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Cathy Wood, ESG Investing, and Lockheed Martin's Woke Training

from #254 - Apocalypse Olympics with Abby Martin | The Tim Dillon Show · #254

5 min

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Tim covers Cathy Wood blaming Elon Musk and ESG investors for the crypto crash, explains ESG, and riffs on the absurdity of defense contractor Lockheed Martin running anti-racism training for its employees.

In this bit12 moments
  • Tim notes Cathie Wood's doomsday brand works like a town crier warning that everyone will be dead and we'll return to bartering gold bars.
  • The absurdity of a post-collapse newsletter offering investment advice when supply chains fail and there's no food, energy, or money.
  • Cathie Wood blames Elon Musk and ESG investors for the crypto crash at a CoinDesk conference.
  • Tim describes Wood as part of a weird Christian investor group similar to the Knights of Malta in the military, suggesting she might find the show vulgar.
  • ESG movement pauses institutional buying due to environmental concerns about Bitcoin mining energy usage, which some reports compare to medium-sized countries.
  • Environmental, social, and governance investing has become a growing methodology for companies seeking to appear as forward-thinking corporate leaders.
  • Lockheed Martin, the defense contractor, now runs woke anti-racism training putting white guys in rooms to discuss their privilege.
  • Tim observes that life itself has become the sketch—it's impossible to satirize what's already happening.
  • Abby Martin's new documentary Gaza Fights for Freedom presents her investigative reporting from overseas conflict zones.
  • Tim expresses fatigue with foreign policy coverage but remains interested in hearing Martin's perspective on Middle East issues.
  • Tim mentions wanting to put Abby Martin and Bari Weiss in glass boxes to debate each other, then notes he's booked on Weiss's show June 9th via phone.
  • BetterHelp plug: Tim advises dealing with mental health as people emerge from quarantine and encounter people they don't want to see.
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Abby MartinLockheed MartinKathy WoodElon MuskBari Weiss

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