Filtered with TJ Walker

Filtered: ICE Flunks Fitness, Nominee Implodes, Universities Push Back

On Filtered with TJ Walker: ICE’s struggling recruits, a nominee’s racist text scandal, universities rejecting political pressure, and the politics of “hate” talk, all capped by a look inside Paris’s new chocolate empire. Smart, fast commentary on how power and persuasion really work.
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Chapters / Timestamps:0:00 Intro, Today’s Five Stories1:15 ICE Flunks Fitness Tests8:10 Disney & Universities Resist Control16:40 Racist Nominee Collapses After Text Leaks26:00 Perry Claims Democrats “Hate the Military”35:45 Cédric Grolet Goes Full Wonka46:30 Walker’s Take, Marketing vs Reality49:00 Closing Thoughts & Next Episode

Filtered: San Francisco’s Crime Miracle, Data vs Fear in the “Doom Loop” Narrative

TJ Walker breaks down how San Francisco’s so-called “doom loop” was a media creation.With burglaries down 28 percent and homicides near historic lows, the city’s rebound tells a story Fox News won’t.Featuring analysis of Amazon’s AWS outage, the Louvre jewel heist, Paramount Skydance layoffs, and military overreach at Camp Pendleton.

Filtered: France’s Uprising, America’s Divide, and the Two Questions That Define Wealth

From the streets of Paris to rallies across the United States, citizens are rediscovering the language of protest. In this episode of Filtered, TJ Walker analyzes how Macron’s pension reversal reveals the limits of top-down leadership, how the “No Kings” movement channels democratic frustration, and why America’s economy now depends almost entirely on its wealthiest 10 percent.
Then, a look at personal finance: Dave Ramsey’s two-question framework that instantly reveals whether you’re building wealth or just buying debt. Finally, Sir David Attenborough’s historic Emmy at 99, a master class in lifelong communication.

Filtered: Conman Frees Conman | Trump Commutes George Santos After 84 Days

Former President Trump has freed George Santos after only 84 days in prison. TJ Walker analyzes how this act of political loyalty rewards fraud, undermines justice, and signals the death of accountability. Also in this episode: Harvard’s new obesity redefinition, OpenAI’s erotic mode announcement, and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff’s embarrassing walk-back.Stream daily episodes of Filtered with TJ Walker for straight talk on communication, power, and truth.

Filtered: No Kings: Why Mass Nonviolent Protest Is America’s Last Line

TJ Walker unpacks five major stories that point to one urgent truth: America’s institutions are fraying and the only remaining counterweight is people power. This episode covers: Meta’s removal of an ICE-tracking Facebook group (DOJ request), the new UAP documentary The Age of Disclosure, a $300 trillion PYUSD minting glitch at Paxos/PayPal, the explosive NYC mayoral debate, and a personal essay on why TJ will join the nationwide No Kings rallies. Includes practical emphasis on nonviolent, de-escalatory protest as civic defense.
Chapters/Timestamp:00:00 Intro & Teaser02:58 Meta removes ICE-watch group (facts & politics)04:08 Meta: Quick Take (summary)12:10 The Age of Disclosure (trailer, officials, cultural fallout)13:22 Documentary: Quick Take21:01 Paxos / PayPal PYUSD $300T glitch (explainers & risks)22:56 Crypto: Quick Take27:56 NYC mayoral debate, zingers & takeaways45:24 Why I’m going to the No Kings protest, full essay & call to nonviolence51:14 Close / subscribe

Filtered: Was 2024 the Last Free Election in America?

T.J. Walker takes the headlines (media layoffs, the “Paws Comitatus” El Paso dog story, refugee-policy changes, and a swastika found in a GOP office). He asks: could 2024 be the watershed, the last freely decided U.S. election? This episode explores realistic legal and extralegal pathways that could influence future elections and outlines key developments to watch in 2026–2028. Chapters are included for convenient listening.
Episode Chapters:00:00 Intro / Preview02:37 Media Cuts & Platform Shift07:30 Paws Comitatus, Border Patrol dog incident09:45 Refugee overhaul & priorities12:30 Swastika in Congress office, reaction34:45 Main Analysis: Are elections next?59:00 Wrap & Takeaways

Filtered: Hate, Health, and Hypocrisy: Young GOP Chat, Lead in Protein, ICE in Chicago

This episode of Filtered with TJ Walker covers five stories that reveal a dangerous mix of health fraud, normalized bigotry, and media misdirection: leaked Young Republican chats celebrating Hitler and gas chambers; Consumer Reports’ findings of lead in popular protein powders; a 101-year-old journalist’s longevity lessons; President Trump’s Medal of Freedom choice for Charlie Kirk; and violent ICE enforcement in Chicago, and how communities are organizing in response.
Episode Chapters/Timestamps:00:00 - Teaser & Headlines00:20 - Story 1: AI & the Web (Graphite report)03:20 - Story 2: Lead in Protein Powders (Consumer Reports)06:00 - Story 3: Longevity, Si Liberman at 10108:00 - Story 4: Charlie Kirk & the Medal of Freedom11:00 - Story 5: Young Republicans’ Leaked Chat - Racism & Violence15:00 - Grab Bag: ICE in Chicago; Hollywood fights AI; Thatcher book18:00 - Wrap & Subscribe

Filtered: America Breaks the Rules of Growth, Nobel Warning, Cuba Collapse & Trump’s China Whiplash

In today’s Filtered: Nobel laureates say openness and creative destruction power growth, and the U.S. may be moving the other way. We unpack Cuba’s worsening crisis, Marc Maron’s goodbye interview with Barack Obama, the markets’ reaction to President Trump’s contradictory China messages, and a standoff between the Pentagon and major newsrooms over a new press policy.
Timestamp/Stories:00:00 - Intro & headlines01:22 - Market snapshot02:07 - Nobel economists: innovation vs protectionism. 14:19 - Cuba: blackouts, migration, economy. 25:40 - Marc Maron: final episode & legacy. 36:09 - Trump’s China whiplash & market impact. 47:07 - Pentagon vs press, major outlets refuse new rules. 1:03:29 - Grab bag & final thoughts.