Topic: National Governors Association

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warns the National Governors Association to be wary of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence at the state and local levels. He references the arrest of Harvard professor Charles Lieber in connection with the "Thousand Talents Program" as evidence of academic infiltration. Pompeo claims the CCP maintains files on U.S. governors to determine who is amenable to Chinese business interests and the "Belt and Road" initiative.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addressed the National Governors Association, warning them about the Chinese Communist Party's "United Front" influence operations. He revealed that a Chinese think tank has ranked U.S. governors based on their friendliness to China and cautioned against accepting investments that could compromise state pensions or national security.

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal recounted a private meeting where President Obama dismissed governors' suggestions for reducing student debt and improving healthcare. According to Jindal, Obama argued that without federal oversight, "people would be dying in the streets." The hosts use this to illustrate the federal government's perceived arrogance toward state-level leadership.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is linked to studies praising the Common Core State Standards. The hosts discuss the influence of the Gulen movement on charter schools in Texas and warn that the new standards are designed to "dumb down" the population.

Bill Gates is a primary funder of the Common Core educational standards, which emphasize a "scientific and data-driven" approach to schooling. The InBloom platform is highlighted as a tool for tracking student performance through comprehensive data systems. Critics view this as a massive money grab for tech companies and a dangerous level of surveillance on American children.

The National Governors Association (NGA) acts as a clearinghouse for implementing Common Core and "P20" longitudinal data systems. These systems track individuals from preschool through their professional careers, integrating billions of records. The hosts warn that this data-centric model "robotizes" the school system and creates a permanent record that exceeds the surveillance of the NSA.