Redacted News Podcast Summary

Episode Title: The EU is Collapsing and Elon Musk just went Nuclear on Brussels, Trump slams Zelensky
Date: December 9, 2025
Hosts: Clayton Morris & Natali Morris
Key Guests: Ryan Grim (Dropsite News), Ralph Schoellhammer (Hammer Time Show), Dan Cohen (Uncaptured Media)

Episode Overview

This episode of Redacted dives into several provocative themes:

• Claims of the looming collapse of the European Union, fueled by Elon Musk’s calls for its dissolution and Trump’s bleak predictions about Europe’s future.
• Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s push for a Reagan-style military buildup and its implications for American foreign policy.
• Investigation into the true source of fentanyl entering the United States—debunking mainstream narratives about Venezuela as the primary culprit.
• A critical historical analysis of the Pearl Harbor attack, questioning the government’s narrative and arguing it as a major false flag that led America into WWII.

Throughout, the hosts critique establishment narratives, champion independent analysis, and invite perspectives challenging mainstream consensus.

Main Segments & Key Discussion Points

1. Is the European Union Collapsing? (02:00, 25:30)

• Clayton introduces the topic: Both Elon Musk and Donald Trump have recently slammed the EU, with Musk tweeting calls for its abolition and Trump predicting its collapse within 20 years.
• Natalie skeptical about EU sovereignty: Dismisses community notes claiming EU member states are fully sovereign, citing real-world examples of Brussels overruling national policies.
  • Notable quote: “Live in Europe before you actually say that.” — Natalie [25:52]
• Context of Musk’s outburst: EU wants to fine X (formerly Twitter) under the Digital Services Act for alleged non-compliance, which hosts frame as censorship.
• Guest: Ralph Schoellhammer (27:45):
  • Observes a growing populist backlash in Europe and the rise of reform-oriented parties.
  • Argues U.S. support is swinging toward Europe’s populist opposition.
  • On Trump’s “Trump Corollary”: “Europe, you’re kind of done. Your globalist policies…have essentially destroyed your continent.” — Clayton [29:38]
  • Schoellhammer: Only a “reformed EU” that returns powers to nation states is realistic; calls for complete dissolution are rare even among right-leaning parties.
• European democracy crisis:
  • Discussion of growing state censorship, especially in Germany, new anti-speech laws, and police actions to intimidate dissenters.
  • Notable quote: “The process becomes the punishment. So they drag you through court…it costs you money, you get socially ostracized…” — Schoellhammer [35:14]

2. “Peace Through Strength”—Reagan Era Redux in U.S. Military (05:45)

• Natalie critiques Sec. Pete Hegseth: Announces a “massive military expansion” echoing 1980s Reagan doctrine, calling for renewed romanticization of military strength.
• Deconstructing the Reagan legacy: Natalie provides a well-researched rundown of questionable interventions:
  • Lebanon (241 deaths in a day), Grenada (illegal invasion), Central America (Iran-Contra), Afghanistan (arming the Mujahideen), Libya (targeted killings).
  • Questions true “vital interests” for these interventions.
    • Notable quote: “Libya? No. Afghanistan. No. Central America. Lebanon? Grenada. No, of course not.” — Clayton [09:34]
• Guest: Ryan Grim (10:21):
  • Notes contradictions between neo-Reagan rhetoric and ongoing U.S. interventions, especially regime-change agendas in Latin America.
  • On U.S. hypocrisy: “...half of his administration is heavily and publicly, vociferously engaged in the very thing that he says they're not going to do anymore.” — Grim [10:21]
  • Underlines “America First” increasingly means all of the Americas, not just the U.S.—tying interventionism to the region’s migrant crises.

3. Media Control and Pentagon Press Relations (19:24)

• Clayton and Grim discuss tightening controls: A new era of press relations in the Pentagon, restricting journalist access and information flow, coinciding with suppression of inconvenient stories and scandals.
• Grim laments: “They make me defend the old guard!” [20:01]
• Comparison with authoritarian media controls: “This is what we criticize…North Korea or China for…but we're doing it inside of our own Pentagon.” — Clayton [22:17]

4. Elon Musk vs. the EU—A Real European Perspective (27:45)

• Ralph Schoellhammer analyzes Musk’s calls and U.S. posture:
  • Open “color revolution” sentiment coming from Trump/Vance administration toward Europe.
  • U.S. now (unusually) sides openly with oppositional European movements.
  • Migration and censorship are core issues fueling European discontent.
  • Skepticism over the feasibility of an EU dissolution, as true “Brexit” paths are rare and reform is more realistic.

5. Debunking the Venezuela-Fentanyl Narrative (43:35)

• Clayton introduces Dan Cohen: Mainstream outlets and the Pentagon falsely blame Venezuela for America’s fentanyl crisis.
• Dan Cohen’s findings:
  • Venezuela is not a significant source—the narrative is a “total fabrication” by U.S. intelligence.
  • Most cocaine has long come from Colombia; Venezuela’s involvement is negligible.
  • True sources of fentanyl:
    • Originally, fentanyl came directly or via Mexico from China.
    • After U.S.-China crackdown, India emerged as the major producer and supplier of fentanyl and its precursors.
    • India’s massive, underregulated pharma industry and lack of enforcement enable the trade.
    • Bipartisan U.S. leadership is unwilling to confront India due to strategic alliances.
    • Notable quote: “If you look at the reports…the best measure I could find was statistics from United States Customs and Border Protection which reported a 96% decrease in interdictions or interceptions of fentanyl coming from China…” — Cohen [48:43]
    • India picked up the slack, but U.S. politicians ignore this due to Alliance priorities.
    • Notable quote: “There is no way that they don’t know…that Tulsi Gabbard doesn’t know…She actually said it [in threat assessment], but doesn’t act on it.” — Cohen [58:26]

6. Pearl Harbor—A False Flag? (66:28)

• Clayton delivers a historical deep-dive:
  • Asserts FDR orchestrated events to drag the U.S. into WWII, citing memos, decoded warnings, deliberate fleet vulnerability, and strategic storytelling.
  • Argues that keeping focus solely on Hawaii (not the simultaneous attacks on U.S. Asian territories) was key to manufacturing public consent.
  • Notable quote: “FDR needed one clean cinematic moment to drag a deeply anti-war American population into World War II…If he told Americans Guam and the Philippines were falling at the same time…public might ask…why weren't we warned?” — Clayton [75:36]
• Personal connection: Natalie’s grandfather and great-aunt were directly involved in the attacks on Pearl Harbor and the Philippines.

Notable Quotes & Timestamps

• “It’s like a trump card. [CIA is] applicable to every story of corruption that we’re about to do.” — Natalie [03:48]
• “The idea that you’re going to then make it a worse place for people to live…probably clashes with…the impulses of the base.” — Ryan Grim, on U.S. intervention in Venezuela [14:28]
• “Peace through strength doesn’t have to mean we don’t keep shoveling money to Lockheed Martin and Raytheon…when we say America First, don’t worry, we’re still going to fund all of the different weapons purchases…” — Grim [16:47]
• “Europe, you’re kind of done. You’re kind of done. Your globalist policies…have essentially destroyed your continent.” — Clayton [29:38]
• “Brexit is a great example…if your political elites have the EU mindset, it doesn’t matter if you’re part of the EU or not.” — Schoellhammer [34:09]
• “India is at least a primary, if not the primary, provider of fentanyl and fentanyl precursors that make it to the United States.” — Dan Cohen [54:51]
• “If you ask the average American where fentanyl comes from, they’d say China and Mexico. But the story changed years ago.” — Dan Cohen [47:11]
• “Pearl Harbor wasn’t just Pearl Harbor…On the very same day, Japan launched coordinated strikes on Guam, Wake Island, Midway, Hong Kong, Malaya, and the Philippines. But Roosevelt…told the public only about Pearl Harbor. Why?” — Clayton [66:28 & 74:30]
• “The process becomes the punishment.” — Schoellhammer, on Europe’s speech controls [35:14]

Additional Memorable Moments

• Panel’s recurring tongue-in-cheek blame on “the CIA” for most international corruption and covert mishaps.
• Hosts’ personal anecdotes: Natalie’s family history with Pearl Harbor, reflections on generational shifts, and discussions about board games and technology.
• The show ends with a robust segment on Pearl Harbor’s “false flag” aspects, directly connecting historical skepticism to present-day government distrust.

Structure & Flow

• The show opens with teases of headline topics: EU collapse, military buildup, drug war narrative, and historical surprises.
• Segments blend investigative reporting with interviews, moving through news, historical analysis, and policy critique.
• Regular breaks for personal commentary and light banter, maintaining a relatable and informal tone.
• Notable quotes and exchanges are often direct, sometimes sarcastic, always critical of mainstream spin.

Key Timestamps

• 02:00 – Intro to topics: EU’s rumoured collapse, military expansion, drug war misdirection
• 10:21 – Ryan Grim on military doctrine, U.S. hypocrisy in Latin America
• 25:30 – Elon Musk vs. the European Union, introduction of Ralph Schoellhammer
• 27:45 – Schoellhammer on populist European movements, U.S. color revolution strategy
• 43:35 – Dan Cohen segment begins: Venezuela/fentanyl narrative debunked
• 48:43 – Cohen pinpoints India’s role in fentanyl crisis, U.S.–India interests
• 66:28 – Clayton’s Pearl Harbor “false flag” history lesson

Summary for Non-Listeners

The episode weaves together themes of U.S. and European decline, media manipulation, and false narratives in both history and modern policy. It fosters skepticism of establishment stories about the EU, American foreign policy, “drug war” scapegoating, and consensus history. By combining deep dives, interviews with independent journalists, and historical context, the show aims to arm listeners with arguments against what they see as official propaganda—with a style both conversational and confrontational.

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