Jon Herold and Chris Paul dive into a charged Saturday night edition of Devolution Power Hour, tackling the chaos of recent events with a “first principles” lens. They revisit the infamous Kabul airport footage, dissecting how media-fueled trauma events shape public perception, and debate whether audiences should ever accept official narratives at face value. The hosts wrestle with the fallout of Charlie Kirk’s assassination story, exploring the line between skepticism, psyops, and mass manipulation. From fake or staged events to the exploitation of collective grief, Jon and Chris emphasize why acknowledging uncertainty is critical in an information war. The conversation expands into hybrid warfare, information, lawfare, economic, cultural, and psychological fronts, all waged simultaneously against the public. With humor, sharp analysis, and a refusal to accept easy answers, they challenge listeners to question everything and recognize the deeper battlefield shaping today’s political and cultural landscape.