All righty.

And everyone, and welcome to it.

It is the second day of December,

2024.

Happy Monday to you.

I am Derek Hunter,

or you're Mr. Rourke for the next however

long it takes to get through the news. We've got a ton of audio, so it might take a bit.

But first, let me tell you about patreon.com slash derrickhunter podcast or derrickhunter.com.

I am appealing to your better angels, your fatherhood instincts that might offer a pardon to a degenerate son.

If you just donate, well, pie, you get extra stuff for it.

Five bucks a month, $60 a year, a whole year for that, for entertainment and information purposes.

You can't beat that.

You're probably going to spend that

on the coffee this week. But yeah, you get to support the program, patreon.com slash derrickhunter

podcast or derrickhunter.com. In the Christmas season, in the words from Miller's Crossing,

look into your heart. Look into your heart! Great movie Miller's Crossing, by the way, if you haven't seen it.

I highly recommend it, but yes, please consider this holiday season supporting the program.

All right, let's get started.

Okay, so there's a lot going on in the world.

Of course, we've got to start off and probably end and just really sort of get into this.

Pardon business. I beg your pardon, Mr. President.

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