#47 Canadian Gov does NOT want you to see this / Special Ops Sniper Refuses COVID Vaccine Gets Fired

Hey everybody, welcome back to the show. Let's go ahead and address the elephant. in the room. So, I've got a ton of messages, emails, DMs, calls on what happened to the last. episode, Dallas Alexander, the Canadian. special ops. sniper who was on the team that took the. world record for the farthest sniper. kill of all time. Here's what happened.

I received a cease and desist. from Dallas' former unit, and they are basically saying that I. need to pull all the episodes because. there may be. sensitive. content within the episode. So, I'm trying to do what's best for. everybody here, okay? If there is sensitive information within.

that episode, I am not going to be the. guy. to jeopardize any of the operators. within that unit. or anything that may compromise that. unit as a whole. They are an allied unit. to the United States. I've worked with them. They're awesome bunch of guys over. there. Now, what I find ironic. is. Dallas. has a legitimate concern that he is.

being silenced by his former unit. because he was fired. for not. taking the COVID-19 vaccine or complying. with mask mandates. Now, I hope that's. not what this is about, but. if this episode disappears, you know exactly what it was. So, we. pulled that episode. We're going to work. with that unit. and hopefully re-release the beginning.

portion of that episode. The other thing. that I've done is I have pulled all. operational. content out of the episode, so there is. absolutely nothing in there that could. be considered classified or sensitive. content. So, if it gets pulled, you know what it. was. He's being silenced. Now, the other thing that I find ironic. about this sensitive subject is.

one, Dallas assured me that he had. cleared everything. with the people at that command before. he came on the show. Secondly, what I find ironic is. there was a press release done giving up. the location of those operators who were. on that sniper team and took the shot. when they killed that man before they. were even gone from the site. So, they. compromised the sniper team's location.

before they even left. Now, I don't know. what could be more sensitive. than the actual operator's location on. site after they took out an ISIS. fighter, but. I'm going to go with the benefit of the. doubt here, and I'm going to hope. that that's all this is. So, anyways, there are a lot of people. out there these days who claim to be.

patriots because they voted for a. certain way or they watch a certain news. channel. It used to mean something to be. a patriot. Now, Dallas is trying to get. his story out, and what he's talking. about on here is how he left that unit, which I won't mention the name of the. unit cuz it might be classified, but. he's trying to get his story out on why. he was fired from that unit. And so, if. you're going to call yourself a patriot, then I suggest you share.

this episode with everyone you know. That's the toll I'm going to ask. Share this episode with everyone. you know. Please give us a like, subscribe, leave us a review on Apple Podcast and. Spotify, and there's a lot of other. podcasters out there. If you guys have. the balls to have Dallas on your show, I'd be happy to make a connection for. you. This guy needs to get his story out.

It's important. They are erasing. history, people. Do you get it? All right. I love you all. We have a quick message from Dallas. himself. I hope you all enjoy the show. Watch out for those UAPs. They're coming to get you, and that's. what we're talking about on the episode. after this. Love you all. Cheers. Enjoy. the show. Yo, what's happening, friends? Um. So, there's been uh some concern brought up.

about the Sean Ryan Show podcast, about the episode we did together, um. from some entities in Canada here. Um. They're concerned uh that there might be. some opsec um breaches, I guess. Um This is something I took very. seriously prior to going on the show. I. consulted with a ton of people uh. currently serving, recently retired, uh. deployed and not deployed, uh people.

whose opinions I really really respect. Um so, that's why I went and had the. conversation with Sean. and talked about what I did and left out. the things that I did. Anyway, there's a lot of uh backlash. Sorry. A lot of backlash. So, it's. coming from. certain groups. uh here in Canada. So, I think uh we're going to address. them in a professional manner, and. that's absolutely what Sean is. So,

there you have it. One last thing, and this is for Dallas. Dallas, I just want you to know I really respect. everything you're doing. So does everybody here in America. And. here in America, we [ __ ] love freedom. of speech. We love freedom. We love. people that stand up for what they. believe in, and that's exactly what you. represent. It would be an honor. to have you in this country. We need. more people like you in this country. today. So, I'm just saying. God [music] bless.

freedom. God bless you, Dallas. And God. bless the USA. [music]. All right, Dallas. Let's get into why you left. All right. Uh. so, the last couple years, last few. years, I kind of alluded to it before a. little bit, like. I didn't like the direction that we were.

starting to head. What Let's talk about. what year this is. Uh. this was. probably around. [sighs and gasps]. When did the [ __ ] COVID thing start? 2020, right? 2020, the very beginning of 2020. Yeah, so it was like tail end. beginning of 2019, maybe. Tail end 2018. So, it was like just starting, and. there'd been a couple of steps. throughout my time there where I saw saw. changing, you know, in a way. So, right. about the time all this woke stuff.

started hitting the news. That's right. So, in the news, it. infiltrated [ __ ] briefing time. It. infiltrated like different training that. they wanted everyone in the Canadian. Forces to go through. What kind of training? Oh, like sensitivity training to. everything you can imagine. Like. uh. from. like just every category of wokeness, it. seemed like there was a sensitivity. course that came along with it.

Now, So, instead of learning how to kill. people, Exactly. You're learning how to not hurt. anybody's feelings. is the trade-off that. I'm like, why the [ __ ] are we doing. this? So, one, within this gate of. there's no like we don't have big issues. in in all of these places. Now, do I. think people need to be nice to other. people? Yes. Do I think it needs to take. away from my [ __ ] range time cuz you. have some agenda? No.

And that starting to happen, and it was. like a little bit more and a little bit. more. I just saw. it going in a direction that I didn't. like. Uh. when. like this COVID thing happened, uh. they mandated. So, already we're heading in a direction. that I I'm not super fond of. And then, the COVID happened, you know, everything. grinds to this unnecessary halt, in my.

opinion. And. we're waiting to see what happens. Like, okay, there's a there's a vaccine. coming out. Okay. So, I'm just reading about it. I'm I'm. seeing what they're saying in the news. Reading other things. Um I'm just staying very open-minded. I'm like, okay, what do I feel like this. is something that I am. concerned about? Am I scared? Like, is. there a [ __ ] black plague sweeping. planet Earth? And like, at what level. And it's almost like the protector of.

the family kicks in, right? You're like, what level do I need to be concerned? And as as. things were coming, even like what the. news was reporting, I'm like, okay, I. see. I understand that they're trying to. scare everyone. I don't see anything that I need to be. concerned of. Mhm. We're looking at. demographics. We're looking at fatality. rates, all these things. Like. I the. I'm not concerned about this. To me, like you're getting numbers like anyway. I'm just like no I mean it it came out.

you know it's not they were [ __ ]. numbers there's no if ands or buts about. it they were reporting people that died. in car accidents and motorcycle. accidents people that were shot that's. right you know people that were dying. from other illnesses that may have had. covid. you could have died from [ __ ] cancer. but if you had covid. you died from covid if you were in a car. accident and [ __ ] died. and had covid it wasn't the car accident. that killed you it was covid that killed.

you you know so it's. the numbers were fudged and that was I. mean from the way I see it that was to. just like get everybody in line like be. scared be scared do your part I was like. yeah I don't I don't think so from what. I'm seeing right now I'm not concerned. about it. so I was like I look at it like the flu. shot every year there's flu shot I'm not. concerned about the flu so I don't get. it The. government the unit had a different. opinion because obviously it's the.

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I don't you don't require it I don't see. risk and and this is like as I've. evolved. or. hopefully evolved but like learning. about health and all these different. things I'm like okay. there's there's places for different. medications. it should be up to the individual to. make that assessment your own [ __ ]. health especially [ __ ] injecting. something in your body like. it's the ultimate like. overstep on someone's freedom like you. must inject this.

I'm like okay I'm like doesn't seem like. it's for me. I I had to go to the appointment anyway. but at this point we're not ordered to. take it. the tricky wording coercion and all the. stuff I saw. was like. other than a couple cases of people that. I know that were directly ordered to do. it. I even think those were. mistakes that people recognized later. like [ __ ] I don't think that was within. my.

like I didn't have the right to do that. now that's as everything passed what's. going to happen who knows but I saw a. lot of [ __ ] coercion and I declined. getting my first shots on a Friday. afternoon. and by Monday I was being threatened to. be kicked out of the unit. kicked out of my troop by my sergeant. major. I'd never seen a reaction I was telling. you this yesterday I've never seen a. reaction like that to almost anything in. my opinion I could have [ __ ].

drunk drove my truck through the front. gate. and it would not be that reaction they'd. be like hey man like [ __ ] something's. obviously going on. let's figure it out this is something. like there was there was pretty pretty. all right. support prior to this and it was like a. [ __ ] snap of the fingers like. overnight it just changed so drastically. with this narrative that like after. being at the unit for almost 14 years. and just declining and all I said is I. want to have more time to see something.

cuz there was information coming out. about like Johnson & Johnson not being. great don't get that one AstraZeneca. there's some problems like there's blood. clots and there's all these these things. I'm like. I just told them like I just want more. time. I was like. I couldn't believe the reaction like so. [ __ ] fast. I was like okay it's like this is a. weird one. so. I depends on the person. there a lot of people were torn but a.

lot of people were coerced a lot of. people were. told like you're not going to advance. your career you're going to be kicked. out so the end result was you were going. to be kicked out of the military a five. F relief release I think it's called. if you don't comply. like the most drastic [ __ ] I've ever. seen so like not only like. you're you're not on a list of. deployable right now because maybe. I don't know some other country has a. problem with it or whatever it's like.

you're [ __ ] kicked out. like. it was insane. and. that that led to so this would have been. probably. man I want to say like October. [sighs]. end of the year 2020. by time like everything. happened and the. be 2020 2021 no 2020.

and they were like this was in place. and now they have a bunch of people. there at the calf that are like yeah. we're not doing this okay begin the. release process you look at what are. your options. and there was like. exemptions there was some exemptions. that they wrote about. very rarely were those accepted so I. wrote in to get exemptions for a whole. bunch of different things that I. believed. and I talked so actually I talked to. like an indigenous elder.

from around where I was from. and like. I mean we didn't really get into it I'm. not. really religious dude. in terms of the dogma in any particular. book but I'm a spiritual guy for sure. and just I have beliefs in things that. are bigger than us. I don't think it's all just an accident. of whatever. but the advice I got from like a person. that I deem spiritual religious whatever.

it is was like. don't do it yet like this is the same. government that [ __ ] took our. indigenous people and threw them in the. like these schooling projects to like. teach the Indian out of them. like that was not that long ago there's. a scar left on the indigenous people. that's like. I'm not we're not going to trust. everything you say. we've done that before. and. it was it was a sentiment of like.

what do you like what is natural what do. you feel what do we believe in our. belief system and I tried to put this. into a. like here's another reason another. reason that I think in this particular. time like I want to be exempt from this. and like the cadre of the [ __ ] army. or whatever was like no that's not. legitimate religious [ __ ] thing. like [ __ ] you [ __ ] sucker. [sighs].

societally so all this. I'm like starting to get in. administrative trouble which has never. happened before in my career. because I'm not playing the mask parade. either. we'd have a conversation in a room me. and you or whoever is in my team or debt. no mask required it's [ __ ] stupid we. can all assess this now it's been going. on for you know at this point like. almost a year. next room I don't need masks we can all. agree it's [ __ ] stupid oh so and so's.

coming to the meeting you got to put on. a mask. no. no. and this just kept happening and people. would get upset and I'm like too [ __ ]. bad. like this is all a charade right now. I see you in conversations with certain. people until it's time to virtue signal. to a bigger group or whatever like. it's all a charade and I'm not playing. this game. and so I'd be like I'd get in trouble so. I'd be like how can you just [ __ ]. please put a mask on I'm like no.

they're like the next one's going to be. up the level of [ __ ] administrative. problems like. at what point are you going to see that. I don't give a [ __ ] anymore like I was. now. chasing up medical issues that I had all. the mTBI stuff I was telling you about. and I was getting a medical release. process started. cuz I was going to I was going to be. kicked out. now how many how many guys are.

are you leading the charge here are. other guys following in your footsteps I. was out front for sure. different people. took different approaches. I know a lot of people. that are no longer in. that were I'll just like I'll put it. that way I didn't really get permission. for anyone to talk about their own. situations, but like. Uh yeah, I was putting my foot down and. most people, whether they caved or not,

really appreciated it. Now, there's. obviously a collection of people that. didn't. Um. so I was now. chasing up a medical release. Um. in hindsight, I'm like, what a [ __ ]. blessing cuz like I needed to stop. exposing my brain. to impacts. This was just the catalyst. I was like, yeah, I'm not crossing that line. Uh. but I I I everything was bringing on.

these concussion symptoms. So, looking back on it, I'm like, whoo. But. it just I couldn't believe how it. [ __ ] changed overnight. And then uh. the final like straw was I was going to. a meeting to hear about. why my exemptions were declined. Some person who didn't even [ __ ] come. talk to me or talk to the person that I. spoke with. declared like religious exemption, no. Medical exemption, no. Like even I.

brought up all of these concerns, myocarditis, all these different things. that were showing up in young men. who are not at risk of [ __ ] dying. from COVID. I was like, no, no, no, no. All these. things are no. So, I was going to this. meeting for them to tell me why. everything was declined. The meeting just happened to be at like. a meeting room. and I didn't put a mask on. Uh and then. Can we have the conversation that you. had with the gentleman before you. entered that room? Yeah, so I was.

I was talking uh and my like chain of. command knew and I don't they didn't. like my immediate chain of command, I. mean. Uh and he was like escorting me in. my sergeant major and. he was like, hey man, they're going to. ask you to put a mask on. I know. And he's [clears throat] like, like can you do it? I was like, [ __ ] no. So, he went in to. kind of give the room a heads-up. Um and this was like the ultimate like.

like I cuz I could have just [ __ ] put. it on and I wore balaclavas all over the. [ __ ] place. But like the principle. behind this nonsense I was seeing this. like. the charade, like it was just such a. joke. I'm like, I'm not doing it. So, the RSM comes out. Like, I need you to put a mask on, Dallas. I'm not doing it. I don't even own a [ __ ] mask. And uh. that it escalated a little bit. Um. instead of using my first name, call me.

by my rank. I. I I told him when he stature got a. little bit up and I was just like, don't get [ __ ] pokey chest with me. And I use it why I won't use his name. here, but. and then he's like, get out. So, he goes down, open the door to this. building. I was like, you coming outside with me? He's like, just looked away, went inside, and that.

was the last time I ever had access to. [ __ ] even get on camp. Wow, that's how it ended? That's how it ended. So, I got in my. truck. My my sergeant major came out and he's. like, [ __ ] I was like, look, man, I know the position I just put you in, but. I don't give a [ __ ] anymore. And I drove home. and like my pass never worked again. So, all the the clear out process and. everything had to be done through people. on camp. Uh. I got a little charge on the way out.

uh for that. I can't even remember what it was. called, but behavior towards the RSM. And that was like the. see you later. That's crazy, dude. That's insane. It's. [ __ ] insanity. I. But like I was saying, [sighs and gasps]. I think yesterday I mentioned this. It's. just like I I liked what you said at. dinner. You you had mentioned that you. asked the sergeant major, you said, well, is everybody in that room. masked? Yeah, so I asked. I said,

is everybody in the room going to be. wearing a mask? He said, absolutely. I said, then that means you're all safe. if they work. And if they don't. and you're not safe, then why are you. telling me to put one on? Um and that's. when he. got started using my rank instead of my. name. Well, what else are you going to. say to that? Well, it just shows it's. very good, sergeant major. This is. [ __ ] what common sense looks like. it's just it was my it was. yours go? That's the thing. Where the.

[ __ ] did it go? Um. Yeah, so that was like the last day. I was ever. all the release. Um. Do you feel that that destroyed. a big part of. Mm, no. At least not for me. So, one, I think it was already going in a. direction that.

I didn't like, that it wasn't for me. It. was not the unit was no longer or at. least rapidly turning into a place. that the people they selected. were not going to fit in there anymore. Mhm. Um and I just I recognized that for. me in my own personal thing. So, the the. unit is still full of [ __ ] super hard. charging professional [ __ ]. The like the the the best workforce,

friends, brothers I've ever worked with. There is a. a portion. that needs a realignment. Um. Is that portion growing? I think maybe because the other. portion's shrinking. Yeah. It It. It. uh would appear to be growing. Um. But like when I when I when I go chat. with boys, like I I don't feel like the. numbers are growing where people are. like, yeah, you know what? We need to be.

forced to do more [ __ ]. And we need to like. really soak up all this woke business. Like no one's saying that. Mhm. Unless. the most important thing to you in the. world is your career. So, like. it's still. there's just still [ __ ] great. warriors. Yeah. So, I I leave and like the unit I never. expected whenever I got out, no matter. how it was, I didn't expect that like.

the unit's going to come to a a halt. Like, oh my god, Dallas is leaving the. unit cuz you're just another [ __ ]. dude in a big organization. Like the train just keeps going. But there's. I didn't expect it to end like that. But I have just really good. friends and brothers out of it all Yeah. no matter the [ __ ]. have had my back in a lot of ways. They. did they did lose a lot of stuff though. by.

by losing you. I mean, how what. I'm just what percentage of. the unit do you think left because of. the jab mandates and the and the the. woke agenda and because. this is happening across the world, you. know, and and when I get guys in who are. fresh out, I mean, it's horrible. Yeah. They've. demoralized. all of the units. And and Yeah. and the attrition rate. it's a joke. The attrition rate is a.

joke now. They can't keep anybody in. They can't recruit anybody. because. they miscalculated who joins the. military, especially who serves in a who. who wants to serve in a in a soft. environment at that at that capacity at. that level. Well, I don't know if. the people really making the calls for. this to happen. want. units like that. Well, that's what I'm. We can get into that in a minute. Okay. [laughter].

But I guess what I'm saying is. you know, I'm. this is just an estimation. It's not. based off any factual information other. than just who I know left Yeah. Um. the SEAL teams because of the jab and. I'm going to say it's damn close to 50%. you know, between the woke agenda and. the jab mandates. I mean, these are the. These are the only people in the [ __ ]. country that stand up for what they. believe in. Everybody else. has just got their head down and they're.

just trying to get through the day. These are the only [ __ ] people that. step up to the plate. Yeah. You know, and they just left. And when they left, let's say it is 50% you know, I mean, dude, you took the you took the. you were on the team that has the world. record. for the longest sniper. kill in in in world history. But and the. and the TL. is. also I can't remember what step he's at. now, but he was being kicked out for the.

same reason. There you go. So, they. here you have an all-star sniper team at. the top level. and you're not going to be able to pass. that knowledge on to the next guys. Yeah, like the the corporate. detrimental that is? knowledge. is it's. it's [ __ ] mind-blowing. And even like. I don't I don't know the numbers of guys. that got out, but I know. a large number of people. that don't want to be there. And that's. just two people. Yeah. That's just two.

people. Yeah. You know? This. They're not going to get your mindset. They're not going to get your you know, the the the hard skills, they're not. going to get the soft skills, none of. it. Yeah. They're not going to get it. Yeah. And. and there aren't any other wars. happening now, you know, and so that. experience is it's going to get real. thin. It's going to get real hard to. come by. Yeah. And um. So yeah, I would say they they they lost. a tremendous amount of experience and.

knowledge. by doing that. It is crazy. Uh. Yeah, it just there's so many things. that seem so backwards to me. Now, going back to the. you know, do they you don't think they. want people like that? When I saw the defund the police. movement happen in the US, Yeah. that was the I. immediately I saw. I was like, they are going to get rid of. the old guard. and replace that with the new mindset.

that's going to do whatever. whoever these [ __ ] people are that. are pushing this agenda. Yeah. They want. to re They want to They want to replace. the the old guard with the new guard. that's going to do. whatever. Exactly. they have to say. Yeah. And then we saw a carryover from the. defund the police movement, then the new. administration took over. Now we're. seeing it mili- not even just special. operations, and it's military-wide. They're restructuring. Yeah.

every every everything. Yeah. Yeah, well, and it. it's. like historically almost, and I'm not. much of a military historian, but like. you you have groups of guys. in SOF. I'll say guys cuz we've never. had a female assaulter, but. like. selected to. think outside the box, to use common. sense, to assess certain things, to hold.

the [ __ ] ground, to not get bullied. And then it was like this big surprise. at the end like, oh, you must be going. through something. You've changed. It's. like, [ __ ] I didn't change. This is who you selected. You selected. someone to not be bullied into [ __ ] I. didn't want to do. And now you're just you're seeing it. Like. that's that's what's happening. [laughter]. Like, just standing my ground. Like this is like the ultimate [ __ ]. selection test. [laughter].

Like. So I just yeah. Rode on out the gate and uh. turned to country music. [laughter]. Is there Is there Is there anything you. regret about. I mean, you stood up for what you. believe in. Is there any Do you have any. regrets? Um. To the guys that are still in that unit, you know, when the next mandate comes. down the pipe? Yeah, I No, man. I I.

don't. And. I I stood my ground. I'm trying to think. if there's anywhere where I was like, ah, maybe I just do something. I don't. think so. I stood my ground. everywhere, and I know I was a pain in. the ass to people cuz I'm like, I'm not. doing that. And now it's the next level. I'm not doing. Like, I'm not even. signing [snorts] that administrative. [ __ ] wrist slap that you're giving. me. Shred it, keep it, I don't care. Like. it it it was just so absurd. I couldn't wrap my head around it. So I.

I did I stood my ground in places, and I'm so happy now that I'm out that I. did. Um and like I said, it was. from looking back, like all the. concussions, MTBI stuff, and everything. piling up. I think it's a good thing. overall anyway. Um. but. I In that sense, no no regrets at all. And I was I was. telling people my opinion, why I was. doing it, you know? And I I don't care.

If guys wanted it, go [ __ ] take it. Take two, take three. Yeah. Take five. boosters and stuff. Like, I don't. I don't particularly care. what drugs you assess personally that. you want to use. Use everything Pfizer. makes. Use none of what he make. Like. I I truly [ __ ] believe in freedom. Um. So it was never like, hey man, don't do. this. Don't do this. I'm like, here's. some things that I'm reading. Yeah. Here's some things that I'm seeing. Think about it. You're having.

an anti-vaxer. You just want choice. I just want choice. Anyone can take. whatever they want. But it definitely. got me looking into more ingredients of. things, and it started with me and my. family a while back. What's in our food? What's in our cleaning products? What's. in our water? What's in And I'm like, I'm not going to do all of this. and then like what's in that thing? Ah, there's something in there I'm already. in and a bunch of other things we don't. really know about. Sure, give them. Um.

So it's it's just I'm not. anti-medication. I'm not anti-vaccine. if those are the things you want to do. I am anti. you telling me what I have to put in my. [ __ ] body to fit into society. We. have to go to a restaurant. Like those are all mandates in in. Canada. Like, you show a vax pass or you. can't come eat here. No [ __ ] Yeah, that's real. Yeah. Everywhere? Uh it's it's now it's done.

Uh it's mostly done. Um. but the mandate from the government is. like, you can't get on a plane, a train, or a bus. You can't go eat at restaurants. Every. restaurant was required. or they could be shut down to ask you. for proof of [ __ ] COVID vaccination. I've been drinking this coffee. alternative every single morning. It's. called MUDWTR. It's got four adaptogenic. mushrooms and Ayurvedic herbs with only. a fraction of caffeine as a cup of.

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Yeah, so it's just for me it's always. been just like it's the the freedom I. question. I'm like, so many guys gave so. [ __ ] much. to try and have that fight for freedom. And like, you know, friends that have. died. And you're like for [ __ ]. first to be like. not even taken really so much as just. like handed right over. Yeah. Most. people are just like, [ __ ] take it. Take. my freedom. I'll take this so that I can.

go eat at a restaurant. If that's what you say I need to do. And I'm like, oh my god. Where do you think this all came from? Where is it stemming from? Um. I see. Like okay, these are conspiracies, but. I love a good conspiracy. I don't know at what point they just. they come out of the realm of It seems. like nothing ever gets out of the realm.

of conspiracy if it's not in the news to. some people. Regardless of what it is. Like there's now a ton of You can go. back and watch hours of video where. they're like, here's what the vaccine. is. Here's what it's going to do. Here's what it's going to do. You just. see that narrative change as like it's. undeniable. Everyone's triple vaxed and. still getting COVID. Oh, but. uh it's going to it's going to You're. not going to die. Or you're going to die. less. Like, there's no [ __ ] way to. measure that. Yeah. I had COVID twice,

and I'm like. I didn't die. It was uncomfortable, but like if I had three shots of. whatever, was that going to be less than I had? Yeah. How the [ __ ] do you measure that? It's a It's a good way to trick people. though, cuz it's a it's a metric that you can't. measure. You can only have someone say, "You're not doing your part, cuz you. might die in an ICU and take up a bed. for blah blah blah blah blah.". I did my part and my COVID didn't kill. me. You're like,

"What the fuck?" It's clever as [ __ ] to. have the narrative change from dead. stop, "This is going to stop you from. getting or spreading COVID." Those. videos are out there. You President said. that, a bunch of people said that. And then, "Oh, well, no, it was never really. intended to stop the spread. It was to. reduce critical symptoms." You're like, "Yeah.". And people are like, "Yeah." It's It's. [laughter] insane. It's insane. You're like, "This People, conspiracy theorists, were.

saying it 6 months ago like, 'Hey, this. is not They They never produced any. studies that are showing that it's. stopping any kind of spread.'" Cat's out. of the bag now. I know a ton of people. who got the jab, who got COVID. Absolutely. Like the cat is out of the. [ __ ] bag. Yeah. You know? And people. I just saw I don't even watch the news. anymore anymore, but my wife had it on. this morning as I was walking out and I. I saw they have another booster coming. out.

Oh, yeah. 50% of the country. is going to bend over and take that. booster. They're probably waiting in. line right now. All excited to take it. It produce So, there's like the way I see it is a. spectrum. On one side, there's a lot of. money at play. And people do crazy [ __ ] for money. Companies make a [ __ ] shitload of. money. When policy dictates profit, the first. [ __ ] people purchased are the policy. makers. So, that there's like That's just like. the common sense.

I feel like we can all agree on there. was a lot of people that made a lot of. money off this. Let's just say that's. like the lower end of it all. To the other side, we're seeing. things that really fit in line with a. globalization that wants to happen. And. this is a good catalyst for it. They say it. They I mean like the people. who want it. right in their own book, The Great. Reset. They put it out. Everyone can go. read it. It's not a conspiracy. The. guy's name is on it. He wrote the. [ __ ] book. This is what we want. This.

is now led into. a whole bunch of different ways that. they can implement things. Like, "You have to show proof to get into this. restaurant.". "Maybe a handier way would be if there. was an international digital ID where we. knew what everything was doing. And if. you don't agree, you can't get on a. flight from this country to that. country.". Like a digital ID for everyone to travel. everywhere. That's. being worked on. That's already there. This is not a conspiracy. The government. of Canada has known digital known.

traveler digital ID program. Sponsored. World Economic Forum, Air Canada, certain airports. This is on the [ __ ] government. website. So, there's not a conspiracy at all. You. can log in and go check it out. Known. traveler digital ID system. A year ago to say this was a a huge. conspiracy. Come on. They don't They. don't want that. Like a central a central a digitally.

backed central currency or whatever the. acronym is for that. That's another thing. So, like. on the everyone should believe and be. able to see that like there's just a lot. of money at play. A ton of people made. [ __ ] billions of dollars. And on the other side, there's a lot. more things pointing now that the next. step that they said they want to make. is where it's going. So, I think that's what it was about. Somewhere in that spectrum. What's next? This [ __ ] Who knows?

It's crazy. Have you seen the interview with this. like the CNN reporter that was like. chatting that was caught like on a. like a. camera was recording or phone was. recording? And they're like, "Yeah, we're told to. push all the COVID narrative blah blah. blah blah blah all through this.". And he's like, "Okay, well, what happens. now like it's all over?" He's like, "Oh, the next big push is climate change. Like we have to. All of the momentum is going to be put. in that. You're going to see it on every. single screen. You're going to see it on.

everything.". And the video got out. People were still. like, "No." Like the [ __ ] works for CNN. Yeah, it's I just saw it again. yesterday. Somewhere. But oh, and that's. the thing. If you. I mean lots of people see it, but lots. of people don't. And even with. a recording like that, people are still. like, "No." What? No, it's your [ __ ]. truck that's doing it. Okay. It's insane.

It is insane. It's a rabbit hole. Go down that one a. long time. We Yeah, well, we could spend. hours on that topic, but. but let's move into psilocybin and. psychedelics. Let's get Let's get on something a. little more positive. Yes. So, you get. out, you're dealing with some of the trauma. At some point you decide. Yeah, so getting out. I was noticing like I was saying a lot.

of concussion symptoms. A lot of that kind of manifested itself. as anger. I'm a typically not angry. person. My brother dying. I was having a hard time processing. It's all of that. And like. immediately after, it was like that's. when I was like I was drinking a lot of. whiskey. And then as time passes, I'm like it was. still kind of definitely a struggle, but. I was like tapering kind of my daily.

behavior. And I started hearing about. the effects of like a big dose of. psilocybin. There was podcasters that I listened to. were talking about it. There's studies I. was seeing being done for things like. PTSD, trauma, depression, anxiety, all. these things, alcoholism. Or just addiction in general. And. I was like,

"Fuck it. What do I got to lose?" A bunch of. people whose opinions and health I. respect. opinions on on mindset growth. Like just. a bunch of things. I'm like, "Bunch of Googling. Can you [ __ ] die. from taking too much mushrooms?". Consensus is no. You can be in different realms for sure, but. apparently no. Now, there's some odd. outlier cases like I was saying. I think. there's like mental issues. of of some sort like.

Do your research before you take this. advice. But I was like, "Okay, it's it's not. something that people overdose from. I'm. not going to be like Cuz what happened. is. I read about it, got the Cole's Notes that I thought I. needed. Set and setting. I was in a meditative. state and I was like set some. intentions. And [ __ ] threw down I think it was. four four to five grams the first time. I like sent my wife out of. my.

fiance and baby out of the house. I was. like, 'Okay, like I don't know. I'm not. going to have my phone on, but I'll. message you and like I think it's like. six or eight hours this stuff is going. to take time to process.'. So, I was sitting in my living room. and. like started to kick in. And it was the craziest. Not craziest. It was Like I was saying, it was like one of the most profound. days of my whole life when it was all. said and done. It was such a release of. so many things. Like.

from an from an outside perspective, I'm. glad. Sarah wasn't still there, cuz it would. have looked like I was having a terrible. terrible trip. Like I was on the ground. and like I got nauseous. And I was like crawling to the bathroom. I thought I was going to puke. I'm like. I wasn't sure. And there was a bunch of. things. Advice I had gotten was just like, "You. just got to let go. Like when this. comes, just [ __ ] let go.". And I I was struggling so hard my ego to.

narrate. what was happening. And like just like. And it's almost like you're getting to a. panic state. And it with that I was so. nauseous. I was like, "Oh, yeah. Just like. You got to let go. You got to let go. You got to let go." And things are. [ __ ] crazy. Visuals are crazy. Looking in the mirror and my skin is. crazy. And it's like it's reptilian. shapes and stuff. Like it was wild. And then I was like just [sighs] You're. letting go. Let go. Let go. And I I did. And I like laid down and.

just like the angle my back was to the. window, but everything went dark and. silent. And I was like. I remember. just like throughout the whole thing. having like this. beat like in my body. And it was like a. pow like a for me like my indigenous. background. I just like I heard like a. pow drum the whole time. And I felt so. [ __ ] like connected to Earth. sort of thing. Like It's probably. wouldn't make a lot of sense to people.

who have not done psychedelics, but. I just I [ __ ] cried so hard. And it was like a release of I don't. even know. It was like a [ __ ] river. coming out of me. And it was like it was. kind of laid on my side away from the. window and everything was dark, but it. was just like. flowing. And then it went like deep deep into. this hole. And it was like the scariest. I'd ever. been. I was like, "I'm in hell. [ __ ]. It's like quiet, empty. I was like. I'm dead or something." I.

Like even just my own thoughts were so. [ __ ] loud. And then I I like. just like my brother in in that place. And he was kind of like. like, why are you having such a hard time with. this? And it was almost like. I'm over here, so now I know, but like. just like I didn't go anywhere. And I was like,

what the [ __ ] And it was like he was. just through whatever. means. I don't even remember if he was. like saying these words, but just like. I've gone nowhere. Like I'm always this. close as like to as thin as your eyelids. kind of thing is what I came out of it. with. And I was like, what the [ __ ] And this. warm feeling came over me. And like. and. I was no longer like afraid that I was. dead, I guess. Um, and then at the same time like this.

this crazy this octopus. like thing like gave me almost like a. hug. And I just felt like so warm. And it was like it was my little. daughter. Like that essence or whatever. And I laid [clears throat] back down. like I I turned over. And I looked at the ceiling and it was. like this [ __ ]. path to heaven, man. Like my living room. ceiling. I look at it a million times.

since then now and I'm like, what the. [ __ ] Where did this come from? But like. I was seeing. like a lineage. Like all it was like a path. All of the men in my family to like. great great great great great wherever. And it was like all of that was a part. of me. I'd never felt that before. Do you have that much Do you know about. your family lineage? A little bit. So like is that what you. think? No. no. There was like. mystery people in that thing. But like.

it was. it's just a part of me. It was an. intuitive feeling. Yeah. Like the wisdom. of this everything that is me is like. from all of these different these men. And then almost just after it was like. the same thing, but for all of the. mothers. in my my line. Like it was like the the. love and warmth from that side. It was almost like all the way up to. like Mother Earth sort of thing, you.

know? It was weird, man. And it was like. it happened a. couple of other times. We can talk about. those stories later, but it was like. as much as. so many of the struggles here feel like. you're alone. Do you know what I mean? Like. a lot of it and we're terrible for this. in our community of just like, well, that fucker's not going to understand. I'm talking to this guy, he doesn't get. it. Like. and I'm not even like my I didn't have a. crazy career. I've had some close calls. a couple times. I They don't and I've.

been snapped back to those in a couple. of loud scenarios, but like. some of the guys you've had sit in this. chair, I'm like, well, since yesterday. like to just be humbled to be telling. the story, but like I have not had that. level of career. So I can't imagine. some guys. just thinking they're in it alone. You. know what I mean? Like people don't. [ __ ] get it. And I I always I had that, but it was. this was showing me like. you're like you it was such a [ __ ].

warm embrace of like all of this this. lineage of mothers, really. But like you're you're never Shit's. really hard. You're just like you're not alone. You. come from this. You come from all of. this. And none of these people went anywhere. Physical state obviously has gone. somewhere. It's in the [ __ ] ground or. a pile of ashes, but like. the being is like. this is all you all the way up to the. [ __ ] beginning of time. Like.

it's so crazy to even talk about it. at this level. to try and. And I see it so clearly. Like I don't I. didn't forget anything of this entire. trip as I as I recall. Um, and it was like 6 hours of these as. like little lessons, things I didn't. know. I needed to like. pull on or think about. the most important thing you took out of. it was? 100% it was my it was my my my. brother. Like. it was that I just I had a feeling now.

that was night and day from beginning to. end of like this this loss, this. um. this expectation that I had. Like, oh, you're going to be here forever to. [ __ ] do all these things together, hunt and fish and see Caleb and Maddie. get married and GG at some point and. like just like you're going to be here. and we're [ __ ] play music and all. these things. It was like. he was like, okay, got it. You had a.

bunch of expectations. It's all your. ego. I'm still here. Like I didn't go. anywhere. And that that was that was the biggest. thing for sure. That was like. I don't know how many I probably had. eight drink. to numerous every single [ __ ] day. since he died until that point almost. There was a couple times I'm like, okay, I was trying to sort through it, but. this was like boom. When I came I was like, holy [ __ ].

It was it was night and day. I was like. I don't even have a desire to. to drink. to. cover up the things I don't know how to. process kind of thing. Um. Now, I still drink. The relationship. with alcohol. um. I. it has changed a lot. Um. and I I look at it now like.

the way I had a lot of time in my life. Um. just like it can enhance some fun. I [ __ ] I love the taste of a good. bourbon or a glass of red wine beer. Like I I really do enjoy alcohol. Uh, but like the the lesson. is like. and I told this to my niece. [laughter]. If life is good. if if you think like you're doing like. you're not in a dark place particularly.

have a glass of wine. Like indigenous. communities, there's a big problem with. alcohol. Um, and it's a slippery slope, man. And. I've I've kind of like. teetered, gone too far this way, try to. come back, take some time off. Um. but it's it's why. you're doing it. Do you know what I. mean? Like it's it's hugely important. cuz it's not. like corn juice, grape juice, or [ __ ].

barley juice. Like that's not The issue. is not with some liquid substance. In my opinion, it's. what it's covering up or what it's. what it's being used as a crutch. to process, I guess. What are you using it to cope. with? Or what are you using it to cope. with? Yeah, like. That's what Yeah, like like there's an. underlying thing. If you feel like [ __ ].

Like for me it was very clear with my. brother dying. I'm like, I don't know. how to [ __ ] deal with this. Mhm. I don't. The tools that I thought I. had are not working. So that one it was like temporary. numbing agent essentially. [cough and clears throat]. So you want You've done two more. psilocybin trips since? Yeah. What's. What sparked those? You just didn't feel. like you were. Did you need more? I.

I think The way I look at it for myself. after discovering it. um I want to use it. probably every year. Um. and I'm going to look into more guided. things and stuff like that. I did the. first few by myself. Cuz I have a big ego, I think. I I don't. think I would let go as much if someone. else was in the room. For the first couple. Um.

and I didn't know what was going to. happen either. Like I didn't want. someone supervising me and then I get. violent. It's like I'm holding a dead. person when I wake up or something. I'm. like, I don't know what this is going to. do. Now, I don't think I have any. knowing. what comes out of me. I've done three. times, but like. I have no want to be violent in it. So. that was kind of a okay. Like the whole day I could not imagine. like being in a [ __ ] fight when I'm. on like that amount of psilocybin.

Uh. so yeah, the second one was just like. continuing. continuing work. Like there's still. Uh, there's the. there's just it it always offers. something new, I think, from my. experience. Um. The last one I did was. just at the end of this last year, October, November, something like that. And it was wild. I did 7 g. of penis envy strain.

And for this one I went to like our. little cottage beach house. Just by myself. Again, I lit like a. couple candles, made a fire. Set and setting of meditation. And this. one was a [ __ ] insane mental battle. Like. but. by the end of fighting with myself for. say I couldn't imagine fighting, but it. was like an internal Let's go into it. I'm I'm I'm really curious. So I I took.

them. They came on [ __ ] fast. And I was like, oh [ __ ]. Ah, [ __ ]. I did too much. I wasn't ready to do it. again. Like. maybe I'm jumping the gun. It'd been now. 9 months or almost a year since the last. time. Uh. I didn't know I again I got nauseous. This time I actually threw up. And I was just in such. a [ __ ] internal battle. Like.

no matter if I like I find that if I. close my eyes you really go deep inside. If you open your eyes and look at. something it comes out. But no like you. know matter where there's just no. escape. And it was like 4 hours of this. And. then I it was so awful. [laughter]. I almost wish I would have recorded it. on a GoPro or something. The sounds I was making man were like a. [ __ ] animal. I I remember it and I'm. like I don't know what I was growling. Like there was all these crazy things. I. still had that like.

like that drumbeat. that comes every time I I take it. Um. but and I was just like fighting. fighting and growling and I just felt. like such a [ __ ] animal. I was like. this like. And then it was it was kept saying like. you have to go through this fight. Like. your life how you. go about it how you process things. whatever the next step is. Like you just. left the unit you're going into the. unknown. Like you need to know that you have this.

fight. And I was like [ __ ] And then it. it kind of like. calmed and something came over me. that was like. a [ __ ]. the best way I can describe it is like. you've graduated. Damn. was like you are strong enough for. [ __ ] anything this world throws at. you. And I was like holy [ __ ] I'm getting. tangentially talking about. I was like Jesus Christ. I got I didn't. know I the whole time I'm like you're. just like it was this you're in it.

You're all by yourself. Nobody's coming. This fight you have to be strong enough. for. When it was all said and done I was like. holy [ __ ] I'm like I am strong enough. for it. Um so that kind of tapered off. It was. crazy night that tested it. It was tapering off. into the evening. And I was like this is not the right way. to process by the way. I'll say that. right now. What is about to go down. Um.

but I I'd made an obligation earlier in. the day for something that evening. And I pushed the start time a little bit. cuz something happened. So I was like. I was not in a a great place to be in. public. But I was like [ __ ] I already. said I was going to do this. I'll go do. it. And like I wasn't like still like. tripping but I was like. I was now super tired emotionally. drained. I was like okay what a lesson. And I went and did it. It was like to go. to a hockey practice and like help my. nephew get ready.

So I come in and like her family's there. and stuff. So I was like [sighs]. how was it? And I was like just like. tired just trying to drink some water. and like still processing everything. Uh. like drained. And then. we go to hockey and we hadn't heard from. her dad for a day and a bit. Which is super unusual. Like he called. us like three times a day everyone. Just. like. And it's like. he and he wasn't feeling good prior.

I'm like oh no [ __ ] I'm like did anyone. go? No. And I was like yeah I'll go. check on him after. this practice. So we went to his house. And I'm like I told Sarah to wait in the. truck. She's like oh my god why? I'm. just like just give me a second. I go in to his apartment and he was. dead. On the ground. And I was like [ __ ] goddammit. Like.

it's. I've seen a lot of dead bodies. So that. part wasn't like a crazy shock to me. But I'm like. I have to go outside. And I have to tell. my fiance. that her dad is dead. And I got to call. my friend and brother and. team leader from multiple like just. her brother that his dad is dead. And he's getting like I'm like [ __ ]. So I kind of had a little moment and.

then you know it's just like. like. the processing was a lot easier because. of the first psilocybin trip I went on. So I'm like. just kind of had a man it was a. pleasure. Like. I'm sorry that this is how it is but. like. I know that you're around. But it was still like I had to go. outside and I went around to her side of. the door and she [ __ ] lost it. And. she's like no no no don't like. I you can imagine like the reaction is.

just. Yeah. It was terrible. And so I called her brother and. he came down and we just started dealing. with it and like went late into the. night kind of thing. Um. and it was just. it was such a. like a terrible evening. But. it's I find it so strange. that I got. that lesson right before that. Like I. don't. it's it's it was just the events of.

You don't think that's a coincidence do. you? Uh no. Yeah I don't. No no no. I don't think it's coincidence. at all. Um. how it all. happened. Um. but it's [ __ ] interesting that's for. sure. Yeah that's for damn sure. Yeah. Has your wife tried psilocybin. since then? Uh no. So she has plans to. Yeah. She. wants to. She's looking for the right. place. I don't she doesn't want to do it. all alone which I I. from what I read the best way to do it.

is like have someone experienced. kind of walk you through the process. Mhm. Um and that's probably what I'll do. going forward. I might I might try and. uh. the next time. and I am in no hurry to do it again. right now. But when I do I might try something like. ayahuasca but have it guided um and see. what I get out of you know a person that. knows kind of what to guide these. things. Um but yeah she will she wants to at. some point. What about your.

brother-in-law? Um I think that he will also at some. point. He's he's. Or he might have. Like so he's a he's a. bit of a. [laughter]. he'll. he knows. He knows that it's [ __ ]. good. He sees he's a a health nut into. all the same things like really um. so I'm not 100% sure he hasn't done it. in a place and just not said anything. about it. Uh he's also kind of reserved.

a little bit. Uh. he's a man he's you might have if you. weren't going to have a second Canadian. on here you might want to have a chat. with him. Right on. guys got connect conspiracies you'll be. here for a long time. Uh. yeah so I I. I'm a huge fan of it. Um. there's some things again that you need. to be cautious about. But like my mother. had and is having. like I just as you can imagine her her. son dying a super hard time. I know that.

she's interested in in in doing it as. well. Uh there's a couple clinics I think that. are it's like it's coming into a place. where it might be available soon for. some of this this big trauma stuff. So. I'm hoping that [ __ ] everybody does. it. Man I know that got you're familiar with. maps right? Uh yeah. So I know they're. doing a a big study. um. with MDMA and and I think they're using. prisoners. Okay. Um and.

um. I can't really say anything but there's. a there's another group that I used to. be with and. they're experiment they're they're. doing studies on them with MDMA and. supposedly having amazing results. I've heard some that were combos as. well. Like psilocybin and MDMA or uh. Well wasn't yours it was ibogaine and. 5-MeO 5-MeO-DMT. But that wasn't a combo. I did I did. ibogaine.

on a. I think I did ibogaine on a Wednesday. and I did 5-MeO on a Friday. That's pretty [ __ ] close. It's close. But it wasn't it wasn't. [laughter]. I think what you're talking about though. with the combo is is both. Yeah administered at the same time. Yeah. yeah. And uh so I haven't done that. I did a a. very light. psilocybin journey since. um. nothing like your experience. I I did 2. g. and had one of the most amazing. conversations with my wife that I've.

ever had. Yeah. Um before. It's so. it's it's a magical mushroom. Yeah. It. is. It is. I think a lot of. Yeah. people will get a lot out of it. especially our. politicians. Yeah. And man I. I hope that and I've had some friends do. it after hearing my story. And there's a. couple guys and it's just like I've. never heard it not help somebody yet. Now I'm not saying it's all possible.

Or I'm not saying that that is not. possible whatever it is. But like it's. helped every person. that has taken it. with like. with a purpose. Intention or not really. Like even some. people get slapped in the face with like. here's an intention you should have had. you know. Um. but I I think it's I think it's huge. man. I think for guys. who've gone through. crazy careers in this stuff with.

just what you see and what you do and. the time away and the [ __ ]. just. how you grow into a person in that. environment. Again, this will just this will bring. you. it'll shine some light on some things. that you might not have otherwise. seen. [snorts]. [clears throat]. What do you got coming up? So, now you're now you're big in the. country music. I'm putting my foot in the door. Yeah, so I'm here to chat with you and then.

I'm going to write songs in Nashville. for the week. Um. I've got a bunch of different. appointments lined up with like these. professional. like [ __ ]. real deal songwriters. So, I'm I'm super. excited to learn from them and see what. we can come up with. Uh. We're writing for an album to do a to do. an album to be uh kind of recorded. between here and Canada. Yeah, and I just want to [ __ ] meet. people and play tunes. Music's always. been such a big part of my life and.

a very therapeutic. part for a lot of it also. Do you have. any particular ambition with this or are. you just Man, not really. Like. if you would have asked. 20-year-old Dallas. if this was the path I was taking. instead of going to JTF2. it would have been the same reason. Am I. enough? Is it like do you know like I. got to prove some things. Now, I just want to write good songs cuz. I love good songs.

Music has helped me so [ __ ] much. that I know. that uh. a song with truth it can do crazy. things. Like it can it really help. people. And just some of the songs I've. written now and playing them to like. veteran communities and stuff like. I've had. big strong [ __ ] dudes like crying. They're like, man. Like you can't write a song like that if. you. have a career in this. Like it [ __ ]. hits home. And like that is crazy to.

have. and music does that. So, I want to write. good songs. I want to write fun songs, too, man. Songs are great for. heartache and heartbreak and hard times. processing, but they're also like you. have good music on when times are good. and it's that much better. So, the real intention is to just. write good songs and play them. for whoever wants to listen. Do you. think. do you still have some of those songs. that you wrote about your brother? Yeah,

I actually played one live for the first. time. Uh. When did we play November? And it was the first time I'd ever been. able to play it. in front of anyone and not like start. crying. Um. but yeah, I I played that one live and. there was a it was the room was silent. I couldn't believe it. And then there. was. a handful of people that were brought to. tears and I'm like it's. it's such a.

it's such an age-old way of connecting. with someone, you know? Yeah. That's why. I like the. country music that I love is. they're telling the [ __ ] truth. Like. the the struggle the good time, heartache, whatever it is. they're telling the truth in the song. So, yeah, I have some of those songs. I. don't know. where they're going to go. I don't know. You you write songs and sometimes I'm. like. you just get it out and then.

you don't touch it again. Sometimes you. come back to it and play it because it. connects you to something or a certain. moment. Um. I don't know. I just want to. keep learning how to do it. Um. so that I can keep doing it. Well, man, I kind of want to wrap this. up, but um. thank you for for. coming in here and sharing your story. and I wish you the best of luck. Thanks.

so much for having me. And I have. a whole list of people that I'm dying to. connect you with and I'm going to do it. as soon as we flip these cameras off. But, one last question. Yeah. If you had two or three people to. recommend for this show. who would it be? Oh, man. Do they have to be Canadian? They can be whoever you want. Okay, so I. think at some point. if he's ready, my brother-in-law would. be a great chat. He's got a lot of war.

experience. He is very uh [ __ ] respected. Uh. and you guys will have a [ __ ]. interesting dinner conversation also. Uh he would be good. Uh I think that to get a perspective. maybe from the UK guys would be cool. Staz and the Through Dark guys. I can. give you his contact. Um. I don't know if. I know they'll be around for Shot Show, but whenever it is. I think it could be. cool to hear what. how the cultures are the same or. different, you know? Um from from over.

there. And if it's something in a non-tactical. space at some point, I got to say my my. sister's doing really cool things in. Canada. She's really helping indigenous. community. Uh she was like a pro boxer. She's. dabbled in everything from acting to. modeling and fitness and she's. you know, like me had a hard time. processing my brother our brother. passing. Uh. but. she's a [ __ ] fighter, a scrapper. So,

um. maybe that would happen at some point. Yeah, most of it's [ __ ] my family and. my friends, man. Right on. Yeah. Well, hey man, seriously I wish you the. best of luck and this. Thanks so much. Oh, yeah. [ __ ] hell, yeah. Cheers.

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