WEBVTT - Protest At CA State Capitol (08/26)

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<v Speaker 1>Now, let's get to something that blew up in the

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<v Speaker 1>last few hours in Sacramento, where last I checked, it

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<v Speaker 1>was at least 95 degrees outside. And there was a

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<v Speaker 1>rally against the Stop Nick Shirley Act. This is the devious,

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<v Speaker 1>evil law that Sacramento Democrats passed with Newsom's signature so

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<v Speaker 1>that it's to intimidate independent journalists who try to, well,

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<v Speaker 1>do what Nick Shirley did, as an example, which is

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<v Speaker 1>expose fraud at nonprofits. like the nonprofits that– all the

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<v Speaker 1>fake hospices here in Van Nuys. He also exposed all

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<v Speaker 1>the fake daycare centers that the Smiley immigrants were allegedly

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<v Speaker 1>running in Minneapolis. And the Democratic establishment knows that this

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<v Speaker 1>big scam is going on, and it's netting hundreds of

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<v Speaker 1>millions of dollars for these nonprofits who are all affiliated

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<v Speaker 1>with the Democrats in one way or the other– Now,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know who shows up, because John Fleischman, the

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<v Speaker 1>political analyst, wrote a great explanation of how this works,

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<v Speaker 1>because it doesn't explicitly say stop Nick Shirley. But what

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<v Speaker 1>it does, it creates a situation where anyone who does

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<v Speaker 1>what Nick Shirley does, boy, you better get a lawyer

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<v Speaker 1>to defend yourself. It may cost you hundreds of thousands

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<v Speaker 1>of dollars to try to explain what you were doing

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<v Speaker 1>in court, even though you were just reporting on some

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<v Speaker 1>government fraud. Katie Grimes from CaliforniaGlobe.com was at the state

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<v Speaker 1>capitol today covering this event because there was not only

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<v Speaker 1>a protest against the legislation, but there was a protest

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<v Speaker 1>against the protest. A lot of people who don't seem

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<v Speaker 1>to work in the middle of a hot summer day. Katie,

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<v Speaker 1>how are you?

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<v Speaker 3>Doing well. I'm cooled down now.

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<v Speaker 2>93? It was pretty hot out there. What went on?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I saw some videos, and it seemed like

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<v Speaker 1>people were angry, brawling at times, chanting. It looked quite unpleasant.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it was a group of obviously paid Antifa thugs.

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<v Speaker 3>Most of them were masked. They had horns and loud

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<v Speaker 3>music with them, and they were clearly trying to pick

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<v Speaker 3>fights with the um, peaceful people who showed up for

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<v Speaker 3>the next Shirley act, a lot of retirees, um, a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of folks, you know, with American flag t-shirts on

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of folks in Trump gear. And it was

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<v Speaker 3>like a tea party rally is what it was.

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<v Speaker 2>Like on the Shirley side.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, clearly. And the Antifa thugs were really just really obnoxious. Um,

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<v Speaker 3>And I took a lot of photos of them. I

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<v Speaker 3>had my really good camera with me, so I was

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<v Speaker 3>able to get some good zooms. And, you know, it

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<v Speaker 3>was just typical Antifa crap, excuse me. You know, their

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<v Speaker 3>face masks on. They were yelling at the cops, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>just trying to get cops to react poorly. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>it was so childish, except we know they're paid to

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<v Speaker 3>be there. So they really do have a job, John.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I know.

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<v Speaker 1>I shouldn't disparage him that way. Being an Antifa protester

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<v Speaker 1>actually is good money.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, apparently so.

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<v Speaker 2>They always have a new cause to send these characters to.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you know, if.

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<v Speaker 1>You did, you couldn't say, who in the legislature sends

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<v Speaker 1>out the signal to send the Antifa troops in? This

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<v Speaker 1>has got to be coordinated with somebody in the legislature. Oh, absolutely.

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<v Speaker 3>Listen, I've been hearing for two days that they were

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<v Speaker 3>going to be there. And I will tell you, John,

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<v Speaker 3>it's probably the same person or persons who told the

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<v Speaker 3>two Republican assembly members who were scheduled to be at

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<v Speaker 3>the rally and speak that they were under lockdown. They

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<v Speaker 3>wouldn't let Assemblywoman Alexandra Macedo or Assemblyman David Tangipa attend

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<v Speaker 3>the rally.

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<v Speaker 2>Is that right?

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<v Speaker 3>Yes. Oh, it's right. It's going in my story, but

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<v Speaker 3>you're the first to hear about it.

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<v Speaker 2>So that would be the assembly speaker, Robert Revis?

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<v Speaker 3>It would be Robert Revis, his office, the thugs that

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<v Speaker 3>work for him. This is the kind of garbage that

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<v Speaker 3>they do, and they do. You know, I have sources

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<v Speaker 3>inside the Capitol who tell me that, you know, this

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<v Speaker 3>stuff doesn't just magically happen.

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<v Speaker 2>No, I mean, they're playing, they're using mobster tactics. This

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<v Speaker 2>is hardcore. They're really terrified.

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<v Speaker 1>Of a guy like nick shirley and what he finds

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<v Speaker 1>out and all the stuff that you and i do

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<v Speaker 1>it really makes them crazy and so they they have

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<v Speaker 1>to send in violent thugs.

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<v Speaker 3>They will yeah absolutely that's their kind of their latest

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<v Speaker 3>you know john 10 years ago they tried to revoke

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<v Speaker 3>my press credential because they didn't like what i write.

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<v Speaker 2>What was the cover story they gave.

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<v Speaker 3>It was ridiculous. I was actually working with John Fleischman

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<v Speaker 3>at the time under the Flash Report, and they really

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<v Speaker 3>didn't have a viable reason. They just didn't like what

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<v Speaker 3>I write. And so the Pacific Legal Foundation represented me,

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<v Speaker 3>and I had it back very, very quickly. But that's

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<v Speaker 3>the kind of stuff they do.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, their arrogance this week seems to be boiling over.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like they're charting new territory here. Right.

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<v Speaker 3>New levels of desperation.

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<v Speaker 2>You are right.

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<v Speaker 3>I think they are afraid. They are afraid that their

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<v Speaker 3>years of fraud under the Democrat supermajority, which is where

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<v Speaker 3>they got their arrogance, years of their fraud and their

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<v Speaker 3>grist and grasp is going to be exposed. And it's

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<v Speaker 3>not just Nick Shirley. Fortunately, he is out there doing

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<v Speaker 3>the Lord's work and showing some other journalists how it's done.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, you can tell that he's found a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>truth by their reaction.

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<v Speaker 4>Of course.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that's the first thing they want to do is

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<v Speaker 3>shut you down, shut you up so you can't expose.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, this bill, this particular bill, yes, it's not

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<v Speaker 3>officially called the Nick Shirley Act. I think it was

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<v Speaker 3>Carl DeMaio who nicknamed it that because it was specifically

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<v Speaker 3>designed to shut journalists like him up. They're hiding behind

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<v Speaker 3>this claim that it's to protect immigrants. under immigrant services,

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<v Speaker 3>which is absolute garbage. You cannot protect a particular category

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<v Speaker 3>of person from free speech, especially if they're getting government services,

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<v Speaker 3>taxpayer-funded government services. We have a right to know what's

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<v Speaker 3>going through these, quote, immigrant services, who it's going to,

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<v Speaker 3>how much is being spent, and who authorized it.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, you know, as John explained today, is you could

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<v Speaker 1>go in there as a regular independent journalist, which you

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<v Speaker 1>have every right to do. But if the people running

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<v Speaker 1>the office say, hey, we were intimidated, we were harassed,

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<v Speaker 1>we don't know what his intentions are, that's enough to

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<v Speaker 1>trigger this law.

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<v Speaker 2>And now Nick Shirley or you or anybody.

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<v Speaker 1>is on the hook for thousands of dollars in legal

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<v Speaker 1>bills to prove otherwise, even if you're right, it's still

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<v Speaker 1>going to cost you a lot of money. And so

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<v Speaker 1>that's to keep anybody from trying to do this kind

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<v Speaker 1>of reporting. Exactly.

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<v Speaker 3>It's going to take some deep pockets, unfortunately, until this

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<v Speaker 3>thing gets overturned or however it gets repealed. So I

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<v Speaker 3>equated it to... Remember during COVID, October of 22, when

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<v Speaker 3>Governor Newsom signed AB 2098 to censor California doctors who

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<v Speaker 3>were accused of spreading COVID misinformation. If they didn't tow

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<v Speaker 3>the company line and do what the California Department of

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<v Speaker 3>Public Health told them to do, meaning don't treat patients,

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<v Speaker 3>send them home, then when they're really sick, send them

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<v Speaker 3>to the hospital, because that's the approved COVID treatment consensus.

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<v Speaker 3>that these doctors would lose their licenses, and some did.

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<v Speaker 3>This is the same kind of bill. They're trying to

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<v Speaker 3>chill anybody who would dare investigate the fraud in California.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the ultimate, shutting down people's freedom of speech,

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<v Speaker 1>the freedom to have an opinion, the freedom to report

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<v Speaker 1>and do journalism. They're trying to shut it all down.

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<v Speaker 3>All right.

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<v Speaker 2>Very good, Katie. Thank you for coming on with us.

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<v Speaker 4>You bet.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you, John.

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<v Speaker 2>All right.

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<v Speaker 1>Katie Grimes with CaliforniaGlobe.com. I'm going to play you some

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<v Speaker 1>clips from the scuffling that went on with the protesters

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<v Speaker 1>when we come back. And I'm going to read you

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit of John Fleischman's column today on his website, SoDoesItMatter.com,

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<v Speaker 1>so you understand why this thing is so important.

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<v Speaker 1>live video stream there. Now, we just had... Katie Grimes

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<v Speaker 1>on from CaliforniaGlobe.com, and she went to this protest that

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<v Speaker 1>the Nick Shirley supporters put on, upset with that the

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<v Speaker 1>evil people who run the California legislature, starting with the

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<v Speaker 1>Speaker Robert Revis, have passed this bill to intimidate and

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<v Speaker 1>block journalists from reporting on all The fraud that's going on.

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<v Speaker 1>Nick Shirley specifically reported on all the fake hospice fraud

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<v Speaker 1>and medical fraud that's costing us millions of dollars. All

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<v Speaker 1>the stuff that Gavin Newsom and Rob Bonta never bothered

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<v Speaker 1>to stop. Look how angry and crazy they get. They

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<v Speaker 1>never refute that this fraud exists. They just do everything

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<v Speaker 1>they can to shut it down. Shut down the coverage

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<v Speaker 1>of it, I should say. They want to shut down

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<v Speaker 1>the coverage. And they even blocked two Republican assembly people

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<v Speaker 1>from appearing at the rally. David Tangipa and Alexandra Macedo.

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<v Speaker 1>They locked them inside the assembly so that they couldn't speak. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>talk about the old threat to democracy, huh? Now, John Fleischman.

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<v Speaker 1>who has this website called sodoesitmatter.com. He's been on our

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<v Speaker 1>show frequently. And he wrote, he explained very clearly, so

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<v Speaker 1>you could understand, I'm going to read parts of this,

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<v Speaker 1>what the Stop Nick Shirley Act is about. And Newsom

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<v Speaker 1>signed it. It's to make citizen journalists like Nick Shirley

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<v Speaker 1>think twice before doing exactly the kind of watchdog reporting

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<v Speaker 1>that made him famous. And John admits, I can tell

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<v Speaker 1>you this much, I wouldn't have to think twice. This

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<v Speaker 1>new law would stop me as an independent watchdog journalist

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<v Speaker 1>dead in my tracks. Weissman said he doesn't want to

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<v Speaker 1>take this on. And here's why. Well, in short, it'll

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<v Speaker 1>cost him a fortune even if he's right. This bill

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<v Speaker 1>does not literally ban a reporter from walking into an

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<v Speaker 1>immigration services nonprofit with a camera. and identifying the people

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<v Speaker 1>working there and asking hard questions and publishing what happens. No.

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<v Speaker 2>The law, what it does is there.

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<v Speaker 1>Is a concept called California's safe at home law, and

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<v Speaker 1>this expands it to immigration service workers. It was to

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<v Speaker 1>protect people facing serious personal danger, like if you run

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<v Speaker 1>a domestic violence center, protect you from stalking. Sexual assault,

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<v Speaker 1>human trafficking, right? If you do some serious work for

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<v Speaker 1>the government to deal with all those threats, because those

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<v Speaker 1>people who get caught can become angry and vindictive. But

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<v Speaker 1>now an immigration service worker who maybe is working to

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<v Speaker 1>provide fraudulent money, fraudulent money from the taxpayer, to their

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<v Speaker 1>fraudulent clients, now this worker doesn't have to show that

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<v Speaker 1>he was personally threatened or harassed. Photographs, video, and employment

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<v Speaker 1>information that the reporter collects is now going to be

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<v Speaker 1>what they'll fight over. They'll say, well, what did you

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<v Speaker 1>intend to do with that? Oh, what I intended to

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<v Speaker 1>do was publish the story of all the fraud going on. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>the people in the office could say, no, no, no.

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<v Speaker 1>Your intention was to harass, intimidate us. We felt the

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<v Speaker 1>threat of violence. They could just make stuff up. That's

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<v Speaker 1>what these workers can do. And now you have to

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<v Speaker 1>prove otherwise as the reporter.

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<v Speaker 2>You have to get lawyers. They'll cost you thousands and

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<v Speaker 2>thousands of dollars, maybe six figures.

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<v Speaker 3>So....

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<v Speaker 1>Everything you're doing, he says, becomes exhibits in the lawsuit.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, your camera, I guess your notebook and your pen,

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<v Speaker 1>your mic, everything. Everything that you filmed, the tapes themselves.

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<v Speaker 1>And ultimately, I think this will be overturned as a

0:15:12.940 --> 0:15:15.140
<v Speaker 1>violation of the First Amendment, but that takes a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of money.

0:15:16.520 --> 0:15:17.280
<v Speaker 2>That takes lawyers.

0:15:17.340 --> 0:15:20.080
<v Speaker 1>That takes a victim who wants to file a lawsuit

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<v Speaker 1>and has the deep pockets to pay for the lawsuit.

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<v Speaker 1>And a lot of independent journalists, remember, they don't have

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<v Speaker 1>big media organizations to back them up. And you would

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<v Speaker 1>think that the big media organizations would be the ones

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<v Speaker 1>to jump in on this. But they don't do this

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<v Speaker 1>kind of reporting because most of them are progressives. Nick

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<v Speaker 1>Shirley has done more than all the alleged legitimate journalists

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<v Speaker 1>in California combined by showing us just how many hundreds

0:15:50.200 --> 0:15:54.380
<v Speaker 1>of millions of dollars were being wasted through hospice fraud

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<v Speaker 1>in Van Nuys alone. So that's why it has to

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<v Speaker 1>be fought. It has to be fought viciously because we

0:16:04.480 --> 0:16:07.420
<v Speaker 1>don't know otherwise. See, most of the media in this

0:16:07.460 --> 0:16:13.750
<v Speaker 1>state is aligned with the progressive legislators and Newsom. They

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<v Speaker 1>just read the press releases that Newsom and the legislature

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<v Speaker 1>puts out. They just read them on the air or

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<v Speaker 1>reprint them. Nick Shirley is going and finding what's really

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<v Speaker 1>going on. When we come back, we'll play you some

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<v Speaker 1>clips of what was going on at the protest today.

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<v Speaker 2>Pretty entertaining. Not peaceful protests.

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<v Speaker 4>You're listening to John Kobelt on demand from KFI AM 640.

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0:16:56.370 --> 0:16:58.369
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<v Speaker 2>All right.

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<v Speaker 1>Let me play some clips from this protest in Sacramento

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<v Speaker 1>in support of Nick Shirley. And against the Democratic legislature

0:17:11.220 --> 0:17:15.050
<v Speaker 1>and Gavin Newsom, who's trying to shut down independent journalists

0:17:15.070 --> 0:17:17.490
<v Speaker 1>who are embarrassing them. That's what this is. They have

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<v Speaker 1>been embarrassed because their scam has been exposed. Newsom and

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<v Speaker 1>the Democratic legislature is funneling untold millions of dollars to

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<v Speaker 1>fake nonprofits who are stealing the money. They claim to

0:17:34.380 --> 0:17:40.040
<v Speaker 1>open these fake hospices with fake money. dying people, they

0:17:40.080 --> 0:17:43.680
<v Speaker 1>don't exist. That's what Nick Shirley, primarily what he did.

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<v Speaker 1>This is separate from all the homeless scams. I know

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<v Speaker 1>that all these nonprofits, whether it's homeless, whether it's hospices,

0:17:59.270 --> 0:18:03.850
<v Speaker 1>they're funneling the money back to these legislators. The legislators

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<v Speaker 1>are getting a kickback.

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<v Speaker 2>Somehow, They are. Some method. It has to be.

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<v Speaker 1>Why else would they funnel this much money to a

0:18:15.430 --> 0:18:17.560
<v Speaker 1>huge network of corruption?

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<v Speaker 2>Hospices, for God's sakes. Because nobody thinks of them.

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<v Speaker 1>We have way more hospices than any other state in

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<v Speaker 1>the nation. I think on that block in Van Nuys.

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<v Speaker 1>I've got to get the exact statistics, but it's many

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<v Speaker 1>times more than they have in the state of Florida

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<v Speaker 1>as a whole. There aren't that many dying people in

0:18:41.890 --> 0:18:48.959
<v Speaker 1>Van Nuys. So it's obviously a big criminal racket that

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<v Speaker 1>the legislature and the Newsom administration are a part of.

0:18:52.180 --> 0:18:54.859
<v Speaker 1>They must be profiting it. Why would they send all

0:18:54.900 --> 0:18:59.040
<v Speaker 1>that tax money knowing it's all fraudulent? They're not even

0:18:59.100 --> 0:19:04.670
<v Speaker 1>denying the fraud. They're pissed off that it was exposed

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<v Speaker 1>by Nick Shirley. So Shirley has supporters who went out

0:19:10.890 --> 0:19:16.130
<v Speaker 1>in the 95-degree heat, and then you have these Antifa guys.

0:19:16.190 --> 0:19:19.980
<v Speaker 1>Somebody in the legislature called Antifa to bring their ugly

0:19:20.060 --> 0:19:25.000
<v Speaker 1>goons and thugs to beat up the pro-Shirley crowd. So

0:19:25.040 --> 0:19:30.770
<v Speaker 1>here's a far-left activist being arrested for, And this is

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<v Speaker 1>cut five, play.

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<v Speaker 2>Give his face, Jonathan!

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<v Speaker 3>Give his face, Jonathan!

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<v Speaker 5>Sir, why are they arresting you?

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<v Speaker 2>Why are they arresting you? Oh, he's so tough! So tough!

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<v Speaker 2>You understand me? This way.

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<v Speaker 1>Who cares?

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<v Speaker 4>Tough, tough, tough!

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<v Speaker 3>They're so tough!

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<v Speaker 1>Look at them!

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<v Speaker 2>The walk of shame! There you go.

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<v Speaker 1>Who's that?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't feel to hit a man!

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<v Speaker 1>Who's that?

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<v Speaker 2>I won't throw him off on you! Oh, Nick, that

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<v Speaker 2>is so tough! The activist is all dressed up in

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<v Speaker 2>black with his hood up, okay?

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<v Speaker 1>So somebody in Robert Revis's legislature called Antifa, and they

0:20:18.359 --> 0:20:22.180
<v Speaker 1>had this guy on staff. That's what goes on in

0:20:22.200 --> 0:20:26.070
<v Speaker 1>the real world. Sorry to bust your bubble. Maybe they

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<v Speaker 1>have a fund with some of the kickback money at

0:20:28.810 --> 0:20:35.770
<v Speaker 1>the legislature. Then here is the far-left protesters attacking somebody

0:20:35.810 --> 0:20:38.470
<v Speaker 1>who was filming them March in the streets.

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<v Speaker 2>Play cut six. That's funny as hell.

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<v Speaker 4>How long?

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<v Speaker 3>How long were you.

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<v Speaker 2>In Sacramento before you got.

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<v Speaker 5>A good Sacramento welcome? How long?

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<v Speaker 2>All right, back up.

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<v Speaker 1>Where do they find these people? I wonder how much

0:20:58.480 --> 0:21:01.949
<v Speaker 1>they pay. That's 95 degrees. You got to take on

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<v Speaker 1>the police. You got to take on the opposing team.

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<v Speaker 1>Where do you get a girl who does that?

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<v Speaker 2>Gotta wear all black. You gotta wear all black in

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<v Speaker 2>95 degree heat? All black?

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<v Speaker 1>That's nasty. I couldn't see Debra doing that. This doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>seem like a girly thing to do, right? Dress up

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<v Speaker 1>in black, scream at people, stand in the street.

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<v Speaker 2>I do wear all black sometimes. Not in the summer.

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<v Speaker 2>I noticed this week it's been all white. But not

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<v Speaker 2>in the summer and I'm not going to go out screaming. See,

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<v Speaker 2>one of those animal protest rallies. No, I haven't even

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<v Speaker 2>done that.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, here's cut seven. More protesters. Now they're taking

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<v Speaker 1>on the police at the California State Capitol here.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm in here.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm in here. I'm in here. That siren will drive

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<v Speaker 5>you insane.

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<v Speaker 2>Imagine being there.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's a fun day.

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<v Speaker 1>Ever been to Sacramento in August? They must be getting

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<v Speaker 1>paid good money. So, This is just like Karen Bass

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<v Speaker 1>sending Chirla money and deputizing Chirla to go fight ICE

0:22:53.380 --> 0:22:56.020
<v Speaker 1>and start the L.A. riot back in June of 2025, okay?

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<v Speaker 1>That's our local version. In Sacramento, they send money to

0:23:02.359 --> 0:23:08.820
<v Speaker 1>these Antifa groups from the legislature to start riots against

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<v Speaker 1>anybody exposing the truth. that the assembly run by Robert

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<v Speaker 1>Rivas and the state Senate and Gavin Newsom are running

0:23:18.359 --> 0:23:23.899
<v Speaker 1>a massive racket and a massive scam. And somebody is

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<v Speaker 1>getting kickback money. That's the only motivation. The motivation for

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<v Speaker 1>everybody here is to make money.

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<v Speaker 5>Everybody.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody. This is not something you do for sport. They're fighting.

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<v Speaker 2>Wait a second.

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<v Speaker 1>They're so passionate about fake hospices being exposed by a journalist.

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<v Speaker 1>They're so angry that happened that they're fighting in the street.

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<v Speaker 1>It's almost 100 freaking degrees and they're fighting in the street.

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<v Speaker 1>Now this is about the billions of dollars that go

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<v Speaker 1>into these hospice nonprofits. It's so obvious what's going on.

0:24:09.760 --> 0:24:15.220
<v Speaker 1>And Newsom and Rivas, they're all like mobster bosses. It's

0:24:15.280 --> 0:24:20.260
<v Speaker 1>like the mobsters used to protect their prostitution rings and

0:24:20.280 --> 0:24:24.139
<v Speaker 1>their loan sharking and their drug running and all the shakedown.

0:24:24.180 --> 0:24:26.820
<v Speaker 1>They used to protect the construction industry that they owned

0:24:26.859 --> 0:24:29.560
<v Speaker 1>and the cement industry that they owned. I grew up

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<v Speaker 1>in New Jersey. I grew up where the mobsters were

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<v Speaker 1>in the news all the time. Knew exactly what industries

0:24:36.530 --> 0:24:38.530
<v Speaker 1>they were running, how they did it. There were news

0:24:38.570 --> 0:24:42.270
<v Speaker 1>stories every day. I was just watching a three-part documentary

0:24:42.430 --> 0:24:45.940
<v Speaker 1>on the five families that ran New York City from

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<v Speaker 1>the 1930s into the 1980s.

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<v Speaker 4>So.

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<v Speaker 2>And I see the tactics. They look very familiar.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, yes.

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<v Speaker 1>This is what guys like John Gotti or Carlo Gambino

0:24:59.150 --> 0:25:01.970
<v Speaker 1>used to do. Except the names now are Gavin Newsom

0:25:02.010 --> 0:25:04.270
<v Speaker 1>and Robert Revis. They don't look like mobsters, but they

0:25:04.369 --> 0:25:08.520
<v Speaker 1>act like mobsters. And every mobster family has a group

0:25:08.580 --> 0:25:10.659
<v Speaker 1>of goons that go out on the street.

0:25:10.400 --> 0:25:11.119
<v Speaker 2>To crack heads.

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<v Speaker 1>And they beat you up if you're getting in the way.

0:25:14.300 --> 0:25:16.100
<v Speaker 1>Only if you're getting in the way of the money

0:25:16.660 --> 0:25:20.399
<v Speaker 1>scam that's going. They're not fighting over ideology. They're not

0:25:20.480 --> 0:25:23.619
<v Speaker 1>fighting over a different political point of view.

0:25:25.220 --> 0:25:25.840
<v Speaker 4>They're not.

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<v Speaker 1>They're fighting because this is a gusher of tax money

0:25:31.630 --> 0:25:35.710
<v Speaker 1>that is enriching everybody in this fake nonprofit industry. They've

0:25:35.730 --> 0:25:38.369
<v Speaker 1>been getting away with it for years, and Nick Shirley

0:25:38.430 --> 0:25:42.490
<v Speaker 1>busted them. They can't deny it. It's too obvious. So

0:25:42.540 --> 0:25:46.000
<v Speaker 1>what they're going to do is shut down Nick Shirley

0:25:46.400 --> 0:25:53.390
<v Speaker 1>shut down his supporters, shut down the legislators. Alexandra Macedo

0:25:53.590 --> 0:25:58.510
<v Speaker 1>and David Tangipa, two Republicans, they were locked in the

0:25:58.550 --> 0:26:02.720
<v Speaker 1>assembly chambers, weren't allowed to come out. This is pure

0:26:02.760 --> 0:26:07.210
<v Speaker 1>mobster stuff because they're pure criminals. You all voted for him.

0:26:07.970 --> 0:26:11.270
<v Speaker 1>So we have a criminal operation running Sacramento from top

0:26:11.310 --> 0:26:14.770
<v Speaker 1>to bottom. Governor, State Senate, the Assembly. And they're using

0:26:14.810 --> 0:26:20.360
<v Speaker 1>mobster-like tactics to shut people up, to intimidate people, because

0:26:20.380 --> 0:26:22.260
<v Speaker 1>you're getting in the way of all the money they're making.

0:26:24.400 --> 0:26:26.379
<v Speaker 1>And even the media was afraid of the mob in

0:26:26.400 --> 0:26:28.740
<v Speaker 1>New York City. I mean, a lot of stuff got reported,

0:26:28.790 --> 0:26:31.690
<v Speaker 1>but a lot of stuff didn't. The police were in

0:26:31.730 --> 0:26:34.209
<v Speaker 1>the pockets of the mob. All those mobster movies that

0:26:34.250 --> 0:26:37.790
<v Speaker 1>we all have grown up on, right? You've seen all

0:26:37.810 --> 0:26:40.649
<v Speaker 1>the mobster movies, Three Godfathers, Goodfellas. I mean, there's a

0:26:40.650 --> 0:26:41.290
<v Speaker 1>whole list of them.

0:26:41.310 --> 0:26:43.170
<v Speaker 2>It's all true. It's not fiction.

0:26:43.260 --> 0:26:47.600
<v Speaker 1>It's true. They got the stories. The screenwriters got the

0:26:47.619 --> 0:26:50.880
<v Speaker 1>stories from the guys in the mob. And that's what's

0:26:50.920 --> 0:26:51.700
<v Speaker 1>going on here.

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<v Speaker 2>More coming up.

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<v Speaker 4>You're listening to John Kobelt on demand from KFI AM 640.

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<v Speaker 4>KFI AM 640 live everywhere.

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<v Speaker 1>On the iHeartRadio app. John Kobelt Show. We've got a

0:27:09.650 --> 0:27:12.609
<v Speaker 1>live stream tomorrow morning at 11 a.m. You can follow

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<v Speaker 1>us at John Kobelt Radio on social media. Coming up

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<v Speaker 1>after 4 o'clock, Kenneth Shrupp from City Journal. He and

0:27:24.760 --> 0:27:31.619
<v Speaker 1>Christopher Ruffo have done an extensive story on the influence

0:27:32.300 --> 0:27:38.400
<v Speaker 1>the California unions have on so much legislation and so

0:27:38.440 --> 0:27:42.760
<v Speaker 1>many of the taxes. The taxes are very high, and

0:27:42.800 --> 0:27:49.160
<v Speaker 1>the unions are responsible for steering these taxes to record

0:27:49.200 --> 0:27:52.260
<v Speaker 1>high levels. We're gonna explain, because this is another leg

0:27:53.260 --> 0:27:55.740
<v Speaker 1>of the machine. This is another leg of the corruption,

0:27:55.760 --> 0:28:02.209
<v Speaker 1>another leg of the mob-like infrastructure that runs Sacramento. So

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna talk with Kenneth Shrupp. California's billion-dollar union machine,

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<v Speaker 1>and you'll see how that works, is almost, it just seems,

0:28:13.320 --> 0:28:20.720
<v Speaker 1>the vast majority of people in Sacramento working in the Assembly,

0:28:20.780 --> 0:28:26.619
<v Speaker 1>the State Senate, the governor's office, and the lobbyists, the

0:28:26.760 --> 0:28:31.679
<v Speaker 1>union people, they're all running a criminal con together. I'll

0:28:31.700 --> 0:28:36.689
<v Speaker 1>tell you more. Now, we often make fun of Gen Zers,

0:28:37.570 --> 0:28:42.690
<v Speaker 1>people in their 20s, because they were so damaged by

0:28:42.730 --> 0:28:46.840
<v Speaker 1>the lockdowns that part of their brains died. And so

0:28:46.880 --> 0:28:51.220
<v Speaker 1>they're incapable of social interactions. They are frightened to work.

0:28:51.420 --> 0:28:54.380
<v Speaker 1>They're in fright to answer the phone, I have heard.

0:28:54.400 --> 0:28:58.000
<v Speaker 1>And they would rather stay in their homes. In fact,

0:28:58.280 --> 0:29:00.790
<v Speaker 1>we just did a story a couple weeks ago. They've

0:29:00.830 --> 0:29:04.820
<v Speaker 1>embraced what they call bed rot. And it was something

0:29:04.840 --> 0:29:07.680
<v Speaker 1>like 73% of those who responded said they do spend

0:29:07.700 --> 0:29:15.270
<v Speaker 1>the weekends rotting in bed, watching their screens, and having

0:29:15.370 --> 0:29:16.570
<v Speaker 1>food delivered on DoorDash.

0:29:18.170 --> 0:29:23.330
<v Speaker 2>Could be worse. Well, you should embrace bed rot. I

0:29:23.370 --> 0:29:24.370
<v Speaker 2>just may one day.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, here comes another story. An analysis of U.S. census

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<v Speaker 1>data by the Financial Times in London. Almost 10% of

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<v Speaker 1>young people.

0:29:40.340 --> 0:29:41.320
<v Speaker 2>In their 20s.

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<v Speaker 1>Said they had zero face-to-face interactions with another person in

0:29:47.610 --> 0:29:48.270
<v Speaker 1>their daily life.

0:29:49.170 --> 0:29:54.050
<v Speaker 2>Zero. 10% of Gen Z.

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<v Speaker 1>It was the American Time Use Survey These are people

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<v Speaker 1>ages 23 to 29. Now, in 2019, the last year

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<v Speaker 1>before the pandemic, when these people were ages 16 to 21,

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<v Speaker 1>only 3% of young adults were not socializing face-to-face. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>that number has tripled. And for the most isolated segment

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<v Speaker 1>of young adults, they used to spend about a third

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<v Speaker 1>of their day with other people, That figure has collapsed

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<v Speaker 1>to zero. Happened during the pandemic and it stayed there.

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<v Speaker 3>Everything happened during the pandemic.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's four years past.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, I know.

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<v Speaker 2>And they still don't talk to anybody and they don't

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<v Speaker 2>see anybody. I don't know how to, I wouldn't know

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<v Speaker 2>how to relate to that. You can't.

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<v Speaker 3>I'd be so lonely.

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<v Speaker 1>That's all they knew. And that's why they can't relate.

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<v Speaker 1>You see them walking around here every once in a while.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I don't even see them here. There's hardly anybody here.

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<v Speaker 1>I got a glimmer of hope over the weekend. I

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<v Speaker 1>know three, at least, people who are professors in college.

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<v Speaker 1>And one of them said, last couple of years, as

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<v Speaker 1>this Gen Z crowd was cycling through college, and they're

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<v Speaker 1>the ones who were in the heart of the lockdown, right?

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<v Speaker 1>In high school, it was all screens, no socialization. Nobody

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<v Speaker 1>was dating. Nobody was drinking. Nobody was having sex. They

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<v Speaker 1>weren't dancing, going to proms.

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<v Speaker 2>It was nothing.

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<v Speaker 1>And that crowd, he said, total zeros. They spent all

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<v Speaker 1>the classroom time scrolling. Scroll, scroll, TikTok, Instagram, TikTok, Instagram, texts.

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<v Speaker 1>Some of the guys might have been gambling. Some of

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<v Speaker 1>the women might have been buying stuff. But he says,

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<v Speaker 1>this year, a little bit different. This class was not

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<v Speaker 1>in high school during the lockdown. And they're more engaged.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, good.

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<v Speaker 1>They're more interested. And they don't need their phones as much.

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<v Speaker 1>Because a lot of professors are saying no phones, no iPads,

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<v Speaker 1>no nothing. And a couple of years ago you did that,

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<v Speaker 1>everybody walked out. And now they're not. They're like closer

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<v Speaker 1>to normal. History will show the worst experiment ever done

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<v Speaker 1>was locking all the kids out of school. And I

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<v Speaker 1>was thinking about this, and I went online, chat GPT,

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<v Speaker 1>and I said, what were the death totals for people?

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<v Speaker 1>And when you got down to kids, teenagers and below,

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<v Speaker 1>the death totals were less than one-tenth of 1%. And

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<v Speaker 1>most of those kids had some kind of underlying condition.

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<v Speaker 1>So 99.9% of the kids did not die from COVID.

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<v Speaker 1>Had they gone to school, their brains would have developed normally.

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<v Speaker 1>Now they're permanently damaged. And all these years later, they sit,

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<v Speaker 1>in fact, more than a third, 35% to be exact,

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<v Speaker 1>of those employed said they did some or all of

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<v Speaker 1>their work from home, which is why they have zero

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<v Speaker 1>contact with people. They have no friends. I guess they're

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<v Speaker 1>disconnected from their family, and they have no workmates. They

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<v Speaker 1>have no boyfriends, no girlfriends, no non-binary friends, nobody.

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<v Speaker 2>No furries.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, I bet you some of them have furry friends.

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<v Speaker 1>That's exactly the kind of kid who ends up with

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<v Speaker 1>a furry friend. Yeah, so, wow. I mean, I just

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<v Speaker 1>can't imagine. So if you see somebody in their 20s,

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<v Speaker 1>got a 1 in 10 chance that you're the first

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<v Speaker 1>person they've seen all day.

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<v Speaker 3>So make sure you smile.

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<v Speaker 2>Smile.

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<v Speaker 1>Let them know you're friendly, because they may be very...

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<v Speaker 1>They're almost like people who lived in the jungle, and

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<v Speaker 1>then they come out, and they're terrified, and they start

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<v Speaker 1>shooting arrows at you. All right, when we come back,

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to talk with Kenneth Shrupp about another piece

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<v Speaker 1>of the big criminal operation in Sacramento, the unions, and

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<v Speaker 1>how they put in all their good work that leads to...

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<v Speaker 1>Incredible taxes being raised. And that tax money is funneled

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<v Speaker 1>back to them. We'll tell you all about it when

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<v Speaker 1>we return. Deborah Mark, live in the KFI 24-hour newsroom.