September 18, 2025 • 26 mins
This is the 150th episode of A World Gone Mad and that alone is worth celebrating.
One hundred and fifty nights of snark, truth telling, and the kind of commentary you will not find anywhere else.
If you have been here from the beginning thank you. If you are just arriving you picked one hell of a night to start. And what better way to celebrate a WTF Wednesday than this.
Tonight’s show is loaded. The headlines are explosive and every story feels like a dare to your sanity.
We look at Trump’s lawsuit against the New York Times, the latest chaos inside the DOJ, the rise of MAGA revenge politics, and Patel’s hearing that turned into pure spectacle.
Each moment is sharp, outrageous, and right in the wheelhouse of WTF Wednesday.
This milestone episode does not slow down. It pushes harder.
It asks why the institutions that are supposed to hold the line keep turning into circus acts. It asks why justice feels like payback. It asks why facts still need defending.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is a world on fire.
This is a world on fire.
Welcome to episode 150.
That's right 150 chances tolaugh, scream and wonder how the
hell we're still standing in aworld that's upside down.
(00:22):
And what better way tocelebrate my 150th episode than
with a Wednesday WTF, the onlymidweek therapy session, where
the medicine is snark, the sideeffects are outrage and the
prescription refills areunlimited.
If you thought my first 149episodes made you shake your
(00:44):
head, this episode's stories areproof that the human race has
officially jumped the shark, setit on fire and then filed a
lawsuit against the shark foremotional damages.
Hey, first-time listeners,welcome Wolfpack.
You know the drill.
This isn't group therapy, it'sa spotlight on corruption.
(01:08):
Mask off Hypocrisy.
Exposed your WTF Wednesday.
Every headline screaming thesame thing.
What the fuck are they tryingto?
Pull now?
Gloves on, let's swing, let'sdive in.
I've got a lot to share withyou this episode.
All right, let me start withsomething so absurd it feels
(01:32):
like satire, but nope, it's reallife.
Donald Trump is suing the NewYork Times for wait for it $15
billion.
That is not a lawsuit.
That is a ransom note from aBond villain who ran out of cat
food for his white Persian.
The number is cartoonish, themath is imaginary, but the
(01:58):
attack is deadly serious.
In an assault on press freedomwrapped in comedy gold, this
one's the perfect WTF icebreaker.
It will make you laugh, thenremind you why we are all
screaming into the void.
So Trump is suing the New YorkTimes for $15 billion.
(02:20):
$15 billion, that is not alegal claim.
That is a man holding up theConstitution with a water gun
and shouting stick them up.
It's justice by ransom.
Note.
It's extortion dressed in a badtie.
The case filed in Florida,because, of course, where else
(02:44):
do you take a circus but thestate that already runs on
cotton candy and lawsuits.
Trump's furious about a bookcalled Lucky Loser and Times
articles from before the 2024election.
Donald says they lied about hiswealth, his businesses.
Donald says they lied about hiswealth, his businesses, his
(03:05):
background, even his fakecatchphrase career on the
Apprentice Translation.
They told the truth and Trumptreats the truth like garlic to
a vampire.
The Times called the lawsuitmeritless.
That's newspaper code, for areyou out of your mind?
And legal experts piled on too.
(03:27):
Because here's the deal Ifyou're a public figure, you
can't just sue because somebodyhurt your feelings.
You have to prove actual malicethat they knew they were lying.
Good luck with that, donald,when your entire resume looks
like an episode of JerrySpringer.
(03:48):
And here's the trick Winningdoesn't matter, the game is
punishment by process.
Bleed the newsroom dry, drownreporters and paperwork Force
depositions.
Make every journalist thinktwice before printing a fact.
The lawsuit is not the weapon,the lawsuit is the threat.
(04:13):
Trump doesn't have to win, hejust has to scare the hell out
of you.
And it's a rerun from Donald.
He's filed a billion-dollarlawsuit against ABC, 60 Minutes,
the Wall Street Journal.
They get tossed, they getsettled, they go nowhere.
But the pattern is clear Writesomething true and you'll get
(04:37):
sued into the Stone Age by a manwho thinks subpoenas are a golf
club.
By the way, late breaking newswhile I was recording this,
jimmy Kimmel is gone.
That's right.
Abc was pressured by DonaldTrump that he would pull their
licenses if they didn't removeKimmel.
Well, abc listened to Donaldand they suspended Jimmy
(05:01):
Kimmel's show indefinitely.
So Stephen Colbert and JimmyKimmel are now on the sidelines
because of pressure from DonnyBoyd.
And the cherry on top of allthis, trump's claiming
reputational harm in this $15billion lawsuit because the
stock price of his own mediacompany dropped.
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That's like me suing Domino'sbecause my cholesterol went up.
That's not defamation, that'sreality tapping you on the
shoulder with a frying pan.
So, yes, laugh at the number$15 billion is absurd.
Laugh at the theater, but don'tlaugh at the strategy.
(05:43):
This is intimidation with afiling fee.
And if it works, journalismwon't just die in darkness,
it'll choke on a stack of legalbriefs while the clown at the
center screams victory duck,duck, duck, duck, duck, duck,
duck, duck, duck, duck-da-da.
Step right up, folks.
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The circus is back in town.
The Senate grilled Cash Pateland what did we get?
Patel barking at senators,dodging every question and
acting like admitting a mistakewould cause Patel's head to
explode.
This wasn't testimony, it was asideshow to explode.
This wasn't testimony, it was asideshow.
(06:25):
A man juggling arrogance,denial and volume under the
world's ugliest big top.
Pure absurdity and pure fuelfor a WTF.
Wednesday, kash Patel walkedinto a Senate hearing and turned
it into a circus, and Patel wasthe ringleader From the first
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question.
Patel was on the attack,snapping at senators, rolling
his eyes and turning everyexchange into a shouting match.
The committee wanted answers onhis role in the Trump
administration and his time as aloyal enforcer in the MAGA
orbit.
Now what they got instead wasPatel sneering at the entire
(07:09):
process, tossing insults atsenators and insisting he had
done nothing wrong Ever.
The man treated do you admitany mistakes?
Like it was a trap door.
On the Senate floor, coryBooker went at him hard,
accusing Patel of generationaldestruction of the nation's
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premier law enforcement agency.
Patel didn't blink.
He barked back as if theaccusation was a compliment.
Then came Adam Schiff pressinghim on firings and oversight.
Patel's response he calledSchiff a political buffoon.
Right there in the middle of aSenate hearing and one of the
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most absurd moments of the day,patel was grilled for
prematurely claiming thatCharlie Kirk's shooter had been
caught before there was even anyarrest.
Instead of admitting theobvious mistake, patel doubled
down At one point.
Senators pressed him onconflicting accounts and
(08:13):
statements he made that do notmatch sworn records.
Patel did not explain.
He barked back, accused them ofbad faith and doubled down.
It was the political version ofa toddler with chocolate all
over his face, screaming Ididn't eat the cookies.
And the absurdity did not stop.
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Patel shouted over questions,talked past the clock, tried to
flip the tables and accusedsenators of being the liars, the
cheats, the ones underminingAmerica.
Picture it A witness summonedfor oversight, turning around
and putting the senators ontrial.
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That is not testimony.
That is a one-man filibusterwith a megaphone.
Here's his truth.
Under the circus tent, kashPatel is not just defending
himself, he is defending theTrump brand of politics and
never apologize, never admiterror, always attack.
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The louder you yell, the moreit looks like you're winning.
And in that room it was lessabout finding fact-finding and
more about who could dominatethe soundbite for tonight's news
.
Now the tragedy is the Senate.
Let it happen.
They let the performance go on.
They gave Patel the stage andhe delivered a show.
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Patel was arrogant, loud,contemptuous.
This was supposed to beoversight of government power.
Instead it was a clown showwith microphones.
So yes, laugh at the absurdity.
A grown man acting likeaccountability is kryptonite.
But do not miss the danger.
If Kash Patel can turnoversight into theater and walk
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out unscathed, then the messageis clear For Trump people
hearings are not about truth,they are about spectacle.
And every time the circusleaves town without consequences
, it rolls right back instronger.
And if the Senate circuit wasn'tenough, and if the Senate
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circuit wasn't enough, the TrumpJustice Department now running
what looks like a revenge tourunder Attorney General Pam Bondi
.
Picture it Loyalty testsstraight out of Survivor.
Only the prize isn't a milliondollars.
It's whether you get to keepyour job or your funding.
This isn't Law Order, it'sReality TV where justice gets
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voted off the island.
Welcome to DOJ Trump Edition.
The Trump Justice Departmentunder Pam Bondi isn't acting
like the nation's top lawenforcement agency.
It's acting like a mob crew ona road trip.
Call it the revenge tour.
Instead of protecting citizens,they're targeting Trump's
political enemies and gunningprograms that help crime victims
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.
This is not policy.
This is payback.
Here's how it works.
Bondi walks into DOJ andsuddenly funding for programs
that help survivors of sexualassault and domestic abuse is
slashed.
At the same time, whole newoffices spring up, offices built
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not to fight crime but to huntcritics.
That is not law and order.
That is a loyalty test.
That is not law and order, thatis a loyalty test.
And the way it plays out itlooks like Survivor DOJ edition.
You want to stay in the game.
You don't need to find an idolon a beach, you just need to
prove your undying loyalty toDonald.
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Lovely Donald Trump.
Fail the test, you get voted offthe island by subpoena.
This is not theoretical.
We're seeing subpoenas aimed atjournalists, threats against
political opponents,investigations opened against
people who simply criticized theadministration.
Meanwhile, actual criminalcases the kind that protect real
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people get shoved to the backof the line.
If you are a victim of sexualassault, waiting for resources,
too bad.
If you're a Trump enemy,welcome to priority service.
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The absurdity is right in yourwho prosecutes on behalf of
justice turning into whoprosecutes on behalf of Donald
Trump.
This is where we are Now.
Laugh at the image of Bondihosting reality TV inside DOJ,
handing out immunity roses likeit's the Bachelor, but don't
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lose sight of the real damage.
Every time the nation's top lawenforcement agency gets twisted
into a personal hit squad, theline between democracy and
dictatorship fades a little more.
So, yes, it's absurd Loyaltytest in the Justice Department,
pam Bondi playing Trump'spersonal bouncer.
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But the danger is serious Ifjustice becomes just another
brand of Trump Incorporated.
We're not talking aboutpolitics anymore.
We're talking about thecollapse of the very idea that
law is bigger than one man.
And now for the part where ironydies a slow death, the
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Department of Homeland Securityis demanding that the media and
the so-called far left stopdemonizing Donald Trump.
Why?
Because they claim there's beena 1,000% increase in assaults
on ICE agents.
1,000% increase in assaults onICE agents.
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1,000%.
That number doesn't just raiseeyebrows, it raises middle
fingers.
This isn't accountability, thisis spin and it's the kind of
stat that practically begs to beshredded on WTF Wednesday.
The Department of HomelandSecurity under Trump has a new
demand Stop demonizing DonaldTrump.
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Yes, the agent that runs ICE,the agency with surveillance
planes and detention centers, isnow playing the victim.
They say critics in the mediaand the far left are responsible
for a 1,000% increase inassaults on ICE agents.
A thousand percent, that numberdoesn't just wave a red flag,
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it sets off the fireworks showat the county fair.
Let's be clear Nobody is sayingviolence against federal agents
is okay.
But a thousand percent, that'snot law enforcement math, that's
fundraising math.
That's the number you put on aglossy mailer to scare people
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into sending checks.
Dhs didn't show the baseline.
A thousand percent increasefrom what?
From one incident to 10?
From 2 to 20?
When a stat is that round, thatcartoonish, it doesn't sound
like data, it sounds like a kidinflating a balloon until it
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pops.
And here's the absurdity they'renot just waving the number
around, they're using it as ashield for Trump, as if critical
coverage of the president, theman who spent years screaming
fake news, is the real nationalthreat.
Not the people who stormed theCapitol, not violent militias.
No, it's reporters andactivists who apparently need to
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sit in the corner and thinkabout what they've done.
This is what authoritarianismalways does Redefine criticism
as danger, redefineaccountability as an attack.
When DHS says, stop demonizingTrump, what they're really
saying is stop telling the truthin a way that makes him look
bad.
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And when they back it up with anumber as cartoonish as 1,000%,
they're not making a legal case, they're making a meme.
So laugh at the stat, laugh atthe idea of DHS with all its
power and weaponry crying victimbecause late night hosts and
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journalists made fun of DonaldTrump.
Jimmy Kimmel, right, but don'tmiss the message.
If the government can say thatcriticism equals violence, then
every journalist, everyprotester, every critic becomes
an enemy of the state.
Hey, guess what Wolfpacklisteners?
I guess I'm an enemy of thestate.
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What do you think of that?
And that is why this storyisn't just absurd.
Guess what Wolfpack listeners?
I guess I'm an enemy of thestate.
What do you think of that?
And that is why this storyisn't just absurd, it's
dangerous, because if demonizingTrump becomes a crime, then the
First Amendment isn't aprotection anymore, it's a
punchline.
Okay, charlie Kirk was shot andkilled and while I've said
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before I never liked the guy orwhat he stood for, I also said
on the record murder is not theanswer and I have a full take on
this.
If you didn't listen to theepisode about it, please listen
to episode 148.
But leave it to Donald Trump toturn tragedy into theater.
He's now claiming hold on, holdon.
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Trump's now claiming I have tolaugh Joe Biden and the
Democrats are to blame forKirk's death.
What the fuck?
A pure WTF moment.
That's not grief, that'sdelusion.
In a red tie, donald thedelusional one, it's a grotes.
(17:59):
A red tie, donald thedelusional one, it's a grotesque
blame game.
So shameless.
It makes reality TV look classy.
And now JD Vance slid into hostKirk's show like.
This is just another careermove Absurd, opportunistic,
dangerous.
And I'm about to rip it apart.
Donald Trump has decided thatthe death of Charlie Kirk isn't
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just a tragedy.
It's a political weapon.
Instead of grief, instead ofsilence, instead of even one
second of humanity, trumpimmediately blamed Joe Biden and
the Democrats.
Let that sink in.
A man is dead.
Trump is at the microphonesaying it's not the shooter's
fault, not the system's fault,it's the Democrats.
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That's not leadership, that's aslideshow act with blood on the
floor.
I said it in episode 148, andI'll say it again I never liked
Charlie Kirk.
I never liked his politics, hisstunts or his constant culture,
war, circus.
But murder is not the answer,violence is not the answer.
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And yet here comes Trumphijacking the story, pointing
the finger at Biden and the leftlike he's handing out blame
candy on Halloween.
That's not just callous, that'sweaponized illusion.
Think about the absurdity.
Trump spent years whipping uphatred against the media,
democrats and anyone who stoodin his way.
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He created an atmosphere whereviolence was always just one
speech away.
And now, when violence happensto one of his own allies,
instead of looking in the mirror, trump spins the wheel of.
It's the political version ofsetting your own house on fire
and blaming the neighbors forthe smoke.
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And it doesn't stop there,because in the middle of the
chaos, jd Vance strolls onto thestage to host Charlie Kirk's
show Like nothing happened, likethe show must go on.
That's not mourning, that'sopportunism.
With a smile, it's weekend at.
With a smile.
It's weekend at Bernie'sdemocracy.
Prop up the body, keep thebrand alive.
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Roll the ad breaks.
Here's the danger.
If Trump can take the death ofa conservative activist and pin
it on Democrats with no evidence, then reality no longer matters
, truth no longer matters.
Everything becomes a weapon,even murder.
And when murder becomespolitical currency, democracy is
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not just weakened, it'spoisoned.
But don't lose sight of thevenom underneath, because this
isn't about Charlie Kirk and itisn't about grief.
It's about Trump proving thatin his world, every tragedy is
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just another campaign rally, andthat should terrify all of us.
Okay, congress is pushing a billthat would allow unlimited US
weapons transfers to Israel.
Unlimited as in no cap, noceiling, no oversight.
They're treating missiles likeit's Costco bulk paper towels.
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It's Oprah at the check lineyou get a pallet, you get a
pallet, everybody gets a palletof weapons, all headed straight
to Israel.
The absurdity writes itself.
We can't get Congress to agreeon school lunches or health care
, or even what day it is, butwhen it comes to sending weapons
overseas to Israel, suddenlythe red tape vanishes.
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This isn't legislation, it'sAmazon Prime for bombs, two-day
shipping, except when it comesto Ukraine and weapons.
Right, here's the kicker.
The same people who screamabout government waste, who
demand audits for every foodstamp dollar, are now shoving
through a blank check forIsrael's arsenal like they're
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expensing a lobster dinner.
It's Congress giving militaryhardware the same oversight they
gave their lunch receiptsScribble it down, hand it in.
No one's reading it anyway.
What makes it even more absurdis the way they pitch it.
This isn't about debate,diplomacy or checks and balances
(22:22):
.
It's about speed.
They say America needs to movefast because nothing says
responsible government like abill that reads just trust us,
we'll figure it out later.
So yes, it's dangerous, butit's also laugh out loud.
Stupid.
Unlimited weapons for Israelwith unlimited trust for a
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Congress that can't even keepthe government funded for more
than six months at a time.
They can't pass a budget, butthey can pass a blank check for
rockets to Israel.
That's not policy, that'sparody.
And that's how we end thisepisode.
Congress, the same crew thatcan't agree on lunch, just
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opened the world's biggest tabat the arms dealer bar Unlimited
drinks, unlimited chaos andwhen the bill comes due, guess
who's paying?
Spoiler alert it's us.
And Israel is the one walkingout with a pallet full of
weapons.
All right, wolfpack.
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Thank you for sifting throughand listening to this long
episode.
This is my 150th episode.
That is a big deal, not onlypersonally to me, but in the
podcast world too.
Hitting 20 episodes issomething podcasters dream about
, let alone 150, like I'm doing.
Now.
(23:49):
Here's the game I'm building.
I told you last episode a giantmap in the studio.
First email from every stategets a shout out and I will give
you a personalized one minuterant based on your comment.
You drop me a line, an email,and I will tear it up for you
right here on the show.
Wolfpacktalks at gmailcom.
(24:10):
Put your state inside yourcomment, or 833-399-9653.
Leave your rant, rep your state.
And you know what, back on my100th episode, I got almost zero
emails.
Same thing back in July for mybirthday.
(24:31):
That stings.
So for my 150th milestone, couldI please get some support from
the Wolfpack listeners?
I would appreciate it.
I've got to be real 150episodes is no small thing and
sometimes, when the inbox isempty, I start to wonder do I
(24:52):
keep driving for another 150?
Or do I need to shake things up?
That is why your voice matters.
I'm here every week giving youeverything I've got, but I would
like to hear from you too.
Let's see who claims theirstate spot first.
We are starting from zero as ofthis episode and I would like
to hear from every state.
So if you're a listener livingin a state and of course you are
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send me an email, even if it'sonly one line, please, not a
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An email Takes less than aminute, and who's going to be
the listeners outside ourcountry to also drop me an email
?
Wolfpacktalks at gmail.
This has been a World Gone Mad.
Wednesday's WTF edition my150th episode.
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I'm Jeff Allen Wolf.
I'll be back Friday becausesomeone has to say the shit that
no one else will, andapparently that job's mine.
Until then, wolfpack listeners,stay skeptical, stay focused
and, most of all, stay hopeful.
There is chaos in the world,can't you see?
(26:02):
And we need to stand up andpreserve our democracy.
This is a world gone mad.
This is a world gone mad.
This is a world on fire.
This is a world on fire.
Welcome to episode 150.
That's right 150 chances tolaugh, scream and wonder how the
hell we're still standing in aworld that's upside down.
(00:22):
And what better way tocelebrate my 150th episode than
with a Wednesday WTF, the onlymidweek therapy session, where
the medicine is snark, the sideeffects are outrage and the
prescription refills areunlimited.
If you thought my first 149episodes made you shake your
(00:44):
head, this episode's stories areproof that the human race has
officially jumped the shark, setit on fire and then filed a
lawsuit against the shark foremotional damages.
Hey, first-time listeners,welcome Wolfpack.
You know the drill.
This isn't group therapy, it'sa spotlight on corruption.
(01:08):
Mask off Hypocrisy.
Exposed your WTF Wednesday.
Every headline screaming thesame thing.
What the fuck are they tryingto?
Pull now?
Gloves on, let's swing, let'sdive in.
I've got a lot to share withyou this episode.
All right, let me start withsomething so absurd it feels
(01:32):
like satire, but nope, it's reallife.
Donald Trump is suing the NewYork Times for wait for it $15
billion.
That is not a lawsuit.
That is a ransom note from aBond villain who ran out of cat
food for his white Persian.
The number is cartoonish, themath is imaginary, but the
(01:58):
attack is deadly serious.
In an assault on press freedomwrapped in comedy gold, this
one's the perfect WTF icebreaker.
It will make you laugh, thenremind you why we are all
screaming into the void.
So Trump is suing the New YorkTimes for $15 billion.
(02:20):
$15 billion, that is not alegal claim.
That is a man holding up theConstitution with a water gun
and shouting stick them up.
It's justice by ransom.
Note.
It's extortion dressed in a badtie.
The case filed in Florida,because, of course, where else
(02:44):
do you take a circus but thestate that already runs on
cotton candy and lawsuits.
Trump's furious about a bookcalled Lucky Loser and Times
articles from before the 2024election.
Donald says they lied about hiswealth, his businesses.
Donald says they lied about hiswealth, his businesses, his
(03:05):
background, even his fakecatchphrase career on the
Apprentice Translation.
They told the truth and Trumptreats the truth like garlic to
a vampire.
The Times called the lawsuitmeritless.
That's newspaper code, for areyou out of your mind?
And legal experts piled on too.
(03:27):
Because here's the deal Ifyou're a public figure, you
can't just sue because somebodyhurt your feelings.
You have to prove actual malicethat they knew they were lying.
Good luck with that, donald,when your entire resume looks
like an episode of JerrySpringer.
(03:48):
And here's the trick Winningdoesn't matter, the game is
punishment by process.
Bleed the newsroom dry, drownreporters and paperwork Force
depositions.
Make every journalist thinktwice before printing a fact.
The lawsuit is not the weapon,the lawsuit is the threat.
(04:13):
Trump doesn't have to win, hejust has to scare the hell out
of you.
And it's a rerun from Donald.
He's filed a billion-dollarlawsuit against ABC, 60 Minutes,
the Wall Street Journal.
They get tossed, they getsettled, they go nowhere.
But the pattern is clear Writesomething true and you'll get
(04:37):
sued into the Stone Age by a manwho thinks subpoenas are a golf
club.
By the way, late breaking newswhile I was recording this,
jimmy Kimmel is gone.
That's right.
Abc was pressured by DonaldTrump that he would pull their
licenses if they didn't removeKimmel.
Well, abc listened to Donaldand they suspended Jimmy
(05:01):
Kimmel's show indefinitely.
So Stephen Colbert and JimmyKimmel are now on the sidelines
because of pressure from DonnyBoyd.
And the cherry on top of allthis, trump's claiming
reputational harm in this $15billion lawsuit because the
stock price of his own mediacompany dropped.
(05:21):
That's like me suing Domino'sbecause my cholesterol went up.
That's not defamation, that'sreality tapping you on the
shoulder with a frying pan.
So, yes, laugh at the number$15 billion is absurd.
Laugh at the theater, but don'tlaugh at the strategy.
(05:43):
This is intimidation with afiling fee.
And if it works, journalismwon't just die in darkness,
it'll choke on a stack of legalbriefs while the clown at the
center screams victory duck,duck, duck, duck, duck, duck,
duck, duck, duck, duck-da-da.
Step right up, folks.
(06:04):
The circus is back in town.
The Senate grilled Cash Pateland what did we get?
Patel barking at senators,dodging every question and
acting like admitting a mistakewould cause Patel's head to
explode.
This wasn't testimony, it was asideshow to explode.
This wasn't testimony, it was asideshow.
(06:25):
A man juggling arrogance,denial and volume under the
world's ugliest big top.
Pure absurdity and pure fuelfor a WTF.
Wednesday, kash Patel walkedinto a Senate hearing and turned
it into a circus, and Patel wasthe ringleader From the first
(06:46):
question.
Patel was on the attack,snapping at senators, rolling
his eyes and turning everyexchange into a shouting match.
The committee wanted answers onhis role in the Trump
administration and his time as aloyal enforcer in the MAGA
orbit.
Now what they got instead wasPatel sneering at the entire
(07:09):
process, tossing insults atsenators and insisting he had
done nothing wrong Ever.
The man treated do you admitany mistakes?
Like it was a trap door.
On the Senate floor, coryBooker went at him hard,
accusing Patel of generationaldestruction of the nation's
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premier law enforcement agency.
Patel didn't blink.
He barked back as if theaccusation was a compliment.
Then came Adam Schiff pressinghim on firings and oversight.
Patel's response he calledSchiff a political buffoon.
Right there in the middle of aSenate hearing and one of the
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most absurd moments of the day,patel was grilled for
prematurely claiming thatCharlie Kirk's shooter had been
caught before there was even anyarrest.
Instead of admitting theobvious mistake, patel doubled
down At one point.
Senators pressed him onconflicting accounts and
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statements he made that do notmatch sworn records.
Patel did not explain.
He barked back, accused them ofbad faith and doubled down.
It was the political version ofa toddler with chocolate all
over his face, screaming Ididn't eat the cookies.
And the absurdity did not stop.
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Patel shouted over questions,talked past the clock, tried to
flip the tables and accusedsenators of being the liars, the
cheats, the ones underminingAmerica.
Picture it A witness summonedfor oversight, turning around
and putting the senators ontrial.
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That is not testimony.
That is a one-man filibusterwith a megaphone.
Here's his truth.
Under the circus tent, kashPatel is not just defending
himself, he is defending theTrump brand of politics and
never apologize, never admiterror, always attack.
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The louder you yell, the moreit looks like you're winning.
And in that room it was lessabout finding fact-finding and
more about who could dominatethe soundbite for tonight's news
.
Now the tragedy is the Senate.
Let it happen.
They let the performance go on.
They gave Patel the stage andhe delivered a show.
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Patel was arrogant, loud,contemptuous.
This was supposed to beoversight of government power.
Instead it was a clown showwith microphones.
So yes, laugh at the absurdity.
A grown man acting likeaccountability is kryptonite.
But do not miss the danger.
If Kash Patel can turnoversight into theater and walk
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out unscathed, then the messageis clear For Trump people
hearings are not about truth,they are about spectacle.
And every time the circusleaves town without consequences
, it rolls right back instronger.
And if the Senate circuit wasn'tenough, and if the Senate
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circuit wasn't enough, the TrumpJustice Department now running
what looks like a revenge tourunder Attorney General Pam Bondi
.
Picture it Loyalty testsstraight out of Survivor.
Only the prize isn't a milliondollars.
It's whether you get to keepyour job or your funding.
This isn't Law Order, it'sReality TV where justice gets
(10:47):
voted off the island.
Welcome to DOJ Trump Edition.
The Trump Justice Departmentunder Pam Bondi isn't acting
like the nation's top lawenforcement agency.
It's acting like a mob crew ona road trip.
Call it the revenge tour.
Instead of protecting citizens,they're targeting Trump's
political enemies and gunningprograms that help crime victims
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.
This is not policy.
This is payback.
Here's how it works.
Bondi walks into DOJ andsuddenly funding for programs
that help survivors of sexualassault and domestic abuse is
slashed.
At the same time, whole newoffices spring up, offices built
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not to fight crime but to huntcritics.
That is not law and order.
That is a loyalty test.
That is not law and order, thatis a loyalty test.
And the way it plays out itlooks like Survivor DOJ edition.
You want to stay in the game.
You don't need to find an idolon a beach, you just need to
prove your undying loyalty toDonald.
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Lovely Donald Trump.
Fail the test, you get voted offthe island by subpoena.
This is not theoretical.
We're seeing subpoenas aimed atjournalists, threats against
political opponents,investigations opened against
people who simply criticized theadministration.
Meanwhile, actual criminalcases the kind that protect real
(12:15):
people get shoved to the backof the line.
If you are a victim of sexualassault, waiting for resources,
too bad.
If you're a Trump enemy,welcome to priority service.
(12:37):
The absurdity is right in yourwho prosecutes on behalf of
justice turning into whoprosecutes on behalf of Donald
Trump.
This is where we are Now.
Laugh at the image of Bondihosting reality TV inside DOJ,
handing out immunity roses likeit's the Bachelor, but don't
(12:58):
lose sight of the real damage.
Every time the nation's top lawenforcement agency gets twisted
into a personal hit squad, theline between democracy and
dictatorship fades a little more.
So, yes, it's absurd Loyaltytest in the Justice Department,
pam Bondi playing Trump'spersonal bouncer.
(13:19):
But the danger is serious Ifjustice becomes just another
brand of Trump Incorporated.
We're not talking aboutpolitics anymore.
We're talking about thecollapse of the very idea that
law is bigger than one man.
And now for the part where ironydies a slow death, the
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Department of Homeland Securityis demanding that the media and
the so-called far left stopdemonizing Donald Trump.
Why?
Because they claim there's beena 1,000% increase in assaults
on ICE agents.
1,000% increase in assaults onICE agents.
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1,000%.
That number doesn't just raiseeyebrows, it raises middle
fingers.
This isn't accountability, thisis spin and it's the kind of
stat that practically begs to beshredded on WTF Wednesday.
The Department of HomelandSecurity under Trump has a new
demand Stop demonizing DonaldTrump.
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Yes, the agent that runs ICE,the agency with surveillance
planes and detention centers, isnow playing the victim.
They say critics in the mediaand the far left are responsible
for a 1,000% increase inassaults on ICE agents.
A thousand percent, that numberdoesn't just wave a red flag,
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it sets off the fireworks showat the county fair.
Let's be clear Nobody is sayingviolence against federal agents
is okay.
But a thousand percent, that'snot law enforcement math, that's
fundraising math.
That's the number you put on aglossy mailer to scare people
(15:08):
into sending checks.
Dhs didn't show the baseline.
A thousand percent increasefrom what?
From one incident to 10?
From 2 to 20?
When a stat is that round, thatcartoonish, it doesn't sound
like data, it sounds like a kidinflating a balloon until it
(15:30):
pops.
And here's the absurdity they'renot just waving the number
around, they're using it as ashield for Trump, as if critical
coverage of the president, theman who spent years screaming
fake news, is the real nationalthreat.
Not the people who stormed theCapitol, not violent militias.
No, it's reporters andactivists who apparently need to
(15:54):
sit in the corner and thinkabout what they've done.
This is what authoritarianismalways does Redefine criticism
as danger, redefineaccountability as an attack.
When DHS says, stop demonizingTrump, what they're really
saying is stop telling the truthin a way that makes him look
bad.
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And when they back it up with anumber as cartoonish as 1,000%,
they're not making a legal case, they're making a meme.
So laugh at the stat, laugh atthe idea of DHS with all its
power and weaponry crying victimbecause late night hosts and
(16:35):
journalists made fun of DonaldTrump.
Jimmy Kimmel, right, but don'tmiss the message.
If the government can say thatcriticism equals violence, then
every journalist, everyprotester, every critic becomes
an enemy of the state.
Hey, guess what Wolfpacklisteners?
I guess I'm an enemy of thestate.
(16:57):
What do you think of that?
And that is why this storyisn't just absurd.
Guess what Wolfpack listeners?
I guess I'm an enemy of thestate.
What do you think of that?
And that is why this storyisn't just absurd, it's
dangerous, because if demonizingTrump becomes a crime, then the
First Amendment isn't aprotection anymore, it's a
punchline.
Okay, charlie Kirk was shot andkilled and while I've said
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before I never liked the guy orwhat he stood for, I also said
on the record murder is not theanswer and I have a full take on
this.
If you didn't listen to theepisode about it, please listen
to episode 148.
But leave it to Donald Trump toturn tragedy into theater.
He's now claiming hold on, holdon.
(17:38):
Trump's now claiming I have tolaugh Joe Biden and the
Democrats are to blame forKirk's death.
What the fuck?
A pure WTF moment.
That's not grief, that'sdelusion.
In a red tie, donald thedelusional one, it's a grotes.
(17:59):
A red tie, donald thedelusional one, it's a grotesque
blame game.
So shameless.
It makes reality TV look classy.
And now JD Vance slid into hostKirk's show like.
This is just another careermove Absurd, opportunistic,
dangerous.
And I'm about to rip it apart.
Donald Trump has decided thatthe death of Charlie Kirk isn't
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just a tragedy.
It's a political weapon.
Instead of grief, instead ofsilence, instead of even one
second of humanity, trumpimmediately blamed Joe Biden and
the Democrats.
Let that sink in.
A man is dead.
Trump is at the microphonesaying it's not the shooter's
fault, not the system's fault,it's the Democrats.
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That's not leadership, that's aslideshow act with blood on the
floor.
I said it in episode 148, andI'll say it again I never liked
Charlie Kirk.
I never liked his politics, hisstunts or his constant culture,
war, circus.
But murder is not the answer,violence is not the answer.
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And yet here comes Trumphijacking the story, pointing
the finger at Biden and the leftlike he's handing out blame
candy on Halloween.
That's not just callous, that'sweaponized illusion.
Think about the absurdity.
Trump spent years whipping uphatred against the media,
democrats and anyone who stoodin his way.
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He created an atmosphere whereviolence was always just one
speech away.
And now, when violence happensto one of his own allies,
instead of looking in the mirror, trump spins the wheel of.
It's the political version ofsetting your own house on fire
and blaming the neighbors forthe smoke.
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And it doesn't stop there,because in the middle of the
chaos, jd Vance strolls onto thestage to host Charlie Kirk's
show Like nothing happened, likethe show must go on.
That's not mourning, that'sopportunism.
With a smile, it's weekend at.
With a smile.
It's weekend at Bernie'sdemocracy.
Prop up the body, keep thebrand alive.
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Roll the ad breaks.
Here's the danger.
If Trump can take the death ofa conservative activist and pin
it on Democrats with no evidence, then reality no longer matters
, truth no longer matters.
Everything becomes a weapon,even murder.
And when murder becomespolitical currency, democracy is
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not just weakened, it'spoisoned.
But don't lose sight of thevenom underneath, because this
isn't about Charlie Kirk and itisn't about grief.
It's about Trump proving thatin his world, every tragedy is
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just another campaign rally, andthat should terrify all of us.
Okay, congress is pushing a billthat would allow unlimited US
weapons transfers to Israel.
Unlimited as in no cap, noceiling, no oversight.
They're treating missiles likeit's Costco bulk paper towels.
(21:15):
It's Oprah at the check lineyou get a pallet, you get a
pallet, everybody gets a palletof weapons, all headed straight
to Israel.
The absurdity writes itself.
We can't get Congress to agreeon school lunches or health care
, or even what day it is, butwhen it comes to sending weapons
overseas to Israel, suddenlythe red tape vanishes.
(21:38):
This isn't legislation, it'sAmazon Prime for bombs, two-day
shipping, except when it comesto Ukraine and weapons.
Right, here's the kicker.
The same people who screamabout government waste, who
demand audits for every foodstamp dollar, are now shoving
through a blank check forIsrael's arsenal like they're
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expensing a lobster dinner.
It's Congress giving militaryhardware the same oversight they
gave their lunch receiptsScribble it down, hand it in.
No one's reading it anyway.
What makes it even more absurdis the way they pitch it.
This isn't about debate,diplomacy or checks and balances
(22:22):
.
It's about speed.
They say America needs to movefast because nothing says
responsible government like abill that reads just trust us,
we'll figure it out later.
So yes, it's dangerous, butit's also laugh out loud.
Stupid.
Unlimited weapons for Israelwith unlimited trust for a
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Congress that can't even keepthe government funded for more
than six months at a time.
They can't pass a budget, butthey can pass a blank check for
rockets to Israel.
That's not policy, that'sparody.
And that's how we end thisepisode.
Congress, the same crew thatcan't agree on lunch, just
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opened the world's biggest tabat the arms dealer bar Unlimited
drinks, unlimited chaos andwhen the bill comes due, guess
who's paying?
Spoiler alert it's us.
And Israel is the one walkingout with a pallet full of
weapons.
All right, wolfpack.
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Thank you for sifting throughand listening to this long
episode.
This is my 150th episode.
That is a big deal, not onlypersonally to me, but in the
podcast world too.
Hitting 20 episodes issomething podcasters dream about
, let alone 150, like I'm doing.
Now.
(23:49):
Here's the game I'm building.
I told you last episode a giantmap in the studio.
First email from every stategets a shout out and I will give
you a personalized one minuterant based on your comment.
You drop me a line, an email,and I will tear it up for you
right here on the show.
Wolfpacktalks at gmailcom.
(24:10):
Put your state inside yourcomment, or 833-399-9653.
Leave your rant, rep your state.
And you know what, back on my100th episode, I got almost zero
emails.
Same thing back in July for mybirthday.
(24:31):
That stings.
So for my 150th milestone, couldI please get some support from
the Wolfpack listeners?
I would appreciate it.
I've got to be real 150episodes is no small thing and
sometimes, when the inbox isempty, I start to wonder do I
(24:52):
keep driving for another 150?
Or do I need to shake things up?
That is why your voice matters.
I'm here every week giving youeverything I've got, but I would
like to hear from you too.
Let's see who claims theirstate spot first.
We are starting from zero as ofthis episode and I would like
to hear from every state.
So if you're a listener livingin a state and of course you are
(25:14):
send me an email, even if it'sonly one line, please, not a
text.
An email Takes less than aminute, and who's going to be
the listeners outside ourcountry to also drop me an email
?
Wolfpacktalks at gmail.
This has been a World Gone Mad.
Wednesday's WTF edition my150th episode.
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I'm Jeff Allen Wolf.
I'll be back Friday becausesomeone has to say the shit that
no one else will, andapparently that job's mine.
Until then, wolfpack listeners,stay skeptical, stay focused
and, most of all, stay hopeful.
There is chaos in the world,can't you see?
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And we need to stand up andpreserve our democracy.
This is a world gone mad.
This is a world gone mad.
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