherry blossoms out? Is that coming up? Is that April? May? When are the cherry blossoms out? Do you know? I don't know because that's when D.C. is beautiful. So we want to meet all the spooks in D.C. so details to follow, obviously, before we get to the overview of meetups taking place today and the next couple of days, here's a report from the Central Jersey Meetup with Sir Daniels.

[Adam Curry]

This is Sir R. Daniels coming at you from 3BR Distillery in Keyport, New Jersey. Where we drink. Where the Central Jersey meet up. And we drink and we know things. Apocalypse or season of reveal.

[John C. Dvorak]

This is Dave and I am making the strange jumps of a cornered cat.

[Adam Curry]

This is Jay. I'm here with my efficient human resource, Nick, who's about to be a dude named Bed in the morning. This is Nick, the said efficient human resource here with Jay and Dave squared. It's my first meetup and we're all getting giddy in Jersey wondering when's our doge checks coming in. This is Dave.

[John C. Dvorak]

I got nothing better to say than.

[Adam Curry]

Just thank you for your courage in the morning. This is Jill in the morning fisting nuts at 3 BR. This is Kelly, Dos Vidanya Zelinsky. This is Karaoke and I am still searching for Epstein's files. This is Sir Nobody of the 3D Printer. Okay, let's just drink some more in the morning.

[John C. Dvorak]

Always fun at those meetups. You can tell. Send more reports, people. There's a meetup taking place today. The 805 rooftop meetup. It's under way in Goleta at the HGI rooftop in California. The Northern Wake public slave gathering kicks off in a few hours at Saints and Scholars in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Orlando, Florida suppertime meetup also in a few hours at 6:30 at Hourglass Brewing at Hourglass District in Orlando. The Tilburg meetup is, well, probably over by now in the Netherlands at BCAFE Kandinsky. They always send a good report from Tilburg, the Netherlands. Saturday, no mutton, just meet up noon mountain time at Antelope Ridge Meadery in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The North Carolina Triad meetup new location though, at 2 o'clock at the Red Oak Brewery in Whitset, North Carolina. That's on Saturday. Also on Saturday, the Treasure Valley meetup at 3:00 at the Heritage Social Club at Garden City, Ohio. And on Sunday, our next show day, the Black Hills no agenda meetup at 3:00 at Crow Peak Brewing in Spearfish, South Dakota. Definitely attend one of these meetups if they're near you. And you know what, if they're there isn't one near you. We have a handy website and you can go to noagendameetups.com and find out if there is a meetup near you. Guess what if there isn't one? All the tools are there for you to start one and advertise one yourself. Go ahead.

[Adam Curry]

Where everybody feels the same. It's like a party.

[John C. Dvorak]

And before we get to our end of show ISO choice off, we have a make good here from Sir Cascadia. He says could I get a goat Karma makeup for Thursday or Sunday if it's not too late? No biggie if you can't fit it in, but I feel douchey about pointing this out. However, I really like the jingle and I can utilize it. Best regards. Love the show Sir Cascadia.

[Adam Curry]

Of.

[John C. Dvorak]

Of course we can.

[Adam Curry]

You've got Karma.

[John C. Dvorak]

Sorry about that. We clearly missed that. So we're happy to make that up. Well, I've been lacking so sorely on these isos. I'll just go first with my two. I mean, what difference does it make at this point? You've got some, some well of unknown depth of great isos. It's just you're knocking it out of the park. So here's what I have. I have these two.

[Adam Curry]

Damn, man.

[John C. Dvorak]

Okay, that's a flat. And here's the other one.

[Adam Curry]

I just love it. Almost usable.

[John C. Dvorak]

Almost usable. Okay, so what are we, what are we really going to use then?

[Adam Curry]

Well, we got a couple. We got. I think this is beat. Oh man. Try and beat that for a show.

[John C. Dvorak]

Ah. Oh, that one already kills mine. And now you probably have a better one.

[Adam Curry]

The best. These guys are the best of the best.

[John C. Dvorak]

Nah, I don't even know which one to choose. Let me try. Oh, man.

[Adam Curry]

Try and beat that for a show.

[John C. Dvorak]

That's pretty good.

[Adam Curry]

These guys are the best of the best.

[John C. Dvorak]

I like using this one because we can use that when we turn into the Mad Libs. I think that would be. That would be very useful. All right, everybody, that's what we use for end of show bicep. But right now it's time for John's tip of the day.

[Adam Curry]

And sometimes Adam created by Dana Burnetti. Okay, so I. This is screwball tip. But it's a good tip. When you buy eggs. The eggs are starting to come back on the market a little bit. Not really in any extreme amount out, but they're out there. I am going to recommend. I told Mimi said, what are you gonna have for tip of the day? I said, I'm gonna recommend jumbo.

[John C. Dvorak]

Wait a minute, wait a minute. Of all the things, Mimi calls you up and says, what are you doing for tip of the day? I gotta check and make sure you're doing a good job there.

[Adam Curry]

Really?

[John C. Dvorak]

Oh, that's interesting. Well, I like the cheese Jumbo.

[Adam Curry]

Okay, let me get back to it. Jumbo eggs. When you see the. There's all these different eggs that are double a. Whatever they did the sizes they have medium large, extra large. And there's an egg called jumbo. Now, jumbo eggs are interesting because besides being huge, huge, like an extra minute to cook if you're going to hard boil them, is that they're rare. Because jumbo eggs, it indicates a chicken is done for. These are chickens when they start producing jumbo eggs. And sometimes you get double yolk. Yolks on a jumbo egg. The chickens, you have to be cold because the chickens are making the eggs are too big. The chicken will get egg bound and probably have to be put down. And there's nothing worse than an egg bound chicken because it's a suffering way to go.

[John C. Dvorak]

It's the worst.

[Adam Curry]

And so you end up with. So when you see jumbo eggs, which you won't find a lot, but when you see them buy jumbo eggs, they cost maybe, I don't know, maybe a dollar more, but there's like twice as much egg per egg. And so my recommendation of all things and my tip of the day is buy jumbo eggs when you see them.

[John C. Dvorak]

I will back you up. Tina has been buying jumbo eggs. Not the ones from Costco, those are just regular size. But the jumbo eggs, it's more egg for the money.

[Adam Curry]

Yes. And it's the end of the chicken's life. You're not going to have the poor chicken that lays the jumbo eggs. They're done for.

[John C. Dvorak]

So you can always go for the emu egg. I think the emu egg is still. It is the way to go. And that, everybody, is your tip of the day. Find [e-mail] noagendafun.com.

[Adam Curry]

And sometimes Adam. Oh, by the way, before you end everything, I want to mention to the no Agenda fun group that puts together the tip of the day and puts it on their website that the sandwich I recommended some shows ago was from Burger King, not from Jack in the Box.

[John C. Dvorak]

Oh, what a canard.

[Adam Curry]

Please correct.

[John C. Dvorak]

Yes. And before we go into our end of show tune, have you seen the latest iteration of the Dana Brunitti and scaramanga movie trailer?

[Adam Curry]

The 007 stuff?

[John C. Dvorak]

Yeah, it's got pretty good.

[Adam Curry]

I'm Jesus is getting there.

[John C. Dvorak]

Then the voices are no good. And you're way too handsome in that. That is just fake news.

[Adam Curry]

I think this. No, I think it's okay. It looks good.

[John C. Dvorak]

I don't think so.

[Adam Curry]

I look like. That's exactly what I look like.

[John C. Dvorak]

We'll soon know. On the Mad Lib show, everybody the new Rogan of the left. Get it anywhere you watch videos.

[Adam Curry]

Can't wait for it.

[John C. Dvorak]

It's going to be fantastic. End of show mixes. We've got. Oh man, we've got Nostradamus, we've got Fletcher, we've got David Kekta on the drums. Some beautiful end of show mixes for you. And coming up next on the no Agenda stream, Trollroom IO or on the modern podcast app I'm sure that you are using, it is another dynamic duo show, DH Unplug. The most recent one from this week. You will learn everything about getting closest to the pin, which is a fine feature. You can win a T shirt, I think. And I'm coming to you from the heart of the Texas hill country right here in picturesque Fredericksburg, Texas in the morning, everybody, I'm Adam Curry and from.

[Adam Curry]

Northern Silicon Valley, where I remain, I'm John C. Dvorak.

[John C. Dvorak]

We will return on Sunday for more of your media deconstruction. One thing we know for sure, Trump will say something crazy and we will report on it right here for you. We'll kind of calm you down, make you feel good. Please remember us atno agenda donations.com until Sunday. Adios, mofos. A hooey, hooey and such.

[Adam Curry]

Trump haters got no reason.

[John C. Dvorak]

Trump haters got no reason. Trump haters got no reason to live.

[Adam Curry]

They got little minds, shifty eyes they.

[John C. Dvorak]

Walk around smelling tape they big lies Wearing pussy hats Grinding their teeth Telling us how things are going to be don't want no troll haters don't want no troll haters don't want no TRs.

[Adam Curry]

Round here TRUMP winners are not the.

[John C. Dvorak]

Same as you and I A patriot's such a size it's not that false.

[Adam Curry]

In his compromise Fake news is why.

[John C. Dvorak]

Trump haters got nobody Trump haters got.

[Adam Curry]

Nobody Trump haters got nobody to love they got safe spaces where they run.

[John C. Dvorak]

And hide Crying their eyes out, scream at the sky they got sanctuary free.

[Adam Curry]

Stuff for all socialist leaders Stopping the.

[John C. Dvorak]

Wall Kicking off free speech and our thumbs to burning our flag on red, white and blue drum unknown Drs don't.

[Adam Curry]

Want no Trump haters Don't want no.

[John C. Dvorak]

Trump haters around here.

[Adam Curry]

Sir, are you ready? Yes, I am. They say there's something wrong with our president. I'll let you know if there's something wrong.

[John C. Dvorak]

Okay. Grab me, sir.

[Adam Curry]

I will only grab you if I need you. It's true.

[John C. Dvorak]

Grab me, sir.

[Adam Curry]

I may grab you so fast. I want them to love the president. I did this big thing. When you see a little kid running around, say, call 91 1. Boy, oh boy, do you have a great immune system.

[John C. Dvorak]

Grab me, sir.

[Adam Curry]

I may grab you so fast. How about a piece of your immune system? Thank you very much, Jim. I will only grab you if I need you. There was only one person that died. It's true.

[John C. Dvorak]

But I call my wife and I say, you're fired.

[Adam Curry]

Get out, bro. You know, I mean, basically, if you really want to reform the government, you.

[John C. Dvorak]

Need to go full Alex Jones on HHS and, you know, have it like.

[Adam Curry]

A ufc, entrance lights, loud heavy metal music. The frogs are gay. The frogs are gay. And, you know, Alex Jones, like, stomping it with his new look as he's been working out and everything. Send him in. You can see like a World Wrestling Federation. I'm gonna go. I'm gonna dispense the major injuries. Bush found a $75 million contract for inclusive justice in Colombia. The cuts are to Social Security staff. The administration announced variety of plans to cut 7,000 jobs in response to an executive order from President Trump who has said he wants to slash the federal workforce even in what have been considered politically sensitive to functions such as social cutting. Social Security. Social Security is politically sensitive. And he knows they're trying to conflate the two to try to trick the dumb listeners of NPR to people that give him money. Oh, man. Try and beat that for a show.