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Speaker 1: Freedom Hut Monday, October tenth edition of the program. We

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Speaker 1: have New York City's mayor declaring an emergency not over

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Speaker 1: the crime that is destroying this city, but because of

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Speaker 1: illegal migrants in the shelter system. Interesting, you also have

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Speaker 1: a shooting outside of gubernatorial candidate Lee Zelden of New

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Speaker 1: York's home, the Nike co founder giving a million dollars

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Speaker 1: to the Republican contender for the governor's mansion in Oregon

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Speaker 1: because they've messed up the Libs have messed up that

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Speaker 1: state so much. Plus a bridge in Ukraine hit with

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Speaker 1: a truck bombing that has led to a major escalation

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Speaker 1: And then of course, Happy Columbus Day everybody, because it's

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Speaker 1: Columbus Day. We're gonna I've into all of that in

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Speaker 1: just a moment. There is no sign of identity theft

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Speaker 1: slowing down. There's so much identity theft out there these days,

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Speaker 1: you know, what I know happens all the times happened

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Speaker 1: People have taken out credit cards run them up in

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Speaker 1: me on this one. All right. So, here's Mayor Eric

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Speaker 1: Adams declaring a state of emergency because of migrants overburdening

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Speaker 1: the shelter system. Here watch. New York City now has

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Speaker 1: That includes thousands of New York's experiencing homelessness and thousands

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Speaker 1: of a silent seekers who have been bust in over

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Speaker 1: the past few months from other parts of the country. Today,

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Speaker 1: I am declaring a state of emergency in the City

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Speaker 1: of New York and issuing an executive order. This executive

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Speaker 1: order will formally direct all relevant agencies to coordinate their

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Speaker 1: efforts to construct the humanitarian relief es well also suspended

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Speaker 1: certain land use reclimb is to expedite this process. Oh,

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Speaker 1: that's going to fix everything. This mayor is incompetent. This

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Speaker 1: the single biggest issue facing New York City right now.

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Speaker 1: It is driving for the midterms. More panic among Democrats

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Speaker 1: is because of them getting finally, finally hammered on the

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Speaker 1: He's a congressman. Right now, there was a shooting. Two

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Speaker 1: for example, has contributed a million dollars to Republican gubernatorial

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Speaker 1: I didn't even I didn't even mention this. There was

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Speaker 1: Helie Say. Barrios stabbed eight people near the Wind Hotel

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