The Importance of Being a Billionaire. Does it ever seem that nothing much happens in politics until some Oligarch makes a move against other Oligarchs? Although there are a few good billionaires out there -- such as Trump and Musk -- it often seems like most billionaires are bad news. Hostile to the interests of the American Middle Class. Buying up the media, the politicians and the institutions themselves. We review a distortion of capitalism that is concentrating power in the hands of the few, potentially overwhelming our constitutional order. Notes on when Oligarchy becomes Fascism. The thin red line. Meanwhile, a drastic "dunkelflaute" has been hitting Europe. To wit, a long period of low wind and low sunlight, thereby adding to Europe's green-energy miscalculations. Winter is coming. At present, coal is keeping them going. Also, WEF Villain Klaus Schwab describes his masterplan for "implants in our brains." We say no thanks to that. And is the CCP thinking about welding people into quarantine pods? Plus, Soren Kierkegaard and the Leap of Faith. The necessary element of subtle irrationality in religion. With Great Listener Calls.