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The Dan Bongino Show delivers no-nonsense analysis of the day’s most important political and cultural stories. Hosted by the former Deputy Director of the FBI, former Secret Service agent, NYPD officer, and bestselling author Dan Bongino, the show cuts through media spin with facts, accountability,...
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The book was mentioned in relation to the speaker's knowledge of Ukrainian connections and the money trail in the context of a discussion about the Russia hoax. It was promoted as containing the whole story.
Oh man, sounds like that was covered in your book, Dan. Follow the money. It was, first chapter, Insane in Ukraine. Check it out. You'll know the whole story.
— Episode: The Bongino Brief - Russia Hoax Part Deu...
The book was mentioned in relation to the speaker's knowledge of Ukrainian connections and the money trail in the context of a discussion about the Russia hoax. It was promoted as containing the whole story.
Oh man, sounds like that was covered in your book, Dan. Follow the money. It was, first chapter, Insane in Ukraine. Check it out. You'll know the whole story.
The podcast host referred to the first chapter of his book, "Insane in Ukraine," as being about the scandal involving Joe Biden and the former president of Ukraine. The host implied that the book covered a bribery or blackmail scandal.
The whole first chapter to my book is called Insane in Ukraine. It's about this whole thing.
The book's first chapter, "Insane in Ukraine", discusses following the money and was referenced by Dan Bongino in relation to the corruption in Ukraine.
It's literally the first chapter called Insane in Ukraine and follow the money.
The book, written about two years before the podcast's release, details the Soros-Ukraine connection and the Ukrainian efforts to sabotage Donald Trump's presidential campaign. The author urges readers to at least read the first chapter, which covers the George Soros connection, to understand the context of the Ukraine conflict.
I wrote this book about two years ago.
Just read the first chapter about Soros and Daria Kalaniuk and the whistleblower and all of them. It's about 25 pages. You read the rest of the book, fine, great. Read the first chapter; this whole thing will make sense, the Soros Ukraine connection.
If you just read chapter one, you read the rest of the book. Chapter one right there is called Insane in Ukraine.
You will be like, did you write this yesterday? Check it out. You will not be disappointed.
I'm begging you to please pick up a copy of this. Follow the money. Why? Because this next segment will make a world of sense.
The book was referenced to describe a dystopian future of surveillance and the rewriting of history, comparing it to the actions of some political figures and institutions mentioned in the podcast.
This is Oh George Orwell's 1984 Talking about this Dreadful surveillance future in 1984 that has long since passed but it we're here now.
— Episode: A Total Disaster For The Democrats (Ep 1...
The book was referenced to describe a dystopian future of surveillance and the rewriting of history, comparing it to the actions of some political figures and institutions mentioned in the podcast.
This is Oh George Orwell's 1984 Talking about this Dreadful surveillance future in 1984 that has long since passed but it we're here now.
Every records been destroyed or falsified every book has been rewritten Every picture has been repainted every statue and street building has been renamed Every dates been altered and that process is continuing day by day and minute by minute history is stopped. Nothing exists Except an endless present in which the party is always right
The podcast host mentioned this book, referencing an article about a retelling of it from a woman's perspective. He highlighted the irony of a book warning about propaganda being retold as a response to propaganda.
George Orwell's estate approves a retelling of 1984 from a woman's point of view.
The podcast host mentioned "1984" by George Orwell while discussing the rewriting and destruction of history, drawing parallels to current political events. He quoted a passage from the book about the falsification of records and the creation of an endless present where the party is always right.
Every record has been destroyed or falsified every book rewritten, Every picture has been repainted every statute and street building has been renamed, Every date's been altered, And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute, history is stop, Nothing exists except an endless present in which the party is always right
He quoted passages from Orwell's novel1984 describing how records are destroyed, falsified, and history is rewritten, using it to illustrate the danger of suppressed truth.
You read 1984 by Orwell. Quote every record has been destroyed or falsified every book rewritten every picture has been repainted. Every statue and street building has been renamed. History is stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the party is always right.
The host referenced Orwell's novel to illustrate the point that socialism can lead to tyranny, describing the famous scene where Winston is forced to accept false truths.
This was Orwell's point that all socialism ends in tyranny. I love the closing scene in 1984 where the big brother the state is interrogating this guy Winston and they're trying to get him to admit the duplicates to his five.
Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
The book "White Fragility" was mentioned in the context of critical race theory and the promotion of discrimination by the left. It was discussed as a work that supports the idea that the only remedy to past discrimination is future discrimination.
The only remedy to present discrimination is future discrimination. The only remedy to past discrimination is present discrimination.
— Episode: Another Big Tech Nightmare Exposed (Ep 1...
The book "White Fragility" was mentioned in the context of critical race theory and the promotion of discrimination by the left. It was discussed as a work that supports the idea that the only remedy to past discrimination is future discrimination.
The only remedy to present discrimination is future discrimination. The only remedy to past discrimination is present discrimination.
The book by Robin DiAngelo, "White Fragility", was mentioned in the context of critical race theory and its promotion of discrimination. The podcast host quoted a passage from the book to support his argument against the ideas presented within.
The only remedy to present discrimination is future discrimination. The only remedy to past discrimination is present discrimination.
It was described as pushing critical race theory and generating significant wealth for the author through speaking fees and book advances. The author was referred to as a leading intellectual of the left, although this was said with implied sarcasm.
The Wages of Woke. How Robin DiAngelo got rich peddling White Fragility.
The book "White Fragility" was mentioned in the context of woke corporate training and policies at Harley Davidson. It was described as one of the books that were recommended reading material within the company's training programs.
they were engaged in and the crazy trainings and the recommendations of reading books like White Fragility.
The host noted that the HarleyDavidson CEO had been reading books such as *White Fragility* while discussing corporate wokeness.
and the recommendations of reading books like White Fragility. you know,
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He said that he had referenced the book frequently in the past.
Just like I used to reference the black swan all the time.
— Episode: The Bongino Brief - July 2, 2022
He said that he had referenced the book frequently in the past.
Just like I used to reference the black swan all the time.
The book was mentioned in relation to understanding black swan events and how the natural world and human-created problems can lead to these events getting out of hand quickly. The speaker referenced the book's explanation of how these events can escalate rapidly due to modern information exchange.
It is the read the book, the black Swan. If you want to understand what I mean, when you're talking about, he talks about the, um, how the, um, how the natural world really controls for black Swan events.
The podcast host mentioned the book, *The Black Swan*, as a source of advice regarding scheduling and discipline. He referenced the book's guidance on seizing opportunities but maintaining strict adherence to schedules.
best advice I ever saw from the book the black swan, right?
Collect opportunities but never chase trains
Train leaves at eight o'clock. You damn well better be there by 7 55 discipline
The podcast host mentioned the book and its advice on collecting opportunities and not chasing trains as a metaphor for seizing opportunities while maintaining discipline and punctuality.
Best advice I ever saw from the book the black swan, right? Collect opportunities but never chase trains
They Thought We'd Never Find Out. They Were Wrong.
It was described as an eye-opening interview about election integrity, with details that couldn't be included in the movie version. The book also includes a refutation of critics of the movie.
Dinesh has the book version of two thousand mules the outstanding will be coming out got a book coming out about it Don't miss it
— Episode: The Dan Bongino Sunday Special 10/30/22
It was described as an eye-opening interview about election integrity, with details that couldn't be included in the movie version. The book also includes a refutation of critics of the movie.
Dinesh has the book version of two thousand mules the outstanding will be coming out got a book coming out about it Don't miss it
the book has a full refutation of the critics of the movie
2000 mules available now Wherever you get your books, please pick it up today It is such an important piece of work
2000 mules the book out today the book out Please get it 2000 mules wherever you get your books.
It's the companion book for the movie and normally I release them together But in this case, I wanted to get the movie out So the movie sort of outran the book
The Daily Wire came under a DDoS attack, likely by the same people who attacked the launch of this book, which discussed the 2020 election.
When Rumble and Locals, who I'm an equity stakeholder in, when we supported the launch of 2,000 Mules, the 2020 election movie by Dinesh D'Souza, we came under a very sophisticated distributed denial of service attack.
I would argue to you the same cabal of leftist fascist idiots who don't want you to see 2,000 Mules were likely the same people trying to wipe the Daily Wire off the map so you couldn't see this movie.
The book was discussed in the context of a DDoS attack against the Daily Wire, which was linked to the same people who attacked the release of "2000 Mules". It was described as a movie about the 2020 election.
When Rumble and Locals, who I'm an equity stakeholder in, when we supported the launch of 2,000 Mules, the 2020 election movie by Dinesh D'Souza, we came under a very sophisticated distributed denial of service attack.
I would argue to you the same cabal of leftist fascist idiots who don't want you to see 2,000 Mules were likely the same people trying to wipe the Daily Wire off the map so you couldn't see this movie.
It is a documentary film about the 2020 election, presenting evidence of alleged election fraud. The evidence presented in the film was described as irrefutable, showing illegal votes being carried to ballot boxes.
The 2020 election fraud movie put out by Dinesh D'Souza, which they don't know what to do with it because the evidence in the movie, the documentary is irrefutable.
the evidence in the film is overwhelming
They have the cell phone IDs of all of these mules who carried what appear to be unquestionably illegal ballots at this point.
2000mules.locals.com
The website is 2000 mules dot locals.com 2000 mules dot locals.com. You can also purchase the DVD if you don't want to buy the film, but 2000 mules dot locals dot com.
The podcast host discussed the movie "2000 Mules", which presents evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election using GPS data and surveillance footage. He described the film's content as shocking and urged viewers to watch it.
I saw the 2000 mules movie by Dinesh D'Souza about mules carrying ballots to ballot boxes at all hours of the night in just massive dumps of ballots, right? Coming from left wing organizing centers. They have the GPS data folks.
People left the premiere with their jaws in their laps, stunned at what they had just seen.
they weren't able to say that anything in the movie was false. It's weird that all they could say was it was flawed
They said, Joe, that the GPS data isn't precise enough. Oh really? Is that the same GPS data our military uses to target people for death and destruction?
I cannot encourage you in more powerful words that I'm using to watch this movie. You will never look at the 2020 election the same way.
Why a Top-Ranked Secret Service Agent Walked Away from It All
Dan Bongino referenced his first book, noting the title while discussing his earlier work on politics and culture.
My first book was called Life Inside the Bubble.
— Episode: Wokeism Is About To Get Someone Killed (...
Dan Bongino referenced his first book, noting the title while discussing his earlier work on politics and culture.
My first book was called Life Inside the Bubble.
Dan Bongino said he had titled his first book "Life Inside the Bubble" to describe the protective sphere around the president.
We even called my first book was called Life Inside the Bubble for a reason.
This book was mentioned as providing an inside story of the Spygate scandal, particularly focusing on suspicious contracts related to the scandal.
She has a book out now, the inside story of Spygate. It's on uh, what bookstores are sold out there, Barnes and Noble, in other words, pick it up at your bookstore.
He noted that the Secret Service scandal and related details were covered in his first book, Life Inside the Bubble.
Listen, it's in my first book if you want to read it, Life Inside the Bubble, where I address some of that stuff.
It was mentioned to explain why the possibility of alien life seems unlikely, although not impossible, due to the vastness of the universe. The speaker suggested reading it to understand this perspective.
I know you're gonna think I'm crazy, but after reading Hugh Ross's book why the universe is the way it is...Don't get lost in this space is so big argument. I'm not telling you it's impossible, please...
— Episode: What’s Flying In Our Skies? (Ep 1949)
It was mentioned to explain why the possibility of alien life seems unlikely, although not impossible, due to the vastness of the universe. The speaker suggested reading it to understand this perspective.
I know you're gonna think I'm crazy, but after reading Hugh Ross's book why the universe is the way it is...Don't get lost in this space is so big argument. I'm not telling you it's impossible, please. I know I'm gonna get a lot of emails, and it's okay. I'm not telling you it's impossible. I'm just telling you if you read Hugh Ross's book about why the universe is so big It'll make more sense why the possibility of life elsewhere seems so unlikely Not impossible, but really really really unlikely
Dan Bongino highly recommended this book, describing it as life-changing and impactful. He stated that it uses simple math to explain the necessity of God's existence.
He's an astrophysicist who writes about the existence of God.
And it is a powerful book using plain numbers, math, very simply written, not overly complicated on why there has to be a God.
There's simply no mathematical possibility otherwise.
Bongino highlighted Hugh Ross's book, noting it had climbed the bestseller charts after listeners purchased it following the show discussion.
One quick note the book we talked about by Hugh Ross, Why the Universe Is the Way It Is, ... I discussed it on the show, rocketed up the charts on the bookstores thanks to you, you went out and bought it.
It was described as a fascinating book that explored the reasons behind the universe's characteristics and the unique conditions that allow for life on Earth. The author, an astrophysicist, posited that life exists only on this planet and God provided humans with the means to observe his creation.
It's a fascinating book. We'll probably send him to the top of Amazon today but that's okay or no don't send them to Amazon. Don't buy anything on Amazon. Retraction. Go buy it somewhere else anywhere but Amazon.
But the book is called Why the Universe Is the Way It Is. I was driving in, I've told this story before but driving into work one time when I used to do some guest hosting at WMAL in DC which we will be on May 24th in that 12 to 3 spot, the great WMAL.
And I couldn't get over it how incredibly smart this guy was. I think he's an astrophysicist. I wound up having him back on WMAL but the point of his book which he was explaining on an interview and believe me when it's like three o'clock in the morning it's hard to get you interested in anything at all was that he doesn't believe there are aliens at all.
In his book he lays out why he thinks God gave us this planet and this planet only for life and not only why life only exists on this planet but why God gave us the ability to see everything else and the glory of his creation and just how profound it is exclusively here.
Why the universe is the way it is? I have no interest in this financial interest in this book whatsoever. I don't get like a plug feed and pay. I'm just telling you if you're interested in a point and a counterpoint that oh yeah there's gotta be aliens and here's why. Read his counterpoint Hugh Russ why he says nope not gonna happen.
The host praised the astrophysicist's book as an easytoread defense of a designed universe and urged listeners to read it.
I had a guest on my show a long time who wrote a book... the author's a guy by the name of HughRoss and he wrote a book... the book is called Why the Universe Is the Way It Is... I suggest you read the book.
It's an easy read. You don't have to be a physicist. You'll find out if gravity was off by just a smidge, the whole place would collapse.
My Fight at the Trump White House to Stop COVID from Destroying America
It was described as an amazing interview with stunning insider accounts from the Trump COVID task force. The book discusses the limitations of the vaccine and that it may be a personal mitigation measure but not a public health one.
I had Dr. Scott Atlas on my radio show yesterday about his new book, A Plague on Our House. It was an amazing interview. He was just incredible. He was on the Trump COVID task force. He had some stunn...
— Episode: The Bongino Brief - Jan 15, 2022
It was described as an amazing interview with stunning insider accounts from the Trump COVID task force. The book discusses the limitations of the vaccine and that it may be a personal mitigation measure but not a public health one.
I had Dr. Scott Atlas on my radio show yesterday about his new book, A Plague on Our House. It was an amazing interview. He was just incredible. He was on the Trump COVID task force. He had some stunning insider account stories that are in his book.
Again, it's called A Plague on Our House if you want to pick it up.
It was described as an amazing interview, with stunning insider accounts from the Trump COVID task force, including the limitations of the vaccine that were known early on. The book highlights that the vaccine may be a personal mitigation measure, but not a public health one.
I had Dr. Scott Atlas on my radio show yesterday about his new book, A Plague on Our House. It was an amazing interview.
Again, it's called A Plague on Our House if you want to pick it up.
But one of the things he brought up that they knew early on was that the vaccine had some limitations and they probably shouldn't jump to conclusions.
But the vaccine is clearly at no point anymore, the vaccines we have now, a public health mitigation measure.
This vaccine may be a private, private health measure like you would do if you decided to eat vegetables rather than chocolate donuts all day.
This book was described as a devastating inside account of what happened with all the people giving President Trump awful advice and how they tried to screw over America. The author discussed his experiences and observations during his time in the White House.
The president, you're right, Steve, was on record as saying that lockdowns are super destructive. Schools should open safely. Society must open. We shouldn't be locking down healthy people.
instead, what and this is sort of the stuff. This is what I wanted was made more sense, which was targeted protection, increasing protection of the people at risk.
The speaker highly recommended this book, describing it as containing bombshells about what happened behind the scenes in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic and highlighting the level of incompetence. It was suggested as a great gift.
One of them I'd really like you to check out, which I can't attest to the value of this book highly enough is Scott Atlas's book, A Plague on Our House. Scott Atlas was one of the few sane thinkers inside of the COVID, early COVID operation.
He had to deal with Burks. He had to deal with Fauci and a whole bunch of other people. He has this book, A Plague on Our House, A Plague on Our House by Dr. Scott Atlas coming out. I know, believe me, I know the book well.
There are some real bombshells in there. You want to see what really happened behind the scenes in the early days and the stunning level of incompetence. Read Scott Atlas's book, pick it up now. It'd be a great, great, great gift. And it's a good read.
A Plague on Our House. Dr. Scott Atlas, please check it out.
The podcast host highly recommended this book, describing it as containing "real bombshells" about the behind-the-scenes events and incompetence during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. He suggested it would make a great gift.
One of them I'd really like you to check out, which I can't attest to the value of this book highly enough is Scott Atlas's book, A Plague on Our House. Scott Atlas was one of the few sane thinkers inside of the COVID, early COVID operation.
He had to deal with Burks. He had to deal with Fauci and a whole bunch of other people. He has this book, A Plague on Our House, A Plague on Our House by Dr. Scott Atlas coming out. I know, believe me, I know the book well.
There are some real bombshells in there. You want to see what really happened behind the scenes in the early days and the stunning level of incompetence. Read Scott Atlas's book, pick it up now. It'd be a great, great, great gift. And it's a good read.
A Plague on Our House. Dr. Scott Atlas, please check it out.
Dan Bongino mentioned Robert Greene's book on power, expressing his fascination with the concept of power and how it is displayed by those in power, like Joe Biden.
I'm obsessed with this idea of power. I love Robert Greene's book on power. It's fantastic.
— Episode: Are They Getting Ready To Dump Biden? (E...
Dan Bongino mentioned Robert Greene's book on power, expressing his fascination with the concept of power and how it is displayed by those in power, like Joe Biden.
I'm obsessed with this idea of power. I love Robert Greene's book on power. It's fantastic.
The podcast host mentioned the book and referenced one of its points: powerful people don't need to talk much. He advised Joe Biden to read it and stop talking so much.
I referenced that Robert Green book the rules of power all the time and one of the things in his book is you really shouldn't talk a lot people with power don't really need to say a lot.
read the book Joe because he needs to shut up and stop talking.
The book, 'The 48 Laws of Power' by Robert Greene, was discussed in relation to strategic ambiguity in foreign policy. The speaker noted that one of Greene's main rules is about hiding intentions from others.
I talk about this book a lot. That guy Robert Green's rules of power book. It's a fascinating book.
he talks about how these people get power and hiding your intentions from people is one of his main rules
Dan Bongino mentioned this book, highlighting one of its rules: reputation is paramount. He used it to emphasize the importance of maintaining credibility and avoiding rushing to conclusions in media reporting.
Folks there's a book out there. I'm not big on recommended books but there's a book out there by Robert Green. You guys know it? The 48 rules of power.
The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
It was one of the author's favorite books, written a long time ago, and discussed the cold civil war. It was candidly his least-selling book, though it did make a fringe New York Times list.
I wrote this book a long time ago. It's sitting back there again. I'm not trying to sell you a book. I really don't give a shit. It's in the library. It's called the fight. There's a chapter in that b...
— Episode: The Cold Civil War Is Getting Warmer (Ep...
It was one of the author's favorite books, written a long time ago, and discussed the cold civil war. It was candidly his least-selling book, though it did make a fringe New York Times list.
I wrote this book a long time ago. It's sitting back there again. I'm not trying to sell you a book. I really don't give a shit. It's in the library. It's called the fight. There's a chapter in that book about the pending cold civil war.
It's also one of my favorite books. It's called the fight. I love this book. Why? Because folks, I saw this coming years ago.
I wrote the book 10 years ago when I met right when I met Joe, when I lived in Maryland, I wrote this book. Okay. It was my candidly was my least selling book. We made some like fringe New York Times list or something.
The speaker mentioned his second book, "The Fight," while discussing the dangers of concentrated interests and diffused costs, using unions as an example.
In my second book the fight I talk about the dangers of what man sir Olson would call concentrated interest and diffuse costs
This book contains a chapter discussing the blurring lines between public and private life in the digital age, particularly concerning the implications of government and private surveillance and the erosion of personal privacy. The author recounted an anecdote about a woman raised in the former Soviet Union who described the fear of fellow citizens reporting on each other to the authorities as the worst aspect of living under a totalitarian regime.
She says you brought this up in your other book, The Fight. It was my second book, my second book.
That book was 100% me, the first one. I had help on other books, researchers and things like that, editors and stuff. That book had 100% Dan Bongino's stream of consciousness.
She says, hey Dan, what is it? Chapter five of your book, The Fight, you mentioned that when I messaged and what you were talking about the other day, when I messaged in Google email, when you're prevented from sending emails because private companies, the behest of the government are watching your email now and scanning for words and phrases and banning you, that the private and public self, the distinction disappears.
In other words, that their fellow citizens were acting as little mini de facto governments themselves.
I said one of the ironies of the unfolding surveillance state sounds like what I talked about the other day both government and private surveillance is that a blurry distinction between the public self and the private self was once the near exclusive hallmark of totalitarian regimes and commanding control economies.
A Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals
Dan Bongino discussed Alinsky's book, mentioning that its tactics are efficient if used correctly but were rooted in evil. He noted Alinsky thanked Satan in the book and that one of his rules is to 'pick a target and isolate'.
Rules for Radicals was clearly meant as a way to take down free markets capitalism And to take out a constitutional republic with a small group of dedicated people
— Episode: What Did The White House Know, and When...
Dan Bongino discussed Alinsky's book, mentioning that its tactics are efficient if used correctly but were rooted in evil. He noted Alinsky thanked Satan in the book and that one of his rules is to 'pick a target and isolate'.
Rules for Radicals was clearly meant as a way to take down free markets capitalism And to take out a constitutional republic with a small group of dedicated people
He had a book called Rules for Radicals he thanked satan in the book That's who he is
He talks about one point one of his rules is pick a target and isolate
It was mentioned that one of Alinsky's rules for radicals was to ridicule, as it is a potent weapon with no defense and forces uncomfortable self-reflection. The podcast host discussed this rule in relation to mocking political opponents.
Saul Alinsky who's no friend of ours? I mean wasn't and wrote this book Rules for Radicals to guide left this protest.
One of his rules number five was ridicules a man's most potent weapon. There is no defense. It's irrational It's infuriating it works as a key pressure point to force the enemy into concessions folks
Dan Bongino mentioned Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals as an important book to read to understand the political opponent's strategy. He highlighted one of the rules which is to call out hypocrisy.
Although I don't like Saul Alinsky, Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals...are important for you to read. If you don't understand your political opponent's strategy, then you're bound to lose.
The book was referenced in a discussion about how political and wealthy individuals interpret the world differently. It was mentioned in the context of political messaging.
read and read Fountainhead by Ayn Rand.
— Episode: This Guy Is A Dangerous Threat To The Re...
The book was referenced in a discussion about how political and wealthy individuals interpret the world differently. It was mentioned in the context of political messaging.
read and read Fountainhead by Ayn Rand.
The book was referenced in the context of observing political messaging within media and Hollywood.
Reed and Reen Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
The book was referenced in a discussion about political bias and messaging in Hollywood films. The speaker connected the film's themes to the broader concept of political messaging in media.
I think of that dirty dancing movie when you start to see the bias in Hollywood and you see the way to Robbie who's like the real turd burglar in the movies, total loser. And he comes up and he's like, read and read Fountainhead by Ayn Rand.
It was mentioned as a book given to a character in "Dirty Dancing." The book was presented as representing libertarian conservative viewpoints, contrasting with the film's pro-abortion message.
And I think the book is fountain head if I'm not sure what I'm thinking.
Rachel Maddow wrongly claimed that the Lord of the Rings is a favorite among the far right, specifically mentioning J.D. Vance and Peter Thiel. The podcast host disagreed, highlighting the beauty and impact of Tolkien's work and its Christian roots.
Lord of the Rings is a sort of favorite cosmos for naming things and cultural references for a lot of far right and alt right figures, both in Europe and the United States.
— Episode: Bongino Report Early Edition w/ Evita: R...
Rachel Maddow wrongly claimed that the Lord of the Rings is a favorite among the far right, specifically mentioning J.D. Vance and Peter Thiel. The podcast host disagreed, highlighting the beauty and impact of Tolkien's work and its Christian roots.
Lord of the Rings is a sort of favorite cosmos for naming things and cultural references for a lot of far right and alt right figures, both in Europe and the United States.
He called it Naria and they are why a which you can remember because it's Aryan, but you move the end to the front. Apparently, that word has something to do with elves and rings from the Lord of the Rings series.
I first read the books when I was in college because I wanted to take a class on them by one of my favorite professors, Rachel Fulton Brown. But I wasn't just encapsulated by that. I thought they were amazing. I had never read anything like The Hobbit or the Lord of the Rings trilogy. They were truly beautiful, creative works.
it's rooted in Christianity, J.R.R. Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien was a devout Catholic. This was a uniquely Christian work.
And it feels like the left hates everything good and beautiful in the world. Why else would you have a vendetta against the Lord of the Rings, which is one of the most beautiful, one of the most impactful stories on Western Civ in in modern history?
Rachel Maddow claimed that the series is a favorite among the far right, specifically mentioning J.D. Vance and Peter Thiel's connections to it. The podcast host countered this, highlighting the books' beauty and impact on Western civilization, noting Tolkien's devout Catholicism and the left's seeming aversion to works rooted in Christianity.
Lord of the Rings is a sort of favorite cosmos for naming things and cultural references for a lot of far right and alt right figures, both in Europe and the United States.
He called it Naria and they are why a which you can remember because it's Aryan, but you move the end to the front. Apparently, that word has something to do with elves and rings from the Lord of the Rings series.
I had never read anything like The Hobbit or the Lord of the Rings trilogy. They were truly beautiful, creative works.
Why else would you have a vendetta against the Lord of the Rings, which is one of the most beautiful, one of the most impactful stories on Western Civ in in modern history?
J.R.R. Tolkien was a devout Catholic. This was a uniquely Christian work.
The podcast host mentioned J.R.R. Tolkien's book, The Hobbit, in relation to a Wall Street Journal op-ed discussing Tolkien's portrayal of evil and its relevance to current events. The host connected Tolkien's fictional world to the ongoing political battles and the presence of evil in the world.
This Wall Street Journal op ed about J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings series. And it's called J.R.R. Tolkien's lessons about evil in our time.
He's talking about how he used fiction. This obviously created fairy tale, the Shire and the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbits.
And he talks about how he used all these to speak to larger human narratives about evil and how he wrote them around the time with the with the growth of fascism through Nazi Germany.
As Gandalf the wizard from Tolkien's obviously series explains to Frodo Baggins, the Hobbit there.
Don't be the Hobbit. Don't be Frodo Baggins. Oh, we're safe here in the shire. You're not safe in the shire. There's a world outside the shire.
He said he had read The Hobbit in ninth grade and thought the movies were fine.
Great books. I read The Hobbit and, you know, whatever, ninth grade. But the movies, they're fine.
Field Manual Expanded Edition
Dan Bongino highly recommended Jocko Willink's book, praising its real-world examples and impactful stories about leadership in real-time, using real people.
I can't recommend enough. You know a lot of times you get books and stuff in the mail and I buy Jocko's books I don't even need some PR person to send it because they're real stories about real people...
— Episode: Dan Bongino Labor Day Podcast Special
Dan Bongino highly recommended Jocko Willink's book, praising its real-world examples and impactful stories about leadership in real-time, using real people.
I can't recommend enough. You know a lot of times you get books and stuff in the mail and I buy Jocko's books I don't even need some PR person to send it because they're real stories about real people in real time taking responsibility
It's one thing to write about leadership and write about it and kind of third-person terms Jocko tells real stories haven't been on the ground. It was a great book It really opened my eyes to a lot of things go check him out and again check out the Jocko podcast
But the one I read last which I think you'll all really enjoy is Leadership Strategy and Tactics field manual by Jocko willing Check it out Leadership Strategy and Tactics. It is an amazing book You'll get through it in a day or two.
Dan Bongino repeatedly praised the book as a phenomenal, quickly readable guide on leadership drawn from SEAL experiences, urging listeners to buy and read it.
Welcome to the Dan Bongino Show interview series. Great guest today, Jocko Willink, author of the terrific book, Leadership Strategy and Tactics. You're going to love this book.
So I want to get right into your new book, which I read, Leadership Strategy and Tactics. Here it is, folks. Bought it myself. A phenomenal book.
I was reading it for questions and got through the book in about a day and a half. It's that good, folks.
Back with Jocko Willink again, author of Leadership Strategy and Tactics, new book available on Amazon. You will not put this one down.
Please, folks, you're a great audience. Pick this book up. Amazon, Barnes & Noble, local bookstores. It is worth your time. You won't put it down.
Dan Bongino promoted the book as "absolutely terrific" and said listeners would want to see it, noting it would be launched soon.
We taped it. Leadership Strategy and Tactics. This new book, absolutely terrific. You're going to want to see that. We will launch it on a Saturday morning or so.
Dan Bongino announced an upcoming interview with Jocko Willink and said they would discuss Willink's book "Leadership Strategy and Tactics".
author, let me show this again, of Leadership, Strategy, and Tactics.
We'll ask him about his book, Leadership, what it was like to be a SEAL. This guy is one of the toughest dudes you will ever meet.
Genesis
The Book of Genesis was referenced to support the idea that humanity's pursuit of knowledge, despite warnings, can lead to disastrous consequences, mirroring concerns about uncontrolled AI development. A quote from Genesis about the tree of knowledge of good and evil and the resulting death was used to illustrate this point.
And the Lord God commanded the man saying of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil thou shalt not eat of it For in the day that thou eatest...
— Episode: The Most Frightening Article I’ve Ever R...
The Book of Genesis was referenced to support the idea that humanity's pursuit of knowledge, despite warnings, can lead to disastrous consequences, mirroring concerns about uncontrolled AI development. A quote from Genesis about the tree of knowledge of good and evil and the resulting death was used to illustrate this point.
And the Lord God commanded the man saying of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil thou shalt not eat of it For in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die folks Are we consuming the fruit the tree of knowledge
The host referred to the biblical book of Genesis, saying the discussion went back to the book of Genesis from the very beginning of the Bible.
goes back to the book of Genesis from the very beginning of the Bible.
The host referenced the book of Genesis as the foundational source of truth at the beginning of the Bible.
Or satanic attacks on fundamentals like your biology, that men exist or that women exist. You know, foundational truths that we find in the book of Genesis, literally at the beginning of the Bible.
The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
It was described as mandatory reading for law enforcement and military personnel; the book details the horrors of training people to kill and the psychological impact on those involved.
The book is should be mandatory reading for anyone in law enforcement, the military or the military.
— Episode: An Email That Changed Me (Ep 1526)
It was described as mandatory reading for law enforcement and military personnel; the book details the horrors of training people to kill and the psychological impact on those involved.
The book is should be mandatory reading for anyone in law enforcement, the military or the military.
It talks about the real horror of trying to train people to kill.
It'll change your life.
The book discusses killing in combat, the adrenaline response, and the effects on individuals involved in such scenarios. It was mentioned in relation to the use of force by police officers.
There's a book out there. It's not I don't have any financial interest in this book. What's worse not mine, but it's by uh, Dave Grossman. It's called On Killing.
The book's concept of the "banality of evil" was invoked to illustrate how seemingly ordinary individuals can participate in horrific events. It served as a warning about the potential for such actions to occur in the present time.
And if you ever read the historical accounts of the Holocaust and you read the work of Arendt, just put in a search engine, the banality of evil,
— Episode: The Bongino Brief - The Enemy Is Here NO...
The book's concept of the "banality of evil" was invoked to illustrate how seemingly ordinary individuals can participate in horrific events. It served as a warning about the potential for such actions to occur in the present time.
And if you ever read the historical accounts of the Holocaust and you read the work of Arendt, just put in a search engine, the banality of evil,
Dan Bongino mentioned Hannah Arendt's work to highlight how ordinary individuals can participate in evil acts without necessarily understanding the evil nature of their actions. The book was cited to support the claim that such events could easily occur in the US.
If you ever read the historical accounts of the Holocaust and you read the work of Arendt, just put in a search engine, the banality of evil. You will see how not only can it happen here on the path we're on now, it likely will happen here.
Just read Arendt's work again on the banality of evil, how they don't even understand it as being evil as they're doing it. They just do it.
Dan Bongino mentioned reading large parts of this book, fascinated by the topic of how ordinary people can commit evil acts. He discussed the book's relevance to current events and the ease with which people can turn to evil.
Folks, did you ever read hannah rent's book on the banality of evil?
You'll start to see how people you assume they're just rather normal joe and jane next door Can turn the corner on evil so fast and they do it because we're human beings man
the banality of evil folks the deranged thrill of inflicting genital mutilation on other kids And making sure they take a vaccine They don't want to take just to be sure you told them who the boss was regardless of the medical consequences on them They don't care
Folks in the banality of evil. They point out that's not going to happen You're just going to invite The beatings will continue until morale improves
Dan Bongino mentioned the book and movie favorably, remarking that the book is amazing.
Yeah, I remember that. The book's amazing. The movie, yeah. Some people like it.
— Episode: The Bongino Brief - December 17, 2022
Dan Bongino mentioned the book and movie favorably, remarking that the book is amazing.
Yeah, I remember that. The book's amazing. The movie, yeah. Some people like it.
The book "A Clockwork Orange" was mentioned, with the speaker noting that the book was amazing, but the movie adaptation was not as good.
Remember that? The book's amazing. The movie, yeah, not so much. Some people like it.
The book and movie were referenced to illustrate a situation where justice is applied inconsistently, with some being seen and held accountable while others escape.
Oh, yeah. Remember that? I do. I blows.
Clockwork, orange style. They see everything.
The First Uncensored Edition
This book talks about how socialists and tyrants corrupted the scientists and elites, and how they became useful idiots to bring socialism into an area.
Read the First Circle by Solzhenitsyn. You'll see what I'm talking about, how they corrupt science and academics, make them useful idiots.
— Episode: The Free World Isn’t Free Anymore (Ep 15...
This book talks about how socialists and tyrants corrupted the scientists and elites, and how they became useful idiots to bring socialism into an area.
Read the First Circle by Solzhenitsyn. You'll see what I'm talking about, how they corrupt science and academics, make them useful idiots.
The First Circle talks about how these socialists and tyrants, how they corrupted the scientists and the elites, just like the elites, the scientists and the academics in the United States are being corrupted now, and how they became the useful idiots to bring socialism into the area.
This book discusses how socialists and tyrants corrupted scientists and elites, making them useful idiots to bring socialism into an area, and how once socialism is entrenched, these same people are killed or imprisoned.
Read the First Circle by Solzhenitsyn. You'll see what I'm talking about, how they corrupt science and academics, make them useful idiots.
The First Circle talks about how these socialists and tyrants, how they corrupted the scientists and the elites, just like the elites, the scientists and the academics in the United States are being corrupted now, and how they became the useful idiots to bring socialism into the area.
It was mentioned as discussing how elites get wealthy and famous off pushing internal destruction until it hits a critical mass, at which point the Marxists discard them; the book was only partially read by the speaker.
If you have not read The First Circle by Solch Niedsen where he talks exactly about this, how in the initial stages of the destruction of a country from the inside out, the elites, the academics and others who think they're the woke ones, right? Get really wealthy and famous off pushing the internal destruction until it hits critical mass.
40th Edition
The podcast host discussed the book's explanation of why government spending is always destructive due to the lack of incentive for cost efficiency or quality when it's not one's own money.
Milton Friedman once described why government spending will never ever work, and why it's always destructive Because there is no incentive to buy something that is either cost efficient or that's of q...
— Episode: The Fake Air Raid Siren Is The Last Stra...
The podcast host discussed the book's explanation of why government spending is always destructive due to the lack of incentive for cost efficiency or quality when it's not one's own money.
Milton Friedman once described why government spending will never ever work, and why it's always destructive Because there is no incentive to buy something that is either cost efficient or that's of quality Because it's not their money, and they're not even spending it on themselves
Is who spends whose money Consider the following situation first you spend your own money when you spend money you can spend either your own or somebody else's
If you spend your money on somebody else you buy a gift for someone You're still careful about how much you spend, but you don't pay quite so much attention to how you spend it and That is a little worse than spending your own money on yourself
But now if you spend somebody else's money on yourself, that's different Then you don't care how much you spend, but you're very careful that you get as much as you can for what you spend
But then take the fourth of those when you spend somebody else's money on somebody else Then you neither give much attention to how much you spend nor how you spend it How careful you spend it and that fourth situation is government
He highlighted Milton Friedman's classic work Capitalism and Freedom, calling Friedman an amazing economist.
You have, you know, Milton Friedman, legendary economist, God rest his soul, wrote, you know, Capitalism and Freedom. Just an amazing guy.
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