AI DREAD, THE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL AI COMPLEX & ALIENS| Episode 258

For all you, uh, all you sickos that come to me for, uh, top headlines, let's knock those out.

Let's, let's get through this junk so I can get to the stuff we wanna talk about.

Uh, top three US headlines.

Number three, the economy.

But I feel like the economy's always a headline, right? But Washington keeps telling us the economy's doing fine.

Thumbs up.

And technically, some of the numbers look pretty darn good, really, if you're not...

if you don't have Democrat blinders on.

Uh, unemployment claims are down, and the labor market's still showing.

Uh, it's strong right now.

But there is a problem.

People don't spend economic stats on milk and eggs and crap at the grocery store.

You know what I mean? Uh, that's why I always say when, when, uh, the, when people ask for pay increases at their job and this trendy thing that happened about 10 years ago, the employer will bust out the hidden paycheck.

Oh, you see.

Look, you're, you're not thinking about the hidden paycheck, where these mystery benefits that they take care of and you don't, so you don't have to pay it and somehow that's at, part of your paycheck.

Yeah.

The answer is, "Well, I can't pay my electric bill with that hidden paycheck." So that's not what we're talking about here, boss.

Uh, take that to them next time you, you hear the hidden paycheck.

I hate that phrase.

But, uh, fuel, materials, everyday costs are still putting pressure on businesses and consumers.

So while economic scoreboards look respectable, I guess, a lot of Americans are looking at their bank accounts and wondering, "What's up?" You know? "What the hell is everyone talking about this being, the economy being so good?" It's kinda like the in practice and on paper.

They're two different things.

Uh, number two in the US, the Supreme Court.

The Court is back.

They've got a loaded agenda, they say.