Without AI data center spending, US GDP was only .1% in H1. Wage growth declining, subprime defaults rising, Fed lost control of rates, inflation stuck at 3%. The country's broke. Consumers are broke. But Wall Street got paid. #UNFTR for @meidastouch.com. Watch the full video: youtu.be/UvAjAOdmzBw

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social beat the establishment twice and they'll keep coming for him. He'll need all of us standing behind him. If he falters, we can't let him fail. Democratic socialism just proved it can win—now we defend it. Watch the full video: youtu.be/qhMt0EFoBzI

Some thoughts on @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor Elect of New York F*cking City. How he changed the game and what's ahead. And a bit about ol' Eugene Debs.

Trump just ordered the Department of War to start testing nuclear weapons immediately. Nuclear arms races are back, baby! Pretty sure he watched the Kathryn Bigelow movie and thought "yeah, let's do that." Can't wait to see what happens. Watch the full video: youtu.be/yBbKUrtA6G8

New one for @meidastouch.com: the plumbing of the financial system sprung a leak at the end of October and has only gotten worse. The Fed has lost control of rates. Treasury is sucking liquidity out of the market. Credit markets are seizing up. Repo keeps blowing out.

The Fed injected $50B into overnight lending in one day—$20B morning, $30B afternoon. Banks are bypassing normal channels because rates are too high or money isn't there. Observers say the Fed lost control and we might be heading for a liquidity crisis. Watch the full video: youtu.be/yBbKUrtA6G8

Zohran's speech. No apologies. No prisoners. Starts with a quote from Debs. Buries the Cuomo legacy then trolls the son by quoting the father ICYMI. Wow.

Everyone thinks the Fed controls mortgage rates, but they don't. Mortgages track the 10-year Treasury, and even as the Fed cuts rates, the market isn't cooperating—keeping mortgages above 6%. Homeowners are in rate limbo, first-time buyers are screwed. Watch the full video: youtu.be/yBbKUrtA6G8

Alright NYC, let's do this thing. Get out and vote for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social tomorrow! #Zohran #NoCuomo

Day 34 of the shutdown, SNAP benefits just ran out, and the financial system's plumbing broke heading into the weekend. But sure, let's have another Mar-a-Lago party. Just another normal week in America! #UNFTR Watch the full video: youtu.be/yBbKUrtA6G8

Stephen Miran isn't auditioning to run the Fed—he's auditioning to destroy it. Behind the academic credentials and empathy act lies Trump's pick to eradicate Fed independence and place it under presidential control. 🎧 Listen to the latest episode of #UNFTR: Stephen Miran Is Going To Be Fed Chair.

Start your week off right with On The Record. Everything you need to know lovingly squeezed into 20 minutes. We've got DJT, KA$H, JD Grabass, Zohran, Marc Lamont Hill, Katie Miller, John Fugelsang, Michael Albert and Broken Repo Markets. #UNFTR Doing God's work over here.

Marco Rubio sailed through confirmation 99-0. Now he's the most powerful Cabinet member since Kissinger—and he's pushing the U.S. toward regime change in Venezuela. The military buildup and justifications look eerily familiar to Iraq. The latest for #UNFTR from @rashedmian.bsky.social.

Venezuela has OPEC's largest oil reserves. Trump wants them under corporate control, needs petrodollars propped up, and Rubio wants to crush Cuba. The drugs? Not the reason. This is imperialism with the thinnest rationale yet. #UNFTR for @meidastouch.com. Watch the full video: youtu.be/hU84dZzzlWo

Fed independence protects your savings from inflation and keeps borrowing costs stable. Lose that, and your financial life becomes subject to Trump's whims. Stephen Miran wrote the plan to destroy it—and he's next in line for Fed Chair. Watch the full video: youtu.be/bKOX7zV0SAs

Stephen Miran published a blueprint to gut Fed independence and put monetary policy under Trump's direct control. Same playbook as Project 2025: write it down, deny it's real, then execute it anyway. They always tell you what they're coming for. Watch the full video: youtu.be/bKOX7zV0SAs

Latest for @meidastouch.com. Trump's Venezuela escalation: troops deployed, invasion threats under "anti-drug" pretense. Reality? Settling old scores with Cuba and seizing massive oil reserves. American imperialism, plain and simple.

The Fed uncovered a $1.4 trillion discrepancy: Cayman Islands hedge funds are holding nearly 5x more U.S. Treasuries than anyone realized—$1.8T vs the expected $400B. They're using extreme leverage to gamble, not invest. #UNFTR for @meidastouch.com. Watch the full video: youtu.be/HRQI3Xte7S4

It's not the most exciting subject but this is another red fucking alert. We need to know Stephen Miran. Just a governor now but mark my words he's going to replace Powell. And he got the job because he developed the blueprint for how to destroy the Fed. Basically another Project 2025 but for nerds.

Hegseth sent a carrier into a hurricane for a "drug war" with Venezuela—a country that barely exports drugs to us. The real target? Chávez's ghost. We're still furious he nationalized oil, built a self-determined economy, and stayed loyal to Cuba. Watch the full video: youtu.be/A7RQUYNeLHU

Stop obsessing over Trump's ballroom while Bannon openly plots a third term. This is war for democracy. Focus on the real battles—like how billionaires from both parties are desperately trying to stop Mamdani in NYC. We need to focus. Watch the full video: youtu.be/A7RQUYNeLHU

We're at 89,999 on YouTube. Anyone want to make it an even 90k? (Then the push for 100k!!!)

Rich New Yorkers keep threatening to leave over taxes, but the data tells a different story: they actually move away less than everyone else. After 2021's tax hikes on millionaires, revenue went up. The exodus threat? Pure billionaire theater. The latest for #UNFTR from @rashedmian.bsky.social.

This week: the real story behind Venezuela war drums, billionaires funding the military directly, ICE's AI surveillance state, the most deranged right-wing grift since My Pillow, and what's breaking in overnight markets. Tune into OTR now! Watch the full video: youtu.be/A7RQUYNeLHU

Got a late jump on OTR this week but here's the weekly roundup to get you set and up to speed on Bizarro America. Venezuela, Trump 2028, Repo Market Crisis, thoughts on the White House ballroom, @benburgis.bsky.social gets KLTW, @gaslitnation.bsky.social is the featured pod and more!

Trump's threatening Medicaid cuts to red states where it's 25-34% of budgets. Cut federal funding and they either raise taxes during recession or gut healthcare and education. Both options kill jobs. A ticking time bomb for his own base. Watch the full video: youtu.be/DdGZ4-c8TCo

Trump isn't just failing to fix the economy—he's actively planting bombs in it. Slashing taxes, historic tariffs, deregulating finance, and turning Treasury against the Fed. The controlled demolition is underway. At least we have a new ballroom 🙄. Watch the full video: youtu.be/DdGZ4-c8TCo

Great conversation with a brilliant young creator and investment advisor about the crypto future and the potential flaws in our system. Know the risks but know this is happening.

The Fed just exposed the biggest threat to our economy yet—and it's hiding alongside repo stress, private credit crunches, and spiraling deficits. The bombs are everywhere. 🎧 Listen to the latest episode of #UNFTR: The Controlled Demolition of the U.S. Economy. www.unftr.com/episodes/unf...

Global oil trades in US dollars (that's our superpower). When we sanction countries like Venezuela or Iran, they use other currencies. Our solution? Force regime change, install new leaders, negotiate dollar use. Just lifting sanctions would be way easier. Watch the full video: youtu.be/eMda0N9qYoM

Pulled together threads from @meidastouch.com and UNFTR economic stories into a comprehensive analysis of multiple potential fail points in the U.S. economy. Explosive devices are everywhere: Repo markets, crude oil, treasuries, private credit and more. #economy #recession

Latest for @meidastouch.com. Very few outlets are reporting on this absolute bombshell report from the Federal Reserve that shows a $1.4 TRILLION discrepancy in Treasury and SEC data. Turns out, shadowy hedge funds in the Caymans hold nearly $2T of U.S. treasuries. And they're gambling on them.

The Fed revealed Cayman Islands entities hold $1.8T in US Treasuries—not the $400B assumed. Foreign central banks are fleeing to gold & Bitcoin while the administration claims all is well. Fed admits it's "under active investigation." Huge problem brewing. Watch the full video: youtu.be/eMda0N9qYoM

Trump's economic policy is anti-worker, anti-manufacturing, anti-farmer. It only serves Wall Street. 22 states in recession while Goldman makes billions. Medicaid cut, corporations get tax breaks. No one's looking out for us. #UNFTR for @meidastouch.com. Watch the full video: youtu.be/pbcb1Ktw41I

@krystalball.bsky.social's viral takedowns of corporate Democrats show why she's become one of the most effective progressive voices in independent media. Her "Puerto Rico is part of the U.S., dear" moment even broke through to apolitical audiences across the internet. #ProgressiveSpotlight

The oil market hit contango. Sounds fine until you realize it signals oversupply from record U.S. production and collapsing global demand. Oil companies will reverse recent gains and start layoffs, just as other industries already are. Bad news ahead. Watch the full video: youtu.be/eMda0N9qYoM

I’m Max from UNFTR and I’m losing it. Too many catastrophes, not enough hours. Cockroaches, Venezuela, Cayman Islands, Mehdi Hasan, a Louvre heist, and the Jets are 0-7. It’s all in this week’s On The Record. Let’s go. Watch the full video: youtu.be/eMda0N9qYoM

On the Record for October 20, 2025. Talking George Santos, Louvre Heist, No Kings, Venezuela, Private Credit Bombs and a HUGE developing story about Cayman Islands Hedge Funds. #UNFTR #news

Goldman Sachs just posted their most profitable quarter ever—$4.1 billion in profit. Their response? Fire 1,000 workers and replace them with AI. This is the truth they never wanted to admit: AI was always about cutting jobs. #UNFTR for @meidastouch.com. Watch the full video: youtu.be/pbcb1Ktw41I

The Fed chair is under fire, Treasury is plotting his replacement, Trump's checked out, and the government is shut down. Meanwhile, the same banks that crashed the system in '08 are back at the switch. What could go wrong? Latest for @meidastouch.com. Watch the full video: youtu.be/8cHSOO-VDI8

Did a quick update for @meidastouch.com on some troubling cracks in the financial markets. Overnight repo market stress and private capital busts show signs of weakness in opaque areas.

Obama had 18–20 months to deliver transformational change. He chose centrism instead. Trump proved you can do anything with political capital and desire. Obama defended the status quo; that choice ushered in the biggest backlash this country's ever seen. Watch the full video: youtu.be/EcQ32v8dCDI

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social showed how it's done on Fox: stay on message, don't take the bait, and keep hammering affordability. While they tried gotcha questions, he turned every answer back to working-class needs. A true masterclass. The latest for #UNFTR from @rashedmian.bsky.social.

New @meidastouch.com episode on Trump's Gilded Economy. This one connects the dots between Contango (oil), Moody's recession warning & Dollar Debasement. And a reminder that Scott Bessent is terrible. This administration is so outmatched on every level.

Hoover was bright but lacked tools to fix the Depression. Obama saved us from a crash, but didn't use every tool to save individuals—so now we have Trump, who's neither capable nor good-hearted. And we'll pay the price. Latest for @meidastouch.com. Watch the full video: youtu.be/737uVWwPQAw

Obama deported 1M more immigrants than Bush and 3x more than Clinton. The cages? Built under Obama. The right stayed quiet because he did their job better than they could, and Democrats had Obama blindness. Under Miller's regime, Trump will catch up soon. Watch the full video: youtu.be/EcQ32v8dCDI

Big corps added 33k jobs, small/mid-sized lost more—net loss of 32k. Job cuts match pandemic levels. Planned hiring down 58%. Walmart and Target bracing for worst holiday season since 2009. The bottom is falling out. Latest for @meidastouch.com. Watch the full video: youtu.be/737uVWwPQAw

Obama: the greatest Republican president of my lifetime? We break down the ACA, Iraq/Afghanistan wars, DACA, and financial crisis—with liberal, conservative, and progressive takes. 🎧 Listen to the latest episode of #UNFTR: Barack Obama: The Greatest Republican President of My Lifetime.

Trump threatened China with 100% tariffs, crashing the markets—DOW down 900 points, crypto wrecked. Then he posted "JK we cool" and everything rebounded. Market value now swings on whatever he decides to post. This is economic policy in 2025. Watch the full video: youtu.be/JNjonsknQMI