1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:02,599 Speaker 1: Morning Run with Amy and TJ. 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 2: An iHeartRadio podcast. 3 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:10,239 Speaker 3: Good morning, everybody, It's Monday, December sixteenth. Your time is 4 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 3: running out. Stick at all of those gifts bought. I'm 5 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 3: in the same boat with you, and this is your 6 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:17,279 Speaker 3: morning ron. I am TJ. 7 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 2: Holmes and I'm Amy Robak and on the run this morning. 8 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 2: There's nothing to worry about. Beds try to stop the 9 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:26,119 Speaker 2: frenzy over flying objects in the skies of New Jersey 10 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 2: and New York, but it doesn't appear to be working. 11 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:32,240 Speaker 3: Also this morning, Trump just can't stop winning. His latest 12 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 3: victory is against ABC News to the tune of sixteen million. 13 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 2: Dollars and stitches for the birthday boy Jamie Fox is 14 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 2: recovering after someone threw a glass and hit him in 15 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 2: the mouth at his own birthday dinner. 16 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 3: Plus it's completely useless but somehow worth seven hundred million dollars. 17 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 3: A new cryptocurrency is riding the bitcoin wave right now, 18 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 3: and I am not making this up. It's called fart coin. 19 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 2: Sorry, I can't hear anyone say that without giggling, all right, 20 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 2: and hate speech or lost in translation. A personalized license 21 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 2: plate is being recalled by the California DMV for mocking 22 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 2: the Israel Hamas war. But the owner says, we've got 23 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:18,199 Speaker 2: it all wrong. 24 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 3: This is an interesting one. You need to hear the 25 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 3: full story before you make a judgment. That's another case 26 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 3: of that this morning. But we are starting the run 27 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 3: this morning in New Jersey. Not running on a trail. 28 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:32,319 Speaker 3: We are running kind of in the skies over New Jersey. 29 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:35,040 Speaker 3: On this one. There were more reported drone sightings over 30 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 3: the weekend and still no definitive answers from the government 31 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 3: about what's happening. 32 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:43,679 Speaker 2: These sightings of large drone like objects flying over New 33 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:46,040 Speaker 2: Jersey and New York have been going on for weeks, 34 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 2: and the concern of residents and the criticism of the government, well, 35 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 2: it's hit a high point right now. 36 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 3: And the Homeland Security Secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas was out there 37 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 3: on Sunday Morning TV trying to calm the frenzy and 38 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 3: announced the federal government is deploying additional resources to respond. 39 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 2: He acknowledged, quote, there's no question people are seeing drones 40 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 2: end quote, and he assured the public that additional resources, 41 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 2: including personnel and technology to try and figure out what 42 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:17,080 Speaker 2: exactly is going on. That does not feel good, It 43 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:19,399 Speaker 2: doesn't at all, Like, yeah, we're working on it. Yeah, 44 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 2: we're acknowledging, because before they were saying that they didn't 45 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:24,800 Speaker 2: think that they were drones anyway. My Orcis went on 46 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 2: to say that if the government identifies any foreign involvement 47 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 2: or criminal activity, he says, they will communicate that with 48 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 2: the American people, accordingly, adding right now we're not aware 49 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:37,359 Speaker 2: of any Okay. 50 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 3: But you're probably aware of this story by now, because 51 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 3: it's been going on for weeks. Everybody's been talking about it, 52 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 3: it seems, and it seems to be spreading even outside 53 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 3: of the region a little bit. It was just New 54 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 3: Jersey and New York, but other places has been popping up. 55 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 3: Ohio even they've had some issues, but people have described 56 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:54,119 Speaker 3: seeing these clusters of lights hovering over homes and military installations, 57 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 3: and the objects are described as being larger than six 58 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:00,240 Speaker 3: feet in diameter. I like, we say this a right 59 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:01,800 Speaker 3: in New Jersey. Now we're getting some stuff. 60 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 1: In New York. 61 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 3: They've asked for additional resources. Maryland also in the mix, 62 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:08,359 Speaker 3: have been seeing some things in the skies. 63 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 2: Well, I hadn't heard Ohio yet. I'm sure that'll even 64 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 2: expand further. 65 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 3: They had to shut down some airspace because for hours 66 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 3: and hours because of things that were cited. 67 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 1: Wow, they were seeing these guys there. 68 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 2: A smaller airport in New York actually had to shut 69 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 2: down as well because of the sightings of the drones. 70 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 2: So this is actually getting it's creating problems interference with 71 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 2: air traffic. Even former New Jersey Governor Chris Christy spoke 72 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 2: publicly over the weekend saying he too saw a mysterious 73 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 2: drone outside his home. President Elect Trump weighed in on 74 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 2: social media, saying, in classic Trump form, can this really 75 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 2: be happening without our government's knowledge? I don't think so. 76 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 2: He then suggested we shoot them down. 77 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 3: A lot of residents are wondering why they can't do 78 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 3: that as well. But members of Congress I love when 79 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 3: they're bipartisan on something, and this is one they are 80 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:58,120 Speaker 3: from both sides of the aisle. They are demanding as answers. 81 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 3: They're asking for a full brief from the law enforcement agencies. 82 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 3: Last week, the White House got involved, said there was 83 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 3: no evidence at these sightings point to a national security 84 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 3: or public safety threat or have a foreign nexus. They added, though, 85 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 3: that Homeland Security, FBI, local law enforcement, where we're all 86 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 3: working with numerous detection methods to solve the mystery. Mystery 87 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 3: is the word. 88 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 2: It's hard to imagine that the United States of America, 89 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:27,039 Speaker 2: with all of our resources, cannot figure out what these 90 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:30,120 Speaker 2: drones are. If they are in fact drones, where they're 91 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 2: coming from, where where they're launching, from, where they're landing. 92 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 2: That just seems impossible that this country cannot figure it out. 93 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 2: And so yeah, why don't we shoot them down? Then 94 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 2: then you'll get the actual drone and you can figure 95 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:46,799 Speaker 2: said questions out. 96 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 3: But to your point you said, it's hard to think 97 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 3: that our government doesn't know what it is, So that 98 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:55,920 Speaker 3: means they're not telling us correct what it is. 99 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 2: Conspiracy theories ensue, But actually that makes a lot of sense. 100 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:01,920 Speaker 2: And in vacuum, as we've talked about, plenty of times, 101 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:05,160 Speaker 2: people will write in what they think the story is. 102 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:09,480 Speaker 2: And it's confusing. Why we aren't getting better transparency. 103 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 3: It's too many goods. So all the questions, what are 104 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 3: they don't know who's flying them, don't know where they're 105 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:16,600 Speaker 3: coming from, don't know that's not good enough. 106 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 1: Right. 107 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 2: We can intercept missiles, we can we can anticipate, you know, 108 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 2: all sorts of things, but we can't handle a six 109 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:27,279 Speaker 2: foot flying object that's repeatedly been seen for weeks. Now, 110 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:30,480 Speaker 2: that makes zero sense. All right, we need to move 111 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:32,840 Speaker 2: on because I'm actually getting hot, all right? Next up 112 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 2: on the run. One word uttered by George Stephanopolos is 113 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 2: now going to cost ABC News sixteen million dollars. That 114 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 2: is how much the network has agreed to pay to 115 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 2: settle a defamation lawsuit brought by Donald Trump. 116 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, the President elect sued Stephanopoulos and ABC News after 117 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:55,720 Speaker 3: Stephanopoulos inaccurately stated on air that Trump has been found 118 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:58,040 Speaker 3: liable for rape in. 119 00:05:58,000 --> 00:05:58,799 Speaker 1: A civil case. 120 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 3: Rape is the one word that is now going to 121 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:04,479 Speaker 3: cost them millions. And in saying that he was found 122 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:08,000 Speaker 3: liable for rape and a civil case, it's actually not true. 123 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:12,280 Speaker 3: Trump was found liable for sexual abuse in that case. Yes, 124 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 3: we could say it's just semantics, but this is a 125 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:19,360 Speaker 3: very big difference legally speaking. So he sued and now 126 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 3: he's won. 127 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 2: So as a part of the settlement, ABC will now 128 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 2: pay fifteen million dollars that will go to Trump's eventual 129 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:29,080 Speaker 2: presidential library and also pay a million dollars for his 130 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 2: attorney's fees. In addition to the money ABC News had 131 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 2: to post an editor's note online that expressed regret over 132 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:40,840 Speaker 2: Stephanopoulos's statements during the March tenth segment on This Week. 133 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 3: That was essentially the apology, and it goes at the 134 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 3: bottom of an article that was posted in March. So 135 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:48,839 Speaker 3: how many people are actually going to see that. We 136 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 3: don't know what it is there. Spokesman for ABC News 137 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:54,359 Speaker 3: did say, we're pleased at the parties have reached an 138 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 3: agreement to dismiss the lawsuit on the terms in the 139 00:06:56,680 --> 00:07:02,240 Speaker 3: court filing. Trump his spokespeople did not recline, did not comment. 140 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:04,159 Speaker 3: They declined to comment. Is what I'm trying to. 141 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 2: Say, Yes, we knew what you were trying to say. 142 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 2: The agreement came just days before Trump and Stephanopolis were 143 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 2: supposed to sit down for separate depositions. But now that 144 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 2: there's a settlement, there was no longer any need for 145 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:22,720 Speaker 2: sworn testimony. And he did say Stephanopolis did say the 146 00:07:22,760 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 2: word rape versus sexual assault ten times during that one interview, 147 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:29,119 Speaker 2: So it was one word, but it was repeated quite often. 148 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 1: And it's a big, big difference. 149 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 3: That was an interview with Congressman Mace Yes actually on 150 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 3: the air. But again, this has been going on a while, 151 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 3: and you always say, can you imagine though the attorney 152 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 3: for Donald Trump getting a chance to sit down for 153 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 3: four hours in a deposition with the main anchor of 154 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:49,640 Speaker 3: ABC News to ask him whatever that Yeah, that wasn't 155 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:50,200 Speaker 3: gonna happen. 156 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 2: Well it's they made sure it didn't happen, to the 157 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:54,680 Speaker 2: tune of sixteen million dollars. 158 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:56,840 Speaker 3: Well, we will continue our run now and we will 159 00:07:56,880 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 3: head to La where Jamie Fox he was trying to 160 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 3: enjoy his birthday dinner. Next thing you know, he's getting stitches. 161 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:07,520 Speaker 2: Why does that sound like a song? Anyway? The Oscar 162 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:09,560 Speaker 2: winner was hit in the mouth maybe a country song 163 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 2: when someone threw a glass at his direction at mister 164 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 2: Chouse and Beverly Hills. This is a very fancy restaurant. 165 00:08:17,320 --> 00:08:19,080 Speaker 2: If you haven't been there. This is all according to 166 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 2: his representative. Police were called and they described it as 167 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 2: a physical altercation between parties. Fox's rep says he is 168 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 2: now recovering. 169 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 3: It's not considered to be a very serious, necessarily injury. 170 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:32,520 Speaker 3: But still you get hit in the face with a 171 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:35,360 Speaker 3: glass and you need stitches, that sounds serious enough. No 172 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 3: arrests have been made here for his part. Fox made 173 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:40,320 Speaker 3: an Instagram post seeming to allude to the incident, and 174 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 3: in the main frame like the image was just of 175 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:46,440 Speaker 3: the words, and it said, the devil is busy, but 176 00:08:46,640 --> 00:08:49,439 Speaker 3: I'm too blessed to be stressed Now. 177 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:50,320 Speaker 1: He added some. 178 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 3: More in the caption, and he didn't directly directly comment 179 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:56,599 Speaker 3: on what happened in that restaurant, but he seemed like 180 00:08:56,800 --> 00:08:58,880 Speaker 3: it seemed to allude to it, and he managed to 181 00:08:58,880 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 3: get a promo in there. 182 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 2: He did. But it's smart marketing. Here do we want 183 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 2: to read it? Because I think it's really interesting? He says. 184 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:08,320 Speaker 2: The devil is a lie. Can't win here. Thank you 185 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:11,040 Speaker 2: to everybody that pray and check on me. When your 186 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:13,680 Speaker 2: light is shining bright. They try to bring you darkness, 187 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:15,840 Speaker 2: but they don't know that you're built for it. The 188 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 2: lights have been shining bright and huge. Thank yous to 189 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 2: everyone that I've watched and been inspired by. What had 190 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 2: happened was number one on Netflix. If you haven't checked 191 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:27,440 Speaker 2: it out, please go check it out. It's from my 192 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 2: heart and my soul, you know what I mean. That's 193 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:32,320 Speaker 2: a way to turn lemons into lemonade. No one wants 194 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:35,240 Speaker 2: to bleed on their birthday. No one's expecting a flying object, 195 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:39,320 Speaker 2: especially at a very very well I just said, like 196 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:42,560 Speaker 2: fancy restaurant. So you know what, why not turn it 197 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:45,520 Speaker 2: into a promo for your movie that's just been released. 198 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 2: I applaud that. 199 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 3: I like more details about what happened at that party. 200 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:50,840 Speaker 3: I've had some wild birthday parties. Not a guy hit 201 00:09:50,880 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 3: in the face with a glass, But I mean so. 202 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:55,800 Speaker 2: Nowhere rest were made. That's what was interesting to. 203 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:58,640 Speaker 3: Me, And these parties did not reportedly. It was a 204 00:09:58,679 --> 00:10:01,080 Speaker 3: separate table that had nothing to do was just so 205 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 3: it wasn't innecessarily just his birthday party group, like a 206 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:06,480 Speaker 3: separate party that had nothing to do with him. As 207 00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 3: it sounds like two groups got into it. 208 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 2: But if someone threw a glass and it caused someone 209 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:15,400 Speaker 2: else to bleed, you'd think there'd be an arrest. Okay, now, 210 00:10:15,559 --> 00:10:18,080 Speaker 2: now there's the mystery surrounding the flying glass and the 211 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:18,960 Speaker 2: flying objects. 212 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:22,800 Speaker 3: Okay, Well, when we come back on this Morning Run, 213 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:26,640 Speaker 3: we got another mystery about exactly what a personalized license 214 00:10:26,679 --> 00:10:31,440 Speaker 3: plate in California means. The DMV calls it hate speech. Well, 215 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 3: the owner says, it's just a little sweet note for grandpa. 216 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:47,440 Speaker 2: Welcome back to Morning run. Next up on the run, 217 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 2: the California DMV is apologizing for a personalized license plate 218 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:58,360 Speaker 2: that it calls shocking, disturbing, and unacceptable. The DMV calls 219 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 2: it hate speech that mocks the Israel Hamas war and 220 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:04,680 Speaker 2: is taking steps now to recall the plate from the owner. 221 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:09,160 Speaker 3: That all sounds pretty serious. So what exactly does this 222 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:13,600 Speaker 3: personalized plate say that would cause all this ruckus? 223 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:14,600 Speaker 1: Here it is. 224 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:21,719 Speaker 3: The plate reads l ol oh c T seven All right, 225 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:27,600 Speaker 3: did you hear that? L ol? Oct seven? So it 226 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 3: seems to be saying laugh out loud. That's the lol, 227 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:36,840 Speaker 3: followed by oct seven or October seventh, so laugh out 228 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 3: loud October seventh. 229 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:42,040 Speaker 2: October seventh, of course, is the day Hamas launched that 230 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:46,199 Speaker 2: surprise attack on Israel, killing hundreds and taking hundreds of hostages, 231 00:11:46,400 --> 00:11:50,600 Speaker 2: setting off these still ongoing conflict. An image of the 232 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:54,319 Speaker 2: personalized plate, which is on a Tesla cyber truck that'll 233 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:57,360 Speaker 2: be important in just a moment, was posted on social 234 00:11:57,400 --> 00:12:00,520 Speaker 2: media and people took offence, and so the DA is 235 00:12:00,559 --> 00:12:04,640 Speaker 2: now taking action. However, the owner of the vehicle says, 236 00:12:04,679 --> 00:12:07,240 Speaker 2: you guys got it all wrong. It has nothing to 237 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:09,640 Speaker 2: do with Hamas. It is not hate speech. 238 00:12:09,920 --> 00:12:13,440 Speaker 3: This is so great. They explain it this way. Instead 239 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:19,240 Speaker 3: of reading the plate as LL OCT seven, you should 240 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 3: read it as Lolo CT seven. Essentially, Lolo CT seven. 241 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:28,840 Speaker 3: The driver of the truck is a Filipino grandfather his 242 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:32,800 Speaker 3: native tongue Lolo means grandfather. 243 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:34,439 Speaker 1: That is absolutely true. 244 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 2: It is true, and the CT is a reference to 245 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 2: it being a cyber truck. And the number seven at 246 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:43,160 Speaker 2: the end is a reference. It's a nod to the 247 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 2: number of grandchildren he has. He has seven grandchildren. Wow. 248 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:51,760 Speaker 2: Not sure if the DMV is buying that explanation, but 249 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:55,080 Speaker 2: it certainly makes sense to us. Initially though, they said 250 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:58,679 Speaker 2: the plate which they issued was a violation of their 251 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 2: policies and that they would still immediately strengthen our internal 252 00:13:02,679 --> 00:13:07,440 Speaker 2: review process to ensure such an egregious oversight never happens again. 253 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 2: But it makes total sense. And to your point earlier 254 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:15,640 Speaker 2: when we started the podcast, we think we know what 255 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:18,440 Speaker 2: someone means, we think we know the intent of something, 256 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:21,760 Speaker 2: we rush to judge, and then when we hear the explanation, 257 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 2: when we take a moment to listen, then you can say, Wow, 258 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 2: what I thought was true, perhaps is not. 259 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:31,319 Speaker 3: Perfect example, just whole reserve judgment sometimes. I mean people 260 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:34,080 Speaker 3: were coming with all kinds of hateful things directed at 261 00:13:34,080 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 3: these folks, not having any understanding. In my first thoughts 262 00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:39,840 Speaker 3: always to Kate Middleton and now the Golden Bachelor who 263 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:42,079 Speaker 3: just came out and said he had cancer. Explain everybody, 264 00:13:42,160 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 3: or like you got divorced, so quickly, just take a beat. 265 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 3: Everybody take a beat, please, So I don't know what's 266 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:49,560 Speaker 3: going to happen. 267 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 1: Do you buy this explanation? 268 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:54,120 Speaker 2: Yes, I mean he's a Filipino grandfather and he's got 269 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:56,400 Speaker 2: a CT truck and he was saying Lolo which is 270 00:13:56,440 --> 00:13:59,480 Speaker 2: his grand his grandfather name, and he has seven grandchildren. 271 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:01,320 Speaker 2: Makes total sense to me. 272 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:04,000 Speaker 3: So the other question there being even if the intent 273 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:06,760 Speaker 3: isn't there, is it's still as speech so offensive that 274 00:14:06,840 --> 00:14:08,120 Speaker 3: it should not have been allowed. 275 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:11,480 Speaker 2: Wow, maybe there can be a slight amendment so it 276 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:13,000 Speaker 2: doesn't look like October seventh. 277 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:15,400 Speaker 3: But he does have the opportunity to appeal. But they 278 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:17,360 Speaker 3: have sent noticed that you have to send it back 279 00:14:17,360 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 3: and is being recalled. 280 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:22,560 Speaker 2: It's like, yeah, wow, that's wild, all right, the times 281 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:25,360 Speaker 2: we live in and for the final leg of our run, 282 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:27,840 Speaker 2: let's just all laugh a little bit. But it actually 283 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 2: isn't even that funny. Have you heard of fart coin. 284 00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:34,400 Speaker 2: We're not saying bitcoin, we're saying fart coin. It is 285 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:38,720 Speaker 2: a real thing and it's totally useless, but it's now 286 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:43,320 Speaker 2: worth seven hundred million dollars after tripling in value over 287 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:44,000 Speaker 2: this past week. 288 00:14:44,040 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 1: I do not get this story. 289 00:14:45,320 --> 00:14:47,440 Speaker 3: I'm gonna read Robock wrote this, and I'm not saying 290 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:50,080 Speaker 3: you didn't write it correctly. I just don't understand the 291 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:52,080 Speaker 3: story as I read and read and read. I've been 292 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:55,520 Speaker 3: reading all these arts. I don't get this. So fart 293 00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:59,880 Speaker 3: coin now has a value equivalent to Alva's depot or 294 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 3: or guess genes fart coin far to keep saying it, 295 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 3: because we're not joking. Fart Coin is a part of 296 00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:11,960 Speaker 3: a new genre of cryptocurrency. They call these meme coins. Right, Okay, 297 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:14,560 Speaker 3: So people are hoping they can ride the bitcoin wave, 298 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:16,480 Speaker 3: which has seen a one hundred and thirty percent increase 299 00:15:16,520 --> 00:15:19,640 Speaker 3: this year, fifty percent of which came after Trump's reelection 300 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:22,720 Speaker 3: this November. So they trying to get in on something 301 00:15:22,760 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 3: before it gets hot. 302 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:26,800 Speaker 2: Right, Because the big argument against cryptocurrencies is that they 303 00:15:26,840 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 2: aren't They don't really like there's no gold backing them, 304 00:15:30,920 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 2: So it's like, what are they actually selling, what are 305 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:38,600 Speaker 2: they actually representing? Meme Coin buyers and sellers are described 306 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:41,240 Speaker 2: as the riskiest kind of traders because, yes, as we've 307 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 2: pointed out, the stocks are essentially worthless. However, investors are 308 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:48,680 Speaker 2: betting that someone else will pay a higher price, even 309 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:51,760 Speaker 2: though there is not that underlying driver of its value. 310 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:53,960 Speaker 2: That's my point. The only way to describe it is that, yes, 311 00:15:54,080 --> 00:15:59,280 Speaker 2: gold is supposed to be backing our paper currency, our money, 312 00:15:59,280 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 2: our dollars, even though that might even be a little 313 00:16:02,440 --> 00:16:05,040 Speaker 2: not true anymore either, So it's all very confusing to me. 314 00:16:05,160 --> 00:16:07,960 Speaker 2: But earlier this month, a meme coin here's just an 315 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 2: idea called hawk coin surged up to five hundred million 316 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:15,320 Speaker 2: before collapsing back down to twenty eight million in the 317 00:16:15,360 --> 00:16:16,960 Speaker 2: course of twenty four hours. So if you rode the 318 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:18,840 Speaker 2: wave correctly, you could have made a ton of money 319 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:20,680 Speaker 2: if you dumped it before it dropped, if you got 320 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:22,120 Speaker 2: it when it was low and you sold it when 321 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:24,600 Speaker 2: it was high. That's how it's It's all risk. It's 322 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:28,640 Speaker 2: basically like joining and like paying money for the lottery, 323 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:30,600 Speaker 2: and you're just hoping that you get lucky. 324 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:32,280 Speaker 1: But there's money at the end of the lottery. I 325 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:32,960 Speaker 1: don't get this. 326 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:35,520 Speaker 2: There is money at the end of this twenty eight million. 327 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:37,520 Speaker 1: It's worth twenty eight million. I pay you the twenty 328 00:16:37,520 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 1: eight million. I get what. 329 00:16:39,960 --> 00:16:42,160 Speaker 2: You get to say you own sharees a fart coin. 330 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 1: It that banana on the wall with the duck faber. 331 00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:49,160 Speaker 2: It's a little bit. You're buying an idea. Stop, yeah 332 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:51,920 Speaker 2: you are now, it's it is. It's hard to get 333 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:55,080 Speaker 2: your head around, but it actually results in real money 334 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:56,600 Speaker 2: gains and real money losses. 335 00:16:57,000 --> 00:17:00,360 Speaker 3: Okay, well, some of this training and speculations driven by bots, 336 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:04,000 Speaker 3: it's a confusion. Even more bods designed through spot and 337 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:07,000 Speaker 3: respond to price movements in the market. So this is 338 00:17:07,240 --> 00:17:11,320 Speaker 3: very risky stuff. Some of these meme coins, including fart coin, 339 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:14,040 Speaker 3: do not appear to be legally purchased from US SOUL 340 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:17,400 Speaker 3: on most of the crypto exchanges that offer their purchase. 341 00:17:17,680 --> 00:17:19,760 Speaker 3: So what is that not even legally purchased. 342 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:23,359 Speaker 2: It's it's not coming from America. So it's even less 343 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:25,840 Speaker 2: regulated like the you know, the stock what is it? 344 00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:30,119 Speaker 2: The security is Exchange Commission. Yeah, it's it's great, like 345 00:17:30,160 --> 00:17:32,679 Speaker 2: in terms of what they're doing to oversee any of 346 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:37,680 Speaker 2: these meme coins that are popping up literally overnight. So yeah, 347 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:41,600 Speaker 2: if you're into speculative trading, knock yourselves out. But that's 348 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:44,960 Speaker 2: a little too scary for me. All Right, we'd like 349 00:17:45,040 --> 00:17:48,080 Speaker 2: you to consider this as you go about your day today. 350 00:17:49,080 --> 00:17:50,880 Speaker 3: It is your quote of the day, and it is 351 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:55,080 Speaker 3: your friendship with yourself sets the tone for every other 352 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:56,560 Speaker 3: relationship you have. 353 00:17:56,960 --> 00:17:57,800 Speaker 2: Ain't that true? 354 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:00,639 Speaker 1: I love, we don't get it. You're no good to 355 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:01,320 Speaker 1: somebody else. 356 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:04,080 Speaker 3: If you're not good to yourself first, how can I 357 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:06,159 Speaker 3: comfort you? If I'm not taking care of myself. You 358 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:08,280 Speaker 3: have to put yourself first. You have to have a 359 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:10,200 Speaker 3: good relationship. Again, I didn't learn that till I was 360 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:11,399 Speaker 3: maybe thirty eight forty. 361 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:13,640 Speaker 2: I think I just learned that like two years ago. 362 00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:16,880 Speaker 2: I mean, seriously, I'm not even being smart there. I mean, 363 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:20,560 Speaker 2: I know I've heard it, I've been intellectually aware of it. 364 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:23,760 Speaker 2: But until you're forced to kind of face it and say, 365 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:25,920 Speaker 2: how am I with myself, you aren't going to be 366 00:18:25,920 --> 00:18:27,080 Speaker 2: able to show up for anyone else. 367 00:18:27,119 --> 00:18:29,919 Speaker 3: Well, I'm glad to know that's been working out for 368 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:30,880 Speaker 3: you the best two years. 369 00:18:31,320 --> 00:18:34,200 Speaker 2: The truth, obviously, I've been working on it for longer 370 00:18:34,240 --> 00:18:36,600 Speaker 2: than that, but it's really hit me in a different way, 371 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:39,199 Speaker 2: and so yeah, I've been working on that even more so. 372 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:42,280 Speaker 2: There's always more work to do with your relationship with you, 373 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:44,680 Speaker 2: but we'll give you the quote one last time. Your 374 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:49,080 Speaker 2: friendship with yourself sets the tone for every other relationship 375 00:18:49,160 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 2: you have. Thank you all for running with this on 376 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:52,960 Speaker 2: this Monday. 377 00:18:53,119 --> 00:18:56,480 Speaker 1: I mean, and I'm DJ Holmes. Everybody, have a good day. 378 00:18:56,560 --> 00:18:59,879 Speaker 3: Only got nine days left to get it done before Christmas.