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Rational Security

The “A Little Government is a Dangerous Thing” Edition

Rational Security

The Lawfare Institute

News, Foreignpolicy, Nationalsecurity, Politics, Government, Middleeast

4.82K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2020

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Protests break out against states’ stay-at-home orders. China is linked to a disinformation campaign about the coronavirus. And Israel forms a unity government. 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

This is a passenger announcement. You can now book your train on Uber and get 10% back in credits to spend on Uber eats.

0:11.0

So you can order your own fries instead of eating everyone else's.

0:15.0

Trains, now on Uber. T's and C's apply, check the Uber app.

0:20.0

So I would just like to open by making a little announcement in light of the attempted coup of me as podcast host, which listeners will remember from a few weeks ago.

0:32.0

I have total authority as podcast. which listeners will remember from a few weeks ago.

0:32.5

I have total authority as podcast host.

0:36.0

When someone is the host of the podcast,

0:38.6

the authority is total.

0:41.2

I would like to challenge that by citing the podcast.

0:45.0

Total.

0:46.0

Lower your voice.

0:47.0

Total.

0:48.0

I just want to point out that this podcast was not

0:55.0

by Dick Taut of the host, and therefore it cannot be managed by Dick Taut of the host.

0:57.0

Excuse me, who were you? Where are you from?

0:59.0

I'm the governor of the bedroom studio here.

1:03.7

Don't call him.

1:05.0

Let's liberate the podcast.

1:07.7

Have at it, kids. Hello and welcome to Rational Security, the A Little Government is a

1:19.7

dangerous thing edition.

1:21.7

I'm Shane Harris, Total podcast host. You guys don't really

1:25.2

feel like I'm oppressing you on this podcast, do you? Liberate the podcast.

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