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Episode 268 Scott Adams: Saudi Halfpinions, Russian Missile Deals, and Midterms

Topics: 

CNN Political Analyst, Julian Zelizer’s “halfpinion” article
CNN shifts into alibi mode for possible election losses:

Two minority vote suppression articles now on CNN
Would Mueller wait till after midterms if he had anything juicy?


President going hard on Russia…right before the midterms
Jamal Khashoggi, does anyone care beyond the journalist level?
Possible fallout from #FentanylChina assassinations
Wearing, tweeting, displaying the American flag just prior to midterm elections

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Episode 267 Scott Adams: Saudi Excuses, #JobsNotMobs, Voter Turnout

Topics: 

Paul Krugman’s IQ, credentials and his tweet this morning…TDS
The persuasion that’s propelling the #JobsNotMobs slogan
#FentanylChina, 30K Americans killed per year

Arresting and/or assassinating the lab owners has value
President Trump considering China postage increase


Thought experiment: Big tech decides to impact election results

Algorithms be tweaked to target only GOP and discourage voting


Sight of American flag influences voting GOP, pre-suasion example
President Trump, the last President who isn’t owned by anybody
Saudi explanation of Khashoggi event…not plausible
Adam Schiff’s (and other dems) wide-eyed look, what does it mean?

Lying?
Hallucinating?
Both?

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Episode 266 Scott Adams: How to Solve the Middle East, #jobsNotMobs and Midterm Turnout

Topics: 

Never waste a good crisis (Khashoggi)
When you can’t do something…and you can’t do nothing
The human caravan has made immigration visual, persuasive

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Episode 265 Scott Adams: Saudi Arabia, Bill Gates Solving Climate Change

Topics: 

Half-pinions on Saudi Arabia and Jamal Khashoggi

Weighing the costs as well as the benefits of our actions


Bill Gates innovative approach to solving climate change

Same approach can be used to solve healthcare costs

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My Stepson Died of an Opioid Overdose

Three weeks ago, my 18-year old stepson died in his bed. Police say it was almost certainly an overdose. We’re waiting for the coroner’s report to confirm. His primary drug of addiction was fake Xanax pills that are widely available and almost always contain fentanyl.

Fentanyl killed Michael Jackson.

Fentanyl killed Prince.

Fentanyl killed Tom Petty.

Fentanyl probably killed half of the 72,000 Americans who died of drug overdoses in 2017.

For reference, fewer than 59,000 Americans in military service died during the entire Vietnam War.

Most fentanyl comes from illegal Chinese drug labs, according to our government. Mexico is the second biggest source. I call them #FentanylChina and #FentanylMexico. Those are their brand identities now, at least to me. About 72,000 families come around to that opinion every year. The Trump administration is acting aggressively against the epidemic, but it’s a long, hard fight.

So I wondered how I can help. I have a plan.

My stepson often complained that it was hard to find a sponsor when he needed one most, when the urge to use was greatest. I think we can solve that problem by the end of the week, with your help.

Here’s how: I’m co-founder of a startup called WhenHub. Our newest app is called Interface by WhenHub, and it’s available for both Apple and Android. The app allows anyone to sign up as an “expert” on any topic whatsoever, and people looking for advice can immediately connect with a video call via the app. We hide the personal contact information from both sides.

The app is free to download and it takes about one minute to sign up as an expert. The idea I’m pitching here is to attract volunteer sponsors to sign up to take calls from anyone in need. If enough sponsors sign up, an addict can reach a live person to talk them through their crisis via an immediate video connection.

Apple app is here.

Android app is here.

Most experts on our app charge a fee based on the length of the call, and the app takes care of the billing in the background. But experts (in this case sponsors) can set their fees to zero, and in that case no one will be paying for anything. Sponsors, I have learned, are generally not motivated by money. But the option is there if they choose to charge. Here I filled out a profile as if I were a sponsor, setting my fees to zero.

If I were signing up for the first time, I would also click the Update Profile button on the top and provide as much or as little about me as necessary, including a photo.

For full disclosure, my startup makes nothing when experts take free calls. But obviously anything we do for the world that is useful and good will also attract attention to the app. That’s a secondary benefit, albeit a big one. The primary benefit is that having a sponsor available to talk to right away might save lives. And more generally, removing any friction between an addict in crisis and a sponsor has got to be a move in the right direction.

The only obstacle to this plan is awareness. That’s where you come in. Think about how many people die from drug and alcohol use every year, and ask yourself if that’s important enough to share this idea on social media. Think of the addicts in your life and send them this blog post. If you know people who are already sponsors, ask what they think of this idea. If we attract a good batch of sponsors on the app, I will promote the heck out of it.

Sponsors can ignore the crypto token options in the Interface by WhenHub app. That stuff is optional and primarily for people who are comfortable with crypto wallets, crypto exchanges, and that sort of thing. Most users will just use our credit card option when there are fees to pay. If you don’t plan to charge, you can ignore all of that too.

At this point in my life, I only invest in ideas that can make a difference to civilization. The Interface by WhenHub app has potential to fill in all kinds of gaps in healthcare, education, training, mentoring, and more. I hope you can help spread the word with a tweet or a share.

Here are the links to the app stores for download:

Apple app is here.

Android app is here.

Thank you for helping.

 

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Episode 264 Scott Adams: Dr. Shiva – U.S. Senate Candidate Running Against Warren

Topics: 

Dr. Shiva offers his thoughts on multiple topics

Elizabeth Warren’s DNA results
Dr. Shiva prevented from participating in debate
Khashoggi and the Middle East
How to address the Fentanyl (opioid) addiction epidemic
Diversity of ideas

I fund my Periscopes and podcasts via audience micro-donations on Patreon. I prefer this method over accepting advertisements or working for a “boss” somewhere because it keeps my voice independent. No one owns me, and that is rare. I’m trying in my own way to make the world a better place, and your contributions help me stay inspired to do that.

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Episode 263 Scott Adams: Explaining the Khashoggi Situation

Topic: 

Did the crown prince authorize what happened to Khashoggi?

 

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Episode 262 Scott Adams: Scott Interrogates Dale With a Bone Saw, Checks His DNA

Topics: 

Interrogating Dale about Elizabeth Warren’s lack of Cherokee DNA
Criticism of President Trump has decreased lately
President Trump’s Twitter jab at Elizabeth Warren’s Harvard admission
Warren’s academic style thinking

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Episode 261 Scott Adams: Warren’s DNA test, Khashoggi, Climate Change

Topics: 

Elizabeth Warren’s DNA test results
Khashoggi story, more and more speculation popping up

He may have been much more than just a journalist


President Trump’s 60 Minutes interview with Lesley Stahl

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Episode 260 Scott Adams: The President’s Portfolio, a Systems Idea

Topics: 

Jamal Khashoggi mystery…

How much risk should the west take when one proponent of Sharia Law kills another proponent?


Kanye is operating at a higher level of awareness than his critics

A “President’s Portfolio”, spotlighting startups with the potential to reduce healthcare costs
STOP thinking yes/no…START thinking test small, see what happens

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