Discover video-sourced quotes by politicians

Gavin Newsom: “This is code red.”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

From Media Manipulator to Modern Day Stoic With Ryan Holiday

Published April 16, 2026 | Video Starts at 1:11:04

And we, you know, we have a higher sense of self in that respect, but, you know, we'll lose this republic. Yeah, that's the way I feel. Right. I mean, this is, this is, This is code red. Yes. This is serious. And so this notion of having agency stands in the way becomes. Sorry, I'm going to keep coming back. You wrote the damn book. (1:11:04–1:11:07)

CLAIM

Asserts that the current situation is extremely serious.

This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.

Discover more from

Gavin Newsom

“We are literally. This is a real conversation [about spending federal money to make Alcatraz a prison again].”
From Media Manipulator to Modern Day Stoic With Ryan Holiday | Uploaded April 16, 2026 | 1:09:23-1:09:26
“They had no problem in risking their political reputation by trying to get rid of Rosa Park's race in the social studies books because it…”
From Media Manipulator to Modern Day Stoic With Ryan Holiday | Uploaded April 16, 2026 | 1:16:23-1:16:33
“Two years ago, 4,340 books, if I recall the exact number, were banned in libraries or schools across this country.”
From Media Manipulator to Modern Day Stoic With Ryan Holiday | Uploaded April 16, 2026 | 1:18:00-1:18:09
“And you were talking about citizen journalism, you were talking about legacy media, you were talking about truth and trust. You were talking…”
From Media Manipulator to Modern Day Stoic With Ryan Holiday | Uploaded April 16, 2026 | 25:13-25:21
“And they believe them. And you've talked about this. They believe them. Even after they're debunked, sometimes even more after the quote…”
From Media Manipulator to Modern Day Stoic With Ryan Holiday | Uploaded April 16, 2026 | 27:37-27:47
“Daily Mail says something. The California Post says something. Now the New York Post says two sources.”
From Media Manipulator to Modern Day Stoic With Ryan Holiday | Uploaded April 16, 2026 | 30:20-30:27
“All of a sudden I'm watching Jesse Waters on Fox. And then the next night, Hannity and all the rest of the lineup.”
From Media Manipulator to Modern Day Stoic With Ryan Holiday | Uploaded April 16, 2026 | 30:27-30:34
“The imbalance between the rich and the poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.”
From Media Manipulator to Modern Day Stoic With Ryan Holiday | Uploaded April 16, 2026 | 37:46-37:52
“I, you know, wrote a book about my own learning disability.”
From Media Manipulator to Modern Day Stoic With Ryan Holiday | Uploaded April 16, 2026 | 49:23-49:26
“So much of our life is this sort of victim mentality that, you know, that it's fate and we can't control our own fate.”
From Media Manipulator to Modern Day Stoic With Ryan Holiday | Uploaded April 16, 2026 | 53:47-53:55
“And to move in a more enlightened direction. And again, you've been a huge part of that. For millions of us, it's. But. But certainly for…”
From Media Manipulator to Modern Day Stoic With Ryan Holiday | Uploaded April 16, 2026 | 1:02:31-1:02:44
“Young men are in crisis.”
From Media Manipulator to Modern Day Stoic With Ryan Holiday | Uploaded April 16, 2026 | 1:04:21-1:04:23
“We've lost those institutions that connection to each other.”
From Media Manipulator to Modern Day Stoic With Ryan Holiday | Uploaded April 16, 2026 | 1:04:32-1:04:36
“This notion of responsibility, it's, it's. I don't want to get too political, but kind of missing in my party at the kind of level that I…”
From Media Manipulator to Modern Day Stoic With Ryan Holiday | Uploaded April 16, 2026 | 1:09:31-1:09:41
“Meanwhile, they're consolidating power.”
From Media Manipulator to Modern Day Stoic With Ryan Holiday | Uploaded April 16, 2026 | 1:10:46-1:10:48
“We'll lose this republic.”
From Media Manipulator to Modern Day Stoic With Ryan Holiday | Uploaded April 16, 2026 | 1:11:00-1:11:03
“This banning binge rewriting history, censoring historical facts, as if that makes us stronger and wiser.”
From Media Manipulator to Modern Day Stoic With Ryan Holiday | Uploaded April 16, 2026 | 1:18:08-1:18:16