01:00 Glenn: Do you want to win more often by including people in your coalition who are prone to conspiracy theories and right-wing cultural causes? https://substack.com/@statesofexception/note/c-76869717
02:00 Joe Rogan As The Median Voter, https://substack.com/home/post/p-151525457
04:00 Video: I’m 51, never married, no kids and the reasons why., https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_C7qgExFQM
14:40 Hunger games at Mar Lago as Trump staffs his new administration, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6rlQXoZxfo
21:45 I wanted Elbridge Colby, a restrainer, as Trump’s National Security Advisor, https://x.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1855675378637090883
23:00 X: It’s kind of funny that The Atlantic’s position is both “Trump is Hitler” and “we want him to wage more wars.”
25:40 Neocon Trump? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWYPEkf-ClE
34:20 Will Neocons Take Over Trump’s New Administration?, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwSHBWfchUM
41:00 Will Trump’s election unleash Bibi? https://nonzero.substack.com/p/will-trumps-election-unleash-bibi
46:40 Trump & the Jews
52:00 Trump nominates Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/us/politics/pete-hegseth-defense-secretary-trump.html
56:00 Trump & the economy, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6rlQXoZxfo
59:50 Why are Democrats better at raising money online?
1:01:50 Supreme Court strikes down Chevron, curtailing power of federal agencies, https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/06/supreme-court-strikes-down-chevron-curtailing-power-of-federal-agencies/
1:03:30 Why does society have to bend to accommodate the sensibilities of people who choose to become trans?
1:06:10 The argument that Trump’s immigration policy is more humane than Biden’s, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3GzAvqn0DU
1:11:20 Who will Trump pick as his AG?
1:12:30 Democratic congressman Seth Moulton speaks out against men playing in girls’ sports
1:14:30 Musa Al-Gharbi: Democrats must stop shaming voters, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAi8ZvyveD8
1:16:00 A Graveyard of Bad Election Narratives, https://musaalgharbi.substack.com/p/a-graveyard-of-bad-election-narratives
1:21:00 SMH: Yes, it’s a cliche, but an overseas holiday unlocked a New Me, https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/yes-it-s-a-cliche-but-an-overseas-holiday-unlocked-a-new-me-20241030-p5kmp7.html
1:23:00 Kip joins to discuss the plasticity of reality
1:42:00 We can count on people to follow their interests and their hero systems, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=157462
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