Badlands Daily – Nov. 26, 2025: Thanksgiving Optics, Turkey Pardons & Global Power Plays

In this Thanksgiving-eve episode, CannCon and Chris Paul kick things off with banter about holiday travel chaos, media fear tactics, and Trump’s turkey-pardon humor before moving into deeper geopolitical analysis. They break down Trump’s comments on color revolutions, the Hunter Biden pardon joke, and how these moments tie into broader narratives about legitimacy and power. The hosts dive into UN reform as Trump allies announce sweeping cuts and spending audits, exposing just how much the U.S. bankrolls global institutions. They also cover Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence and the suspicious “hallucinating medication” narrative, Venezuela tensions, the sinking of cartel-linked drug boats, and how U.S. involvement is framed by the media. The episode then shifts to the Democrats’ ongoing “illegal orders” narrative, with CannCon and Chris highlighting the clear attempt to politicize the military and manufacture a color-revolution-style break in command. From AI Christian artists to biological fairness in sports, Chicago crime policy, Smartmatic ties, and shifting global alliances, this episode pulls together the week’s most revealing clues about where power is consolidating, and unraveling.