The Scott Adams School - 05/04/26 The Home Team Trump. Spirit Airlines and an important announcement

On May 4th, 2026, Scott Adams and his team at the Scott Adams School delivered a high-octane episode packed with surreal real-world chaos and geopolitical tension. The episode opened with a jaw-dropping near-miss: a United Airlines Boeing 767 nearly clipped a delivery truck on New Jersey’s Turnpike during landing, with the plane’s landing gear passing just inches from the cab—miraculously, everyone survived. The incident, captured on video and shared by Nick Sorter, sparked alarm and speculation, with NTSB investigators arriving to probe whether the plane hit the truck directly or via a light pole. The team then pivoted to the escalating U.S.-Iran standoff, where President Trump’s 'Project Freedom' aims to clear the Strait of Hormuz of stranded ships, while CENTCOM claims success in guiding two vessels through safely. Iran, however, denies any U.S. presence and claims to have attacked a Navy vessel—claims the U.S. denies, highlighting the 'two movies on one screen' reality of modern conflict. Meanwhile, California’s energy crisis deepened, with gas prices soaring due to a perfect storm of anti-pipeline policies, regulatory overreach, and the loss of 18% of refining capacity. The episode closed with a scathing critique of Governor Gavin Newsom’s leadership, framing California’s self-inflicted economic collapse as a symptom of a government increasingly hostile to its own people.