The Scott Adams School - 07/13/26 Monday W/ The Home Team

Settle down. Good morning, everybody. Good morning, good morning, good morning, Andy.

Hi, Nikki.

Oh my gosh, Kev, that is the funniest picture. I love that Locals puts pictures up. He said, wishing SJV a speedy recovery, and it's the guy with the binoculars.

I get it.

By the buffalo.

That was—

that's Jim Courtney, Mike Burr, Magician.

Nikita Beer, who's the, you know, the X product guy, posted or co-posted that and said, this is my first day at X. And it was the guy, you know, flying through the air.

Meanwhile, I don't have the clip, but we're talking about it. But, you know, good times, good times. Good morning, YouTube. I see you. Rumble, come on, Rumble. And X, X, you know what, X, I feel like, because I can't see your chat, but please do chat and, uh, say hello to everybody and and, uh, have a sip with us and share the show, maybe tag some friends into it. We would love that. Um, that would be fun. Okay guys, so I think we're all in here and I need a sip. Do you guys need a sip? I need a sip. Let's do it.

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I'm pretty sure there was too. I think it worked, right? All right, so Owen, tell me, the riots are gone. He did it. How was your weekend, Owen? You first.

It was good.

Uh, we, we had the after party, great discussion there. And then the Sunday two-parter where we have the simultaneous sip and the subscriber spaces talked about How to Win Friends and Influence People, which I think is a great book that everyone should read, maybe even multiple times, cuz I think it's the, just kind of like timeless and really helps.

So, oh, good.

I think everyone's enjoying it.

So you're doing like a book club thing?

Um, yeah.

Okay, I love that. That's Sunday for the subscribers and Saturdays for everybody.

Love it.

And Marcela, your weekend?

It was good, good. But I wanted to use this time to remember Scott Adams. Today would have been 6 months since his death, and I always want to remember, you know, it's 2 years since, since Butler and the fight, fight, fight, and where everything started with I mean, I remember some of you are on here remember Scott Adams getting on Locals and going over what happened to President Trump, the assassination, or whether it was one. At that time, we didn't know if he had survived. And all of us got together. And I think that's what makes this group great, is that we're like a family.

Yes, we are.

Even during the tough times.

Of course. Yeah, there's a lot of tough times, and definitely we are all here together. Thank you for remembering. And I'm assuming your weekend was good, Marcela. Did you watch any soccer?

Oh my God, did I watch soccer. Every time Argentina plays, I almost die. So, yeah, it's like a heart attack is always Messi, no, no, no. Yes, yes, yes. And it's like, oh. And then I'm like with my brother and like, my brother's like, no, he can do it, he can do it. He let us before. You know, it's like all these things is like, he makes us suffer. So soccer makes you suffer so, so much.

I'm so sorry.

Why can't they just score at the beginning? Why do they have to wait 100?

All right, so wait, did they win?

Yes, they— I mean, it's their own semifinals, uh, not semifinals, quarterfinals, I think. Semi-finals.

This is long.

It makes for a better story that way. If it was easy the whole time, you'd be like, well, that was boring.

Well, you know, it's— if they're— yeah, I guess this, this is where the soccer games get into very— because you, you have, uh, they're all good teams. Shoot, they obviously can't just score 7 goals against this team, you know? So they're going to have good defense. They're going to have— sorry, I go on tangents. But anyways, tomorrow is France versus Spain.

Okay. Yeah.

And then on Wednesday, it's Argentina versus England, which, whoa, if you don't know about the Falklands, It's a big deal. They asked the coach, Argentina's coach, they asked him about it and he was like, no, no, no, it's just a regular game. We're not going to talk politics. There's a lot of drama between Argentina and England politically. And so it's kind of like exciting to see him. And actually Messi's group, Argentina, this particular Argentina has never played against England before.

Okay.

So whoever wins gets the Falklands.

Well, that's how I see it, but I don't think that the island people in the island think that way.

So I like that. I'd watch that if we're fighting for land and countries. Let's go!

And if Argentina wins it all, we get Greenland.

Okay, well, you said Messi, so I know soccer's tough, Marcela. It's a tough pill for us to swallow still. Like, it's exciting with the World Cup, but we're still like, um, soccer. But you did say Messi twice, so you triggered a clip. And, um, this is so sweet, you guys. Look at Messi. There's a young fan who desperately wants to get his attention. And like, you remember, like, that you'd see the women screaming for the Beatles and crying back in the day, those clips? It's like this. So like, he gets pulled away from him by security, and how Messi spots this little kid with like everything going on. But look how sweet this is. Messi's peeking. Sweet. I like that. That's nice, right, Marcella? I'll send you the clip. Oh my gosh, I would die.

Like, if he hugged me, I would like melt. Oh yeah, duh, duh.

So, all right, let's move along. I apparently have so many little stories and clips and I have to hurry up if I want to achieve this goal. Um, but anyway, so we want to acknowledge that, um, Senator Lindsey Graham from South Carolina has passed away. Uh, like, so random and unexpected. I guess heart issues can do that. Um, and we, you know, listen, a lot of people love, a lot of people hate, you know, but Lindsey Graham's been an institution for what, since 2020? No, since 2000. I forget. He's been around a long-ass time and he just re-won his election to remain senator. Oh, if you didn't know, he died. If I just shocked anyone, he died. So anyway, Trump was— President Trump was very close with him and his family apparently was. And this was President Trump's reaction yesterday morning.

President Trump, thank you for joining us, and my condolences to you.

Well, thank you. He's a tough one to lose. He's— he was great. He was unique in every way, actually.

He was, Mr. President, and I know that we are all just absorbing this news. We are all in shock. Can you tell us, Mr. President, how you received this news and your immediate gut reaction when you heard it?

So what makes it even stranger is that I got a call last night sometime at, you know, the early evening, maybe in the sevens. And he called and he said, we're all set for the Save America Act. He was pushing the Save America Act like crazy. Got back, said he just landed from Ukraine. I said, that's a long trip to make. He said he sounded a little tired, but perfect, but a little bit tired. I had a right to be. And he was a worker. He was really a worker. But, but he sounded great, actually. But he was, he was, he actually said he was tired, but he wanted to pass the Save America Act. And I said, well, we're going to get it done, Lindsey. We're going to get it done. I'll see you like soon. We thought maybe we might even meet today. And then that was it. And that was, you know, very around the time. It couldn't have been much longer. It could have been his last call. I don't know exactly. I got a message about 1:00 in the morning from one of the people at his office that he had passed away. I said, you got it. I just can't believe it. He was like a member of the family to me. It's very tough, actually. It's amazing. Mr. President, he was, he was, he was such an advocate. He was, you know, he, if he wanted to get something and, you know, he had a unique ability, he was able to deal with Democrats and Republicans. I had a problem, a real problem. I wouldn't often ask, but if I had a problem with a Democrat, he could work it out. He was a great— he was a great politician, actually.

Uh, I, I agree, he was a great politician, and he was very close with President Trump. And, um, you know, we all remember, you know, certain great moments. And of course, everybody thinks right back to the Kavanaugh hearing. And, um, he— I mean, he came he came out like guns a-blazin' and had had it with the BS line of questioning and demeaning conversation about Kavanaugh. It was so ridiculous. It was so stupid. So I'm going to play this and then we'll get your thoughts and feelings on this, Owen and Marcella, after this clip. But if you never saw this or it's been a long time, this was definitely in one of the greatest moments in Congress, as President Trump said.

Feinstein on August 20th?

I did meet with Senator Feinstein.

Did you know that her staff had already recommended a lawyer to Dr. Ford?

I did not know that.

Did you know that her and her staff had this allegations for over 20 days?

I did not know that at the time.

If you wanted an FBI investigation, you could have come to us. What you want to do is destroy this guy's life. Hold this seat open and hope you win in 2020. You've said that, not me. You've got nothing to apologize for. When you see Sotomayor and Kagan, tell them that Lindsey said hello, 'cause I voted for them. I would never do to them what you've done to this guy. This is the most unethical sham since I've been in politics. And if you really wanted to know the truth, you sure as hell wouldn't have done what you've done to this guy. Are you a gang rapist?

No.

I cannot imagine what you and your family have gone through. Boy, y'all want power. God, I hope you never get it. I hope the American people can see through this sham, that you knew about it and you held it. You had no intention of protecting Dr. Ford. None. She's as much of a victim as you are. God, I hate to say it, 'cause these have been my friends. But let me tell you, when it comes to this, you're looking for a fair process? You came to the wrong town at the wrong time, my friend. Do you consider this a job interview?

The advice and consent role is like a job—

You consider that you've been through a job interview?

I've been through a process of advice and consent under the Constitution.

Would you say—

okay, that was wild. I don't— I wonder if all of you have seen that before. I'm sure most of you have. Owen, I'm going to come to you first. I, I'm seeing Yanks in the, um, comments here said we owe Graham and McConnell, you know, for the Supreme Court. Definitely. I mean, two of them were amazing at getting, uh, conservative judges and justices through, but like, as a whole with Lindsey Graham, you know, what would you want to say about this?

Yeah, well, I did look up his term of service, and actually he's been in Congress for like 35 years. He started in the House of Representatives in 1992, and he went all the way through to 2003, where he switched over to the Senate. So he's been in the Senate over 20 years, but, you know, in Congress even longer than that. And I think, you know, I didn't always agree with his politics. I didn't necessarily always think he was, you know, MAGA or America First, but, but I, he did a lot of good things and I think he did align with Trump, which is great. So he became more MAGA even if it was, you know, just part of how he plays politics. So I think he did a lot of good for the country. Certainly I remember the Kavanaugh hearing. I mean that, you know, I was kind of glued to that cuz it was just so outrageous. And, um, you know, I was glad he stood up for him and, and, and, you know, made his own spectacle. To counter the other one. And, uh, so, you know, I think that was one of his better moments. And, um, yeah, it's, it's, it's a sad thing. It's a sad time. And, you know, my sympathies to him and his family. And, uh, you know, we'll have to see what happens from here. I think, um, supposedly I saw a story that Trump has somebody in mind to take the role. Um, you know, some people are speculating about who's going to replace him and where that's going to go, but We'll just have to see how it plays out.

Yeah, he did say he had someone in mind, but it's too soon to talk about it. Um, Marcella, you know, I often think about Lindsey Graham kind of as this like, like lightning rod where a lot of MAGA did not like Lindsey Graham. They felt like he was too much of a war hawk, neocon. Um, Trump always seemed to gravitate toward him. And, you know, his base would get so mad. And, you know, it's kind of interesting because I'm sure Lindsey Graham helped President Trump a lot while probably pissing off a lot of his base. So he was like in a unique situation. But what are your thoughts on all of this?

Well, you know, condolences to his family. I mean, it was all of a sudden. So there's so many things undone. He wanted to pass the SAVE Act. He wanted to do Saudi Arabia and Israel relations. But I want to say, like, Lindsey Graham was probably not MAGA, that's for sure. But you know what he was? He was a dealmaker. That's, that's what I realized. Like, um, if you guys recall, and I, I forgot this, but you know, when he died, like, they're remembering different things, that President Trump, uh, released his phone number to the public and You know, everybody, you know, like Nancy Pelosi, you know how she would have acted. She would have been like, this is outrageous, blah, blah, blah, you know. I'm not pointing fingers at her, but just in general, most people would retaliate in a certain way. Instead, he made a video destroying his phone. And I mean, it might have not been his idea. It might have been somebody in his team. But he was able to We always talk about something that, that Scott Adams talked about, that like being able to change your position on something from one day to the next or from one point to the other and being flexible in a way. And I think that's what Lindsey Graham was. He had certain things. He loved war. Yesterday there was bombing in Iran and I thought of him. I was like, he would have been really like happy about that. But, but, you know, but he was He was like a— what I agree with the Wall Street Journal, they describe him as a bridge between the White House and Congress. He was able to move around. You know, he didn't hold grudges against President Trump for doing certain things to him, neither did Marco Rubio, neither did a lot of the people that work in his team that he has made names for and nicknames for and stuff like that. One thing I noticed is that he— that from looking at everything is Lindsey Graham was able to make a deal with different people, and, and he loved, um, international, um, deals that he was making. He had just come back from Ukraine, and he was working on so many different things. He really wanted to represent us, um, and wanted the best for the United States regardless of the different definition of what the best would mean for us, you know. That's, you know, he gave his entire life, was for the Senate. He— I also didn't know this other little tidbit is that he wasn't rich like the rest of Congress, that he didn't enrich himself from us, that he just was a regular— he lived in a regular, uh, obviously a good home, but he, he was just like all of us. And that's amazing.

Well, yes, definitely condolences to his family. He, um, yeah, he was not a billionaire, right? Um, so he, he'll be missed in Congress. I think he had a lot of friends there on both sides of the aisle. And, you know, that's a unique thing when someone can can work on both sides. We need more of that. Um, I heard Cory Booker said some nice things. I'm like, great, Cory Booker, great, good for you, you managed to say something nice. Like, can we— if we can all do that consistently, I'd be really happy. Um, because of course, blue sky and the left, yeah, they're all like, yay, we just need a few more to go, you know? And it's like, all right, already, people. Um, so rest in peace, Lindsey Graham, and I'm sorry to his family and, and to the Trump family, who obviously this is really going going to affect, uh, President Trump losing his friend and ally. Um, so I'm going to move on from that, you guys. Um, Mitch McConnell. Okay, so like, what is going on? People are, uh, speculating also about him. He had a proof of life photo. Um, well, here it is. Yep, there's Mitch McConnell. I was there, so he invited me. So there, that— this is the official photo they put out. I wasn't in the official one, I just creeped in to get a quick selfie. But, um, you know, does this prove Mitch McConnell's alive? He's in jeans and a button-down shirt. Oh, they got the newspaper facing the right way. I thought Elaine was in China with Xi, um, and he was just taking out on a, uh, stretcher by ambulance for, I think, a heart attack, and now they're saying he has a mild case of pneumonia. Like, make it make sense. Um, but you know, what's that?

Was that a picture of Odysseus in that picture? Yeah, I mean, how do we know it wasn't the original?

I—

it's true, it's true, right? It's true. Uh, yeah, so it's just like that, you know, this is just another one of these things where it's like You know, he's not serving his people of Kentucky, and it's not fair. These things are not fair to— you know, that he's not fair that he hasn't been able to form a coherent sentence in years. He can't walk. He's got that woman that stands next to him like his handler. That's who I want to interview because I want to be like, how— like, how much are they paying you to just be like, uh, sir, sir, uh, we're gonna need a minute? And she winks at the camera like, we're gonna need a minute. No, lady, this is not normal. It's not good. It's not right. And You know, yes, he's done amazing things in his career. Thank you. But now he's like another person who, what, is just going to be like, I'm incapacitated, can't vote for the SAVE Act. Now the margin's even smaller and nothing gets done. But, you know, what are we doing? Marcela, what do you think about this?

You know, it's hard for me to talk about this because I had my mom had passed away in 2024. And, and looking at the picture of him reminds me my my mom's own picture by my sister. But, uh, you know, it doesn't seem good. Like, he needs to figure out his own health issues. I'm sure he's not dead because in this world, uh, TMZ and all sorts of things, we would already have this, uh, somebody would have leaked it. Just my thought. But he definitely isn't well. So he should be able to pass on the torch and be able to— the governor, uh, of his state should be able to, um, figure out who's gonna be in here, who's gonna replace him, you know? Because what, are we gonna wait until he goes and dies and we're in, we're in worse shape?

And I'm just speculating, he might not be dead, but he could certainly be brain dead. Right, which is technically dead. But like, he could, he could be brain dead right now. I mean, he hasn't— it's like he hasn't been able to put sentences together. And oh, you got— all right, so Owen, listen, I have to bring it up. Scott Jennings. So I feel like he dinged his credibility with people because he was like, oh yeah, you know, like he worked for Mitch McConnell back in the day, and he's like, oh, he called me, we talked for 45 minutes. Like he was spry as could be. We talked about this and we talked about that, and you're like, okay, like maybe he called you, maybe you talked to him, but there was no spry 45-minute conversation. We haven't seen him be able to answer a question, let alone believe that he talked like so super coherently for 45 minutes. So, you know, I don't, I don't really know actually. Oh, and let me give you this clip to respond to. I don't really know what's going on, but Why? My question is always, why do people like Mitch McConnell, even Lindsey Graham at his age, you know, in his 70s, why, why are you working so hard at the risk of your health at that age when you don't need to be there? Like, why don't you let the job go ever? So I just, it's very, you know, Nadler, why is Nadler there? He can't talk, walk. Why is Maxine Waters there? And I love Grassley, but go mow the lawn. Like, uh, anyway, listen to this.

Just days after McConnell went to the hospital, his wife Elaine Chao flew to China to meet with the Chinese vice president.

Congressman, great to see you.

What do you think is going on here?

I think her, her ties to China have been suspect for a long time in the transportation world, and serving on transportation, that, that always raised an eyebrow for me. But, you know, nothing happens in this town by accident. Of course, I'm in Tennessee. Things happen by accident down here, but nothing in Washington ever happens by accident. It's just a— it's a cover-up upon top of a cover-up. And that's why nobody trusts— trusts what's going on in Washington. This whole thing is—

is—

is a farce. I think a lot of people have some ideas about what's going on. There's a timeline of elections when they would occur. And you're right. You know, how can you not— how can you be critical of Joe Biden wandering around the White House not knowing, looking for the soft serve ice cream machine for 4 years when you can't be critical of this? So, yeah, it's in our own party. It's— but it goes— and that proves my point about the deep state. This town is just a— Washington, D.C. is just a large man-made sewer. And that way we rarely stir it. We just let it sit there and stink and we don't drain it. And this is what continues to happen time and time again.

Yeah, so exactly. That's why, you know, I laugh when people are like, oh, they want to be useful and he's working. And no, uh, you can be useful doing anything else but to stay in the swamp, like he said, in the deep state. There's something tying you to it that's nefarious, in my opinion. Um, Owen, what are your thoughts on this?

Yeah, well, I mean, on a personal level, I hope Mitch McConnell's okay. I don't know, like you said, that we really know exactly what's going on, but all we know is the story we're being told. Um, maybe it's true, I don't know. But, um, you know, certainly it looks suspicious with his wife like going away from him at that time to go meet with some high-up Chinese person, CCP person. Um, I mean, I don't know how much closer it can come to looking like she's a spy. And, uh, yeah, working on Mitch. But, um, apart from that, you know, I, I, I do think we need either term limits or mandatory retirement age or something, cuz it's just getting outta control. You had like the, you know, Strom Thurmond or something that was like until he was almost 100 in, in there. And I, I, I do think it probably is that people don't want to release the power. They don't want to release, you know, being relevant. Because I think they built their whole life around— if someone's been in Congress for 20, 30 years, their entire life is built around what relationships they've built and what deals they've made and what favors they've given that they can call in. And it's all about that. And I can understand that it might be hard to just say, okay, call it quits, you know, I'm just gonna go play golf. And, um, so I think— I don't know that we can count on an individual motivation to say You know what, it's just time. Uh, but I certainly think that's warranted here. I, I don't, you know, it's not just this one incident, it's a whole bunch of incidents with him and it is starting to approach Joe Biden levels where it's like, okay, this guy can't function. And, um, you know, you don't want just someone you can tell what button to press to vote. Like, you, you know, we need real leaders, people who can look out for what's best and have strategic thinking and critical thinking and push back on things and. Um, that takes some level of youth and energy, and I think it, it's time to let things turn over. So from a personal perspective, I have nothing but well wishes for him, but from a political standpoint, I think he should be retired immediately and replaced.

Uh, yeah, go ahead, Marcela.

In regards to that, I didn't realize Andy put it in the chat that, that this is exactly why he hasn't retired. Because the governor of Kentucky is Democrat. So the governor can put in place of Mitch, a Democrat, until the election in November, until January, because that's when, uh, there's a new election. He's not seeking office. Mitch McConnell is not seeking office. So there's an election on, in, in November for his position, but they would start serving in January. So the person, the governor, would have to appoint whoever they choose to replace Mitch, and a Democrat would most likely choose a Democrat to replace him. So I think that is the reason, in my opinion, the reason why he has remained and stayed on.

I don't know if that's accurate. Let's, let's double-check that first. I don't know if that's accurate or not.

I mean, if that's true, I suppose it's a reasonable thing to see if you can just keep him on life support until then. But Um, you know, it just— the other thing it reminds me of is the whole Ruth Bader Ginsburg thing where she had pancreatic cancer and somehow survived 5 times longer than anybody else ever did and was, you know, issuing rulings from her hospital bed and all that. It's like, really? Is that really what happened?

Yeah.

Um, okay, let's see. All right, some saying it's true, some say it's not true. Okay, I, I don't know, but it's a problem, you know, all around. So if you can't perform your job in a proper way, you can't show up, you can't speak, you can't walk— I mean, there's videos of him just blanking out and like stroking out right on camera. And obviously Elaine Chao is just like Jill Biden, hates her husband. It's elder abuse. Like, I would never imagine anyone that loved their spouse being like, this is totally acceptable and fine because it's your job and it's politics. Yeah, like, let's just put the elder abuse on full display. I mean, you guys, it's, it's kind of a crazy world. So yeah, Dianne Feinstein practically died in her chair. She had her daughter right next to her. She was like, say yes, Mom, and you're just like, no, what are we doing?

So I, pursuant to Crock, Kentucky, thankfully enough. Thank you, Kentucky. I'm looking up like it's up in the heavens. Kentucky is not dead. Kentucky is alive. Kentucky is one of a handful of states that does not allow the government to appoint a replacement.

Okay.

So what the governor would do if he were to retire right now is the governor, which is Andy Beshear, would issue a proclamation calling for a special election, and the winner of that special election would serve the remainder of McConnell's term, which is January 3rd, 2027.

Okay, all right, this is just good to know.

Things aren't so dire. Maybe Mitch needs to remind— they need to remind Mitch of that. But maybe there's— maybe they looked at the numbers of who can be— who can win the special election. I'm not sure. You know, it's all, it's all like a chess game with politics. So I don't know.

Yeah. All right. So, well, you know, we're going to see what happens in the next couple of days. I mean, with midterms coming up and important votes coming up, it's just not the time to be jerking around like this, you guys. You know, it's if you really do love the country and you want, you want what's best and you love your state and your constituents, There's a way to do the right thing, and this is not it. So listen, I don't wish any ill will on him, and I hope he's comfortable and recovers and he stays home and he just has like family around him. But, you know, get out of politics. Take Nadler with you. Take Grassley. Take Waters. Whoever else is just a bumbling fool at this point. It's embarrassing and dangerous for the country, in my opinion. Owen, any last words on that?

No, I think you covered it. Thanks.

Okay, so I'm gonna move along, you guys. I have some flock news for you. So you guys, are you driving around and noticing the flock cameras like I am everywhere? Oh my God, yesterday I saw like 5 in my little jaunt out of the— out into the world, and I was like, ooh, I want to put the posters on those, but I'm not a deflocker. Um, anyway, this CEO of FLOC. I won't put my opinions about him into you. We'll watch the clip, but listen, listen carefully to this guy. He's even, um, found a new terrorist organization. Okay, let's check him out.

Uh, you've got organizations like the ACLU and the EFF who take an above-board approach to fight for their point of view, and thankfully we live in a beautifully democratic a capitalistic country where we can fight in court. And I have a lot of respect for those groups because they have reasonable debates and we follow the law. And then unfortunately there's terroristic organizations like Deflock, whose primary motivation is chaos. They are closer to Antifa than they are anything else. And that I think is unfortunate because we don't want chaos, or I don't want chaos. I like law and order. I like a society that has a bedrock of safety. So for those groups, I think it's just disappointing that they haven't chosen a more constructive mannerism to try to get what they want, which they have a right to have. But that's why we have a democratically elected process, right? Like, we're not forcing FLOC on anyone. Elected officials know that as a community, you want to be safe.

All right. So worse than Antifa are the Deflockers. I would like to challenge that. Oh, and I'm just going to come to you first on this. So are you guys driving around noticing the flock cameras or does this just go right out of your head?

I haven't noticed it much around my area, but it may be there. I've kind of assumed that there are cameras most places, so I don't know how different I would think it would be. I don't like it. I don't like the red light cameras. I don't like the speeding cameras. I don't think that should exist. And I, you know, it's— I understand that it's a public place and I don't have a reasonable expectation of privacy and all that, but I think it's just like if you're going to accuse someone of a crime, I think someone should witness it. There's been that— the other part of the law is that you should be able to face your accuser, and I don't think I should be having to face a camera.

I agree.

Like, it, it just bugs me. And so I don't want this. I certainly don't advocate for violence or vandalism or whatever you want to call this, but, um, I can understand why people are doing it. And I think the part that he's leaving out of that argument is that it's not really just a Democratic system. It's these city councils that are getting lots of money and are making deals and scratching backs and saying, we're gonna, you know, make this stuff happen. And it's like a, you know, slide towards Orwellian society. I mean, you know, when I grew up and when I read 1984, it was like that was a dystopian future, and now we're almost there. And like, for someone to talk about it like, oh, it's all about law and order and safety and all the— it's like Okay, you're, you're George, you're the big brother. Like, that's, you know, this is all for your benefit, you know. Now I agree, it's time for 2-minute hate. Like, what's next?

I know. And then it's like, your— yeah, your accuser is just some camera tracking your every move. Marcela, I'm going to play this other clip. It goes into a little bit more so you can see this, like, from the legal side, how this is going to make people feel. And then Marcela is going to just slap us down and be like, it's, it's the law, and we're gonna be like, no, Marcella, no. But here's, here's a quick surprise.

I just cut down 5 of them myself.

Yeah, she's a deflocker. Go def— oh, okay. All right, here we go, one more.

Flock license plate readers take a timestamped photo of every vehicle that passes every camera. Police can search your historical travel information for 30 days. This creates a searchable database of everyone, not just the suspects of crime. Security researcher Ben Jordan: And it's like if you were to build a graph of that sheet, you know, and plot it to a map, now it's as if you've had a GPS on your car for an entire month. By your own publications, 700,000 crimes a year are solved with Flock. Flock Safety Chief Communications Officer Josh Thomas: Reported crimes in America, yeah.

So there's a lot more that probably are being helped that aren't being reported, um, but yes, we have about 700,000 crimes problems that we are aware of that are being solved in part with evidence that's derived from a Flock safety device.

In order for that historical data to be of investigative value, you have to track every car for 30 days.

You're—

again, I would challenge on the word track. Tracking the whole of your movements is very different than knowing that you passed by one specific camera, 24 specific cameras. Those are different things.

And then the examples of tracking that vehicle from location to location to location.

But Flock's own webinars talk about its license plate reader's ability to track vehicles. Vehicles and people.

If you want to know how bad this Flock camera situation is, just watch the first 24 seconds of this video. Flock says its cameras don't track people. Its own training videos say otherwise. I watched this, my mouth literally dropped within 24 seconds. I'll play a little bit more for you, but just this first part is wild. Pay very close attention to when he says This is a police department, and these are all the other agencies and departments that it's sharing its information with. It's mind-blowing. It's literally crazy. Watch this.

In Boulder, Colorado, inside a small coffee shop.

The brighter areas are where the really high density of flood cameras are.

Will Freeman runs the largest police camera tracking system in the nation.

If you click on any of these police departments, it'll show you who they're sharing with. So the lines going outward are the agencies that can access their data directly.

It's called Deflock. The app shows where the cameras are and which way they're pointed. How many cameras have you mapped?

88,970 cameras at the moment.

Why did you want to do this?

The main reason is to, to show people how invasive this is.

Okay, so it cuts off from there. So, you know, I, I like that clip because it's trying to give you the good side and the, you know, the benefits and the cons. So, Marcella, go ahead, break it to us.

Well, having the video of a certain thing or a certain, um, you know, first we, under the Fourth Amendment, you know, for cases before the Supreme Court, and it's been decided that, you know, public spaces, you don't really have a privacy to them. However, I would have to indicate to you guys that if you want to use these videos in court, there are going to be challenges to them. Um, and a video in court doesn't necessarily equate a conviction. You know, a good defense attorney can really destroy a video, can really destroy the situation. However, it's still kind of new ground. Um, like I told you guys last week, there was a decision by the Supreme Court in this term where it, it identified geolocation as not being able to You can use it, but in order to get that information from, in regards to an investigation, you need a warrant. So there still has to be probable cause outside in order for any district attorney to, or any police department to grab onto those videos and get a warrant. Now, it is helpful, I would have to say, in cases where children are missing and they— somebody takes them, you know, the car, the license plate, and you're trying to figure out where that child is, or, you know, where they've been abducted, where they've gone. So it has its pros and cons, but I think the main issue is that you just can't just use it, you know, in court. There's certain things that you have to prove and, um, and show the jury in order to find someone guilty of a crime. You still have the same burden of proof for criminal cases, beyond a reasonable doubt. Um, there's so many things that you can put doubt in, but it is still, you know, you still have to be like Scott Adams would always tell us, there is no privacy, you know, even inside your own house. You could still— they've used recordings of your phone. The FBI can tap in, and while your phone is there without you talking to anyone, capture all of your movements, and they could eventually get it through a warrant if there's probable cause of a crime that is occurring.

So I, um, I like our pushback against this because I see Europe and like what's happening there, or in England, um, It's like the thought police are banging down people's doors and literally putting them in jail for a comment they made on social media or whatever. And what was that other little pandemic thing they tried to feed to us a few months ago? They were like, the something something is coming this way. And we're all like, yeah, no, we're not doing that. And then it was like, all right, well, let's just get rid of that. I feel like Americans are pushing back. Seeing the signs and the future, like looking into other countries and what's happening to them. So I do like the pushback. I mean, I don't recommend breaking a law, but using your voice to push back and complain about this, I think is actually useful to let your— again, if we had to just start putting our representatives' phone numbers in our phones so we can just always call, leave a message every single night, like when they go home, just You get in bed and you're like, oh, let me make my daily call so I can make all my complaints and just leave a voicemail. Hey, this is so-and-so, and I want my representative to know that these flock cameras are invasive and we're down a slippery slope and I don't agree with them. And here's what else I don't agree with. And then go down the laws of your state that you don't like and repeat and repeat and repeat and have your friends do it. Give the pushback. Oh, and what I didn't like was how they could like stack up 30 days of everywhere you've been, who you were with in the car. I mean, that's, that's some creepy stuff.

So it is creepy. And, you know, again, maybe the law doesn't prevent it, but it's like if someone followed you around all day, like that would be harassment or something. Yes. And, you know, it's, it just seems like it should be illegal. And I, I think it, to me, it's also just something that bugs me that's a broader trend, which is like, I, my sense is that this is really unpopular, that there's not a lot of people that want these flock cameras. And, and yet our government in all sorts of ways is just like ignoring what the people want. Like they don't really represent us. They, it's like the us versus them.

Yes.

And they're like, well, this is better for us. So we're going to do it because it benefits us or it benefits the police or it benefits DHS or it benefits whatever. And It's like, where is the representative government in all this? Why aren't you doing what the people want? Because a lot of these are 80/20 or 90/10 issues, like, and it's like, okay, almost everybody wants voter ID, but nope, sorry, can't have it. And it's just ridiculous. I think, I think we need to get back to representative government and looking out for citizens and what they want and how they want their lives to be better, not what's best for these institutions.

I fully agree. So I like the pushback. I think the plandemic was really good for uniting people because a lot of people are just like the sheep and they'll just be like, oh no, I've gotta put a mask on again and whatever, whatever. Do whatever's best for you. But a lot of us are just like, never again, never again. Like you ruin children, you ruin businesses, the economy, everything, friendships, families, it was horrible. So I like our pushback now that more people feel stronger and we see that we have a lot at stake. So push back, you guys. It is our country. And as long as you're not doing anything illegal, push back. I just want us to feel strong because like we always say, once they impose something on you, they never take it away. They'll just keep going to the next. Oh, we got a better flock now. Now we have like Flock 2.0 and we can see your clothes and we can see you naked and we can follow you into your house and we can see the walls. You know, it's like, it's, you know, it's coming. So, you know, just push back against it. Call your congresspeople, tell your friends. And I know a lot— like I saw Nikki, she's like, I'm so boring, they could follow me. I'm like, I know that. Like, I do have friends that feel that way until you end up entangled in something that you didn't mean to be entangled in, or it was innocent but it looks different. You know, just anything could be spun into anything. We've seen it. So, um, I don't like it. I don't like it. Uh, we'll keep you up to date on Flock because now you guys look around, like when you're driving, you'll just see like it's very simple looking, just like a black pole with like a little solar panel on it with a camera. That's the Flock camera.

I wonder if that, that website that you had in the video, I wonder where if if it can be accessed by people where he had made a map of where all these flock cameras are.

Yeah, I think he said it's on the Dflock. Yeah, I think it might be like a Dflock app. Someone look into that and tag us later. Like, make a post and, well, at your own risk, and tag us. I don't know if you're allowed to post it or not, but I'd love to see it. All right, so we have We have a few more minutes left. I want to just get in two other things. One, let me get to this creep. So I don't know much about this story, but apparently the, you know, very American mayor of New York City had a meeting planned with some kind of leadership in Iran. Like, really?

What?

What? And since when do mayors meet with with leaders of foreign countries. I'm very confused. Let's take a listen, and then Owen on the other side, let us know what you know.

Well, New York City Mayor's office is under fire after Zoran Mamdani's International Affairs Commissioner reportedly made plans to meet with Iran's UN ambassador earlier this week. The timing could not have been worse, and the New York Post reporting this— the scheduled meeting would have unfolded after Iranian troops fired missiles at two commercial ships traversing the Strait of Hormuz, an action Monday in direct defiance of an interim peace agreement between the U.S. and Iran. Mayor Momdani was asked about this at a news conference today.

Watch.

That meeting did not take place. It will not take place. And I did not know about it until there was a press inquiry regarding it. And when it comes to the work work of our commissioner and our International Affairs Office. It's to ensure that as we are a city of the world, that we are also there to meet with leaders from across the world. The focus is always on our city and our relationship. The commissioner recognizes that this was made an error, and we're working on a new process in terms of new meeting requests.

A new process? What about competence?

Exactly, Emily. Uh, I mean, hello? Oh, So you need to meet with other world leaders because New York is full of all sorts of people. What the heck is going on in New York, Owen?

It's crazy. I mean, I think it may have been a mistake just because they didn't realize that they were stepping in something by doing this with a country we're literally in an act of war with. But it sounds like there was some memo that got released that says it it was the— this Office for International Affairs, which I don't even know why that exists in New York, um, was asking them to prioritize engaging with foreign officials who, quote, are in political alignment/leftist. So I think they probably are doing a whole bunch more of these types of meetings with foreign officials who are leftist to try and work together to advance their agendas, which seems outrageous on its own. And I'm guessing it just was caught because, again, we're in wartime with Iran. And who knows how many more of these things are happening with some of our enemy countries or unfriendly countries that are completely against our policies and might want to destroy what's going on in America.

It sounds like treason to me. So, um, the other clip I wanted to play real quick, Marcella, is— be warned, it's Rashida Tlaib. Um, she is at— oh, Marcella, we missed it this year. She's at the People's Conference of Palestine. Marcella and I look forward to it every year, but we couldn't go. But this is from the People's Conference of Palestine, okay? She's a, uh, an American representative Just be warned, Rashida's coming on the screen. Listen to what she's saying. Look at the group of people and how she's just like, we're not going anywhere. Who, who, who are you talking to, American congressperson?

Look at this room, motherfuckers. We ain't going anywhere. Political structures that I have to work in, that we are surrounded founded by was built on slavery and genocide and rape and oppression. Real change doesn't come from the cowards and warmongers in Congress. It comes from the streets. It comes from all of us mobilizing and seizing the power to resist and fight back. Gaza is the compass in this country. Now we're in Congress. And we're every corner of the United States.

Well, there it was. Now we're in Congress, we're in every corner of the United States is always the plan. And Marcella, really quick, I just wanted to post, um, Justine Bateman. I don't know if you guys know her, she was on Family Ties. She's Jason Bateman's sister. She's a, a, I think a, a writer, a screenwriter, um, but I loved her post about this, and she said— oh, let me go to the bigger thing, I can't see that— she said, these people are ridiculous. They have lost tethers to a sense of self. Someone's calling me. Of course, their entire identity now relies on this treasonous hate of America. They make up fantasies of how horrible America never was to justify their need to fight tyranny. They have no identity but this, and they cling to it with a death grip because they have nothing else. None of it is true. Not the fancy fantasy about America about which she is shrieking. Not her identity of believing herself to be some hero in a movie about an oppressive government. And not the resulting Congress-free, Senate-free, president-free, childish, and completely chaotic future she sees for this country. She is an infant. She and others like her will not get their way. Not even close. If you have a modicum of common sense, It is time to let your line in this— draw your line in the sand about tolerance. Make it be known. Myself, I have a limit to tolerance. I have a limit to patience. I know there is a limit for free speech. If your plan is to tear down the United States of America, if your plan is treason, I will not tolerate you. I will have zero patience for you, and I will not defend your right to free speech. And then she tags the FBI, which I think is fully appropriate. And I just want to thank Justine Bateman for that. This is not a right or left issue. This is, uh, keep your country or not. Marcela, what do you think about this psychopath?

So the— she, she's a problem. People like her are a problem. She is actually born in the United States to Palestinian parents. I've said this before, a lot of immigrants that come here, they have children obviously, and they— and their children are Americans. They live here and they idealize their parents' country or land or whatever it is. So I, I have no idea, Rashida, has she gone to Palestine? Does she know what it's like? She's, uh, you know, she's under this ideological impression of it, but I would have to say from her speech, if she hates Congress so much, why is she in Congress? Why is she part of the patriarchy? Or the—

you know why?

Yeah.

You know why?

Yeah. Why?

So she wants to destroy from within. That's what they would tell you. But she's, you know, I still disagree with people that have elected her. You know, you know, we're all free to elect whoever we want. But we also need to talk and, and put this out there to show who she is, you know. So I'm glad Erica puts this out there, uh, you know, the people that are electing her is also worrisome.

So it's like, I mean, I see people talking about, you know, denaturalize these people and get them the hell out of the country, like Omar and whatever. I feel fully agree with that. You can't represent America and hate America. It's, it's, it's so wrong, and it's so degrading and demoralizing for all of the Americans who are like, what are you talking about? Um, I don't know, Owen. I mean, yeah, we— oh, you know what, one more quick clip, one more quick clip. Let's just listen to the little slip from this old Obama, um, interview. And you guys, I keep telling you, it's always— it was always the plan to take over this country from within. Always the plan.

Listen, you're absolutely right that John McCain has not, uh, talked about my Muslim faith. And you're absolutely right that that is not my Christian faith. And well, what I'm saying is he hasn't suggested that I'm a Muslim. People have been drawn to Islam's message of peace. And the very word itself, Islam, comes from salaam, peace. The standard greeting is assalamu alaikum, peace be upon you. Islam is rooted in a commitment to compassion and mercy and justice and charity. Whoever wants to enter paradise, the Prophet Muhammad taught, let him treat people the way he would love to be treated. First word revealed in the Quran. Iqra means read, to seek knowledge, to question assumptions.

Owen.

Well, I mean, Rashida Tlaib, I think that's the future of the Democrat Party right there. That's, that's where they're headed. And, and, you know, anyone who argues to be like, oh no, no, no, they're, they're not— they have the power to get rid of her. They could do it if they wanted to. They could defund her campaign. They could put someone else in, in her district to run against her. They could censure her in Congress. They could expel her. They could do any of those things, and none of that is happening. So the Democrat Party supports what she's doing, and that is the future direction of the Democrat Party. And I think that's— you're going to see more and more of it, and I'm, I'm just hoping enough people will not allow that to happen from an election standpoint. But, you know, if they get enough control, then elections may not matter anymore.

So they have to get over their suicidal empathy. You guys, Democrats, if you are an America-loving Democrat, you want your family to be safe, you want a future, you want jobs, you want all the things that Americans want. Okay. If there are any of you still left, please understand you have to stop worrying about offending people or not accepting all people. We have to remain a country, you know, built on morals and values. You have to get over it. Don't, don't suicide our country because you think you won't be a good person if you speak up or if you change your vote. Change your vote. It's the only way. And it's the most useful American thing you could do is to keep America America and protect your children and your grandchildren, their children, and so on and so on. You know, we are at at a very big breaking point, and there's a lot of them who don't want us here. Please educate yourselves. Again, I say follow Amy Mek on X. It's Amy, A-M-Y Mek, M-E-K, um, and just scroll her timeline and just take it from there. Because if we don't educate our friends and everybody else to just not be afraid to speak up You know, think about like someone like Charlie Kirk. He wasn't afraid. He spoke up and like his words are still resonating today. Just be that change. Scott Adams would speak up. Think of all the amazing people that would just speak up. And because there's a really important message that we all have. Marcella, anything else on this before we go?

You know, I would, I would invite Rashida to go to the Middle East. And do what she does there in the Middle East. In the Middle East, in most countries— maybe Jordan, maybe certain other countries are a little more liberal— um, they're not going to allow her to be in office. She's a woman. She's a second-class citizen in a lot of these countries. So, and, and my cat, it doesn't like her either.

So, yep.

Um, Owen, anything to finish that off?

Well, I just think the Democrat Party needs to own this. You know, they're not coming out and denouncing any of these statements other than people like James Carville, and he's not a Democrat Party official. So, you know, until, until the leadership in the Democrat Party says this is wrong, then the only assumption we can make is that that is what the Democrat Party represents now, is they hate America and they want to destroy it, and they're really representing other countries. They're not representing ours. And so the Democrat Party should just own it and say that's what we are now because that's how they're behaving.

Yes, I fully agree. Okay. So, you know, who knows? Maybe Justine Bateman will join us on this show one day. I would love that. And I plan on asking Amy Mek if she would join us one day. I would love that also. So you guys, let's, let's do it. Let's have— oh, you guys, just a reminder tomorrow. Oh, if you guys enjoyed any part of the show, please give us a thumbs up. Okay. I always forget to ask for that.

We—

it would mean a lot to us if you would subscribe to the channels. Just hit the subscribe button, it's free, um, and give us a thumbs up if you enjoy the show. Okay, so— oh, good luck on your second interview, Sean, we're rooting for you. Okay, so you guys, um, tomorrow we have an abbreviated show. It's Marcella's birthday tomorrow. Um, Owen will not be here. Marcella's, um, birthday wish was for a show without Owen, so he will not be here, and it'll just be the girls. And we're only going to be on for a half hour tomorrow.

Okay.

But it's funny, though.

It's funny.

So tomorrow's show is abbreviated just a half hour, but we will be here, Marcella and I, and it'll be a good time. And then Owen returns, the home team, on Wednesday. Okay. So let's have a closing sip and let's say thank you to Scott Adams and Shelley Dweck for keeping the show going, allowing it to keep going, to every single person here that came in, especially to those of you that gave us a thumbs up. You get the extra shout out today. Thank you. And listen, let's have a closing sip to our beloved Scott Adams. I'll stay for an Akira song if anyone wants to hang out. And let's be useful, you guys. Be useful in any way to save this country. Okay. All right. Thanks, you guys. To Scott Adams. To Scott Adams. Yes, Marcello will be 25 tomorrow, you guys. Let's see, I brought in a couple of new songs. Oh, of course they all disappeared. Here we go. You know what, I kind of wanted to do Cha-Ching because somebody always talks about Cha-Ching, but I did bring in some new ones. Let's do— let's do Cha-Ching for old time's sake. Okay, here we go, guys. To ching it out. Akira, come on, Grumble.

It's not music, it's music plus. How do you like being criticized? You hate it, don't you? Don't you hate getting criticized? Everybody hates it. It's not something you enjoy. Here's a reframe for you. Every criticism you receive, just play this sound effect when you get it.

Ready? Scott Adams.

Every time somebody criticizes you, you just made money. Do you know why I say that? Because you just made money.

It's true.

If somebody criticizes my livestreams— and I'll tell you, the biggest criticism I'm hearing is that my shelves are boring. Now, do I feel good that you're telling me that there's something about my thing that I do every day, is it good?

No.

Nobody likes to be criticized. It's not like you can enjoy it. But how do I receive it? Do I receive it as, "Oh, I guess I suck." I could, right? How easily could I receive a criticism like that as, "God, I'm an idiot. Why didn't I see it? Obviously those shells need something on them. That'd be really easy, wouldn't it?

I don't.

Here's how I hear it. I know exactly what to change to do a better job, because you told me. That's like money. If somebody hands you a thing that will definitely make you money, what is your feeling about it? You feel, "Oh, I hate it when people give me a thing that makes me make money." I'll bet most of you think exactly that. You think, "I hate it when Chris says something like this." Not me. Years ago, when people would criticize my comic, I would hate it, of course, but then I would say, "Oh, a lot of people are saying the same thing, so I'll change it." And then I would make that change, and that made me rich. I literally got rich by being criticized and understanding the criticism as— Every time I hear one, I say, wait a minute. You just told me how to get richer. The same applies if you're not trying to get rich. Suppose you just wanted a better social life. The best advice somebody gave me was the cruelest thing anybody ever said. One day my female friend told me how negative I was and what a bummer it was to listen to me because I was complaining about stuff all the time. Now, I was not aware that I was a big complainer. I had no idea. I thought I was a person who talked about my day, the funny parts of it. So in my mind, I had no idea that I was having an effect on other people. Once I learned that, do you know how powerful that was? I was able, because it was something I could change, I would become aware of the ratio of negative things I said to positive.

Cha-ching!

It was probably the most important change I've ever made to my social toolbox. I would say that that one change really, really changed my life.

Kaching! Katching? Catching— catching... kacking?!

That's the, that's the refrain. So next time you get criticized, whether personally or whether professionally, say to yourself, say to yourself, you know, Cha-ching, cha-ching. Just try it. Like, actually say that with that little sound.

Cha-ching.

Not figuratively. I'm not talking figuratively. I mean, actually say that.

Cha-ching, cha-ching, cha-ching. What do you hear? What do you hear?

What do you hear?

What do you hear?

What do you hear?

Aww, I love that cha-ching. Andy Wang saying that his cousin's name is Cha-Ching almost made me die. You guys, thank you so much. Owen and Marcella. Owen, have a nice day off for Marcella's birthday tomorrow. And Marcella, I'll see you in the morning, sister. You'll be older and wiser. All right, you guys, say your goodbyes. Say goodbyes. We'll see you tomorrow. I can't do a song tomorrow, you guys, so we'll, you know, we'll just have to bask in this one for tomorrow. Okay, guys, see you, see you, see ya.

Bye-bye, guys.