Best of the Program | 5/19/25

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Glenn Beck Program | Best of the Program | 5/19/25

Release Date: May 19, 2025
Host: Glenn Beck
Network: Blaze Podcast Network

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Introduction

In the "Best of the Program" episode released on May 19, 2025, Glenn Beck delves into pressing issues affecting American society and global stability. The episode navigates through topics such as institutional trust, the signs of civilizational decline, infrastructure vulnerabilities, and personal anecdotes that highlight the chaotic state of the world. Co-host Stu Burguiere joins Beck in dissecting these complex subjects, offering listeners a blend of political analysis and personal reflection.

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1. Epstein’s Death and Institutional Trust [00:31 - 12:05]

Glenn Beck opens the discussion by addressing controversial statements made by Cash Patel and Dan Bongino, who asserted that Jeffrey Epstein did not commit suicide. Beck emphasizes the importance of critical thinking when evaluating such claims:

“Some questions have to be asked by each of us with this. [...] We’re in the last phase.” (03:15)

Beck expresses his uncertainty, balancing his trust in Patel and Bongino with lingering doubts about Epstein's death:

“I believe them. I just believe also that Epstein killed himself, that he didn't hang himself with a paper sheet. Those two don't match.” (12:05)

He underscores the fragile nature of trust and the choice individuals face in either believing or distrusting their institutions and leaders.

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2. The Seven Stages of Civilizational Decline [12:05 - 30:49]

Beck outlines the Seven Stage Cycle of Civilization's Collapse, detailing historical periods and drawing parallels to contemporary society:

1. Age of Pioneers (Revolutionary War)
2. Age of Conquest (Westward Expansion)
3. Age of Commerce (Early 20th Century)
4. Age of Affluence (Reagan Era Onwards)
5. Age of Intellect (Elite Rule and Technocracy)
6. Age of Decadence (Moral Decline and Social Disintegration)
7. Age of Decline and Collapse (Internal Distrust and External Vulnerabilities)

Beck and Burguiere discuss how current events reflect these stages, highlighting issues like moral decline, political corruption, and societal fragmentation:

“Currency collapse is on the board. [...] We're being downgraded yet again.” (20:45)

Stu corroborates Beck’s analysis:

“Yeah, we're here at some degree or another. We've hit all of those.” (08:25)

The conversation emphasizes the urgency of recognizing these signs to prevent further societal degradation.

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3. Infrastructure Failures and Potential Cyber Sabotage [30:49 - 44:03]

A significant portion of the episode focuses on recent maritime disasters where ships lost power and collided with major American bridges:

• Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse (March 2024): A Singaporean cargo ship collided with the bridge, resulting in six fatalities.
• Brooklyn Bridge Incident: A Mexican navy tall ship lost power, crashing into the iconic bridge, causing deaths and injuries.

Beck raises concerns about recurring power failures possibly linked to cyber interference:

“You don’t need a missile to hit us anymore. You need somebody with a keyboard and some bad code.” (35:30)

He suggests these incidents may be early indicators of a more insidious form of warfare, emphasizing the need for:

• Cyber Forensics: Independent experts to investigate the causes.
• National Audits: Assessing vulnerabilities in port and maritime infrastructure.
• Hybrid Sabotage Awareness: Exploring the possibility of coordinated cyber attacks.

Beck warns of the broader implications for national security and urges proactive measures to safeguard critical infrastructure.

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4. Personal Anecdotes and Societal Reflections [44:03 - 39:43]

Transitioning from global issues, Beck shares personal experiences with extreme weather events, highlighting the unpredictability and devastation caused by natural disasters:

“I was sitting in a theater... And then 15 minutes later, it starts to rain.” (32:20)

The conversation shifts to the generational disconnect manifested through the use of emojis, illustrating how modern communication can lead to misunderstandings:

“Because at first, I really actually did send the salsa dancer because I don't know what me.” (36:12)

Beck uses this as a metaphor for broader societal miscommunications and the erosion of traditional values.

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5. Political Commentary: Keir Starmer and Immigration [39:43 - 44:03]

In a critical analysis of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s stance on immigration, Beck interprets Starmer’s comments as indicative of socialist tendencies undermining national unity:

“This is the socialist prime minister. [...] At least somebody is speaking the voice of the streets.” (40:40)

He draws parallels to American politics, warning of policies that may erode job opportunities for native citizens and foster dependency through extended paths to citizenship.

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Conclusion

Glenn Beck's episode presents a multifaceted examination of contemporary societal challenges, blending political discourse with personal narratives. By dissecting institutional trust, civilizational decline, infrastructure vulnerabilities, and cultural shifts, Beck urges listeners to remain vigilant and critically engaged. The discussions underscore the importance of individual responsibility and collective action in addressing the multifarious threats facing modern civilization.

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Notable Quotes:

• “We’re in the last phase.” — Glenn Beck (03:15)
• “Currency collapse is on the board.” — Glenn Beck (20:45)
• “You don’t need a missile to hit us anymore. You need somebody with a keyboard and some bad code.” — Glenn Beck (35:30)
• “This is the socialist prime minister.” — Glenn Beck (40:40)

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This summary encapsulates the key discussions and insights from the episode, providing a comprehensive overview for those who haven't listened. For a deeper understanding, tuning into the full podcast is recommended.

Transcript

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That we about today. First, Cash Patel, Dan Bongino, they came out this weekend, said Epstein absolutely killed himself. They've seen the evidence. And there's some backlash from people who have supported both Bongino and Cash Patel. And I've got a warning on this one. Some questions have to be asked by each of us with this. But it also plays into the boat crash into a bridge this time in Brooklyn. Is there. I mean, is this sabotage with our transportation in general? Is this some sort of a shark bump? It's vital that you hear today's podcast. You might want to get the full podcast to understand the seven cycles, the seven steps towards the destruction of an empire. Because we're in the last phase. And I believe these stories are taking one of those legs out from that table. All right, all this and more on today's podcast. Let me tell you about Patriot Mode. You gotta love corporate America. You buy a burger and you're funding the climate lobby. 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So if you believe in what we're doing, you want more people to wake up, help us push this podcast to the top rate, review, share. Together we'll make a difference difference. And thanks for standing with us. Now let's get to work. You're listening to the best of the Glenn Beck Program. Welcome to the Glenn Beck Program. We've been, we've been talking about all of the lies that have been told. Who believes anymore that the traditional media is telling you the truth on anything? Who believes that, you know, the media didn't know about Joe Biden. Who believes that Joe Biden's cancer is a new subject? Now, that one's hard because that very well could be brand new. But it also, because we don't believe in so many other things. It might have been known when he was still in the White House. We don't know. But do you believe it? I'm not asking you what you know. I'm asking you what you believe. Then Cash Patel comes out along with Dan Bongino, two very credible people on our side on Donald Trump's hand pick in inside team. And they say the Epstein suicide was a suicide. And my first response was, and then I immediately went, but it's coming from these guys. I believe these guys. I know these guys. And so then I started getting into critical thinking. Okay, what would it take for me to believe them? And they just have to show us what they saw because that's a, that's a role reversal. They've, they've, they've switched. They said it wasn't a suicide. Now all I need to know is what did you see? And show it to me. Okay? Why is this important to use critical thinking? We just went through four of the seven stages of. It's called the seven stage cycle of civilization. Civilizational collapse. Okay. First, the Age of Pioneers. That's the Revolutionary War. Then the Age of Conquest. That's, you know, the expansion out West. The age of commerce. That is the. Really the 20th century, early 20th century. The age of affluence, beginning around the Reagan years, where the decay begins and it becomes about leisure and stuff. Then fifth, and this is where the last time I read this, I thought we were here. And maybe a little in the six. Maybe the age of intellect. Elite rule and fragmentation. Experts and technocrats dominate. Reason replaces faith. Society becomes obsessed with process, bureaucracy, identity and division. People grow disconnected from elites. Populist backlash begins. This is France, pre 1789, Weimar, Germany in the 1920s and the US post 2000. The values, relativism, narcissism, hyper education with moral void. So technocrats dominate. Yes. Reason replaces faith. Yes. Society becomes obsessed with process. Yes. Bureaucracy. Yes. Identity. Absolutely. And division. The people grow disconnected from elites. Yes. Populous backlash begins. 2016. Yes. Then you get into the sixth stage, the age of decadence. Moral decline and decline of courage. Tell me if you can't check every box on this one. National identity collapses. Almost there. Almost. Immigration without assimilation. Yes. Public debt surges. Yes. Breads and circuses replace responsibility. Yes. Political corruption is normalized. Yes. Gender confusion. Yes. Family disintegration. Yes. Loss of fertility. Yes. The use of drugs. Yes. Hedonism dominates. Yes. That's Rome, the third through the fifth century. And is this us today? The values, Hedonism, nihilism and entitlement? I think yes, yes and yes. Then you get into the last phase. Would you agree, Stu, that we've hit everything else in that?

[Stu Burguiere]

Yeah, we're here at some degree or another. We've hit all of those.

[Glenn Beck]

Okay. The age of decline and collapse. Disintegration. There's only two things. Number one, Internal distrust, factionalism and scapegoating. That's the first. All of that is where we are today with those stories. Internal distrust. I don't trust anything, do you? Factionalism. Hello, maga and the what? Anti maga. You're either a racist or an anti racist. And scapegoating, I don't know. Jake Tapper, how's your book going? I think we're there. The last thing to happen. Currency collapse, loss of external power. Or invasion with Donald Trump in power. In power where I don't think we're going to lose the external power or invasion unless our currency collapses. And our currency collapse could happen. Nobody did. You see, they downgraded us yet again, stu. You remember 2008. I'm saying in 2006, 2007. And we will lose our triple A plus status. They will downgrade us. The, The. The quote was never from every institution in America. Never. It will never happen. Ever, ever, ever, ever, ever. It will never, ever happen. Well, it happened in, like, 2009. Then it happened again in like, 12 and 16, and they just did it again. So currency collapse is on the board. Values of this era, despair, tribalism, and the choice between authoritarianism or anarchy. We're there. Okay? So I don't tell you this to bum you out. I tell you this because there is something you can do. That's why I started today's show with those questions. We must. I believe this is a national emergency, and I believe Donald Trump should declare our trust in these institutions a national emergency. We must be transparent. This is why I said I want Cash and I want Dan Bongino to show the American people what changed their minds. I would love a hearing on it and not some big drawn out, you know, hearing in Congress with a bunch. I just want to see. I want to see the files. Because internal distrust is a choice. Because if you're saying today I don't believe Dan Bongino and Cash Patel, which I'm stuck because I do believe them. I just. I think I don't have enough information to go with them on this. I believe in them, but I also believe that Epstein killed himself. Sorry, my throat was killing me.

[Stu Burguiere]

I just like the fact that you crunch the ice as you took the sip.

[Glenn Beck]

I. I believe them. I just believe also that Epstein killed himself, that he didn't hang himself with a paper sheet. Those two don't match. When something doesn't match, you have to go back and say, which one do you actually think is right? I can't because I don't have enough information. But I must do that because trust and distrust at this point is a choice. Now, let me show you where distrust leads. If you don't trust. Trust Cash Patel and Dan Bongino, then you can't trust the FBI and the DOJ and anything that they're doing there, that's pretty bad because we just have the biggest reformer in of all time, a guy who said he would reform those two institutions, that he would be transparent and he hired these two guys and we all cheered for those two guys. So if you don't trust them, if you just immediately go, something's wrong, I don't trust them without saying here, I don't trust that that is true, but I want to see what changed their mind. Then your next step is, well, does Donald Trump know? And if he doesn't do something about them on something this egregious, they're clearly covering something up. Then I got a problem with Donald Trump. Where does this end? This. This ends in. This ends in guillotines in France. This is what happens. You betrayed the revolution. No, I didn't. That's just not true. So the good news is this is, this is up to you. These things can be reversed. They just haven't been, but they can be reversed. For instance, why would our currency collapse? Because we're being downgraded. Why are we being downgraded? Because we're spending too much. Why are we spending too much? Because the people in Washington won't listen to the American people. They have no courage. Back to stage six, decline of courage. That means we need more people who have courage that will say, this is the end of the Republic if we don't do certain things. So where will you stand today? Will you dedicate yourself to not changing what you believe per se, but at least demanding critical thinking answers for good critical thinking questions? I don't believe you. Thus I am asking you to produce and have a conversation with the American people to show us what changed your mind. Show us the facts. We must restore trust. Relief factor. You used to think missing a baseball game wasn't a big deal. I mean, there's always another one, right? Then your son hit his first home run and you weren't there. Not because you didn't want to be, but because you couldn't stand for that long. You couldn't sit for that long on the bleachers. Couldn't move without feeling like somebody was digging a razor into your lower back. That's when you knew pain wasn't just stealing from me, it was stealing from him as well. Maybe you've thought about trying Relief factor. But you don't expect much. I mean, four key ingredients, all natural, drug free. But what if it works for you? What if baseball games and everything else you want to do was in reach again? If you're living with the aches and pains, see how Relief factor. A daily drug free supplement could help you feel and live better every single day. Give their three week quick start a try for only $19.95 in a few weeks. Even days. Feel the difference relief factor can make. You don't have to be stuck living with the pain. Visit relieffactor.com or call 800, the number four relief. That's 800, the number four relief. Now back to the podcast. You're listening to the best of the Glenn Beck program. Well, hello, Stu.

[Stu Burguiere]

Glenn. What a time to be alive.

[Glenn Beck]

It really is. It's great to be alive. Can't wait to see how all this works out. Yeah.

[Stu Burguiere]

Fascinating film that I'm not engaged in and doesn't really affect me. At least that's what I'm convincing myself of it.

[Glenn Beck]

That's right. It's a lot easier.

[Stu Burguiere]

You're just sitting in a theater.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah.

[Stu Burguiere]

What's going on? All this stuff.

[Glenn Beck]

We're just watching this for entertainment purposes. We're like, wow, let's learn from this society.

[Stu Burguiere]

Imagine what's going to be on the next episode.

[Glenn Beck]

Wow.

[Stu Burguiere]

That's how I feel.

[Glenn Beck]

All right, well, what was on last episode was another giant ship hitting another giant bridge. What is happening now? I've never seen this in my lifetime. Okay. I. I mean, I'm 62. I've seen it happen now two times, and it's been recently. I don't know about you, but I think. I think there's a problem. Now. What's happening? Two ships, two major American bridges, less than what, year and a half apart from each other. Both ships lose power. Now, we've seen this happen before. We've seen other ships lose power. I'll get into that here in a Second. Recently, Baltimore, March 2024. Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses into the Ridge river because a Singaporean cargo ship, the Dolly, loses propulsion, slams into the support column. Six workers are killed. The whole country watches in shock. And you're like, wow, that doesn't happen. Well, then again on Saturday, it happens again. A Mexican navy tall ship loses power while departing New York Harbor. It drifts straight into the Brooklyn Bridge. Two sailors die. Dozens were injured. The mass shatter like matchsticks. The Brooklyn Bridge, an icon of American resolve shakes. But apparently everything is okay. Now, first of all, our condolences to all of those who were on the ship that lost their lives or were injured. We feel for you. That was an. That was an awful. They were all standing there on the masts. And you imagine standing there going, it's. We're not stopping. We're not stopping. I got to get down. And then when the ship, when the mass go down, you saw them. They were all Entangled in the ropes and they were just hanging there, some of them upside down. It was. It's nuts. Okay, so the reason for that one, we're told again, power. Okay, okay. Maybe once, maybe twice. Both on foreign vessels, both involved with high profile American infrastructure. Now we've been talking the last hour about trust. And I'm sorry, I just don't trust that this is. If this is what it is, then we should stop having computer systems run everything on these ships. Okay. That's the only reason why you could say, well, no, we just put in these new computers that are running these ships and nobody's ever seen computers run things like ships before and we don't know if they're safe and stable yet. Then don't put them in the, in the ship. If there's a problem with that, why don't we know there's. I can't use my phone on an airplane. Why? Why? Because the FAA couldn't come up with a reason. We had a plane crash. I think it was in Long island years ago. And they're like cell phones. And we've been tell being told to turn off our cell phones and everything else because it interferes with the navigation systems on the plane. It does what? Excuse me, what does it do? Nobody believes that. Nobody believes that. Okay, that's not true. Just not true. How come if you've ever flown in a private plane, they don't tell you that? Is there something special in private planes that makes their super super navigational systems so much better than it is on a commercial airliner? No, it's a lie. It's a lie. So what's wrong with these ships? Do you remember the ship that also lost power and then made like a loop de loop and then slammed into another ship? It was I think off the coast of maybe Singapore. Do you remember that happened about three, four years ago. It was like this insane thing where we lost power in navigation and it just. I mean it was too like large, like freighters. No, I think it was a freighter and a naval ship and it just pounded into the naval ship. We lost power and lost navigation. Okay, okay, okay. All right. There is something happening in the pit of my history section of my stomach that says this isn't, this isn't right. Warning bell. Okay, what history would tell me is these are shark bumps. Okay? You know what a shark bump is? I worked with Anderson Cooper one time and we were sitting, getting ready to do. He was doing his show on, on cnn. I was doing my show on cnn Headline News which is strangely. Has better numbers now than any show on CNN currently. But anyway, so I'm getting ready to do my show on. On CNN Headline News, and Anderson walks in, and he was always very kind, you know, to me. And we had a nice relationship.

[Stu Burguiere]

Yeah, he always was.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah. And. And he said, what'd you do this weekend? And I said, I took my kids, I don't know, the park or whatever. I said, what'd you do? And he said, I went shark diving off the coast of Australia. I was like, he had a lot.

[Stu Burguiere]

Of those weird stories.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah. I was like, oh, okay, yeah, I haven't done that. I said, why would you do that? And he said, well, we were making. We were going to make a doc on it, and then something happened. And he said, so I just, you know, I wanted to be in the cage and have the sharks, you know, to see the sharks. And I'm like, okay, I could live my whole life without ever doing that. And he said, then when they pulled the cage up, I'm, you know, coming out. And he said, it was pretty wild when you were in the cage. And he said, then I see the captain of the ship as the cage is coming up. He's getting ready to dive. And I said, what are you doing? And he said, I'm going to go dive and just be with the sharks for a minute. Okay, what the hell's wrong with these people? All right, Maybe it's all the blood is constantly. It can't get to their feet or anything. It's just all coagulated in their head because they're upside down. What is wrong with you people? So he says, well, I'd like to go with you. And he said, oh, this is only for experienced divers. And Anderson said, I'm an experienced diver. I, you know, got all my license, everything else. He's like, oh, okay, so come on, we can come with me now. Anderson didn't have any of those things. He's not an experienced diver. This was his first time. He puts on everything and he goes off the back of the ship with the. The. The captain. Just before they do that, the captain says, by the way, they're going to come up to you and they're going to bump into you. Do not move, because if you do, they'll eat you. And he said, I'm sorry, what? He said, don't move. They bump into things to see the reaction. If you're just a floating, you know, bag of something they don't want to eat, it won't move. But if you move, they'll eat you. He said, oh, okay, all right. Now this is again the time that I take off, you know, the, the eye mask. And I'm like, okay, have a good time. I'm staying here. He goes down and the sharks do just that. And he's. I'm sitting here, you know, listening to him, and he's like, oh, you wouldn't believe what it's like to have one of these great whites just come up and just bump you in the chest. And I'm, nope, nope. I can't imagine that. I may not have moved, but there would have been poop in the water everywhere. Okay, so how did I get here? So I think what's happening is these are shark bumps. These are, I don't know, a country, multiple countries. I don't know. Can we collapse the navigational system on ships? Can we cover it up enough? And can we take control of ships and just let people in the. Up, up upper end know. Oh, boy, look what they're doing. I think this is. That's what this looks like. This looks like the opening act to a war. A different kind of war, but a war. One that we're not even allowed to call a war yet. And what chills me the most is the silence on this. The mainstream media. And blink on this. Government assures us nothing to see here. Same experts that tell you, you know, that men can have babies are telling you it's just a coincidence. I'm sorry, I. I don't. Can you show me exactly how this is happening so many times? Because maybe it is. But if that's true, maybe we should stop with that kind of navigation system on these ships? Maybe it's not ready for prime time. And why does it always seem to lose power in navigation right around an American bridge, right around a naval ship, a US Naval ship, or two US Bridges. Why. Why is that happening now? There's a shipping giant, I guess it's Maersk M A E R S K. Right. Maersk shipping giant had its entire global system shut down by ransomware in 2017. Did you know that the US Navy has. Have had ships colliding multiple times? 10 since 2016? Again, what was blamed? Steering loss or loss of power? Ask the port of Los Angeles, which just last year was under daily cyber attack from foreign adversaries. You don't need a missile to hit us anymore. You need somebody with a keyboard and some bad code. And let me ask you this. What kind of war doesn't even need intent, just capability. Because when infrastructure is digitized. When our bridges, our tugboats, our radar systems, our engine controls all depend on centralized code. It doesn't take a villain in a cape. It takes a firmware update or a rogue packet of data from a USB stick. Remember, before 9 11, the intelligence community had over 40 separate warnings that something big was coming. They just didn't connect the dots. Well, we have several dots here and they all seem to, they all seem to lead to the same thing. Power or steering loss. Somebody should solve that. If it's a software or a hardware problem, solve that. How come I'm not hearing about that? You can't just keep saying, yep, steering loss, and then we just accept it though. This is national security. Is anybody serious about national security? Anybody? Now I'm not saying this was an attack, but this is. This is exactly what it would look like if it was. This looks like a shark attack, except. Or a shark bump. Except this time the shark is seeing how you're going to move. By us not moving, it makes that foreign shark or whoever might be doing it more apt to eat us. If we move and harden things, it makes them less apt to eat us. So in a shark bump with a real shark, you don't move. In this particular scenario, where it could be a foreign adversary giving us a shark bump, you must move. And I haven't, I haven't seen anything yet. We need cyber forensics on all of those boats. Independent experts, not just the insurers or foreign governments. Independent experts. We need an immediate national audit of our port, bridge and maritime infrastructure, vulnerabilities to electromagnetic or cyber interference. And we need, we need people to at least start investigating the possibility of hybrid sabotage. We're being, I believe we're being text tested. Are we going to do the same thing with the 40 things that happened before 911 and not connect the dots or are we going to go, you know, it might not be that, but we should be all over this.

[Stu Burguiere]

You're listening to the best of the Glenn Beck program.

[Glenn Beck]

Is it more stormy here than usually at this time? It seems like it.

[Stu Burguiere]

Global warming's affecting us all. Glenn.

[Glenn Beck]

I know, I know, I know, I know that. Last night I was sitting in a. Sitting in a theater. My daughter was doing a final performance of something in this theater that she's been working with. And, and I, I get a text, a massive storm is headed your way. I just put the map down. You're the X. Here's the giant storm with multiple funnels. And I like, well, I mean, I like funnel cake. Is that the same thing. We're right in the path, and I'm sitting there and I show it to Tanya, and she went, that's not good. I'm like, no, no, it. No, it's not good. What do we do? I'm just not. I'm not equipped to live in places where there's tornadoes. They're just. They freak me out a little bit because they just. They can come down at any time and just suck you into the air.

[Stu Burguiere]

Yeah, it's. It's unlike, you know, like a hurricane you see coming for a while, like a blizzard. You know what's going on.

[Glenn Beck]

It's more like a. It's more like living in California.

[Stu Burguiere]

Earthquake is the other one.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah. Earthquakes and mudslides. Those things. Those. And tornadoes. Tornadoes should be in California. Just all those really unpredictable things. Yeah. You know, I mean, you get the.

[Stu Burguiere]

Great weather most of the time, and then you have to deal with one or two really weird things.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah, right. This is just weird. It's just weird. I didn't know what to do. And it was. And luckily, again, Another text, like, 15 minutes later, and he's like. He writes to me, says that to me. I'm like, what. What do we. What. What, What, What, What. What should we do? And then I get a text. This where you should go in case it gets. In case it gets a little crazy. Range should start in 15 minutes. And so he's like, you know, go to the Sheraton Hotel, you know, two, you know, two blocks down. I'm like, oh, now should I. When do we do that? When do we do that? And Tanya just said, shh.

[Stu Burguiere]

Quiet.

[Glenn Beck]

I'm like. And I keep looking behind me. I could see the door, you know, and I could see out the door. And 15 minutes later, it starts to rain. And I'm like, okay, okay. All right. I mean, I know, but I mean, really. I mean, screw the kids. We should get to a Sheridan. Don't you think? We should get. There's got to be some shelter at the Sheridan. I mean, she's not going to want to leave. She's performing. She's doing a great job. Maybe we should go so there's something left of the family.

[Stu Burguiere]

That's.

[Glenn Beck]

That's. That's right. Brave of you. I'm sure you want to do whatever you want with the kids. Just leave me alone. Right? You know, you selflessly. Yeah.

[Stu Burguiere]

To protect the family. We're going to leave the performance.

[Glenn Beck]

And it's. I mean, honestly, honestly, it's a little like, you know, the Continuation thing that they do at the State of the Union, I was the one to be the designated Survivor. I volunteered. I'm like, hey, I will. I will skip the show and be the Designated Survivor. But nope, nope, nope. Wife wouldn't let me do it.

[Stu Burguiere]

We actually had someone in our extended show family have. In the middle of one of these tornadoes like that, a giant tree fell through their house.

[Glenn Beck]

Who. Last night.

[Stu Burguiere]

Yeah. From this recent batch of stories. I don't know that they want it necessarily discussed on national radio with why.

[Glenn Beck]

What's going on with them in the tree?

[Stu Burguiere]

I don't think anything.

[Glenn Beck]

Why wouldn't they talk about it? If they're not doing anything wrong, why wouldn't they talk about it?

[Stu Burguiere]

But, I mean, I have not confirmed that they want it talked about, but I will say that, you know, it's just shocking when you. When you hear that. It's like someone. Someone.

[Glenn Beck]

You know what's so weird is if you've ever seen where a tornado goes through, it will, like, skip houses. It doesn't take out. Usually it doesn't take out the whole neighborhood. It'll take out, like, part of your house, all of your neighbor's house, three doors down. It's all fine. Then across the street, a house is completely gone. I mean, it's just weird. So random.

[Stu Burguiere]

We had a tornado that hit here in Dallas last year, and it was going. It was like, close to, like, where my kids go to school. And I'm like, I know they're at school. And I'm, like, looking at this thing, and you just feel so helpless. You're just looking at this. The trail of. It's going, like, directly, like near where someone you love is.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah.

[Stu Burguiere]

And not to mention, it was right after school started, so I knew my wife had just dropped them off where she like, yeah, but is she at school? Is she on the way back? Is she driving through the path of it right now? You have no freaking idea.

[Glenn Beck]

I know.

[Stu Burguiere]

And it's so devastating if it. If it happens to drop right on you. I mean, it's over.

[Glenn Beck]

He said, this. This guy who called me, he's. He's one of the protection team. So he's texting me and I said, well, where do. Where would we go? And he said, whatever you do, just drive north. And I'm like, dude, I don't know which direction is north. What are you talking about?

[Stu Burguiere]

It's that night talking to.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah, just drive north. Oh, okay. I'll look at the stars, which I can't even see or read Jesus. For the love.

[Stu Burguiere]

They act as if we have abilities and skills outside of this room.

[Glenn Beck]

No, no abilities. None, None. We're the first to be eaten. Now, let me ask you one other thing. My other daughter, she's having a birthday today. She's 34.

[Stu Burguiere]

Wow.

[Glenn Beck]

And I just sent her, you know, a note, a text, just happy birthday, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. And then, you know, as a. As a joke, because I don't know what it means, I sent her the salsa dancer. Because everybody else is a family. Yeah, this is a family text. And everybody is sending all these emojis. And I don't know what any of them mean, but I always like the salsa dancer because I really don't know what that one means. I'm like, what are we going dancing? I don't know. I don't know what it means. And there's a male and a female salsa dancer. I only sent her the male fault salsa dancer. So after I hit send, I realized, you know, the eggplant and the peach are not representing fruits and vegetables, you know?

[Stu Burguiere]

What did you just say?

[Glenn Beck]

Did I just send my daughter Does. Do you know what the salsa.

[Stu Burguiere]

I have. I've never in my. I think in my entire life sent an emoji.

[Glenn Beck]

Good for you.

[Stu Burguiere]

I don't think I've ever sent one.

[Glenn Beck]

Good for you.

[Stu Burguiere]

So I don't know what any of them mean. Although I've seen the peach and the eggplant described.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah. Okay, Sarah, please tell me I didn't send something weird.

[Unknown]

As a parent, you don't just go swinging emojis in text messages. Step one.

[Stu Burguiere]

That's right. You don't go like, the emoji slot machine is not a game you should be playing.

[Unknown]

Definitely not. But I did look it up and it came up with the female and it says she represents fun, freedom, a zest for life, and a positive affirmation.

[Glenn Beck]

Like, great, okay, what is the male?

[Unknown]

I don't know, but yeah.

[Glenn Beck]

Cause sex with children.

[Stu Burguiere]

Probably.

[Glenn Beck]

Probably my luck. Yes.

[Stu Burguiere]

Yes.

[Glenn Beck]

What is the male salsa dancer?

[Stu Burguiere]

I'm very concerned about this now because I didn't realize you'd think you'd send the female. Why would you send the male salsa dancer?

[Glenn Beck]

Because I was the salsa dancer. I was like, ah, celebrate.

[Unknown]

Well, then it says it symbolizes dancing, celebration, having a good time and expressing joy or excitement. Also, keep away from children.

[Stu Burguiere]

So your plan here was to say, ah, celebrate.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah, I'm.

[Stu Burguiere]

I'm the salsa dancer. I'm telling you to celebrate right now. That was your. I like it. I Think you should every day pick a new emoji to send to one of your children, and let's see how long it goes until it blows up into a national scandal. I don't think we get through two weeks.

[Glenn Beck]

Oh, it's not good.

[Stu Burguiere]

You don't never send random emojis to your children because you never know what.

[Glenn Beck]

What.

[Stu Burguiere]

What could come down the. That would. That could be really ugly. I'm glad you. You survived that one, though.

[Glenn Beck]

Thank you.

[Stu Burguiere]

Do you think she thought you were sending a message that you understood so well?

[Glenn Beck]

No, because here's what I. Here's what I wrote. Because at first, I really actually did send the salsa dancer because I don't know what me.

[Stu Burguiere]

It kind of seems fun.

[Glenn Beck]

Happy birthday, Hannah. Salsa dancer. I don't know what the salsa dancer means, but salsa seems like the right message today.

[Stu Burguiere]

I like that. Spicy fun.

[Glenn Beck]

Spicy fun. Well, not spicy in that way.

[Stu Burguiere]

No, not.

[Glenn Beck]

That was definitely not.

[Stu Burguiere]

It is a spicy condiment, though.

[Glenn Beck]

Yes. Let's choose another word.

[Stu Burguiere]

I. I'm not the one that said weirdo.

[Glenn Beck]

Okay. All right, let me. Let me play. Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister from England.

[Stu Burguiere]

A normal transition here, by the way. Salsa dancer emoji to Keir Starmer. What. What show are you even listening to? I. I'm angry at the listeners for tuning in at this point.

[Glenn Beck]

It's all the people. I mean, and you know this. If you're listening, you're. You're gonna say to me, preach it, brother. But it's all the people who have just given up on life. They've just been like, right? There's no way to solve any of these things.

[Stu Burguiere]

20 minutes ago, I sent a salsa dancer to my kid. It's over. Anyway, let's turn on the program.

[Glenn Beck]

All right, so Keir Starmer, he comes out and he's talking about immigration system, permits, abuse. Listen to this.

[Keir Starmer]

So when you have an immigration system that seems almost designed to permit abuse, that encourages some businesses to bring in lower paid workers rather than invest in our young people, or simply one that is sold by politicians to the British people on an entirely false premise, then you're not championing growth, you're not championing justice, or however else people defend the status quo. You're actually contributing to the forces that are slowly pulling our country apart.

[Glenn Beck]

This is the socialist. This is the social. Let me just say it again. This is the socialist prime minister. Uh, he goes on to say that this is what the average person has been asking for. Now, I don't know British politics at all. But if this were a Democrat here saying this and like the leader of, you know, the people who have been pulling us apart with the immigration stuff, I wouldn't believe that. But that's the first time I think he said anything like that. And he's like, we're gonna, we're gonna, we're changing things because this can't stand anymore because, you know, the people who are English are not getting jobs and it's all of these, these people who are not assimilating into society. And he said, and they're about to go into a fifth year, and in five years you can become a citizen if you've been there for five years. And he said, we're going to make that 10 years. So, okay, now what are you going to do in nine years? You're going to change it again to 15 years? I mean, because what he said was, because once they're citizens, they can go on the dole. You're giving them everything. You're giving them houses and food and everything else. What do you mean on the dole? It gets, it gets better than that.

[Stu Burguiere]

What were you saying earlier about empires collapsing? Wasn't there a. I think it was a step that describes this exact process.

[Glenn Beck]

Salsa DANCER what's crazy about this is this shows how dead this global movement really is. Now, I'm not saying he's going to do anything, but he's at least now having to recognize and speak the language of his citizens, whether he does anything or not. You know, they were just last week they were trying to, you know, hey, how can we put, how can we undo Brexit? You know, I don't trust these guys at all, but at least somebody is speaking the voice of the streets, at least at this level. Now, if you're a politician, especially one from the EU or Great Britain, you most likely are. Yeah, well, I can say that, but I don't have to mean it or do anything. But that is eventually going to come undone too, as well. And it's going to happen soon, sooner rather than later. Just thought it was worth pointing.

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