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Jon Herold returns with a wide-ranging Friday breakdown of the week’s most explosive, and overlooked stories. He covers Trump’s ongoing legal war with regime-aligned law firms, including a new executive order revoking security clearances and forcing $500 million in pro bono legal work from firms like Kirkland & Ellis and Latham & Watkins. Jon questions how these law firms keep bending the knee and what kind of legal offensive Trump is preparing behind the scenes.
He dives into the unraveling global economy, explaining how Trump’s tariff pincer may be triggering a basis trade meltdown that could force the Fed to intervene, risking accusations of political bias. Treasury yields are rising when they should be falling, liquidity is evaporating, and Trump may be tightening the screws on the global financial system in real time.
The episode also covers Tulsi Gabbard’s much-hyped election integrity remarks, clarifying what she actually said, and didn’t. Jon calls out the cheerleader culture that elevates empty rhetoric over tangible results. He also highlights Gabbard’s appointment of a Koch-linked official against Trump’s own stated wishes, and questions why more aren’t raising concerns.
From the dismantling of Obama-era election security infrastructure to the declassification of more Russiagate receipts, a shakeup in Ukraine diplomacy, deep cuts to NASA, and AI lawsuit wars between Musk and Altman, Jon pulls no punches. If you’re looking for honest analysis, sharp critique, and zero tolerance for nonsense, this is your go-to wrap-up of the week.

CannCon and Chris Paul team up for a powerhouse Friday edition of Badlands Daily, diving into Trump’s latest executive orders targeting law firms like Sussman Godfrey and Perkins Coie, firms deeply entangled in election misconduct and censorship operations. With billions in pro bono settlements and strategic decertifications in play, the duo explores how Trump is systematically dismantling the legal firewall that protected the regime.
They unpack the return of machine-related election discourse, the SAVE Act’s House passage, and mounting proof that federal benefits and voter rolls are being exploited by ghost identities, many tied to future birthdates and non-existent people. Chris breaks down why this isn’t just financial fraud, it’s about ballot manufacturing and voter manipulation at a national scale.
Other highlights include Trump’s deregulation order targeting unconstitutional agency actions, RFK Jr.’s stunning promise to identify the root cause of autism by September, the firing of insubordinate military commanders, and how the media is subtly admitting it lied about Biden’s cognitive decline all along.
With sharp humor, deep receipts, and relentless clarity, this episode cuts through the noise and reminds us: nothing is random, and everything is being revealed.

In this powerhouse episode of SITREP, CannCon and Alpha Warrior are joined by the formidable CPT Robert M. Cornicelli—veteran, advocate, and former aide to General Michael Flynn, for an unflinching look at the real war being waged against America from within. Cornicelli walks through his remarkable military journey, from serving aboard the USS Kitty Hawk to counter-narcoterrorism operations in New York, and later, deep intel work under the Defense Intelligence Agency and General Flynn himself.
The trio breaks down psychological warfare at home, the infiltration of American institutions by globalist forces, and the deliberate mistreatment of combat veterans by a system built to fail them. Cornicelli exposes the VA’s prescription pipeline, legislative corruption, and why America’s enemies don’t always wear foreign uniforms. He also outlines new legislation he’s fighting to pass that would ensure 100% benefits for combat veterans and safeguard cops from organized agitator attacks through a 25-foot safety perimeter law.
From the UN’s overreach and NATO’s obsolescence to communist subversion and how Trump’s defunding of globalist fronts like USAID exposed the real puppetmasters, this episode is raw, revealing, and fiercely patriotic. It’s a call to action for those who’ve fought, and those ready to fight now.

Frankie Val welcomes author and philosopher Jay Dyer for a mind-bending second episode of Quite Frankly on Badlands, diving deep into the top 10 most shocking CIA operations ever declassified, and how they continue to shape society, media, and the modern mind. From MK Ultra and Operation Mockingbird to Project Stargate and Northwoods, Jay breaks down the mechanics of elite manipulation, mind control, and how fiction is used to program perception.
The conversation expands into Dyer’s upcoming book Esoteric Hollywood 3, where he dissects films like The Prestige, The Fountain, Watchmen, and Total Recall, showing how movies quietly encode spiritual deception, transhumanism, and the technocratic worldview. They explore reincarnation, cloning conspiracies, celebrity body doubles, and whether space exploration is more propaganda than science.
Frank and Jay also dig into Richard Day's infamous 1969 lecture, the eerie accuracy of Brave New World, and whether artificial wombs and brainless body farms signal a truly post-human agenda. With humor, insight, and eerie precision, this conversation unearths the real stories hiding beneath the silver screen, and behind the CIA curtain. A must-watch for seekers, skeptics, and anyone wondering if the illusion is the real magic trick.

Frankie Val, Zak "RedPill78" Paine, and Adel Nero go full throttle in this fiery episode of Taking It Back, tackling everything from systemic tax fraud to Trump's strategic global economic play. The crew kicks off with righteous outrage over new reports of federal benefits being funneled to people born centuries in the future, highlighting the intentional design flaws and open corruption plaguing U.S. bureaucracies. The conversation evolves into a no-holds-barred discussion about accountability, government overreach, and why the system feels rigged at every level.
Shifting gears, the hosts unpack Trump’s masterful tariff maneuver, starting with aggressive reciprocal tariffs, spooking markets, and then pulling back just enough to isolate China and force global players to the table. They explore how the CCP’s economic dependency on the U.S. has become its Achilles heel and debate how far Trump should go in leveraging trade to push for human rights and political reform abroad.
The episode wraps with strong views on judicial overreach, the Amy Coney Barrett disappointment, and what it will take to reestablish constitutional order in a fractured America. Packed with passion, clarity, and sharp political insight, this is a must-listen for anyone trying to keep up with the global realignment happening in real time.

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Jon Herold returns with a sharp breakdown of Trump’s expanding offensive, economically, politically, and strategically. He opens with a fiery defense of Trump’s tariffs and a takedown of Rand Paul’s “free market” arguments, exposing the moral rot behind globalist trade and the exploitation of slave labor. Joined by Ghost, the duo unpacks escalating tensions in the Middle East, highlighting Israel’s push for the David Corridor and Trump’s quiet alliance-building with Turkey and Russia to block a war with Iran.
On the home front, Jon covers Trump’s latest executive orders targeting Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor, the resurfacing of the Crossfire Hurricane documents, and the passage of the SAVE Act, aimed at securing federal elections. He also dives into whistleblower claims against Zuckerberg, China’s economic counterpunches, and the swamp’s meltdown over deregulation and water pressure. As always, Jon delivers clarity, receipts, and the kind of TL;DR commentary the moment demands.

CannCon and Alpha Warrior unpack a massive day of moves from the Trump administration, starting with three executive actions targeting censorship kingpins Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor. As security clearances are revoked and DOJ investigations launched, the hosts connect the dots between election interference, CCP-linked institutions, and a broader plan to dismantle the regime’s narrative machine.
They shift to Panama, where Trump secures U.S. military priority in the canal, effectively undercutting Chinese influence in one of the world’s most strategic trade routes. With insight into CCP infrastructure and global logistics, Alpha lays out how Trump is boxing in adversaries abroad while restoring economic power at home. The conversation rounds out with a breakdown of the 125% China tariff, why the markets are flipping out, and how this is all part of a much bigger, and deliberate...reset.

Brad Zerbo takes the mic solo for a packed and punchy WWG1WGA After Dark, breaking down the "Panican" meltdown in the markets and how Trump’s global tariff playbook just exposed Wall Street, China, and the political class all at once. Brad explains the bounce-back in the markets following the historic 125% tariff hike on China, and why it wasn’t a crash, but a controlled economic flex.
Using real-time data and a simplified breakdown of reciprocal tariff formulas and Laffer curves, Brad walks viewers through how these moves are designed not just to rebalance trade, but to bring manufacturing and jobs back to America. He connects the dots from Trump’s tariff deployment to long-overdue incentives for companies like Apple and Ford to go Made in America again. And with big box stores like Walmart and Target begging Chinese suppliers to eat the costs, Brad argues we may be witnessing the collapse of the planned obsolescence model, and a revival of American-built quality.
The show also hits cultural decay hard, taking aim at collapsing woke media like Michelle Obama’s floundering podcast and Disney’s Snow White disaster. Brad offers a no-filter reminder that the American public is done with corporate narratives, political theater, and cheap globalist garbage...on every level.
Sharp, educational, and full of signature wit, this episode of WWG1WGA After Dark is a masterclass in economic awakening, narrative inversion, and why the comeback isn’t just coming...it’s already here.

In this heavyweight edition of Devolution Power Hour, Jon Herold and Burning Bright break down the multi-layered global chessboard unfolding around Donald Trump’s aggressive new tariffs, and the cascading geopolitical, economic, and narrative consequences they’re triggering.
The duo dives deep into Trump’s 125% tariff strike against China, unpacking how this move is not just about trade, but about forcing a global realignment. They reveal how over 75 nations are now rushing to the table to strike “bespoke” trade deals, effectively isolating China and trapping it in an economic pincer movement. Scott Bessent’s economic strategy and the public narrative around “surrounding China” is dissected with precision, as Herold and Bright explore whether this is a true trade war, or a coordinated decoupling effort with Xi himself.
From bond market anomalies and treasury yield chaos to Main Street vs. Wall Street dynamics, the hosts propose that Trump may be gaming the Federal Reserve into lowering interest rates, using tariff pressure, asset repositioning, and even China’s own moves against it. They also question whether all these global deals have already been made behind the scenes...and we’re just watching the theatrical rollout.
In the second half, they shift focus to the CNN article on Trump’s dismantling of Obama-era election infrastructure. With CISA gutted, DHS funding pulled, and election security networks disbanded, they argue that Trump is not just “fortifying” 2024, he’s surgically removing the entire rigged narrative scaffolding erected since 2016. They bring receipts from Trump’s executive order, comment on Chris Krebs’ nervous media appearances, and explore why the media is warning of chaos in 2025.
With humor, clarity, and a whole lot of receipts, this episode exposes the quiet demolition of the old regime and asks the question no one else is asking: what if it’s all going exactly to plan?