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Elon Quits, Bitcoin Booms,  AI Turns Rogue, and Macron Gets Slapped | The Tom Bilyeu Show

Elon Quits, Bitcoin Booms, AI Turns Rogue, and Macron Gets Slapped | The Tom Bilyeu Show

Update: 2025-05-29
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In this no-holds-barred episode of Impact Theory, Tom Bilyeu and his co-host Drew tackle a whirlwind of current events reshaping economics, politics, and culture. Kicking off with headlines like Elon Musk stepping down from Doge and the shocking viral spat between French President Macron and his wife, the duo wastes no time diving deep. Tom and Drew connect these disparate stories, skillfully tracing the throughline back to the undercurrents of the global financial system and the often unseen hand of central banking.




From government spending and politics-as-power, to the intricacies of private, corporate, and personal debt, Tom breaks down complex ideas with relatable metaphors—making the abstract tangible. Whether you’re seeking a crash course in monetary policy, interested in the psychological chess match of global power, or just love hearing top thinkers untangle the news, this first half of the episode sets the stage with energy and insight.




SHOWNOTES


00:57 – Elon’s Doge exit, political gamesmanship, and Machiavellian reality


04:00 – Transition to domestic violence headline featuring Diddy and social standards


05:15 – Macron’s “slap” heard round the world, and the psychology of public/private personas


07:00 – Bitcoin boom: the conference, price surges, and Satoshi speculation


09:42 – Wealth inequality, housing, and “amoral” systems; why financial literacy matters most 1


0:56 – DeSantis makes gold & silver legal tender—real revolutionary change?


16:13 – Why the US can never pay back its total debt—explained simply 17:36 – The winners of the system: central banking as cartel, who gets the money first?


25:39 – The real reason for central banks: crisis smoothing or perpetual power?


38:13 – AI’s learned value of survival; mimicking vs. true sentience 38:51 – Direct from Anthropic: Claude’s scheming, worm-writing, and autonomous instincts


41:51 – Culture check: Starbucks meltdown and generational work ethic on full display


47:45 – Inspire toughness or accept softness? The dilemma for America’s future




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Elon Quits, Bitcoin Booms,  AI Turns Rogue, and Macron Gets Slapped | The Tom Bilyeu Show

Elon Quits, Bitcoin Booms, AI Turns Rogue, and Macron Gets Slapped | The Tom Bilyeu Show

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