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This is a bad pump!
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This is a World Pong A!
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I'm Jeff Allen Wolf
and welcome to A World Gone Mad.
It's WTF Wednesday, and that'sthe day I don't tiptoe, I don't
whisper, and I sure as helldon't care who gets upset.
WTF Wednesday, where I ask thequestion, what the fuck is
Donald the Delusional One andhis MAGA supporters doing now?
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And more importantly, how is anyof this going to hurt us, the
ones who really care about ourcountry and democracy?
Okay, reluctantly, let's getinto all of this madness.
Here we go.
It's midweek in America, andapparently optimism is the new
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currency.
Speaker Mike Johnson said he'svery optimistic that Congress
will finally pass a funding billtonight and end the shutdown.
Optimistic?
That's cute.
Because when you're a federalworker staring at an empty bank
account, optimism doesn't buygas or groceries.
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It's like watching your houseburn down while someone says,
Don't worry, I'm optimistic thefire will stop on its own.
Now the U.S.
government has turnedprocrastination into an Olympic
sport.
Every few months they shut itdown, turn it back on, then pat
themselves on the back foravoiding the crisis they
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created.
And the rest of us are supposedto cheer because the arson is
finally remembered to bring ahose.
Optimism in Washington alsocomes with a catch.
Because just when you thinkthey've reached a deal, someone
finds a new way to hold thecountry hostage.
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Okay, Republicans are now sayingthey won't vote to extend the
ACA subsidies for health care.
Get ready, unless they can alsovote on stricter abortion laws.
That's right.
Millions of Americans' healthcare is being used as a
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bargaining chip in a moralransom note.
Remember those eight Democratswho caved in earlier this week?
They did it based on a promisethat Republicans would take up
the ACA subsidy vote bymid-December, December 14th,
give or take.
Now the same Republicans arebarking that they won't even
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consider it unless they canattach their abortion
restrictions to the deal.
So basically, 24 million peopleare being screwed because
someone decided that healthinsurance should come with an
asterisk.
You can have affordablecoverage, but only if you also
let us legislate your uterus.
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This is the brinkmanship versionof I'm not going to do this
unless you do that.
It's government by tantrum.
And the worst part is they callthat negotiation.
And can we just pause on thehypocrisy for a second?
These same lawmakers, callingthemselves pro-life, are
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threatening to yank health carefrom 24 million living,
breathing Americans.
They want to protect embryos,but not the parents who can't
afford insulin.
They'll shut down the governmentin the name of morality, but
won't pass childcare, won't fundfood programs, and won't lift a
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finger for anyone already born.
Pro-life apparently ends theminute you take your first
breath.
After that, you're on your own.
That's not a moral stand.
That's performance art fordonors.
It's church talk for cameras,and they know it.
Now, personally, I'm againstabortion, but it's nobody's
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choice except the women in theworld to decide.
Be that what it may, because ifthey actually believe their own
sermons, the Republicans, they'dstop using healthcare as a
hostage and start saving thepeople they claim to care about.
And while the lights flicker inWashington, guess what else is
happening?
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They're finally swearing inAdelita Grijalva, the
Congresswoman who's been waitingmore than seven weeks to take
her seat.
And why was she stalled?
Because her vote might tip thebalance towards something the
powerful really don't want,releasing the Epstein files.
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A woman who was elected by thepeople couldn't be sworn in
because the leadership decideddemocracy needed a timeout.
This isn't Arizona's problem.
It's the world's problem.
Because if the most stabledemocracy on earth can delay
someone's oath just to protect afew billionaire secrets, what
does it say about the systemitself?
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By the way, she was sworn in andshe immediately signed the
disposition papers to releasethe Epstein files.
Good for you.
Then there's a new batch ofEpstein emails that dropped this
week.
Mentions of Trump, mentions ofvisitors, mentions of everything
they've been pretending not toremember for years.
It's like a horror franchisethat won't die.
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Every time they say it's over, anew file crawl out of the vault.
And here's the pattern.
Every scandal involving the richand powerful follows the same
script.
Shock, denial, delay, let's moveon, and then silence.
Because in politics, the truthis always under review.
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Meanwhile, the world's watchingthis circus and asking, is
anyone in charge over there?
The government is closed, thespeaker's praying for optimism,
and the biggest scandal ofmodern history keeps leaking
through the cracks like sewageunder a locked door.
And while we're distracted bythe chaos at home, the military
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just rolled out its biggestship, the USS Gerald R.
Ford, and sent it cruisingtoward Latin America.
And surprise, Venezuela militaryis mobilizing.
Troops, air power, and navalforces, the whole show.
The rest of the planet iswatching, wondering who's
running the asylum.
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Let's be clear.
This isn't about drugs ordefense.
It's about distraction.
When your government is fallingapart, your move and you and the
move in the spotlight, you moveit elsewhere.
Preferably somewhere where jetsand flags and a soundtrack of
patriotism is so you can drownout the sound of dysfunction.
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Now while they're busy wavingflags and flexing muscle, the
rest of the planet is quietlytaking notes.
Europe's wondering how long theempire can hold.
Asia's building lifeboats forthe global economy.
And the average person on thestreet in every country feels it
in their gut, that slowvibration that says the
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grown-ups have left the room.
We've got technology that canput a camera on Mars, but
apparently can't keep foodaffordable on Earth.
The climate's breaking, thepolitics are broken, and the
billionaires are busy buildingrockets to anywhere but here.
That's the new version ofleadership.
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When things fall apart, just buya ticket to orbit.
This is what a tenuous worldlooks like.
The U.S.
government is barelyfunctioning.
Europe's exhausted.
The Middle East is a powder keg.
Venezuela is flexing.
Russia is still playinggeopolitical chess.
China's watching quietly withpopcorn.
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And every leader pretending tobe in control while secretly
Googling how to calm marketsafter global panic.
We're living in a house of cardswhere everyone's holding their
breath, hoping no one sneezes.
You know what ties all thistogether isn't politics.
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It's the illusion of stability.
The idea that systems built ongreed, secrecy, and ego will
somehow self-correct.
They won't.
They can't, because every layerof the system, political,
corporate media, is invested inpretending everything's fine.
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They tell you the government isreopening.
They tell you the economy'sstrong.
They tell you no one in Portonwas involved with Jeffrey
Epstein.
And the world nods, exhausted,half believing it because the
alternative is admitting we'repassengers on a ship with no
captain, sailing toward a storm,and the people in charge are
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busy arguing about who gets thecorner cabin.
That's where we are, not justAmerica, everywhere.
The tension is global, the trustis gone, the curtain's slipping.
And the world, the whole damnworld feels one bad headline
away from Breaking Point.
You can feel it in everyconversation, in every piece of
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news, in every story that startswith sources say and ends with
no comment.
We're all just waiting for thenext thing to blow.
And when it does, the samepeople who lit the fuse will
stand there in the smoke saying,How could this happen?
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Because that's what we do now.
We set the fire, we film it, weargue about who started it, and
then sell ad space between theexplosions.
Welcome to modern civilization,brought to you by denial,
powered by outrage, andstreaming live until the signal
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cuts out.
And here's your bonus WTFmoment.
Okay, listeners, listen up.
Here's a little extra.
And it comes straight fromDonald, the delusional one.
This man actually stood thereand said the economy's fine,
wait for it, except for beef.
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Meat, beef.
And if the rest of the grocerystore is a fairy tale land of
dollar menus and free milk,according to Donald's mindset,
that's what he sees.
Dollar menus and free milk atthe grocery store, right?
We all know that's not true.
Trump thinks if you skip thesteak aisle, you're living the
American dream again.
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Meanwhile, eggs, bread, coffee,we know this.
Chips, cookies, cereal, produce,cleaning supplies, toothpaste,
pet food, everything exceptmaybe the receipt paper has gone
up.
It's like Trump wandered throughCostco blindfolded, came out
declaring victory for mankind.
He made those remarks during arecent event in Tokyo where he
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claimed groceries are down,except for the beef, which I'll
get it down also.
Remember the eggs, Donald?
You didn't do so well.
A statement later fact-checkedand found false by multiple
outlets, including WRAL andReuters.
Donald Trump acts like inflationis a personal insult to cows.
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You can almost hear him saying,folks, I solved inflation except
for the cows.
The cows were very unfair to me.
It was rigged.
What's next?
Blaming beef for losing theelection?
If only those stakes had voted.
The man sold a line of Trumpstakes, and now he's pretending
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grocery prices are fake news.
Huh, that isn't insight orstrategy.
It's leftovers reheated from2016, and somehow they still
smell worse.
This is what happens when theself-proclaimed billionaire,
leader of the free world,economist research department is
whatever he had for lunch.
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He confuses menus with markets.
The rest of America is payingmore for pasta, vegetables, and
coffee filters while Trump iscounting how many gold leaf
napkins are left at Mar-a-Lago.
It's not beef, Donald.
It's you.
Every time you open your mouth,the price of reality goes up.
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Definitely a world gone mad.
Before I wrap up, I want toremind all of you, in case you
did not hear my previousepisode, How Dare You, just
joking, I'm now doing livestreams.
I'm live streaming on TikTok.
I'm not stopping this podcast.
This goes on.
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This podcast is still hereMonday night, Wednesday night,
Friday night, which translatesto most of you to Tuesdays,
Thursdays, and Saturdaymornings.
But I just started on TikTok andTuesday nights, 9.15 p.m.
for 40 minutes.
Thursday nights, 9.15 p.m.
same time for 40 minutes.
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And finally, Sunday mornings,9.30 a.m.
for 40 minutes.
All of these are Arizona time,which we're on mountain time
right now.
I hope you take the time andgive a listen to the live stream
because that room will be fullof trolls and Republicans who
absolutely adore Donald.
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Tuesday night on my live streamon TikTok.
I had a handful of people goingafter me and attacking me and
asking me why I hate Donald somuch.
I shouldn't because he's thegreatest president of all time.
Almost vomited when I said thatline to you.
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Could use some of you in thatTikTok live stream room, and if
you've never done TikTok, you'rejust tuning in, sitting at home,
just watching the show.
Nobody sees you, nobody hearsyou.
You could type comments in theroom if you want and join in, or
just be silent.
TikTok live and the podcasts.
Six days a week of a world gonemad.
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The seventh day I drink heavilyand sit in a corner of the room
and sob to myself.
The email address, do I bother?
Wolfpacktalks at gmail.com ifyou want to write to me.
247 toll-free voicemail box833-399-9653.
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Some of you are using it, and Ithank you.
The rest of you are shy.
And please share my podcast withothers.
I could use your help.
I know some of you have donethis in the past, but now is
when I really could use yourhelp, and you could make a big
difference.
Don't just listen to my podcastand for bet forget about it
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until next episode.
When you listen to my podcast,would you please take the time
to share it everywhere?
One person even share it with.
I'm very excited about theTikTok live shows.
I'm continuing these podcastsrecorded.
Hopefully, I'll see some of youthere on the live stream.
This is a World Gone Mad.
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I'm Jeff Fallen Wolf.
I'll be back Friday.
I say the shit no one else willbecause I don't care who hears
this.
The truth has to be told.
Until then, Wolfpack listeners,remain skeptical, keep focused,
but most of all, stay hopeful.
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There is chaos in
the world.
And we need to stand up andfreezer a democracy.