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FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev

D. Blundell and Z.Shalev

The Top 5 stories of the moment with Canada"s #1 Shock Jock Dean Blundell and Former CBS News executive producer Zev Shalev. www.narativ.org

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71:54

FiveStack Special Report: Marines on LA Streets...

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/06/12

Marine Corps veteran Janessa Goldbeck joined The FiveStack for a special edition to break down what she calls "a completely unprecedented use of the United States military domestically." Her analysis of Marines deployed to LA streets reveals how Trump is systematically dismantling military apolitical traditions while creating pretexts for expanded authoritarian control.5️⃣ The Posse Comitatus Violation Goldbeck explained how active duty Marines in American streets violates the fundamental law

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63:44

FiveStack: Mayor Mulls Curfew as Trump Accelerates LA...

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2025/06/10

Narativ is offering an incredible opportunity - Become an annual subscriber at 35% off. 5️⃣ LA Mayor Considers Curfew as 100 ArrestedMayor Karen Bass is considering curfews after 100 arrests Monday night—but here's the reality check our LA subscribers keep sending us: this "chaos" is confined to roughly 0.2% of the city's total area. While Trump deploys 4,700 federal troops for what amounts to a few blocks of unrest, Bass admits she has "no idea" what the Marines are actually supposed to do beyond

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64:51

FiveStack: America Under Siege: Federal Troops Attack...

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/06/09

We’ve gone bonkers! We took Dean’s challenge and the annual rate just dropped to our lowest ever! 35% off our annual plan for a limited time!The Top 5 Stories Of The Day 5️⃣ Stephen Miller's Personal War Comes Full CircleThe architect behind the Los Angeles immigration crackdown is Stephen Miller, whose childhood trauma now drives federal policy. Raised wealthy in Santa Monica but forced into diverse Santa Monica High School after his family's business collapsed, Miller specifically targeted Home

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63:39

DOGE's AI "Death Panels" Make Serious Mistakes...

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/06/06

The most powerful revelation this week wasn't another Trump scandal or Musk meltdown—it was the image of America's president reduced to desperately texting Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, begging for relief from a trade war that's destroying the U.S. economy while Canada builds the future without them.5️⃣ America Mints 562,000 New Millionaires While Economy CratersThe U.S. created 562,000 new millionaires in 2024 under Biden, bringing the total to 7.9 million with collective wealth growing

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52:18

Musk Drops Nuclear Bomb: "Trump Is In The Epstein Files"

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/06/05

The MAGA civil war just went thermonuclear. What started as policy disagreements over EV tax credits escalated into Elon Musk publicly accusing Donald Trump of being Jeffrey Epstein's pedophile buddy. We watched it happen in real time as two narcissists destroyed each other with the kind of viciousness that makes Game of Thrones look like Mr. Rogers.5️⃣ The Ultimate Breakup Revenge Fantasy Plays Out in PublicDean Blundell nailed the psychology behind Musk's nuclear option: "This is what every single

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68:17

FiveStack: Putin Dominates, As Trump Chickens Out, US...

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/06/04

t5️⃣ Putin Vows Retaliation After Ukraine's "Spiderweb" DevastationVladimir Putin "very strongly" threatened Donald Trump that Russia "will have to respond" to Ukraine's devastating Operation Spider's Web during a 75-minute phone call that sounded like it came straight from Sputnik News. Ukraine's 18-month operation destroyed 41 Russian aircraft including nuclear-capable bombers across five time zones, yet Trump's response was to legitimize Putin's threats rather than celebrate Ukraine's defensive

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46:00

FiveStack: Trump Appoints Russian Asset to Destroy...

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/06/03

5️⃣ Elon Musk Nukes Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill"The Trump-Musk honeymoon officially ended when Elon torched Trump's signature spending package as a "massive, outrageous, pork-filled disgusting abomination." But strip away Musk's fake concern for American taxpayers—this fight is purely personal. The bill redirects AI contracts to Trump cronies like Palantir, guts clean energy credits that fund Tesla's profits, and centralizes AI control away from Musk's empire. Every provision hits Musk's bottom line

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53:23

FiveStack: Ukraine's $7 Billion Masterstroke Exposes...

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/06/02

Show Summary: Ukrainian ingenuity devastates Russian air power while Trump's authoritarianism drives international isolation, allied military buildups, and, did we mention? ICE arrested a high school honors student on his way to Volleyball practice for the crime of being "un-American”—revealing a superpower in decline as the free world prepares to lead without America.5️⃣ ICE DETAINS HONOR STUDENT ON WAY TO VOLLEYBALL PRACTICEEighteen-year-old Marcelo Gomes was heading to volleyball practice

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56:24

FiveStack's TACO Edition: From DOGE to Tariffs,...

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/05/29

The American constitutional system flexed its muscles Thursday, delivering crushing blows to Trump's authoritarian overreach. Here's how the rule of law fought back:5️⃣ Federal Courts Demolish Trump's Tariff ScamTwo separate federal courts declared Trump's global tariffs "contrary to law" and "unlawful," with judges calling his emergency justifications "a figment of his own imagination." The U.S. Court of International Trade didn't just strike down the policy - they exposed the entire con.The court

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52:41

FiveStack: Student Visa Freeze, Food Crisis, Golden...

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/05/28

5️⃣ Student Visa Freeze: A War On IntelligenceTrump ordered US embassies worldwide to immediately stop scheduling visa interviews for all foreign students, expanding comprehensive social media screening to every international applicant. The economic carnage: 1.1 million international students contribute $44 billion annually and support 378,000 American jobs. California faces $6.4 billion in losses, Massachusetts $3.9 billion, Texas $2.5 billion.Harvard has 33% foreign students who pay 3-6 times what

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49:50

King Charles Delivers Diplomatic Masterclass While...

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/05/27

5️⃣ KING CHARLES TROLLS TRUMP WITH CANADIAN THRONE SPEECHKing Charles III delivered the first throne speech by a monarch in Canada since 1977, and it was a diplomatic masterpiece. With full royal pageantry—carriage processions, military honors, the works—Charles sat on his own Canadian throne and delivered what Dean called "one of the most incredibly symbolic statements ever made in the history of Canadian politics." The speech emphasized Canada's sovereignty, multicultural identity, and

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60:44

The Five Biggest Threats In Trump's 'Big Fleecing Bill'

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/05/22

In a special FiveStack with Olga Lautman sitting in for Dean Blundell, we broke down the most dangerous provisions in Trump's 1,100-page "Big Beautiful Bill" that passed the House 215-214 in the dead of night. Here are the five biggest threats to American democracy:5️⃣ THE RESTAURANT PAYROLL SCAMTax-free tips and overtime sounds great until you realize it creates a massive loophole for restaurants to reclassify regular wages as "tips" to dodge payroll taxes. Workers think they're getting tax-free

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31:22

CBS News Capitulates: How Donald Trump Is Muzzling 60...

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/05/20

5️⃣ SENATE ADVANCES CRYPTO BILL BENEFITING TRUMP FAMILYThe Senate voted 66-32 to advance the "GENIUS Act," which will directly benefit Trump's $2.1 billion UAE-backed stablecoin venture through his family firm World Liberty Financial. Senator Warner flipped to support the bill, claiming "the U.S. can't afford to keep standing on the sidelines" despite warnings from Elizabeth Warren that it would "turbocharge Trump's corruption."What's clear is that the same administration securing Middle East

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38:06

Brighton Beach To The White House: Lev Parnas Takes...

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/05/19

Help fund Lev Parnas’ effort to build a pro-democracy movement by becoming a paid supporter hereAnd for a limited time get 25% off Narativ’s annual plan by clicking the button below.5️⃣ Little OdessaIn a special FiveStack episode, Lev Parnas took viewers on a remarkable journey through Brighton Beach, the Brooklyn neighborhood where he grew up after immigrating from Ukraine. Walking the streets where Russian and Ukrainian immigrants settled in the 1970s and 80s, Parnas offered rare first-hand

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39:55

Former FBI Director Under Federal Investigation for...

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/05/16

25% Off Our Annual Subscription Rate For A Limited Time 5️⃣ Romania's Democratic Test WeekendRomania's presidential election this Sunday isn't just another European vote—it's a litmus test for Russian disinformation's reach into the heart of Europe. Centrist Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan, backed by French President Macron in a video call this week, faces off against hard-right candidate George Simeon, who won the first round with 40% to Dan's 20%.The stakes couldn't be higher. Romania's Supreme Court

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43:46

Can Substack Save News?

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/05/14

Subscribe to Hamish McKenzie and Dean Blundell by clicking on their names or sign up to Narativ.org and receive 25% off our annual subscription below.Traditional media is dying. Journalists are being laid off en masse. Trust in news is at historic lows, suppression has led to self-censorship. Are we witnessing the end of teh free press, or a rebirth. On tonight’s FiveStack, Substack co-founder Hamish McKenzie laid out a vision that could save journalism itself—and it's already working."This Has

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25:31

🚨 FiveStack: Trump's $3 Billion Crypto Empire Exposed...

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/05/12

It’s a proven fact: Life get easier, and you feel better, when you subscribe to Dean Blundell’s Substack or Zev Shalev’s Narativ. Subscribe to either one for 25% or the annual plans. Better still, subscribe to both and receive a multiplier karma dividend for supporting independent journalism and democratic values.From Geneva trade truces to manufactured disinformation, here are today's most critical developments as American democracy faces unprecedented threats:5️⃣ China Trade "Deal" Proves Trump's

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60:11

FiveStack Friday: Trump Hires Jeanine Pirro As US...

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2025/05/09

It’s a proven fact: Life get easier, and you feel better, when you subscribe to Dean Blundell’s Substack or Zev Shalev’s Narativ. Subscribe to either one for 25% or the annual plans. Better still, subscribe to both and receive a multiplier karma dividend for supporting independent journalism and democratic values.As US-China trade negotiations commence in Switzerland, the Trump administration is signaling weakness that undermines America's leverage. From judicial appointments to wellness influencers

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50:53

FiveStack: Reaction To Leo XIV: What it means to...

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2025/05/08

It’s a proven fact: Life get easier, and you feel better, when you subscribe to Dean Blundell’s Substack or Zev Shalev’s Narativ. Subscribe to either one for 25% or the annual plans. Better still, subscribe to both and receive a multiplier karma dividend for supporting independent journalism and democratic values. 5️⃣ FIRST AMERICAN POPE: VATICAN MAKES HISTORIC CHOICEWhen white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney today, it signaled more than just a new pontiff – it marked a historic

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77:24

Vatican's Black Smoke, Carney's Diplomatic Chess, OAN...

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/05/07

It’s a proven fact. Life get easier, and you feel better, when you subscribe to Dean or Zev’s Substack. Follow the buttons to subscribe to either one or, better still, subscribe to both, and receive a multiplier dividend for supporting independent journalism. We opened today's FiveStac`k watching black smoke billow from the Sistine Chapel, marking the first vote in the Papal conclave with no new Pope selected. But don't worry – we quickly pivoted to the stories that actually matter.5️⃣ CARNEY

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