Filtered: Surveillance, Brexit & E-Bikes: How Power Dodges Blame (and Why Trump’s DJT Stock Is Crashing)

In this episode of Filtered with TJ Walker, we connect five big stories under one theme: how powerful people and institutions dodge blame while everyone else absorbs the cost. NYC’s progressive surveillance state – Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani inherits and embraces one of the most expansive camera networks on earth, built in partnership with tech billionaires and defense contractors. Crime is down; civil-liberties questions remain. Brexit’s economic faceplant – Seven years on, the numbers are in: weaker growth, stagnant trade and lost investment. Yet almost nobody in the political class says, “We were wrong.” E-bikes and the quiet crash epidemic – Trauma doctors are seeing injuries that look like motorcycle wrecks, not bike falls. Fatality risks, head injuries and kids riding 30+ mph “e-motos” with no helmets — we dig into the data and the regulatory vacuum. Trump’s AI & crypto czar – Venture capitalist David Sacks is simultaneously a major AI/crypto investor and a central figure shaping Trump’s tech and crypto policy. We examine what that means for regulation, antitrust and democracy. Wall Street Journal on Trump’s brand collapse – From DJT (Trump Media) to Trump-themed meme coins and family crypto ventures, many Trump-branded bets are down hard, leaving die-hard supporters with steep losses. In our grab-bag segment, we turn to two more under-covered trends: new AP reporting on teenagers’ deep mistrust of the news media, and the growing wave of GOP retirements following Marjorie Taylor Greene’s decision to leave Congress — including what that says about Trump’s “lame duck” status on Capitol Hill. We close with listener Q&A on PowerPoint and slide design: how to stop inflicting text-heavy decks on audiences and start using visuals that actually reinforce your message. If you’re listening on Podbean or any podcast app, please follow, rate and review — it genuinely helps more people find the show.