2026 may be the year Fallout stops feeling like fiction. From American imperialism to domestic crackdowns, the systems are no longer hiding.

Systems designed to survive by being fed, quarter after quarter. The message: systems don’t protect people — they consume them once growth runs out.

• Still no Epstein files — institutions protect themselves, not truth.
• HHS admits the damage (chronic disease, poisoned food) but changes nothing structural.
• Food & drug lobby remains untouchable — acknowledgment without reform. ICE shoots a Minnesota activist — control replacing legitimacy.
• Pentagon budget expands to $1.5T — systems only grow, never retreat.
• Dan Bongino exits the FBI — insiders eventually realize the system won’t protect them either.
• Minnesota Fraud rocks nation as ICE shoots activist. California fraud MN scandals — independent creators expose institutional failure.
• U.S. seizes Maduro’s wife, Venezuela hangs in the balance — imperial logic resurfaces openly.
• Turning Point USA’s alignment question — movements struggle when ideals collide with power incentives.

Segment 1: Fallout discussion:Segment 2: Current Events Through the Fallout LensWhen every solution offered requires more money, more power, and less transparency — why do we still expect a different outcome?