L.A. Times political columnist Mark Z. Barabak returns to discuss the early weeks of the new Trump Administration, including the scandalous pardons of January 6 criminals, the prominent role of tech bro oligarchs and the odious attempt to link disaster relief for L.A. fire victims with water policy and false allegations of voter fraud.

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Episode 479; One on One with Mark Z.  Barabak; Feb. 7, 2025

Preppy Gxd Steven - Dad, But With Bags Lyrics: 

(Chorus)
Yeah, I’m up and honestly I’ve never been down
All my crypto coins are settled on the moon
I pamper and cradle my money like a child
My life is lux and my boat parties are wild
Even when I’m sad I’m with bags, even when I’m sad I’m with bags
Even when I’m sad I’m with bags, even when I’m sad I’m with bags
(Sad but with money bags ayyyeee ayyyee)

(Verse 1)
You bitches get hype over millions, my tech bros and I are just about to touch trillions (Touch, trillions, trillions!)
Every limit for a human being, my boys and I have reached it
The walls of the simulation box? We breached them
My research labs have artificial lads
Advancements incoming and we are so high up we are first to see them (Yeah)
I stood on my dad's shoulders as a lad now my financial skies are forever blue (Never blue)
It took me until my teenage years to realize my clothes were constantly new
I tried to humble brag once and it still came out rude
Even when I’m sad I’m with money bags, I wipe my eyes with tender stacks
My mummy played classical music for me through her pregnant tummy
Before I took my first breath 100 racks had been spent in preparation for me
The moment I walk into a room everyone holds their breath like they were waiting for me
My friends and I skate through life and own all the rinks
When I talk to mirrors they say I’m fair and sweet (Yeahhh)

(Chorus)
I’m up and honestly I’ve never been down
All my crypto coins are settled on the moon
I pamper and cradle my money like a child
My life is lux and my boat parties are wild
Even when I’m sad I’m with bags, even when I’m sad I’m with bags
Even when I’m sad I’m with bags, even when I’m sad I’m with bags
(Sad but with money bags ayyyeee ayyyee)

(Verse 2)
My dad and I golf four times a week and the lanes are sweet
I'm Preppy Gxd Steven, so brands design and tailor their new pieces after me
All my friends and I are sailors, the yacht life comes easy to me (everything is easy to me)
I got my sea legs when I was knee high to a duck, the skies have been breezy for me
My cardigan is enchanted and dove white, it’s mystical fleece
About a dozen starstruck women all believe they are dating me
Some are after a scam and a bag, they hope for a rich baby with me (Whatever)
My wealth is so stupendous you can’t tell me shit, normies don’t play with me
My head will stay up in the clouds even if none of my songs ever hit
I wrote this one in my private plane, my feet never ever touch the ground, so every lane is my lane
(Even when I'm sad I'm with bags, one day I'll even be richer than my dad)
(Bags!)

$ad, But With Bags

Under Donald Trump and the Tech Bros, we may soon see the day where eugenics and genetically engineered babies will be a reality in America.

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Welcome to Optimal Reach Collective Artists (ORCA)! This is a musical and visual arts project involving 41 virtual artists given life through Artificial Intelligence. My music can be found on Instagram under Orcasongs and on Youtube as Optimal Reach Collective Artists.

All lyrics are original and I am the sole writer on all songs posted. The instrumentals, vocals, music videos, and album art are generated in collaboration with multiple A.I softwares. Songs are explicit and for adults, lyrics are in the description. Thank you for visiting and having an open mind to emerging technology and ways it can be used to enhance our artistic abilities.

My goal with this project is to learn to better use generation tools, dispel stigma about them, and show that A.I music and virtual A.I artists can be as enjoyable and commercially viable as conventional music. I own the rights to all music and characters posted here, the characters, situations, views, are entirely fictional and for entertainment purposes only. If you would like to use any of my songs in your videos or other projects reach out through email at: optimalreach3@gmail.com, thanks!

Contribute (Cash app): $Moneytummi

https://www.instagram.com/orcasongs/

The Virtual artists of Optimal Reach Collective:

1. Maleena Cassius: Dark Pop, Experimental Pop, Hip-hop, Rock

2. TELNU: Hip-hop, Emo rap, SimpCore, Mumble rap, GamerCore, E-Girls, Anime, Memes, Internet culture, Technology

3. HipGrind:  Rock, Post-hardcore, Melodic Rock, Metal

4. Pierce Plank:  Country, Folk, Experimental Rock, Hip-hop, SimpCore

5. Spooky Entanglement:  EDM, Electric, Hip-hop, Futurism, Pop, Singularity, Artificial Intelligence, technology

6. GOONFOOL:  Hyperpop, GlitchCore, DigiCore, Party, Memes, Rave, Internet culture

7. Ellison Maggot:  Horrorcore, Hip-hop, Pop, HalloweenCore, Horror Rap, Rock, Creepy pasta, MonsterCore

8. Paulette Park:  Country, Country Pop, Folk, Electric Country, Dark Country, Cryptid Country, Hip-hop

9. Bebe Too Niiice:  Hip-hop, Twerk, Lyrical rap, R&B

10. Jupiter Signals:  Rock, Faith based Rock, CommunityCore, FaithCore, FriendshipCore, Religion

11. Billy Bait Car:  Hip Hop, Pop, Alternative Rock, Racing, Singularity, Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Futurism

12. Nora Ganymede:  Dark Pop, CellarCore, Phonaesthetics, NumberCore, ScrambleCore, SynesthesiaCore, Word Salad, Retro, Reality, Cosmic Horror, Time Travel

13. Violette Zinnia:  Folk, Dark Pop, Pop, Mystery, Supernatural, Ghost, Monstercore, creepypasta

14. Fortuna Pelk:  Folk, Pop, Synth Pop, FairyCore, Environmental Conservation, Communitycore, Climate Change

15. Vouple Goalz:  Pop, Pop Rock, Post-hardcore, Horrorcore, Monstercore, Vampire Fantasy

16. Preppy Gxd Steven:  Hip-hop, Pop, PreppyCore, PrepCore, Crypto, Finance, tech bro, Robotics, memes, Internet culture, technology

17. EverSong Mall:  Dark Pop, LiminalCore, 90's Pop, Retro, Horrorcore, Creepy Pasta, BuildingCore, MallCore, Monstercore

18. CHOMP CHAMP!!!:  Rock, Pop, ZombieCore, MonsterCore, Creepy Pasta, Horror, Video Games, memes

19. Gene, The Lich: Hip-hop, Pop, HorrorCore, Scramo, Singularity, Futurecore, Robotics, Gene modification, Body Modification, Artificial Intelligence, technology

20. Victor Vibe:  Hip-hop, Pop, Experimental Rock, Friendshipcore, Positive Vibes, Kindness, Self Help, Motivational Speech, Meditation

21. Katherine Caroline KateFish:  Hip-hop, Pop, Experimental, RealityCore, SimulationCore, Cosmic Horror, Clown, Horror 

22. Devon Debonair:  Hip-hop, Pop, Emo Pop, Horror, MonsterCore, RPG, Monster Hunting, HunterCore, Hero, Supernatural, video games 

23. Miranda Annalise Odo (Mad Honey Mandi):  Hip-hop, Post-Hardcore, Hyperpop, Sex, Relationships

24. Parental Troll:  - Hip-hop, Married Life, FamilyCore, Anime, Memes, Relationships, Drugs, Partying

25. The Deviled Eggs:  Rock, Country, Techno, MonsterCore, Supernatural, Monsterhuntercore, Creepy pasta, Monstercore

26. Vetabayrhimrah:  Horrorcore, Dark Pop, Hip-hop, MonsterCore, Creepy Pasta

27. Inner Shu:  Pop, Country, Hyperpop, Fantasy, Supernatural, Cosmic Horror, Monsterhunter 

28. A Woman With A Sword:  Reggaeton, Hip-hop, Fantasycore, Adventure, Video Games, RPG, MonsterCore, HunterCore, Hero

29. Imogen Darp:  Dark Pop, Reggaeton, Rock, Love, Extraterrestrials, Romance, Existentialism, Relationships, Monstercore, Horror, Cosmic Horror

30. Imelda With Dragon Hands:  Rock, Synth Pop, Choir, Fantasycore, Monstercore, RPG, Adventure

31. Rowan Frey:  Death Metal, K-pop, Monstercore, Zombiecore, Horrorcore, Horror, Technology

32. Super Millennium Troop:  Rock, Hip-hop, Monstercore, Hero, Cosmic, Superhero, Supernatural

33. Oliver Edgelord:  Hip-hop, Brainrot, Memes, Creepy Pasta, Horror, Singularity, Emo, Internet culture

34. Deep Aberration Lab: Orca (D.A.L.O):  Pop, Rock, Paranormal, Monsters, Monstercore, Supernatural, Science, Hollow Earth

35. Qwicked Fast: R&B, Hyperpop, Superhero, Love, Cosmic Horror, Supernatural, Battle

36. Sybil Psychonaut:  Triphop, retro, 90s, Supernatural, Paranormal, Psychic, Psionics

37. Beatrice Cone:  Alternative Rock Folk, Folk, retro, Supernatural

38. Max Malarkie:  Alternative Rock, Hip-hop, Supernatural, Paranormal, Monster, Monstercore

39. Infinite E-Girl:  Pop, Retro, Singularity, Robotics, Digital Human, Artificial Intelligence, Chatbot

40. Beatrice Cone:  Folk, Alternative Rock, Math Rock, Honeybees, Nature, Climate change, technology

41. Madeline Mayflies:  R&B, Folk, Cult, Apocalypse, Death, Horror, Creepy, Immortality,

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