Watchdog on Wall Street with Chris Markowski

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured The Fed cuts a quarter point, shrugs, and tells America to trust the same priorities that have destroyed 54% of our buying power. Chris breaks down why the 2% target is nonsense, why QE is quietly creeping back, and how Washington’s spending spree—from wars to earmarks to endless bailouts—has pushed us into slow-growth inflation. Three dissents won’t change the fact: mortgage rates aren’t coming down, and the Fed is flying with a faulty dashboard.

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured A reflection on why life only works when we anchor ourselves to a single guiding priority—faith and family—and stop chasing every flashing distraction. From sea turtles losing their way to kids building sandcastles that will wash away, Chris explores how purpose beats planning, why financial “preparation” matters more than rigid “plans,” and why joy, meaning, and relationships can’t be postponed for some mythical retirement finish line.

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured A look at how modern journalism has abandoned its role, trading hard questions for access and friendship with the powerful. Drawing on the Lester Bangs–Stillwater storyline from Almost Famous, Chris examines the revolving door between administrations and cable news, the seduction of power, and why citizens—not cheerleaders—must hold elected officials accountable.

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured Australia just took a sledgehammer to Big Tech, moving to deactivate more than a million under-16 social media accounts—and honestly, it’s hard to argue with the logic. From skyrocketing ADHD diagnoses to nonstop AI-generated brain rot, the research is catching up to what common sense told us years ago: social media is melting young minds. This commentary revisits early warnings, cultural red flags, and the Ghostbusters 2 “negative slime” prediction that turned out to be dead-on. Then we ask the big question: Would the world be better if every social platform vanished tomorrow?

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured Republicans spent years campaigning on “repeal and replace,” yet when the moment came, they had nothing—no plan, no replacement, no preparation. This segment breaks down a decade of missed opportunities, internal dysfunction, and empty promises as the party still fumbles health-care reform while premiums soar and insurers rake in record profits. From the McCain vote to today’s hollow pledges of “working hard on healthcare,” it’s an indictment of a party that criticizes Obamacare but never bothered to build an alternative.

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured Governor Andy Beshear went on TV to defend Biden’s inflation record and claimed the White House is “building the economy of tomorrow” with EVs, chips, and subsidies. What a joke. Politicians don’t build economies — they only distort them, inflate them, or screw them up. In this episode, we break down: • Why no president — Republican, Democrat, or Marxist — “builds” an economy • How subsidies, public-private partnerships, and government meddling always raise prices • Why the free market works best when politicians keep their hands off • How billions of daily decisions — not DC bureaucrats — create real economic growth • Why government interference turns markets into a “Dr. Moreau experiment” of distortions And what the rule of law actually requires from Washington: neutrality, not intervention!

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured This morning, after listening to a parade of Republican senators and representatives regurgitate talking points about healthcare, farm policy, and government spending, I hit a breaking point: I’m never voting for “less bad” again. Watching these people dodge reality while their constituents suffer was embarrassing — for them, and for the country. In this episode, we break down: • Why the GOP’s current leadership is terrified of saying anything real • How Republicans now rely on the same canned bullet points as Democrats • Why nothing meaningful has been accomplished under Mike Johnson’s Congress • How the party continues to rubber-stamp spending, foreign aid, and bureaucratic growth • Why Republicans treat criticism like “mean tweets” instead of feedback And why refusing to vote for weak candidates may be the only way forward.

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured Donald Trump took his free-wheeling stand-up-style routine to a Poconos casino, offering jokes, jabs, and a rosy portrait of the economy that doesn’t quite square with the data. From the pencil rant to the choreographed “Lower Prices, Higher Paychecks” signs behind him, the spectacle contrasts sharply with rising bankruptcies, soaring debt, shaky consumer confidence, and signs of a coming electoral backlash. This breakdown cuts through the spin, the slogans, and the stagecraft to look at what’s actually happening—and why even some conservative voices are sounding the alarm.

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured All the promises about reshoring, weakening China, and making other nations “pay” have collapsed under the numbers. China found new markets, allies followed suit, and U.S. importers are stuck with the bill. Until spending is cut and policy becomes targeted, this is just another self-inflicted economic wound.

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured Trump just released a 33-page national security strategy — and the media is counting on you not to read it. Instead, they’re cherry-picking, rage-baiting, and calling it “radical.” But if you actually open the document, the worldview Trump lays out is practical and brutally honest about the Western Hemisphere, Europe, Russia, and America’s limits. In this episode, we break down: • Why the buildup around Colombia and Venezuela has nothing to do with “narco-trafficking” • How control of the world’s largest oil reserves shapes U.S. behavior — no matter who’s president • Why Trump is challenging Europe and pushing NATO to grow up • How European decline — from demographics to GDP to identity — is driving their political panic • Why Europe quietly agrees with Trump more than the media wants to admit • Why stabilizing Ukraine quickly is now a core U.S. interest And how Trump’s business-minded foreign policy contrasts with the neocon approach of endless war!

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured Trump cuts a deal with Xi Jinping to allow China to buy Nvidia’s H200 chips — the same chips the U.S. government says will determine who controls the future of AI and modern warfare. And somehow we're supposed to pretend this all makes sense? You’d have an easier time decoding a Fellini film. In this episode, we break down: • The deal: China gets access to Nvidia’s H200s as long as the U.S. keeps 25% of the sales • The contradiction: DOJ says these chips are the “building blocks of AI superiority” • The confusion: Why sell strategic tech to an adversary we’re told to fear? • The chaos: DOJ shuts down a China-linked chip-smuggling network the same day • The twist: China now says it might restrict access to the very chips we just approved And the reality: None of this adds up — not strategically, not economically, not politically!

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured Minnesota shoved $38 million in property tax dollars into hundreds of NGOs, all while jacking up local taxes—and no one will face consequences. As usual, it’ll disappear from the news cycle the moment the next shiny outrage arrives. From Florida to the Midwest, waste and political payouts are everywhere, and until someone actually cracks down, nothing changes.

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured Remember Phil Collins’ Missed Again? That’s America right now—getting taken for another ride while Congress crams $5+ billion in earmarks into a Christmas-time minibus no one can even find in the PDFs. A handful of Republicans are holding the line, but the rest are ignoring their own moratorium and greenlighting money for activist groups, sports arenas, fish tunnels, and foreign militaries. This is what happens when voters look away and Washington counts on it.

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured The administration is rolling out another $12 billion in “Farm Aid”, supposedly to help farmers hurt by the ongoing trade war—yet most of that cash, just like in 2018 and 2019, is poised to flow straight through the farmers and into the pockets of Big Ag giants like Bayer and Monsanto. With China falling far short of its promised soybean purchases and America doubling down on the same broken agricultural policies—ethanol mandates, corporate consolidation, and subsidizing bad incentives—we’re once again treating symptoms instead of fixing the system. From misguided crop priorities to farmland mismanagement, Chris calls out the waste, the politics, and the corporations cashing in while taxpayers foot the bill.

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured A 25-year DEA veteran allegedly laundered cash, advised traffickers, and even discussed explosive-laden drones—all while retaining a security clearance. This isn’t just corruption; it’s a roadmap for why the drug trade thrives. When dirty money flows into crypto, real estate, and luxury developments—from Miami’s high-rise boom to New York’s ghost towers—the system quietly absorbs it. Here’s why the war on drugs won’t be won until America targets the money pipeline, not the boats.

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured The president is preparing a sweeping “one rule book” executive order for AI, arguing that only a single national standard can keep America ahead of China. But while Washington pushes uniform rules, states like Florida are rolling out their own AI Bills of Rights—targeting deepfakes, data privacy, therapy bots, parental oversight, and data-center protections. Is a unified framework necessary for innovation, or does it trample the Constitution and the 10th Amendment? A deep dive into the coming showdown between federal ambition and state authority.

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured Paramount–Skydance just launched a full-blown hostile bid for Time Warner, going straight to shareholders with a $30-per-share cash offer—setting off a year of regulatory wrangling and backroom deal-cutting. From the rise of Netflix and the collapse of old-school studios to streamer consolidation, licensing battles, and consumer exhaustion over too many platforms, the entire entertainment landscape is shaking. Will Netflix counter? Will regulators balk? And is a streamer owning a massive legacy library the turning point Hollywood’s been dreading?