The Positude Podcast: Stop the Chaos—Dealing with Professional Victims & The 2026 Reality Check

Boy, 2026 is starting out hard and heavy. It's peak informational chaos, and the news wizards and warlocks are conjuring up a storm of dissension. Before we dive into the "Clippies," I'm giving you a much-needed mental reset.

• The Five-Minute Reset Protocol: Learn how to disengage from "narcissistic victim energy," reclaim your clarity, and stop emotional hooks from hijacking your mind. We cover practical, simple techniques like Pattern Recognition, the Mirror Test, setting an Emotional Firewall, and using a Narcissist Decoder to spot manipulators instantly. Plus, get the one-sentence script to use anytime a "professional victim" is fishing for sympathy or control.
• Clippies: A Reality Check on the World Stage:
  • ICE Agents & Paid Protesters: Commentary on an online personality promoting violence against federal agents and the appearance of "paid protesters" in the news.
  • The Tim Walz Scandal: An update on the fallout surrounding the alleged quarter-billion dollar Somali fraud and its political consequences, with claims that Governor Walz is dropping out of the race.
  • Mandami Files: Analysis of New York City's mayor threatening to seize properties from slumlords while the city itself is criticized for being the worst landlord, plus a look at the "financial Stockholm syndrome" of raising taxes to improve quality of life.
  • The Venezuela Masterclass: A deep dive into the recent US action against Nicolás Maduro, arguing it was a strategic blow against a "new axis of evil" (Russia, China, Iran) quietly building a forward operating base in our backyard, framed as a "masterclass in the art of the deal."
  • World War Warning: Discussing announcements from NATO and European nations preparing their citizens for the potential of a "world war type situation" this year.

Grab your beverage, slip into your comfy clothes, and let's get grounded. Take care of yourselves and each other.