EP190: Orange Monday, Flu Vaccine Study, Hochul vs Feds Over Medicaid, Masters Week

SPORTS

Masters Week https://golf.com/lifestyle/2025-masters-picks-win-staff-betting-augusta/

CLICKS

Bitcoin/GameStop - https://decrypt.co/312732/gamestop-1-5-billion-offering-bitcoin-reserve

Flu Vaccine https://www.trialsitenews.com/a/landmark-cleveland-clinic-study-finds-flu-vaccine-ineffectiveand-possibly-harmfulfor-working-adults-in-2024-2025-season-84b3b608

POLITICS

New York State https://nypost.com/2025/04/06/opinion/new-york-is-plotting-another-tax-hike-to-keep-feeding-health-care-special-interests/

Bill Hammond https://nypost.com/2025/03/07/opinion/kathy-hochul-cries-wolf-over-medicaid-cuts-to-hide-her-political-abuse-of-its-funds/

Empire Center https://www.empirecenter.org/publications/health-workforce-jumps-by-another-10-percent/

Orange Monday https://finance.yahoo.com/news/live/trump-tariffs-live-updates-trump-digs-in-says-markets-may-have-to-take-medicine-as-stocks-plunge-191201144.html

Liberation Day!

• Trump announces reciprocal tariffs
• Summary of the top three points of the announcement:

1. Baseline 10% tariffs on all imported goods to the United States.
2. Reciprocal tariffs targeting approximately 60 countries deemed “worst offenders,” with rates ranging from 20% to 50%. Notable examples include 34% on Chinese goods and 20% on EU imports.
3. A 25% tariff on foreign-made vehicles and the closure of duty-free loopholes for Chinese goods under $800.

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EP189: Telepathy Tapes & Remote Viewing, SignalGate, RFK Blackmailed?, GameStop Bitcoin Treasury

SPORTS

Yankees Bats https://www.totalprosports.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/what-did-the-yankees-do-to-their-bats-heres-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-torpedo-barrel/ 

CLICKS

Javier Milei to release Hitler/Nazi files https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/government-to-declassify-files-on-nazis-who-sought-refuge-in-argentina-post-world-war-ii.phtml

Larry Fink https://watcher.guru/news/blackrock-ceo-says-us-dollar-is-at-risk-of-losing-reserve-status-to-bitcoin

GameStop becomes Bitcoin Treasury https://www.forbes.com/sites/mauriciodibartolomeo/2025/03/27/gamestop-joins-the-bitcoin-treasury-game/ 

$1.5B Convertible to buy Bitcoin; $29.85

Saylor Strategy https://youtu.be/ndEK-W2YdPk; Saylor: 28:30; Embrace Volatility and Capital: 42:24-45:03; Convertible Bonds: 45:04-49-20

What is a convertible bond? a bond that allows the holder to convert the bond into a specified number of shares of common stock in the issuing company or receive cash of equal value; GME issued a 5 year $1.3-$1.5B convertible bond at 0% with shares issued at $29.85

POLITICS

RFK Blackmailed? https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/what-did-candace-owens-say-about-rfk-jr-blackmail-conspiracy-theory-explained-article-151315617 

• Peter Marks Resigns https://www.statnews.com/2025/03/29/fda-peter-marks-ouster-alarms-biopharma-that-saw-him-as-ally/

NSD Walz includes The Atlantic on private Signal channel, accident? https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-me-its-war-plans/682151/; https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5211030-us-houthi-attacks-yemen/

• Charlie Foxtrot https://ronpaulinstitute.org/it-wasnt-a-leak-it-was-a-devious-charlie-foxtrot/

Massie Response https://responsiblestatecraft.org/massie-houthi-airstrikes/

• Alex Wong is staffer who added Goldberg 
• Photo surfaces of Walz/Goldberg after Walz says he’s never met Goldberg in Fox interview 

Telepathy Tapes https://thetelepathytapes.com/

CIA Remote Viewing https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/385711/remote-viewer-found-the-ark-of-the-covenant-cia-files-claim

Vice https://www.vice.com/en/article/telepathy-tapes-podcast-autism/

Autism News https://theautismcafe.com/the-telepathy-tapes-podcast-autism-review-pseudoscience/

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EP187: Continuing Resolution, COVID 5yrs Layer, Lab Leak, Vaccine Contamination, Jim Morrison ALIVE in Syracuse?

SPORTS

NFL Free Agency https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-2025-nfl-free-agency-tracker-signings-trades-cuts 

CLICKS

Jim Morrison Living in Syracuse https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-14447569/Is-REAL-Jim-Morrison-eerie-signs-Doors-star-ALIVE-living-New-York-maintenance-man-according-fan-docuseries.html

SpaceX to the rescue https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2025/03/16/crew-dragon-iss-stranded-astronauts/5111742143933/

COVID - 

Five years later https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/five-years-later-we-remember-how-politicians-unleashed-covid-tyranny

Lab Leak UPDATE https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1901093982374904120.html

Pfizer Vaccine Contamination https://x.com/kevin_mckernan/status/1901063396986163647?s=46&t=ye-2GyAK2iDh3yT1vKjfJg 

POLITICS

Local/NYS - 

Hochul v Trump https://gothamist.com/news/hochul-wants-congestion-pricing-trump-wants-a-pipeline-can-they-make-a-deal

National -  

Trump to Void All Biden Executive Orders/Pardons https://www.axios.com/2025/03/17/trump-biden-pardons-autopen-jan-6-committee

CR Passes

• Massie: Johnson and Schumer/Jeffries had a deal in advance, fake outrage(VIDEO) 
• Massie vs MAGA https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5188498-rep-massie-trump-government-funding/ 
• AOC vs Schumer? Pitchforks for Schumer https://www.newsweek.com/aoc-urged-primary-chuck-schumer-government-shutdown-2045235 
• Democrat Party All Time Low Favorability https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/16/politics/cnn-poll-democrats/index.html 

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EP186: Biden’s Autopen, Syria, NYS Corrections Officer Strike, GameStop, Crypto Strategic Reserve

SPORTS

Steelers Aquire DK Metcalf: https://steelersdepot.com/2025/03/steelers-fleeced-seattle-top-analyst-reacts-to-dk-metcalf-trade/

Russ 2.0? Rodgers? Darnold? Fields?

PGA Players Championship & Kevin Roy https://www.golfdigest.com/story/heres-prize-money-payout-for-each-golfer-at-2025-puerto-rico-open

CLICKS

Trump signs Strategic Bitcoin Reserve; BTC dips https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/03/02/trump-to-establish-u-s-crypto-reserve ; https://x.com/eleanorterrett/status/1897808387305312570?s=46&t=ye-2GyAK2iDh3yT1vKjfJg

GameStop - 

GME + BTC = Moon https://finance.yahoo.com/news/vivek-ramaswamys-firm-urges-gamestop-154634786.html

Jeffrey Epstein -

Oh Canada https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/mark-carney-pushes-back-on-photos-with-ghislaine-maxwell

Unrest in Syria https://www.voanews.com/a/clashes-in-syria-between-government-forces-and-assad-loyalists-kill-more-than-200/8003395.html; https://www.livemint.com/news/world/2-days-of-clashes-and-revenge-killings-in-syria-leave-more-than-1-000-people-dead-bashar-assad-latakia-alawites-11741491136266.html; https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/uk-lifts-sanction-jolani-regime-syrian-army-barrel-bombs-civilians

POLITICS

Local/NYS 

NYS Corrections Officer Strike https://www.timesunion.com/capitol/article/tentative-deal-reached-n-y-prison-strike-20192143.php; Deal https://www.syracuse.com/news/2025/03/prison-guards-union-ny-state-reach-deal-to-end-wildcat-strike.html

National -  

Dash Biden - https://www.zerohedge.com/political/could-bombshell-discovery-render-all-bidens-presidential-actions-null-and-void; https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/oversight-project-investigation-biden-autopen-signature-every-document-we

Media Coverage? https://san.com/media-miss/missouri-ag-calls-for-doj-investigation-into-claims-about-bidens-mental-fitness/

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EP185: We’re Back! Trump: 47 vs 45, Epstein Files, Cuomo Enters NYC Mayor Race, Sports Recap

SPORTS

Super Bowl Recap https://www.nfl.com/super-bowl/road-to-super-bowl/lix/super-bowl 

Combine? McCord https://nflmocks.com/why-kyle-mccord-is-the-third-best-quarterback-entering-the-2025-nfl-draft-01jn7rf563c1 

NBA Trading Deadline: https://www.bleachernation.com/bulls/2025/02/06/nba-trade-deadline-0206/ 

Boxing: Jake Paul vs Gene Hackman still on https://www.facebook.com/thesportsmemery/posts/jake-paul-took-to-twitter-today-to-confirm-that-the-paul-v-hackman-fight-schedul/1166709058764308/ 

CLICKS

Jeffrey Epstein - Phase I https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-pamela-bondi-releases-first-phase-declassified-epstein-files; https://vault.fbi.gov/jeffrey-epstein 

SDNY Withheld Evidence for DOJ https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/02/28/kash-patel-responds-after-pam-bondi-accuses-fbi-of-withholding-epstein-docs-1525818/ 

Same as it ever was; Alt Media or nah? Ian Carroll’s ‘Button analogy’

Where are we now?

POLITICS

New York - Andrew Cuomo Running for NYC Mayor https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/03/01/andrew-cuomo-enters-mayor-election-race/ 

Trump: 47 vs 45

Cabinet Confirmed https://www.axios.com/2025/02/04/trump-cabinet-confirmed-members-confirmation-votes 

Musk & DOGE https://decrypt.co/291957/elon-musk-and-doge-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-department-of-government-efficiency 

USAID https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/03/usaid-elon-musk-donald-trump/78175895007/ 

Zelensky Meeting https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5170062-trump-zelensky-meeting-derail/ 

Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/saar-thanks-trump-rubio-for-move-to-expedite-delivery-of-4-billion-in-military-aid-to-israel/ 

Independent Media https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/26/media/press-policy-white-house-pool/index.html 

Crypto Reserve https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/03/02/trump-to-establish-u-s-crypto-reserve 

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EP184: Trump 47 - Golden Age?, $TRUMP, Biden Pardons Fauci, TikTok Ban, NFL Playoffs

SPORTS

NFL Playoffs -  https://www.nfl.com/news/ravens-bills-on-divisional-round-sunday-what-we-learned-from-buffalo-s-27-25-win

Kevin Roy - https://www.nbcsports.com/golf/news/the-american-express-2025-payout-8-8-million-purse-prize-money-at-pga-west

CLICKS

Celestial Parade https://starwalk.space/en/news/what-is-planet-parade

Sam Altman receives letter from Sens Warren/Bennett https://x.com/sama/status/1880303311842341152?s=46&t=ye-2GyAK2iDh3yT1vKjfJg

Media

TikTok Ban https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/goes-dark-sorry-tiktok-isnt-available-right-now

COVID 

EcoHealth https://oversight.house.gov/release/breaking-hhs-formally-debars-ecohealth-alliance-dr-peter-daszak-after-covid-select-reveals-pandemic-era-wrongdoing/

POLITICS

BIDEN

Biden pardons Fauci, Milly, J6 Committee https://www.newser.com/story/362797/biden-pardons-fauci-milley-jan-6-committee.html

Biden on preemptive pardons(VIDEO)

Blinken and henchman remove journalist(VIDEO)

TRUMP

$TRUMP launches meme coin https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/trump-tiktok-and-treaurie

Inauguration Day https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/trumps-first-100-days/5092200-donald-trump-inauguration-executive-orders/ 

Trump Brokers Gaza Ceasefire https://responsiblestatecraft.org/gaza-ceasefire-2670859688/ 

100s of Executive Orders https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/01/19/trump-executive-order-actions-inauguration-president/77692342007/ 

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EP183: Los Angeles Burns: Blame?, Zuckerberg Rebranding, Trump Eyes Greenland, NFL Playoffs 

SPORTS

NFL Playoffs - https://www.nfl.com/news/commanders-buccaneers-on-wild-card-weekend-sunday-what-we-learned-from-washington-s-23-20-win 

Kevin Roy - https://golf.com/news/2025-sony-open-money-heres-how-much-every-player-made/ 

CLICKS

GameStop - 1/13 Hype Date

CyberTruck UPDATE https://apnews.com/article/cybertruck-explosion-trump-hotel-las-vegas-6c85af85255753db497f2cd344fb2ace 

Greenland - https://thehill.com/policy/international/5080779-greenland-prime-minister-donald-trump/

Zuckerberg Rebrand

POLITICS

Local/NYS

Cuomo Leader in NYC Mayor Race

National

Los Angeles Burns - https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/los-angeles-wildfires-death-toll-rises-sunday-gavin-newsom-firefight-budget

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EP182: Capitol Hill Care Home, Who is in Charge?, NEW Pager Plot Details, NFL Week 16

SPORTS

NFL Week 16 -  https://www.nfl.com/standings/playoff-picture 

CLICKS

GameStop

Credit Suisse Verdict https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/verdict-swiss-handling-credit-suisse-meltdown-set-tone-ubs-2024-12-11/

Flat Earther Debunks Flat Earth in Antarctica https://www.ladbible.com/community/weird/flat-earther-jeran-campanella-proved-wrong-antarctica-trip-901246-20241216

Diddy

Daniel Baldwin Claims Bidding War for Videos https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/baldwin-bro-claims-bidding-war-175254599.html 

Pager Plot https://x.com/60minutes/status/1870994879314038938?s=46&t=ye-2GyAK2iDh3yT1vKjfJg

26 Confidential Informants at J6 https://www.zerohedge.com/political/conspiracy-fact-ig-report-confirms-fbi-had-dozens-informants-jan-6-crowd

POLITICS

Local/NYS

National - 

Who’s running the country? https://archive.ph/2024.12.19-130232/https://www.wsj.com/politics/biden-white-house-age-function-diminished-3906a839

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EP181: Drones Over NY/NJ, UnitedHealth CEO Killer UPDATE, Candace Owens on USS Liberty, NFL Week 15

SPORTS

NFL Week 15 - https://www.nfl.com/news/2024-nfl-season-week-15-what-we-learned-from-sunday-s-games 

CLICKS

Diddy

UNC CEO Killer Update - https://www.wbaltv.com/article/luigi-mangione-unitedhealthcare-ceo-murder/63199561 

Drones Over NY/NJ - https://www.nj.com/news/2024/12/mystery-drone-sightings-expand-across-nj-heres-what-we-know.html

POLITICS

National - 

International: Did Russia and Iran set a trap in Syria?

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EP180:  Syria Falls to Al Qaeda/CIA, Daniel Penny Trial, Biden Pardon Party?, NFL Week 14

SPORTS

NFL Week 14 - https://www.nfl.com/news/2024-nfl-season-week-14-what-we-learned-from-sunday-s-games 

CLICKS

Bitcoin Hits $100K - https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-hits-100k-pizzas-to-national-stockpile 

GameStop/Roaring Kitty Tweets - https://x.com/TheRoaringKitty/status/1864742787197116887 

Diddy 

UnitedHealth CEO Assassinated- https://apnews.com/article/unitedhealthcare-ceo-manhattan-shooting-death-7f6581ba6b0b520938d82c361e77a83c 

Havana Syndrome: Crickets or Weapon? https://x.com/c__herridge/status/1864806450679419154?s=46&t=ye-2GyAK2iDh3yT1vKjfJg

Media 

COVID - Select Subcommittee Report https://x.com/covidselect/status/1863637368261021849?s=46&t=ye-2GyAK2iDh3yT1vKjfJg

POLITICS

Local/NYS -

Mayor Adams is MAGA(VIDEO)

Daniel Penny Trial https://gothamist.com/news/jury-stalled-on-daniel-penny-manslaughter-verdict-as-judge-weighs-option 

Cuomo Nursing Home Deaths https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2024/12/04/house-democrats--gop-agree-cuomo-was-not-transparent-about-nursing-home-death-count?cid=share_twitter

National 

Pardon Party https://www.zerohedge.com/political/fauci-schiff-and-cheney-may-receive-preemptive-pardons

International 

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