Trump RAGE QUITS his OWN BDAY + BERNIE SANDERS — ON SUNDAY!

Senator Bernie Sanders argues that the current economic system is rigged, with the top 1% owning more wealth than the bottom 93%, and one man (Elon Musk) owning more than the bottom 53%. This has led to stagnant real wages for decades and a declining standard of living for younger generations. Politically, the system is dominated by billionaires and their Super PACs, corrupting the democratic process and preventing meaningful change.

Sanders states, 'When you have the top 1% owning more wealth than the bottom 93%. When you have one man, Mr. Musk, owning more wealth than the bottom 53%.' He also mentions, 'Everybody understands, regardless of your political persuasion, the current political system is corrupt. It is dominated by billionaire super PACs, and we've got to end it.'

Both Senator Sanders and Congressman Khanna express grave concerns about the rapid, unregulated development of AI. They warn of mass job displacement across industries (manufacturing, trucking), widespread invasion of privacy, a growing mental health crisis due to social isolation (e.g., AI bots as friends), and the existential threat of AI becoming smarter than humans and uncontrollable.

Sanders states, 'Maybe it's a little bit crazy to come up with the technology which is going to wipe out tens of millions of jobs. We're seeing it right now.' He also mentions, 'many scientists believe, no longer science fiction, that if AI becomes smarter than human beings, it could become independent of human control with cataclysmic or catastrophic implications.' Khanna proposes taxing 'agentic AI' more than human workers and stopping data centers from extracting natural resources.

Joy Reid asserts that mainstream corporate media is 'cooked' because it prioritizes business objectives over genuine news and information. She describes a conflict of interest where corporate owners do not want anchors or reports to interfere with their broader business dealings, leading to self-censorship and a 'factory-like deconstruction' of news organizations.

Reid states, 'the media, you know, they're not really in the news and information business. They have a bigger business, and they don't want what the anchors say... to get in the way of the business that Paramount wants to do that they need the White House's approval for.' She also describes it as 'almost like mechanical, almost like factory-like deconstruction of these businesses.'

Joy Reid criticizes the Democratic Party for being overly institutionalist, defending a presidency and system that Donald Trump has already 'warped.' She argues that Democrats prioritize 'order' and 'calm' over 'justice,' taking black voters for granted and fearing the disruptive potential of true black power or progressive movements, which could challenge the status quo they wish to preserve.

Reid states, 'They're defending a presidency that no longer exists. Donald Trump has blown through the guardrails of what we all thought the presidency looked like.' She adds, 'Black voters are the girlfriend that they won't marry. Black voters are there for them all the time... but they won't put a ring on it.' She concludes, 'we're actually fighting moderates in the Democratic Party who would rather have a status quo ante.'

Bernie Sanders challenges Jeff Bezos's claim of being open to a 'debate' about billionaires paying more taxes. Sanders argues that when faced with wealth taxes, billionaires don't debate; they threaten to leave states or shut down companies, which he characterizes as 'extortion' and 'blackmail,' demonstrating their immense power over the political and economic system.

Sanders responds to Bezos's 'Let's have that debate' by saying, 'You know what they're doing in California? ...They're not having that debate... What they are saying is, "You raise my taxes in California, you know what I'm doing? I'm leaving the state." ...That is extortion. That is blackmail.'

Bernie Sanders emphasizes that progressives need to not only be 'right on the issues' but also demonstrate the ability to effectively run a government. He cites Mayor Mondaire Williams as an example of a progressive who has successfully managed a city, addressing practical issues like snow removal, childcare, and affordable food, thereby building public trust and electoral success.

Sanders states, 'we have got to have progressives who are not only right on the issues... you got to know how to run a government, you got to cut through the bureaucracy.' He highlights Mondaire Williams: 'He got the bloody snow off the ground and he did a great job on that. People in New York City desperately need child care... He is now instituting free child care.'