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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Bill Handle on demand from KFI AM

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<v Speaker 1>six forty KFI Handle Here.

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<v Speaker 2>Morning Crew on a Monday morning, October twenty eighth.

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<v Speaker 1>And oh, do we have a day to day?

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<v Speaker 2>Do we have a week this week to talk about

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<v Speaker 2>what's happening? Because week from tomorrow is the election. And

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<v Speaker 2>if we thought the twenty twenty election was scrambled and

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<v Speaker 2>just a mess was made out of it in terms

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<v Speaker 2>of who was elected and who was not, let me

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<v Speaker 2>tell you what's going to happen next Tuesday. First of all,

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<v Speaker 2>all the problems that we had within the election process

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<v Speaker 2>are going to be multiplied, and I'm going to talk

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<v Speaker 2>more about that probably tomorrow. You know, there already been

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred lawsuits already filed, have already been filed, a

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<v Speaker 2>hundred of them by Republicans, and I'll talk more about

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<v Speaker 2>that tomorrow. Also, what's really going up there is the

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<v Speaker 2>hacking President former President Trump's phone was hacked. A false

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<v Speaker 2>video is running around the internet showing ballots being burned

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<v Speaker 2>in Pennsylvania.

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<v Speaker 1>National security officials.

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<v Speaker 2>Saying that US adversaries may incite violence protests after the

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<v Speaker 2>election day. We're not talking about Republicans versus Democrats. We're

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<v Speaker 2>not about pro Trump versus pro Harris. We're talking about foreigners.

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<v Speaker 2>The Russians, particularly Chinese not so much, but really the

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<v Speaker 2>Russians are the bad guys here. And this shows how Russia, China,

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<v Speaker 2>to a smaller extent, Iran big Time have increased the

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<v Speaker 2>pace of their efforts to meddle in our politics, just

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<v Speaker 2>the way intelligence officials have said, that's what's going to happen.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, at the same time, since we.

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<v Speaker 2>Know about it, you've got the officials, tech companies and

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<v Speaker 2>researchers are already in a much more aggressive defensive mode,

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<v Speaker 2>and they're exposing quickly these foreign election threats, highlighting what's

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<v Speaker 2>learned in the last few elections, particularly the last one.

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<v Speaker 2>Now officials say the US election is secure, so secure

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<v Speaker 2>that no foreign nation could actually alter the results at

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<v Speaker 2>a scale necessary to change the income.

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<v Speaker 1>It doesn't matter because you know the lawsuits, you know

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<v Speaker 1>what's going to happen. But what you have is adversaries.

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<v Speaker 2>US advertaries have leveraged disinformation, cyber espionage to target target

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<v Speaker 2>campaigns and voters. And I'm talking about both sides, not

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<v Speaker 2>just Trump or Kamala Harris. Depending on the interests of

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<v Speaker 2>a foreign country. It is both sides. Iran hates Trump

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<v Speaker 2>and is doing everything you can and pushing into cyber

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<v Speaker 2>attacks and disinformation and memes in favor of Harris because

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<v Speaker 2>Trump pulled out of the nuclear deal does not like Iran.

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<v Speaker 2>Harris is much more of a peacenick. And that's in quotes. Russia,

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<v Speaker 2>of course loves Trump. And why well, because Trump likes Putin.

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<v Speaker 1>It's that simple.

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<v Speaker 2>Trump genuinely feels that United States, the services, the intelligence

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<v Speaker 2>services for example, and the deep State are far more

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<v Speaker 2>dangerous to the US than is Putin and Russia.

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<v Speaker 1>So it goes both ways.

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<v Speaker 2>And so you see the Kremlins disinformation program, what are they? Immigration, crime,

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<v Speaker 2>the economy, the disaster relief which the Trump folks are

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<v Speaker 2>attacking like crazy. If you look at the anti Harris

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<v Speaker 2>Biden Harris campaign and how they've handled this disaster relief,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know that the administration has been attacked over

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<v Speaker 2>over again. Money isn't flowing for disaster relief. The money

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<v Speaker 2>has been taken and gone for illegal immigration. A lot

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<v Speaker 2>of that is from Russia. A lot of that is

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<v Speaker 2>from Russia. So you have a situation, Well, let me

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<v Speaker 2>give you an idea. Let me give you an example.

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<v Speaker 2>A couple of examples. Russia staged a video and this

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<v Speaker 2>is been confirmed by US intelligence officials that accuses Harris

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<v Speaker 2>of paralyzing a woman in a car crash years ago.

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<v Speaker 2>Another one is making allegations against Tim Walls. The FBI

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<v Speaker 2>confirmed Russia created a third video that just came out

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<v Speaker 2>showing the destruction of male ballots in Pennsylvania. You see

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<v Speaker 2>that with a guy tearing up Trump literally tearing up

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<v Speaker 2>Trump votes, and local election officials debunked it as false,

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<v Speaker 2>But it doesn't matter because people believe it, because how

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<v Speaker 2>many people believe in what they see on the internet

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<v Speaker 2>versus any news because news is false, news is fake,

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<v Speaker 2>but Joe Rogan is true, and that's what we're getting.

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<v Speaker 2>Russia has also tried to pay American influencers. By the way,

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<v Speaker 2>that is not just an allegation, because we know that

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<v Speaker 2>two Russian state media employees funneled ten million dollars to

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<v Speaker 2>an ascent to a Tennessee company to create pro Russian content.

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<v Speaker 1>That company then paid some right wing.

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<v Speaker 2>Influencers, and the influencers, when they were told, said they

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<v Speaker 2>had no idea that their work was being supported by Russia,

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<v Speaker 2>which I believe, because I believe Russia is that slimy

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<v Speaker 2>and I'll take them at their word. Now, Iran is

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<v Speaker 2>accused of, and it's true, hacking the Trump campaign, offering

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<v Speaker 2>stolen communications to media organizations and Democrats. And there is

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<v Speaker 2>a story out there that the Russians were sending emails

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<v Speaker 2>dirt about about Trump, well dirt about yeah, about Trump,

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<v Speaker 2>to people associated with the Biden campaign. That was back then,

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<v Speaker 2>and at this point they didn't accept it. We don't

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<v Speaker 2>know if that's true, but I'm taking them at their word.

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<v Speaker 2>So we're looking at not only an election where it's

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<v Speaker 2>homemade memes and videos that purport to show crazy, crazy

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<v Speaker 2>stuff on both sides of this, but you got Russia, Iran,

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<v Speaker 2>China to a lesser extent, jumping into So our election

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<v Speaker 2>is not just among candidates in the United States. It's

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<v Speaker 2>all about Russia and Iran specifically. And we'll talk more

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<v Speaker 2>about this coming up, and then next few days a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit about what's going on in the world today.

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<v Speaker 2>The LA Teachers Union has weighed in. They voted last

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<v Speaker 2>Wednesdays to support a congressional effort to block the sale

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<v Speaker 2>of weaponry to Israel twenty billion dollars worth on the

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<v Speaker 2>grounds that these arms were being used against civilians and

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<v Speaker 2>they are now the issue is and it goes far

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<v Speaker 2>deeper than just you're using arms. Israel of course says, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>civilians are dying. Yeah, we feel horrible about it. That's

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<v Speaker 2>their position. But when Hamas invents itself in civilians, what

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<v Speaker 2>do you expect us to do? So you have the

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<v Speaker 2>United Teachers of LA voting to pledge their support, and

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<v Speaker 2>this was calling for California centers Alex Padilla and Lafonza

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<v Speaker 2>Butler to pledge their support for a government action called

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<v Speaker 2>a joint resolutions Resolutions of disapproval. Bernie Sanders is heading

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<v Speaker 2>this one, and it's to halt the sale of some

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<v Speaker 2>armaments Israel, and that's supposed to be taken up by

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<v Speaker 2>the Senate after the election. And here is the reasoning

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<v Speaker 2>behind it, and this is union materials prepared for the

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<v Speaker 2>Board of Directors meeting in which they voted to support

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<v Speaker 2>this measure coming up, and it says that taking the stand,

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<v Speaker 2>the arms named in the resolution are.

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<v Speaker 1>Being used to indiscriminately.

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<v Speaker 2>Kill large number of civilians, many of them children, which

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<v Speaker 2>again is absolutely true. As educators, we've watched for a

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<v Speaker 2>year as Israel has decimated the education system for current

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<v Speaker 2>and future Palestinians, destroying every university in Gaza. True, forcing

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<v Speaker 2>kids to attend schools and refugee.

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<v Speaker 1>Camps or not at all.

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<v Speaker 2>That's also true, and the union says it's our duty

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<v Speaker 2>of educators to speak up for the protection of education

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<v Speaker 2>and all young people and their families, especially when it's

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<v Speaker 2>our tax dollars fueling this discretion destruction and our government

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<v Speaker 2>providing the arms.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what, I'm okay with this, you know there,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay with the position, but I'm okay with a union

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<v Speaker 2>resolving saying we're on one side or the other of

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<v Speaker 2>this political issue. And also the union says it affects

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<v Speaker 2>our members, many of them have loved ones who have

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<v Speaker 2>lost their lives or livelihoods in Gaza due to this conflict.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, Israel is blaming.

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<v Speaker 2>Hamas for all of the destruction, saying, hey, if you

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<v Speaker 2>had an attacked us October seventh, and if you here's

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<v Speaker 2>the other way. If Hamas decides tomorrow afternoon, okay, we

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<v Speaker 2>recognize Israel and we guarantee there will be more, no

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<v Speaker 2>more attacks that forces israel I believe to sit down

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<v Speaker 2>and have some serious negotiations, but Comas won't do that.

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<v Speaker 2>The destruction of Israel is still primary.

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<v Speaker 1>The issue of.

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<v Speaker 2>Hostages are still primary, and so that's the difference between

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<v Speaker 2>the two parties.

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<v Speaker 1>This is why nothing is happening.

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<v Speaker 2>And as nothing is happening, Gaza is getting more and

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<v Speaker 2>more destroyed by the day. Another attack just killed thirty

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<v Speaker 2>three Palestinians in Gaza over the weekend, and a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of those were kids, and it is horrific. Now, how

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<v Speaker 2>far has the union gone? You're ready for this? There

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<v Speaker 2>was a resolution that was introduced by and voted by

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<v Speaker 2>a majority of UTLA members or the board criticizing the

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<v Speaker 2>Jewish state and not condemning the Kammas atrocities. They just

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to come out and say, Israel is that fault

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<v Speaker 2>here and they're killing people and not even mentioning October seventh.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, there's a member of the board who I'm assuming is.

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<v Speaker 2>Jewish and that is anti Semitic, and he says, if

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<v Speaker 2>this motion passes, not only will we lose many Jewish

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<v Speaker 2>and Israel supporting members, but the negative pr will that

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<v Speaker 2>results will be tremendous.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's absolutely true.

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<v Speaker 2>In September twenty twenty one, the Teacher's Union shelled that

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<v Speaker 2>resolution that would have condemned Israel and supported Palestinians, and

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<v Speaker 2>of course not even mentioning October seventh. Well, a substitute

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<v Speaker 2>motion was then put into play, saying that we'll leave

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<v Speaker 2>it open. We have to have discussions about the union's position.

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<v Speaker 1>And by the way, that union isn't the UTLA is.

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<v Speaker 2>Not alone in promoting these resolutions and saying that Israel

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<v Speaker 2>has to stop. The Association of Flight Attendants, the American

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<v Speaker 2>Postal Workers Union, the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades,

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<v Speaker 2>National Education Association, the Service Employees International Union, United Auto Workers,

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<v Speaker 2>the United Electrical Workers. So the unions seem to be well,

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<v Speaker 2>at least the ones I talked about, seems to be

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<v Speaker 2>pretty much on the side of what's going on in

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<v Speaker 2>the Palestinian side. And it's not hard. And by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>you know where I sit. I have friends in Israel.

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<v Speaker 2>I've been to Israel half a dozen times. I had

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<v Speaker 2>family members that live in Israel. Of course, I am

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<v Speaker 2>of the Hebrewic American persuasion, so there are a bunch

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<v Speaker 2>of reasons that I am pro Israel, but at the

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<v Speaker 2>same time, you know, in terms of humanitarian aid that

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<v Speaker 2>Israel is not allowing to go into Gaza and claiming

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<v Speaker 2>that they are allowing to go into Gaza, and as

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<v Speaker 2>a matter of fact, claiming they are helping the humanitarian

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<v Speaker 2>aid go into Gaza and being distributed. That kind of

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<v Speaker 2>hippocracy is stunning. That is horrific. And upon international pressure,

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<v Speaker 2>I do believe the more humanitarian aid is coming into Gaza,

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<v Speaker 2>they've opened up those passageways. But the attacks and guys

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<v Speaker 2>that keep on going. And then we have Lebanon, that

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<v Speaker 2>war is going, and then we have the attack on Iran,

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<v Speaker 2>which I'm going to talk about later.

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<v Speaker 1>And is it going to be a three front war

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<v Speaker 1>for Israel.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think with the Iran, But frankly, I was

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<v Speaker 2>kind of surprised that Lebanon unleashed all those A missiles

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<v Speaker 2>just in solidarity with the Palestinians.

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<v Speaker 1>That's it, not.

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<v Speaker 2>Because Israel is attacking, not because Israel leaves Beirut alone.

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<v Speaker 2>Israel is not interested in taking over that part of Lebanon.

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<v Speaker 1>But you've got Hezbollah and the.

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<v Speaker 2>Whole northern part of Israel has been evacuated because of

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<v Speaker 2>what's going on.

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<v Speaker 1>So, I mean it is crazy, It really is.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it's gotten to the point now where I

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<v Speaker 2>think that those Arab countries have to be a little careful.

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<v Speaker 1>They have to take into consideration what Israel is prepared

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<v Speaker 1>to do.

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<v Speaker 2>Gaza is gone, it's been decimated. It will take generations

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<v Speaker 2>to bring Gaza back. Southern Lebanon, be Root included, is

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<v Speaker 1>It's a tough way to go, all right. I want

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<v Speaker 1>to do a story about housing.

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<v Speaker 2>I always jump into housing because it's just one of

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<v Speaker 2>those things that I'm interested in. And this has to

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<v Speaker 2>do with Airbnb and Verbo vrbo and facing backlash against

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<v Speaker 2>cities that are passing new ordinances saying you know what.

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<v Speaker 1>You can't have, You can't use Airbnb. It's that simple.

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<v Speaker 2>Short term rentals are not going to be allowed. It

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<v Speaker 2>has to be over thirty days, and very few people

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<v Speaker 2>rent or go to airb or Verbo over thirty days.

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<v Speaker 2>And this is a story in CNN about Irvine, which

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<v Speaker 2>passed ordinances saying short term rentals off the table.

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<v Speaker 1>And they're not alone, by the way.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of cities are doing that because the argument

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<v Speaker 2>is the more of these that are around the less

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<v Speaker 2>there is housing available for people.

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<v Speaker 1>Because it's real simple. Here's the equation.

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<v Speaker 2>You take housing, affordable housing, or any kind of rental

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<v Speaker 2>housing off the market long term housing, what do you get?

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<v Speaker 1>You get short term housing, which gets in.

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<v Speaker 2>The way, and therefore it lends itself to the issue

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<v Speaker 2>of just simple not only housing affordability, just the number

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<v Speaker 2>of houses are available.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, it goes two ways. Number one. Irvine says, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it works fine, no problem.

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<v Speaker 2>We've had an increase in housing rentals as we decreased

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<v Speaker 2>and eliminated Airbnb for short term rentals, so that makes sense.

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<v Speaker 2>On the other hand, it goes the other way too,

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<v Speaker 2>tell you right, Colorado, for example, did the same thing,

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<v Speaker 2>and they didn't get any more housing because people have

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<v Speaker 2>places and they're not going to give them up for rental,

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<v Speaker 2>long term rental, just simply because they bought places. Neil,

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<v Speaker 2>for example, has house up in the mountains somewhere. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know, you know, the mountains of Big Bear or

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<v Speaker 1>I have no idea where it is.

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<v Speaker 2>But Neil, here's the question. If you couldn't rent it

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<v Speaker 2>out for short term, which you do, would you rent

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<v Speaker 2>it out at all for long term? Would you want

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<v Speaker 2>to be a landlord with it?

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<v Speaker 1>Probably not. That's the whole point. That is what Airbnb

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<v Speaker 2>Because we're not allowing because Irvine doesn't allow us to

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<v Speaker 2>now short term rent the property. That doesn't mean that

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<v Speaker 2>the property is going to be available for long term rent.

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<v Speaker 2>Because people bought second homes. They buy vacation homes, and

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<v Speaker 2>that's what they're primarily about, as in Neil's case, and

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<v Speaker 2>Neil is not alone.

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<v Speaker 1>Now let's go to tell your Ride Colorado.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, no more Airbnb, no more Verbo or any

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<v Speaker 2>of those other platforms. Therefore, housing is now going to

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<v Speaker 2>be more affordable, there'll be more.

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<v Speaker 1>Units out there.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, people bought their places as vacation homes.

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<v Speaker 1>And so they haven't gone on the market.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'll tell you what did happen with the Airbnb

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<v Speaker 2>being tossed out. Tourism went down. It affected the tourism industry.

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<v Speaker 2>And tell your Ride, which is their industry. So it

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<v Speaker 2>goes both ways. This is pretty complicated stuff. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>it's easy for us to say, Okay, Airbnb is gone,

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<v Speaker 2>no more short term rentals. Therefore it immediately equates to

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<v Speaker 2>longer term rentals.

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<v Speaker 1>Not necessarily.

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<v Speaker 2>Michael Seller, a professional of finance and real estate, saying,

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<v Speaker 2>you look at an area's economy in terms of whether

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<v Speaker 2>you have short term rentals, you have to look at

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<v Speaker 2>all the factors, the local housing market, the geographic location,

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<v Speaker 2>the appeal to tourists.

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<v Speaker 1>And we're not doing that. And in some cities it's working.

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<v Speaker 2>In other cities it is not working, and so and

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<v Speaker 2>we tend to look with a broad stroke. And sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>city councils, and these city council are not the most

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<v Speaker 2>sophisticated political organizations that exist, and there are too many

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<v Speaker 2>people that are willing to look long term and look

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<v Speaker 2>at the studies. Not in the city council, matter of fact,

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<v Speaker 2>not even in the US Senate or the House. There

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<v Speaker 2>are a lot of people that just react. Matter of fact.

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<v Speaker 2>Long term planners, I think are in the minority. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's important stuff, all right, So much for that. I

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<v Speaker 2>want to spend a minute talking about cyber attacks on

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<v Speaker 2>US infrastructure and how worried we should be about it.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, you know what, let me ask you this.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you remember there was a storm that knocked out

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<v Speaker 2>the largest gasoline pipeline in the country that was from

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<v Speaker 2>Texas to New York and nearly seventeen thousand gas stations

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<v Speaker 1>There was another one that happened.

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<v Speaker 2>A couple of years ago, actually twenty twenty one, and

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<v Speaker 2>it was the Colonial gas pipeline that went out.

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<v Speaker 1>Half of all the.

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<v Speaker 2>Fuel consumed on the East Coast was disrupted for four days.

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<v Speaker 2>It couldn't get gas. It was your typical gas lines, etc.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you remember how bad that big that story was.

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<v Speaker 2>Amy covered it and we were talking a lot about it.

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<v Speaker 1>It was Russia that did it.

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<v Speaker 2>Russian hackers shut down a pipeline for four days that

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<v Speaker 2>produced oil for half the oil on the.

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<v Speaker 1>Eastern seaboard, and Russia did it.

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<v Speaker 2>And the US cyber warriors that are working on our side,

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<v Speaker 2>of course, say that's just a taste of things to come.

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<v Speaker 2>Foreign governments, gangs working under the protection foreign governments read Russia, Iran,

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<v Speaker 2>China are getting into our system and not so much

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<v Speaker 2>shutting down our systems now.

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<v Speaker 1>Because they're not.

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<v Speaker 2>What they're doing is getting ready to shut down our systems.

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<v Speaker 2>There are plenty of hacks and they have not transferred

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<v Speaker 2>into shutting down entire sections of our US infrastructure. What

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<v Speaker 2>they're doing is they're basically doing dry runs. Earlier this year,

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<v Speaker 2>Chinese hackers breached Verizon AT and T other telecoms, not

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<v Speaker 2>to shut them down, but understand how these companies cooperate

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<v Speaker 2>with authorities to track criminals, particularly the Chinese actors. Recent months,

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<v Speaker 2>there has been an update, not only an update, but

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<v Speaker 2>an uptick, but a steady drumbeat of these high profile

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<v Speaker 2>cyber attacks, most minor distractions. Not much has happened except

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<v Speaker 2>that we know now the cyber experts know that they

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<v Speaker 2>are simply practicing These are all dry runs.

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<v Speaker 1>There is a guy who is an expert on this.

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<v Speaker 1>His name is Clark. What's his first name?

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<v Speaker 2>I think Stephen Clark, and he is a professor and

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<v Speaker 2>studies infrastructure at tennio's president of Security, Risk and April,

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<v Speaker 2>and he goes hacking as old as the Internet itself.

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<v Speaker 2>But the contest has evolved into a key front. It's

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<v Speaker 2>just another theater of war. It's that simple air, land.

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<v Speaker 1>Sea, space.

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<v Speaker 2>Of course, we know space is going to be another

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<v Speaker 2>point of warfare and cyber wars. And the cyber wars

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<v Speaker 2>are actually the scariest because it's not just a front

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<v Speaker 2>that we have to fight, it's our entire infrastructure system.

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<v Speaker 2>Now can it all come down in a crash. Probably not,

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<v Speaker 2>but a lot of it can. And are we doing enough?

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<v Speaker 1>No? But here is the good news. Okay, I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>to now share with you.

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<v Speaker 2>Actually there's a silver lining here which I never share

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<v Speaker 2>because I only give you the crap, and that is,

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<v Speaker 2>as these foreign governments are hacking into our infrastructure, we're

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<v Speaker 2>hacking into their infrastructure.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's back to the Cold War mutually.

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<v Speaker 2>Assured destruction mad when we had thirty thousand nuclear weapons.

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<v Speaker 2>Russia had thirty thousand nuclear weapons, which you need about

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<v Speaker 2>a dozen to wipe out the entire planet. And the

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<v Speaker 2>bottom line was, Okay, you attack us, we're going to

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<v Speaker 2>attack you, and there'll be nothing left of this planet.

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<v Speaker 2>And the same sort of philosophy is going you take

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<v Speaker 2>out our infrastructure, we're going to take out your infrastructure.

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<v Speaker 2>And since the entire world is based on the internet,

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<v Speaker 2>other than you know in Yemen, South Sudan, where they

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<v Speaker 2>eat sand for dinner and they don't have much going

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<v Speaker 2>and their telephone lines are two cans with a string

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<v Speaker 2>between them and there or smoke signals or whatever the

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<v Speaker 2>hell they do. Short of that, it's mutually a shured destruction. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>we're not gonna blow it. We're not gonna blow each

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<v Speaker 2>other up, but we're certainly not gonna be able to

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<v Speaker 2>call each other. There'll be no phones, there'll be no computers,

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<v Speaker 2>there'll be nothing. Do we really want to be in

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<v Speaker 2>a world like that? Uh? And the answer is probably

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<v Speaker 2>not unless you get some crazy people in charge. And

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<v Speaker 2>even the craziest at this point Kim Jong Lunn, for example,

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<v Speaker 2>who's about as nuts as they come, except he is

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<v Speaker 2>pretty smart. I mean he was able to take over

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<v Speaker 2>North Korea at the age of twenty eight. You know

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<v Speaker 2>he can't be that dumb. Even he won't go that far.

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<v Speaker 2>Will putin go that far? Well, actually he's gone further.

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<v Speaker 1>Is it going to happen? I don't think so. But

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<v Speaker 1>we're back to those days. And I thought we thought

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<v Speaker 2>Were over when the Cold War was done. It's just

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<v Speaker 2>another Cold war. It doesn't stop.

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<v Speaker 1>Boy, are we doing well?

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<v Speaker 2>Right?

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<v Speaker 1>Society has done so well When I was a kid,

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<v Speaker 1>that was gonna be peace.

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<v Speaker 2>There'll be food for everybody, There'll be cars flying around

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<v Speaker 2>like the Jetsons were there by the way, everybody's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>love one another. And then I stopped doing LSD and

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<v Speaker 2>then I got a reality check. Okay kf I am

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