f TikTok. We're totally buying TikTok. And also we have no idea if we're going to buy TikTok. So both of those stories seem to be raging at the same time. We're definitely buying it. No, we're not. No, we haven't agreed to anything.

So here's what the sticking part is. Allegedly there's a deal, I think Axios was reporting on this, that the algorithm would be leased to the American buyers and then over time they would transfer over to an American-only version. But in the short run TikTok wouldn't have to do anything different and the US wouldn't have to invent a new algorithm. We would just lease theirs and then figure out over time how to get rid of the lease and build our own. But it's not a bad idea.

However, Kyle Bass, who's pretty tapped into all things happening over in China, says that the Chinese foreign minister is not entirely on board with giving up the TikTok algorithm. So just know that there's one good source that seems to be current that thinks that some part of China hasn't quite agreed with this whole algorithm thing, but there are details. I mean, Axios has a pretty detailed report. I doubt they made it up. So if I had to guess, it's probably like everything else in the world. There's a little confusion going on, but it sure looks like it might happen now. And I was pretty skeptical that it ever would happen. Now I'm going to stick with my original prediction that we might get close to a deal, but we won't be able to close one. So I say we don't close it. What do you say? Every indication in the news is that we will get the deal done. So I would be the only person in the world who says it's not, you know, we might not close it. But China is unpredictable. So we'll see.

Most of you, probably every one of you, knows there was a gigantic memorial for Charlie Kirk in State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. If you watched any of it, you probably had the same impression I did, which was some version of, "Wow, wow, that was a lot of people." And you could actually feel, you know, you could just feel the event. It was like I was connected to it or something. And the power of that totally peaceful, respectful, law-abiding but very determined, very determined group of people. Did I mention very determined? Now what that turns into, we don't know yet. But I've never seen that much determination, all seemingly organized. Well, self-organized. That's the amazing part, is self-organized. But there was an immense amount of capability present. Somehow they pulled off an amazing event in 10 days. It was organized and executed in 10 days. That was amazing. I mean, that's really impressive. And it looks like it went off without a flaw. So that was amazing.

And most of you know I'm not personally, I'm not a believer, but even I could feel millions of souls mourning as one. I could just feel it. I don't know what that was about. But if you think this is a passing moment, you know, that we'll get over it and this is over and then yeah, everything will go back to the way it was, sure doesn't look like that.

Uh-oh. Not on the keyboard, cat. Not on the keyboard.

So there's something big that happened. We'll see if that turns into something. Don't know. But let's see what else we do.

And somebody said, who said this? Darn it. Oh, Cynical Publius on X. It's a great account to follow. Cynical space P U B L I U S. Has real good thoughts pretty much every day. But I want to read what he said because it really captured it, I think.

All right. So he said, "I'm watching Charlie Kirk's memorial service. It finally dawned on me why it is so important that the left lie about us." Oh my god, did that hit home? Did you feel that too? Just think of this sentence and then think of what you observed yesterday. It finally dawned on me why it is so important that the left lie about us.

He goes, "Our message is one of peace, love, equality of opportunity, tolerance, inclusion, justice, and liberty. It is a message that when objectively understood, no decent American can help but embrace. That embrace is what the left fears. They know they must distort our message, otherwise they would have virtually no followers." Uh-huh. That is why they must pretend we are racist, misogynist, homophobic, xenophobic, bigoted, fascist, Nazis. If they don't li