Turkish Money Scandal Hits NYC Mayor and Weekend Warriors Win

Eric Adams has made history for all the wrong reasons. How did the first sitting NYC mayor find himself at the center of a federal indictment? We'll uncover the scandal rocking New York's political landscape, from FBI raids on top aides to the allegations of illicit Turkish money influencing Adams' campaign. This isn't just a story of political intrigue; it's a full-blown crisis that could reshape the city's administration.

Switching gears, we tackle a topic that might just change your weekend plans. Can a couple of intense workout sessions on Saturday and Sunday really keep you as healthy as a daily gym routine? Spoiler: It might make you question your entire fitness regimen. We break down a groundbreaking study claiming weekend warriors can reduce risks for 264 different diseases, including chronic kidney issues and mood disorders. If you thought you needed to sweat it out every day, think again—this segment is packed with insights that could revolutionize your approach to exercise. Don't miss out on these eye-opening discussions!

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Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:19

Hello, good morning, happy Thursday, and we are going to get right to it. Actually, I have three topics to talk about. One is about Eric Adams. The other one is about weekend warriors and everyday exercises and exercisers and a Dear Abby.

Speaker 1: 0:35

Well, I don't know if you've been following this whole New York City corruption officials. In New York City, everything is surrounding the mayor. His top people have been investigated, raided their houses, raided their offices, raided all this stuff. I don't, I have not really been following it in detail. I've just read headlines here and there. Well, now Eric Adams becomes first sitting New York City mayor indicted in historic federal probe, claims feds persecuting him over migrant crisis. It is so funny that they say this. This headline says this because my husband has said it before that you know, don't, don't speak out against the current administration with their handling of the border, because then you know, something might happen to you. And here we go. I'm not saying eric didn't do any of this. He probably did, uh, but let's read some of it.

Speaker 1: 1:38

Mayor eric adams has been indicted by a grand jury on charges connected to a federal probe. Sources told the Post, as the defiant mayor claimed, he was being persecuted by federal government for speaking about the city's migrant crisis. The historic indictment the first for a sitting New York City mayor is expected to be unsealed Thursday today by US Attorney Damian Williams. According to the sources the news was first reported by the New York Times Adams will surrender to authorities early next week. Sources said Details about the exact accusations remained unclear, but are believed to be connected to allegations of the Turkish government illegally funneling money into his mayoral campaign in exchange for approval of the Turkish consulate in Manhattan, according to sources.

Speaker 1: 2:34

Well, there you go. That is the main thing for Eric. Now. There's a whole bunch of other things going on too with his surrounding people that are around him. Uh, wow, there's all kinds of stuff.

Speaker 1: 2:48

This article is very long. I suggest you go read it if you're interested in that kind of thing. Let's see what else follow. Follow the latest on fbi raids of adams administration officials. Here's just a couple of headlines of that FBI raids New York City homes of two top Mayor Adams aides, sheena Wright and Phil Banks. Feds raid the home of New York City Police Department Commissioner Edward Caban, other close Adams allies I don't know if I'm pronouncing his last name, cabin or Caban or whatever of the top new york city mayor eric adams aid winnie greco, raided by fbi. Additional fbi raids revealed in eric adams campaign fundraising probe. And adams chief fundraiser, raided by fbi over alleged kickback scheme involving the turkish government. The feds subsequently raided the homes of city hall staffer reina abisova and sink okul. These people they needed some regular names a former turkish airlines executive who worked on adam's transition team. It's looking more and more guilty to me, but you know we'll see all kinds of corruption going on there and they are getting busted. All right.

Speaker 1: 4:09

This next article is just gonna make me angry. Weekend warriors or everyday exercisers question mark here's how often you need to work out to lower disease risks. This is really, really going to make me mad. So much for a lazy Sunday. Weekend warriors, people who hold on, let me go to the. Okay, good, there we go. We went to the reader view, so these ads won't pop up.

Speaker 1: 4:37

Weekend warriors people who cram exercise into Saturdays and Sundays can lower their risk of developing 264 diseases just as well as people who go to the gym throughout the week. That is not fair. I mean. Good for them, I guess. But and my other question is 264 diseases? That's a very specific number. I would like to know what they're talking about. That's a lot of diseases, well, I mean, what is that 200? They don't tell us what it is. So you know. We show the potential benefits of weekend warrior activity for risk not only of cardiovascular diseases, as we've known in the past, but also future diseases spanning the whole spectrum, ranging from conditions like chronic kidney diseases to mood disorders and beyond, said co-senior study author, dr Shane Kirshid, a Massachusetts General Hospital facility member. For the study, nearly 90,000 United Kingdom residents wore wrist accelerometers to track their physical activity and time spent at different exercise intensities over one week. So it's just a week, really. This study was just for a week. Participants were divided into three groups weekend warriors, regular and inactive. Let's see the research team looked for associations between activity patterns and incidents of 678 conditions across 16 types of diseases, including mental health, digestive, neurological, and incidence of 678 conditions across 16 types of diseases, including mental health, digestive, neurological and other ailments.

Speaker 1: 6:12

Look you, get up and move. It's going to help. However, keep in mind I'm not a doctor. I'm not a fitness expert by any means. I do not have a college degree in any of this, but I think you probably need to do more than just a 20-minute walk maybe. I mean, if that's all you can do, then do that, but if you actually want to change some things, you're going to have to be. Here's my macho mantra. My motto is what I was trying to say. Or mantra get macho mantra. My motto is what I was trying to say. Or mantra Get, get comfortable with being uncomfortable when you work out. I mean, you're going to have to get your heart rate up there. You're going to have to, yes, hurt a little bit, be uncomfortable. Uh, the weekend warriors and regular gym goers had substantially lower risks for over 200 diseases compared to couch potatoes. Had substantially lower risks for over 200 diseases compared to couch potatoes. Okay, so you know, just, I guess, be satisfied with doodler on the weekends.

Speaker 1: 7:14

I guess what I'm really mad about are these people taking Ozempic and losing weight and not changing anything else about their lifestyle. Now, apparently Ozempic will not make you eat, which I think is kind of dangerous. So no wonder you're going to lose weight. Uh, I just you know, and it's for diabetes. So these people using it for losing weight is just wrong, if you ask me. But am trying to eat right and exercise. I'm trying to do it the right way. It's slow going, but I am noticing a difference. So there you go.

Speaker 1: 7:59

All right, this last one is a dear Abby, and then we'll get to the question of the day. This might be the question of the day, don't know. This is bizarro world right here, dear Abby, I hid my husband's death from his mother. My husband, guy that's his name, guy and I enjoyed a happy marriage for 30 years, despite the fact that his mother disliked me and did everything she could to undermine our relationship. Here we we go. You ready for this? Here we go.

Speaker 1: 8:30

Guy died suddenly in his sleep last month while we were vacationing in South Asia. I cut the trip short. Well, I hope you did, but between complying with local legalities, arranging for his cremation and his ashes returned to the US and rebooking an international flight, it took me five days to get home. Hmm, hmm, I am getting all kinds of weird vibes from this already Now. Maybe she cremated him because it was easier to get his body back home, but they're, you know, versus getting his body back home, ashes are probably easier to fly back than a whole body. I don't know. Maybe it's cheap, I don't know. Maybe she's trying to cover up some. I don't know, you know I don't know. I'm just putting it out there. It goes on, it continues.

Speaker 1: 9:26

I decided not to tell anyone that guy had died until I arrived home. This woman oh my gosh, I felt uncomfortable having people know when I was halfway around the world. Why, why would you feel uncomfortable about that while you're halfway around the world? You did all this by yourself alone. That is strange. So once I was safely home, I immediately notified Guy's family and my own family and ran an obituary in the local newspaper.

Speaker 1: 9:57

Oh my god, this lady is mental. His mother is livid with me. I would hope so for not telling her immediately. She sent me a vicious email in which she called me every bad name in the book. I would do more than that, even hinting that I may have had something to do with Guy's demise. Hmm, did you, I wonder. I'm not going to respond to her, but was I wrong by delaying the announcement? Yes, immediately. Yes, no question. No, thought about it. Yes, you were wrong. Is there a rule that says his family was entitled to immediate notification? Yes, it's his parents. Yes, it's his family. Yes, you dumbass, she signs it. Sudden widow in the south. This is, you know, my answer here, dear abby's answer.

Speaker 1: 10:56

Guy's mother is grieving. Her anger may stem from the pain of losing her son. She might have wanted the opportunity to see him one more time before he was cremated, if that was possible. If she really thinks she might have said something to do with the demise, offer her a copy of his death certificate. And no, there isn't a rule of etiquette about notifying someone's family about a death, although it usually happens at the time the person dies.

Speaker 1: 11:21

That said, his mother should have taken into consideration the fact that you were in shock yourself. It doesn't sound like she was in shock, abby, and could and could account for why no one heard from you until you were safely home. Bullshit, I disagree with Abby on that one. What is your thoughts on that? That's not the question of the day, but I do want your thoughts on that. Tell me what you think. Do you think that lady was wrong by doing that, by not telling the family immediately when he died? I mean, granted, she probably would have gotten inundated and she'd text messages and all this stuff, but uh, or phone calls, but come on, that's just strange to me. That is very weird and strange, and I think she did have something to do with it.

Speaker 1: 12:08

Quite frankly, all right, here we go. We're going to go to the question of the day. All right, here's a question of the day. It's a Friday night in 1984. What are you doing this time of year September, october I would probably be at a football game because I was in the band, I was in the rifle corps. I was probably at a football game. Well, tonight, that is Friday night tonight, no, tomorrow night, I mean tomorrow night football game. Well, tonight, that is Friday night tonight. No, tomorrow night, I mean tomorrow night, tomorrow's Friday. But it's a Friday night, 1984. I would be at a football game and then after that we'd be cruising Chillicothe Street. Yes, that's what we would be doing 1984. What would you be doing? Okay, gotta go. Thank you for listening and I will be back again tomorrow.