WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.980 Okay, let's unpack this. Welcome to the Deep 00:00:02.980 --> 00:00:06.400 Dive. Hello. Today, we're taking that stack of 00:00:06.400 --> 00:00:09.380 sources you sent over, articles, notes, research, 00:00:09.880 --> 00:00:12.560 and really digging in. Yeah, pulling out the 00:00:12.560 --> 00:00:14.300 important bits, the surprising stuff. Exactly. 00:00:14.400 --> 00:00:16.280 Think of us as guides, helping you cut through 00:00:16.280 --> 00:00:20.100 the noise, you know? Get informed fast. And the 00:00:20.100 --> 00:00:23.219 stack is, well... It's quite a mix. It really 00:00:23.219 --> 00:00:25.600 is. International events, some pretty intense 00:00:25.600 --> 00:00:28.120 politics here in the US, reflections on culture, 00:00:28.620 --> 00:00:32.119 even a night out at the theater. Right. Seems 00:00:32.119 --> 00:00:34.399 disconnected maybe at first glance. But when 00:00:34.399 --> 00:00:37.159 you start pulling the threads, the sources, they 00:00:37.159 --> 00:00:39.340 offer some fascinating insights how different 00:00:39.340 --> 00:00:42.240 things kind of reflect similar dynamics. And 00:00:42.240 --> 00:00:44.200 that's our mission today, right? Connect those 00:00:44.200 --> 00:00:47.380 dots for you. Find those aha moments in the material. 00:00:47.530 --> 00:00:50.549 So today, that means wrestling with these confusing 00:00:50.549 --> 00:00:53.649 reports out of Los Angeles. Yeah. Exploring different 00:00:53.649 --> 00:00:56.609 ways power gets projected symbols. Performance, 00:00:57.009 --> 00:00:59.390 one source calls it military theater. Interesting 00:00:59.390 --> 00:01:01.350 term. We'll touch on some complex international 00:01:01.350 --> 00:01:04.670 stuff too, but through a very specific political 00:01:04.670 --> 00:01:07.849 lens from the sources. And then switch gears 00:01:07.849 --> 00:01:11.189 completely. Celebrate some cultural giants. dissect 00:01:11.189 --> 00:01:14.049 some political spectacle moments? It's a lot, 00:01:14.170 --> 00:01:15.989 but it's all there in the material you shared. 00:01:16.290 --> 00:01:18.189 Definitely. So let's jump in. Where do we start? 00:01:18.349 --> 00:01:20.709 Let's start with Los Angeles. The sources you've 00:01:20.709 --> 00:01:24.069 got make it really clear. Reports of unrest, 00:01:24.329 --> 00:01:26.930 yes, but also just wildly different stories about 00:01:26.930 --> 00:01:28.709 what's actually going on. Right. Conflicting 00:01:28.709 --> 00:01:31.049 narratives. Exactly. And what's interesting is 00:01:31.049 --> 00:01:32.829 how the sources immediately bring in history 00:01:32.829 --> 00:01:35.230 to frame this confusion. Like the Watts riots. 00:01:35.609 --> 00:01:39.519 Precisely. 1965 Watts riots. reminding us how 00:01:39.519 --> 00:01:42.459 hard it is, notoriously difficult, to get a clear 00:01:42.459 --> 00:01:46.180 picture of chaos, even decades later. They use 00:01:46.180 --> 00:01:48.400 that classic example from Watts, who threw the 00:01:48.400 --> 00:01:50.879 first punch. Black witnesses said police, police 00:01:50.879 --> 00:01:54.540 said the crowd. Almost 60 years on, we still 00:01:54.540 --> 00:01:57.299 don't really know for sure. And they apply that 00:01:57.299 --> 00:01:59.640 directly to LA now. The sources basically say, 00:02:00.219 --> 00:02:02.219 based on what's available right now, Nobody, 00:02:02.579 --> 00:02:04.859 not us, not the politicians mentioned, can say 00:02:04.859 --> 00:02:06.780 exactly what's happening everywhere. Too many 00:02:06.780 --> 00:02:09.319 unknowns. Too many different accounts. Exactly. 00:02:09.879 --> 00:02:12.539 And the sources highlight specific things that 00:02:12.539 --> 00:02:14.599 really show this uncertainty. OK, like what? 00:02:14.819 --> 00:02:17.780 Well, first, that ICE incident in Boyle Heights 00:02:17.780 --> 00:02:20.219 on Wednesday. Oh, yeah. The sources describe 00:02:20.219 --> 00:02:24.919 that. Unmarked SUVs, ramming a car, tear gas. 00:02:25.099 --> 00:02:27.599 Right. pulling the driver out, speeding off. 00:02:28.159 --> 00:02:29.879 The government says, you know, they were arresting 00:02:29.879 --> 00:02:32.860 someone with a felony warrant, used force, because 00:02:32.860 --> 00:02:36.139 he resisted. But the sources raise a ton of questions. 00:02:36.360 --> 00:02:39.099 A ton. Was the warrant valid? What about the 00:02:39.099 --> 00:02:42.180 child in the car? Why the long chase? Where is 00:02:42.180 --> 00:02:44.400 the warrant? Why did they flee the scene? And 00:02:44.400 --> 00:02:47.900 the LAPD is investigating it. As possible. Assault 00:02:47.900 --> 00:02:49.740 with a deadly weapon, according to the material. 00:02:49.860 --> 00:02:51.719 Yeah, shows the uncertainty right there. And 00:02:51.719 --> 00:02:53.990 that wasn't the only incident mentioned. No, 00:02:54.449 --> 00:02:56.490 just the next day, Thursday, you have the Alex 00:02:56.490 --> 00:02:58.629 Padilla incident. Senator Padilla, right? Showed 00:02:58.629 --> 00:03:00.669 up at a DHS press conference. Yeah, and gets 00:03:00.669 --> 00:03:03.830 manhandled, handcuffed by federal agents. The 00:03:03.830 --> 00:03:06.569 government story. He didn't ID himself, seemed 00:03:06.569 --> 00:03:08.750 like a threat. But Padilla and witnesses say 00:03:08.750 --> 00:03:11.550 otherwise. Completely. Said he did identify himself, 00:03:11.669 --> 00:03:13.409 was just asking questions, wasn't threatening, 00:03:13.889 --> 00:03:15.650 and he wasn't charged with anything. So these 00:03:15.650 --> 00:03:18.150 examples, they just highlight how much is actually 00:03:18.150 --> 00:03:20.889 unclear right now. Exactly. And that ambiguity, 00:03:21.110 --> 00:03:23.229 that vacuum. Yeah. Well, the sources say it's 00:03:23.229 --> 00:03:26.169 getting filled. Filled with spin, exaggeration, 00:03:27.189 --> 00:03:30.169 and what they bluntly call outright lies. OK, 00:03:30.189 --> 00:03:33.340 so why? Why the different narratives, the sources 00:03:33.340 --> 00:03:35.680 dig into that. They do. They break down the motivations 00:03:35.680 --> 00:03:38.599 for the right. The Trump administration, allies 00:03:38.599 --> 00:03:42.060 and media, the base, the goal seems pretty clear 00:03:42.060 --> 00:03:44.500 from the sources. Paint immigrants negatively, 00:03:44.740 --> 00:03:47.500 make protests look awful to justify using more 00:03:47.500 --> 00:03:49.819 force like the National Guard. Exactly. Or even 00:03:49.819 --> 00:03:52.020 the military. Then you look at the left, California, 00:03:52.360 --> 00:03:55.300 L .A. leaders, their allies, media, their base. 00:03:55.419 --> 00:03:58.120 Their goal is also clear. Downplay the unrest. 00:03:58.340 --> 00:04:02.969 Frame Trump is this crazy pants dictator overstepping. 00:04:02.990 --> 00:04:04.909 And boost their own profiles in the process. 00:04:04.969 --> 00:04:06.969 Seems like it, yeah. And then there's the media 00:04:06.969 --> 00:04:09.370 piece, both traditional and social. What's their 00:04:09.370 --> 00:04:12.069 angle according to the sources? Beyond specific 00:04:12.069 --> 00:04:14.370 political leanings. There's just this powerful 00:04:14.370 --> 00:04:18.290 bias toward shock value, sensationalism. And 00:04:18.290 --> 00:04:20.389 social media just pours gasoline on that fire. 00:04:20.689 --> 00:04:23.329 Totally. Algorithms reward the sensational or 00:04:23.329 --> 00:04:25.569 things that just confirm what you already believe. 00:04:25.629 --> 00:04:27.970 So the sources argue that two of the three main 00:04:27.970 --> 00:04:31.160 players here, right, and the media's tendency 00:04:31.160 --> 00:04:33.220 towards sensationalism actually benefit from 00:04:33.220 --> 00:04:35.019 making LA look bad. That's the assessment in 00:04:35.019 --> 00:04:37.220 the material, yeah. They suggest the deck is 00:04:37.220 --> 00:04:39.319 kind of stacked against a more measured view. 00:04:39.800 --> 00:04:42.339 Okay, so if the deck is stacked, and it's hard 00:04:42.339 --> 00:04:45.019 to know what's really happening, how do you even 00:04:45.019 --> 00:04:46.879 start to make sense of it? The sources offer 00:04:46.879 --> 00:04:49.259 a way. They do. They suggest using the tools 00:04:49.259 --> 00:04:52.160 a historian might use, even now as the first 00:04:52.160 --> 00:04:54.209 draft of history is being written. Interesting. 00:04:54.670 --> 00:04:57.430 So applying those tools to the Trump administration's 00:04:57.430 --> 00:05:00.769 narrative about L .A., what do the sources uncover? 00:05:01.050 --> 00:05:02.750 OK, let's break it down like the sources do. 00:05:02.949 --> 00:05:05.490 First, patterns of behavior. OK. The sources 00:05:05.490 --> 00:05:07.550 point out this administration, it has a pattern, 00:05:08.009 --> 00:05:11.889 arresting or nearly arresting officials, a judge, 00:05:12.189 --> 00:05:15.689 a congresswoman, a mayor, now a U .S. senator. 00:05:15.870 --> 00:05:18.370 So the sources are saying it's not just coincidence. 00:05:18.550 --> 00:05:20.709 They suggest it looks like a pattern of targeting 00:05:20.709 --> 00:05:23.199 political opponents. as this the interpretation 00:05:23.199 --> 00:05:26.139 presented. Okay, what else? Second, fantastic 00:05:26.139 --> 00:05:29.199 tales and outright lies. The sources note the 00:05:29.199 --> 00:05:32.540 embrace of conspiracy theories, like protesters 00:05:32.540 --> 00:05:34.939 being paid crisis actors. Hasn't that claim been 00:05:34.939 --> 00:05:37.459 made before? Many times, yeah. And the sources 00:05:37.459 --> 00:05:40.839 stress zero proof offered then, zero proof offered 00:05:40.839 --> 00:05:45.079 now, which suggests maybe a pattern of dishonesty. 00:05:45.120 --> 00:05:48.560 And beyond conspiracies, just lies. Outright, 00:05:48.680 --> 00:05:51.120 easily disprovable ones, according to the sources. 00:05:51.290 --> 00:05:53.389 lying about when the guard was deployed and taking 00:05:53.389 --> 00:05:56.370 credit for it, claiming the LAPD chief advised 00:05:56.370 --> 00:05:58.829 deploying the guard when the chief explicitly 00:05:58.829 --> 00:06:02.269 said protests were nowhere near that level. And 00:06:02.269 --> 00:06:04.230 the sources pose a key question for you, the 00:06:04.230 --> 00:06:06.750 listener. At what point do you just dismiss a 00:06:06.750 --> 00:06:08.930 narrative when so much of it is demonstrably 00:06:08.930 --> 00:06:10.889 false? That's a fair question. What's the third 00:06:10.889 --> 00:06:13.910 tool? Words versus actions. The rhetoric, the 00:06:13.910 --> 00:06:16.790 sources say, targets criminals, but the actions. 00:06:17.340 --> 00:06:20.160 especially IC's actions. They hit what the sources 00:06:20.160 --> 00:06:22.560 call low -hanging fruit. They cite your reader 00:06:22.560 --> 00:06:26.480 JW's account, legal immigrants applying for citizenship 00:06:26.480 --> 00:06:30.180 getting targeted, or undocumented day laborers 00:06:30.180 --> 00:06:32.779 at Home Depot people described in the material 00:06:32.779 --> 00:06:35.819 as overwhelmingly law -abiding, even critical 00:06:35.819 --> 00:06:38.560 to the economy. So a disconnect between who they 00:06:38.560 --> 00:06:40.319 say they're after and who they actually go after. 00:06:40.439 --> 00:06:42.819 A clear disconnect, yeah. Yeah. That's what the 00:06:42.819 --> 00:06:45.319 sources highlight. Okay, fourth. Let's look at 00:06:45.319 --> 00:06:48.379 real evidence. The sources acknowledge sure bad 00:06:48.379 --> 00:06:50.180 things have happened burned cars looting one 00:06:50.180 --> 00:06:52.000 of your questions mentioned that right, but they 00:06:52.000 --> 00:06:54.180 argue It's really hard to quantify who's doing 00:06:54.180 --> 00:06:56.839 it and even if it's hundreds or maybe a thousand 00:06:56.839 --> 00:07:00.779 people in a city of four million It's a tiny 00:07:00.779 --> 00:07:03.240 fraction and they had that comparison the Lakers 00:07:03.240 --> 00:07:06.060 championship comparison Yeah They say the current 00:07:06.060 --> 00:07:09.139 riots as some call them are actually more tame 00:07:09.139 --> 00:07:11.759 than the chaos you often see after a Lakers win 00:07:11.870 --> 00:07:14.209 And we have lots of history with Lakers wins 00:07:14.209 --> 00:07:16.209 to compare it to. That's a useful perspective. 00:07:16.509 --> 00:07:19.550 OK, number five. Linked to that fake evidence. 00:07:19.689 --> 00:07:22.149 This is crucial. Your sources show a lot of the 00:07:22.149 --> 00:07:24.709 proof of chaos flying around social media is 00:07:24.709 --> 00:07:27.149 just fake. Like a specific example. Yeah, they 00:07:27.149 --> 00:07:31.170 give concrete ones. A video of wrecked LAPD cars 00:07:31.170 --> 00:07:35.829 on X. from 2020 George Floyd protests, a TikTok 00:07:35.829 --> 00:07:39.670 video of marchers telling ICE to leave, actually 00:07:39.670 --> 00:07:42.790 LAFC soccer fans from weeks ago. Wow. And the 00:07:42.790 --> 00:07:45.189 insight here from the sources is powerful. If 00:07:45.189 --> 00:07:48.009 your story is actually true, you shouldn't need 00:07:48.009 --> 00:07:50.350 fake evidence to back it up. Makes sense. What's 00:07:50.350 --> 00:07:52.649 sixth? Eyewitness accounts. The sources share 00:07:52.649 --> 00:07:54.230 multiple accounts and they're pretty consistent 00:07:54.230 --> 00:07:57.170 from people actually in LA. Like who? The electoral 00:07:57.170 --> 00:07:59.430 vote staffers who live there say, you know, the 00:07:59.430 --> 00:08:01.639 city isn't some kind of hellscape. Your reader, 00:08:01.939 --> 00:08:03.980 J .H., went downtown Saturday night Sunday morning 00:08:03.980 --> 00:08:06.459 after Trump announced the guard, described it 00:08:06.459 --> 00:08:09.519 as calm, saw only minor CHP action later. And 00:08:09.519 --> 00:08:11.959 Jimmy Kimmel. Yeah, and Angelina. Showtaped nearby, 00:08:12.379 --> 00:08:14.319 said the riots were overblown, showed how calm 00:08:14.319 --> 00:08:16.720 it was outside his studio, noted a big Disney 00:08:16.720 --> 00:08:18.920 premiere went ahead nearby. Even Schwarzenegger 00:08:18.920 --> 00:08:21.139 agreed. Arnold Schwarzenegger, yeah. Republican 00:08:21.139 --> 00:08:22.939 also lives there. He agreed with Kimmel, said 00:08:22.939 --> 00:08:25.480 the riots were exaggerated. The point the sources 00:08:25.480 --> 00:08:28.000 make is you have diverse observers on the ground 00:08:28.000 --> 00:08:30.180 seeing something much calmer than the official 00:08:30.180 --> 00:08:33.100 narrative. OK, seventh point. Look at outside 00:08:33.100 --> 00:08:36.460 views. The sources bring in this former Canadian 00:08:36.460 --> 00:08:39.399 MP, Charlie Angus. What did he say? Held a press 00:08:39.399 --> 00:08:42.240 conference, strongly denounced Trump's actions, 00:08:42.840 --> 00:08:45.600 called it full on police state tyranny, a threat 00:08:45.600 --> 00:08:49.019 to the rule of law. The sources note that generally 00:08:49.019 --> 00:08:52.539 non -American observers seem to agree the administration 00:08:52.539 --> 00:08:54.820 looks like it's pushing towards authoritarianism. 00:08:56.139 --> 00:08:59.309 OK, eighth. Draw the comparison again. Back to 00:08:59.309 --> 00:09:03.149 Watt 65, LA Riots 92. Those events, your sources 00:09:03.149 --> 00:09:06.309 remind you, had a massive, visible impact. Right. 00:09:06.549 --> 00:09:08.169 Observers on the ground now, the ones we just 00:09:08.169 --> 00:09:10.250 mentioned, they would see major signs if things 00:09:10.250 --> 00:09:12.450 were similar. The sources indicate they just 00:09:12.450 --> 00:09:14.690 aren't seeing that kind of evidence. Okay. And 00:09:14.690 --> 00:09:16.970 the last point. This one sounds important. It 00:09:16.970 --> 00:09:19.129 seems pretty damning, yeah. When someone tells 00:09:19.129 --> 00:09:21.570 you who they are, believe them. What does that 00:09:21.570 --> 00:09:24.470 refer to? The source is, quote, DHS Secretary 00:09:24.470 --> 00:09:27.639 Kristi Noem directly. Saying the administration's 00:09:27.639 --> 00:09:30.620 goal isn't just safety. It's to liberate this 00:09:30.620 --> 00:09:32.919 city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership 00:09:32.919 --> 00:09:35.220 put in place by the governor and mayor. Wow. 00:09:35.460 --> 00:09:38.360 So not just about law and order. Exactly. The 00:09:38.360 --> 00:09:41.360 sources argue this quote reveals the real agenda 00:09:41.360 --> 00:09:43.779 might be political, trying to depose elected 00:09:43.779 --> 00:09:46.620 leaders, not just about public safety. So pulling 00:09:46.620 --> 00:09:48.940 all that together, the sources conclusion on 00:09:48.940 --> 00:09:51.019 the L .A. narrative from the administration is? 00:09:51.120 --> 00:09:53.779 Based on all this, they conclude it's largely 00:09:53.779 --> 00:09:57.100 dishonest and inaccurate. They do add the caveat, 00:09:57.279 --> 00:09:58.820 you know, things are unfolding. Maybe they have 00:09:58.820 --> 00:10:01.299 Los Angeles colored glasses. But the evidence 00:10:01.299 --> 00:10:03.820 they present overwhelmingly points away from 00:10:03.820 --> 00:10:06.659 the administration's claims. OK, that's a detailed 00:10:06.659 --> 00:10:09.299 breakdown. What about the political side? The 00:10:09.299 --> 00:10:11.940 sources mentioned Jonathan Last, the bulwark. 00:10:12.200 --> 00:10:14.519 Yeah, his points introduce what your sources 00:10:14.519 --> 00:10:17.000 call the protest dilemma for Democrats, which 00:10:17.000 --> 00:10:19.320 is basically how do they push back against what 00:10:19.320 --> 00:10:22.090 they see as government overreach? tyranny even, 00:10:22.590 --> 00:10:24.730 without looking like they're okay with or enabling 00:10:24.730 --> 00:10:27.190 law breaking by some protesters. A tricky line 00:10:27.190 --> 00:10:30.549 to walk. Very. And the sources list five general 00:10:30.549 --> 00:10:33.909 points about protesting. It's powerful. Not all 00:10:33.909 --> 00:10:35.830 protests work. You can't always tell which will 00:10:35.830 --> 00:10:38.909 beforehand. Regions can use protests as a foil 00:10:38.909 --> 00:10:40.809 and the catches go on forever. Do the sources 00:10:40.809 --> 00:10:43.009 give any context for this dilemma? They give 00:10:43.009 --> 00:10:45.970 crucial historical context. Polls back in the 00:10:45.970 --> 00:10:48.789 early 60s. Most people thought the civil rights 00:10:48.789 --> 00:10:51.620 protests actually hurt the cause. Really? But 00:10:51.620 --> 00:10:54.139 history sees it differently now. Completely differently. 00:10:54.639 --> 00:10:57.559 History judged them necessary and right. The 00:10:57.559 --> 00:11:00.600 sources connect this to current polling on L 00:11:00.600 --> 00:11:02.740 .A. What does that show? Republicans and Democrats 00:11:02.740 --> 00:11:05.840 are split, obviously, but independence. They're 00:11:05.840 --> 00:11:08.480 significantly underwater on the Trump administration's 00:11:08.480 --> 00:11:11.740 actions. One poll cited, Washington Post, has 00:11:11.740 --> 00:11:14.100 him 15 points underwater with independence on 00:11:14.100 --> 00:11:16.000 this. That's significant. And they mentioned 00:11:16.000 --> 00:11:18.639 Democratic focus groups from this week, framing 00:11:18.639 --> 00:11:21.419 things as defending lawbreaking loses support, 00:11:22.000 --> 00:11:24.519 but framing it as pushing back against government 00:11:24.519 --> 00:11:27.600 overreach. That gains support. So the insight 00:11:27.600 --> 00:11:30.080 is Democrats see the challenge, but maybe start 00:11:30.080 --> 00:11:32.759 from a better public opinion spot than the civil 00:11:32.759 --> 00:11:34.759 rights movement did. That seems to be the takeaway 00:11:34.759 --> 00:11:36.879 from the sources. Yeah. Okay. Legally speaking, 00:11:37.059 --> 00:11:38.879 what happens next? There was a court ruling? 00:11:39.080 --> 00:11:41.820 Yes. Judge Charles Breyer ruled against the administration. 00:11:42.340 --> 00:11:45.419 Your sources highlight his main points. The right 00:11:45.419 --> 00:11:47.860 to protest isn't wiped out because of a few bad 00:11:47.860 --> 00:11:51.259 actors. And this idea that protests can instantly 00:11:51.259 --> 00:11:54.460 become a rebellion, he called that untenable. 00:11:55.129 --> 00:11:58.330 dangerous. And his conclusion? The key takeaway 00:11:58.330 --> 00:12:01.830 from the sources. He ruled Trump's actions were 00:12:01.830 --> 00:12:05.149 illegal, exceeded authority, violated the 10th 00:12:05.149 --> 00:12:07.009 Amendment, ordered the Guard Control back to 00:12:07.009 --> 00:12:09.549 the governor immediately. But that got put on 00:12:09.549 --> 00:12:11.559 hold. Right. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals 00:12:11.559 --> 00:12:14.340 stated they'll hear the case Tuesday. Given the 00:12:14.340 --> 00:12:16.320 Ninth Circuit's reputation and what the sources 00:12:16.320 --> 00:12:18.919 see as weaknesses in the Trump case, they expect 00:12:18.919 --> 00:12:21.639 another loss for the administration there. Then 00:12:21.639 --> 00:12:24.120 it potentially goes to the Supreme Court if they 00:12:24.120 --> 00:12:25.700 decide to take it up, or they might just avoid 00:12:25.700 --> 00:12:28.659 it. We'll see. OK. That really covers the LA 00:12:28.659 --> 00:12:30.940 situation from the sources. Let's shift now. 00:12:31.580 --> 00:12:33.139 You mentioned military theater. There's more 00:12:33.139 --> 00:12:35.480 to that. Yeah. Another aspect the sources discuss, 00:12:35.559 --> 00:12:38.210 it's about using the military as a symbol. beyond 00:12:38.210 --> 00:12:40.549 just deployments on the ground. How so? Your 00:12:40.549 --> 00:12:43.690 sources give us history lesson number two. The 00:12:43.690 --> 00:12:46.309 presidential salute. Presidents are civilians, 00:12:46.549 --> 00:12:49.690 right? Military must salute them. But traditionally, 00:12:50.129 --> 00:12:52.149 presidents did not return the salute. Washington, 00:12:52.389 --> 00:12:55.850 Eisenhower. They upheld this to keep that civilian 00:12:55.850 --> 00:12:59.350 military line really clear, bright red. But that 00:12:59.350 --> 00:13:02.710 changed. It did. Ronald Reagan broke with tradition. 00:13:03.279 --> 00:13:05.799 One veteran quoted in your sources puts it bluntly 00:13:05.799 --> 00:13:08.039 says Reagan loved the military like a budding 00:13:08.039 --> 00:13:11.200 fascist would bit harsh Maybe but strong words. 00:13:11.200 --> 00:13:14.379 Yeah. Anyway on advice from a ring commandant 00:13:14.379 --> 00:13:17.340 Reagan started returning salutes Presidents have 00:13:17.340 --> 00:13:19.259 done it ever since partly because of media pressure 00:13:19.370 --> 00:13:21.929 especially on Democrats not wanting to look disrespectful. 00:13:22.210 --> 00:13:24.269 And the sources see other examples of this line 00:13:24.269 --> 00:13:26.750 blurring. They mentioned George W. Bush's mission 00:13:26.750 --> 00:13:28.909 accomplished moment on the USS Abraham Lincoln 00:13:28.909 --> 00:13:31.669 is a big one. Right. So the point here is the 00:13:31.669 --> 00:13:34.950 core insight from your sources is that Donald 00:13:34.950 --> 00:13:37.309 Trump seems to want to go way beyond just blurring 00:13:37.309 --> 00:13:39.870 that line. They say he wants to obliterate it, 00:13:39.909 --> 00:13:42.309 turn the military into a what do they call it? 00:13:42.350 --> 00:13:45.649 Personal goon squad, praetorian guard or status 00:13:45.649 --> 00:13:47.809 symbol. Strong language again. How do they support 00:13:47.809 --> 00:13:50.700 that? They detail that speech Trump gave at Fort 00:13:50.700 --> 00:13:53.879 Bragg, now Fort Liberty. He used soldiers in 00:13:53.879 --> 00:13:56.659 uniform as a backdrop, which is already, you 00:13:56.659 --> 00:13:58.440 know, questionable. But it was worse than just 00:13:58.440 --> 00:14:02.059 a backdrop. According to the sources, yes. As 00:14:02.059 --> 00:14:04.659 Trump made political attacks, anti -immigrant 00:14:04.659 --> 00:14:08.259 stuff, slurs against Biden, calling L .A. protesters 00:14:08.259 --> 00:14:11.779 animals, these soldiers were hooting, cheering 00:14:11.779 --> 00:14:13.960 him on. That doesn't sound typical. Not at all. 00:14:14.220 --> 00:14:16.320 The sources suspected right away these weren't 00:14:16.320 --> 00:14:19.019 just random soldiers because most military folks 00:14:19.019 --> 00:14:21.120 take being apolitical very seriously. Now were 00:14:21.120 --> 00:14:24.220 they right? Seems so. Your sources skate personnel 00:14:24.220 --> 00:14:26.539 screened and selected these soldiers, instructed 00:14:26.539 --> 00:14:29.019 them when to cheer, even gave them talking points. 00:14:29.240 --> 00:14:31.659 Talking points? Like what? Like Trump isn't fat 00:14:31.659 --> 00:14:34.299 and Biden isn't the sharpest bulb. Can you believe 00:14:34.299 --> 00:14:37.549 that? Wow. Plus, Maggie Gear vendors were apparently 00:14:37.549 --> 00:14:40.269 on the military posts during the speech. Clear 00:14:40.269 --> 00:14:43.529 violation. An investigation started. So the sources 00:14:43.529 --> 00:14:45.570 suggest this wasn't just optics. It was like 00:14:45.570 --> 00:14:48.990 a staged political rally using troops. Unbelievable. 00:14:49.129 --> 00:14:50.850 And the sources mentioned some gaffes from that 00:14:50.850 --> 00:14:52.889 speech, too. Bonus schadenfreude, they called 00:14:52.889 --> 00:14:55.370 it. Yeah, they couldn't resist. Trump said if 00:14:55.370 --> 00:14:58.190 the US hadn't won WWI, Americans might speak 00:14:58.190 --> 00:15:00.929 German and Japanese. Seemed unaware Japan was 00:15:00.929 --> 00:15:03.950 an ally in WWI. Oops. Big whoops. And then the 00:15:03.950 --> 00:15:07.669 other one. while insulting Biden's intelligence. 00:15:07.850 --> 00:15:10.750 The sharpest bulb. Exactly. Never the sharpest 00:15:10.750 --> 00:15:13.190 bulb. Obvious mixed metaphor, right? Sharpest 00:15:13.190 --> 00:15:15.429 knife to a brightest bulb. Funny on its own. 00:15:15.529 --> 00:15:18.629 Yeah. But your sources found something deeper. 00:15:18.730 --> 00:15:20.509 They connected back to Biff Tannen from Back 00:15:20.509 --> 00:15:23.210 to the Future. The bully character. Who the sources 00:15:23.210 --> 00:15:26.389 know was widely seen as based on Trump. And in 00:15:26.389 --> 00:15:29.250 the movie, Biff, being not too bright, mixes 00:15:29.250 --> 00:15:31.830 metaphors too. Make like a tree and get out of 00:15:31.830 --> 00:15:35.580 here. Ugh. So the sources point out Trump's sharpest 00:15:35.580 --> 00:15:38.940 bulb gaffe. It's like life imitating art. A verbal 00:15:38.940 --> 00:15:41.320 mistake revealing a lack of smarts, just like 00:15:41.320 --> 00:15:43.139 the one written for the character based on him. 00:15:43.460 --> 00:15:45.500 That's a pretty amazing detail the sources dug 00:15:45.500 --> 00:15:47.539 up. Okay, so that covers that part of military 00:15:47.539 --> 00:15:49.980 theater. There's a part three, parades. Right, 00:15:50.440 --> 00:15:52.600 military theater part three, parades. And this 00:15:52.600 --> 00:15:54.899 brings history lesson number three. The founding 00:15:54.899 --> 00:15:56.879 fathers, your sources emphasize, were really 00:15:56.879 --> 00:15:59.980 wary of militarism and pageantry. Kings and emperors 00:15:59.980 --> 00:16:02.779 use that stuff. They deeply disapproved of big 00:16:02.779 --> 00:16:05.480 military parades Okay, so what kind of military 00:16:05.480 --> 00:16:07.639 parades have we had your sources outline three 00:16:07.639 --> 00:16:10.879 types? One is mixed participation like inaugurations 00:16:10.879 --> 00:16:13.120 the Rose Parade where military units are just 00:16:13.120 --> 00:16:15.460 part of a bigger thing Got it. Second is drill 00:16:15.460 --> 00:16:17.480 presentations like the Marines at their barracks 00:16:17.480 --> 00:16:20.379 precision stuff Okay, and the third the rarest 00:16:20.379 --> 00:16:24.539 is large -scale processions purely military big 00:16:24.539 --> 00:16:28.000 scale any famous examples the most famous according 00:16:28.000 --> 00:16:30.840 to your sources, the grand review of the armies. 00:16:31.440 --> 00:16:34.799 May 1865, Washington, D .C. After the Civil War. 00:16:35.299 --> 00:16:37.600 Exactly. A hundred and sixty five thousand Union 00:16:37.600 --> 00:16:40.019 soldiers marched over two days, purposed with 00:16:40.019 --> 00:16:42.539 celebration, reward the troops, say goodbye. 00:16:43.259 --> 00:16:45.139 And your sources note Confederates were forbidden, 00:16:45.779 --> 00:16:47.860 a point they cheekily suggest Trump wouldn't 00:16:47.860 --> 00:16:50.750 like. Any others? Yeah, smaller victory parades 00:16:50.750 --> 00:16:55.149 after WWII, the Gulf War, a fundraising parade 00:16:55.149 --> 00:16:58.129 during WWII, but much smaller scale, maybe 8 00:16:58.129 --> 00:17:01.049 ,000 to 20 ,000 troops. OK, so how does the planned 00:17:01.049 --> 00:17:03.590 Trump parade this weekend fit in? Its stated 00:17:03.590 --> 00:17:06.930 size is about 6 ,000 soldiers. And the historical 00:17:06.930 --> 00:17:08.950 justification, your sources say you have to kind 00:17:08.950 --> 00:17:11.190 of squint to see it. How so? It's supposedly 00:17:11.190 --> 00:17:14.440 commemorating the Army's 250th birthday. This 00:17:14.440 --> 00:17:18.019 Saturday, June 14th, 2025. Wait, the Army's 250th. 00:17:18.220 --> 00:17:21.380 Isn't that later? Way later. The actual 250th 00:17:21.380 --> 00:17:25.000 birthday is June 3rd, 2034. 2034, so nine years 00:17:25.000 --> 00:17:29.220 off. Exactly. Which strongly suggests to your 00:17:29.220 --> 00:17:31.980 sources the White House picked this date for 00:17:31.980 --> 00:17:34.980 reasons other than historical accuracy. What 00:17:34.980 --> 00:17:37.250 do the sources say about how it might go? Well, 00:17:37.650 --> 00:17:39.509 potential disappointment for Trump seems possible. 00:17:39.650 --> 00:17:41.829 There's like a 60 % chance of rain forecast. 00:17:42.309 --> 00:17:44.329 Yeah. DC hotel reservations are apparently low. 00:17:44.410 --> 00:17:46.670 And they mentioned Craigslist ads. Yeah, ads 00:17:46.670 --> 00:17:48.569 looking for seed fillers. The sources suggest 00:17:48.569 --> 00:17:50.630 they might even be real, given the potentially 00:17:50.630 --> 00:17:52.849 low interest in bad weather. And the protesters. 00:17:53.190 --> 00:17:55.210 Trump probably wants a confrontation. That's 00:17:55.210 --> 00:17:57.390 the speculation, yeah. Yeah. That the birthday 00:17:57.390 --> 00:17:59.309 present he really wants is a chance to crack 00:17:59.309 --> 00:18:01.210 down, but he might not get it. Why not? The No 00:18:01.210 --> 00:18:03.609 Kings protest groups, according to the sources, 00:18:03.950 --> 00:18:06.609 are telling people not to go to DC. Instead, 00:18:06.990 --> 00:18:09.569 go to protests planned in other cities. Avoid 00:18:09.569 --> 00:18:12.289 giving him the confrontation he might want. Interesting 00:18:12.289 --> 00:18:15.029 strategy. Did the sources ask for feedback? Yeah, 00:18:15.029 --> 00:18:17.869 they invited readers to send in reports or photos 00:18:17.869 --> 00:18:21.089 from either the DC parade or the No Kings protests 00:18:21.089 --> 00:18:23.250 elsewhere. Okay, let's shift gears completely 00:18:23.250 --> 00:18:26.430 now. The sources also covered a major international 00:18:26.430 --> 00:18:29.589 event. Right. Israel's missile attack on Iran. 00:18:29.900 --> 00:18:32.559 happened Thursday. What were the reported details? 00:18:32.839 --> 00:18:35.700 Stated target was Iran's nuclear program, which 00:18:35.700 --> 00:18:38.859 is reportedly near weapons capability. Casualties 00:18:38.859 --> 00:18:41.599 included two high -ranking Iranian generals and 00:18:41.599 --> 00:18:44.160 two nuclear scientists. That sounds serious. 00:18:44.259 --> 00:18:46.099 What do the sources say about the implications? 00:18:46.819 --> 00:18:48.940 War strategy. This is where your sources are 00:18:48.940 --> 00:18:51.259 very careful. They explicitly say they are not 00:18:51.259 --> 00:18:53.400 foreign policy experts. Okay. They don't claim 00:18:53.400 --> 00:18:55.619 to know if this leads to a bigger war or why 00:18:55.619 --> 00:18:58.039 Netanyahu chose this moment. They actually point 00:18:58.039 --> 00:19:01.299 you, the listener, to other outlets for that 00:19:01.299 --> 00:19:04.420 kind of analysis. Foreign policy, Heretz, Al 00:19:04.420 --> 00:19:06.960 Jazeera. So what do they focus on? Only the American 00:19:06.960 --> 00:19:09.940 politics angle, specifically Donald Trump's connection. 00:19:10.160 --> 00:19:13.549 How does he connect? Well, reminder. He tore 00:19:13.549 --> 00:19:16.490 up the Iran nuclear deal Obama made failed to 00:19:16.490 --> 00:19:19.450 get the easiest pie better deal He promised his 00:19:19.450 --> 00:19:21.930 team did try diplomacy recently the sources note. 00:19:21.930 --> 00:19:25.269 Okay, but crucially your sources state Trump 00:19:25.269 --> 00:19:28.470 tried hard to talk Netanyahu out of this specific 00:19:28.470 --> 00:19:31.990 attack wanted to let diplomacy work But Netanyahu 00:19:31.990 --> 00:19:34.829 ignored him ignored him interesting. Yeah, and 00:19:34.829 --> 00:19:36.750 your sources draw parallel to Russia Ukraine 00:19:37.279 --> 00:19:40.420 Trump promised peace day one didn't happen. He's 00:19:40.420 --> 00:19:42.519 kind of flopped around sometimes supporting Zelensky, 00:19:42.559 --> 00:19:44.900 sometimes not. And the connection is his whole 00:19:44.900 --> 00:19:47.799 Putin whisperer idea proved false, just like 00:19:47.799 --> 00:19:50.059 his relationship with Netanyahu seems to be. 00:19:50.180 --> 00:19:52.519 According to the sources, it's a friendship only 00:19:52.519 --> 00:19:54.079 when the other guy needs something from Trump, 00:19:54.460 --> 00:19:57.039 not the other way around. Hmm. Did the sources 00:19:57.039 --> 00:19:59.579 comment on Trump's first term foreign policy 00:19:59.579 --> 00:20:03.180 overall? Briefly. They note he didn't have any 00:20:03.180 --> 00:20:06.220 major new crises blow up on his watch, but they 00:20:06.220 --> 00:20:08.319 admit they aren't sure why. Was it his actions? 00:20:08.779 --> 00:20:10.720 Was it his unpredictable nature scaring people 00:20:10.720 --> 00:20:14.940 off? Or just luck? Hard to say. So looking forward, 00:20:15.099 --> 00:20:17.359 what's the implication highlighted in the sources? 00:20:17.700 --> 00:20:20.779 It's pretty stark. Trump 2 .0 could also avoid 00:20:20.779 --> 00:20:24.019 major setbacks. Maybe even see progress like 00:20:24.019 --> 00:20:26.680 with the Abraham Accords momentum or Russia, 00:20:26.819 --> 00:20:29.279 Ukraine, Israel, Iran, Israel, Palestine, something 00:20:29.279 --> 00:20:33.349 else. Could just explode and the sources offer 00:20:33.349 --> 00:20:35.730 a really pointed conclusion here What is it if 00:20:35.730 --> 00:20:38.130 Iran does become a nuclear power in the next 00:20:38.130 --> 00:20:42.730 say three years? Your sources argue it is entirely 00:20:42.730 --> 00:20:45.410 on the current president's plate because of the 00:20:45.410 --> 00:20:47.730 choices he made specifically tearing up that 00:20:47.730 --> 00:20:50.809 nuclear deal Wow Okay, that's heavy stuff. Let's 00:20:50.809 --> 00:20:52.829 shift tone again now. The sources had sections 00:20:52.829 --> 00:20:55.089 on culture and commentary too, right? Freud and 00:20:55.089 --> 00:20:56.869 Freud and Schadenfreude. That's right. Joy from 00:20:56.869 --> 00:21:00.269 others' happiness and pleasure from others' misfortune. 00:21:00.450 --> 00:21:02.750 Let's start with the joy. The Freud and Freud. 00:21:02.809 --> 00:21:05.569 What was that about? Music. And cultural change 00:21:05.569 --> 00:21:07.990 in the 1960s, focusing on two giants who just 00:21:07.990 --> 00:21:11.170 passed away, both at age 82. Sly Stone and Brian 00:21:11.170 --> 00:21:13.549 Wilson. Okay, Sly Stone. Sly and the Family Stone. 00:21:13.950 --> 00:21:17.349 Yep. Your sources highlight his song, Everyday 00:21:17.349 --> 00:21:20.559 People. Groundbreaking stuff. First song ever 00:21:20.559 --> 00:21:22.619 to hit number one on both the soul charts and 00:21:22.619 --> 00:21:25.279 the main pop charts, the Hot 100. That's huge. 00:21:25.440 --> 00:21:28.680 And they note he was one of the first black artists, 00:21:28.920 --> 00:21:31.079 right alongside James Brown, to really confront 00:21:31.079 --> 00:21:33.339 racism directly in his music. Okay. And Brian 00:21:33.339 --> 00:21:35.460 Wilson, Beach Boys, obviously. Right. Started 00:21:35.460 --> 00:21:37.380 out more bubblegum pop, the sources mention, 00:21:37.680 --> 00:21:40.019 but then he heard the Beatles' Rubber Soul. And 00:21:40.019 --> 00:21:43.519 that inspired him. Massively. Led him to create 00:21:43.519 --> 00:21:46.950 what your sources call his magnum opus. the album 00:21:46.950 --> 00:21:50.089 Pet Sounds in 1966. Classics on there. God only 00:21:50.089 --> 00:21:52.690 knows. Sleep John B. Absolutely. And the sources 00:21:52.690 --> 00:21:54.849 point out Pet Sounds, it was way ahead of its 00:21:54.849 --> 00:21:56.930 time in sound production. It directly inspired 00:21:56.930 --> 00:21:59.650 Paul McCartney, led to revolver Sweet Pepper. 00:21:59.849 --> 00:22:02.029 Wow. And the sources clarify something about 00:22:02.029 --> 00:22:04.509 Good Vibrations. Yeah, common mistake. Apparently 00:22:04.509 --> 00:22:07.029 even chatbots get it wrong sometimes. Good Vibrations 00:22:07.029 --> 00:22:09.069 was a huge hit single around that time, but it 00:22:09.069 --> 00:22:11.250 was not on the Pet Sounds album. Good clarification. 00:22:11.849 --> 00:22:14.329 So, Sly Stone, Brian Wilson. Did the sources 00:22:14.329 --> 00:22:17.390 see similarities between them? They did. Both 00:22:17.390 --> 00:22:20.309 incredibly gifted songwriters, obviously. Both 00:22:20.309 --> 00:22:23.390 studio wizards. They used the recording studio 00:22:23.390 --> 00:22:25.730 like an instrument itself, much like the Beatles 00:22:25.730 --> 00:22:28.990 did. OK. And the sources note, both played a 00:22:28.990 --> 00:22:31.450 role in introducing mind -altering substances 00:22:31.450 --> 00:22:34.230 into music and the wider culture back then. But 00:22:34.230 --> 00:22:37.210 they also had struggles, downfalls. Yeah, the 00:22:37.210 --> 00:22:40.049 sources detail that too. The drugs, they seemed 00:22:40.049 --> 00:22:42.470 to worsen underlying psychological issues for 00:22:42.470 --> 00:22:44.589 both of them. Which affected their careers. Seems 00:22:44.589 --> 00:22:47.190 so. Their most significant groundbreaking work 00:22:47.190 --> 00:22:49.730 was concentrated in relatively short bursts. 00:22:50.309 --> 00:22:53.769 Wilson, mainly. 1960 to 66. Stone, more like 00:22:53.769 --> 00:22:56.910 67 to 73. And the sources reflect on that. Yeah, 00:22:57.049 --> 00:22:59.410 they note that back then, they probably got less 00:22:59.410 --> 00:23:01.809 help than they might today. More stigma around 00:23:01.809 --> 00:23:04.829 drugs. Mental health treatment wasn't as advanced, 00:23:05.190 --> 00:23:07.349 and they posed this really poignant question. 00:23:07.450 --> 00:23:10.349 Which is? One wonders what the world lost as 00:23:10.349 --> 00:23:12.829 a result. Hmm. Powerful thought. And they both 00:23:12.829 --> 00:23:16.269 passed this week. Both at 82, yeah. The source 00:23:16.269 --> 00:23:18.210 has mentioned Slystone's passing seemed a bit 00:23:18.210 --> 00:23:20.329 quieter, maybe because his music's more of an 00:23:20.329 --> 00:23:22.369 acquired taste, or maybe just because he died 00:23:22.369 --> 00:23:25.250 first in the week. But regardless. The conclusion 00:23:25.250 --> 00:23:29.970 is? They're both giants. True giants. And the 00:23:29.970 --> 00:23:32.700 world will not see their like again. That's how 00:23:32.700 --> 00:23:35.000 the sources put it. A fitting tribute. Okay, 00:23:35.160 --> 00:23:37.740 now for the flip side. The Schadenfreude section. 00:23:38.299 --> 00:23:40.819 Pleasure from misfortune. Right, and your sources 00:23:40.819 --> 00:23:44.259 say the Schadenfreude was, quote, thick at the 00:23:44.259 --> 00:23:46.619 Kennedy Center on Wednesday night. The Kennedy 00:23:46.619 --> 00:23:49.279 Center in D .C. What happened? Well, first some 00:23:49.279 --> 00:23:52.140 context from the sources. Trump avoided the Kennedy 00:23:52.140 --> 00:23:54.799 Center during his first term, knew he wasn't 00:23:54.799 --> 00:23:56.339 exactly welcome there. He's tried to kind of 00:23:56.339 --> 00:23:58.240 remake it since changing management, canceling 00:23:58.240 --> 00:24:00.599 some programs like drag shows. But the sources 00:24:00.599 --> 00:24:03.140 say, quote, it's not working out very well for 00:24:03.140 --> 00:24:06.039 him. OK, so what was the event Wednesday? Trump, 00:24:06.480 --> 00:24:09.319 Melania, JD Vance, the VP candidate and his wife, 00:24:09.440 --> 00:24:12.180 Usher Vance. They all went to see Les Miserables. 00:24:12.539 --> 00:24:15.440 Les Miserables, OK. How did that go? Not great, 00:24:15.619 --> 00:24:17.619 according to the sources description. They report 00:24:17.619 --> 00:24:20.440 many, many boos when the Trumps arrived. Said 00:24:20.440 --> 00:24:22.680 the boos were louder than the cheers by a lot. 00:24:23.039 --> 00:24:24.940 Ouch. What about the performance? Apparently 00:24:24.940 --> 00:24:27.299 most of the regular cast refused to perform for 00:24:27.299 --> 00:24:29.920 him. So understudies had to go on. That's what 00:24:29.920 --> 00:24:33.619 the sources state. And they add the understudies 00:24:33.619 --> 00:24:36.519 pointedly addressed several songs directly to 00:24:36.519 --> 00:24:40.180 Trump. Wow. Any other details? Sources mentioned 00:24:40.180 --> 00:24:42.339 photos showed Melania looking really unhappy, 00:24:42.539 --> 00:24:44.920 quote, like she'd prefer to be anywhere else. 00:24:45.759 --> 00:24:48.140 They described her look as, well, miserable, 00:24:48.539 --> 00:24:51.339 made a joke about the photo caption. Also noted 00:24:51.339 --> 00:24:54.720 Trump's tux didn't seem to fit right. And maybe 00:24:54.720 --> 00:24:57.140 pointedly, since Trump had canceled drag shows 00:24:57.140 --> 00:24:59.720 there, a group of drag queens showed up in the 00:24:59.720 --> 00:25:02.279 audience for the performance. OK, that's quite 00:25:02.279 --> 00:25:05.009 a scene. What about the reaction online? The 00:25:05.009 --> 00:25:07.809 sources say Trump got dragged mercilessly on 00:25:07.809 --> 00:25:11.529 social media. Why? Mostly for the irony, the 00:25:11.529 --> 00:25:13.910 apparent cluelessness, as they put it, of attending 00:25:13.910 --> 00:25:15.589 a play that's literally about fighting against 00:25:15.589 --> 00:25:17.430 an oppressive government. Yeah, the optics aren't 00:25:17.430 --> 00:25:19.990 great there. What about J .D. Vance? He got mocked, 00:25:19.990 --> 00:25:22.069 too, for what the sources called lame jokes, 00:25:22.430 --> 00:25:23.690 trying to pretend he didn't know the difference 00:25:23.690 --> 00:25:27.269 between Les Miz and Sweeney Todd. The speculation 00:25:27.269 --> 00:25:29.069 mentioned was that he knows perfectly well and 00:25:29.069 --> 00:25:31.309 probably secretly loves musical theater. Oh, 00:25:31.569 --> 00:25:34.720 OK. Any final jab from the sources on this? It's 00:25:34.720 --> 00:25:37.640 just one. They note the next big show coming 00:25:37.640 --> 00:25:40.059 to the Kennedy Center is The Lion King, which 00:25:40.059 --> 00:25:42.920 is about an evil king who betrayed his people. 00:25:43.519 --> 00:25:46.440 And given Trump went to Les Mis, the sources 00:25:46.440 --> 00:25:49.400 imply maybe he'll show up for Lion King, too. 00:25:50.059 --> 00:25:52.960 Possibly just as blissfully unaware of the potential 00:25:52.960 --> 00:25:55.640 parallels. Oh my, well that certainly covers 00:25:55.640 --> 00:25:57.900 the schadenfreude. Wow, what a journey through 00:25:57.900 --> 00:25:59.980 these sources. Really is quite the range, isn't 00:25:59.980 --> 00:26:02.480 it? From the fog of current events in LA trying 00:26:02.480 --> 00:26:04.960 to dissect narratives. To the history and symbolism 00:26:04.960 --> 00:26:07.599 of military theater. Complex international stuff 00:26:07.599 --> 00:26:10.279 seen through that specific political lens. And 00:26:10.279 --> 00:26:13.440 then wrapping up with music giants and uh... 00:26:13.440 --> 00:26:15.839 political awkwardness at the theater. It really 00:26:15.839 --> 00:26:18.500 drives home the value of digging into the material 00:26:18.500 --> 00:26:20.880 you gather, doesn't it? You find these specifics, 00:26:21.019 --> 00:26:23.099 the context, connections you'd definitely miss 00:26:23.099 --> 00:26:25.420 otherwise. Absolutely. It's about looking closer, 00:26:25.619 --> 00:26:28.319 asking questions. So as we wrap up, any final 00:26:28.319 --> 00:26:30.640 thought for our listener to chew on based on 00:26:30.640 --> 00:26:32.900 all this? Well, building on what your sources 00:26:32.900 --> 00:26:35.440 discussed, maybe think about all these different 00:26:35.440 --> 00:26:38.420 kinds of theater we touched on. Military displays, 00:26:38.640 --> 00:26:41.160 political rallies, actual stage plays. Okay. 00:26:41.259 --> 00:26:44.059 How are these different stages used? by different 00:26:44.059 --> 00:26:47.059 actors. Do you project power? Maybe you control 00:26:47.059 --> 00:26:49.940 a narrative? Or even just comment on society? 00:26:50.400 --> 00:26:52.380 Does recognizing these performances help you 00:26:52.380 --> 00:26:54.359 make better sense of the messages flying around? 00:26:55.099 --> 00:26:57.740 That's one angle. Is there another? Or maybe 00:26:57.740 --> 00:27:00.960 think about L .A. The difficulty your sources 00:27:00.960 --> 00:27:03.559 highlighted in knowing what really happened. 00:27:04.000 --> 00:27:06.579 Conflicting accounts, motivated sources, maybe 00:27:06.579 --> 00:27:10.519 even fake evidence. How do you personally navigate 00:27:10.519 --> 00:27:12.980 that kind of information mess. How do you try 00:27:12.980 --> 00:27:14.720 to figure out what's closest to the truth for 00:27:14.720 --> 00:27:16.539 yourself? Those are really powerful questions 00:27:16.539 --> 00:27:18.259 to think about. Well, thank you again for providing 00:27:18.259 --> 00:27:20.460 such rich source material for this deep dive. 00:27:20.700 --> 00:27:22.980 Yeah, fascinating stuff. Keep exploring. Keep 00:27:22.980 --> 00:27:24.660 digging deeper into the information that's out 00:27:24.660 --> 00:27:26.460 there. Absolutely. Until next time.