Social Security trustees predict the retirement trust fund is now projected to run dry a full year earlier than previously forecast, in just 2032. What got us here, and what does Congress need to do about it? Can we keep pushing insolvency forward forever?

And: where does good government end and dangerous negligence begin? The Belfast riots are the latest example of a Western government that suppressed legitimate debate about immigration and crime, and now things are boiling over.

Finally, related to our main topic but separated by over 250 years: the Intolerable Acts of 1774 pushed the colonies past the breaking point, despite an attempt at reconciliation in the Olive Branch Petition, which King George ultimately refused to even read.

And on UNHINGED: Democrat staffers scrambling to spin the Platner story are making it so much worse. You almost have to feel bad for them.

The Heartland Institute's Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, S.T. Karnick, and Chris Talgo will talk about all of this and more on Episode #540 of the In The Tank Podcast.

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More and more, parents and government agencies are preventing kids from doing things like walking home from school on their own. It’s clear that this kind of helicopter parenting is bad for kids’ development, we discuss where the line between child safety and independence is, and whether government should even have a say.

Bernie Sanders, in classic socialist form, is looking to nationalize AI. His argument is that human content was used to train the models, so the public should share in the profits made from that data. This will appeal to a lot of people, but getting government involved is rarely a net-benefit to the public. On the other hand, some major models appear to already have an even stronger bias against organizations like The Heartland Institute than we previously realized.

On UNHINGED: The murder of Harry Nowak shows us all that DEI is deadly.

The Heartland Institute's Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, S.T. Karnick, and Donald Kendal will talk about all of this and more on Episode #539 of the In The Tank Podcast.

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SHOW NOTES

1. UNHINGED: DEI becomes deadly
https://thefederalist.com/2026/06/03/henry-nowaks-murder-is-the-logical-conclusion-of-black-lives-matter/
https://x.com/europa/status/2061555027261497774

2. Free Range vs Cage Kids
https://heartland.org/opinion/cultural-chaos-and-our-kids/
https://blakemoore.house.gov/imo/media/doc/promoting_childhood_independence_and_resilience_act.pdf

3. Nationalize GPT?
We will also discuss Keely's experience with Claude
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5906140-sanders-ai-ownership-wealth/


4. Countdown to 1776: The First Siege of Charlestown
https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/siege-of-charleston--1776

As the Justice Department's war on fraud continues, a new report by City Journal says that California is giving free appliances, including solar panels, to illegal immigrants in the name of fighting climate change. Absurd enough on its face, but something else is very fishy about who exactly is benefitting from the program.

Leftists are being irresponsible with other people's money on the other coast as well: in New York City, Mayor Mamdani is openly bragging about his plans to take properties from landlords who own them, and transfer ownership to nebulous "responsible stewards." This is totally unsurprising coming from the socialist mayor,  but we will discuss WHY socialists and communists hate private property, and the government schemes that link rent control to redistribution.

And for UNHINGED: a progressive podcaster asks the question "what do we do with the Trump supporters once Donald Trump is gone?"

The Heartland Institute's Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo and S.T. Karnick will talk about all of this and more on Episode #538 of the In The Tank Podcast.

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This week, President Trump agreed to drop a $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over the Biden administration targeting him and his family, and in exchange the DOJ will set up a fund that will be available to cover the legal fees and losses of other Americans who were politically targeted by government. Democrats hate it, some Republicans hate it. Is this corruption, or compensating people the Biden admin targeted?

Plus, Gen Z is increasingly despondent that they will never own their own homes, and are extremely negative about the economy. How right are they, and where are they wrong? And what can the Trump admin do about it, if anything?

And on UNHINGED: credentialed members of the NYC press corps are actively campaigning in support of the murderer of Brian Thompson. So much for impartiality.

The Heartland Institute's Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, S.T. Karnick, (AND DONALD KENDAL?) will talk about all of this and more on Episode #537 of the In The Tank Podcast.

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Trump went to Beijing this week to negotiate the path forward with China, as President Trump's administration has made multiple international moves to cut the CCP off from total control of global resources. China says they want "peaceful coexistence," even as they threaten other US allies in Asia. The panel discusses what we would like to see come out of these talks, and what we expect will happen.

Meanwhile, socialist mayor of New York City Mamdani claims that he has achieved a balanced budget for the city-- but it comes at the cost of billions from Albany and several short-term band-aids that are unlikely to fix the city's ballooning costs.

On UNHINGED - AOC says that it's not possible to become a billionaire ethically, demonstrating once again her socialist (mis)understanding of economics.

The Heartland Institute's Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and S.T. Karnick will talk about all of this and more on Episode #536 of the In The Tank Podcast.

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Ocean temps are rising in the tropical Pacific Ocean, a natural and regular phenomenon called El Niño. Climate modelers say this year's could be one of the biggest ever, and some have nicknamed it "Godzilla El Niño!" That's a fun name, but what can we expect in this El Niño cycle? The Climate Realism Show's Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and special guest Lois Perry will talk about that.

We will also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the Week, including: global airlines giving up on their always absurd NetZero by 2050 goal, giant fire tornadoes to clean up oil spills, Democrats backing off their pledges to stop oil and gas in the face of higher fuel costs, and will Trump's Endangerment Finding repeal soon also apply to power plants?

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SHOW NOTES:

1. GODZILLA EL NIÑO
WUWT: Here Comes the Super Mega Ultimate Hyper Giga Godzilla El Niño
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/06/10/here-comes-the-super-mega-ultimate-hyper-giga-godzilla-el-nino/

2. POWER PLANT DEREGULATION?
WASHINGTON REPORTER: Energy industry experts want the Trump administration to fully repeal the Obama-era EPA mandates that target coal
https://washingtonreporter.news/exclusive-energy-industry-experts-want-the-trump-administration-to-fully-repeal-the-obama-era-epa-mandates-that-target-coal/

3. FLIGHTS OF FANCY
THE GUARDIAN UK: Airline industry chiefs say 2050 net zero goal now unlikely
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/08/airline-industry-chiefs-willie-walsh-2050-net-zero-unlikely

4. HELPFUL FIRE TORNADOS
SCIENCE DAILY: Giant fire tornadoes could clean up oil spills faster with less pollution: What if one of the best ways to fight an oil spill is with a controlled fire tornado?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260605023420.htm

5. DEMS GIVING UP ON ENERGY
NYTIMES: Democrats Once Vowed to Stop Oil and Gas. Now They’re Not So Sure.
As the midterm elections approach, many leading Democrats are rethinking their approach to climate change.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/climate/democrats-climate-change-oil-gas.html

CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
3:52 Godzilla El Niño!
14:45 Power Plant Deregulation Coming?
24:42 Flights of Fancy
32:46 Fire Tornados
41:41 Dems Giving Up Energy Agenda
48:51 Rolling Stone w/Greta
52:58 Q&A

Summer has arrived in Europe a little early this year and alarmists in the media say it’s unprecedented, dangerous, all because of climate change. But what if it is not our fault? What if it’s not all that unusual? We will sweat the details.

On Episode #203 of The Climate Realism Show, we will also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the Week, including a comeback for coal power, bringing science back to court decisions, and wondering what Mr. Wizard would say about climate change today.

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The world seems to not lack for climate alarmist Bond villains with wild schemes to “save the earth” by way of geo-engineering that ranges from the silly to the dangerous. A company is now poised to “cool the earth” by spraying the skies of the world with “sunlight-reflecting aerosols.” What could possibly go wrong?

On Episode #203 of The Climate Realism Show, we will also cover other Crazy Climate News of the Week, including how crappy it is to be a “climate migrant,” a push by alarmists to regain their policy momentum by declaring climate change a global public health crisis, and how Heartland’s push to spread climate realism in Europe has the alarmists in a bit of a panic.

Join Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and special guest James Taylor LIVE at 1 p.m. ET on YouTube, Rumble, X, and Facebook. Participate in the show by leaving your comments and questions in the chat.

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Stories covered on the show today:

1. CRAPPY CLIMATE MIGRANTS
BANGOR DAILY NEWS: This couple moved to Bangor to flee climate change in Texas
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/05/12/business/business-housing/moved-to-maine-climate-change-texas-joam40zk0w/

2. ANOTHER BOND VILLAIN PLAN
POLITICO: A closely guarded plan to cool Earth is revealed
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/15/a-closely-guarded-plan-to-cool-earth-is-revealed-00920438

3. ALARMISTS BE ILLIN’
That title is for all the Run-DMC fans out there.

THE GUARDIAN: Declare climate crisis a global public health emergency, experts tell WHO
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/16/who-should-declare-climate-crisis-global-public-health-emergency-experts-say

4. HEARTLAND HAS THEM PANICKED
DESMOG: Reform ‘Advisor’ Launches Climate Denial Group in Poland https://www.desmog.com/2026/05/20/reform-advisor-launches-climate-denial-group-in-poland/

Voters in this month’s elections in Great Britain delivered a shocking win for Reform UK, and was a clear rebuke of the “green” Net Zero agenda of the political elites. Politicians and parties that put the environmental movement over the real-world concerns of Britons, especially energy costs, have no future. On Episode #202 of The Climate Realism Show, we will talk with special guest Lois Perry, director of Heartland UK/Europe, to break down what happened, why it happened, and what it means for the climate agenda on both sides of the Atlantic.

We will also cover the Crazy Climate News of the Week, including how masculinity is supposedly bad for the Earth, Danish nursing home residents are restricted to just 2.8 ounces of meat per day as punishment being “the biggest climate sinners throughout their lives,” and an big Hollywood producer says oil companies (or climate change) were responsible for the devastating Palisades fire in LA. If you believe it was an arsonist, you’ve been “misinformed.”

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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
4:09 Manly Men Harm the Climate
13:08 Elderly Abuse in Denmark
22:40 Hollywood is Hopeless
31:47 British Voters Dump the Green Agenda
52:43 Advisor Metals Promo
54:47 Q&A
1:18:59 Hearland Central Europe is LIVE!

Upon taking office in 2025, Donald Trump immediately got busy reversing and defunding the previous administration’s radical climate and energy agenda. That sent a message to the world: You may still cast America as the “villain” in your narrative of panic, but America will no longer play the fool.

Net Zero may still be official policy in several European countries, but it’s clear they are decreasingly serious about implementing it. Governments are pushing once-critical deadlines to achieve Net Zero farther out into the future, or signaling the project will be wholly abandoned. Even Germany, once the poster child of Net Zero zealousness, is bringing fossil fuels back. Many private-sector titans joined the Net Zero craze with their own virtue-signaling promises. Those, too, are proving to be as reliable as a dieter who will always start tomorrow.

On Episode #201 of The Climate Realism Show, The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, Sterling Burnett, and Jim Lakely will talk about all this, and more, including the Crazy Climate News of the Week. You can add getting old to the list of things that cause climate change. Did Al Gore really just say we now need to worry about a coming ice age? Bugs are off the menu again. And the newest threat to the climate is something we all do: get older.

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Links to what we covered on the show:

The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/15/critical-atlantic-current-significantly-more-likely-to-collapse-than-thought

CLIMATE CHANGE DISPATCH: Bug Out: Major Swiss Grocer Ditches Insect-Based Foods After Years Of Poor Sales
https://climatechangedispatch.com/swiss-grocer-abandons-insect-foods-poor-sales/

Watts Up With That: Apparently, Getting Old Causes Climate Change
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/05/04/apparently-getting-old-causes-climate-change/

CLIMATE CHANGE WEEKLY: Countries and Industries Are Abandoning or Reducing Net-Zero Commitments
https://heartland.org/opinion/climate-change-weekly-578-countries-and-industries-are-abandoning-or-reducing-net-zero-commitments/

At the World Prosperity Forum in Zurich—held alongside the World Economic Forum in Davos—climate scientist Anika Sweetland delivers a provocative and deeply personal address that challenges the foundations of modern climate orthodoxy.

Drawing on her own education and professional experience, Sweetland recounts how climate science training fostered fear, despair, and unquestioned consensus rather than open scientific inquiry. She argues that generations of students have been indoctrinated with alarmist narratives that distort climate history, suppress debate, and justify sweeping political and economic control.

In this speech, Sweetland examines:

- The psychological impact of climate alarmism on children and students

- Media-driven climate narratives and shifting doomsday predictions

- Historical climate cycles, ocean dynamics, and orbital forces

- The role of international institutions and the concentration of power

- Why carbon dioxide is portrayed as a villain—and why she disputes that claim

- How climate policy, finance, and governance have become tightly intertwined

Presented as a counterpoint to the centralized, collectivist worldview promoted at Davos, this talk embodies the mission of the World Prosperity Forum: to challenge prevailing narratives, defend sovereignty, and restore open debate on climate, energy, and economic policy.

Whether you agree or disagree, this is a speech designed to provoke critical thinking and question what is taught, what is funded, and who benefits from the dominant climate narrative.

As the World Economic Forum convened in Davos, an alternative vision was taking shape just miles away in Zurich.

On Day 5 of the World Prosperity Forum, James Taylor, President of The Heartland Institute, delivered a data-driven challenge to the centralized, alarmist energy narratives dominating global policy discussions. His message was clear: prosperity depends on energy that is affordable, reliable, and genuinely clean—not politically favored, top-down mandates.

Drawing from Heartland’s landmark policy brief, Affordable, Reliable, and Clean: An Objective Scorecard to Assess Competing Energy Sources, Taylor presents a full-system comparison of coal, natural gas, nuclear, hydro, wind, solar, and biomass—factoring in real-world costs policymakers often ignore.

In this keynote, Taylor explains:
-- Why electricity demand is surging—and why blackouts are becoming inevitable under current policies

-- How wind and solar’s hidden costs drive higher prices, grid instability, and land destruction

-- Why natural gas remains the gold standard for affordability, reliability, and environmental stewardship

-- How rare earth mineral dependence and foreign supply chains create national security risks

-- Why voters are already punishing leaders who ignore energy affordability

This is not a theoretical debate. Rising electricity prices, grid fragility, and declining living standards are reshaping politics across the U.S. and Europe right now.

If you care about economic growth, energy realism, and policies grounded in evidence—not ideology—this presentation lays out the scorecard Davos won’t show you.

Watch. Share. Decide for yourself.

Ofcom called her "dangerous" because she was laughing at the net zero agenda—and the British people started laughing with her.

Lois Perry, Director of The Heartland Institute UK/EU and founder of CAR26, speaks at the World Prosperity Forum in Zurich to discuss the seismic political shift happening in Britain.

From being chased out of COP26 by security guards (and doing a live TV interview from a disabled toilet) to helping reshape the UK's political landscape, Lois shares how a "loud blonde Essex girl" took on the climate establishment—and won.

In this conversation:

🇬🇧 Why British citizens have "had enough" of net zero policies

🗳️ The rise of Reform UK and what it means for freedom

🤝 How Heartland UK is building bridges across party lines

📺 The media's failed attempts to silence climate skeptics

💡 How "follow the science" fatigue from COVID opened the door to questioning net zero

The World Prosperity Forum brings together leaders committed to freedom and prosperity as an alternative voice to the World Economic Forum in Davos.

For years, the World Economic Forum and its allies pushed the “Great Reset” as an inevitable future: lockdowns, net-zero mandates, ESG controls, digital currencies, food restrictions, and top-down global governance.

That future is now unraveling.

Speaking on Day 1 of The Heartland Institute’s World Prosperity Forum in Zurich, held alongside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Marc Morano delivers a sweeping, data-driven takedown of the Great Reset agenda, explaining why its momentum has collapsed in real time.

Morano walks through how COVID lockdowns became the blueprint for climate authoritarianism, why ESG and net-zero banking are imploding, how energy reality and AI power demands shattered green orthodoxy, and why even longtime climate activists, corporations, and governments are quietly backing away.

This presentation covers:
• The rise and fall of the Great Reset narrative
• How COVID destroyed elite “appeal to authority”
• Why ESG, net-zero, and climate finance are collapsing
• The energy reality confronting AI, tech giants, and governments
• Why public resistance is stronger than ever
• The ongoing danger of climate being merged into public health

The World Prosperity Forum exists to challenge the centralized, collectivist, and alarmist worldview promoted in Davos. This talk captures that counter-argument in full.

In this World Prosperity Forum speech, Linnea Lueken, Research Fellow at The Heartland Institute, examines the growing gap between mainstream climate alarmism and what measured climate data actually shows.

The World Prosperity Forum exists to provide counter-arguments to the World Economic Forum’s overly centralized, socialist collectivist, and alarmist worldview, bringing data, realism, and open debate back into global policy discussions.

Lueken contrasts headlines warning of “unprecedented,” “rapid,” and “dangerous” warming with observed trends that, in her view, do not support an emergency narrative. She explains the difference between climate model projections and real-world measurements, and why rapid single-event attribution claims are often treated as settled science before the evidence warrants it.

Topics covered include:

- Observed warming rates compared to hotter climate model projections, and why the “hot model” problem matters

- U.S. temperature trends and how measurement location and station siting can skew record claims

- Historical climate context using proxy records

- Drought and precipitation trends, including what the IPCC reports about Northern Hemisphere mid-latitudes

- Wildfires, including global burned-area trends and European examples using European Space Agency and Copernicus satellite data

- Hurricanes, including frequency and intensity metrics such as accumulated cyclone energy

- “Billion-dollar disasters” and why rising costs do not necessarily indicate worsening weather trends

- A critique of rapid event-attribution studies and how outlets like CNN, BBC, and the Associated Press often frame them

- The human impact of alarmism, including fear, climate anxiety, and the case for energy resilience

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