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TOP STORIES - DeSantis signs ‘Boater Freedom Act' in Panama City; Rep. Frankel: DOGE's Social Security layoffs tied to growing backlog; Republicans overtake Democrats in Miami-Dade voter registration; Duke Energy says Clearwater would have to pay over $1B to drop the utility; Gulfport leaders may ban smoking at beaches; 900 new scooters rolling into St. Petersburg; Hernando High teacher charged with giving student Kratom.

Are you positive that you have the best financing in place? Ever question the charges or fees you're paying? Do you know what is industry standard versus excessive. Recently I had our partner Encore Funding look at 3 of my students previous agreements with finance companies and found many ways that they had been taken advantage of. For far too long this has become the industry norm and now with a trusted ethical company on our side we can rest assured that we are getting the best overall rate. Visit encoregov.com to have them review your current agreements at no charge to see if in fact we can help you keep more money so you can focus on what matters most, growing the business.  In this episode, I'm on-site at the City of Miami Procurement Event talking with Alejandro Irizarry from AtkinsRéalis, a global engineering and program management firm doing billion-dollar work across local, state, federal, and even international projects. Alejandro breaks down how small businesses can plug into massive public infrastructure opportunities—from capital improvement and ARPA-funded projects in Miami to managing futuristic developments like The Line in Saudi Arabia. If you're a small business ready to provide niche services like public engagement, inspections, surveying, or design work, this episode will open your eyes to just how valuable your piece of the puzzle is. Alejandro shares how AtkinsRéalis actively partners with small businesses to meet compliance requirements and boost project delivery. We discuss how firms can register as vendors, get pre-positioned, and align with city budgets and capital plans. Whether you're in Miami-Dade or anywhere in the U.S., there are ways to join their team and serve as consultants on everything from seawall redesigns to transit system upgrades. Bottom line: if you want in on real work that's transforming cities and nations, this episode's for you. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alejandro-g-irizarry-velez-pe-pmp-84b48998/  Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atkins/  AtkinsRéalis Vendor Registration Page To partner with AtkinsRéalis as a small business or consultant: https://www.atkinsrealis.com → Look for "Register as a Vendor" City of Miami Vendor Registration Local small businesses must also be registered with the city and/or county to be eligible to work on local projects. https://www.miamigov.com/Services/Procurement/Vendor-Registration 

BEST OF - Miami-Dade Commission votes to override mayor's veto over fluoride in water; 3 bears killed, DNA samples sent off following deadly attack in South Florida; Russian man stole luxury yacht, led Florida deputies on pursuit; National Correspondent Rory O'Neill says the Conclave has begun to choose the new Pope and also talks about the REAL ID law now in effect; Trump meets with Canadian PM; Pete Hegseth speaks at MacDill AFB; FAA issues ground delay at Newark Airport.

TOP STORIES - The yacht that sank off the coast of Miami Beach was overloaded; former Miami-Dade substitute teacher sentenced for human trafficking, lewd & lascivious battery; Driver for Amazon contractor accused of stealing packages in Miami-Dade; Group sues Florida over constitutional amendment petition law; Clearwater Ferry passengers refute statements from Jeffry Knight's attorney in aftermath of crash; Troopers catch hit-and-run suspect in Central Florida; Grady Judd asking for public's help after shootout injuring 3 teens at prom after-party; Ex-prosecutor accused in Howard Frankland stabbing takes stand to claim self-defense.

Miami-Dade sheriff's deputies found Maria Camila Garcia-Molina dead in her car last weekend after family members found her 3-year-old daughter wandering with blood on her face and clothes. Detectives tracked down Garcia-Molina's ex-boyfriend, Joy Chandra Nath. Garcia-Molina's family said Nath had been stalking her and she had a restraining order against him at some point. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy goes over the horrific case in this episode of Crime Fix — a daily show covering the biggest stories in crime.PLEASE SUPPORT THE SHOW: If your child, under 21, has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes or fatty liver disease, visit https://forthepeople.com/food to start a claim now!Host:Angenette Levy https://twitter.com/Angenette5Guest: Melba Pearson https://www.instagram.com/resident_legal_diva/Producer:Jordan ChaconCRIME FIX PRODUCTION:Head of Social Media, YouTube - Bobby SzokeSocial Media Management - Vanessa BeinVideo Editing - Daniel CamachoGuest Booking - Alyssa Fisher & Diane KayeSTAY UP-TO-DATE WITH THE LAW&CRIME NETWORK:Watch Law&Crime Network on YouTubeTV: https://bit.ly/3td2e3yWhere To Watch Law&Crime Network: https://bit.ly/3akxLK5Sign Up For Law&Crime's Daily Newsletter: https://bit.ly/LawandCrimeNewsletterRead Fascinating Articles From Law&Crime Network: https://bit.ly/3td2IqoLAW&CRIME NETWORK SOCIAL MEDIA:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lawandcrime/Twitter: https://twitter.com/LawCrimeNetworkFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawandcrimeTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/lawandcrimenetworkTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lawandcrimeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

TOP STORIES - Miami-Dade car dealership owner gunned down by brother in triple shooting; Lawmakers end Hope Florida charity probe without hearing from key players; South Florida man accused of stealing coworker's nude photos from her cellphone; More unmarked graves detected at Tropicana Field; Pinellas Park woman throws pizza at boyfriend, gets charged with battery.

In this episode of Lotus Village Voices, guest host Liz sits down with James Haj, CEO of The Children's Trust of Miami-Dade, to explore how their investments are transforming the lives of children and families across our community. From funding afterschool programs and mental health services to supporting the construction of our new Children's Village, The Children's Trust is a true partner in creating spaces of healing, learning, and opportunity at Lotus House and beyond. Want to support Lotus House?Visit lotushouse.org to learn how you can get involved.Follow us on social media @lotushouseshelter.For volunteer opportunities, email us at volunteering@lotushouse.org.Thanks for tuning in!Host: LizEditor: Margo HannahCover Art & Logo: Sam Billman

Brad Zerbo goes deep, like third-eye deep, in this epic solo episode of WWG1WGA After Dark. Kicking off with Utah and Miami-Dade's bold moves to ban fluoride from public water, Brad connects the dots between toxic tap water, propaganda pioneer Edward Bernays, and decades of hidden health risks. He dives into the history of fluoride's industrial roots, the psychological warfare used to sell it, and the growing body of science linking it to IQ loss, neurological damage, and spiritual suppression. Along the way, Brad shares personal detox tips, favorite fluoride-free products, surprising bottled water rankings, and why New Jersey kids might just be a little spicier for a reason. Packed with humor, history, and a no-nonsense breakdown of what's really in your water, this is a must-listen for anyone ready to wake up and filter out the lies.

TOP STORIES - Miami-Dade commissioners vote to remove fluoride from water; Trans woman arrested for using women's restroom in Florida Capitol; Doral woman accused of defrauding victim out of thousands in fake spiritual cleansing scam; With stadium deal dead, Rays free to look elsewhere beyond 2028; Hillsborough resolution would welcome Florida DOGE to examine county's books; Feeding Tampa Bay fears losing millions of meal distributions if more USDA funds are cut.

On the South Florida Roundup, we examined new controversies — including two new deaths — at the federal Krome Detention Center for migrants in Miami-Dade. Why do these problems keep recurring (01:10)? We also discussed WPLG-Local 10's decision to split with the ABC network. Will it usher in bold new local television programming and journalism – or is it a huge business risk (20:35)? And we looked at WLRN's new series, History We Call Home: 100 Years of South Florida, starting with Jupiter (25:48).

Nan entèvyou sa a, Lindsay François, Media Manager nan Children's Trust, ap prezante pwojè espesyal “Young Talent Big Dreams”. Li eksplike kijan inisyativ sa ede timoun ak jèn Ayisyen nan Sid Florid, ki gen laj 8 rive 18 lane, devlope talan yo nan mizik, dans, pwezi ak lòt domèn atistik. Lindsay pataje objektif prensipal Children's Trust genyen pou sipòte kominote Miami Dade nan defi yo rankontre, ansanm ak enpòtans opòtinite sa yo pou avni jèn nou yo.

TOP STORIES - Trump says Russia and Ukraine are on track for ceasefire after talks; Suspect in Super Bowl reporter's murder case to be extradited from South Florida to New Orleans; ‘Difficult' firefight ahead with south Miami-Dade brush fire only 20% contained; Social Security requiring in-office visits for millions of recipients and applicants; Technician says Florida thrill ride operator ignored his safety concerns before teen's fatal fall; Baby-faced spring breaker allegedly bites off man's ear in Florida St. Paddy's day brawl

How has the Trump administration has been impacting hotels and travel? One might look at the visitation numbers in the Palm Beaches area of Florida, where President Trump's Mar a Lago estate is located, to see one impact of a “Trump bump” on visitation. Another aspect is the immigration crackdown -- and whether the administration's plans to deport illegal workers has had any impact within the hospitality business. In this episode, Travel Weekly hotels editor Christina Jelski and Peter Ricci, the director of the Hospitality and Tourism Management program at Florida Atlantic University, talk about both topics. In our first section: How the Palm Beaches has surpassed Miami-Dade in key hotel metrics and why Trump's presence might be drawing visitors to the region. In the second half of the episode: Whether hotels should be concerned about the specter of mass deportations, and the continuing scarcity of hospitality workers. Episode sponsor This episode is sponsored by The TTC Tour Brands https://agents.ttc.com/login Related links Palm Beach's presidential presence gives the area's tourism a 'Trump bump' https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/Palm-Beach-presidential-presence-gives-area-tourism-Trump-bump Hospitality grapples with the specter of mass deportations https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Hospitality-grapples-with-specter-of-mass-deportations Immigration policy concerns take center stage at the ALIS conference https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Immigration-policy-concerns-at-ALIS Peter Ricci's bio https://www.fau.edu/experts/profile/?expert=peter.ricci See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Turning Point USA's Charlie Kirk backs Byron Donalds' bid for Governor; Suspects sought after family held at gunpoint in SW Miami-Dade home invasion; Woman arrested after discussion about religion turns violent in Miami-Dade; Federal judge rules Trump must reinstate many fired federal employees; Miami Beach mayor moves to cancel O Cinema lease and funding; Flight attendant arrested after beer bottle attack at Funky Buddha

TOP STORIES - Florida lawmakers look to improve emergency response and recovery efforts; Byron Donalds wants to fix the insurance market; ‘Trooper's Law' moves along in Florida Legislature; House panel gives first OK to Vicki Lopez's latest condo safety package; Florida creates portal to report immigration law noncompliance; Passenger attacked flight attendant, swallowed rosary beads on Florida-bound plane; Small plane crashes near elementary school in Miramar; Cuba and Haiti could land on new U.S. travel ban; Miami-Dade food inspectors arrested in extortion and bribery scheme.

TOP STORIES - Internal poll finds Donald Trump's endorsement gives Byron Donalds double-digit lead in Governor's Primary; Attorney General James Uthmeier announces $79M settlement with Juul; Uber driver charged with sexual battery in Miami; BSO investigating social media threat against Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland; 2 detained after shots fired during Miami-Dade road rage incident; Russian billionaire Vlad Doronin has sold his Miami-area home for a record $120M; St. Pete Police search for body of 16-year-old girl; Tampa home health assistant steals $7K from hospice patient, pays for cruise; Olympus Pools owner stands trial in $1.3 million fraud case; Clearwater Beach prepares for spring break amid hurricane recovery.

March 2025 marks five years since the COVID-19 lockdowns began. While many headlines focus on what's not working in education, we will highlight what is working at Florida charter schools. In this episode, Adriana Diaz-Garcia, Principal of Somerset Academy Palms in Miami-Dade, talks about student achievement and acceleration on campus and their journey to becoming a "High Performing” school and earning a"Florida School of Excellence" award. 

TOP STORIES - John Rutherford wants more 'detail' on DOGE cuts amid constituent concern; 14 arrested in South Florida under Laken Riley Act; Traffic in Miami: Drivers spend 6.1 days per year on the road stuck in traffic; Air Force intercepts aircraft flying in a restricted zone near Mar-a-Lago; Byron Donalds promises 'cordial conversations' with Legislature as Governor; Miami Dade sheriff will not enforce median school arm tickets.

Operativos de ICE causan pánico en una comunidad hispana de Virginia.De vendedor ambulante indocumentado a residente legal.Caja negra de la aeroambulancia que se accidentó tenía años sin grabar.Incertidumbre por el comportamiento "errático" de Trump sobre los aranceles.Sicariato por confusión en Colombia.Audio del Papa Francisco genera todo tipo de reacciones.Escucha de lunes a viernes el ‘Noticiero Univision Edición Nocturna' con Elián Zidán. 

Anuncian exención en los aranceles de México y Canadá para fabricantes de autos; las cárceles en Miami-Dade colaborarán con agentes del Servicio de Inmigración y Aduanas y el condado de Los Ángeles demanda a la empresa eléctrica Southern California Edison por el incendio Eaton, entre otras noticias. Más información en UnivisionNoticias.com.

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TOP STORIES - Trump address recap; ‘Florida leads': DeSantis delivers State of the State address, marking start of legislative session; Miami-Dade resolution seeks to rename roads with local artists' hit songs.

The CCW Podcast is back from hiatus!! In this episode, Joe is joined by Lt. Guerra and Det. Espinoza of the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office Real Time Crime Center (RTCC). They talk about what is the RTCC and how it's the future of policing. They also discuss how it helps investigators and how it helps Deputies handle crime daily in Miami-Dade County.  Important Links and Contact Numbers: Real-Time Crime Center Asset Integrations Team305-510-2441www.MDSO.com MDSO Social Media PagesFacebook @miamidadesoInstagram @miamidadesheriffsofficeX @MiamiDade_SO Citizens' Crime Watch of Miami-Dadewww.citizenscrimewatch.orginfo@ccwmiamidade.org 305-470-1670 #CCW #MDSO #RTCC #CrimePrevention #FutureOfPolicing

TOP STORIES - Trump speaks at the Saudi investment conference in Miami Beach after golfing at Doral resort; Miami-Dade commissioners postpone new incinerator vote, discuss Trump opposition; 85% of Floridians plan to vacation this year, AAA survey shows; Lakeland black swan theft suspect turns himself in; Florida senator wants local governments better prepared for flooding; Tampa among cities with the most people in financial distress.

Miami-Dade police arrest man accused of exposing himself to Dollar Tree Customers, Funeral home operator guilty of deadly shooting of pallbearer during funeral service, Headline of the Week contender: Drunk Florida Man hits a pole and sits outside of 7-Eleven with no pants

On the South Florida Roundup, we looked at President Trump's alarming decision to revoke Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans here — who now face deportation back to a brutal dictatorship (01:06). We also looked at a Miami-Dade effort just underway that could turn traditionally Black communities into a new city (20:22). And we talked with the filmmaker behind a new WLRN-produced documentary that traces much of Haiti's crisis to the demise of the Creole pig (35:08).

In this episode of Welcome to Cloudlandia, Dan and I explore how organizations can balance productivity with employee well-being through structured breaks and strategic planning. Dan shares insights from Strategic Coach's approach of giving employees six weeks off after three months of work, using Calgary's changing weather as a metaphor for workplace adaptability.  Looking at the British Royal Navy's history, we discuss how its organizational structure relates to modern planning methods. Dean explains his 80/20 framework for yearly planning—using 80% for structured goals while keeping 20% open for unexpected opportunities, which helps teams stay focused while remaining flexible. The conversation turns to a long-term perspective through 25-year frameworks, examining how past achievements shape future goals. Dean shares a story about the Y2K panic to illustrate how technological changes influence our planning and adaptability. We conclude with practical applications of these concepts, from cross-training team members to implementing daily time management strategies. SHOW HIGHLIGHTS We discuss the adaptability of humans to different climates, using Calgary's Chinook weather patterns as an example, and emphasize the importance of taking breaks to prevent burnout, citing Strategic Coach's policy of providing six weeks off after three months. Dean and I explore the planning strategies inspired by the golden age of the British Royal Navy, advocating for a structured year with 80% planning and 20% spontaneity to embrace life's unpredictability. Dan reflects on using 25-year frameworks to evaluate past achievements and future aspirations, noting that he has accomplished more between ages 70 to 80 than from birth to 70. We delve into the importance of discernment and invention, highlighting these skills as crucial for problem-solving and expressing creativity in today's world. Dean talks about sports salaries, noting how they reflect economic trends, and discusses the financial structure of sports franchises, particularly in relation to player salaries and revenue. We touch on government efficiency and cost-cutting measures, discussing figures like Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, and the impact of Argentina's President Milley. The conversation shifts to global trends and AI's role in the future workforce, noting the significance of recognizing patterns and making informed predictions about future technological advancements. Dean and I emphasize the importance of weekly and daily time management strategies, suggesting that structured planning can enhance both personal and professional effectiveness. Dan shares his year-end practices, including reflecting on past years and planning for the new year, while also noting his personal preference for staying home during the holidays to relax and recharge. We humorously recount historical events like the Y2K panic and discuss how technological shifts have historically reshaped industries and societal norms. Links: WelcomeToCloudlandia.com StrategicCoach.com DeanJackson.com ListingAgentLifestyle.com TRANSCRIPT (AI transcript provided as supporting material and may contain errors) Dean: Mr Sullivan. Dan: Mr Jackson, I thought I'd just give you a minute or two to get settled in the throne. Dean: Oh, you see, there you go. I'm all settled, All settled and ready. Good, it's a little bit chilly here, but not you know, not yeah it's a little bit chilly here too. Dan: Yeah, it's a little bit chilly here too. It just shows you there's different kinds of little bits. Dean: Different levels. Choose your chilly. Yeah, that's so funny, are you? Dan: in Toronto. It just brings up a thought that there are people who live in climates where 40 degrees below zero is not such a bad day. Dean: Yeah. Dan: And there are people who live in temperatures where it's 120, and that's not a too uncomfortable day. Dean: Right. Dan: So that's 160 degrees variation. If nothing else, it proves that humans are quite adaptable. I think you're right. I think you're absolutely right. Dean: That's what that shows. I use that example a lot when talking about climate change. We're very adaptable. Dan: Oh yeah, yeah, there is a place in. I looked this up because in Western Canada I think in the Denver area too, they have a thing called a Chinook, and I've actually experienced it. I used to go to Calgary a lot for coach workshops and I'd always, if it was like February, I'd always have to pack two complete sets of clothes, because one day it was 20 degrees Fahrenheit in the morning and it was 75 degrees Fahrenheit in the evening, the morning, and it was 75 degrees Fahrenheit in the evening, and then it stayed. And then it stayed that way for about two days and then it went back to, back to 20. And uh, this happens about, I would say, in Calgary, you know Alberta. Uh, this would happen maybe three or four times during the winter mm-hmm yeah, so so so there? Dean: well, there you go, so are you. Are you done with workshops therefore? Dan: yeah, yeah of strategic coach does the whole office closed down from the 20th and 20th of well yeah 20th was our party, so that was friday night. So we have a big in toronto. We have a big christmas party. You know, we have 80 or 90 of our team members and they bring their other, whatever their other is and not all of them, but a lot of them do and now we're closed down until the 6th, uh, 6th of january. That's great. Yeah, you know what? Dean: a lot of people that's 17 days, that's that's 17 days yeah that's a very interesting thing. Dan: So you know, it's like um so completely shut down as there's nobody in the office nobody, you know there's people who check packages like, okay, yeah, and they live right around the corner from the office, so they just go in and you know they check and, um, you know, and if, um, but no phone calls are being taken, it's like uh company free days. Dean: Is that what it is? Dan: yeah, there. Dean: There's no phone calls being answered, no emails being attended to, anything like that. It's all just shut down. Dan: I'm going to take a guess and say yes. Dean: Right. That's great and that's kind of you know what. One of the things that I've often said about you and the organization is that you are actually like products of your environment. You actually do what you see. Dan: We're the product of our preaching. Dean: That's exactly right Organizationally and individually. Right Organizationally and individually. And when I tell people that new hires at Strategic Coach get six weeks of three days After three months. Dan: After three months. Yeah, yeah, yeah, they don't get any free days for the first three months, but you know, and they pass the test, you know they pass the test. Then in the first year year, they get six weeks, six weeks, yeah, and it's interesting, right? Dean: Nobody gets more. Right, everybody gets six weeks. Dan: Shannon Waller, who's been with us for 33 years. She gets her six weeks and everybody else gets their six weeks, and our logic for this is that we don't consider this compensation OK right, we do it for two reasons so that people don't burn out. You know they don't get, you know they they're not working, working, working, in that they start being ineffective, so they take a break. So they take a break and we give a one month grace period in January If you haven't taken your previous six weeks for the year before. You can take them during January, but you can't carry over. So there's no building up of three days over the years. Right, yeah, if you have, if you don't take them, you lose them. And but the other thing about it that really works one, they don't burn out. But number two, you can't take your free days in your particular role in the company, unless someone is trained to fill in with you so it actually it actually pushes cross training, you know. So in some roles it's three deep, you know they, yeah, there's three people who can do the role, and so you know you know, we've been at it for 35 years and it works yeah, oh, that's awesome dan I was curious about your you know. Dean: Do you have any kind of year end practices or anything that you do for you know, preparing for the new year, reflecting on the old year, do you do anything like that? Dan: I'd probably go through a bottle ofish whiskey a little bit quicker during that period that's the best I'm. I'm not saying that that's required, but sometimes exactly, just observation. Yeah, uh-huh you know, knowing you, like you know you right, yeah, yeah, not that it's noticeable you know I try to not make it noticeable. Uh, the other thing, the other thing about it is that we don't go away for the holidays. We we just stay put, because babs and I do a lot of traveling, especially now with our medical our medical journeys, uh and uh. I just like chilling, I just like to chill. I know, you know I I'm really into, um, uh, historical novels. Right now dealing with the british navy, the royal navy around 1800. So the golden age of sailing ships is just before steam power was, you know, was applied to ships. These are warships and and also before you know, they went over to metal. The boats started being steel rather than wood. And it's just the glory period. I mean, they were at the height of skill. I mean just the extraordinary teamwork it took to. You know just sailing, but then you know battles, war battles and everything Just extraordinary. This is cannons right, yeah. These were cannons, yeah, extraordinary, this is cannons, right? Yeah, these are cannons, yeah, and the big ones had 120 cannons on them, the big ships, right before the switchover, they just had this incredible firepower. And the Brits were best, the British were the best for pretty well 100, 150 years, and then it ended. It ended during the 1800s. Midway through the 1800s you started getting metal steam-powered ships and then it entirely changed. Yes, yeah, but back to your question Now. You know I do a lot of planning all the time. You know I do daily planning, weekly planning, quarterly planning. I call it projecting. I'm projecting more than planning. The schedule is pretty well set for me. I would say on the 1st of January, my next 365 days are 80% structured already. Dean: Yes. Dan: Yeah, and then you leave room for things that come up. You know, one of the things I really enjoy and I'm sure you do, dean is where I get invitations to do podcasts and we tell people you got to give us at least 30 days when you make a request before we can fill it in. But I've had about, I think during 2024, I think I had about 10. These weren't our scheduled podcasts with somebody these? Were. These were invitations, and yeah. I really enjoy that. Dean: Yeah, I do too, and that's kind of a I think you're. This is the first year, dan, that I've gone into the year, going into 2025, here with a 80% of my year locked, like you said. Like I know when my Breakthrough Blueprint events are, I know when my Zoom workshops are, I know when my member calls are, all of those things that kind of scaffolding is already in place right now. And that's the first. You know that's the first year that I've done that level of planning ahead all the way through. You know, going to London and Amsterdam in June and Australia in November and get it the whole thing, having it all already on the books, is a nice that's a nice thing, and now I'm I'm really getting into. I find this going into 2025 is kind of a special thing, because this is like a, you know, a 25 year. You know, I kind of like look at that as the beginning of a 25 year cycle. You know, I think there's something reflective about the turn of a century and 25 year, you know the quarters of a century kind of thing, because we talk about that 25-year time frame, do you? You're right now, though you are five years into a 25-year framework, right, in terms of your 75 to 100, was your 25? Yeah, my guess, my yeah, I didn't. Dan: I didn't do it on that basis I know I did it uh, uh. Um, I have done it that way before, but now it's I'm just uh 80 to 100, because 100 is an interesting number. Dean: Yes. Dan: And plus I have that tool called the best decade ever. Dean: Yeah. Dan: And so I'm really focused just on this. 80 to 90, 80 years old, and when I measured from 70 to 80, so this was about two years before it was two months before I got to my 80th birthday. I created this tool. And I just reflected back how much I'd gotten done. Dean: 70 to 80. Dan: And it occurred to me that it was greater than what I'd gotten done 70 to 80. Dean: Yeah, and it occurred to me that it was greater than what I had done from birth to 80. Dan: Birth to 70. Dean: Birth to 70. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Dan: So I had accomplished more in the last 10 years and I used two criteria creativity and productivity like coming up with making up more stuff. And then the other thing just getting lots of stuff done, and so I've got that going for 80 to 90. And it's very motivating. I find that a very motivating structure. I don't say I think about it every day, but I certainly think about it every week. Dean: That's what I was very curious about. I was thinking this morning about the because this period of time here, this two weeks here, last two weeks of the year, I'm really getting clear on, you know, the next 25 years. I like these frameworks. I think it's valuable to look back over the last 25 years and to look forward to the next 25 years. And you and I've had that conversation like literally we're talking about everything. That is, everything that's you know current and the most important things right now have weren't even really in the cards in 2000. You know, as we were coming into you, know, we all thought in 1999, there was a good chance that the world was going to blow up, right y2k. Dan: Everybody was uh some of us did. Dean: I love that but you know, it just goes to show. Dan: Yeah, I thought it was uh right yeah, there was this momentary industry called being a y2k consultant you know computer consultant and I thought it was a neat marketing trick. The only problem is you can only pull it off once every thousand years. Dean: Oh yeah. Dan: Yeah, but there was vast amount. I mean all the big consulting, you know, mckinsey and all those people. They were just raking in the money you know they were out there, All those people they were just raking in the money. Dean: You know they were out there. You know, I think probably the previous five years. Dan: It was probably a five year industry you know they probably started in 1995, and they said oh, you don't realize this, but somebody didn't give enough room to make the change. You know every computer system in the world is um, we forgot to program this in. They're all going to cease to. They're going to cease to operate on. Yeah and then. But all you had to do is watch new year's from australia and you knew that wasn't true, do? Dean: you know what? Uh, yeah, jesse, uh, jesse dejardin, who I believe you met one time, used to work with me, but he was the head of social for Australia, for Tourism Australia. Yeah, and when the world I don't know if you remember in 2012, the world was supposed to end, that was, uh, yeah, a big thing and uh so, that was that, wasn't that? Dan: uh, it was based on a stone tablet. Dean: That they found somewhere. South America, south America, yes, it was yes, peruvian it was uh, that's right, I think it was? Dan: I think it was the inca inca account yeah, yeah mayan or inca calendar. Dean: That's what it was, the mayan calendar. Dan: That's what it was ended in 2012. Yeah, and so jesse had the foresight it actually ended for them quite a bit earlier oh man, it's so funny. Yeah, you don't get much news from the mayan, no, no you say like when they created that mayan calendar. Dean: They had to end it sometime. Would you say something like that listen, that's enough, let's stop here, we don't even keep going forever. Dan: You know what I think the problem was? I think they ran out of stone I think you're probably right. Dean: They're like this is enough already. Dan: They got right to the edge of the stone and they said well, you know, jeez, let's go get another. Do you know how much work it is to get one of these stones? That? Oh yeah, chisel on yeah yeah. Dean: so jesse had the uh, jesse had the foresight that at midnight on Australia they're the first, yeah, to put the thing up. So once they made it past, they made a post that said all it said was we're okay. Dan: We're okay. Dean: You know, it was just so brilliant. You know we're okay. Dan: You know the the stuff that humans will make up to scare themselves oh man, I think that that's really along those lines. I just did a perplexity search this morning yeah and uh. For those who don't know what perplexity is, it's an a really a very congenial ai program and I put in um uh uh 10, um crucial periods of us history that were more politically polarized and violent than 2024. Dean: Okay. Dan: And you know, three seconds later I got the answer and there were 10. And very, very clearly, just from their little descriptions of what they were, they were clearly much more politically polarized and violent than they are right now. Yeah, the real period was, I mean the most. I mean Civil War was by far. Dean: Of course. Dan: Civil War, and. But the 1890s were just incredible. You had, you had a president. Garfield was assassinated in the 90s and then, right at 1991, mckinley was. So you had two presidents. There were judges assassinated, there were law officials, other politicians who were assassinated. There were riots where 200 people would die, you know, and everything like that. And you know, and you know, so nothing, I mean this guy, you know, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare gets shot on the street and everybody says, oh, you know, this is just the end. We're tipping over as a society. And I said nah nah, it's been worse tipping over as a society and I said nah, nah, there's been worse. Dean: Yeah, I think about uh. Dan: I mean you know you remember back uh in the 70s, I remember you know I mean in the 60s and 70s assassination attempts and playing yeah, well, they're hijacking. Yeah, there were three. You had the two Kennedys and Martin Luther King were assassinated within five years of each other. I remember the 60s as being much more tumultuous and violent. Yeah it seems like. Dean: I remember, as I was first coming aware of these things, and I remember, as I was first coming aware of these things, that you know remember when. And then Ronald Reagan, that was the last one, until Trump, that was the last actual attempt right, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Dan: You know one thing you got to say about Trump. Dean: Tell me. Dan: Lucky, he's very lucky. Dean: Yes, but in a good sense lucky, no, no, I mean that I think luck is very important. Dan: Luck is very important, you know but, he's lucky, and his opponents, you know. I mean he had Hillary and you know, that was good luck, and Joe turned out to be good luck. You know, Joe Biden turned out to be good luck. And then Kamala was. I mean, you couldn't order up one like that from Amazon and have it delivered to you? Oh man, yeah, I mean, yeah, that you know. And, uh, you know, I mean, you know, the news media were so, uh, bought in. You know that it was like, oh, this is going to be really close. This is, oh, you know, this is going to be razor thin. We may not know for days what the election is. And when Miami-Dade went to Trump, I said it's over. Miami-dade's been Democratic since, you know, since the 70s. You know, Miami-Dade. Dean: And. Dan: I said if Miami-Dade this is like the first thing in this is, like you know, when they start eight o'clock I think it was seven o'clock or eight o'clock. Dean: I'm not sure Eastern. Dan: And they said Miami-Dade has just gone to Trump and I said that's over, I went to bed at nine o'clock. I went to bed at nine o'clock oh man. That's so funny. Yeah, but that's the news media. You know they got, so bought into one side of the political spectrum that they, you know, they were, you know, and I think what Elon is introducing is a medium that's 50-50. You know, like they, they've done surveys of x. You know who, yes, seems to be. You know, it's like 50-50. It's 50 um republican, 50 democratic or 50 liberal, 50 conservative, whatever you know. Uh, you want to do about it, but I think he's pioneering a new news medium oh for sure. Dean: I mean. Well, we've seen, you know, if you look at over the last 25 years, that you know we've gone from nobody having a voice to everybody, everybody having a voice. And I mean it's absolutely true, right Like that's the, that's the biggest. I think that's the. I guess what Peter Diamandis would call democratization, right Of everything. As it became digitized, it's like there's nothing stopping, there's no cost, there's no cost. Dan: There's no cost. There's no cost and there's nothing stopping anybody from having a radio station or having a television station or, you know, magazine, like a newsletter, or any of that thing we've got. In all the ways, it's completely possible for every human to meet every other human. Here's a, here's a question. Uh, I have and uh, I I don't know how you would actually prove it. So it's uh just a question for pondering do you think that the um people were just as crazy before they had a voice as they are after having the voice, or is it having the voice that makes them crazy? Dean: I think it's having access to so many convincing dissenting or, uh, you know voices like I'm talking about the person who's the broadcaster you know they weren't a broadcaster 25 years because there wasn't a medium for doing. Definitely, uh, I think there's definitely a piling on, yeah, of it that I think that you know. If you think about your only access to crazy opinions and I say crazy with air quotes it is was somebody you know in, uh, in your local environment. It's like you remember even in toronto, remember, they had speakers corner. Uh, yeah, sydney tv had speakers corner where you could go and down on uh down on uh cane street queen street down on queen and john queen and John Queen and John Street. I lived about three plus. Dan: Yeah, you never paid any attention to them. I mean you, I just made sure I was on the other side of the street walking, so they wouldn't, try to engage me you know and uh and uh, yeah, so I. So having the capability uh has its own bad consequence, for for some people, yeah, I think so, because the um, you know, I mean you and I couldn't be crazy like this, like we're doing right now. Dean: We couldn't have been crazy like this 25 years ago, but we would have had to just do it together at table 10,. Just yeah, just talk, that's all it is we just let everybody else now hear it? Come listen in. Dan: I don't think we're crazy. I think we're the height of sanity. I think we're the height of sanity. Dean: I do too, Absolutely. Yeah, it's so, but I do. I definitely think that that's that's one of the things is that it's very it's much more difficult to discern. Discernment is a is a big. You need discernment in this, in this period more than ever probably do you have that in your working genius? Dan: do you have that in your working genius? Dean: yeah, that's my number one thing discernment. I think we're the same, yeah invention and discernment which which is first. Dan: Mine is invention and discernment. Dean: Okay, so mine is discernment and invention. And it's an interesting. Chad Jenkins has been asking this. He's been kind of exploring with people what he calls their perpetual question, like what's the constant question? That is kind of like the driving question of what you do. Dan: Do you know yours? Dean: I do. I think, in looking at it, mine is what should we do? Dan: I know, what mine is, what's yours? I wonder how far I can go. Dean: I wonder how far I can go. I like that. Dan: I've had that since I was 11 years old. Dean: Yeah, yeah, that's really. It's very interesting, right like I look at it. That, uh, you know, there were years ago, um, there was a guy, bob beal, who wrote a book called uh, stop setting goals if you'd rather solve problems or something. And so I think I'm, I am a problem solver. Simplifier, you know, as I learn all the layers about what I am, is that I'm able to I just think about, as my MO is to look at a situation and see, well, what do we need to do? Right, like, what's the outcome that we really want? Right, like, what's the what, what's the outcome that we really want, and then go into inventing the simplest, most direct path to effectively get that outcome and that's the driver of, of all of the uh things you know. so I'm always. I think the layer of I think it's a subtlety, but the layer of discernment before inventing, for me is that I limit the inventing to the as a simplifier, you know, and I think you as a, you know I'm an obstacle bypasser, a crusher, uh-huh, uh, no, I I just say, uh, what's the way around this? Dan: so I don't have to deal with it. Dean: Yeah, yes and uh, yeah and uh I can't tell you that you that that progression of is there any way I could get this without doing anything, followed by what's the least that I could do to get this. And then, ok, is there, and who's the person? Dan: who's the person that can do it? Now I tell you, I've already thought about that 10 times this morning. Dean: It's a constant. Dan: It's right there. It's right there. It's a companion. And I sit there and you know, for example, you get caught in a situation where you have to. You know you have to wait, you know like you have to wait and I asked myself is there any way I can solve this without doing nothing? And I said yes, you have to just be patient for 10 minutes. Ok, I'm patient for 10 minutes. You know, oh, right, yeah, yeah you know, yeah, I experienced that a lot at Pearson Airport. Oh, yeah, right, yeah, yeah. Dean: Right, yeah, yeah, for sure, there's a lot of travel shenanigans, but I think, when you really look at, I think just it's fascinating what shifting your, shifting your view by an hour can do in travel. Oh, yeah, yeah. Like, if your target is to arrive three hours, yeah, you start the process one hour earlier than you would normally. There's so much, so much room for margin, so much. Dan: Uh, it's so much more relaxing, you know yeah, it takes us anywhere from uh 40 minutes to an hour to get to Pearson from the beach. Dean: Yeah. Dan: And so we leave three hours before the flight time three hours. And we're there and actually the US going to the US. They have a nice on one side. They've got some really really great um seating arrangements, tables and everything and uh, I really like it. I like getting there and, yes, you know, we starbucks is there, I get a coffee and yeah, you know I sit there and I'll just, uh, you know, I'll read my novel or whatever, or you know I have my laptop so I can work on it. But my killer question in those situations is it's 1924, how long does this trip take me? That's the best right. Dean: Yeah, or if that's not good enough 1824. Right, exactly. Dan: Right, exactly yeah. Dean: I just think. I mean, it's such a, would you say, dan, like your orientation, are you spending the majority of your time? Where do you, where do you live mentally, like? How much time do you spend reflecting on or, you know, thinking about the past, thinking about the future and thinking about right now? Dan: well, I think about the past, uh, quite a bit from the standpoint of creating the tools, because I don't know if you've noticed the progression like over the year, almost every tool has you say well, what have you done up until now? you know, and then your top three things that you've done up until now. And then, looking ahead, you you always brainstorm. That's a Dean Jackson add-on that I've added to. All the tools is brainstorming. And then you pick the top three for the past up until the present. And then you brainstorm what could I do over the next 12 months? And then you pick the top three. But the past is only interesting to me in terms is there a value back there that I can apply right now to, uh, building a better future? Dean: you know, I don't. Dan: I don't think I have an ounce of nostalgia or sentimentality about the past you know, or yearning, you know you don't want. No, I get you know, especially especially now you know it's uh. The boomers are now in their 70s. And I have to tell you, Dean, there's nothing more depressing than a nostalgic baby boomer. Dean: Yeah, back in our day, You're right. Dan: Yeah, that's back in the day, back in your day, you were unconscious. Yeah right, yeah, right, yeah, and I really I noticed it happening because the first boomers started to be 65. So 46, 46 and 65 was the 2011. They started to, you know, they crossed the 65 year mark and I started noticing, starting yeah, oh boy, you know, I'm really spending a lot of time with the people I graduated from high school with and I said, oh yeah, that's interesting, why haven't you seen them for 40 years? Right, yeah, yeah, I went to a 25-year graduation reunion, yeah, so I graduated in 62, so that was 87. And I went back and we had clients here and I told people you know, I'm going back for a high school reunion. I got back and there was an event, a party, and they said, well, how was that? And I said nobody came. None of them came. And he says you had a reunion and nobody came. I said no, they sent a bunch of old people in their place. You know they were talking about retirement. I only got another 20 years to retirement. I said, gee, wow, wow, wow I can't believe that. I mean, if you haven't seen someone for 50 years, there was a reason. Dean: Yeah, absolutely. I just look at these. You know I graduated in 85. So 40 years this year that just seems impossible, dan, like I just I remember you know so clearly. I have such clarity of memory of every year of that you know the last 40 years, that you know the last 40 years, but you know it's. It's a very. What I've had to consciously do is kind of narrow my attention span to the this. What I'm working on is getting to more in the actionable present kind of thing. You know more in the actionable present kind of thing, you know, because I tend to, I mean looking forward. You know if you, it's funny we can see so clearly back 25 years, even 40 years. We've got such great recollection of it. But what we're not really that great at is projecting forward, of looking forward as to what's the next 25 years going to look like. Dan: Well, you couldn't have done it back then either? Dean: then either, and that's what I wondered. So you, I remember, uh, you know, 25 years ago we had we've talked about the um, you know the investment decisions of starbucks and berkshire hathaway and procter and gamble. Those were the three that I chose. But if on reflection now, looking back at them, I could have, because they were there. I could have chosen Apple and Google and Amazon. They would have been the, they would have been eclipsed, those three. Dan: Yeah, but you did all right. Dean: Yeah, absolutely no. No, here's the thing. Dan: The big thing isn't what you invested in, it's what you stayed invested in. Yes, it's moving around. That kills your investment. We have whole life insurance, which is insurance with cash value. It's been 30 years now and the average has been 7% per year for 30 years now and the average has been 7% per year for 30 years. Yeah, I mean, that's interest. I mean interest. So it's not a capital gain, it's just interest. Dean: I was just going to say, and you can access the money. Dan: It's like a bank. It's like your own personal bank. We have an agreement with one of the Canadian banks here that we can borrow up to 95% against the cash value, and the investment keeps on going you just took out a loan. It doesn't affect the investment. What's his name? Dean: Morgan H morgan household. Dan: He talks about that. Yeah, he said it's the movement that uh kills you. Yes, he says, just find something you know you know, government bonds are good over 25 years. I mean people say yeah but I could have gone 100. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. But you have to think about it. This way, you don't have to think about it. Right yeah that was the Toronto real estate. Toronto real estate, you know, geez yeah. Dean: Yeah, you're right, do you? Dan: know what the average price of a single detached is in GTA right now? I don't know. It's over a million dollars. Yeah, it's about 1.2, 1.4. That's a single detached, I'm not talking about a big place? No, no exactly. Dean: Just a three-bedroom, two-bed single-family home Too bad single family home. I remember when I was starting out in Georgetown the average price of that million dollar bungalow now is like a staple was a bungalow that was built in the 50s and 60s three bedroom, 1,200 square foot. Three bedroom brick bungalow uh, was on a 50-foot lot. Was uh a hundred and sixty five thousand dollars, yeah, and it was so funny, because now it's two uh, probably, uh, georgetown. Georgetown is a very desirable place, yes, and so, uh, when you look at the, I remember carol mcleod, who was in my office. She'd been in real estate for you know, 20, 20 years when, uh, when I joined the office and she remembers thinking when, the price of a prince charles bungalow there was a street called prince charles in, uh, georges, it was kind of like the staple of the uh, the like the consumer price index, bread basket kind of thing when a, uh, when a prince charles bungalow went for $100,000, she thought that was the end of the world. That that's like. This is unsustainable $100,000 for a house. Who's got that kind of money? How are people gonna be able to sustain this? I just think, man, that's so crazy, but you think about it. Do you remember when Dave Winfield got a million-dollar contract for baseball? Dan: Oh yeah. Dean: What an amazing thing. That was the million-dollar man. It's crazy. Now you know. Dan: Yeah, you know, it's really interesting If you take the salaries, let's say the Yankees right now the. Yankees, ok, and you know they're there. You know they have some huge, huge, huge contracts, you know, I think I'm trying to think of the biggest one. Dean: Well, aaron Judge, you know, is like three, three hundred and twenty million judge, you know is like three, 320 million, you know, and uh, but the guy in LA just you know, 700 million yeah, 760, 760 and Soto Soto with the mats. Dan: He just I think his is around 702 and uh and everything and people say this is just unsustainable. If you add up all the salaries of, you know, the yankees, their entire team, you know um, uh and, and average it out against what the market value of the yankees is. Yeah, you know, like this total salary. Dean: The average is exactly the same as it was 70 years ago and that's the thing people don't understand, that these salaries are based on collective bargaining and the basketball, for instance, half of the money goes to the players. So half of all the revenue from tickets and TV and media and merchandise, all of that stuff, half of the money that the organization makes, has to go to the players. And so on a basketball team they have maybe 12 players who are getting all of that money. Dan: You know, so that see the basketball players get I think it's 15, I think they have 15 now. 15, now 15 players. Dean: Yeah, yeah, yeah so you look at that and it's like, uh wow, now collectively they have to be within their, their salary cap or whatever is, yeah, 50, 50 percent of their revenue. But I mean it's kind of, uh, it's market value, right, it's all relative, yep yep, yep, yeah, and all the owners are billionaires. Dan: You know, they're. They mostly use it for a tax write-off, I mean that's yeah, yeah, yeah I have to tell you talk about tax write-off. About three blocks from us here in the beaches in Toronto, there's an Indian restaurant that's been there for about two years and every night we come by it on the way back from the office and I've never seen any customers. I've never once if I pass that restaurant and this is during business hours. I've never seen, I've never once if I pass that restaurant and this is during business hours yeah I've never. I've never seen it and I said I got a feeling there's some money laundering that's crazy. Dean: It's like I I look at the um, I'm trying right now, and this this next couple of weeks. One of the things I'm really gonna uh reflect on is kind of looking forward. I think about I did this with our realtors. I created an RIP for 2024. So RIP meaning reflection on what actually happened in the last year for you how many transactions, how much revenue, how much whatever came in. And then inflection, looking at what is it right now, where are you at and what trajectory is that on right? If you're looking, what are the things that you could make a change on? And then projecting projection into 2025. And I realized you know part. One of the things I said to the people is you can't same your way to different, that's, you can't save your way to different. I mean that's really if you're thinking that something different is going to happen. Something different has to take place. Dan: You can't crazy your way to normal either. Dean: Exactly. Dan: Yes, yeah, yeah, yeah, it's really. It's really. Yeah. I think you know that Morgan House book. We gave it out. We gave it out. I have to check on that. I put in a request for that. I don't know if it went out, you know, but he's just I. I told joe he should have him as a speaker at the national the annual event yeah, yeah, I think it'd be good. I mean because joe's really, really, really got to hustle now, because he uh really established a new standard for who he has. But yeah, I was just looking at an article this morning because it reminded me of who Joe had. He had Robert Kennedy and Jordan. Peterson and Tucker Carlson, tucker Carlson, yeah. Dean: And it was great. Dan: It was great. And then I was thinking about the role that elon musk is playing in the us government. There's no precedent for this in us history, that you have a person like that, who's just brought in with somebody else, vivek ramaswamy and uh, they're just given a department of government. Dean: A department of government oh, did I miss a vivek uh appointment. Was he appointed to something? Dan: no, he's, he's appointed with uh, with um with uh, elon, oh, I see, okay, yeah. Yeah, it's called the department of government efficiency right okay, uh, which may be a contradiction in terms, but anyway, but they're hiring people, but the people they hire don't get any salary. You have to volunteer, you have to volunteer to work. So you got to have, you got to be well funded to work there. You know you got to. I mean you got to be living off your own savings, your own investments, while you're there. You know you got to. I mean, you got to be living off your own savings your own investments while you're there. But I was thinking because we've been observers now for 13, actually just a year of President Milley in Argentina and he's cut government costs by 30% in one year. Dean: Wow, yeah there's interesting stuff. Dan: He eliminated or really cut 12 departments. Nine of the departments he just got rid of you know the one, you know they have departments like tuck you in safely at night, sort of that had about that, had about 5000 employees, you know, and you know, and send letters to your mom let her know you know that sort of department, but they were just creating employment, employment, employment where people didn't really have to work, and he got rid of seventy five thousand federal employees in a country of forty Forty six million. Forty six million, he got rid of seventy five thousand. Well, in the US, if they did equal proportions, we're about 350, so 46, that's about seven, seven, eight times. That would get rid of 550,000. I think it's doable, yeah. Dean: I mean that's fascinating and we don't get access to that right. You sought that out and you only came into contact with that because you're a frequent traveler to Argentina. Yeah, Argentina, and it feels better, yeah, and it feels better. Dan: We were noticing because we hadn't been there since March and we were there right at the end of November. We were there right at the end of Thanksgiving. We were actually American Thanksgiving. We were that week, we were down there and the place just feels better. You can just feel it there, there, and the place just feels better. You can just feel it. There is uh, you know, and uh, you know, and there's a real mood shift, you know, when people just feel that all this money is being, you know, confiscated and paid to people who aren't working. You know that yeah it doesn't feel good. Doesn't feel good, then there's Canada, then there's Canada. Dean: Right. Dan: Yes. Dean: It's great entertainment, I'll tell you. Well, you know it's funny. I don't know whether I mentioned last time, the guy from El Salvador, what he's done in since being elected. You're a young guy, I think he was elected at 35 or 37. And he's completely turned around the crime rate in El Salvador by being 100%. Dan: You just have a 50,000 convict prison. Well, that's exactly right, yeah, yeah. And that's the thing. Dean: It's like lock him up. That's the thing. Dan: He's like led, and they guard themselves. It's a self-guarding prison. Dean: Is that right? I didn't know that. No, no, I'm just kidding, I'm just playing on your theme. Dan: Right right, right'm just kidding, I'm just playing on your thing. Dean: Right, right, right, yeah, yeah. Well, that would be the combination, right, self-guarding. That would be the most efficient way to have the situation. Dan: Yeah, yeah, yeah yeah. Dean: But it is amazing what can happen when you have a focus on one particular thing. Dan: Well, you know what it is. I think partially and Peter Zion talks about this that, generally speaking, the way the world has been organized, during the 20th century the US really didn't pay much attention to South America, latin America at all, and never has you know the. United States never has, because they've been east and west, you know it's either Europe or it's Asia. But now that the US has decided that they're going to be very discerning about who gets to trade with them they're very discerning about who gets the benefit of US protection and everything else All of a sudden, the South Americans are getting their houses in order which they haven't been. It's been a century of mostly really bad government in Latin America. Now they're all getting things in order so that when the US looks south, they're front of the line. The only thing that the US really paid any attention to was Cuba Cuba's like a piece of meat. Dean: You can't yeah. Dan: The only thing that the US really paid any attention to was Cuba. Yes, right, cuba's like a piece of meat you can't get out of your teeth. For the United. States and your tongue is going crazy, trying to get that piece of meat out of you. It's just been sort of an annoying place, it's just been sort of an annoying place. Dean: Yeah, this is, I think when you look at you know Peter Zions stuff too. If you think about definitely the trend over the next 25 years is definitely more. Dan: I think it's trend lines are really almost eerily accurate. The one thing he doesn't understand, though, is US politics. I found that he doesn't have a clue about US politics. He's a Democrat. He told me he was a Democrat. I spent it. He came and spent a day at Genius, yes, and he said that he was a Democrat. He's an environmentalist, and you know, and you know, and. But he says but I can also do math, you know, he says I can do math so you can see what, which direction the numbers are going in. But he, I mean right up until a week before the election, he says Kamala is going to take it, Kamala is going to take it. You know and everything like that. So he didn't. He didn't have any real sense of the shifts that were going on voter shifts that were going on. I mean Trump went in and almost every county. There's 3,000 counties in the United States and he didn't go backwards in any of the counties, he went up in every county. Dean: Oh, wow, that's interesting so you didn't lose anything. Dan: That's really widespread. I mean, there isn't 3,001. There's just 3,000. Yeah, and he went up. It was just as it was. Like you know, it was like the tide came in. I think I've never seen in my lifetime, I've never really seen a shift of that proportion. And I wonder, you know, you look at over the new political establishment. Well, this isn't my thought George Friedman, who was Peter Zion's, because the political establishment in the United States, in other words, where the proportion of the votes are, is going to be working class. It won't be highly educated you know, professional people. For one thing, ai is really feeding. You know, if you have somebody's making $30,000 a year and somebody else is making $100,000 a year, which job would you like to eliminate to economize? Dean: Right, yeah, yeah, you look at the. That's one thing I think we, like I, look at when I am thinking about the next 25 years. I think about what are the like there's no way to predict. There was no way in 1999 to predict YouTube and Facebook and the things that are TikTok, you know, or AI, all of that impact right. But I think there. But, like I said, there was evidence that if you were, if you believe, guessing and betting, as you would say, you could see that the path that Amazon was on made sense and the path that Apple was on and the path that Google was on, all are ai for certain. Like that dna, all the like the things that are that we're learning about stem cells and genetics, and all of that kind of stuff. And Bitcoin, I guess, right, digital currency, crypto, you know everything. Just removing friction. Dan: Yeah, I think the whole blockchain makes sense. Yeah, yeah, you know. I mean I think the thing in the US dollar makes sense. Yeah, $1.44 yesterday. It's up 10 cents in the last eight weeks. Wow, yeah, I think when you were there in September it was $1.34, probably $1.34. Dean: Now it's $1.44. Oh, that's great yeah, yeah. Dan: And yeah, so yeah, I mean the ones that I mean. People say, well, bitcoin, you know Bitcoin is going to become the reserve currency. I said there's 21 million of them. It can't become the reserve currency. Dean: Right right. Dan: There is no currency that can replace the dollar. Dean: You know, it's just. Dan: And still have a livable planet. Dean: Mm-hmm, anyway, we've covered territory. Dan: We've covered territory today. Dean: We have Holy cow. It's already 1203. Dan: That's amazing. We covered a lot of territory. Dean: We really did. Dan: But the one thing that is predictable is the structure that you can put onto your schedule. That is predictable. Dean: You know, I have one. Dan: I have a thing I hadn't talked to you about this, but this is something I do is that when I start tomorrow, I look at next week, ok, and I just look at and and I just get a sense and then I'll put together some changes. I'd like Becca Miller she's my high beams into the future and she does all my scheduling and so I'll notice that some things can be rearranged, which if I got to next week I couldn't rearrange them. But I can rearrange them on Monday of this week for next week. Dean: But I I couldn't do it on. Dan: Monday of next for that week. So more and more this this year. Um, every uh Monday I'm going to look at the week uh, not this week, but the week ahead and make changes. I think, I bet there's uh, you know, like a five to 10% greater efficiency. That happens just by having that one habit. Dean: Yeah, dan, I'm really getting down to, I'm looking at and I do that same thing. But looking at this next, the 100 hours is really from. You know, hours is really from Monday morning at eight o'clock till Friday at noon is a hundred hours and that to me, is when everything that's the actionable period, and then really on a daily basis, getting it to this, the next 100 minutes is really that's where the real stuff takes place. So anyway, I always love the conversations. Dan: Yep, back to you next week. Yes, sir, have a great day. I'll talk to you soon. Dean: Bye, okay, bye.

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TOP STORIES - Trump administration will offer all 2 million federal workers a buyout to resign; Broward schools principals to protect student privacy amid immigration changes; Lay's potato chip recall classified at highest risk level; Update on the special legislative session; MacDill Airman killed in hit-and-run; Southbound I-275 on the Howard Frankland Bridge to close Wednesday night; Baker Mayfield, Mike Evans selected for 2025 Pro Bowl; Miami-Dade mayor concerned over Trump's funding freeze for county; Migrant smuggling event stopped in Coral Gables; Nuclear plant ‘emergency' message, sent by mistake, creates brief scare in Keys.

Since his inauguration just over a week ago, President Donald Trump has signed 8 executive orders and taken over 21 actions linked to immigration, evoking the notion of an “invasion” to justify a harsh military approach and promising “mass deportations”. Three days ago, his administration's decision to use military airplanes to deport migrants – often handcuffed and treated like criminals – set off a diplomatic crisis with Colombia. Our president Gustavo Petro refused to accept two military flights with deported Colombians; Trump's response was a disproportionate and vindictive weaponization of tariffs, which he threatened to raise 50%, and a repeal of all government official visas. Even though Petro ultimately accepted the fights, the fallout continues. Colombia was made an example of, to send the message that anyone that responds to Trump with anything other than complete submission – both inside and outside the US - will be aggressively punished. And yet in perhaps the most racist and overtly imperialist expression of the Republican party, Trump won with a significant increase of the Latino vote. The inspiration for this episode of Sur-Urbano was the shift towards the right in predominantly latino cities in the US. Miami-Dade county, which is 70% latino, swung republican for the first time since 1988. In counties all over the US-Mexico border - which tend to be majority or have large latino populations - the Trump vote grew by 10 to 25%, even in cases where Trump lost. This even happened in blue states and cities; in California, the largely latino Central Valley supported trump, and even in Queens and the Bronx in New York, the Trump vote increased by around 20%.   It is more important than ever to understand the unique power of the multi-racial right. And for this, I joined forces with cohost and political theorist Will Callinson  to interview Prof. Daniel HoSang, professor of American studies at Yale University. Daniel is an interdisciplinary scholar of racial formation and racism in politics, and coeditor of a forthcoming book titled The Politics of the Multiracial Right. I learned so much from this conversation, and am convinced that any hope of resistance must stem from a reckoning within the left, which includes better understanding of what drives voters – particularly the working class and of color – to the right.  Will Callison (williamcallison.bsky.social) is a political theorist and a Lecturer in Social Studies at Harvard University.

Dave and Chuck the Freak talk about guy at Starbucks eating a banana with a spoon, update on pizza guy who walked half a mile in snow, update on old guy who ran over his wife in parking lot, flight loses altitude and makes emergency landing, video of suspected start of California wildfires, man gets into shootout with home invaders, Chiefs favorite to win Super Bowl, pre-game rituals, Super Bowl commercial looks like Dave’s life playing out, list of most popular Super Bowl foods by state, rapper says she was denied Lyft ride because of her size, more people talking about how terrible Blake Lively is to work with, drunk man driving 130 miles per hour said he was rushing home to see his cat, chubby Canadian romance scammer, FDA warning about gas station boner pills, least licked body parts, where were you licked that surprisingly turned you on?, man used baby as snow brush to clean off car, update from guy who got fingers chopped off in a machete attack, update on cop who lied about being in shooting to impress a lady, skiers get rescued after their iPhone SOS signal was received, guy tries to steal a restaurant robot, dolphin jumped onto boat, woman bought jazz record at thrift store and found voice recording from previous owner, astronauts still stuck in space, crocs roaming around Miami-Dade, town facing water emergency in Australia, postal worker has young fan on her route, 80% of guys think AI GFs could replace real relationships, man’s obsession with Bigfoot costs a bunch of money, and more!

Josh Darrow talks all things Miami with legendary Canes fan Holmes Braddock, who like the University of Miami celebrates his 100th birthday this year. Holmes discusses how he arrived at UM after World War II, his time managing the student union and recruiting students, his memories of Mark Light Field and the Orange Bowl, his favorite Canes players and coaches, his role in desegregating Miami-Dade schools, and his lucky jacket that has witnessed all five of UM's football national championships.

Pauley McPaulerson returns to talk with Billy Corben about the craziness that happened in Miami this week. Plus, Michele Borchew and Adam Goodman joins the show to update us on the cases that the office of Miami Dade state attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle bungled. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Interview with retired Miami-Dade Homicide Detective Ramesh NybergYears of Service: 1979-2006Ramesh grew up in South Miami, with a mom from India who would later become a Principal and a father who was a Swedish boat-builder. Much like other kids, Ramesh initially had aspirations to become a professional football player but later at Miami Dade College as a music major, he decided he was going to become a professional musician.At 19 years old, Ramesh was listening to his roommate's police scanner and became so interested in the radio chatter that he went on a few ride-alongs. He switched his major to Criminal Justice and decided he wanted to become a police officer.At 21 years old Ramesh began working for the Opa-Locka Police Department but after a year transferred to the North Miami Police Department where he worked another 2 years before ending up at Miami- Dade Police Department. After three years Ramesh was promoted to Homicide Detective where he remained the rest of his career.Ramesh is the author of the books "Badge, Tie, and Gun: Life and Death Journeys of a Miami Detective" and "The Ten Must-Haves to be a Great Detective". Ramesh is also working on two other books, "Sugar Town" and "The Flyboys".

TOP STORIES - CA wildfires update, FL lawmakers unload on insurance companies, FDA bans Red 3, a jury finds Florida grandmother who left infant in hot car not guilty of manslaughter, suspect in New Orleans attack had no ‘criminal intent' during visit to Tampa, merchandise markdown plot uncovered in Lakeland Target, troopers wrangle donkey found walking along I-75 in Pasco County, bipartisan condemnation from Florida politicians follows as Joe Biden removes Cuba from terrorist sponsor list, 3 Alexander brothers each accused of rape by 10 women, a serial wine thief repeatedly stole bottles from SW Miami-Dade BJ's, DeSantis outlines immigration measures he's seeking in special session, Doral Vice Mayor leaves Democrat party for GOP, Miami-Dade man accused of swiping over $3K in perfume from Navarro.

In this episode, FSA speaks with Miami-Dade County Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz during the 2024 Florida Sheriff's Academy. On January 7, 2025, Rosie Cordero-Stutz was sworn-in as the first elected sheriff of Miami-Dade County in almost 60 years. Learn about her extensive and distinguished service as a law enforcement officer in Miami-Dade and why she decided to run for sheriff. We also discuss how she will transform the highly successful Miami-Dade County Police Department into the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office.  A historic conversation you will not want to miss.

TOP STORIES - Florida sues after accidentally overpaying COVID contractor $5 million, confirmation hearings have been scheduled for Marco Rubio and Pam Bondi, outdoor hockey is coming to Florida, another person has been hospitalized after a Brightline train hit a car in North Miami Beach, Porn platforms ask judge for a block on Florida age verification law; ‘El Tiburón' attacks man over his cooking during a birthday bash at Miami-Dade park & ride, CA wildfires update, Tampa man accused of threatening courthouse online, more lanes are coming to I-4 in Polk County, and pickleball courts are coming to St. Pete Pier next Friday

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In this episode of the Miami Condo Minute™ micropodcast, host Peter Zalewski - founder of the Miami Condo Investing Club™ - discusses the Jan. 1, 2025, launch of the Miami Condo Cliff Index™. This index tracks the financial health and stability of condo markets in the tricounty South Florida region of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach. Read the report: https://peterzalewski.substack.com/p/new-index-to-track-miami-condo-association

In the fourth installment of the Oral History of Amendment 10, we discuss the proceeding years since passage of Amendment 10 and the work of some in Miami-Dade County to create a bifurcated system in which there is both a sheriff and a countywide police department. We go in detail covering the steps sheriffs took to combat those efforts to include litigation against Miami-Dade County. Sheriffs ultimately prevailed by passing a state law during the 2023 legislative session that made it clear the sheriff in all counties, including Miami-Dade, had exclusive policing power in the unincorporated areas of the county.  We had a lot to unpack in this episode, but in the end the new sheriff of Miami-Dade County will be an elected and independent sheriff, just like the other 66 sheriffs in the great state of Florida.

This is an preview of the December 2024 Monthly Meeting. To watch / listen to the entire 90-minute meeting, please subscribe on Spotify for paid podcasts or join the Miami Condo Investing Club™⁠. Join expert Peter Zalewski of the Miami Condo Investing Club™, as he hosts the December Monthly Meeting that focuses on the impending 2025 Florida Condo Association Financial Cliff. Topics discussed during the 90-minute presentation include legislative actions, financial pitfalls and opportunities in the South Florida condo market. Zalewski provides an overview of upcoming regulations, the importance of structural integrity reserve studies, and market valuations across the tricounty South Florida region of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach. Read the report: https://peterzalewski.substack.com/p/watch-final-monthly-meeting-before

Welcome to Skol Stories presented by 3M - The official science partner of the Minnesota Vikings. Tonight, Mark Rosen and Pete Bercich welcome back Vikings legendary cornerback Xavier Rhodes. Xavier talks about playing high school football in the highly competitive Miami-Dade area, the legend of FSU coach Bobby Bowden, why his connections with Harrison Smith and Andrew Sendejo were so strong, and how coaching up his high school son has been rewarding during retirement. All of this and more is in this edition of Skol Stories presented by 3M - The official science partner of the Minnesota Vikings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maria Hinojosa is joined by investigative journalist Peniley Ramírez and Producer Tasha Sandoval as they commemorate the 25 year anniversary of the case of Elián González — the six-year-old boy found floating in an inner tube off the coast of Florida after his mother died attempting to flee from Cuba. The custody battle that ensued led to a media firestorm and an international controversy that changed the course of history. Maria, Peniley and Tasha talk about what this case can teach us about today's political landscape, the rightward shift in Miami-Dade, and the Republican party's strategy to pull Latinos to the right.Follow us on TikTok and Instagram.  Subscribe to our newsletter by going to the top of our homepage. 

Steven Nullman brings 20 years of expertise to South Florida's most complex divorce cases. Since founding his Miami firm in 2008, he's mastered every angle of family law - from high-stakes trials to delicate custody negotiations. Named a Rising Star by Florida Super Lawyers Magazine, he handles contentious divorces across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. His dedication shows in the courtroom and behind the scenes, where he crafts strategies that protect his clients' futures.In this episode, he reveals how two decades of family law shapes his approach to winning difficult divorce cases. Connect with Steven! Web: nullmanlaw.comX: @nullmanlaw

This Thanksgiving episode is all about reflecting on what we're thankful for, finding balance with gratitude and ambition and also Miracle babies. Carla and Dex kick things off by honoring Jenna as Woman of the Week.  In the Motherhood segment,we're diving into the controversial tale of a miracle baby conceived by two Miami Dade inmates who passed semen through a vent. Should they face additional charges? Listen in for the full discussion! In the Womanhood segment, we talk about being thankful for the small moments, the lessons, and the people in our lives—even if we don't always follow traditional holiday norms. We explore how gratitude plays into both parenting and personal growth— Do our kids owe us gratitude? Dex also opens up about her struggle to balance gratitude with ambition. Can you be grateful for what you have and desire to strive for more? And how do we navigate the negative self-talk that holds us back from our own potential.  Plus, Carla shares a feel-good moment of the week: her skydiving adventure! Tune in for laughs, reflections, and some much-needed reminders that we're all on a journey, and it's okay to hold space for both gratitude and ambition. SO WHAT NOW? TAKEAWAYS Remember: You don't have to partake in holiday activities you don't want to—and that's okay! Our children learn gratitude by seeing us model this behavior.  Be thankful for the journey and enjoy it along the way.  From an early age, we're often taught to be grateful. While these lessons were well-meaning,the lessons can sometimes make us feel like it's wrong to experience negative emotions when we have so much to be thankful for. If this resonates with you, you're not alone. Over time, we can internalize beliefs that limit our emotional range. Reframing our understanding of gratitude to focus on our skills or attributes rather than the external objects can allow space for complex feelings.  You've earned and/or deserve all the good things in your life. Don't let people with limiting beliefs or negative self talk stop you from going after what you truly desire.  CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: CARLA WILMARIS | DEX

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With still two weeks to go, the Democrat finger-pointing has already begun! In this episode, we will look at the headlines preemptively predicting a Kamala collapse and what got the many liberal media outlets so panicked as we speak. -- Get relief from back taxes with trusted, conservative Tax Network USA. They've saved Americans over 1 BILLION dollars in back taxes. Call 1-800-245-6000 for a private, FREE consultation, or visit https://TNUSA.com/Turley *The content presented by sponsors may contain affiliate links. When you click and shop the links, Turley Talks may receive a small commission.* Join my new Courageous Conservative Bootcamp and get equipped to fight back and restore foundational values.  Learn more at http://fight.turleytalks.com/join Highlights: “Voting has begun and the totals are coming in, and for the first time ever, Republicans have taken the early-voting lead in Nevada… They're up nearly a 100 thousand votes to the Democrats' 89 thousand.” “Trump would be the first Republican to win Nevada since 2004. That's coming from what is perhaps the most powerful union in the entire state, the Culinary Union.” “Miami-Dade, for the very first time in recent memory in a presidential election, is going red!” Timestamps: [03:08] The Hill articles predicting a Kamala Collapse [06:05] How Republicans in Nevada have taken the lead [09:23] The latest polling from AJC on Georgia [11:50] Miami-Dade going red and Kamala officially underwater in MI -- Thank you for taking the time to listen to this episode.  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and/or leave a review. FOLLOW me on X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/DrTurleyTalks Click here to partner with us and defy liberal culture! https://advertising.turleytalks.com/sponsorship Sign up for the 'New Conservative Age Rising' Email Alerts to get lots of articles on conservative trends: https://turleytalks.com/subscribe/. **The use of any copyrighted material in this video is done so for educational and informational purposes only including parody, commentary, and criticism. See Hosseinzadeh v. Klein, 276 F.Supp.3d 34 (S.D.N.Y. 2017); Equals Three, LLC v. Jukin Media, Inc., 139 F. Supp. 3d 1094 (C.D. Cal. 2015). It is believed that this constitutes a "fair use" of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law.

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SERIES 3 EPISODE 18: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:44) SPECIAL COMMENT: Trump has doubled down on his defiling of Arlington National Cemetery. Title 32, Part 553, Subpart C: Memorial Services and Ceremonies at Army National Military Ceremonies will not include partisan political activities. Trump's team exploited a memorial service at Arlington on Monday, broke the law by privately photographing and filming it, physically assaulted Arlington National Cemetery staff who asked him to stop, he gave a thumbs up and smiled idiotically while literally standing on the graves of dead U-S military heroes, and now they have turned it into an online campaign advertisement – by definition, a partisan political activity. This could've been trivial. It could've been “there was a miscommunication.” Not even an apology – like anybody in the Trump campaign were human enough, or honest enough, or RESPECTFUL OF OUR WAR DEAD ENOUGH to apologize. Just “misunderstanding.” No. They blamed the Cemetery staffer, they blamed the media, they blamed Vice President Harris for not being there to commemorate the sad anniversary of deaths in Afghanistan – the commemoration Trump has illegally turned into a campaign AD – the commemoration Trump skipped last year and the year before. Because to Trump, and to this robot JV Vance, those buried AT Arlington are just another product, just another SELL, just another gimmick, just another BRAND NAME. And they got the brand name wrong. Trump thug Chris LaCivita wrote that Arlington "most hollowed" ground. Corrupted news outlets like The New York Times covered for it by claiming he wrote "hallowed." Hallowed, is Arlington. Hollowed, is Trump's brain. TRUMP IS NOW MORE DANGEROUS THAN EVER. Another new round of polls underscores: he's losing, and dragging down the down-ballot MAGA GOP: a total swing in four states of 25 points to Harris. She leads by one in Arizona, two in Georgia and Nevada, and has cut it to one in North Carolina. The Fox poll in Arizona scores the Senate as Ruben Gallego 56, Kari Lake 41. How is Kari lake going to be able to afford to buy 900 more camera filters THIS late in the race? The Fox poll in North Carolina scores the Governor's race as Josh Stein 54 Mark Robinson 43. The Fox poll in Nevada scores the Senate race as Jacky Rosen 55 Sam Brown 41.  TO LEAVEN THE MOOD A LITTLE: A comedian named Dan Wilbur has done a spot-on impression of JD Vance trying to be a human for 9 minutes at a donut shop. It's better if you go watch it. It's not bad if you listen to it here. B-Block (25:31) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: Texas political hitman Ken Paxton sends nine armed troops to 87-year old Democratic woman's home because she registered voters. CNN/Gary Tuchman "Uncommitted Voter" scandal worsens: the guy is now selling t-shirts. And asked about phones for kids during emergencies at school Jesse The Idiot Watters thinks that means HIS emergency when he has to call them in math class. C-Block (36:00) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: I was talking about Bill Clinton yesterday and I think it's time to tell the entire story of how NBC tried to blackmail me into NOT quitting the Clinton-Lewinsky MSNBC show in 1998 because it made them too much money. An emissary from then NBC News President Andy Lack threatened to sue me and get me blacklisted from television AND make sure my parents wound up homeless.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.