Trump Wins Again (Ep. 2517)

18 May 2026 · 1 h 10 min · 27 chapters

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In short

Dan Bongino’s weekend update and political commentary arguing that the MAGA movement is now the GOP; he highlights Bill Cassidy’s primary loss, warns against “rage bots” and movement hijackers, and contrasts Trump-aligned “America First” with UK/Europe-style civil-liberties restrictions and left-wing policies. He also cites “nothing is happening” claims as false, pointing to counterterrorism arrests and gun-rights litigation (Colorado magazine ban lawsuit). He adds a segment on vehicle/drone threats and the need for preparedness.

Guest backgrounds

No podcast guests appear in the transcript. Mentions include Jason Chaffetz (former GOP congressman) and Ed Galrine and Tom Massey (candidates), but they are not interviewed in this episode.

Key claims

Cassidy lost because he opposed Trump; impeachment efforts were hoaxes; Democrats won’t actually lower gas prices or taxes; Europe/UK are decaying into civil-rights “madhouses”; “nothing is happening” is a psyop; DOJ action on Colorado magazines supports Second Amendment rights.

Notable examples

Morgan Wallen concert in Gainesville; Cassidy finishing third in an Indiana primary; UK Keir Starmer warning on protests; LA homelessness funding audit; DOJ suing Colorado over 15-round magazine ban; FBI arrests of alleged Iran-linked terror figures (al-Saadi, Martinez Flores); vehicle attack footage from Italy; Colorado/Second Amendment lawsuit details.

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Chapters

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Scams and Warnings

0:45 to 1:39

Dan warns listeners about scams using his name and sharing a personal experience.

“My former colleagues gave me what's called a DTW duty to warn call.”

Urgent Call to Action

1:39 to 1:56

Dan expresses concerns about societal decay and urges listeners to stay vigilant.

“I got a crazy weekend update I'll get to you in a second.”

Weekend Concert Experience

3:37 to 6:20

Dan shares a humorous recount of a concert experience and getting a ride from a fan.

“I hope she never discloses of me singing, which is really genuinely awful, but she thinks it's funny.”

MAGA Movement Dynamics

6:20 to 7:45

Discussion on the status of the MAGA movement and recent Republican primaries.

“I'm almost glad we got disconnected from our team.”

Bill Cassidy's Downfall

7:45 to 8:20

Analysis of Bill Cassidy's primary loss and implications for the Republican Party.

“And listen, you don't got to agree with President Trump on everything.”

Impeachment Hoax Discussion

8:20 to 14:01

Examination of the impeachment situation surrounding Donald Trump and Cassidy's stance.

“Now, why did Bill Cassidy go down in flames?”

Evaluating Trump's Impeachment Efforts

14:01 to 15:10

Discussion on the reevaluation of Trump's impeachment efforts and implications for his political future.

“The point is he's asking you to acknowledge, knowing what you know now, that both of the impeachment efforts against Donald Trump are hoaxes.”

The Power of Trump's Endorsement

15:10 to 16:10

Analysis of Trump's endorsement power and its impact on Republican primaries.

“because there were so many bigger fights.”

Warning Against Totalitarianism

16:10 to 17:45

Concerns about rising totalitarianism in the UK and Europe as compared to the US.

“a complete reevaluation of what was the global order and the managed decline of the United States.”

Counter-Protesters and Civil Liberties

17:45 to 19:50

Discussion around protests in the UK and the definition of hatred in public discourse.

“The government will not stand in the way of peaceful protest, but we will act decisively against hatred.”
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America's Exceptionalism vs. Other Nations

19:50 to 22:30

Exploration of American exceptionalism and the political implications of nation-state governance.

“Nation states that have shitty governments wind up producing a population of people where a lot of problems develop.”

Political Advertising and Its Impact

22:30 to 25:03

Insights into the evolution of political advertising and its effectiveness in shaping perceptions.

“You just have to listen to the other side.”

Democrat Messaging on Affordability

25:20 to 28:00

Critique of Democrats' approach to affordability and the implications on public policy.

“But they'll come down once the situation resolves.”

Understanding Washington State's Pension Problem

28:00 to 29:10

Learn about the mismanagement of pension funds in Washington State and the impact of government actions on public servants.

“This is like one of those pieces I throw in the show.”

Failures of Blue City Governance

29:10 to 30:21

Explore the consequences of mismanagement in blue cities like Los Angeles and the rising homelessness crisis.

“How are you falling for this in Washington?”

The Dangers of Suicidal Empathy in Immigration Policy

30:21 to 32:46

Discuss the implications of welcoming migrants without vetting and its effects on society.

“city liberal stuff ain't really working out this is cnn this is cnn not the dan bargino show Well, see you in on a day, buddy.”

America's Role in Global Power Dynamics

32:46 to 35:04

Analyze the importance of the U.S. maintaining its position as a unipolar power and the dangers of multipolarity.

“or else you are engaged in global suicidal empathy.”

The Threat of Rage Bots and Identity Politics

35:04 to 37:43

Examine the phenomenon of online rage bots and its impact on political discourse and identity politics.

“We do not need to import the entire third world to show the world, in the sense of suicidal empathy, how nice and cute we are.”

Counterterrorism Efforts Under Scrutiny

37:43 to 42:04

Review recent counterterrorism efforts and the ongoing challenges faced by law enforcement in America.

“And it's like, yeah, that's what the left does.”

Terrorism Charges and the Second Amendment

42:04 to 46:34

Discusses recent terrorism charges and the importance of the Second Amendment in current events.

“I'm grateful to our NYPD and federal law enforcement partners for disrupting an alleged plot involving a senior member of Khatai 'ib Hezbollah.”

The Dangers of Cars and Drones as Weapons

48:38 to 54:06

Explores the rising threats of cars and drones being used in attacks and the importance of information warfare.

“Get your complete preparedness setup today at preparewithdan.com.”

The Role of Government in Protecting Civil Liberties

54:06 to 56:00

Examines the balance between civil liberties and national security amidst rising threats.

“Do you want them in charge or you want dancing guy in charge and these other guys?”

Concerns About AI Development

56:00 to 58:26

Discusses the urgency of AI advancement and its implications for national security.

“And I want to address another uncomfortable topic.”

AI's Rapid Growth and Its Consequences

58:26 to 1:01:26

Explores the exponential growth of AI technology and its potential threats.

“People overuse the word exponential in terms of how mathematics of it would work.”

The Importance of the Cold Plunge

1:01:26 to 1:03:42

Explains the health benefits of cold plunges and their impact on mental resilience.

“Just like we would have already been dead if we would have had no nukes while the Soviets built up their nuclear arsenal under Andropov, Gorbachev and others.”

Cold Plunge and Its Mental Benefits

1:03:42 to 1:07:09

Details the scientific findings on how cold exposure affects willpower and longevity.

“of all that you have faith you're the head of your family and you're part of your community if you're not healthy you're gonna get dead so the maha movement's part of all that i love the cold plunge.”

Political Insights and Upcoming Elections

1:07:09 to 1:08:51

Discusses the importance of endorsements in the political landscape, specifically Trump's.

“I'm not here to tell you who to vote for.”
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0:02All America, all the time. Sit down, buckle up, and get ready for the Dan Bongino Show. I haven't done a weekend update in a long time. I don't know what happened. I just, I wasn't doing a lot during the weekends. You know, getting back out of the past year in government, it was a lot going on. I had to get the show back, rocking and rolling again. So it wasn't a lot of time to do anything other than work in a weekend. So I got to kind of chill a little bit this weekend. And I got a cool weekend up there for this story. This is so like something only I think I would do that happened this weekend.

0:38You're going to even know like how we wound up in this situation. But we did. It's kind of funny. And just a quick warning for you to in the beginning of the show, while we got most of you here, if you're watching on demand, please, if someone reaches out to you on email from like a hotmail address or Gmail or anything, telling you they're me or WhatsApp telling you they're me. It's not me. Listen to me. It's not me. My former colleagues gave me what's called a DTW duty to warn call. There's some bad actors that are using my name to reach out to people and scam them out of money, try to get information from them, all kinds of stuff.

1:17It's not me. It is not me. Do not respond. I can't say this enough. Some guy on Twitter responded to me this morning. I can't believe I got scammed that I did not reach out to you. I don't know. It's not me. I promise you, it is not me. Everybody cool? Do not respond to any solicitations from anyone claiming to be me because it's not me. I got a crazy weekend update I'll get to you in a second. Big show day. Let's not become Europe, folks. Please. Please, let's not become Europe. Europe is decaying. Europe, the UK are decaying into a civil rights madhouse right now. Let's not become them. I got some video.

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3:01I use them too. Now through May 29th, Birch Gold is giving first-time gold buyers a rebate of up to$10 ,000 on qualifying purchases. For details and a free information kit on diversifying into gold, text Dan, my first name, to the number 989898. Check them out. Birch Gold can help you convert an existing IRA or 401k into a tax-sheltered IRA in physical gold. Text Dan to the number 989898 to see if you qualify for a first-time gold buyer rebate of up to$10 ,000. Again, text Dan to 989898 today. Message and data rates apply. All right, fellas, let's go. So quickly, this weekend, Paul and I, after, I don't know, three, four months back now, we decided we were going to take a little bit of a break this weekend all right so where do you think we went any guesses in the chat where we always go we need a break where'd we go justin more yes the morgan wallen concert of course this is that was number nine for us we love us some morgan wallen thomas red opened up he crushed you it was a pretty badass concert and it was up at ben hill griffin stadium you know we love the gators how to do the chomp we were there i don't I think Morgan wanted to do the chomp.

4:17He's a Tennessee fan. But he walked out with Tim Tebow. Place goes crazy. Concert's a banger. Paula's got some crazy video. I hope she never discloses of me singing, which is really genuinely awful, but she thinks it's funny. So we're singing Chasing You. That's our favorite song and all. Bottom line is we get disconnected from our team, this team that was with us, right, on the way out. Why? Because there were like 70 ,000 people there. I can't find the team. Cell phone's not working. The pin drop's not working. nothing's working we're like sitting there we we're five six miles away from the hotel i'm like hey man i don't know we may just have to walk whatever no big deal this guy nicest guy's like hey dan and by the way people could not have been nicer we must have taken like 500 selfies people could not have been nicer showing us their maga hats grabbing us and everything it was it was incredible i had the best time ever people were so nice this guy's like hey dan what are you doing and i said man we're looking for our team we can't seem to find him he's like why i said You were trying to get back to the hotel.

5:14He's like, I'm just, he's got this big pickup. He goes, I'm just waiting for my wife and kid that went to the concert. He's like, I'll drive you back. I said, no way. He said, yes way. He's like, get in the back. I look at Paula. Paula's like, you sure? I'm like, I trust this guy. I don't know. I don't know. I just trust the guy. I get in the back of the truck, right? The guy calls his wife. He's like, you're never going to believe he's in the back of the truck. Dan Bongino's wife. She's like, what the hell are they doing there? It's like, we're giving him a ride back to the hotel. I'm like, the wife jumps in.

5:43She's like, I can't believe it. The kids jump in. The kid's like, who are you? Kid's like 10 years old. He looks up in the front. He's like, oh, the daughter. The daughter's like, hey, there's a boy and a girl. The daughter's like, oh, you're a radio guy or something. We're driving back to the hotel. We're caught in traffic. We're in the car like a half an hour. The guy starts playing Morgan. We're all singing in the car. It was like the greatest half an hour ever. Bottom line is, I'm not going to say his name, but thank you to the guy and the family. It was so nice to meet you. I gave him one of my coins.

6:12I told him we'd take care of him. So I really appreciate it. It was the best half hour ever. Paul and I got back to the hotel. We're like, you know what? That was like the greatest thing. I'm almost glad we got disconnected from our team. So there is the first weekend update I've done for you ever. I don't spend a lot of time on my personal life. Because honestly, who cares? I just thought that was really funny. This guy's like, you want a ride? I'm like, hell yeah. It turns out he knew the neighborhood too. He's cutting through like bank parking lots, getting us around all the traffic in Gainesville.

6:43Awesome. AAA72, glad you and Paula had a good time. Self-care is important. God bless. God bless you too. All right. Now to the important stuff that happened. Folks, the MAGA movement is the GOP now. I titled today's show Trump Wins because Trump is won again. I don't know how many times we've got to tell the people trying to hijack our movement The Republican Party is the MAGA movement now. That's just a fact. What am I talking about? I really try to stay out of Republican on Republican stuff as often as I can, except, you know, there are some doomers and gloomers out there who decide to come after us.

7:25And if you're going to come after us, well, we're going to kick you back even harder. Sorry, that's just the way we roll. We always have because we always win. After the Indiana primaries, where President Trump and his team went after a bunch of Indiana Republicans who just refuse to do Republican stuff. And one, you would think a guy like Bill Cassidy, a U.S. senator from Louisiana who's consistently gone after Trump, would have learned his lesson. Cassidy did not. Cassidy is. And listen, you don't got to agree with President Trump on everything. I don't. We've had, you know, disputes about certain issues on my show.

7:56He's never written me off. It's not about that. It's about just being just being like a thorn in the side for the sake of being a thorn to side. None of this stuff is principled. Bill Cassidy is a sitting U.S. senator, folks. Went down in flames in a primary this weekend. Actually finished third. Not second. Third. So there's a runoff. Runoff's top two. He's not even in the runoff. Now, why did Bill Cassidy go down in flames? Because again, there's a group of doomers and black pillars and do nothing bullshitters trying to come into the Republican tent and hijack the movement to make us a more left-leaning identity politics party.

8:42We don't like the Jews. We don't like it's all this crap. You're not our movement. Get out. Get out. Now, Cassidy was not one of those guys. This is an impeachment guy, another wing of the Republican Party. I don't like Donald Trump style, so we're going to impeach him. Really? I thought that was for high crimes and misdemeanors, not personality crimes. Here's Cassidy back in 2021, February of 2021, on an interview with, I believe, ABC, talking about impeachment hoax to why Donald Trump needed to be impeached. Well, only one person lost their office and it ain't Donald Trump. Check this out. People want to trust.

9:17They want to trust their leaders. They want people to be held accountable. Now, we are holding I'm attempting to hold President Trump accountable. And that is the trust I have from the people that elected me. And I am very confident that as time passes, people will move to that position. So you think you'll eventually represent a majority of you in Louisiana? You know, number one, I think I may already represent a majority of you. Do you think he can run a credible campaign for president again? Will he remain a force in the Republican Party? What does that mean for the Republican Party? I think as force wanes, the Republican Party is more than just one person.

10:23300 ,000 federal employees now on a trimmed down, leaner, meaner government payroll. You got a doge in there. Finally, oh, the cuts, they're not enough. They're a star. Nobody's done anything. We finally have a guy in the White House, Maduro, Iran. We have a guy in the White House actually doing stuff instead of talking shit. We do trust that person, Bill. And it wasn't you. I don't like spending a lot of time on this stuff. I don't. However, I just I can't understand how people are still Falling for the sob Here's why I say this, folks Yes, there are knuckleheads out there Who are just faking being part of our movement To try to steal the thing for their own left-wing causes Because they are left-wing causes They are But when you go out in the real world And I haven't been out in the real world in a while Honestly, we've been working our butts off I just do events with my daughter lately And that's it On the weekend It's the first time I went out people could not have been nicer overwhelmingly like all of them this is not the real world you you listen to these doomers and gloomers and oh they're so full of shit and honestly cassidy taking it from it was one of them donald trump this is an issue of character people choose i'm the majority but you're not the majority position you finished third and by the way to the donald Trump haters out there.

11:46Cut the bullshit like, oh, what do you have to kiss the ring? Bullshit. That is total bullshit. I know a lot of people in the Trump orbit who don't agree with him on every issue. He doesn't expect loyalty on every single issue. However, he does expect some loyalty to the cause of moving the Republican Party in a more conservative, prosperous direction. He what Cassidy's just reinventing Donald Trump. Oh, my gosh. It's something some maniacal man king. Here he is this weekend. He appeared on the big weekend show and Jason Chaffetz, former Republican congressman from Utah, just grills him on this impeachment question.

12:30and he won't answer. If you're so proud of what you did and you fell for the impeachment hoax and you think you're the better part of the Republican Party, then have some balls, man, and stand up and do something about it. Don't run from it like a chump. Check this out. My question for you is still about Donald Trump. I mean, knowing what you know now about the farce that was put forward to the American people and the Congress, knowing what you know now, would you still vote to actually convict Donald Trump of the charges that he was put up for? Reporters always love to ask that question. I'm a doctor.

13:08You give me all the information I can. I make a decision. I move on. I don't keep on going back. Oh, what happened five years ago? I'm thinking about what's going to happen five years from now. With all due respect, you just talked about this stuff you've done for the last five years. You just touted everything you've done for the last five years. Why can't you answer that question? Would you or would you not actually vote to convict knowing what you know now? It's a simple question. Yeah, Jason, you may go back and flagellate yourself over decisions in the past. I do not. I move on. By the way, what I'm talking about is not just the present, it is the future.

13:45By the way, the future also includes that if somebody wants somebody working for the state of Louisiana, for the future not fixated on the past, then polls close at 8 o 'clock tonight. Get out there and vote. That's not the point, bro. That's not the point at all. The point is he's asking you to acknowledge, knowing what you know now, that both of the impeachment efforts against Donald Trump are hoaxes. Would you reevaluate the situation given the current inputs, which are now better inputs than bullshit inputs you had making the decision last time? He doesn't even want to answer the question.

14:20Folks, he finished third. He is a sitting United States senator. Do you have any idea how hard it is to unseat in a primary a sitting United States senator, no less a congressman? Senators are even harder. Their terms are three times as long. For the liberals listening, a representative in the House, it's a two-year term. Senators have six-year terms. That's a lot of time to build up goodwill with constituents in a state. and it's a ton of time to raise a bunch of money. He finished third, man. Now, you've got another test of the Donald Trump endorsement coming tomorrow in Kentucky with the Tom Massey, Ed Galrine.

15:02We had Ed on, the Patriot, decorated military service. See what happens tomorrow. Again, I try to stay out of this Republican-armed Republican stuff because there were so many bigger fights. However, there are people in our tent trying to steal away our movement, and you should give them the double barrel and be like, no, no, this isn't your movement. You don't get in here. After we've been at this, knocking on doors, some of us running for office, raising money for causes, being activists, you don't get to walk into the tent and hijack the movement as your own. It's not yours. You can start a different movement, see how much power you have.

15:42Clearly, the Cassidy movement wasn't working. Folks, Donald Trump's records of achievement, records from 45 to 47, records of achievement are substantial. When put up against the marker of history, he is going to be one of the most decisive, influential Republican. Forget about Republican presidents we've had in modern times. There's no disputing that. The world has changed because of him. The world has changed because of him. a complete reevaluation of what was the global order and the managed decline of the United States. That's over. Rubio said something about that. I send you guys that tweet.

16:22I don't even. But Rubio said something. No, we are not going to be stewards of a managed decline of the United States anymore. The preeminent America first movement, that is a Donald Trump led movement. You don't get to hijack this stuff because if you're not careful, folks, we're going to turn into the UK and Europe. Did you see what happened this weekend? Ladies and gentlemen, I got to tell you, I'm glad I went to London a couple of years ago because I got to tell you something. I'm not messing around either. I'm a little worried about ever going back that I won't be surveilled or even worse over there now.

17:00My dealings with their law enforcement people were fantastic. They were very professional. I just want to be clear with that. However, here's Keir Starmer. Here's Keir Starmer warning this group of there was a big protest in the United Kingdom this weekend, basically against unfettered illegal immigration, the attack on civil liberties in the UK. You know, you're getting like arrested for tweeting now. Rubio declares new Western century in world speech as America won't oversee the managed decline. You're damn right. Thank you, Mr. Secretary. Do not become the UK or Europe, or you're going to have guys like this.

17:38Here's Keir Starmer basically warning people against protesting. Yeah, this is a real thing. Check this out. The government will not stand in the way of peaceful protest, but we will act decisively against hatred. We will use the full force of the law when that hatred manifests as violence. and we will ban those coming into the UK who seek to stir it up as we have done already because this country belongs to all of us and I will not tolerate anyone who seeks to stand in the way of that. He won't tolerate it? It's like the words of King George or something. What is he talking about? We won't tolerate hatred.

18:22Who gets to define what hatred is? because the only hatred I saw at the rally was a bunch of left-wing lunatic counter-protesters who were talking about shooting Tommy Robinson, one of the organizers, in the neck like Charlie Kirk. No! That's repulsive. They didn't say that. Receipts incoming. Who's this content creator?

18:47Samara Gill. You think this didn't happen? Receipts incoming right now. These are the lunatic counter-protesters. These sound like the people full of hate, Keir Starmer. Do not let this stuff come here. And the bulwark against it is the Trump-Rubio-Vance team. That's the bulwark against it. Vance has been warning about this. Vice President Vance, the disgusting decay of civil liberties in Europe and the UK for a long time. Here, watch these crazy people, counter-protesters. This is hatred. Check this out.

19:23excuse me should we shoot tommy robinson in the neck okay get your clip elsewhere

19:34so they've just said that they want to hang tommy robinson and shoot him in the neck like charlie it's getting very aggressive thank you samara gill for exposing this stuff that's the real hatred do not let this stuff come here folks do not let this stuff come here you've got this is why people are so afraid of donald trump and his america first agenda because donald trump is the first president a long time on the republican side to cut through the euphemistic politically correct bullshit and say if the rest of the world was great as as great as america they'd be america every single person is a child of god it is not a reflection of the people however it is a reflection of the organizing principle nation states have.

20:18Nation states that have shitty governments wind up producing a population of people where a lot of problems develop. That is not the United States. The United States has its issues like anywhere else, but we are the wealthiest, most prosperous, most prosperous free country on earth. We do not have to pretend anymore that American exceptionalism, like Obama said, just like Greek exceptionalism. It is not. It is not. You have elections coming up. You've got the midterms. You've got this L.A. mayor's race where this Spencer Pratt has been basically highlighting the contrast between what the future will look like under this left wing totalitarian violence or right wing economic freedom, personal freedom and liberty.

21:00You've got to paint the picture for people. You've got to show people what it looks like. I'm not going to play the whole thing, but this guy's ad team, the Spencer Pratt Los Angeles mayor's race is just epic. This is just a PhD level course in political advertising. Did you see the latest spot? They're doing Lego ads now or something. This must be a, I don't know if it's his team or just random people on the internet, but this stuff is just crazy. Check this out.

21:43Everything gets better when you fight for the seed Spence the pride is rising He's gonna save LA's dreams That's Shell Desai on Axis. You folks, there was a new, I'm gonna play another one of these tomorrow in the New York Governor's race with Kathy Hochul. This AI, and I got a clip on this coming up later, this AI explosion is going to create an entirely new era of contrast, snapshots, and soundbites in political advertising that's going to enable you to do things you were never able to do before in a budget like this. I don't know how much that costs. I assume it's not that much. You know what political video ads take to make?

22:22My gosh, when I was running out in that congressional race, they cost a fortune. Folks, do not become Europe. Do not. You just have to listen to the other side. When they tell you who they are the democrats that they want us to become europe and the uk dissipate our civil liberties engage in totalitarianism take your money they want to hike your gas prices and your gas taxes just listen to them i got video coming up right now did you see what happened at the democrat governor's race in the debate i'm gonna take a quick break here and then i'm gonna get to that they're telling you they are running on one day donald trump affordability hey do you guys want to drill.

23:03Nah, eff it. We don't want to drill. I thought you were talking about affordability. Just listen to them. They're telling you who they are. You want to be more like Europe and the UK? Just listen to the Democrats say it. Quick break and we'll get right back to it. As you can tell, I slept great last night. I needed it, man. Got to sleep late after that Morgan concert. I was hurting. It was Friday night. I was still recovering on Sunday. And I was standing for a long time and my knee blew up. So I needed a good night's sleep. Thankfully, I have a Helix mattress, H-E-L-I-X. I've had one for 10 years.

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25:33Nobody likes high gas prices. We get it. But they'll come down once the situation resolves. And hopefully that happens soon. But there's no denying this was a very real threat. The Democrats can do something about it right now. They can lower California's ridiculously high gas price and they could actually drill for oil you know like from the ground to turn it into gas like for your car here's the democrats you're going to hear if you're listening on audio only steve hilton first chad bianco the two republicans say yeah of course we would drill we need oil then listen to the democrat clans i don't think cared about affordability check this out as governor would you increase drilling off the coast of california yes or no yes we have to lower gas prices thank you mr steyer no way miss porter no mr bianco yes mr via rugos no mr becerra absolutely not mr mayan no these guys and ladies are full of

26:37i thought they wanted to lower gas prices but they don't want to lower california's ridiculously high gas tax. They don't want to drill for any more. Have you ever heard of supplier demand? Listen to me, folks. Republicans are not the solution to all of your problems. I understand that. We have an imperfect party, too. We've got some people in it who are completely lost, Cassidy and others. I get it. I'm just telling you to the people out there voting in Spencer Pratt's race, the mayor's race, the California gubernatorial, Kentucky tomorrow or elsewhere. Do you care about productive spreadsheets, policies where things actually happen or bullshit flowery campaign speeches.

27:18They can fix the gas price thing. They don't want to. Why aren't they doing it, Producer Jim? Because they don't want to. What? Oh, he's got the sneakers on trying to be the cool guy, the billionaire styer. I thought they hated billionaires. Look at him. Good catch. He's got the... Cool, wear sneakers, whatever. Just stop trying to be like the cool guy. It's all an act. It's always he's dancing with the left. You ever notice that? Affordability. It's all a dance. What are you doing about affordability? Nothing. It's all a dance with them all the time. It's never real. Why would you vote for this party?

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27:55I don't understand. Nothing they tell you they're going to do, they're actually going to do. Here, you want to see an article? This is like one of those pieces I throw in the show. I promise almost no one else is going to cover. It was a great op-ed in the Wall Street Journal. It didn't get a lot of traction, but it should. If you ever want an article that nails down how full of shit the modern Democrat liberal progressive movement is. Read this article. Washington State's pension rate. I don't care about Washington State's pension rate. You should. Washington State has this pension plan, the state pension plan for cops and firemen.

28:31And using free market capitalist financial management, it's one of the few pension plans in the country that was unbelievably well managed, so much so that these cops and firemen, their pensions are really well protected in the future because the fund was well funded and earned revenue due to good financial management. What's the problem, Dan? The state of Washington, led by a bunch of big government anti-capitalists who claim to hate capitalism, are now pissed off that the cops and firemen using capitalism got a good return on their pension fund. So the state of Washington is trying to steal the money from them to put back into the fund to fund their big government bullshit.

29:14How are you falling for this in Washington? I thought you guys hated capitalism. But you love it when it earns enough revenue for the fund. And then when you're trying to take care of the public servants, the hero cops and firemen, you screw them over by raiding their pension because capitalism saved you? how stupid do you have to be to keep falling for this bullshit you ever hear this term in like the crypto space and elsewhere the rug pull where people like in stock trading too they pull the rug on you this the democrat party is a big rug pull it is a non-stop dance you keep falling for this shit we will be the uk hate speech bans who gets to define what hate speeches how crazy how bad does it have to be by the way when even cnn starting to notice i think this la mayor's race has really put into perspective the blue city liberal government's apocalypse happening into the united states happening even cnn starting to notice here's a quick farid zacharias uh segment where he's like hey man i'm gonna be honest with you this blue city liberal stuff ain't really working out this is cnn this is cnn not the dan bargino show Well, see you in on a day, buddy.

30:30Check this out. New York is really a prime example of a problem Democrats seem unwilling to confront. Blue cities are out of control, promising more, spending more, delivering less, and pushing off the fiscal problems to some future day. Take Los Angeles, another one-party metropolis wrestling with affordability and disorder. The city's homelessness budget for fiscal year 2025-26 totals about$950 million. The LA Homelessness Services Authority reported that in 2023, homelessness was up 9 % countywide and 10 % in the city. And a 2024 AP account noted that homelessness has surged 70 % countywide since 2015 and 80 % in the city.

31:20All this amid public frustration despite billions spent. An audit reviewed$2.4 billion in city homelessness funding and found that officials could not reliably track where it went or what it achieved. Folks, it's like they're providing homeless fertilizer with the billions spent. It's like they're trying to grow the homelessness problem. At what point on the left Or if you're on the right thinking about voting for the left Do you actually ask them for a result What entity do you give this kind of money What business, what charity Where you would demand nothing in return Imagine giving to a charity Combat homelessness in South Florida where I live And then they come back to you next year with an email and go Hey great news, homelessness is up 80 % You'd be like what the but with government it's considered perfectly okay

32:18because this is what happens when you decide you want to open your border by the way let the entire world in a sense of as god said said suicidal empathy let everybody in uh you know listen to give us your tired but that's a poem that's not a policy don't give us your tired and you're poor. Give us your productive and energetic. That's a cute poem. Give us your productive and energetic or else you are engaged in global suicidal empathy. You want to see what it looks like? Here's a GB News report. I'm really loving their content. One of the reporters goes out and he's talking to one of these migrants in the UK about, hey man, you think like we're a bunch of rich people who can just give away stuff?

33:04And the guy's like, yeah. Yeah, you guys should just give us stuff like free houses. No, we don't owe anybody anything. You owe your family, your kids, and your community. You want to be the third world, keep voting for Democrats, and you're going to be the third world. Check this out. Should English people pay for you to have a house?

33:28Maybe they give me a house, give me anything I can need, give me. just give it yeah why because it's people because people in England is perfect oh so you think we're so we're all you think we're all with you think we're all rich people yeah so we can give okay we're not giving anybody everything give us your active energetic smart and productive folks This is the real world, man It's not a Teletubbies episode It's not a Sharing is caring Like the old fat dinosaur, Barney Was that his name? Barney? Bubbles, whatever the His name was Barney Bubbles Remember? No No Yeah, share with your family and your community We don't need any more of this because what's happening?

34:29Some of these people come in here with this European multipolar model. The United States should be thrown. There should be multiple poles of power. No, there shouldn't. We're the United States, the most benevolent country on earth. We should be the unipolar power because we should win, correct? In the Indy 500 coming up, there's a pole position. You want to win it, correct? You don't want to be number two. You want to be number one. That's what being a unipolar power means. Whenever you hear multipolar, you're hearing leftist mumbo jumbo. Take it, roll it up in a ball, and throw it right in the garbage.

35:04We are the winner. We're the pole position. We do not need to import the entire third world to show the world, in the sense of suicidal empathy, how nice and cute we are. Because it's not nice. Because people get hurt. Receipts incoming again. Here's Jim Jordan, one of the good guys up on the hill. Congressman from Ohio. Here he is questioning the Fairfax County, Virginia district attorney, who apparently is one of these multipolar open border guys who gives a special set of rules, I guess, to illegals who get arrested in his system. And something really bad happened, which always happens when you engage in this suicidal empathy.

35:46Here's Jim Jordan calling him out. Check this out. Sir, your statements about we're not don't want to prosecute guys is absolutely false. And my policies so far in this hearing - Are you saying what the sheriff wrote me is wrong? No, what I'm saying is that the way that my policies have been - December 16th - Presented in this are outrageous. She said the Commonwealth's attorney, that's you, chose not to prosecute Mr. Morales Ortiz on December 16th. And they had to release him. They had to do their job because you wouldn't prosecute. What happened on December 17th, Mr. Descano? Sir, let's talk about December 17th.

36:19No, no, that's the question. What happened on December 17th? This same guy murdered somebody. This guy murdered somebody. Yes, people freaking die, folks. Horrible, tragic deaths. When we engage in this bullshit Keir Starmer, multipolar, liberal, Pollyanna-ish, dream world, utopian bullshit. This president's the first one to speak like a normal person in normal terms. You want to come here? Great. My wife's an immigrant to the country. She's been nothing but productive. She's a web designer in a high tech space Managed strategic communications for a huge company She contributed You want to come here?

36:58Be active, productive, smart and energetic Earn your spot like everyone else did You don't earn it Really? My mother was a She worked a checkout counter in a supermarket I said it a thousand times My father was a plumber Don't bullshit me like I was giving some silver spoon, okay? You got to earn it, man And yet you got a bunch of freaking rage bots on Twitter, likely financed, by the way, by foreign money, not all, but a lot of them, trying to infiltrate our party, make you believe we should be like open borders, you know, new suicidal, empathetic Republicans. We should let all these people in.

37:39And that's our principles. You know what our principles are? America first. That's our principles. here's a guy i uh really enjoy his commentary talking about the rage bot phenomenon i bring this up too for another like i said i don't get out that often i just don't it's not no big deal i just don't but going to that concert this weekend and seeing all those amazing people and just like getting a look them in the face and talk to normal people it was really rewarding and it reminds me like if you spend a lot of your time on social media like i do for show prep and elsewhere sometimes you start believing this stuff is real folks and you start to believe our party's somehow being hijacked by a bunch of folks and where you're not the minority you're not the minority you were the overwhelming majority bill cassidy learned that the hard way so did a bunch of indiana republican here's nick freethes talking about the rage bot phenomenon if you're on x you've seen this it was crazy this weekend check this out it's almost it says or anything joe kent says when they were going through that i would say i don't you know i understand this criticism of israel but i don't understand this criticism of israel i would watch the comments just fill up with you're paid off you're a goya you're you're a jew boy did you get your 7 000 shekels like and i'm looking at that going that's a left-wing way of arguing the left-wing way of arguing is i'm not going to engage with your arguments i'm just going to question your character or your motivations or your intent.

39:08And it's like, yeah, that's what the left does. Anytime you bring up anything, they call you a racist, a bigot, or a sexist. Why? Because they're trying to rob you of moral credibility so they don't have to engage with your arguments. Folks, you see it every single day. Do not fall prey to the rage bots. Keep grounded. Stay grounded. Stay compassed true north every time. This party has a set of values and inviolable principles. Think about it like a treehouse. Clubhouse rules. We We don't discriminate against people according to their religion, period. Their religion. It doesn't matter what the religion is.

39:39We don't do that. We don't discriminate according to skin color or any of this other bullshit. People trying to pull you into this identity politics, multipolar bullshit. Scrap them and throw them right in the garbage. That is not our party. Folks, the rage bots are not a reflection of what's going on in the real world. Be proud, stand tall. President Trump's record is incredible. There's more to get done. We've got two and a half years left. There is more to do. However, the nothing is happening crowd is the bedrock of the rage bot agenda that want you mad at the MAGA movement because they want a fraction off their own MAGA movement and grow it.

40:18But it's not MAGA. So they have to tell you the original MAGA movement is failing because nothing is happening. Here's a tweet by Seb Gorka this week. I thought nothing was happening. Again, the left wing media and the rage bot said, President Trump, their old FBI, The DOJ, they weren't doing anything about counterterrorism. They're just focused on crime now. It's kind of crazy because all this happened in the last 24 hours. We got, yeah, nothing's happening. Nothing's happening. These guys put a lot of work into the nothing's happening file. Maybe it should be a syndicated TV show like the X-Files.

40:50Here's what happened over the weekend and last week. Late on Thursday night, FBI agents locked up Mohammed al-Sadi in handcuffs. the leader of an iran-backed Iraqi terror group allegedly responsible for more than 20 attacks across Europe and Canada and for planning attacks in the U.S. I don't know that was happening I don't what do you want you guys just want to let this guy attack more people everyone's innocent till proven guilty we get it but a pretty big arrest also they locked up Jose Enrique Martinez Flores the highest ranking TDA leader to be extradited to the U.S. landed in the U.S. in shackles.

41:25You're damn right he did. That was just this past week. Here's a Fox segment on El Saadi. Folks, this was a serious threat. This stuff is happening. Donald Trump is the law and order counterterror president. You've never lived in a safer country than you live in right now. Those are just numerical objective facts. But I thought nothing was happening. This is doomerism meant to psychologically. This is a psyop. It's an operation meant to get you before the midterms pissed off at the lack of action despite action staring you right in the face overwhelming amounts of action check this out 32 year old muhammad al-sadi is facing six counts of terrorism related charges and prosecutors say he was plotting attacks on jewish targets in arizona los angeles and new york and that he worked with groups that were affiliated with iran's islamic revolutionary guard corps new york Mayor Zoran Mamdani posted this on X last week.

42:23I'm grateful to our NYPD and federal law enforcement partners for disrupting an alleged plot involving a senior member of Khatai 'ib Hezbollah. Let me be clear, anti-Semitism, violent extremism, and terrorism have no place in our city. This kind of hate is despicable. The Department of Justice showed a social media post allegedly from al-Saudi there showing the U.S. Capitol in rubble. It's not just that, folks. There are other things happening. How many people in the audience? Folks in the chat, this is for you. This is probably a question of this show, if any show doesn't need to be asked, but I'm going to ask you to me.

43:06How many care about the Second Amendment? I know I do. Because if you don't have the big R God-given right, which you do, to defend yourself, then you'll just pray for the bad guys who don't give a damn about the Second Amendment, guns, gun control, gun rights, any of that stuff. No such thing as gun control. They don't care about that. Yes, American flags in the chat. Just about everybody, including our 56 ,500 people tuning in right now, care about the Second Amendment. Because if you don't have the right to defend yourself, you have nothing. It doesn't really matter the tax rate because you're freaking dead.

43:36Justin, the dead people pay taxes. He said, no, but actually they probably do. Unless they vote for Joe Biden, that's right. Yes, American flags in the chat. The Second Amendment matters. Why am I bringing this up in the nothing is happening file segment? Because again, more things that they tell you aren't happening, the doomers that are happening that they won't tell you about because they're not interested in what's happening. They're interested in getting you to not vote. Did you see what happened in Colorado with this ridiculous magazine restriction? the department of justice found a very the trump department of justice by the way found a very novel way for you second amendment advocates to make things happen where they can use some existing civil rights legislation to sue the state of colorado hat tip to my friend chris who sent this over the week and i'd seen the story but i hadn't seen this video this explains what happened here again is more stuff happening check this out the department The Department of Justice just sued Colorado over its magazine ban.

44:34They're using a civil rights law created after the Rodney King beating to do it. This isn't just another Second Amendment lawsuit. The DOJ is using a federal law from 1994 that was originally designed to go after police departments accused of violating constitutional rights. And until now, it had never been used to defend the Second Amendment. Colorado bans magazines holding more than 15 rounds. The DOJ says enforcing that law violates the Second Amendment and because state troopers and CBI agents are the ones enforcing it, the federal government claims they're engaged in a pattern or practice of violating people's constitutional rights.

45:13In other words, the DOJ is treating enforcement of Colorado's gun law like a civil rights issue. And here's where it gets even more interesting, you guys. Part of the DOJ's case actually uses Colorado's own past court filings against the state. Years ago, Colorado acknowledged that these magazines are commonly owned across the country and by millions of people in Colorado itself. Now, the DOJ is saying if they're commonly owned, they may be constitutionally protected. more happening from the nothing is happening file that they don't tell you about i thought some of these people running were big civil libertarians that's what they cared about it's interesting how they don't want to tell you about any of this stuff as they're constantly shitting on everyone around oh we do it better what have you done you're not doing a lot of these folks the real ones respect respect period love you to the fake ones doomers trying to get in our movement because they don't like a group of people, whatever it is.

46:16It's interesting how you always leave this stuff out. Folks, we are living in a really, really dangerous time. I got a lot more coming up. I got the Maha moment. I got to use just a killer segment on AI. I'm going to take a quick break and I'm going to get back to this because, folks, something happened in Italy this week you need to be very concerned about. Serious time now, okay? we are in a really really i i don't like because i'm not trying to induce any panic in you god forbid but we do have to be real about the threats we need information moving forward because there are some threats if we don't have information i'm just going to deliver the bad news we can't stop we can't no not if we don't stop it in the information front i'll show you what I mean because two things happened this weekend.

47:08It involves cars and involves drones. And once you see it, you'll understand exactly what I'm saying. Last break, right back to the show. Speaking of which, folks, it's time to get prepared. Listen, I'm sorry, but when emergency breaks bad, if you can't take care of your family, I can't afford to take care of other people. I got to take care of my family first. Preparewithdan.com. My Patriot Supply is where you go for emergency preparedness equipment, emergency food. Listen, if the last few years have taught us anything, it's that the systems we rely on can break down. They have, we've seen it, whether it's Hurricane Katrina, you've seen attacks on the grid, cyber attacks.

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48:54Now, being an actual civil libertarian, I have said this many times and I'll repeat it again during my tenure in government over the past year, was very concerned about surveillance technology. Everything from no touch malware. You know what no touch malware is? The ability to send you something on your phone, whether you touch it or not. No touch malware. They've got your whole phone. It is really troubling. We put a number of heavy restrictions in place on the use of this technology. However, there are times I think we can all agree if you have probable cause to believe that there's going to be a terror attack on American soil that we need to use this technology.

49:32Correct. We used to you know, we've been using Title threes and wiretaps forever, as long as it passes judicial scrutiny and good guardrails on civil liberties. Why am I talking about cars and drones right now? Because you can't there's nothing you can do about them to make them illegal. You can make the purchase of, let's say, ANFO, ammonium nitrate and fuel oil to make a bomb, an ANFO bomb, above certain amounts. You can put certain restrictions in place, make sure construction companies use them. There's nothing you can do about cars. You can't make the purchase or use of cars illegal, nor would you want to.

50:09So if people are going to use cars and attack, we've already seen it on Bourbon Street. This is not new. It's happened here. Was it the Sugar Bowl a few years ago? we've seen it already if we can't stop the use of a car in a terror attack then how do we stop we have to stop it either at the border keeping these people out of the country we expanded the use of biometrics during our time at the fbi there to make sure we had biometrics of people overseas before they even got on the plane you have to keep them out or you're going to see something like this that happened in italy this weekend folks let me just warn you before we play this on vo voice over here it's not easy to watch if you have kids in the room but this is another vehicle attack we have seen hundreds of these around the world oh man look at this it goes on and again i'm sorry to but if you don't see how what i'm talking about i don't want to sugarcoat look at this it's just horrendous folks this has already happened over and over and over again This is why I'm telling people you have to have an FBI, DOJ, DEA, a CIA that respects, roundly respects and in big, bold, bright colors, respects civil liberties.

51:23But once we get information, we have to have the tools to go after these people because all they have to do is make a turn on the street and mow people down and there's nothing you can do. Here's a hero bystander tackling the driver after the bloody car and knife rampage in Italy this weekend. You can't stop this stuff with traditional tactics. You can track, you know, a nuclear weapon. You can, you know, track if you see a pattern of suspicious purchases and you have probable cause to believe someone's a bad guy. You can't stop someone from making a right turn on Bourbon Street.

52:02Drones are the same problem. Now, I think the threat from this, we're going to have to let it flesh out. I don't like panic stories. However, I saw this story at Axios this weekend. Ladies and gentlemen, really disturbing. There's a community note on it, which I think is accurate. Exclusive, Cuba's acquired more than 300 military drones and began discussing using them to attack U.S. assets. Now, the community note I think is fair. U.S. officials do not believe Cuba's an imminent threat or actively planning attacks with drone discussions only in the case of deteriorating relations. However, even the community note, what does deteriorating relations mean?

52:38This is a real threat. You've seen it in real time. You're never going to stop drones. The explosive growth of this technology through deliveries, surveillance systems. And when I say surveillance systems, don't assume I mean law enforcement. You know, bridge engineers are using this to surveil the paint job on a bridge so they don't have to send someone up to the top now. This is an unbelievably valuable technology, but there is a danger. Did you see what happened in Moscow this weekend? Yeah, like Moscow, Russia for the liberal. the Ukrainians are not starting. You've been using drones for a long time.

53:15This is some footage from a drone attack in Russia. Folks, we better get ready for this quick, man. You're not going to be able to stop this stuff without a good, solid, strong information warfare. Do you want a guy like Donald Trump in charge who understands the civil liberties component but also understands the need in information warfare to intercept these people before they get to the country? Make sure, and by the way, if you are a non-U.S. citizen, a non-U.S. citizen outside of U.S. territories, our states, you do not have the protections of the Constitution. That is not for you. We are allowed to gather intel, and we should.

53:53Does anybody dispute that? The Constitution's not a global document. It's a governing document for the United States. You're planning a terror attack in the Sahel, and you're not a U.S. citizen, not on U.S. soil. We have no obligation to provide you any constitutional protection whatsoever. Do you want them in charge or you want dancing guy in charge and these other guys? Folks, there's a serious party governing right now that has a spreadsheet full of results they can run on. Look what we did. And then there's a party talking about affordability. You guys want to drill? No, I don't want to drill.

54:31You want to lower gas prices? No, I don't want to do that either. there's a pension crisis so why are you raiding the pensions in Washington everything Donald Trump does at the border he's a racist really you want to stop these people you want to let them in mowing people down on Bourbon Street again shooting up our National Guard members lighting people on fire in Colorado you want that I don't want it that's the evolving threat I only bring up dancing guy do you have that Justin Pierce video because here's this guy and is this legislator in Tennessee. I just want you to be reminded here, okay?

55:07We did, you can look this up, by the way, Receipts Matter. We did this huge operation called Operation Viper where we sent a whole bunch of FBI assets into Memphis where this guy, he's a Tennessee legislator, this joker moron, this guy doing the whole dance routine. We never heard a word from this guy Because he doesn't give a shit about results He never called us Hey what can we do to clean up my city for my constituents Let me Let's reach across The state and federal divide And fix it He never did shit All he does is dance Here's some more video of him getting pissed off at a hearing Confronting a guy Another fake tough guy Look at this Look at this guy Clown Joker

55:59another coward total chump you fake tough guy oh please stop me i get so sick of these clowns fake tough guy loser you're busy dancing now never called us one time to the citizens of memphis being mowed down by gangs and drug slingers i want you to know this clown the dancer fake tough guy i just want you to know this guy never called us one time never heard a word from him. He's full of shit, this guy. Actor, dancing, all the time. That's all they do. You want the dance or you want results?

56:40Folks, technology's there. It's not going anywhere. And I want to address another uncomfortable topic. I know it's not easy for a lot of you to hear. I've said it. You've heard me say it over and over, I am concerned, not panicked, but concerned about where artificial intelligence is going to go. I don't like black holes of information. And the hard reality is some, not all, but some of the technology and AI, even the inventors of it can't explain exactly how it works. It is a black box in some respects. Some of the new developments in AI are frightening. However, I am here to give you the hard truth and the reality of the situation, which is this.

57:27If other countries develop advanced AI systems before us, we are all freaking dead. End of story. We do not have a choice We can fight back or we can get dead And I'm not getting dead, that is it There is no option C that says Stand back, don't develop Any kind of cloud computing systems Don't develop AI That is not an option We will be dead, make no mistake They will develop an AI Cyber infiltration attack That wipes out our industrial control systems And our grid, and you're going to turn on your faucet And there ain't going to be no water We don't have a choice. We can either be a unipolar leader in the space or we can be dead.

58:14That is just a hard reality of the situation. Here's Ken Griffin from Citadel talking about how AI now is growing at this. People overuse the word exponential in terms of how mathematics of it would work. He's not kidding here. There's linear progression, arithmetic progression, and geometric exponential progression. This stuff is blowing up by the day. We cannot be in a multipolar environment here or we'll be dead. Check this out. In the last few months, there has been a step change function in the productivity of the AI toolkit. It is profoundly more powerful than it was just nine months ago.

59:03And it has been really interesting to watch, to be blunt, work that we would usually do with people with masters and PhDs in finance over the course of weeks or months being done by AI agents over the course of hours or days. So these are not mid-tier white-collar jobs. These are like extraordinarily high-skilled jobs being, I'm going to pick a word, being automated by a Genick AI. You could just see how this was going to have such a dramatic impact on society. folks i wish i could give you you know a cute little like emily dickinson poem right now about how great it's all going to be and there's going to be no want and there's going to be no downsides and everything's going to be free no there is a downside this stuff can be very dangerous there's no doubt there are big trillion dollar companies that are finding out the hard way was it google or something i mean they ran uh one of these ai programs and and i forget who it was but found like major flaws in their system that would have taken forever.

1:00:13You don't think there are foreign governments doing this now? You're seeing also this regional Democrat effort to push back against AI as if there's no consequence to losing this fight. You know what it reminds me of? It reminds me of when I was a kid, the whole like no nukes thing. No nukes is great. I wish there were no nuclear weapons. That's not the world we live in. Do you remember the 1980s, the no nukes movement? Justin's like, I don't know. I wasn't even born in 1980. I was. I was like 10 in 1984. I remember the Reagan years. Well, no nukes, Star Wars. That's not the world we live in. Right.

1:00:59Good point, Justin. I'm sure screaming in the streets. I'm seeing the same thing with AI. You can deal with this nuclear technological weapon. But oh, yeah, it was Google. I was right. See, I'm not crazy. Google says criminal hackers use AI to find a major software fly. I knew I wasn't nuts. You can deal with this nuclear level life changing technology or you can go hide in a corner, pretend it's not there and get freaking dead. Just like we would have already been dead if we would have had no nukes while the Soviets built up their nuclear arsenal under Andropov, Gorbachev and others. Reagan said like Trump's saying now We've got to handle this like adults

1:01:45Started with him meeting with Gorbachev in Geneva And later Reykjavik Where he was like hey man we're going to deal with the world as it is Are we going to bullshit people You're seeing it now regionally too New York and we don't want any cloud computing Fine they'll come down to Miami and elsewhere We need this stuff It's not an option man I've done by the way to all the critics out there if you've never listened to my show and the hundreds of episodes we've done about my concerns about unregulated AI use just please stop you don't know what you're talking about there's no one more concerned than me I'm also concerned about getting dead if we lose this fight and you will and I don't want you to get dead speaking of not getting dead and what is an unintentional segue about not getting dead but you know I love these maha moments in the show there we go who did that picture of RFK is that you that's a little like RFK if you want you can take that one that's a really nice picture they did you gave him a few extra inches in the chest I can tell he's pretty jacked how old is he do you know is he in the 70s yet I think he's in his 70s he looks pretty good 72 damn I remember 72 when we were kids who's 50 or older you remember what 72 look like we were kids man 72 was rough we didn't have all the science and technology right now like people who were in their in their 50s look like they were the 70 year olds today they just got beat up bad man god bless our our grandparents they lived in a tough world man they had depression era and everything but you know i love these maha moments i'm obsessed with the cold plunge i do it every morning i will say if you've got like heart problems or medical condition the cold plunge is probably not for you but the maha movement is a huge portion of the maga movement now going forward and no one's happier about it than me it is way past time you know the whole idea of like faith family and community well you're part of all that you have faith you're the head of your family and you're part of your community if you're not healthy you're gonna get dead so the maha movement's part of all that i love the cold plunge.

1:03:58But there's a part about the cold plunge outside of what I think are the benefits of cold shock proteins and elsewhere. I go in for three minutes every morning, 47 degrees. It sucks every morning. It is awful, awful. I walk out of my house. It's dark. I get up at six now. I'm in that thing by 6, 10 usually. I drink some hydrogen water and then I go in. It is the most miserable three minutes of my life. Horrible. However, I swear by it. So here is, you're going to see the scientists first and then David Goggins and Andrew Huberman talking about why the cold puns is not just good for the body, but is unbelievably good for the mind, your will to live, your willpower, all of it.

1:04:41This is really good. Check this out. Ice mat is one of the best things that you can do for your brain. This is one of the most important discoveries that neuroscience has ever made. There's a brain structure called the anterior mid-cingulate cortex. There are now a lot of data in humans. When people do anything that they don't want to do, like if you love the ice bath, yeah, I love the ice bath. You go from one minute to 10 minutes. Guess what? Your anterior mid-cingulate cortex did not grow. But if you hate the cold water, there is no part of me right now that wants to do this, which is why I'm doing it.

1:05:21Then the anterior mid-cingulate cortex gets bigger. But if you don't do it the next day, or if you do it the next day and you enjoy it, because, hey, I did it yesterday. The anterior mid-singulate cortex shrinks again. Yep. So when I wake up in the morning, I don't dress warm. I wear my fucking underwear and I go outside and I lift the lid on that morosco cold plunge and I see the fucking ice floating up in there. And every day I climb in. How's it working? It's working. And in people that live a very long time this area keeps its size in many ways scientists are starting to think of the anterior mid-cingulate cortex not just as one of the seats of willpower right but perhaps actually the seat of the will to live see now we're talking now we're talking is right you see a little clip of joe rogan who's a big cold plunge advocate so is dana white from the ufc listen i'm not your doctor seriously with the cold plunge before you start jumping in there definitely get a checkup because there have been some issues with people with heart trouble, people without.

1:06:23It generally can be pretty safe, but you definitely got to check first. I'm just telling you, it changed my life. People ask me about health hacks all the time. I've got tons of them. Sauna usage, collagen, creatine, feel the great, a healthy diet, obviously working out. I get it. This cold plunge changed my life. It really did. The dopamine surge, you get out of it less all day. I don't even drink coffee for about two hours after I get up. I come in the office. Jasmine buys me these, what, the blackout cold brew thingies or whatever we have. I just guzzle one of those babies. That's not for like two hours or so.

1:07:01Time for my air squats. Ada Ray in the chat. Yes, 100 air squats a day too. All right, folks. Listen, we got an important race in Kentucky. You pick who you want, Kentucky 4. I'm not here to tell you who to vote for. You got the Massey primary. Personally, I like Ed. Ed's a nice guy. But it's up to you guys to choose. I'm just telling you, the power of the Trump endorsement, the MAGA movement is real. You know, we are a big open tent. But, you know, don't come in the tent and shit all over the place. I'm really sorry. If you're not going to acknowledge the stuff that's going on to work, people like me, you, and others who've been building this movement for 10 years did.

1:07:37And you're just going to claim nothing is happening while a whole bunch of amazing things are happening and focus only on blackpilling and doomer stuff. then you're really not part of our movement. You're an op and everybody knows you're an op. But pick who you want. We'll be covering that tomorrow. Results will obviously be out on Wednesday. So we'll see what happens. But the Trump endorsement, it's the only endorsement in the business that honestly matters. No one votes for endorsements except for his. It's been really powerful. We'll see what happens in that race. Folks, thanks again for tuning in.

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