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Social media is where we can WIN, but right now we're losing

August 21, 2025
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These billionaires are powerful people.

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These billionaires are powerful people. They<00:00:02.639> own<00:00:02.800> the<00:00:02.960> newspapers.<00:00:03.439> They<00:00:03.600> fund<00:00:03.760> the

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They own the newspapers. They fund the

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They own the newspapers. They fund the political<00:00:04.240> parties.<00:00:04.880> They<00:00:05.120> have<00:00:05.200> a<00:00:05.359> huge

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political parties. They have a huge

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political parties. They have a huge amount<00:00:05.759> of<00:00:06.000> power.<00:00:06.560> They're<00:00:06.799> scared<00:00:07.040> of<00:00:07.279> these

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amount of power. They're scared of these

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amount of power. They're scared of these guys<00:00:07.759> off.<00:00:08.160> Can<00:00:08.400> anything<00:00:08.720> change<00:00:08.960> if<00:00:09.200> the

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guys off. Can anything change if the

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guys off. Can anything change if the media<00:00:09.679> is<00:00:09.920> so<00:00:10.160> controlled<00:00:10.559> by<00:00:10.960> the<00:00:11.280> powerful?

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media is so controlled by the powerful?

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media is so controlled by the powerful? >> Well,<00:00:12.080> I<00:00:12.240> mean,<00:00:12.320> look,<00:00:12.559> you<00:00:12.719> know,<00:00:12.800> I<00:00:12.960> get<00:00:13.120> more

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>> Well, I mean, look, you know, I get more

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>> Well, I mean, look, you know, I get more viewers<00:00:13.599> than<00:00:13.759> question<00:00:14.000> time.<00:00:14.719> You<00:00:14.880> know

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viewers than question time. You know

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viewers than question time. You know what<00:00:15.040> I<00:00:15.200> mean?<00:00:15.679> Like<00:00:16.080> I<00:00:16.400> think<00:00:16.800> it's<00:00:17.119> actually

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what I mean? Like I think it's actually

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what I mean? Like I think it's actually it's<00:00:18.080> quite<00:00:18.400> interesting,<00:00:18.720> right?<00:00:18.960> Because

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it's quite interesting, right? Because

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it's quite interesting, right? Because it's<00:00:19.439> so<00:00:19.760> obvious<00:00:20.080> and<00:00:20.320> it<00:00:20.480> has<00:00:20.640> been<00:00:20.720> obvious

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it's so obvious and it has been obvious

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it's so obvious and it has been obvious for<00:00:21.199> ages<00:00:22.160> that<00:00:22.640> social<00:00:22.960> media<00:00:23.439> is<00:00:23.920> becoming

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for ages that social media is becoming

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for ages that social media is becoming and<00:00:24.640> will<00:00:24.960> become<00:00:25.199> more<00:00:25.359> and<00:00:25.519> more<00:00:25.680> powerful

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and will become more and more powerful

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and will become more and more powerful in<00:00:26.160> politics.<00:00:26.800> And<00:00:26.960> you<00:00:27.119> saw<00:00:27.359> like<00:00:27.519> Donald

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in politics. And you saw like Donald

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in politics. And you saw like Donald Trump,<00:00:28.000> you<00:00:28.160> know,<00:00:28.240> take<00:00:28.400> advantage<00:00:28.720> of<00:00:28.880> that.

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Trump, you know, take advantage of that.

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Trump, you know, take advantage of that. And<00:00:29.599> the<00:00:29.840> mainstream<00:00:30.640> media<00:00:31.119> and<00:00:31.439> the

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And the mainstream media and the

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And the mainstream media and the mainstream<00:00:32.000> political<00:00:32.320> parties<00:00:33.040> have<00:00:33.280> been

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mainstream political parties have been

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mainstream political parties have been unbelievably<00:00:34.559> slow<00:00:34.800> into<00:00:35.120> that<00:00:35.280> game.<00:00:35.600> And

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unbelievably slow into that game. And

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unbelievably slow into that game. And then<00:00:35.920> you<00:00:36.079> have<00:00:36.239> people<00:00:36.399> like<00:00:36.640> me<00:00:37.200> making

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then you have people like me making

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then you have people like me making videos<00:00:37.760> for<00:00:37.920> my<00:00:38.079> kitchen,<00:00:38.480> getting<00:00:38.719> like<00:00:38.960> 50

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videos for my kitchen, getting like 50

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videos for my kitchen, getting like 50 million<00:00:39.440> views<00:00:39.680> a