Real Coffee with Scott Adams - Episode 3111 - The Scott Adams School 03⧸10⧸26

00:00:00.000 How is TD making banking more human?

00:00:02.900 Easy.

00:00:03.640 With less bank talk and more real talk.

00:00:06.560 Less, your call is important to us.

00:00:08.860 And more, how can we help?

00:00:11.060 Less confusion.

00:00:12.580 And more clarity.

00:00:14.300 It's things like being able to buy partial shares with TD Direct Investing.

00:00:18.400 And tracking your spending and saving with TD MySpend.

00:00:21.940 It's getting more of what you want and less of what you don't.

00:00:25.500 That's how TD's making banking more human.

00:00:28.120 Are we human?

00:00:30.000 Okay, here.

00:00:31.200 Okay.

00:00:31.440 Oh, there we go.

00:00:32.760 You can add locals.

00:00:34.660 I don't see locals.

00:00:36.020 Locals should be on.

00:00:40.920 Is it going to locals?

00:00:43.840 Not on my screen.

00:00:45.960 Uh-oh.

00:00:48.300 There's YouTube.

00:00:51.380 Hi, you guys.

00:00:52.920 Uh-oh.

00:00:53.440 Locals isn't clicking on.

00:00:56.400 No sign of locals yet.

00:01:00.000 Ruh-roh.

00:01:05.560 Good morning to those of you coming in.

00:01:09.820 Good morning.

00:01:10.140 Oh, no.

00:01:12.760 Let me just pull up my locals and see if there's anything there.

00:01:15.500 Where'd locals go?

00:01:17.000 I don't see it going live on the locals app.

00:01:20.480 Let me see if I can add them.

00:01:22.500 Add locals.

00:01:29.060 Uh-oh.

00:01:29.840 Locals, you can't hear me, but I'm trying to get you.

00:01:34.940 Happy Tuesday.

00:01:36.280 Look at YouTube.

00:01:37.560 Good morning.

00:01:38.180 I mean, you're good on YouTube.

00:01:41.140 I'm going to tell you guys.

00:01:42.300 Good morning.

00:01:44.760 Good morning, everyone.

00:01:46.700 Can you make a post or something?

00:01:48.540 You can make a post on locals by your phone and tell them that.

00:01:53.640 Yes.

00:01:54.160 You guys.

00:01:55.420 So bear with us a bit.

00:01:57.000 We're on a new version of Rumble Studio.

00:01:58.800 And, of course, there are technical issues with it.

00:02:01.620 Rumble has changed their goodies.

00:02:04.420 So let's go here.

00:02:07.260 All right.

00:02:07.840 Where do we want them to go?

00:02:09.840 Let's see.

00:02:10.260 New post.

00:02:11.140 YouTube.

00:02:14.200 Or X.

00:02:15.240 They can choose.

00:02:16.560 Come to YouTube.

00:02:21.180 Okay.

00:02:21.840 Good morning.

00:02:23.060 I'm Erica.

00:02:23.660 There's Marcella and Owen.

00:02:27.260 And as soon as we get everybody in.

00:02:29.260 Okay.

00:02:30.220 So hopefully they'll filter over to YouTube.

00:02:33.140 Sorry for the technical glitch.

00:02:36.320 It was bound to happen.

00:02:38.220 Steve Ling is like waiting there.

00:02:40.040 Like where's.

00:02:40.940 Right.

00:02:42.000 And bookish.

00:02:42.520 Oh, we're in Locals now.

00:02:44.380 We are?

00:02:46.220 Yep.

00:02:46.740 Coming up.

00:02:47.280 Oh, wait.

00:02:47.840 Are we?

00:02:49.340 Why did I see ourselves in there?

00:02:51.260 I don't see it.

00:02:51.980 Oh, no.

00:02:53.960 That was last night.

00:02:55.540 Yeah.

00:02:56.160 And all right.

00:02:56.980 So sorry, guys.

00:02:58.080 Welcome to Tuesday morning.

00:03:01.280 We're just going to give the people on Locals a chance to come over to YouTube.

00:03:06.660 And we're using a new version of Rumble Studio.

00:03:11.120 So we'll see how it goes.

00:03:12.240 So tomorrow, not a problem.

00:03:14.720 In the meantime, my punchy update, little punch monkey in Japan.

00:03:19.000 So the good news is, is he there's no bad news.

00:03:22.360 The good news is he is making friends and like spending more time playing with his friends

00:03:28.080 and bonding and like walking away from his little plushie, his little stuffy and getting

00:03:33.860 hugs and giving hugs.

00:03:35.380 And there's other little babies that are following him around to play.

00:03:39.820 So it seems like things are progressing well for him.

00:03:43.740 I'm so glad.

00:03:45.580 Okay.

00:03:45.840 So YouTube, you guys look good.

00:03:47.800 And X, hey, X, could you guys hit the like button also before we get going?

00:03:53.100 And let's hope that everybody had a chance to filter in.

00:03:58.720 And we are going to get started.

00:04:01.580 So I think we're all here, you guys.

00:04:03.480 Let's do what obviously needs to be done before we get into the day.

00:04:08.300 Okay.

00:04:08.780 Are we ready?

00:04:10.520 I hope so.

00:04:11.560 Let's go.

00:04:12.680 We're ready.

00:04:13.940 I know why the real reason you're here is for the simultaneous sip.

00:04:17.940 And all you need is a cup or a mug or a glass, a tank or chalice or stein, a canteen jug

00:04:22.240 or flask, a vessel of any kind.

00:04:24.460 Fill it with your favorite liquid.

00:04:26.600 I like coffee.

00:04:28.760 And join me now for the unparalleled pleasure, the dopamine hit of the day, the thing that

00:04:33.320 makes everything better.

00:04:35.720 The simultaneous sip.

00:04:37.040 There you go.

00:04:43.160 Ah.

00:04:44.740 Miraculous.

00:04:46.140 Divine.

00:04:47.720 Best I've ever had.

00:04:49.420 All right.

00:04:51.940 I know why the real reason you're here.

00:04:54.420 It's for the simultaneous sip.

00:04:55.940 And all you need is a cup or a mug or a glass, a tank or chalice or stein.

00:04:59.240 It's twice.

00:05:00.220 Double sip today.

00:05:01.240 It is a poke.

00:05:02.380 Fill it with your favorite liquid.

00:05:03.480 Come on.

00:05:03.880 I like coffee.

00:05:05.340 Do it again.

00:05:06.660 I like coffee.

00:05:06.920 Join me now for the unparalleled pleasure, the dopamine hit of the day, the thing that

00:05:11.320 makes everything better.

00:05:13.480 The simultaneous sip.

00:05:15.100 People, one more.

00:05:16.100 Go.

00:05:16.360 Even better.

00:05:22.480 Even better.

00:05:24.100 That was divine.

00:05:26.380 All right.

00:05:27.080 Rumble Studios playing us today.

00:05:28.780 So hopefully you guys filtered over.

00:05:31.700 Oh, let's start again.

00:05:32.960 Is Rumble even on too?

00:05:34.820 Because we only have.

00:05:36.100 Okay.

00:05:36.340 Oh, my God.

00:05:39.060 It's okay.

00:05:39.520 We have one that means it's there.

00:05:41.700 I don't know.

00:05:42.180 Yeah.

00:05:43.080 It's okay.

00:05:44.400 I know it's on X as well.

00:05:45.900 It's a great day.

00:05:47.020 Let's reframe the day.

00:05:49.540 We're going to do a reframe for sure.

00:05:51.940 Oh, good.

00:05:52.240 I see.

00:05:52.680 I see all the peeps over here.

00:05:54.500 Hey, line.

00:05:55.260 How are you over here on YouTube?

00:05:56.840 Thanks for moving over, you guys.

00:05:59.500 You know, we're channeling Scott and the technical issues of something changing.

00:06:04.860 And here we are.

00:06:07.000 That being said, my name is Erica.

00:06:09.740 Welcome to the Scott Adams School.

00:06:12.380 I am joined today by my beautiful co-host, Marcella.

00:06:17.180 Good morning, you guys.

00:06:19.000 And our other beautiful co-host, Owen.

00:06:22.400 Good morning.

00:06:24.000 Oh.

00:06:25.120 And today, just to let you know, Sergio is not going to be joining us moving forward.

00:06:32.920 He is going to be pursuing some other things that are going to make him happy.

00:06:37.880 And he's always part of our team.

00:06:39.920 We love him so much.

00:06:41.660 And he said he's still here for us if we need him for something.

00:06:44.980 So, Sergio, we love you.

00:06:46.920 And we miss you.

00:06:49.280 And we'll probably have you back on here again.

00:06:52.380 I'm assuming you're going to come back on and visit us sometimes.

00:06:54.960 So, that being said, we are going to do a reframe today.

00:07:01.680 And we're going to also do some news today.

00:07:04.780 So, we have some great stories picked out.

00:07:06.720 And Owen and I actually picked out the same reframe today.

00:07:10.720 So, he's going to do it.

00:07:12.340 And I would like to reframe the start of this show.

00:07:16.060 So, let's go.

00:07:17.300 All right.

00:07:17.680 Well, the section this starts with is called, Who Controls Your Feelings?

00:07:23.060 So, I'll just read this brief section.

00:07:25.540 Most of us grow up believing our feelings are the product of whatever is happening to us.

00:07:29.100 It sure seems that way.

00:07:30.620 When you can control your schedule, where you go, and who you are with, you generally feel happy.

00:07:37.560 When you have no control over these environmental variables, you are less likely to feel happy.

00:07:41.480 Therefore, logically, your environment and your situation are controlling how you feel.

00:07:45.020 By that view, you are nothing but a victim of a random and often cruel universe.

00:07:49.120 That's no way to go through life.

00:07:51.420 I recommend flipping that worldview using this admittedly weird reframe.

00:07:55.320 Usual frame, my feelings are the result of my situation.

00:07:59.360 Reframe, how I feel, is my choice.

00:08:03.380 The first time I heard this reframe, it hit me as both ridiculous and powerful.

00:08:08.280 I've since used it often to clear my mind of junk feelings.

00:08:10.880 I simply told myself I could choose not to be bothered, and it worked.

00:08:13.940 Or at least it took off the edge.

00:08:16.120 I'd love to tell you the logical reason this reframe works, but I don't think there is one.

00:08:20.140 Maybe it works because the sensation of taking control is generally good for most people.

00:08:23.900 Maybe it works because it gives you permission to feel good.

00:08:26.520 Perhaps it works by triggering you into cognitive dissonance.

00:08:28.940 Or maybe it just yanks you out of a mental prison you put yourself in and returns you to the present.

00:08:33.860 I don't know.

00:08:34.920 All I know is it has given me comfort.

00:08:37.100 Maybe it can work for you too.

00:08:38.220 Don't be surprised if a reframe works one day and then never again, or that a reframe that didn't work for you before starts feeling profound.

00:08:45.780 Try several reframes on the same topic and see what works that day.

00:08:49.120 Reframes are quick and cheap, and you know immediately if they have an impact.

00:08:52.240 You can feel it.

00:08:53.200 If you don't feel it, try another.

00:08:56.240 Try, try again.

00:08:57.640 I love that.

00:08:58.460 I certainly, I think I try to use this from time to time, maybe not explicitly, like with these words, but I've certainly tried to, you know, take control of my feelings and decide how I'm going to feel about something.

00:09:11.640 Or just, you know, put aside whatever feelings are cropping up.

00:09:15.820 I mean, I think you shouldn't totally deny your feelings, but I think one way I think about it is that you can kind of observe your feelings as if you're an external observer.

00:09:24.700 And it sort of detaches you from it.

00:09:27.700 You can be like, oh, that's interesting.

00:09:28.980 And just kind of watch the feeling come and go.

00:09:31.420 And then it will go usually.

00:09:33.740 Because once you kind of detach yourself from it, you're like, oh, there's a feeling.

00:09:37.880 Oh, okay.

00:09:38.860 And then it's not really part of you anymore.

00:09:42.740 Yeah.

00:09:43.440 I try to jump into this reframe too.

00:09:47.180 Like even yesterday, and I was like all worried and in my feels.

00:09:51.380 And it's true.

00:09:52.840 Like you can just change it on a dime.

00:09:55.000 Oh, Marcella, Stella found me.

00:09:56.320 Oh.

00:09:56.960 You can change your feelings on a dime and the way you think about things.

00:10:00.740 And it's just nice to know that you can reset in an instant.

00:10:04.720 You don't have to stay in that, you know.

00:10:08.380 You can start now and reframe immediately.

00:10:12.060 I mean, I think a lot of it has to do with your reaction and whether you give those feelings more energy or not.

00:10:17.080 Yeah.

00:10:17.340 And so if you can just say, I can choose how to feel about this, then you just take a lot of the power away from it and sort of drain it.

00:10:25.940 Man's search for meaning.

00:10:27.320 Yeah, that's a good book.

00:10:29.460 That does complement that well.

00:10:31.800 Mm-hmm.

00:10:33.020 Yeah, I love that book.

00:10:33.920 I gave it to my kids.

00:10:34.860 We actually went to visit Auschwitz.

00:10:37.860 So I gave them that book.

00:10:38.900 I don't think they read it.

00:10:39.740 But I explained the concepts to them.

00:10:41.660 But, you know, I figured, okay, this is a good way to get them ready for the trip.

00:10:47.060 And then someone says, you know, life is, and I don't want to get your quote wrong, is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.

00:10:55.240 A hundred percent.

00:10:57.140 Literally, that's a hundred percent accurate, right?

00:11:00.160 So your reaction is everything and where you put it right away.

00:11:04.360 And even my husband the other day had something to do with work, and he was frustrated about it.

00:11:09.980 And he's like, you know, I was thinking about Scott.

00:11:11.960 And I was like, I could either be, like, completely aggravated and have to go do this thing that I don't want to do, or I know I have to go do it so I can just be happy and go on my way and do it.

00:11:22.980 And I'm like, oh, my God, good for you.

00:11:25.020 So, you know, it's just how you want to approach it.

00:11:27.180 Yeah, I was excited.

00:11:28.400 Kind of reminds me of the other reframe that Scott used, which is, I get to instead of I have to.

00:11:32.800 Yeah, that's what I was going to say.

00:11:34.360 Go ahead, Marcella.

00:11:35.580 No, I was going to say that I get to do that, you know.

00:11:39.600 But one thing that I don't remember his name.

00:11:43.540 He's a motivational speaker.

00:11:45.120 He's like, if something brings you down, like a comment, something in the day brings you down, then find something that brings you up immediately.

00:11:54.820 And I was like, oh, that's a good one.

00:11:56.680 You know, because sometimes people, you know, you're in court or somebody tells you something and you're like, oh, my God, I feel like the world is ending.

00:12:05.560 And then you always find the positive somewhere else to bring yourself into positive and feeling good.

00:12:14.780 Like, you know, you have to reframe everything.

00:12:18.240 Right.

00:12:18.700 Another book and movie.

00:12:19.920 Have you seen the movie or read the book Unbroken?

00:12:23.080 No.

00:12:24.060 It's excellent.

00:12:25.100 I highly recommend it.

00:12:26.400 And, of course, the book is better than the movie.

00:12:28.100 But if you're a movie person, it's a great movie, too.

00:12:32.020 Unbroken.

00:12:32.660 And it's Laura Hillibrand, I think, is the author.

00:12:35.220 And she also wrote some famous book about a racehorse.

00:12:38.560 I forget which one.

00:12:39.340 But she's a really good writer.

00:12:41.940 And this is a true story about a guy in World War II who got shot down.

00:12:49.620 He was like the guy who would aim the guns in a bomber or, you know, plane like that.

00:12:55.800 And he got shot down into the ocean and somehow survived.

00:13:00.500 But he got washed up on the shore in Japan or something and got taken prisoner of war and went through a whole bunch of really bad stuff.

00:13:08.960 But he just, like, got through it all and would not break.

00:13:14.360 And it's really inspirational.

00:13:16.340 I mean, it is kind of, you know, a lot of suffering kind of along the lines of the man's search for meaning.

00:13:22.240 But, you know, it was a really great story, very inspirational.

00:13:26.540 And I think it's a good example of this kind of reframe where he's like, you know, I'm going through all this crap, but I'm just not going to let it break me.

00:13:32.500 I'm not going to give into it.

00:13:34.920 Yeah, there's a lot of good, really good book suggestions you guys are dropping in the chat.

00:13:39.240 So scroll through, you guys.

00:13:40.780 I mean, the inspiration can come from anywhere.

00:13:44.360 And the motivation to change, like, a bad feeling, it's just worth it.

00:13:52.740 You know, like, it's so easy to wallow.

00:13:54.960 I don't know why.

00:13:56.200 Like, why is it so easy to wallow?

00:13:57.800 Like, it feels so much better when you feel better.

00:14:00.380 But it's so easy to wallow for some reason.

00:14:03.040 I never really understood why.

00:14:04.980 But, yes, Louis Zamparini was his name.

00:14:10.400 Thank you, Nikki, for the donation.

00:14:12.280 I don't know if you meant to do that.

00:14:15.440 Super chats.

00:14:16.620 And you guys, if you're wondering what's happening, so Rumble Studios switched over.

00:14:21.340 I started the stream today.

00:14:22.820 And for whatever reason, I didn't grab locals.

00:14:25.940 So we asked everybody to come over to YouTube or X.

00:14:28.840 So that was my fault, and tomorrow it is going to be all fixed.

00:14:33.020 So thank you guys for bearing with us today.

00:14:36.700 Okay, so are we going to move on to some news?

00:14:39.800 I think we can.

00:14:40.980 Marcella, you want to get us started?

00:14:42.080 Well, I just wanted to bring up a picture that came up in regards to the New York Gracie Mansion incident on Sunday.

00:14:54.540 New York NYPD chief Aaron Edwards' picture came everywhere on X.

00:15:02.640 It was everywhere else.

00:15:04.300 It was a heroic leap over a barricade to tackle the 18-year-old suspect, Amir Balot, who drew the improvised explosive device, the IED.

00:15:13.400 He ran into danger despite the fact that he's a chief.

00:15:20.000 And one, two, yeah, there you go.

00:15:22.660 That's a black and white picture.

00:15:25.220 I love that.

00:15:26.700 And he went over that.

00:15:29.400 And, I mean, he saved lives, right?

00:15:31.360 Because who knows what else, you never know what else he had with him besides the one that he threw.

00:15:42.420 So that gives you into the idea that, like, you know, we do, these police officers are heroes at all times.

00:15:54.480 And we're just very proud.

00:15:57.700 Next, the economy movie.

00:16:00.900 There's no, like, good segue.

00:16:05.360 We're just happy because, you know, a week and a half ago they were whipping ice snowballs at cops.

00:16:12.000 Oh, that's true.

00:16:12.120 And so that's how they got treated.

00:16:13.920 But, like, when it came down to other people's lives, the NYPD, they run right into it.

00:16:20.680 And, you know, let's show some respect, people.

00:16:22.880 That's a great shot.

00:16:24.680 And it's a great, you know, there was a great picture somebody put up of, like, the snowball thing where they're just being pelted and covered.

00:16:32.140 And you're like, you know what?

00:16:33.600 And when the chips were down and your lives were at risk, they jumped over the barricade.

00:16:38.460 Yeah, he wasn't like, hmm, well, last time they did the snowball, so I'm going to take my time.

00:16:46.040 It certainly takes a lot of courage.

00:16:48.180 And, you know, I know police don't always do that.

00:16:50.700 I mean, there's been several instances where something really bad is happening in a building and police just say, it's pretty bad, I'm not going in.

00:16:57.820 And the courts back them up and say, that's okay.

00:17:00.920 Yeah.

00:17:01.260 So they don't have to put their life at risk that way.

00:17:03.720 But, you know, when they do, I think it shows a lot of courage.

00:17:07.600 Yep.

00:17:08.460 Yeah.

00:17:09.420 Thank you.

00:17:10.820 Yeah.

00:17:11.660 I mean, it's great.

00:17:13.660 His name is Chief Aaron Edwards.

00:17:17.140 So good job.

00:17:19.720 And the economy, the stock market is doing a little bit, going a little bit down.

00:17:25.400 Maybe Trump needs to speak again today to get it up higher.

00:17:29.600 The oil prices, they're $90 a barrel.

00:17:32.980 It was, it went quite high yesterday, but it came back up.

00:17:40.840 It came back down, I'm sorry, because of Trump and his press conference and the different comments he made regarding the war.

00:17:49.740 Um, we'll talk about it more tomorrow, but, uh, Bitcoin reclaimed 70,000, uh, and, uh, is back going back up as always.

00:18:00.260 Um, and I think that, um, President Trump speaking to the nation and to the press was really, was really great because he gets to, you know, a lot of us like have questions.

00:18:16.280 And, uh, to have him answer them is, you know, a lot of us are like, why is this, why is that the fact that he is in front of the nation and answering these hard questions?

00:18:27.920 So, um, it's pretty amazing that like, he basically almost instantly with one statement made the oil prices plunge, right?

00:18:36.160 Like he, he, it had spiked up to something like $120 barrel.

00:18:40.360 And he just gets on a press conference and says, you know, I'm, I'm doing the insurance.

00:18:46.520 I'm going to have escorts and just basically says, I'm going to solve this.

00:18:51.000 And he's like, I've got all sorts of ways I can solve this.

00:18:53.520 So it's, it's going to be short term.

00:18:55.140 It's not going to last.

00:18:55.960 It's going to go back down and just talking it down.

00:18:58.960 He got it down to like $90 a barrel in a matter of like an hour.

00:19:02.360 And that's amazing.

00:19:04.780 I don't know if it's going to last.

00:19:06.100 I mean, a lot of it will depend on how things go over the next several weeks and months, but, um, you know, it does seem like he at least got to the point where there's more confidence that it's going to be solved.

00:19:18.280 You know, he already took some measures like letting India not have sanctions when they're buying Russian oil temporarily.

00:19:23.880 And I know there's talk about releasing oil from the strategic reserves, although so far, I think Trump is holding off on that.

00:19:31.020 It's kind of ironic that Schumer is pushing for that now.

00:19:33.520 And he's the same guy that said he didn't want to refill it when it was like $29 a barrel.

00:19:38.560 So, you know, more hypocrisy, but more than more of the same from them.

00:19:43.460 And, uh, but, you know, it's just, I think Trump has so much more control over economic sentiment than any other president I've seen in the past.

00:19:52.500 I'd agree with that.

00:19:53.640 Yeah.

00:19:54.680 And I mean, it, oh, go ahead.

00:19:56.140 It helped that he did a truth post, um, that he said, um, well, if Iran does anything cute, I think that was part of the press conference.

00:20:06.080 Um, but it's, but in his truth post, he said, if Iran does anything that stops the flow of oil, he'll hit him 20 times harder.

00:20:13.500 Um, and that's regarding the street of Hormuz, um, you know, and I, I know that's part of where oil, crude oil moves through there.

00:20:25.020 And I think having, um, you know, like you said, escorts right there, uh, moving the oil and, uh, you know, a lot of the reason why the crude oil prices moved up was because of the insurance game.

00:20:43.740 Uh, it, when, uh, when, uh, they were, you know, it's not for sure, it's not sure that, that things will trans, you know, things will, uh, you're able to pass through.

00:20:55.620 I think people were taking off their, uh, their, uh, they, the, the, the ships were acting as if they were Chinese ships in order to avoid Iran hitting them.

00:21:08.080 I don't know how you do that, but that's what some of the experts were saying.

00:21:12.580 I think with flags, you do that, but don't they have numbers painted on? I don't know.

00:21:18.460 Yeah. I mean, I, there's a bunch of tricks, I guess. I, one article I posted today talked about how there was at least one ship that went through the street of Hormuz, but apparently they turned off their transponder.

00:21:29.000 So they kind of went dark and just, you know, we're invisible sort of, so whatever normally tracks their locations as it went through.

00:21:36.600 Um, but it did get through. And so at least there are some ships that are going through, which is, I think, you know,

00:21:41.980 a development because I think for a while they were done. Um, and certainly there is the insurance factor.

00:21:47.160 I think that's a big one, but you know, it's not the only factor, right? Like I'm sure if you're a ship captain, you're not looking to get killed.

00:21:52.380 Um, and so you need to take that into account in your decision-making to say, am I willing to go through that street of Hormuz and how should I do it?

00:22:00.300 But I think supposedly they've said any Russian or Chinese ships won't get attacked. Um, I think the ship that went through was Saudi Arabian.

00:22:10.560 So that wasn't one of those, but, um, you know, I, it is a question mark as to whether or not you're going to have any kind of terrorist attacks and things, but Trump certainly did a lot to talk that down and say, we've got the best minesweepers and we've got all these escorts.

00:22:24.200 And, um, his threats, his threat to Iran was pretty transparent too, or pretty specific where he said, you know, we're not hitting your electrical infrastructure, but we easily could.

00:22:36.500 Like in one day we could just take out your whole electrical infrastructure and that would take many years to recover from.

00:22:41.860 Um, and so he's basically saying, you guys are going to go dark for years, which would be a massive problem, obviously for everybody there.

00:22:50.920 Um, and he's like, we don't want to do it, but if you're going to do this, then, you know, we're going to hit back.

00:22:56.160 And so I think he's definitely not pulling any punches there, uh, in terms of saying we're, we're ready to retaliate if you're going to keep doing this cute stuff, I guess is what he called it.

00:23:05.780 Um, and tomorrow, tomorrow, you guys, we're going to have Jack Posobiec on with us and we're going to talk all things Iran with him.

00:23:14.000 So that'll be interesting.

00:23:15.620 So we'll save some of this for tomorrow, but, uh, you can't ignore it today.

00:23:20.220 That's for sure.

00:23:21.960 Yeah, I did find it interesting that there's another story I posted that, um, Putin apparently is offering Europe to make long-term oil and gas deals.

00:23:33.260 Let's just put the politics aside.

00:23:35.780 And, um, so he's offering to do any of these long-term deals to get things moving again.

00:23:40.900 But of course, I doubt that's likely to happen in the short term, but it probably is something that has to at least put some thoughts into the mind of the European leaders.

00:23:48.140 I mean, I know Hungary is really upset that Ukraine, I think, blew up their pipeline and, um, they're almost ready to go to war with each other over it.

00:23:57.340 And, um, so there definitely are some parts of Europe that are like, I need this and you can't tell me I can't do it.

00:24:04.380 And, you know, there has to be some reality that it's like, Hey, we need a certain amount of energy and I don't really have any other good way to get it.

00:24:10.700 So, you know, let's just let this keep going.

00:24:14.240 Um, so it'll be interesting to see if that moves any needles, but I, I doubt it will because, you know, at least until the Ukraine war is over, I don't think they're going to see any deals.

00:24:25.020 But I would certainly look to see if we can make some deals at that point.

00:24:29.040 I mean, to me, that would be a good way to help end the war is to say, Hey, we can lift some of these sanctions.

00:24:33.500 We can start rebuilding the pipelines.

00:24:35.160 We can let some of these deals go through and restore energy pipelines and energy, you know, from Russia to Europe.

00:24:43.800 Um, and to me, that would be a great outcome, especially if it led to the end of the killing and, you know, led to the end of the war.

00:24:51.140 But I think to me, that probably would need to be a condition of it.

00:24:53.760 It's like, we're not going to make any deals until this war is over.

00:24:56.240 Right.

00:24:58.160 By war is over, you mean the Ukraine war?

00:25:01.040 Yes.

00:25:01.500 Yeah.

00:25:01.880 Okay.

00:25:02.640 There's so many.

00:25:03.880 I know.

00:25:04.280 Which one?

00:25:05.860 Which one?

00:25:07.580 Well, I mean, I know, I know to an extent, they kind of said the Ukraine peace talks are kind of on hold because of the Iran war.

00:25:15.020 So they are related in some way.

00:25:16.520 But I think, you know, certainly when Trump spoke to Putin recently, and I think he, you know, Putin said, how can I help with this Iran war situation?

00:25:26.260 And Trump just said, you know, what I could really use help with is getting to the end of the Ukraine war.

00:25:31.220 Like, that's where I need your help.

00:25:33.440 So I think Trump is certainly trying to focus Putin on that as opposed to getting involved in any way in the Iran situation.

00:25:41.160 Because, again, the U.S., I think, pretty much has a lot of control over what's going on in Iran right now.

00:25:46.020 So they don't really need anybody's help with that.

00:25:48.140 I think they certainly would love to see Ukraine and Russia strike some kind of deal to end that war.

00:25:55.660 So as Owen was saying, Trump and Putin spoke yesterday for one hour, obviously not just by themselves with, you know, interpreters and all the different staff at the White House and at the Kremlin.

00:26:11.160 And it was a, as Trump put it, it was a very good positive on both sides.

00:26:18.220 Trump said the call focused on ending the fight fast while Putin praised America's new push to bring peace.

00:26:24.800 This is regarding the Ukraine war.

00:26:27.600 The two also discussed ways to keep the growing U.S.-Iran tensions from exploding into wider conflict.

00:26:34.160 Behind the scenes, sources say Russia recently shared targeting information with Iran, much like the United States has done for Ukraine.

00:26:44.040 Many observers wonder if yesterday's call included quiet deals, perhaps easing pressure on Russian oil sales in exchange for help calming the Middle East.

00:26:54.060 So, um, there was, I mean, it's fog of war, but I don't know how much intelligence they have, but Russia has been, um, sharing certain intel with Iran.

00:27:08.740 And, um, and, uh, you know, having this conversation, this one hour phone call with, with President Trump, you know, possibly helps in, you know, figuring out where they are, where Russia is.

00:27:24.860 Uh, but I think, uh, but I think as Scott would put it, um, you know, Putin is trying to pick up the free money.

00:27:33.860 Uh, he's trying to figure out how does this new, uh, situation helps Russia.

00:27:40.700 And so is Trump, you know, how do we negotiate, how do we shake the box a certain way?

00:27:47.760 Uh, both, uh, President Trump and Putin are very good, uh, at persuading.

00:27:53.960 I mean, I'm not supporting Putin, but he's good at persuasion and that's like, that's what he's good for in a way.

00:28:01.520 Like he's trying to figure out what's best for his, uh, nation as well as, uh, you know, President Trump.

00:28:09.680 So you can see the whole thing of like, well, I'll make a deal like, like, uh, Owen was bringing up.

00:28:16.040 Well, we'll go ahead and help Europe now that you need us.

00:28:20.360 Um, so he's just maneuvering himself.

00:28:23.280 Yeah.

00:28:23.880 And you have two very alpha males that really love their countries.

00:28:29.480 So, you know, you can't, you can't fault either one of them.

00:28:33.060 You know, they're doing what they're supposed to be doing for their people, for their country.

00:28:36.960 Yeah.

00:28:37.480 And I do think Russia is definitely on Iran side, um, in terms of sentiment, at least.

00:28:41.760 I don't know that they're actively doing very much other than maybe this intelligence sharing, which Trump has said he doesn't really care or he's not worried about that.

00:28:48.520 Cause I don't think they really have much capability to strike back, at least at the United States at this point.

00:28:53.480 So I don't think he's worried about, you know, whether some intelligence from the Russians are getting into Iran's hands.

00:28:59.840 Cause it's just not going to make much difference.

00:29:01.720 Right.

00:29:02.080 But, um, you know, I think the statements out of Putin and the Kremlin is that they're on the side of the regime.

00:29:08.300 They, I think, gave some kind of sympathy for the death of Khamenei and are saying they're supporting the new Supreme leader and all that.

00:29:18.700 So it does seem like at this point they're aligning themselves with Iran.

00:29:22.100 Um, but again, anything could change, you know, if we need something, maybe Trump will step in and say, you got to cut ties or something.

00:29:29.020 And I think he's cutting some of the ties just by taking out a lot of their factories that are building drones and missiles, because again, they have been a major supplier of drones to Russia.

00:29:39.080 And so from what I understand, that's definitely part of the target list and they're taking it out right now.

00:29:44.220 Like as Trump was speaking yesterday up to probably today too.

00:29:48.340 And so I'm pretty sure there's not going to be much drone supply coming out of Iran anytime soon.

00:29:54.280 All right.

00:29:55.040 I mean, I know the press, um, press, what am I saying?

00:29:58.540 And what am I saying?

00:29:59.960 Uh, the secretary of war, not the press secretary, uh, the secretary of war, Hexet, uh, spoke this morning.

00:30:07.760 Um, always wakes me up.

00:30:09.720 It's good to wake up to him.

00:30:11.040 Um, so he was, uh, you know, we'll talk about most of it tomorrow, but today will be, uh, they're striking, uh, Iran, like, allegedly the most today than any other.

00:30:28.540 Another day in the war.

00:30:29.540 So it'd be interesting to see, um, what they strike and what's, uh, what happens.

00:30:35.540 But basically he indicated that we're winning and, uh, we're winning decisively as he said.

00:30:44.440 Uh, but it was interesting that the earlier iterations of the war on February 28, when it started to now, um, that they're actually striking more targets today than any other day during this conflict.

00:31:01.540 So that's, that's an interesting take.

00:31:04.360 Yeah.

00:31:04.800 And it was interesting how Trump kind of, I don't know what the right way to frame it is, but he kind of, on the one hand said, we're basically done.

00:31:14.100 Like it's very complete or something like that.

00:31:17.020 And then on the other side, he's like, no, we're still just getting started and we're ramping up and we've got a lot more winning to do or something along those lines.

00:31:23.380 So like, he's basically saying, you know, we're finished, but we're just getting started in the same statement.

00:31:28.820 And, and I think the press was kind of confused by that and asked about that and Trump responded and he said, he said, well, it's kind of both.

00:31:36.440 Like, I think we are mostly done with what we originally set out to do, but it's still the beginning in terms of rebuilding and, um, you know, really getting to the final outcome.

00:31:46.240 Um, but I think, you know, Iran certainly doesn't agree with that assessment.

00:31:50.060 They're still saying, oh, we can fight for a decade or we can keep going and we're going to keep going and it's nowhere near over.

00:31:55.360 And so I think, you know, it's still, we're still at the point where I think Trump is looking for that unconditional surrender from the Iranian regime.

00:32:04.540 And I think that is really the turning point that we need to see to really bring an end to this.

00:32:09.500 Um, and that, you know, obviously isn't in anyone's single control.

00:32:14.740 You got to get Iran to agree to that somehow.

00:32:17.020 And it might be, you got to keep hitting them until they cry uncle.

00:32:20.360 And I think that's the approach Trump has taken right now.

00:32:22.700 So I wouldn't expect the bombing to stop anytime soon.

00:32:25.200 And I would expect it to get pretty painful for the regime in Iran.

00:32:29.640 Um, and they're going to keep degrading their capabilities and keep taking out their missile launchers.

00:32:33.860 I think there's somewhere up to 83% taken out so far, according to the latest report.

00:32:38.420 Um, and they're going to keep going after their ability to create missiles and drones and probably eliminate pretty much all of that.

00:32:46.980 Um, and then we'll have to see where it goes from there.

00:32:49.700 Well, we're going to talk all about this tomorrow.

00:32:52.440 Yeah.

00:32:53.420 And I'm a little, I ran out, but you know, um, and I just want to reset in case anybody joined after we had started.

00:33:01.260 So my bad today, I didn't get the local stream up on, uh, our studio today, tomorrow we'll all be there.

00:33:09.960 It'll be perfect.

00:33:11.180 Um, Sergio is, uh, he's going to be pursuing some other stuff.

00:33:15.920 He's always welcome to come as a guest on the show with us.

00:33:19.400 He's our friend.

00:33:20.540 He's part of our crew.

00:33:21.940 So Sergio chose to take a break and do some other things.

00:33:27.680 No bad feelings, you guys.

00:33:29.900 Okay.

00:33:30.120 I see you in the chat.

00:33:31.020 Like where'd Sergio go?

00:33:32.340 Everything's good.

00:33:33.540 He's just doing some other things that he wanted to do.

00:33:36.140 And we love Sergio.

00:33:37.540 Okay.

00:33:37.920 So don't worry.

00:33:39.220 Um, but I appreciate you guys asking.

00:33:41.340 So we are going to switch to another news story.

00:33:45.380 I don't know who's telling us.

00:33:46.680 Is it you, Marcella?

00:33:47.520 Yeah.

00:33:48.500 So the, the shield of the Americans, uh, of the Americas, uh, summit was last, uh, weekend.

00:33:56.440 Um, and the shield of the Americas, uh, is a new, uh, attempt by Trump to control the Western

00:34:05.920 hemisphere.

00:34:06.740 That's all South American, Central American, uh, countries that bind together to fight, uh,

00:34:15.720 the drug cartels, um, which is another way to weaken the United States.

00:34:20.900 As we know, it's probably cost more death than any of any war has caused, um, the silent

00:34:30.200 war on drugs.

00:34:32.080 President Trump launched a major new security alliance called the shield.

00:34:35.760 The Americas bringing together leaders from across Latin America at his Doral resort of

00:34:40.840 Florida, interestingly enough, president Claudia Scheinbaum from Mexico was not present.

00:34:48.980 That's a, maybe, maybe a kind of a conflict for her.

00:34:52.860 The allegedly, the summit focuses on fighting drug cartels, stopping illegal immigration and

00:34:59.760 blocking foreign interference in our hemisphere.

00:35:02.800 Trump called for blood, bold military actions, saying the only way to defeat these threats is

00:35:09.220 to unleash the full power of our militaries, just like the coalition that crushed ISIS.

00:35:14.740 Uh, so he's taking, um, the stronger, the strongest position as Owen and Scott would say.

00:35:22.500 Um, part of it would be that, um, he, he actually spoke to the different, uh, the different

00:35:30.640 dignitaries and, uh, foreign leaders, which was, uh, 11 countries, uh, that attended, um, and

00:35:38.620 Trump urged aggressive military action against the cartels and offered direct us support stating,

00:35:44.760 we're working with you to do whatever we have to do.

00:35:47.880 We'll use missiles.

00:35:49.900 You want, you want us to use a missile?

00:35:53.620 Uh, they're extremely accurate.

00:35:55.900 Uh, and he actually did the pew pew, uh, right into the living room, people right into the

00:36:04.620 living room.

00:36:05.160 He said, that's the end of that cartel person onto the next.

00:36:09.420 Um, he said, he emphasized the need to eradicate the cartels.

00:36:13.460 And basically he was just showing, uh, these countries that he, if you, if you want to, if

00:36:19.280 you want to take somebody out, just call us, we'll, we'll poo poo into their living room.

00:36:25.140 Um, and I mean, it's like, it's like Scott would say, and everybody else would say, it's

00:36:32.700 like, when are we ever going to have a president like this ever again?

00:36:36.260 Like, he's just, he's a showman.

00:36:38.820 I would build on that with what Scott said about how Trump is the person that can do the

00:36:43.520 impossible, right?

00:36:44.880 Like if you just look at all the things he's trying to do, ending the Ukraine war, ending

00:36:50.060 the Israel Gaza war, ending the Iran regime, um, taking out the cartels, like these are

00:36:55.580 all things that everyone said was impossible.

00:36:58.560 And, you know, these are all things that he hasn't done yet, but it's, it doesn't at least

00:37:02.560 look very possible that he could have all these things wrapped up relatively soon.

00:37:07.780 And, um, you know, I, I don't know whether the cartels can be taken down in a short period

00:37:12.740 of time, but I certainly have more faith in Trump than anybody else.

00:37:15.720 Yeah.

00:37:16.660 In that regard.

00:37:17.580 And he seems to be willing to do whatever it takes to get it done, which I think no

00:37:21.820 other president of the past has been willing to do.

00:37:25.120 Um, this is certainly the first time we've taken any real military action against the

00:37:28.940 cartels and, you know, starting with taking out Maduro and, you know, going into Mexico

00:37:34.400 or at least getting Mexico to take out some of the cartel leaders and to turn some of the

00:37:38.660 leaders over to us.

00:37:40.320 Um, you know, it is making a difference.

00:37:43.100 It's certainly shaking the box and I think he's put them on notice that, you know, he's

00:37:47.440 coming after them.

00:37:48.980 Um, and I think they're also doing a lot on the financial side to try and freeze their

00:37:53.120 assets and stop a lot of the flow of everything.

00:37:56.220 And certainly shutting down the border as part of that as well and taking out all the drug

00:38:01.480 boats and everything else.

00:38:02.460 So, you know, it does seem like he's taken some pretty significant action and it'll be interesting

00:38:08.160 to see whether he can pull it off.

00:38:09.480 But I do think it's something that maybe Trump can do that no one, no other president would

00:38:14.380 ever be able to do.

00:38:15.200 No one's ever tried.

00:38:16.840 And I mean, like this is such a, uh, near and dear, uh, issue for Scott and, you know,

00:38:23.780 I jumped right on board with him when we used to use hashtags fentanyl China because, you

00:38:29.740 know, we knew where the drugs were being made and, you know, Trump and Scott would plead,

00:38:35.140 you know, like blow up the fentanyl factories in China, end it.

00:38:39.500 And, you know, like I said the other day, when you think about like a football stadium

00:38:44.160 full of people and, uh, you know, God forbid, but it's, but, but in reality, if you saw everyone

00:38:51.060 that died from fentanyl, you could fill like a football stadium with them every year, a bomb

00:38:55.680 would fall and kill them.

00:38:56.980 You would understand that you're at war with these people, but because it just happens

00:39:02.560 in like drips all around the nation, you're not like seeing the impact, but if they dropped

00:39:07.600 a bomb on you, you would feel the impact.

00:39:10.180 So it's definitely a war.

00:39:13.300 And I really appreciate that this is something near and dear to Trump because I don't know

00:39:19.940 what it is.

00:39:20.620 Like I know his brother, he said was an alcoholic, but man, does he hate drugs and alcohol?

00:39:26.620 Like, like they're his enemy, which they are, I guess, but I just love his passion for it.

00:39:33.440 And I know Scott was so thrilled that Trump was taking this on.

00:39:38.820 So let's hope that the pressure campaign works.

00:39:41.460 And I hope this new group really succeeds because it's, I, I just had a friend, um, the

00:39:48.780 same week Scott passed away, my friend's son died from fentanyl overdose.

00:39:54.100 And I've had many friends whose kids have died from fentanyl.

00:39:57.720 It's, it's bizarre.

00:39:59.140 So let's let, keep our fingers crossed on that one.

00:40:01.920 Some say the bubbles in an arrow truffle piece can take 34 seconds to melt in your mouth.

00:40:07.040 Sometimes the very amount you're stuck at the same red light, rich, creamy, chocolatey

00:40:12.500 arrow truffle.

00:40:13.540 Feel the arrow bubbles melt.

00:40:15.580 It's mind bubbling.

00:40:16.580 Yeah.

00:40:19.580 And I, you know, and Trump's meeting with Xi pretty soon, he's going to Beijing.

00:40:24.000 Um, and I know fentanyl is part of that agenda as well to talk about as part of whatever trade

00:40:29.220 deal they're working out there.

00:40:30.880 Um, it sounds like they're targeting just to maybe try and maintain this, what they call

00:40:35.660 a trade truce.

00:40:36.400 Um, and I'm sure there'll be some element of talk about Iran and other things as part

00:40:42.260 of that as well.

00:40:42.900 Um, but, you know, I know fentanyl is still one of the top things on Trump's agenda there.

00:40:47.760 And I think he's been making a lot of progress.

00:40:49.320 I know we, we do have at least some preliminary indications that the fentanyl deaths are going

00:40:53.260 down.

00:40:54.540 Um, sorry, I'm not laughing at what Owen's saying.

00:40:57.140 I'm just laughing at the chat.

00:40:58.720 I apologize.

00:40:59.600 Totally appropriate, Marcella.

00:41:01.480 Yeah.

00:41:02.040 And, uh, you know, so I, I do think that there are some positive signs that things are moving

00:41:06.280 in the right direction.

00:41:07.940 Um, but again, it's, it's, it's going to, it's going to be a difficult thing.

00:41:11.040 I don't, I don't think it's something that can be done like a Maduro raid and say, okay,

00:41:14.060 we're done cartel are gone.

00:41:15.840 But I do think that, you know, if we can take it seriously and get the cooperation of

00:41:20.900 all these different countries in the region, that it's going to be where the cartels don't

00:41:24.420 really have anywhere to hide anymore.

00:41:26.440 Um, so it really could turn the tide on this in a way.

00:41:29.060 Rivers.

00:41:29.220 Like I said, no one else has ever tried before.

00:41:31.640 River spirit.

00:41:32.620 I, I'm not sure what you mean, but if you're saying, oh, thanks you guys.

00:41:36.220 If you're saying overdose with a question mark, no poisoning as advertised.

00:41:41.260 I don't know how you meant this, but the way I'm taking it and it makes such a good point

00:41:45.960 is that like, yeah, you're not, it's not that you're overdosing on it.

00:41:49.820 It is poison and it's deadly, you know?

00:41:54.460 So I don't know if that's how you meant it.

00:41:56.120 It kills a lot of police officers.

00:41:58.880 Yes.

00:41:59.360 You touch it or you breathe it in.

00:42:02.460 So it is poisoning.

00:42:03.680 And I don't even want to say what my worst thoughts are about it, but yeah.

00:42:08.400 So if that's what you meant, I like that.

00:42:10.080 That was a good reframe to remember.

00:42:11.740 It's not that you're ODing on it.

00:42:13.220 Like it is poison.

00:42:14.480 It's basically meant to kill you.

00:42:16.220 So there's, there's nothing good about it.

00:42:18.140 So, all right, so we'll go on to the next story, but like fingers crossed, this all works

00:42:22.800 out.

00:42:24.100 All right.

00:42:24.660 So there's a story about Gavin Newsom's wife making a whole bunch of money, pushing weird

00:42:29.140 gender films into California classrooms while paying herself a bunch of money.

00:42:33.380 Apparently she's been taking in $300,000 a year with this nonprofit to push things like

00:42:38.540 toxic masculinity films and curricula that include things like a privilege walk and gender bred

00:42:47.000 person and all sorts of weird crap.

00:42:49.760 So apparently she's been raking in the cash, just trying to push this gender ideology on

00:42:54.540 California, despite the fact that their literacy and math are at all time lows.

00:42:59.260 And I think something like 44% of 11th graders are below reading standards.

00:43:03.440 So it looks like they have their priorities in the exact wrong place.

00:43:06.400 Um, they're also running this Tallarico character who apparently is more extreme than

00:43:11.800 Crockett.

00:43:13.200 Dazzy.

00:43:14.420 Um, and, uh, you know, apparently they're bringing out all the videos of how he loves abortion.

00:43:19.480 He loves trans kids.

00:43:20.580 He says God is non-binary.

00:43:22.660 Um, and, um, Molly Hemingway just recently was talking about it and saying that he's too

00:43:28.160 far left, even for San Francisco.

00:43:29.580 So she's kind of amazed that they're trying to run him in Texas.

00:43:33.240 I know they asked him.

00:43:35.140 I just saw, they asked him, you know, besides your family, tell us something else that you

00:43:40.580 really love.

00:43:41.420 And he's like, you know, it was, it's the trans kids that showed up to some event.

00:43:48.700 And I'm like, oh my God, like, what are we doing people?

00:43:52.700 And I don't know, he reminds me of like the mad magazine character and Pete Buttigieg put

00:44:00.380 together, he's a quirky, weird guy, but I'm like Jasmine Crockett would have been a much

00:44:06.800 tougher opponent.

00:44:08.260 And she should have pushed out all of this insanity.

00:44:11.700 I don't know what her campaign was.

00:44:13.180 I have no idea what was happening in Texas and what you guys were seeing in Texas, but

00:44:16.720 good Lord, this guy is off the reservation.

00:44:19.940 And he is so radical, but yeah, I mean, I think Crockett was running her campaign in

00:44:26.820 kind of a weird way when the Democrats were criticizing it, but at the same time, they

00:44:31.020 had this whole Colbert thing.

00:44:33.440 I think it was where they did this, you know, fake hoax where they were like, oh, they won't

00:44:37.500 let us run it.

00:44:38.260 Here's the ad.

00:44:38.840 They didn't want you to see, or here's this, here's the interview.

00:44:41.060 They didn't want you to see.

00:44:41.840 And they made a big deal out of it.

00:44:42.880 And I think that was more of the DNC trying to engineer the election to get Tallarico to

00:44:48.720 replace Crockett.

00:44:49.600 So for whatever reason, the Democrats or the DNC turned against Crockett and decided to

00:44:54.440 run this really radical person instead.

00:44:56.960 It's kind of interesting.

00:44:58.420 I'm hoping it backfires.

00:44:59.800 Yeah, I know.

00:45:00.440 It's interesting because she is, she's a nutbag, obviously, and he's even kookier.

00:45:08.440 So I don't know.

00:45:09.600 I wonder what that little meeting was like, because I can't imagine how they rationalized

00:45:15.280 that he would be better than her.

00:45:16.900 Oh, my God.

00:45:17.380 It must have been like a brain-melting meeting.

00:45:20.760 But anyway.

00:45:21.460 Well, I think their playbook is we're just going to pretend to be moderate during the

00:45:24.700 campaign, and then we're going to do all the radical stuff once we get in.

00:45:27.580 And that seems to be with Spanberger and all these other people they're running now, that

00:45:31.700 they're just taking really radical people, and then they're just pulling the wool over people's

00:45:35.740 eyes during the campaign, saying, oh, we're going to lower taxes and make things

00:45:38.740 more affordable, and we're going to do all these great things.

00:45:40.960 And then once they get into office, it's like, ha-ha, gotcha.

00:45:44.200 What do you guys think about Texas?

00:45:46.980 Is it going to be, who's Trump going to endorse?

00:45:50.280 Is it going to be Paxton?

00:45:51.760 Is it going to be, what's his name?

00:45:53.640 Cornyn.

00:45:54.100 Cornyn.

00:45:56.180 I mean, I hope it's Paxton.

00:45:58.720 That's just me.

00:45:59.600 I don't live there.

00:46:00.380 I'm guessing it's going to be Cornyn.

00:46:02.240 You are?

00:46:03.080 Well, just, that's what I think is going to happen.

00:46:05.320 I'm with you that I would prefer it to be Paxton, and I think Paxton probably would have

00:46:10.040 an easier time getting elected, frankly, because I think he spent a lot less money in the primary

00:46:15.040 and still came out pretty much even with Cornyn.

00:46:18.840 And so I think he'd be a much more popular.

00:46:21.380 Why do you think Cornyn?

00:46:23.600 Well, I just think there's some sort of weird background political deal going on that Thune

00:46:27.740 wants Cornyn, and he's trying to strong arm Trump into backing Cornyn, and they seem

00:46:34.480 to be making some kind of deal about the Save America Act.

00:46:36.800 So it may hinge on that.

00:46:38.360 If we get the Save America Act passed, then part of that deal might be that Trump will

00:46:43.740 endorse Cornyn.

00:46:45.080 Yeah, Paxton said he would drop out if Cornyn does it.

00:46:49.000 And if they don't, you know, if Thune doesn't cooperate or doesn't do the talking filibuster

00:46:53.620 or doesn't follow through with that, then it could be that Trump will say, okay, screw

00:46:58.380 you, I'm going to endorse Paxton.

00:47:00.460 So that's the lay of the land right now.

00:47:03.100 So I also wonder, this is just off the cuff here, but, you know, I get so confused with,

00:47:09.700 you know, Trump, obviously, I have to like really follow the chain, and maybe you guys

00:47:16.080 in the chat could explain it or understand it better.

00:47:18.780 But, you know, what is the reason he keeps people around, like Lindsey Graham, like Thune,

00:47:26.500 like all these people?

00:47:27.820 So the Lindsey Graham, he's out of his mind lately, too, like screaming into the media

00:47:33.500 posts that he's doing about, you know, this war.

00:47:36.760 Like he's obviously getting off on it, but why does Trump keep these people around, listen

00:47:43.120 to them?

00:47:44.080 You know, he's golfing with them.

00:47:46.460 I just understand it because the MAGA base, like we can't stand Lindsey Graham, like he's

00:47:52.500 just a warmonger.

00:47:53.980 So I don't know.

00:47:55.340 Like, I feel like, is it bad judgment?

00:47:57.100 Is it strategic?

00:47:58.920 You know, Trump's pretty strategic, but we've also seen him make really bad choices, especially

00:48:03.020 in his first administration with the people he let in and trusted and listened to.

00:48:07.200 So I do worry that he is in Trump's ear during, you know, this whole escalation with Iran,

00:48:15.920 this war.

00:48:17.100 I'm not too worried about that.

00:48:18.820 I mean, I think in my mind, it would be probably like that other guy who was the guy that was

00:48:23.660 the big warmonger that he kept around.

00:48:25.240 And he was just like, yeah, I just bring him out to scare people.

00:48:27.720 Oh, Bolton?

00:48:28.740 Bolton.

00:48:29.100 Yeah, so I would tend to almost put Graham in the same mold as that, or he might just

00:48:34.900 be like, sure, I'll let him talk big.

00:48:37.500 Well, you forget it's Washington.

00:48:39.320 They carry power.

00:48:40.840 Yeah, well, and there's no way to go about that.

00:48:44.520 And one of the things, one of the main reasons why you have to keep these people in and why

00:48:48.760 they never leave is because they have seniority in the committees.

00:48:52.100 So a lot of the legislation is done through committees, and the more senior you are, the

00:48:59.780 more you can be head of the committees that control the laws that are created in this nation.

00:49:06.360 And so Trump is not, you know, Trump is aware of what you're aware of, but at the same time,

00:49:15.320 he has to negotiate with them.

00:49:17.180 So that's how I see it.

00:49:19.820 It's a dirty game, and there's a lot of money involved, and there's the whole map in terms

00:49:25.160 of, like, where are we safe?

00:49:26.460 Where do we need to put money in to try and win the swing state races?

00:49:31.600 And I'm sure there are a lot of deals made between Trump and those players to say, okay,

00:49:36.040 I'll give you this if you give me that.

00:49:37.680 And, you know, that is how I would imagine it's going with all of that.

00:49:44.140 It's like, okay, I'm going to, you know, support certain things that these people want, but

00:49:49.040 I'm going to ask for certain things in return.

00:49:52.060 And, you know, when someone really goes against Trump, like Massey, for example, that's when

00:49:57.340 he'll turn on him and say, I'm going to, you know, I think he's about to go to, like,

00:50:00.900 Massey's district and, like, do some campaign thing.

00:50:03.640 And so, you know, I think it's that same dynamic that Scott used to talk about, where, like,

00:50:10.360 if you're on Trump's side and you're willing to go along with what he wants, then he's

00:50:15.520 your best friend.

00:50:16.300 But if you go against him, then he's your worst enemy.

00:50:19.300 And so I think Thune and Graham and people like that are slimy and are able to sort of

00:50:24.580 mold themselves into what they need to be to get along with Trump.

00:50:27.920 Um, but, you know, they certainly have their bad parts in terms of, like, Graham going

00:50:35.460 overboard on warmongering and Thune wanting people like Cornyn and, you know, more of the

00:50:40.300 deep state-ish sort of stuff going on.

00:50:42.520 And I think, unfortunately, it's just part of the reality that you got to play the ball

00:50:45.800 with some of that to make things happen.

00:50:47.740 Victor, I also think Trump needs a good night's sleep.

00:50:50.780 And, uh, I, and I also agree.

00:50:54.620 Um, I can't see your name sign up page.

00:50:57.720 Okay.

00:50:58.100 Hanging with Lindsay is turning off independence for sure.

00:51:02.220 Uh, the independent vote is always important.

00:51:05.160 I can't stand Graham either.

00:51:06.820 You guys, I just wanted to quick look at your, your, um, yeah.

00:51:11.220 Paxton and Cornyn have a longstanding bad blood.

00:51:14.700 Yeah.

00:51:15.680 So Lindsay's finally being outed.

00:51:18.020 I don't know in which way you mean.

00:51:19.660 Um, yeah, we only see half of the story.

00:51:23.480 I agree.

00:51:24.740 It is wise to keep your friends close and your enemies closer in practice.

00:51:29.220 I agree with that too.

00:51:30.920 Um, you guys are making good points.

00:51:33.060 Corn in with a little corn emoji.

00:51:35.060 Love it.

00:51:37.620 Uh, let's see.

00:51:42.660 Erica.

00:51:43.360 Oh, Corky.

00:51:44.080 You're a, you're so, you're a gem today.

00:51:46.460 Corky appreciating your, your insight.

00:51:48.900 Okay.

00:51:50.160 Yep.

00:51:50.520 Paxton is a real one.

00:51:51.920 Okay.

00:51:52.580 All right.

00:51:52.860 So let's carry on with the next story.

00:51:55.020 We only have nine minutes.

00:51:57.560 Yeah.

00:51:58.120 So, um, in, with my sports stories of the day, uh, U S wins Mexico in baseball.

00:52:05.520 So that's, uh, that was 20 years in the making.

00:52:09.680 Can you believe that?

00:52:10.540 I didn't know that the U S had not won Mexico in 20 years in the world baseball classic, uh,

00:52:18.680 five through three.

00:52:19.860 It was a comeback.

00:52:20.860 They were down three to one and, uh, they were very deep in the late innings losing basically

00:52:31.760 kind of like yesterday with the marathon.

00:52:33.860 Um, but they came back, uh, five to three.

00:52:37.800 And so that was, that was awesome.

00:52:39.440 I don't know.

00:52:40.720 I probably don't have it on me, but it was, uh, I'm proud of, of the United States of, of all

00:52:48.540 the, all the wins we can get.

00:52:50.060 Who was on that?

00:52:50.900 Who's on that team from our side?

00:52:52.340 Are they pros or are they amateur or what, what's the league?

00:52:56.560 Um, they are, uh, Bryce Harper, Aaron judge.

00:53:02.820 I think they are pros.

00:53:04.800 Yeah.

00:53:07.220 Yeah.

00:53:07.880 But you know, somehow, uh, they had not won in 20 years, uh, and they were down three to

00:53:13.920 one, so there's, there's, uh, you know, I mean, Mexico could be, I mean, it is a good

00:53:20.200 team, uh, USA, USA, USA, yay.

00:53:24.900 That's the positive story for me.

00:53:26.880 I love that.

00:53:27.920 Do you have any positive stories over there, everyone?

00:53:30.800 Um, well, we have progress on the mutilation of children problem that more gender clinics

00:53:37.000 are halting their procedures.

00:53:38.120 I don't know, you know, it's kind of an ugly topic, but it's a good, good news story that

00:53:42.320 under federal pressure, there's clinics like Utah health and NYU Langone that are stopping

00:53:46.820 the hormones and the puberty blockers.

00:53:49.240 Um, and so it looks like we are having continued success in terms of shutting that stuff down.

00:53:55.900 I think there are certainly are questions of what's going to happen when Trump gets out

00:53:58.720 of office.

00:53:59.620 And a lot of that probably depends on who's the next president.

00:54:02.720 You know, if we have, let's say Gavin Newsom or whoever, um, it could end up going the other

00:54:09.260 way.

00:54:09.520 But I think, um, if we have someone like Vance or Rubio, which I'm hoping is what we'll have,

00:54:14.000 then I'm guessing it'll probably be a permanent thing at that point.

00:54:18.480 Oh, going back to my story, cause everybody's confused.

00:54:21.860 Um, 2026 world baseball classic.

00:54:25.240 Um, so this is not the championship game.

00:54:29.040 They are still, uh, in the lead to go to the championships.

00:54:34.360 Um, but the Mexico game against the U S it had been 20 years since they won Mexico.

00:54:42.240 They had a losing streak against Mexico for 20 years.

00:54:46.460 So that's the, wow.

00:54:47.600 Congratulations.

00:54:48.660 We are really, we're like making up for lost time with our sports, with the hockey and baseball.

00:54:53.740 I love that.

00:54:54.800 Let's go.

00:54:55.640 We need that.

00:54:57.700 Um, there's like we're winning our pool from what I'm looking at on the scores.

00:55:01.480 Our record is three and O in our pool against Italy, Mexico, Great Britain, and Brazil.

00:55:06.000 I didn't even know Italy, Great Britain, and Brazil had baseball.

00:55:09.200 Um, Brazil's own four.

00:55:12.580 So I guess they don't.

00:55:14.120 Um, but you do have another bracket with Puerto Rico and Cuba in it.

00:55:17.720 So I'm guessing that's going to be some pretty tough competition.

00:55:21.060 And then you have the Dominican Republic winning their pool.

00:55:23.840 So I have a feeling we're going to struggle with the Dominican Republic.

00:55:28.840 Yeah.

00:55:29.500 Um, yeah, I think so.

00:55:31.540 And, um, but we'll win.

00:55:33.820 We'll win.

00:55:34.840 I know it.

00:55:35.620 Um, don't, don't put your bets in for me, but, um, we can have the, the other good news

00:55:41.920 is that you, you too can have a robot, a robot.

00:55:45.640 What's wrong with me today?

00:55:47.040 Robot Butler.

00:55:48.560 Uh, Helix 2.

00:55:50.100 Uh, can clean your room with, uh, by themselves with figure is a company out in California in

00:55:59.080 Silicon Valley.

00:55:59.720 And they made a major leap as, you know, Scott would always say that he would have, you know,

00:56:06.160 a robot and, uh, that he was always hoping to, you know, Optimus would be his robot.

00:56:12.880 Um, but figure is also competing in the same, uh, stage as Tesla with, uh, with a robot fig

00:56:21.580 figure AI has unveiled Helix to slated humanoid robot that tidies an entire living room completely

00:56:28.860 on its own.

00:56:29.740 Magical.

00:56:30.940 The stunning video shows the robot wiping tables, folding towels, tossing pillows onto

00:56:36.220 the couch, sorting blocks into bins, and even picking up a remote to turn on the TV, all

00:56:42.520 without any human help, special or special programming.

00:56:46.320 Uh, this breakthrough brings us closer to the dream of robots that reset your home perfectly

00:56:52.020 while you're away.

00:56:52.960 They do the work that you would be doing when you get home and you're tired from work.

00:57:01.220 Um, and so it's exciting.

00:57:03.680 I don't know if you have the video, but, Oh, I don't have the video.

00:57:09.680 It's funny that, that Scott would always, um, make fun.

00:57:15.380 It's like, why do we always see robots just folding laundry or something and they still

00:57:20.620 can't get it right.

00:57:22.480 That's what he would say.

00:57:23.480 That's so funny.

00:57:24.480 I have a feeling we're going to have people folding laundry for quite a few number of years.

00:57:28.580 We'll see.

00:57:29.580 The first times I came across Scott on Periscope, he was in his closet folding laundry and he

00:57:34.580 was talking to us and I'm like, who's this guy folding laundry in his closet?

00:57:37.580 And it was Scott.

00:57:38.580 Yep.

00:57:39.580 All those t-shirts.

00:57:40.580 I don't have room for a robot in my house.

00:57:47.580 I don't know about you guys, but like, do we have to get bedrooms for that?

00:57:50.580 Like, do they just stand in the corner when you go to sleep at night?

00:57:53.580 Yeah.

00:57:54.580 What do they do when you sleep?

00:57:55.580 Yeah.

00:57:56.580 I don't know.

00:57:57.580 I think that's up to you, but I would tend to think most of the time that they're recharging

00:58:01.580 because, you know, I would tend to think most of these things can't go for more than, I

00:58:05.580 don't know, four to eight hours or something and they might have to recharge.

00:58:08.580 So I would imagine you're probably recharging them overnight.

00:58:10.580 All right.

00:58:11.580 Well, if he wants to live in New Jersey, he's going to have to move a lot faster than that.

00:58:15.580 Yeah.

00:58:16.580 But I, I think there is at least one of the robots where they have swappable batteries,

00:58:21.580 where it can run 24 hours a day.

00:58:23.580 Like it can just go and swap its own battery and it has two batteries, I think.

00:58:26.580 So it can just kind of like take one out and put a new one in.

00:58:28.580 Oh, wow.

00:58:29.580 And this is not an actor.

00:58:30.580 You guys, this is like a robot.

00:58:32.580 Yeah.

00:58:33.580 But like, so my skepticism with a lot of these things is like, how do you know that someone

00:58:38.580 isn't off screen?

00:58:39.580 How do you know someone isn't just off screen controlling the robot?

00:58:42.580 Right.

00:58:43.580 Like a person making those same motions right next to the screen that you just don't see.

00:58:49.580 And it looks like, it looks like someone who might be like in their sixties, like their

00:58:54.580 back hurts.

00:58:55.580 The figure is run by Adcock.

00:58:59.580 Um, and he's pretty reputable.

00:59:01.580 He's a, he's a great scientist and great, uh, CEO.

00:59:05.580 Um, I don't think he would, you know, he would, I'm not accusing anybody of faking it.

00:59:11.580 It's just, I know that has happened with some of these videos where they've done these things

00:59:16.580 like China, for example, has had some pretty incredible robot videos where I I'm pretty

00:59:20.580 sure.

00:59:21.580 Cause they were like doing all these dance moves and Kung Fu and stuff like that.

00:59:25.580 And I think some of them have been exposed to being, you know, there were, there were

00:59:28.580 people with like motion tracking suits on that just were controlling the robots.

00:59:33.580 Oh my God.

00:59:34.580 Yeah.

00:59:35.580 A robot that changes diapers.

00:59:38.580 Oh my God.

00:59:39.580 I think they don't, they haven't done that yet because of, of touching like has to be

00:59:48.580 very, uh, delicate.

00:59:49.580 So that's one of the hardest part.

00:59:51.580 Uh, the figure engineers were talking about how, um, you're talking about robot, the weight's

00:59:58.580 so much and has so much power.

01:00:00.580 And so the hardest part is making them, uh, their dexterity of like their hands and like

01:00:07.580 moving things in a soft way is very, very difficult.

01:00:10.580 Um, so they're, they're trying to do that, but I think they, they will come up to that.

01:00:15.580 So right now it's like a teenage boy clomping around, but all right.

01:00:19.580 So Robert, you win with, when we sleep, the robots run around with the zoomies like cats.

01:00:24.580 I love that.

01:00:25.580 That would be hysterical.

01:00:26.580 All right, here we are 11 o'clock.

01:00:28.580 Okay guys.

01:00:29.580 So sorry for the glitch today.

01:00:31.580 Again.

01:00:32.580 Um, the, I want to say to the 99% of you in the chat today, you guys are amazing.

01:00:38.580 Thank you so much for, for helping, uh, keep it interesting and informative and friendly.

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01:00:47.580 Um, you know, we continue doing what Scott asked us to do, which is the Scott Adams school,

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01:00:55.580 Obviously all of Scott's, um, shows live on YouTube and there is double the amount on

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01:01:09.580 You can chat there all the time.

01:01:11.580 That's the place to like really build up community and chat with others.

01:01:15.580 Um, everybody's kind, respectful.

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01:01:24.580 There's no other reason for anything else.

01:01:26.580 So thank you, you guys so much for being here tomorrow.

01:01:29.580 We will be back with Jack Posobiec.

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01:01:38.580 you know, everybody has their own opinions on everything.

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01:01:53.580 Okay.

01:01:54.580 So we miss Scott tremendously.

01:01:56.580 We know you do too.

01:01:57.580 Um, and again, like showing up here honors him and, uh, all the hard work he did in his

01:02:04.580 life to make the world a better place and to teach us through his example to be useful.

01:02:09.580 So, you know, thank you, Scott.

01:02:11.580 Um, thank you for teaching us and, you know, you guys, we are definitely trying our best.

01:02:18.580 We are not Scott.

01:02:19.580 We could never be Scott, but we love showing up here because you guys are amazing.

01:02:24.580 And Scott was an amazing mentor.

01:02:27.580 So let's do a closing sip to him, Marcella and Owen.

01:02:30.580 Thank you so much for, um, being the awesome people.

01:02:34.580 You are Sergio.

01:02:35.580 We love you.

01:02:36.580 We will see you soon.

01:02:38.580 And to everybody, um, let's be useful today and, uh, don't let your past bring you down

01:02:44.580 and don't let the bad thoughts win.

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