Ian Carroll

And then C you didn't need to like do every single thing she's done since then has just felt more and more like, We're not she's not being honest about what her real role is here.

And then C you didn't need to like do every single thing she's done since then has just felt more and more like, We're not she's not being honest about what her real role is here.

And then C you didn't need to like do every single thing she's done since then has just felt more and more like, We're not she's not being honest about what her real role is here.

You know, she started blaming other people for their alcohol consumption.

You know, she started blaming other people for their alcohol consumption.

You know, she started blaming other people for their alcohol consumption.

And the thing, I don't know if you've seen Brett Weinstein's recent episodes, but he's been doing a couple of long podcasts, two hours plus lately. Digging into one in particular a couple of days ago was a really lucid look at the different layers of what blackmail can actually be. I think a lot of Americans are just now starting to conceptualize a blackmail in the last five years.

And the thing, I don't know if you've seen Brett Weinstein's recent episodes, but he's been doing a couple of long podcasts, two hours plus lately. Digging into one in particular a couple of days ago was a really lucid look at the different layers of what blackmail can actually be. I think a lot of Americans are just now starting to conceptualize a blackmail in the last five years.

And the thing, I don't know if you've seen Brett Weinstein's recent episodes, but he's been doing a couple of long podcasts, two hours plus lately. Digging into one in particular a couple of days ago was a really lucid look at the different layers of what blackmail can actually be. I think a lot of Americans are just now starting to conceptualize a blackmail in the last five years.

And a lot of Americans still think of blackmail as just Jeffrey Epstein or nothing. And that is not the nature of this thing. And Brett pointed out very astutely that a lot of blackmail in the political arena actually appears as friendship, probably.

And a lot of Americans still think of blackmail as just Jeffrey Epstein or nothing. And that is not the nature of this thing. And Brett pointed out very astutely that a lot of blackmail in the political arena actually appears as friendship, probably.

And a lot of Americans still think of blackmail as just Jeffrey Epstein or nothing. And that is not the nature of this thing. And Brett pointed out very astutely that a lot of blackmail in the political arena actually appears as friendship, probably.

As in, if you're a wild partier back in your day or you have sexual proclivities or whatever it is and you do something stupid and your friend comes to you and is like, dude, what did you do? That's a huge mistake. We shouldn't have done that. Like, look, I'll help you cover that up. I'll help take care of this and make sure I'll protect you from this and make sure it never affects your campaign.

As in, if you're a wild partier back in your day or you have sexual proclivities or whatever it is and you do something stupid and your friend comes to you and is like, dude, what did you do? That's a huge mistake. We shouldn't have done that. Like, look, I'll help you cover that up. I'll help take care of this and make sure I'll protect you from this and make sure it never affects your campaign.

As in, if you're a wild partier back in your day or you have sexual proclivities or whatever it is and you do something stupid and your friend comes to you and is like, dude, what did you do? That's a huge mistake. We shouldn't have done that. Like, look, I'll help you cover that up. I'll help take care of this and make sure I'll protect you from this and make sure it never affects your campaign.

You just keep doing you and I've got your back. Right. And that is like, oh, thank gosh, I have such a good friend. Feels so good to have such a good friend. And then, you know, three months later, that friend comes to you and is like, hey, listen, I really think that we shouldn't hire this person. Like, it wouldn't be a good move. And you say, well, I'd like them.

You just keep doing you and I've got your back. Right. And that is like, oh, thank gosh, I have such a good friend. Feels so good to have such a good friend. And then, you know, three months later, that friend comes to you and is like, hey, listen, I really think that we shouldn't hire this person. Like, it wouldn't be a good move. And you say, well, I'd like them.

You just keep doing you and I've got your back. Right. And that is like, oh, thank gosh, I have such a good friend. Feels so good to have such a good friend. And then, you know, three months later, that friend comes to you and is like, hey, listen, I really think that we shouldn't hire this person. Like, it wouldn't be a good move. And you say, well, I'd like them.

And it's like, yeah, we shouldn't hire them. And we have a discussion about it. And then they leave the room. And then you think, huh. That person, I can't go against that person. That person is my closest confidant and they know things about me that no one else does. How could I, I guess I shouldn't hire that person, right? And that's just one example.

And it's like, yeah, we shouldn't hire them. And we have a discussion about it. And then they leave the room. And then you think, huh. That person, I can't go against that person. That person is my closest confidant and they know things about me that no one else does. How could I, I guess I shouldn't hire that person, right? And that's just one example.