Joe Rogan’s theory of politics being “I’m just a little podcast man who just asks questions” is starting to ring hollow even for some folks in his audience.

I'm so old that I remember when Every Republican I knew agreed that the Nazis were the bad guys.

Please listen for just a minute. At least ½ of the posts I see here every day are focused on the Trump Distraction Circus. He's. Not. Even. In. Office. Yet. This is totally intentional. They want you to spend the next 4 years panic/rage posting about Greenland and Panama and tariffs. Look. You don't have any say over tariffs. At all. No one is going to come ask you if tariffs are a good idea. If Trump invades Canada, I promise, someone will let you know. If anything BIG and IMPORTANT happens, you will hear about it. Please stop using your platform to endlessly discuss this absolute nonsense. Yes, I understand that some of these issues have real life and death consequences. But most of them don't. Most are pure Distraction. You can… Stay distracted for the next 4 years. Or… Find a corner to start sweeping. Find a project to put your weight behind. Disconnect from the Distraction Machine.

Thank you, Thomas! For saying (very eloquently) what my brain screams (very uneloquently) over and over again every day.

Trump’s brain is a clickbait machine.

Stop.
Clicking.

Jump ship to safer bubbles with owners & boards whose viewpoints are closer to aligning with ours? Or fight to claw back space in public squares that are run by those seeking a true oligarchy? Is it possible for anyone w/ real wealth & power to protect free speech when it comes at profit's expense?