Grimm on the Rocks

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Strong opinions. Hard questions. Room to be wrong. Edward Grimm takes on politics, media, and the motives behind the headlines—with evidence, humor, and a willingness to challenge his own side. Featuring full episodes of Grimm on the Rocks and The Distillation: straight news, with a twist. An American History Studio production.

  1. 1d ago

    Same Question. Two Answers.

    Israelis and Palestinians on the street were asked the same questions. Do you want to live with the other side in peace? Could they stay? As equals? Israeli after Israeli says yes, live next to us. On the Palestinian side, the "yes" usually comes with conditions. About two million Arab citizens live in Israel. No Jews live in Gaza. Until more people on the Palestinian street say the Jews can stay, peace isn't being blocked by a map. It's being blocked by an answer.Before that: Obama says Ilhan Omar's investigation is an "unsubstantiated theory" (how does he know?), Sen. Elissa Slotkin wants a "deterrence message" for young people who'd work for Trump, and France's "mostly peaceful student protests."(Commentary and opinion. Clips used under fair use for commentary. Many street interviews were filmed before October 7th.)0:00 Obama: show your work3:30 Slotkin's "deterrence message"5:26 France: don't believe your lying eyes8:25 Same question, two answers8:50 The street interviews12:03 What I found13:31 Take them at their word14:36 We already tried it16:16 Democracies and death cults17:25 What October 7th changed18:04 The other side18:46 The DistillationSources:- Obama on X, Oct 18, 2026; Obama "not even a smidgen of corruption" (Fox, Feb 2, 2014); Obama on 60 Minutes, Oct 2015; Comey, "extremely careless" (July 2016)- Omar 2019 review, evidence too thin for a full investigation (Washington Post, Oct 2026)- Slotkin at UChicago (Chicago Thinker clip): https://x.com/ThinkerChicago/status/2111560599167795418 · Turley: https://jonathanturley.org/2026/10/18/i-want-that-deterrence-message-did-michigan-democrat-sen-elissa-slotkin-just-go-full-kurtz/- France protests: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/13/violence-in-paris-as-tens-of-thousands-turn-out-for-student-protests-across-france · Greta and the flags: https://www.jfeed.com/antisemitism/tmum84- Street interviews: Ask Project / Corey Gil-Shuster (2015–2025); Zach Sage Fox (filmed 2024–25, posted Sept 2026)- Arab citizens of Israel, Dayan Center survey (May 2026): https://dayan.org/content/integration-and-influence-survey-arab-citizens-israel- Ghazi Hamad, LBC, Oct 24, 2023 (MEMRI translation): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghazi_Hamad- Abu Marzouk on the tunnels (RT Arabic via MEMRI/ynet): https://ynetnews.com/article/bk00giq0fa- Pew, June 2025: https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/06/03/israeli-public-is-increasingly-skeptical-about-lasting-peace/- PCPSR, Aug 2026 (via The National): https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/13/palestinians-support-for-armed-struggle-and-hamas-drops-poll-shows/- Douglas Murray clips: spiked (June 2025) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux2CflOyQcs · Piers Morgan Uncensored (Jan 2024) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk9Nr0WyKf0 · Fox News (Oct 2025) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDWcbxyBHVg- France clips via Mario Nawfal, Gunther Eagleman, Visegrád 24, Eric Daugherty (on X)Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/GrimmontheRocksWatch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CLV6n7mzDRg

  2. 2d ago

    AI: Who’s Holding the Keys?

    Recorded October 16, 2026. I want my robot butler. My wife won't trust the automatic cat feeder. Neither of us gets a vote on whether AGI is coming: some of the people building it predict it's a year or two out. But we do get a vote on who's holding the keys when it gets here. Right now that's a handful of companies, and whoever happens to be in the White House and Congress at the time. This isn't about left or right. Write the rules for the guy you don't trust, because sooner or later, he's the one in charge. Commentary and opinion. Clips used for commentary. CHAPTERS 0:00 The robot butler vs. the cat feeder 0:37 What Hollywood told us 1:26 The people building it say it's coming 3:00 Who's in charge? 4:50 Whatever it takes 5:11 Anthropic vs. the Pentagon 6:28 The built-in advantage 8:07 Who's buying the keyholders 8:33 Nobody trusts anybody 9:21 The bright spot: fraud 10:15 What we do now 11:17 The Distillation SOURCES AGI predictions: https://letsdatascience.com/news/ai-industry-leaders-diverge-on-agi-timelines-47d1779e AI spending: https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/hyperscalers-hit-700-billion-2026-111243744.html Anthropic–Pentagon dispute: https://wtop.com/business-finance/2026/02/what-to-know-about-the-clash-between-the-pentagon-and-anthropic-over-militarys-ai-use/ Federal agency order: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/27/president-trump-orders-federal-agencies-to-stop-using-anthropic-after-pentagon-dispute/ Court rulings: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/28/anthropic-gets-its-first-court-win-over-the-pentagons-supply-chain-risk-label/ https://thenextweb.com/news/anthropic-pentagon-supply-chain-risk-appeals-court-ruling Update: Anthropic requested a rehearing October 13: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/anthropic-seeks-rehearing-case-over-pentagons-security-risk-branding-2026-10-14/ Obama 2012 data team: https://swampland.time.com/2012/11/07/inside-the-secret-world-of-quants-and-data-crunchers-who-helped-obama-win/print/ Trump 2016 Facebook ads: https://thenextweb.com/facebook/2018/04/04/facebook-confirms-trumps-ads-bested-clintons-during-presidential-bid/ Forethought: https://www.forethought.org/research/ai-enabled-coups-how-a-small-group-could-use-ai-to-seize-power AI PACs ($55.7M tally reported September 30): https://aiweekly.co/alerts/openai-anthropic-aligned-pacs-spent-557m-on-2026-midterms Pew: https://thenextweb.com/news/pew-research-americans-ai-chatbot-skepticism-regulation-distrust-2026?type=AI Senate 99–1 vote: https://www.ropesgray.com/en/insights/alerts/2026/03/examining-the-landscape-and-limitations-of-the-federal-push-to-override-state-ai-regulation Safety testing poll: https://cybernews.com/ai-news/majority-americans-government-own-half-ai-companies/ GAO fraud estimate: https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-24-105833 Treasury: https://hothardware.com/news/us-treasury-using-ai-fight-fraud Switchboard photo: Bell System, 1940s, public domain. #AI #AGI #GrimmOnTheRocks Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AG3AKc4KiW4 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/GrimmontheRocks

  3. 2d ago

    Cenk Uygur Doesn't Know Enough

    Recorded October 15, 2026. It took Cenk Uygur 28 years to admit the genocide in his own homeland. He figured out Israel in about five minutes. This week he's calling Jews disloyal, saying Israel "clearly" controls Congress, rewriting Einstein, and telling his audience that "antisemite" now means "a very moral and kind person." I'm a Jew, and I'm not letting it slide. You can criticize Israel's government. That's politics. This isn't. Commentary and opinion. Clips used for commentary and criticism. Criticizing Israel's government is legitimate; this video addresses specific statements, quoted with sources below. CHAPTERS 0:00 You hear it everywhere 1:10 Who is Cenk Uygur 1:34 The greatest hits 2:12 The Armenian genocide 3:57 This week 4:27 "Dual loyalty" 5:30 JFK and the Pope 5:48 "94% of Congress" 6:47 "Antisemite means kind" 7:11 Einstein 8:39 The screaming 9:26 The scapegoat 10:04 The Distillation SOURCES Cenk Uygur background: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenk_Uygur 1991 op-ed, 1999 letter, 2016 statement: https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2016/04/26/after-years-of-denying-the-armenian-genocide-cenk-uyguar-now-admits-he-doesnt-know-enough-about-it-to-say-anything/ 2019 acknowledgment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-zaXNF1sLM The Young Turks name: https://thewrap.com/cenk-uygur-the-young-turks-armenian-genocide/ JFK, Houston, September 12, 1960: https://www.jfklibrary.org/archives/other-resources/john-f-kennedy-speeches/houston-tx-19600912-houston-ministerial-association Tucker Carlson interview transcript: https://singjupost.com/tucker-carlson-show-w-cenk-uygur-on-epstein-jfk-9-11-transcript/ Congress post: https://x.com/cenkuygur/status/1946453172849082419 "Antisemite" post: https://x.com/cenkuygur/status/2096994404426993848 Einstein and Israel's presidency: https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/offering-the-presidency-of-israel-to-albert-einstein Einstein's last speech: https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/einsteins-last-speech https://www.algemeiner.com/2013/04/17/einsteins-never-before-seen-israel-independence-day-speech-revealed/ Einstein, 1938, 1946, 1948: https://israeled.org/timeline/albert-einstein-praises-zionism-but-opposes-partition-of-palestine/ https://www.shapell.org/manuscript/einstein-zionist-views-in-1946/ https://www.raabcollection.com/literary-autographs/einstein-weizmann Piers Morgan clip: https://mediaite.com/media/tv/shut-the-fck-up-cenk-uygur-has-nuclear-meltdown-on-piers-morgans-show Headset Crowd references: https://algemeiner.com/2026/08/24/hasan-piker-claims-pro-israel-jews-cause-antisemitism-sparks-backlash-across-political-aisle https://www.timesofisrael.com/controversy-over-carlson-interview-reveals-conservatives-rift-over-antisemitism/ https://adl.org/resources/backgrounder/candace-owens https://www.ajc.org/news/who-is-nick-fuentes-and-why-is-his-antisemitism-dangerous-for-america https://thehill.com/homenews/media/3758250-masked-ye-goes-on-antisemitic-tirade-on-infowars-i-see-good-things-about-hitler/ Painting: William Holman Hunt, The Scapegoat (1854–56), public domain. #CenkUygur #Antisemitism #GrimmOnTheRocks Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WVDR3f1Rvsk Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/GrimmontheRocks

  4. 2d ago

    Want to Beat the Market? Run for Congress.

    Recorded October 14, 2026. Want to Beat the Market? Run for Congress. Edward Grimm looks at congressional stock-trading disclosures, the funds built around them, and the case for changing the rules. The examples span both parties, including trades reported by spouses, trusts, and advisers. Return figures discussed are estimates based on public disclosures and may include unrealized gains. The NANC/S&P comparison covers February 2023–April 2026. Reported trades and investment returns do not by themselves establish wrongdoing. Previous episodes: Does Your Vote Even Matter? https://youtu.be/FsQKn7iM_Oc Capitol Hill Retirement Home: https://youtu.be/JBnVKruTkeE Political commentary and opinion. #Congress #StockTrading #GrimmOnTheRocks Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Mdw6e4WJ_8E Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/GrimmontheRocks

  5. 2d ago

    Feds at Her Door, Part 3: They Better Have the Goods

    Recorded October 14, 2026. Federal agents searched Ilhan Omar’s home, and Jeanine Pirro has described a separate investigation into her financial disclosures. An investigation is not a conviction. In Part 3, Edward looks at investigations that ended without charges, convictions followed by pardons or commutations, and Bob Menendez’s conviction. Different outcomes, one question: does Washington apply the same standard to everyone? This episode includes criticism of both parties and Trump’s use of clemency. Allegations, ethics findings, criminal convictions, pardons and commutations are distinct; they are not interchangeable findings of guilt. Part 1: https://youtu.be/YXZgWs1hOys Part 2: https://youtu.be/vDmaw_41hvg Political commentary and opinion. #IlhanOmar #Congress #GrimmOnTheRocks Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tKvD-j_IR3s Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/GrimmontheRocks

  6. 2d ago

    Capitol Hill Retirement Home | Who’s Running the Country?

    Recorded October 14, 2026. Welcome to Capitol Hill Retirement Home. Checkout is apparently optional. Decades in office. Family succession plans. One more term—again. Edward Grimm looks at Congress’s oldest members, the moments that raised questions about staying in office, and the political families that keep the seats warm. What should the age limit be? Give me a number. Watch the previous episode, “Does Your Vote Even Matter?” https://youtu.be/FsQKn7iM_Oc Political commentary, opinion, and satire. #Congress #TermLimits #GrimmOnTheRocks Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JBnVKruTkeE Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/GrimmontheRocks

  7. 2d ago

    Feds at Her Door, Part 2: The Paper Trail

    Recorded October 13, 2026. Trump made the accusation. This episode takes a closer look at Omar’s public record, her response, and the timing of the investigation. Watch Part 1: https://youtu.be/YXZgWs1hOys Political commentary and opinion. Thumbnail is satire. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vDmaw_41hvg Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/GrimmontheRocks

  8. 2d ago

    Paxton vs. Talarico: These Ads Are Getting Ridiculous

    Recorded October 12, 2026. Angela Paxton asks voters to support the Republican ticket without saying her husband’s name. James Talarico answers an alleged pen theft with an endorsement ad—and follows it with a fake betting app. Edward Grimm reviews six ads and clips from the Texas Senate race, then examines the controversy over Talarico’s absence from campaign appearances. The facility claim is unconfirmed: his campaign calls it a lie, the hospital says he never received treatment, and Talarico says he has never been to Ohio. Which ad was worse, and what would you actually want a Senate ad to tell you? Grimm on the Rocks | The Distillation Commentary and criticism of campaign advertising. Sources: Angela Paxton ad — Texas Tribune: https://www.texastribune.org/2026/10/03/angela-paxton-tv-ad-ken-paxton-texas-senate-2026/ Texas PAC ads — Texas Monthly: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/ken-paxton-campaign-ads/ Pen allegation and response — Washington Examiner: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4687902/talarico-touts-endorsement-man-accused-paxton-stealing-pen/ Campaign and hospital denials — Daily Wire: https://www.dailywire.com/news/campaign-denies-claim-that-james-talaricos-flu-was-mental-health-crisis #TexasSenate #KenPaxton #JamesTalarico Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kyl5ydTbJzE Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/GrimmontheRocks

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Strong opinions. Hard questions. Room to be wrong. Edward Grimm takes on politics, media, and the motives behind the headlines—with evidence, humor, and a willingness to challenge his own side. Featuring full episodes of Grimm on the Rocks and The Distillation: straight news, with a twist. An American History Studio production.

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  • Creator
    Edward Grimm
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    32
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