Coffee With Scott Adams — Knowledge Archive August 22, 2026
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Well, what a mess I am today. Let's get everything working here. I'm seeing a question on the Locals platform as I signed on. It says if Scott is a simplifier, why is it so complicated to do this live stream? And the answer is it avoids simplification like nothing I've ever seen. I'm up to something like 17 steps on a checklist just to turn this on. And do you think that I can ever do 17 steps on…

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e everything better, and I think you would, what do you need? Oh, well, all you need is a copper mug or glass or tumbler, Chelsea-style canteen, jug, flask, vessel of any kind. Fill it with your favorite liquid. I like coffee. And join me now for the unparalleled pleasure, the dopamine of the day. The thing that makes everything better. Everything except Afghanistan. It's called the simultaneous sip and it happens now. Go. Ah, that's so good. So, so good.

Well, let me summarize all of the news. China sucks. That's it. That's the whole news. Now t

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here are details. I'll tell you all the ways that China sucks or is dangerous to us, but it's all just that. China sucks. And there are lots of ways to express it. Let's start first with Larry Elder running for governor of California. And I've been trying out some persuasive slogans that he could use. So here are two I tested today. Somebody, not me, came up with this. It's on some signs in South…

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