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PBD and Steve Hilton react to Gavin Newsom’s “break the glass” comment, decode his hinted “secret plan” to keep Republicans out of California’s top‑two ballot, and lay out why a GOP governor in 2026 would be Newsom’s worst nightmare heading into his own presidential run.

Steve Hilton walks PBD through California’s high‑speed rail “bridge to nowhere,” how Newsom’s project ballooned from $30 billion to $231 billion, still has no track, and is now funded by hidden cap‑and‑trade taxes — all while Californians pay more for gas, energy and fantasy trains.

Dr Paul Saladino says modern anxiety is supercharged by doom scrolling, porn, gaming and constant comparison on social media, which keep people mentally stuck in an imagined future instead of reality. His first two prescriptions are simple but non negotiable: fix diet to stabilize biochemistry and get into real nature regularly so the brain can reset by seeing mountains, oceans and stars instead of only screens and walls.

Dr Paul Saladino shares how he plans to talk about faith with his future kids by taking them into nature rather than starting with labels or arguments. He explains that the simple experience of feeling beauty in an ocean, mountain range or forest, and the biological reality that living things resist entropy and decay while dead matter falls apart, are what convince him there is some kind of animating force or “something bigger” behind life itself.

Patrick Bet-David and Dr Paul Saladino react to Charles Barkley’s claim that he dropped about 85 pounds on a GLP‑1 drug similar to Mounjaro, going from the mid 350s down to the 260s in his early 60s. They acknowledge that for someone who will not change diet or lifestyle, getting 80 pounds off with a GLP‑1 is almost certainly safer than staying morbidly obese, but warn that these drugs were never meant to replace real food and movement and will likely need to be taken for life to keep the weight off.

Dr Paul Saladino breaks down the rise of looksmaxxing, from jaw surgery to face smashing and mega TRT cycles promoted by influencers like Clavicular, who reportedly has run 300 to 400 milligrams of testosterone a week since his mid teens.

The Senate just sent a big message to Trump on Iran. After seven failed tries, a War Powers resolution finally advanced 50–47, with GOP Senator Bill Cassidy flipping after his primary loss. The crew breaks down this “F‑you” to Trump, sore‑loser politics, and 2028 war‑vs‑peace stakes.

Dr Paul Saladino reacts to new comments from Jordan Peterson’s wife describing him as living in “another realm of pain” from benzodiazepine injury years after first being prescribed the drug for severe anxiety and autoimmune‑driven insomnia. He explains how benzos like Xanax, clonazepam and Valium act on GABA receptors in ways similar to alcohol, why withdrawal can be medically dangerous, and how long term use may leave lasting changes in the brain that are extremely hard to reverse.

Thomas Massie went from safe favorite to shocking loss in a $32–34M primary as Donald Trump’s endorsement power goes 37–0. The panel breaks down money vs. media vs. MAGA base, age gaps in the vote, and what this upset says about 2026–2028 GOP politics.

Meta tells staff to “work from home” on layoff day as 8,000 jobs vanish and 7,000 more are reassigned to AI. This breakdown exposes the hidden bloat, sovereign-wealth money flooding Big AI, and why entrepreneurs—not corporate lifers—may be the real winners of the AI takeover