Satirists p. J. Orourke. He has appeared on booktv close to 20 times. First up in 2007 on our monthly call in program in depth p. J. Orourke discusses politics, writing and why he uses humor to discuss political and social issues. Is that a real picture of you . Guest oh yeah. Not a we. That was 71. Not quite positive. Host what were your politics in 1971 . Guest a martian left would be the easiest way to summon up. I was a leftwinger but didnt make enough sense to be a communist or anything like that. Host when did the transformation occur . Guest it was gradual. I just wrote about this. There is a book coming out from the Hoover Institution backing this called why i turned right, the story, it is a long story and i wont tell it. I will give the short version. I was a radical leftist very much in favor of a marxist socialist thing in america. I got a job paying 150 a week. I was a messenger in new york, 150 a week was a lot of money, living on the Lower East Side and i was very broke,
Jay blowing the speakers up im going to fight until i se the sunlight good monday morning, im jon fortt. Were going to start with two massive deals in tech. They have widespread Global Impact and two block buster deals, or are they deals, that are facing or have faced government pressure from over seas we will start first with tiktok as oracle emerges as you can argue, the winner, the trusted Technology Partner hear in the u. S. , what does that mean . What is included in this deal and what is not . Jul Julia Boorstin has more. They confirmed this morning saying the companys proposal for tiktok was received over the week they reviewed the proposal and look to have technical discussions with oracle over the next few days. Bitedance has chosen oracle as what they call a trusted Technology Partner as part of tiktoks corporate restructuring. What is in the works is not all of tiktoks assets rather oracle is taking a sight ni Minority Stake but oracle would be taking responsibility for priv
Live there on the clock this is counting the cost on aljazeera to look at the world of business and economics this week mozambiques troubled road to becoming the worlds 4th biggest gas exporter a debt crisis on Course Authority and an islamist uprising near its most valuable gas field. Also this week an epic battle to challenge apples grip on its store a multibillion Dollar Gaming Company taking on the tech giants and the regulators watching from the wings. The Mighty Dollar sings but is this a stumble that up ends its dominance or is that Wishful Thinking on the road. The currency more. So than in time mozambique will become the 4th biggest exporter of gas but right now is fast becoming the most Unequal Society in Subsaharan Africa the promise of gas riches could not come quickly enough for a nation mired in a debt scandal that plunged the country into a currency crisis in debt default almost 4 years on the pandemic and an insurgency in the far north where the country has its most val
Protesters in southern iraq demanding local governments resignation after the killing of a number of prominent activists and an environmental disaster waiting to happen the u. N. Sounds the alarm over a decaying oil tanker off the coast of western yemen. About if you slip through the sports comparisons a man meets in the European Champions League final well bring you the latest from lisbon. Thank you very much for joining us tens of thousands of demonstrators in bella rose defying warnings to rally against president Alexander Lukashenko is the latest wave of protests against his disputed reelection earlier this month people gathered in Independence Square in the capital mens calling for location because resignation but his older in the military to use. Is what he calls the most strained and measures to end attempts to overthrow his government the e. U. Has rejected the results of the election and has threatened to sanction officials responsible for ballot fraud the Police Crackdown and
A fire at the Natanz Nuclear plant libyan ball awfully fast to dismiss as a cease fire announcement by the u. N. Recognize government as a marketing stunt. And fraudsters fugitives and convicted criminals and al jazeera investigation identified some of the foreigners buying a new citizenship in cyprus. Over 100000 protesters have taken to the streets of minsk to demand demand once again of the president Alexander Lukashenko steps down it marks over 2 weeks of antigovernment demonstrations triggered by his declaration of victory in an election the opposition says was rigged the crowd defied warnings of the army being deployed against them and marched towards the president ial residence the vast square outside parliament was turned into a sea of red and white by protesters waving the traditional but a russian flag thats become a symbol of them movement so they gave up against our coverage. United in one pool as they gathered in the streets and in the squares of the belo recent capital mi