Meta releases Threads - the first true challenge to Twitter's supremacy as the "digital town square". What was the thinking behind Threads? Will it spell the end for Twitter? Who is using Threads so far and how?Jonah Hill's ex-girlfriend releases a batch of private texts supposedly showing him to be abusive and it's got the digital sphere talking. Another example of how we no longer know where to draw the line between Private & Public.NY Times publishes a hit piece suggesting Clarence Thomas is irretrievably corrupt. Upon review, the piece is a clear "Fake News" missive making grossly false allegations against the Supreme Court Justice.Strange week for the media - publishing pieces on how "fitness makes you right wing" and in support of....birth control and child trafficking? I analyze some truly odd pieces from NBC, MSNBC, and Rolling Stone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Diversity", "Equity", & "Inclusion" are seemingly separate principles. However, the terms have been lumped together, co-opted by an industry of professionals, and implanted bureaucratically in Corporate America. With expensive "DEI Consultants" renting themselves out to companies, and "DEI Executives" occupying lofty (and expensive) positions at major corporations, no one seemed to ever ask the question "Does any of this stuff actually work?". Conor Friedersdorf of The Atlantic has taken a deeper look at companies scrutinizing these programs (and personnel) and starting to wonder if they're getting their bang for their buck.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Originally intended to measure strict environmental impact, "Environment Social Governance" or "ESG" scores are now used by financial institutions to reward and punish companies based on their supposed ethics. But are these scores actually measuring the right things? When Phillip Morris earns an ESG score multiples of Tesla - despite making a product that is literally killing people - it appears safe to say that the scoring system is broken. Haley Kennington of Wrong Speak has been studying how ESG scores have become nothing more than intimidation rackets for progressive institutions to bully companies into aligning with their political agenda. She joins me this episode to discuss.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The battle against ISIS and Vladimir Putin's invasion of Crimea in 2014 woke up the American national security apparatus to the notion of "hybrid war" - the impact of social media activity on battlefield results. Beginning with the election of Donald Trump in 2016, this national security apparatus was aimed away from external enemies and turned inwards against American citizens - any of those deemed to be engaging in "Disinformation". "Disinformation" formerly meant to refer to false information, *deliberately* planted by a foreign government. It is now a term used to refer to nearly any false or simply disfavored view or opinion. The national intelligence services, in cahoots with Big Tech (Google, Twitter, Facebook - staffed HEAVILY with former intelligence officers) activated against any citizen engaging in wrong think - whether it was the idea that Donald Trump won without Russian interference, that the COVID-19 virus leaked from a lab, or that Hunter Biden's laptop was real and contained newsworthy info. Jacob Siegel is an Iraq War veteran and senior editor of Tablet Magazine. He has written the definitive piece summarizing the Unholy Alliance of the National Security State and Big Tech fighting the "War on Disinformation".....against the American people. He joined me this week to discuss.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Special Counsel John Durham finally released his report documenting massive misconduct and lies by the FBI and security agencies in conducting the Trump Russia investigation.Sports Illustrated has turned the Swimsuit Edition Woke - which begs the question: Why do male oriented brands feel the need to scold and alienate their core audience?Elon Musk has hired a new CEO for Twitter - NBC Advertising Guru Linda Yaccarino. What does this mean for the platform and free speech?A House Committee releases a report further documenting financial impropriety by Joe Biden's family members - impropriety with deep connections to America's enemies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New York City's subways have returned to the urban chaos of the 80's and 90's, leading to an inevitable fatal incident of vigilante-ism. A Marine trying to restrain an unhinged homeless person who had been threatning passengers, with a fatal result. What conditions led to this? Could it have been prevented? Was it a just result? What can be done to rectify it?Adam Coleman is a writer who has been pondering these questions. He has a unique perspective here, as he was formerly homeless himself. Adam joins me to explore the Jordan Neely incident, and the causes of and responses to the urban chaos that he was a party to. And the hypocrisy of the commentators and politicians who lament Neely's death, but didn't seem to care about him (or his victims) while he was alive.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After about a million false rumors of Donald Trump being arrested, one of the rumors finally came true. And the charges are pathetically weak - a flimsy attempt by Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg to flip a misdemeanor into a felony. On this episode I discuss:-The legal charges themselves and why there are baseless; a blatant example of prosecutorial misconduct and selective prosecution-The political fallout & why this helps Trump (hint: he thrives off attention, good or bad)-Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's sordid history of not prosecuting violent criminals-George Soros' heavy (& well documented) financial support of Bragg - and why you're being told not to notice this-My predictions for Trump's eventual trial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Freddie DeBoer is one of my favorite writers and someone whose blunt yet thoughtful wisdom is sorely needed these days. Freddie joins me to discuss: The explosion in ADHD diagnosis and prescription drugs such as Aderral and Ritalin. How ADHD and other disorders have become "cultures" and "communities" that define people's identities The role of pharmaceutical companies and bureaucratic rewards incentivizing claims of ADHD and other disorders How "Safetyism" (the prioritization of emotional comfort over all things) is impeding solutions Freddie's criticism of social shaming (i.e., "cancel culture") from a progressive, left-wing perspective  The rage of the "creative underclass" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Social commentary has become a lost art in movies and television, but recently 3 works were very deliberate in exploring the unique features of modern life: HBO mini-series White Lotus, and the films Tar & Triangle of Sadness. My friend and comedian Leah Lamarr joins me to discuss these works and the social issues they comment on:- Shifting gender roles in modern relationships - do women want to be "equal partners"?- The unique dysfunctions of the rich & beautiful in the social media age- Selling beauty & glamour for money and access- How power dynamics are portrayed in the "Woke" era Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Despite being both anonymous and controversial, Niccolo Soldo (not his real name) has built up one of the most popular pages on Substack and interviewed some of the leaders of media and industry.He joins me to discuss many of the wide ranging and fascinating topics he covers on his Substack:- "Turbo America": His contrarian theory that America is now actually more powerful than ever.- History of AIDS: Niccolo is one of the world's leading researchers on the history of AIDS, and recently penned a brilliaint 8-part retrospective.- The Rise of Vladimir Putin & the Russia/Ukraine Conflict- MAGA & BLM: The failed American populist movements of the late 2010's.- California in the 60's & 70's: Why is the west coast both the engine of culture and social movements, and a hotbed of con men, grifters, and charlatans?- The Sexual Revolution and its Fallout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices