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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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67:08

Trump’s Shutdown Enters Day 38: Flights Grounded,...

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/11/07

What looked like isolated crises—canceled flights, missing jobs data, military purges—reveals itself as the thrashing of an administration that knows something devastating is coming. Dean and I traced the panic from the Pentagon to Capitol Hill, and it all leads back to one place: those unreleased Epstein files.5️⃣ The Economic BlackoutFor the second consecutive month, there is no jobs report. The longest data blackout on record leaves economists navigating by starlight while companies announce

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56:31

FAA Orders Flight Cuts at 40 Airports as Shutdown...

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/11/06

The Trump administration is forcing unprecedented 10% flight reductions at 40 of America’s busiest airports starting Friday, as the government shutdown—now the longest in U.S. history—enters its second month with air traffic controllers working without pay. But that’s just the beginning of today’s chaos.Before we dive into the top 5, we spoke with Jacob Kaarsbo, former Danish intelligence officer, about Denmark’s remarkable commitment to Ukraine: nearly $1 billion in weapons through 2027, including

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67:20

Trump Melts Down As Blue Wave Sweeps America; Supreme...

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/11/05

Yesterday wasn’t just an election. It was a reckoning. Democrats swept every major contest from coast to coast while Trump melted down in real time, Canadian Maple MAGA collapsed as conservatives fled to competence, and voters sent an unmistakable message: the era of choosing character over chaos has arrived.5️⃣ SCOTUS Skeptical on Trump Tariffs The Supreme Court heard arguments on Trump’s sweeping tariffs and the justices—including conservatives—appeared deeply skeptical that the president has

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61:51

Trump’s Electoral Reckoning: America Votes Against...

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/11/05

5️⃣ America Delivers Trump’s Report CardAmericans voted today in off-year elections that constitute a direct referendum on Trump’s catastrophic first year back in power. Virginia elected its first female governor with Abigail Spanberger crushing her opponent by double digits. New Jersey’s Mikey Sherrill—a former military helicopter pilot and lawyer raising four kids—dominated her Trump-backed opponent by five to twelve points depending on the poll. In New York, Democratic Socialist ZohranMamdani

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63:33

Trump’s 60 Minutes Meltdown Reveals the Dementia, the...

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/11/03

Donald Trump sat down with Norah O’Donnell for what became 73 minutes of documented cognitive decline and brazen lying. And the biggest bombshell wasn’t about nuclear weapons or fake war victories—it was Trump’s flailing attempt to explain why he pardoned crypto criminal CZ from Binance.5️⃣ The Interview Was a Cognitive DisasterTrump claimed Russia and China are actively testing nuclear weapons (they’re not), that inflation is at 2% with groceries going down (it’s 3% and food prices haven’t

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54:30

Breaking News: Judges Order Food Aid Released as...

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/10/31

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.narativ.orgShow Notes Summary: Federal judges ordered Trump to release emergency SNAP funds for 42 million Americans as new documents revealed the administration is simultaneously building a national police state infrastructure—doubling Park Police ranks with riot gear, ordering National Guard quick reaction forces in all 50 states, and housing six Cabinet officials on military bases behind armed checkpoints. Meanwhile, JPMorgan

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42:35

Trump Builds His Palace While Americans Line Up for Food

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/10/29

Trump's crypto empire minted $800+ million in the first half of 2025 while Americans face soaring healthcare costs, government shutdown, and economic uncertainty. The family—including Barron as co-founder—is selling tokens in a platform that doesn't exist yet to foreign buyers with criminal investigations, generating unprecedented wealth while the Fed cuts rates blind, Obamacare premiums jump 30%, and food stamp funding runs out. Plus: Trump fires arts commission to clear path for his ballroom and

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40:33

Canada Steps Up: America’s Closest Ally Prepares to...

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/10/28

SHOW NOTES SUMMARY:Crypto markets crash $79B as Baron Trump allegedly profits from shorts. Trump tours Asia for rare-earth theater while Canada prepares historic condemnation of U.S. human rights abuses. The election theft machine operates in plain sight: Cyber Ninjas alum runs DHS election integrity, Cleta Mitchell trains poll watchers, SCOTUS targets voting rights, and Republicans now own the voting machines they claimed were rigged. Blue Jays battle through 18 innings, down 2-1 in World Series

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46:05

Trump Uses Your Tax Dollars to Protect His Crypto...

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/10/27

5️⃣ Bezos Fires 30,000 While Trump Demolishes the East Wing He Paid ForAmazon announced plans to lay off 30,000 workers in a massive push toward robotics and AI—the same quarter Jeff Bezos spent $100 million on his own wedding. This comes the same week Trump is demolishing the White House East Wing that Bezos helped fund with a $20 million donation. The timing exposes the complete lack of humanity from tech oligarchs who’ve pledged allegiance to Trump. Bezos told everyone “democracy dies in

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57:22

Trump Cancels Canada Talks Over Ronald Reagan...

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/10/24

Donald Trump canceled trade negotiations with Canada in an overnight Truth Social tantrum not over substance. Not over economic disagreements. Over a television commercial.Ontario Premier Doug Ford authorized a $40 million ad campaign—now increased to $75 million—featuring a 1987 Ronald Reagan speech explaining why tariffs devastate your allies. Trump saw it during his television monitoring session and detonated. He accused Canada of “cheating,” of “fraudulently” using Reagan’s words, and claimed

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70:29

Virginia Giuffre’s Truth: Why Nobody’s Girl Matters...

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/10/23

Virginia Giuffre’s memoir Nobody’s Girl landed this week, and it’s already sparking conversations that go far beyond the salacious Epstein headlines. On today’s FiveStack, we brought in journalist Tara Palmieri—who traveled with Giuffre for her investigative series Broken: Seeking Justice—to cut through the noise and explain why this book matters.The details Giuffre provides aren’t just about naming powerful men. They’re about understanding how predators identify and exploit vulnerability. Giuffre

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98:05

It's Our Sacred Duty To Defend Against Tyranny

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/10/21

Today’s FiveStack turned into something we didn’t expect—a passionate, substantive debate between two whistleblowers about how to actually stop Trump’s authoritarian takeover. But first, they agreed on the foundation: it is our sacred duty to defend against tyranny. That’s not up for debate. The Constitution demands it. History requires it. The question isn’t whether to resist—it’s how to organize that resistance most effectively.Lev Parnas came on with a singular message: the Epstein files are the

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64:24

Trump Tells Zelensky to Surrender or Be Destroyed:...

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/10/21

From White House betrayals to posthumous truth bombs, here’s what matters today. 5️⃣ Trump Betrays Ukraine Behind Closed DoorsIn a Friday White House meeting that went exactly as predicted, Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to hand over the entire Donbas region to Russia or face destruction. Sources say Trump literally threw maps across the room, warning that “Putin will destroy you if you don’t agree now.” The about-face came immediately after a call with Putin, who demanded

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57:10

BREAKING: Putin Proposes Siberia To Alaska Tunnel...

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/10/17

5️⃣ The Putin-Trump Tunnel: When Satire Becomes StrategyA Kremlin operative is openly marketing a tunnel from Russia to Alaska with a trade corridor carved through Canadian sovereignty, and Trump finds it “interesting.” Kirill Dmitriev, Putin’s point man who runs Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, has flooded social media with the proposal—even tagging Elon Musk’s Boring Company—while passing documents through Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna. The plan treats the Yukon and British Columbia as empty

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82:58

Breaking News: Russia's Backdoor to Congress: How Ana...

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/10/15

The mask isn’t slipping anymore—it’s been thrown in the trash. Florida Congresswoman Ana Paulina Luna just did something that would have ended careers a decade ago: she publicly solicited documents from the Kremlin, received them from Russia’s ambassador, thanked Moscow on Twitter, and promised to publish whatever they handed her. No CIA vetting. No intelligence community review. Just a direct pipeline from Putin’s regime into the U.S. Congress.And Lev Parnas, who sat in rooms with these exact

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57:28

The FiveStack LIVE: Trump’s Gaza Real Estate Deal,...

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/10/14

The Week Democracy Pushed BackThis week revealed something remarkable: the paper tigers are showing their papery construction.5️⃣ Trump Allegedly Delayed Gaza Ceasefire For Electoral AdvantageNPR reporting from 2024 suggests Trump’s circle urged Netanyahu to hold off on Biden’s ceasefire framework so Trump could claim the peacemaker title. The delay cost roughly 20,000 Palestinian lives between Trump’s inauguration and this month’s announcement. Biden’s plan—three phases, hostage exchanges, staged

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54:13

Courts Push Back on Trump's Troop Deployments While...

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/10/09

Two federal judges question presidential authority as administration stages bizarre press conference comparing American protesters to ISIS5️⃣ Katie Porter’s Gubernatorial Campaign Faces TurbulenceTwo videos derailed California Congresswoman Katie Porter’s frontrunner status in the 2026 governor’s race this week. First, she berated a CBS reporter for asking about Trump voters. Then a 2021 clip showed her screaming at a staffer to “get out of my f*****g shot” during an online discussion. Porter’s

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72:04

SPECIAL REPORT: JIM COMEY ARRAIGNED: DAVE ARONBERG...

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/10/08

“Everyone Has Dirty Hands When the Government Wants You”James Comey walked into an Alexandria courthouse today to be arraigned on charges that barely matter. Two felony counts about whether he authorized a leak to the media about Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election. The specifics are almost irrelevant. What matters is that a president publicly demanded his prosecution, fired the prosecutor who refused, and installed a White House lawyer with no prosecutorial experience to get it done.The trial

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59:38

Trump’s Attempted Military Takeover Triggers...

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/10/06

When 800 generals and admirals refused to applaud on command at Quantico last Tuesday, they drew a red line. By this weekend, that line held—reinforced by federal judges, career prosecutors, and even Trump’s own appointees who’ve decided the Constitution matters more than loyalty to a president demanding they commit crimes in his name.5️⃣ Supreme Court Denies Maxwell’s AppealThe Supreme Court declined to hear Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal Monday, keeping her 20-year sentence intact for sex trafficking

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52:38

Lutnick Blows Epstein Cover-Up; Trump is MIA as...

FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev ·

2025/10/03

Show Notes Summary: Rep. Garcia demands Commerce Secretary testify after Epstein blackmail revelations contradict FBI Director’s sworn testimony. This week brought extrajudicial killings in international waters, discriminatory FBI firings, a weaponized government shutdown targeting Democrats, and blue wave election results showing Trump’s 2026 collapse. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.narativ.org/subscribe

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