Hour 3 centers on hard politics, election integrity, border security, the Trump economy, and how “perception management” and AI shape modern narratives. Buck opens by welcoming Rep. Chip Roy (TX) for a detailed breakdown of the partial government shutdown standoff and why DHS funding was separated: Republicans kept Border Patrol and ICE operating via earlier appropriations while Democrats, he argues, are holding TSA, the Coast Guard, and FEMA “hostage” to force limits on immigration enforcement. Roy outlines Democrats’ asks—extra warrant standards, constraints on field operations, and opposition to masks for ICE officers (citing doxxing and safety risks)—while noting openness to body‑camera requirements. He forecasts that flight delays or disaster needs could drive a quick resolution and reiterates that the House already passed a vehicle to fund the government; the ball is in the Senate’s court. 

The conversation pivots to the Save America Act, which merges the longstanding SAVE Act (citizens‑only voting) with a national voter‑ID requirement for federal elections (36 states already require ID). Roy explains: proof of citizenship at registration, voter‑roll checks against federal citizenship databases, and uniform voter ID at the polls. He notes it passed the House with one Democrat vote (Henry Cuellar) and presses the Senate to force a real, talking filibuster rather than accept the “zombie filibuster” assumption that 60 votes are required to do anything. Roy argues Majority Leader John Thune should lock down the floor after funding is settled, make Democrats defend opposing an “85–15 issue,” and let voters see who blocks election integrity reforms in an election year.

After policy, Hour 3 examines the economy under President Trump. Buck highlights robust performance and an on‑shoring/jobs boom, then plays a clip from Kevin Hassett asserting that incomes are outpacing cost‑of‑living increases and that growth is benefiting workers at the bottom more than elites. Buck frames the debate as wealth creation vs. redistribution, arguing that prosperity comes from creating more goods, services, and innovation—not shifting slices of a fixed pie. He contrasts this with New York City’s new budget and tax hikes under the new mayor, blasting a plan that would spend more than Florida’s entire state budget and send ~40% to a costly education bureaucracy despite failing neighborhood schools; to Buck, it’s emblematic of progressive governance that taxes producers and feeds “black‑hole” bureaucracies instead of growth.

The hour then looks forward at AI‑driven productivity: Buck predicts an abundance revolution—from autonomous vehicles to robotic surgery—and cites Elon Musk’s Optimus as an example of how quickly precision tasks could surpass human performance in limited domains. He argues that America will capture these gains only if it resists neo‑Marxist climate mandates and “woke” corporate directives that throttle innovation. This segues into a reading from Buck’s Manufacturing Delusion on the future of mass delusion: an anecdote about Google’s Gemini image results displaying historically inaccurate depictions; a warning that perception control (via AI, platform rules, and narrative enforcement) is the “most powerful currency” of our time; and reminders of how coordinated messaging during COVID, BLM, climate politics, and transgender policy showcased the speed and scale of modern propaganda.

Throughout Hour 3, Buck threads a consistent theme: pass Save America to protect voting, fund DHS without hobbling ICE and Border Patrol, keep the economy oriented toward wealth creation, and stay alert to how AI and narrative shapers can manufacture consensus. It’s a dense, policy‑heavy final hour that blends congressional mechanics, border enforcement details, macroeconomic optimism, and a stark warning about the power of curated information in 2026.

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