Putin embarrasses Trump, Elon's nutty interview
The David Pakman Show - March 19, 2025
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Trump HUMILIATED by Putin, on hold for AN HOUR!
Donald Trump waited an hour for Vladimir Putin to take his call, only to be treated with disregard. When the call finally happened, Trump pushed for a ceasefire in Ukraine, but Putin only agreed to halt attacks on Ukraine's energy grid and demanded Trump cut off military aid. This event highlights Putin's control over Trump, leaving him humiliated despite his admiration for strongmen.
Trump OVER A CLIFF in authoritarian DISASTER interview
In a Fox News interview with Laura Ingraham, Trump claimed he would defy court orders from "bad judges" despite previously saying he wouldn't. He also criticized judges against him, even suggesting impeachment for some. Trump again proposed making Canada the 51st state and the interview exposed contradictions in his foreign relations and trade deals.
From yesterday’s show:
GLOBAL WAR explodes under Trump, DISASTER
Despite campaigning as an anti-war leader, Trump has overseen escalating conflicts in Gaza, Yemen, and Ukraine. While military actions intensify, he remains focused on golf and social media. His rhetoric against Iran grows more aggressive, and his Ukraine peace efforts seem to favor Russia. Many now question whether his chaotic moves are distractions from other crises.
From yesterday’s show:
MAGA and Trump living in a fantasy world
One of the biggest challenges in political discourse today is not just misinformation, but a fundamental disagreement over what the actual problems are. Even when people accept the same facts—like acknowledging climate change or the high cost of healthcare—they often define the issue in completely different ways. This disconnect is why meaningful solutions remain out of reach.
More on the show:
-- Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) joins David to discuss the growing constitutional crisis created by the Trump administration, and much more
-- A deep dive into what it would take to really get Americans protesting in their streets against their government
-- Donald Trump cracks, demanding the impeachment of a judge who ruled against him
-- After Trump says a judge should be impeached, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts issues a warning
-- Elon Musk is interviewed by Fox News' Sean Hannity, and Musk claims to be a great person in the interview
-- On the Bonus Show: Trump pulls Secret Service protection for Hunter and Ashley Biden and also fires both Democratic commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission, "segregated facilities" are no longer banned in federal contracts, much more...
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Dark MAGA
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If you're a little confused about what Musk is trying to achieve with DOGE, here's the breakdown:
Elon Musk and Peter Thiel cofounded a company that became PayPal.
Other executives at PayPal went on to found or lead other huge tech companies including YouTube, LinkedIn, Reddit, Affirm, and many VC firms.
This group became known as the PayPal mafia because they basically controlled Silicon Valley.
Peter Thiel mentored a young JD Vance and helped him get set up in his first VC firm.
Peter Thiel and the PayPal mafia funded JD Vance's successful Senate run. Amazing because he had absolutely zero political experience.
Thiel and Musk all but forced Trump to choose JD Vance as VP in exchange for funding his presidential campaign.
The three of them, plus a lot of other tech billionaires subscribe to an ideology called the Dark Enlightenment espoused by this super weird, creepy dude: Curtis Yarvin aka Mencius Moldbug.
Yarvin preaches that the media and academia represent "The Cathedral" that secretly controls power and must be dismantled.
He advocates for a corporate run, monarchy, led by a CEO-Dictator.
Says that Democracy is an "outdated software" and openly opposes it and that:
- Government agencies should be dismantled and The U.S. should be broken up into "patchworks" controlled by tech oligarchs.
- That the elite tech billionaires should rule because they have the intelligence to "fix" society
- That the "masses are asses" too dumb to govern themselves.
The strategy is to gut the government via R.A.G.E - Retire All Govt Employees to make government incapable of operating.
Then to replace government with private corporations.
To eliminate elections because they are "obsolete"
To use distraction and chaos to prevent public resistance.
Trump is their useful tool to be disposed of as soon as they can wrest control.
This is why Elon wears a black MAGA hat. They are not Trump supporters, they are "Dark MAGA"
This isn't a hypothetical. The plan is already in motion:
- Musk, Thiel, and their network are actively dismantling democratic institutions.
- JD Vance, the “MAGA heir,” is being positioned to help implement this transition.
- The public is too distracted to realize what’s happening.
- If successful, democracy in America will be permanently replaced by a corporate-run authoritarian state.
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That's it. Now that you understand that you can see how everything that's happening fits within that lens.
Now the only question is what do we do about it?
That's my Dark Ted Talk. Thanks for listening.
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~ Jon Sneider
Okay, Canada, try this. US to become a province of Canada. Would no longer need Wash DC so Musk can just fire everyone at the WH. Universal healthcare would be first act.