Signal Story Significance, GOP Sweating in Florida? Don't Send Anyone Your DNA

3 Martini Lunch

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🗓️ 25 March 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Join Jim and Greg for 3 Martini Lunch as they dive into the Signal chat involving top national security leaders before the U.S. strikes on the Houthis, a surprisingly tight special election in a deep red Florida House district, and the privacy fallout as 23andMe files for bankruptcy and searches for a buyer.

First, they break down Jeffrey Goldberg’s report in The Atlantic, which reveals he was inadvertently added to an encrypted Signal group chat of top national security officials discussing the imminent attack on the Iran-backed Houthis. The White House confirms the chat’s existence and contents. While Jim and Greg support the policy toward the Houthis, they argue such sensitive discussions must happen through more secure channels.

Next, they analyze the unexpectedly competitive special election in Florida’s heavily Republican 6th Congressional District—previously held by National Security Adviser Michael Waltz. With mail-in ballots and early voting indicating a close race, Jim and Greg explain why special elections can produce surprising outcomes but there's no reason the GOP shouldn't win this election.

Finally, they react to the news that genetic testing giant 23andMe is filing for bankruptcy and seeking a buyer—potentially putting customers’ DNA in the hands of the highest bidder. While this raises serious privacy concerns, Jim and Greg see it as a critical lesson: never voluntarily hand over your DNA.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the three martini lunch.
0:04.9	Grab a stole next to Greg Corumbus of Radio America and Jim Garrity of National Review.
0:10.6	Three martini's coming up.
0:13.4	So glad you're with us for the Tuesday edition of the Three Martini Lunch.
0:18.0	Happy Greek Independence Day to one and all.
0:23.4	And that's the end of our good news for today.
0:29.1	We have a lot of bad news, a lot of crazy news. They kind of intertwine on at least a couple of these stories that we're going to do today. We'll be talking about the bankruptcy filing of 23 and me
0:34.0	and people freaking out about what happens to their data now. We'll also be taking a look at a closer than it needs to be or should be special house
0:42.4	race down in Florida.
0:43.9	But as you might have suspected, if you've followed the news over the last 24 hours, we are
0:47.8	leading off with the Signal Houthis Atlantic story that dominated social media and a lot of other news over the last day or so.
0:57.7	And so basically what happened here, Jim, as you well know, is that somehow Jeffrey Goldberg,
1:02.4	the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic, no friend of Trump world, was somehow added to a signal
1:08.6	group chat about the final commentary before striking the Houthis,
1:14.5	which was one of our good martinis not that long ago.
1:17.4	He was invited to the group by National Security Advisor Michael Waltz.
1:20.7	We assume by mistake, a little more clarity on that would certainly be welcome.
1:24.7	The White House and others have confirmed the authenticity of this group chat.
1:29.5	And basically they were going over, are we sure we want to do this? Everybody except J.D. Vance was a
1:35.2	yes. He says, you know, only 3% of U.S. commerce comes through the Red Sea. So 40% of Europe's
1:40.9	does. So why are we bailing them out again? But ultimately, he bowed to the majority
1:45.5	and the president's wishes on this, we should point out. And so some people are focusing on that.
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