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This episode we cover the first silver mine in Japan, as well as the way that this sovereign is approaching offerings to the kami and handling family matters. For more check out: https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-138   Rough Transcript: Welcome to Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan.  My name is Joshua and this is Episode 138: Offerings and Covenants   A gentle summer breeze blew through the cherry-tree-covered hills of Yoshino valley.  The royal residence, a kind of summer home for the royal family, normally somewhat quiet, was suddenly abuzz with activity.  The regular groundskeepers and those who tended the site throughout the year mingled with servants sent from the capital to make it ready for a royal visit.  Rooms were aired out and swept. Metal fixtures were polished.  The kitchen was stocked and ready to go. It had been some years since the prince—now sovereign—had resided in the valley as an attempt to proclaim he had retired from the world.  Now he was sitting at the top of the state government, but as such, he was more often than not living in the grand palace in Asuka, which he had renovated at the start of his reign. This, the Yoshino palace, was left as more of a vacation home—though "home" hardly did it justice given its majesty compared to the meager dwellings that otherwise surrounded it. And now there was a massive royal procession on their way.  Sure, it was the sovereign and his queen, and only a handful of princes, but they would each need their own quarters and likely have their own household staff that would no doubt need to be fed and housed.  In such a way a "simple" outing for the royal family was so often anything but for those who had to make it happen. And yet, such labor was much preferred to toiling in the fields, especially as the heat of the day started to rise, and the height of summer loomed large in the all-too-immediate future.   Alright, so we are in the midst of the reign of Ohoama, aka Temmu Tennou, the brother of Naka no Ohoe, who came to power through the use of military force—purportedly used in self-defense—and the sovereign who would have a profound effect on solidifying the Ritsuryo state, as well as the Chronicles and the history of the archipelago as we know it.  We've talked about Ohoama's ascension to the throne, and even his first year.  We mentioned how, during his reign, he rewarded those who helped him, tweaked the rank system, and we talked a bit about what we know of the clothing and the material culture of the period. This episode, we continue looking at what occurred during Ohoama's reign.  Specifically we'll be covering some of the ways in which Ohoama and his court were shaping the government and the structures of power to serve him and his family.  This includes everything from ritual, such as making offerings to various kami, to the way that he seems to have centralized power to himself and his family, which would have lasting impacts through the Asuka and Nara periods. First, though, a tiny little digression about silver.  We start in the 3rd lunar month of the second year since Ohoama ascended the throne, or the year 674 by the western calendar.  We are told that Woshiumi no Miyatsuko no Ohokuni, the governor of Tsushima, the island that formed the main border between the archipelago and the mainland, reported that silver had been produced there for the first time, and sent in some as tribute.  This is the first recorded instance of silver being produced in Japan. At this time, silver mining was mostly limited to finding a vein of silver on the surface and digging it out as far as one could possibly go into the rock and stone.  Still, silver would eventually become an important resource for the archipelago.  Tsushima would continue to produce silver through modern times.  Granted, production was limited until new refining techniques were introduced from Joseon Korea in the 16th century.  This was just as Ming dynasty deposits were declining, and as such, silver would become a major export from the archipelago to the mainland.  Indeed, by the 17th century, it is said that Japan accounted for one quarter to one third of the entire world's silver production. For now, however, the discovery of native silver was certainly a good start, but the Yamato court wasn't switching to a silver coin currency just yet—rice and cloth were still the major currencies for tax and trade purposes.  Still this find seems not insignificant, and clearly the chroniclers thought so as well -- as did the court.  They granted Ohokuni, the governor of Tsushima, the rank of Lower Shoukin.  The silver produced by the mine was offered to the various kami of heaven and earth, and presents were made to the high ministers and others of the rank of Shoukin and above. Now back to the Chronicles, and to the meat of what I'll be talking about this episode. On the 3rd day of the 8th lunar month of 674, we are told that the Royal Prince Wosakabe was sent to Isonokami shrine to polish up the divine treasures, at which point the sovereign made a rather spectacular decree:  he declared that all of the precious things originally deposited in the sacred treasuries by the various houses should be returned to their descendants. This appears to be a reference to the long-standing practice by Yamato of demanding that those they had gained some level of hegemony over turn over their sacred objects for Yamato's keeping.    We talked about this back in episodes 19 and 29, for example, when we talked about how Mimaki Iribiko, aka Sujin Tenno, and Ikume Iribiko, aka Suinin Tenno, had both requested treasures from Izumo and elsewhere, to be stored in the treasure house of Isonokami. We aren't told what all of these treasures were, but we can deduce that these were sacred treasures of the different houses and localities, much as the mirror, jewel, and sword were sacred treasures of Yamato.  These were items that early on distinguished the elite class in the archipelago, and had come to be gathered in the divine store houses.  You may recall how, early on, we saw mentions in the Chroncles that ships sent out to meet with others from different lands would place such treasures on a makeshift tree on the deck as a way of depicting who they were—who they represented. It would seem that these sacred objects came to represent the divine ancestors of the elites, and so eventually were associated with the idea of power and authority.  As Yamato spread its influence, possibly as much through the spiritual authority of Mt. Miwa as through its economic and military capability, it seems to have demanded that the various lands that came under its sway place their sacred treasures in Yamato's storehouse—a powerful image of Yamato's authority.  In a sense, this was a kind of hostage situation: recognize our authority, or your most sacred treasures, representing your ancestors, will be at risk .  One wonders if this isn't part of the reason that we find buried caches of bronze ritual items, including weapons, bells, and other such things, perhaps as a means of keeping them safe from those who would steal them away. However, in the new era of the Ritsuryo system, those objects, while still considered divine and sacred, did not hold the same value as they once had.  Perhaps I'm reading too much into it, but this really seems to me to be particularly illustrative of the idea that the cultural imaginary of state power and authority had shifted.  Yamato's power and authority was no longer based on its role as a spiritual powerhouse as much as it was centered on the continental framework of a heavenly mandate and a system of laws and punishments.   And so, the sovereign could return the sacred items back to their descendants, because to do so did not cost him anything, and at the same time would no doubt earn him goodwill.  He could appear magnanimous and, in so doing, solidify his position as the supreme hegemon of this new state.  In many ways this acknowledged the importance of the divine treasures to the people and to the kami while also no doubt reinforcing Confucian stereotypes of the benevolent ruler. More importantly, this shows how Ohoama was restructuring the rituals of the state.  After all, he had the Jingikan, an entire governmental department dedicated to administering the various shrines and sacred rituals; so even if the sacred treasures were returned, they were still technically under the control of the state apparatus.  We've already talked about the Daijosai, the Feast of First Fruits for a new reign, a central ritual to which Ohoama had added further pomp and circumstance.  But as no less a scholar than Herman Ooms has written about, Ohoama also initiated the practice of ordering regular centralized offerings to not just one particular kami, but to several or even a number of kami, or shrines, at any given time.  We see this in the following year, on the 23rd day of the first lunar month of 675, in an almost off-hand remark. Later, in the 10th month of 676 offerings were made to all of the "Ahimbe" kami of Heaven and Earth—that is all of kami that were part of the festival of first fruits held on the first day of the rabbit on the 11th lunar month.  Offerings were also made to all of the Heavenly and Earthly kami on the second day of the year in 681. Of course, these offerings would not just be enriching the shrines of these various kami, but it would also reflect on the various uji connected to each of those shrines, as well. Another example of the court's involvement in these ritual innovations appears to be the worship of the deities at Tatsuta and Hirose.  The first example of that is also in 675, in the 4th month of that year.  Prince Mino and Saheki no Muraji no Hirotari were sent to the Wind-gods at Tateno, in Tatsuta.  Aston notes that there is a litany to the Wind-gods mentioned in the Engishiki, a 10th century collection of information on various rituals of the time, so this practice seems to have taken hold, at least enough to persist over 3 centuries later.  Also in the 4th month of 675, Hashibito no Muraji no Ohobuta and Sone no Muraji no Karainu were sent to worship the Oho-imi deity at Kahawa, in Hirose. The Oho-imi appears to be a "big abstinence" deity, whom Aston identifies with Waka'ukahime, responsible for food.  Worship is again paid twice in the year 676, once in 677, then twice again in 679, continuing twice a year, almost exclusively in the 4th and 7th lunar months, through the end of the reign.  Why were these particular deities chosen for special worship by the court?  Ooms notes that these shrines were built downstream along the Yamato river, which, along with its tributaries, was responsible for the irrigation of the crops in the Nara basin.  This mirrors, in some ways, the responsibility of rulers in the Yellow River and Yangzi river regions to help ensure the flow of the rivers while preventing devastating flooding – a very continental idea of the responsibilities of the sovereign, though expressed here with a particularly Japanese style. Indeed, Aston associates the deity at Hirose, with the deity of food.   Likewise, the Wind-deities at Tatsuta were also related to helping to grow crops.  After all, Tatsuta would have been situated near the break in the mountains that surrounds the Nara basin, where the Yamato River flows out towards the Kawachi plain.  As anyone who lives near a mountain gap is no doubt familiar, those areas are notorious for channeling weather phenomena, including storms, which can bring rain, but could also bring terrible winds.  So it does seem a natural point to pray for good weather for your harvest or otherwise, given the geography that made up the sovereign's world. We also have, in this reign, considerably more discussion of Ise than we've seen, previously.  In 673 we have the Royal Princess Ohoku no Himemiko entering the Saigu, the Abstinence, or Purification, Palace, where she was to be purified before going to Ise, which she did in the 10th lunar month of 674.  Ohoku is said to have been the first official Saiou, the unmarried royal princess sent to oversee shrine operations, of Ise Shrine.  This is a practice we see at multiple shrines, although it's most prominent at Ise. The term for the position in general is Saiou, although at Ise the royal princess would also be known as the Saiguu, after the purification palace.  Although Ohoku is said to have been the first Saiguu at Ise, this is muddied somewhat by some earlier mentions in the Chronicles.  There are those who are said to have been sent as Shrine Princesses to Ise back in the time of Mimaki Iribiko and Ikume Iribiko, but the process was largely discontinued—or at least rarely mentioned—until this period.  There are certainly several named individuals who are said to have served the Deity of Ise previously, starting with the presumably mythical Yamato Hime, who is credited with founding the shrine.  There are also various royal princesses are noted as either having served or as having been made ineligible due to their indiscretions. However, those earlier mentions rarely go into the detail we see here —starting with the abstinence hall, where the would-be Shrine Princess must purify herself prior to approaching the shrine, a process that took some time.  Certainly we first really see this put into action with Ohoku, and from that time the position of Saiguu or Saiou at Ise does appear to have been regularly filled.  That Ohoku was actually the first "Saiguu" shrine princess appears to be confirmed by the "Fusou Ryakki", which states that the first Saiou was appointed when then Prince Ohoama, in the midst of the Jinshin war, made a prayer to Ise and offered the royal princess Ohoku no Himemiko in exchange for victory.  In fact, a lot of the focus on Ise seems to stem from its apparent involvement, at the behest of either Ohoama or his consort, Uno no Sarara Hime, in the conflict. The following year we are told that the Royal Princesses Towochi and Abe proceeded to Ise Shrine as well, though presumably just for a brief visit.  Towochi, you may recall, was Ohoama's daughter who had been married to Ohotomo, aka Koubun Tennou, whom Ohoama had defeated to take the throne.  Abe was a daughter of Naka no Oe, half-sister to Ohoama's queen, Uno, and would eventually go on to marry the Crown Prince, Kusakabe.  That gives you some idea of the position of those were going to the shrine. Princess Towochi herself would fall ill a few years later in 678.  In fact, it was just as the sovereign himself was preparing to go pay a visit to the abstinence palace, perhaps so that he could also head out to Ise.  The court had a divination to figure out when he would leave, officers had cleared the roads, and the public functionaries were in a line of procession when word came that Princess Towochi, suddenly took ill and died within the palace.  This stopped everything in its tracks, and in that year there was no sacrifice made to the kami of heaven and earth.  I suspect that this was in part due to mourning and in part due to the pollution more generally associated with death. Two weeks later, she was buried at Akaho, and Ohoama raised a lament for her. Later, in 686, we are told that the Royal Princess Taki, the Princess Yamashiro no Hime, and the Lady Ishikawa were all sent to Ise Shrine, though Princess Taki returned in less than a fortnight. Why all this focus on Ise?  Remember that the Chronicles were begun in this era, and so the "truth" they would tell would be the truth that Ohoama and his immediate successors orchestrated. The focus on Amaterasu, her shrine at Ise, and the role of the sovereign as Heavenly Descendant was thus part of the overarching narrative that the Chroniclers tried to promote.  Still, hints that the focus on Ise shrine may have been something largely created in this era, however, are scattered throughout the existing literature, despite the Chroniclers' best efforts. For one thing, it is fairly clear that early on, the focus in the Chronicles is on  Mt. Miwa and the deity  Ohomononushi, rather than Amaterasu.  We also see the fingerprints of deities like Takami no Musubi, who in one story is the one who is actually responsible for sending the Heavenly Grandchild down to earth in the first place. It also seems telling that Amaterasu is not mentioned in earlier court rituals.  Worship of Amaterasu by the royal family takes place at Ise shrine.  Meanwhile, there are various rituals preserved within the traditions of the palace that include many other, seemingly older deities. I have also noted in the past how Ise shrine isn't even the primary shrine of Ise no Kuni.  In fact, that is claimed by Tsubaki shrine, the shrine to Saruta Hiko no Ohokami, with a separate shrine to Ame no Uzume, who are both said to have met the heavenly grandchild on his descent. None of this is to say that Ise Jingu was brand new at the time of the Chronicles' writing —there does seem to have been a shrine on that spot for some time, though even the Chronicles suggest that it might have been moved from a shrine originally housed in the Nara basin.  It is also possible, and even likely, that the rise of Ise and Amaterasu coincided with other trends at the time.  Even if the Sun Goddess had not always been centered in Yamato ritual, she was not a new deity, and it may have been the case that her prominence, and that of her shrine in Ise had been growing in prominence before this time, and so the court was now adopting that popularity for themselves.  Of course, Ohoama and Uno don't exactly spell out what they were attempting to achieve, beyond the unification of the archipelago, more broadly.  How, exactly, their focus on Ise Shrine was meant to play into that I don't know that I could fully state, but it certainly seems to have allowed the sovereign to create a new cultic focus for kami worship with a story that touched on regions from Kyushu all the way to the eastern shore of the Kii peninsula. Given the decentralized nature of kami worship, I don't believe it was possible to completely rewrite all of the stories—hence the numerous and conflicting accounts given in the Chronicles.  However, that is also what would have made it easier to hide newly fabricated—or perhaps simply exaggerated—stories in the mix.  And of course, it wasn't necessarily that the Chroniclers were creating things out of whole cloth, but they were able to choose those things that people would remember and what would be lost and forgotten over time.  They had to make the decision, for instance, which story they told was the "main" storyline, and which were listed as coming from "other books", implying a degree of separation from the truth. Through all of this, it certainly seems that propping up the royal family and its lineage was a central focus—even if that lineage was largely something that had recently been created.  As a reminder, we see a lot heavier reliance at this point on royal princes as opposed to other elite families, and an actual or implied reliance, in particular, on the royal family, as that is where Ohoama was consolidating most of the power and authority. Kitayama Shigeo coined the term "Koushin Seiji" to refer to this idea of a consolidated royal—or imperial—family managing the affairs of state.  Literally it is something like "Imperial Family Government".   In Shigeo's concept this was specifically an autocratic authority executed by the sovereign, and those of his immediate family.  Of course, writing in the post-war era, it is more than a little likely that Shigeo and others were looking at the concept of Tennou in the 20th century compared with many other world monarchs.  In that vein, the Asuka and Nara periods do seem to have been one of the rare times—perhaps even the last time—that the sovereigns had such a direct hand in the government and the making and establishment of law and tradition. That said, not everyone ascribes entirely to the idea that Ohoama was a completely autocratic despot—after all, it was clear that there were still plenty of powerful families in the archipelago, and the Ritsuryo state itself was also being strengthened.  Still, it does seem that Ohoama had brought his queen, Uno no Sarara, and his descendants into government.  And they would not only assist him, but continue his work for the next generations, such that even though the histories would not be finished until well after Ohoama's death, they would still show his influence on events. The dedication of the royal family to work as one is perhaps most clearly demonstrated in the events of the 5th lunar month of 679.  It was then that the sovereign, and his family, proceeded to the Yoshino Palace.  Now Ohoama had plenty of offspring—among them 10 sons.  And as long as he was around, there would be a certain amount of civility, but he knew all too well how things could break down after a sovereign's death.  And so he brought them together and he made them enter into a pact, which we know as the Yoshino Covenant, or Yoshino no Meiyaku.  Besides Ohoama himself, there were several others in attendance, presumably those who might stand to one day inherit the realm.  These included his partner and queen, Uno no Sarara Hime, as well as her son, Prince Kusakabe, who would be named Crown Prince, only a couple of years later.  It also included the Royal princes Ohotsu, Takechi, Kawashima, Osakabe, and Shiki.  All of these individuals were made to swear an oath to support each other, even though they were all from different mothers, and they agreed. But so what?  Why does it matter?  It is all well and good that Ohoama brought them together for a bit of kumbaya in his old digs away from the capital, but was there anything really to this covenant. This covenant is significant in several ways.  First off, it is clear that Ohoama was pulling in his family and trying to ensure they were onboard with what he was doing and what was planned.  Furthermore, it set out a clear line of succession, something that had not really been done up to this point. We have ideas on what would have made a candidate eligible, but other than naming a particular crown prince there hasn't exactly been any clear process or rules of precedence for who would assume the throne.  Here, though, we have a list that appears to be in order of precedence, since it otherwise may not seem to make sense, at least from a modern perspective. A key clue in the Chronicles is often the order of the names.  The most important or highest ranking person is usually given first, and then names are typically given in descending order of precedence.  There are clues that this is the case, but it becomes even more stark when we actually see reference to an individual's court rank or the size of their fief.  Since this period brings about court rank even for royal princes, we have some of that, at least in later records.  As such, there is the idea that this order was actually providing for a line of succession.   As I mentioned, up to this point, the contest for the throne was a toss up with each monarch's death.  Claims from competing princes were often considered equally valid until one proved their claim through a political or military victory.  Ohoama appears to have been trying to add greater structure to this.  Specifically, we see that Uno no Sarara's son, Kusakabe, is given pride of place.  In fact, throughout the Chronicle it is typical that we see the Chroniclers designate a queen—a Kougou—that is considered the primary wife.  This queen is almost always found to be the descendant of previous royalty, granting their child a doubly royal lineage, through both the maternal and paternal lines.   There has been plenty of reason to doubt that this was actually the case, and it often seems like the Chroniclers stretched things more than a bit to make it all work out.  However, now we are almost more concerned with the very *truth* that the Chroniclers were attempting to burn into the social consciousness rather than the historical facts, because that gives us direct insight into how the court of the day viewed succession and legitimacy.And that does lead to another possible thought:  since the Chroniclers knew how things turned out it is possible that they were the ones ensuring that the order was as we have it.  So we cannot definitively say that this exactly mirrors's Ohoama's idea, but it certainly seems in line with his history and intentions and helps set the stage for us, at least, regarding what would later transpire in regards to succession.. Getting back to the covenant, as I noted, the first person listed, after Ohoama and Uno no Sarara Hime, is Prince Kusakabe.  He would be about 17 or 18 years old at this time, which is probably why he wasn't formally named Crown Prince until a couple of years later.  He isn't the eldest son, however.  Rather he was the second son.  Ohoama's eldest son, Prince Takechi, was actually third in line. Takechihad been with his father helping to lead the troops during the Jinshin War. While he was some 8 years senior to Kusakabe, he was nonetheless a son of Amago no Musume, one of Ohoama's consorts from a powerful clan, but not a royal princess like Uno no Sarara, Kusakabe's mother. Between Kusakabe and Takechi, in the second place spot for succession, was actually Prince Ohotsu, whom we also mentioned during the Jinshin War.  Ohotsu was likely 16-17 years old around this time.  While he was the third eldest child, he, like Kusakabe, was the son of a Royal Princess, Princess Ota, daughter of Naka no Oe, giving him greater bonafides than Takechi, apparently. So, in the top three slots, we have: Ohoama's eldest son by a royal mother, Ohoama's second eldest son by a royal mother, and finally Ohoama's eldest son by a non-royal mother. Fourth in line, and the 4th eldest, presumably, though I don't know that we have an actual age for him, is Prince Wosakabe.  He likely wasn't too young, however, as he had been given the task, previously, to polish the divine treasures in Isonokami's storehouse. It would appear that six of Ohoama's other sons didn't even get a mention.  That includes Princes Naga and Yuge, born to another daughter of Naka no Ohoe, Ohoye no Himemiko.  Then there is Prince Toneri, son of Royal Princess Nittabe, not to be confused with Royal Prince Nittabe, Ohoama's son by way of a daughter of Fujiwara no Kamatari.  Finally there was Royal Prince Hodzumi, a maternal grandson of Soga no Akaye, and Prince Shiki, a full brother to Prince Wosakabe. Prince Toneri is particularly conspicuous in his absence.  We know that he held the 5th rank, and two positions in government—that of Nagon, or Councillor, as well as the Minister of the Household, our Kunaikyou.  This may be because he was not doing so well.  We aren't told the story until the following year, on the 2nd day of the 7th lunar month of 680, when we are told that Prince Toneri took ill and was on the point of death.  His half-brother, Prince Takechi, went to check on him, and a day later Toneri passed away.  The way these are written it would be easy to believe that it all happened in a pretty short timeframe, but it is also just as likely that illness lingered, especially without modern medicine.  So it is possible that Prince Toneri was too sick at the time of the original covenant, though there could be some other reason we weren't told. This doesn't necessarily hold for all of the others, though.  For instance, we have the Princes Naga and Yuge mentioned in 693, well over a decade later, being granted the 2nd Broader Pure Rank at the same time that Prince Takechi is granted the 1st Broader Pure Rank.  So we can at least see that they were ranked below Takechi.   Similarly we see Prince Hodzumi likewise attained 2nd Broader Pure Rank at some point, and was still around to have his own fief and to receive houses to it in the following reign.  Hozumi even ranked above some of the others were in Yoshino, and yet was not present. It is possible that the princes not mentioned, assuming they had not met with an untimely end that was not mentioned in the record somewhere, could have been too young or too junior at the time of the meeting.  After all, when we look at the known ages of those who were there, we see that Prince Takechi may have been 25 years old, but Prince Kusakabe and Prince Otsu were just under 20, and it is unclear if others were older or younger than they were. There are two other princes who were part of the covenant who were not, perhaps surprisingly, sons of Ohoama.  Rather they were his nephews, sons of Ohoama's brother, Naka no Ohoe.  They were the princes Kawashima and Shiki. Kawashima is mentioned several times throughout the record.  Kawashima's mother was from a high ranking noble family, but given that Kawashima was married to his cousin, one of Ohoama's daughters, that may have brought him closer to the family.  He was about 22 years old at the time, too.  We see him often teaming up with Prince Osakabe on various projects, including the project to compile together the history of the royal household.  In fact, Prince Kawashima always precedes Prince Osakabe when they are mentioned together.  That said, we have evidence of Kawashima only being awarded up to 3rd Greater Pure rank, below even that of some who were not present, such as Prince Hodzumi.  His importance and impact, however, is noted through his numerous appearances in the record. In contrast, Prince Shiki has almost no mentions in the record.  It doesn't help that there are two Princes Shiki, one born to Naka no Ohoye and one born to Ohoama.  Their names are spelled differently, however, and although the first character of "Shiki" used in the Yoshino record matches neither name, the second character suggests that this was the son of Naka no Ohoye and not the Shiki that was brother to Prince Osakabe—though given that one followed the other in the record, there may have been some confusion on this point. And with all of that we have our apparent line of succession, as well as an idea of who the movers and shakers might be within the royal family.  From Ohoama and Uno no Sarara, we have Princes Kusakabe, Ohotsu, Takechi, Kawashima, Osakabe, and Shiki.  Six princes, four directly descended from the current sovereign, Ohoama, and two from the Naka no Ohoe lineage. Obviously, promoting the idea of a strictly patrilineal succession of father to son would have caused some problems for Ohoama's own legitimacy, not that anyone was going to gainsay him while he was on the throne.  However, with Kusakabe they seem to have established that in a de facto format, at least.  Furthermore it provided a blueprint for succession might fall to the other lines should the main line not work out.  This put Prince Ohotsu as next in line, should anything happen to Kusakabe, followed by Takechi.  That Kawashima may have had a shot over Osakabe and then Shiki is interesting as it suggests that it wasn't strictly about who descended from whom. We'll have to wait for Ohoama's death before we can fully appreciate how well this worked, of course.  Throughout history, agreements and covenants amongst powerful interests are often only as permanent as long as all of the interests remain aligned with one another, whether through mutual benefit or threat of consequences.  Once the power shifts, as it always does, those promises and treaties are almost always up for renegotiation, unless they are supported by some higher authority, whatever that might be. Following the royal family's off-site, they returned to the palace in Asuka.  There they had a formal ceremony in the Great Hall, the Ohodono, where the six princes all demonstrated their allegiance and paid respects to Ohoama.  Given the timing of this event, one can likely assume that it was a kind of public acknowledgement of the covenant and the agreement that they would all be working together as a united front on the project of the government. And with that, I think we can bring it to  a close for now.  There is plenty more about this reign to discuss before we move on, but we'll get there. Until then, if you like what we are doing, please tell your friends and feel free to rate us wherever you listen to podcasts.  If you feel the need to do more, and want to help us keep this going, we have information about how you can donate on Patreon or through our KoFi site, ko-fi.com/sengokudaimyo, or find the links over at our main website,  SengokuDaimyo.com/Podcast, where we will have some more discussion on topics from this episode. Also, feel free to reach out to our Sengoku Daimyo Facebook page.  You can also email us at the.sengoku.daimyo@gmail.com.  Thank you, also, to Ellen for their work editing the podcast. And that's all for now.  Thank you again, and I'll see you next episode on Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan.  

Visit our website ➡️➡️➡️ https://www.majesticproduction.com/Folks, this episode is BIG. It's YUGE. Maybe one of the best we've done—possibly the best. We're diving deep—deeper than ever before—into something you've probably never heard of, unless you're a genius historian like me: Titanes del Ring, the legendary Chilean wrestling show that was absolutely massive in the '70s, then disappeared like the ratings during a Seth Rollins promo. We break it down like nobody else could. Believe me!Now, let me tell you, this show? It's a total gem. Full of masked characters, drama, theater—it's like if WWE and Broadway had a beautiful South American baby during a military coup. They had characters like La Momia, El Dragón Chino, and Black Diablo—the kind of names you remember. People were buying books of tickets just to get in. That's how HOT this was. And the fact that most of the tapes were destroyed? Makes it even more legendary. It's like wrestling's version of the lost city of gold!But we're not just stopping there, folks. No, no. We get into this week's Wrestling Drama, which has been completely insane. Dave Meltzer—Fake News Dave—is claiming WWE tried to hire him after RAW's ratings dipped? Total lie. Complete fabrication. Sad! And once again, AEW fans are doing horrendous things online. Really terrible people. What kind of person brags about Tony Khan liking their tweet like it's a job interview?Also on the show: Nixon Newell and Miranda Alize walked out of AEW Collision? What's going on over there? Total chaos. LA Knight gets a mystery opponent in the John Cena “My Last Time is Now” tournament—big moves happening! And let's not forget: the AEW vs. NWA National Title debate is heating up and we bring real facts, not feelings. AEW fans should try those sometime.Oh, and we watched a classic match from Titanes del Ring—Tarzán vs El Charro Mexicano. It was wild, weird, and weirdly charming. Kinda like me.So tune in. Because we're not just making wrestling great again—we're making it MAJESTIC again. And you won't get this kind of deep dive, truth-telling, and beautiful nostalgia anywhere else.Believe me.

Junto do avanço da tecnologia cresce também um desafio: o lixo eletrônico. Com a COP 30 se aproximando, o tema volta aos debates sobre sustentabilidade e economia circular. No episódio de hoje do Podcast Canaltech, a repórter Elisa Fontes conversa com Fernando Rodrigues, gerente de Relações Institucionais da Associação Brasileira de Reciclagem de Eletroeletrônicos e Eletrodomésticos (ABREE). Ele explica como funciona o processo de reciclagem de eletrônicos no Brasil, os avanços do setor e as responsabilidades de cada ator nessa cadeia — do consumidor às empresas fabricantes. Você também vai conferir: Google e Epic propõem acordo que pode reabrir Android a lojas rivais; iPhone dobrável não terá Face ID; Vazam detalhes de câmera do Galaxy S26 Ultra; Huawei lança celular ultrafino com 2x mais bateria que o iPhone Air; Tera se mantém no topo dos SUVs mais vendidos do Brasil. Este podcast foi roteirizado e apresentado por Marcelo Fischer e contou com reportagens de Cláudio Yuge, Vinícius Moschen e Paulo Amaral, sob coordenação de Anaísa Catucci. A trilha sonora é de Guilherme Zomer, a edição de Vicenzo Varin e a arte da capa é de Erick Teixeira.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Visit our website ➡️➡️➡️ https://www.majesticproduction.com/Alright folks — we're back, better than ever, and this episode is absolutely packed with incredible wrestling, insane drama, and more hypocrisy than a Dave Meltzer tweet. We're talking Saturday Night's Main Event, and let me tell you — this one was HUGE. We break it all down. Cody Rhodes vs. Drew McIntyre for the big one — very championship, very classy. Tiffany Stratton vs. Jade Cargill? Two amazing women, total star power. Dominik, Penta, and Rusev in a triple threat? Incredible stuff, and Rusev... he's back, and better than ever. And CM Punk vs. Jey Uso for the vacant title? Suspicious circumstances, folks. We're watching.But that's not all — no, no, no. We talk about the latest drama in the wrestling world — and it's pathetic, really. The outrage over the WrestleMania poster? People crying because it's not AEW on there? Sad! AEW fanatics — the sickos, the weirdos — proving again that they don't love wrestling, they just love complaining. And Mercedes Moné? She won't even show up unless she's booked to win. That's not wrestling — that's ego. Big ego. Yuge ego.And don't get me started on Dave Meltzer — the king of the double standard. WWE does something: “Oh no, it's bad!” AEW does the same thing? “Match of the year!” Total joke. The man's a fraud, folks.Plus, real news: John Cena's going out in style — announcing a 16-man tournament to pick his final opponent. Very fair, very exciting. Mike Rotunda's health update — serious, but hopeful. Mance Warner and Steph De Lander tied the knot — beautiful couple, great people. And Eddie Guerrero's daughter is stepping into the ring, training with Booker T. Amazing legacy.AND — we watched the most bizarre thing you've ever seen. From Chile. 1980s. Titanes del Ring. Robin from Batman vs. Dracula. I'm not kidding. It's real. It's weird. It's kinda wonderful. We'll be watching more.So tune in, folks. We make wrestling majestic — not weird, not fake, but majestic again. Believe me.Watch our full podcast here ➡️➡️➡️ anchor.fm/majestic-production

JOIN US FOR THE MEMBERS-ONLY BONUS SHOW IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS MAIN SHOW: https://youtube.com/live/8miPfR2c1L8JOIN OUR COMMUNITY! Exclusive Members-only content & perks! Only ~16 cents/day! $5/month! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-GqXHAdxVUVMw2F_7h_X3Q/joinThe great and powerful President Donald J. Trump met for the first time with Japan's newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, and the meeting can only be described as a huge success.In addition to a YUGE trade deal being signed, the meeting also fostered an obvious deep personal affinity between President Trump and Prime Minster Takaichi.Trump also had a fantastic meeting with the US Navy stationed in Japana, including an ecstatically received speech to the sailors on the American nuclear aircraft carrier the USS George Washington (CVN-73).  It is incontestable that American military morale is soaring under President Trump as Commander in Chief and Pete Hegseth as Secretary of WAR!Join me LIVE at 11 AM ET as I break it all down!I also invite each of YOU to join me in our desperate but worthy mission to save our great nation. The easiest way to do that? SUBSCRIBE! SUBSCRIBE! SUBSCRIBE! EVEN BETTER, BECOME A CHANNEL MEMBER! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-GqXHAdxVUVMw2F_7h_X3Q/join : -)Episode 1059

JOIN US FOR THE MEMBERS-ONLY BONUS SHOW IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS MAIN SHOW: https://youtube.com/live/sT49s6e6VFQJOIN OUR COMMUNITY! Exclusive Members-only content & perks! Only ~16 cents/day! $5/month! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-GqXHAdxVUVMw2F_7h_X3Q/joinPresident Donald J. Trump is receiving YUGE support from Republican Attorneys General all over the US who have filed an amicus brief with the US Supreme Court supporting Trump's constitutionally correct argument that birthright citizenship does NOT apply to the children of invaders!This amicus brief covers the birthright citizenship question from several directions that differ from previous legal arguments we've covered on this topic, so I expect our community will find it particularly interesting.Join me LIVE at 4 PM ET as I break it all down!I also invite each of YOU to join me in our desperate but worthy mission to save our great nation. The easiest way to do that? SUBSCRIBE! SUBSCRIBE! SUBSCRIBE! EVEN BETTER, BECOME A CHANNEL MEMBER! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-GqXHAdxVUVMw2F_7h_X3Q/join : -)Episode 1060

HOUR #3 - Stroud Finding SUCCESS with Changing the Play at the Line of Scrimmage is YUGE! AND- 1, 2, Cancun for the '25 'Stros Y'all.. full 2275 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 22:14:06 +0000 9TKbtDA1GpInT5E4fLeTrOL2Dre2W5dI nfl,mlb,nba,afc,cj stroud,houston texans,demeco ryans,afc south,nfl news,texans,astros,rockets,mlb news,titans,texans news,stroud,sports The Drive with Stoerner and Hughley nfl,mlb,nba,afc,cj stroud,houston texans,demeco ryans,afc south,nfl news,texans,astros,rockets,mlb news,titans,texans news,stroud,sports HOUR #3 - Stroud Finding SUCCESS with Changing the Play at the Line of Scrimmage is YUGE! AND- 1, 2, Cancun for the '25 'Stros Y'all.. 2-6PM M-F © 2025 Audacy, Inc. Sports

In this episode, we'll talk about how Citi is showering us with transfer bonuses, then we'll talk about the incredible uses for Japan Airlines miles. Now that Capital One is making transfers available to Japan Airlines (in addition to Bilt, which has already been offering this), it's worth talking about what you can do with those miles!Giant Mailbag(01:42) - "I'm a YUGE fan of ya'll. I'm an Army National Guard member that puts in just enough active duty time to get Servicemembers Civil Relief Act benefits (waived annual fees). So I have so many luxury cards I get FAR more value from the cards than I do from my Guard paycheck.Ya'll have been a key factor in deciding to stay in the National Guard, so 'Thank You For Your Service'."100K Vacay Challenge Update(04:06) - By the time this airs, Greg will be heading to his destination for his Benchmark Trip. As a reminder, he's setting the bar for the rest of the challengers with a trip showcasing how far 100K Chase Ultimate Rewards points can go. (Once he's back, Tim, Nick, and Stephen will attempt to match or outdo his trip with alternate transferable points currencies.) Read more about that here!Card News(09:34) - Spirit Travel More credit card holders now get 2 free checked bags (Read more about this update here)(11:11) - Amex will exclude gift cards from Hilton credits starting in 2026(12:28) - Southwest debit card (Read more about the Southwest debit card here)Read the View from the Wing article here.Awards, Points, and More(14:42) - Air France / KLM Promo: Earn 10,000 bonus Flying Blue miles when flying from the US to any destination served by Air France or KLM.(18:16) - Avianca LifeMiles Award Sale(20:19) - Transfer bonuses(24:50) - Rove Miles transfer bonus (Use our referral link here.)(27:25) - Capital One added transfer partners and also has some transfer bonusesMain Event: Sweet-spot awards courtesy of Japan Airlines(30:18) - How to get JAL milesLearn more about the Best Uses of Japan Airlines Mileage Bank Miles here(32:01) - The Bad News(33:05) - Japan Airlines Mileage Bank 36-month hard expiration policy(34:30) - Family restrictions on award redemption(35:58) - Carrier-imposed surcharges(36:19) - JAL Mileage Bank awards can not be changed (but they can be cancelled for a reasonable fee)(36:56) - Best uses of Japan Airlines Mileage Bank(42:54) - Japan Airlines partner awardsQuestion of the Week(1:10:20) - Buying points isn't usually a good value unless you have a specific redemption in mind, but what about Atmos for 1.66 cents per point? (Especially with Rove miles?)Subscribe and FollowVisit https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe/ to get updated on in-depth points and miles content like this, and don't forget to like and follow us on social media.Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder

Steve and the crew react to President Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s rollout of their plan to find the cause and potential cures for autism. Then, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joe Ladapo joins the show to talk about his new book, "Transcend Fear." In Hour Two, Fake News or Not determines whether the country is unraveling or experiencing a great spiritual sifting. Finally, Pop Culture Tuesday responds to the latest viral clip from Russell Brand. TODAY'S SPONSORS: MIRACLE MADE SHEETS: https://try.miraclebrand.co/sheets/ksp-v15?utm_source=Podcast_deace&utm_medium=Podcasting&utm_campaign=deace&color=stone RELIEF FACTOR: VISIT https://www.relieffactor.com/ OR CALL 800-4-RELIEF BEAM: https://shopbeam.com/products/sleep-powder?discount=steve&variant=40436356710455&selling_plan=787415095&utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=sponsorship&utm_campaign=steve and use code STEVE at checkout MOXIE PEST SERVICES: Visit https://moxieservices.com/steve/ and use promo code STEVE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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YUGE thank you to everyone who came out to have a free drink with us as we celebrated 4 years of eating up an hour or more of your time every week. We've had a blast doing this show since day 1, and can't wait to keep on going with you along for the ride, even as unwilling passengers sometimes! Joe, Blake, Jason, Alli, Gnome, Josh....you guys are the best.  Sorry for the extra music volume in the background during the second-ish half of this episode. This week, amongst the chaos and ball jokes, we managed to talk about a few shows, all with multiple choice questions! Some of the things we cover are : What podcasts have slogans. Statistics are meaningless. Good news (for us) about BrewDog. Would you go to a water bar?  Hostile takeovers of the Cincy Brew Dads' Untapped accounts. Not knowing if they found the pimp cane section at Jungle Jim's (is it in the Belgia section?). Starting a petition to change the name of MadTree Light Lager to Legendary Light. How they make a 95-calorie, 4-carb beer.  Black IPAs coming back (BACK) to MadTree, maybe a black IPA tap takeover at Parks and Rec if we're lucky! 6 wings worth of protein. Saying the forbidden beer's TRUE name. The cyclical nature of shows that aren't shows becoming shows. The seltzer bubble is popping, so start panicking. Self serve beer AND pizza? Could Big Ash be a Proof of Concept for future LaRosa's locations?  Is it more fun to drink with people or with an inanimate Gnome.  ----- This episode covers the following shows : Barstool Perspective - 8/22/2025 The Weekly Pint - Ep 275 - The Big-Osas...What Is Going On? Cincy Brew Dads - From the Tap Ep 5 - Allagash Pint Night at Jungle Jim's Fairfield. Chalices and Pimp Canes. Blake's Craft Beer Podcast - Ep 78 - Old and New Beer from MadTree Brewing ----- What we drank :  Esoteric Brewing - Nova - NE IPA HighGrain Brewing - Meadow - Festbier Little Fish Brewing - Green Bridge - West Coast IPA Wolf's Ridge - Famous Red - Amber Lager Outlaw Brewing - Mile Hi - American Light Lager Butcher and the Brewer - Ophelia's Second Coming - Wheat Beer ----- Episode recorded on 8/26/2025 at our amazing podcast host, Higher Gravity Summit Park! https://highergravitycrafthaus.com/ Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by Truth, Beer, and Podsequences are those of the participants alone and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of any entities they may represent. ------  Links to everything at http://truthbeerpod.com/ or https://truthbeerpod.podbean.com/ Find us on all the social medias @ TruthBeerPod Email us at TruthBeerPod@gmail.com Subscribe, like, review, and share! Find all of our episodes on your favorite Podcast platform or https://www.youtube.com/@TruthBeerPod ! Buy us a pint!  If you'd like to support the show, you can do by clicking the "One-Time Donation" link at http://truthbeerpod.com ! If you want exclusive content, check out our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/TruthBeerPod If you'd like to be a show sponsor or even just a segment sponsor, let us know via email or hit us up on social media! ----- We want you to continue to be around to listen to all of our episodes.  If you're struggling, please reach out to a friend, family member, co-worker, or mental health professional.  If you don't feel comfortable talking to someone you know, please use one of the below resources to talk to someone who wants you around just as much as we do.   Call or Text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Chat with someone at 988lifeline.org http://www.988lifeline.org ----- Our Intro, Outro, and most of the "within the episode" music was provided by Gnome Creative. Check out www.GnomeCreative.com for all your audio, video, and imagery needs! @gnome__creative on Instagram @TheGnarlyGnome on Twitter https://thegnarlygnome.com/support http://gnomecreative.com http://instagram.com/gnome__creative http://www.twitter.com/TheGnarlyGnome

President Trump has scored yet another YUGE win in the US Supreme Court, with the majority upholding the authority of the Article II Executive elected by the whole of the American people to carry out our political will, to DENY FUNDING that was granted on the basis of deranged DEI and racist ideologies.The SCOTUS opinion includes a SCATCHING rebuke of the unelected, tyrannical, inferior, federal district courts who are in OPEN REBELLION against the US Supreme Court, authored by the clearly and justifiably angry Justice Gorsuch, joined by Justice Kavanaugh, both of whom have clearly had enough of the petulant inferior federal judges who simply refuse to accept any limitation whatever on their self-claimed infinite authority in their efforts to achieve their desired political outcomes.And, of course, in an opinion in which eight justices delivering a bundle of four distinct written opinions and dissent in a concise 14 pages, Justice Ketanji “Waffle House” Jackson is unable to restrain herself from consuming an additional full 18 pages to stomp her foot.Jackson extensively denigrates her colleagues on the SCOTUS bench as ruling in an “unprincipled and unfortunate” manner, delivering a decision that only uses “logic (such as it is)”, is “an even bigger mistake than I realized,” is lacking in “deviates dramatically” from “ordinary, commonsense,” and engaging in “Calvinball jurisprudence” in which “there are no fixed rules.” Instead, Justice Waffle House writes in describing this Supreme Court, “we seem to have only two [rules]: that one [that there are no fixed rules], and this Administration always wins.”Contemptible. The #1 guide for understanding when using force to protect yourself is legal. Now yours for FREE! Just pay the S&H for us to get it to you.➡️ Carry with confidence, knowing you are protected from predators AND predatory prosecutors➡️ Correct the common myths you may think are true but get people in trouble​➡️ Know you're getting the best with this abridged version of our best-selling 5-star Amazon-rated book that has been praised by many (including self-defense legends!) for its easy, entertaining, and informative style.​➡️ Many interesting, if sometimes heart-wrenching, true-life examplesGet Your Free Book: https://lawofselfdefense.com/getthebook

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The DC Court of Appeals has handed President Trump yet ANOTHER YUGE court legal victory in affirming the authority of the President to cut off funding from Progressive money laundering operations like USAID and various corrupt NGOs, which had been stealing US taxpayer dollars by the trillions—all to line the pockets of Progressive politicians, court followers, and their privileged families. The unelected, black-robed, tyrannical federal district court Judge Amir Hatem Mahdy Ali, the first Muslim and Arab DC district court judge, raised to the bench on November 20 2024 by the Democrats AFTER Trump's re-election, by a mere 50-49 vote, who was also a past leader of a radical left-wing group that called for defunding the police, had issued an injunction freezing Trump's Article II Executive Branch authority.  This was at the behest of a gaggle of plaintiff USAID/NGO thieves looting the US Treasury for their own fattening. The court of appeals had initially paused much of Judge Amir Hatem Mahdy Ali's injunction, and today that same three-judge panel issued Judge Ali's injunction the death blow, making clear that if anyone could check Trump's Article II authority to freeze spending it was the Article I and Article II branches of government—and not some mere Article III judge, and certainly not some gaggle of USAID/NGOs who had been eating fat at the trough of stolen taxpayer moneys. The #1 guide for understanding when using force to protect yourself is legal. Now yours for FREE! Just pay the S&H for us to get it to you.➡️ Carry with confidence, knowing you are protected from predators AND predatory prosecutors➡️ Correct the common myths you may think are true but get people in trouble​➡️ Know you're getting the best with this abridged version of our best-selling 5-star Amazon-rated book that has been praised by many (including self-defense legends!) for its easy, entertaining, and informative style.​➡️ Many interesting, if sometimes heart-wrenching, true-life examplesGet Your Free Book: https://lawofselfdefense.com/getthebook

And there are so many scandals to choose from. Let's start with Obama's fake doc-gate regarding Russia, and then move on to autopen and see where the wind takes us! Annie's back!

President Trump announced a major trade deal with South Korea, securing $350 billion in U.S.-directed investments, $100 billion in energy purchases, and a 15% tariff on Korean goods, while U.S. exports face zero tariffs. U.S. GDP grew 3% in Q2 2025, surpassing expectations, with inflation dropping to 2.1%, prompting optimism from the White House despite the Federal Reserve holding interest rates steady. Nancy Pelosi endorsed a congressional insider trading ban after Trump accused her of profiting from insider knowledge, while a new Stanford study revised COVID vaccine lives saved to 2.5 million globally, far below WHO's 14.4 million estimate. U.S. fertility rates hit a record low of 1.6 children per woman, with a Georgian church-led initiative cited as a model for reversing declines, and Senator Josh Hawley's $600 tariff rebate proposal sparked debate as a morally questionable gimmick.   Trump South Korea trade deal, U.S. GDP growth, inflation rate, Josh Hawley, tariff rebates, Nancy Pelosi, insider trading, COVID vaccine study, U.S. fertility rate, Georgian Orthodox Church, Cincinnati violence, Vinay Prasad, FDA

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The A.M. Update dives into major developments: President Trump and EU's Ursula von der Leyen announced a trade deal with a 15% tariff on European imports, particularly automobiles, effective August 1, 2025, with Trump hinting at tariff rebate checks due to massive revenue and potential debt reduction. OMB Director Russ Vought claims progress toward a balanced budget, citing tariff revenues and spending cuts. FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino's cryptic X post about “shocking” discoveries in government corruption investigations raises questions, with no specifics provided. CIA Director John Ratcliffe alleges a criminal conspiracy in the Russiagate hoax, suggesting ongoing actions by DOJ and FBI. A harrowing evacuation at Denver International Airport due to a smoking American Airlines jet's landing gear issue left one injured. A Michigan Walmart stabbing spree is charged as terrorism, while a Cincinnati brawl raises racial concerns. Comedian Tony Hawks' decision to leave his wealth to charity, not his son, sparks debate about boomer inheritance trends and parental responsibility.

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Back from Vacation - refreshed? Fun with Coldplay! A quick look at how indices and sectors are doing Sugar in the news.... The REAL running of the bulls - bad things happen PLUS we are now on Spotify and Amazon Music/Podcasts! Click HERE for Show Notes and Links DHUnplugged is now streaming live - with listener chat. Click on link on the right sidebar. Love the Show? Then how about a Donation? Follow John C. Dvorak on Twitter Follow Andrew Horowitz on Twitter INTERACTIVE BROKERS  Warm-Up - Back from Vacation - refreshed? - Fun with Coldplay! - Sugar in the news.... - The REAL running of the bulls - bad things happen Markets - Earnings Season is here - about to get some big results this week - Some earnings to discuss - A quick look at how indices and sectors are doing - Markets react to Trump/Fed comments - YUGE deal with Japan Market Update Top to Bottom in - Fed - April (2 Months) Bottom to Recovery of Loss -  (2 months) Now overshot and climbing to new ATH DJIA up 4.8% SP500 Up 7.69% NASDAQ up 9% Bitcoin Up 24% Emerging Markets up 24% USD down 10% Gold up 24% Copper up 35% Small Caps up 0.95% Apple DOWN 14% YTD Sectors Staring off: Will the TARIFFS actually go into play on August 1st, 2025??? What to do? - Here we go again... - I heard Adam and Tina coming to Florida next week and I have not heard from them.... -- Now maybe it is nowhere near me - Florida is a big state... (Am I being too sensitive?) - If JCD came to FLA - I would think you would call me.... right? Lessons - Astronomer, the tech company that found itself launched into the public eye after its CEO Andy Byron was spotted on a Jumbotron video at a Coldplay concert last embracing an employee, announced that Byron has been placed on leave. - Astronomer's cofounder and chief product officer Pete DeJoy is now serving as interim CEO, the company said in a statement Friday night. - “Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability,” the statement said in part, adding that the company's board of directors “has initiated a formal investigation into this matter and we will have additional details to share very shortly.” - PEOPLE - think before you do stupid things! NETFLIX Earnings - Netflix posted second-quarter revenue growth of 16% on Thursday after the closing bell. - The company raised its full-year revenue guidance, citing “healthy” member growth and ad sales. - Netflix reported revenue of $11.08 billion for the second quarter, higher than Wall Street's estimates of $11.07 billion, according to data compiled by LSEG. -Stock was sold off after - priced to perfection - Netflix's higher forecast reflects the weakening of the U.S. dollar compared with other currencies as well as “healthy” member growth and ad sales, the company said in a statement. (What happened to constant currency?????) - Off 8% this month, Up 36% YTD Impressive - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company on Thursday reported a near 61% year-on-year rise in second-quarter profit, hitting a record high and beating estimates, as demand for artificial intelligence chips stayed strong. - The world's largest contract chip manufacturer forecast third-quarter revenue between $31.8 billion and $33.0 billion — a 38% year-over-year increase and 8% higher from the prior quarter at the midpoint. - - Revenue: 933.80 billion new Taiwan dollars ($31.7 billion), vs. NT$931.24 billion expected - - Net income: NT$398.27 billion, vs. NT$377.86 billion On the Other Hand - ASML warned of the possibility of no growth in 2026, even as it beat top and bottom line expectations for the second quarter. - ASML's guidance for the current quarter missed expectations while it narrowed its own forecast for the rest of the year. - Shares of the firm ended the day 11.4% lower after the report -  ASML is the sole supplier of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems,

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President Trump has scored another YUGE WIN with SCOTUS, once again over the cascading tears of a 19-page Justice Sonya “wise Latina” Sotomayor dissent, which was joined b y the usual cabal of Justice Elena “never married, never kids” Kagan and Justice Kentaji “I'm not a biologist, how would I know what a woman is” Jackson. In this case SCOTUS removal of this injunction will allow Trump to move forward with firing nearly 1,400 employees of the Department of Education, the weapon of ideological brainwashing and indoctrination that the Progressive Fascists have been wielding over America's school children for decades. In contrast to Sotomayor's overwrought reason-free 19-page dissent drowning in estrogenic hysteria, the six justices majority felt the legal rationale for their decision to once again overturn yet another anti-democratic injunction ordered by an unelected, black-robed, tyrannical, inferior, federal district trial court judge was so obvious that it required neither explanation nor signature. Indeed, the majority delivered this additional win for the Article II Executive Branch President in a SINGLE SENTENCE knock-out blow to the Progressive Fascist regime desperate to maintain its ideological control over America's next generation.The #1 guide for understanding when using force to protect yourself is legal. Now yours for FREE! Just pay the S&H for us to get it to you.➡️ Carry with confidence, knowing you are protected from predators AND predatory prosecutors➡️ Correct the common myths you may think are true but get people in trouble​➡️ Know you're getting the best with this abridged version of our best-selling 5-star Amazon-rated book that has been praised by many (including self-defense legends!) for its easy, entertaining, and informative style.​➡️ Many interesting, if sometimes heart-wrenching, true-life examplesGet Your Free Book: https://lawofselfdefense.com/getthebook

Yesterday, the US Supreme Court released its decision in Trump v. CASA. This case was nominally about the legal question of so-called birthright citizenship, in light of a Trump Executive Order “ending” this practice. (In fact, America did not have birthright citizenship even prior to Trump's EO, and never has, but that's a different show.)In fact, the legal question here was not the issue of birth-right citizenship on the legal merits, but rather whether an unelected, black-robed, tyrannical, inferior federal district court judge had the authority to issue a NATIONWIDE INJUNCTION against Trump's Executive Order, as opposed to any such injunction being limited to the actual parties before the court. FAIR WARNING: The majority DOES leave a YUGE vulnerability in this check on nationwide injunction, which I expect the insurrectionist judiciary to take full advantage of—more on that in a moment. Scores of unelected, black-robed, tyrannical, inferior federal district court judge have been issuing nationwide, even international-wide, injunctions against a broad spectrum of Trump policies, even (or especially) when those courts lacked even the basic jurisdiction to hear the dispute before it.Today, that mostly ends, with the SCOTUS decision authored by Justice Amy Coney Barrett laying out exactly why these nationwide injunctions are an outrageous overreach of the federal judiciary, contrary to hundreds of years of well-established American law. Even better, in the process of explaining why this is so, Barrett absolutely NUKES the dissent from Justice Ketanji “DEI” Jackson on both legal and intellectual grounds. It's a degree of in your face I don't think I've ever before seen delivered by one justice to another—and rightly so. (By the way, I expect the deserved heat of this check of Ketanji goes a long way to explaining why Barrett, also a woman, was chosen to author the decision.)Get Your FREE Copy of Our Best-Selling Book: "The Law of Self Defense: Principles"Visit Here: https://lawofselfdefense.com/getthebook"You are wise to buy this material. I hope you watch it, internalize it, and keep it to the forefront whenever you even think of reaching for a gun"-Massad Ayoob (President of the Second Amendment Foundation) The #1 guide for understanding when using force to protect yourself is legal. Now yours for FREE! Just pay the S&H for us to get it to you.➡️ Carry with confidence, knowing you are protected from predators AND predatory prosecutors➡️ Correct the common myths you may think are true but get people in trouble​➡️ Know you're getting the best with this abridged version of our best-selling 5-star Amazon-rated book that has been praised by many (including self-defense legends!) for its easy, entertaining, and informative style.​➡️ Many interesting, if sometimes heart-wrenching, true-life examplesGet Your Free Book: https://lawofselfdefense.com/getthebook

Gubernatorial Canidate and Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann, The Federalist's Matt Kittle, Attourny Mike Pugliese, Media Research Center's Tim Graham, Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, Moms for Liberty 's Scarlett Johnson

Why don't we trust Iran with a nuke? Did they even really have one? Are we on the precipice of World War 3? Vince Vance made the call to "bomb Iran" 45 years ago; In defense of the LGBTQ youth suicide hotline

Aaron McIntire breaks down President Trump's mixed signals on potential U.S. involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict, Marco Rubio's explanation of Iran's uranium enrichment progress, and a major Supreme Court win upholding Tennessee's ban on meatball surgeries for minors in the name of gender. Plus, Tucker Carlson's sophomoric gotcha attempt on Ted Cruz, a vibe check on Democrats, and Pope Leo XIV's urgent call for AI regulation.   The A.M. Update, Aaron McIntire, Trump, Iran, Israel, Supreme Court, Tennessee, Marco Rubio, uranium enrichment, Tucker Carlson, Ted Cruz, Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, Pope Leo XIV, AI regulation, Democrats

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A light-hearted show today on how a Federal judge found a bunch of Texas strippers in his lap--or, at least in his court room. Get Your FREE Copy of Our Best-Selling Book: "The Law of Self Defense: Principles"Visit Here: https://lawofselfdefense.com/getthebook"You are wise to buy this material. I hope you watch it, internalize it, and keep it to the forefront whenever you even think of reaching for a gun"-Massad Ayoob (President of the Second Amendment Foundation) The #1 guide for understanding when using force to protect yourself is legal. Now yours for FREE! Just pay the S&H for us to get it to you.➡️ Carry with confidence, knowing you are protected from predators AND predatory prosecutors➡️ Correct the common myths you may think are true but get people in trouble​➡️ Know you're getting the best with this abridged version of our best-selling 5-star Amazon-rated book that has been praised by many (including self-defense legends!) for its easy, entertaining, and informative style.​➡️ Many interesting, if sometimes heart-wrenching, true-life examplesGet Your Free Book: https://lawofselfdefense.com/getthebook

HOUR 4 - T-Mil's BEST BET$ for Friday Night Baseball Action!$!$ AND-a YUGE Night for Lance McCullers Jr. on the Mound in Arlington full 2524 Fri, 16 May 2025 23:16:17 +0000 rFRaRFcqxhD3gtRYFC6vKDl4hkdkuOGk nfl,mlb,nba,texas rangers,houston astros,nfl news,texans,astros,rockets,mlb news,rangers,al west,altuve,mccullers,sports The Drive with Stoerner and Hughley nfl,mlb,nba,texas rangers,houston astros,nfl news,texans,astros,rockets,mlb news,rangers,al west,altuve,mccullers,sports HOUR 4 - T-Mil's BEST BET$ for Friday Night Baseball Action!$!$ AND-a YUGE Night for Lance McCullers Jr. on the Mound in Arlington 2-6PM M-F © 2025 Audacy, Inc. Sports

YUGE Night for these Rockets H-Town! NBA Draft Lottery TONIGHT/Mon. Eve! full 711 Mon, 12 May 2025 20:30:06 +0000 jDG22kxvCVLncx2Zh4i6RvvWbItimsrj nba,nba draft lottery,rockets,houston rockets,nba news,jalen green,udoka,sports The Drive with Stoerner and Hughley nba,nba draft lottery,rockets,houston rockets,nba news,jalen green,udoka,sports YUGE Night for these Rockets H-Town! NBA Draft Lottery TONIGHT/Mon. Eve! 2-6PM M-F 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. Sports False https://player.amper

HOUR 1 - YUGE Night for Rockets as it is NBA Draft Lottery Time this Evening! AND-The NFL Schedule Leaks Begin! full 2222 Mon, 12 May 2025 23:23:15 +0000 bMWOuJwAR8YrpsEaIeFfVXGomp086lTR nfl,mlb,nba,houston texans,nfl schedule release,houston astros,demeco ryans,nfl news,texans,astros,rockets,mlb news,royals,altuve,stroud,daikin park,sports The Drive with Stoerner and Hughley nfl,mlb,nba,houston texans,nfl schedule release,houston astros,demeco ryans,nfl news,texans,astros,rockets,mlb news,royals,altuve,stroud,daikin park,sports HOUR 1 - YUGE Night for Rockets as it is NBA Draft Lottery Time this Evening! AND-The NFL Schedule Leaks Begin! 2-6PM M-F 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. Sports False

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Grab your soy sauce tequila with ocean lime garnish and join us on the sand carpet for the 300th episode! Through the throngs of homeless elephant protesters awaits a star-studded affair, with everyone from Doug Pitt to the flock of turkey ghosts in attendance. Pat is horny at the birth. Matt fights bag straps. Dan dumps the goop. Plus, an NFL legend gets banned from the show. Seniors are panic-stricken. A rift in space/time opens. Yuge coins, ten feet long, ten feet wide. You don't know who will drop in when we take a surreal post-modern stroll down memory lane and it all happens LIVE!

In a YUGE episode, Ray & Lleyton go through it all: Analysis and review of our R7 game v Fremantle Your reactions and feedback All the news A rundown of all things from the last week Predictions for our next game v Carlton Plenty more!Want to buy the some crom merch? All profits go to charity - every cent. Go to our Bigcartel page for more: crowject.bigcartel.comStrap yourselves in! Like our podcast? Help support us! Get on our Patreon!Don't forget to tune in to Jeff Albertson's amazing YouTube channel for all things Adelaide Crows!Don't forget to rate & review us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

HOUR 1 - YUGE Houston Sports Hump Day! Rockets. Warriors. GAME #2! NFL Draft Day Eve! Astros Goin' for SWEEP- LET'S GET IT!! full 2461 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 03:54:47 +0000 qxpwtCDTslhp4EH251RQ6hiCq4cNrG2w nfl,mlb,nba,nfl draft,houston texans,demeco ryans,cj gardner-johnson,nfl news,texans,astros,rockets,warriors,mlb news,blue jays,caserio,sports The Drive with Stoerner and Hughley nfl,mlb,nba,nfl draft,houston texans,demeco ryans,cj gardner-johnson,nfl news,texans,astros,rockets,warriors,mlb news,blue jays,caserio,sports HOUR 1 - YUGE Houston Sports Hump Day! Rockets. Warriors. GAME #2! NFL Draft Day Eve! Astros Goin' for SWEEP- LET'S GET IT!! 2-6PM M-F 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. Sports Fals

In a YUGE episode, Sophie & Peter go through it all: Joined by special guest Alex from WA Crows Supporters Group! Analysis and review of our R5 game v Geelong Your reactions and voicemails All the news A rundown of all things Gather Round Predictions for our next game v GWS Plenty more!Want to buy the some crom merch? All profits go to charity - every cent. Go to our Bigcartel page for more: crowject.bigcartel.comStrap yourselves in! Like our podcast? Help support us! Get on our Patreon!Don't forget to tune in to Jeff Albertson's amazing YouTube channel for all things Adelaide Crows!Don't forget to rate & review us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts!Chapters00:00 Introduction and Guest Introduction06:03 Performance Insights and Player Highlights12:06 Fan Reactions and Socials Reactions29:41 Fan Reactions and Game Analysis35:26 Community Engagement and Supporter Involvement44:00 Personal Experiences and Memorable Moments54:42 Game Predictions and Future Outlook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

BREAKING: Supreme Court Hands President Trump ANOTHER Major Victory!  The media and Trump critics are spinning yesterday's SCOTUS ruling as a loss for Trump and a win for an MS-13 terrorist, Kilmar Armando Abrego-Garcia. But the truth? It's a YUGE win for Trump and a devastating blow to their narrative! In this LIVE breakdown, I dive into the Supreme Court's ruling, debunking the lies from District Judge Paula Xinis and the media. Contrary to their claims, SCOTUS does NOT order Trump to bring Abrego-Garcia back from El Salvador's CECOT prison to the U.S. In fact, the ruling explicitly frees Trump from any obligation to make that happen. This is a clear smackdown of Judge Xinis' overreaching, unconstitutional order!I'll also expose the distortions in the Sotomayor-led dissent (joined by Kagan and Jackson) and explain why even they didn't fully back Xinis' flawed ruling. Join me as I unpack all the evidence, break down the law, and translate it into plain English for you. Don't miss this deep dive into another Trump triumph at SCOTUS!  Hit that subscribe button, smash the like, and turn on notifications so you never miss the truth! #Trump #SCOTUS #SupremeCourt #MS13 #Justice

Just minutes ago the Supreme Court handed down a 5-4 ruling backing President Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act to summarily detain and deport TdA terrorists from the United States, crushing the flagrantly unconstitutional meddling of the black-robed, unelected, tyrannical inferior court Judge James Boasberg.Join me as we break down the SCOTUS ruling into plain English, and celebrate yet another great day for America First!

Today President Trump scored yet ANOTHER YUGE win at the US Supreme Court, with Chief Justice John Roberts announcing that SCOTUS was acting to stay, or freeze, the order of leftie Federal Judge William Alsup that the President was to be compelled to hire back 16,000 fired executive branch employees.This follows on the two Supreme Court wins just yesterday, affirming Trump's authority to deport Tren de Aragua invaders under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 and his authority to deport MS-13 members as terrorists. And THAT follows on the Supreme Court win last Friday, affirming Trump's authority to cut off $600 million in DEI funding from the money laundering swamp NGOs. And if that doesn't sound like all that much money, THAT ruling led to yet ANOTHER judge reversing his own order that Trump must pay out TRILLIONS of dollars in DEI funding. Let's take a look at the argument that won the day for Trump in this most recent SCOTUS win, the Supreme Court ordering that federal district court Judge Alsup lacked the authority to order Trump to re-hire 16,000 fired federal employees. 

The Supreme Court handed President a YUGE win against DEI racism, reversing lower court rulings that had ordered Trump to spend billions of tax payer dollars to perpetuate a corrupt and immoral systemic and institutionalized racist polices against straight white American men. Remarkably, in this 5-4 decision Chief Justice John Roberts voted to allow the lower court's racist ruling to remain in force.We'll break it all down into plain English in today's show!In other news about America's tyrannical unelected black-robbed district trial court judges, the lower courts continue to lose their judicial minds in a number of creative ways. Example 1: Unelected federal trial court judge has ordered President Trump to return a designated terrorist, already deported to El Salvador's CECOT prison, returned to the United States. Example 2: Unelected federal trial court judge has decided that she, not the President, gets to decide who is delegated Article II Executive Branch authority, and that the US is to be run by unaccountable "independent agencies" answerable to no one.Example 3: Unelected federal trial court judge rules that the executive branch is not entitled to ensure that payments are legitimate rather than fraud before sending out billions of dollars of taxpayer money that can never be recovered.Join me LIVE as we break it all down into plain English.

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Steve discusses all the news from the weekend, including Trump's pick for deputy director of the FBI, Dan Bongino. Then, Matt McCaw from the Greater Idaho movement joins the show to discuss the necessity of Eastern Oregon joining Idaho. In Hour Two, the crew is joined by Josiah Oleson and Chuck Hurley of the Family Leader to discuss a crucial bill making its way through the Iowa legislature that would protect citizens from specious applications of the Iowa Civil Rights Act. TODAY'S SPONSORS: BIRCH GOLD: Text STEVE to 989898 RELIEF FACTOR: VISIT https://www.relieffactor.com/ OR CALL 800-4-RELIEF REAL ESTATE AGENTS I TRUST: https://realestateagentsitrust.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In this conversation, Aaron McIntire discusses the recent confirmation of Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense and the implications of new policies under the Trump administration. The conversation covers various themes including deportation policies, military strategy, the state of the federal bureaucracy, public sentiment on immigration, the origins of COVID-19, cultural shifts in corporate America, and pro-life advocacy. McIntire emphasizes the importance of leadership and the potential for positive change in the current political climate.   00:00 Introduction to New Leadership and Policies 03:09 Deportation Policies and International Relations 05:48 Military Strategy and National Security 09:09 Federal Bureaucracy and Job Security 12:09 Public Sentiment and Immigration Policy 14:46 COVID-19 Origins and Media Accountability 18:01 Cultural Shifts in Corporate America 20:51 Pro-Life Advocacy and Family Policies 23:55 Conclusion and Reflections on Leadership

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