Forewarned is forearmed. And let’s face it, since the electorate managed to blow the election by 1.5% and we’re hip deep in the legislative sewage that Donald Trump is so good at creating, we need to entertain all possibilities and listen to everybody who might have a clue about the inner workings of this misadministration. I believe Lev Parnas is a credible figure for two main reasons: 1. He knows all too well the reality of Everything Trump Touches Dies. He experienced his life being ruined for a time due to his association with Trump and all that he stands for and 2. He was in the rooms where it was all happening. If you have not yet seen the documentary From Russia With Lev, I cannot encourage you enough to see it. It is a mind blower. Here is Lev Parnas’ take on Trump’s phone call with Putin today.
It was all scripted. Every second of it.
I’ve been telling you for weeks—no, months—that backchannel conversations between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are not only happening, but they’re choreographed like a scene out of a B-movie spy thriller. And today, we got the most glaring example yet.
While American media was still catching its breath from the chaos of Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill,” Putin suddenly popped up on Russian television. Mid-interview, he abruptly stood up, smirked, and told the reporter he couldn’t keep Donald waiting. A mocking reference to the infamous 30-minute delay Putin once gave Trump before a call in 2018. Except this time, it was all part of the show.
Moments before that call, Trump ordered missiles—already positioned on the Polish border—pulled back. These weren’t just hypothetical plans. These were active weapons ready to respond to Putin’s latest escalations. Trump made that move before he even spoke to Putin. Let that sink in.
According to my sources, this wasn’t a conversation between two world leaders. It was a business call. Trump doesn’t see world affairs through the lens of democracy or diplomacy. He sees it in terms of transactions, leverage, ego, and praise.
Putin opened with a choreographed round of flattery, congratulating Trump for passing the devastating new legislation that gives ICE more power and money than the DOJ, FBI, and Bureau of Prisons combined. He even wished him a “Happy Independence Day.” Then—brace yourself—Putin claimed Russia played a key role in the formation of American statehood. That’s not a joke. That’s a message meant to reshape history in real time.
But the media won’t report it.
They also won’t report that, on the call, Putin told Trump plainly that attacks on Ukraine will continue, and even floated a bizarre “joint movie archive venture” between Russia and the United States. Again—it’s all a transaction.
I Know This Game Because I Helped Write the Script
Back in 2019, Rudy Giuliani and I were sent to choreograph the “perfect call” between Trump and Zelensky. I was there. I remember being in Spain, Giuliani leaning on Andriy Yermak, Zelensky’s chief of staff, coaching him to praise Trump multiple times during the call. Compliments. Reassurance. A narrative Trump could take to the American people.
Putin is doing the same thing now—because Trump feeds on adoration and control. And that’s what this was. Control.
As all of this was happening, North Korea sent 30,000 soldiers to fight alongside Russian troops in Ukraine. Yes, you read that right. This wasn’t some obscure report from Telegram channels. This was an open message to the West: The authoritarian axis is forming, and Donald Trump is playing a key role—either willingly or by design.
And while missiles were pulled back from Poland, U.S. Marines were deployed to Florida.
That’s right—Trump sent 200 Marines to assist ICE at his new “Alligator Alcatraz” facility—a grotesque immigration detention center built to round people up from the streets, detain them without due process, and fast-track deportations. This is a dark chapter in our history. And it’s happening now.
Whatever you might think about what Parnas has to say, we cannot ignore the plain facts that ICE now has more money and power than the FBI and the DOJ put together. Parnas says to throw the Bureau of Prisons in there as well. But suffice it to blow most peoples’ minds that ICE suddenly would be more powerful than the FBI, let alone the FBI and the DOJ put together.
Plus, speaking of authoritarianism, why is Donald Trump having a rally in Iowa? He’s not able to run for office again, right? So is this just because he enjoys rallies? And Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley love having him around? Or is the way being paved for something more sinister?
Any way you cut it, bad things are happening right now. This is the week of America’s 249th birthday and it has been a very bad and damaging one. Wait for the fur to fly over the passage of BBB. It was predicted that the outcome would be explosive and after the long weekend you’ll see how bad things are.
Informed speculation but crickets nonetheless? Or is it that everyone is off duty today. Enjoy