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3:05Restrictions apply. Broadcasting live from the Abraham Lincoln radio studio. The George Washington Broadcast Center. Jack Armstrong is Joe Getty. Armstrong and Getty. And up. He is Armstrong and Getty. Live. Kind of from studio C. Ademlee. Ademlee. Ademlee. Ademlee. I'm Steve Goldie from the Bowls of the Armstrong and Getty Communications compound. And today on a Friday we're into the, Toilet gun to the title of the show. Great Scott, it's a rare triple title day. Number one, Pearl Harbor more like cringe-arbor. Or, Mars Madness is highly upsetting. Or, why does everyone want a bust of Philly?

4:05The Philly Buster. Closer than ever. To being done away with. Wow. I thought that was one of your titles yesterday, and we never got around to talking about it. More endangered than pandas, the Philly Buster. That's correct, yes. I've held it over, but cleverly reinvented it. Yeah, that's, that's a good topic. Um, I didn't follow any of the Mars Madness. There were upsets. Uh, yeah, actually the, the Becky was a tiny little high point university beat. The mighty Wisconsin Badgers in, uh, in the first round. And what were their, uh, seeds there? Michael, do you know offhand? No, that's funny. I, yeah, I was just, uh, being a big 10 fan. I was kind of just fixated on. I can't believe Wisconsin lost, because they looked like world beaters. But, uh, my bracket in front of me, I know that I had Wisconsin winning. So that's a bad start. Somebody look that up, please. I need to know. Don't. Is that a, uh, 13-4?

5:05Yeah, Wisconsin. Well, let's, uh, well, somebody's gonna look it up. Katie is busy looking. Katie is looking up right as we speak. Look at a bracket. Any bracket? Are you talking about, uh, Wisconsin number 12 seed? High point, uh, 12-5. So is it 12-5? It's always the 12-5s. Yes. Beware the eyes of the 12-5. And I had a 12-5 upset, because there's always a 12-5 upset, but it wasn't that one. Don't it! I mean, the back bracket is already busted. Anywho. Um, I woke, uh, I got a really bad sore throat middle of the day yesterday, and my son came complaining to me that he had a sore throat. So, um, That's what maybe nothing has to. Yeah. Seems like a heck of a quincense that he and I both have sore throats. Anyway, so I started to chat GPTing that in their variety of diseases rolling around. I've got that. So, I hope I didn't bring anything into work to make anybody sick. Uh, anything prominent on the list, because I'm curious what my, uh, sweetheart has. I thought it was just... So, but...

6:05I thought you had determined it was the flu, no? Well, we were exposed to a guy who was coughing up along and then was diagnosed with the flu two days later. Uh, so that was my Sherlock Holmes-like, uh, you know, deduction. Yeah. Coffee cup, so he coughed and one of the lungs came up out through his mouth. Briefly. Yeah, he sucked it back in. Hmm. Right. So, what you got to do quickly? Uh, flu was on the list the top three choices, though, for, uh, things that could be a sore throat and you're feeling sick. Hmm. So, anyway. Let me talk about that later, because there are three particular things floating around the United States right now that involve a sore throat, and that'd be good news you can use. In case your kids are you end up with a sore throat? Um, just saw that Israel killed another high profile, dude. This time, the spokesperson for the Republican Guard has been snuffed. Wow. He probably didn't have much to report other than somebody's been snuffed anyway. So, I have a report.

7:05More of us have been killed. Oh, no. Well, I guess I killed some of Oslo's dead. Now I'm dead. That's right. Yeah. I read an analysis by an actual authority on Iran that said, uh, the idea that, well, next man up, it's just it doesn't go like that in running governments. Uh, there, you got levels of expertise, respect. Um, connectedness and man, when you were removed layer after layer, it's, it's a serious thing. Yeah, I would assume that it has to be. I think the respectedness, uh, a word I've never said before, has got to be a lot of it because, you know, you get the fear in a regime like theirs as well. Yeah. But you started ending up with a third in line in charge, and then, and then, you know, all of a sudden, that person's orders or decisions are like, eh, I don't know if that's a good idea. You know, it's been really impressed by him anyway. Yeah.

8:05Yeah. But I don't, I really don't know. And I suppose none of us actually know. So I, I, I, I take in a lot of coverage on the war. I'm super interested in this. It's a very, very big story. It's hugely important. It could, it could get even more historical with a couple of, you know, who zigs or zags any day now, uh, on, on the trajectory of this thing. But the coverage of, um, like some of my favorite pundits say, this is insane. The coverage of this war by the mainstream media, they act like we've lost, but we've taken out this. We've taken out that we've devastated this. They can no longer do that. I mean, the list of things that we've done to them is just off the charts. But mainstream media is treating it like we're losing. Okay. There's, there's that. And that, you know, makes an impression on me. Then there's also the, um, Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday gave a speech saying, there's a decent chance to regime survive.

9:05So we need to look at it this way. Okay. Was that an admission that they took our best shot? They're still there. And we don't think we can take them out. Is that what that is? And it could be, mm-hmm. And if so, then, you know, where are our goals at that point? I guess, uh, tweak them to the point that they can't disrupt global commerce and develop a nuclear weapon. It's the, I think the narrative that there has to be one goal. Otherwise, you don't have a goal or that your aimless is, is not realistic when you're taking on a challenge as big as a run. You're going to reduce their capacity to export, you know, terror and chaos to whatever extent you can. A regime change would be absolutely wonderful. But if it turns out that would be too much work, well, then you just neuter them. Well, I guess the problem is without a regime change, do we get the straight of hormones open back up? And getting the straight of hormones open back up is, uh, got to happen at this point. I think so because of the incredible asymmetry of power.

10:06It might take a while. But, you know, every time they take out a tanker, we take out a city. I mean, after a while, they'll get tired of that. Not to mention, we'll lock off another layer of command and control in the political leadership every time. Yeah, they'll, they'll, they'll given. What I hope is happening is the people that are making the argument that, yeah, they look like they've got their act together a little bit from the outside. But they are a house of cards at this point that's just going to absolutely crumble in a moment. I hope that's the case. And that sounds right, doesn't it? Based on just what we're talking about, taking all, taking out all the various levels of leadership than the next guy than the next guy and all these different parts of their in military capacity. At some point, it's just going to collapse. Yeah, I don't want to sound cynical or anything because there are actual lives at stake. But this is so interesting to watch. You have a complete, you know, decapitation of a regime. It's degenerated into like, you know, regional both geographical regions and like regions of power, like just no central flow of power.

11:14It's all kind of atomized. I guess the word would be what that looks like in two months, six months, a year is just super crazy. Interesting from a political science perspective. I have no idea. Particularly given the utter hatred of the regime by huge swaths of the population. Right. I mean, how does that dynamic play out? Can you just re-brutalize the population over and over and over again? And who knows? Terrible, but interesting. So it's real. Thank God you're American. Right now, friends. Right now. Thank whatever God you hold dear that you are an American citizen. If you are, if not, welcome to our land. I hope you enjoy your stay. Learn to speak English. And don't overstay your visa. I tweeted out a guy standing there reporting where a missile felt like the block away from him. Did you see that? And that's what I tweeted yesterday was glad I lived in this country where that can happen.

12:16There's a lot of places in the world where that can happen. It can happen here. The son of the president of Iran is keeping a bit of an online diary during the conflict. And some of the things he said are really, really interesting. We'll get into that maybe next hour. Oh, wow. That sounds good. Israel did make a statement yesterday that they're not going to attack any more energy infrastructure without going along with it. So whether they stick to that or not, I don't know. Yeah, and it could be. I feel like that kind of hurts the whole of the Jews are driving this and we're just there puppet narrative. Which is idiotic. Please. If you're saying that you're an idiot, stop saying anything. Idiots should be seen and not heard. It is also entirely possible because the whole we knew about it. We didn't knew about it. We gave him permission. It's absolutely entirely possible that as we coordinate with Israel, slightly different sets of goals. And we'll talk about that too.

13:17But Israel said, look, we've got to demonstrate that we're willing to take out their energy infrastructure. That's going to be the only way to get them to give. And we said, all right, one sample of how bad it could get. And then we cool off because we don't want to upset the world markets. And as you said, okay, we'll take out this fit. That sort of thing happens on the time in war. Yeah, very easy. And you don't tell the New York Times. Yeah, maybe don't tell anybody for 25 years when the. When they. Exactly right. Papers are finally released. Let's start the show officially. I'm Jack Armstrong. He's Joe Getty on this. It is Friday, March 20th, the year 2026 where I'm strong and Getty and we approve of this program. All right, let's begin then officially according to FCC rules and regulations. Here we go. The show starts at Mark. The first time in program history. I do it. Make sure we will see you in the round of 32. Those are the student play by play announcers for a high point beating Wisconsin round one.

14:26They're jumping up and down hugging each other. Oh, that's awesome. No kidding. You know, there's always so much excitement and happiness for the 12 that upsets the five of the. Or any big upset in the March madness and nobody ever talks about the kids who've worked their whole lives. This is their senior year. They're not good enough to be in the pros. This is it. This is their whole thing and they're going to enjoy the tournament and they got knocked out by a team that's not even close to as good as them. And they'll never get over it. Hey, sucks to suck. All right. Shoot a one. That sucks to suck. That might end up being your quote. Oh, no, I stole that one. It's a friend of mine uses that. We often use it on the golf course. It sucks to suck. It sucks to suck. That's pretty funny. Okay, we've got Katie's headlines on the way and lots of news to get to. Stay here. Arms strong and get it.

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19:33It's the traditional kiss you have cyst on at the end of every show for years. For years. It's a veggie to stop. It's a superstition. All right. Let's figure out who's reporting what it's lead story with Katie Green Katie. All right. All right. All the major news networks talking about Iran, ABC. U.S. target to mind-line vessels in the straight-of-war moves amid blockade disrupting global oil markets. NBC fears of an all-out Israeli invasion mount in Lebanon. And CNN analysts warned the war could keep prices high for years as energy infrastructure is damaged in the region. Yeah. I tend to doubt that. Yeah. There's a lot of alarmism because it gets clicks. Be afraid. It is the most powerful clickbait that exists on Earth. It's going to stay high books. It's going to stay high forever because that energy infrastructure was damaged is a stupid take. Who wrote that? It's just a stupid take. Clickbait garbage. News Nation.

20:33Transportation Secretary Warren's travel chaos will only get worse. They've got to settle this whole stupid DHS thing. Oh my God. We can get into it later if you want, but it's just it's a publicity stunt by the dams and you're the victims. From the Wall Street Journal. Tesla finally has its first semi-truck and it's a hit with truckers. Oh really? It was reading about it. Very impressive. Yeah. Between the technology and a good solid 500 mile range. Yeah. I've seen them in person. They have about that super fancy car museum in Los Angeles. They have them on display. There's something else. God, what are they way though? My cyber truck weighs 7,000 pounds because the batteries are so heavy. What is that? What is one of those trucks way? It's got to tear the hell out of the road, huh? From Wired. Robot goes berserk in California restaurant, dragged away by staff after smashing tableware.

21:39That's awesome. They had it in dance mode. And it couldn't they couldn't get it to stop dancing. Oh, I saw that video. Yeah, it was dance flailing and breaking stuff. And they were trying to wrestle it to the ground. Well, as I start dancing, I can't stop either. Shopping. Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance and machine. Daily Mail. Venomous flying spiders. The size of a human hand are spreading across the United States. Wow, that's crazy. I'm having this weird dream that I'm doing the show and they're flying spiders in the world. I gotta wake myself up. Flying spiders the size of a human hand. Good Lord. Wow. I'm moving. You gotta bring us that whole story. Where are they? A spreading across the United States. Starting from where? Oh, I don't know. Okay, we gotta go deep on this story. The originated in Asia. Another sneak attack.

22:39Yeah. Okay, it started on the East Coast. We've been seen in Georgia, Tennessee and the Carolinas. We've also been in California. We gotta build a wall. The Mississippi. That's right. But they've been seen in California as well. So you screwed. Oh my God. Study finds. 19 million Americans have seriously thought about shooting someone. Seriously thought about it? Yes. According to this headline. It's a national survey. Does that include like a home invader? I mean, because anybody who owns a firearm had better think seriously about it and make sure you're mentally prepared to use it. I don't think that's what they can. I don't think that's what they need. And finally, finally the Babylon B. California celebrates installation of single LA trash can. The cost 400 billion dollars and took 18 years to build. Yeah, that's close to right. Fantastic. So we have venomous flying spiders the size of your hand.

23:44Okay, yes. That seems like the headline of the day, really. And a bunch of other stuff to get to. We'll fill in all those stories for you. I hope you can stick around. Arms strong and getty. No one knows what the future holds, but you deserve a weather app that can help. Weather bug is easy to use and provides forecasts for your every need. From storm warnings to pollen levels, right at your fingertips. Get the fastest local alerts and comprehensive 10-day forecasts wherever you are. It's hyper-local real-time customizable alerts. Make sure the weather never takes you by surprise so you can plan every day with confidence. Download the free weather bug app from the app store today and start getting accurate weather forecasts 24-7. Military life isn't predictable, but earning your master's degree can be. With American Military University's 40-plus flexible online master's programs, you can stay mission-ready while you get market-ready. Learn anywhere, any time, with an education built to keep pace, steady, reliable, and always accessible. Plus, military service members, veterans, and their families can save up to 45% on master's tuition

24:48with AMU's special rates and grants. Learn more at amu.apus.edu. Steady through every mission. You know what I could really go for right now? Literally anything that comes in a McDonald's carton? Rapper or bag? Or a McDonald's cup? Yes, any of those items you do it. We've got your cravings covered. Now, stop in for the flaky filet of fish. The crispy snack wrap? Or a large fries for just $2.99? Limited time only, price and participation may vary. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Ba-da-ba-ba-ba-ba. Texting privacy policy in terms of conditions posted at TextingTerms.us. Texting rolls you for a current automated text marketing message. Just message deliveries may apply or play stopped out. Visit ISSA online for details. Tired of the 9-5 grind? Looking for something different that's flexible, fulfilling, and pays well? How do you like to get paid to work out? Now you can, with ISSA, the global leader in personal fitness certification. There's a huge demand for certified personal trainers right now. And once you get ISSA certified, they guarantee you'll get a job.

25:51Trainers can make as much as $100 an hour. Yes, I said $100 an hour. And with ISSA, you can be certified in as little as six weeks. You do everything at your own pace and 100% online. Pursue your passion in specializations like yoga, nutrition, or strength training. Get certified and live your life on your terms. Work at a gym. Start your own business or a side hustle. Whatever works for you. Just don't wait. Get your free personal training evaluation kit today. Get certified in as little as six weeks. And ISSA guarantees you'll get a job. Text train to 323232. Text train to 323232. Train to 323232. Support for the show comes from public. The investing platform for those who take it seriously. On public, you can build a multi-asset portfolio of stock spots, options, crypto, and now generated assets which allow you to turn any idea into an investable index with AI. It all starts with your prompt. From renewable energy companies with high free cash flow to semiconductor suppliers growing revenue over 20% year over year. You can literally type any prompt and put the AI to work.

26:52It screens thousands of stocks, builds a one-of-a-kind index, and lets you backtests it against the S&P 500. Then, you can invest in a few clicks. Generated assets are like ETFs with infinite possibilities, completely customizable, and based on your thesis, not someone else's. Go to public.com slash podcast and earn an uncapped 1% bonus when you transfer your portfolio. That's public.com slash podcast. Paid for by public investing, brokerage services by open to the public investing ink, member FINRA and SIPC. Advisory services by public advisors LLC, SEC registered advisor. Generated assets is an interactive analysis tool. Output is for informational purposes only, and is not an investment recommendation or advice. Complete disclosures available at public.com slash disclosures. It's Friday. So, here in a couple hours, we'll start drinking vacuaries. That's what we do on Fridays. Last hour of the shows. It gets a little blue. So, if you can't come back in the morning, it's a little early for me. But, you know, I'm a team player. So, you can't handle the blue hour. When the battery starts to sink in, you know, and maybe you're not the, you don't have the stuff for the show. Maybe that's the case. Wow. We'll get to that.

27:52We'll start the vacuaries later. But, there's a fair amount of news to get to. We got to get to Trump, sitting with the Japanese Prime Minister here in a few minutes. In case you haven't heard it. It's all time. I'm waiting for both my kids because I said this is one of Trump's all time grades. Good lord. Cringe harbour as I said during this. Oh my god. It's your introduction. All right. But first, it's the Friday tradition. Let's take a fond look back at the week. Because it's cowl clips of the week. What's the week? We've won. Let me say we've won. We've not yet seen any proof of life from Mushtaba Kamenayi. The last job anyone in the world wants right now? Senior leader for the IRGC. Tempt jobs. You went down the stairs. He was headed outside for something. Hit the like- Yes, dude. As Iran keeps its iron grip on the straight of her move. And we didn't tell anybody about it. Because we wanted surprise.

28:52Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Okay. Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor? Okay. You told the media that I was a freaking snake. And you offer no apology today. And no regrets. Doling with two consenting adults is still there. I was pointing out what is still there. And they'll leave it for 170 years. Governor Texas Greg Abbott coming out saying we are not going to do Caesar Chavez Day, which was 20. He believed in non-violence except against 13-year-old girls if he was horny. And the nation used to hardship. Cuban say the situation has never been worse. I do believe I'll be the honor of having the honor of taking Cuba. Women out of me. Out of me. John, you were a call officer counter. Multiple times. You know your counter is a penalty for work.

29:53I got the right to kick the can in my backyard. Use my freedom of speech. Turn my bad times into a good time. Yes, I do. And I think I'm a sport for dealing stuff. We're all on a spectrum. Right? It's just how society kind of pushes us and pressures us into these limiting gender roles. And so to be able to just be roaming the Santa Monica Mountains looking for seeds in that sacred solitude was such a blessing. Marma has the Ixo badge. She looks like she's about to legit unalive her husband. Why do you not use capital letters? And as I said it, I felt myself develop osteoporosis like from how old I was. The best in baseball. It's clips of the week. Lot there. Lot there. A clip of Gavin Newsom's wife. Society pushes us into gender roles.

30:53Oh my god, if she ends it all on a spectrum. If she knows lady, it's gonna be tough. We have more from her. She's really speaking out lately. She is a limousine Marxist. It occurred to me. She is the perfect example of that phrase. I love from Matt Taiibi. Upper class tweets promoting revolution. Anyway, that, what if there's, that would be a tough situation to be in. I mean, because obviously Gavin could be thinking. She is not helping me get to be president of the United States. But how would I tell her to shut up? I mean, that'd be a tough situation, obviously. Gavin is getting a fair amount of attention online over the last 24 hours or so. He appeared at some stupid event with, I think it was criminal rob bond to the attorney general. But Gavin standing in the background just twitching nonstop and rubbing in his nose and pacing back and forth.

31:53I've never seen anybody behave like that. Unless they are, you know, a, a, coked up, b, on math or c, like waiting to go in for the interview that'll make her break their career. But he is just twitchy. Real interesting. Interesting is right. Okay. Michael, we're gonna play clips 60. So the setting here is Trump is in the Oval Office with the Prime Minister of Japan, who is a woman. The first time they've ever had a woman Prime Minister, she is quite a hawk on China and protecting Taiwan and that sort of stuff. And she is a friend of the United States. It's, it's good to have her in charge of Japan. Oh, yeah. Huge step forward. Trump, as he often does, when he has world leaders there, starts taking questions from the press and you'll hear the question. Anything a beautiful looking person from a beautiful person from Japan? A question for the Prime Minister. Yeah. Oh, he does it really. Oh. Okay. He's just sounding chat.

32:54You guys. Of course, no. Japan and U.S. are a very good friend. But one question. Why didn't you tell U.S. allies in Europe and the Asia like Japan about the war before the King Iran? So we are very confused about, we definitely see. Well, one thing you don't want to signal too much. You know, when we go in, we went in very hard. And we didn't tell anybody about it. Because we wanted surprise. Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Okay. Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor? Okay. Right? Yeah. This could be. Do you believe in surprise? I think much more so than us. So cringy. Oh, my God. And the Prime Minister is sitting there with a blank expression interface like this moment. Let's let this get past this moment. Oh, man.

33:54Go to another question. Right. Exactly. Switches. This is my Salinsky. You have no cards moment. Got to stay calm. Right. Right. So I'll just give you a smattering of the reactions. There are a number of people who are offended or pretending to be offended in Japan and other places, including the capitals of the intelligentsia in the United States. Let's dwell on this before you move on. Oh, sure. Let me think. Oh, yes. I hadn't thought about the idea of being offended as Japan. It is. Everybody's always, everything's always got to go back to the Hitler and the Nazis. But if it was Germany and you make some joke that equates the current Germans with the Nazis, that would definitely be offensive. Yeah. If you made some comment about it, oh, you're going to put the cake in the oven. That's not the same ovens you used for, you know, the Jews. Who knows more about ovens than the Nazis?

34:54Huh? You know, ovens. It has an element of bringing up an incredibly painful and unpleasant chapter with a friend. Right. It's similar. I mean, they had an out of control, a nihilistic, militaristic society at the time with enormous popular support with them. So there's that. Yeah. The emperor is a god, etc. So TV commentator said it shows an unpleasant side of President Trump. He doesn't care at all that the Japanese prime minister is sitting next to him. Here's a professor of Japanese politics, a university at Tokyo, said that many Japanese would probably shrug off the joke, seeing it as just another over the top remark by Mr. Trump. Yeah. Yeah. And this is something that absolutely shouldn't be said. You might start saying things like Hiroshima and Nagasaki were fine, weren't they? For Japanese people, we can't accept that. I will tell you this.

35:55This will come and go like a summer rain already has, I suppose. Yeah. Yeah. I will tell you this. And I didn't get permission to tell the story so I'm going to keep it vague. I had a, I have a friend who was in South Korea on business and one of his co-workers is Japanese. And they went to a South Korean museum. And there were so many exhibits of when Korea was sneak attacked by Japan. I mean, it was a theme that happened over and over again. Perhaps one person started nicknaming the other person's sneak attack because the Japanese were so repeatedly into that. And how did the person of Japanese persuasion take the nickname? I was laughing. I didn't ask. They find that funny or I have no idea. But to point these, Trump was right.

36:57He was 100% right. Not necessarily. You want to bring up your friends' worst moment in front of them? Probably not. Because we wanted. What? Surprise. Who knows better about surprise than Japan? What do you mean Trump was right? What does that mean? What do you mean Trump was right? Well, Japan and the sneak attack are practically synonymous. Well, yeah. You're experts. You're experts. I don't know if you put that in the category of right. There's lots of things that there are gazillions of things that are correct, but you don't save them. That's right up there with origami and sushi. It's part of the Japanese culture. It was just observing that. He was paying tribute to their culture. Oh, my God. At least he didn't bring up Godzilla. Yeah. You guys did a very good job of getting Godzilla under control. I took my cat to that. Tell you what? Couple of subway cars. But you know, what are you going to do? Yeah.

37:57No, it was terrible. It was absolutely terrible. But no great lasting significance. He's so unbelievable. He's one of the more unique people who have ever been of prominence in the history of the world. I would love to know. I guess we'll know maybe going forward. How much of it is the media and the swamp are so brutally unfair to his first administrator in this generation? He's got an FIT. FU and FIT. Attitude going. Plus, he's got the old man filter going away thing. So hold on. He might have. Fasten your seat belts. He might. Here's what I like at it too. I also need to be vague so I don't hurt anybody's feelings. Somebody I know when I was a kid this bothered me when I got older, I understood what was happening. There are some people that their personality is. I always like to have you uncomfortable and on your heels. Even if you're not like in a negotiation or anything like that, they just want to have

38:58you a little rattled. That's the way they live their lives. They want everybody around them to be a little rattled. It puts them in a position of power or comfort or I don't know what it is as a psychological trait. I think Trump is that. He likes to have people around him just a little off-kilter in case he needs it. I think so. Yeah. 100%. You know. Because we wanted. Surprise. Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Ah! You should have told me about Pearl Harbor, which of course was a weird thing since nobody was born at the time, but little Torah, Torah reference or something. Yeah. Come on. That is so amazing. Oh, the look on the Prime Minister's face. And at this particular moment where they had stated 24 hours previous that they were not going to help us out, and then they decided to sign on to that letter with all the European countries about helping us get the straight of our moves open and that was a major win

40:02for Marco Rubio or whoever got put that together and then Trump makes the. Well, she was a flatter in the crap out of Trump too. Yeah. I mean, like to the point that she knew what she was doing and she was choking down her pride and all but figured out you got to do it with this guy. And then that, that thing. Yeah. Oh, my God. Anyway, that's just, you know. And then kind of like the person I'm imagining who used to do that all the time until they figured out, oh, okay, I get what it is. You get, you expect it. You get used to it. You know, that's the personality. You might not like it, but it's just it's not as shocking as it would be coming out of somebody else where you're not used to it. And I think Trump's definitely that way. The overtoned window for what behavior might happen in a conversation is much different in a room with Trump than with anybody else. Yeah. And world leaders have definitely caught on to it. I mean, this guy was Japanese. So the Japanese people are legit famed for their reserve and, you know, they're not an effusive people.

41:02Why didn't you tell us about Pearl Harbor? Well, he said, why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor? Wait, what? And because we run into surprise, who knows better about surprise than Japan? I tell you what, WTF is the universal language, because as her translator translates that to her, you see her face and be like, what, he said, what, what, what, she's trying to keep her composer, but, you know, that looked crept in. Oh my God. Okay, we got Mel back next, stay here. No one knows what the future holds, but you deserve a weather app that can help. Weather bug is easy to use and provides forecasts for your every need. From storm warnings to pollen levels, write at your fingertips. Get the fastest local alerts and comprehensive 10-day forecasts wherever you are. It's hyper-local, real-time, customizable alerts. Make sure the weather never takes you by surprise so you can plan every day with confidence.

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46:17of the stats, and say I will be eliminating untold jobs, does it really matter if the population goes back to 1975 levels? Should also benefit the planet with regards to climate change, excessive resource extraction, pollution, etc. If I'm being stupid, please inform me. Well, from everything I read about demographics, the problem with that is it tends to be trends that keep going in a direction. If you keep going in a direction of not having kids, the population spiraling down really takes off. It's exponential. The way the numbers work, you know, right, find some place to read about it because it's amazing how quickly it can go down to a tiny number. And every Western democracy has a pyramid scheme welfare state right now. And that is going to be a fiscally disastrous during that low reproduction period. At some point it'll probably go away in some form or another, and we'll probably have Lord of the Flies, cannibalism, etc. But being concerned about people not being born, how do you be concerned about someone

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