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February 16, 2026 - Enemies Of Democracy

from Transparent Conversations · host Calvin Pierce Jr

How much money is too much Money?For some reason I remember seeing Mark Cuban in an interview on some podcast and they were asking  him questions about Elon Musk during his Doge days in the federal government. I don’t remember the questions or his answers, but I do remember the deference that was given to Musk. No matter that he didn’t agree with Musk’s actions, Musk was still one of them and it felt like he still needed to pay Musk the respect that was due to one his equals, and now lately that class of people have been very quiet, especially now that we are getting access to how they live and think. The Epstein files are slowly coming out more and more each day, it’s pretty safe to say that this Epstein Class of people, the oligarchs, are not very happy with democracy, especially if it gets in the way of making them money. I understand that getting justice for the now women, young girls back then is and should be the number one priority of the crimes that are being brought to light with each document release,  but we also need to take a very deep look at what else has been going on behind the gilded doors of these Wealthy Elites. They may happily take our money, but that’s pretty much where our commonality ends.My Substack - Please do me a solid and Subscribe - It's Free! https://transparentconvos.substack.com/Transparent Conversations Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@cpiercejrTransparent Conversations on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6zPRncAdAd9hzsy6PE1dKM?si=14d34396150348c8Murdered  By IceKeith Porter - Murdered by Brian PalaciosRenee Nicole Good - Murdered by Jonathan RossGeraldo Lunas - UnknownAlex Pretti  - Murdered by  Jesus Ochoa, Raymundo Gutierrez***Looking for a way to join the conversation, and be a part of the Independent Media boom that's beating out Mainstream media in getting the Truth out! Let's Talk!***Video CreditsHeads Will Roll - Grits and Eggs PodcastDeante Kylehttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/4lywvWDHvIoTake Me Out to the Go-Go (Live) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN_jksq2h4k

How much money is too much Money?For some reason I remember seeing Mark Cuban in an interview on some podcast and they were asking  him questions about Elon Musk during his Doge days in the federal government. I don’t remember the questions or his answers, but I do remember the deference that was given to Musk. No matter that he didn’t agree with Musk’s actions, Musk was still one of them and it felt like he still needed to pay Musk the respect that was due to one his equals, and now lately that class of people have been very quiet, especially now that we are getting access to how they live and think. The Epstein files are slowly coming out more and more each day, it’s pretty safe to say that this Epstein Class of people, the oligarchs, are not very happy with democracy, especially if it gets in the way of making them money. I understand that getting justice for the now women, young girls back then is and should be the number one priority of the crimes that are being brought to light with each document release,  but we also need to take a very deep look at what else has been going on behind the gilded doors of these Wealthy Elites. They may happily take our money, but that’s pretty much where our commonality ends.My Substack - Please do me a solid and Subscribe - It's Free! https://transparentconvos.substack.com/Transparent Conversations Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@cpiercejrTransparent Conversations on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6zPRncAdAd9hzsy6PE1dKM?si=14d34396150348c8Murdered  By IceKeith Porter - Murdered by Brian PalaciosRenee Nicole Good - Murdered by Jonathan RossGeraldo Lunas - UnknownAlex Pretti  - Murdered by  Jesus Ochoa, Raymundo Gutierrez***Looking for a way to join the conversation, and be a part of the Independent Media boom that's beating out Mainstream media in getting the Truth out! Let's Talk!***Video CreditsHeads Will Roll - Grits and Eggs PodcastDeante Kylehttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/4lywvWDHvIoTake Me Out to the Go-Go (Live) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN_jksq2h4k

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