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[00:00:41] Speaker D: Here we are, your hosts, Anthony Correo and Junior Rochford. That's right. Junior is back. And we are taking a break from our daytoday as fino, whatever it is that we do. I think we're financial advisors and we are taking that break to bring you information you may not find on those. I messed up that whole, whole thing. Should we just get into the show? They knew who we are, right?
[00:01:06] Speaker A: Okay. Is that my cue?
[00:01:07] Speaker D: Yeah, that was it. Yeah. Now you're back.
[00:01:10] Speaker A: My very first question is, how come I did the spiel restarted? I like the word spiel. And last week without me, there was no spiel.
Okay. Not good. No. In your show, I listened to it, obviously. Actually, I listened to it and then I went back and listened to a couple of times. First of all, between the two of you, you said my name a few times. So I was like, I was feeling kind of like, you know, maybe I was missed after all.
Do you want my observations on the show before we jump into today's show? Go for it, Sam. I hope you're. You're here with us too, because this is going to affect you. My very first thought was this was great. It was definitely different. You know, one of the things about doing a show every year for four years without missing a show, we've done a new show every week for four years. I think that's kind rare, I'm fairly certain. But one of the things, it can get stale. I know I have a neighbor, we're going to call him Fad because nobody would believe that's a real name. And Fad used to say, I know it's different information every week, but it's just the same show every week. I'm like, when you listen to music, when you listen to the who, do you expect them once in a while to sound like Van Halen? You know, it's our show, so it's going to be what it's going to be the one thing I'm proud of with our show. It is not a 60 minute infomercial. It is not a canned speech. We have nothing per se prepared that makes us normal. Every week in the same we. We are a show on current events and how they may affect your future and your finances. But with that said, last week's show was totally different and I enjoyed it. It was more of Anthony's wheelhouse. That was more like how he envisioned our show to be, was more casual, more like a podcast, more like two guys talking.
So I liked that because that was a good fit for Anthony. Sam, you and Anthony are about the same age, so it gelled perfectly. I loved that the two of you did the show together and not just Anthony. So I didn't know what to expect, but I was very pleased. The one thing I will tell you, that show would be a great podcast. So, Sam and Anthony, you guys need to do a podcast. You covered like the world, politics, politicians. You covered finances. It was really good. Sam, you and I have talked about doing a podcast, which it might not be the most family friendly, but ours is going to be totally different. I'm going to really tell people my thoughts on everything. So it's going to be. You think I get excited on this show when you and I do a podcast and I'm. I'm not reined in in any way. That's going to be extreme.
[00:03:37] Speaker D: So what's stopping you from doing that here? Well, you have to be reined in.
[00:03:41] Speaker A: First of all, Anthony, you have to know your audience. Your show last week was wonderful. And I think it was.
It was a good fit for our audience. A, because it was something different and B, because it wasn't too young. You know, when you talk about Doug Stanhope, toward the end, there's a lot of people that listen to our show. I think the demographics of people that listen to our show had to look up Doug Stanhope or just dismissed it like, who in the heck is Doug Stanhope? So when you guys at your age have a different reference point on current events, some of our audience, I've noticed, Anthony, the feedback we get a lot of times is there are people that align with my tin foil hat conspiracy theory thinking.
So our audience is primarily, I think, AM radio. I mean, let that settle in podcast audience and AM radio. See, I'm sure there's overlap.
I'm not trying to make a sweeping generalization and say there's no overlap, but I think that looking at the people that have come in the office anyway. And the people that have given us feedback, our audience is more me than you, Anthony. And I mean no offense.
So I don't know if that makes sense.
[00:04:50] Speaker D: The only difference in the show style from what we were trying to do last week to now, and that's why I didn't want to do the intro, because it throws everything off, is. Even right now, I'm not talking to you. I'm talking to an audience through you. You weren't talking to me just then. You're talking to an audience that's not here.
That's. And you can feel that. That's the difference in the show.
Both I was trying to talk to him, and there was just a fly on the wall.
[00:05:15] Speaker A: That's the audience, and that's a podcast. That's perfect for a podcast. The people like the. The guy JD that came to our West Valley men's networking the last two months. Thank you so much, JD for coming to that.
The people that have given me feedback, they want my opinion on these things. So, yes, I'm talking to them primarily, not me and you chatting. You guys referenced the old podcast you and I did called J.R. rants, and I went back and listened to a couple of those. Those were brilliant. We had some colorful language. You know, you were right. We had a couple beers before going into it because we had no idea what to do or how we were to do it. So. But they were really good. We said the same kind of stuff that we're worried about today. So fast forward, you know, six, seven years, and we're still worried about the banks. We're still worried about certain things, but that's. You know, if you and I want to do a podcast and go back to J.R. rants, we'll do a Anthony hates J.R. rants. We'll do.
We've evolved since those days, but, yeah, that'd be great. So let me give you a little more feedback. On last week's show, I got all
[00:06:14] Speaker D: the feedback I need from Kevin. He's the only one that matters to me.
[00:06:17] Speaker A: Kevin said he gave you lengthy tests and texts. He also texted me and gave me lengthy texts critiquing the show. So I would love to compare texts when we're resting, if with Kevin's blessing. I never want to compromise his confidence in either one of us, but, yeah, so let me. Let me. The most important thing was not Doug Stanhope or the housing market or whatever. Most important thing. Anthony, at one point you said that. That Sam is my second favorite son. Where did you get that Sam is number one by far, so.
[00:06:50] Speaker D: Oh, I didn't say second compared to me. I meant second under Nick.
Oh, then maybe me somewhere in there.
[00:07:02] Speaker A: No, I mean, I. I love you, I love Nick, I love Jay, but Sam, come on. Sam walks on water. My business, so. Sam. Anyway, just make sure you get a copy of my Will and Trust before, if we ever have to stop doing the show. Anyway, so it was just funny to me when you said, Sam, you're JR's second favorite son. I started laughing. I'm like, first.
So. Oh, Sam, put on the screen, don't burden me with the title of favorite son. You don't want that responsibility. It's like, oh, yeah, the old crazy curmudgeon wants me to be the favorite. No, thank you.
A couple of things for you. I do want to give you a little feedback on a couple of the substantive items of the show.
The first one I'll get to.
You talked in length about the trading about the Pelosi tracker and the reverse Jim Cramer and the politicians. You played the clip. I think it's from speaker of the House Michael Johnson. And my blood started boiling. You know, that's been a pet peeve of mine forever. I think politicians are dirty.
You know, the days of the founding of our country, you left your job as a doctor or an attorney or whatever, and you volunteered your four years. You went to help the nation succeed, then you went back to your job. You didn't make it a lifelong career. You didn't. You weren't able to go into Senate or Congress and work for four years. Marjorie Taylor Greene, I'm looking at you. You weren't able to go in for four years and then make $174,000 for life. You went back to your job. So when you guys talked about it's expensive to live in two different cities, and at least Thomas Massie lived in an rv. See, I was listening. You know, part of what made my blood boil? You didn't. You didn't say the part about how what they get paid is a minimum of 174,000 a year. So what I did was I looked up. I did a quick duck, duck, go search, and I looked up, what is the average?
I don't remember if I put in median or average, you know, salary of a US person. So I know half would be more and half would be less. It was in the mid 60,000 range. It was like 65 grand. So 65 and 65, although not good with numbers or math, I don't have my Shoes on. So I'll be able to do this calculation is roughly 130. These people started 174. So if they have to have a job in let's say Phoenix, Arizona and a job in D.C. or whatever, Chevy Chase, Maryland, you know, 65. 65.
Give them an average salary because you represent me, you refer, you represent the average person. You're not supposed to just represent poor people or rich people or whatever you think you're there for. So give them 130,000 and then you guys had a really good idea. Make some sort of an apartment complex where they can be home in their luxurious homes, you know, during part of the year when they're not session but they stay in an apartment building when they're there. Put them up in some places. I don't know, I just, I, and you didn't bring up the fact that they go to cocktail parties the likes of which we will never see. They don't pay for food, they have lobbyists that pay for things. I, I don't want to go too deep into this but I used to be related by marriage, not by blood to a politician in Arizona. And this politician had a, what was called a PCH card and what this was, they didn't pay for gas.
They have gas pumps at the capital downtown and when they wanted to buy gas elsewhere they used their PCH credit card that was taxpayer funded. This is going back a long time. Maybe it's changed. So these people don't, I don't think they pay for food or gas or anything. So if they have to trade stocks and by the way Johnson, shame on you. I almost said a different word. They need to do insider trading. Just say the word insider, you, you piece of. You know, what would Martha Stewart think if she heard your little clip? Mr. Johnson, it's Insider trading. It's not trading. When you brought up I'm passionate again, I missed last week, didn't I? I would love to have been there just to give you guys feedback. When you were talking insider trading is different than trading. You know, some of these politicians say, well I don't do the trading, I have a blind trust. Or Nancy Pelosi, who by the way, I think she'll be 250 years old this year just like our country. Nancy Pelosi. It's not my money, it's Paul's money, it's not mine. I don't own a restaurant, vineyard, whatever. It's Paul's money. You know what, save it. We're not as stupid as you think. We are, so save it. Anyway, so I just thought you guys should have brought up the fact that their salary is much higher than 2 average salaries.
Should I move on something else for you? Here's how adamantly I can't stand insider trading. I am a financial advisor, I think. I mean, I give advice, and it's usually leaning towards financial matters. So I hung my license. At a firm, we always have to put our license somewhere. I think I can say the name because I don't have to say allegedly. This is what happened. It was called Salmons, Salmons Financial Group. So at Salmons, I had. At the time, it was Scott Trade. Then it became TD Ameritrade. Now it's Schwab. I reopened one later. I was given an ultimatum. I was told if I work, if I hang my license with them, I had to give them statements every month. So I paid Scottrade $2 a month to have duplicate monthly. They didn't want quarterly. They wanted monthly broker statements. It sent to Sam. And so I thought, that's fair. You can see what I'm doing. Then I don't know, maybe six months, a year goes by and they changed their mind. They said, you need to close your account.
They said, if you want to keep your license with us, if you want to keep working for Salmon's Financial, you need to close that account.
So I literally had to change my life. And I wasn't prepared to move on my career, so I closed my account. And I'll never forget how wrong that was of them to do to me because they could see what I was trading in. So for me to kowtow to them and to buckle under the pressure and to close my Scottrade account and have to reopen one after I left them, it still makes me so angry. And I wasn't doing any insider trading. Sam, you hit the nail on the head. It's always about the versus me. There is nothing left in this country or this world other than the haves versus the have nots. Or as Johnny Bravo, one of my favorite youtubers would say, the yachts versus the have nots. So anyway, I think insider trading is wrong. I guess that's where I'm going.
Bernie Sanders. Let's hit Bernie Sanders up. That's cool. Sam, about the haircut thing, like, kind of a brush with fame. Whether you like him or not, it's still cool to be around somebody famous. Like, I don't know if I could tell you guys, but I. I know Mel Gibson, you know, you. You may have to call Mel Than I call Mel because I. I know him. So. Yeah. So last year, Last March, a year ago March in. In Las Vegas at the Fountain Blue. So. And. And I said, hi, Mel. So he. So moving on. Bernie Sanders. So Anthony, you said J.R. hates Bernie Sanders. But. But you said he, he tries to help. I get it. I can see especially where younger people think that he's on their side and he wants to help. If you hear a dog in the background, my apologies. I'm actually recording from Snowflake, Arizona today. Today is the 26th of May. As we record, it's kind of. Kind of stinks because we're recording on a Tuesday again. So this is the second Tuesday in a row. So current events are less current when we do this. But anyway, so I'm up in Snowflake, my dogs are with me. Sandy's here. So Sandy's here today. Anyway, Bernie Sanders. You know why I don't like him?
It's big. And yes, Anthony, he is a bit of a hypocrite. You know, he has multiple homes. You know, there's people that have commented on what kind of sports car he drives. I know one was a years ago. It was a Audi R.
Yeah, it was. It was gorgeous. It was something I was a little bit envious of.
But you know why I don't like Bernie Sanders? He's a socialist. I'm just gonna get to the bottom line. He wants distribution of wealth. You know, I've read the things about if you take every single.
Sam just Bridger's dog is not a Bernie guy. My dog, the one that just barked. Lola, she does not feel the burn. That is true. Sam, not a Bernie dog. So I've read the things about if you take all of the wealth from all of the billionaires in the United States, it pays off the national debt. The interest on the debt. I don't remember what it was something like 12 days.
It helps us for like 12 days worth with the amount of spending we're doing. And I really. I don't want to spend too much more time reviewing your show.
One more thing.
You guys talked about subscriptions. I'm going to tie this in with a couple things. You talk about how, Anthony, we dreamed about certain things and aren't we just getting what we wanted with the subscriptions? I cut the cord years ago. I remember thinking cable is just so stupid, you know? Oh, you're about a thousand channels. Well, I only watched six of them. And then also in the ads and it was just. It got expensive. So then I Went to the streaming services and I was super happy. I had Amazon Prime. I think it might have even been you, Anthony, that shows how to, you know, go on Wi Fi and put Amazon Prime. I watched Amazon prime last night here up in Snowflake, and it's got to be trash. All the movies that I plugged in that I wanted to see, every single one had a little yellow lockbox on it and I have to pay for it. What good is paying for prime every year? If all the movies that I think are good, I have to pay for the commercial ad breaks during, you know, the second level movies that I was okay with seeing that I have to stop and see commercials, then what am I paying for? So I don't know. It has gotten out of hand. You know, YouTube. I go on YouTube every single day of my life. That's where I get a lot of information for the show. I usually try to vet, verify a little further than what I just get on YouTube. The ads. My gosh, YouTube. If, if any representatives from YouTubers are listening. It's gotten really out of hand, you know.
[00:16:44] Speaker D: Well, they're trying to force you to buy premium now. I've had premium for a long time, but they made it unusable unless you have it.
[00:16:51] Speaker A: Yes. And then guess what? That's what Amazon did four years ago. So I'm going to pay them a subscription for YouTube and they're going to take away the ads within four years. Guess what? They're going to bring me up the ads. It evolves to always. People are trying to get money from me to them. There's nothing left but the bottom line. It's how to take your money.
You did bring up, you brought up the Jetsons. I loved that. Because you're like, we're getting what we asked for, so why are we complaining? I'll tell you why. When I watched the Jetsons as a kid, because Rosie the maid, I think her name was Rosie, she was there to help make Jane's life easier. She was there vacuuming. She. She was, she was there to help. The robots that I'm seeing now might replace me. So if Rosie helps Jane by vacuuming, I'm all in. I'm glad that we're getting what we asked for in the 60s and 70s. But if rose, if Rosie is going to kill Jane and replace her, and then we're all going to get universal basic income and we're all going to be overtaken by robots. That's not what I subscribe for. So I think that robots, robotics, AI I think all of this is easing us towards. Elon Musk is right. We are heading towards universal basic income. You're only going to work if you want to, not because you're going to have to. I think the slippery slope, we are sliding down fast.
I would like to talk a little bit today if I can get the time, about data centers. Because if I remember correctly, a year ago we didn't know anything about data centers. We may have heard the term, but we didn't talk about it. Fast forward to a year I've been traveling and you guys said I was on my second boys trip too. Laughlin, I will tell you something. No, I'm not gearing up for retirement. To the chagrin of my. My third or fourth favorite son. Anthony, I will tell you something. I still have six more years. My retirement dream date has always been the same. 68 years of age. It's a calculation I derived from the, the date of retirement of my mother and father and the dates of their death. So if I make it to 68 in my career, that's my goal. So Anthony, you have to put up with it for six more years.
So have a good time with that.
[00:19:01] Speaker D: I know you've been telling me you're going to pass away for the last eight years. Actually probably the last 10 years. So we'll see.
[00:19:07] Speaker A: I just try to get your hopes up and then I don't do it.
And when you see me get all excited in the show, isn't it kind of a miracle that I haven't stroked out while we're doing the show? I mean, just a few minutes ago I was getting kind of impassioned. So anyway, my, my whole thing. Where was I even going with that? I got off track. Data center, eight years. Oh. So my boys trip last week was with a neighbor in Sun City and his group of guys. So two of us stayed at the Aquarius and the other one stayed at the Riverside. My trip last month was my group. I have a group of guys that play cards with. So I kind of arranged that trip. So it was not retirement practice. It was actually two different getaway trips with people that love to play cards. So. But now I don't think I'll have any more trips for months because nobody pretty much goes over there in the summer. Anyway, moving on.
I would like to. Sam says we have a few more minutes before the break time. Let's knock out the Festivus report. Let's. Let's read one of those. Because we didn't do one. You guys didn't do one last week. We didn't do one the week before because we had the water show. But let's get one to, let's get to one today. Here's, here's when the amount wasted is 77 million.
The Department of Defense plans to spend 77 million for the Navy's unnecessary and outdated marine mammal program. Here we are with more animals. Our government sure loves to spend money on abusing animals, don't they?
Here, an archaic underwater boondoggle. I like the word boondoggle. Featuring over 120 dolphins and sea lions pressed into service for experiments and missions. That is certainly a different approach to meeting the Navy's recruiting goals.
Official materials confirm the program scope training bottlenose dolphins and California sea lions to detect mines and objects at sea. So this isn't folklore. It's a line item with flippers. That's cute. Records show the animals are subjected to sleep deprivation, forced to swallow sea water and made to wear headphones with loud noises blasting. They even train sea lions to play video games.
All on the taxpayer's dime. Some of the animals were even purchased from SeaWorld.
Here's the kicker. The Navy itself has said modern aquatic drones can do these jobs. And over a decade ago announced plans to phase out the marine mammal program and retire the animals. Until Congress stepped in and enacted a spending bill that literally forced the agency to, to continue wasting taxpayer money on this being out being. I'm sorry, bailing out an outdated program. That's underwater. Sounds about right for Washington. Amen.
So we're back to the Festivus Report and another example of why our country is in such deep trouble.
I want to do a quick follow up on the water issue because you guys mentioned having a expert guest on that sees the other side from what Jeff was saying that we don't have a problem with water. Coming up, I will. We're doing a little bit of traveling here in the next week or so and then I'm gonna see if we can pin him down and get him on the show because I am super interested to hear. I like you, Anthony. I researched a little bit and Sam, I think you did too. I looked into his credentials and it seems like maybe he's something we should hear. So we'll get him on. I did find two articles. Even though I was on a boys trip. I found two articles that are kind of tied to the water issue. One was from the 14th of May at the end time. Headlines, of course. Explosive device found and detonated in Mobile, Alabama water reservoir.
So I guess I don't have much to say about this. Authorities safely removed and detonated a grenade type improvised explosive device found submerged at a critical dam serving the region's drinking water supply. Officials.
[00:23:27] Speaker D: What if they could have used dolphins for that?
See, there's a reason that shouldn't be on the Festivus Report. That's very important stuff. See, and your next article just goes to prove it.
[00:23:40] Speaker A: So this terrorist attack would have been brought to you by private donors instead of our government dolphin program.
A couple more things here. We're not supposed to laugh about this, Anthony, because if this would have been not detected through a routine maintenance, if this would have gone off, this could have been very dangerous. And then copycats could have done this in other cities like Phoenix. So according to a report from Fox 10 News, divers conducting routine inspection and maintenance at the Converse Reservoir Dam at Big Lake discover the device. The find prompted an immediate coordinated response involving multiple law enforcement and specialized teams. The Gulf Coast Regional Maritime Response and Render Safe Team led the operation to retrieve and destroy the underwater ied.
Supporting agencies included the Mobile County Sheriff's Office, FBI Bomb Squad, Mobile Police Department, Explosive Ordinance Detail, ALEA Bomb Squad and the Daphne Search and Rescue team.
Director, Bud McCrory. McCrory, sorry, Bud, if you're listening, emphasized the swift action taken to protect public safety. Our top priority is keeping your drinking water safe. That's a good one, Mr. McCrory. This is an unprecedented threat threat and we are fortunate that this device was discovered before it could cause serious damage to our water supply or harm individuals. So Jeff, when, Jeff, if you're listening, when you were on the show two weeks ago, I asked you if you think this kind of thing could happen. You weren't worried about it. You brought up barbed wire fencing. After that show aired, I had a couple people reach out to me about that is a fear of theirs. And one of them brought up a very, very good point point that, that what about drones? Everything in the world's going towards drones. A drone can go over a barbed wire fence and drop scary booger fish or something in the water supply. So I don't know. Very interesting. We're going to do this. We're going to take a break. We're going to get to break time and then when we come back, I do want to, I'll just briefly go over one more water related article and then we're going to get into a couple pretty important things today. So thank you so much for being with us.
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[00:28:15] Speaker A: Welcome back to Another Money Show. Thank you so much for being with us. You know, we greatly appreciate it. Thank you also for keeping up with us on the YouTube channel. You know, as you know, we went over 700 subscribers. We have over 500,000 views of our videos and our shorts. I did have somebody ask me why they can't see our show on YouTube. Well, when the show comes out on Friday afternoon or evening, it is on YouTube, but only for a few days. So you have to watch it kind of quickly and then it's archived. You can find a link to the show, but you can find our show just by doing an Internet search. You can go to our website. So there's ways to find us. But yeah, YouTube is more just for the clips and that sort of thing. I said when we got back for the break I'd hit one more thing about water and then we'll wrap it up for the week. This is another article. I found this one on the 19th of May from end time Headlines Millions in Baltimore advised to reduce showers as drinking water levels continue to plunge. I only printed this off because I've told you guys a few times over the years. My story about being stationed at Luke Air Force Base. I got stationed in 1987 and they told us you have to conserve water. We're a desert. Well, look at the growth that's happened since. Anyway, so Officials in the Baltimore region have issued voluntary water conservation measures affecting approximately 1.8 million people, warning that the severe drought conditions have pushed drinking water supplies to critically low levels just ahead of the high demand summer season. The Baltimore City Department of Public Works activated that advisory on May 14, calling on residents and businesses in the Baltimore and neighboring Hartford, Howard and Carroll counties to reduce everyday consumption amid persistently dry conditions and below average rainfall. Recent data from the national oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Isn't that Noah, those are the people that have billions of rounds of ammunition. You want me to throw on the old tinfoil hat for a moment? Research the fact that NOAA has ammunition and weapons?
Anyway, administration shows that 95% of Maryland is under severe drought, with more than 99% experiencing at least moderate drought.
Recommended measures include shorter showers, turning off faucets while brushing teeth, running only full loads in the dishwasher and washing machines, and avoiding non essential outdoor uses such as car washing, lawn watering or hosing down driveways while voluntarily. For now, this is the key.
The officials stress that the collective conservation is essential to prevent mandatory restrictions later if rainfall does not improve. I found this article interesting because what in the heck is the difference with what I've just read in what we're hearing in Arizona? I'm hearing that the pictures of Lake Mead from 20 years ago, 10 years ago to now are shocking. I'm told that we are not ready with desalinization or salage, whatever it is, we're not ready to fix the problem. So and again, when they say to turn off the water when you brush your teeth, I was told to do that in 1987.
So I find it.
I find it like it's going to be a nationwide issue. And yet Jeff said we are still using multiple sources of water for Saudi Arabian crops. Anyway, moving on, let's do a quick just I'm going to touch on this because I don't know if this is the next big thing. Apparently hantavirus is gone. You know, we talked about COVID a few months ago and you know, different strains, the one that makes you feel like you're eating glass, it was pretty impactful. And then it was gone. And then all of a sudden it was cruise ships and hantavirus. Well, now the new one, apparently we're back to Ebola. Our dear old friend Ebola, where we didn't have Ebola in this country. I think it was 2021. So we started flying them in.
Wasn't it Michigan? They brought Ebola patients into Michigan to treat them. What kind of a world are we in? So here's something from the guess where this is from the End Time headlines. Do you know why I like their articles? They're never longer than one page. Some of the sources that I go to, it's like I have to read 3, 4, 5 pages and these ones are easy, so. Former CDC Director gives a chilling warning regarding Ebola outbreak According to a report from the Hill, former centers from DIS Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield expressed grave concerns Wednesday about the escalating Ebola outbreak in Africa, predicting it could evolve into a very significant pandemic.
This is an outbreak right now that is really a significant outbreak that's of significant public health, international concerns, partially because it wasn't recognized very quickly. I'm not sure why, he told anchor Elizabeth Vargas.
He contrasted the current situation with past responses recalling three Ebola outbreaks he managed as CDC director, all in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Those were typically identified early, with far fewer cases.
Normally, when we have Ebola outbreaks, we recognize them when we have five, 10, you know, at the most cases.
This one really wasn't picked up until there was over 100 cases.
Now there's over 500 cases. There's close to 150 deaths already. And it's moving very rapidly. Mind you, this, this article from End Time headlines was on the 21st of May. So this thing seems to be getting bigger. Whether it will become a big issue in the United States, I'm not sure. But I know three different airports in the United States are doing elevated screening for Ebola right now. So and I don't know the whole deal behind it if it's dormant for so long. I don't know how all this works, but I know that in the past we literally didn't have any Ebola cases in this country and we brought some people in to quarantine study treat.
So why wouldn't I think we're going to do that again and maybe this time it won't end as well. I don't know.
I'm going to kind of nail a couple more articles, just real surface and then I want to get into what I think is really important today. So here's one I just found interesting. Kind of a follow up to our story of two weeks ago. US Citizen Convicted of Running Secret Chinese Police Station in NYC over the four years on the show we have brought up the fact that China has been buying up land for decades. New More recently they have been buying up land adjacent to military installations. They have had balloons go over the country. I would guess that they are surveilling the country, but what do I know. So anyway, a US Citizen has been convicted of helping run what has been described as the first known secret police station in the US on behalf of the Chinese government.
I think that's kind of frightening. A jury found that Liu Xian Wang, 64 I don't care how old he is. Anyway, 64 opened and operated the station in Manhattan's Chinatown neighborhood in early 2022 for China's Ministry of Public Security, the old MPS.
The conviction comes the same week this is why I tied this in with our show two weeks ago. The conviction comes the same week as a California mayor resigned after she was charged with acting as an illegal agent of China.
I'll let you formulate your own opinions on this, but I know that during the open border four years of the previous administration, everybody was watching for for people crossing the southern border. And I had brought up a couple of times, you're not watching the northern borders closely. That's where Chinese nationals seem to be coming in. So who knows, then one day this may be an issue. One day it may be a nothing burger. I don't know.
Iran Is Iran still a thing? While I was gone I tried to unplug a little bit, but I did see this article on 21 May, Iran ready to carry out devastating widespread attacks targeting energy and IT infrastructure.
According to a report from Threatbeat Pro, Iranian hackers affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have signaled heightened readiness for major cyber attacks, citing intelligence on impeding military escalation. The hacking group and we've read this name to you in the past because they have successfully hacked in Our country. The hacking group Handela Hondala. I don't know how you pronounce it. I don't even know if it's Hanta or Hantavirus.
Announced today that it has uncovered suspicious enemy activities through covert monitoring of US and Israeli systems, pointing to the preparations for renewed conflict in coming days. That's what's going on right now. I understand we've been in a ceasefire for like a month. I'm not sure what the definition of ceasefire is. It's certainly not what I think it is. Just yesterday we, we sent off a bunch of rockets again into Iran. So the ceasefire is, is fragile at best.
Says here the group pledged coordinated trans regional operations targeting energy and digital infrastructure across multiple countries in response to any further aggression. Why JR should I give a. You know what about this? Because if you have money in the bank and there's a cyber attack from Hondala, it could seize up your money. What do you do about it? You have gold and silver, guns and ammo, you have some cash at home, you have sat with J.R. and Anthony and you know the importance of income. Like Anthony says, if your income is adequate, then he doesn't care what you do. You can even like jr, go on boys trips and gamble. As long as you don't have to worry about your income. Last thing I'll read here. The latest threat emerges against a backdrop of fragile ceasefire arrangements that took hold in early April. Handalla previously claimed responsibility for a high profile action including a destructive wiper attack on a US medical technology firm that, that breaches that breached sensitive accounts. Remember that Anthony? We just talked about that a few months ago. A bunch of people's information was, was breached. I don't know if it led to anything. I mean, how would I know that?
[00:39:33] Speaker D: Every week there's a new story about all of our information getting leaked.
[00:39:37] Speaker A: Yes, yes. And it's. We're just numb to it, I guess. It's just. It is what it is and we have to act accordingly. So I don't know. I mean, I guess the reason that it's good to keep up with all these things.
So at least if you hear something that seems more severe. I think, I think how life works, first come, first serve. I think if it seems like you hear that there's something major going on, maybe just out of an abundance of caution, run to your bank or banks or credit union and pull out some cash. You know, they may not let you have all you want, but pull out some. I don't know. I don't know how it ends.
Let's get into what I think is the most important thing in my travels up here in Snowflake. We met with some friends yesterday.
We went to St John's yesterday. We were in downtown Snowflake. In my travels, one of the conversations that keeps coming up is on privacy, security, the future, robotics, data centers, AI, all of this stuff. I did read that Michael Burry, I think you guys brought up Michael Burry's name last week. I believe we have something like, I don't know what it is. He's done massive shorts against AI. Got like a billion dollars in AI, you know, technology shorting so that you know it's something to keep your eye on. But a lot of people are starting to really talk about all this and I thought some of these articles that I found were interesting and might give you some, some light on that one. From 18 May from end time headlines, FBI wants to buy Nationwide Access to License Plate Readers okay. The FBI is pursuing a contract worth up to $36 million to gain broad access to automated license plate readers across the United States and its territory. So you're not safe over there in Puerto Rico, kids. I'm sorry.
The agency has issued a statement of work outlining its need for real time querying capabilities through the commercial vendors software. As a service platform, this would allow the FBI personnel to search vast databases of vehicle movements using license plate numbers, vehicle descriptions, timestamps, dates and geographic locations. The FBI has a crucial need for accessible LPRs to provide a diverse and reliable range of collections across the United States. This data would be available across major highways and in an array of locations for maximum usefulness to law enforcement. The statement of work reads, ALPR technology captures images of passing vehicles, recording details, color, make, model, the make and the model license plates to create a timestamp location history. While the systems have been in use for years, their proliferation has raised ongoing concerns about tracking of individuals movements.
Bye bye 14th amendment.
Think about this. There's flock cameras in St. John's and Snowflake highways. My but they're everywhere.
Industry observers note that only a handful of companies primarily, primarily Flock Safety and Motorola Solutions possess the scale and infrastructure to deliver nationwide ALPR data of this scope.
This procurement would significantly expand federal access to commercial surveillance, enabling queries without the need for direct agency owned Cambridge infrastructure. The move comes amid heightened scrutiny of ALPR data sharing between law enforcement and federal agencies. Okay, so I know, I know, I know I have nothing to hide.
Why should I care? I'm not doing anything wrong. I'M not laundering money or funding, you know, terrorism. I'm not doing anything wrong. What do I care?
You really don't care about your rights being eroded? You really don't care about the fourth Amendment? Anthony, you alluded to the thing about last week. You said something about, you know, safety and freedom. I don't remember the exact quote, but it's one of our founding fathers said something the effect of, you know, if you sacrifice freedoms for your safety, you deserve, nor will have either.
If you give away your freedoms for safety, there's no such thing as a shrinking government. You hit it on the head, Anthony, last week. When they take something away, I. E. The patrons, they don't give it back.
We're not going to go back to a free country and this is going at light speed. We didn't know about flock cameras three months ago. We didn't know about data centers one year ago.
We didn't know about digital IDs two years ago. Think about what you've heard on the show. You know what we were talking about three and a half years ago? Egg shortages and diesel exhaust fluid shortages. And now we're talking about a way different scope of things. And let me give you another article. This One is from the 8th of May.
This is from Wayne W A N E.com FWPD I presume that's Fort Wayne. Begins testing on flock surveillance cameras with audio detection Fort Wayne, Indiana. The police department announced on Friday it will begin a limited pilot program using the Flock safety Raven audio detection system in select areas of the city. The system, which uses acoustic sensors to identify sounds associated with gunfire and and other potential public safety threats, is the latest flock safety technology to be used by the department alongside its existing license plate reader camera network. According to the fwpd, the technology can also recognize sounds tied to fireworks, street takeovers, a lot of those going on lately. Chicago, I'm looking at you. Holy crap.
And certain distress related incidents. Okay. When the system identifies a qualifying sound, it analyzes the radio signature and sends law enforcement in approximate location, allowing officers to respond more quickly, including situations where no 911 call has been made. I'm going to skip ahead.
This article is great. I'll send it to you if you want because it's scary as you know it to me so. Oh, I do want to read one more line.
The department acknowledged.
Hello? The department acknowledged that privacy concerns often accompany new surveillance technology and said transparency will remain a priority throughout the testing period. Oh, goody, goody. Yeah, I trust you. I trust you fully so the FBI wants to buy all of our data. The Fort Wayne, Indiana police is going to listen to you now as they track all your data. The FBI can buy all that data from the Flock system. I'm presuming they're not going to back down on that. And magically we have literally, literally over 3,000 data centers in the works right now in this small, relatively small country of ours. Put it together people.
I will calm down and switch the gears one second here onto another article from the End Time headlines. I want to get back to the End Time headlines. Chat GPT can now connect your bank account and see all of your transactions.
Rosie Jane Chat GPT Chatty G Chatty G if you're listening, I'm sure you are. You know Macy, our wonderful office manager and dear friend Macy. We were messaging each other on Meta, you know the Facebook messenger app.
We, we were talking the other night. I don't know, this is like two weeks ago and both of us got a Chat GPT or equivalent summary of our conversation.
I screen shot at it. Is it screenshot or is that disgusting? I took a Screenshot of the ChatGPT summary of our conversation. I couldn't believe it. And Macy pointed out to the next day she was like what is this?
So I don't know. Anyway, back to the bank.
According to a report from Gizmodo, OpenAI has launched a preview of a new personal device feature that lets select us ChatGPT Pro users link their bank accounts directly to the AI chat box bots. I'm sorry. The rollout, announced on Friday, May 16, 2026, enables connections to accounts at more than 12,000 financial institutions.
Users can now access a dashboard of recent activity and query chatgpt with questions informed by their actual financial data. The company also partnered with Intuit to allow scheduling of sessions with local tax experts inside the Chatbox Inter chat box bot interface with plans to expand the tool to a broader audience over time. With your financial accounts connected, ChatGPT can combine that reasoning of with your real financial context and what you've shared about your goals, lifestyle and priorities, helping you spot patterns, understand trade offs and plan for big decisions in a way that feels more personal and complete. OpenAI stated in announcement. The AI can draw on details such as mortgages, savings goals for major purchases or outstanding debts to deliver tailored advice.
Security I'll read just two more lines of this. I know we're getting close on time. Security measures are in place according to the company. Oh good. The bank accounts will be securely connected. Oh good and ChatGPT won't be able to see full account numbers or make changes to your accounts. Oh good. Unless they mess up and they override their code and then they. They might be able to. I added that part OpenAI emphasized. Nevertheless, the chatbot will gain visibility into balances, transactions, investments and liabilities.
Experts and observers have highlighted potential vulnerabilities. I presume I am either a an expert or an observer because I see potential vulnerabilities too. University of Illinois Associate Professor Gang Wang I read this quote, quote, I'm quoting it. Gang Wang warn. Wouldn't that be a great name to have? Gang Wang when you're in the military and they say you're back your last name first, you'd be Wang. Gang warned of risks if financial data enters AI training sets. If your documents are part of AI's training data, there is a risk that information will be induced by a special prompt that malicious actors may use.
I guess why I think this is important that we hit up flock cameras and now sound and now ChatGPT wants to be your personal banker.
I know the world was never Mayberry. I know we were never the Brady Bunch. But you know what?
There was a simpler time. Yes, there was always something to worry about. Never anything like this. Next week I'm going to make it my first mission to get into data centers. I've collected articles and stats on data centers because that's the big gorilla in the room. One thing that all of this intrusion has in common. Where are they going to store all this? Oh, data centers. And could we eventually see a world where there are 15 minute cities and Agenda 2030 and all the crazy people stuff? I don't know. What on earth does the government need all my information for? I just don't get it.
With that said, I hate to say this Anthony, but I'm going to say thank you to people for letting me come back and ask them again for their feedback and turn it over to you.
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[00:53:30] Speaker B: May is Military Appreciation Month, a time to honor the men and women who serve and have served our great nation. And while we honor those associated with the military, members and veterans are fighting a different battle Finances and Purpose I'm Jim Tarabokia for the Retirement Radio Network powered by Amerilife. For many who leave the military, the biggest challenge isn't just money, it's finding purpose in a new civilian world. After years of mission driven service with tight knit camaraderie, the transition can feel like losing your compass. Veterans often speak of searching for that same sense of meaning. Brian o', Connor, co founder of Veteran Enhanced Technology Solutions, explained at a recent TED Talk where to start that search?
[00:54:13] Speaker A: Once you have your identity, you can then begin searching for purpose. We chose to focus on identity, purpose and belonging and do so through a routine of familiarity. We considered what did we do in the military that made us feel bonded?
[00:54:24] Speaker B: Financial stability plays a key role in the search for purpose. With a solid financial foundation, veterans gain the freedom to chase meaningful work instead of just any paycheck. Fortunately, several powerful financial vehicles are available specifically for former service members. The VA Home Loan program stands out, offering the chance to buy a home with no down payment and no private mortgage insurance. Many also tap the GI Bill to invest in education or training that aligns with a new purpose driven path. For those drawn to entrepreneurship, the VA and Small Business Administration offer support for veteran owned businesses, including special loan programs and certifications that open doors to federal contracts. Veterans can continue growing retirement savings through the Military Savings Deposit Program. And as CNBC Sharon Epperson reiterates, don't forget forget about the Thrift Savings Plan.
[00:55:15] Speaker A: It's a low cost version of a 401k that's open to all service members. Choose a traditional TSP or Roth tsp which will allow you to make tax free withdrawals in retirement.
[00:55:24] Speaker B: So whether you're still in uniform or years into civilian life. May As a good reminder, the best way to honor service is to make sure those who served are set up for financial success and purpose long after they take off the uniform. For the Retirement Radio Network powered by Amerilife, I'm Jim Tarabagchio.
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