September 24, 2025 • 39 mins
This episode features host Kraig Delaney discussing alleged inconsistencies and suspicious details surrounding the arrest of Tyler Robison for the shooting of Charlie Kirk, particularly focusing on statements made by Kash Patel and the unlikelihood of the released text messages being authentic. Delaney raises numerous questions about the crime scene handling and the implausibility of the rifle's disassembly, connecting the number 33 to theories about signaling and deception. The host then shifts to a broader political critique, expressing concern that the potential divestiture of TikTok will result in the platform's control falling to American entities like BlackRock, which he describes as a powerful and dangerous "hidden hand" in the economy, before concluding with segments on sports and an inspiring story.
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Speaker 1 (00:14):
You look like the fourth of July. It makes me
want a hot dog real bad. How he's coaching. This
is the Soapbox Champion podcast. Yes, it is the Soapbox
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Champion Podcast. It's Tuesday, September twenty third, twenty twenty five.
This episode two and four of that podcast recorded live
from FEMA Region five drying off here in southern Indiana.
We went from almost drought conditions and a no burn
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band for a while to almost a full day of
rain yesterday. We needed it, and now I'll do it
for this week's weather podcast. Yeah, we did need it.
I needed it here. I've got stuff I need to burn. Seriously,
we needed it. So that's it. I sound funny, I
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might look funny. I feel funny. No, I'm just wore out.
I'm extremely sunburnt. I'm steel Horse. From the weekend, went
to Louisville, Kentucky to the Louder Than Life Music Festival.
Just went Saturday. This is a multi day event. I
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don't know how people do it. I met people from
Australia that were camping there and did all days. I
did one day and it felt like Stephen King's The
Long Walk. I was probably like I don't know. Our
uber picked us up at ten thirty, we were on
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grounds at eleven. Our uber dropped us back off at
our hotel at twelve forty four am, and I was
at the festival that entire day. Seating is very limited.
You pretty much have to luck out steal a picnic table.
Ers I'm telling you ten picnic tables. Probably Go google
the Louder Than Live Music Festival and just look at
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the number of people that are there attendees. I'm saying
it was insanity, almost zero shelter. I was roasted, toasted,
I'm burnt. I feel like my feet were broken. When
I left that place, I was hoarse from yelling, and
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I have an absolutely amazing time. It was awesome. As
the second year in a row we went. It was great.
Everyone from I don't know, Super Heaven. I think I
mentioned that before. They They probably played fifth or sixth
in the day, and it seemed like they kicked it
off that day. Everyone was still groggy, no one was
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really in the mood. And then Super Heaven played and
everybody started getting into the day, I felt like, and
then it just progressed from there. Closed out with Deftones
the second time me seeing them this year one of
the better shows I've seen because we got a new
album material that was played. It was good, it was
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really good. Surprise of that, you can go look up
the lineup. I'm not gonna go over it. But the
surprise of the day the band Kittie. Remember those girls
from the nineties. They still got it and they got
it better than ever and they absolutely rocked. You talk
about loud, good, polished. They were the surprise hit of
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the day. When I left the festival, I immediately went
to YouTube music and liked a bunch of their songs
again and one that I heard. They got a song
called Fire that I hadn't heard before, and it floored
me live. It floored me. Uh, great song that I
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couldn't even tell you when it came out. Anyway, That's
why I look sound feel weird. I'm good though, I
am good? Uh, Tyler Robinson, are we believing this one? Still?
Things don't add up. They're actually quite absurd at this point,
and all went to shit, as do all things involving him,
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apparently with Cash Betel, the subject for the horrific shooting
today that took the life of Charlie Kirki is now
in custody, Patel posted on x Less than two hours later,
he announced that that person had been released after an
interrogation by law enforcement. Then later, when Robinson was apprehended,
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we got this from pateou.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
This is what happens when you let good cops be cops.
The FBI and our partners are proud to stand here
today together to bring justice to the family of Charlie
Kirk in honor his memory. I want to express my
deep gratitude to President Trump, the Vice President, and the
entire White House who have been so incredibly supportive with
both resources and just personally to the FBI as a team.
(05:27):
They had our backs the entire way, and I just
want to express my gratitude for giving us the resources
we need to operate in this space to bring this
sort of justice at this sort of speed. In thirty
three hours, we have made historic progress for Charlie.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
Thirty three hours, he said, thirty three is the magic number.
Later in the same announcement, he actually said this.
Speaker 2 (05:51):
The suspect was taken into custody at ten pm local time,
in less than thirty six hours, thirty three to be precise.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
Come on dude, is thirty three the magic number? Who knows?
But it does hold significance in various context You know,
depending on how you define magic as the magic number.
In mathematics, a magic number often refers to numbers with
unique properties, like those in magic squares or specific contents
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like forty two. In some programming context, thirty three doesn't
have a standout role here. It's it's a composite number
three times eleven, not prime, and lacks notable properties like
being a perfect square or a Fibonacci number. In numerology,
thirty three is often called a master number, associated with
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spiritual enlightenment, compassion, and creativity. It's seen as powerful because
it doubles the energy of three, which is linked to
expression and inspiration. Some believe it carries a mystical or
transform vibe and I'm ramping up to something here, guys.
In Christianity, thirty three is sometimes linked to Jesus' age
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at crucifixion, giving it symbolic weight. In freemasonry, the thirty
three degree. The thirty third degree is the highest rank
in some rights associated with wisdom and honor. In other
traditions like Hinduism Buddhism, thirty three may appear in specific context,
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but it's not yet like universally magic in pulp culture
and superstition. I guess you'd say thirty three doesn't have
the same widespread mystique as say seven or thirteen. But
it pops up in conspiracy theories, occult discussions, or as
a significant number in certain narratives, and also it's known
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as the liar's number in certain conspiraciess, especially those that
focus on Masonic or secret society symbolism. Thirty three is
sometimes referred to as a signal number, since the thirty
third degree is the highest level in Scottish Rite. Freemasonry.
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Theories claim that when thirty three shows up in news, statistics,
or politics, it's a sign of manipulation, deception, or coding
meant to mislead the public. This creates the link between
thirty three and cover ups. Traditionally, numerology calls thirty three
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a quote magic teacher tied to truth, compassionate and enlightenment again,
but in some conspiracy it gets flipped on its head,
arguing that false teachers and deceivers also hide behind the
same number, so it becomes the liar's number. Uh, you
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may remember it during COVID.
Speaker 3 (09:05):
We have thirty three confirmed positive tests.
Speaker 1 (09:09):
We have thirty three Pennsylvanians who have tested positive for
COVID thirteen and they we are thirty three cases.
Speaker 2 (09:17):
They were thirty three new cases. The state of Minnesota
today reported thirty three new COVID nineteen related death.
Speaker 3 (09:23):
There are thirty three confirmed cases in Arkansas.
Speaker 4 (09:27):
That's the largest single day increase so far, raising the
total to thirty.
Speaker 1 (09:32):
Three, thirty three, thirty three. There were thirty three confirmed
cases in North Carolina. It was thirty three everywhere. I
guess I think that was I was. I think that
was Red Team Go. I think thirty is a Red
Team go. Everybody goes, Okay, let's do it. It's time.
Speaker 3 (09:48):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (09:49):
Wow, dude, there's like literally one thousand, thirty three.
Speaker 1 (09:53):
And forty three new cases. Thirty three people died and
don't fucking Hong.
Speaker 3 (09:57):
Kong the number thirty three know what that represents everywhere?
Speaker 2 (10:02):
Every single day's sake, well, twelve more cases, which now
brings a state to thirty three.
Speaker 1 (10:07):
I loved it. I loved it when it was happening.
I love it now. My antenna always goes up when
I hear the number thirty three in reference to big
events like this. So that's how all this begins, with
cash Betel signaling with the number thirty three, whether he
knows it or not, leading right into the most convoluted, awkward,
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unbelievable arrest in my lifetime so far. They have their guy,
and then all the bs just starts rolling in Utah.
Governor Spencer Cox clothing correct, Yes, yes, so.
Speaker 3 (10:54):
When he's first spotting on campus, he has different clothing on,
and then he changes clothing on the roof and then
changed back into that clothing at some point, so that
when when he was when he was apprehended, when he
when he was arrested, the clothing matched the clothing he
had on.
Speaker 1 (11:11):
Before the shooting. Here at UVU. Last question here, Yes,
quite the costume change operation going on for this guy
who just shot someone and then needs to jump off
a roof. I mean, who is he, Lady Gaga? And
when we see the video of him jumping off the roof,
it was awkward, right he hesitates, probably because it's just
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shy of two stories high, right, But how did he
get on the roof? Has this ever been addressed? You know,
I talked to people off camera all the time, today, yesterday, before,
and always. This has never brought up except in my brain.
And supposedly he left a screwdriver on the roof according
to the FBI, the one that he used to assemble
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the rifle that there is no evidence, zero evidence of
him ever bringing on the roof. He somehow by magic
got her on the roof, not in his backpack, disassembled
or not. That barrel is not fitting in a backpack.
He was able to disassemble for some reason before jumping
off the roof. And by the way, none of my firearms,
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be it pistols, old or new, rifles, old or new, shotguns,
old or new, pellet rifles old or new, or even
Red Rider BB guns which I own several, including accustom
made by me tactical Red Rider, None of them, or
any other firearm I have ever seen, held or heard
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about in my entire lifetime, uses a screwdriver to be disassembled.
None their roll pins. I have a rubber block that
I set my firearm on and a roll pinhammer that
is used to knock the pins out for disassembly, not
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by screwdriver on the run. Even the breakdown models of
some rifles like Survival rifles that I've talked about on
here before, or takedown models of rifles specifically made for
backpack use, don't use screws. It's unheard of and almost ridiculous.
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But he left that screwdriver, according to the FBI, on
the roof after disassembling that rifle for some reason up there.
Then how was that rifle found fully assembled by the
same FBI investigators in the bushes that they've posted pictures.
I've remember the photo of that brand new looking rifle
fully assembled in that brand new box that I found Fishy,
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completely fully assembled, not a scratch. Go ahead and zoom
in on that thing, guy telling me if you see
a screwhead anywhere. But maybe the most offensive thing I
believe was the fact that the FBI made no crime
scene out of the tent or the area that Charlie
was sitting under when he was shot. There were no agents,
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there was no crime scene tape, There was no scene
photos taken, no measuring tape from when Charlie, you know,
from Charlie giving the trajectory, no no lasers, no, no nothing.
No measurements were taken to or re enacted later for
trajectory and forensics. Nothing and this is gory, but there
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was no blood splatter on the tent. Come on, the
way he blood out is kind of sketchy to when
you go and see the damage that can be inflicted
by a thirty six. Of course, I've never shot a
human with a thirty out six, but hunters have shot
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in mammals and we know how that goes. I'm not
sure it goes how it did on film that day.
Many are saying that tent should have been covered. I
don't know. Maybe there was some, but we'll never know
because the tent was taken down immediately, and the same
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chair that Charlie Kirk was sitting on when he was
killed was used by some man to stand on to
start taking down the tent. They started breaking down cameras
and the tent within five minutes of the shooting. You'd
think that's normal. Where's the bullet? By the way, did
they recover that? Was there an attempt? Maybe none of
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this was done because it wasn't part of the plan
to perform any of this normal crime crime scene analysis,
and no one in the FBI wherever else is smart
enough to take it and fake it. And just when
you start thinking it's all bs or at very least
obscenely mishandled. The text messages were released. The text messages
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allegedly sent by Tyler Robinson to his roommate and lover,
a man named Lance Twigs. Twigs they call him, is
transitioning from male to female, by the way, and Robinson
decided to send him a big, long text thread. Immediately
after shooting Kirk. The initial message and note, Robinson texted
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his roommate to drop what you're doing. Look under my keyboard.
The roommate found a note that allegedly read, I had
the opportunity to take Charlie Kirk, and I'm going to
take it. When the roommate asked if Robinson was involved
in the sho shooting, he replied, I am, I'm sorry.
I'll just look here. Uh in post here we like
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to say, I'll put these text messages up, I'll read them.
Speaker 3 (17:11):
I'll read them.
Speaker 1 (17:13):
Uh First was Robinson, I am, I am still okay,
my love, but I am struck in orum for a
little while longer yet shouldn't be long until I come home.
But I gotta grab my rifle still. To be honest,
I had hoped to keep this secret till I died
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of old age. I'm sorry to involve you. The roommate
said you weren't the one who did it, right, Robinson says,
I am. I'm sorry, roommate. I thought they caught the
person Robinson. No, they grabbed some crazy old dude. How
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would he know about it? Then integrated some integrity, interrogated
someone and some clothing. I had planned to grab my
rifle from my drop point shortly after, but most of
the side of town got locked down. It's quiet, almost
enough to get out, but there's one vehicle lingering why
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why did I do it? Yeah? I had enough of
his hatred. Some hate can't be negotiated out. If I'm
able to grab my rifle unseen, I will have left
no evidence. Going to attempt to retrieve it again. Hopefully
they have moved on. I haven't seen anything about them
finding it. How long have you been planning this? A
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bit over a week. I believe I can get close
to it, but there's a squad car parked right by it.
I think they already swept that spot, but I don't
want to chance it. Okay, stop, stop, stop, it goes on.
There's actually two pages that I have. I've heard enough.
I've heard enough. That's not how twenty two year olds talk, you, guys,
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That surely isn't how twenty two year olds text. You understand,
you know who thinks twenty two year olds talk that
way and text that way? Fifty five year old FBI agents.
That's who? Name a teenager or a twenty two year
old that says squad car None, there are none that
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I don't know. Those are the most fabricated, convenient I
don't know. Conveniently, after everyone started asking why he left
the rifle, and then they happen to explain away all
of it and why the hell his own father would
turn him in and supposedly receive a million dollar reward,
by the way, I don't I don't know. These fake
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texts conveniently and miraculously provide the initial message of I'm
going to tell you what I've done, and and so
the messages provide the following a confession, a motive, details
of the act, and further instructions for the roommate. No way,
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no way, there's no way this is real. I'm grown,
I'm fifty, I have a teenage child. None of this
sounds real, and none of this sounds authentic in any way.
Not one piece that I've read and that they released
no more authentic than a cool ranch dorito taco from
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Taco Bell. Are these real? They're not authentic, just strange,
And I don't think there's a soul left who believes
the text are real. And to wrap all of it
up and get it over with quickly. The prosecutor asked
for the death penalty right away and immediately, and Utah
is one of the only five states still using a
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firing squad Utah, Idahosissippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, so it'll be
over quick and the suspect will no longer be available,
just like Thomas Crooks was cremated immediately, and we still
know not a damn thing about him, and you know what,
we never will. And soon it'll become even more difficult
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to find out anything because TikTok will be compromised and
will become one of the greatest propaganda tools the US
government has ever possessed. The US past the law called
the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act in
twenty twenty four. Under this law, apps owned by certain
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foreign entities, including Byte Dance TikTok's parent company are considered
foreign adversary controlled applications, and they must divest or lose
control of their app or face a ban, and early
this year, the US Supreme Court upheld the law, saying
it did not violate the First Amendment. Byteedance was initially
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required to divest by January nineteenth of this year or
face the ban, but because of negotiations and the complexity
of splitting up algorithms, data, and control, the enforcement slash
shut down whatever it was becoming, had to be delayed
and extended. The current proposal involves Oracle, with silver Lake
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and others keep silver Lake in mind taking control of
US operations of TikTok, including oversight of the algorithm. Byte
Dance is keeping less than twenty percent ownership the US
LED board, with majority control by American investors American companies
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managing user data storing it in the United States. The
major concern from the US government is that TikTok's algorithms
and user data, especially from US users, could be accessed
by Chinese authorities via by Dance, posing national security privacy risks.
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The proposed deal is extended to limit those risks by
separating the US side data and algorithm control. There's pros
and cons, of course, like anything, you know anything, no
matter how bad a thing is or how good a
thing is, there's pros and cons. One pro it could
save TikTok from being banned in the US, keeps the
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platform running for its around one hundred and seventy million
US users. Concerns, criticism, cons Some critics argue that licensing
the algorithm from ByteDance still gives indirect influence, that the
deal might not fully satisfy all national security concerns, that
Chinese regulators might not approve or cooperate. And I me,
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this podcaster, don't give a damn about that pro or
that con. But I'm here to tell you this deal
just shifts the threat. If it all works perfectly and
it looks like it's going to and it severs the
tie to China completely, it gets worse for me and you.
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In twenty twenty, Blackrock made a five hundred and fifty
million dollar investment into silver Lake to become a minority shareholder.
This wasn't just fund money. It gave Blackrock a direct
equity stake in Silver Lakes Management Company. The deal was
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framed as a strategic partnership between the world's largest asset manager,
Blackrock and one of the biggest tech fo private equity firms,
which is silver Lake. Blackrock has joined silver Lake and
several large deals, such as the twenty four billion dollar
takeover of Dell Technologies and investments in companies like Twitter, Airbnb,
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and us UFC's parent Endeavor. Blackrock is the largest asset
manager in the world over ten trillion dollars under management,
which gives it a massive influence over corporations, governments, and
financial markets. That scale has made it the center of
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a lot of social and political concern from different sides.
Here are the main areas of controversy. I'll just let
you know, uh, corporate power and concentration. Blackrock is one
of the top shareholders in most major US companies, alongside Vangarden,
State Street. You'll see critics argue that this creates too
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much concentrated power in just a few hands, letting Blackrock
indirectly shape corporate policies, executive pay, and even entire industries.
Some call this stealth capitalism. They don't own companies outright,
but the vote on the boards and they form policies
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for millions of shares and their political influence. Because of
its size, Blackrock is a go to advisor for entire governments,
including the US Treasury and the European Central Bank. Critics
say this creates a revolving door where Blackrock employees move
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into government rolls and back, blurring lines between public service
and corporate interests. There's also the environmental, social, and governance debate.
Blackrock promotes sustainable investing and says companies should consider climate risks,
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and this has sparked two sides. I guess you would say,
two different kinds of criticism. The right says Blackrock is
accused of pushing woke capitalism, forcing companies to adopt progressive policies,
and even the left says Blackrock is accused of greenwashing,
talking about sustainability while still being heavily invested in fossil
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fuels and other polluting industries. See housing market concerns. Blackrock
buys up large amounts of residential real estate in some areas.
Critics argue that drives up housing prices because they turn
most of those properties into rental properties, makes home ownership
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harder for families, and turns neighborhoods into rental only zones
run by big corporations. And there's the systemic risk. Because
it manages so much money and uses advanced financial technology,
some regulators worry that if Blackrock ever failed or or
mismanaged risks, it could create systematic or systemic financial instability.
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It's like a too big to fail situation outside traditional banking.
So really, the concern is that BlackRock's enormous size plus
its influence, gives it power over corporations, governments, and markets
that no single private company has ever had before without
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almost any kind of level of accountability or by government
or regulators. And if you roll your eyes whenever you
hear me mention Blackrock and you think they don't affect you,
sit down. Blackrock manages trillions and mutual funds, ETFs and
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retirement accounts. You know, your four oh one K, your iras,
and your pension funds. This means your retirement savings may
be invested in companies where Blackrock is a major shareholder,
giving it direct influence over corporate decisions and strategy. Even
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if you don't invest directly in you know with Blackrock
your pension fund might be invested through one of its funds.
Uh and through its like we said, through its private
equity arms, Blackrock has bought up large amounts single family
homes around here in the US, turning them into rental
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properties equals higher home prices, more people renting instead of
owning landlords being large corporations rather than individuals. In some cities,
it's estimated that Blackrock owns thousands of rental units, which
can influence local housing costs. What about consumer products and companies, Well,
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Blackrock is often a top shareholder in major corporations like Apple, Microsoft, Amazon,
and Coca Cola. This means decisions about what products are made, pricing,
or company policies and that could be influenced by Blackrock
through shareholder of voting AH think executive pay, environmental policies
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again or corporate lobbying priorities. And because Blackrock pushes companies
to adopt environmental, social and governance standards, you may see
more green products or services, corporate policies on diversity and inclusion,
and investment strategies tied to sustainability. Some people see this
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as a positive, other worry it's a private influence over
public priorities. Blackrocks platform Aladdin manages risks for banks, insurers,
and governments. That means if Blackrock changes how it alligates
money can affect interest rates, stock prices, in market liquidity.
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That affects almost everything, the value of your investments, your
credit availability, cost of borrowing or mortgages. So really, even
if you never directly invested in blackrock, its it's decisions
touch your savings, your retirement, your housing market, everyday products
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and services, beverages, the policies and strategies of major corporations
that surround you. You, guys, blackrock is like a hidden
hand and in the economy, powerful, mostly invisible, and affecting
your life and millions of lives indirectly. And now it
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looks like they will wield the power of the mighty
TikTok algorithm. I haven't heard of anything more dangerous for
Americans in my life, and now it's time for sports.
Wilt Chamberlain, he once scored one hundred points in a
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single NBA game in nineteen sixty two, so what, well,
there's a twist. He only made twenty eight to thirty
two free throws that game. Decent for him, but he
is infamous for being a poor free throw shooter overall,
with a career average of fifty one percent. And that's
going to do it for this week. Sport segments, Everyone segments.
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And the next one is the SBC Quote of the Week.
This week's quotes not even from a real person, kind
of sort of. It's from the slightly fictional character of
Larry David from the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm. The
quote quote, I hate asking for favors almost as much
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as I hate doing them. End quote Larry David. That
throws us face first. And to yet another segment I've
grown accustomed to calling sugar, Sugar is.
Speaker 2 (33:37):
Eight times as addictive as colcine short episode.
Speaker 1 (33:41):
You guys, I don't think it was supposed to be
actually one sure if I was going to do an
episode at all, but I can't just skire. Here we are.
I'm doing it, okay, this week's sugar, it's pretty sweet.
In two thousand and two, a Swedish woman named Hilda
Back sponsored an education of a young Kenyan student named
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Chris Maburu. She contributed a modest sum each month, never
expecting anything in return. Years later, Chris, who had become
a human rights lawyer for the UN, sought out Hilda
to express his gratitude. Her support had enabled him to
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attend Harvard University, and he credited her with changing the
course of his entire life. Inspired by Hilda's generosity, Chris
established a scholarship program in Kenya to help other bright
students from their disadvantaged backgrounds. He named it the Hilda
Back Education Fund, honoring the woman who small act of
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kindness had a profound impact. The story was later featured
in a twenty ten documentary called A Small Act I
light it in the Powerful Ripple Effect of compassion.
Speaker 4 (35:12):
A woman named Hilda Bang walked into my life and
totally changes it. If I had not been sponsored by Hilda,
I really do not believe I would have made it
to Haven. So I decided to start a foundation that
would support bright children from poor families. Education is not
some process by which you become more knowledgeable. For me,
education is a life and death issue. I would like
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these kids to be educated because a society that is
very ignorant, because the breeding ground for violence, because the
breeding ground for intolerance. I have a big dream that
will break through the boundaries of the village and excel.
Speaker 1 (35:57):
Originally an HBO documentary but no longer an HBO, but
it doesn't matter because you can watch a small act
for free right now and to be and what a
powerful quote too, did you hear him? A society that
is very ignorant, it becomes the breeding ground for violence,
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becomes the breeding ground fall intolerance. We talk about big
things on this podcast, but big doesn't always mean important
or life changing. Big important things aren't always started by
big corporations or giant groups of people or large sums
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of money. Sometimes it starts with very little and just
one person. And that's why the documentary A Small Act,
and the act itself is this week's sugar. There is
absolutely no reason why that will one person can't be you.
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You guys remember that walking away from this podcast. Okay,
speaking of this podcast, that's gonna do it for episode
two hundred and four of the Soapbox Champion podcast. Thanks
for listening to everyone. Hope you enjoyed it or learned
something or laughed or made fun of me. I don't
care what you do. I do this every Tuesday at
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You look like the fourth of July. It makes me
want a hot dog real bad. How he's coaching. This
is the Soapbox Champion podcast. Yes, it is the Soapbox
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Champion Podcast. It's Tuesday, September twenty third, twenty twenty five.
This episode two and four of that podcast recorded live
from FEMA Region five drying off here in southern Indiana.
We went from almost drought conditions and a no burn
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band for a while to almost a full day of
rain yesterday. We needed it, and now I'll do it
for this week's weather podcast. Yeah, we did need it.
I needed it here. I've got stuff I need to burn. Seriously,
we needed it. So that's it. I sound funny, I
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might look funny. I feel funny. No, I'm just wore out.
I'm extremely sunburnt. I'm steel Horse. From the weekend, went
to Louisville, Kentucky to the Louder Than Life Music Festival.
Just went Saturday. This is a multi day event. I
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don't know how people do it. I met people from
Australia that were camping there and did all days. I
did one day and it felt like Stephen King's The
Long Walk. I was probably like I don't know. Our
uber picked us up at ten thirty, we were on
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grounds at eleven. Our uber dropped us back off at
our hotel at twelve forty four am, and I was
at the festival that entire day. Seating is very limited.
You pretty much have to luck out steal a picnic table.
Ers I'm telling you ten picnic tables. Probably Go google
the Louder Than Live Music Festival and just look at
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the number of people that are there attendees. I'm saying
it was insanity, almost zero shelter. I was roasted, toasted,
I'm burnt. I feel like my feet were broken. When
I left that place, I was hoarse from yelling, and
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I have an absolutely amazing time. It was awesome. As
the second year in a row we went. It was great.
Everyone from I don't know, Super Heaven. I think I
mentioned that before. They They probably played fifth or sixth
in the day, and it seemed like they kicked it
off that day. Everyone was still groggy, no one was
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really in the mood. And then Super Heaven played and
everybody started getting into the day, I felt like, and
then it just progressed from there. Closed out with Deftones
the second time me seeing them this year one of
the better shows I've seen because we got a new
album material that was played. It was good, it was
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really good. Surprise of that, you can go look up
the lineup. I'm not gonna go over it. But the
surprise of the day the band Kittie. Remember those girls
from the nineties. They still got it and they got
it better than ever and they absolutely rocked. You talk
about loud, good, polished. They were the surprise hit of
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the day. When I left the festival, I immediately went
to YouTube music and liked a bunch of their songs
again and one that I heard. They got a song
called Fire that I hadn't heard before, and it floored
me live. It floored me. Uh, great song that I
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couldn't even tell you when it came out. Anyway, That's
why I look sound feel weird. I'm good though, I
am good? Uh, Tyler Robinson, are we believing this one? Still?
Things don't add up. They're actually quite absurd at this point,
and all went to shit, as do all things involving him,
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apparently with Cash Betel, the subject for the horrific shooting
today that took the life of Charlie Kirki is now
in custody, Patel posted on x Less than two hours later,
he announced that that person had been released after an
interrogation by law enforcement. Then later, when Robinson was apprehended,
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we got this from pateou.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
This is what happens when you let good cops be cops.
The FBI and our partners are proud to stand here
today together to bring justice to the family of Charlie
Kirk in honor his memory. I want to express my
deep gratitude to President Trump, the Vice President, and the
entire White House who have been so incredibly supportive with
both resources and just personally to the FBI as a team.
(05:27):
They had our backs the entire way, and I just
want to express my gratitude for giving us the resources
we need to operate in this space to bring this
sort of justice at this sort of speed. In thirty
three hours, we have made historic progress for Charlie.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
Thirty three hours, he said, thirty three is the magic number.
Later in the same announcement, he actually said this.
Speaker 2 (05:51):
The suspect was taken into custody at ten pm local time,
in less than thirty six hours, thirty three to be precise.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
Come on dude, is thirty three the magic number? Who knows?
But it does hold significance in various context You know,
depending on how you define magic as the magic number.
In mathematics, a magic number often refers to numbers with
unique properties, like those in magic squares or specific contents
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like forty two. In some programming context, thirty three doesn't
have a standout role here. It's it's a composite number
three times eleven, not prime, and lacks notable properties like
being a perfect square or a Fibonacci number. In numerology,
thirty three is often called a master number, associated with
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spiritual enlightenment, compassion, and creativity. It's seen as powerful because
it doubles the energy of three, which is linked to
expression and inspiration. Some believe it carries a mystical or
transform vibe and I'm ramping up to something here, guys.
In Christianity, thirty three is sometimes linked to Jesus' age
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at crucifixion, giving it symbolic weight. In freemasonry, the thirty
three degree. The thirty third degree is the highest rank
in some rights associated with wisdom and honor. In other
traditions like Hinduism Buddhism, thirty three may appear in specific context,
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but it's not yet like universally magic in pulp culture
and superstition. I guess you'd say thirty three doesn't have
the same widespread mystique as say seven or thirteen. But
it pops up in conspiracy theories, occult discussions, or as
a significant number in certain narratives, and also it's known
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as the liar's number in certain conspiraciess, especially those that
focus on Masonic or secret society symbolism. Thirty three is
sometimes referred to as a signal number, since the thirty
third degree is the highest level in Scottish Rite. Freemasonry.
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Theories claim that when thirty three shows up in news, statistics,
or politics, it's a sign of manipulation, deception, or coding
meant to mislead the public. This creates the link between
thirty three and cover ups. Traditionally, numerology calls thirty three
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a quote magic teacher tied to truth, compassionate and enlightenment again,
but in some conspiracy it gets flipped on its head,
arguing that false teachers and deceivers also hide behind the
same number, so it becomes the liar's number. Uh, you
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may remember it during COVID.
Speaker 3 (09:05):
We have thirty three confirmed positive tests.
Speaker 1 (09:09):
We have thirty three Pennsylvanians who have tested positive for
COVID thirteen and they we are thirty three cases.
Speaker 2 (09:17):
They were thirty three new cases. The state of Minnesota
today reported thirty three new COVID nineteen related death.
Speaker 3 (09:23):
There are thirty three confirmed cases in Arkansas.
Speaker 4 (09:27):
That's the largest single day increase so far, raising the
total to thirty.
Speaker 1 (09:32):
Three, thirty three, thirty three. There were thirty three confirmed
cases in North Carolina. It was thirty three everywhere. I
guess I think that was I was. I think that
was Red Team Go. I think thirty is a Red
Team go. Everybody goes, Okay, let's do it. It's time.
Speaker 3 (09:48):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (09:49):
Wow, dude, there's like literally one thousand, thirty three.
Speaker 1 (09:53):
And forty three new cases. Thirty three people died and
don't fucking Hong.
Speaker 3 (09:57):
Kong the number thirty three know what that represents everywhere?
Speaker 2 (10:02):
Every single day's sake, well, twelve more cases, which now
brings a state to thirty three.
Speaker 1 (10:07):
I loved it. I loved it when it was happening.
I love it now. My antenna always goes up when
I hear the number thirty three in reference to big
events like this. So that's how all this begins, with
cash Betel signaling with the number thirty three, whether he
knows it or not, leading right into the most convoluted, awkward,
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unbelievable arrest in my lifetime so far. They have their guy,
and then all the bs just starts rolling in Utah.
Governor Spencer Cox clothing correct, Yes, yes, so.
Speaker 3 (10:54):
When he's first spotting on campus, he has different clothing on,
and then he changes clothing on the roof and then
changed back into that clothing at some point, so that
when when he was when he was apprehended, when he
when he was arrested, the clothing matched the clothing he
had on.
Speaker 1 (11:11):
Before the shooting. Here at UVU. Last question here, Yes,
quite the costume change operation going on for this guy
who just shot someone and then needs to jump off
a roof. I mean, who is he, Lady Gaga? And
when we see the video of him jumping off the roof,
it was awkward, right he hesitates, probably because it's just
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shy of two stories high, right, But how did he
get on the roof? Has this ever been addressed? You know,
I talked to people off camera all the time, today, yesterday, before,
and always. This has never brought up except in my brain.
And supposedly he left a screwdriver on the roof according
to the FBI, the one that he used to assemble
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the rifle that there is no evidence, zero evidence of
him ever bringing on the roof. He somehow by magic
got her on the roof, not in his backpack, disassembled
or not. That barrel is not fitting in a backpack.
He was able to disassemble for some reason before jumping
off the roof. And by the way, none of my firearms,
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be it pistols, old or new, rifles, old or new, shotguns,
old or new, pellet rifles old or new, or even
Red Rider BB guns which I own several, including accustom
made by me tactical Red Rider, None of them, or
any other firearm I have ever seen, held or heard
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about in my entire lifetime, uses a screwdriver to be disassembled.
None their roll pins. I have a rubber block that
I set my firearm on and a roll pinhammer that
is used to knock the pins out for disassembly, not
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by screwdriver on the run. Even the breakdown models of
some rifles like Survival rifles that I've talked about on
here before, or takedown models of rifles specifically made for
backpack use, don't use screws. It's unheard of and almost ridiculous.
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But he left that screwdriver, according to the FBI, on
the roof after disassembling that rifle for some reason up there.
Then how was that rifle found fully assembled by the
same FBI investigators in the bushes that they've posted pictures.
I've remember the photo of that brand new looking rifle
fully assembled in that brand new box that I found Fishy,
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completely fully assembled, not a scratch. Go ahead and zoom
in on that thing, guy telling me if you see
a screwhead anywhere. But maybe the most offensive thing I
believe was the fact that the FBI made no crime
scene out of the tent or the area that Charlie
was sitting under when he was shot. There were no agents,
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there was no crime scene tape, There was no scene
photos taken, no measuring tape from when Charlie, you know,
from Charlie giving the trajectory, no no lasers, no, no nothing.
No measurements were taken to or re enacted later for
trajectory and forensics. Nothing and this is gory, but there
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was no blood splatter on the tent. Come on, the
way he blood out is kind of sketchy to when
you go and see the damage that can be inflicted
by a thirty six. Of course, I've never shot a
human with a thirty out six, but hunters have shot
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in mammals and we know how that goes. I'm not
sure it goes how it did on film that day.
Many are saying that tent should have been covered. I
don't know. Maybe there was some, but we'll never know
because the tent was taken down immediately, and the same
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chair that Charlie Kirk was sitting on when he was
killed was used by some man to stand on to
start taking down the tent. They started breaking down cameras
and the tent within five minutes of the shooting. You'd
think that's normal. Where's the bullet? By the way, did
they recover that? Was there an attempt? Maybe none of
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this was done because it wasn't part of the plan
to perform any of this normal crime crime scene analysis,
and no one in the FBI wherever else is smart
enough to take it and fake it. And just when
you start thinking it's all bs or at very least
obscenely mishandled. The text messages were released. The text messages
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allegedly sent by Tyler Robinson to his roommate and lover,
a man named Lance Twigs. Twigs they call him, is
transitioning from male to female, by the way, and Robinson
decided to send him a big, long text thread. Immediately
after shooting Kirk. The initial message and note, Robinson texted
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his roommate to drop what you're doing. Look under my keyboard.
The roommate found a note that allegedly read, I had
the opportunity to take Charlie Kirk, and I'm going to
take it. When the roommate asked if Robinson was involved
in the sho shooting, he replied, I am, I'm sorry.
I'll just look here. Uh in post here we like
(17:08):
to say, I'll put these text messages up, I'll read them.
Speaker 3 (17:11):
I'll read them.
Speaker 1 (17:13):
Uh First was Robinson, I am, I am still okay,
my love, but I am struck in orum for a
little while longer yet shouldn't be long until I come home.
But I gotta grab my rifle still. To be honest,
I had hoped to keep this secret till I died
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of old age. I'm sorry to involve you. The roommate
said you weren't the one who did it, right, Robinson says,
I am. I'm sorry, roommate. I thought they caught the
person Robinson. No, they grabbed some crazy old dude. How
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would he know about it? Then integrated some integrity, interrogated
someone and some clothing. I had planned to grab my
rifle from my drop point shortly after, but most of
the side of town got locked down. It's quiet, almost
enough to get out, but there's one vehicle lingering why
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why did I do it? Yeah? I had enough of
his hatred. Some hate can't be negotiated out. If I'm
able to grab my rifle unseen, I will have left
no evidence. Going to attempt to retrieve it again. Hopefully
they have moved on. I haven't seen anything about them
finding it. How long have you been planning this? A
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bit over a week. I believe I can get close
to it, but there's a squad car parked right by it.
I think they already swept that spot, but I don't
want to chance it. Okay, stop, stop, stop, it goes on.
There's actually two pages that I have. I've heard enough.
I've heard enough. That's not how twenty two year olds talk, you, guys,
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That surely isn't how twenty two year olds text. You understand,
you know who thinks twenty two year olds talk that
way and text that way? Fifty five year old FBI agents.
That's who? Name a teenager or a twenty two year
old that says squad car None, there are none that
(19:30):
I don't know. Those are the most fabricated, convenient I
don't know. Conveniently, after everyone started asking why he left
the rifle, and then they happen to explain away all
of it and why the hell his own father would
turn him in and supposedly receive a million dollar reward,
by the way, I don't I don't know. These fake
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texts conveniently and miraculously provide the initial message of I'm
going to tell you what I've done, and and so
the messages provide the following a confession, a motive, details
of the act, and further instructions for the roommate. No way,
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no way, there's no way this is real. I'm grown,
I'm fifty, I have a teenage child. None of this
sounds real, and none of this sounds authentic in any way.
Not one piece that I've read and that they released
no more authentic than a cool ranch dorito taco from
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Taco Bell. Are these real? They're not authentic, just strange,
And I don't think there's a soul left who believes
the text are real. And to wrap all of it
up and get it over with quickly. The prosecutor asked
for the death penalty right away and immediately, and Utah
is one of the only five states still using a
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firing squad Utah, Idahosissippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, so it'll be
over quick and the suspect will no longer be available,
just like Thomas Crooks was cremated immediately, and we still
know not a damn thing about him, and you know what,
we never will. And soon it'll become even more difficult
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to find out anything because TikTok will be compromised and
will become one of the greatest propaganda tools the US
government has ever possessed. The US past the law called
the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act in
twenty twenty four. Under this law, apps owned by certain
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foreign entities, including Byte Dance TikTok's parent company are considered
foreign adversary controlled applications, and they must divest or lose
control of their app or face a ban, and early
this year, the US Supreme Court upheld the law, saying
it did not violate the First Amendment. Byteedance was initially
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required to divest by January nineteenth of this year or
face the ban, but because of negotiations and the complexity
of splitting up algorithms, data, and control, the enforcement slash
shut down whatever it was becoming, had to be delayed
and extended. The current proposal involves Oracle, with silver Lake
(22:35):
and others keep silver Lake in mind taking control of
US operations of TikTok, including oversight of the algorithm. Byte
Dance is keeping less than twenty percent ownership the US
LED board, with majority control by American investors American companies
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managing user data storing it in the United States. The
major concern from the US government is that TikTok's algorithms
and user data, especially from US users, could be accessed
by Chinese authorities via by Dance, posing national security privacy risks.
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The proposed deal is extended to limit those risks by
separating the US side data and algorithm control. There's pros
and cons, of course, like anything, you know anything, no
matter how bad a thing is or how good a
thing is, there's pros and cons. One pro it could
save TikTok from being banned in the US, keeps the
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platform running for its around one hundred and seventy million
US users. Concerns, criticism, cons Some critics argue that licensing
the algorithm from ByteDance still gives indirect influence, that the
deal might not fully satisfy all national security concerns, that
Chinese regulators might not approve or cooperate. And I me,
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this podcaster, don't give a damn about that pro or
that con. But I'm here to tell you this deal
just shifts the threat. If it all works perfectly and
it looks like it's going to and it severs the
tie to China completely, it gets worse for me and you.
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In twenty twenty, Blackrock made a five hundred and fifty
million dollar investment into silver Lake to become a minority shareholder.
This wasn't just fund money. It gave Blackrock a direct
equity stake in Silver Lakes Management Company. The deal was
(24:51):
framed as a strategic partnership between the world's largest asset manager,
Blackrock and one of the biggest tech fo private equity firms,
which is silver Lake. Blackrock has joined silver Lake and
several large deals, such as the twenty four billion dollar
takeover of Dell Technologies and investments in companies like Twitter, Airbnb,
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and us UFC's parent Endeavor. Blackrock is the largest asset
manager in the world over ten trillion dollars under management,
which gives it a massive influence over corporations, governments, and
financial markets. That scale has made it the center of
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a lot of social and political concern from different sides.
Here are the main areas of controversy. I'll just let
you know, uh, corporate power and concentration. Blackrock is one
of the top shareholders in most major US companies, alongside Vangarden,
State Street. You'll see critics argue that this creates too
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much concentrated power in just a few hands, letting Blackrock
indirectly shape corporate policies, executive pay, and even entire industries.
Some call this stealth capitalism. They don't own companies outright,
but the vote on the boards and they form policies
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for millions of shares and their political influence. Because of
its size, Blackrock is a go to advisor for entire governments,
including the US Treasury and the European Central Bank. Critics
say this creates a revolving door where Blackrock employees move
(26:49):
into government rolls and back, blurring lines between public service
and corporate interests. There's also the environmental, social, and governance debate.
Blackrock promotes sustainable investing and says companies should consider climate risks,
(27:11):
and this has sparked two sides. I guess you would say,
two different kinds of criticism. The right says Blackrock is
accused of pushing woke capitalism, forcing companies to adopt progressive policies,
and even the left says Blackrock is accused of greenwashing,
talking about sustainability while still being heavily invested in fossil
(27:35):
fuels and other polluting industries. See housing market concerns. Blackrock
buys up large amounts of residential real estate in some areas.
Critics argue that drives up housing prices because they turn
most of those properties into rental properties, makes home ownership
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harder for families, and turns neighborhoods into rental only zones
run by big corporations. And there's the systemic risk. Because
it manages so much money and uses advanced financial technology,
some regulators worry that if Blackrock ever failed or or
mismanaged risks, it could create systematic or systemic financial instability.
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It's like a too big to fail situation outside traditional banking.
So really, the concern is that BlackRock's enormous size plus
its influence, gives it power over corporations, governments, and markets
that no single private company has ever had before without
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almost any kind of level of accountability or by government
or regulators. And if you roll your eyes whenever you
hear me mention Blackrock and you think they don't affect you,
sit down. Blackrock manages trillions and mutual funds, ETFs and
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retirement accounts. You know, your four oh one K, your iras,
and your pension funds. This means your retirement savings may
be invested in companies where Blackrock is a major shareholder,
giving it direct influence over corporate decisions and strategy. Even
(29:30):
if you don't invest directly in you know with Blackrock
your pension fund might be invested through one of its funds.
Uh and through its like we said, through its private
equity arms, Blackrock has bought up large amounts single family
homes around here in the US, turning them into rental
(29:52):
properties equals higher home prices, more people renting instead of
owning landlords being large corporations rather than individuals. In some cities,
it's estimated that Blackrock owns thousands of rental units, which
can influence local housing costs. What about consumer products and companies, Well,
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Blackrock is often a top shareholder in major corporations like Apple, Microsoft, Amazon,
and Coca Cola. This means decisions about what products are made, pricing,
or company policies and that could be influenced by Blackrock
through shareholder of voting AH think executive pay, environmental policies
(30:42):
again or corporate lobbying priorities. And because Blackrock pushes companies
to adopt environmental, social and governance standards, you may see
more green products or services, corporate policies on diversity and inclusion,
and investment strategies tied to sustainability. Some people see this
(31:05):
as a positive, other worry it's a private influence over
public priorities. Blackrocks platform Aladdin manages risks for banks, insurers,
and governments. That means if Blackrock changes how it alligates
money can affect interest rates, stock prices, in market liquidity.
(31:27):
That affects almost everything, the value of your investments, your
credit availability, cost of borrowing or mortgages. So really, even
if you never directly invested in blackrock, its it's decisions
touch your savings, your retirement, your housing market, everyday products
(31:49):
and services, beverages, the policies and strategies of major corporations
that surround you. You, guys, blackrock is like a hidden
hand and in the economy, powerful, mostly invisible, and affecting
your life and millions of lives indirectly. And now it
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looks like they will wield the power of the mighty
TikTok algorithm. I haven't heard of anything more dangerous for
Americans in my life, and now it's time for sports.
Wilt Chamberlain, he once scored one hundred points in a
(32:35):
single NBA game in nineteen sixty two, so what, well,
there's a twist. He only made twenty eight to thirty
two free throws that game. Decent for him, but he
is infamous for being a poor free throw shooter overall,
with a career average of fifty one percent. And that's
going to do it for this week. Sport segments, Everyone segments.
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And the next one is the SBC Quote of the Week.
This week's quotes not even from a real person, kind
of sort of. It's from the slightly fictional character of
Larry David from the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm. The
quote quote, I hate asking for favors almost as much
(33:25):
as I hate doing them. End quote Larry David. That
throws us face first. And to yet another segment I've
grown accustomed to calling sugar, Sugar is.
Speaker 2 (33:37):
Eight times as addictive as colcine short episode.
Speaker 1 (33:41):
You guys, I don't think it was supposed to be
actually one sure if I was going to do an
episode at all, but I can't just skire. Here we are.
I'm doing it, okay, this week's sugar, it's pretty sweet.
In two thousand and two, a Swedish woman named Hilda
Back sponsored an education of a young Kenyan student named
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Chris Maburu. She contributed a modest sum each month, never
expecting anything in return. Years later, Chris, who had become
a human rights lawyer for the UN, sought out Hilda
to express his gratitude. Her support had enabled him to
(34:24):
attend Harvard University, and he credited her with changing the
course of his entire life. Inspired by Hilda's generosity, Chris
established a scholarship program in Kenya to help other bright
students from their disadvantaged backgrounds. He named it the Hilda
Back Education Fund, honoring the woman who small act of
(34:49):
kindness had a profound impact. The story was later featured
in a twenty ten documentary called A Small Act I
light it in the Powerful Ripple Effect of compassion.
Speaker 4 (35:12):
A woman named Hilda Bang walked into my life and
totally changes it. If I had not been sponsored by Hilda,
I really do not believe I would have made it
to Haven. So I decided to start a foundation that
would support bright children from poor families. Education is not
some process by which you become more knowledgeable. For me,
education is a life and death issue. I would like
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these kids to be educated because a society that is
very ignorant, because the breeding ground for violence, because the
breeding ground for intolerance. I have a big dream that
will break through the boundaries of the village and excel.
Speaker 1 (35:57):
Originally an HBO documentary but no longer an HBO, but
it doesn't matter because you can watch a small act
for free right now and to be and what a
powerful quote too, did you hear him? A society that
is very ignorant, it becomes the breeding ground for violence,
(36:18):
becomes the breeding ground fall intolerance. We talk about big
things on this podcast, but big doesn't always mean important
or life changing. Big important things aren't always started by
big corporations or giant groups of people or large sums
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of money. Sometimes it starts with very little and just
one person. And that's why the documentary A Small Act,
and the act itself is this week's sugar. There is
absolutely no reason why that will one person can't be you.
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You guys remember that walking away from this podcast. Okay,
speaking of this podcast, that's gonna do it for episode
two hundred and four of the Soapbox Champion podcast. Thanks
for listening to everyone. Hope you enjoyed it or learned
something or laughed or made fun of me. I don't
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