7/22 What is The Logical End Game for Socialists in America?

Summary

Garage Logic – Episode Summary

Podcast: Garage Logic
Host: Joe Soucheray ("The Mayor")
Episode Title: What is The Logical End Game for Socialists in America?
Date: July 22, 2026

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Episode Overview

This episode dives into the current and future implications of socialist policies in America, prompted by the Democratic Socialists of America's (DSA) platform and recent state legislation in Minnesota. Joe Soucheray and the Garage Logic crew scrutinize these ideas with signature skepticism, discussing how such policies impact daily life, business owners, crime, and American freedoms. Anchoring the discussion are emails from listeners, personal anecdotes, and frequent comparisons to historical examples of socialist societies.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Listener Emails: Real-world Impacts of Policy (02:39–13:15)

• Paid Family Leave Act Experience: A small business owner, MJ, details how Minnesota's new paid leave system led to worse outcomes for her employee compared to their previous private plan (12:09). State-run system paid less and took longer to process—casting doubt on the promised benefits of government-mandated programs.

  • Quote (MJ): "Our employees are now receiving significantly less under the state's mandated program and they're paying for it through a payroll tax. Let's call it what it is. It’s a tax, not an insurance premium." (12:42)

• "Where will the money come from?" Listener Scott from Inver Grove questions the sustainability of socialist proposals and the delusional economic math behind them (13:16).

  • Quote (Scott): "I would love nothing more than to get in front of any or all of them and ask that simple question, where in the hell are you going to get the money? These people are beyond delusional." (13:45)

2. The DSA Platform: Dissecting Socialist Proposals (15:17–26:56)

• Soucheray walks through segments of the DSA platform, including housing as a human right, abolishing police/prisons, and the Green New Deal.
  • Housing: "Build new publicly owned social housing, strictly regulate investment properties..." Soucheray warns this would eliminate private development and personal housing choice, eventually leading to state-assigned living arrangements. (15:23–21:12)
  • Quote (Soucheray): "Where you will live is where you're told to live...in some 600 square foot box on a rail line." (17:32)
  • Crime: Drawing on Tom Rob Smith’s Soviet-era novels, the crew discusses how abolishing prisons/police inevitably means non-acknowledgment of crime, drawing a grim parallel to totalitarian regimes. (23:33–25:17)
  • Quote (Soucheray): "Can I logically conclude that they envision a time where they would not acknowledge that crime exists? Is that a fair conclusion on my part?" (24:44)

3. Logic & History: Comparing to the USSR (18:40–21:12; 32:42–47:25)

• Soucheray recommends Smith’s Child 44 trilogy to understand the lived horror of "utopian" state planning, including arbitrary housing, bread lines, and an elite ruling class. (18:40; 32:42)
  • Brief anecdotes from Soucheray about visiting East Berlin and experiencing signs of oppression.

4. The Limits of Socialism: Predicting Pushback and Consequences (26:14–46:23)

• “Crossword Effect:” Kenny likens creeping socialism to filling in bits of a crossword puzzle until suddenly it’s complete (25:51).
• Pushback and War: The hosts predict such policies would inevitably lead to violence or even a civil war in America if pushed to their logical extreme. (42:58–44:41)
  • Quote (Soucheray): "I think if it got to the point where this was about to become...the law of the land...I would see a great war breaking out in this country." (42:58)
• Denial of Crime: Current underreporting of crime in some cities is held up as a “first step” towards normalization of denying crime’s existence. (40:22–41:40)

5. Diverging American Experience & Rural/Urban Divide (44:04–45:43)

• The team discusses how DSA policies might fly in urban centers but would meet massive resistance from rural America, predicting deepening divides.

6. Minimizing Hyperbole: Are We There Yet? (15:23, 41:02, 46:01)

• Soucheray repeatedly checks himself, emphasizing the nation isn’t a socialist state yet, but many warning signs are present in “bits and pieces.”
  • Quote (Soucheray): "I don't want to be accused of hyperbole. We're nowhere near this ideology taking over. We're not near it yet, but we're seeing so much of it in bits and pieces..." (41:02)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Ideological Denial of Crime:
  • Soucheray: "Well, the logical end game of that is the denial of crime. Crime doesn't exist. And they say right here put together civilian oversight bodies that control things. Well, what they would be. What they would be controlling is...the idea [that] there is no crime." (34:03)
• On Social Engineering:
  • Soucheray: "Their delusional wish for heaven on earth cannot exist. It's been proven. We have the evidence that it can't." (22:22)
• On Elite Hypocrisy:
  • Soucheray: "In the meantime, the Democratic Socialists have moved into all the mansions on Lake of the Isles, having kicked the owners out." (26:58)
• On Historical Myopia:
  • Soucheray: "Robin Wansley and the rest of you, the chugger. And it's all been tried. I know you think it's a new thought, but it's been tried before and it hasn't worked. And it’s resulted in millions and millions of deaths." (45:04)
• On American Optimism:
  • John Haidt: "Anybody who believes in American ideals ... I don't think they would ever allow this to happen without some sort of fight, whether ideological or ... physical." (44:41)
• On the “Crossword Effect”:
  • Kenny: "You end up doing a little bit here, a little bit over there, a little bit in the middle...eventually the whole crossword fills in and voila, you have socialism." (25:51)

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Important Timestamps

• Start of Main Content — Listener Mail, Paid Leave: 02:39
• Analysis of DSA Housing Platform & Logical Endgame: 15:17–21:12
• Crime and Police Abolition, Tom Rob Smith Soviet Comparison: 23:33–25:17; 32:42–34:58
• Crossword Analogy & Cumulative Impact: 25:51
• Prediction of Violence/War from Extreme Socialist Policy: 42:58–44:41
• Panel’s Check against Hyperbole—“We’re Not There Yet”: 46:01

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Book Recommendations (Repeatedly Referenced)

• Child 44, The Secret Speech, Agent 6 by Tom Rob Smith — for insight into life under Soviet socialism and its “logical endgame.”

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Tone & Format Notes

• Casual, skeptical, rooted in Midwestern plain-talk, with humor used to underscore serious concerns.
• Historical anecdotes, pop culture, and local news seamlessly woven into policy discussion.

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Conclusion

This episode offers a thorough, sometimes darkly humorous consideration of what total implementation of socialist ideals in America could entail. The Garage Logic panel argues that, despite piecemeal policy creep, the human spirit and American tradition will resist the full realization of these trends—but not, they caution, without vigilance and pushback from the public.

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For further information or follow-up:

• Read Tom Rob Smith’s Soviet novels to understand historical analogies.
• Listener email topics (like the Paid Leave issue) recur—providing real-world business counterpoints to theoretical policy.
• For more, consult the show notes and referenced blogs, including Powerline and Center of the American Experiment.

Transcript

[Joe Soucheray]

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[Matthew]

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[Pete Arnold]

Hail the Flashlight King.

[Joe Soucheray]

Hail you. And now from the mayor's office above the boathouse on the east shore of Spoon Lake, it's Garage Logic with Chris Reavers manning technology corner, Kenny Olson from the Krabby Coffee Shop, John in the newsroom, and of course the rookie here is your Flashlight king, fireworks commissioner and the keeper of common sense, your mayor, Joe Succier. I have some emails I wish to clear from the spindle. The mink writes, you'll recall that in years past we had Joe on a stick. I still use mine to scare the neighbor kids, but he's got a great idea. How about Marjorie on a stick? Maybe not enough lead time for this year, but not a bad idea. Maybe one of the crack. Maybe one of our crack marketeers can rustle something up.

[Matthew]

Good idea.

[Joe Soucheray]

There should be a Marjorie on a stick.

[Matthew]

Yes.

[Joe Soucheray]

Wouldn't have to be very big. Paul Petrazewski now, yesterday I told you of my adventure following this horrible crime in St. Paul and at one point the helicopter was hovering above my house and you know, I was wondering if I was being signaled or not. And he writes, as you told the story of the horrific shooting yesterday, I could not help but think that while the helicopter was hovering over your head, you may have felt as though you were a person of interest. Well, at least until they saw the hose in your hand and the confident point to your house. It took me back to the time when I was actually labeled a person of interest by the Secret Service. Back in 2015, the Obama era. We visited D.C. we were staying in a hotel on Constitution Avenue near the White House. They had a lovely rooftop patio. Before the rest of the family got up, I grabbed a cup of coffee in my binoculars to check things out and watch airplanes follow the Potomac as they approached Reagan. I also had earbuds in to listen to the air traffic control on an app I have and was watching Flight Radar 24 on my phone. I was really nerding out. I was there for about an hour and my coffee ran out, so I went down to grab another cup. Upon my return, the couple that were sharing the deck with me said, you just missed it. Two guys from the Secret Service were just up here asking questions about you. They said they were watching me from the roof of the White House and wondered what I was up to. The couple had my back and told the officers that I was up there watching planes and that satisfied them because they were gone when I came back. At that point I made what considered a wise decision and ended my plane spotting for the rest of the trip. Wow. Paul Petruzewski President of the royal order of 21st ERS, Dallas, Texas chapter, where my backyard thermometer read 109 for a short time on this lovely autumn day.

[Kenny Olson]

Paul, you are a uber nerd.

[Joe Soucheray]

I told you guys the story of that happening to me in San Diego.

[Matthew]

What happened?

[Joe Soucheray]

When I first was cracked into the business, I worked for a magazine, and I was sent to San Clemente, the winter White House of Richard Nixon. And I had a Nikon camera. I do remember that from the company I work for.

[Kenny Olson]

You had the hairdo then, didn't you?

[Joe Soucheray]

I think I did, yeah. You had the hair. And I walked down to the beach and I approached Nixon's estate, which I could see up on a bluff.

[Kenny Olson]

Oh, my God, you're such a robe.

[Joe Soucheray]

Right? And I was taking pictures.

[Kenny Olson]

I'm so embarrassed. I have secondhand embarrassment for you.

[Joe Soucheray]

There was a sign that said, no, do not go beyond this point security. Well, of course I went beyond that point. Of course you did. And took pictures of his house and walked back. Didn't think anything of it. The next morning, I was at the counter in the hotel I was staying at. That was the hotel that had the communications room for the Western White House. So if you had to hit the nuke button, that's where you would have had to go on. But I was at the counter, and I was suddenly flanked by two Secret Service guys. And they said, did you see the sign on the beach? I, I should, I, I. Yeah. Well, don't do that again.

[Kenny Olson]

You're one of these idiots that come to the country and completely disregard the no trespassing signs and blunder into maybe the worst crime scenes that exist that would, you know, remain unreported. If you rubes weren't out there walking

[Joe Soucheray]

around, you didn't hear the best part of their story.

[Kenny Olson]

Oh, keep going.

[Joe Soucheray]

They didn't arrest me, and they just said, watch yourself, blah, blah, blah. Yeah.

[Matthew]

30 seconds of talking with them, they went, oh, this guy's harmless.

[Joe Soucheray]

So I went back to my room and finished the assignment or whatever, and flew out the next day, or whatever it was, and gave the camera, as I usually did upon my return, to the people in the photography department. All of the film was blank. The film in the camera was completely blank.

[Matthew]

They wiped her out.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah. Wait a minute. Did they open the back door, or did you forget to take the lens cap off?

[Joe Soucheray]

No, I. I had the lens cap off. Are you sure they were able to. They were able to eliminate the film.

[Kenny Olson]

So what do you. Wait a minute. Did they sneak into Your room.

[Joe Soucheray]

I'm sure they had a key from the front desk, then flashed their badges and said we need to get in this room.

[Kenny Olson]

I refuse to believe that it was anything that awesome. It had to be due to your blundering. Joe, come on. We all know you better than this.

[Joe Soucheray]

Let me. Let me tell you something.

[Kenny Olson]

You can go ahead.

[Joe Soucheray]

You can believe whatever you want.

[Kenny Olson]

No, it was somehow I was there. It was your accidental blundering. That's the best one of the best stories I've heard you tell. I thought you were going to say they picked you up by the armpits and started flogging you with hoses or something.

[Matthew]

Did you ever make the enemies list?

[Joe Soucheray]

I wanted to.

[Matthew]

Oh, he tried.

[Joe Soucheray]

Joel. This is from Jennifer, my husband. Also Joe is a longtime g ler. We are planning a two day state fair experience for the first time this year with friends. Nate, who is also a longtime g ler, should be epic. But I need to confirm the date will be at the fair. Not that I don't trust those guys. Meaning her husband's. The husband's listening skills. But we feel better about booking the stay if the date has been confirmed. Considering we planned the date around you being there, I feel like this putting some pressure. Yeah. Wow. Jennifer, I'm not sure it's worth it. I don't know how far you're coming from, but we're there. I don't have the dates in front of me. Maybe John Height knows.

[John Haidt]

Yes, I do. Friday, August 28th. Yep, 1 to 2pm and Friday, September

[Joe Soucheray]

4th, 1 to 2pm There you go, Jennifer. August 28th and September 4th at the KSTP Television Stage.

[Kenny Olson]

Their names are Joe and Jennifer.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[John Haidt]

Weird.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah. And you recall last week we had the great email from a gal who was part of a family multi generational business in St. Paul in the Midway area and she was ruminating on the paid Family Leave act and how it wasn't even close to the Leave act. They provided for their own employees but had to do it because they couldn't afford to do both. And she had an employee who needed the time off. Remember that one? She writes again with an update. Her name is mj. Hail the flashlight King. Hail you. Just wanted to give you an update on the paid leave situation from the perspective of a business owner. Our employee's claim was finally approved on January. I'm sorry, on July 21st. That's yesterday. After being submitted on June 18th, he received approximately 60% of his wages for the approved leave period. At no point was he told when the payment would actually arrive or whether it would come as a lump sum, even though the majority of his leave has already passed while he waited for the state's determination. By comparison, the short term disability plan we previously provided. Remember, they no longer do because they can't afford both. By comparison, the short term disability plan we previously provided at no cost to our employees would have paid 100% of his wages for the first 20 working days, 80% for the next five days, and 75% for the following five days. Up to 30 working days after that, he would have transitioned to our long term disability policy. It's unfortunate that our employees are now receiving significantly less under the state's mandated program and they're paying for it through a payroll tax. Let's call it what it is. It's a tax, not an insurance premium. And then she sent me a screenshot of the document that showed he applied on 16 June and didn't get approved until yesterday.

[Matthew]

Plus he's not going to get paid

[Joe Soucheray]

for a couple months. She concludes, just counting the days until I can move to a state that's run a little more competently than this one. Keep pushing back mj Isn't that a shame? They had a. They had a better plan than the one that that the Marxist drew up.

[Kenny Olson]

That is newsworthy. That should be glaring. Mj, Please get a hold of me. K Olson O L S o [e-mail] I really want to talk to you

[Joe Soucheray]

that that dovetails in perfectly into what I want to read from Scott from Inver Grove Long awaited return Scott from Inver Grove Never afraid? No, he's pushing back. He had to take some mental time off because the state's been driving him nuts. But he's back now.

[Matthew]

We can do that.

[Joe Soucheray]

Hail the Flashlight King. Hail you. I found your highlighting of the platform of the Democratic Socialists of America highly entertaining, but also highly disturbing. I would love nothing more than to get in front of any or all of them and ask that simple question, where in the hell are you going to get the money? These people are beyond delusional. And the disturbing part comes from knowing that these types of people are starting to get elected into office. As we've seen in New York City, capitalism is the hallmark of a prosperous, functioning society. In my opinion, what has caused all of the problems in this country can be tied to the plethora of social programs that have exploded over the past 20 years. As within the past six years. And as a result of the COVID lockdowns, we now have an Entire class of citizens who care not a damn thing about pulling their own weight and self sufficiency, but rather doing nothing every day while getting the next handout from the government or as we all know, hard working taxpayers. As I have said before, and I will continue to say, this country has not yet hit its bottom. When it does hit, all those democratic socialists are going to be in a world of hurt because the self sufficient people will find a way to survive and they're not going to be helping these pompous fools who think that life is one big euphorian nirvana. Never afraid and always pushing back. Scott from Inver Grove. I want to talk more about the DSA platform that was mentioned yesterday. I've had very dark and heavy thoughts about it. I don't think we're close to it yet. I think there's a long way to go before we're a full fledged socialist country. We've taken steps towards it. We're electing people who wish to bring it about. But in the main we're still a functioning free society. We're not really forced into anything.

[Matthew]

Why do you think this? Why are there hurdles?

[Joe Soucheray]

What do you mean?

[Matthew]

I mean, why do you. What's gonna stop them?

[Joe Soucheray]

No, I'm trying not to be full of hyperbole. I don't think we're a socialist country yet. I think strides are being taken to head us in that direction, but we're not there. And it may be that we won't get there if people wake up to what all of this democratic socialist platform really entails really means. For example, the housing part. Housing for all Housing is a human right. Build new publicly owned social housing, strictly regulate investment properties, establish universal rent control and guarantee the right to counsel for all tenants. Okay, let's just stop with that one. Do you really understand what that means? Build new publicly owned social housing. Well, presumably for where the citizenry is to live. The penalties, it said right here, strictly regulated investment properties. The penalties will put development out of business. The penalty, you're not going to be an investor who sees some beautiful acreage in Chanhassen and said, boy, I can build some neat houses there. That won't happen because you won't have the option to live in that kind of house for a variety of reasons. A, it won't be built. B, you wouldn't have the money to buy it if it was where you will live. And again, I'm not saying we're there. I'm saying this is if this comes about. This could be years down the road, if this comes about. Where you will live is where you're told to live. Live where you will live is in some 600 square foot box on a rail line. Well, think about it logically. What else could that possibly mean? Publicly owned social housing. It may be that you'll share

[John Haidt]

your

[Joe Soucheray]

so called house, which would be an apartment. You'll share it with someone else that you don't even know. Now, roommates again, I'm, I'm, I'm trying not to be hyperbole. I'm saying this, this would be if it, if, if the DSA developed this country to the max the way they want to. You're living where you're told to live. You're eating. You'll be eating what's available. Gruel. Now, for example, I've told you about these books many times. I'm going to tell you about them again. A British author named Tom Rob Smith had a trio of novels about 10 to 12 years ago. The first one was called Child 44.

[Matthew]

I read that one.

[Joe Soucheray]

All right. The second one was called the Secret Speech. The third one was called Agent 6. They are spellbinding page turner novels, highly entertaining. But they are taking place in Russia from the late 40s up through the 70s. And it is mind boggling to understand what that life was like. Now, if the DSA wants to bring about their vision for America, then read these novels to see what America would be like. This is not exaggeration. You don't, You're. You live where you're told to live. You have no choice. You eat what you what's available. If food's available, you don't own a car. Only the elite get to shop at certain stores where conveniently enough, there are some products for their purchase.

[Matthew]

So what happens in Minnesota to the Daytons, to the ordways, to the McMillans. Do they retain their wealth?

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, if you want to go back to the formation of Russia, there would be a coup on the czar and all his rich pals would be taken in reading. Read A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towels. The elite that wasn't controlling things would be eliminated. The only elite remaining would be the people in government. That would be the only elite.

[Matthew]

That's irony.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, that they would be the elite. Okay, so again, we're a long way from that. And I understand it sounds like helicopter talk, but it's not. If housing under the DSA plan is publicly owned social housing with such strict regulation to virtually put investment properties out of business and a universal rent control which inspires no one to build apartments in order to make money. There's no money to be made. You will be living where you are told to live. Now, someone, someone tell me I'm wrong. So, I mean, isn't that the road?

[Matthew]

That's how it works.

[Joe Soucheray]

That's ultimately where that would end. Wouldn't that ultimately end in violence as it has over hundreds and hundreds of years, where these programs have failed miserably?

[Matthew]

You mean the pushback initially?

[Joe Soucheray]

Either the violence from the pushback or the violence from the government elite who would just elimina the people who didn't go along with it. Millions and millions and millions of people have paid the price of death for not buying into this bs. To me, this could only lead to violence. If you're told you can no longer live in your house, you're assigned to Building 32B, number 117. And then you go there and it's a 600 square foot box and maybe it'll have running water in a functioning bathroom.

[Matthew]

Well, he wouldn't go for that. New Yorkers out West, they wouldn't. I mean, the Montana people, the cowboys.

[Joe Soucheray]

But let me ask you something. Where am I supposed. This is Garage logic. Where am I supposed to logically take the end game of the DSA if not in the direction I'm taking it? Where am I supposed to logically take it? Because their delusional wish for heaven on earth cannot exist. It's been proven. We have the evidence that it can't. So where am I logically to take this DSA platform that was created just two months ago between April and June? Where am I supposed to logically take the end game staff? Anyone? Anyone?

[Kenny Olson]

Well, it doesn't seem to me like they're trying to disguise what you're saying. I mean, you're just giving us the open. Your open interpretation of what they're already saying. They're not trying to hide. Hide this. They talk about chain migration with people moving up. You know how you start out with a starter house and then you have a kid or two?

[Joe Soucheray]

That would end. That would end.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah. That's what they want to end. They want to end chain migration.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, how about crime? In Child 44, Tom Rob Smith's first book, the plot is a. Is a Russian policeman who has a shred of his soul, has not yet been destroyed by the oppressive mandates of the government. And he comes upon what he believes to be a child serial killer. And he has fought, in every turn he takes, he has fought against to bring this killer to justice. And the reason is because the official dictum from the ruling elite is crime does not exist. Well, you now have the DSA calling for the elimination of incarceration and no police. Can I logically conclude. Can I logically conclude that they envision a time when they would acknowledge. Where they would not acknowledge that crime exists? Is that a fair conclusion on my part?

[Matthew]

Yes.

[Joe Soucheray]

It wouldn't exist. Or as Wall said, when this fellow he just pardoned for the rape of an underaged child. Why should we judge him on his best day? That's what Wal said on his worst day. I'm sorry. Why should we judge him on his worst day?

[Kenny Olson]

And he's reformed. He's all better.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah. So we're seeing it happening in front of us, but it's just happening in bits and pieces. And a little chunk over here and another vignette over there. And the election of this crackpot right here. Isn't that funny that we elected that person and it's just happening very slowly. And I predict. Now I have a good thing to say, too. I predict it will not succeed. If people truly awaken to what all this means. It will not succeed.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah. Eventually people are going to figure it out. Will it be too late, though? I have my own phrase for this. I call it the crossword effect. When you do a crossword and it's really, really tough, you end up doing a little bit here, a little bit over there, a little bit in the middle, a little bit down, and eventually the whole crossword fills in and voila, you have socialism.

[Joe Soucheray]

And I just. I just wonder.

[Matthew]

The 22 down.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah. Socialism. Matthew.

[Joe Soucheray]

I just have to believe that. I just have to believe that if. If the average American really thought about this and they came upon that the free housing part of the platform, publicly built social housing, would logically lead you to understand that at some point you'll be told where to live. You're in building 32B, apartment 17. Oh, thank you, dear leader. Thank you.

[Matthew]

Got a four bedroom and a three bath or whatever.

[Joe Soucheray]

In the meantime, the Democratic Socialists have moved into all the mansions on Lake of the Aisles.

[Matthew]

Yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

Having kicked the owners out.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah. But meanwhile, they acknowledge the fact that the. What do they call them? Corporate Democrats and the far right, that those are the two political parties right now, according to the Socialists, by the way. It's just their plan won't happen with corporate Democrats in charge.

[Joe Soucheray]

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[Pete Arnold]

Hail the flashlight King.

[Joe Soucheray]

Hail you.

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Here's a man who spends hours in hardware stores sifting through the nuts and bolts of life. Joe Sushiro.

[Kenny Olson]

Joe is ruminating the fact that all he does is water. And I had to admit to him now that I have to mow about five acres every week. I like the drought. Even so, one of my sprinkler heads rusted shut and it just wouldn't, it wouldn't do the thing, you know. And then when it goes back, it goes. It wouldn't do that. It just wouldn't move. So I soaked her in Seafoam Deep creep. I actually did it overnight. I had a little jug of it, soaked it in that the next day it was working perfectly. Seafoam Deep creep to the rescue again. So now my, my orchard and my garden are being watered. Thanks Seafoam. Oh, and another update. My side by side had been acting funky. Well, I solved that with a healthy dose of Seafoam motor treatment. Filled up the tank, dumped in way too much.

[John Haidt]

Perfect.

[Kenny Olson]

And that issue has been solved. And of course bugs be gone. It is always working. It's voodoo on my three trucks that I have keeping the windshields and grill clean of bugs. The last time I did it, it was actually sitting in the driveway. I wasn't even at the gas station. I just spray it down. I let it set and got out the hose and sprayed it off and bing bang boom. She's done the big three. It's what we all need from Seafoam the deep creep. The motor Treatment and seafoam bugs be gone. Wonderful products in a world of sin and suffering.

[Joe Soucheray]

Judge Gallers, get a pencil and paper. Oh, and write these dominant. Give them the books again. Write these down. Even if you're a euphorian who live in liberal. Who lives in liberal lakes and you love socialism and you're a reader, well, then you'll still love these novels. The author's name is Tom Rob. R O B Smith. Tom Rob Smith. He's a British author and I'm so disappointed that he hasn't done anything since a standalone novel called the Farm, which I also read.

[John Haidt]

He's working in tv.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, he does a lot of TV work. The Farm was his last book that was published in 2014. You want to read his three books set in mother Russia and you'll thank me. Child 44, that's a novel about the investigation of child murders during the SO in the Soviet Union. But the policeman is thwarted at every attempt because we don't have crime. The second book is the Secret Speech. As I recall, that was a speech by Khrushchev, who was the mayor of Moscow at the time, which is true. And there's a slight. Just a slight crack in the hold that socialism has on the country. Just a slight crack. Agent 6, I believe, reprises the cop in child 44, who's now fighting for Russia in Afghanistan. These are so well written and so wonderfully done. That again, just as novels, they're wonderful. Child 44. Read them in order. Child 44, the Secret Speech and Agent 6.

[Matthew]

Child 44, I could not put down. It was really.

[Joe Soucheray]

And for you to say that seriously is saying something because you're not a reader.

[Matthew]

And I want to read the other books. I just haven't yet.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, you should. I know, it's just amazing. They're just amazing. And they'll help us understand this. Now, the democratic socialist platform and mass incarceration and police immunity. Demilitarize police departments, disempower police unions, redirect funding to public services as step towards fully abolishing police and prisons because they maintain that only protects the rich and jails the poor. Remember, the underlying ideology they're trying to sell is that if you're not rich, you're a victim. They don't define what rich is. They have no idea. But if you.

[Kenny Olson]

If you.

[Joe Soucheray]

If you. If you're not wealthy or living in the mansion that your neighbor's living in, then you are a victim. And we're here to straighten that out. That's their ideology.

[Kenny Olson]

But they still don't want you to be a millionaire? No, no, they hate the millionaires, right? So either way, you're screwed.

[Joe Soucheray]

So take this. This. Abolish the police and prison system, which protects the rich and jails the poor. Treat drug addiction and mental illness as health issues, not crimes. And qualified immunity. And empower civilian oversight bodies with real authority over the police. Okay, where do I logically take this to its conclusion if I look far down the road? Well, the logical end game of that is the denial of crime. Crime doesn't exist. And they say right here put together civilian oversight bodies that control things. Well, what they would be. What they would be controlling is the. Is the. They would disabuse the public of the idea of crime. There is no crime.

[Matthew]

Is this the first step?

[Joe Soucheray]

What is the first step?

[Matthew]

Deny crime exists.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, that's. No, that's. The logical end game would be. The first step would be, you know, like these screwballs in Minneapolis have tried to do, which is defund the police. They have failed so far. All of the police are short on manpower and women power. But every one of these. I'm trying to think, okay, what's the end game? Well, the end game has to be, there's no crime. Then you don't have prisons, you don't have cops, there's no crime. That's child 44, where it really happened. Feminism for all. Socialist feminism fights for queer liberation and the freedoms of all working class women. Stop gender violence. Well, there won't be such a thing because there's no crime. They're contradicting themselves. And end policies that oppress bodily autonomy and intimate life. What? Including patriarchal restrictions on abortion, childbirth and child raising, gender expression and transition, marriage and divorce. Ban sex discrimination and ensure fair compensation and support for all forms of labor, including care work. Well, that's probably a common theme that runs through the platform, that everyone will basically make the same amount of money. If in fact, it's even called money. Maybe it'll be called scrip. But whatever it is, the logical conclusion of it is, is because no one has any money to speak of, and there is no incentive to build, flourish, accomplish and achieve. Then it would break down to, you'll be in a bread line, wouldn't it? Doesn't that logically follow?

[Matthew]

If we're getting paid, wouldn't we have a job to go to?

[Joe Soucheray]

Somebody make the brooms? Yeah, but you wouldn't like it. Then you have breadlines and maybe some porridge.

[Matthew]

I prefer gruel.

[Joe Soucheray]

Gruel.

[Matthew]

Gruel sounds better.

[Joe Soucheray]

Green new Deal. This just guarantees the elimination of fossil fuels. I'm not exaggerating. That's what they want. They want no use of fossil fuels. Winter and summer could be a little strange.

[Matthew]

Yeah, I see a lot of gray.

[Joe Soucheray]

They also. It's not enough for them to have to wish to change the United States. They would. They also have a foreign policy. End all wars and close all overseas military bases. All right. What's the logical conclusion to that? Countries that are not going to buy this BS will just take you over. Yeah.

[Kenny Olson]

China.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[Kenny Olson]

Learn. Learn Chinese.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, they are socialist, but they've, they're, they've practiced it for a while.

[Kenny Olson]

Learn Russian.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah. And then we got the end the blockades and the embargoes. I don't know why. We don't need any oil. Who cares? We're not going to have any 79 inch TVs to buy. So who cares if there's an embargo on a canal somewhere?

[Kenny Olson]

The us, the USA will be the biggest pushovers in the world.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, it'll be very crowded. I'm just looking through it again, trying to find out of logical conclusions.

[Kenny Olson]

I have a couple of questions.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[Kenny Olson]

Out of all of these policies, which one, if you had to single one out, do you feel is the worst and would do the most damage? It's hard, isn't? Might be the last one you read. Or it might. In my mind, it might be the

[Joe Soucheray]

crime or it might be the housing.

[Kenny Olson]

I think I put housing lower on the list. The crime, to me, that would result in the wild, wild west. You stepped on my toe. I just blew your head off with a shotgun.

[Joe Soucheray]

You won't have a shotgun.

[Kenny Olson]

Everything is good.

[Joe Soucheray]

Oh, you won't have it.

[Kenny Olson]

I'll kill. I'll kill. My point is, I'll kill you.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, and I would step on my

[Kenny Olson]

toe, I will kill you. No consequences.

[Joe Soucheray]

That won't happen. If you, if you promise people enough, they'll follow along. If they haven't figured it out.

[Kenny Olson]

I don't understand what you just said.

[Joe Soucheray]

The, the, the most dangerous part of this thinking to me is the ideology they're trying to sell that you are an oppressed person. If you have to actually go to work, you are an oppressed person. You should be. You should be. You should have as much as anyone else has.

[Kenny Olson]

Well, put that spin on crime for me.

[Joe Soucheray]

There won't be any crime. And if you shoot your neighbor's head off, that will be denied. Okay, you didn't do that.

[Kenny Olson]

That's what I wanted you to say. I was setting you up. Because now I'm going to tell you that policy is already in effect. How many people in the Twin Cities do not call 911 when a crime happens? Therefore that crime goes unreported. Therefore that crime didn't happen.

[Joe Soucheray]

Boom.

[Kenny Olson]

I just blew your mind.

[Joe Soucheray]

I, I, well, you haven't, because I, I know, but because, Because I don't think that's commonplace.

[Kenny Olson]

Oh, I do.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, for example, if you shot an intruder in your house, what are you going to do with the body?

[Kenny Olson]

Somebody broke the wind. I'm talking about misdemeanor stuff. I'm not talking.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, I don't think we should be taking anyone's life for misdemeanor stuff.

[Kenny Olson]

You're completely missing my point.

[Joe Soucheray]

Okay, then my point. Make it up.

[Kenny Olson]

Crime is going unreported right now, therefore that the numbers have gone down. Crime has gone down. Violent crime has gone down. I just got beat up in my wallet got sold. I'm not going to call 91 1. Therefore, that crime in their eyes, okay, doesn't exist. That's my point.

[Joe Soucheray]

But I still think we live in a country where most people are calling 911. We haven't ideologically reached the point where crime doesn't exist. We might have conveniently reached the point based on a personal situation where it's not worth your time to worry about whether a crime was committed. But we haven't reached the ideological true socialist, Marxist point of we don't acknowledge crime. We haven't reached that point, but we have elected people who want us to get to that point. And so far we haven't. We resist. I told you at the outset, and I'll repeat it because I don't want to be accused of hyperbole, we're nowhere near this ideology taking over. We're not near it yet, but we're seeing so much of it in bits and pieces that it's worth alarming yourself about.

[Kenny Olson]

The top left portion of my crossword puzzle has been completed. Yeah, it's filling in. It's happening. It's filling in, and it's filling in without them running things.

[Joe Soucheray]

And now they run.

[Kenny Olson]

Well, wait a minute, let me take that back, because they do run Minneapolis, do they not with the city council?

[Joe Soucheray]

Yes. And I do think that unlike historical evidence of what's happened to other countries that have fallen for this, most specifically the Soviet Union, I think if it got to the point where this was about to become the DSA platform was about to become the law of the land, and I hate to be this dark about it, I would see a great war breaking out in this country. I would see, I would see rural America fighting the, the people. The closer you get to the tallest buildings, I would think there would be a great divide. And because I, I can't imagine anyone is going to accept this, that's, that's not already living in a cardboard box on a light rail line.

[Matthew]

What about people? What about population?

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, where the DSA is making its inroads is with the population centers.

[Matthew]

But I mean future.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, that's why I just predicted a war. I predict that if this, if this ever came to fruition where the DSA is making such strong headway, it's about to control everything. I think that would result in a war in this country. I think that would result in, in Art taking his shotgun down to the town square and defending the town.

[Matthew]

I guess it was.

[John Haidt]

Yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

I just don't see it. I just don't see this working for 50% of the country.

[John Haidt]

I, I being an optimist, I agree with you, Joe, although you might think that's pessimistic to a war breaking out. But I think anybody who believes in American ideals, and there are plenty of liberals, plenty of conservatives, plenty middle of the roaders that do, I don't think they would ever allow this to happen without some sort of fight, whether ideological or, as you said, physical.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, the ideological fight should be easy to win because ideologically it's very easy to prove how wrong all of this is, because we've got pages and pages and pages of hundreds of years of history that show this has been tried. Robin Wansley and the rest of you, the chugger. And it's all been tried. I know you think it's a new thought, but it's been tried before and it hasn't worked. And it's resulted in millions and millions of deaths. It doesn't work and it won't work. It can't work because it violates the human spirit that you're born with. It violates it.

[Kenny Olson]

Their answer is always, it'll be different.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, we can do it better than it's been done before. No, No. I look at the Minneapolis City Council and I don't see a group of people who can solve anything, much less how I should live.

[Kenny Olson]

What do you say to the people that call you just another McCarthy? This is McCarthyism.

[Joe Soucheray]

That's why I've said 15 times today, we're not there yet. I'm not suggesting this is happening. It's happening in bits and pieces. The Puzzle hasn't been put together yet. They are trying to put it together,

[Matthew]

but I think this. You said 50%. I think it's more like 75, 80, even 90%.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, I hope you're. Yeah, yeah, that's fine.

[Kenny Olson]

I. I think, Joe, that we're giving this a lot of thought when a lot of people are just going, oh, please, give me a break. Shut up. Next.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yes.

[Kenny Olson]

You know what I mean. Well, read.

[Joe Soucheray]

Read Agent 44, the Secret Speech and Agent 6. Just for your enjoyment, if nothing else. Child 44. What did I say, Agent? Child 44. Secret Speech. Agent 6. 6.

[Kenny Olson]

If I want to be depressed, I'll listen to some Hank Williams.

[Joe Soucheray]

It's not even that. It's depressing. It's riveting.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah, it is. He's a good writer.

[Joe Soucheray]

It's riveting. And I said before the first time we started talking about these books, to think I'm old enough to have grown up during the exact time period these books cover. We're over here listening to the Beach Boys while someone my age at the time was hoping to get a hunk of bread.

[Matthew]

Yeah, that's just.

[Joe Soucheray]

It's just. It's mind boggling. It's just mind boggling. And I've been to East Berlin. I've been to. I've seen the checkpoint and I've gone.

[Matthew]

You went around the Wall?

[John Haidt]

Yeah, I went around the wall. Drive around it.

[Joe Soucheray]

Sure. Just get around.

[Kenny Olson]

Go out of town, just. Yeah, I'm picturing one of those U turns on a freeway, you know. Only authorized vehicles use this.

[Joe Soucheray]

Here's how dumb I was. Remember how dumb I used to be?

[John Haidt]

Are you better now?

[Joe Soucheray]

You better know, I thought. I thought East Berlin was walled in.

[Matthew]

East Berlin?

[Joe Soucheray]

Oh. What you were walled in from was all the surrounding land, which was the West.

[Kenny Olson]

Well, that's the same thing.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, I guess I'm saying you're confusing me.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah, I get that's.

[Joe Soucheray]

In other words, if. In other words, I think listening to

[Kenny Olson]

this just made me dumber.

[Joe Soucheray]

Than you were in the West.

[Matthew]

Yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

If you could get out, if you could.

[John Haidt]

If you could manage to do it.

[Joe Soucheray]

Sure. Department.

[Matthew]

We're gonna sling you right over.

[Joe Soucheray]

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[Matthew]

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[Joe Soucheray]

Here's John Haidt.

[John Haidt]

Thank you Joe. This news brought to you by North American banking company a convicted fraudster sentenced to 10 years for juror bribery today, on top of the 28 years he's already serving for his role in the Feeding our future case. You'll remember all of this, of course, once we talk about it. Abdi, Aziz, Shafi Farah and four others are accused of delivering a bag with $120,000 in cash to a juror's home while the trial was ongo. The juror was promised More money would come if she helped bring a not guilty verdict. Farah pleaded guilty to bribery of the juror in June of 2025. Farah Abdi Majid Mohammed Noor Saeed Shafi Farah Abdul Karim Shafi Farah and Laden Mohammed Ali were all charged with conspiracy to bribe a juror, bribery of a juror, and corruptly influencing a juror. Juror 52 was dismissed in the sixth week of the first Feeding Our Future trial after she said a woman showed up at her front door with a bag with the 120 grand in cash and offered her more money. Then US Attorney for Minnesota Andrew Luger said the group targeted juror 52 because she was the youngest and the only juror of color. They surveilled her to confirm her home address, researched info on her background and family. Ali even followed her home one day and bought a tracking device to put on her car. According to prosecutors, her rental car was documented being near jurors 52's home 19 different times. Abdizi is Farah told Noor to meet him at Bushra wholesalers to pick up bribe money. Prosecutors said Ali put the money in a Hallmark gift bag to be delivered.

[Joe Soucheray]

Goal was a gift, wasn't it?

[John Haidt]

It was a gift of $120,000 in cash. Around 8:50 in the evening that night, Ali and Abdul Kareem Pharaoh went to Juror 52's house, gave the bag to a relative of the juror and explained the money was a gift in exchanged for a not guilty verdict. Ali said there would be more. Juror 52 was instructed to find the defendants not guilty on all counts and was given arguments to convince other jurors, including alleging the prosecution was motivated by racism. A woman.

[Joe Soucheray]

Of course it was John.

[John Haidt]

The woman called authorities when she found out about the bribery attempt. After learning about the attempt, the judge ordered the defendants to surrender phones to law enforcement, leading Abdiz Aziz Farah Noor and Saeed Farah to delete evidence from their phones.

[Kenny Olson]

So you guys know my history when it comes to found money.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, you tend to keep it.

[Kenny Olson]

Did you guys see any of the photos on the news of the bag of money?

[Joe Soucheray]

I did not.

[Matthew]

No. I missed it.

[Kenny Olson]

When you see 100 bills.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[Kenny Olson]

Thicker than your fist, bound together with

[Joe Soucheray]

rubber bands, a good side.

[Kenny Olson]

Piled up in not just a grocery bag, but one of those shopping bags with a handle.

[Joe Soucheray]

That's what the elite would take to their special department store.

[Kenny Olson]

How do you. How do you. How do you say no to that?

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, Kenny, here's My plan. I. I wouldn't find it that difficult.

[Kenny Olson]

Here's my plan.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[Kenny Olson]

I take the money. I say, okay, I'll do it. And then I. I don't do it. I don't follow through.

[Joe Soucheray]

And then Dutch visits you with a.45 automatic.

[Kenny Olson]

I have.

[Matthew]

Have.

[Kenny Olson]

I have numerous firearms and a backhoe.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, that's true, but.

[John Haidt]

But you can't have them on you all the time, Kenny. Somebody might sneak up on you. I know.

[Kenny Olson]

That's just the great. The. Are they known for killing people?

[Joe Soucheray]

For retaliating every time you need gas, Kenny, you could go out and dig up the stash. Take a hundred dollar bill, cover it back up again.

[Kenny Olson]

Listen, listen. When I say I have firearms and a backhoe, I'm not burying money.

[Joe Soucheray]

Oh, okay. I'm not going near that place. Okay, okay, okay.

[Matthew]

I got you.

[Kenny Olson]

I didn't think I had to spell

[Joe Soucheray]

it out to you. I'm not gonna. I'm not gonna stumble on his property.

[Kenny Olson]

You are of pure mind, sir.

[John Haidt]

Maybe not being a pure mind. Maybe you could just blame your relative and say, oh, they never told me about it. See?

[Kenny Olson]

And then.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[John Haidt]

Go after the relative instead of you.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah.

[Matthew]

Plead your case to Ali Moose and Rocco Muhammad.

[Kenny Olson]

I'm gonna go with in laws set up was.

[Joe Soucheray]

Or just tell them they're racist against Scandinavian heritage. Yeah.

[Kenny Olson]

And my mom would remind Irish too, you know.

[Joe Soucheray]

Right.

[John Haidt]

Less than 24 hours after that triple homicide in St. Paul, prosecutors have charged the tenant with murder. Deputies arrested 30 year old Seab Banisu in the Iron Range Monday night. Formally charged yesterday with the murders of 25 year old Nancy Zambrano, 56 year old Dena Silcox and 43 year old Adam Wilwarding. The St. Paul Police found those three dead from multiple gunshot wounds around 4:10 in the afternoon Monday. Authorities say several people called 911 after hearing screams and gunshots at an apartment complex near the intersection of St. Paul Avenue and West 7th. Charging documents say Benisu's roommate since 2018 had called police and said Benisu told him he went to the leasing office, argued with management and ended up killing three people. He then told his roommate he was walking to a police station. The roommate noted that Benisu quit his job as a trucker two months ago, planned on enlisting in the Navy. Because of that, he was going to sell his car in Maplewood and cancel his $65 a month parking garage contract at the apartment. Apartment staff later told police Bonisu had called earlier to cancel that contract. But they told him he couldn't get out of paying for it after he recently renewed it. Bonisu replied he was going to come to the office to talk about it. Surveillance video from the apartment office shows Silcox and Wilwerting talking to me when the tenant suddenly lifts his shirt, pulls out a gun, points it at them. He then allegedly shot Wilhwarding six times and Socock six times. Before the camera feed ended, Benisu walked down a hallway out of view of the camera. A scream was heard, followed by four more gunshots. Total of 21 spent casings were recovered in the office. Benisu was arrested about three hours away from the scene of the crime, driving Zambrano's car.

[Joe Soucheray]

In all seriousness, this would not happen if the DSA wins. He wouldn't have a car. There would be no parking spot. He would not have a gun. I'm being serious. It wouldn't happen. He did sell the car the day before. And so he really had a bug up his crown about this parking spot. 65 bucks. According to the report in the Pioneer Press. He was really spiraling out of control. Yeah, he. Things weren't working out for him.

[Kenny Olson]

How did. What transportation did he use to get up north?

[Joe Soucheray]

Stole one of the victim's cars.

[John Haidt]

Zimbarano's. It was Sombrano's car. The woman, or last woman. I'm sorry that he shot. Several hundred people, mostly from the Somali community met with Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher yesterday.

[Joe Soucheray]

Talk about gang violence to and moan.

[John Haidt]

The sheriff has been addressing gang violence on his Live on Patrol videos on social media. In a video, he said, we've got a huge list of criminal activity. But having said that, we're not indicting the whole community. The sheriff asked for no cameras inside so that parents could speak freely. At the meeting, Fletcher noted that 300 gang members are just a very small part of the 800,000 Somali population in Minnesota. He explained his number one reason to hold the meeting was to meet with parents in the Somali community and share ideas on how to confront the gang problem. He says the fastest growing group of gang members are in the Somali community. Typically, 15% of the gang are hardcore. 85% are just kids that need something to do to hang out, have some ownership or possession or a social group to hang out with. Some at the meeting expressed hope that law enforcement and Somali leaders could work together to confront the gang issue. The imam at Al Hikmah Islamic Center, Hassan Jama, said, hopefully, altogether we can serve the state the security and betterment of this thing. That being said, he said, he repeated. I'm very upset and devastated. There's never a time to have a hard conversation, according to Fletcher, and that's the problem. But the longer we go not to have this conversation, the more people are going to die.

[Joe Soucheray]

I think Fletcher showed amazing patience.

[Matthew]

Yes.

[Joe Soucheray]

He's attacked every time he opens his mouth about this. And he's been very smart about it.

[Kenny Olson]

Right. It's not the entire Somali.

[Joe Soucheray]

He said that a million times.

[Kenny Olson]

I have to use the word community. Yeah, it's. It's a. Once again, that community is fractured by tribalism. And I think that's one of the issues he's having. He's a friend of Garage Logic, but he has stated clearly that he is not interested in doing any interviews regarding this. And I'm happy to announce that we're going to have Sheriff Fletcher on this afternoon on news from the Krabby Coffee show shop. Another Krabby Coffee Shop exclusive. Look for that to be released later this afternoon.

[Matthew]

Oh, it's been.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, I bet on that.

[Matthew]

It's been embargoed until the afternoon.

[Joe Soucheray]

I mean, a lot of this equipment doesn't work. Oh, wow.

[Kenny Olson]

Break my heart. Results of and you know, there's been other times when we've had a guest scheduled and I've said, hey, listen up. He's going to be on this afternoon. And then that guest canceled.

[Joe Soucheray]

That's right.

[Kenny Olson]

I think Sheriff Fletcher will be joining us. Pretty sure.

[John Haidt]

Think you'd learn your lesson, Kenny?

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah. Karma, right?

[John Haidt]

Results of a new KSTP Survey USA poll show Mike Lindell and Michelle Tafoya gaining their Republican primary races for Minnesota governor and U.S. senate. While the DFL Senate primary race between Angie Craig and Peggy Flanagan is neck and neck. The CEO of MyPillow, Mike Lindell continuing to lead the field now with President Trump's endorsement. Lindell gained eight more points from last month's poll. He now sits at 35% support overall. House Speaker Lisa Damith gained 4% points, 4 percentage points also, but trails Lindell still by 9 points. The GOP endorsed Kendall Quals fell to a distant third at 11%. Former sportscaster Tafoya continues to run away with the Republican primary for Senate. She gained five points from last month's poll. The only candidate to gain over that period now sits after 41%. Royce White dropped five points to 10% overall. And the GOP endorsed candidate Adam Schwarz is down to 5%, although 28% still say they're undecided. The lead held by four term Congresswoman Angie Craig over Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan has evaporated in the DFL primary for the U.S. senate. They're now neck and neck. The DFL endorsed Flanagan gained four points from last month, while Craig dropped one, putting them even at 40% of the voting. 16% still say they're undecided there. And looking ahead to the general election in November, the poll says DFL candidate Keith Ellison still leads. GOP endorsed Ron Shoots, but his lead is shrinking and many voters are still undecided. Ellison dropped two points while Shoots gained that same amount. The margin now Ellison at 42 and

[Joe Soucheray]

shoots at 38, aka DeMuth. A seasoned veteran who knows how the legislature works and what she has to do to straighten it out. Be trailing in the polls to a crackpot pillow maker. It's just. It's just.

[Kenny Olson]

I don't.

[Joe Soucheray]

The state is. This state is upside down in everywhere you look.

[Kenny Olson]

I'm having a hard time believing those poll numbers. They're so stunning to me.

[Joe Soucheray]

God, it's amazing.

[Matthew]

And were they all metro?

[Kenny Olson]

No.

[Matthew]

Do we know?

[Joe Soucheray]

We don't know.

[Matthew]

Okay.

[Kenny Olson]

Do they realize how they're hurting? The Republican chant? I mean, it's already an uphill battle to get. To get Kendall or Lisa in, right?

[John Haidt]

Yeah, If. If you go to social media, you'll see he has a lot of backing and comments. Lindell does, with no explanation except, you know, there'll be somebody to say who they're from.

[Joe Soucheray]

Very uninformed people. Then, you know.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah, it's an emotional, uninformed opinion. A great piece today in Powerline Blog. You know, there's a few sources that we go to every day here at GL American Experiment Alpha and Powerline Blog. And Scott Johnson wrote a really good piece about this endorsement of President Trump and Lindell, and basically, he says right in print, Lindell is a joke.

[Progressive Insurance Announcer]

Joke.

[Kenny Olson]

He really is. All he's doing is hurting our chances.

[Joe Soucheray]

He's a joke.

[Kenny Olson]

I mean, Amy's gonna win anyway.

[Joe Soucheray]

But if he's the option, Amy shouldn't win. She's just part of the same machinery.

[Kenny Olson]

I absolutely agree with you, but I. I know what we're up against.

[Joe Soucheray]

How we doing, Ruck?

[Matthew]

I haven't done anything. Two days.

[Joe Soucheray]

On Amy.

[Matthew]

On Amy.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[Matthew]

Yeah.

[John Haidt]

Why don't we.

[Matthew]

I can't hound him, but I'm.

[John Haidt]

Quick break?

[Joe Soucheray]

Fine with me.

[John Haidt]

Have some more news right after this.

[Joe Soucheray]

The earth is not your mother. The Joe Suzeray show. T ylers. Get to the most fun store you'll ever enter. Eco Fun Motorsports in forest Lake. Right on 97, immediately west of the interstate or down in Burnsville on the service road of life near County Road 42. It's the electric bike capital of the world. Hundreds of e bikes in stock you'll leave there with the right fit and finish. It's just perfect. Huge selection of motorcycles. Over 120 motorcycles on display. Kawasaki Aprilia, Yamaha scooters on sale 1499. Do what I do. 90 miles of urban legend, of urban adventures for one gallon of gas.

[Matthew]

Not urban legend. This is not an urban legend.

[Joe Soucheray]

90 miles of urban errands for one gallon of gas. Kawasaki Mules side by side starting at 91. 99. There's Yamaha WaveRunners and Kawasaki Jet Skis. A lot of summer left. Ecofun Motorsports. Youth recreational equipment. Really cool stuff for kids. Gas powered little 4x4s and you name it again, it's the most fun story you'll ever find yourself in. It's in Forest Lake Columbus, right on Highway 97, immediately west of the interstate, a couple of roundabouts. Bing, bang, boom, you're there. And down in Burnsville on the service road of life near County Road 42. And you can check out the full lineup at the world's most dangerous website. Dangerous because I look at it and I have to get something very dangerous. Ecofunmotorsports.com Johnny, I was on that website.

[Kenny Olson]

I'm sorry? Johnny, I was on that website. You said dangerous about 45 minutes this morning.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, it's amazing.

[Kenny Olson]

It's so. There are so many cool new motorcycles out there right now. It's that I didn't even know existed until I logged on to Ecofun. Great website.

[John Haidt]

In national and international headlines, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and General Dan Kane testified before a key Senate committee yesterday advocating for the Trump administration's request of $1.5 trillion, including 67.1 billion in immediate funding to help cover the costs of the Iran war. Hegseth estimated the war at this point has cost about $37.5 billion. The request covers weapons, classified programs, fuel ops, cybersecurity and drones. A shortfall is already reportedly the Pentagon to limit training and maintenance efforts. Parts of the Navy and Air Force budgets are expected to run out of funds by August. The House plans to vote later this week to authorize 73 billion in defense spending before breaking for a week long recess. Democratic opposition may block the bill's advance as testimony comes as the President will soon strike Iran's pickaxe mountain, he says, where he suggested Iran may have moved its nuclear materials any hair care products

[Matthew]

in the budget at all.

[Joe Soucheray]

For

[John Haidt]

President Trump is attending a dignified transfer ceremony today honoring the U.S. service members killed during the war in Iran. Pentagon has identified at least four soldiers who died this month after the US Military renewed attacks on Tehran as the temporary ceasefire fell apart. Meanwhile, a post where the president compared US Troop deaths across multiple wars sparked a backlash. Yesterday, the president took to Truth Social to compare the length of several US Military conflicts and the number of Americans killed.

[Matthew]

Don't play that game.

[John Haidt]

It sparked a negative reaction across the political spectrum with representatives including Representative Sri Thanadar who called it absolutely despicable, Senator Chris Van Hollen calling it sickening. And it was condemned by Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who wrote on X bragging about quote, Only 18 brave US service members being killed is reckless and illegal started and is beneath contempt and a new low even for the likes of Donald Trump. Former Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene echoed Schumer's sentence by also referring to his post as bragging, saying, that's how I read the stupid post. The peace president went to war and is killing and wounding our troops. Taylor Greene finished her message with gfy, an acronym for well you, you figure it out.

[Matthew]

A direction and an event to do to yourself.

[Joe Soucheray]

Go fund me. Go find me.

[Matthew]

Go fund you.

[John Haidt]

Go fund you. Nearly one in four American workers are staying in jobs they would like to leave because they are staying because they're worried about losing health insurance. That according to a new Gallup poll. The poll found that 24% of employees with employer sponsored insurance equivalent to about 23 million adults report feeling trapped in their jobs because of concerns about their health coverage. Elaine May, as direct research director at Gallup, told Newsweek. The findings parallel other research on the growing health care affordability gap where Americans are reporting having to postpone milestones in their lives due to health expenses. Mies also pointed to other recent Gallup polls that have found that about 7 in 10Americans think it's a bad time to find a job in the U.S. millions of Americans face rising health care costs and growing uncertainty about covering health insurance, which is driving a lot of them, she said. To forego health insurance entirely. A Wilt Chamberlain warm up jacket originally found In a Portland, Oregon Goodwill store sold for $89,600 Monday at Sotheby's. In January, 19 year old Quinn Brown raided a bargain bin looking for a jacket he'd seen someone toss in that seemed like it looked like the Los Angeles Lakers colors. Brown had been buying vintage clothes to resell online for three years. The warm up jacket says Chamberlain on the back. It cost him $3 and 7 cents. Wow. When he got home, Brown searched the Internet for a comparable sale and found little. But he told a local news outlet he had seen a Wilt Chamberlain warm up go for five figures a decade prior. After Brown posted a photo of the jacket, Sotheby's head of modern collectibles, Bram Wachter got in touch and convinced Brown to consign the jacket to Sotheby's. Sotheby's then enlisted the SIA photo match to verify and photo match the jacket photomatch Chamberlain. Items echoed by the lot description. Description, excuse me, on Sotheby's website are becoming exceedingly rare. The jacket turned out not only to be legitimate, but a significant piece of Chamberlain and Lakers history. It was likely used throughout the 7172 NBA season and was matched definitively to the 1972 NBA Finals, Chamberlain's second title and the Lakers first championship in Los Angeles. Chamberlain also won Finals MVP, his first, as the award wasn't introduced until 1969. Jacket was also matched to the season after his last in which he set a single season record for field goal percentage. That wasn't broken until the 2019. 2020 season.

[Matthew]

Do we have a number during the time that he had this in his possession where he could. He could claim some type of a companionship number like 28 or 200.

[Joe Soucheray]

It had nothing to do with the jacket.

[Kenny Olson]

I had love stories like that though.

[Matthew]

Why haven't you found anything when you're.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, I was through stuff.

[Kenny Olson]

I was about to ask Gabe, if, Gabe, if that happened to you and you are now $89,000 to the good, how would you spend that? What would you do with that?

[Joe Soucheray]

Honestly, I don't know. I think somebody else could probably grow it better than I could.

[Kenny Olson]

That is the voice of someone who doesn't have any overhead because that would.

[Joe Soucheray]

I would.

[Kenny Olson]

I would either go crazy, you know, go on a binge, or most likely I would just pay bills off. I just started paying stuff off.

[Joe Soucheray]

I told you before, I have this ceramic froth that where you put a hose in the bottom.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

Three bucks comes out.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah, three bucks.

[Joe Soucheray]

And I'm thinking Antiques Roadshow, baby. I'm bringing that in.

[Matthew]

Come on down.

[Joe Soucheray]

I'm coming down.

[Kenny Olson]

They would probably cut you off in the parking lot before you even got.

[Joe Soucheray]

No, it's old. It's really old. It says Vincent Van Gogh. Right.

[Kenny Olson]

But spelled different. It's spelled go.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, I know for a fact it's at least 75 years old.

[Matthew]

And you'd be one of those people on Antiques Roadshow that goes in there.

[Joe Soucheray]

Oh, I would. And.

[Matthew]

And is arrogantly talking about how much money it's going to be in there. That's 3,750. You know, 3,000.

[Joe Soucheray]

I'm sure I'd be disappointed, but I think it's worth something.

[Kenny Olson]

They'll tell you it's a very clever fake, sir.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, there was a real frog gardening tool. This isn't one of them.

[Matthew]

This is a replica. I think.

[John Haidt]

I think, Kenny, your question for Gabe. I justify spending some of it on myself because I'd pay a few bills a month off, but then I'd say, hey, I paid some bills off, I can spend the rest.

[Kenny Olson]

I know. I know you well enough to know that you need a few more guitars.

[John Haidt]

Running out of room, you know what I mean? And in New Jersey, an Essex county man was arrested after stealing a $500,000 armored police vehicle and taking it on a joy ride.

[Joe Soucheray]

Hard to hide those in the 48 hours.

[John Haidt]

It is. And I do have a question about this, by the way. July 14th, that happened at 4 in the morning. A Bearcat, or Ballistic Engineered Armored Response Counter Attack Truck taken from the New Jersey Transit Police Emergency Services Unit headquarters. According to authorities, the thief caused about $13,000 in damage to other property. A Bearcat is a heavily armored tactical vehicle primarily used by SWAT, police and military for hostage situations, active shooters and other tactical ops. The truck was eventually found abandoned in Irvington, about a 20 minute drive from where it was stolen. Christopher A. Burton Frazier was arrested. He was behind the wheel of the heavily armored truck when it was found. He was arrested after the theft, faces multiple charges including theft and burglary. The incident is still under investigation by New Jersey Transit Police. And my question is, it's not addressed. And I looked at a couple stories. How did he start it?

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, my guess would be that the key was in it. It was probably kept in a locked lot and he just mowed down the gate when he Left. Part of $13,000 in damages.

[Matthew]

But if you don't have anybody with you, is it really a joyride? Don't you want to have somebody riding shotgun or call your buddies and say, hey, I'm in a Bearcat right now.

[Joe Soucheray]

He had fun.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah. What is the definition of a joyride? I've never given that any thought. Matthew.

[Matthew]

You want to share it with someone, right? Call you. Hey, Frank, I'm on university right now.

[Kenny Olson]

Otherwise it's just you being A dumbass, right?

[Matthew]

You're gonna get caught. So this. It's stupid.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah.

[John Haidt]

And we found a plane. Did you guys see this story? It's kind of, kind of interesting. The wreckage of Pan Am's Clipper Endeavor found off Puerto Rico 74 years after the flight crashed into the Atlantic. The Douglas DC4, about the size of a Boeing 737, took off from San Juan April 11, 1952, headed for New York. But right after departure, the plane suffered engine failure and ditched at sea. 52 of the 69 people aboard died, while 17 survived, two of whom are still living today. The accident prompted sweeping aviation safety changes, including the now standard pre flight safety briefing, because a lot of passengers on this plane refused the pilot's orders to evacuate after it hit the water and remain strapped into their seats. Yeah. Why would you do that?

[Matthew]

Right here. Okay.

[John Haidt]

Underwater search team located the plane 2, 000ft below the surface, identifying it by the still visible Pan Am logo and the aircraft's name painted on the largely intact wreckage.

[Joe Soucheray]

There were no survivors.

[John Haidt]

There's 17.

[Kenny Olson]

There were 17.

[John Haidt]

Two of them still alive.

[Kenny Olson]

So are the remains still in the plane? And we can't disturb that.

[John Haidt]

Wouldn't they be disintegrated?

[Joe Soucheray]

I think it'd be pretty gone by now.

[John Haidt]

Yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

All right, John. Thank you.

[John Haidt]

You're welcome.

[Joe Soucheray]

Thank you. We'll take a time out.

[Matthew]

It's a weird end.

[John Haidt]

It really was.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, it really was.

[Pete Arnold]

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[Joe Soucheray]

But why are the cops protecting her?

[Kenny Olson]

No, you cannot stop him.

[Joe Soucheray]

He'll just make a move. Now you're being done. You know, the Star Tribune has done a very good story and a very important story. It's, it's 10 to 20 years too late, but I'm glad they did it. It's a very long piece on mounting concern over lack of financial oversight at Minneapolis public schools. And basically it's a story of horrendous budgeting. And I have repeatedly wondered why the public has to just keep putting up with this. They're incompetent, they don't budget correctly. And then I think it's just part of the game plan. Then they come out every year with their handout and say we need more money because we didn't budget correctly. They're now working with a consultant the public schools to get back in order. And they have passed transactions involving millions of dollars that have evaded scrutiny. A newly unredacted version of an investigative report first made public in April revealed that former controller Aaron Gilbert began holding back funds intended to be transferred to a health insurance trust account without first receiving written approval. It did not appear she had any meaningful oversight when she took these actions. She? Aaron's a she. A a R O N. That's a she. Whatever the states. It's the third largest district in the state. I thought it was the largest. What's the first in Okanapa?

[John Haidt]

Yeah, thank you.

[Joe Soucheray]

What's the second?

[Kenny Olson]

Is it Minnetonka or Plymouth?

[Pete Arnold]

I don't know.

[Joe Soucheray]

The state's third largest district is facing mounting concerns. Well, they've been concerned for a long time over poor financial oversight amid a series of multimillion dollar deficits and revelations of years of budgeting errors. Why do we have to put up with this? Public entities can't budget and they suffer no consequences for their failure to budget properly. Can't you go and find a good accountant and hire them and say we're going to stick to the budget release of New investigative details, first reported by the Minnesota Reformer, came after the IRS levied more than $5 million in penalties against the district.

[Kenny Olson]

District.

[Joe Soucheray]

A consultant described the finance division as being at a crisis point, and an auditor pointed to a lack of controls over disbursement of district funds. And it goes on and on like this. But it's a story we've had to put up with. I'm sure it's common in other states, but we've put up with it for years that every year we've said, oh, we just didn't make our budget. Well, make your damn budget. Why is this a problem all the time?

[Matthew]

Anoka's just a slice. Under 40,000 at number one. St. Paul, 32,000. Minneapolis, 29. Osseo 21,000.

[Joe Soucheray]

St. Paul district is bigger than Minneapolis.

[Matthew]

St. Paul has 32,000 students with 68 schools.

[Mark Ellis]

Wow.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, again, this is a very long story. I'm glad they did it. It's an important story, but nothing. What comes of this? Is anyone going to be reprimanded? Is anyone going to suffer consequences? This goes back forever. The public schools can't budget.

[Matthew]

So it's not fraud, which is why they're not being investigated, but they are just saying this is entitlement.

[Joe Soucheray]

Cities can't budget.

[John Haidt]

What?

[Joe Soucheray]

Both St. Paul and Minneapolis can't budget.

[Matthew]

Budget. I see what you're saying.

[John Haidt]

Yes.

[Joe Soucheray]

Schools can't budget. What?

[Matthew]

It would be nice to go to the boss here and say, okay, we need another raise. Oh, see you next time. We need another raise.

[Joe Soucheray]

This couldn't exist in the private sector. This could not have happened because they can't afford it. But these people can afford it because they just come back to the public with their handout. Oh, it's only going to be $28 a house for the average house who just give us some more money. Well, you know, you started saying it was 28 bucks for the average priced house in Minneapolis. You probably started that about 30, 40 years ago. What's that? What's that? 28 bucks now a month. Serious. What's. What's 40 times 28?

[Matthew]

40 times 28?

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[John Haidt]

40 times 12.

[Joe Soucheray]

1,120.

[John Haidt]

Thanks.

[Joe Soucheray]

I would say your property taxes in Minneapolis are $1,000 more than they should be because of all the $28 a month you had to pitch in to help these morons who don't budget properly. And they get away with it because it's for the children.

[Matthew]

And the children never see a dollar of it because it's all top head.

[Joe Soucheray]

What a bunch of BS. And you wonder why there's only 29,000 kids in Minneapolis schools. Any parent in their right mind is not going to send a kid to that school system. It's ridiculous. It's the failed academy times 10. I have a plethora of flag updates and I've learned, much to my disappointment, that we're having a little trouble with the. I know this surprises you that we would have a technical problem, but we're having trouble with the crawl on adding new crawl people. I don't know why we're having trouble with it.

[Matthew]

There's no room at the end. It's full.

[Joe Soucheray]

No, they're just. Is that another PAT deal? Yeah. It's not updating the sheet that we use updates, but for some reason doesn't transfer to the actual crawl.

[Matthew]

Another great idea to set us up for failure, huh?

[Joe Soucheray]

I shouldn't be bitching about the public failing to budget properly. We can't get the crawl proper. Clara City. According to Daniel Johnson, Clara City is flying the true flag. I'm going to save these. They're going to get on there somehow. Aiken people keep bugging about Akin. I know Aiken's flying the true flag. I can't. Is it on there? No, it's on our sheet.

[Kenny Olson]

Well, if it's not on there, it's not happening.

[Joe Soucheray]

Dan writes, took a road trip west and saw that Sacred Heart, Minnesota and Coast Clarkfield, Minnesota are both flying the true flag. Add them to the crawl. Well, we'd love to add that to the crawl.

[Matthew]

Clara City is where State Highways 7 and 23 meet in Chippewa.

[Joe Soucheray]

Richard writes, this is the second time I've sent you regarding the Minnesota state flag. I've had no response. Geez, I'm sorry I didn't get back to you as my previous email. We have a cabin on Hanging Kettle Lake. In April, Aiken, the courthouse flies the true flag. Why has it not appeared in your crawl? Thank you. Love the show, Rich. Well, Rich, I'm telling you, we're. I know Aiken's flying the flag. We're trying to get it on there. Scott, flag update. I don't know if this one counts, but on Sunday we ventured up to the Northern Lights Casino in Walker. The flags on the. How's this for irony?

[Matthew]

Good.

[Joe Soucheray]

The flags on the Leech Lake reservation were the US Flag, the Canadian flag, the Leech Lake reservation flag, and the true Minnesota flag.

[Kenny Olson]

Wait, wait, wait.

[Joe Soucheray]

Stop. Isn't that wonderful?

[Kenny Olson]

The true Minnesota flag is racist against Native Americans.

[Joe Soucheray]

That's what we're told by our DSE people.

[Kenny Olson]

I don't get that.

[Joe Soucheray]

That's fantastic. That is fantastic. Mark writes Twin Oaks Resort in no. K Lake, Minnesota.

[Kenny Olson]

Soda.

[Joe Soucheray]

I don't know if we're doing resorts, but what the hell. Added to the thing there. All right.

[Kenny Olson]

No, no, no.

[Joe Soucheray]

Don't add that one.

[Kenny Olson]

No, no.

[Joe Soucheray]

Boy, we. We did nothing on this day. Oh, no. See, we did some stuff. Not a whole bunch, but we didn't do anything. We did one thing, and this is only because they come to us all the way from Marleth park in South Africa, the home of the Traveling lymans worldwide. Waftage.com. it was on this day, July 22, in 1850. I remember this from last year. It happened, too. On this day in 1850, the steamboat Yankee proved that the Minnesota river was navigable by traveling for 300 miles upstream from Fort Snelling. That's all we did today. The steamboat took off and.

[Matthew]

Serious question about a steamboat. Not joking.

[Joe Soucheray]

Wheelbarrow.

[Matthew]

Hey, how did they measure that? How did they measure mile? They didn't have an odometer.

[Joe Soucheray]

Let me tell you something.

[Kenny Olson]

Thank you, Matthew.

[Joe Soucheray]

Am I in line?

[Matthew]

Am I a little bit lower than you?

[Kenny Olson]

I will. I will put $10 in your envelope.

[Joe Soucheray]

Okay? R. I don't know the.

[Kenny Olson]

You are the best. God, I love you.

[Matthew]

I was even trying to be silly. How would they know?

[Joe Soucheray]

But you succeeded.

[Kenny Olson]

Well, neither was I. I'm just that dumb.

[Joe Soucheray]

They probably had. I would imagine they marker.

[Matthew]

No, not.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, they probably had mile markers.

[Matthew]

You know, electronic signs.

[Kenny Olson]

Joe.

[John Haidt]

Yep.

[Kenny Olson]

Joe, don't lower yourself to our levels. Just ignore us.

[Matthew]

You're the smart one. Keep going.

[John Haidt]

In the 1850s, steamboat captains calculated mileage on rivers like the Mississippi and Ohio by using established river guides, pilot maps and dead reckoning.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yep. They knew that one bad log was a mile from the last one they saw.

[Matthew]

Okay.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, okay. I'll buy that, Kenny. Thank you. On this day in sports disappointment history, who'd we lose to today, Joe? On July 22nd, 2nd, 1944, on this day, I. I already thought they did this. The Minneapolis Millerettes, that was a female baseball team, announced that they will play the rest of the season on the road. It seems to me that's come up just this year.

[Matthew]

I don't.

[Kenny Olson]

Did that ballpark go down, Is that why.

[Joe Soucheray]

No, that didn't go down till about 56 or 7. They were kicked out of Nicollet park or some damn reason they. Who knows? On this day, July 22, in. You're supposed to see. Who do we lose to?

[Kenny Olson]

Oh, yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

Oh, I do it again. That's a good point. July 22nd.

[Kenny Olson]

Okay, Joe.

[Joe Soucheray]

1990, the Twins lost 10 to 6 on five errors, causing 10 unearned runs. Ooh. Doesn't tell us who they were playing, but what difference does it make? Our boys. I had hope for the boys, but they. What if they had about 50 runs scored against them in the last three games? They had a almost at a hole. Yeah, they had a lot of run scored on them Sunday in Chicago. They had a lot of runs scored on them Monday in Cleveland. They lost last night in Cleveland, but I don't think it was a lopsided. I don't know what the score was last night.

[John Haidt]

Night 5 to 2 was the final.

[Joe Soucheray]

They lost 13 runs by the Cubs on Sunday, I think, and what, 10 on Monday by the. The Tribe?

[John Haidt]

I think so.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah. A lot.

[Kenny Olson]

I do.

[John Haidt]

I do know why the Miller at travel they the closest team was 400 miles away.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[John Haidt]

And the teams complained about having to travel here because they weren't drawing any fans. So apparently low fan turnout out and the teams didn't want to drive 400 miles.

[Kenny Olson]

Well, that kind of makes me think that our gals were the Kenny sod, Buster J. Yeah, Women's baseball, right? They were the chumps.

[Joe Soucheray]

Boy, to be told that. Look, you don't have a home field anymore because nobody comes to see anyway. You got to just play the rest of the game on. Sorry, Joe.

[Kenny Olson]

Before we go, who is wearing the Gl dunst camp home today? Kenny or Matthew?

[Joe Soucheray]

Both of you View.

[Kenny Olson]

There's only one Solomon.

[Matthew]

Like he's gonna cut it in half. We gotta wear half of it.

[Joe Soucheray]

There's two.

[Kenny Olson]

I'll wear it proudly.

[Matthew]

Me too.

[Kenny Olson]

Today is. Tomorrow's a new day. Today is yesterday.

[Matthew]

Tomorrow.

[John Haidt]

Good luck, Kenny.

[Joe Soucheray]

Thanks, G. Thank you so much. Thank you very much. Hey, the ending worked. I'll be damned.

[Matthew]

Well, and if you'd like to see more, I don't know, mishaps, you can go check out our website. Garagelogic.com Sign up for G Logic on the YouTube. That's super easy to do. And if you want a little more inside information, you can sign up for the town council, go to garagelogic.com the council provides you with audio prior to the show, after the show, during the breaks, and the likes. Also, if you want to go to our archives, I had a couple of these during the 4th of July. Rookies recipes is up there if you want to see some of the things I've done over the years. Great desserts, great food. And you're going to need a crock pot. Check it out. Brock garagelogic.com.

[Pete Arnold]

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[John Haidt]

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[Pete Arnold]

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[Joe Soucheray]

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[Pete Arnold]

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[Joe Soucheray]

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