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true is changing in such a fundamental way in just the last few years. But it seems to have accelerated, and even today I would say has reached some kind of peak. So far. It's going to keep going. But here are the stories of the day. Did I see that Sam Bankman-Fried, the crypto alleged scammer guy, is back in prison? And is it true, because I saw this and I need a confirmation, did he really get…

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esting because he's a fiction writer of, you know, great renown. If you're a fiction writer, isn't it a little bit easier to move from one reality to another if you're given the opportunity? I think that people who write fiction can move realities a little bit easier than other people, because they're used to sort of living in a fake reality while they write it, you know. So it's just a capability you develop if you're a writer, basically a fiction writer. I do it when I write comics. In order to write a Dilbert comic, I put myself in the office. I go, okay, I'm standing there. I'm in this situation. What's happening now?

So I'd be very curious if he looks at the list of 20 hoaxes — and he does what I've seen other people do: all 20 of those are true. Do you think that's going to happen? Do you think he's going to look at a list of 20 hoaxes, which by the way the news admits are hoaxes, like the Hunter laptop would be the best example. Anybody who looks at this list can very clearly see that the news has been giving you ridiculous fake news for years.

What do you think would happen? Now, here's what should happen. There should be massive cognitive dissonance, meaning that the reaction would look like word salad or an attack. Here's what you would expect. He would attack me personally. Oh, aren't you the canceled racist guy? Right? So that would give him something to say without having to address any of the points. So that'd be one way. So you could predict that one thing would just be a personal insult. Another thing would be ignoring it completely, because it's too awkward to respond to it.

Can you imagine if he responds? He's never responded to me in the past. I've tweeted at him a few times. So not responding would be my first guess. I think the odds of him responding are no more than 10 percent. But the other possibility is wild hallucinations, where you say everything on the list is true. Why are you saying these are hoaxes, etc., etc. But he actually believes that people wandering around without weapons were intent on literally conquering the country. Like, actually you believe that? You know, a lot of people do.

I saw the comments. Well, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has advised their employees in San Francisco to work remotely because the city is too dangerous. That's right. The federal government just told its employees not to go outdoors in San Francisco. It's too dangerous. Not to go outdoors. Don't even be there. The place is too dangerous.

So at the same time, it was a video of the Oakland police riding around in an armored vehicle. An armored vehicle in Oakland. So basically the police have gone full military. Do you think you should walk around in Oakland? No. Also, do you think you should drive through Oakland or near it? Not unless you got a full tank of gas and make sure your cell phone's charged, because you don't want to have your c

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ar break down anywhere near Oakland. Our cities are frankly too dangerous. A number of people asked me, my book will be — I hope if everything goes right on Thursday this coming week — my book will be available for sale. My new book called "Reframe Your Brain," which will be the biggest thing that ever happened in the United States, even if you don't realize it. It will be. Anyway, you might not…

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