Aaron Retica

was also more or less the court that decided Plessy v. Ferguson. This is not like some kind of Warren liberal court, right? So even if they imagine that they have some sort of capture of the Supreme Court, which they do, it is a little hard to imagine them doing that. But again, we don't know, right? And as you say, that maybe they're just – maybe it's all horse drag. Everything's a deal, right?

So even law is a deal. We're going to propose – X number of things. And even the debate is a win in a way. Right. That's what I was going to say. Right.

So even law is a deal. We're going to propose – X number of things. And even the debate is a win in a way. Right. That's what I was going to say. Right.

He says he doesn't want wars, but he did say, and this was really the biggest difference, right, from the first time around, territorial expansion. Europe went unmentioned in the inaugural address. But as you said, he did talk about the Panama Canal. There's obviously been a lot of chatter about Greenland. What's happening here? He's talked about Canada. He's talked about Mexico, right?

He says he doesn't want wars, but he did say, and this was really the biggest difference, right, from the first time around, territorial expansion. Europe went unmentioned in the inaugural address. But as you said, he did talk about the Panama Canal. There's obviously been a lot of chatter about Greenland. What's happening here? He's talked about Canada. He's talked about Mexico, right?

So it's the North American continent plus whatever we want to do in South America. And Mars. And plus Mars. Plus Mars. Exactly. So it's manifest destiny, a man of destiny, and whatever we call the destiny of Mars. Right. What do you see him doing with all of this?

So it's the North American continent plus whatever we want to do in South America. And Mars. And plus Mars. Plus Mars. Exactly. So it's manifest destiny, a man of destiny, and whatever we call the destiny of Mars. Right. What do you see him doing with all of this?

Right. So on one side, you have like, right, Stephen Miller and Stephen Bannon and all those people. And on the other side, you have all these tech people.

Right. So on one side, you have like, right, Stephen Miller and Stephen Bannon and all those people. And on the other side, you have all these tech people.

Let's stay with the tech people for a minute, more than a minute. There they were, right, in the front. Governor Abbott of Texas was in the overflow room. Governor DeSantis of Florida was in the overflow room. A message was clearly being sent.

Let's stay with the tech people for a minute, more than a minute. There they were, right, in the front. Governor Abbott of Texas was in the overflow room. Governor DeSantis of Florida was in the overflow room. A message was clearly being sent.

If you're fomenting a coup, I guess is how I'll put it, right, you want to seize the presidential palace and you want to get the Congress and you want to seize the means of communication. And there they were, right, in the front row. So what's happening there is an understanding of how much the means of communication and attention, as you're always talking about it, is that the key now?

If you're fomenting a coup, I guess is how I'll put it, right, you want to seize the presidential palace and you want to get the Congress and you want to seize the means of communication. And there they were, right, in the front row. So what's happening there is an understanding of how much the means of communication and attention, as you're always talking about it, is that the key now?

And Trump sees that so that the fusion of popular culture and political culture is totally complete, throwing the pens, as you mentioned, out into the crowd. Joe Rogan was there. What do you think?

And Trump sees that so that the fusion of popular culture and political culture is totally complete, throwing the pens, as you mentioned, out into the crowd. Joe Rogan was there. What do you think?

The means of communication.

The means of communication.

A lot of jujitsu done there. Yes.

A lot of jujitsu done there. Yes.

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