>> Look, I was open about the fact that on the eve of the invasion of Ukraine,
I didn't think that it would happen. I honestly for a week or two have been saying that I thought
Russia could accomplish many of its political goals without a full on invasion.
That would be devastating for it, the devastation turned out to be true,
my prediction was wrong. I freely admit that, but I think that while we should admit when
we're wrong with our predictions. We should also acknowledge those
who got it right, especially if they got it right way in advance of it happening.
And so I wanna take you back to I believe January 3rd, this is like 7,8 weeks before the invasion.
And take a look at a brief excerpt
from one of our members only top 10 lists. >> But number four, we haven't really talked
about it, but it's like foreign policy related, but Russia is totally gonna invade Ukraine.
Like that's definitely going to happen,
and Biden's gonna not do anything about it. Because, why would we wanna start a war?
>> And what would he do? >> And what would he do? And there's
already sanctions, but Putin doesn't give up. >> So look, that's kind of what the
conversation is like these days Francesca, but it was January 3rd.
That was just our that was our- >> Why am I dancing? I'm like dancing,
this is the most morbid. >> It is.
>> I was right. >> But you were right, that was our 10
gut feelings about bad stuff that could happen in 2022, and you nailed it way in advance.
>> I didn't have me getting COVID on that, cuz I'm great, and COVID gross, I'm made of
rainbows and COVID made of gross. >> So it'll be separate, but no,
you didn't get that. >> Yeah, and this is for
like a broader discussion, but I am so glad at the diplomatic steps and the sanctions.
The specific and targeted sanctions that are now being used by not only blind administration,
but I think other countries as well. And I think something Bill McKibben said and this
is really important, obviously climate reporter and writer and analyst. Which is essentially
oil companies that have been working with Putin all this time, as it's done crime after crime.
Whether it was the invasion of Crimea or others, it showed that it was leading to this point
that they were giving him money. They were making deals and that was a okay with our government,
and its like when are we gonna understand actually weaponizing.
I will say weaponizing renewable energy is a national security issue that will keep us safer,
and will punish autocrats that rely on oil money.
Meanwhile, when our one autocrat doesn't give us money, we're like, let's go to Saudi Arabia,
please, please, we go to Venezuela, please, please. I'm not saying that
Maduro is the same thing as Ben Salman, but I'm still saying this is so absurd.
That this is so absurd that we keep on going to oil rich autocrat to oil rich autocrat,
and all we need to do is actually utilize our technology and renewables.
>> I agree, and look, the other side has been trying to push us in the exact opposite direction.
They understand that we are in thrall to autocratic oil producing dictatorships,
and their solution is just, well no, we should still be on oil. We should still
be involved in this international market that can suddenly screw over everyone.
We should just make a little bit more, and they'll pretend that's gonna solve the problem,
all it produces is a little bit more oil for the global market.
The price might go down slightly, it's not like the US government packages up the oil drilled
in North Dakota, and then ships it directly to taxpayers in cities around the country.
That's not how that actually works. >> No, and meanwhile they have no
understanding of all the traders that are banking on depletion of oil,
who are driving up the real prices. You got Jen Psaki up there going like, I don't know,
ask BP and Shell, why the hell the oil prices are so high, cuz they could definitely lower them.
>> It's kinda profitable. >> Exactly, and that's again,
our corporate autocracy means government is taking a backseat to corporations.
And hey, what an amazing moment to learn that, just right in our faces.