The New Shrinkflation, Trump’s 2K Bribe, Trump’s Epstein Flip

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I open this episode by going straight at the new form of shrinkflation sweeping across the country. This is not the quiet trick from years ago. This is bold and shameless and companies do not care if you notice. They dress it up with cute labels and marketing fluff and expect you to treat it like an upgrade. I walk right into this new version and break down exactly how it is being sold to you.

From there I move into Donald Trump’s sudden offer of a two thousand dollar rebate and I call it exactly what it is. A BRIBE. It comes at a moment when people are stretched thin, frustrated, and fed up, and the timing alone turns it into something far bigger than a simple announcement.

The episode then takes a hard turn into Trump’s abrupt enthusiasm for releasing Epstein related files after years of silence. The shift is sharp. The tone is different. The sudden push raises real questions about what is happening behind the scenes and why now.

When you line up these three stories, the mood across the country becomes impossible to miss. They hit at the same time. They strike the same nerves. They form a pattern that says far more than the headlines on their own.

Each topic intensifies the next. The labels on your food. The money waved in front of a struggling public. The sudden shift toward revealing long buried information. Together they create a pressure that people can feel in every direction.

You can sense the buildup as the episode moves forward. Every story shapes the next one. Every move changes the tone. Every announcement lands at a moment when people are already running out of patience with the entire system.

By the time the pieces fall into place, the larger picture becomes clear. The timing matters. The atmosphere matters. The connection between all three stories is impossible to ignore once you hear how they stack together.

This episode brings that full picture into focus. It hits the pressure points. It calls out the patterns. It breaks down the moment as it is unfolding right now with no softening and no filters.

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Episode Transcript

SPEAKER_01 (00:00):
This is a worldbone.

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This is a worldbone.

SPEAKER_00 (00:09):
This is a World Gone Mad.
I'm Jeff Fallon Wolf.
Another Monday Fallout where theweekend's lies meet Monday's
reality.
From DC to across the globe, thefallout is everywhere, and I'm
not here to sugarcoat a damnthing.
Okay?
Here we go.
Alright, let me talk aboutsomething that everyone thinks

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they already understand.
Shrinkflation.
You hear the word, and mostpeople roll their eyes because
it sounds like the same oldconversation.
Smaller bag of chips, smallercereal box, same price.
We get it.
We have lived it.
We know the scam.

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And honestly, if shrinkflationhad a face, it would be that
smug corporate grin that says,we value you as a customer while
they rob you blind.
But listen to me, this is notwhat I'm talking about.
I'm not dragging you back intothe old version of
shrinkflation, where companiesquietly removed two cookies from

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the bag and hoped you would notnotice.
This is the new version, theupdated model, shrinkflation
with fake eyelashes and alighting crew.
It is shrinkflation putting onlip gloss and saying, look at
me, and look at what I'm doingthis for you.
Yeah, sure.

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Just like a pickpocket is doingyou a favor by lightening the
load in your wallet.
Companies are not sneakingsmaller amounts past you
anymore.
They are announcing it.
They are branding it.
They are putting a spotlight onit like it's a fashion trend.
They call it mini.
They call it fun size.

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They call it snack pack.
They call it healthy portion,which is hilarious because the
only thing healthy about it ishow healthy their profits look
afterwards.
They act like you woke up onemorning and thought, you know
what I want today?
Less food.

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That's the new trick.
It's not subtle anymore.
It's psychology, it's corporategaslighting with a smile.
They want you to believe thesmaller package is your choice,
not their maneuver, your choice,your self-care, your diet, your
lifestyle.

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Meanwhile, the price per ounceshoots up and up and up.
If prices climbed any higher, wewould need oxygen masks like an
airplane.
You know, I walked to the storethe other day, I looked at a bag
of chips the size of a newbornsquirrel, and the bag said,
family favorite.
What family?

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A family of mice?
And not even big mice.
Mice on diets, mice doingintermittent fasting.
Then I look at a container ofice cream that used to be a half
a gallon and now it looks like asouvenir cup from a theme park.
The label said perfect singleserving.

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Who decided that?
I sure as hell did not.
If that's one serving, then I'ma professional bodybuilder.
Carbloading for a competition.
That's the new version ofshrinkflation.
It's not sneaky anymore.
It's confident, it's bold, it'smarketed as a benefit.

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And if you dare complain, thecompanies tell you this is
healthier.
This is portion control.
This is wellness.
Sure.
And I'm the Queen of England.
Hello.
No, this is paying more moneyfor less food and being told to
clap about it.
Look, let's cut the bullshit.

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We're not stupid.
People feel this way everysingle week, and it hits harder
right before the holidays.
This is the time of year whenthe grocery bill explodes.
You walk out of the store withone bag of groceries that weighs
three ounces, and the receiptshows$72.

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So people are grinding theirteeth.
The pressure is real, thefrustration is real, and this is
not some academic exercise.
This is the moment when peoplesay something has to give.
And right at that moment, Trumpwalks out and says, How about
$2,000 rebate checks?
And the country goes, Hold up,wait.

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What?
You can hear it, you can feelit.
It's like someone just threw astake into a lion enclosure.
Donald throws out this idea likeit's candy from a parade float.
$2,000 for every American fromtariff revenue.
Now listen closely, because I'mgoing to be brutally honest, and

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I want my listeners to hear thiswithout guilt or hesitation.
Would you take the money?
I would.
Let me say that again.
I would.
But let's be honest.
When Trump, who has financiallykneecapped half the country,
suddenly tosses cash in the air,you grab it like a pinata just

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exploded over your head.
And while Trump is stealinghundreds of millions of dollars
from the government, then yes, Iwill take a piece of that money
back for myself, of course.
It does not mean I like Trump.
It does not mean I trust him.
It does not mean I'm ahypocrite.
It does not mean I think theidea is smart or sustainable or
even logical.

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But if the government is handingout$2,000 after squeezing me dry
for years, I'm taking it.
And so would most Americans.
And there's zero shame in that.
This country has hit you inevery direction: groceries,
rent, gas, health care,insurance, surprise fees,

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shrinkflation, taxes, interestrates.
Everything costs more.
You are getting less and lessthese days.
Plus, look at the minuscule risein the Cola adjustment, if
you're on Social Security, thatyou need a freaking magnifying
glass to see.
And now Donald Trump holds out ahandful of money like a peace

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offering.
Of course you would take it.
People need help.
People are drowning.
And$2,000 right before theholidays is not charity.
It is the first time in a longtime that something flows in the
other direction.
But here's the real question.
Why now?

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Why this idea?
Because this is not generosity.
This is not good timing.
This is not someone stepping into save the American people.
This is political survivaldisguised as kindness.
Think of it as the world's mostdesperate magic trick.
Watch the hand while the otherone is setting your house on

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fire.
Trump is under pressure fromevery direction.
His approval numbers havedropped.
The negatives keep stacking.
The scandals keep resurfacing.
The headlines keep circling.
Every time Trump turns around,something else is on fire.
At this point, Donald's scandalsneed their own fire department.

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And when that happens, Donaldgoes to the same playbook he
always goes to.
He throws money in the air,hopes you look at the bills
floating down instead of lookingat him.
It's the political version ofjingling your keys in front of a
toddler.
This is not relief.
This is a bribe.

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This is distraction.
This is look at this check withyour name on it instead of
looking at everything happeningbehind me.
Trump knows people are hurting.
He knows they need help.
He knows$2,000 feels like alifeline.
So Trump weaponizes it.
He wants to look like themagnanimous savior handing out

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gifts from the balcony.
Like some kind of orange MarieAntoinette saying, Let them eat
tariffs.
It's the same pattern every timethat Trump is cornered.
Pretend to be the hero, pretendto be the generous one, pretend
to be the man who rescuesAmericans from the crisis Trump
helped create.

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Donald doesn't care abouthelping you.
He cares about controlling thestory.
He cares about shifting thespotlight.
Donald cares about looking likethe man who gives while everyone
else takes.
This is not compassion.
This is calculation.
And let me be perfectly clear.

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I will take the$2,000 fromDonald.
Screw you, Donald.
You want to use this as a bribe?
I'll take the money, but you'renot getting anything in return
for me.
I still have major disdain forwhat you are doing to this
country and how you hurt me andmy family and others

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financially.
So that money is the least youcould do for me.
And trust me, Donnie boy, itwill not buy you one ounce of
forgiveness.
So I will ask this questionagain.
Why now?
Why this idea?
Because Trump understands timingbetter than he understands

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policy.
Donald knows people arefrustrated.
He knows they're squeezed.
He knows the grocery bill ispunching people in the ribs.
Donald knows the holidaysmagnify everything.
He knows a check looks likerelief.
And relief is powerful.
A check gets people talking, itgets people leaning in.

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It changes the mood.
And it gives Trump something topoint to and say, look at me
fighting for you.
And while everyone is looking atthe check, something else is
happening.
A shift, a pivot, a reversalthat should make every single
person in this country sit upstraight.

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Trump suddenly wants the Epsteinfiles released.
After years of resistance, afteryears of deflection, after years
of silence.
Now Trump is pushing HouseRepublicans to release more
files.
And you have to ask why.
You have to ask what changed,Donald.
There are only a fewpossibilities.

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One possibility is that theEpstein files are about to come
out anyway, and Donald wants toget ahead of it.
Another possibility is that thefiles are going to be so heavily
redacted that nothing meaningfulwill survive, and he knows it.
And a third possibility is thatthe political cost of resisting
transparency is now worse thanpretending to embrace it.

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None of these possibilities areflattering.
All of them involve strategy,not honesty.
Let's be clear.
These files do not magicallybecome safe overnight.
Epstein did not run a lemonadestand.
This was a system ofexploitation of underage girls

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with powerful men involved.
Release of the files is not somesimple act of truth.
It is a political earthquake.
So why is Trump smiling andwaving people into the fault
line?
Is it because Trump believes thefiles will protect him?
Is it because lawyers scrubbedthem so clean the pages look

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like fresh snowfall?
Is it because Trump knowsCongress will release them and
he wants to pretend he is theone leading the charge?
Or is it because he wants tospin whatever is in there before
the public sees it?
You do not flip your position onEpstein, not like this, not

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suddenly, not cheerfully, notwhile saying, bring it on!
Something's going on withDonald.
There is something behind thecurtain, and in the process,
something in the redactions, andalso in the timing.
And the American people deserveto know exactly what it is,
because you cannot have years ofsecrecy followed by a week of

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enthusiasm and pretend it'snormal.
There is a reason this allhappens in the same moment.
Shrinkflation anger, holidaystress, grocery pain, a sudden
offer of$2,000, a sudden offerof transparency, all lined up,
all rolled out, all dropped intothe same news cycle.

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That's not coincidence.
That's a political stage show.
It's distraction, it'smisdirection, it's look over
here, not over there.
It's the political equivalent ofsomeone asking why you smell
smoke while they're standingnext to a burning building
holding a lighter behind theirback.

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And here's the part that drivespeople crazy.
Regular Americans see rightthrough it.
They know when something is tooneat.
They know when something arrivesat the perfect moment for
someone else's benefit.
People know when generosity froma politician comes with a shadow
behind it.
People know when a story changestoo fast.

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They know when someone whofought secrecy for years
suddenly plays hero fortransparency.
Real honesty, not this polishedversion that comes through the
press releases.
People want the truth aboutprices.
They want the truth about money.

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The truth about Epstein.
People want the truth about whoprotected who.

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Not the same version.
It's live and it's different.
I hope to see some of you uh,you know, there showing up in
the room on TikTok, 9.15 p.m.
Tuesday.
This is a World Gone Man.
I'm Jeff Fallon Wolf.
I will be back Wednesday.
Until then, Wolfpack listeners,remain skeptical, keep focused,

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but most of all, stay hopeful.

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There is chaos in the world.

SPEAKER_01 (18:21):
Can't you see?
And we need to stand up andpreserve our democracy.
This is a world con.
This is a world con.