Ep 443: Trump’s Second First Year, explained through Mimetic Theory

Doug welcomes back returning guest Jim Babka for a libertarian Christian deep dive into Donald Trump’s “second first year” in office. They walk through key events from 2025–26 and ask what they reveal about power, symbolism, and the state.

Topics include:

• Why Trump’s second term feels so different from his first, and how anger and “getting even” seem to shape his decisions
• The Iran bunker‑busting strike and what it says about the myth of Trump as a “peace president”
• The push to buy Greenland, the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico, and how Trump uses symbolism and deal‑making theatrics
• ICE’s shocking tactics as “terror theater” to drive self‑deportation and deter migration
• Why Jim argues the Epstein files are thedefining story of 2025:
  • How Congress slow‑walked and then quietly passed the disclosure law
  • How the administration has violated it with redactions and delays
  • What the limited releases already reveal about Epstein’s roles in intelligence, arms, and under‑the‑table influence
  • How the Epstein issue is uniquely damaging Trump in the polls

Along the way, Doug and Jim connect these developments to mimetic theory, the deep state, Zionist influence, and the fragility of American faith in both church and state.