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Well, here I am back from the covid hell that I started going through about a week ago now.

So I'm sorry that I've been off the air. Sorry I haven't been able to talk to you for a few days.

But it all hit me and I got word right as I started to do the show on Wednesday last week that I sure enough did have covid and it was very much as as advertised is very much something that I could have known just based on the symptoms when I got an official test.

And I've got a lot of thoughts on it now that I've talked about this for so long and have actually experienced it myself. I could tell you that everything that I've told you up to this point has been correct now that I've actually had to deal with it myself.

I am more certain than ever about the conclusions we've come to on this show about what to do what not to do what is sane policy and what is what is not.

So I'm looking forward to breaking down all of that with you here and then also I'm delaying like my trip down to the border as a result of this illness.

So it'll be a few more weeks now before I get down the border myself certainly going to have updates for you on that.

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The border crisis continues to spiral out of control the numbers are stunning the by administration pretending that they have a good idea of how to handle all of this folks I've been looking forward to talking to you about about everything going on the news border is obviously top of mind for me will dive into that.

But first just a quick word to all of you about why I've been out I I've had covid I've had covid now for a week and it is very much what I expected the symptoms it was a little I was hoping that maybe I'd have a milder case than I did I got hit pretty badly it was very similar to a nasty flu.

So as I was doing the show Wednesday and I know that we I had to take a pause during it and wasn't even really able to get through the normal show the fatigue and and the dizziness that hit was just just immense I'm doing a lot better now I I'm going to be out of quarantine in three days so I'm doing this show now from quarantine I have not left my apartment in a week.

I have not seen anyone in a week but I'm getting to talk to all of you across the country and I'm I'm very thankful that I'm I was a mild enough case didn't have to go see a doctor even didn't have to go to the hospital for me it's largely been like a flu and I'll talk to you more about what I see going on in covid policy and the short version is that having now had this and experienced it I more certain than ever about everything that I've been telling you for the past year all the conclusions all the

analysis about what would have been a better choice for our society what works with regard to mitigation what does and all that kind of stuff or how well it works.

So we'll certainly dive in all that but I want to start with and I appreciate all the well wishes I know a lot of you didn't understand why I was out because I didn't make it clear.

I figured let me beat covid before I tell you all that I have covid and so that's that's where I am and I'm glad to be back and really thankful to be able to do the show once again that all said if I sound a little bit strange today or if it sounds a little bit like a challenge well I'm not 100% yet so I'm still I'm playing hurt here on the radio but that's how we that's how we do it in the freedom hot.

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