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Buffle up folks because today we're going deep

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on this pretty interesting document.

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It's called 2025, 221 Day 32 of 1,460 days of DJTYCanada.PDF.

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Catchy title.

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Yeah, so we'll link to it in the show notes

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if you wanna follow along.

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Absolutely.

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But yeah, we're gonna dig into all the wild stuff

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that it talks about.

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Yeah, there's a lot in here.

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Like, I mean, we're talking about Eblon Musk,

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it's in Doge and all sorts of political stuff.

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Even a chainsaw.

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Chainsaw, yeah, don't forget the chainsaw in Canada.

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Oh yeah, right, we got a US-Canada hockey showdown,

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which is a...

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Always fun.

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Yeah, always a good time.

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But this one's got some extra spice to it.

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Some layers to it.

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Yeah, for sure.

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So yeah, we're gonna try to unpack all of this

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and help you understand what's really going on with Doge.

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Yeah, that's the big question, isn't it?

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Yeah, I mean, is it really about efficiency,

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like they say, or is there something else going on?

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Well, this document seems to think

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there's something else going on.

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Okay, so let's start with Musk's appearance at CPAC.

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I mean, the guy shows up with a gold-plated chainsaw.

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You can't make this stuff up.

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Yeah, talk about the antrics.

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Yeah, it was quite the entrance.

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And then there's that interview he did.

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Oh, that interview.

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It's a...

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Well, let's just say Ketamine was trending

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on ex Twitter after hurt.

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It's worth watching,

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if only for the sheer awkwardness of it all.

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Yeah, we'll link to it.

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Definitely.

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It's something else, but putting the spectacle aside,

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what do you think this event says

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about Musk's role in all of this?

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Well, I think it's pretty clear

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that he's become a major figure in the MAGA movement.

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He's the symbol of disruption.

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Yeah, kind of an anti-establishment hero

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to a certain crowd.

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But the document also suggests that,

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you know, this close relationship with Trump

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could backfire on him.

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You know, if things with Doge goes out,

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it might be hard for Trump to distance himself from Musk.

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Yeah, it's a risky game they're playing.

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And Tesla too, right?

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Oh, yeah.

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They're playing a game of the night

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on government contracts and, you know,

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regulations and all that.

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It'll be interesting to see how they navigate this.

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For sure.

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Okay, so let's move on to another eyebrow-raising claim

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from Musk.

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He's saying that there are millions of super-sintinarians.

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People over 120 years old?

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Receiving social security benefits.

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Which is statistically impossible.

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So how does he even come up with this?

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Well, the document points to a quirk

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in the Social Security Administration's database.

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Oh, really?

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Yeah, it's this old cobalt system.

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Ancient, right.

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Yeah, it's been around forever.

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And it's notoriously outdated.

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So what's the problem with it?

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Well, in this case, blank birthdate fields

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default to May 20th, 1875.

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So anyone without a verified birthdate

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ends up looking like they're over 150 years old.

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So it's a glitch, but it still plays into this narrative

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of, you know, government incompetence.

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Yeah, and that's not helping anyone.

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Right, okay, then there's that Doge tweet

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about the $4.7 trillion in untraceable treasury funds.

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That one was a doozy.

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The language was so manipulative, right?

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It went from almost impossible to trace.

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To just disappear.

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Yeah, like poof gone.

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Which is obviously not the same thing.

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What do you make of this?

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Well, it's a clear example of how information gets distorted

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and used for political gain.

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Right, but here's what I find really interesting.

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What's that?

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That $4.7 trillion figure.

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That's exactly the amount that's in the GOP budget

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for tax cuts for the wealthy.

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Interesting coincidence.

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Yeah, so the document is suggesting

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that they might try to frame these tax cuts

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as just recovering lost funds.

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It's a clever tactic if you think about it.

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Framing it as a wash.

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Exactly, instead of a loss of revenue.

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But doesn't that further erode public trust

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in government finances?

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It definitely has a potential to.

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Okay, so we've got must theatrics.

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We've got impossible super centenarians.

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We've got trillions of dollars vanishing.

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This is just the beginning.

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Yeah, and then there's the lawsuit against Doge.

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Oh yeah, that's a whole other can of worms.

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Right, and Joshua Fisher.

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The head of Doge?

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He swears under oath that Musk has nothing to do with it.

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Which directly contradicts what Trump said publicly.

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Trump said he put Musk in charge.

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So who's telling the truth?

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Right, it's all so murky.

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It seems like a deliberate attempt to create confusion.

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So are you saying this isn't just chaos,

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but like calculated chaos?

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It's certainly a possibility.

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into this more after the break.

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Absolutely, there's a lot more to unpack here.

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Stay with us.

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Okay, so let's shift gears a bit

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and head over to the Senate.

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Always a fun place.

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Yeah, there's a lot going on there, as usual,

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but this week is especially interesting.

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Yeah, we've got a few big developments to talk about.

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Right, like a pretel getting confirmed as FBI director.

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Yeah, that was a close one.

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And then McConnell announcing his retirement.

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That was a surprise to a lot of people.

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That's gonna have some major implications.

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Yeah, lots to unpack there,

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but first let's talk about Senator Federman.

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What's he up to these days?

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Well, it seems like he's trying to rebrand himself.

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Rebrand, how so?

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Moving away from his progressive roots

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and trying to position himself as more of a centrist.

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Yeah, it kind of reminds you of mansion in cinema.

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But it doesn't seem to be working out so well for him.

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What do you mean?

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He's getting pushback from both sides.

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Makes sense.

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Yeah, I mean, the left feels betrayed

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and the right doesn't trust him.

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So he's stuck in the middle.

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Exactly, and to make matters worse,

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he's lost some key staffers.

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Oh, wow, so there's some internal turmoil too.

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That's been getting a lot of attention.

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A lot of his former supporters.

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It's tough out there for a centrist these days.

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for that kind of politics anymore.

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That's a good question.

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Okay, so let's move on to something

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a little closer to home.

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New York City.

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What's happening in the Big Apple?

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Well, Mayor Eric Adams is having a bit of a rough time.

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I'd heard something about that.

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Yeah, the document doesn't hold back.

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What does it say?

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It calls him a contender for most corrupt office holder

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in the history of New York City.

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Wow.

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That's pretty harsh.

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Yeah, but the allegations against him are serious.

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So what's Governor Hochel gonna do about it?

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Well, she's in a tough spot, right?

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Yeah, she doesn't wanna alienate voters.

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Exactly, she's gotta thread the needle somehow.

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So what's her plan?

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It's basically what they're calling their ardrails.

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Guard drills, what does that even mean?

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Basically, more oversight and checks on his power.

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So not removing him from office?

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Not yet anyway, but the document suggests

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that it could come to that.

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Or the city council could force him out.

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Right, there are other options.

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So it's a waiting game.

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Okay, well let's talk about something a little less grim.

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All right, what do you have in mind?

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This document has a whole section

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on what it calls this week in Shod and Freud.

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Shod and Freud, huh?

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Yeah, yeah, taking pleasure in other people's misfortune.

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Okay, I'm listening.

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So this week it's all about hockey.

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Hockey, really?

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Yeah, specifically the US losing to Canada

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in the NHL All-Star game.

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Oh yeah, I saw that.

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It was a pretty big upset.

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Yeah, but you know, it's just a game, right?

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Right, but this wasn't just any game.

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What do you mean?

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Well, there was a lot of political tension surrounding it.

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Because of Trump?

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Yeah, he kind of stirred things up

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with the whole America First rhetoric.

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Oh yeah, that was ridiculous.

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It definitely added fuel to the fire.

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the Canadian fans were booing the US anthem.

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And the Kekachuk brothers were even getting

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into fights on the ice.

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Yeah, they played for different teams,

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but they were going at it.

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Wow, so it was pretty intense.

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Canada wins in overtime.

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With McDavid scoring the game-winning goal.

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Yeah, you gotta admit it's kind of satisfying

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seeing Trump's bluster backfire like that.

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A little bit of shot and Freud.

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the Canadian team celebrated with a lot of class.

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Yeah, very different from Trump's usual behavior.

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It was a nice contrast.

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Yeah, it's like even in a hockey game,

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there's this clash of values.

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It's more than just a game.

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Right, it's about sportsmanship and respect.

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Versus arrogance and aggression.

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Okay, so we've got political maneuvering,

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we've got international hockey rivalry.

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But we haven't even gotten to the book banning yet.

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Oh yeah, that's right.

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Let's talk about that after the break.

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Okay, so we've gone from Musk at CPAC with that chainsaw,

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Yeah, it's been a wild ride,

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but what's the takeaway here?

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Well, if you zoom out and look at it all,

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it seems like the administration is playing

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on a lot of different levels.

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Like what do you mean?

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Well, on the one hand, they're pushing this idea

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of efficiency and cleaning up government.

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Draining the swamp.

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Yeah, exactly.

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But then underneath all of that,

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you've got all this smoke and mirrors.

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Okay, yeah, I see what you're saying.

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Like they're blurring the line.

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And manipulating information.

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Exactly.

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Yeah, it's like they're playing a different game

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than everyone else.

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It's a good way to put it.

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But what's the point?

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What are they trying to do?

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That's the million dollar question, isn't it?

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Yeah, and this document doesn't really give us an answer.

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It does raise some important questions though.

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Like what?

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Well, is Dove really about efficiency?

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Or is it something else?

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Something more sinister.

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Possibly.

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And what about Musk?

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I mean, is he in on it?

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Or is he just-

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Hard to say.

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I mean, his claims about those super centenarians

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and the missing trillions.

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It's either deliberate misinformation

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or he's just completely clueless.

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And the book banning, is that really about protecting kids?

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Or is it about controlling what people think?

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It's hard to say for sure,

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but the potential for abuse is definitely there.

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Yeah, it's pretty scary when you think about it.

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The long-term consequences give you really damaging.

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Like what?

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Well, when you erode public trust and institutions,

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when you normalize misinformation,

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when you create a climate of fear and censorship.

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Yeah, it's a slippery slope.

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It's not easy to come back from that.

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So what can we do?

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Well, I think the most important thing

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is to stay informed.

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Stay critical.

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Yeah, don't just take things at face value.

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Do your own research.

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Exactly.

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Hold people accountable.

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Especially those in power.

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Yeah, because the stakes are higher.

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Higher than ever.

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So we started this deep dive

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with this one crazy document.

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But we ended up uncovering all these different threads.

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It's all connected.

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It's a go-web.

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Yeah, and it's getting more tangled all the time.

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So where do we go from here?

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Well, that's up to you.

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What do you mean?

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I mean, you have to decide what you believe.

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Based on the evidence.

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Exactly.

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And then you have to act accordingly.

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Get involved, speak out, make a difference.

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Because if we don't, who will?

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That's a good question.

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Well, folks, that's all the time we have for today.

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Thanks for listening.

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We hope you learned something.

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And that you'll join us again next time for another deep dive.

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Until then, stay curious, stay informed, and stay engaged.