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It's that part,
it's that part right there.
And what, what is that part?
That part is the main thing.
The main thing is the point of whateverit is that you are talking about or
dealing with, or, you know, a person,place or thing, whatever it is.
(00:29):
I mean, you've heard the term thatpart, you know, it's, it just places
emphasis on whatever it is that you're.
the subject matter is or whateveryou're dealing with here.
So welcome to the day's episode.
We you know, we'll explore alot of different things there.
We'll try to get through it.
(00:49):
And get you back in the oneto the rest of your day.
But there, I mean, there's so much,so we'll do follow up and all of that,
but I definitely want to check in tolet, let you know what's going on.
We're coming to you live rightnow out of Southern California.
And so we're going to checkup, take a look at Southern
(01:11):
California, extend our focus.
You know, to the border states, youknow, then we're going to transverse
the West Coast and finally delve intonational and international stories.
Impact in the United States.
And, and so so you'll beinformed now, a lot of it.
(01:32):
If you follow social media, of course,you're probably well informed already.
So thus the it's that part.
I'm just going to drill down on somethings that you already know and
they might have some thoughts about.
And at the end, I'll let youknow how you can get in contact.
Well, as a matter of fact, youcan get in contact with me right
(01:55):
now if you like, depending onwhen you're listening to this.
It's that part.com.
It's that part.com.
There go to the website there andyou'll find contact information
to get directly in contact with meand and I'll address whatever your
concern is and get back to you.
(02:17):
And who knows, maybetalk about it on the air.
Southern California, a wildfire aftermathand the economic path is the heading
of this This little, this this bit orthis spot, I should say and speaking
of spot we are being sponsored directlythrough affiliation by fix as P H I X
(02:40):
fix, and I'll tell you more about thata little bit later on, as well as give
you some information on how you can getinvolved with it or get connected to it.
It's, it's awesome.
It's awesome.
I'm a witness.
That's if you're trying to getyourself together, trying to feel
(03:00):
good and look good, fix and fix you.
At any rate recent studies haverevealed that the Palisades and Eden
wildfires, which devastated partsof Los Angeles earlier this year
have caused billions in damages.
The economic repercussions are expectedto be felt for years, affecting
(03:23):
local communities and economies.
That's not hard to believe.
That's not a stretchor anything like that.
And if you've seen any of the videos andstill photos on online you know what it
looks like if you live out here and havehad the opportunity to drive through the
(03:44):
neighborhood, which I have it's, it's,it's just, just sad, in fact, at, at my
church we have a number of individuals.
We lost everything, lost everything.
And and so that, that story will continue.
And I think we have a little bitmore on that and what the state is
(04:09):
or isn't doing as it relates to that.
And, and I'm not going to be jumping downon the negative of what the state isn't
doing or what Karen Bass isn't doing.
It's not about that.
We're well beyond that.
It's about.
You know if you need some help, thisis how you can get it rebuilding.
(04:31):
Let's see.
USC, oh.
Here, here, here.
Speaking of good news USCTriumphs in women's basketball.
In sports and University of SouthernCalifornia's women's basketball team
clinched the big 10 title by defeatingUCLA cross town cross town rival.
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80 to 67 star player Juju Watkins led with30 points marking USC's first big 10 title
in their inaugural year in the conference.
And that's, that's a great start.
That's a great start.
And this is a great school.
Both of them, though, bothof those schools are great.
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And you know, there's going to be apodcast that I will also plug the logical
lawyer with attorney Bernie Brown, who,who was a the former Southern California
or Los Angeles assistant city attorney.
And he has a great podcast andyou'll want to check that out.
(05:36):
I'll give you some informationat the end as well.
I'm making a note of that.
But he's an alumni of UCLA.
That was the bottom line of allbut USC you know, my favorite.
They won, and this was their firsttime this was their, their first
championship within the Big 10.
They moved over from the fromthe PAC 10, was it 12, 10, or 12?
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One of the two Anywayelsewhere in California.
As I mentioned earlier, the GovernorNewsom's Wildfire Prevention Measures.
In those measures governor Newsom has.
Invoked emergency powers to act to helpexpedite wildfire prevention projects
by suspending certain environmentalregulations, the state, the state aims
(06:26):
to accelerate the clearing of flammablebrush in forests and a move prompted by
recent criticism over wildlife policies.
Now, let's take just amoment to take a look at that
on the surface, it would seem likehe's responding to, you know, something
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that the current administration haslong criticized California for now,
I'll just say that.
As a resident resident of the stateand one who has actually driven through
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some of the forests out here, andthere are a lot of them out here you
can do all the clearing that you want.
That's not going to get the desiredresults that, you know, many
who do not live in California,but who have been to California.
They've been out here.
(07:31):
They've seen it.
And I'm sure they've looked at itand thought it was just beautiful
and wonderful and everything.
But it's, it's,
it's science, it's biology you know,and, and, you know, leaves fall no
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matter how big or small they are, theyfall, they get old, they brown, and,
you know, that's just the cycle of life.
And in this particular case,in the, in the plant world.
They can clear, I mean, youknow, as a matter of fact, you
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can't clean up the whole forest.
I mean, it's gigantic.
What are you talking about?
You know, up over mountainousterrains and, and all of that.
I mean, come on.
You, I mean, just, just bring upCalifornia in your, in your browser
and look at the forest, the LosAngeles National Forest, for instance.
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The San Bernardino Mountain let'ssay Mount Baldy Big Bear, you know,
Snow Summit, all of these places,
bring them up.
Look at the forest.
You think somebody is going to getout there and just with a broom
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and dustpan and clean things up.
It's not like that.
It's a whole process.
Yeah, an ongoing process.
And I'm not, that's not tosay that they haven't been
engaged in that over the years.
But to think that you canjust go in and just, you know,
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clean things up, quote unquote,
in a couple of weeks orso is, is preposterous.
Quite frankly, I'm not even goingto say unrealistic, excuse me.
I'll just say it's preposterous.
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It can't be done
anyway, that's what you want to know.
And that's what he's wanting to do.
And I suspect that you'll jumpthrough that hoop and then the
current administration will presentyet another hoop to jump through
(10:09):
and,
Oh, please.
I thought I was off mic,but I guess I'm not,
you can tell this is live.
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There it is.
I hit the right button this time.
Iterate, I mean, it's, it's anothershow, you know, we'll deal with
that, the relationship between
Governor Newsom and thecurrent administration.
Because it, it, it deserves,it deserves a conversation
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and it's, and it kind of goes into someother stories that we will be, we'll be
looking at here as far as how the currentadministration does or conducts business.
Now that has nothing to do withgoverning, you know, nation, everything
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with them appears to be transactionaland that's not governing that.
That's totally different.
At any rate upcoming stormsystems California is preparing
for a series of storm systems.
Expected to bring significant rainfalland snow at the higher elevations,
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of course, particularly in northernand central regions of the state.
These storms are anticipated to peakduring the second week of March,
which would be this week or next weekwith potential atmospheric rivers.
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Atmospheric river events, I should say.
Contributing to the wet weather andyou might recall that a few weeks ago,
the current administration suggests,or should I say during the, during
the fires or shortly thereafter, thecurrent administration suggested that.
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You know, the only thing that needsto be done was to open up the dam
upstream and let the water justflow through the flow downstream.
My goodness.
Yes, that is that part right there.
Is that part right there?
That's what we're dealing with.
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That's what we're working with.
That's what we're doing in 2025.
All right.
More West Coast news.
Yeah, the economicimpact of U. S. Tariffs.
And whenever you hear U. S. Tariffs,think of taxes, basically, and not taxes.
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On our goods,
you know, or, or, or shall I say, it'snot that the country that we are taxing
or that they're paying for, you know,the, the, the goods there, it's us,
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everything is transferred to us.
I'll just put it like that.
They may pose the taxes may beposed to that country, but that
country is not going to pay it.
You know, if they do, theywill certainly pass that on.
The non savings on to the consumer here.
That's consuming whatever that good is.
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Got it.
It was kept from the endon the on the phone here.
Let's see.
Okay.
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Yes.
One
Monday through Monday.
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Setting up a
great interview or a greatdialogue, I should say with
brother Stella Stella insurance.
And he deals directly with Medicareand cover California out here.
And you know, he helps people navigatethrough all of that, especially
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those boomers and especially intimes such as these, where we really
don't know, you know, what you have,you know, there are things that are
being gutted and curtailed and cut.
And if you're entering the age to whereasyou may be, you know, near fixed income.
(15:51):
Of course, they're trying totake care of that as well with
the social security impacts.
Well, Mr. Stella, he will beone of the people, one of a
number of people that will.
Come on the air to help you helpyou be as rest assured as possible,
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you know, because these times areunlike other times of the past
and we're all, we will all needsomeone to lean on, you know, for
good, you know, concrete information.
And so that's where he's coming in.
But more on that.
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We got all kinds of stuff comingup here on the it's that part,
because it's that kind of show.
We, we, we, we talk to people thatare in the know that people that have
their own opinions about things whichincludes you again, please get in
(16:55):
contact with us at it's that part.
com.
Leave your comments so wecan, you know, address them.
I'm in connect.
Connection with a number of differentpeople that are in the know.
And, you know, speaking of that,
this platform and others like it is thealternative to the mainstream media.
(17:23):
You will probably hear some thingsthat you haven't heard, you know,
learn some things you did not know, andperhaps even some things that you have.
You know, but, and so you will be ableto relate to, you know, the conversation.
(17:43):
That's not something that you would beable to do with the mainstream media,
who are driven by a wholedifferent set of metrics.
And interestingly enough,
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the metric that includes you is minimal.
If they can generate ad revenue, youknow, with no people, they would do it.
That's case in point on ofhow they can easily discard.
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And I'm not just talking about JoanneReed, which is, which is, you know,
one case in point there, there havebeen, you know, many, so at any rate,
there's some tariffs the announcement ofnew U. S. tariffs on European car imports.
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Has led to a sharp decline insales and shares of major car
manufacturers like BMW and Porsche.
This development is causing concernsabout potential economic repercussions
on the West Coast, particularlyin the areas reliant on automotive
imports and related industries.
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If you've ever been out here in inSouthern California on the West Coast
you know, you would think that you arein Bavaria somewhere or in Japan for
that matter, but definitely probably thesecond capital after the first capital
in Germany and Deutschland itself.
Or, you know, German vehicle.
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And as the story alludes to,it's not just, you know, the
consumers that are feeling this.
It's the investors.
That are feeling this
and at some point, you know,something's going to happen.
Something's going to break.
The news media, the mainstream newsmedia throughout Joe Biden's last
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term, or, you know, his only termwere beating the drum about recession,
recession, recession, and inflation,and all of these different things there.
The recession never came, but guesswhat, there are a lot of signs that point
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towards the fact of it coming, you know,case in point, you didn't hear stories
like this, you know manufacturers like BMWand Porsche becoming, you know, concerned
about the, the decline in shares whenyou weren't even talking about shares.
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That you are now and will be.
It's that part right there.
Taking a look at national newshere, the U S Ukraine relations and
political reactions are in the news.
A recent meeting between presidentDonald Trump and Ukrainian president
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Vladimir Zelensky ended abruptlywithout a resolution, marking a
historic moment of tension betweenthe two nations, the contentious Has
elicited varied reactions across thepolitical spectrum in the United States.
And I might, I might add worldwide,worldwide, because it was
(21:32):
unprecedented and unnecessary.
You know, most people, you know,
that's, that's where theycome down on that, that
it was definitely unnecessary.
And, and, and at the end of the day.
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You know, there will be a deal, it justmight not be with the United States.
The United States has alreadystaked out its position and the
side that it, it will stand on.
And that's really something that'sreally a departure from the past,
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but here we are.
It's that part right there.
Now we were moving out nationallyand the reason why this is
coming up on the line here
in the national realm is because.
And that is the Oscars, the Oscars arehappening probably right about now.
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By the time at the time that you'relistening to this, it will, will most
definitely be already history, butit is happening right now out here in
Los Angeles the 97th Academy Awards.
Are set to take place tonight isprobably going on right now at the
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Dolby theater in Los Angeles hostedby Conan O'Brien, who has a a show
on Sirius XM and of course he used tohost late night with Conan O'Brien.
The event will honor the bestfilms of 2024 with performances
by artists like Doja Cat.
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And Ariana Grande, notably CarlosSophia Gascon or Gascon the first
openly transgender star nominatedfor Best Actress, plans to attend
despite recent controversy.
Yeah, I won't get into that right now.
(23:51):
That's yet another show.
But you know, I'll just say that timeshave changed the current administration
and those associated with the currentadministration has declared war.
One, the transgender or I, what I liketo say, those that are different or look
(24:12):
different or act different than they do.
That's not what Jesus did.
Read the book, the Bible that is,
it's that part right there.
Anywho, going on the internationalEuropean leaders seek a Ukraine
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peace plan as aforementioned.
In the wake of the strained U. S.Ukraine relations, British Prime Minister
Keir Starmer has is leading a Europeaninitiative to revive peace talks.
In Ukraine, a summit in London withEuropean leaders aims to create a
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coalition capable of presenting aviable peace plan, highlighting Europe's
commitment to regional stability.
And I think that that's probablythe best course of action here.
The United States have, has been theleader in the free world for, for decades.
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Most notably since World War II.
And I think that you know, this changemight end up being something that's good.
Well, the world that is not necessarilyfor us here in the United States, because
we've always lived, at least I have allmy life has been a part of a democracy.
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One that's growing, the one thatchanged, you know, of course, you
know, my ancestors were enslaved.
So there's part, there'sthat part right there.
But currently we're not enslaved, at leastnot, you know, in physical servitude.
That's reserved for those thatare incarcerated because the
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13th Amendment does not applyto those that are incarcerated.
I think they purposefully left that out.
And so.
You know, there has been some changes,there has been some progress, but just
as, you know, it just seems like, youknow, so many things have changed.
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It seems as though many thingsremain the same and even worse.
It's that part right there.
So we'll be looking at that as we proceed.
In this year,
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staying overseas the UKaid budget cuts outcry.
The the UK government'sdecision to reduce its overseas
development aid budget from 0.
5 percent to 0.
3 percent of gross national incomehas been met with severe criticism
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from international development groups.
Experts warn that this reductioncould have dire consequences for
vulnerable populations worldwide.
Undermining efforts to address poverty,health crises, and climate change impact.
I suspect that and we'll, we'llwait and see, but I suspect that the
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current administration will try to,you know, leverage what we have in
resources and what we have suppliedthem with, them being the UK with.
To make some other kind of deal,of course, it all ties in together.
(28:05):
You know,
some people might be for nationalism,you know, that is, you know,
America first and all of that.
But we are really, really beyondthat we're all interconnected.
And so it behooves us to, you know,try to work in that fashion there.
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Less we fall into the darkpit of authoritarianism with a
dictator, you know, determining.
The fate of the country ofcountries, because there are
a number of them out there.
Again, we're, we're living in somereally, really interesting times here.
(28:56):
And just another nodback at mainstream media.
You're not going to get necessarily thestraight news from mainstream media.
It's going to be watered down andhomogenized and, and, and, and filtered
on this platform or this particularshow and shows like this.
(29:19):
It will be unfiltered.
It will be unfiltered until theypull the plug, I guess, on all of us.
And, and we'll be in trouble.
Everybody worldwide.
Okay.
US tariffs affect the globalmarkets is also in the news.
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We, we spoke to the UK the president I'lljust say the current administration's
announcement of new tariffs on importsfrom Mexico, Canada, and China as
unsettled global markets, you don't say.
I wonder why the 10% levy on Chinesegoods is in particular has raised concerns
(30:06):
about escalating trade tensions and theirpotential impact on the global economy.
Mainly because, you know, Chinacarries a major part of the US debt.
And so, I mean, they can really, theycan really wreck havoc on our economy.
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There, if they, if they really wantedto, you want to call in that debt,
it's that part right there.
And again, It's that part is themain thing that, that, that's
the, the, the point of it all.
(30:50):
So with that said you know,we'll just, we'll just keep it.
We'll just keep an eye.
We'll, we'll stay awake onall of this thing there.
I won't, I won't use the phrase thatseems to pop people's heads off because
even though the fact that, you know,it's, it's a positive phrase that
was derived back in the day when.
(31:14):
People of color, black people neededto be aware of what's going on, be it
someone coming down the road or whattime of day it is, you know, being home
before, you know, the lights were outand, you know, lights came on or whatever.
Although back in those days, theydidn't have, you know, streetlights,
(31:37):
but they needed to be aware becauseyou could be next, the next person
to need, you know, a gruesome fate.
That's where the phrasestaying woke came from.
It was a, it was a callto action, basically.
(31:58):
And it still is, just indifferent, a different manner here.
Because you want to stay informedbecause that, you know, because a lot of
information is not being disseminated.
We didn't even get into the, the,the health situation here, at
least here in the United States.
(32:19):
And the fact that things are not beingreported and meetings are being canceled
you know, people are being fired.
People that are in charge of.
Determining what's going onwith a particular strain of,
or strand of, of, of virus.
(32:43):
And they interact, theyinteract with our international.
You know, partner, just likethey have for, for decades.
But now that's all changed.
Now that's all changed.
And we'll get into that next time.
(33:04):
You know, as far as how it changed andwho made the change and all of that.
So you keep it right here.
I'm Jesse L Hammonds, podcast professor.
And it's that part right there.
It's that part,
it's that part right there.
And what, what is that part?
That part is the main thing.
The main thing is the point of whateverit is that you are talking about or
dealing with, or, you know, a person,place or thing, whatever it is.
(00:29):
I mean, you've heard the term thatpart, you know, it's, it just places
emphasis on whatever it is that you're.
the subject matter is or whateveryou're dealing with here.
So welcome to the day's episode.
We you know, we'll explore alot of different things there.
We'll try to get through it.
(00:49):
And get you back in the oneto the rest of your day.
But there, I mean, there's so much,so we'll do follow up and all of that,
but I definitely want to check in tolet, let you know what's going on.
We're coming to you live rightnow out of Southern California.
And so we're going to checkup, take a look at Southern
(01:11):
California, extend our focus.
You know, to the border states, youknow, then we're going to transverse
the West Coast and finally delve intonational and international stories.
Impact in the United States.
And, and so so you'll beinformed now, a lot of it.
(01:32):
If you follow social media, of course,you're probably well informed already.
So thus the it's that part.
I'm just going to drill down on somethings that you already know and
they might have some thoughts about.
And at the end, I'll let youknow how you can get in contact.
Well, as a matter of fact, youcan get in contact with me right
(01:55):
now if you like, depending onwhen you're listening to this.
It's that part.com.
It's that part.com.
There go to the website there andyou'll find contact information
to get directly in contact with meand and I'll address whatever your
concern is and get back to you.
(02:17):
And who knows, maybetalk about it on the air.
Southern California, a wildfire aftermathand the economic path is the heading
of this This little, this this bit orthis spot, I should say and speaking
of spot we are being sponsored directlythrough affiliation by fix as P H I X
(02:40):
fix, and I'll tell you more about thata little bit later on, as well as give
you some information on how you can getinvolved with it or get connected to it.
It's, it's awesome.
It's awesome.
I'm a witness.
That's if you're trying to getyourself together, trying to feel
(03:00):
good and look good, fix and fix you.
At any rate recent studies haverevealed that the Palisades and Eden
wildfires, which devastated partsof Los Angeles earlier this year
have caused billions in damages.
The economic repercussions are expectedto be felt for years, affecting
(03:23):
local communities and economies.
That's not hard to believe.
That's not a stretchor anything like that.
And if you've seen any of the videos andstill photos on online you know what it
looks like if you live out here and havehad the opportunity to drive through the
(03:44):
neighborhood, which I have it's, it's,it's just, just sad, in fact, at, at my
church we have a number of individuals.
We lost everything, lost everything.
And and so that, that story will continue.
And I think we have a little bitmore on that and what the state is
(04:09):
or isn't doing as it relates to that.
And, and I'm not going to be jumping downon the negative of what the state isn't
doing or what Karen Bass isn't doing.
It's not about that.
We're well beyond that.
It's about.
You know if you need some help, thisis how you can get it rebuilding.
(04:31):
Let's see.
USC, oh.
Here, here, here.
Speaking of good news USCTriumphs in women's basketball.
In sports and University of SouthernCalifornia's women's basketball team
clinched the big 10 title by defeatingUCLA cross town cross town rival.
(04:52):
80 to 67 star player Juju Watkins led with30 points marking USC's first big 10 title
in their inaugural year in the conference.
And that's, that's a great start.
That's a great start.
And this is a great school.
Both of them, though, bothof those schools are great.
(05:15):
And you know, there's going to be apodcast that I will also plug the logical
lawyer with attorney Bernie Brown, who,who was a the former Southern California
or Los Angeles assistant city attorney.
And he has a great podcast andyou'll want to check that out.
(05:36):
I'll give you some informationat the end as well.
I'm making a note of that.
But he's an alumni of UCLA.
That was the bottom line of allbut USC you know, my favorite.
They won, and this was their firsttime this was their, their first
championship within the Big 10.
They moved over from the fromthe PAC 10, was it 12, 10, or 12?
(06:01):
One of the two Anywayelsewhere in California.
As I mentioned earlier, the GovernorNewsom's Wildfire Prevention Measures.
In those measures governor Newsom has.
Invoked emergency powers to act to helpexpedite wildfire prevention projects
by suspending certain environmentalregulations, the state, the state aims
(06:26):
to accelerate the clearing of flammablebrush in forests and a move prompted by
recent criticism over wildlife policies.
Now, let's take just amoment to take a look at that
on the surface, it would seem likehe's responding to, you know, something
(06:50):
that the current administration haslong criticized California for now,
I'll just say that.
As a resident resident of the stateand one who has actually driven through
(07:11):
some of the forests out here, andthere are a lot of them out here you
can do all the clearing that you want.
That's not going to get the desiredresults that, you know, many
who do not live in California,but who have been to California.
They've been out here.
(07:31):
They've seen it.
And I'm sure they've looked at itand thought it was just beautiful
and wonderful and everything.
But it's, it's,
it's science, it's biology you know,and, and, you know, leaves fall no
(07:56):
matter how big or small they are, theyfall, they get old, they brown, and,
you know, that's just the cycle of life.
And in this particular case,in the, in the plant world.
They can clear, I mean, youknow, as a matter of fact, you
(08:16):
can't clean up the whole forest.
I mean, it's gigantic.
What are you talking about?
You know, up over mountainousterrains and, and all of that.
I mean, come on.
You, I mean, just, just bring upCalifornia in your, in your browser
and look at the forest, the LosAngeles National Forest, for instance.
(08:41):
The San Bernardino Mountain let'ssay Mount Baldy Big Bear, you know,
Snow Summit, all of these places,
bring them up.
Look at the forest.
You think somebody is going to getout there and just with a broom
(09:02):
and dustpan and clean things up.
It's not like that.
It's a whole process.
Yeah, an ongoing process.
And I'm not, that's not tosay that they haven't been
engaged in that over the years.
But to think that you canjust go in and just, you know,
(09:23):
clean things up, quote unquote,
in a couple of weeks orso is, is preposterous.
Quite frankly, I'm not even goingto say unrealistic, excuse me.
I'll just say it's preposterous.
(09:44):
It can't be done
anyway, that's what you want to know.
And that's what he's wanting to do.
And I suspect that you'll jumpthrough that hoop and then the
current administration will presentyet another hoop to jump through
(10:09):
and,
Oh, please.
I thought I was off mic,but I guess I'm not,
you can tell this is live.
(10:42):
There it is.
I hit the right button this time.
Iterate, I mean, it's, it's anothershow, you know, we'll deal with
that, the relationship between
Governor Newsom and thecurrent administration.
Because it, it, it deserves,it deserves a conversation
(11:09):
and it's, and it kind of goes into someother stories that we will be, we'll be
looking at here as far as how the currentadministration does or conducts business.
Now that has nothing to do withgoverning, you know, nation, everything
(11:31):
with them appears to be transactionaland that's not governing that.
That's totally different.
At any rate upcoming stormsystems California is preparing
for a series of storm systems.
Expected to bring significant rainfalland snow at the higher elevations,
(11:53):
of course, particularly in northernand central regions of the state.
These storms are anticipated to peakduring the second week of March,
which would be this week or next weekwith potential atmospheric rivers.
(12:13):
Atmospheric river events, I should say.
Contributing to the wet weather andyou might recall that a few weeks ago,
the current administration suggests,or should I say during the, during
the fires or shortly thereafter, thecurrent administration suggested that.
(12:35):
You know, the only thing that needsto be done was to open up the dam
upstream and let the water justflow through the flow downstream.
My goodness.
Yes, that is that part right there.
Is that part right there?
That's what we're dealing with.
(12:57):
That's what we're working with.
That's what we're doing in 2025.
All right.
More West Coast news.
Yeah, the economicimpact of U. S. Tariffs.
And whenever you hear U. S. Tariffs,think of taxes, basically, and not taxes.
(13:20):
On our goods,
you know, or, or, or shall I say, it'snot that the country that we are taxing
or that they're paying for, you know,the, the, the goods there, it's us,
(13:44):
everything is transferred to us.
I'll just put it like that.
They may pose the taxes may beposed to that country, but that
country is not going to pay it.
You know, if they do, theywill certainly pass that on.
The non savings on to the consumer here.
That's consuming whatever that good is.
(14:09):
Got it.
It was kept from the endon the on the phone here.
Let's see.
Okay.
(14:33):
Yes.
One
Monday through Monday.
(14:58):
Setting up a
great interview or a greatdialogue, I should say with
brother Stella Stella insurance.
And he deals directly with Medicareand cover California out here.
And you know, he helps people navigatethrough all of that, especially
(15:22):
those boomers and especially intimes such as these, where we really
don't know, you know, what you have,you know, there are things that are
being gutted and curtailed and cut.
And if you're entering the age to whereasyou may be, you know, near fixed income.
(15:51):
Of course, they're trying totake care of that as well with
the social security impacts.
Well, Mr. Stella, he will beone of the people, one of a
number of people that will.
Come on the air to help you helpyou be as rest assured as possible,
(16:12):
you know, because these times areunlike other times of the past
and we're all, we will all needsomeone to lean on, you know, for
good, you know, concrete information.
And so that's where he's coming in.
But more on that.
(16:33):
We got all kinds of stuff comingup here on the it's that part,
because it's that kind of show.
We, we, we, we talk to people thatare in the know that people that have
their own opinions about things whichincludes you again, please get in
(16:55):
contact with us at it's that part.
com.
Leave your comments so wecan, you know, address them.
I'm in connect.
Connection with a number of differentpeople that are in the know.
And, you know, speaking of that,
this platform and others like it is thealternative to the mainstream media.
(17:23):
You will probably hear some thingsthat you haven't heard, you know,
learn some things you did not know, andperhaps even some things that you have.
You know, but, and so you will be ableto relate to, you know, the conversation.
(17:43):
That's not something that you would beable to do with the mainstream media,
who are driven by a wholedifferent set of metrics.
And interestingly enough,
(18:05):
the metric that includes you is minimal.
If they can generate ad revenue, youknow, with no people, they would do it.
That's case in point on ofhow they can easily discard.
(18:26):
And I'm not just talking about JoanneReed, which is, which is, you know,
one case in point there, there havebeen, you know, many, so at any rate,
there's some tariffs the announcement ofnew U. S. tariffs on European car imports.
(18:50):
Has led to a sharp decline insales and shares of major car
manufacturers like BMW and Porsche.
This development is causing concernsabout potential economic repercussions
on the West Coast, particularlyin the areas reliant on automotive
imports and related industries.
(19:11):
If you've ever been out here in inSouthern California on the West Coast
you know, you would think that you arein Bavaria somewhere or in Japan for
that matter, but definitely probably thesecond capital after the first capital
in Germany and Deutschland itself.
Or, you know, German vehicle.
(19:34):
And as the story alludes to,it's not just, you know, the
consumers that are feeling this.
It's the investors.
That are feeling this
and at some point, you know,something's going to happen.
Something's going to break.
The news media, the mainstream newsmedia throughout Joe Biden's last
(19:58):
term, or, you know, his only termwere beating the drum about recession,
recession, recession, and inflation,and all of these different things there.
The recession never came, but guesswhat, there are a lot of signs that point
(20:19):
towards the fact of it coming, you know,case in point, you didn't hear stories
like this, you know manufacturers like BMWand Porsche becoming, you know, concerned
about the, the decline in shares whenyou weren't even talking about shares.
(20:40):
That you are now and will be.
It's that part right there.
Taking a look at national newshere, the U S Ukraine relations and
political reactions are in the news.
A recent meeting between presidentDonald Trump and Ukrainian president
(21:04):
Vladimir Zelensky ended abruptlywithout a resolution, marking a
historic moment of tension betweenthe two nations, the contentious Has
elicited varied reactions across thepolitical spectrum in the United States.
And I might, I might add worldwide,worldwide, because it was
(21:32):
unprecedented and unnecessary.
You know, most people, you know,
that's, that's where theycome down on that, that
it was definitely unnecessary.
And, and, and at the end of the day.
(21:55):
You know, there will be a deal, it justmight not be with the United States.
The United States has alreadystaked out its position and the
side that it, it will stand on.
And that's really something that'sreally a departure from the past,
(22:21):
but here we are.
It's that part right there.
Now we were moving out nationallyand the reason why this is
coming up on the line here
in the national realm is because.
And that is the Oscars, the Oscars arehappening probably right about now.
(22:48):
By the time at the time that you'relistening to this, it will, will most
definitely be already history, butit is happening right now out here in
Los Angeles the 97th Academy Awards.
Are set to take place tonight isprobably going on right now at the
(23:09):
Dolby theater in Los Angeles hostedby Conan O'Brien, who has a a show
on Sirius XM and of course he used tohost late night with Conan O'Brien.
The event will honor the bestfilms of 2024 with performances
by artists like Doja Cat.
(23:31):
And Ariana Grande, notably CarlosSophia Gascon or Gascon the first
openly transgender star nominatedfor Best Actress, plans to attend
despite recent controversy.
Yeah, I won't get into that right now.
(23:51):
That's yet another show.
But you know, I'll just say that timeshave changed the current administration
and those associated with the currentadministration has declared war.
One, the transgender or I, what I liketo say, those that are different or look
(24:12):
different or act different than they do.
That's not what Jesus did.
Read the book, the Bible that is,
it's that part right there.
Anywho, going on the internationalEuropean leaders seek a Ukraine
(24:37):
peace plan as aforementioned.
In the wake of the strained U. S.Ukraine relations, British Prime Minister
Keir Starmer has is leading a Europeaninitiative to revive peace talks.
In Ukraine, a summit in London withEuropean leaders aims to create a
(25:00):
coalition capable of presenting aviable peace plan, highlighting Europe's
commitment to regional stability.
And I think that that's probablythe best course of action here.
The United States have, has been theleader in the free world for, for decades.
(25:25):
Most notably since World War II.
And I think that you know, this changemight end up being something that's good.
Well, the world that is not necessarilyfor us here in the United States, because
we've always lived, at least I have allmy life has been a part of a democracy.
(25:49):
One that's growing, the one thatchanged, you know, of course, you
know, my ancestors were enslaved.
So there's part, there'sthat part right there.
But currently we're not enslaved, at leastnot, you know, in physical servitude.
That's reserved for those thatare incarcerated because the
(26:12):
13th Amendment does not applyto those that are incarcerated.
I think they purposefully left that out.
And so.
You know, there has been some changes,there has been some progress, but just
as, you know, it just seems like, youknow, so many things have changed.
(26:37):
It seems as though many thingsremain the same and even worse.
It's that part right there.
So we'll be looking at that as we proceed.
In this year,
(26:58):
staying overseas the UKaid budget cuts outcry.
The the UK government'sdecision to reduce its overseas
development aid budget from 0.
5 percent to 0.
3 percent of gross national incomehas been met with severe criticism
(27:20):
from international development groups.
Experts warn that this reductioncould have dire consequences for
vulnerable populations worldwide.
Undermining efforts to address poverty,health crises, and climate change impact.
I suspect that and we'll, we'llwait and see, but I suspect that the
(27:45):
current administration will try to,you know, leverage what we have in
resources and what we have suppliedthem with, them being the UK with.
To make some other kind of deal,of course, it all ties in together.
(28:05):
You know,
some people might be for nationalism,you know, that is, you know,
America first and all of that.
But we are really, really beyondthat we're all interconnected.
And so it behooves us to, you know,try to work in that fashion there.
(28:30):
Less we fall into the darkpit of authoritarianism with a
dictator, you know, determining.
The fate of the country ofcountries, because there are
a number of them out there.
Again, we're, we're living in somereally, really interesting times here.
(28:56):
And just another nodback at mainstream media.
You're not going to get necessarily thestraight news from mainstream media.
It's going to be watered down andhomogenized and, and, and, and filtered
on this platform or this particularshow and shows like this.
(29:19):
It will be unfiltered.
It will be unfiltered until theypull the plug, I guess, on all of us.
And, and we'll be in trouble.
Everybody worldwide.
Okay.
US tariffs affect the globalmarkets is also in the news.
(29:41):
We, we spoke to the UK the president I'lljust say the current administration's
announcement of new tariffs on importsfrom Mexico, Canada, and China as
unsettled global markets, you don't say.
I wonder why the 10% levy on Chinesegoods is in particular has raised concerns
(30:06):
about escalating trade tensions and theirpotential impact on the global economy.
Mainly because, you know, Chinacarries a major part of the US debt.
And so, I mean, they can really, theycan really wreck havoc on our economy.
(30:27):
There, if they, if they really wantedto, you want to call in that debt,
it's that part right there.
And again, It's that part is themain thing that, that, that's
the, the, the point of it all.
(30:50):
So with that said you know,we'll just, we'll just keep it.
We'll just keep an eye.
We'll, we'll stay awake onall of this thing there.
I won't, I won't use the phrase thatseems to pop people's heads off because
even though the fact that, you know,it's, it's a positive phrase that
was derived back in the day when.
(31:14):
People of color, black people neededto be aware of what's going on, be it
someone coming down the road or whattime of day it is, you know, being home
before, you know, the lights were outand, you know, lights came on or whatever.
Although back in those days, theydidn't have, you know, streetlights,
(31:37):
but they needed to be aware becauseyou could be next, the next person
to need, you know, a gruesome fate.
That's where the phrasestaying woke came from.
It was a, it was a callto action, basically.
(31:58):
And it still is, just indifferent, a different manner here.
Because you want to stay informedbecause that, you know, because a lot of
information is not being disseminated.
We didn't even get into the, the,the health situation here, at
least here in the United States.
(32:19):
And the fact that things are not beingreported and meetings are being canceled
you know, people are being fired.
People that are in charge of.
Determining what's going onwith a particular strain of,
or strand of, of, of virus.
(32:43):
And they interact, theyinteract with our international.
You know, partner, just likethey have for, for decades.
But now that's all changed.
Now that's all changed.
And we'll get into that next time.
(33:04):
You know, as far as how it changed andwho made the change and all of that.
So you keep it right here.
I'm Jesse L Hammonds, podcast professor.
And it's that part right there.
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