Good morning, everyone. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving.

I had some time with my family. I hope you did too. Thank you for tuning in and listening on Black Friday.

But under the news, Texas is now suing some of the major investment firms and their

role in the climate agenda. Ken Paxton, the Texas Attorney General, he is alleging now in a new

lawsuit, actually, that Black Rock, State Street, Vanguard, these big companies, that they've engaged

in a conspiracy, he says, to artificially constrict

energy markets with anti-competitive trade practices.

And he's brought forward a lawsuit against these firms for their role in this alleged climate

agenda.

And interestingly, there's also been a shift taking place, kind of on the cultural side,

along these same lines.

And it now seems the shift is having a ripple effect through businesses, like look at Walmart,

for example, Walmart is getting rid of its DEI, diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.

These things are on their way out. And interestingly as well, even when it comes to ESG and BlackRock

and so on, even those firms are dropping it for the most part. Now, I'll be deep diving into all this

today, so let's jump into it. First of all, Texas is now suing major investment firms for their

role in the climate agenda.

Ken Paxton, the Texas Attorney General,

he announced the lawsuits earlier this week

and alleges that Black Rock, State Street, and Vanguard

have engaged in a conspiracy

to artificially constrict energy markets.

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