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Episode 309 Scott Adams: Fiction Rewiring Brains, Psychological Fences, China, Guns, Email

Topics: 

Only President Trump seems to get it right (Khashoggi)

The President is keeping his options open


President Trump’s psychological fence and rules of engagement
We know the name(s) of Chinese guys running China Fentanyl
Whiteboard: Brain Rewiring (Hypothesis)

Assigning meaning to coincidences…like CNN


Effective use of nicknames for political purposes

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Episode 308 Scott Adams: Little Adam Schmitt, Decorum, Iran, AOC

Topics: 

Little Adam Schitt
President Trump’s tone this week vs. last week

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Episode 307 Scott Adams: Facebook Election Influence, AOC, Swalwell, Creepy Joe, Kirsten Powers

Topics: 

Your political opinions are assigned to you by your media sources
Facebook influenced the elections by including a “vote” button

Not all users were shown the “vote” button
Targeted users were more likely to vote


Kirsten Powers (CNN) said…

Anybody who voted for Trump is a racist


Any and all immigration policies are racist, that can’t be avoided
Deciding someone is racist by assumed intent is mind reading
Swalwell and AOC are using President Trumps persuasion techniques

14 million illegals were never going to be deported
Swalwell aggressive ask on firearms never going to happen
AOC provocative statements about impossible to fund policies
Don’t confuse technique with actually being crazy


Kamala Harris hearing question about racial targeting

Kamala doesn’t have a nickname…what’s that mean?


Joe Biden is a boring, weak, gaff prone version of President Trump

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Episode 305 Scott Adams: Swalwell Derangement Syndrome, CIA Leaks, Pelosi Votes

Topics: 

Alexa…Do you record everything you hear?
President Trump offers to help Pelosi get votes she needs

Bipartisanship for key things America needs


If POTUS gets deals on his remaining objectives, he won’t run again
Court rules on Jim Acosta press pass

Will President Trump call on Acosta? Yes, of course he will


Kellyanne Conway husband becoming very vocal anti-Trumper
Khashoggi leak says Prince Salman knew 

Our governments options are limited by the leak


Swalwell tweet about using nuclear weapons on Americans

He was talking to his base, prepping to run for President
It was a “big ask”, outrageous, over the top, attention move
Was he serious? Of course not
Like Ocasio-Cortez, he’s using persuasion effectively


Projection: Imagining other people have the same faults as you have

Should conservatives act like liberals, use their playbook?
It feels good to attack your opponent in an unfair way…
…as payback for unfair attacks against your side


Julian Assange previously offered juicy info in exchange for immunity

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Episode 304 Scott Adams: The Psychic News Network

Topics: 

Gossip and mind reading on the Psychic News Network
Kamala Harris asked if nominee saw parallels between ICE to the KKK
Neither political side is now able to persuade the other side

Politicians now seek to persuade only their own side


What to do if your relatives don’t like President Trump

Don’t contradict your relatives
Just talk about the things where you agree


Prison reform is a very big deal

Jobs should not go to an invading army at our border
Available jobs and resources should go to help prison reform
How do you reconcile that mentally, if you have TDS?

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Episode 303 Scott Adams: Talking About Robots and AI Because it Must be 4:20 Somewhere

Topics: 

What does it mean to be alive and intelligent?

Human intelligence is an illusion
A guiding principle we should give AI robots

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Episode 302 Scott Adams: Bipartisanship Blooming, Facebook, Monkey Attacks, Much More

Topics: 

Daily Beast fake news edited photo of Jack Posobiec
Facebook hired political operatives to blame things on…

George Soros


Non-military invasion of the caravan
Avenatti arrested for beating up some woman

Performance-wise, his denial appeared truthful


Van Jones positive tweet about President Trump and prison reform
Black Caucus no confidence vote on Tom Perez
Tucker Carlson and Ocasio-Cortez agree on Amazon headquarters

Bipartisanship is breaking out


Saudi Arabia identifies the people they will punish for Khashoggi
2016 Prediction: Once election is over, national hysteria would come down

Whiteboard comparison, 2016 worries vs. 2018 worries


Global warming’s 3 components:

1. The Science
2. The Models
3. The Economics
The models and economics…are not science


The Wall: Building and testing design options on a small scale first

Should make both sides happy, test and observe results

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Episode 301 Scott Adams: FOXNews Supporting CNN on Acosta Lawsuit is Brilliant But Looks Stupid to You

Topic: 

FOXNews files amicus brief aligning themselves with CNN and Acosta

Don’t get lost in the weeds on this
FOXNews performed a brilliant high-ground maneuver

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Episode 300 Scott Adams: Why You Shouldn’t Piss Off The First Lady and Anti-Pelosi Democrats

Topics: 

Doctor assisted suicide is here and legal, in the United States

Hospice care or palliative care


Hate crimes increase 17%…or maybe they decreased 17%
If you’re dumb enough to piss off the first lady…

…you’re too dumb for your National Security Aide job


The new far-left Democrats, 4 crazy bullet points per Fox News

The Dems are employing the Trump playbook
The Dems are  doing it effectively
Their 4 objectives are a “big ask”, just like President Trump


19 Black women ran for judgeship in Texas…and won
America, divided by a common language

We’re arguing about the definition of words
“Nationalist”, “Democratic Socialism”
Winning arguments by changing the definition of words


If Mark Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, ever runs for President…he will win
A complex, big, impossible seeming Middle East peace plan is possible

Little deals are harder to achieve than a grand plan


How is President Trump “persuasive”…if he hasn’t persuaded me?

President Trump’s approval rating is only 40%
Neither side is capable of persuading the other side
Both sides now, only try to persuade their own side


2016 Election worries…

Concentration camps, global depression, nuclear war


2018 worries…

Vote counting, Healthcare, the caravan, Melania doesn’t like somebody
Our current problems are small compared to 2016 worries


Home-building kits for low cost housing with snap together capability

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Episode 299 Scott Adams: Something Big Might be Happening in the Middle East

Topics:

In the Man Cave…Explaining why something big might be happening in the Middle East
Your filter on reality should do two things:

1. Make you happy
2. Do a good job of predicting


Applying the persuasion filter to the Middle East

A chance for peace?

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