Well, first off, happy Independence Day.

I hope everyone is having an amazing day.

I hope you're spending time with the people you love.

I hope you're spending time with your friends,

your family, maybe you're on a trip.

Maybe you're just doing a staycation

or maybe you even have to work.

But I hope it's a great day.

Nonetheless, as we celebrate Independence Days,

we celebrate America's independence from a monarchy.

We look today at what is really transpired

over the past few years, particularly during COVID.

And I talk about this a lot on the show,

but it was so eye-opening for me.

I'm sure it was for a lot of you guys at home

of just tyranny is here, right?

We're not immune to tyranny.

Of course, we weren't back when this nation was founded,

but we're certainly not today.

And if you look back at the founding generation

or founding fathers, they didn't put up with it, right?

They weren't putting up with this oppressive regime

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