It Could Happen Here: Executive Disorder – White House Weekly #42

Date: November 21, 2025
Hosts: Garrison Davis, Mia Wong, Robert Evans, James Stout
Podcast Network: Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcasts

Overview

This week’s “Executive Disorder,” your White House and world collapse roundup, covers November 13–19, 2025. The discussion dives into U.S. political chaos, explosive revelations from the Epstein files, right-wing distraction campaigns, the AI economic bubble, unprecedented federal designations of foreign terrorist organizations, and new battles over immigration laws—all delivered in the trademark irreverent, sardonic tone by Evans, Davis, Wong, and Stout.

Key Topics & Insights

1. The J.D. Vance Jr. Sentencing Confusion

[02:27–03:19]

• A Michigan man named James Donald Vance (Jr.), not the senator, was sentenced to two years for threatening various public figures (including Trump and Elon Musk) on social media.
• The hosts riff on the confusion over names and the absurdity of political discourse.
  • “Second J.D. Vance has hit the discourse who's also named Donald, which is phenomenal.” —James Stout [03:06]

2. Nicki Minaj Addresses the United Nations

[03:19–04:53]

• Nicki Minaj spoke about Christian persecution in Nigeria at the UN, following her social media repost of a Trump Truth Social post.
• The panel mockingly speculates about the legitimacy of her expertise and imagines a Minaj vs. Dolly Parton feud.
  • “If readers are familiar with her, it will doubtless be because of her contributions to discourse on her cousin's friend's testicles.” —Robert Evans [03:32]

3. The Epstein Files: Wild New Revelations & Fallout

[04:55–14:43]

(a) Larry Summers Fallout

• Major new documents link influential figures (e.g., Larry Summers) to Epstein, causing high-profile resignations (OpenAI, Harvard).
• The team notes the apparent cyclical unity among the ruling class, “all friends with this pedophile.”
  • “It’s just...The historical unity of the ruling class is literally they’re all friends with this pedophile.” —Mia Wong [11:32]

(b) The “Bubba” Email

• Newly surfaced oddball 2018 email between Jeffrey Epstein and his brother Mark references “Putin having photos of Trump blowing Bubba.”
• Extended comedic parsing of “Bubba” (could refer to Bill Clinton, others, or even a horse owned by Ghislaine Maxwell).
• Mark Epstein denies “Bubba” is Clinton, but asserts released files were redacted to shield Republicans, hedging his own risk.
  • “He also said at the same time...Republicans were removing the names of Republicans from the Epstein files.” —Garrison Davis [14:03]

(c) Press & Social Class

• The New York Times frames the files as “an insight into an old New York, long departed.”
• The gang satirizes this framing as overlooking both moral and criminal rot.

4. GOP Fallout: Marjorie Taylor Greene Goes “Resistance”

[15:01–19:58]

• Greene’s anti-Semitic and anti-Trump foreign policy pivot is exposed as a self-preservation move—disillusioned by anti-Israel shifts and Epstein fallout.
• She and other MAGA-aligned Congress members support releasing the full Epstein files; the bill passes overwhelmingly (427–1).
  • “This is a pivot...that’s pretty consistent with her anti-Semitism.” —Garrison Davis [16:59]

Mike Johnson and Trump’s Response

• House Speaker Johnson and Trump express concerns after the Senate passes the measure unamended, with possible veto hints.

  • “You owe it to yourself as a person to go actually look at this clip and watch his face.” —Mia Wong [19:03]

• Bill allows Attorney General Pam Bondi wide latitude to redact information under the guise of “national security.”

  • “They have to redact so much. Imagine how tired their wrists are going to be.” —James Stout [23:10]

5. Distraction Machine: Trump Shooter “Trans Furry” Panic

[27:34–36:50]

• Right-wing media (notably NY Post) attempts to distract from Epstein by painting Thomas Crooks, would-be Trump assassin, as a “trans furry” due to routine pronoun defaults and DeviantArt membership.
  • “The Trump assassin was trans the whole time and we didn’t even know! The FBI covered up the trans connection!” —James Stout [29:42]
• Hosts point out the actual shooter’s search history reflects nihilistic, mass-shooting obsessed interests—a recurring profile in modern American violence.

6. The Coming Tech/AI Economic Bust

[37:17–50:53]

• GDP growth in 2025 is almost entirely fueled by speculative data center construction, backing the AI boom (92% of first-half GDP growth = data centers).

  • “This is so much worse than the dot com bubble. ...after the dot com bubble you had infrastructure. These data centers, there’s not even practical assets.” —Mia Wong [43:03]

• Inference costs for models like OpenAI’s keep rising; the sector increasingly resembles a “super bubble”—tech, real estate, finance, all rolled into one.

  • “The greatest misallocation of capital in human history.” —Mia Wong [45:17]

• Hosts joke about a “Big Short” sequel and reference (half-jokingly) Yu-Gi-Oh as a metaphor for capital supremacy.

7. Federal Crackdown: Foreign Terrorist Designations for European Leftists

[55:56–61:38]

• State Department designates several small, mostly anarchist/antifa groups in Europe as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs)—apparently with zero consultation with local European governments.
  • “I don't quite know where they got these particular groups from.” —Robert Evans [60:24]
• Hungary cited as a possible source for some FTO info; critique that names are “alphabet soup.”

Texas Designates CAIR & Muslim Brotherhood as Terror Groups

[61:38–65:40]

• Gov. Greg Abbott labels CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood as FTOs under a property law, mostly to bar land purchases.
  • “It’s an assault on the First Amendment...CAIR is as protected by the First Amendment as things can be in this country.” —Robert Evans [65:12]
• Panel ties this to classic Obama-era Islamophobic conspiracy theory that’s now smushed with anti-Palestinian rhetoric.

8. Redistricting & Gerrymandering Battles

[65:40–67:53]

• Texas’ new congressional map struck down for racial gerrymandering; California less impacted due to different legislative language.
• Other redistricting court cases loom across multiple states.

9. Russian Sabotage and Anti-Immigrant Policy Escalation in Europe

[67:53–71:00]

• New explosion damages Polish railway to Ukraine—prime minister blames Russian sabotage.
• Hosts decry European right-wing responses: increased border militarization and deaths, critiquing ethical and strategic failures.
  • “Europe’s iron border kills more people than any other border.” —Robert Evans [71:00]

10. US Immigration Crackdown: ICE Raids & Community Pushback

[71:00–74:25]

• ICE/Border Patrol focus enforcement in Charlotte, NC, in response to pressure, including from “hate group” Center for Immigration Studies.
• Local sheriffs’ resistance to ICE detainers discussed.
• A Temecula, CA, ICE agent pulls a gun on a 17-year-old for speeding; neighborhood intervention averts tragedy.
• Action item: Fundraiser for Borderlands Relief Collective detailed in show notes.

Notable Quotes & Moments

• “I see the appeal to believing that this is the answer. I simply don’t believe Don had that kind of throat game.” —Garrison Davis on Epstein’s “Bubba” email [14:03]
• “I always believed being patriotic was lining up a bunch of socialist Jews...and blasting their useless brains out with an AR.” —Reading from Trump shooter Thomas Crooks’ social media history [30:46]
• “We are witnessing the greatest misallocation of capital in human history.” —Mia Wong on the AI bubble [45:17]
• “Europe’s iron border kills more people than any other border.” —Robert Evans [71:00]
• “It’s an assault on the First Amendment...CAIR is as protected by the First Amendment as things can be in this country.” —Robert Evans on Texas’ terrorist designations [65:12]

Timestamps of Key Segments

• J.D. Vance Jr. sentencing confusion: [02:27–03:19]
• Nicki Minaj at UN: [03:19–04:53]
• Epstein file revelations & class unity: [04:55–14:43]
• Marjorie Taylor Greene flips on Q/Trump: [15:01–19:58]
• Congress votes to release Epstein files: [19:53–23:15]
• Right’s “trans furry” panic post Trump shooting: [27:34–36:50]
• AI/data center economic bubble analysis: [37:17–50:53]
• US FTO sanctions on European anarchists: [55:56–61:38]
• Texas declares CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood FTOs: [61:38–65:40]
• Gerrymandering & redistricting lawsuits: [65:40–67:53]
• Russian sabotage & migration crisis: [67:53–71:00]
• ICE enforcement escalation in NC & CA: [71:00–74:25]

Conclusion

This episode strikes a balance between alarming, hilarious, and soul-crushing—using irreverence to dissect a week of escalating government panic, elite scandals, financial mania, and creeping authoritarianism. Still, the hosts urge direct community assistance (as with Borderlands Relief) and, as always, remind listeners that knowing the news is step one toward action.

For sources and further reading, check the episode notes.