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Back to episode — Episode 2579 CWSA 08/28/24

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I think it's not only fascinating that somebody tried to transport a dead whale's head. I find it fascinating that there's a law that covers that specific situation. But even more ironic, here it comes, here it comes. Remember this was an environmental advocacy group that was going after him. So is it ironic that an environmental advocacy group would turn themselves into garbage? I don't even thin…

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u put it all together. It's too much. You know there's some point where I say you know what my taxes are outrageous but I get that people doing well pay more. I mean the concept itself doesn't stress me too much. But at some point it's just abuse and it just feels like punishment because I don't think it's for the benefit of the country. It just feels like punishing people who made money. And here's my deal. I already made this money with the old rules. If you're just going to take it from me which is what this is, it's just confiscation. They're actually talking about just taking the money that you have if you have too much just take it. This is move out of the country stuff. This is literally sell the house, move to Costa Rica. I'm not going to pay more than 50% in taxes. And you know the billionaires would be crazy to stay here. Crazy. So we'll see what happens. I don't think most of it's likely to happen but it's probably a good solid 30 to 40% likely it's just horrible anyway. I would think it would bring a few more prominent Democrats to Trump because it's crazy.

Trump says he wants to create a space National Guard and build an iron dome missile system around the US. Yes we need that for sure. I think I saw Elon say it was time to start a Starfleet Academy. Literally we're going to have a Starfleet. I mean it won't be the whole world in Starfleet like the real Star Trek but yeah we need a Starfleet Academy for our space army that's coming.

Meanwhile Tulsi Gabbard apparently has endorsed Trump. I thought she had already done it so I kind of missed that story but I guess she had not officially endorsed him and now I would say that the royal flush is complete. Remember I was telling you that it feels like Trump is assembling a poker hand of a royal flush and he needed a queen. Right after I said he needed a queen Tulsi Gabbard endorses. I guess he got his queen. So now he has the full royal flush. Now you could argue you know who's the king and who's the ace. Trump's the ace of course but well maybe Trump's the king and RFK is the ace because the ace is sometimes one but sometimes 11. Well that's only if you're playing a different game. So yeah he's got a royal flush. Or the other way to look at it is his pirate ship is nearly staffed. I saw Greg Gutfeld

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mention the pirate ship analogy and he was nice enough to credit me on that. Which by the way I don't require. I like it when my ideas get used by anybody. I don't know if I've ever told you that directly. So anybody who wants to take anything I've said and say it with or without credit I'm okay with that. Like I'm not in it for the credit. I don't work that way. So anyway the pirate ship is about…

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