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this busy new hour. a brand new episode of "kiking charles" starts right now. >> we've got a couple questions for you. >> she said this country has never been racist. >> there is been a history of racism in the united states. and unfortunately, it continues today. >> i think that's completely false. >> this country was built on racist policy. >> it's too cold to what? >> to hang out and chat for too long. >> being from canada -- >> you don't even have a jacket on. >> from the cnn studios in new york city, it's king charles. >> not going to waste your time. >> you can call never gail....

On, that's not journalism. that's extortion. that's blackmail. again, this is not the textbook, dictionary definition of extortion and blackmail because they're not asking for money specifically, but what they're asking for is for the bezos parties to make statements about "national enquirer" and ami that will protect ami's relationship with the saudi government, potential potentially, who is paying them money. i think this is what is ultimately happening. this isn't journalism. this is mafia behavior. >> thank you to be back. great podcast, derek thompson. >> crazy genius. >> it is really goo...

Replace elon musk. and i'm not talking about the tweets. he's a genius, a crazy genius. neil: that's what they say about layfield. >> if be in did a 420 pot reference, the guy -- i'm not going to --. >> very good, very good. >> anyway, needs to come down from the ambian or whatever. anyway, look, this situation with the tweet, i don't know if he was kidding around or getting the convertible bonds to convert to get more money because there's a serious cash burn. alternative energy is not easy economics, that's why uber drivers don't drive electric cars. and this one smells of stock manipulation...

He also hosts a podcast called crazy genius. mark zuckerberg and the company itself has been mired in a variety of controversies in the last few months. how much about that? how much this is about the facebook model itself perhaps running its course? >> that's the perfect question. before i get to it, i think it's worth spending a bit of time savoring that statistic. this was the largest drop in value for any company in the history of the country. >> that's staggering. >> first, it tells us that facebook was incredibly valuable to begin with. number two, it shows that facebook crude screwed up...

Senior ed toward for the atlantic, host of "crazy genius." love the name of that. tony, you've been digging through these ads. most of them, as far as i can see, it's not like they're endorsing a specific candidate. what they're doing is spreading inflammatory messages on sensitive subjects including immigration, race. was this largely a campaign to inflame and divide the american voter? >> it was absolutely about sewing social and cultural unrest here in the united states at a very important time, right around the 2016 presidential election. starting at about mid-2015, facebook began to notic...