WEBVTT - Race to the Bottom

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, peeps, and welcome to wok F Daily with

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<v Speaker 1>Meet your Girl Danielle Moody. Recording from the Home Bunker. Folks,

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<v Speaker 1>Happy woke Wednesday. First of all, I kindot believe that

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<v Speaker 1>the month of January is almost done. I just you know,

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<v Speaker 1>how you ever see those pie charts on Instagram and

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<v Speaker 1>it's all the months of the year, and they have

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<v Speaker 1>like September through the end of the year is like

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<v Speaker 1>always scrunched up into one thing. But January takes like

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<v Speaker 1>most of the twelve month cake. That is not the

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<v Speaker 1>case this year. And I had a feeling in my heart,

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<v Speaker 1>and I've been saying this that twenty twenty four was

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<v Speaker 1>going to speedby, that we were gonna blink. It's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be April. We're gonna blink again. It's gonna be September,

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<v Speaker 1>and then it's going to be the election and then

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<v Speaker 1>Lord only knows. And so I just want to take

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<v Speaker 1>pause because I have been feeling a bit scattered as

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<v Speaker 1>of late, and you know, let's just do a check

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<v Speaker 1>in how are we actually feeling as this month is

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<v Speaker 1>coming to an end. And by the time that you

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<v Speaker 1>listen to this recording, the results from New Hampshire will

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<v Speaker 1>be in. But prior to the results of New Hampshire

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<v Speaker 1>being in, I'm sorry, who is going to be surprised

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<v Speaker 1>that Donald Trump is a Republican nominee. I mean, Nikki

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<v Speaker 1>Haley can decide to stay in this bullshit for as

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<v Speaker 1>long as she wants and think that she has a

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<v Speaker 1>fighting chance. In hell, she doesn't. And the fact is

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<v Speaker 1>that when I say to take a pause and check in,

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<v Speaker 1>it's like I am unclear and uncertain with how things

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<v Speaker 1>are going to shake out by the time that we

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<v Speaker 1>get to November. And look, I know that for most people,

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<v Speaker 1>for most Americans who were not woke as fuck, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they're not going to check in until sometime in September,

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<v Speaker 1>which is terrifying, right, which is terrifying to think about.

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<v Speaker 1>But the fact is that we knew from the beginning

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<v Speaker 1>that Donald Trump was going to be the nominee, once

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<v Speaker 1>he announced, and once I saw the first debate and

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<v Speaker 1>realized that these people were not going to take him on.

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<v Speaker 1>So if you're not going to take on the front

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<v Speaker 1>runner of your party, then you're not serious about becoming president, right,

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<v Speaker 1>Like that's just the thing. Like, if you're not in

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<v Speaker 1>it to win then what are you in it for?

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<v Speaker 1>But apparently all of those people that had were in

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<v Speaker 1>the beginning of the Republican primary were clearly trying to

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<v Speaker 1>run for vice president and I'm just like, that's not

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<v Speaker 1>how any of this works. And so now Nikki Haley

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<v Speaker 1>finds herself, you know, in a place where she finally

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<v Speaker 1>wants to start calling out Donald Trump, and I'm just like,

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<v Speaker 1>it's too late, right, But I know that there are

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<v Speaker 1>you know, billion billionaires that are backing her much in

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<v Speaker 1>the same way that there are billionaires that are backing

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump, and they're just trying to you know, hedge

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<v Speaker 1>their bets at the end of the day. But like,

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<v Speaker 1>do we really think that a racist, misogynist party led

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<v Speaker 1>by a racist and a misogynist is going to a

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<v Speaker 1>like nominate an Indian American woman? Like, is Nicki Haley

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<v Speaker 1>kidding herself? And the thing is is that her fucking

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<v Speaker 1>foolishness around America has never been a racist country. But

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<v Speaker 1>she changed her name and on different versions of Nikki

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<v Speaker 1>Haley throughout her career has talked about the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>her family and she have experienced racism living in South Carolina, Right, Like,

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<v Speaker 1>people don't just up and change their name from a

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<v Speaker 1>very ethnic name sounding name to a white euro name

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<v Speaker 1>because all things have been well, no, that's actually not

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<v Speaker 1>how it ever works. So Nimroda goes ahead and changes

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<v Speaker 1>her name, and people are like pulling up their receipts

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<v Speaker 1>of her talking about, you know, being a brown girl

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<v Speaker 1>and a very black and white society and her father

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<v Speaker 1>experiencing racism and this, that and the other thing, and

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<v Speaker 1>then fast forward and she's just like, oh, no, no, no,

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<v Speaker 1>don't worry. I you know, I won't talk about race.

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<v Speaker 1>I won't talk about diversity, I won't talk about equity

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<v Speaker 1>and inclusion. I'm just like you. I just want to

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<v Speaker 1>tell all of these Republicans that are black, that are brown,

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<v Speaker 1>that are queer, these people are never going to accept you.

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<v Speaker 1>You are never getting into the club. Right. They may

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<v Speaker 1>entertain one or two of you in order to continue

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<v Speaker 1>upholding the lie that they're not all white supremacists and

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<v Speaker 1>racist and blah blah, but you'll never be one of them.

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<v Speaker 1>You will always be the person on the outside with

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<v Speaker 1>your nose pressed up against the glass, hoping and praying

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<v Speaker 1>for some closer proximity to their whiteness, power and privilege.

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<v Speaker 1>You're a lawn ornament, do you know what I'm saying?

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<v Speaker 1>So it kills me when I see people of color

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<v Speaker 1>do these types of mental gymnastics that Nikki Haley has

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<v Speaker 1>been doing in vivek Ramaswami and you know, and Tim

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<v Speaker 1>Scott and others have done to try and be liked

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<v Speaker 1>by a party and then be shocked though, find themselves

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<v Speaker 1>fucking shocked that these people are calling you everything outside

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<v Speaker 1>of your name. But you want to spend your entire

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<v Speaker 1>careers trying to convince the rest of us that this

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<v Speaker 1>party isn't racist and they don't even fucking like you,

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<v Speaker 1>but you're still left out there carrying their water. It

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<v Speaker 1>makes no sense, and you just look foolish, to be honest.

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<v Speaker 1>And so for me, you know, as I'm taking my

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<v Speaker 1>pause and kind of looking out at the last couple

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<v Speaker 1>of weeks of January and looking out, you know, at

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<v Speaker 1>the last couple of debates that we have seen at

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<v Speaker 1>the end of last year and now this year, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>just like, you know what it is too, folks. Republicans

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<v Speaker 1>don't want any better for themselves, do you know what

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<v Speaker 1>I'm saying? Like they're happy with what it is that

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<v Speaker 1>they have like they don't want And this is how

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<v Speaker 1>you have to understand that racism has a chokehold over

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<v Speaker 1>white America and will always have a choke hold over

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<v Speaker 1>white America because they don't want any better. Right, And

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<v Speaker 1>when I say white America, I'm talking specifically about quote

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<v Speaker 1>unquote conservatives, but i'm talking about maga supremas. I'm talking

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<v Speaker 1>about white quote unquote conservative Republicans, right and conservative, meaning

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<v Speaker 1>that they don't like people of color, they don't like women,

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<v Speaker 1>they don't want diversity, equity and inclusion, they don't want

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<v Speaker 1>critical thought, right, they don't They want to be the

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<v Speaker 1>only ones that have jobs that are successful. They don't

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<v Speaker 1>want social services, and if they do, they only want

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<v Speaker 1>to make sure that those social services go to other

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<v Speaker 1>white people. Like that's who the fuck I'm talking about.

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<v Speaker 1>And so it's like they don't want any better because

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump is giving them everything that they've ever wanted, right,

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<v Speaker 1>which is to enshrine whiteness, white supremacy, and Christo fascism

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<v Speaker 1>into this country, no questions ask, right, Like, the only

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<v Speaker 1>reason they believe is necessary to have people of color

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<v Speaker 1>or women around is to be of service and indenture

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<v Speaker 1>to them. Right when they say that they want to

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<v Speaker 1>bring back the good old days. That's what the fuck

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<v Speaker 1>they're talking about, This step and fetched days, the you

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<v Speaker 1>know woman in the apron in the home type of

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<v Speaker 1>days right where you don't how Republicans love to romance,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the bygone era where like, you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>divorce rate was low and all of these things. You

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<v Speaker 1>know why the divorce rate was low. I just love

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<v Speaker 1>to remind people of this fact, because women didn't have

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<v Speaker 1>any financial freedom. So if you weren't able to get

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<v Speaker 1>a credit card until nineteen seventy four, and you weren't

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<v Speaker 1>able to have any financial freedom outside of what allowance

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<v Speaker 1>your daddy or your husband gave you, where the fuck

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<v Speaker 1>were you going? Right? Like, divorce was for a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of women a straight shot to like fucking poverty. Because

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<v Speaker 1>you also weren't able to get employed in the jobs

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<v Speaker 1>that would have you be able to function at a

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<v Speaker 1>high economic level with children and be a successful single parent,

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<v Speaker 1>Like that wasn't an option. And so when they want

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<v Speaker 1>to toe the low divorce rate, what they are actually

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<v Speaker 1>talking about is the trap, the patriarchal trap that society

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<v Speaker 1>had set up for women to track them into marriage,

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<v Speaker 1>strap them with children, and then in a form of

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<v Speaker 1>gratitude in a lot of circumstances and abusive homes with

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<v Speaker 1>men that they needed to get permission from to spend

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<v Speaker 1>any amount of money. So those are the good old

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<v Speaker 1>days that these fucking people are talking about. And so

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<v Speaker 1>it's always a shock to me, not just that people

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<v Speaker 1>of color and queer people could possibly be Republican, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's a shock to me that women could be Republicans.

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<v Speaker 1>But then you have to remind yourself that some people

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<v Speaker 1>want safety more than they want freedom. Let me say

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<v Speaker 1>that again, because sometimes we have to remind ourselves that

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<v Speaker 1>some people want safety more than they want freedom, because

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<v Speaker 1>safety right is staying in close proximity and in favor

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<v Speaker 1>with white men for your protection and for your security,

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<v Speaker 1>rather than going out on your own right and creating

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<v Speaker 1>and living a life that is one based on autonomy.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like munch House in Syndrome. Okay, So I'm looking

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<v Speaker 1>at this, you know, and again, by the time that

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<v Speaker 1>you all watch this, we will know that Donald Trump

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<v Speaker 1>is the nominee. And even if Nikki Haley is still

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<v Speaker 1>in the race, because apparently right now as I'm recording this,

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<v Speaker 1>she still has planned events in South Carolina, she gonna

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<v Speaker 1>lose her home state, right and if you can't like

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<v Speaker 1>guarantee a win in your home state, like, all that

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<v Speaker 1>does is signal to the rest of the country that

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<v Speaker 1>your own home state don't fuck with you. So why

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<v Speaker 1>would we fuck with you? I you know, I have

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<v Speaker 1>wondered this, folks. I will never know, right, and we'll

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<v Speaker 1>never know, or maybe we do know, which is what

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<v Speaker 1>would have happened, right Donald Trump announced super early? Why

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<v Speaker 1>did Donald Trump announce early that he was gonna run

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<v Speaker 1>again for the presidency, because then he could be able

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<v Speaker 1>to use the line of every case that was coming

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<v Speaker 1>up against him as a witch hunt, right as political prosecution.

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<v Speaker 1>The funny thing is is that I honestly believe that

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<v Speaker 1>if Donald Trump hadn't have declared and said publicly that

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<v Speaker 1>he was not going to be seeking to run for reelection,

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<v Speaker 1>that he wouldn't have been prosecuted, even though he's guilty

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<v Speaker 1>of a whole host of crimes. Right. So it like

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<v Speaker 1>a part of me is just like I sometimes wish

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<v Speaker 1>that the Department of Justice or whomever that was able

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<v Speaker 1>to like atch out a deal said if you don't

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<v Speaker 1>run publicly state and sign this paper and say that

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<v Speaker 1>you will not run or seek public office for the

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<v Speaker 1>presidency or anywhere. Ever. Again, we won't bring lawsuits against you.

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<v Speaker 1>You're a criminal, but we won't bring any lawsuits against you.

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<v Speaker 1>Would Donald Trump have taken that deal, Probably not, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>but it would have been the best deal for the country,

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<v Speaker 1>to be honest, because will the uber rich, powerful white

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<v Speaker 1>man ever go to jail. No, because you see the

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<v Speaker 1>tricks that he's pulling in Georgia with Fannie Willis, who

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<v Speaker 1>will probably lose her job. The case will be thrown

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<v Speaker 1>out on all of these bullshit technicalities of oh, she

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<v Speaker 1>had an affair or she had this. What the fuck

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<v Speaker 1>does that have to do with going after Donald Trump?

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<v Speaker 1>It doesn't. It's just another form of a distraction and

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<v Speaker 1>the perfection necessary for women and for people of color

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<v Speaker 1>in order to get right the ability and the power

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<v Speaker 1>to bring accountability to the doorsteps of rich, white, powerful men.

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<v Speaker 1>It's all fucking exhausting, right, which is why I find

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<v Speaker 1>myself right now taking a bit of a pause, because

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<v Speaker 1>it really is like your head will just stay on

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<v Speaker 1>a fucking swivel if you try and keep up with

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<v Speaker 1>all of the bullshit that is coming out. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>why I say, like, the time is gonna fly this

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<v Speaker 1>year because this Republican Party Trump, They're gonna throw everything

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<v Speaker 1>at the American people. And by the time that we

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<v Speaker 1>get to November, if you're not taking breaks, if you're

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<v Speaker 1>not like staying mentally, physically, spiritually fit, you're gonna be careening,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, towards a cliff by the time we get

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<v Speaker 1>to the election and just want to be done with it,

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<v Speaker 1>which will not vode well for Biden, who, by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>just to remind folks, we are voting for democracy. We

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<v Speaker 1>are voting for our rights, what is left of them.

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<v Speaker 1>We are not voting for Joe Biden. Okay, Joe Biden

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<v Speaker 1>is not a great candidate, and if I had it

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<v Speaker 1>my way, he wouldn't be running, right, But neither would

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump. And if I had it my way, we

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<v Speaker 1>wouldn't even be in this predicament because Americans would have

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<v Speaker 1>chosen the woman. They would have chosen Hillary Clinton in

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<v Speaker 1>twenty sixteen and not Donald Trump. And to be honest,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not convinced that America didn't choose her. I'm convinced

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<v Speaker 1>that the election in twenty sixteen was the actual election

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<v Speaker 1>that was stolen, that we didn't investigate. I don't know, folks,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. I continue to be really worried, very

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<v Speaker 1>concerned with all of the ways that this current administration

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<v Speaker 1>seems to be out of touch with how angry people are,

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<v Speaker 1>and taking for granted the fact that everyone thinks that,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Donald Trump is the devil reincarnate and so

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<v Speaker 1>they have no choice, and the fact is that we

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<v Speaker 1>always have choices, not always right like after this election

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<v Speaker 1>donald Trump becomes president again, we actually have no choices,

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<v Speaker 1>particularly black people, brown people, people of color, queer people,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, women, the disabled, like you know, the list

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<v Speaker 1>goes on and on and on and on and on.

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<v Speaker 1>It's easier to just say that if you're not a man,

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<v Speaker 1>you're not sis, you're not Christian, and you're not white,

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<v Speaker 1>you will be fucked. Right. It just may take a

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<v Speaker 1>little longer to get to you, but you will be fucked.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. I know that we need to take breaks,

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<v Speaker 1>and I know that we need to kind of take

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<v Speaker 1>this year in many bite sizes, right, like you take

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<v Speaker 1>a bite, you sit, you let it digest, and then

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<v Speaker 1>like you go back for another bite. It is running

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<v Speaker 1>a marathon, except I'm saying you run for maybe twenty

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<v Speaker 1>thirty minutes. You take a break, it's ingest some water, right,

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<v Speaker 1>you sit, if you stretch, and then you get back

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<v Speaker 1>in the race. Like, that's the way that we're going

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<v Speaker 1>to get through this for the long haul is to

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<v Speaker 1>do it bit by bit, bite by bite, moment by moment,

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<v Speaker 1>with lots of rest and hydration in between. Because you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's January twenty fourth, just a handful of days until February,

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<v Speaker 1>and I am already over it. And every day I

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<v Speaker 1>say to myself, I'm really not sure how I'm getting

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<v Speaker 1>to November. But I'm pretty sure that I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>go to sleep and I'm going to wake up and

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<v Speaker 1>it's going to be November, and I'm probably going to

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<v Speaker 1>feel sick. So let me tell you a little trick

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<v Speaker 1>that I'm doing. With a few minutes that I have

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<v Speaker 1>left a couple of things that I'm doing, let's transition

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<v Speaker 1>now from Wednesday to wellness Wednesday for a hot minute.

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<v Speaker 1>The stress is really getting to me, and so I

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<v Speaker 1>have just decided to invest in a workout plan in

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<v Speaker 1>regimen because what happens when I am stressed and I

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<v Speaker 1>don't sleep well and I just revert back to bad

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<v Speaker 1>habits and I start to put on a lot of weight,

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<v Speaker 1>which is what has happened. So I have found a

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<v Speaker 1>new workout program I'm pretty psyched about. I can afford it,

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<v Speaker 1>and so I'm doing it and I'm starting a little

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<v Speaker 1>challenge that they're doing in February, and so I've decided

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<v Speaker 1>to kind of put my energy towards that, not treating

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<v Speaker 1>my body like a machine, because we're not, but like

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<v Speaker 1>treating my body in a loving and caring way and

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<v Speaker 1>knowing that I Am not going to have the strength

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<v Speaker 1>and the energy to get through the next several months

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<v Speaker 1>if I'm not taking care of myself. So that's number one.

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<v Speaker 1>Number two is that I'm coming up with little ways

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<v Speaker 1>to reward myself for keeping up with my health, with

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<v Speaker 1>my meditations, with my workout you know, fitness regimes, and

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<v Speaker 1>like what does that look like? You know? What are

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<v Speaker 1>those little things that I can plant throughout the year

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<v Speaker 1>that will give me something to look forward to and

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<v Speaker 1>give me some excitement about anticipating them coming. So those

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<v Speaker 1>are the things, you know. So I'm you know, thinking

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<v Speaker 1>about what's a mini trip that I can take that

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<v Speaker 1>could be you know, good, get me some you know,

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<v Speaker 1>vitamin D and some sand and just you know, be

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<v Speaker 1>by salt water, which is incredibly healing for me and

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<v Speaker 1>just most people. So when can I do that, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and still record the show or just take a little break, right,

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<v Speaker 1>So I encourage all of you to think out your year,

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<v Speaker 1>think out the next couple of months, and what are

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<v Speaker 1>the little seeds of joy that you are on a

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<v Speaker 1>regular basis that allows you to have some excitement and

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<v Speaker 1>some anticipation around their blooming. You know, what are the

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<v Speaker 1>things that you are investing in that bring you joy

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<v Speaker 1>and ease, that help you to develop the strength to

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<v Speaker 1>keep going. Those are the things that I want us

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<v Speaker 1>to really be thinking about, because again, this year is

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<v Speaker 1>going to go really fast, and I think that we

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<v Speaker 1>are all going to need to be able to slow

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<v Speaker 1>ourselves down in order to catch our breath in order

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<v Speaker 1>to focus on what matters and what is important. And

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<v Speaker 1>we can only do that when we are working at

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<v Speaker 1>a pace that makes sense for us. So that is

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<v Speaker 1>some of the wellness that I am going to be

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<v Speaker 1>doing over the next couple of months. And I will

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<v Speaker 1>check in with all of you and let you know

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<v Speaker 1>how things are going. But do the same with me

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<v Speaker 1>in the comment section. If you're on Patreon and watching

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<v Speaker 1>this video, you know, and hit me up on threads

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<v Speaker 1>or on ig if you're listening to the audio. Also

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<v Speaker 1>coming in February, so in a few weeks, I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>to have some new tiers within Patreon and exciting new

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<v Speaker 1>incentives for you all that I hope that folks will

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<v Speaker 1>be excited about. All right, dear friends, that is it

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<v Speaker 1>for me today on this Woke Wednesday. As always, power

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<v Speaker 1>to the people and to all the people. Power, get

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<v Speaker 1>woke and stay woke as fun