Liberty Lockdown

Sponsor Info: 1. Download Kalshi. Use code LOCKDOWN to get $25 when you trade $25. https://kalshi.com/
2. See if a gold IRA is the right move for you - go to Http://LockdownGold.com or text “Liberty" to 35052 to get your free guide from Augusta Precious Metals.

The Fed hiked 25 basis points. Your 30-year mortgage did not wait for permission. In this Liberty Lockdown breakdown, Clint Russell explains why long-term rates ripped toward 7.5% before Kevin Warsh’s FOMC even moved, how the 10-year Treasury — not the overnight funds rate — prices your house payment, and why the yen carry trade, Bank of Japan hiking, and a $40 trillion national debt are starving the bid for U.S. duration. He walks through the lock-in effect, frozen transaction volume, forced sellers on HELOCs and bridge debt, and the quiet path from originations drying up to a credit shock and banking contagion. If rates stick or grind toward 8%, affordability dies a second death, builders will not build, and price discovery finally hits the inventory sitting on the sidelines. This is the housing, rates, and dollar map — plus why he’s holding dry powder in T-bills instead of chasing record-high stocks and record-high homes.
0:00 You won the 3.5% mortgage lottery
0:28 Why only 35% of people under 35 own a home
0:48 The Fed hike everybody already priced in
1:18 Inflation, Hormuz, and the first Warsh hike
2:05 The Fed does not set your mortgage rate
2:48 The 10-year just made a 2007 high
3:20 7.2% to 7.5% in a week
3:55 The yen is in your house payment
4:30 Yen carry trade: the world’s ATM is clogged
5:05 Japan stops subsidizing Washington’s deficit
5:40 Carry unwind → Treasuries sell off → mortgages rip
6:05 Energy shock, $40 trillion debt, global duration strike
7:20 The bond market hiked first. The Fed is catching up
8:10 What 7.5% does to housing
8:40 The lock-in effect and tight inventory
9:30 Affordability dies a second death
10:30 Buyer-seller gap and a frozen market
11:10 Why builders will not save you
11:40 Forced sellers, HELOCs, and a bear market
12:00 Price discovery
12:20 Banks, originations, and hidden MBS losses
13:50 HELOCs, investors, and office vacancy
14:30 Credit shock: the market seizes without a default wave
15:20 Different movie, same genre
15:40 Contagion
16:00 The Fed sells gasoline
17:00 Inflation vs deflation vs the death of the dollar
18:20 Kalshi: Hormuz and Fed funds odds
20:00 Stagflation
20:40 Japan free money and 80% of foreign Treasury bids gone
21:40 Knocked out of the dollar system
22:20 7.5% rates, recession risk, $40 trillion rollover
24:00 T-bills now pay more than being a landlord
25:20 Why he expects price cuts — and why he won’t date them
27:00 Central banks hate deflation
28:00 Dry powder: T-bills and CDs over record-high stocks
28:50 $40 trillion and the long-term dollar blowoff
30:00 Terrible time to buy houses or stocks
31:00 Like, subscribe, Liberty LockdownNew Clip Channel, please subscribe! It's great: https://www.youtube.com/@UC_1E2DuUw3MJI-OiDVBNQjA Check out my show over on Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/show/nUTYcMtl4yMuoKHljZWuBecome a supporting member of Liberty Lockdown here!: https://libertylockdown.locals.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LibertyLockPodPickup AFAFO shirts over at https://erinnwaterdesign.com/collections/liberty-lockdownAll links: https://www.libertylockdownpodcast.com/Linktree: https://linktr.ee/libertylockdownAs always, leave a five star review on Spotify and Apple please and thanks!Liberty Lockdown presents a variety of opinions, sometimes opposing and controversial. They are not representative of the host of the podcast. Guests are encouraged to express their opinions in a safe and equitable environment.

Sponsor Info: See if a gold IRA is the right move for you - go to Http://LockdownGold.com or text “Liberty" to 35052 to get your free guide from Augusta Precious Metals.
In this hard-hitting Liberty Lockdown episode, Clint Russell explodes over record-high U.S. diesel prices topping $6.50 a gallon and explains how Trump’s Iran war plus Zelensky’s attacks on Russian refineries are driving the pain. He argues President Trump broke core America First campaign promises by following Netanyahu into a new Middle East conflict and failing to end the Ukraine war after nearly two years in office. With the 2026 midterms only weeks away, Russell says Republicans have no right to demand conservative and libertarian turnout after doing nothing to prosecute Democrats or the deep state. He specifically calls out Ted Cruz, Victor Davis Hanson, and the Daily Wire crowd for defending policies that are wrecking the economy instead of putting American workers first. Watch the full breakdown of why voters should punish the GOP at the ballot box this November.
0:00 - Trump, Netanyahu & the Inauguration Warning
1:50 - Midterms, Turnout & GOP Broken Promises
4:10 - Record Diesel Prices & the Wars Trump Promised Not to Start
7:20 - Two Years of Power and Zero Prosecutions
10:20 - Zelensky Ignores Trump and Hits Russian Refineries
12:00 - Truckers Say They Miss Joe Biden
14:40 - NATO Ad, Replacement & the Ukraine Meat Grinder
18:10 - Zelensky Spits in Trump’s Face
21:40 - Jacob Rees-Mogg Tells You to Die for Ukraine
26:10 - Kaitlan Collins & Who Really Started the War
31:00 - Scott Bessent’s Insane Iran Sanctions
34:00 - Jamie Dimon: The Economy Doesn’t Matter
37:10 - Tim Dillon Warned Us About All of This
38:40 - Jake & Logan Paul Meet the Department of War
41:10 - Victor Davis Hanson and the Midterm Disaster
46:20 - Why the Daily Wire Won’t Tell the TruthNew Clip Channel, please subscribe! It's great: https://www.youtube.com/@UC_1E2DuUw3MJI-OiDVBNQjA Check out my show over on Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/show/nUTYcMtl4yMuoKHljZWuBecome a supporting member of Liberty Lockdown here!: https://libertylockdown.locals.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LibertyLockPodPickup AFAFO shirts over at https://erinnwaterdesign.com/collections/liberty-lockdownAll links: https://www.libertylockdownpodcast.com/Linktree: https://linktr.ee/libertylockdownAs always, leave a five star review on Spotify and Apple please and thanks!Liberty Lockdown presents a variety of opinions, sometimes opposing and controversial. They are not representative of the host of the podcast. Guests are encouraged to express their opinions in a safe and equitable environment.

Sponsor Info: See if a gold IRA is the right move for you - go to Http://LockdownGold.com or text “Liberty" to 35052 to get your free guide from Augusta Precious Metals.Bo French’s viral post claiming a University of Texas football game and graduation “looked like India” ignited a massive controversy over Indian immigration, H-1B visas, and rapid demographic change in Texas. Clint Russell breaks down the exploding Indian population in Frisco, Plano, and Irving, H-1B fraud networks, and why packed stadium sections of Indian students look like Dis$%#*@@$% rather than assimilation. He examines what it actually means to be an American, the 1790 Naturalization Act, why European immigrants assimilated easily, and uses a Japan thought experiment to show why every nation has the right to preserve its culture and people. Russell slams the GOP for calling concerned Americans racist while young men face collapsing jobs and housing, and argues the current pace of immigration is unsustainable. He calls for an immigration freeze (except elite visas), mass deportations, and an end to the taboo against preferring your own country and culture.
0:00 Bo French’s Viral UT Austin Post
1:12 H-1B Visas, Indian Immigration & Document Fraud
2:48 Texas Demographics: Frisco, Plano & 20% Indian
4:05 Displacement vs Assimilation at the Stadium
5:20 What Does It Mean to Be an American?
7:45 Founding Stock, European Culture & Christian Values
10:15 GDP Arguments vs Young American Men Struggling
12:40 The Japan Thought Experiment
15:30 GOP Condemns Bo French, Ignores Voters
18:05 Gentrification Double Standard
20:00 Augusta Precious Metals
21:25 San Diego Enclaves & Failed Assimilation
23:40 Naturalization Act of 1790
25:50 Woke Era Backlash & White Self-Hatred
28:20 H-1B vs O-1 Visas: Time for an Immigration Freeze
31:10 The Breaking Point
33:00 Forced Identitarianism on White Men
36:00 Baron Coleman, Candace Owens & Shoutouts
38:15 Message to Open-Borders Libertarians
39:40 Would It Still Be America?New Clip Channel, please subscribe! It's great: https://www.youtube.com/@UC_1E2DuUw3MJI-OiDVBNQjA Check out my show over on Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/show/nUTYcMtl4yMuoKHljZWuBecome a supporting member of Liberty Lockdown here!: https://libertylockdown.locals.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LibertyLockPodPickup AFAFO shirts over at https://erinnwaterdesign.com/collections/liberty-lockdownAll links: https://www.libertylockdownpodcast.com/Linktree: https://linktr.ee/libertylockdownAs always, leave a five star review on Spotify and Apple please and thanks!Liberty Lockdown presents a variety of opinions, sometimes opposing and controversial. They are not representative of the host of the podcast. Guests are encouraged to express their opinions in a safe and equitable environment.

Sponsor Info: 1. Try Black Forest 4-in-1 Nattokinase (Microclot Cleanup & Cardiovascular Support): (LABOR DAY BIGGEST PROMO OF THE YEAR BUY ONE GET ONE FREE + FREE NMN FOR 48HRS ONLY!): https://blackforestsupplements.com/lockdown
2. Head to https://policygenius.com/LOCKDOWN to compare life insurance quotes from top companies and see how much you could save.3. See if a gold IRA is the right move for you - go to Http://LockdownGold.com or text “Liberty" to 35052 to get your free guide from Augusta Precious Metals.Bret Weinstein (Darkhorse Podcast) and Chris Martenson (Peak Prosperity) sit down with Clint Russell in studio to tear apart the official stories of 9/11 and the Charlie Kirk assassination using physics, not vibes. They walk through Building 7’s free-fall collapse, the Kirk neck-shot trajectory that cannot match the rooftop narrative, and why domain experts talk themselves into impossible official accounts. From there the conversation connects 9/11 to the Patriot Act, endless wars, Israel’s grip on Trump, a rigged oil market, and a manufactured energy-and-fertilizer shock timed with a monster El Niño. Weinstein and Martenson argue the public is being marched into a new system without consent while Gen Z is being lined up for a war in Iran. If you want the unfiltered version of 9/11 truth, Charlie Kirk ballistics, oil manipulation, and the America First revolt, this is the episode.
00:00:00 Cold Open
00:01:00 Bret Weinstein & Chris Martenson Join Clint in studio
00:01:40 Their Take on 9/11
00:04:50 Physics Showstoppers and Building 7
00:08:00 Twin Towers Heat That Office Fires Cannot Explain
00:10:00 Why Experts Fool Themselves
00:15:20 Wuhan, Lab Leak, and the Cost of Telling the Truth
00:20:00 Common Knowledge and Cancel Culture
00:21:00 How COVID Flipped the Risk-Reward
00:26:00 From 9/11 to Iran and the Death of Rights
00:33:00 Financial Controlled Demolition
00:37:00 Charlie Kirk Ballistics: Why the Rooftop Shot Fails
00:42:30 Every Hypothesis on the Table
00:46:00 Public Execution and the Israel Question
00:49:20 Gen Z: Die Over There or Here?
01:28:00 When Justice Only Has to Look Real
01:36:00 Collapsing Food Web and a Spooked Herd
01:39:00 How a Rigged Market Breeds Communism
01:44:00 Demoralized Young Men
01:45:00 Why Charlie Kirk Was Dangerous to Power
01:48:00 Iran War and an Activated Generation
01:51:00 Immigration vs. Migration
01:54:00 H-1Bs, AI, and Jobs Vanishing for Men
01:57:00 Trump and Israel
01:58:40 You Cannot Vote Your Way Out of the Duopoly
02:03:20 Voting Machines
02:06:00 Who Is Setting the Oil Price
02:09:00 Refineries Hit, Diesel Spikes, Crude Gets Sold Off
02:11:20 Ukraine Strikes Russian Energy
02:13:00 Fertilizer, El Niño, and Famine Risk
02:15:40 Where to Follow Bret and ChrisNew Clip Channel, please subscribe! It's great: https://www.youtube.com/@UC_1E2DuUw3MJI-OiDVBNQjA Check out my show over on Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/show/nUTYcMtl4yMuoKHljZWuBecome a supporting member of Liberty Lockdown here!: https://libertylockdown.locals.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LibertyLockPodPickup AFAFO shirts over at https://erinnwaterdesign.com/collections/liberty-lockdownAll links: https://www.libertylockdownpodcast.com/Linktree: https://linktr.ee/libertylockdownAs always, leave a five star review on Spotify and Apple please and thanks!Liberty Lockdown presents a variety of opinions, sometimes opposing and controversial. They are not representative of the host of the podcast. Guests are encouraged to express their opinions in a safe and equitable environment.

Sponsor Info: See if a gold IRA is the right move for you - go to Http://LockdownGold.com or text “Liberty" to 35052 to get your free guide from Augusta Precious Metals.In this episode of Liberty Lockdown we unpack Donald Trump’s data center comments, Ben Shapiro’s claims about Israel’s birth rates, JD Vance’s $9,000 stay-at-home mom proposal, and the collapsing fertility rates among young men. We cover OpenAI using 10,000 AI agents to solve the 140-year Navier-Stokes problem, Jacob Coxon’s resignation from Anthropic over the race to AGI and ASI, and the real existential risks of unaligned superintelligence. The second half examines Flock cameras, Palantir, Ann Coulter’s defense of mass surveillance, and why the America First vs MAGA split actually matters. This is a raw look at AI, birth rates, government policy, and the surveillance state all colliding at once.
00:00 Trump’s Data Center Tweet & “Destroy Earth”
01:20 Episode Rundown: AI, MAGA vs America First, Young Men
02:15 Ben Shapiro vs Israel’s Actual Pro-Natal Policies
04:25 JD Vance’s $9,000 Mom Payout vs Tax Cuts for Families
07:50 Why Young Men Aren’t Having Kids (Panopticon + Inflation)
12:55 OpenAI Solves Navier-Stokes with 10,000 AI Agents
14:20 Jacob Coxon Quits Anthropic: The ASI Existential Risk
20:00 Sponsor: Augusta Precious Metals
22:15 Data Centers, Howard Lutnick & the Unstoppable AGI Race
29:45 Flock Cameras, Palantir & Ann Coulter’s Surveillance Take
37:25 America First vs MAGA: What a Real Alternative Looks Like
41:20 Outro & Paywalled EpisodesNew Clip Channel, please subscribe! It's great: https://www.youtube.com/@UC_1E2DuUw3MJI-OiDVBNQjA Check out my show over on Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/show/nUTYcMtl4yMuoKHljZWuBecome a supporting member of Liberty Lockdown here!: https://libertylockdown.locals.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LibertyLockPodPickup AFAFO shirts over at https://erinnwaterdesign.com/collections/liberty-lockdownAll links: https://www.libertylockdownpodcast.com/Linktree: https://linktr.ee/libertylockdownAs always, leave a five star review on Spotify and Apple please and thanks!Liberty Lockdown presents a variety of opinions, sometimes opposing and controversial. They are not representative of the host of the podcast. Guests are encouraged to express their opinions in a safe and equitable environment.