Bret Weinstein

I was.

I was.

And they even lied about us. They said that we were engaged in inauthentic behavior. Basically, they accused us of using bots, which we didn't. So anyway, that's the world we were in in 2020. And headed to a more controlling world. Right. And then in 2024, you know, there's what I think of as a continuation of the same idea, right?

And they even lied about us. They said that we were engaged in inauthentic behavior. Basically, they accused us of using bots, which we didn't. So anyway, that's the world we were in in 2020. And headed to a more controlling world. Right. And then in 2024, you know, there's what I think of as a continuation of the same idea, right?

And they even lied about us. They said that we were engaged in inauthentic behavior. Basically, they accused us of using bots, which we didn't. So anyway, that's the world we were in in 2020. And headed to a more controlling world. Right. And then in 2024, you know, there's what I think of as a continuation of the same idea, right?

There's, you know, Rescue the Republic was what it looked like in 2024. And the point is that actually worked. That was an organic unity movement. And it took advantage of the fact that, you know, Maha had already catalyzed as Kennedy and Trump had gotten together. And so that was huge.

There's, you know, Rescue the Republic was what it looked like in 2024. And the point is that actually worked. That was an organic unity movement. And it took advantage of the fact that, you know, Maha had already catalyzed as Kennedy and Trump had gotten together. And so that was huge.

There's, you know, Rescue the Republic was what it looked like in 2024. And the point is that actually worked. That was an organic unity movement. And it took advantage of the fact that, you know, Maha had already catalyzed as Kennedy and Trump had gotten together. And so that was huge.

Extraordinary group of human beings, all of whom I think took very real risks. Oh, yeah. At the very least with their reputations.

Extraordinary group of human beings, all of whom I think took very real risks. Oh, yeah. At the very least with their reputations.

Extraordinary group of human beings, all of whom I think took very real risks. Oh, yeah. At the very least with their reputations.

And it was a gamble. Each of these people, you know, Kennedy, Musk, Tulsi, they knew that they were taking that risk. And it was clear that they were motivated by Tulsi. That they actually, I mean, this is what a soldier does, right? You know that you're taking risks for something that matters more than you.

And it was a gamble. Each of these people, you know, Kennedy, Musk, Tulsi, they knew that they were taking that risk. And it was clear that they were motivated by Tulsi. That they actually, I mean, this is what a soldier does, right? You know that you're taking risks for something that matters more than you.

And it was a gamble. Each of these people, you know, Kennedy, Musk, Tulsi, they knew that they were taking that risk. And it was clear that they were motivated by Tulsi. That they actually, I mean, this is what a soldier does, right? You know that you're taking risks for something that matters more than you.

And, you know, to watch Elon do it, I think, also was just remarkable because, of course, in Elon's position, he could have done, you know, what Zuckerberg does, right? And he could have... played it safe and kept his options open and done what he was told. And then, you know, apologize for it later, sort of. Right. That wasn't what Musk did. He actually had the courage of his convictions.

And, you know, to watch Elon do it, I think, also was just remarkable because, of course, in Elon's position, he could have done, you know, what Zuckerberg does, right? And he could have... played it safe and kept his options open and done what he was told. And then, you know, apologize for it later, sort of. Right. That wasn't what Musk did. He actually had the courage of his convictions.

And, you know, to watch Elon do it, I think, also was just remarkable because, of course, in Elon's position, he could have done, you know, what Zuckerberg does, right? And he could have... played it safe and kept his options open and done what he was told. And then, you know, apologize for it later, sort of. Right. That wasn't what Musk did. He actually had the courage of his convictions.

A, as many people have noted, his liberation of X set the stage for this election to even happen, that there wasn't anything you could put over on us that we couldn't unpack and crowdsource a better interpretation of on X. And even if most people weren't on X, it was enough that their narrative engine just didn't work.

A, as many people have noted, his liberation of X set the stage for this election to even happen, that there wasn't anything you could put over on us that we couldn't unpack and crowdsource a better interpretation of on X. And even if most people weren't on X, it was enough that their narrative engine just didn't work.

A, as many people have noted, his liberation of X set the stage for this election to even happen, that there wasn't anything you could put over on us that we couldn't unpack and crowdsource a better interpretation of on X. And even if most people weren't on X, it was enough that their narrative engine just didn't work.