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You have a popularity contest that's fueled entirely by special interests and the military industrial complex and pharmaceutical drug companies. And it's just, it's all the opposite of an authentic song. The thing about an authentic song where it makes your fucking goosebumps stand up, you're like, God damn. You think it's an AI composition? Can I tell you a story?
You have a popularity contest that's fueled entirely by special interests and the military industrial complex and pharmaceutical drug companies. And it's just, it's all the opposite of an authentic song. The thing about an authentic song where it makes your fucking goosebumps stand up, you're like, God damn. You think it's an AI composition? Can I tell you a story?
A long time ago, probably 25 years ago, I was on mushrooms with a friend of mine. And we were laying on the side of this hill overlooking this canyon. And we played In God's Country. Oh, wow. It was just the peak of the mushrooms and the songs, the melody, the way that song hit. It gave me this insane appreciation for things.
A long time ago, probably 25 years ago, I was on mushrooms with a friend of mine. And we were laying on the side of this hill overlooking this canyon. And we played In God's Country. Oh, wow. It was just the peak of the mushrooms and the songs, the melody, the way that song hit. It gave me this insane appreciation for things.
A long time ago, probably 25 years ago, I was on mushrooms with a friend of mine. And we were laying on the side of this hill overlooking this canyon. And we played In God's Country. Oh, wow. It was just the peak of the mushrooms and the songs, the melody, the way that song hit. It gave me this insane appreciation for things.
It was like this very unique fusion of the beauty of the music and the love of the experience. Mushrooms bring out this, like, loving, like, communal quality, like happiness and joy. And just lying in this field, looking up at this canyon and hearing that song. It was like, this is what music does. It takes...
It was like this very unique fusion of the beauty of the music and the love of the experience. Mushrooms bring out this, like, loving, like, communal quality, like happiness and joy. And just lying in this field, looking up at this canyon and hearing that song. It was like, this is what music does. It takes...
It was like this very unique fusion of the beauty of the music and the love of the experience. Mushrooms bring out this, like, loving, like, communal quality, like happiness and joy. And just lying in this field, looking up at this canyon and hearing that song. It was like, this is what music does. It takes...
these moments, and wherever they're at, it breaks them through the membrane into this new place. Like this moment, it broke through this membrane and brought me to this. I think about it all the time. I think about that particular experience all the time.
these moments, and wherever they're at, it breaks them through the membrane into this new place. Like this moment, it broke through this membrane and brought me to this. I think about it all the time. I think about that particular experience all the time.
these moments, and wherever they're at, it breaks them through the membrane into this new place. Like this moment, it broke through this membrane and brought me to this. I think about it all the time. I think about that particular experience all the time.
That's not America, is it? Well, they're throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Right. This is the problem. The problem is... For sure, there have been a lot of organizations that do tremendous good all throughout the world. Also, for sure, it was a money laundering operation. For sure, there was no oversight. For sure, billions of dollars are missing.
That's not America, is it? Well, they're throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Right. This is the problem. The problem is... For sure, there have been a lot of organizations that do tremendous good all throughout the world. Also, for sure, it was a money laundering operation. For sure, there was no oversight. For sure, billions of dollars are missing.
That's not America, is it? Well, they're throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Right. This is the problem. The problem is... For sure, there have been a lot of organizations that do tremendous good all throughout the world. Also, for sure, it was a money laundering operation. For sure, there was no oversight. For sure, billions of dollars are missing.
In fact, trillions that are unaccounted for that were sent off into various – they don't even know where because there's no receipts. The way Elon Musk described it, he said if any of this was done by a public company, the company would be delisted and the executives would be in prison. But in the United States, this is standard.
In fact, trillions that are unaccounted for that were sent off into various – they don't even know where because there's no receipts. The way Elon Musk described it, he said if any of this was done by a public company, the company would be delisted and the executives would be in prison. But in the United States, this is standard.
In fact, trillions that are unaccounted for that were sent off into various – they don't even know where because there's no receipts. The way Elon Musk described it, he said if any of this was done by a public company, the company would be delisted and the executives would be in prison. But in the United States, this is standard.
When Biden left office, when it was clear that Trump won in the 73 days, they spent $93 billion from the Department of Energy on – Just radical loans, just throwing money into places. And there's no oversight, no receipts. The whole thing is – there's a lot of fraud, a lot of money laundering. But also – We help the world.
When Biden left office, when it was clear that Trump won in the 73 days, they spent $93 billion from the Department of Energy on – Just radical loans, just throwing money into places. And there's no oversight, no receipts. The whole thing is – there's a lot of fraud, a lot of money laundering. But also – We help the world.
When Biden left office, when it was clear that Trump won in the 73 days, they spent $93 billion from the Department of Energy on – Just radical loans, just throwing money into places. And there's no oversight, no receipts. The whole thing is – there's a lot of fraud, a lot of money laundering. But also – We help the world.