December 4, 2025 • 19 mins
BEST OF - Our National Correspondent Rory O’Neill says the ICE raids are expanding to more cities and gives tips & gifts etiquette for the holidays, White House Correspondent Jon Decker reports on a Navy admiral set to testify about narco-trafficking boat strikes, the Pentagon IG concludes Pete Hegseth risked troop safety in Signal chats, a bill to make the flamingo the state bird gets new wings, and we share some social media reaction to our IRS/OnlyFans story and Ryan's hot take on the healthcare system.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
And right now, let's bring in our national correspondent, Rory O'Neil,
whose reports brought to you by Mark Spain real Estate. So, Rory,
these ICE raids are expanding to more cities, including New
Orleans being the latest focus for the Department of Homeland Security.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Yeah, we saw some top border officials on the ground
in the French Quarter yesterday taking part in some of
these events to raise the profile of these activities. The
Border Patrol chief at Greg Rebovino was down there and
they're just trying.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
To well, I'm fascinated by this.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
The Governor of Louisiana's like, come on down, bring the
National Guard, bring ice, bring everybody, stay right on through,
Marti Gras.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
I'll take the free help. But the mayor elect of.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
New Orleans is like, wait a minute, I got some
issues with these masks, with these unmarked vehicles, and so
she's a little bit more reluctant to embrace all this.
So it's an interesting dichotomy there, the governor and the
mayor not really on the same page.
Speaker 3 (00:58):
I'm sure the ICE agents they like to stay through
Marti Groos. Of course, they were see some interesting.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
Things there in the French How much of those all
of a sudden, right, right. I did read a piece
about hiring at ICE and there are, I guess some problems.
Instructors at the Georgia Training Academy say they have received
some applicants who can barely run, which is a bit
(01:25):
of a problem. There was one who weighed four hundred
and sixty nine pounds and wasn't cleared for physical activity.
Speaker 3 (01:33):
So yeah, I don't think that person can all have
to be out in the field chasing. No, No, that's
that's true. That's true.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
There were drug tests that warrant process before the recruits
were flown to Georgia. So then when the positive assault
came back after training began.
Speaker 4 (01:49):
Disqualifying, yeah, they were out.
Speaker 1 (01:52):
And then the training itself it's been shortened from sixteen
weeks to six because they've had to beef up. You're
trying to do all these operations, and you know it
takes time to get people trained and to hire enough people.
Speaker 3 (02:04):
To stand up these sound estions. Yeah, it sounds like
they've already beefed up some of these works. Yeah. Yeah.
Speaker 4 (02:10):
And remember Dean Caine, the actor, Yeah, he did that
video where he was doing the training. They were making
fun of him like, you're not that in shape anymore, dude.
Speaker 3 (02:18):
He's a little older.
Speaker 1 (02:19):
But they're hiring some older former officers, but mainly for
desk duty. And then I guess there's some questions about
the numbers because there's again this this push to hire
a certain amount. But there were a lot of prank submissions,
so people were submitting applications and they weren't, you know,
say which you.
Speaker 3 (02:37):
Can you can see that happen, Yeah, totally, Yeah, so.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
Huge azz as bart Simpson's yes, right, right, apparently.
Speaker 3 (02:46):
It's appropriate in that time around.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
Yeah, and the signing bonuses and look, we've heard from
plenty of sheriffs. Sheriff Grady Judd Bolk County he was
upset with ICE saying, hey, stop poaching my Yeah.
Speaker 3 (02:58):
That's right. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
They were offering such lucrative deals that a lot of
local police and sheriff's offices were saying, hey, wait a minute,
now you're approaching our best people.
Speaker 3 (03:09):
Yeah. So those a little pushback there.
Speaker 1 (03:10):
And this is a state where I think there's certainly
been the most cooperation with ICE and bike patrol and
immigration officials. I did see there was a sheriff from
a rural County, very red County, who did say, you know,
at some point, we need a little bit more cooperation
from the federal government, I guess, And this is one
(03:31):
of the things that I worried about. You know, we've
got all our local law enforcement agencies willing to help,
and that's good, but I was also concerned. You know,
you don't want the entire task ending up in their lap,
like basically they're doing the work that the federal government
should be doing. And that particular cheff I can't remember
(03:51):
which county it was from, said hey, you know, we're
willing to help out here, but you put it on Yeah,
you're tax and our department a bit here as well.
So we'll see what comes out of these sweeps in
New Orleans.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Go ahead, And you saw the one in Key West,
that woman in scrubs was taken into CASSEI. But it's
like three police cars then one ice car one Yeah.
So yeah, every time they have these deployments, the police
are text out trying to be in support of those operations.
Speaker 3 (04:17):
So yeah, you can see where direct resources away.
Speaker 1 (04:21):
Yeah, and I do think look, we've seen some of
the stories of the people who they've rounded up, and
you know the stories where they round up somebody who's
an American citizen who gets caught up in the raid
or something that makes a lot of headlines. But I
have seen a lot of stories some really bad people
who are here who should not be here, who are
also getting right into these rates.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
Especially and if they're on the doll you know, if
they're collecting whatever shouldn't be collecting, that should be a
top priority.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
To another story of covering this morning, we're joined by
our national horrespondent Rory O'Neil. Tips and Gifts Etiquette for
the Holidays.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
Yeah, it seems that there's a for a lot of Americans,
there's been a tipping point, as it were, when it
comes to this stuff.
Speaker 3 (05:01):
They are just sick and tired of it. Either. So
many people to tip.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
It's the housekeeper, the childcare provider, the school teacher.
Speaker 3 (05:09):
I'm supposed to tip, the mail carrier, the person who
I'm picking up food for it.
Speaker 1 (05:13):
Like, I went through a drive through yesterday and I
did the pre order on the app and then asked
for a tip.
Speaker 4 (05:20):
But that gives you the option to not do it,
and they don't really know because it's the app.
Speaker 3 (05:25):
Oh really, see I figured she would know when I
pulled it up.
Speaker 4 (05:28):
I don't know, because when I go to Starbucks now
I use the and because then you're not clipping the
no right there.
Speaker 3 (05:35):
Yeah, I don't know. I was guilted into it. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (05:38):
And then a third of Americans one third are adopting
a no gifts policy. Love that you don't get anything
for me. I won't get anything for you. I'll just
enjoy it the spirit of the season. So yeah, that's
up to a third of Americans. So yeah, that's cut
that ball.
Speaker 4 (05:52):
I'm like that, I'm doing a white Elephant with my
friends and I'm buying gifts for my kids.
Speaker 3 (05:56):
And that's it. I don't like the white Elephant thing either.
It's a bunch of crap. Usually do good stuff.
Speaker 4 (06:01):
Last year there were a couple of things that everybody wanted,
so we try to do good stuff. Because one of
my friends asked, like in the event thing, she said,
are we doing like gag gifts the reno. It was like,
get something good that you would want, So yeah, we
have fun with it.
Speaker 2 (06:12):
I did.
Speaker 3 (06:13):
I did see you.
Speaker 2 (06:14):
I did see someone white on there some video. The
white Elephant gift was a rotisserie chicken that's a great gift. Yeah,
I like that one. I mean there's an expiration on
the party. It could be used right there at the party.
That's trial. That's why I think Thanksgiving is the better holiday.
And it's not even close. It's it's good food and
you ought to worry about gifts. I mean, this is
(06:35):
Jesus's birthday that we're celebrating. Aw, did this whole gifting
get tied into all this?
Speaker 4 (06:40):
Not because the three Kings came with the gifts? You
know the story?
Speaker 5 (06:44):
Yes, yes, all right, I think we should wrap this.
Speaker 6 (06:57):
Out.
Speaker 3 (06:59):
The only thing you're going to that's right, that's right. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (07:05):
Rory O'Neill, our national corresponding with us this morning.
Speaker 3 (07:08):
Rory, thanks so much. Thanks.
Speaker 1 (07:10):
Right to forget about that the story, right, let's go
to the highline and bring in our White House correspondent
John Decker. John, I was just mentioning that that Wall
Street Journal report this this new reasoning as to why
there were follow up strikes on that September second airstrike
operation to take out that Narco trafficking boats. Getting a
(07:32):
little bit more information on what to expect from the
Admiral when he speaks to Congress today.
Speaker 6 (07:39):
Yeah, you know, I think what would provide a lot
of clarity for those Senators Ryan who sit on the
Senate Armed Services Committee, and we'll hear this classified briefing
from Admiral Bradley is actually not just hearing from him,
but seeing the video, the video from the second strike
on September. The second that would clear up so much
because we hear about different and things. We hear about
(08:01):
whether or not these individuals were clinging to the remnants
of a drug boat, you know, just out flailing away
in international waters, and then we hear this other story
about oh, they got back into the boat, you know,
and we're going to continue the mission that I find
hard to believe if a boat is struck in the
way it was struck by the US military, Yeah, it's decimated,
(08:22):
it's obliterated. There's nothing that that boat could do to
operate properly to get anywhere close to the United States. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (08:31):
And one thing I think is important to point out
because as we're talking about these these boat strikes and
the questions about how we know the people who are
on these boats are narco traffickers, I think the reason
that Congress wants some more answers on this. You know,
if you look at some of the numbers, you have
(08:52):
all of these different interdictions that are happening out there
on the water, and there are a number of different times,
many when the vessels didn't have any illicit contraband on board,
the people weren't drug runners. So there is that question
looming over all of this. How exactly do we know
that these votes in particular are doing what they're alleged
(09:12):
to be doing.
Speaker 6 (09:14):
Well, that's right, and so you know, this is where
this kind of briefing is necessary. We've heard from both
Republicans and senators who are troubled with the way this
particular operation was carried out. We also have heard, you know,
from Republicans and Democrats like Ram Paul who don't like
just even going after these alleged drug votes in the
(09:37):
way that the military has been going after them for
the last few months. But he's an outlier. You do have,
you know, senators like Roger Wicker, he's the chairman of
the Senate Armed Services Committee, who are very troubled in
terms of the way this strike on September the second
actually played out.
Speaker 1 (09:55):
Now, of course, we're not going to be able to
see this testimony today. It's really going to come down
to afterwards what different members of Congress have to say
about it, revealing, you know, what they can because this
is a classified briefing, right, that's.
Speaker 6 (10:11):
Right, you know. I think it's just simply whether a
senator comes out and says, I'm satisfied with the explanation
given by Admiral Bradley, or I'm dissatisfied with the explanation
given by Admiral Bradley, and that doesn't violate in any
way what he may have said in a classified setting.
Speaker 1 (10:27):
And our White House correspondent John Decker with US John
really appreciated, Thanks so much, Thank you, and don't forget
you can check out the White House Briefing Room podcasts
with John Decker on your iHeartRadio app. I have said
from the beginning, I think that if we're going to
do these strikes on alleged NARCO trafficking boats, Congress needs
to authorize something like that. But you know, just generally speaking,
(10:49):
I don't have a problem taking out those posts. I
just want to know, like, how do we know.
Speaker 4 (10:53):
Their microscopic transparency on it?
Speaker 1 (10:56):
Yeah, yeah, exactly, And I'll be interested to see like
what lawmakers say after seeing the video and all of that, because,
like John said, kind of kind of hard to believe
that you take out the boat, maybe you don't completely
destroy it, but you're telling me the you're doing swimming.
Speaker 4 (11:10):
With the life message with the drugs like behind them,
Like what were they doing right?
Speaker 6 (11:13):
Right?
Speaker 1 (11:14):
The Pentagon's internal watchdog, the Inspector General, determined Secretary of
Warpete Heggsat, jeopardized sensitive military information that could have seriously
risked the lives of US service members when he shared
certain details regarding American military operations in Yemen. That's the
finding of the much anticipated review of Hegsat's Signal Gate
(11:34):
controversy that stemmed from his use of the signal app
back in March to discuss sensitive plants to strike Yemen.
The report was sent to Congress on Tuesday. It's going
to be released today. The group chat became public when
the editor in chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, was
accidentally added to it. The report is said to confirm
what was reported really back in July by CBS News
(11:56):
and others. The key information posted by Haggasa in the
Signal Check group was taken from a classified email was
shared by Army General Michael Carilla with time was the
commander of US Central Command, which oversees military operations in
the Middle East, Central Asia, and some of South Asia.
The secret designation means that the information was classified and
(12:21):
the disclosure of the information could potentially seriously damage national
security and jeopardize the safety of our service members. Now,
when the story first broke, haig set said it was
no big deal, nobody was texting war plans. But then
screenshots picked up by The Atlantic told a bit of
a different story. He was talking about how the weather
(12:42):
was favorable for the operation. He talked about the exact
time the operation would take place, the types of weaponry
that would be used during the operation. That the target
terrorist is at his known location. So there is a
lot of information in there is a lot.
Speaker 3 (13:01):
Hag Seth not budging.
Speaker 1 (13:03):
He says he's been completely exonerated because the IG did
not specifically say he released classified information. It's one of
those things where you know, I know we're not in
this kind of place in this country, but you just
wish he would come out and say, yeah, screw that
one up, not gonna let it happen against and learn Yeah,
that's it, because I mean you could say, all right,
(13:25):
what was it technically classified information?
Speaker 3 (13:27):
Not were they warplant?
Speaker 1 (13:29):
You don't want that kind of information in a signal chat,
especially as one where a journalist was accidentally.
Speaker 4 (13:35):
He's like gaslighting, like making us think we didn't see
what we're seeing.
Speaker 3 (13:39):
Yeah, we saw the messages. But again that's not what
we do.
Speaker 1 (13:42):
And it's not just like a Republican or neither side
can just say yeah, screw that one up.
Speaker 3 (13:47):
You know, I'm not going to do it again.
Speaker 4 (13:48):
Nobody ever apologizing.
Speaker 1 (13:49):
No, the battle to pick a new state bird continues
in Tallahassee.
Speaker 3 (13:54):
I mean, this has been going on for years.
Speaker 1 (13:57):
Islamador Representative Jim Mooney is behind the bush to demote
the Northern mocking bird, which has been the state bird
since nineteen twenty seven, and promote the American flamingo in
its place.
Speaker 7 (14:09):
You will never see a mockingbird in an airport. You
will never see a mockingbird on the lottery ticket. You
will never see a mingo in the airport. You will
see a repelican in the airport, But you will see
a flamingo in every airport you go to.
Speaker 3 (14:20):
That's true. That's a really good point that we makes.
Speaker 1 (14:22):
Yeah, yesterday the State House Natural Resources and Disasters Subcommittee
approved his bill, which would also make the Florida scrubjay
the official state songbird.
Speaker 4 (14:34):
Because we really need that. We're not going to see
that in an airport.
Speaker 1 (14:39):
Now, no, no, but it's native to Florida, and so
you know we got to do that too.
Speaker 3 (14:44):
We have the state bird and the state songbird.
Speaker 1 (14:46):
While voting yes, Representative Alison Tant also wants to talk
about keeping the mocking bird as a state songbird, so
the Northern mocking bird, and Representative Alex and Rotti plans
to file an amendment to make the pelican the official
Northwest fishing bird of Florida.
Speaker 8 (15:08):
Why this is what they're doing in dallass right, I
don't care if they pick a penguin at this point,
just pick a fricking bird and get done with this issue.
Speaker 1 (15:19):
Representative Adam Anderson thinks this is a no brainer.
Speaker 3 (15:23):
I always thought the flamingo was our state bird. Actually,
that's why I saw the bill analysis.
Speaker 1 (15:27):
So I think you're just codifying what most Flirtians think.
Speaker 4 (15:30):
Yeah, I think I think most of the country and
probably the world thinks Florida thinks the flamingo is our
state bird. Exactly why why is this a debate?
Speaker 3 (15:39):
I don't know.
Speaker 1 (15:40):
We know it can't be the snowy egret. That bird
is at the center of a lawsuit right now, so
we can't. We can't have that bird as the state bird.
Just figure it out already.
Speaker 3 (15:48):
Come on.
Speaker 1 (15:49):
So yesterday in the six o'clock hour, we talked about
this story involving the IRS and only fans. And this
whole issue has to do with the no tax on
tips deduction in the One Big Beautiful Bill. It blocks
tips earned from prostitution or pornographic activity. But Congress didn't
define what counts as pornographic. So now you have IRS
(16:11):
agents who have to figure it out on a case
by case basis.
Speaker 3 (16:15):
That means they're.
Speaker 1 (16:16):
Going in and reviewing only fans videos to design if
they crossed the line. And we put the video of
this conversation on social media, you can follow us everywhere.
Ryan Gorman Show and other Mike p commented on Instagram
and predicted an application boom for IRS agents. So on TikTok,
(16:39):
there were a lot of people who were interested in volunteering.
Speaker 3 (16:43):
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Speaker 1 (16:45):
Support you know, the federal government, the irs and on YouTube.
At last check, we only had two views on that video.
Speaker 4 (16:54):
I'm telling you.
Speaker 3 (16:55):
Yeah, then you said this as we were going to
post it.
Speaker 4 (16:58):
Yet they will not YouTube sensors anything that seems to
have any type of adult content to it. Some of
our you know, Epstein related videos have been kind of
downgraded by YouTube. It definitely happens. And I was kind
of careful, like I did mention OnlyFans. Yeah, but I
didn't use the word pornography or prostitution or anything. But yeah,
YouTube sensor stuff like that.
Speaker 1 (17:19):
Yeah, I thought that was notable because we had talked
about that before we posted the video. There you can
subscribe to our YouTube page. Just find us search for
Ryan Gorman Show. But apparently TikTok Instagram they don't care
about that kind of stuff.
Speaker 3 (17:31):
No, they don't.
Speaker 1 (17:32):
And then real quick, we also talked about the lack
of transparency and healthcare on yesterday's show, and I mentioned
wanting an Amazon type setup for non emergency care, something
that's easy to use. You can see ratings and reviews
of doctors, you know, different medical practices, pricing information, all
that kind of stuff. On TikTok. A few people like
(17:53):
my take. A few said they wanted a single payer system.
There were a lot of people promoting the whole single
player system there, and then one said, every doctor has
a rating and review and prices.
Speaker 3 (18:04):
What is he talking about? I don't know what they're
talking about.
Speaker 4 (18:07):
Yeah, nos, if you ask when you go to the doctor,
they'll break it down for you and try to tell you.
But it's a hassle to get it. You don't have
a menu when you look at.
Speaker 1 (18:15):
No or beforehand, there's nowhere you can go to just
kind of see a general idea, right, and the ratings
and reviews. There are some things that you can find,
like you could look on Google and see if there's
stuff there.
Speaker 4 (18:28):
Or really difficult, Like for a business, it's much easier
to find FLK reviews and stuff like that, but when
you're looking for a doctor, it's really difficult.
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And right now, let's bring in our national correspondent, Rory O'Neil,
whose reports brought to you by Mark Spain real Estate. So, Rory,
these ICE raids are expanding to more cities, including New
Orleans being the latest focus for the Department of Homeland Security.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Yeah, we saw some top border officials on the ground
in the French Quarter yesterday taking part in some of
these events to raise the profile of these activities. The
Border Patrol chief at Greg Rebovino was down there and
they're just trying.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
To well, I'm fascinated by this.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
The Governor of Louisiana's like, come on down, bring the
National Guard, bring ice, bring everybody, stay right on through,
Marti Gras.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
I'll take the free help. But the mayor elect of.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
New Orleans is like, wait a minute, I got some
issues with these masks, with these unmarked vehicles, and so
she's a little bit more reluctant to embrace all this.
So it's an interesting dichotomy there, the governor and the
mayor not really on the same page.
Speaker 3 (00:58):
I'm sure the ICE agents they like to stay through
Marti Groos. Of course, they were see some interesting.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
Things there in the French How much of those all
of a sudden, right, right. I did read a piece
about hiring at ICE and there are, I guess some problems.
Instructors at the Georgia Training Academy say they have received
some applicants who can barely run, which is a bit
(01:25):
of a problem. There was one who weighed four hundred
and sixty nine pounds and wasn't cleared for physical activity.
Speaker 3 (01:33):
So yeah, I don't think that person can all have
to be out in the field chasing. No, No, that's
that's true. That's true.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
There were drug tests that warrant process before the recruits
were flown to Georgia. So then when the positive assault
came back after training began.
Speaker 4 (01:49):
Disqualifying, yeah, they were out.
Speaker 1 (01:52):
And then the training itself it's been shortened from sixteen
weeks to six because they've had to beef up. You're
trying to do all these operations, and you know it
takes time to get people trained and to hire enough people.
Speaker 3 (02:04):
To stand up these sound estions. Yeah, it sounds like
they've already beefed up some of these works. Yeah. Yeah.
Speaker 4 (02:10):
And remember Dean Caine, the actor, Yeah, he did that
video where he was doing the training. They were making
fun of him like, you're not that in shape anymore, dude.
Speaker 3 (02:18):
He's a little older.
Speaker 1 (02:19):
But they're hiring some older former officers, but mainly for
desk duty. And then I guess there's some questions about
the numbers because there's again this this push to hire
a certain amount. But there were a lot of prank submissions,
so people were submitting applications and they weren't, you know,
say which you.
Speaker 3 (02:37):
Can you can see that happen, Yeah, totally, Yeah, so.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
Huge azz as bart Simpson's yes, right, right, apparently.
Speaker 3 (02:46):
It's appropriate in that time around.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
Yeah, and the signing bonuses and look, we've heard from
plenty of sheriffs. Sheriff Grady Judd Bolk County he was
upset with ICE saying, hey, stop poaching my Yeah.
Speaker 3 (02:58):
That's right. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
They were offering such lucrative deals that a lot of
local police and sheriff's offices were saying, hey, wait a minute,
now you're approaching our best people.
Speaker 3 (03:09):
Yeah. So those a little pushback there.
Speaker 1 (03:10):
And this is a state where I think there's certainly
been the most cooperation with ICE and bike patrol and
immigration officials. I did see there was a sheriff from
a rural County, very red County, who did say, you know,
at some point, we need a little bit more cooperation
from the federal government, I guess, And this is one
(03:31):
of the things that I worried about. You know, we've
got all our local law enforcement agencies willing to help,
and that's good, but I was also concerned. You know,
you don't want the entire task ending up in their lap,
like basically they're doing the work that the federal government
should be doing. And that particular cheff I can't remember
(03:51):
which county it was from, said hey, you know, we're
willing to help out here, but you put it on Yeah,
you're tax and our department a bit here as well.
So we'll see what comes out of these sweeps in
New Orleans.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Go ahead, And you saw the one in Key West,
that woman in scrubs was taken into CASSEI. But it's
like three police cars then one ice car one Yeah.
So yeah, every time they have these deployments, the police
are text out trying to be in support of those operations.
Speaker 3 (04:17):
So yeah, you can see where direct resources away.
Speaker 1 (04:21):
Yeah, and I do think look, we've seen some of
the stories of the people who they've rounded up, and
you know the stories where they round up somebody who's
an American citizen who gets caught up in the raid
or something that makes a lot of headlines. But I
have seen a lot of stories some really bad people
who are here who should not be here, who are
also getting right into these rates.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
Especially and if they're on the doll you know, if
they're collecting whatever shouldn't be collecting, that should be a
top priority.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
To another story of covering this morning, we're joined by
our national horrespondent Rory O'Neil. Tips and Gifts Etiquette for
the Holidays.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
Yeah, it seems that there's a for a lot of Americans,
there's been a tipping point, as it were, when it
comes to this stuff.
Speaker 3 (05:01):
They are just sick and tired of it. Either. So
many people to tip.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
It's the housekeeper, the childcare provider, the school teacher.
Speaker 3 (05:09):
I'm supposed to tip, the mail carrier, the person who
I'm picking up food for it.
Speaker 1 (05:13):
Like, I went through a drive through yesterday and I
did the pre order on the app and then asked
for a tip.
Speaker 4 (05:20):
But that gives you the option to not do it,
and they don't really know because it's the app.
Speaker 3 (05:25):
Oh really, see I figured she would know when I
pulled it up.
Speaker 4 (05:28):
I don't know, because when I go to Starbucks now
I use the and because then you're not clipping the
no right there.
Speaker 3 (05:35):
Yeah, I don't know. I was guilted into it. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (05:38):
And then a third of Americans one third are adopting
a no gifts policy. Love that you don't get anything
for me. I won't get anything for you. I'll just
enjoy it the spirit of the season. So yeah, that's
up to a third of Americans. So yeah, that's cut
that ball.
Speaker 4 (05:52):
I'm like that, I'm doing a white Elephant with my
friends and I'm buying gifts for my kids.
Speaker 3 (05:56):
And that's it. I don't like the white Elephant thing either.
It's a bunch of crap. Usually do good stuff.
Speaker 4 (06:01):
Last year there were a couple of things that everybody wanted,
so we try to do good stuff. Because one of
my friends asked, like in the event thing, she said,
are we doing like gag gifts the reno. It was like,
get something good that you would want, So yeah, we
have fun with it.
Speaker 2 (06:12):
I did.
Speaker 3 (06:13):
I did see you.
Speaker 2 (06:14):
I did see someone white on there some video. The
white Elephant gift was a rotisserie chicken that's a great gift. Yeah,
I like that one. I mean there's an expiration on
the party. It could be used right there at the party.
That's trial. That's why I think Thanksgiving is the better holiday.
And it's not even close. It's it's good food and
you ought to worry about gifts. I mean, this is
(06:35):
Jesus's birthday that we're celebrating. Aw, did this whole gifting
get tied into all this?
Speaker 4 (06:40):
Not because the three Kings came with the gifts? You
know the story?
Speaker 5 (06:44):
Yes, yes, all right, I think we should wrap this.
Speaker 6 (06:57):
Out.
Speaker 3 (06:59):
The only thing you're going to that's right, that's right. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (07:05):
Rory O'Neill, our national corresponding with us this morning.
Speaker 3 (07:08):
Rory, thanks so much. Thanks.
Speaker 1 (07:10):
Right to forget about that the story, right, let's go
to the highline and bring in our White House correspondent
John Decker. John, I was just mentioning that that Wall
Street Journal report this this new reasoning as to why
there were follow up strikes on that September second airstrike
operation to take out that Narco trafficking boats. Getting a
(07:32):
little bit more information on what to expect from the
Admiral when he speaks to Congress today.
Speaker 6 (07:39):
Yeah, you know, I think what would provide a lot
of clarity for those Senators Ryan who sit on the
Senate Armed Services Committee, and we'll hear this classified briefing
from Admiral Bradley is actually not just hearing from him,
but seeing the video, the video from the second strike
on September. The second that would clear up so much
because we hear about different and things. We hear about
(08:01):
whether or not these individuals were clinging to the remnants
of a drug boat, you know, just out flailing away
in international waters, and then we hear this other story
about oh, they got back into the boat, you know,
and we're going to continue the mission that I find
hard to believe if a boat is struck in the
way it was struck by the US military, Yeah, it's decimated,
(08:22):
it's obliterated. There's nothing that that boat could do to
operate properly to get anywhere close to the United States. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (08:31):
And one thing I think is important to point out
because as we're talking about these these boat strikes and
the questions about how we know the people who are
on these boats are narco traffickers, I think the reason
that Congress wants some more answers on this. You know,
if you look at some of the numbers, you have
(08:52):
all of these different interdictions that are happening out there
on the water, and there are a number of different times,
many when the vessels didn't have any illicit contraband on board,
the people weren't drug runners. So there is that question
looming over all of this. How exactly do we know
that these votes in particular are doing what they're alleged
(09:12):
to be doing.
Speaker 6 (09:14):
Well, that's right, and so you know, this is where
this kind of briefing is necessary. We've heard from both
Republicans and senators who are troubled with the way this
particular operation was carried out. We also have heard, you know,
from Republicans and Democrats like Ram Paul who don't like
just even going after these alleged drug votes in the
(09:37):
way that the military has been going after them for
the last few months. But he's an outlier. You do have,
you know, senators like Roger Wicker, he's the chairman of
the Senate Armed Services Committee, who are very troubled in
terms of the way this strike on September the second
actually played out.
Speaker 1 (09:55):
Now, of course, we're not going to be able to
see this testimony today. It's really going to come down
to afterwards what different members of Congress have to say
about it, revealing, you know, what they can because this
is a classified briefing, right, that's.
Speaker 6 (10:11):
Right, you know. I think it's just simply whether a
senator comes out and says, I'm satisfied with the explanation
given by Admiral Bradley, or I'm dissatisfied with the explanation
given by Admiral Bradley, and that doesn't violate in any
way what he may have said in a classified setting.
Speaker 1 (10:27):
And our White House correspondent John Decker with US John
really appreciated, Thanks so much, Thank you, and don't forget
you can check out the White House Briefing Room podcasts
with John Decker on your iHeartRadio app. I have said
from the beginning, I think that if we're going to
do these strikes on alleged NARCO trafficking boats, Congress needs
to authorize something like that. But you know, just generally speaking,
(10:49):
I don't have a problem taking out those posts. I
just want to know, like, how do we know.
Speaker 4 (10:53):
Their microscopic transparency on it?
Speaker 1 (10:56):
Yeah, yeah, exactly, And I'll be interested to see like
what lawmakers say after seeing the video and all of that, because,
like John said, kind of kind of hard to believe
that you take out the boat, maybe you don't completely
destroy it, but you're telling me the you're doing swimming.
Speaker 4 (11:10):
With the life message with the drugs like behind them,
Like what were they doing right?
Speaker 6 (11:13):
Right?
Speaker 1 (11:14):
The Pentagon's internal watchdog, the Inspector General, determined Secretary of
Warpete Heggsat, jeopardized sensitive military information that could have seriously
risked the lives of US service members when he shared
certain details regarding American military operations in Yemen. That's the
finding of the much anticipated review of Hegsat's Signal Gate
(11:34):
controversy that stemmed from his use of the signal app
back in March to discuss sensitive plants to strike Yemen.
The report was sent to Congress on Tuesday. It's going
to be released today. The group chat became public when
the editor in chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, was
accidentally added to it. The report is said to confirm
what was reported really back in July by CBS News
(11:56):
and others. The key information posted by Haggasa in the
Signal Check group was taken from a classified email was
shared by Army General Michael Carilla with time was the
commander of US Central Command, which oversees military operations in
the Middle East, Central Asia, and some of South Asia.
The secret designation means that the information was classified and
(12:21):
the disclosure of the information could potentially seriously damage national
security and jeopardize the safety of our service members. Now,
when the story first broke, haig set said it was
no big deal, nobody was texting war plans. But then
screenshots picked up by The Atlantic told a bit of
a different story. He was talking about how the weather
(12:42):
was favorable for the operation. He talked about the exact
time the operation would take place, the types of weaponry
that would be used during the operation. That the target
terrorist is at his known location. So there is a
lot of information in there is a lot.
Speaker 3 (13:01):
Hag Seth not budging.
Speaker 1 (13:03):
He says he's been completely exonerated because the IG did
not specifically say he released classified information. It's one of
those things where you know, I know we're not in
this kind of place in this country, but you just
wish he would come out and say, yeah, screw that
one up, not gonna let it happen against and learn Yeah,
that's it, because I mean you could say, all right,
(13:25):
what was it technically classified information?
Speaker 3 (13:27):
Not were they warplant?
Speaker 1 (13:29):
You don't want that kind of information in a signal chat,
especially as one where a journalist was accidentally.
Speaker 4 (13:35):
He's like gaslighting, like making us think we didn't see
what we're seeing.
Speaker 3 (13:39):
Yeah, we saw the messages. But again that's not what
we do.
Speaker 1 (13:42):
And it's not just like a Republican or neither side
can just say yeah, screw that one up.
Speaker 3 (13:47):
You know, I'm not going to do it again.
Speaker 4 (13:48):
Nobody ever apologizing.
Speaker 1 (13:49):
No, the battle to pick a new state bird continues
in Tallahassee.
Speaker 3 (13:54):
I mean, this has been going on for years.
Speaker 1 (13:57):
Islamador Representative Jim Mooney is behind the bush to demote
the Northern mocking bird, which has been the state bird
since nineteen twenty seven, and promote the American flamingo in
its place.
Speaker 7 (14:09):
You will never see a mockingbird in an airport. You
will never see a mockingbird on the lottery ticket. You
will never see a mingo in the airport. You will
see a repelican in the airport, But you will see
a flamingo in every airport you go to.
Speaker 3 (14:20):
That's true. That's a really good point that we makes.
Speaker 1 (14:22):
Yeah, yesterday the State House Natural Resources and Disasters Subcommittee
approved his bill, which would also make the Florida scrubjay
the official state songbird.
Speaker 4 (14:34):
Because we really need that. We're not going to see
that in an airport.
Speaker 1 (14:39):
Now, no, no, but it's native to Florida, and so
you know we got to do that too.
Speaker 3 (14:44):
We have the state bird and the state songbird.
Speaker 1 (14:46):
While voting yes, Representative Alison Tant also wants to talk
about keeping the mocking bird as a state songbird, so
the Northern mocking bird, and Representative Alex and Rotti plans
to file an amendment to make the pelican the official
Northwest fishing bird of Florida.
Speaker 8 (15:08):
Why this is what they're doing in dallass right, I
don't care if they pick a penguin at this point,
just pick a fricking bird and get done with this issue.
Speaker 1 (15:19):
Representative Adam Anderson thinks this is a no brainer.
Speaker 3 (15:23):
I always thought the flamingo was our state bird. Actually,
that's why I saw the bill analysis.
Speaker 1 (15:27):
So I think you're just codifying what most Flirtians think.
Speaker 4 (15:30):
Yeah, I think I think most of the country and
probably the world thinks Florida thinks the flamingo is our
state bird. Exactly why why is this a debate?
Speaker 3 (15:39):
I don't know.
Speaker 1 (15:40):
We know it can't be the snowy egret. That bird
is at the center of a lawsuit right now, so
we can't. We can't have that bird as the state bird.
Just figure it out already.
Speaker 3 (15:48):
Come on.
Speaker 1 (15:49):
So yesterday in the six o'clock hour, we talked about
this story involving the IRS and only fans. And this
whole issue has to do with the no tax on
tips deduction in the One Big Beautiful Bill. It blocks
tips earned from prostitution or pornographic activity. But Congress didn't
define what counts as pornographic. So now you have IRS
(16:11):
agents who have to figure it out on a case
by case basis.
Speaker 3 (16:15):
That means they're.
Speaker 1 (16:16):
Going in and reviewing only fans videos to design if
they crossed the line. And we put the video of
this conversation on social media, you can follow us everywhere.
Ryan Gorman Show and other Mike p commented on Instagram
and predicted an application boom for IRS agents. So on TikTok,
(16:39):
there were a lot of people who were interested in volunteering.
Speaker 3 (16:43):
They get paid, No, no, they just want to.
Speaker 1 (16:45):
Support you know, the federal government, the irs and on YouTube.
At last check, we only had two views on that video.
Speaker 4 (16:54):
I'm telling you.
Speaker 3 (16:55):
Yeah, then you said this as we were going to
post it.
Speaker 4 (16:58):
Yet they will not YouTube sensors anything that seems to
have any type of adult content to it. Some of
our you know, Epstein related videos have been kind of
downgraded by YouTube. It definitely happens. And I was kind
of careful, like I did mention OnlyFans. Yeah, but I
didn't use the word pornography or prostitution or anything. But yeah,
YouTube sensor stuff like that.
Speaker 1 (17:19):
Yeah, I thought that was notable because we had talked
about that before we posted the video. There you can
subscribe to our YouTube page. Just find us search for
Ryan Gorman Show. But apparently TikTok Instagram they don't care
about that kind of stuff.
Speaker 3 (17:31):
No, they don't.
Speaker 1 (17:32):
And then real quick, we also talked about the lack
of transparency and healthcare on yesterday's show, and I mentioned
wanting an Amazon type setup for non emergency care, something
that's easy to use. You can see ratings and reviews
of doctors, you know, different medical practices, pricing information, all
that kind of stuff. On TikTok. A few people like
(17:53):
my take. A few said they wanted a single payer system.
There were a lot of people promoting the whole single
player system there, and then one said, every doctor has
a rating and review and prices.
Speaker 3 (18:04):
What is he talking about? I don't know what they're
talking about.
Speaker 4 (18:07):
Yeah, nos, if you ask when you go to the doctor,
they'll break it down for you and try to tell you.
But it's a hassle to get it. You don't have
a menu when you look at.
Speaker 1 (18:15):
No or beforehand, there's nowhere you can go to just
kind of see a general idea, right, and the ratings
and reviews. There are some things that you can find,
like you could look on Google and see if there's
stuff there.
Speaker 4 (18:28):
Or really difficult, Like for a business, it's much easier
to find FLK reviews and stuff like that, but when
you're looking for a doctor, it's really difficult.
Speaker 1 (18:36):
Yes, So make sure you are following us on social
media and you can weigh in on any of the
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