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The Chris Abraham Show

tl:dr: Just a 55-year-old cisgender white male mansplaining his own self-importance. But good. Full Summary: The musings of Chris Abraham as he aspires to know the world and himself while getting healthy, losing weight, becoming fit, and running his small business while living in South Arlington, Virginia. Walk with him a while and see what"s up.

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00:21:36

Trump's Second Term Purge

The Chris Abraham Show ·

2025/08/15

Donald Trump’s first term in office felt, to many, like a burst of cultural backlash—loud, brash, and ultimately blunted. He entered Washington in 2017 promising to “drain the swamp,” but underestimated how deep and tangled the roots ran. The permanent bureaucracy, the NGO network, and the sprawling infrastructure of media-linked soft power endured. By the time Joe Biden took office in 2021, the so-called “intercom” —the elite feedback loop of agencies, think tanks, activist nonprofits, and friendly

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00:06:44

Trump's Second Term Purge [Video]

The Chris Abraham Show ·

2025/08/15

The provided text, "Cutting Out the Rot," discusses a hypothetical second term for Donald J. Trump, focusing on his alleged intent to enact a widespread purge of federal agencies and institutions. The author suggests that unlike his first term, where he merely "shouted at the choir," this time Trump would employ a "scorched-earth doctrine" to dismantle what he perceives as an "Intercom" of entrenched opposition within the government. This includes mass

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00:38:13

America's Cultural Reversion

The Chris Abraham Show ·

2025/08/15

When the small, elite definition of “democracy” stopped being the country’s default — and the silent majority decided not to play along anymore.For decades, a narrow, elite version of American “democracy” was exported abroad like a finished product — shiny, packaged, market-tested. At home, it trickled into schools, universities, media, and HR manuals without much pushback, because for 80 to 95 percent of Americans, it didn’t touch the parts of life they cared about most: their homes, churches,

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00:06:37

America's Cultural Reversion [VIDEO]

The Chris Abraham Show ·

2025/08/15

The provided text, "America’s Cultural Reversion," argues that recent rapid cultural shifts, driven by a self-anointed elite, have created a whiplash effect leading to a backlash from "the eighty percent" of America. This coalition of "strange bedfellows" is united not by shared ideology but by shared disgust with the pace and direction of cultural change, viewing it as a "hostile takeover" rather than organic absorption. While this "mutiny" has

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00:20:48

Trump's DC Cleanup Coup

The Chris Abraham Show ·

2025/08/13

TL;DR: When Gavin Newsom sweeps San Francisco’s streets for an international summit, the press frames it as pragmatic urban stewardship. When Donald Trump orders a similar crackdown in Washington, D.C., it’s cast as an authoritarian takeover. The cleanup looks the same; the narrative is worlds apart.In November 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom admitted plainly that San Francisco’s sudden transformation—tent encampments gone, streets power-washed, graffiti scrubbed—was tied directly to hosting President

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00:05:42

Trump's Broom Coup (VIDEO)

The Chris Abraham Show ·

2025/08/13

The provided text examines how the media and public perception frame similar actions differently based on the individual performing them. It highlights the contrast between Governor Gavin Newsom's San Francisco cleanup for a diplomatic summit, which was largely praised as "civic pride" or "savvy staging," and Donald Trump's hypothetical cleanup of Washington D.C., which the text suggests would be cast as "authoritarian overreach" or a "coup." The

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00:05:21

The Media Hypocrisy of Trump's Takeover of DC (Video)

The Chris Abraham Show ·

2025/08/13

The provided text examines how media framing influences public perception of similar governmental actions, even when the operational realities are alike. It highlights a contrast in coverage between California Governor Gavin Newsom’s “cosmetic sweep” of San Francisco for an international summit and former President Donald Trump’s federalization of Washington D.C.'s police, which was framed as either a "war on violent crime" or an "authoritarian occupation." The author argues

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00:30:46

Trump’s Armed DC Makeover

The Chris Abraham Show ·

2025/08/13

In early 2025, Washington, D.C., became the stage for a dramatic federal intervention. President Donald Trump placed the city’s police department under federal control, deployed the National Guard, and ordered a sweeping crackdown on what he called “chaos.” For some, this meant confronting violent crime; for others, it was a broad campaign against visible disorder — tents under overpasses, graffiti-stained walls, groups loitering in public spaces.The move split opinion instantly. Supporters cast it

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00:06:20

[VIDEO] Smith–Mundt Act: From Cold War Firewall to...

The Chris Abraham Show ·

2025/08/13

In 1948, as the Cold War was taking shape, the United States passed the Smith–Mundt Act, officially known as the U.S. Information and Educational Exchange Act. Its purpose was simple but profound: empower the U.S. government to produce and distribute information and cultural programming abroad to promote American values, while explicitly forbidding the use of those same propaganda tools on the American public. This legal firewall reflected a deep suspicion of government-run information campaigns at

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00:32:16

Smith-Mundt: The Propaganda Wall's Demise

The Chris Abraham Show ·

2025/08/13

The provided text explains the Smith-Mundt Act, a 1948 U.S. law designed to prevent the domestic dissemination of American government-produced propaganda, while allowing its use abroad to promote U.S. values. It highlights the historical context of the Cold War, where nations like the U.S., UK, and USSR utilized information campaigns to influence global opinion, and how the act aimed to build trust by separating foreign messaging from domestic news. The text then details the 2013 Smith-Mundt

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00:07:08

The Escalation Ladder and the Consent Illusion

The Chris Abraham Show ·

2025/08/10

The provided text introduces two core concepts: the "consent illusion" and the "escalation ladder." The "consent illusion" refers to the mistaken belief that interactions with authority figures, especially law enforcement, are voluntary and based on mutual agreement, a notion often held by those accustomed to environments where compliance is optional. Conversely, the "escalation ladder" describes an unwritten, internal framework police use to respond to

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00:34:37

Gun Deaths Debunked

The Chris Abraham Show ·

2025/08/06

When Americans hear “gun deaths,” they’re fed a single number that lumps together suicides, murders, accidents, and justified defensive shootings. This aggregation is misleading. Over 55% of firearm deaths in the U.S. are suicides—tragic outcomes driven by mental health, not gun policy. Around 40% are homicides, largely committed by criminals in urban environments, often gang-related. Accidental shootings are less than 2% of all firearm deaths, and justifiable homicides—law-abiding citizens or

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00:34:42

The White Sun and the Heretic's Gate

The Chris Abraham Show ·

2025/08/03

These sources collectively present a detailed account of a role-playing game session, focusing on a party of adventurers in the cursed land of Barovia. The narrative outlines their struggles against supernatural threats like Shadows and a flesh golem, their interactions with enigmatic figures such as the Abbot and a mysterious shrine tender, and their quests for essential items like a wedding dress. It further describes their investigation into stolen holy relics, which leads them to interrogate a

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00:35:47

Nirvana Is Peaceful—And Boring: Why You Still Need...

The Chris Abraham Show ·

2025/08/03

My guru recently sent me an email that expanded on his earlier teaching about suffering. In his first message, he explained how most suffering comes from only a few things—what he called THE SHIT—and how modern life makes these easy to handle. That teaching ended with the idea that Nirvana, the state of peace the Buddha described, is already here for anyone willing to step into it.But this time, he added something new: Nirvana is peaceful, but it’s also boring.Most people think Nirvana is the final

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00:44:11

The Americans as Occupier Thesis

The Chris Abraham Show ·

2025/08/03

Introduction: What Does It Mean to Be an Occupier?An occupier is an authority that controls a place where the people under it feel the power is not legitimate. In wars, it is the army that holds foreign land. In colonies, it is the empire that rules without consent. When some communities in America call the U.S. government an occupier, they are expressing how it feels to live under laws and police they see as outside forces. This idea is not only about crime or order; it is about who gets to make

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00:41:26

Freedom Fighters, Terrorists, and the Fragile...

The Chris Abraham Show ·

2025/08/03

How America’s Two Realities Collide and Eventually SnapAmerica lives in two mental dimensions. In one, defiance against authority—whether at a protest, during a traffic stop, or in the streets—is noble resistance. In the other, the same act is dangerous chaos that must be contained. These two realities rarely intersect except when they crash into each other through viral videos, social media, or national crises. The same footage becomes two opposite moral stories, depending on who is watching.The

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00:34:06

How to Stop Suffering: A Simple Lesson From a Modern...

The Chris Abraham Show ·

2025/08/02

My guru sent me an email that I can’t stop thinking about. It was simple, almost blunt, but it explained why most of the suffering we experience today is unnecessary. It wasn’t a long teaching or a sacred text—just a reminder of how easy peace can be if we understand what’s really going on.Buddhism, he wrote, is one of the oldest spiritual paths in the world. It started with the Buddha, a man who saw that life is full of suffering but also that suffering can end. His message was simple: suffering

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00:25:28

America is the World's Casino

The Chris Abraham Show ·

2025/08/02

America is not just a country—it’s the world’s casino. Not the polished Vegas floor where the house always wins, but a sprawling, chaotic hall where volatility is the product and chaos is the currency. Every four years, our presidential cycle spins the wheel, markets quake, and the rest of the world places its bets. A tweet can erase billions, a rumor can trigger a stampede, and the constant swing between extremes makes this place the perfect playground for anyone who knows how to gamble.What makes

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00:33:38

OSINT as OSENT

The Chris Abraham Show ·

2025/08/02

When Open Intelligence Becomes EntertainmentThere was a time when intelligence was secret, locked away in dossiers and government vaults. Today, the cameras never stop. Data streams from satellites, drones, traffic cams, and smartphones. Open Source Intelligence—OSINT—once meant careful analysis of public data. Now it’s something else. Intelligence has turned into entertainment. OSINT has become OSENT.Ukraine and Gaza have become live-streamed conflicts. No need for classified reports—just open

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00:35:47

Real Socialists Heart Tariffs 4-Eva

The Chris Abraham Show ·

2025/08/02

If American socialists were real, they’d love tariffs. They’d be screaming for tariffs, because tariffs are the only way to fund the utopia they claim to want. Tariffs don’t chase billionaires who vanish into tax havens, and they don’t raid the paychecks of workers. They’re collected at the border, unavoidable, clean. You want to sell in the biggest market in the world? You pay. That revenue goes straight to the state. Under Trump, tariffs have already brought in over a hundred billion dollars and

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