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And I also occasionally, if I have both a gummy and a couple Makers and Ginger, I put in my AirPods and I danced 80s music without my shirt on.
Can you put a camera in your house so I can watch that? Hi, everyone. This is Pivot from New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network. I'm Kara Swisher, and I am in San Francisco and was on a flight last night having to read about Doge working all weekend taking over the government.
Good to see you, Cara.
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