You know, I was reading about this thing where Donald Trump went to a Ford factory in Detroit, and I'm thinking, what's the deal with that? So, he's walking around, and some guy's yelling at him about Jeffrey Epstein, and Trump just gives him the finger. I mean, that's just a normal day at the office, right? (pauses) And the weird thing is, Detroit's a big car town, and they love Trump there, but on that day, there were all these protests going on. People were upset about his policies, and they were also remembering this woman, Renee Good, who was killed by immigration police in Minneapolis. It's just... have you ever been to a car factory? It's already pretty wild, and then you add all this other stuff. (chuckles) I don't know, man.
2026-01-22 18:36
I don't know why he keeps testing the limits of everything. Like, why? I guess you don't know where the line is unless you cross it. But then you get resistance, right? And the resistance, I don't know, it just feels like when my wife says "no" but then I do it anyway and she just sighs real quietly.
2026-01-22 18:04
You know, I was reading about this guy Jens-Frederik Nielsen, and I'm thinking, what's the deal with this island? So, Donald Trump and the NATO guy made some kind of agreement, and then Jens-Frederik comes out and says, "Hey, we're not giving up our island, that's a line we won't cross." And I'm sitting here thinking, "Dude, I've got a line I won't cross, and that's taking out the trash on Sundays." But I guess when you're talking about an entire island, it's a little more serious. Anyway, Jens-Frederik wants to have a peaceful conversation, which is great, because I love peaceful conversations, especially when they're about not taking over islands. It's just weird, you know?
2026-01-22 18:04
I didn't realize we were in the market to buy Greenland. I thought maybe you just go to Greenland. I didn't know you had to like... *acquire* it. Apparently, they said, "No, we're not for sale. We are not going to be bargained over." Which, I mean, that's fair. It's like trying to sell your house to someone who just walked by, and youâre still sitting in the living room, and you're like, "We're not ready yet. We don't have all our stuff packed up." They said, "Our country won't be ceded." I don't know what ceded means exactly, but it sounds like they don't want to. I get that. I'm just trying to figure out where we're going to put it. We don't have room for Greenland. We're already full up on stuff.
2026-01-22 14:36
You know, I was reading about this new organization that's kinda like the U.N., but not really. Apparently, it was started by Donald Trump, and it's got a bunch of his buddies on the executive board. I'm not really sure what the point of it is, but I guess it's like an alternative to the U.N. or something. I mean, I've got an alternative to the U.N. too - it's called my living room, and the only resolution we pass is what to order for pizza. Anyway, if you wanna learn more about it, there's a video that explains it all. But honestly, I'm still a little confused.
2026-01-22 14:36
I guess things change quick. A year ago, everybody was excited about this whole thing. Like, really excited. And now, a year later, everybodyâs just completely annoyed. I don't know what happened between then and now, but whatever it was, it made everybody mad. Now Wall Street is worried about it. When Wall Street gets worried, you know it's serious. Or maybe they just heard a noise outside. I donât know. They worry about everything.
2026-01-22 12:35
I don't know what's going on with Greenland. I didn't even know we were in the market for a new country. And now we're fighting with Europe. I don't know who we're fighting with, or why. It just feels like we're always mad at somebody. It's supposed to be serious, apparently. I don't know. I don't even know where we stand on a croissant anymore.
2026-01-22 11:10
I don't know who to believe here, because both guys said completely different things about the same meeting. You got Donald Trump and the head of NATO. Trump comes out and says, "We figured out the whole framework for a future agreement concerning Greenland." And then the head of NATO comes out and says, "The question of sovereignty wasn't even discussed." So, one guy thinks they built a framework, and the other guy thinks they didn't even open the book. Thatâs a bad meeting right there. If you and I go get coffee to talk about the weather, and I leave and say, "We just built a whole framework for changing the climate," and you say, "We just talked about rain," somebody's confused.
2026-01-22 10:06
I donât know. I saw where they had that shooting in Texas, and it said it was the worst one in fifteen years. I guess we were doing okay for a while there. We almost made it sixteen. It's a weird statistic to keep track of, isn't it? Like, "Well, we had a good run."
2026-01-22 06:41
I saw this story about a lady, Hannah Natanson. She covers federal officials. I donât know what all that involves, but it sounds like a lot of meetings. They went to her house last week and seized a bunch of stuff. A phone, two laptops, and a smartwatch. A smartwatch. I guess they wanted to be thorough. I wonder if they took the charger for the watch too. You take the watch, but you leave the charger behind, thatâs just rude. I guess the federal officials didn't like what she was writing. Seems like a bad job for someone who doesn't like conflict. Which is most of us, really. We're all just trying to get through the day. And keep our smartwatches.
2026-01-22 04:01
So, Donald Trump decided to cancel some tariffs. He met with Mark Rutteâthe NATO guyâin Switzerland. And after the meeting, Rutte, the NATO guy, comes out and says, âWe did not discuss Greenland.â Now, Iâm watching this, and Iâm thinking, âWho brought up Greenland?â Nobody even asked about Greenland. He just volunteered that information. Itâs like when someone says, âI didnât eat any of your snacks.â And you go, âI didnât even know my snacks were missing.â
2026-01-22 02:03
So the Supreme Court, those nine people, they had a meeting. And theyâre talking about this lady, Lisa Cook. The President wants to fire her from the Federal Reserve. But the judges are saying, "Wait a second. You gotta have a good reason to fire someone." I guess if you work at the Federal Reserve, you're pretty locked in. Like, you can't just fire someone because you want to. You actually need a "serious cause." I don't know what a serious cause for a bank job would even be. Did she steal a pen? Did she tell someone a joke in the meeting? It seems like a lot of trouble to go through just to fire someone from a bank. I guess it's a very specific job.
2026-01-22 00:01
You look at this whole Epstein thing. Itâs confusing. And now Congress is saying, âHey, can we talk to the Clintons about this?â And they said no. And everybody is just furious. I don't know what you thought was gonna happen. You just ask people about secrets and they're usually not like, âOh, yes, let me tell you everything right now.â
2026-01-21 23:32
You know, I was talking to my buddy the other day, and he told me the Pentagon is pulling out about 200 people from some of their European offices. And I'm thinking, 'What's going on? Are we just downsizing or something?' I mean, I've heard of companies laying off employees, but this is the Pentagon we're talking about. It's not like they're trying to cut costs on their coffee budget or anything. 'Hey, we're gonna save a few bucks by getting rid of 200 people... and also maybe not defend Europe as much.' (laughs) I don't know, it just seems weird to me.
2026-01-21 22:35
You know, I was reading about how we're sending some folks to talk to the people of Greenland. J.D. Vance, Marco Rubio, and Steve Witkoff are all headed that way. I'm not really sure what we're trying to accomplish, but I guess it's nice that we're talking to them. And hey, the president decided not to charge extra tariffs on some European countries, which is good, I think. I mean, I'm no expert, but it seems like a good idea not to charge people more money than we have to. Unless we're talking about coffee, then I'm okay with paying extra. But that's just me. So, J.D. Vance, Marco Rubio, and Steve Witkoff are going to Greenland. I hope they packed warm clothes, because I've heard it's pretty chilly there. And I'm pretty sure they're not just going for the scenery, although I've seen some pictures and it looks really nice. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what they come up with. Maybe they'll bring back some souvenirs or something. And the tariffs thing, I don't know, it just seems like one of those things that can get pretty complicated. I'm just glad we're not charging extra for, like, French fries or something. Because that would be a real problem. But hey, at least we're talking to people and trying to figure things out, right? That's what it's all about, I guess.
2026-01-21 22:35
We want to buy Greenland. I saw this on the news, and I thought, "Greenland? What's going on up there?" So, we want to buy it from Denmark. We're going to negotiate. And here's the part that got me: they made sure to say, "We are absolutely not going to use force." I don't know why you would say that. That feels like if I went to a car dealership, and the guy says, "I'm just here to buy this car. And I want to make sure you know, I will not be stealing it." Well, I hope not. We're negotiating. The fact that you clarified that makes me think you *might* use force. It's almost worse than saying nothing. Just buy it or don't buy it. Why are we talking about violence?
2026-01-21 19:42
You know, I was reading about the president saying we're not gonna send troops to Greenland, and I'm thinking, 'Okay, that's good, I guess.' But then the Danish foreign minister is like, 'Hold up, that doesn't fix everything.' And I'm over here like, 'What's going on? Are we trading people or something?' I mean, I've negotiated some weird things in my life, like trying to get my wife to watch a movie I want to see, but I've never tried to negotiate a human being. That's just not something you do, right? It's like, we can trade baseball cards, but not people. Unless... unless we're talking about a fantasy football league, and even then, it's just pretend.
2026-01-21 19:07
Weâre supposed to defend Denmark. I didn't realize Denmark needed defending. I thought Denmark was doing just fine. They seem to have everything figured out. But the President said weâre the only âgreat powerâ capable of defending their autonomous territory. It just feels like a very specific skill. Like, "The US is the only country that knows how to defend...the specific part of Denmark." I feel like other countries maybe just didn't want to do that.
2026-01-21 17:40
So this governor from California, he went to Switzerland. Heâs at this big meeting called the World Economic Forum. And he gets up in front of everybody, all the international people, and tells them all to "wake up." I guess. I mean, yeah, I guess thatâs probably important. I just figure if you fly all the way to Switzerland, you probably woke up for the flight, right? Maybe he just wanted to make sure they were still awake, you know, because those meetings are long.
2026-01-21 15:05
Well, Beijing is giving these speeches about global fairness, and that sounds great. And they're trying to partner up with countries that are pretty close to the U.S. But then they're also trying to keep Washington happy at the same time. I don't know how that works. That seems like a lot to juggle. Itâs like trying to hold two watermelons in one hand. Youâre gonna drop one. Or both. Or maybe you just look stupid standing there holding watermelons.
2026-01-21 15:05
So, they had this big meeting, right? Like, all the countries show up for this economic summit. And apparently, America just spent the whole time yelling at Europe. Just really getting into it. I feel like if youâre going to fly all that way, you know, maybe wait until you get home to start the arguments. Just keep it on a text chain or something. But no, they're yelling, so everybodyâs just sitting there, watching the show. And now the president has to go up and talk. It's a tough spot. Youâre trying to be serious after everyoneâs just watched a fight break out. I would hate to be the one to have to follow that. You know, "Good evening, everyone. Now that we've cleared the air..." It's just a lot of pressure.
2026-01-21 14:03
You know, I was thinking, have you ever noticed how countries are like that one friend who's always trying to get along with everyone? Like, the European Union is all, "Hey, we're a team, we're united," but then you've got Germany over here going, "Hey, buddy, no hard feelings, right?" (laughs) I mean, it's like they're trying to preserve a relationship with the US, which is like their biggest trading partner or something. It's like, I get it, you want to keep the peace, but it's also kinda like, "Dude, make up your mind, are you with the EU or are you with the US?" (chuckles)
2026-01-21 13:06
So they're trying to figure out how to rebuild Gaza. And Trump, heâs got this plan. He calls it a "peace council." But it says in the article itâs basically just one guy. I don't know if thatâs a council. Thatâs just a guy. A council usually has, like, more than one person. It's like when my son says he has a secret club, but he's the only member. And then this guy, he says his limit on everything is "his own morality." Now, I have morality. I think. But if I tell myself *my* morality is the limit, that's just a suggestion. That's not a real limit. That's like telling yourself you'll only eat two cookies, and then your morality changes after the first one. And theyâre saying this plan is worse than the UN. The UN is already a lot to handle. If this is worse than that, Iâm just confused.
2026-01-21 12:09
They keep telling us the numbers are good. We're investing in artificial intelligence. That sounds expensive. But then you look around, and everybody's struggling to pay their bills. It's like we bought a really nice robot, but now nobody can afford to plug it in.
2026-01-21 11:38
I guess the President wants to put taxes on imports from other countries. And apparently, this big court is looking at it. Which is weird, because now theyâre wondering if he can even do that. Itâs like he has this main thing he does with other countries, and now they might just take it away. It just seems like a strange time to change the rules on him.
2026-01-21 11:38
Look, so this politician, he gave a speech in Davos. I don't know what Davos is. It sounds like a cough medicine. But he gave this speech, and he brought up Greenland. And he told the European Union that they need to "react strongly" against the president. I don't know why we're fighting over Greenland. It's just ice. It just feels like we're yelling about things that are really, really cold.
2026-01-21 11:06
I don't know, it feels like we just keep picking fights with people right before we have to go talk to them. Like, we're upset about Greenland, arguing with Europe, and then we have to show up to this big economic forum where everyone's already mad. It just seems like a weird time to give a speech. It feels like going to a party where you already yelled at the host in the driveway.
2026-01-21 10:06
You got this international council meeting. They used to just focus on one specific part of the world. Which, I mean, thatâs already a full plate. But now, theyâve decided theyâre going to tackle *all* global crises. Every single one. Thatâs a big pivot. Thatâs like deciding youâre going to stop just cleaning your kitchen and start building the entire house. You know, maybe try to finish the kitchen first. You just moved the goalposts so far back, you can't even see the actual field anymore. That's just a lot of pressure to put on yourself, trying to fix everything. I mean, I can barely remember where I put my keys. These guys are trying to fix *every crisis*? That's just ambitious. That's a lot of work for a Tuesday.
2026-01-21 09:05
You ever have one of those days where you're like, 'I'm gonna go to Switzerland, sounds great'? And then you get on the plane, Air Force One, which is a big deal, and you're like, 'This is awesome'. And then 30 minutes in, they're like, 'Nah, we're gonna head back'. I mean, what's the protocol for that? 'Sorry, Mr. President, we're gonna turn this thing around'. So the President gets on another plane, because that's what you do when you're the President, and now he's headed to the World Economic Forum. I'm pretty sure I've got a meeting at the World Economic Forum... no, I don't. But hey, if the President's speaking, that's a big deal. I hope his speech goes better than his flight did.
2026-01-21 06:44
It feels like over in Europe, they're having a meeting about how to have a meeting with us. I don't know if I'm supposed to know this, but they're trying to figure out how to bring the president "to reason." And you got these different groups. One group, the big one, is saying, "Let's be careful. Let's not make it worse." But the other groups, they're like, "No, we gotta be firm." I don't know what "firm" means in this situation. It just feels like a pre-meeting where they can't agree on if they should use their outside voice or their inside voice.
2026-01-21 06:06
I don't know who decided we had to declare supremacy over the entire Western Hemisphere. It feels like one of those things where you try so hard to win that you lose. Because apparently, while we're trying to prove we're number one, we're just making all our partners mad. And Beijing is just sitting back watching us argue with everyone, going, "Man, this is really helping us out." It seems like a lot of trouble to go through just to make things easier for your opponent.
2026-01-21 03:32
They combined a two-step process into one step. It used to be you explore first, then exploit. I donât know. I always thought exploration should come first. You know, you find it first, *then* you get it. Now it's just... one thing. So what if you explore and find absolutely nothing? Do you still have to exploit nothing? I guess you just exploit the fact that you explored.
2026-01-21 02:02
Well, hereâs what I donât understand. We got hundreds of billions of dollars. We took them, put them in a big pile, and spent them. Itâs gone. Now, a court case is happening. And apparently, if we lose this court case... we have to give the money back. Iâm confused where we think weâre going to get it. I mean, itâs not just sitting here. We bought things with it. I feel like we shouldâve figured that out earlier. Itâs like when youâre leaving the store, and youâre like, "Did I pay for that?" And then you get home, and you realize you have to go back. This is a big scale. I don't know how you find that money just lying around. I thought we were done.
2026-01-21 00:38
It's just so weird to me. I guess Washington is taking ships from Venezuela. And then they're selling the stuff that was inside the ships, like, right away. I don't know, it just feels like they just found a bunch of baseball cards and took them straight to the pawn shop. Like, you think they'd have to wait for the auction or something. But nope. They just grab it and sell it. That's pretty fast. I guess that's just a new business model.
2026-01-21 00:38
Morocco announced that King Mohammed VI is going to sign off on this charter for the Gaza peace plan. And then they're maybe going to contribute to a stabilization force. A stabilization force. I don't know. That word itself sounds exhausting. Stabilizing. Just seems like a lot of extra work. You spend all your time keeping things from tipping over. I'd rather just stabilize a chair. That's a lot simpler.
2026-01-20 22:31
I donât know, sometimes you just see things and wonder why people do stuff like this. We're on this island, right? Using it. And then Washington, they just give it away. They call it a "monumental success." Monumental. That's a big word. You can't really go higher than monumental success. It's like, "This is perfect. We're done. No notes." And then, just a little bit later, they change their minds. I guess the success wasn't quite monumental enough.
2026-01-20 20:02
So I saw this thing about a couple of diplomats, these two guys, Samuel and Christopher. And I guess they were trying to get some sensitive information about this whole court thing involving Marine Le Pen. And I don't know what a diplomat does exactly, but it sounds like they just went around asking questions, and everyone got really quiet. They just went from asking for information to suddenly everybody thinking they were "interfering." You ever just ask for something simple and the whole room just turns on you? It sounds like they just made things incredibly awkward for everybody. I don't know what they were looking for, but they probably wish they had just stayed home.
2026-01-20 19:39
You know, I was reading about this thing with the president and the Chagos islands, and I'm just thinking... what's the deal with that? So, apparently the president is all upset about some agreement, and then there's this other country, Mauritius, and they're like, 'Hey, this is ours.' And I'm over here like, 'I don't know, guys, I'm still trying to figure out where the Chagos islands are.' I mean, I've heard of them, but I couldn't point them out on a map to save my life. But apparently, they're super important, and everybody wants 'em. It's like, have you ever had a neighbor who's like, 'That tree is on my property!' And you're like, 'Dude, I don't know, I just mow the lawn.' That's kinda what this is, but with islands and international law. Yeah, that's a real thing.
2026-01-20 18:05
I was reading something where this guy said something about Canada. He said, "If we're not at the discussion table, we're on the menu." And I was thinking about that, because those are very different places to be. If I go out to dinner, I want to be *at* the table. I don't want to *be* the dinner. I don't want to be "The Carney Special" tonight. That sounds like a bad day for Canada.
2026-01-20 18:05
You see these international rankings now. And it's a thing. China's universities, for science, they're basically right there with the American ones. Which⊠I guess I just thought we were number one for all that stuff. But apparently, it's not like propaganda anymore. It's actually real. They just keep getting smarter. I don't know what you do with that. You just keep going, I guess. Keep your head down.
2026-01-20 13:34
I read we gotta buy Greenland now. Apparently, itâs a national security thing. The UK is giving up land, so we need Greenland. Which, I don't know. That seems like a very specific chain of events. It feels like if your neighbor sells their house, you're now forced to buy a boat. And it's not even a boat you wanted. It's just a big boat. I guess that's just how land acquisition works. It's a lot of real estate. I hope we don't have to keep a key to Greenland. I'd lose that immediately.
2026-01-20 13:05
This big forum started in Switzerland. The "World Economic Forum." Sounds pretty serious. But they keep saying everything is disrupted. By "Washington's offensives." I didnât even know you could have an economic offensive. I thought an offensive was in football. So now theyâre doing a play with money, and everybody's getting hit. It just seems like a lot to take in for a Tuesday. Especially in Switzerland. I thought Switzerland was where everyone just agreed to be neutral.
2026-01-20 11:09
They made a big announcement, this new deal to bring down the prices of medicine. And you're thinking, "Oh good, finally." But then you look at it, and for most people, the ones that have that insurance or whatever, they were already pretty much paying nothing for it. So they announced they were fixing something that wasn't really broken for most people. I don't know who this helps. Itâs like announcing you found a way to make air cheaper. We already had air. It was free.
2026-01-20 11:08
You put up tariffs to keep stuff out. Thatâs the whole point. But then they came out with the numbers, and they said more stuff actually got in. Like, two percent more than last year. So, I guess the tariffs didn't work. I'm just picturing the guy who put up the tariffs, just standing there, looking at the numbers. He probably just shrugs and goes, "I don't know." And then, for some reason, the wine really got hit hard. I don't know why wine always gets singled out. It's like, "Alright, everybody else, come on in, but you, wine, you stay outside. You know what you did."
2026-01-20 10:07
You know, I was thinking, have you ever noticed how some people can just change their minds like that? Like, they're saying one thing for months, and then suddenly, it's like, 'Oh, yeah, that thing I said? Never mind.' I mean, I've been hearing about this guy, Donald Trump, and how he's been calling the price increase a 'Democratic hoax' or whatever. But now, all of a sudden, he's like, 'Hey, I've got some ideas to help you guys out with that whole money thing.' And I'm sitting here thinking, 'What's going on, man? Did the prices just start being a real thing or something?' I don't know, maybe I'm just not understanding the whole politics thing. But it seems like, you know, if you're gonna call something a hoax, you should probably stick with that, right? Anyway, I guess what I'm saying is, it's kinda weird when people just switch gears like that. But hey, if it's gonna help people out, I'm all for it. I just hope nobody's expecting me to start wearing a suit and giving speeches or anything. That's just not gonna happen.
2026-01-20 07:05
Alright, so the President. He's talking to this guy, Mark Rutte. I guess he's in charge of NATO. I don't really know who these guys are, I just know they're important. And they decided they need to have a meeting. In Switzerland. At Davos. And theyâre having this whole big meeting, traveling all that way, for... Greenland. Just Greenland. I mean, did something happen to Greenland? Is it floating away? Did we just realize itâs actually really cold up there? I don't understand why all these powerful people are meeting in Switzerland about Greenland. It just seems like a lot of work for something thatâs mostly just ice.
2026-01-20 07:05
I'm just watching this, trying to figure out how it works. The President is really busy right now, trying to be a peacemaker over in Africa. That's a big deal. But then, at the same time, he keeps taking away all the development aid. It just seems like a weird way to approach making peace. Like trying to build something without a hammer. I don't know how you do it.
2026-01-20 06:05
I read about this guy. They said he just decided to cast off all the rules. I didn't know that was an option. Like, if I could just cast off rules, I'd probably start with speed limits. That seems like a pretty easy one to get rid of first. And now he's got this "omnipotence" thing going on. Which sounds like something that's supposed to be on a menu, like a really fancy appetizer. "Omnipotence with a side of loyalty." They said it "infuses all layers." I don't even know how many layers a government has, but I hope they're not infusing it too hard. Seems like a lot of work.
2026-01-20 06:05
So NORAD, the space defense guys, theyâre sending some planes to a place called Pituffik base. Pituffik. I don't know what that is. It sounds like a sound effect. And they said they're going there to support "various long-planned activities." "Long-planned activities." If I told my wife I was going out to do "long-planned activities," she'd probably be pretty confused. She'd ask what the activity was. And if I said, "No, just activities," she'd assume I was lying. It feels like "long-planned activities" is just what you say when you don't want to tell anybody what you're doing. Like, "What are we doing today, honey?" "Long-planned activities." "Oh, okay. What time do those start?" "They're starting now."
2026-01-20 01:03
You know, I read something about the Danish Minister of Defense meeting with the NATO Secretary General. And afterward, the Danish Minister said that they "can now, hopefully, obtain a framework defining how this can be realized." I read that, and I thought, "Man, what a meeting." Because they didn't realize anything yet. They just met to get the framework for the realization. They didn't even do the realization; they just got the plan for the realization. Itâs like they spent all day building a really nice shed for the tools, and they left the tools in the yard. Thatâs a lot of words for "Weâre still figuring it out."
2026-01-19 20:35
So, Reno. I don't know much about Reno. But they're saying everyone there is divided on everything. They bring up "purchasing power," which sounds like a coupon. Then "mining projects," which sounds like a hole in the ground. And "border police interventions," which sounds serious. And they're saying people in Reno are divided on all three of those things. I don't know how you put those three things together and get one argument. It sounds exhausting. I guess that's just how politics works now. You get three unrelated problems and everyone in Reno fights about them.
2026-01-19 20:06
I saw this thing about these tiny little islands. Theyâre just floating out there. And theyâve been trying to hold out against Donald Trump for almost a whole year. I don't know what they were arguing about. But you just gotta assume when youâre a little island, and youâre arguing with the United States, that youâre probably gonna lose. How long do you have to wait? You just kinda know a year in, you gotta just go ahead and give in. You're just a small island. You canât be holding out.
2026-01-19 17:03
So, they're starting this new peace council. Which, good. Peace. We need that. But to get a permanent seat on it, theyâre asking for over a billion dollars. A billion dollars. In cash. I'm trying to figure out if thatâs a good deal for peace or not. A billion dollars for permanent peace. If you donât have the billion, you just get a temporary seat for three years. So peace is on a trial basis unless you can afford the subscription. Seems fair. I guess.
2026-01-19 17:02
I read about this guy over in Denmark. Morten Messerschmidt. He just took a trip, flew all the way over to Mar-a-Lago, down in Florida. You know, went to see Donald Trump. Which is fine. You want to go visit. You know, you go talk to people. Build a relationship, I guess. But now heâs back home, and heâs mad at his *own* government for trying to maintain dialogue with the United States. Itâs like going to the store just to buy milk, then getting mad at the store for selling milk. You just did the thing.
2026-01-19 15:03
So the White House, they came out and said they wanted to cut the space budget by a quarter. Twenty-five percent. Thatâs a big chunk of change. But then Congress voted on it, and they cut it by one-point-six percent. I don't know who's in charge, but if my wife asks for twenty-five percent of my money and I give her one-point-six percent, I'm sleeping on the couch. That's just math.
2026-01-19 14:37
The dollar is faltering. Stocks are faltering. So investors are turning to gold and silver. It's just funny how we do that. We're running through all these options, and when everything else fails, we decide, "Well, let's go back to the shiny rocks. Maybe they'll remember how to work." I feel like a guy in a high school cafeteria. The stock market is the hot lunch line, and gold is just a corner table where a couple of guys are sitting, hoping nobody notices them until everything else collapses.
2026-01-19 12:32
I donât know if you saw this. Theyâre putting together a whole thing to oversee this peace plan, right? And Trump, heâs helping. He invited a couple of people to be involved. He got Meloni. And Erdogan. I feel like if you look at that group of three, you might be thinking, "We're not really getting anything done here today." You know what I mean? It just seems like a weird combination for a group project.
2026-01-19 12:03
I don't know. It feels like we're just rewarding the bad behavior. Itâs like if you really want to be respected by a certain person, you have to get in a fight with them first. Itâs confusing. And then you've got this other group. They have all the stuff. They have all the tools to fix it. But they just stand there looking at the tools. They're just⊠waiting for a different kind of permission, I guess. Itâs hard to watch.
2026-01-19 11:36
So, the Norwegian Prime Minister, Jonas Gahr StĂžre, he got a text from the U.S. President. He had to text him back and be like, âHey, you know, we really need to try and calm down over here, you know. Ease the tensions.â But then the weird partâhe says he also had to remind him several times that Norway isn't actually responsible for giving out the Nobel Peace Prize. It's like he's getting blamed for it. He's like, "Look, I get it, but that's not us. We are not the ones giving out the prizes." It's like, what did the text message say that made him have to clarify that? Did he think Norway was mad at him for something? He's just trying to run the country, and he's got to deal with this: "I don't know who told you that, but we're out."
2026-01-19 11:35
I heard about this, a guy over there, he blamed Trump for some deaths. And he said Trump "openly encouraged troublemakers." I mean, what does that mean? Is that a new thing? "Openly encouraging troublemakers"? I just pictured Trump on the balcony, like, with a megaphone, "Hey troublemakers, get out there! Go trouble!" It sounds like a neighbor complaint. "He's just encouraging them, constantly encouraging the troublemakers." I don't know what you do about that. I mean, do you send them a cease and desist letter? "Stop encouraging them. Please stop encouraging the troublemakers."
2026-01-19 11:09
I don't know, it just feels like we're always doing something with Venezuela. We took some oil back in January, I guess. And now they're saying that's supposed to keep prices down around the world. And Trump, he really wants low prices. I don't know why we're so obsessed with low prices. It's like when something's *too* cheap, you just know it's gonna break. You ever go to a gas station and see really low prices, and you just get a weird feeling about it? Like, "Oh, gas is cheap today. I better stay home." It feels like a trap.
2026-01-19 10:37
Okay, so I read a headline. Donald Trump made some threats, right? And then this lady over in Europe, Ursula von der Leyen, she came out and said they are "firmly committed" to defending Greenland. I didn't know we were defending Greenland. I thought Greenland was... just Greenland. Like, what are they defending it from? The snow? I picture a bunch of guys in parkas, standing on the ice, just looking around, going, "Well, here we are." I just don't know why everyone wants Greenland so bad. It's cold. You're gonna have to bring a jacket. It just sounds like a very "firm" commitment to being cold.
2026-01-19 07:34
(Iâm just trying to figure out whatâs going on, honestly. I donât know if anyone else feels this way, but...) So, theyâre talking about targeting eight countries, right? But then they say six of them are in the European Union, and two of them aren't. Why not just target the whole European Union? Or why not just target eight countries and not mention the EU at all? It seems like weâre making it complicated. It's like when you're mad at a group text, but you're only replying to half the people in it. You're trying to pick a fight, but only with specific people in the fight. And theyâre saying this is going to mess up an agreement that hasn't even happened yet. Itâs supposed to happen in 2025. So we're starting a problem now thatâs going to mess up a solution later. We're planning ahead to ruin something thatâs not even finished yet. That's commitment. I can't even plan what I'm having for dinner tonight. And then they're saying this "desire for conquest" is bothering people. I get that. I donât know. I'm just trying to keep up. I'm just trying to get through the week. My wife just asked me to go to the grocery store. I'm trying to figure out how to navigate all this without getting a speeding ticket. I don't know where a conquest fits into getting milk and eggs, but it just feels like we keep making things harder than they need to be.
2026-01-19 06:03
I don't know, I saw where the President went over to Switzerland for this meeting. It's called the World Economic Forum. And it said he went over there like a "conqueror." I don't know if you want to go to a forum like a conqueror. A forum just feels like a bunch of people sitting around, maybe talking about money. And they had two big topics for this thing. One was international tensions, and the other one was artificial intelligence. I guess they're going to talk about how the robots are causing all the tensions now. It's just a lot. You got enough to worry about with other countries, and now we gotta worry about the computers. I feel like we just got to a place where we understood the old problems. Now we gotta learn a new set of problems.
2026-01-19 05:37
Europe is saying they don't want to get paralyzed again. They're talking about tariffs because they're worried about America trying to conquer Greenland. Conquer Greenland. Like, really? Conquer it? It's mostly ice. It feels like a lot of work for ice. I guess the ambassadors are having a meeting about it this Sunday. A Sunday meeting. I bet those ambassadors are thrilled about that. They probably had plans. Maybe they wanted to mow the lawn.
2026-01-18 15:04
So this guy, Jake Lang, he decides he wants to hold an event. Heâs got it all planned for Saturday morning in Minneapolis. At City Hall. And these other people show up. They just immediately start disagreeing with him. Before anything even starts. I just don't know how everybody finds the time. Like, on a Saturday. You gotta get up, you gotta go downtown, find parking... just to argue with somebody. I feel like I'd just stay home. Get a cup of coffee. Let them figure it out.
2026-01-18 14:33
They say CO2 emissions went back up. I don't know. I guess it got cold. And theyâre using more coal for data centers now. I don't really understand data centers. I mean, I thought they just stored data. Now they need coal? I pictured them running off electricity. It just feels like a bunch of spreadsheets are making us go backward. Then you got that guy over there, mad about the thing we were trying to do. So now he's trying to reverse all the changes. It just seems like a lot of extra work to end up in the same spot.
2026-01-18 11:36
I don't know. It seems like the oil always makes things complicated. We liked Venezuela, then we didn't, and now we still want the oil we liked them for in the first place. It's hard to keep track of who weâre mad at and who we like, because the answer always seems to be changing, except for the oil. The oil just sits there, watching us fight. Itâs like we broke up with Venezuela, but we still want their car. And their dog. It's confusing.
2026-01-18 07:34
Man, I guess for a long time, we were just kinda running this neighborhood. Just like, "Yeah, we got this whole side of the street." Now China shows up, and itâs like weâre arguing over property lines again. Feels like weâre just doing the same old stuff, just with new people to argue with. I don't know. Seems like a lot of work.
2026-01-18 06:36
Well, they got this guy, Bilal Hasan Al-Jasim. He was directly linked to the man who did the attack in Syria back in December where three Americans died. It's just a lot of layers. How linked do you have to be? Is he the guy who held the door open for the guy who did it? It feels like weâre getting closer and closer to whoever owns the car the guy drove.
2026-01-18 05:01
So I guess we tried to buy Greenland. And people over there, they were protesting it. I saw a picture, they were out there with signs. I don't know. Protesting in Greenland just sounds cold. It's a lot of trouble for an island that's mostly ice. I'm just sitting here thinking, what are we even doing with it? You know? It's like, what's the plan? You gonna put up a Cracker Barrel? I don't know if that's gonna make it.
2026-01-17 22:34
I donât know. I saw something about thousands of people protesting in Greenland. Nuuk. I looked at the map. It just seems like a long way to go to make a point. Iâm picturing the logistics of that protest. I hope they all brought jackets. Thatâs a real commitment to a cause right there. If youâre protesting in Greenland, you probably just want to get it done fast. Itâs hard to stand around and be angry when you're thinking about your core temperature. You just want to get your point across and go home.
2026-01-17 20:06
I just saw where some Cubans went to Caracas for a funeral. For thirty-two people. I just wonder, did they know all thirty-two of them? Or did they just know one guy, and then they had to go to the group funeral? Because funerals are tough enough when they're in town. To go all the way to Caracas for thirty-two people... that's a long trip for something so sad.
2026-01-17 16:32
I don't know why weâre trying to buy Greenland. It's a lot of trouble. Now, look, people in Denmark are protesting. And Nuuk. I guess thatâs where the capital is. They keep having these protests because they don't want him to take it. I just... I don't know. It just seems like a really cold place to put all that effort. It seems like a bad investment.
2026-01-17 15:03
(Sighs, looks out at the audience, slightly confused) Itâs just⊠it's a confusing time right now, right? I try to keep up with the news, I really do. But itâs hard. I was reading about our government, about the US talking to Iran. And I don't know. The way they talk to each other is so strange. So, first, our government goes, "Hey, Iran, if you keep doing this thing, there are going to be serious consequences." Serious consequences, right? Like, you hear that phrase, you think: big trouble. You know, like when my wife says, "If you don't pick up your socks, there will be serious consequences." So, Iran hears this. And then, according to the news, they actually stop doing the thing. And then our government turns around and goes, "Oh. Thanks. Thank you for not doing that thing anymore." (Pauses, a look of bewilderment) I donât know. I feel like you don't get both. You don't get to threaten serious consequences and then also give a thank you. Itâs like⊠if you walk into a store, and you see someone trying to steal something, and you say, "Hey, don't steal that, or there will be serious consequences." And they put the item back. Do you then say, "Thank you very much for not stealing that"? It just takes all the seriousness out of the consequences. It just feels like a very polite way to threaten somebody. I don't know. Maybe that's how international diplomacy works. Itâs just very confusing to me.
2026-01-17 14:03
I saw a thing where the US President wants to buy Greenland. He just wants it. Like, he just decided one day that he wants Greenland. I didnât know you could buy a country. I thought that was just a thing in Risk or something. I guess the people in Denmark and Greenland are pretty upset about it. Theyâre protesting and everything. I guess theyâre not selling. I don't know what you do with Greenland. Itâs mostly ice, right? I think the name "Greenland" might be misleading. Maybe we should send somebody over there first just to make sure itâs actually green. Seems like a lot of fuss for something youâre probably just going to have to heat up.
2026-01-17 10:40
You ever notice how the US produces more oil than anybody else in the world? We're number one at making oil. And yet... we still import oil. I don't understand that. It's like you own the biggest garden in the neighborhood, and you grow all these tomatoes. But then you drive to the grocery store to buy tomatoes. It's just... a weird thing we do. Maybe our tomatoes aren't good enough. Or maybe we just want some of the *other* tomatoes, too.
2026-01-17 09:37
You know, I was reading about this thing in Minnesota, and I'm not really sure what's going on. Apparently, they've got 2,000 immigration agents just kind of... hanging out. It's called "Metro Surge", which sounds like a new energy drink. But I guess it's been going on for weeks, and people are getting a little testy. There was a lady named Renee Good who passed away on January 7th, and now everyone's on edge. I'm not really sure what's happening, but I do know that 2,000 extra people showing up in your town can be a little overwhelming. I mean, I get annoyed when my in-laws come over for dinner, and that's just two people.
2026-01-17 07:08
You know, I was reading about this thing the other day, and I'm still trying to figure it out. Apparently, there's this one guy who used to be in charge of Britain, and he's the only one on this committee who's not from America. And this committee, it's run by the guy who lives in the White House, which is just a weird thing to say out loud. Anyway, they're in charge of keeping an eye on another group of people who are trying to take care of the Gaza Strip. I think it's part of some bigger plan, but I'm not really sure. I mean, I've been trying to follow it, but it's like trying to keep track of my wife's to-do list â it's just a lot of stuff.
2026-01-17 01:33
So I saw this thing, right? Thereâs this big company, a German company. And they make this stuff to kill weeds. And apparently, this stuff made a guy really sick. Like, really sick. They had to pay him a million dollars. One million dollars. And Iâm just trying to figure out, how does a company make money when they have to pay a million dollars every time somebody uses their product correctly?
2026-01-17 00:32