Barry Weiss

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I'm really happy you're here. So Doge has uncovered a lot of insane things over the past three weeks. It's felt like more like three years since Trump came to office. But, you know, there's been like trans operas in Siberia and DEI initiatives in Kazakhstan.

I'm really happy you're here. So Doge has uncovered a lot of insane things over the past three weeks. It's felt like more like three years since Trump came to office. But, you know, there's been like trans operas in Siberia and DEI initiatives in Kazakhstan.

I'm really happy you're here. So Doge has uncovered a lot of insane things over the past three weeks. It's felt like more like three years since Trump came to office. But, you know, there's been like trans operas in Siberia and DEI initiatives in Kazakhstan.

But I don't think there's anything that's going to stick with me more than this image of a limestone mine in Pennsylvania where 230 feet under the ground in a cave – 700 workers process federal employee retirements using paper by hand, which are then stored in manila envelopes and cardboard boxes.

But I don't think there's anything that's going to stick with me more than this image of a limestone mine in Pennsylvania where 230 feet under the ground in a cave – 700 workers process federal employee retirements using paper by hand, which are then stored in manila envelopes and cardboard boxes.

But I don't think there's anything that's going to stick with me more than this image of a limestone mine in Pennsylvania where 230 feet under the ground in a cave – 700 workers process federal employee retirements using paper by hand, which are then stored in manila envelopes and cardboard boxes.

And there is this incredible Washington Post article from 10 years ago about how it's basically a limestone cave version of the office and how all these people hate each other. Thank you so much for having me.

And there is this incredible Washington Post article from 10 years ago about how it's basically a limestone cave version of the office and how all these people hate each other. Thank you so much for having me.

And there is this incredible Washington Post article from 10 years ago about how it's basically a limestone cave version of the office and how all these people hate each other. Thank you so much for having me.

And then this other world, which is the world of the private sector, most notably the private sector in Silicon Valley, that is Lightspeed AI, crypto, blockchain, blood boys, rockets into outer space, the future, right? And these are the two largest employers in America. And now they have met inside this new MAGA Trump coalition in Washington. And I wanted to start by asking you,

And then this other world, which is the world of the private sector, most notably the private sector in Silicon Valley, that is Lightspeed AI, crypto, blockchain, blood boys, rockets into outer space, the future, right? And these are the two largest employers in America. And now they have met inside this new MAGA Trump coalition in Washington. And I wanted to start by asking you,

And then this other world, which is the world of the private sector, most notably the private sector in Silicon Valley, that is Lightspeed AI, crypto, blockchain, blood boys, rockets into outer space, the future, right? And these are the two largest employers in America. And now they have met inside this new MAGA Trump coalition in Washington. And I wanted to start by asking you,

if you think this merger marriage is working, and what you think of this sort of strange split-screen reality coming into one frame.

if you think this merger marriage is working, and what you think of this sort of strange split-screen reality coming into one frame.

if you think this merger marriage is working, and what you think of this sort of strange split-screen reality coming into one frame.

Do you think that America was freer 100 years ago than it is today?

Do you think that America was freer 100 years ago than it is today?