Topic: Texas Heat Wave

Mainstream media reports emphasize "extreme heat" baking millions of Americans, though the hosts note that current temperatures in Texas are actually lower than typical summer averages. They criticize the "wild weather" narrative as a form of gaslighting.

Record-breaking temperatures exceeding 110 degrees impacted Texas and Oklahoma, prompting Houston officials to issue conservation warnings for water and electricity. ABC News reports attribute the intensifying heat waves and European wildfires to human-driven climate change. Scientists point to greenhouse gas emissions as the primary driver for the rapid rise in global temperatures.

Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak open the program with local weather reports from Fredericksburg, Texas, and Northern Silicon Valley. Fredericksburg is experiencing temperatures of 110 degrees with dry winds. The hosts discuss the historical elevation-based reasons why German settlers and Native Americans chose the location to avoid destructive rain patterns.

Texas residents discovered that their smart thermostats were being remotely adjusted to 78 degrees by energy companies during a heat wave. The "Smart Savers Texas" program, operated by Energy Hub, allows utilities like TXU and ERCOT to control home temperatures in exchange for sweepstakes entries. Many users were unaware they had enrolled in the program until they woke up sweating.