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5 min readHantavirus Outbreak, Fauci's Deadline, and a Chaotic News Week
A luxury cruise ship carrying 147 passengers is sailing toward the Canary Islands with a confirmed hantavirus outbreak on board: three dead, eight cases, and a 38% fatality rate for the Andes strain involved. The World Health Organization has deployed experts and shipped 2,500 diagnostic kits to five countries, while the CDC says the risk to the American public is "extremely low at this time." The ship is expected to dock on May 11th — the same day Anthony Fauci's five-year statute of limitations deadline arrives. The hosts are deeply skeptical, pointing to the WHO's Tedros calling for nations to reconsider withdrawing from the organization, and noting that Moderna and Korea University have been working on an mRNA hantavirus vaccine since 2024. The incubation period is reportedly up to eight weeks, and 23 passengers have already been scattered across the globe, with some not yet contacted by authorities.
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- 1 (01:28) **Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship** - A luxury cruise ship with 147 passengers has a confirmed hantavirus outbreak, with three dead and eight cases, heading to the Canary Islands.
- 2 (14:09) **Fauci's DOJ Deadline and Dr. McCullough's Testimony** - The panel discusses Fauci's May 11th statute of limitations deadline and Dr. Peter McCullough's accusations of fraudulent concealment and mass negligent homicide.
- 3 (19:31) **CNN Segment on 40-Day Lockdown** - A CNN segment featuring a Harvard professor discusses a potential 40-day lockdown due to the hantavirus's long incubation period.
- 4 (24:00) **US-Iran Exchange of Fire and Missing C-135** - President Trump calls a US strike on an Iranian tanker a "love tap," while a US military C-135 refueling aircraft goes missing near Qatar.
- 5 (34:44) **LA Mayoral Race Heats Up** - The LA mayoral race gets nastier as Karen Bass goes after socialist candidate Nithya Raman, while reality TV star Spencer Pratt gains traction in the polls.
- 6 (52:56) **Obama Calls for Ethical Standards, Endorses Mamdani** - Obama goes on a podcast tour, calling for clear ethical standards for presidents and criticizing "side hustles," while also praising socialist candidate Zoran Mamdani.
- 7 (69:10) **Lutnick-Epstein Testimony and Fallout** - Howard Lutnick faces scrutiny over his past ties to Jeffrey Epstein, with James Comer saying he wasn't "100% truthful" about an island visit.
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Show Notes
Patrick Bet-David, Tom Ellsworth, Vincent Oshana and Adam Sosnick break down Howard Lutnick’s reported Epstein-related testimony that's stirring new questions about who inside elite financial circles knew about a $1B+ trafficking operation—and what could surface next as pressure builds.
Then: a hantavirus outbreak spreading across Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of California has the CDC on alert as rodent-driven infections rise and public health officials warn of higher fatality rates than COVID, while Dr. Anthony Fauci faces a looming DOJ deadline tied to ongoing investigations into pandemic-era decisions and testimony.
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