Chewing the Fat with Jeff Fisher - Don’t Do It!... | 9/23/25

Episode Date: September 23, 2025

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Starting point is 00:00:54 Well, according to data, as they've been studying this, companies, require 12% more time in the office than at the beginning of last year. Okay, this is according to Think Tank Work Forward. Love them. They get data on 9,000 companies. So Americans continue to work from home 25% of the time, which is about where things stood a couple of years ago in 23. This is according to a standard, a Stanford economist who has been, I guess, polling 10,000 people a month. That's a good gig since 2020. So anyway, more employers are demanding that more employees come into work, which makes sense now, right? Okay. However, more employees are choosing to not follow the rules.
Starting point is 00:01:53 Wait, what? So companies that want staff to come in one day a week, they usually get what they ask for. Employees are usually, okay, we'll come in. Employers that expect employees to come in three or more days in office get less than 75% compliance. Okay, now I guess that's up from last year. where they were only getting 66% compliance?
Starting point is 00:02:24 Wow. I mean, what kind of employee? Do you really want an employee that's not doing what you ask of them? I mean, I get maybe I could do what they're asking me to do. I'm just doing it from the house. I don't need to come into the office. Well, if they're asking you or requiring you to come into the office, then isn't that part of the job?
Starting point is 00:02:43 I guess not. I guess not. I don't know if any of the pollsters have found out whether if you decide to go against, your employer, you get to boot. But it certainly makes sense because why would you want an employee working for you that's not doing what you ask them to do? That's the point of the job, isn't it? Nah, whatever, whatever.
Starting point is 00:03:07 Welcome. It's unbelievable to me. Welcome to chewing the fat. If you have tickets to fly on Spirit Airline, I would use them as soon. as possible. Every time I turn around, I see new stories about how they're cutting more jobs. And these are employees that probably would be happy to show up for work, by the way. They're going to furlough 1,400 people, roughly one-third of its flight attendants. Wow. They filed for bankruptcy, I don't know, second or third time last week.
Starting point is 00:03:44 They're going to reduce November flying capacity by 25%. Oh, hello, say hello to the holidays. I mean, holy God, wasn't that long ago when they were voted, I don't know, the best airline of 2020. Yeah, they were voted. It was this year. They were named the best airline in 2025. And at the time, we were like, really? According to Wallet Hub was based on a comprehensive analysis of 14 critical factors, ranging from cancellation and delay rates to baggage mishaps, in-flight comfort, and pre-flight.
Starting point is 00:04:22 pricing. And now we've gone to, I mean, we are cutting jobs. We're cutting flights. We are disregarding orders to fly away from Air Force One in the air. What is happening at Spirit Airlines? I mean, we have other airline CEOs, which you almost never see. The United CEO says, yeah, they're going to go out of business. I don't worry about that. Oh, okay. Yeah, they said, they're going to go out of business because, you know, he claims I'm good at math. The United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby. Yeah, they're going to go out of business because I'm good at math. So what is going on with Spirit Airlines?
Starting point is 00:05:07 My whole point to this is that if you are thinking about using Spirit Airline or have tickets or have passes to use Spirit Airline to go somewhere, I would do it as. soon as possible. So the Walt Disney Company issued the following statement today regarding Jimmy Kimmel Live. Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment of our country. It is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive. We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy. And after those conversations,
Starting point is 00:05:54 we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday. So if you're listening live, today is Tuesday, the 23rd of September, and Jimmy Kimmel Live, we'll be back.
Starting point is 00:06:06 Yeah! Yay! Yay! Yay! So, I guess, you know, they caved. Although Sinclair Broadcasting
Starting point is 00:06:20 says they aren't going to air the Jimmy Kimmel Live show, and that's a big distributor of the show. They own a lot of stations that the show is on. There was no word on Nextar. And so, I mean, they gave in. He never was fired. He was what, suspended indefinitely. So are we going to get the Jimmy Kimmel show back?
Starting point is 00:06:43 Yeah. I mean, all the dingleberries that said that they were going to, you know, they were going to, unsubscribe to Disney and Hulu, and we had Jewel and Sarah McLaughlin saying they weren't going to perform because of Jimmy Kimmel. And they were doing this big red carpet event for Lilith Fair, building a mystery documentary in Los Angeles this past weekend, and they were supposed to perform.
Starting point is 00:07:17 Now, McLaughlin showed up. I don't know if John. Jule showed up or not, but they both said they weren't going to do their performance of singing because in, you know, they were going to, that's their protest of Jimmy Kimmel Live being suspended indefinitely. And, oh, okay. And McLaughlin said that she was there and she did announce the show and she said, I know you were expecting a performance tonight and I'm so grateful for all of you for coming. Are you? I apologize if this is disappointing, but we have collectively decided not to perform,
Starting point is 00:07:56 but instead to stand in solidarity in support of free speech. Yeah, and the crowd erupted. Of course they did. And then she said, yeah, listen, I grappled with attending this premiere because of the current insidious erosion of women's rights, of trans and queer rights, the musling of free speech. Yeah, there's so much of that going on. I'd like to have a couple of examples from you,
Starting point is 00:08:26 Sarah, but whatever, you just didn't do want to do your show and you decided to be there to promote this movie, but you didn't want to perform and Jewel didn't want to perform because of all of that issues that we're having in this country right
Starting point is 00:08:42 now. And boy, I can understand yeah, the insidious erosion of women's rights. Huh. Is that actually, is that happening of trans and queer rights? Is that happening? The musling of free speech. Is that happening?
Starting point is 00:09:01 Because ABC made a business decision, and then they opted to say our business decision was suspending him, suspending Jimmy Kimmel indefinitely, and now we're bringing him back. So that's a company doing business. That's not musling free speech. Jimmy Kimmel was obviously able to say whatever he stupid thing he wanted to say wherever he wanted to say it just ah you know you're not allowed we're not gonna
Starting point is 00:09:29 let you do it on a show that we own and you don't it's just incredible to me so anyway good news though for Jimmy is that he's back and man I can't wait for that I'm sure the ratings will go through the roof for at least a good little while but I would not count on his contract being renegotiated and reupped I would I would guess, I would guess that that is not going to happen because in the last, you know, overall the last five years, I mean, the show has lost viewers and lost money. So even if they try to battle back in the next six months, say, are they going to battle back after five years of destruction?
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Starting point is 00:12:53 Now, if you're thinking about moving to Alaska, say, you know, maybe you want to move up to around the Catmine National Forest, where Fat Bear Week is beginning today. For those of you listening live, today is the 23rd of September 2025. So later today, Fat Bear Week, bracket will be up and running and you'll be able to vote. I'll put that on my social media on my ex account at Jeffie JFR. We've got some new contestants this year in the Fat Bear Week brackets.
Starting point is 00:13:27 We have number 26, and it's just 26, that's the name, 26. We'd go through life with that name, 26. Arrived at Brooks River with a new litter this year, believed to be the daughter of former Fat Bear Week winner 435 Holly. it's the first fat bear week appearance for 26. Then we have 32 Chunk is back, baby. One of the largest and most dominant bears. He's a distinctive scar across his muzzle.
Starting point is 00:13:55 And I believe when you see 32 Chunk, your goal. Yeah, that's 32 Chunk. And then we have another first-timer, 99. I guess we just don't have names for the newer bears. We just call them numbers. 99. Has a milk chocolate colored fur, and it's approximately about 10 years old.
Starting point is 00:14:13 So it's a new one. Then we have 128 Grazer. That was 2023. He's Fat Bear Week champion. In fact, 128 Grazer, I believe 128 Grazer is an actual two-time winner. Yeah, two-time winner. Absolutely. Congratulations to 128 Gaeser.
Starting point is 00:14:32 Glazer is, I'm sorry, 128 Glazer has won two times in a row, the last two years. And so Holly, the mother of 26, has won once. Then the biggest time winner is 480 Otis. 480 Otis was a four-time Fat Bear Week champion. Beed nose, 409 bead nose, two-time winner. And 747 was a two-time winner of Fat Bear Week. So 128 Glazer is the front runner as the returning champion in the last two-time. years. Then we have a 128 junior, the yearling of Bear 128. Yeah. He's a prominent shoulder.
Starting point is 00:15:18 Yeah, no kidding. I don't think he'll make it this year, but it's possible. Then we have 503. He's going to, he's at the age of peak size and strength. Oh, big bear. Five oh, three is a big one. 602 reminds visitors of Homer Simpson, relaxing in a pool when lounging in a river. Uh-huh. Yeah, just go up there and say, hey, you have you of Homer. They look so cuddly. is so nice, and yet they're these monstrous bears, you know, anywhere. I mean, they're huge bears, huge animals. 609, approximately a five-year-old female. She was a fat bear junior champion a couple of years ago,
Starting point is 00:15:56 so she could be in the running. And it's been a good year for salmon up there on the Brooks River. They said they've had an outstanding salmon run, so the bears are going to be really, really fat this year. Then we have 856. He's, I mean, he's a good deal. He's older now. Almost 23 years old.
Starting point is 00:16:16 Yeah, he's not going to be around much longer. He's highly ranked in the bear hierarchy. Yeah, so good luck to all the bears. Then there's 901. 9.01 doesn't really have a chance, but it's possible to, you know, approximately 9.5 years old, young, you know, adult female. It's possible medium size, though. Not a big monster bear.
Starting point is 00:16:35 9.09 is, you know, approximately. Oh, 9-09 is the daughter of Bidnos, who was a champion in 2018. So, yeah, that's, that could, the 909 could actually be in the running. Maybe not this year, but soon. 9-10. I mean, they're getting a little lazy at Can't Buy National Forest up there at the National Park. We need to come up with some names for them. Okay.
Starting point is 00:17:06 So here we go. Fat Bear Week begins today. The bracket will be up and running later today so you can get your voting started on who will be the Fat Bear Week champion from Cat Buy National Forest. And I am looking forward to it. These bears are awesome.
Starting point is 00:17:26 There's a live stream. We aired some of the live stream on Saturday morning live and we may have to do that again this Saturday morning live this week on Saturday morning live with myself and Brad Stom. because the live stream of the fat bear eating. I'm sorry, I don't want to call them fat. The bear's eating is awesome.
Starting point is 00:17:45 And sometimes they fight. And it's just fun to watch, as all. So I'm looking forward to Fat Bear Week, as you can tell. All right, let's go to the break room. I need something cold to drink. Desperately. Well, good news. It looks like the Obamas are actually together as a couple of.
Starting point is 00:18:12 Yes, they were spotted on Stephen Spielberg's yacht off the Italian coast this past weekend, and isn't that special? I love the headline. Obama spotted on Steven Spielberg's $250 million super yacht off Italian coast as millions mourn Charlie Kirk. Well, you could still mourn Charlie Kirk as the Obama's off the Italian coast. I'm not mad at them for that.
Starting point is 00:18:39 They didn't want anything to do. and be around anywhere of the Charlie Kirk Memorial. So that's fine. You want to go hang out with Spielberg on his super yacht in the Italian Riviera. You go right ahead. They apparently, you know, they haven't been photographed together rarely in quite a while. And so, you know, they end, and I will say this. They were spotted on the vessel, but she showed up first.
Starting point is 00:19:10 and then Barack showed up. So they came at different times. She, I know. I know. She showed up on Friday. And then Barack showed up later on. Okay.
Starting point is 00:19:29 All right, cool. He didn't show up, I mean, almost a day later. Wow, over a day later. Yeah, I'm going to have to go out there and spend this time with her on this stupid yacht. I mean, look, he had escorts from all kinds of the Italian military police. Oh, yeah, because he's, you know, we're president. So Spielberg's got to open up his yacht to all the security, which, you know, I'm sure he has his own security as well.
Starting point is 00:20:00 The couple were spied, tripping the light fantastic on the ship's upper deck, were they? sharing laughs and enjoying lunch with Spielberg and his longtime wife, actress Kate Kapshaw, with photos showing both Obama's flashing broad smiles. The former president, meanwhile, wearing a tan windbreaker and a white ball cap, spent some time focusing deeply on a laptop computer he brought on board. I wonder if he was streaming the Charlie Kirk Memorial, which is very possible. I'm sure that he was. there's absolutely
Starting point is 00:20:35 I would bet money on that so the marital troubles I guess now are over we'll see if that's actually I don't know that I buy it but you know you as a couple if you're trying to put up this
Starting point is 00:20:50 pretty picture of you being a happy couple one of the things that you would do would be to go spend a couple of days on Spielberg's yacht to get photographed being together right and even though she showed up a day before and then he showed up. They were together and, you know, smiling up on the
Starting point is 00:21:10 top deck so everybody could see them together on Spielberg's yacht and Spielberg can be so happy that he's got the Obama's there. And man, man, oh man, what a good time that would be, wouldn't it, hanging out with Michelle and Barack and Spielberg's. I mean, I wouldn't turn it down. uh jeff uh would you like to you know go out to the italian coast and spend a few days on spielberg super yacht he's going to be there of course so you have an opportunity to chat with him i think the obamas are showing up maybe they wouldn't show up if uh if i was on it but uh you know i'm not gonna i'm not going to say no sure yes i'll be there send a boat for me steve i'm right over here and on the opposite end of the rainbow
Starting point is 00:22:05 where Steven Spielberg does not live I keep getting in my timeline things that I shouldn't be throwing down my drain my sink drain and I'm like okay a couple of them I'm like okay I got it I know I've lived through this others you're like okay
Starting point is 00:22:22 come on you can throw those down the drain can't you number one on the list paint you're not supposed to throw paint down the drain. Oh, wow. Okay. Yeah, the harmful chemicals can corrode pipes and should be disposed of according to local regulations. Yeah, like down the drainage pipe around the corner. There, is that what they're talking about? No, that's not what they mean? Oh, okay. Number two, grease fats and oils. Grease fats and oils. Yeah, you're not supposed to do that. Although I will say if you do that with really hot water, it's probably fine. Don't take advice from me.
Starting point is 00:22:59 Fiberous vegetables Yeah, you're not supposed to throw any of the celery, artichokes, onion skins They get tangled up in the disposal mortar, molder Cause jams, yeah, you don't want to do that And then number four is starchy foods Don't throw that stuff down the drain Yeah, potatoes, pasta Pasta, nah, you can put pasta down the drain
Starting point is 00:23:19 Ah, you can put pasta down there If potatoes are already mashed and, you know, messed up, You've got to put those down the drain, don't you? Yeah, of course you do. You've got to use hot water and put them down, you know, a reasonable amount at a time. Not, you just don't shove it all down in there at once. You do it a reasonable amount of time, then it doesn't get things clogged up. And then you don't have to smell it in your trash.
Starting point is 00:23:46 Am I right? Yeah. Household cleaners. Yeah, don't put that down the drain. See, this is the thing. Steven Spielberg and the Obamas, they're not worried about this. You know why? Because do people take care of that for them.
Starting point is 00:23:57 All right. And they may be concerned that somebody put something down the drain. If it's not working, then they're pissed because they are inconvenienced. But other than that, they don't care. Just make sure that I don't have to, I don't have to see it. I don't want to know about it. Which I'm not opposed to, by the way. But that's just not the way my life is right now.
Starting point is 00:24:15 Anyway, don't put household cleaners down the drain. Apparently, cleaners can damage pipes and harm the environment. Okay. This is the same thing as paint. You put them down the storage drain around the corner, right? right uh coffee you're not supposed to put coffee grounds down the pipe oh okay i you know that's something i never i never even thought about doing uh to be honest but uh i don't know i guess people would do that i just put it in the trash right or you put it in like you know when i was a kid a thousand
Starting point is 00:24:47 years ago uh i remember my grandparents always having the uh the burn barrel up back up on bricks my grandfather always had a burn barrel with a screen over the top and that's where the trash went. You'd throw the trash into the burn barrel and then if you were fortunate and you were good that day, you got to be the one to light it at the end of the night because you'd burn it at night. Yeah, baby, the trash is full. We're burning the trash. Yeah. And the rest of the stuff all went on the compost pile.
Starting point is 00:25:17 You just put it in the compost pile and then you use it for fertilizer in the garden when you're planting the garden later. Those days are long gone. produce stickers you're not supposed to put those down the drain duh oh they could cause blockage yeah no kidding kitty litter oh that might be a problem for some people kitty litter yeah you're not supposed to put that down on the drain
Starting point is 00:25:40 even if it's labeled as flushable okay instead dispose of the litter and the trash even products labeled as flushable can clump and block your pipes oh my gosh don't do that number nine is eggshells Egg shells don't decompose quickly, and they can build up, making it hard for anything else to go down the drain. They can stick to the sides of your pipes leading the blockages.
Starting point is 00:26:04 Don't put eggshells down the drain, okay? Put them to, and your compost, yes. Who doesn't have a compost pile in today's world? Right? Right. Just set up a bird barrel in your backyard. See how long it takes before the HOA comes in docking and the police are, and the fire department are there.
Starting point is 00:26:27 Yeah, you're not doing the burn barrels anymore either. I know. Don't look at me like that. I want them back. Kind of, sort of. I mean, it'd be cool to have a burn barrel out back, wouldn't it? Yeah. This episode is brought to you by Peloton.
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Starting point is 00:31:17 Who died today? Well, I want to back up for a little bit, and I want to talk about yesterday for just a moment, okay? So yesterday, I talked about country singer Brett James, who died in North Carolina. in a plane garage. And I mentioned that two other people, the story that I had in front of me,
Starting point is 00:31:41 said that there were two other people on the plane that died. And it said the two other people on the plane were Melody Carroll and Merrill Maxwell Wilson, who were on the plane and passed away as well. And I mentioned their names. But I didn't know anything about them at all. I just mentioned their names because that's how they were mentioned in the plane.
Starting point is 00:32:04 the story that I had in front of me. Well, you know, holy cow. Melody Carol is Brett James' wife, who he married in 2021. And, holy cow, the daughter is the other one who was on the plane. Merrill Maxwell Wilson. She was the other person who was on the plane. Holy cow. I mean, just really, really sad.
Starting point is 00:32:31 and I just didn't want to leave it that there were just these two regular people on board. It was Brett James, his wife, and his daughter who died on the plane grass. Very sad. Rest in peace to Brett James, who was 57. His wife, Melody, was 59, and their daughter, Merrill, or her daughter, Merrill was 28.
Starting point is 00:32:58 And so rest in peace to all three of them. of those people. And I just want to let you know that it didn't go unnoticed of who they were on the airplane. It just didn't say it in the story I had in front of me. All right. Then we have Brandon O'Brien. Brandon O'Brien dead at the age of 35. He committed suicide.
Starting point is 00:33:24 Very sad. You should never commit suicide if you're thinking about taking your own life. When you think about the world being a better place without. you in it, you're wrong. It is not a better place without you in it. It's a better place because you're in it. So if you're thinking about killing yourself or committing suicide or any kind of bodily harm, there's 988, which is the suicide lifeline. I guess they probably don't call it the suicide lifeline. I'm pretty sure they say dial 988 lifeline. But use that for help if you need anything, emotional support, whatever the case. It's available.
Starting point is 00:34:01 24-7-988. So anyway, this Brandon O'Brien, 35, who committed suicide, worked for the U.S. Senator Ron Wyden's family. Okay. According to Brandon's husband, he said that that was the family who drove him to suicide. Okay. apparently he was frequently tasked with caring for the couple's young kids, including driving them to school in New York City and watching them during trips to Disneyland.
Starting point is 00:34:41 Disturbing behavior began in September of 2022 when the couple's then 10-year-old daughter allegedly exposed herself to O'Brien, making sexual explicit comments, and asking about his intimate life during school drop-offs. O'Brien's a husband, Thomas Maltizos, alleged in court papers that he filed against Bass Wyden and her company Bass Real Estate LLC. The mom owns this East Village bookstore. It's been around for 100 years.
Starting point is 00:35:11 And, you know, I guess the teenage son berated, O'Brien, with homophobic slurs, such as that terrible F word that you can't say anymore. And zest kitten. and the boy said his football team would rape him. The suit claimed, okay. So allegedly, through things that O'Brien and the mom once maced her son to restrain him, but then inadvertently maced O'Brien. I mean, that would happen if you were macing someone.
Starting point is 00:35:49 You may get a little inadvertent mace. I mean, who among us hasn't had that happen? so I will see what happens with this case. I mean, okay, so what we're saying is, is that these kids drove him to suicide. Okay, he quit in frustration in 2024.
Starting point is 00:36:12 And then the next day, Bass Wyden accused O'Brien of $650,000 in credit card. and other thefts. Wow, he blamed he hired a private investigator of Probe O'Brien's personal life and business dealings. They spread false rumors
Starting point is 00:36:33 to the industry contacts of professional colleagues with other nannies. The nanny professional colleagues knows, I guess there would be an inside line for that. And when they announced his husband's death
Starting point is 00:36:46 in an emotional online post, it was a shattered heart that I announced my beloved husband died by suicide. And so does it matter? I don't know. I don't know. We'll see.
Starting point is 00:36:58 Did the family actually drive this guy to suicide? I mean, it doesn't sound like they were very good people. But who knows? These are all allegations. It's now, we're hearing it, what, third hand? Because if any of this happened at all, he's hearing it secondhand from his husband after it happened. And now he's repeating, you know, third hand. It's just all really bad a nightmare.
Starting point is 00:37:23 I don't think that, I mean, you would just get out of there, which he did if they were driving him insane, literally insane. He got out of there. So that's still, once he got out of there, he couldn't cope after that. I don't know that that's on him. But good luck, good luck. It's hockey season, and you can get anything you need delivered with Uber Eats. Well, almost, almost anything. So no, you can't get a nice rink on Uber Eats.
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Starting point is 00:38:23 Please enjoy responsibly. Product availability varies by region. See app for details. So yesterday, President Trump said that if you're pregnant, don't take Tylenol. He said it the way Trump says. says it, which is strange many times. Trump speak. But we've all heard how Donald Trump, our president speaks.
Starting point is 00:38:46 So, you know, sometimes he, you're like, dude, just say it better. But I have that same problem too many times. It's like, dude, just say it better. Anyway, he said that, you know, if you're pregnant and you should not be taking Tylenol. and they're linking that to the autism. May not always cause autism, but it's definitely one of the reasons that we have an uptick in autism.
Starting point is 00:39:14 And there's been a dramatic uptick in autism. I mean, there has to be a reason, right? And there has to be a reason. And this might be one of them. You know, there's plenty of studies. Tylenol says not. There's plenty of studies. And doctors that say, no, we disagree with that.
Starting point is 00:39:31 but RFK and he's got studies backing him up that yeah it's it's an issue and there are plenty of things when you're pregnant you're not supposed to put in your body because it affects i don't know the baby uh that's inside you you know the other human being so uh you know i i do i see it yeah i mean it makes sense sure uh and they're they're also giving access to another drug that they claim that claim helps those with autism. And it's called L-E-U-C-O-V-O-R-I-N. Yeah, that's what I was going to say, Luca Vorin.
Starting point is 00:40:16 Apparently that helps if you already have autism. Now, there's plenty of people that say, they've made the spectrum so large now that that's the reason we have more and more people you know, being diagnosed with autism because the spectrum is that much larger. Is that true? Sure, it's possible. But we've also had the numbers that RFK gave
Starting point is 00:40:38 were very dramatic on the uptick of numbers, so something has to be causing it. And if you already have it, and, you know, maybe this... Luca Vorran will help. I mean, I hope that it does. And also I heard in the press conference Trump talked about don't give Tylenol to young kids, little babies, after they've had the vaccine shots.
Starting point is 00:41:08 Wow. I had not heard that before. And that is something that happens a lot. So does that aid? Does that make things worse? Apparently so. But, you know, we'll see. And then today he was going to be speaking at the.
Starting point is 00:41:27 United Nations, and I'm sure that he is, he's probably already speaking there at the United Nations. It's always great in New York when you have the United Nations in town, and they're just blocking traffic on all of Manhattan. It's a complete nightmare. But apparently they found a telecommunications threat near the UN General Assembly. Wow, okay.
Starting point is 00:41:54 So Secret Service says devices were found 35, miles of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York, 35 miles. That's quite a ways. That's a little bit farther than what you think that they found it right there. Right there. But they didn't. It's 35 miles. Oh, okay. I mean, they said that they dismantled a network of electronic devices located throughout the New York tri-state area that were used to conduct multiple telecommunications-related threats directed towards senior U.S. government officials. The devices were concentrated within 35 miles of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York. This network had a potential to disable cell phone towers, essentially shut down the cellular network in New York City.
Starting point is 00:42:41 Wow. And the Secret Service said it found more than 300 co-located SIM servers and 100,000 SIM cards across multiple sites. Wow. So in addition to carrying out anonymous telephonic threats, these devices could be used to conduct a wide range of telecommunication attacks, including disabling cell phones, enabling denial of service attacks, facilitating anonymous encrypted communication between potential threat actors and criminal enterprises. Forensic examination of these devices is ongoing.
Starting point is 00:43:14 Early analysis indicates cellular communications between nation-state threat actors and individuals that are known to federal law enforcement. Wow. Okay, the devices are no longer a threat, and then we'll have the investigation go. There's following multiple telecommunications-related eminent threats directed towards senior U.S. government officials this past spring, and it's ongoing. Okay, good. Thank you. I appreciate you. I'm glad that they found that, and I'm glad that they're taking care of that. I don't want anything bad to happen to our president of the United Nations. I mean, sure, do I care about the other world leaders at the U.S.? Sure, yeah, yeah, I do, I do.
Starting point is 00:44:01 But I care most importantly about the president of the United States of America and citizens of the United States first and foremost. Then I care about the other people, but us first. All right, let's get out of here. I need to get out of here today. You know, I've been doing Pat Unleashed every day, and there's news going to be coming about that. Just know that there will be some changes happening down the road.
Starting point is 00:44:32 That's all I'm going to say right now, okay? I know. I know. Don't look at me like that, but, you know, it's coming soon. And I'm just preparing you as all. That there's always changes in life. and there's going to be, there's going to be some changes. I know, I know.
Starting point is 00:44:50 It will be okay. I'll give you the joke of the day, okay? I'll make you laugh, okay? All right. So a guy walks into a bar. This is from, who is that madman? He has participated in sending me some jokes in the past,
Starting point is 00:45:10 and this one does make the cut. There's no question about it. All right. So a guy walks into the bar. and to his amazement, he spots a one foot tall man playing a tiny piano on the counter. And stunned, he asked the bartender, where did you get this amazing little musician?
Starting point is 00:45:27 And the bartender sighs, he said, there's a genie in the back in the closet, and he grants one wish. But he's hard of hearing. And as the bartender was finishing, he's hard of hearing the guy's eyes gleaming dashes to the closet and finds the genie. And without hesitation,
Starting point is 00:45:44 and he wishes for a million bucks. And suddenly a million ducks waddle into the bar. And they're quacking like crazy ducks everywhere. And the guy storms back and yells. I asked for a million bucks, not ducks. And the bartender shakes his head and says, I told you he was hard of hearing. Do you really think I wished for a 12-inch penis?
Starting point is 00:46:12 See, because he wished. You understand. Stream and subscribe to more Blaze Media content at theblaze.com slash podcasts.

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