Max from UNFTR
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Publisher of UNFTR.com and host of the Unf*cking the Republic. MeidasTouch contributor. Leftist Politics. History. Humor. Realism.
Our economy runs on dollar demand, not manufacturing. Trump's tariffs devalued the dollar 10%, kidnapping Maduro made us a rogue nation, and now allies are finding alternatives. He just revived the Triffin Dilemma.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Our economy runs on dollar demand, not manufacturing. Trump's tariffs devalued the dollar 10%, kidnapping Maduro made us a rogue nation, and now allies are finding alternatives. He just revived the Triffin Dilemma.
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Watch the full video: youtu.be/kktlGh2ONHs
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From public defender to NYC public advocate to NY attorney general, @newyorkstateag.bsky.social has never stopped fighting for working people. She took down the NRA, held Trump accountable for fraud, and isn't afraid to challenge power—even within her own party.
#ProgressiveSpotlight
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Progressive Spotlight: Letitia James.
While known nationally as a Trump foil, Letitia James has spent her career fighting for working people and holding power to account.
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January 15, 2026 at 9:24 PM
From public defender to NYC public advocate to NY attorney general, @newyorkstateag.bsky.social has never stopped fighting for working people. She took down the NRA, held Trump accountable for fraud, and isn't afraid to challenge power—even within her own party.
#ProgressiveSpotlight
#ProgressiveSpotlight
The trade deficit is down and Trump will celebrate, but look closer: manufacturing contracted for 10 months straight, 70K jobs gone. Tariffs without industrial policy can't unf*ck decades of gutting our manufacturing base.
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January 15, 2026 at 12:39 AM
The trade deficit is down and Trump will celebrate, but look closer: manufacturing contracted for 10 months straight, 70K jobs gone. Tariffs without industrial policy can't unf*ck decades of gutting our manufacturing base.
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Watch the full video: youtu.be/ociuNxlYHVc
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Trump's DOJ is threatening criminal charges against Powell over Fed testimony, with Jeanine Pirro overseeing. Media says it's about rate cuts for Trump's portfolio, but really? Never shake your head at the dictator standing next to you.
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January 13, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Trump's DOJ is threatening criminal charges against Powell over Fed testimony, with Jeanine Pirro overseeing. Media says it's about rate cuts for Trump's portfolio, but really? Never shake your head at the dictator standing next to you.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/ociuNxlYHVc
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Latest for @meidastouch.com. I break down the illegal invasion of Venezuela/kidnapping of Maduro, and explain the economic consequences of this brazen decision. Perhaps no other event has forced nations of the world to actively forge a path toward an economic future without the U.S. at the center.
PISSED OFF World DELIVERS FATAL BLOW to U.S. ECONOMY
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January 13, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Latest for @meidastouch.com. I break down the illegal invasion of Venezuela/kidnapping of Maduro, and explain the economic consequences of this brazen decision. Perhaps no other event has forced nations of the world to actively forge a path toward an economic future without the U.S. at the center.
On The Record for 1/12/26: Golden Globes snubs, one regime change down with three more queued up, and Trump's peripeteia moment analyzed through a Scorsese lens. Headlines from Baffler, American Prospect, Truthdig. Pod love, book love + more!
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January 12, 2026 at 9:17 PM
On The Record for 1/12/26: Golden Globes snubs, one regime change down with three more queued up, and Trump's peripeteia moment analyzed through a Scorsese lens. Headlines from Baffler, American Prospect, Truthdig. Pod love, book love + more!
Watch the full video: youtu.be/ociuNxlYHVc
Watch the full video: youtu.be/ociuNxlYHVc
OTR for the week of Jan 12. Talking Renee Good's murder, our endless appetite for regime change, Sinners, Rapaport (so dumb) and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social. Chargest against Jay Powell. KLTW goes to @mattlech.bsky.social and @davidgriscom.bsky.social, book love for @johnfugelsang.bsky.social.
Trump's Tipping Point: ICE Murder & Regime Changes
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January 12, 2026 at 4:01 PM
OTR for the week of Jan 12. Talking Renee Good's murder, our endless appetite for regime change, Sinners, Rapaport (so dumb) and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social. Chargest against Jay Powell. KLTW goes to @mattlech.bsky.social and @davidgriscom.bsky.social, book love for @johnfugelsang.bsky.social.
Tesla and shit have one thing in common: they're both #2. Tesla sales are tanking as hard as Kennedy Center bookings. American culture has never been better.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Tesla and shit have one thing in common: they're both #2. Tesla sales are tanking as hard as Kennedy Center bookings. American culture has never been better.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/Va4R6n7cu3U
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The Fed injected $200B into banks at year-end through repo markets. Why? Private credit is cracking—up to 25% of loans are modified or in default. Big banks know it and don't like what they see. The Fed isn't managing rates, it's playing whac-a-mole.
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January 11, 2026 at 12:03 AM
The Fed injected $200B into banks at year-end through repo markets. Why? Private credit is cracking—up to 25% of loans are modified or in default. Big banks know it and don't like what they see. The Fed isn't managing rates, it's playing whac-a-mole.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/Va4R6n7cu3U
Watch the full video: youtu.be/Va4R6n7cu3U
@leejamiller.bsky.social nails the Minnesota fraud story: There is fraud, but no terrorists are being funded, America is racist. Hold multiple thoughts at once. Politicians are tools—if they fail, replace them. Not emotionally attached to any of them.
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January 9, 2026 at 4:32 AM
@leejamiller.bsky.social nails the Minnesota fraud story: There is fraud, but no terrorists are being funded, America is racist. Hold multiple thoughts at once. Politicians are tools—if they fail, replace them. Not emotionally attached to any of them.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/Va4R6n7cu3U
Watch the full video: youtu.be/Va4R6n7cu3U
While America was distracted, the BRICS Unit went operational in December. For 80 years we held reserve currency status—the easiest privilege to keep, unless you turn on allies, start wars, withdraw from trade deals, and tariff everyone! Oh, wait.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/IajxXP5SCIk
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January 6, 2026 at 9:40 PM
While America was distracted, the BRICS Unit went operational in December. For 80 years we held reserve currency status—the easiest privilege to keep, unless you turn on allies, start wars, withdraw from trade deals, and tariff everyone! Oh, wait.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/IajxXP5SCIk
Watch the full video: youtu.be/IajxXP5SCIk
Tale of two coasts: Jeffries won't condemn Trump's illegal Venezuela coup, Newsom blocks a billionaire tax on 200 people. Meanwhile progressive policies poll at 58–78% support. What if winning is as simple as running on what's actually popular?
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January 6, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Tale of two coasts: Jeffries won't condemn Trump's illegal Venezuela coup, Newsom blocks a billionaire tax on 200 people. Meanwhile progressive policies poll at 58–78% support. What if winning is as simple as running on what's actually popular?
Watch the full video: youtu.be/Va4R6n7cu3U
Watch the full video: youtu.be/Va4R6n7cu3U
We're back! This week: Trump's illegal Venezuela coup (with Dem support), Newsom protecting billionaires, Tesla tanking harder than the Kennedy Center, and Bernie freezing at another inauguration. Plus: repo market chaos signals trouble. OTR for 1/5/26.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/Va4R6n7cu3U
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January 5, 2026 at 10:12 PM
We're back! This week: Trump's illegal Venezuela coup (with Dem support), Newsom protecting billionaires, Tesla tanking harder than the Kennedy Center, and Bernie freezing at another inauguration. Plus: repo market chaos signals trouble. OTR for 1/5/26.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/Va4R6n7cu3U
Watch the full video: youtu.be/Va4R6n7cu3U
On the Record from UNFTR for the week of Jan 5.
Dem response to Maduro kidnapping, Newsom ❤️s Billionaries, @leejamiller.bsky.social on Minnesota, @vanguardpod.bsky.social on Taibbi; the Zohran era, Punxsutawney Bernie, Repo chaos, Trump Kennedy Center, Buddy Cianci and The Rewatchables.
Dem response to Maduro kidnapping, Newsom ❤️s Billionaries, @leejamiller.bsky.social on Minnesota, @vanguardpod.bsky.social on Taibbi; the Zohran era, Punxsutawney Bernie, Repo chaos, Trump Kennedy Center, Buddy Cianci and The Rewatchables.
Venezuela, Horrible Dem Leadership & the Zohran Era Begins
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January 5, 2026 at 3:46 PM
On the Record from UNFTR for the week of Jan 5.
Dem response to Maduro kidnapping, Newsom ❤️s Billionaries, @leejamiller.bsky.social on Minnesota, @vanguardpod.bsky.social on Taibbi; the Zohran era, Punxsutawney Bernie, Repo chaos, Trump Kennedy Center, Buddy Cianci and The Rewatchables.
Dem response to Maduro kidnapping, Newsom ❤️s Billionaries, @leejamiller.bsky.social on Minnesota, @vanguardpod.bsky.social on Taibbi; the Zohran era, Punxsutawney Bernie, Repo chaos, Trump Kennedy Center, Buddy Cianci and The Rewatchables.
Machado thinks she'll just waltz into Caracas and take power. But there's an entire military apparatus still in place. We decapitated the government and assumed the rest would be easy—just like Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya. Yet it never works out that way.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/bY5f_VQhy84
Watch the full video: youtu.be/bY5f_VQhy84
January 5, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Machado thinks she'll just waltz into Caracas and take power. But there's an entire military apparatus still in place. We decapitated the government and assumed the rest would be easy—just like Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya. Yet it never works out that way.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/bY5f_VQhy84
Watch the full video: youtu.be/bY5f_VQhy84
Venezuela now sells oil to India and China—both BRICS nations that just launched a new payment system threatening the petrodollar. If oil trades in their digital currency instead of dollars, we lose the ability to fund trillion-dollar deficits.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/bY5f_VQhy84
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January 4, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Venezuela now sells oil to India and China—both BRICS nations that just launched a new payment system threatening the petrodollar. If oil trades in their digital currency instead of dollars, we lose the ability to fund trillion-dollar deficits.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/bY5f_VQhy84
Watch the full video: youtu.be/bY5f_VQhy84
Venezuela and Cuba have been economically joined since 1998. For 60+ years we've failed to overthrow Cuba's government. But toppling Venezuela cuts Cuba's lifeline. Two regime changes for one operation.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/bY5f_VQhy84
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January 4, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Venezuela and Cuba have been economically joined since 1998. For 60+ years we've failed to overthrow Cuba's government. But toppling Venezuela cuts Cuba's lifeline. Two regime changes for one operation.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/bY5f_VQhy84
Watch the full video: youtu.be/bY5f_VQhy84
This isn't about oil or drugs. It's about the petrodollar—making sure oil trades in dollars so we can sell Treasury bonds to fund our deficits. If BRICS nations shift away from the dollar, our entire economic structure collapses. That's the real story.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/bY5f_VQhy84
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January 3, 2026 at 11:45 PM
This isn't about oil or drugs. It's about the petrodollar—making sure oil trades in dollars so we can sell Treasury bonds to fund our deficits. If BRICS nations shift away from the dollar, our entire economic structure collapses. That's the real story.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/bY5f_VQhy84
Watch the full video: youtu.be/bY5f_VQhy84
The U.S. bombed Caracas, kidnapped Venezuela's president, and is flying him to Manhattan for trial. Mainstream media wants you focused on whether Maduro's a "bad guy." That's the distraction. This is the most illegal thing we've done in a long time.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/bY5f_VQhy84
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January 3, 2026 at 8:06 PM
The U.S. bombed Caracas, kidnapped Venezuela's president, and is flying him to Manhattan for trial. Mainstream media wants you focused on whether Maduro's a "bad guy." That's the distraction. This is the most illegal thing we've done in a long time.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/bY5f_VQhy84
Watch the full video: youtu.be/bY5f_VQhy84
It's not about drugs. It's not about oil. It's oil adjacent, but not about "taking" oil. This is Little Marco settling a score and protecting petrodollars. Above it all, it's the most illegal U.S. action since Kissinger bombed Cambodia. Here's what you need to know about what we just did and why.
The Truth Behind Maduro's Capture | It's Not What They're Telling You
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January 3, 2026 at 7:03 PM
It's not about drugs. It's not about oil. It's oil adjacent, but not about "taking" oil. This is Little Marco settling a score and protecting petrodollars. Above it all, it's the most illegal U.S. action since Kissinger bombed Cambodia. Here's what you need to know about what we just did and why.
Russia issued a statement saying we shouldn't have done that to a neighboring country. Because we live in the upside down now.
January 3, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Russia issued a statement saying we shouldn't have done that to a neighboring country. Because we live in the upside down now.
He did this on a Saturday to give the stock market time to absorb the news.
January 3, 2026 at 1:34 PM
He did this on a Saturday to give the stock market time to absorb the news.
Illegal. Extrajudicial. Criminal. War Crime. These as the descriptors that should appear in any reporting on the U.S. coup in Venezuela. What I've heard from state media instead today: "Brave men and women in uniform" "elite forces" "stealth" "bold" "astonishing" "brilliant" "successful."
January 3, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Illegal. Extrajudicial. Criminal. War Crime. These as the descriptors that should appear in any reporting on the U.S. coup in Venezuela. What I've heard from state media instead today: "Brave men and women in uniform" "elite forces" "stealth" "bold" "astonishing" "brilliant" "successful."
Is this the beginning of the end of the dollar's "exorbitant privilege" as the world's reserve currency? The launch of the BRICS "Unit" is a serious step in the coordinated plan to end U.S. dollar dominance. In this episode we unpack what it is, what it isn't and how far along they are.
BRICS Takes Over: India's Plan to Dethrone the Dollar
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January 3, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Is this the beginning of the end of the dollar's "exorbitant privilege" as the world's reserve currency? The launch of the BRICS "Unit" is a serious step in the coordinated plan to end U.S. dollar dominance. In this episode we unpack what it is, what it isn't and how far along they are.
The existential threats to the U.S. economy aren't yet AI bubbles or stock corrections—it's the yen carry trade unwinding, collapsing labor markets, and dollar devaluation. Trump accelerated a reckoning that was decades away.
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Watch the full video: youtu.be/8lCcwYsZtu0
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January 3, 2026 at 12:34 AM
The existential threats to the U.S. economy aren't yet AI bubbles or stock corrections—it's the yen carry trade unwinding, collapsing labor markets, and dollar devaluation. Trump accelerated a reckoning that was decades away.
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Watch the full video: youtu.be/8lCcwYsZtu0
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Watch the full video: youtu.be/8lCcwYsZtu0