The Scale of Destruction in California ft. Adam Carolla

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Charlie Kirk Show – "The Scale of Destruction in California ft. Adam Carolla"

Release Date: January 10, 2025

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Introduction

In this episode of The Charlie Kirk Show, host Charlie Kirk engages in a profound conversation with Adam Carolla, a renowned comedian, radio personality, and critic of "wokeism." The discussion primarily revolves around the devastating California wildfires, the mishandling by local government authorities, and touches upon broader political and social issues. Additionally, the episode features a segment with Liz Collin, a filmmaker and journalist, who delves into the ongoing defamation lawsuit related to George Floyd's case.

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Segment 1: California Wildfires and Government Inaction

Timestamp: [01:41] - [07:15]

Adam Carolla begins by sharing his personal experience with the recent wildfires in Malibu, California. He recounts how the fires destroyed everything around his residence and the subsequent evacuation he had to undertake.

Notable Quote:

Adam Carolla [01:41]: "I was asked to evacuate on Tuesday night. I did and haven't been able to return, obviously. And I'm not really sure what the status is of my home, although it's not looking good because literally everything around it was destroyed."

Charlie Kirk expresses sympathy and probes deeper into the systemic issues contributing to such disasters. Carolla attributes the scale of destruction to the Los Angeles city government's prioritization of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives and environmental policies over essential infrastructure and disaster preparedness.

Notable Quote:

Adam Carolla [02:39]: "They are putting their efforts into DEI hires and environment. I mean, there's two major concerns. It's how does this impact the environment? And then the other major concern is DEI... The real focus is on the environment and DEI. And then this happens."

Kirk introduces a poignant audio clip from Carolla’s congressional testimony where he discusses his aspirations to become a firefighter and the discriminatory barriers he faced, highlighting systemic racism and favoritism over meritocracy.

Notable Quote:

Adam Carolla [04:15]: "I could not find a job... because you're not black, Hispanic or woman... And I went to a construction site and dug ditches and picked up garbage for the next seven years."

Carolla criticizes the Los Angeles fire department's leadership, noting that the city has appointed individuals based on identity factors rather than merit, which he believes has compromised the effectiveness of emergency response.

Notable Quote:

Adam Carolla [05:32]: "As soon as you start factoring in other actors... the product is going to be hurt. It’s going to be harmed."

Kirk challenges Carolla on the potential bias of focusing solely on identity-based hiring, to which Carolla vehemently responds, advocating for meritocracy as the cornerstone of effective governance and emergency services.

Notable Quote:

Adam Carolla [06:48]: "It's like pulling some permits to get his solar shack built... when they do, they're gonna be converted to Donald Trump fans."

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Segment 2: Potential Refugee Crisis and Government Policies

Timestamp: [07:15] - [14:37]

Charlie Kirk shifts the discussion to the broader implications of the wildfires, anticipating a potential refugee crisis due to widespread destruction and questioning the capacity of current government policies to handle such emergencies.

Carolla elaborates on the bureaucratic challenges faced during rebuilding efforts, drawing parallels to obstacles public figures like Bill Maher have encountered. He suggests that stringent permit processes by bodies like the Coastal Commission will hinder rapid reconstruction, leading to a political shift in affected individuals' affiliations.

Notable Quote:

Adam Carolla [07:15]: "When they do, they're gonna be converted to Donald Trump fans."

Kirk introduces a socio-political commentary segment, where he discusses President Trump's proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, criticizing historical nomenclature and framing it as a move against perceived foreign influence and control.

Notable Quote:

Charlie Kirk [14:37]: "No, we're not going to call it the Gulf of Mexico anymore, as Mexico has allowed tens of thousands of sex slaves to come into our country."

Kirk further criticizes Mexico and other countries, asserting the need for the U.S. to reclaim territorial names and combat illegal activities, branding them as part of a larger "American renaissance."

Notable Quote:

Charlie Kirk [14:37]: "We're tired of being taken advantage of... The Mexican economy is reliant on us for survival."

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Segment 3: Geopolitical Assertions and Nationalism

Timestamp: [14:37] - [35:26]

Kirk continues his monologue, expressing strong nationalist sentiments and advocating for a consolidated North American hemisphere to stand against global adversaries like the Chinese Communist Party. He emphasizes reclaiming territories such as Greenland and Alberta, portraying them as strategic moves to bolster national strength.

Notable Quote:

Charlie Kirk [14:37]: "It's time that we consolidate power in the North American hemisphere. And then we look to the east and we confront our greatest enemy, the Chinese Communist Party."

In an apparent advertisement segment, Kirk briefly mentions educational resources from Hillsdale College and promotional content for Balance of Nature supplements, encouraging listeners to engage with these offerings for personal growth and health improvement.

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Segment 4: The George Floyd Case and Defamation Lawsuit with Liz Collin

Timestamp: [35:26] - [28:05]

The episode transitions to a discussion with Liz Collin, a filmmaker behind the documentary "Fall of Minneapolis" and a journalist from Alpha News. Collin provides an update on the defamation lawsuit filed by former Assistant Police Chief Katie Blackwell against her and Alpha News. Blackwell alleges that Collin's portrayal of her testimony in the documentary was misleading, particularly regarding the Maximal Restraint Technique (MRT) used in George Floyd's case.

Notable Quote:

Liz Collin [18:48]: "We have 34 current and former police officers who filed sworn declarations to say that this knee on neck restraint that she testified about... was in fact a part of police training."

Collin highlights the significance of the lawsuit, noting that 34 officers have come forward to support her claims that Blackwell's testimony was inaccurate, with 14 accusing her of perjury during Derek Chauvin's trial.

Notable Quote:

Liz Collin [20:14]: "This is our response to that lawsuit... these officers have now come forward to say that she lied, that she committed perjury in Derek Chauvin's trial."

She discusses the potential implications of the lawsuit on Chauvin's ongoing appeals, suggesting that new evidence could influence the outcome of his post-conviction relief efforts.

Notable Quote:

Liz Collin [22:36]: "He now plans to use what we've uncovered and put forth to the court in his post conviction relief that is ongoing."

Charlie Kirk probes the broader societal and civilizational impact of the George Floyd case, questioning the depth of injustice perceived by the public and the lingering questions surrounding the incident.

Notable Quote:

Charlie Kirk [22:36]: "Can you speak to how this was not just a single act, but extrapolated to be like the greatest injustice since the assassination of Martin Luther King?"

Collin provides statistical data on Minneapolis, indicating a significant rise in crime rates since 2019, contravening previous narratives that the city was on a trajectory towards improvement.

Notable Quote:

Liz Collin [24:44]: "The murder rate in Minnesota alone has gone up by 50% since 2019."

She also touches upon political shifts within Minneapolis, noting a decline in support for traditionally Democratic candidates and an increase in support for more moderate or even Republican-aligned perspectives amidst rising crime and social issues.

Notable Quote:

Liz Collin [25:58]: "The current police chief... says he stands by his assistant chief... But we were there when she walked in to work... So what's the truth here?"

Collin concludes by urging listeners to support her work through watching her documentaries and following Alpha News for further updates on the lawsuit and related developments.

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Conclusion

The episode wraps up with Charlie Kirk emphasizing the importance of community involvement and promoting membership benefits for listeners. He reiterates the themes discussed, highlighting government inefficiency, societal shifts, and the quest for truth in high-profile legal cases.

Notable Quote:

Charlie Kirk [28:04]: "Making America great again starts with Making America healthy Again."

The episode serves as a critical examination of government priorities, systemic issues in emergency response, and the evolving landscape of justice and accountability in high-stakes criminal cases.

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Note: Advertisements, promotional segments, and non-content discussions have been excluded to maintain focus on the episode's primary discussions and insights.

Transcript

[Charlie Kirk]

Hey, everybody. On the Charlie Kirk show, the legend Adam Carolla joins us about the fires in California, the latest news out of George Floyd, and what was Barack Obama saying at the funeral to Donald Trump? Email us, as always, freedomarliekirk.com and subscribe to our podcast. Become a member today. Members.charliekirk.com and get involved with Turning Point [e-mail] that is tpusa.com Buckle up, everybody. Here we go. Charlie, what you've done is incredible here.

[Liz Collin]

Maybe Charlie Kirk is on the college campus.

[Adam Carolla]

I want you to know we are lucky to have Charlie Kirk.

[Unknown Speaker]

Charlie Kirk's running the White House, folks.

I want to thank Charlie. He's an incredible guy, his spirit, his love of this country. He's done an amazing job building one of the most powerful youth organizations ever created, Turning Point usa.

[Charlie Kirk]

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[Adam Carolla]

Yeah, we are. I am in Malibu. It's right where the fire blew through. Everything around where I am is destroyed. I was asked to evacuate on Tuesday night. I did and haven't been able to return, obviously. And I'm not really sure what the status is of my home, although it's not looking good because literally everything around it was destroyed.

[Charlie Kirk]

Goodness gracious, Adam, I'm so sorry to hear that. And, well, thank you for taking the time. In the midst of all of this unspeakable horror, how are you thinking about this? And how can you explain it to somebody who is having difficulty comprehending how the Los Angeles city government in California refuses to do basic things that could prevent such widespread scale of destruction?

[Adam Carolla]

Well, you know, they say actions have consequences, but inactions have even bigger consequences, sometimes meaning doing nothing. This is the Result of them doing nothing. Obviously, they're putting their efforts into DEI hires and environment. I mean, there's two major concerns. It's how does this impact the environment? And then the other major concern is dei. Those are the two things that the fire department, the mayor and the city Council focus on most sharply. Later on, if there's some money and some time left over, we can talk about infrastructure, fire hydrants, water pressure, aqueducts, and so on and so forth. The real focus is on the environment and dei. And then this happens. And this is no different than announcing your sanctuary city. You just announce it and everyone pats you on the back. And then at some point, a couple of busloads of Hondurans get dropped off on your doorstep and you yell, what's going on? That's essentially what this is. And that's how they are sort of globally. In Los Angeles, it's all talk, it's all fluff until the fires start or the shooting starts.

[Charlie Kirk]

So, Adam, I want to play this piece of tape here from a congressional testimony you gave. It's 121, where you explained how you wanted to be a Firefighter. Play cut 121.

[Unknown Speaker]

I could not find a job. I walked to a fire station in North Hollywood. I was 19. I was living in the garage of my family home. My mom was on welfare and food stamps. And I said, can I get a job as a fireman? And they said, no, because you're not black, Hispanic or woman. We'll see in about seven years. And I went to a construction site and dug ditches and picked up garbage for the next seven years. I got a letter in the mail sent to my father's house saying, your time has come to do the written exam for the LA Fire Department. I took it and I was standing in line and I had a young woman of color standing behind me in line. And I said, just out of curiosity, when did you sign up to become a fire man? Because I did it or person seven years ago. And she said, Wednesday. That is an example of my white privilege.

[Charlie Kirk]

Adam, it's almost hard to believe. And now in Los Angeles. It's not a joke. I mean, it is a joke. There are three fire chiefs that are all named Kristen and they are all lesbian. It's very hard to even comprehend that that are in charge of the Los Angeles fire response. Do you think part of this lackluster ability to handle this is because of embracing these ideologies over meritocracy?

[Adam Carolla]

Well, it would have to, because meritocracy is the best, regardless of gender, sexual proclivities, skin color, what have you. As soon as you start factoring in other actors, whether it's being an airline pilot or, as we found out, vice president of the United States, as soon as you start factoring in other factors, the product is going to be hurt. It's going to be harmed. I mean, imagine if you tried this in the NFL. You want, you know, the cornerbacks, well, they're all African American. But I'd like to get a little diversity in there. I'd like to get a little. Someone with a little Jewish blood, someone with some Asian blood in there, perhaps someone from the LGBT community. How fast would the product go down? It would have to. It just has to. So that's what we're living, and we're seeing it all over the place. I think we saw it in New Orleans, we see it nationwide now, taking a bunch of incompetent people, shoving them into positions of power, and expecting a result that we're not going to get because this is what we're doing.

[Charlie Kirk]

Adam, do you think. I know this is a speculative question. I know that you're in a lot of pain right now and that it's difficult to think clearly in times like this. So again, thank you for taking the time. But for some of your friends and neighbors that have been, let's say more enthusiastically, let's just say, zealots for the worldview that we are talking about here. Is this a wake up call when your entire neighborhood starts to burn down?

[Adam Carolla]

You know, I'll tell you something I was talking about on my podcast yesterday, and there's a clip sort of floating around going a little bit viral, but it's a serious thing. I have been saying I used to be a builder. So as you heard from my testimony in front of Congress when I couldn't be a fireman, I end up being a carpenter and a builder and a contractor. And that's how I made my living. And I had to deal with the city and had to deal with permits. I had to deal with red tape and bureaucracy my entire career. And then later on, when I got the show business, I renovated my homes, built homes, did a lot of work, and it was a constant burden to deal with the city. And I used to shout to everyone all the time, you don't get who these people are. But everyone I knew didn't do it. You know, Bill Maher tried to pull some permits to get his solar shack built, famously, a few years ago, and now he hates red tape, right Because Bill Maher, hard left, blue leaning liberal, had to deal with the city, had to pull permits, got screwed, and then realized, oh, this is an S show and I want less of this. Well, every single one of these people in Malibu, Palisades, Santa Monica, they're going to want to rebuild. And guess what? The Coastal Commission is going to get involved, and the Coastal Commission is going to tell them no or going to tell them it's going to take four years to get a permit. You're going to have a bunch of blue liberal people who would like to rebuild their homes in Malibu and Santa Monica and the Palisade, and they're gonna have to go through the permit process, and when they do, they're gonna be converted. To Donald Trump fans.

[Charlie Kirk]

That is incredibly deep and profound. And I live in Scottsdale. Adam, we are anticipating a lot of refugees after this because there's just not a lot of. There's not gonna be a lot of homes standing. Adam, in closing here, I know that you might not have anticipated this question. Feel free to answer it however you'd like. Last night, I spoke to Sue Prager, wife of Dennis Prager. Dennis is still in a very serious medical condition. Is there anything you want to share about Dennis, your friendship with him as Dennis still is in a very precarious situation?

[Adam Carolla]

I went and saw him recently. Dennis obviously, as you know, has paralysis and is dealing with a lot of different stuff in his eyes and in his facial expression. It's still Dennis, you know, as you know. And you know, he's sort of a national treasure. And it's funny, everyone's reaction to Dennis. Our first reaction, it's almost selfish. It's like, I hope Dennis is okay, so I can hear him. You know what I mean? Like, he's got to be okay. I mean, it sounds like we all care about Dennis, which we do, but in a way, it's selfish. I'm like, I can't not have Dennis. I need Dennis in my life. I need to turn on the radio in the morning and hear the man speaking. I would like to know what you thought about these fires and about this whole situation. You know what I mean? So he's a great soul. I told him, you know, I said to him, dennis, you know, he used to tell me all the time, he used to talk about Charles Krauthammer all the time. And he would say, even though the guy was confined to a wheelchair, that didn't stop him. He still had his thoughts. He still shared his wisdom with us. I said, you know, What? I mean, you're going to have to be consistent here. You praise Charles Krauthammer for being in this condition and yet never letting it slow him down or define him. And he agreed. He was like, yeah, that's the situation I'm in.

[Charlie Kirk]

I know.

[Adam Carolla]

Going with ideas.

[Charlie Kirk]

It's so profound, what you're saying, and deep. I was listening to an old Fireside chat of where Dennis was speaking about Charles Krauthammer the day that I heard the news. It's just. It really is something. Adam, thank you. Yeah, Adam, thank you so much. And we'll continue to pray for Dennis and for the people of Palisades and Los Angeles. Every New Year, we all spend a few days seriously thinking about what we can do to improve our lives. And usually it revolves around better health. Right. I want to strongly encourage you to do what I do. Take responsibility for your health by taking Balance of Nature whole food ingredient supplements seriously. They are packed with 31 varieties of fruits and veggies, from tomatoes to sweet potatoes, just about everything in between. This is a resolution you could truly keep all year long like I do. This is your last time to put it off, because today you can become a preferred customer at Balance of Nature. Use my discount code Charlie to get 35% off free shipping plus a free fiber and spice supplement. This is an unbelievable limited New Year's promotion, but you must use my discount code Charlie. Call them at 800-246-8751 or order online at balanceofnature.com use discount code Charlie to get 35% off plus a free fiber and spice supplement. I knew about this one coming for quite some time. I am very. I'm proud of my secret key keeping abilities. I think it's pretty good because this one I wanted to talk about so badly. I was like, oh, this is the greatest idea ever. And so I pulled up my maps here, and you think about it. It doesn't make any sense. Why is it that the, the body of water that most borders our country is called the Gulf of Mexico? Where did that come from? Blake could probably tell us where it came from. It doesn't make any sense. So President Trump announced at the press conference that it will now be called the Gulf of America, which, by the way, more of our coastline borders this gulf than Mexico. Why not? He's not the first to suggest that, allegedly. But again, he's going to be the first to do it. This is a small example of the type of energy that is now coming back to the country. We're tired of being taken advantage of. And yes, it might be a little silly thing, but it's deathly serious that it borders our country more than your country. The Gulf of Mexico got its name in the 1540s, according to the Texas State Historical Association. Spanish explorers and cartographers often called it Seno Mexicano. Seno meaning golf or bay. Some documents also call the body of water Golfo de Nueva Espana or Golfo de Mexico. Anyone can propose a geographic name and change it to the U.S. board of Geographic Names. The president has authority to change it the same way that Barack Obama changed Mount McKinley to Denali. By the way, we're going back to Mount McKinley. Denali, I think, is done. I think the president has said that one before. That's ridiculous. 57. It's gonna be the Gulf America. This is in Spanish. This is the Mexican government speaking about the Gulf of Mexico. Play cut 130.

[Liz Collin]

Golf of Mexico es re conocido de.

[Charlie Kirk]

What is she saying? She wants to name our country Mexican America. Look, the Mexican government is going to have to get in line at some point. We could break the back of the Mexican government with a tariff threat overnight, and it wouldn't even hurt us. The Mexican government better let us go after the cartels. Stop the human trafficking, the drug smuggling. The Mexican government has been complicit these last couple of years of the largest invasion in American history. And so, no, we're not going to call it the Gulf of Mexico anymore, as Mexico has allowed tens of thousands of sex slaves to come into our country. And by the way, all those military bases, why don't we fix those while we're at it, getting back to Fort Bragg, get back to the original naming of these military bases. We need to de wokeify the country, and it will now be called the Gulf of America. It makes you wonder, why has no other president thought of this before? And it's important because other presidents are afraid of tough fights and offending like George W. Bush. What good did he do as president? Actually, he was a terrible president. Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, they would never think to do something like this. They need some sort of board or commission or council of experts. President Trump said we're just going to call it the Gulf of America and Mexico better take back their invaders. Look, these countries. You're afraid of offending Mexico? I'm sorry. I'm afraid that we're losing tens of thousands of our own citizens to drugs coming from Mexico. I don't care if we offend Mexico. You guys are a poor small country. You have. You have no say in these matters. You guys have been poisoning our land for too long with drugs, with cartel members and guns. You guys are one of the most murderous, bloody countries on the planet. Playtime is over. The Mexican economy is reliant on us for survival. Same thing with Denmark. What negotiating power does Denmark have? Yes, the great power of Denmark. Ooh, the Danish Navy. So scary. Or the Mexican army. Woo. Look, buckle up. The American renaissance is about to launch and the attitude is lead, follow or get out of the way. We have real enemies. The Chinese Communist Party. That is a real enemy. First we gotta clean up our hemisphere. Panama. Back to America. Canada. I don't know. I'm not there yet. Maybe Alberta. That's about it. Greenland. We were there yesterday or the day before yesterday. That one's already in motion. Greenland. What are the Danes going to do? Send us a strongly worded letter? President Trump says Greenland is going to be ours. What are they going to do? Type up a no, this is a bad idea. Yeah, great. Okay. Why don't you go access your nuclear arsenal? Denmark. Oh, you don't have one. Got it. It's in the Western hemisphere. Why is it part of Denmark? Never should be. It's time that we consolidate power in the North American hemisphere. And then we look to the east and we confront our greatest enemy, the Chinese Communist Party. Are you tired of scrolling through shows on TV and finding nothing but the same mind numbing content? Don't waste your time on that nonsense. Instead, use that time to learn something new and inspiring. Hillsdale College offers more than 40 free online courses. Learn about the works of C.S. lewis, the meaning of the U.S. constitution, the rise and fall of the Roman Republic, or the history of the ancient Christian church. With Hillsdale College's free online courses, consider the Constitution 101 course. In it, you'll explore the design and purpose of the Constitution, the challenge it faced during the Civil War, and how it has been undermined for more than a century by progressivism and liberalism. Our country needs more Americans who can understand the Constitution and can defend the freedom of the American people against the encroachments of an increasingly large and unaccountable government. Start the Constitutional 101 course today right now. Go to charlieforhillsdale.com to enroll. There's no cost and it's easy to get started. That's CharlieForHillsdale.com the Register CharlieForHillsdale.com joining us now is Liz Collin, the filmmaker behind the Fall of Minneapolis and Journalist from Alpha News, Liz, welcome back to the program. Liz, walk us through this breaking news regarding Derek Chauvin and the situation around George Floyd. It's chilling breaking news.

[Liz Collin]

Yeah, thanks Charlie, for having me back on. Good to see you and happy New Year to you guys. But yeah, there's been a lot of developments just this week in this case. This all stems actually from a defamation lawsuit that was filed against myself and Alpha News from the fall of Minneapolis. This is from the assistant police Chief. Katie Blackwell is her name. She filed this defamation suit back in October against us saying we did not depict her testimony correctly in the fall of Minneapolis. And also she took issue with some words, wording we used in their lying. The Media, the left and the death of George Floyd. That is the book that I first put out that led to the documentary. So as part of this motion to dismiss that we filed in this case earlier this week, we have 34 current and former police officers who filed sworn declarations to say that this knee on neck restraint that she testified about in Derek Chauvin's trial was in fact a part of police training. 14 of these officers go so far as to say that she perjured herself, that she lied on the stand in Derek Chauvin's criminal trial back in 2021. So really some bombshell court filings that have taken place. She brought this fight to us, not liking how she was depicted in the fall of Minneapolis. But this was our response to that lawsuit. It's 113 page brief in all that was filed in Hennepin County Court earlier this week.

[Charlie Kirk]

Can you refresh our audience? And you had the movie Fall of Minneapolis of all of the protocol that wasn't fallen in the criminal prosecution of Derek Chauvin.

[Liz Collin]

Yeah, we spent quite a bit of time in the documentary itself dedicated to that, to what jurors saw, but I think really what they did not see and that was a huge part of this, the mrt, the maximal restraint technique which you can hear Thomas Lane actually talk about in the body camera footage. Again, the body cameras footage that's kept from the public for months in this case. But MRT is not allowed in Derek Chauvin's trial back in 2021. Judge Peter Cahill at the time said there was no proof that Chauvin signed his name in the last time MRT was taught to police officers in Minneapolis. So in his ruling, this is why he decided that that would not be allowed in Chauvin's trial. So, so this is a big part. And then you have Katie Blackwell, take the stand, who says under oath that she does not recognize the technique that Derek Chauvin is using. And this is a clip that they continue to use in the trial, again and again, a specific exhibit where you can see Derek Chauvin's knee near the neck of George Floyd. She says on the stand that this is not a part of training. However, these officers have now come forward to say that they took issue with her testimony that the depiction was completely correct in what we used in the fall of Minneapolis for 30 seconds that we used in the documentary itself. And they now want to go on the record and say that she lied, that she committed perjury in Derek Chauvin's trial.

[Charlie Kirk]

This is amazing. So if you win this case, is there any hope of reopening the Chauvin case itself?

[Liz Collin]

Yeah. So, Charlie, I've already been in touch quite a bit with Derek Chauvin's new attorney. Greg Joseph is his name. And he released a statement to Alpha News on Tuesday calling this a very significant development. And he says it will have direct impact on our approach for post conviction relief. Just to remind your viewers, Chauvin has a state and a federal appeal ongoing at the moment, and he now plans to use what we've uncovered and put forth to the court in his post conviction relief that is ongoing at this point.

[Charlie Kirk]

I mean, we just look at the civilizational importance. Can you speak to how this was not just a single act, this particular incident was extrapolated to be like the greatest injustice since. I mean, I can't even think of since the assassination of Martin Luther King. Right. I mean, and yet there's so much mystery around it still. What questions do we still have remaining regarding the events that day that we still haven't been able to get an answer?

[Liz Collin]

Well, I think what's interesting here is we took these questions again back to the mayor of Minneapolis. We've been asking now for years, you know, what did you mean by this? That this technique was not trained also? Now, what do you think that your assistant police chief is being accused of perjury, probably in the largest criminal case in Minnesota history. He has yet to answer those questions. The current police chief, Brian O'Hara, has issued a statement since the these filings came out to say basically that he stands by his assistant chief, calls her a person of moral character and courage. We confronted her. People can see this on my X account and also through Alpha News. It's Just Men on X. But we were there when she walked in to work, asking her about these Court filings. So what's the truth here? You know who's telling the truth? Is it you or Is it these 34 officers that have now filed these sworn declarations? And I will say even since these court filings, many more police officers, current and former, have come forward to say, yeah, she lied. You know, what can we do to push back and go on the record now? But it seems like a completely different time that we're living in at this point that perhaps there is a hope for finally for truth.

[Charlie Kirk]

Has Minneapolis recovered since the June of 2020? Has Minneapolis come back to how it was in that previous spring? Not even how it was 10 years ago, but has Minneapolis restored itself to how it was, let's say, in April of 2020?

[Liz Collin]

You know, we always take a look at this pretty closely at the end of every year, just with statistics, crime statistics. But no, the answer is, you know, there's a reason we called even the documentary the Fall of Minneapolis last year. You have record crime that continues. I think in 2019 there were about 46 homicides in the city of Minneapolis. That's up to in the 70s and 80s ever since. The murder rate in Minnesota alone has gone up by 50% since 2019. And remember, we were told that we'd be living on the right side of history after all of this. This was the mantra back then that we were fed by the mayor of Minneapolis, by our governor, Tim Walls and many others. And I've yet to find anyone who actually thinks that we are now, you know, nearly five years later.

[Charlie Kirk]

It's remarkable that of all the states where you could pick a running mate, Kamala Harris chose the running mate from Minnesota. Just can you rattle off some of the figures of how dangerous Minneapolis has become and is there any sort of reckoning? I mean, we've seen in certain parts of the country as it goes peak woke, there's a little bit of a retreat. Is there any sign of that in Minneapolis?

[Liz Collin]

I always come on here, Charlie, and wish that I always had better news for you, but there's, you know, some things that took place just voting wise this November. You know, I'll point out that Governor Walz did not actually even carry his home county in Minnesota that went to Trump this time around. And that's been a predominantly blue area for many years. So that seemed to be. It's a more rural area of Minnesota that seemed to be a bit of a bright spot from the election. The current city council in Minneapolis is up for reelection this year, this new year in 2025 and there's already a lot of movement there to try to find more moderate candidates. You have a primarily a city council that is primarily filled with socialists, self proclaimed socialists, DSA candidates in Minneapolis. And there's dozens of homeless encampments that have been allowed in the city since this. They never used to even track carjackings in Minneapolis. There were so few. Now there are hundreds every year. I think There was about 6,500 stolen cars in this city alone this year. Again, a number that dwarfed that, you know, pre George Floyd. So much has changed and you have a police department that is barely half of what it once was. 900 officers were on the force at the beginning of May of 2020. I think the current number is right around 500 in the city. They really struggle to find candidates and good quality candidates in the city of Minneapolis as well.

[Charlie Kirk]

It really is a tragedy. Liz, in closing here, please summarize how people can support you and learn more about your great work.

[Liz Collin]

If they haven't watched the fall of Minneapolis, it is free on YouTube. If you just check out Alpha News on YouTube you'll find our stories there. And you can also head to alphanews.org we're continuing to follow this lawsuit and there's going to be a lot of developments I think coming here quickly. So we'll be sure to keep you up to date.

[Charlie Kirk]

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[Liz Collin]

Thanks Charlie.

[Charlie Kirk]

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Hey, for all the people that are mad about me at the lip at the sign reading thing, maybe they can help us out here because I said we got to get these emergency alerts with all the sign. It's just a distraction. So maybe they can help here. What is Trump saying? That is the quiet. By the way, there's Doug and Kamala Harris and Barbara Bush. Is it Barbara? No, it's Laura Bush, not Barbara Bush, Laura Bush. And you just look, you see how much damage the collective group of people has done to the country and you realize they're actually not in control, that everybody except Donald Trump on that screen is controlled by an unelected shadow government deep state that they're just a figurehead for the administrative State. They're a figurehead for the bureaucracy. But President Trump standing right there is a unique phenomenon. He is a vessel for the citizenry. He's a representative for the people, an insurgent against the imperial regime that has existed. That's a great shot, Andrew. Let's put that up here. You got the whole cast of no good characters here. Look at this. By the way, where's Dick Cheney? That one. One would have just. That would have just topped it off. And where's Michelle Obama? Why did Barack come alone? I was born in 1993. Every single person who has been president since 1993 is pictured here. So you got Bill Clinton, got Hillary Clinton, you got George Bush, you got Barack Obama. And it was supposed to be Hillary Clinton again, but Donald Trump disrupted it all. He will go down in the legend books, in the history books, for just that. All of these other maniacs have overseen the destruction of our country one by one, both parties. And Donald Trump said, stop it. This is a bad idea. Donald Trump is the rebellion against all of their damage to this country. No more neoliberal imperialist wars. No more adventurism overseas. We're going to stop the invasion. No more apologizing for our greatness. No more bending a knee to our enemies. This is the dark. This is the dark night of the soul for the Uni party is what this is. And Donald Trump is such an exception. And it also just goes to show what frauds Barack Hussein Obama is. Oh, Donald Trump is Hitler. Meanwhile, he's chatting it up with Hitler, I guess, at the funeral. So chummy, they didn't believe any of the nonsense that they were trying to tell the American people. Look, I would actually have respect if they were like, we're not going to Carter's funeral. Because Donald Trump is the greatest thing ever. And if 2017 was marked by the resistance, 2025 is the acquiescence. He just wore them out. It isn't that complicated. Everybody, he just wore them down, and they're just like, fine. How much more do we have to deal with this Trump guy? Just get it over with. Trump won. He outlasted us. He got shot. He got indicted. 700 years in federal prison, New York civil case. And deep down, I think Barack Hussein Obama really madly respects Donald Trump. I don't think he likes him. I think he's annoyed by him. But I think he's like, man, that guy's got game. I think deep down, Barack's like, this guy is superhuman. I think deep down, you can just kind of tell that Barack Obama's like, man, this guy is a baller. This guy know this guy's as good as it gets. He'll never say it, he'll never whisper it, but you can. Deep down, Barack is like, man, this guy after everything that we've thrown at him, a generational talent. And got to be honest, Barack Obama is as well. It takes one to know one. All those other people are largely low IQ basement dweller dog catchers. Barack Obama is a legit generational talent. Clinton is fine, but I mean, you got some really unimpressive people there. Kamala Harris, Hillary Obama has real talent. The two most talented people there are Trump and Obama. And deep down, I think Obama has a lot more respect for Trump than he'll ever let on. Thanks so much for listening, everybody. 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