Badlands Daily: April 22, 2025 – Shadow Diplomacy, Hegseth Hit Pieces, and the Deep State’s Global Panic

CannCon and Ghost return to the Badlands Daily desk with a stacked lineup of geopolitical bombshells and domestic drama that paint a picture of a crumbling globalist regime. They kick things off with explosive updates on secret Trump-era negotiations in the Middle East, as Steve Wyckoff continues his rogue diplomacy with Iran. Meanwhile, Israel appears increasingly isolated, with Saudi Arabia and Iran forging ties, and Bibi Netanyahu reportedly receiving a firm “stand down” message from Trump himself.

As tensions rise, Putin ratifies a sweeping treaty with Tehran, reinforcing a multipolar power shift, and sparking fears of a new war axis. Meanwhile, leaked internal memos suggest the Trump administration is preparing to gut the State Department, setting off panic among globalist bureaucrats and their 50,000 taxpayer-funded overseas “assets.”

Back at home, the hits keep coming. The guys break down the latest smear campaign against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and explore what it reveals about the internal war within the Pentagon. Dan Caldwell’s bombshell interview with Tucker Carlson adds fuel to the fire, suggesting a realignment of foreign policy away from regime change and toward prosperity through diplomacy.

Plus: the MS-13 deportation circus, Cuomo’s criminal referral, vandalized Teslas, and Elizabeth Warren caught live malfunctioning on a friendly podcast. It’s narrative collapse in real time, and Trump’s trap is snapping shut.