Unf*cking The Republic

Unf*cking The Republic

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  • The Murder of Charlie Kirk: There Are Monsters Under the Bed.

    This week Max expands on his initial response to the murder of Charlie Kirk and reflects on the diseased state of the online American male. Gen Z gamers who came of age during “Gamergate” are still living more online than “IRL” and appear to be divorced from their consequences. From school shootings to the Kirk murder, the motivations of incels are becoming harder to divine and even more radicalized from their roots. How this evolves is anyone’s guess but don’t look to this administration to dig into the problem or provide clarity; not while the anger and confusion provides the perfect cover for their Project 2025 agenda. 

    Resources

    Mother Jones: The Key Missing Piece to the Megahit “Adolescence”

    New York Times: Vance hosts Kirk’s podcast with a parade of Trump officials.

    Britannica: Gamergate

    UNFTR Resources

    Video: Charlie Kirk Dead at 31.

    It’s Like the Elites Want Us Raging Against Each Other.

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    16 min
  • Left Turns: Gerrymandering and Dark Money.

    The “left” is a wide spectrum with ever deepening divides. This week’s essay highlights two newsworthy items that perfectly illustrate the fracture between leftists and liberals and how we’re willing to accept anything on the Democratic side that shows signs of life; even if those things are undemocratic in nature. Part one addresses the fallout from the Wired Magazine article uncovering the relationship between online creators and a group called Chorus. The second part addresses California’s move to neutralize Texas’ recent redistricting effort designed to pick up Republican House seats in the midterms.

    Chapters

    Intro: 00:00:00

    Part One: 00:00:56

    Part Two: 00:14:01

    Resources

    Wired: A Dark Money Group Is Secretly Funding High-Profile Democratic Influencers

    Chorus

    Tucker Carlson: Ana Kasparian: Epstein Cover-Up, Israel Strikes Gaza Church, & the Great American Political Shift

    TYT: Cenk Explains Why He’s REMOVING A Contributor From TYT Network

    Sixteen Thirty Fund

    270 to Win: 1964 Presidential Election

    Yes on 50

    New York Times: The Democratic Party Faces a Voter Registration Crisis

    UNFTR Resources

    Video: Journalist Exposes Dark Money on the Left

    Video: Democrats fight back with California redistricting plan

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    27 min
  • Show Notes [September 6, 2025]

    Max and 99 jump in for another edition of Show Notes, covering headlines and some recent Unf*cker feedback. Enjoy!

    Chapters

    Intro: 00:00:20

    Headlines: 00:26:07

    Emails: 00:33:02

    Memberships: 00:53:09

    Outro: 00:53:25

    Resources

    Sign the Petition To Stop the Senate From Passing These Bills

    Max for MTN: Trump makes FATAL MOVE that Instantly RUINS LABOR DAY

    The Guardian: Florida to end vaccine mandates for children as state’s surgeon general likens them to ‘slavery’

    Politico: Poll: California Democrats like Gavin Newsom over Kamala Harris in 2028

    Quinn Slobodian: Hayek's Bastards: Race, Gold, Iq, and the Capitalism of the Far Right

    I Am Leg

    Chloe Sorvino: Raw Deal: Hidden Corruption, Corporate Greed, and the Fight for the Future of Meat

    Unf*cker Recommendations

    Carlota Perez: Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital: The Dynamics of Bubbles and Golden Ages

    UNFTR Resources

    Video: Journalist Exposes Dark Money on the Left

    Video: Democrats fight back with California redistricting plan

    Californication: F*cking Around with our Biggest Economy.

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    55 min
  • The Fed, Tariffs & Big Beautiful “Sequel.” The 3 Punch Combination to Knockout the American People.

    The U.S. is running out of options to service the national debt. Secretary Bessent announced that we will now use revenue from tariffs to pay down budget deficits, rather than reinvest them into the economy. Some are treating this as welcome news. At the same time, the GOP has formed a working group to draft up a “sequel” to the Big Beautiful Bill to deepen cuts to Medicaid and federal student aid. They’ll do anything other than raise taxes on those that can afford them. But tariffs and more cuts to vital programs will only hasten economic decline, so team Trump is running out of options to stop the bleeding. And that means only one thing: Printing more money. But that’s more complicated than it seems and will lead to disastrous results. It does explain, however, why Trump is so desperate to take over the Federal Reserve.

    Chapters

    Intro: 00:00:57

    Post Show Musings: 00:32:55

    Outro: 00:47:04

    Resources

    UNFTR.com

    Sign the Petition To Stop the Senate From Passing These Bills

    Politico: House Republicans want another megabill. One GOP senator says it could be ‘damaging.’

    X: Republican Study Committee

    Republican Study Committee: One Big Beautiful Sequel: RSC Chairman Launches Working Group for Second Reconciliation Bill

    Brookings: What is the repo market, and why does it matter? 

    St. Louis Fed: What Is Yield Curve Control?

    Treasury: Treasury Announces Marketable Borrowing Estimates

    UNFTR Quickies

    UNFTR Discord

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    49 min
  • The Toxic Nature of Hustle Culture: The Mythology of the American Worker.

    Hustle Culture relies on the toxic myth of rugged individualism. Four out of every ten Americans rely on “side-hustles” in the gig economy to make ends meet. For many these side hustles are the only source of income. For decades our political leaders have sold the myth of self-reliance rather than bolstering worker protections. The result is a population that lives in economic precarity and without the benefits and peace of mind associated with steady labor guarantees. There’s nothing inherently wrong with entrepreneurism but our political economy takes advantage of this mindset to strip away safety nets and blame those who cannot fend for themselves.

    Chapters

    Intro: 00:00:39

    Chapter One: The Bipartisan Consensus on Self-Reliance. 00:04:01

    Chapter Two: The Psychology of Rugged Individualism. 00:10:27

    Chapter Three: The AI Acceleration: Nothing New Here. 00:16:52

    Chapter Four: Reimagining Work. 00:24:37

    Resources

    Economic Policy Institute: National survey of gig workers paints a picture of poor working conditions, low pay

    Upwork: Freelance Forward 2023

    MBO Partners: Authentic and Intentional: State of Independence in America 2024

    ADP Research: Illuminating the Shadow Workforce: Insights into the Gig Workforce in Businesses

    Bureau of Labor Statistics: Union Membership (Annual) News Release

    Bureau of Labor Statistics: Union Members Summary

    Bureau of Labor Statistics: Civilian labor force participation rate

    Axios: Behind the Curtain: A white-collar bloodbath

    St. Louis Federal Reserve (FRED): Labor Force Participation Rate

    Economic Policy Institute: 16 million workers were unionized in 2024

    Book Love

    Giovanni Arrighi: The Long Twentieth Century: Money, Power and the Origins of Our Times

    UNFTR Resources

    Un-Cooperative: Why Worker Co-Ops Don’t Work in America.

    Strike! Reality checking the labor movement.

    Understanding Socialism: A History of Socialist Thought from Beccaria to Trotsky.

    Video: What They Don’t Tell You About Hustle Culture

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    31 min
  • Show Notes [August 2025]

    Max and 99 are back at it for another edition of Show Notes! They cover a few trending headlines plus Trump Stablecoin ep. feedback, and have an unnecessarily long conversation about soap. Enjoy!

    Chapters

    Intro: 00:00:20

    Headlines: 00:12:14

    Episode Feedback: 00:51:32

    Memberships: 01:25:42

    Outro: 01:30:12

    Headlines

    New York Times: Cracker Barrel’s New Modern Logo and Aesthetic Become a Political Rorschach Test

    The Guardian: Target CEO steps down as company faces weak sales and customer boycott

    CNBC: Former Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon questions stock drop: ‘It was about as good of a quarter as any retailer could have in any environment’

    The Guardian: CEO-to-worker pay gap surges to 632 to 1 at US’s lowest-paying large firms, study shows

    USA Today: Eric Adams adviser accused of bribery after giving reporter cash inside potato chip bag

    New York Times: Goodbye, $165,000 Tech Jobs. Student Coders Seek Work at Chipotle

    Resources

    UNFTR Resources Environment

    The Bulwark: Is Tim Miller closer to endorsing Zohran Mamdani than Hakeem Jeffries is?

    Petition: Stop Trump's USD1 Stablecoin

    Video, Max for MTN: Trump’s SHADOW CRYPTO Network is WORSE Than You Think

    Video: Trump's Crypto Scheme MUST Be Stopped

    Episode: Trump is Looting the Treasury.

    Congress: S.394 - GENIUS Act of 2025

    Congress: H.R.3633 - Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025

    Congress: H.R.1919 - Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act

    Molly White Citation Needed

    Molly White on Bluesky

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    1 hr 33 min
  • Trump is Looting the Treasury: Time Is Running Out To Prevent Trump From Becoming the World’s Shadow Central Bank.

    Donald Trump has laid the groundwork to become one of the wealthiest people on the planet by personally making money from every dollar printed in the United States. And the worse the economy gets, the more money he stands to make. The House has already passed three crypto bills that would make this potential a reality by allowing the Trump family to control the global stablecoin market. Now it’s up to the Senate. It’s a wild story that the media won’t report on because they don’t get it. But some very powerful people have figured it out and now the race is on to stop Trump from becoming the shadow central banker to the world.

    Chapters

    Intro: 00:00:35

    Chapter One: Bitcoin and Burgers. 00:01:17

    Chapter Two: The Stablecoin Genius. 00:07:15

    Chapter Three: FIAT. 00:12:40

    Chapter Four: Crypto Fasist. 00:17:34

    Chapter Five: Looting the Treasury. 00:28:53

    Chapter Six: 00:38:59

    Resources

    Sign the Petition To Stop the Senate From Passing These Bills

    Stablecoin Resources

    The Coin Republic: Tether Leads Crypto Revenue Chart With $87M Weekly Fees

    Corporate Finance Institute: Tether

    Cointelegraph: Tether made $5.2B in 2024: Here’s how stablecoins make money

    Onchain: How Businesses Generate Revenue With Stablecoins

    Webisoft: How Do Stablecoins Make Money? [The Crypto Finance]

    Binance: How Do Stable Coin Issuers Make Money?

    Gemini: What Is USDC? How Does It Work?

    White Paper: SoK: Stablecoin Designs, Risks, and the Stablecoin LEGO

    White Paper: Stablecoins: Fundamentals, Emerging Issues, and Open Challenges

    White Paper: Hybrid Monetary Ecosystems: Integrating Stablecoins and Fiat in the Future of Currency Systems

    Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City: Stablecoins Could Increase Treasury Demand, but Only by Reducing Demand for Other Assets

    Bitbo: Stablecoin Issuers Now Hold $182B in US Treasuries

    Bitstamp: What is Circle?

    Regulation and Legislation Resources

    Federal Reserve: Federal Reserve Board announces the withdrawal of guidance for banks related to their crypto-asset and dollar token activities and related changes to its expectations for these activities 

    Yahoo Finance: Trump signs stablecoin bill into law, capping string of ‘Crypto Week’ victories

    Associated Press: Senate passes crypto regulations, sends to House without addressing Trump’s investments

    Congress: S.394 - GENIUS Act of 2025

    Congress: H.R.3633 - Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025

    Congress: H.R.1919 - Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act

    Politico: Crypto industry amasses colossal war chest for elections

    Public Citizen: Big Crypto, Big Spending: Crypto Corporations Spend an Unprecedented $119 Million Influencing Elections

    AInvest:  Senator Gillibrand’s $217,000 Crypto Donations Fuel GENIUS Act Debate

    ETF Trends: Corporate Crypto Adoption Trends Remain Encouraging

    Trump & Crypto Resources

    Bloomberg: Binance Aided Trump Crypto Firm Before Founder CZ Sought Pardon

    Binance Academy: What Is World Liberty Financial USD (USD1)?

    American Bazaar: World Liberty Financial, tied to Trump, grows ETH holdings to $275 million

    BingX: What Is USD1 Stablecoin Launched by the World Liberty Financial (WLFI)?

    MEXC: What is USD1? Complete Guide to World Liberty Financial’s Revolutionary Stablecoin

    Common Dreams: How GOP’s Crypto Bills Would Benefit Trump and His Family

    New York Times: What to Know About the Three Crypto Regulation Bills in Congress

    NPR: A ‘Crypto Week’ win: Congress passes 1st major crypto legislation in the U.S.

    TOKEN2049: A Fireside Chat with Eric Trump and World Liberty Financial

    Wall Street Journal: The Recipe Behind the Trump Family’s Crypto Riches: PancakeSwap

    BusinessWire: ALT5 Sigma Corporation Announces $1.5 Billion Registered Direct Offering and Concurrent Private Placement to Initiate World Liberty Financial $WLFI Treasury Strategy

    Reuters: Trump's stablecoin chosen for $2 billion Abu Dhabi investment in Binance, co-founder says

    Definitional Resources

    Brookings: What are stablecoins, and how are they regulated?

    The Block: What are the advantages and disadvantages of stablecoins?

    Binance: Stablecoins vs. Fiat Money: Why are they a good option?

    Polkadot: CBDCs vs. Stablecoin: Competing visions for digital currency

    Fireblocks: State of Stablecoins 2025

    International Resources

    Atlantic Council: Central bank digital currencies versus stablecoins: Divergent EU and US perspectives

    Reuters: Crypto firm Tether and its founders finalizing move to El Salvador

    BIS: The next-generation monetary and financial system

    UNFTR Resources

    The Global Order of Money.

    Video: Trump's Crypto Scheme MUST Be Stopped

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    41 min
  • Trump and the Fed: Why Trump is Determined to Fire Jerome Powell.

    Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently took himself out of the running to take over as Chair of the Federal Reserve at the end of Jerome Powell’s term. (Or when Trump fires him illegally.) Perhaps it has something to do with his serious flub recently when he said the quiet part out loud about privatizing Social Security. Either way, Trump is on a mission to cut the Federal Funds rate to as low as one percent. In today’s episode, we game it out to explain what would happen if rates suddenly dropped so low in this economic environment. (Spoiler: It would be catastrophic for the average American.) Then we reveal what Trump’s actual motives might be for doing so. 

    Chapters

    Intro: 00:00:40

    Post Show Musings: 00:14:59

    Resources

    The New York Times: Trump says Treasury’s Bessent rules out replacing Powell as the Fed chair.

    MSNBC: Bessent walks back suggestion that Trump accounts are 'backdoor' to privatize Social Security

    UNFTR Resources

    Trump Accounts.

    Stablecoin and the Stable Genius: Donald Trump’s Plan to be the Central Banker to the World

    Video: Trump’s SHADOW CRYPTO Network is WORSE Than You Think

    Project 2025.

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    19 min
  • Trump vs. Lula: Trump’s Arrogance Toward Brazil and the LAC Is a Threat to Us All.

    Donald Trump recently announced a new round of tariffs including outrageous ones on Brazil that bring the effective tariff rate to 50%. Forget that we have a surplus with Brazil or that they’re one of the biggest economies in Latin America, one of our closest allies historically and the biggest democracy in South America. Trump’s upset that the Lula administration is targeting his friend Jair Bolsonaro, dubbed the “Trump of the Tropics.” Or so he claims. There’s a lot more to this ridiculous and misguided trade war than hurt feelings and bad economics. It’s about Brazil’s leadership of the BRICS+ alliance that threatens to undermine Trump’s plan to personally become the central banker to the world.

    Resources

    Jeffrey Group: Brasil June 6th, 2025

    IMF: IMF Staff Completes 2025 Article IV Visit to Brazil

    OECD: OECD Economic Outlook, Volume 2025 Issue 1

    Deloitte: Brazil economic outlook, March 2025

    Al Jazeera: Trump’s hefty tariff on Brazil expected to push the country towards China

    The Guardian - President Lula hits back as Trump tariffs threaten US-Brazil trade showdown

    VoxDev: Understanding Brazil’s falling income inequality

    PBS: Argentina secures IMF loan and ends most capital controls in key milestones for President Milei

    MeidasTouch: Trump’s PANICKED MOVE delivers DEATHBLOW

    Atlantic Council: The stablecoin race

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    25 min
  • Income Inequality in the U.S.: Why You’re Struggling.

    Income inequality is often spoken about but still widely misunderstood. There’s a reason why the vast majority of Americans are barely getting by while the top income earners continue to pull ahead. We’re entering a new phase of capitalism, however, and it stands to affect even some of those who were previously untouched by economic downturns. There is trouble brewing that threatens the preeminence of the U.S. Dollar as the cheap and easy money era comes to a grinding halt. Few of the old tools in the Fed and Treasury toolkit will be as effective as they once were, and the Trump administration seems determined to build a private shadow central banking system that will make matters worse for everyone but the uber-wealthy.

    Resources

    US Leading Indicators

    Art Market Research: Benchmark Indices for the Art Market

    Book Love

    Jodi Dean: Capital’s Grave: Neofeudalism and the New Class Struggle

    UNFTR Episode Resources

    Stock Buybacks Surge: Another Red Flag for the U.S. Economy.

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    22 min

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