Monday, 5 August 2019

02: Nudge Machine

Political strategists and elite donors are deploying behavioral nudges and dark money to secure the black vote while avoiding the growing demand for tangible reparations.

By Moe Factz with Adam Curry | 1h 28m listen | 24 chapters
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About this episode

The Democratic Party has launched a coordinated social engineering campaign targeting black women as the primary voting bloc for the 2020 election. Strategists from the Brookings Institution and the Associated Press have labeled this demographic the backbone of the resistance, utilizing identical talking points across the campaigns of Beto O'Rourke, Bill de Blasio, and Pete Buttigieg. This strategic focus is analyzed as a nudge to counterbalance the rising influence of the American Descendants of Slavery movement and the shifting allegiances of black male voters.

Historical welfare policies like the 1968 no-man-in-the-house rule and modern Section 8 income thresholds are cited as foundational tools for the displacement of black men from the family structure. These systemic pressures coincide with the rise of the Boulé, an elite intellectual class including figures like Oprah Winfrey and Al Sharpton, who allegedly prioritize establishment interests over tangible reparations. Financial influence remains a central theme, with George Soros and his Open Society Institute funneling millions into BlackPAC and strategic District Attorney races to mobilize voters through dark money channels.

Momentum for reparations faces a new hurdle as Marianne Williamson proposes a multi-billion dollar council while mainstream media figures like Don Lemon are accused of using scripted questioning to frame the issue as mere assistance. Adam Curry and Mo examine the psychological tactics of the Nudge Machine, from Google behavioral scientist Maya Shankar to the deployment of automated Twitter bots. The episode concludes with a call for strategic non-voting to force political parties to speak the language of the dollar rather than relying on symbolic identity politics.


CHAPTER 01 / 24 Discussion

Mo Facts Podcast Episode Two Introduction and Website Launch

Adam Curry and Mo launch the second episode of the Mo Facts podcast following a successful pilot. They announce the launch of mofacts.com, which features links to the podcast, Mo's YouTube channel, and the No Agenda website. The hosts discuss setting up the RSS feed and submitting the show to Apple Podcasts to ensure broad availability for listeners.

mo facts· adam curry· mofacts.com· no agenda· rss feed· apple podcasts

00:02 Do you know who I am? Yes, you are the boss. Yeah, I'm the boss. Mo Facts with Adam Curry August 5th 2019 Episode number two Hey mo How ya doing Adam? I'm doing good how are you? Doing real good So...I think we can call our pilot test episode a success Since we're doing another episode, so... Right. Something works! Yeah I got no negative feedback all positive feedback from my end No thumbs down on the YouTube video Nice And I got tons of support from the NA crowd

00:48 Oh, yeah. The no agenda people always will come out no matter what's happening that's always right? Yeah I got the same like Everybody I asked to listen listen they liked it a lot they learned And they're hungry for more so I'm glad everybody has been receptive to what we're doing here and that's the whole point of just learning from both sides of different Both sides of the coin. Exactly, both sides of the American male coin. Exactly! And so for after today I guess we have a website that's getting there? I'm taking a lot of joy in watching you set that up

01:29 Yes, so mofacts.com that's M-O-E F-A-C-T-Z dot com you can find the links to the podcast you could find also links to my YouTube channel and there is a direct link for My listeners now I'm bringing aboard to get to the no agenda website as well Oh excellent And today we'll also have an RSS feed set up So you can subscribe to it in your podcast app And it will be submitted to Apple. I have not done a new podcast submission to Apple in a long time, so we'll see if it takes more than 24 hours... Well then I'll have to pull the Podfather card!

CHAPTER 02 / 24 Discussion

Democratic Party Strategy Targeting Black Women as Voting Bloc

The Democratic Party is specifically targeting black women as the "backbone" of the party to secure the 2020 election. This strategy is viewed as a method of social engineering that potentially creates a divide between black men and black women. The discussion references the American Descendants of Slavery (ADOS) movement and how political appeals are being tailored to this specific demographic.

democratic party· black women· ados· 2020 election· voting bloc· social engineering

02:09 Hey, help me out here. Right? That's a nice car to have! Well yeah that and 50 cents so last time we Man we talked about a lot but I think we got a basic introduction just some ADOS concepts We looked at it. We looked at some of the current Democratic primary candidates and where they stand vis-a-vis a black agenda or appeal, maybe I could put it that way. So I think the last thing we discussed that we were going to talk about today was how the Democrat Party in particular is now going after the black vote—I'm really paraphrasing here so jump in Mo if I'm messing it up—by targeting black women and I guess in the process

03:04 you know, creating some divide between black women and black men. Right so what they're trying to do is they're targeting the black women and I have clips here that state how as a state in the last show that they think that black women are the backbone That's a direct quote And you'll hear in many of my clips Of the Democratic Party in the most reliable voting bloc So we touched on something last time, was the no man at house rule just to show how the Democrats have played this social engineering game.

03:43 with creating a wedge between the black man and black woman. Now this was the no-man in the house rule that was part of the 1968 Johnson welfare reform, that essentially made it economically more viable for black women and children to not have a man in the house? Right! And the 1968 legislation was an adjustment to the AFDC Social was it social security act of 1935 that was established So it was really originally established in 1935 and then was readjusted where in 1968 You could have a man living in the house long as it wasn't the child's father. Oh And and the funny thing was The no agenda shop

04:33 Retweeted you guys show from an old older show that I hadn't heard uh-huh and You guys cover some clips that I had covered in one of my videos My video was titled destruction on the black family on my youtube channel And you guys use this same exact clips did I use okay? so we can really start from there, and We can see how we both been coming from the same to me saying two different angles addressing the same issue and then we can see how it's progressed now in modern day times and what they're trying to do in 2020 election. If you want to start with recap, no agenda, No Man One. Before we moved into Pruitt-Igoe, The Welfare Department came to our home

CHAPTER 03 / 24 Discussion

Historical Impact of the No-Man-in-the-House Welfare Rule

The 1968 Johnson welfare reform included a "no-man-in-the-house" rule that required fathers to be absent for families to receive Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). This policy originated from the Social Security Act of 1935 and was adjusted to incentivize single-parent households. Personal anecdotes describe welfare workers conducting night searches to ensure no able-bodied men were living in the homes of recipients, leading to the displacement of black men from the family structure.

welfare reform· lyndon b. johnson· afdc· social security act· nuclear family· poverty

05:26 I gotta be honest with you, Mo. I do not remember this clip Yes, and like I said the Noah Jinda um No agenda shop. Those are the guys that make the great t-shirts for you guys is a Podcast and you were asking where the swag was for Adolf's we might have to talk to them Oh yeah those guys are great. They'll don't make t-shirts and mugs out of anything That's on another note But yeah they actually I wasn't aware you got to cover this do You know what episode that was from how long ago? Was that actually it didn't say the episode because it was uh um

06:22 It was a clip put on SoundCloud. So it wasn't from a direct show, it was one of your earlier shows because I haven't heard it so well it must be pre-2016 election that's when I started listening to you guys. But I was going to say when I hear this is this the origin of the whole concept of baby mama baby daddy? This exactly the origin The notion that black men just go off and leave their children is a mischaracterization. What you had in these times, and when this clip was taken in when his lady was speaking from black man as we know couldn't find jobs. They had problems with employment due to racial issues and they were forced To make a hard decision for it whether their children to eat or not

07:14 the parents would sit down often and say, you know it's best for me to leave so you guys can receive aid. And it wasn't an easy decision but what do you do? I mean we saw this in the Great Depression even with many groups of people of different racial backgrounds So there was nothing exclusive to black people But yeah that you're right on when you say this is the origin of the baby mama syndrome in black America. And is this, is the regulation still the case today? Okay so... Or am I jumping ahead No you're not jumping ahead! I can tell you okay now this is where I have my personal experience it My parents went back to college when I was five years old

08:05 And I stayed with my grandmother and grandfather, and they were elderly so they lived in low income housing. And this is we're talking about 1985. Men run out of the back door because you know, they were told that The welfare check was coming not the welfare check but the welfare people. Yes We're coming right? So if you want to get into clip two I think that covers it on recap no an origin demand to the Welfare Department had a rule that no able-bodied man could be in the house if a woman received aid for dependent children. If man lost his job, he's looking for work he still had to leave the home and there was even a night staff of men who worked with welfare department whose job was to go through the homes of the welfare recipients and they searched to find if there is a man in the home. Sounds kind like Nazis man

09:06 Exactly. Damn. So now you start to see this, how this behavior was starting to form where the state became the husband or the man in the black family and the black man was displaced. Now I'm not taking away from responsibility of black men in modern day times that do, there is a percentage that don't take care of their responsibility but it's not the way the media paints it. But it would just weird that... Not weird but

09:42 just jarring that you guys cover the same exact clips. That I had covered in one of my videos and we were pretty much coming from the same point of these are democratic ideas, policies sure policies yeah so um and when we get into the third clip will see what their result and the mental impact was on all of having these our policies. vividly, my mother telling us if white people come to the house and ask you guys questions tell them that your father is not here. Tell them that your father has never been here and you have no seen your father I trusted her. I knew there was a reason we had to do this charade And I participated in the charade. I sat there with those people in the eye and told them with pure earnestness No! I have not seen my father and no My daddy does not live here

10:41 Yeah, that's pretty cold. Yes, and we're talking like I said this is in the 19- I think this was in the 1950's or maybe 60's. And you fast forward to now you see how this behavior has just exploded

CHAPTER 04 / 24 Discussion

Modern Derivatives of Welfare Policies and Single-Parent Statistics

Single-parent household rates in black communities have risen from 25% in the 1960s to roughly 75% today. Modern derivatives of older welfare policies, such as Section 8 housing, continue to use income thresholds that make two-parent households economically difficult. The discussion suggests that Donald Trump's presidency has influenced black male voters, prompting Democrats to double down on pandering to black women to counterbalance potential losses.

section 8· single-parent households· 2020 election· patriarchy· donald trump· housing assistance

11:43 And at this time, we're talking in 1980s. I said this before they said that 25% of children being born out of into single parent households was epidemic now where 75%. So what is it? But I just want to show you how democratic policies and how they've targeted put a wedge between black men and black women here We are again in the 2020 election and it's not even started there It really started around 2016 As they seen that black Democratic vote, male voter rates were down. So now they said we need to target black women to get them in the counterbalance that loss that they've had for men because Trump has had a

12:30 effect on the black male patriarchy. Yes, we discussed this last show where you said that in an interesting way Trump gave not just black men but gave American men their cojones back Right and that's a real effect And the Democrats know it so now We see them for lack of a better word, they're using their pandering machine that the Democrats have towards black women. And we can see that in Essence Festival where Kamala Harris was they also interviewed all the other major Democratic candidates one of them being Beto O'Rourke Just one question just to get back to it Moe The welfare program that started this No Man In The House is that still in effect today or a version of it? A derivative

13:27 It is a derivative because to receive like programs, like Section 8 you can't have a male living in the house. Also it's income based so it's really hard to have two people- Two incomes. Two incomes that meet under the threshold and receive those programs So its... In a quasi way yes they're still in place but we saw change like I said 1968 with what you quoted on the last show Okay got it So, I guess now we'll start getting into where we're at now with this election and how the Democrats are finding out what black women want. The question they ask is what is your message? What message do you want to send to black voters? And first they asked Beto O'Rourke. What message do you want to send some black women voters? I want black women in this country know that they matter

CHAPTER 05 / 24 Discussion

Democratic Candidates Pandering to Black Women at Essence Festival

Democratic presidential candidates Beto O'Rourke, Bill de Blasio, and Pete Buttigieg used nearly identical talking points at the Essence Festival, labeling black women the "backbone" of the party. Cory Booker notably deviated from the script by addressing "black voters" generally and mentioning an "agenda," which is interpreted as a break from the established campaign meme. These coordinated messages are attributed to strategists and think tanks aiming to mobilize the most loyal Democratic voting bloc.

essence festival· beto o'rourke· bill de blasio· pete buttigieg· cory booker· kamala harris

14:24 They matter in so many ways, including the fact that they have produced every single major victory for almost every single Democratic election in the history of this country. Oh is that true? In no other way than black men haven't because we voted in a block but like I said this is the pander machine separation right there yeah right So then they asked Bill de Blasio. First of all, I want to say as a Democrat all black women should be praised and appreciated for being the backbone of this party for being the difference makers Wow And this is the year where i think that's going to come into full focus Democrats need to not pay lip service and not be occasional occasionally respectful with black women but every single day because we're gonna win this election it's going to take extraordinary

15:21 Energy it's going to take extraordinary turnout. It's gonna take the Organizational passion and power of black women all over this country to make it happen You know when I hear this kind of stuff, you know these talking points and yeah, I think I'm very attuned to it it's a lot of what we do with no agenda and you get these compilations where either than media is saying the same thing over and over again or the talking points with of the Of the candidates you can start to pick it up. You can you can feel the similarities, you know It's a talking point but I wonder where who created this I mean are these the strategists that think tanks is there one person we know of who's the mastermind behind this idea? You're getting ahead But no, you're right there whenever you hear

16:09 Certain means and that's what one of the great things about your show that you have with John is that you point out these memes. Are you pluck them out and often you put them in a compilation or send it back to back, Where you can just see that it's a talking point. And yes, they have think tanks, they have strategists, they have polls down to the county, down to the block, the city block that they tailor these things too but let's see what Pete Buttigieg had to say What message do you want to send to black women voters? Biggest thing that I think is important for black women voters to hear right now is how powerful you are. Election outcomes have changed and they've changed for the better because black women have stood up and demanded answers on not just issues like racial inequality in the workplace or gender inequality in health care, or vice versa but also the expectation for economic empowerment to be felt by all

17:12 Oh, right. Mayor Pete. Right? So Pete you're saying they're all on message now before I play this next clip, I want you to pay close attention and see what Cory Booker said that the other three didn't say Okay, we're listening for the discrepancy. Spot the differences in the picture! Black voters need to understand their power and they are going to significantly determine who the nominee of this party is gonna be And it's not enough to determine the nominee We need to determine the agenda of the party Well, he said two different things there. I kind of stepped on it so if you want to... Of course, of course, of course Black voters need to understand their power and they are going to significantly determine who the nominee of this party is gonna be And it's not enough to determine the nominee we needed to determine the agenda of the party Okay, so black voters have to recognize their power?

18:13 You caught it at the beginning black voters. Yeah, not not black women black voters yeah He's messing up off message gotta put a core out got to get me talking to Right and Cory you gotta slow it down Cory with their whole agenda thing too now really don't do that No turn out you activate you don't ask for things so Corey is way off message I don't know If he got the message or got the memo, but no black voter talk is black women. And I'm not saying this let me clarify what I'm saying here you have a handful of black elites

CHAPTER 06 / 24 Discussion

The Boulé and Black Intellectual Elites in Politics

The Boulé is described as an elite intellectual class of black society, often associated with the Divine Nine Greek fraternities and Ivy League universities, that steers the black majority. Figures like Oprah Winfrey, Barack Obama, and Al Sharpton are identified as members of this influential group. The discussion posits that these elites protect their own interests and the interests of candidates like Kamala Harris while ignoring the specific tangibles requested by the ADOS movement.

the boulé· divine nine· oprah winfrey· barack obama· al sharpton· ivy league

18:56 I eat the bully B. O. U. L. E. bullet Oh, B. O. U. L. E.. They are trying to drive that's their job is to steer the black majority in a direction that they want them to go Now when we say Boulle, now you and I have talked about this off-air. This really the... well like I equate it to almost Illuminati except you can point to them so whereas maybe George Soros would be an elite who is that who are the elites in the Boulle? You have Oprah, you have Obama,

19:41 Let's see, Al Sharpton you have. A lot of this talking has on television. A lot of them come from the Divine Nine Greek fraternities. So yeah so I mean it's the intellectual class of black society, the ones that go and not blanketing all, but they usually come out of the Ivy League or these higher level universities and they go through the indoctrination when their whole job is not an agent. Like I said before, Cory Booker was wrong to say what is the agenda? No! You can't know it's not about what they want. So this means Cory's not really in the boulé

20:36 I would think he is, i just think nobody got him the mandate. He didn't show up for orientation day? Right! But I think Corey may... he understands that Kamala has the machine behind her because they're the two black candidates right yeah so he's a smart guy i'm not going to disintegrate him anyway So he understands what's going on here we've seen how the machine-I think you guys even covered it on your show how the machine covering for and protecting Kamala. Sure, and just like any group of elites they want to protect their own stuff so that's what their agenda would be is protecting themselves first and foremost

21:19 Right, so I think what Corey did and this is pure speculation. He's saying what is you know? What is the masses saying he can't say eight eyes he can't say no Tangibles he can't say anything So but one of the memes in on on the a dot side is having an agenda so I think that was kind of like a dog whistle to you know kind of pull some other No, Ados crowd to him by saying I'm talking about agenda because that's way off message. Yeah yes for sure okay so you asked a question you said um are there think tanks? Are they um that you know... You'll come up with this yeah right uh are shaping these ideas

CHAPTER 07 / 24 Discussion

Brookings Institution Seminar on Black Female Electoral Strength

The Brookings Institution held a seminar titled "Claiming Seats at the Table" to explore the untapped electoral strength of black women. Fellow Andre M. Perry suggested that the traditional "trinity" of MLK, JFK, and Jesus in black households has been replaced in the cultural psyche by Oprah, Beyonce, and Michelle Obama. This shift reflects the rising influence of entertainment figures over traditional religious or political leaders in shaping voter behavior.

brookings institution· andre m. perry· david m. rubenstein· beyonce· michelle obama· oprah winfrey

22:09 I have a question for you. Okay, what do you know about the Brookings Institute or the Brookings Institute institution? Yeah very little I Think although we can you know, I try to avoid messages coming out of think tanks and I'm always looking for me You know who's a member of what But I think would probably be surprised to hear who's in it and what their message is and um ears open Okay, so the Brookings Institute on September 10th of 2018 they had a seminar slash panel of black female elected leaders called claiming seats at the table. And this was focused on black females getting what me read exactly what it says I don't mess it up

23:07 So, exploring the tapped and untapped electoral strength of black women. Oh okay there's your agenda! Right, claiming seats at the table one. And before you play that just listen to the pandering I'm gonna start by just talk giving you a little perspective of my household in the 70s if you were like me growing up in the seventies there portraits of MLK JFK and Jesus hung on on a lot of folks walls though that was the Trinity Today, the trinity of Oprah, Beyonce and Michelle Obama could almost replace them. Who's this guy? That's funny! This is Andre M Perry He's a David M Rubenstein fellow with the Brookings Institute All right And what he says was...and this is true in a lot of black households you had MLK Not my generation maybe the generation that he comes from

24:07 maybe a generation before me, you had MLK JFK and Jesus hanging on the wall. And he said I mean this is his words Oprah Beyonce and Michelle could replace MLK JFK in Jesus. Wow! I think that answers who's the boulé? Yes exactly These are definitely car carrier members of the boulé but The pandering, I mean...I don't hate to keep using that word but that is so disingenuous to say. That it kind of makes you eye roll. But i presume its not true? You telling me people have pictures of Beyonce, Michelle Obama and uh... What was the first one? Oprah. Oprah. M-A-K-J-F-K and Jesus Right but now..you're saying they've been replaced by the new pictures

25:09 I wouldn't say the pictures per se on their wall, but in their mind. Right? In their minds. Correct. Got it because Beyonce has been worshipped and church services. This is a real occurrence. Michelle was the only thing really holding Barack in the White House as far as the mass of black female voters that were voting for her more than him And Oprah, man. She's a force you know what I'm saying? As you know she is a media force all unto herself. Of course So in the mind yes and then i don't know what that says but But yes...I think that's real courage so What we're going to do By the way That may also be the case for many white women Yes Yeah Especially with Beyonce Beyonce holds a lot of

26:09 Lot of clout. Hell yeah, well she's the Queen Queen right? Yeah Especially to hold a church service and I mean later on this in this podcast You know as we get down the road We'll start to look at you know these Just these weird occurrences that were saying no from the left Well, it's creating worship and creating profits around entertainment people which is always interesting And then those of

CHAPTER 08 / 24 Discussion

Black Women as the Center of Political Resistance

Aaron Haynes Wack of the Associated Press characterizes black women as the "center" and "backbone" of the Democratic resistance since the 2016 election. The discussion notes that black America is largely a matriarchy due to historical economic and social pressures. White liberal feminists are now looking to the "blueprint" of black women's political engagement to model their own activism against the current administration.

aaron haynes wack· associated press· hillary clinton· resistance· matriarchy· feminism

26:58 You need to get black ministers. That's right, that's why we have all the reverends everywhere Right! That's why you have every Reverend Justin Jackson, Reverend Al Sharpton You know? All-you always had to have the reverend So now in this new generation The entertainer has replaced... The reverend Ah got it So next we have Aaron Haynes Wack And she's from the National Race and Ethnicity Rider for the Associated Press. And that's climate and estates part two. Ladies, I'm going to open up this conversation it was probably about nine months ago that the country learned what the rest of us have long known right? What we have been living frankly and that is that you know black women are really the center uh the backbone of democratic politics and the party's most loyal and really consistent voting bloc right but that wasn't just true last December

27:53 Black women were frankly part of what we like to call the resistance in 2016, showing up at the polls overwhelmingly vote for Hillary Clinton. Black women were there in 2008 and 2012 when over 90% of us voted for Barack Obama You know voting really for us has been a form of resistance, you know for a really long time And I think that that's something that the rest of the country has woken up to and in the moment that we now find ourselves in Resistance or compliance it's a thin line right? and as you heard her say Black women are really the center backbone the backbone the backbone. All right this is just

28:35 What, we've heard two three people say this? Well but I will say by chance Tina and i were watching Eddie Murphy Delirious last night because for some reason Netflix is promoting it. And he does this whole skit about his mom and throwing the shoe, and it's kind of a thread throughout the whole thing. This is the one where he has the red leather outfit on? Right. He was famous. Um...and he talks about really mother is in control of everything so that perception I'd say in my mind uh-I don't know if the mom is the background but female figure in black household has very strong presence in my mind

29:17 It is safe to say that black America for the most part is a matriarchy. Yeah They are Where but we know where it's coming from now We right we now understand why because black women had to run the family exactly exactly and they in Now white women see them as you guys have been doing this all along white feminists or white liberal women How did you do it? And that's why they hold Beyonce in such high regard and Oprah in such high regard, and Michelle Obama in such high regard. And other people of that status because they say you guys have been doing all along let's use your blueprint. So on this panel was the Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh

CHAPTER 09 / 24 Discussion

Corruption Charges Against Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh

Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh resigned following an investigation into a self-dealing scheme involving her "Healthy Holly" children's books. The University of Maryland Medical System paid Pugh approximately $500,000 for books that were often never delivered, a move characterized as a common method for masking bribes. This case is used to illustrate the "whatever it takes" mentality mentioned in her previous speeches regarding campaign fundraising.

catherine pugh· baltimore· university of maryland medical system· healthy holly· self-dealing· bribery

30:11 And this is before she had her issues. Oh yeah, where she got kicked out for selling her book and never delivering and just taking the money? Correct Claiming seats three. But being able to raise money is important for all of us and sometimes we can be swooped up by the energy, and it doesn't cost as much in certain races as it may cost for others. And I always tell people be prepared to raise money you start with your family and your friends. You know people can just tell you to run for office write a check You know so developing that capacity to raise money is important whether you are publicly funded or whatever You've got to be able to cover those polls on election day elections are won and lost On Election Day because people haven't covered their polls All right, the message is clear there. Yeah raised my raise money And she said developing the capacity to raise money Is important whether you are? publicly funded or whatever

31:12 What is that or whatever? And we look at her situation, for the people who don't know. She's the Baltimore mayor and she was under investigation for self-dealing in connection with thousands of books being sold And she ended up receiving roughly about $800,000 from the University of Maryland Medical System. Yeah this is not a new trick by the way this is a very common way of getting paid taking bribes By writing a book and then you always want a big company to come in and order a whole bunch of your books Mm-hmm And the publishers love that too for obvious reasons

31:55 And so they, you know whoever was in on this with her I don't remember. You know she ordered a whole bunch of books and they paid her the money and then she didn't even have to print them because they didn't care. Right that was the University of Maryland Medical System and they paid her roughly over $500,000 for the copy books and she ended up resigning So when she said that whatever That's the yeah, so whatever you know go ahead and be corrupt. Whatever you got to get it right? So

CHAPTER 10 / 24 Discussion

George Soros Funding of BlackPAC and Political Mobilization

George Soros and his Open Society Institute have funneled millions into BlackPAC to mobilize black voters in key elections, such as the Alabama special election between Doug Jones and Roy Moore. BlackPAC, led by Adrienne Shropshire, spent over $600,000 on canvassing and mailers during that race. Critics question the motives of wealthy non-black donors funding black political action committees and the impact this has on the actual black agenda.

george soros· blackpac· adrienne shropshire· open society institute· dark money· roy moore

32:33 That's when I started digging and all of us went back to the beginning. This is why I love you Moe, this is Mofax diggin' in deep Right so I went back to the special election 2016 in Alabama And uh...I found two articles written by the center Let me see if I can pull it up This was the Andrew Gillum Doug Jones special election. No, that was the Doug Jones versus Yeah, I know he me you know the guy that they um with the worst candidate ever Yes Roy Moore more there you go Okay, the sentence and two articles written by the Center for Public Integrity And those two articles were entitled

33:25 Super PACs have raised millions to mobilize black voters. Does it matter that its funders are white? That's one article, and the second article was dark money boost Democratic super PACs that battle corrupt campaign finance system. So I was reading through this article and it talks about the BlackPAC. And the BlackPAC is ran by Ms. Adrienne Show fear. So just a little background on her, you wanna play BlackPak Adrienne Schroepfer. People are concerned about the economy they're concerned about jobs we need to raise wages They're concerned about health care they're concerned about criminal justice reform We actually can have an impact on all of those issues and help to redirect our country right now because our country is in a crisis And black folks more than many understand what that is they know what it looks like and are prepared To do their part to make sure that we get back on the right track

34:30 All right, so in that election the Black Pack spent almost $614,000 canvassing in the last few weeks. And that goes back to what the mayor said of Baltimore you got to get the voters out on Election Day. So they knocked on more than 520,000 doors. They sent more than a 270,000 sent mail to over 271,000 homes and they made more than 72,000 phone calls. All that costs money so in that race 19 million and nine candidate on spending overall was spent on that race uh so I started digging into the money so i went and looked at the black pack

35:24 The Black Pack in 2018 received $400,000 from Mr. George Soros. Of course! Gotta see George show up somewhere otherwise it doesn't work So Adam, I ask you who is George Soros? You know what I'm saying for the listeners. Well George Soros is a very famous hedge fund guy he became very famous for shorting the pound which means he was betting on the pound going down and he might have even had some foreknowledge of some gold trades that were going on and anyway he really scored incredibly big on that in the billions of dollars

36:04 And as an elite, he is always looking out for his own interests and he's very active with this Open Society Institute. And the hundreds if maybe even thousands of small non-profits that he finances I think it's well established that he at least had some hand in financing Black Lives Matter. All of this is intended to...and this is his track record, his history, is to cause political Strife, tension or maybe direction in order to protect his own stuff. Right? So not only did they receive money from you know directly from George Soros that received money from the pro Hillary Clinton super PAC

CHAPTER 11 / 24 Discussion

Soros Sisters and Strategic Funding of District Attorneys

George Soros has strategically funded numerous District Attorney races across the United States, a group the hosts refer to as the "Soros Sisters." This funding extends to high-profile candidates like Stacey Abrams in Georgia and Andrew Gillum in Florida. The discussion highlights how these financial infusions from elite donors are often obscured, making it appear as though the support comes from grassroots community donations.

george soros· kamala harris· stacey abrams· andrew gillum· district attorneys· joy reid

36:52 PAC Priorities USA Action, which Mr. George Soros donated $4 million to that PAC in 2018. So he is saying more than likely he's funneling money through one PAC to another PAC So it doesn't seem like he's completely steering it. Yeah, that's what he is well known for spreading his money out and I think didn't you say was going to put a billion dollars out and spread that out amongst all these small little groups? Right! And we've seen him... You talked behind the scenes about what I termed the Soros sisters. My favorite term What that is A lot of DAs including Kamala Harris District attorneys He's funded

37:38 many, many of these races. That's gonna be another topic for another show but I just have a list, laundry list of DA races that he's funded if we wanna go to Black Pack Adrian Schroshier, I mean that her name and it talks about how they fund Andrew Gillum after the Doug Jones race. because obviously we're with them and in a large, in huge numbers. But they need to start listening to us listening to our concerns and putting people in leadership positions who can make decisions when when Jones he got what 40% of the white vote of the white women vote which means 60% voted against him? Yeah that's a big number and the Democratic Party needs to know where their bread and butter is buttered and where it's made and listen to us very quickly Adrian you guys gonna keep going here in other states besides

38:46 Alabama. Yeah, we will be there's a tremendous amount of opportunity in the south We know that Stacey Abrams is running in Georgia. We know that Andrew Gillum was running in Florida Yep There's a tremendous amount of opportunity there but also in the Midwest So what make some decisions about where we're gonna work just going to talk about those very two races at our next block Eric Guster agent Shropshire Bernard Similton this from The Boule show known as Joy Reed right and they are spreading the money around course But the thing is, when you listen to the Baltimore Mayor go back. She makes it seem like people are just breaking out their checkbooks and busting open their piggy banks- To donate these packs and that's not the case. You have very rich non black donors and what are their motives? So one question I had and I want to get answered is what is dark money

CHAPTER 12 / 24 Discussion

Dark Money and the High Cost of Presidential Campaigns

Dark money groups have spent over $600 million on election ads since 2010, utilizing non-profit status to hide donor identities. The 2008 Obama campaign spent a record $730 million, with over 56% of that budget dedicated to media buys on television, radio, and the internet. This massive spending illustrates how presidential elections have become a "bonanza" for media properties and special interest groups seeking a return on their investment.

dark money· citizens united· barack obama· center for responsive politics· political advertising· super pacs

39:49 What is dark money? Okay, I'm gonna find out. This year approximately 11 billion dollars will be spent on political ads but who pays to interrupt your TV shows sometimes we're in the dark Citizens United allows corporations and unions to donate freely to campaigns but PAX and SuperPAX have to disclose their donors and politically active nonprofits don't It's called dark money. Since 2010, dark money groups have spent over $600 million in election ads. 73 million dark dollars have already been spent in 2016. Critics argue that voters have a right to know who is behind political ads and which special interest groups support which candidates. Yeah I think this is the difference when you see a political ad

40:37 The non-Dark Money will usually have a statement, I'm Adam Curry. I approve this message and the Dark Money will say paid for by citizens for Curry. Right? The question is when people invest...I mean we all know this when people invest in a campaign they expect a return on their investment and if You have non-black, and I mean that's what this article says. We have non black funders funding black PACs Now we see why it is not a black agenda push No of course not! It's... you always gotta follow the money Right so its just This is why you don't hear ADOS You were asking before in the last show Why dont'you hear ADOS?

41:34 They are, in a weird way Democrats always scream up and down and jump up and down about voter suppression. But this is a form of voter suppression! It's a direct form, a legal form, and quite cynical actually Right You've only heard reparations talk seriously talked about by one candidate And it's the one candidate we talked about Mary Ann Williamson So now we have to understand where the campaign spending goes, where the money goes to the campaign spending. The average American family would have to work more than 14 thousand years! The highest paid guy in the NBA Kobe Bryant would have to play for 29 years To make as much money as Barack Obama spent to become president in 2008 Yes we can! $730 million dollars

42:34 This year, the winner whether it is him again or someone else is widely expected to spend as much or maybe more for the privilege of getting that ultimate corner office. The one with no corners So where does all that money go? For Mr Obama 56% went to media according an analysis by the Center for Responsive Politics television, radio and internet ads. $427 million dollars worth that means even at three million dollars for 30 seconds he could have bought every commercial in the last Super Bowl and half of this year's game too

CHAPTER 13 / 24 Discussion

Media Influence on Political Competition and Polling

Media outlets have a financial incentive to portray political races as "neck-and-neck" to keep campaign contributions flowing. In states like California, media companies lose out on revenue because the outcomes are perceived as predetermined, leading candidates to spend elsewhere. The perceived "boost" for Kamala Harris in polls following the first Democratic debate is analyzed as a tactic to pressure Joe Biden supporters to increase their donations.

media properties· california· polling· kamala harris· joe biden· campaign spending

43:11 Yeah, now you're on my turf here of course because this is something that I know and the NOAA Gender Show has talked about for years. And that's it even the vetting of candidates...you can see it! You can see how they position the top candidates in this preliminary And you know it's who has the most money. That's one of the main requirements how much money you got because it's gonna be ours we're taking it and this is I'll just Take a page from Dvorak's book. This is why California doesn't matter to Republicans Because and and why they don't spend money there Which has actually pissed off all of the media properties located in, California because they can't get any money It's a bonanza its it's tens of billions of dollars on each cycle

44:01 California media is not getting it because you know the Democrats don't they know it's their state. They don't have to pay anything Republicans know that there there's no chance in the foreseeable future to win anything so they ignore it and that's a big problem but yes, It's all going into media or the majority goes into media So from that thinking and you guys open my eyes up to that realization The TV networks want a competitive race. It's similar to in sports, you don't want a golden state that just blows out everybody you want a competitive league so is that why maybe they're propping up Kamala Harris because Joe Biden is kind of running away with the Democratic primary?

44:53 Can it be that if you don't have the competitive race there, the money won't come flowing in? Yeah. You got to have a competition of it... I totally agree! If you've got one clear winner already and this has always been our theory behind the polls Polling is always neck-and-neck real close oh you know now which to me is always a call to the money's like no you better up your spend on your candidate And you know what After the first debate, the polls even tricked me because just listening to it. I mean, I was at work now and they have CNN on and it's like oh after the first debate Kamala Harris gets a boost but then she didn't show any money and she went down again It's crazy right so I was like whoa But then when I went looked at the numbers it was a small uptake yeah but as you pointed out She gets a boost is too You know

CHAPTER 14 / 24 Discussion

Nudging Theory and Behavioral Science in Government

"Nudging" is a psychological tactic used by governments and corporations to subtly influence public behavior and perception without overt coercion. Examples include the marketing of Ring doorbells through viral "native ads" of neighborhood crimes and the creation of the Social and Behavioral Science Team under the Obama administration. The failure of 2016 election polls is cited as an instance where aggressive nudging failed to overcome voter reality.

nudging· ring doorbell· barack obama· 2016 election· nate silver· behavioral science

45:54 make the Biden supporters, hey we need to you know chip in. It's our favorite term chip in yes right so I just want people to understand this one thing and I want this to be a running theme in this show a term called nudging ah yes I've heard you talk about this and nudging is when they take One idea and they kind of it's like, um is kind of what with the whipsaw is for the no agenda listeners subliminal where they just kind of subtly plant this idea in your head And the best case I've seen with nudging is for the ring The Ring doorbell. Oh yes Yes, yes. Yes the the spy camera right you didn't see commercials really for the Ring doorbell

46:50 What you saw was news stories of guys crapping on people's lawns, stealing boxes. You know? Exactly It's what you guys call a native ad Yes So with how they got me I was nudged Kamala gets the boost and i was like oh no not kamala because I think she's a terrible person but that's just my personal opinion so I mean I perked up and looked and said let me go check the numbers And it was nothing Right So we're all susceptible to this, so I want people to be aware of the nudge. And they even created a whole governmental department for nudging under Obama! Were you aware of that? No was it the Department of Nudging?!

47:43 Hold on, let me pull it. Let me... I did not know this but you know this is PR This is what big companies are paid a lot of money to do Is to nudge them-I think there's a book too that may be called nudging I have to look that up You want to keep talking while we look at something just maybe go into more of uh Just how campaigns work? Well, I mean What I think is interesting is that We have actually witnessed, you know history with Donald Trump where all the nudging and all the I mean it The guy appeared to be bulletproof It didn't matter what they said in the polls up until election day up until the evening of the results The polls were still I think in the high 90% for Hillary Which at that point? I don't know if you're nudging anymore. You just desperately holding on to a life raft is too Yeah

48:45 in complete denial maybe, but it shows to me and this was even the 538 guys you know Nate Silver all the smartest guys in the room they know everything and they all fell flat because they were really all part of a nudging program whether they knew it or not whether they were active participant or passive participant. And in this case it just didn't work and I think there's a lot of complacency uh... and a lot of um Reliance on data from people who also make mistakes, you know like climate scientists and people make all kinds of mistakes so that okay that nudging Was was more shoving and it just didn't work last time around but in general. It's how media determines what we Drive what we drink what we eat? What we listen to who we love You know all of that stuff

CHAPTER 15 / 24 Discussion

Social Media Bots and the Nudge Machine

Maya Shankar, who headed Obama's Social and Behavioral Science Team, now works for Google, further integrating nudging tactics into big tech. Social media platforms use "trending" topics as a nudge mechanism to validate specific narratives, such as the "Charlottesville Lie" or claims that Tulsi Gabbard is a Russian asset. The hosts describe encountering automated bots on Twitter designed to reinforce these political memes and suppress dissenting views.

maya shankar· google· twitter· tulsi gabbard· russian bots· charlottesville

49:40 So, under the executive order under Obama it was Executive Order 13707. The Social and Behavioral Science Team was created. Ah yes I do remember this! I DO REMEMBER THIS! Yes And the team is no longer active as of January 21st 2017 so it's shut down but Ms Maya Shankur she is the one that headed the team And now I think she, I believe she works for Google now. Oh! The nudge machine? Right so what we're seeing is this idea and the best way i can explain what a nudge is from the movie Inception how they said they could plant an idea in your head without you even realizing it yes

50:34 So yeah, I mean and I want people this is one of my passions it's for people to identify the nudge and like you know block it. So polling is one way polling numbers and and polling results what other specific nudges are we looking for now? I think that once you guys cover its native ads memes It's just, hashtags is another one. I saw on Twitter today before I got on which don't normally...I'm not normally on Twitter and the funny thing is that I never got on social media prior to doing this. Welcome to the pit! Right? I understood what it was. I mean had a twitter account because it was just the best way of keeping track of real-time news

51:35 But one of the things that was trending was, let me see if it's still trending. It was the... and you guys covered it. Well trending by itself on social media is a nudge mechanism Right! And then one this training now on the top is The Charlottesville Lie. You guy have covered this incessantly So I know what it says, when you're saying what was said and i don't really want to get into the details of it but that's an example. Where you can take something that is true or untrue... That is untrue And make it seem true Or take something that's true and make it seem untrue Alright thats a fine people on both sides comment Right uh..and im reading these tweets and im just like jeez

52:26 That's some powerful stuff, man. Yeah, I mean like well it is it's very powerful in when what I found Because you know I'm on social media But really it's like an inbox for me and so any anything that's directed at me Is what? I look at and then maybe I'll I'll look at the feed for a second or two And just because it's all just kind of nonsense but someone had replied to me about It was about Kamala Harris or something that I don't remember exactly what it was, but what i realized very quickly is that it was actually a bot. Oh yeah! It was about Tulsi Gabbard and you know just Tulsi Gabbard really took some good swipes and dented the armor of Kamala Harris... And I think it was unexpected but she had it all going on she had the white outfit, I mean she was the white hat, it was perfectly orchestrated whoever did that

53:15 And so the meme had to come out that she's really a Putin shill because she's an apologist for Assad and Russian bots are the ones creating all this excitement about her. And I realized it was an actual fucking bot that was tweeting that to me! That's how crazy its gotten, bots tweeting about fake bots Right, and another nudge we talked about on the last show was that reparations is an assistance. Assistance program yes exactly right and that's Don Lemon Exactly. If, if Marianne... Who I think is Ados as far as i know? I believe so uh allegedly but um... You gotta say alleged now? You always got to say it! God don't want to get sued But that goes and show you if she didn't push back against that That would become an issue

CHAPTER 16 / 24 Discussion

Media Personalities as Scripted News Models

Mainstream news anchors like Don Lemon are characterized as "news models" who read scripts prepared by others rather than acting as independent journalists. An anecdote about a 1991 acting gig on "Swamp Thing" illustrates how scripts often contain unnatural language dictated by writers. The hosts suggest that Lemon's questioning of Marianne Williamson regarding reparations was a scripted attempt to sabotage her message by framing it as "assistance."

don lemon· marianne williamson· teleprompter· journalism· news models· swamp thing

54:13 Yeah, that would become a... That would... what's the word? Galvanize or solidify. You know saying that term reparations with assistance right. Now do you think Don did that on purpose or does he is he ignorant who writes those questions is a question He didn't write that question I wouldn't think so no So who writes it but he read it But, I mean he might be like Anchorman. Yeah the only example is non-political. I did one acting gig and i did an episode of Swamp Thing and this was like 1991

55:00 And I loved it because it was shot on film, was really professional and I was like some asshole rock star. In the script at a certain point... ...I was supposed to be talking to my manager and I'm drunk. The line read, "...I don't know man, I was really blotto." There's no heavy metal rock star who uses the term blotto in 1991! Forget it that's written in the script thats what you're reading Right, and that's what we realize these anchor people are. They're talking heads! Whatever it says on the... Teleprompter readers. Whatever the teleprompter says I mean they're not journalists let's be honest. News models. They're not out here breaking news. No their news models is what they are. Right so my question would be who wrote The Question for Don Lemon? And was it intentional? I believe so

55:57 I think it was, this is just being me. Imma put my 10-4 hat on." They understood Marianne Williamson and like I said, I have my reservations about her. One is because she puts a number on it that I don't agree with the number two is you're saying some of the other stuff she's into but that's not here or there what she's doing putting a message out there that no other black candidate, major candidate for president had ever put out there. And I have to respect her for that and I got the utmost respect for her and i think that was a form of sabotage! I honestly believe because if she'd walked into that trap... Yeah yeah then it would have been that she would have been stuck with it

CHAPTER 17 / 24 Discussion

Marianne Williamson on Reparations and Historical Trauma

Marianne Williamson argues for reparations based on the "original character defect" of slavery and the subsequent 100 years of domestic terrorism under Black Code Laws. She proposes a reparations council, including Professor Sandy Darity, to oversee the distribution of $200 to $500 billion for educational and economic renewal. While her historical context is praised, her plan is criticized for being a fraction of the actual debt owed and for funneling money into "programs" rather than direct cash payments.

marianne williamson· reparations· tecumseh sherman· black codes· civil liberties act· sandy darity

56:42 Right. Oh, Mary Ann says reparations assistant you know? So I think maybe that was a sabotage and two and she even said it and i have a clip here so kind of long clip I don't know how we're doing on time yeah We got time we're good. We can listen to this clip and this is post the debate where she goes and She even calls out Don Lemon for saying, how dare you ask me how can I come up with a number? If you want to go into that clip. It was kind of long and you could stop it when you want too but I thought it was very interesting. is because reparations carry moral force. You know, Catholics go to confession and Jews on the day of Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year is the Day of Atonement that is a spiritual principle until you clean something up it will continue to cause effects so you have to deal with things on the level of cause The United States has an original character defect and that is racism

57:41 Now, I think the average American has not been properly educated about the real history of race in the United States because we are decent people. We are a good people and we have a sense of justice. However too many of us aren't really clear about exactly what went down here In 1619 The first slaves were brought to the United States and the slaves were not freed until 1865 two-and-a-half centuries of slavery Now, at the end of slavery General Tecumseh Sherman said that all former slaves would receive 40 acres and a mule. So this is important reparations were promised at the time what happened unfortunately in most of the cases those forty acres and a mule were not given it was understood that people who obviously had not been part of the economy they'd been enslaved persons we're now free but as Martin Luther King would say 100 years later

58:36 Freed to what? We know what they were freed from, but what were they freed to. As soon as the federal troops left in 1877 white legislatures throughout the South passed what were called The Black Code Laws Now The Black Code Laws were vicious They were passed to ensure subpar economic social and political opportunities for black people now with that you've got another hundred years of what today we would call domestic terrorism. What do you call lynchings if not domestic terror? What do you call the Ku Klux Klan if not domestic terrorists? What do you call institutionalized white supremacy and segregation, if not domestic terror? So we're talking about two-and-a-half centuries of slavery followed by another hundred years

59:27 of institutionalized violence against black people in America. So the issue of reparation, first of all let's look at this in some historical context In 1988 Ronald Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act where we gave between 20 and 22 thousand dollars to every surviving prisoner from the Japanese internment camps. And since 1945, at the end of World War II Germany has paid 89 billion dollars in reparations to Jewish organizations Now that doesn't mean the Holocaust didn't happen but it has gone far towards establishing reconciliation between Germany and the Jews of Germany and the rest of Europe

1:00:07 That is why I want reparations for slavery. There's an inherent acknowledgement of harm that was done, a debt that it was owed and a willingness to pay it Yes things have gotten better in many many ways And the whole issue of reparations is simply that we have not finished We have no yet completed the job before reconciliation And I'm not saying reparation is going to fix everything Because we also know how much inner work has to be done issues of privilege etc But it will go a far way My plan is to appoint a reparations council and this reparations council would be made up of black leaders representing American descendants of slaves, and there are many such as Professor Sandy Darity at Duke University. People who have been doing scholarly work for years on this subject my proposal is that there'd be between 200-500 billion dollars that would be paid by the US government over a period of 20 years dispersed through this council

1:00:59 for them to disperse according to their decisions as long as the stipulation is that this money is to be spent on projects of educational and economic renewal. And I have been in this conversation long enough to know that whatever number you say, there are going to be some who say it's too much and there are going to be some who say it is not enough. Because if you actually do the math from 40 acres in a mule in 1865 and you equate that today, that would be trillions of dollars That's not politically feasible but I think 200-500 billion dollars is We have younger generations who understand the very concept of historical trauma So we understand these are psychological and emotional wounds as well as economic wounds

1:01:41 and with the paying of reparations we can go far in our time to make a difference. All right, I let that play all the way through that was really interesting now there's one thing in there that doesn't probably doesn't compute with you and that's how it can be spent she had some stipulations on that two things like I said 90% of what she said I totally agree with I mean she completely But one is how it's gonna be spent when she says programs. Yeah, that's That that's whoops then we're getting off track there with her right even you caught that I mean not so you couldn't but I mean like that was Reason why I say even you

1:02:30 People like me are more sensitive and we're listening for the BS. Of course, of course We're waiting because we've been bs for so long It's like you know it's like you talking to a used car saleman when you talk to politicians right? You know you waiting for that What what was the hook? And when she said two things and she has to stop saying this one well When you do the math 40 acres in Ramul adds up to trillions of dollars But it's gonna be 200 to 500 billion. And my dad said, whenever you say but... Yeah what came before it that's exactly right yeah so um

CHAPTER 18 / 24 Discussion

Modern Monetary Theory and Printing Money for Reparations

Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) suggests that the United States can print unlimited currency without economic detriment, as seen with recent tax cuts and deficit spending. The discussion explores whether this theory could be applied to fund a trillion-dollar reparations package. While traditional economists warn of bubbles and unintended consequences, proponents argue that putting money directly into the hands of consumers would stimulate the economy without the need for traditional funding.

modern monetary theory· mmt· federal reserve· inflation· reparations· sovereign wealth funds

1:03:17 You can't say, yeah we owe you and I say trillion so just say two. Cause that's the lowest number you could save use it in plural. Um...you say 2 trillion but we want to give you 200 billion That math just doesn't fly with me Right Uh and then two And then your gonna put in programs Yeah you know what that means It's going to get stolen Its not going to do any good Alright, so it's something that you and John talk about because something she said is not politically feasible. It's something you and John talk about this new monetary idea of printing money. Modern monetary theory yes Can you dive into that? I can try! And i got this well...it's actually a widely discussed topic now

1:04:13 It's starting to come even here talking about it on financial channels from time to time MSNBC, but I liked hearing it most from my friend the former New York banker who worked at a big bank in New York and he was involved with sovereign wealth funds. He really understands how this works. So as an example, and he's not a Trump fan you'll say oh China tariffs? All right Trump's got all the cards at China's fucked They may come back in trying you know And come back for revenge in 20 years But Trump will win this then when it comes to modern monetary theory though The whole idea is that the United States uniquely

1:04:53 can print as much money as it wants and it will not hurt our economy. And its counterintuitive to everything that economics says, its counter intuitive to the Austrian school of economics, its counter intuitive to the Republican Party who are always about you know... You got to bring down the deficits and at the same time they're going to bring down taxes." I say well how did he know this will really work? He said look at Trump's tax cuts Printed trillions of dollars for the rich Essentially is it what happens not much here. We are we're just cruising along So the theory is you could print up as you want to go to Mars? we should be able to print up as much as we want and It's not so much that I mean, I think what you need to understand Is that

1:05:44 The Federal Reserve and all these monetary people, the federal open market board who decide what we're going to do with interest rates because that keeps the economy in check. They have no clue! They don't know. In fact it almost seems like they do know. They want to blow things up you gotta have bubbles and bubbles...you create them and you get war and its good for all boule of all walks of life but they really don't know what the unintended consequences are of any moves. And no politician does, no human being really does because there's always something that doesn't quite work out right and in this case it appears that contrary to popular belief printing American dollars and spending them on stuff for Americans has no detriment

1:06:38 I mean, of course people have fall off the edge all the time and that's you know There's as you would say there's a bottom somewhere and that bottom is not going to be pretty but in general it has only helped everything. And its...and I've actually post..I'm seeing him today because asked him the question over email didn't answer and my question was could we print a trillion dollars for reparations? And what would it affect? What difference would it make and also, what would the effect be of putting a trillion dollars into consumers' hands. You know good bad and different I really don't know but that would be the way to do it Right so what I'm saying is this that when she said it's not politically feasible Not yet From the new thinking it might be

CHAPTER 19 / 24 Discussion

Political Feasibility of Student Loan Debt and Reparations

The debate over student loan forgiveness mirrors the conversation around reparations, with both being framed as "not politically feasible" by the establishment. High levels of student debt are described as a modern form of slavery that keeps citizens beholden to the state. The hosts criticize black candidates like Cory Booker for avoiding the ADOS agenda and reparations talk in favor of safer, establishment-approved messaging.

student loans· green new deal· ados· antonio moore· cory booker· debt slavery

1:07:29 But isn't that the same thinking they're using for a Green New Deal? Yeah, student debt. Everything! Oh yeah, oh yeah exactly well this is now you're at the crux of the problem because the debate about student loans is very similar to the debate about reparations it's who does it go to who gets screwed in the deal because there's a cutoff for all kinds of stuff and then how much is fair. It's all the same discussion, and honestly I don't know if any of that is going to happen. I'm not so sure we're gonna see student loan debt paid off because it behooves... Look slavery? This is slavery! People who go to school have a student loan

1:08:18 regardless of your culture, creed color background you are in effect a slave of the United States to pay that off for a long time could be rest of your life they know there's ideas of well may we can create some kind of public service department where you can work off someone alone sounds like slavery to me yeah I mean what really irks me is that You don't hear this, somebody else say oh it's not politically feasible when the number is way bigger. Correct yeah I see what you're saying Oh definitely that's another aspect hadn't even thought about that Even this early out because we know once you start getting closer to the general election you have to start reeling some of your promises in and start becoming more realistic but its just me personally

1:09:21 When you say, yeah I know it's this but now we can only give you 10%. Exactly. Yes. Yeah Yes, disingenuous is what it is. Right. Well I mean she did say Adolf so I gotta give her credit. Yeah well she actually says American descendants of slavery right but she's also being coached she's got Antonio Moore and you sent me that article so she's got a good understanding. I really want to think she's genuine and sincere but you never really know. Honestly

1:09:59 My BS detector doesn't go off with her, but I think she has to leave the door open. It's like she has to couch certain statements with other things like oh yeah it's not politically feasible and things of that nature so it's like...I don't know. But my question is why don't we hear any of the black candidates talking like this? This is my problem! Yeah, yes, I understand. Well because they want to win And they know that is counterintuitive to the messaging. Cory Booker's already in trouble for saying black voters instead of black women. Right, and agenda? Yes. And ultimately it's about control. Look at what they'll do! Look where it's at. Look at what the messaging is towards black Americans It's not this So what does that say about what they think about us

CHAPTER 20 / 24 Discussion

Voter Suppression and the Fear-Based Nudge

Democrats are accused of using fear as a "nudge" to drive black voters to the polls, often by painting Donald Trump as a "boogeyman." This tactic is viewed as a form of legal voter suppression because it fails to offer tangible policy rewards in exchange for the vote. Statistics show a decline in black voter turnout from 66.6% in 2012 to 59% in 2016, suggesting that the fear-based strategy is losing its effectiveness.

voter suppression· julian castro· donald trump· 2016 turnout· fear-based marketing

1:11:01 We don't have to promise you anything, but you're still gonna show up for us. Just imagine if... what's the guys name? Julian Castro. If he came out and said yeah I want to give everybody know amnesty Yeah But that aint politically feasible How would that be received In fact he says quite the opposite He says we're going make it completely legal Yeah, I hear you. Well it's unfair and it's unjust and it really makes no sense. And how the conversation...I don't know Moe Sadly this is where the American psyche is at with the people who are running the show

1:11:56 the idea that it's not... and maybe it's fear, you know? It's just like holy shit we can't this is of all the things we got to do. Of all the things we gotta do to beat Trump We can't have the black people changing their vote so just focus on them keep them where they are bring in make sure the women are empowered and activated then we'll take care of our black brothers and sisters once we're in, once we get the crazy racist out or whatever they're saying which also is probably not true. It's just control it's a population hey look every government every country every land gets the government it deserves so it's gonna take a lot more than Cory Booker or any other black candidate to say hey hold on a second it's gonna take a real movement to change that

1:12:47 Okay, say if I go to dimension B for a minute and i'ma super liberal No far left guy right and you tell me And I believe Trump is this and that he's hitler in blah blah blah all the things you say and I believe that's true. And You say well we want to beat him But the only thing we not want to do is give you what your old supposed Yeah How do I take it? Well, we can live with that. We can live with that guy before we give you what your old death. That's how I take it all right if you to believe the media narrative and that's why I'm a huge producer and supporter of black people showing that were serious and not voting because why stand? Because until you make people understand that you won't scare us into the voting booth and you take our demand seriously

1:13:54 you know, you can't just come to us with fear. It's a form of nudging! I mean they're not... and i keep saying this word but they're gonna try to nudge us with fear into that voting booth. And do you think it's still working like it always has? I say that we looked at the numbers last time and what went from 66.6 voter turnout to 59 point something If it drops down to 50% or even 55%, the Democrats won't win another election. And one point I want to bring up is, and this is why they're so pushing hard for Kamala, is the order of the Democratic primaries

CHAPTER 21 / 24 Discussion

Strategic Non-Voting and the Power of the Black Vote

Black voters are encouraged to use their vote as leverage by withholding it from candidates who do not offer specific "tangibles." Strategies discussed include not voting in Democratic primaries to send a signal to the party or focusing exclusively on local elections where impact is more direct. The South Carolina primary is highlighted as a crucial early test where the black populace has significant power to determine the party's momentum.

south carolina primary· purple states· local elections· political leverage· elizabeth warren

1:14:43 What are the first ones is through South Carolina, you know? It's the it's the heavily black populace south. Yeah So whoever gets those innocent gets to go off to a good head start They tend to you know getting you know people like to pull on cheerful winners Oh, yeah Whoever you're saying is perceived to be the winner You say has that momentum has that you know the inertia so I And this will be my final question for this show. Where are the, not rich but the wealthy black Americans who are really putting their money where their mouth is? You can't tell me they're all boule just because they got money

1:15:28 Where are they at? I mean see Okay, no stake in this process you see okay a good portion of them or that 5% that votes faithfully for Republicans. I'm because that is I mean don't get all of 100 percent so You got to find a politician who has the message and got it chip in That is gonna be a problem Because even now where people there are speaking about a save you had an eight odds candidate What it's gonna have to take is to say, we're not going to sign up unless we get something. And until that happens, we're not going to vote. Right? So you saying that's a prerequisite before you can even get to a candidate that- We have this thought and that's what they hold democratic plantation thing and I don't really like the term but You had...we have this pull away and say No! We are not gonna vote for anybody That you see how that turns out for you and then come back and tell me how it turned out for you

1:16:35 And then we'll talk. And then you're saying to reply, because I have no allegiance to either party and whoever comes with the tangibles me personally that's who all will listen too because that's how politics work. You trade your vote for something in return. So if a Republicans want to say what if we get instead of 5% of the vote, we can get up to 15 or 20%, we'll always win. So let's make that gamble. Hey, come with it and that's the...

1:17:15 the maturation process that we have to go through as black voters, to say you know what? Stop voting Democrat because your grandma voted Democrat. Stop voting in general because you're being shamed into voting. Because I went through this. You know, we got beaten water holes so we could vote but if i don't have a choice what's the point of voting and that's the question always asked If I only can pick from one side and that size knows that, they don't have to promise me anything. So I do have a choice and my choice is one is two choices you can have. One if you live in a blue state and we're talking about local elections because I think everybody should vote in the local election because you really can make impact there with state and federal elections. If you live in a blue state, don't vote. They do the numbers. You know they do the turnout numbers

1:18:14 I mean, it's gonna go blue anyway. But they'll look and say wait we missed here. Yeah so well let me just interrupt you so to send a signal to really get some scramble going would actually be to not vote in the primary for the Democratic Party So that they see the numbers and they can take appropriate action steer their ship Correct And they saw the numbers in the 2016 turnout because like I said dropped 7% And that's when they had people thinking, you know Donald Trump was a complete boogeyman and he's kind of not lived up to the hype or what they made. The negative hype so I see that number going even lower because it is a good number of people that are taught to say You know what? Not even that there is a political stance but really nothing interesting

1:19:07 You know, you're not offering me anything. I mean just from that standpoint but if you feel compelled in close races If your, you know if you live in a purple state...if you want to swing that vote the other way to get your message heard Hey! I'm all for it Well I'll tell ya what I know that in the United States of America, the dollar always has power and I hear young people around me of all backgrounds ages creeds colors and they say hey Elizabeth Warren she's gonna take me out of debt. I'm voting for her so if anyone wants to harness the power of the black vote you know where you gotta be it's just...and that's not

CHAPTER 22 / 24 Discussion

Economic Incentives and the Language of the Dollar

The "language of the dollar" is identified as the primary motivator for voters across all backgrounds, with many supporting candidates like Elizabeth Warren for debt relief or Donald Trump for a strong economy. One host notes that their 401k and business environment have improved under the current administration, making it difficult for a challenger like Marianne Williamson to win their vote unless she offers a superior economic plan.

401k· small business· marianne williamson· donald trump· economic growth· reparations

1:19:53 racial issue that's an American, well maybe it was just a human issue. People like getting money get like...that's what we vote for! Ultimately we vote for money. As you should yes yeah but the question and the question is for black voters how many how is that a big enough carrot to get them out? And what I mean by that not I mean, get your student loan debt. Trust me is a big deal but how many what percentage of people of ADAS say for instance would that impact? Oh you mean the student loan debt? Yes. Are we talking about 30 40? You know something as far as being taken seriously and the thing is...I want to make this clear The reason why I'm so pro reparations is not for just the sake of reparations

1:20:47 It's that it's such a big ask for you to even think about it means you take me seriously. Right on, so final question Moe if she can keep it up would you vote for Marianne Williamson? She has some other stuff going on with her man I mean yeah Yeah I know everybody's got skeletons and weird shit that's for sure That's true

1:21:23 That's a good question. And to be honest, I'm not deflecting. I truly don't know if I will vote for her or not. One she would have to come up on her number. She at least had to say the tree word just for the sake of saying it is more symbolic too. She would have to stop seeing programs and three persons religious beliefs in politics really don't you know? a politician or president that really met my religious litmus test. So I mean, it's not really a big deal for me but if she could clean up those two things she would have a better chance of having my vote let's say it like that stop say the t-word and don't say programs

1:22:19 But on the other hand she is running against Donald Trump and the economy's doing good. And my 401k is doing good, and it's more- It's easier to start a business than ever before um Hell I mean just speaking selfishly No what you're speaking of is the language of the dollar Right! That's why I'm very mature when I come to my vote uh...I've seen him Allow the business I work for to bring three billion dollars back start a new project. So Right, so I mean Yes you would have she would have to be I mean She would had they'd really Be strong on her our language to get me because I don't even I don't even have to vote and he'll win You see what I'm saying? I don't need half the vote in here when I will have to vote for her So let's bring it around as we wrap this up

CHAPTER 23 / 24 Discussion

The Ego Play and Future Discussion on Charlamagne Tha God

The Democratic strategy for the 2020 election is summarized as "The Ego Play," which involves stroking the ego of black women by telling them they are the reason for the race's progress. This symbolic approach is criticized for avoiding substantive black issues in favor of identity politics. The next episode is slated to cover Charlamagne Tha God and the media's protection of Kamala Harris.

ego play· charlamagne tha god· kamala harris· symbolic politics· identity politics

1:23:17 Okay, so the the Democrat Party is not thinking reparations will solidify a relationship with black Americans They are thinking we need to target black women Yep, we need to target black women to make up that 7% and go back in business. And what is the nudge with them? What is the message going to be? What are we on the lookout for when they're...when the Democrat Party specifically but I'm sure Republicans will give it a shot too are trying to nudge blacks towards voting Democrat and staying Democrat I should say. Ego

1:23:54 Wow. And you know, so and they don't take on black issues. So what good is that? And you've heard that Beyonce Oprah and Michelle Obama can replace Jesus JFK MLK we've heard there the backbone. So yeah, they're going to stroke their ego. That's the play Wow. And how do you how do you stroke a black woman's ego? What's the best way tell her just what they said

1:24:39 You're the reason why your race has come so far. Uh-huh, wow! And that's a very sick... It's cynical man it's horrible I'm not talking about the everyday running the mill working class black woman i'm talking about these elite yeah and what they do is they put these symbols up in front just like with Obama quote unquote black man, we're talking about the standpoint of ADOS in front of black people and it was symbolic for us. I was like wow! We finally got one in so what they're doing now is targeting you know everybody wants somebody like them to look like them or to act like them have their beliefs or you know end positions of power let's just be honest

1:25:38 So it's not something exclusive to black women, but that's the angle. They say if we can get black women into these races... Say for instance you're in a small district and they put a black woman in your district to win and that district they need to win the presidential election as well when you go you gonna pull the lever for all Democrats Right right You're so right Well We are going be on lookout for The Ego Play I'm pretty sure we'll see some of that dropping by. And what are we going to do on the next episode, Demo? Um...I want to look at one guy you brought up, Charlamagne Tha God and the protection probably in the protection mechanism of Kamala Harris. All right. It's a real event going on. That will be on the next episode of Mo Facts with Adam Curry probably about a week from now it seems to be our schedule hope you enjoyed everybody

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Mo Facts Episode Two Outro and Closing Music

Adam Curry and Mo conclude the second episode of Mo Facts, thanking the audience and confirming a weekly schedule. The episode ends with a soul music track featuring lyrics about reconciliation and "sweet words."

mo facts· adam curry· outro· podcast music

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