The Philip DeFranco Show - The Mamdani AIPAC Situation is Crazy & Going Inside The Prediction Markets Fake Bets Trap

Episode Date: June 22, 2026

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Bring it with SAP Grow. AI Cloud ERP for any size business. This crazy Tosy Gabber. cult scandal is people scrambling. The Polymarket allegations are using fake winning bets to fuel viral growth is worse than you think. With the Mamdani A-Pak monster is controversy really exposed. And Kier Stommer's now out in the UK,

so what happens next? We're talking about all of that and even more on today's brand new Philip DeFranco show you daily dive into the news, starting with this. Polymarket is secretly paying a bunch of college-age creators to lie about winning big on the platform. It's also paying an army at Clippers to help that content go viral,

and it's paying Aiden Ross to show just how easy insider trading is on the website. So also, in Aden's defense, it's not really clear he has any idea what's going on in regard to maybe anything, like here or in the world. And all of this is according to a brand new investigation from the Wall Street Journal, which is really just the latest piece of reporting that's raising serious concerns about how the prediction market industry is operating in our country. Though this journal investigation looked at polymarket specifically, which is one of the two main prediction market platforms in the U.S. along with Kalshi. Right now, they paid dozens of mostly college-age creators to fill themselves making fake trades and sometimes score in fake wins. And so in January, for example, you had a young guy by the name of George Machihara posting a video that you had a video that you had a young guy by the name of George Machiara posting a video that you. showed him betting $1,000 that Trump would publicly say the word McDonald's that month.

A bet that according to the video won him $100,000. Good deal as usual, but you know in the old days McDonald's- But here's the thing, they have the data. More than 50 accounts made that same bet in January and all of them lost. And George, he actually posted videos of himself appearing to bet almost $410,000 on more than 140 other plays, but none of those bets were real either. In fact, the journal ultimately found more than a thousand videos of various creators making $1.9 million worth of fake bets, with around 10% showing these creators reacting to

outdated footage or fake headlines suggesting that they'd won. And overall, the alleged winnings added up to almost $900,000, but in reality, the bets they pretended to place would have lost more than $166,000. And so as far as how this worked, first, Polymarket built near-perfect copies of its website, but I will say near-perfect being the key phrase there, because the journal identified more than a dozen discrepancies between the real website and simulated versions. Write a few videos, for example, accidentally revealed URL, suggesting that the sites were test environments for Polymarket engineers. And at least one video showed a version in which the L and Polly Market had been replaced with an I, which would have been impossible to tell if the eye had been capitalized.

But in any case, from there, Polymarka just simply paid creators to make fake trades on these dummy sites. And you had creators who spoke to the journal saying that the pay often added up to $2,000 to $3,000 a month. And the company reportedly sending them bullet point guidance on what to say, including telling them to use phrases that suggest their winnings are essentially free money. And then also a huge thing is they were reportedly told to hide the fact that they were paid, which is a huge deal, because federal law generally requires companies to be honest about what they're advertised. And then of course the people who are paid to promote a product are supposed to disclose their relationship. And so then with that, the creators started adding Polymarket partner to their bios after the journal started asking the company about its marketing operation.

But then of course with this, the campaign goes beyond just the people making the videos, right? Making it go viral, that's a whole other part of the game. And so polymarket, they contracted a marketing firm by the name of virality to pay so-called clippers. People that the report found to often be teens in Asia that would repost cut down versions of the original content until it finally spread. And so a version of a video that would maybe only earn around 150 views in a month, it eventually racked up 2.4 million views on YouTube. But then the overall clipping campaign eventually earning more than 140 million views on TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram, according to an analytics provider, tubular. And also very big here, virality reportedly similarly told Clippers to hide the fact that they

were advertisers, appearing to tell them in one message that their posts need to be personal and organic. And another message saying, guys, if you have Polly Market in your account name, please rename them and remove it as soon as possible. Continuing to use it will violate our guidelines and may lead to submission rejection. Not even Polly is allowed, so change it as well. The company also told Clippers to specifically target users in the U.S., and it reportedly only paid them if at least 60% of their audience was America. Which, of course, stands out because Polly Market's been banned from offering its primary crypto platform in the country since 2022. Right, and while a lot of the creators, they were generally small, it was not limited to that. Right, because Pollymarket reportedly has a multi-million dollar marketing deal with controversial streamer Aiden Ross.

With Ross, reportedly spending around 30 minutes every week on his live stream, scrolling through the platform and commenting on potential trades. With that, then turning into dozens of posts for virality's army of Clippers, with at least five of those clips featuring Aden suggesting that he's, his inside information that he could use to win bets on the platform. Things like knowing when Drake's going to release his next album. Yo. Uh, I literally know exactly what I'm. Oh my God. And overall, Polymarket reportedly paid Clippers to promote at least 19 videos discussing opportunities to use inside information or other tactics to manipulate the market.

And the internal materials reportedly show that this is not an accident. Now, with all that said, you've had Polymarket responding, claiming in a statement that it was committed to maintaining accurate, fair, and transparent markets. Adding, we are part of a rapidly growing industry and are constantly evaluating weight. to improve how we're engaging and earning the trust of our audience. And also adding that they plan to conduct a comprehensive audit of active promotional content. But really most, they're not expecting anything to actually happen here. There's very rarely trusted a company actually actively policing itself.

And secondly, it's not like the Trump administration's really interested in regulating platforms like Polymarket. If anything, it really does seem like it's the opposite. I mean, under Trump, whose son is actually an investor in Polymarket and a paid advisor to Kalshi, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, right? The CFTC, they filed more than a half a dozen lawsuits to stop states from regulating and taxing prediction markets. You also, also Trump recently saying in a social media post that it is critically important

that the commission has exclusive authority over the industry. Even called politicians who want states to regulate them, scum. But then also, you know, in the news, while you have Trump being criticized for being too soft on crypto in the prediction market world, as far as other things that are starting to poppy of New York mayors or in Mamdani

being accused of going too hard against Israel, where with some saying that he's demonizing and promoting violence against Jews in the process. So as far as what's happening, it appears to be stemming from a campaign rally last week for Democratic Socialist congressional candidates. Right, because with the Democratic primaries in New York slated for tomorrow, Mumdani was there to back candidates for the U.S. House like New York City

comptroller, Brad Lander, and state assembly member Claire Valdez, among others. And you had both Mumdani and Bernie Sanders talking about the Democratic Party of the past and future, saying that something has to change in pointing to the winds by progressive and socialist candidates across the country. It's a really trying to rally New York into keeping that trend going as well, is very notably pointing the finger at the super rich and highlighting the struggles of everyday Americans. A movement to turn the page on the politics of big money and small ideas. A movement to usher in a era for our city, a movement to make government work for every single New Yorker, not just the wealthy and the well-connected.

The working class of America understands that our current economic system is rigged, that it is designed to benefit the wealthy and the powerful, and while the very richest people in this country become richer, it leaves working fans. behind struggling to put food on the table. But also, one of the big things that grabbed a lot of attention from that rally was this moment. And we need that because as Gramsci once wrote, the old world is dying and the new world struggles to be born. Now is the time of monsters.

These monsters take many forms today. In APEC, for whom the only thing more frightening than democracy being allowed to run its course is an end to genocide in Netanyahu's wars. They move millions in dark money to accomplish a single goal to preserve their power so that they can turn us against one another instead of our leaders turning towards the moral change we all know to be necessary. Now if you don't know what APAC is,

it's the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. It's a major lobbying organization that historically has been kind of a big fish for politicians on both sides of the aisle. They funnel millions and millions of dollars into U.S. elections through super PACs for pro-Israel candidates. In fact, after the 2022 midterms, APAC very proudly declared more than 95% of APAC-back candidates won their election last night, saying being pro-Israel is good policy and good politics.

But in recent years, they've started facing more and more opposition, and even politicians dropping their support altogether as the public opinion has shifted away from Israel and really any connection to its prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Which is that itself, I mean, has sparked a lot of discourse that we've even covered on the show about the line between criticism of Israel versus anti-Semitism. You ended up having a number of people saying that Mamdani's comments at the rally, they left that line in the dust. Or which is where a rabbi Steinmetz comes in. He's the senior rabbi at a synagogue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. And you had Steinmetz saying that Mamdani's comments could inspire violence against Jewish people.

And specifically naming Elias Rodriguez, who was charged with killing two Israeli embassy staff members in DC last May. Writing Mayor Mamdani, you are speaking about me, about millions of New Yorkers who support the very policies A-PAC advocates for. You are demonizing them and you are the one who is turning New Yorkers against each other in order to grab power. Saying New York already has an anti-Semitism problem. Right now, you are pouring fuel on the fire. I shudder to think what happens next, but you will be responsible for it. And Steinmetz wasn't alone here. Mamdani faced a whole wave of criticism, including from Jim Burke.

Right, and Burke's a prominent Jewish advocateist and the head of a Jewish human rights organization, and you had him accusing Mamdani of regurgitating old anti-Semitic rhetoric saying, the suggestion that Jewish political participation is inherently suspect, illegitimate, or secretly manipulative is abhorrent, saying this is the same old story retold in a new language, with even the anti-deformation league coming in with a scathing response demanding that Mamdani apologize. Saying on Twitter, referring to members of the Jewish community who advocate for causes they care about as monsters wielding dark money is shockingly offensive and unacceptable for a mayor who claims to represent all New Yorkers.

Claiming this is not about political disagreement. It's about crossing a dangerous line by invoking dehumanizing and conspiratorial rhetoric with a long and troubling history and anti-Semitic tropes. And you also had some noting the timing with a Florida grand jury just indicting a man for allegedly plotting a mass shooting targeting APAC employees. But also in no way was this a one-sided issue. Because there's also been a lot, a healthy amount of pushback to this line of thinking as well. With no shortage of people arguing that the criticism of APAC is not the same as anti-Semitism. Arguing at the conflation of the two,

it could have truly disastrous consequences. Including the voice of rabbis, which is a Jewish organization dedicated to marking the distinction between Zionism and Judaism. Or with the account hitting back at the Mamdani hate over and over again, say it. Accusing Mayor Mamdani, who leads the city with the largest Jewish community in the US,

of hostility to Jews just because he criticized APEC is deliberate. It's done for one reason, to burn the soil under our feet and fuel anti-Semitism. Mayor Mamdani referred to Apec, a lobby, nothing to do with American Jews. With the Monsis saying something similar while responding to the ADL statement and adding,

the ADL knows the difference between criticizing an Israeli lobbying organization and attacking Jewish people. Yet it continues to blur that line. It is deliberate, dangerous, and disgraceful. And that was something you saw echoed by just so many people online that Mamdani's words are being twisted to fan the flames of anti-Semitism, even when he is offering legitimate criticism. Saying things like, Zoran did not attack his Jewish constituents. He criticized APEC, which self-identifies as a pro-Israel group and not as a Jewish group. ADL is putting words in his mouth in order to fabricate an anti-Semitism charge and censor speech critical of APEC. And you even had MAMDani himself when given the opportunity today to push back when he was asked by reporters about his word choice at the rally.

What do you say to those who are concerned that the language you used is dangerous? Now, I want to be very clear. We're talking about a status quo where children are being killed on a daily basis. More than a thousand Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military since the so-called ceasefire. And when I am speaking about A-PAC, I'm speaking about an organization that has been supportive of the status quo, that has fought any attempt to actually deliver safety to people not just in Palestine, but frankly, through much of the region. And when it comes to the way in which they defend the status quo, oftentimes they defend it through direct contributions. Oftentimes they also support the status quo through dark money by filtering money that would

have previously been directly from APAC, now through other... shell organizations whose identities of their contributors are only made clear after an election. And I think that it is important that when we ask ourselves how such death and destruction is happening overseas, we also name those who allow it to take place. And well, of course, with this, I'd love to know your thoughts on those comments,

just to share my opinion and take here. I've said it here before, I've said it on my podcast crashing out, but it remains true. When people can flate being critical of Netanyahu, the Israeli government, A-PAC with anti-Semitism, you're just opening the door for actual anti-Semitism to rise. You've got people out there calling Ms. Rachel an anti-Semite a Nazi because she's like,

kids in Gaza shouldn't get blown up. And it trains people to not take claims of anti-Semitism seriously, which is a huge problem because there is also a rise in genuine anti-Semitism that's happening elsewhere. But a number of people don't end up looking at a ton of that because they feel like someone's just shouting Wolf again. And then a lot of these same groups, they act shocked when polling shows that they're losing favorability. But hey, that's this idiot's opinion. So whether you agree or you disagree with me, I'd love to hear from you in the comments down

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That's a very real and serious question that's been raised by the Washington Post with his bombshell investigation into Tulsi Gabbard. You know, a lot of people, they already kind of are somewhat familiar with Tulsi. She rose to fame as a socially conservative Democratic representative from Hawaii. She also ran for president, as we'll call it, a quirky, progressive, and then defected to the MAGA movement and joined the Trump administration. But you probably haven't heard of this so-called cult, the science of identity foundation, or SIF, for short, never mind its leader, Chris Butler. And they're a breakaway sect of the Hari Krishna movement, which is a branch of Hinduism that stresses devotion to a single deity, Krishna. And while Butler, he attracted followers with the belief that he was in direct communication with Krishna himself. This world is a place of suffering.

Why is it a place of suffering? It is a place of suffering because it is meant to be temporary. This world is not meant to be eternal. But he's been called a cult leader for a lot of reasons. Like accusations that his disciples were isolated from the outside world, that he controlled their major life decisions, that he demanded total obedience, and that the whole thing is wrapped in secrecy.

In fact, in 1970, two devotees told the Honolulu advertiser that they would do anything butler asked, including take their own lives. And not only is he still alive at 78, Gabbard once described him as her guru, which then becomes very, very notable giving his political views. He's attacked Muslims, homosexuality, gun control, and public schools, and also promoting environmentalism and anti-capitalism. Now, he's claimed that he didn't tell Gabbard how to vote in Congress, and Gabbard has claimed that he's a spiritual advisor. Has he been a mentor politically, or is it just...

No. No, not at all. But you've got Rebecca Salzberg, who worked on digital strategy for several of Gabbard's congressional campaigns telling the Washington Post, that's a flat-out line. According to her, Butler instructed Tulsi Gabbard on what to say and do as a politician, sometimes directly over the phone, sometimes through memos passed on by his disciples. And to prove that, she actually gave more than 25,000 pages of documents to the post, including hundreds of these memos that might genuinely leave you speechless.

But also, before we get to those, I do need to address one point of contention here, the credibility of Salzberg and these documents. Right, because you have SIF claiming that she's just making all this up to extort a quarter of a million dollars from the organization. But Salzburg denies that, saying instead that she threatened to sue them unless they paid her for damages that she suffered after getting arrested for housing a teenage runaway that she claims was abused by the organization. But then also either way, SIF didn't dispute the authenticity of the documents themselves. Instead, they dispute the claim that the memos were authored by Butler himself, claiming that they were actually written by a mix of advisors, including Gabbard's father. And it's hard to know who's telling the truth here because the memos aren't attributed to anyone specific.

But the Post reporter found numerous pieces of evidence suggesting that it is Butler, such as biographical details in some of the memos that point to Butler or passages where Butler appears to speak in first person. Moreover, Gabbert's father and the senior disciple who claimed to author many of the memos, they were open about their involvement in her campaigns, which led to the post reporter asking, why would they in other moments shield their private advice to her behind anonymity and encrypted documents? And so you have them arguing that the more logical explanation is the one that Salzburg gave. The memos are anonymous to mask Butler's identity if they ever became public. But with that set up, let's get into the documents because it is juicy. Okay, so the first thing that means pointing out is the way that many of these appear to be written as if they have control over what Gabbard does. Or you have one memo about a plan to partition Iraq into three states, for example, saying it was,

quote, time for TG to come up with this idea. I mean, while other memos appear to address Gabbert directly, or like this one that criticizes her plan statement about an address that Obama gave to Congress in 2015, saying, in the first place, nobody gives a shit what you think about his state of the union speech, unless you're going to say something of interest. Adding you're not even trying, you've become really intellectually lazy. There's also a 173-page document from 2014 titled T-G issues that compiles advice for Gabbert on dozens of political topics. And so you have that containing lots of imperatives like start introducing bills and need to get on it and hit hard, stop being weak. And so the post reporter compared those memos to Gabbert's record in

Congress and what do you know there is a clear correlation. So for example, a 2014 memo pressed her to propose a bill penalizing countries whose citizens fought for the Islamic State writing, get it started in the morning. You need to be the leader in this regard. Don't dick around. And then the very next day, Gabbard put out a statement and the next week she proposed a bill. And the memos also appear to have orchestrated her media appearances. And so for example, in 2015, one advisor on what to say during an interview with Wolf Blitzer. Right, giving her the line, it's not a boo-hoo. I don't get to go to the party situation, Wolf. And what did she happen to say on CNN later that day. That's really the issue here. The issue here is not about me saying boo-hoo, I'm gonna miss the party

The issue here is one of democracy and in fact SIF supplied prep for at least 32 TV interviews between 2014 and 2016 and reportedly Gabbard quoted them almost verbatim 24 times with her using different language but promoting the same idea as the other eight times and in the meantime you also had a memo criticizing Gabbard for seeming insincere writing it's like she's trying to express something artificially. I don't feel anything from her it's more like kind of remembering talking points. Which yeah, my guy, it seems like you're the one feeding her these talking points, at least that's what it seems. You might as well have your hand up her ass flapping her mouth and like criticizing her for being

a puppet. But that aside, Sif also appeared to dictate what Gabbard posted on social media. Or with a senior disciple in 2014, emailing her with a subject line, important to do, must tweet around 9 a.m. Then there was a pre-written tweet telling Obama to bomb Islamic State fighters attacking a Kurdish city in Syria, noting that, quote, every word of the tweet language is approved. And what do you know, Bada Bing, Bada Boom? Gabbard tweets it out verbatim.

that same day, emailing back, sent tweet. She even made follow-up post tagging senior administration officials just as the email also instructed, noting he'd like them to see the video without naming who he was, though, you know, we can guess. And then after Tulsi Gabbard posted stuff like that online, SIF reportedly had dozens of fake social media accounts boosting her engagement. They'd even defend her vigorously in the comments sections of articles written about her, and Gabbard's personal Skype account reportedly flagged specific articles in social media post as

warranting replies. But there's Skype sometimes telling them what the comments should say and chiding the group if it failed to defend her. But also feedback on comments apparently came from SIF leadership. Or with one anonymous email warning that since regular internet users speak stupidly, the group would need to dumb down a approved post to make them sound authentic. Explaining, I'm too smart so it looks like it's the same guy, a smart guy writing something here. Want to make some of the comments stupider too, like idiot talk rather than all thoughtful.

Now everything that we've talked about so far, it came around 2017 or earlier since that was really the only period these documents shed light on. And so the posts, they couldn't confirm whether Gabbard continued getting directions from SIF through the rest of her congressional career or her time in the Trump White House. But there are some clues out there. So for example, in 2014, senior disciple advised Gabbert to say that she made every decision through the prism of the safety, security, and freedom of the American people. And still, over a decade later, we've seen Gabbert use that exact same phrase over and over again in her memoir and hearings and speeches everywhere. Ensuring the safety, security, and freedom of the American people. And focus on ensuring the safety, security, and freedom of the American people. And to ensure the safety, security, and freedom of the American people. And see if people going, you know, we're in this situation, if any and all of this is true, if she has been secretly taking orders from an alleged cult while overseeing the nation's intelligence agencies, that's more than just a little concern. Especially because the so-called cult leader, the guy who was allegedly behind all the memos,

the guy who Gabbard called her guru, he's fucking crazy. I mean, among other things, and I'm not all trusting of intel agencies, but in one lecture, Butler reportedly warned that those intel agencies were filled with demonic, power-hungry madman who wanted to use psychic powers to control people. Now with all that said, as far as SIF, apart from, you know, just simply denying the claims made in the post-investigation, they also claim that they're expressive of anti-Hindu bigotry. We're basically arguing that Gabbard's association with the group only seems sinister to people because it's Hindu and other religious groups wouldn't be treated that same way. But the counter argument there for many is that Sif isn't an ordinary group like the Catholic Church, it's a cult.

But also more than that, it's arguably far from transparent about its relationship with Gabbard, which is a big problem, especially if she's the intelligence director. Which also, like on that note, the announcement last month that she would be stepping down, it came just day after the post reporter notified her about the imminent publication of his investigation. So whether that's, you know, just a coincidence or something else, I'll let you decide. And whatever your thoughts on this are, let me know in those comments down below. But then also from that, we've got to talk about how that's not even the biggest resignation in the news today. Because Kier Starrmer, he just stepped down as Prime Minister of the UK this morning. And when we knew this might be coming, it's still huge news.

Right, Starmer's been facing calls to resign for a whole laundry list of reasons for months now. And this morning, he delivered a speech touting the successes of his two years in office before then saying, The question my party is asking now is whether I am best placed to lead us into the next general election. I have heard the answer of my parliamentary party to that question. And I accept that answer with good grace. That is why I will resign as leader of the Labor Party. Right. So elections, they were one of the many stressors that Starrmer faced during his term.

In May, his Labor Party saw huge. losses in local elections while the far-right Reform Party saw substantial gains. And even though the next national election isn't scheduled until 2029, people in Starmor's party in the cabinet appeared that reform, they could gain even more steam by then, and they don't think that Stramer is the leader to combat that. Right, so in this spring, there were just tons of calls for his resignation over this, which he resisted. Then also, like, the calls for him to step down, it started before that because of the Epstein files. Because even though Starrmer himself wasn't tied to Epstein, the man that he appointed to be ambassador to the United States is.

Right, Peter Bandelson. He appeared multiple times in the files. He stayed in touch with Epstein after he was convicted and even reportedly stayed in Epstein's home while he was in jail. So Starmer, he eventually fires him, but then unlike here in the U.S., where, you know, our president is all over those files, right? And absolutely nothing happened. People, they wanted Starmer ousted just for associating with an Epstein associate. Especially since an inquiry later found that Starmer had been warned about Mandelson's Epstein connections prior to giving him the job. But then also, on top of that, Starmer has kind of just been generally unpopular. He wasn't polling well, people were really not super happy with the economy and international policy under him.

And so all that backlash that had been simmering, it reached a boiling point over the weekend. Because Labor is Andy Burnham, he won a seat in the parliament in a special election, which put him in position to challenge Starboard. He was the mayor of Greater Manchester, and he beat a reform candidate in a closely watched race. So you've got many feeling like his electoral success is a good sign for labor, and it proves that he could increase the party's popularity in the next national election. Even at places like the New York Times describing him as a potential savior against the rise of the reform party.

And in Burnham's victory speech, he indicated that he was willing to take this support all the way to Downing Street. Everyone knows that politics isn't working. Everyone can feel that the country isn't where it should be. Tonight could, just could, be the turning point. But I do say to my own party, this is a final chance to change. We must act upon it and we must get it right. There will be no second chance. But it is a chance now from this result tonight.

to build a new politics based on unity and hope, turning away from the path that takes us to a divided, dark politics of the kind we see in the United States. And really from the jump, like, it was clear that Labor was ready to rally behind Burnham as their new prime minister. Cabinet minister who's even reportedly told Starmor

that they would force him out if he did not set a timetable for his departure over the weekend. In fact, today, as Starrmer was resigning, Burnham got sworn in as MP, and he's now on track to potentially lead the UK. But with that, I will say, the timeline for when a new prime minister will actually take office, that's unclear right now. Right, and someone else, they could try to throw in their name as well.

And in the meantime, Stomber is going to stay on the job until his successor's in place, and he asked the Labor Party's executive committee to open nominations on July 9th. From there, Burnham needs to get enough backing to become a candidate, though he's likely going to get that. And if he ends up being the only candidate, he could get approved pretty quickly, though if someone goes against him, it could be a longer process. And so far, while you're seeing people in the right-wing sphere of the country, you know, kind of happy to see Starmor going, it doesn't appear that they're happy with the idea of a new face in labor walking in the door so quickly.

With, for example, reforms Nigel Farage demanding that Britain hold a national election, arguing that UK's politics have become too chaotic as whoever follows Starmor is going to be the sixth prime minister in seven years. So far, reports haven't indicated that an election is going to be called, with most suggesting that Burdham has a pretty clear path forward. And you even had Burdham, writing that Starmer's resignation marks the beginning of a transition, and it is important that this process is conducted in an orderly and responsible way. Saying the country expects stability, seriousness, and a continued focus on the issues that matter most, and that is what it will get. Right. And then, for your final block today, we've got some more news. you need to know quickly. Starting with the tech giant Nvidia announcing and claiming it, they have found a way to significantly reduce the billions of gallons of water that AI

data center used just last year alone. And if they're actually onto something here, it could help reduce AI companies impact on the environment, which has also landed them in lawsuit after lawsuit here recently. Right. Natus announced it at London Climate Action Week, saying that the new generation of AI infrastructure will use a liquid coolant that's similar to antifreeze that you use in your car. And since the new coolant can operate at higher temperatures, companies like Nvidia could rely on it instead of all the water that data centers currently use. And so to many, That sounds like a pretty big break for tech giants like Google and Amazon who have been fighting tooth to nail to defend how much water they've been using for their data centers. And with this, you had Josh Parker and Viti's chief sustainability officer claiming the water consumption challenge for data centers is largely solved.

Though I also have to say that AI companies won't be completely off the hook because the water is just one part of the environmental issues. Or you also have to take other things in, like how much energy data centers use, the air pollution, there's a lot. But still, you've got tech leaders saying that it would be a big deal for everybody if all the AI companies started using this new core. But also, this wouldn't be an overnight fix. Even if AI leaders are on board with all this, it'll take years to spread through the industry. The average data center right now, it's been designed for all the water they've been using. So while this move, it could save data center operators money in the long run with more efficient and sustainable systems. Before that point, they'll have to front the cost of any changes that they need to start using

the coolant. So that means that there'd still be data centers in the meantime using older cooling technologies in the water that comes with them. All while, you'd Parker acknowledging AI workloads are not getting lighter. The end goal's expansion. So as AI companies build more data centers to meet the demand, they may end up using just as much water as they do now, even with the help from the cooler. But for now, there's a lot of moving pieces. Also in the news, you have the White House having a water problem of their own.

Because among other things, you just had five people being arrested and accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, including three-time Olympian David Hearn. And then actually, there's another five people who've been issued federal citations in connection with similar issues. So now you've got Trump saying,

work will begin immediately on fixing the seriously vandalized reflecting pool. I just inspected it and could only say to myself and those gathered around me, wow, who would do such a thing, sick, deranged people. Because if you have a job, you might not know that the reflecting pool, it's been in the news ever since Trump decided to paint the bottom of it,

American flag blue back in April. With those renovations reportedly costing over $14 million, and it's probably the most expensive botched makeover on record because as soon as it was done. The pool turned acid green with algae. And from there, he had big chunks of the blue coating, just peeling off. And the whole thing's got to become its own soap opera since that. Ray, Trump on social media, accusing people of pouring chemicals into the pool,

cutting a 250-foot gash in the beautiful facade of what took so much work to complete, even calling out ABC reporter Jonathan Carl accusing him of trying to damage the paint shop. Look at that American flag blue in the paint. It's actually starting to peel. It's coming up. And that doesn't seem too far from what Herne described doing before getting arrested last Friday. But he said he stopped by the pool on a bike ride.

He wanted to examine the new coding and he said, I'm a curious citizen. I reached down to see what it felt like. While He said he let go shortly after a park worker told him to, he was arrested by Park Police on a misdemeanor charge of destruction of government property. So he's gonna have his day in court on July 9. But also, like, correct me,

If I'm wrong, I don't think that touching the paint that's already peeling in the pool is the same as causing damage. Right, and also with this, the public hasn't seen any concrete evidence of any of the allegation that Trump's made online either. So you've got a lot of people thinking like this, this is a bit of a blame game that's happening. They're the pointing fingers just away from the Trump administration because the work has been so bad. Especially because the no bid contract for pool renovations was handed to a company that was tied to a long time Trump donor. You're talking about a company that had only one other federal contract under its belt. And so that's why you have people online saying that Trump's quote, cheap ass got what he paid for, shoddy work by questionable contracts. And you've got people like Stephen King saying nobody is vandalizing the reflecting pool and Trump knows it,

saying this is a visible example of his corruption, a no-bid contract, as some crony followed by sky-high cost overruns and shoddy construction to booth. Classic Trump, I didn't fuck up, it was my enemies. But for now, we're gonna have to wait to see what happens with Hearn and others as well as just this $14-plus million-dollar disaster. But that, my friend, it brings us to the end of your Monday, Philip DeFranco Show. You then also have two options moving forward on screen and with links in the description. I put out another little bonus episode on the Secret Not Secret Channel. I think it's the perfect palate cleanser after, you know, just another day in news.

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