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Billionaires, Bots and “Skinny Shots”: Who’s Really Running Things?

From Hollywood to Wall Street to Washington, power is quietly shifting into fewer and fewer hands. In this episode of Filtered with TJ Walker, we start with the media business: billionaires and tech giants circling Warner Bros Discovery, MAGA megaphones turning YouTube podcasts into a permanent political shopping channel, and AI-generated pop stars signing seven-figure record deals. Then we look at the wider economy, where the A.I. boom is doing almost all the heavy lifting while the rest of America slows down. What happens if the A.I. bubble pops? Next, we dig into Eli Lilly’s stunning rise to a $1 trillion valuation on the back of GLP-1 “skinny shot” drugs for obesity and diabetes, and ask what that means for patients still rationing insulin. We also examine Marjorie Taylor Greene’s decision to quit Congress after being branded a “traitor” by Donald Trump, and what it reveals about the fragility of MAGA loyalty. Finally, we break down the surreal Oval Office “bromance” between Trump and New York City’s democratic socialist mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, is this peace, or just a photo-op before the next crackdown? #FilteredWithTJWalker #Media #AI #Politics #EliLilly #ObesityDrugs #GLP1 #MTG #Trump #ZohranMamdani #NYC #Economy #Podcasts #conservativemedia TIME STAMPS: 02:24 — Is Our Media Landscape About to Change Permanently? 35:16 — Can the A.I. Boom Save a Weak Economy? 50:33 — The Trillion-Dollar “Skinny Shot” Economy 59:20 — Marjorie Taylor Greene Quits Congress 01:11:19 — Trump and Mamdani’s Strange New “Bromance” OPENING TEASER: The media world may be changing for good — billionaires bidding for Warner Bros Discovery, MAGA podcasts turning politics into retail, and AI artists landing major record deals. The U.S. economy is being held up almost entirely by artificial intelligence. What happens if the boom slows? Eli Lilly just became the first trillion-dollar health-care company, driven by GLP-1 weight-loss and diabetes drugs. Marjorie Taylor Greene is quitting Congress after Trump called her a traitor, exposing new fractures inside MAGA. And Trump and incoming New York mayor Zohran Mamdani suddenly look like allies. What does that mean for the biggest city in America? STORY 1 — Media Power Rewritten Part 1 — Warner Bros Discovery Up for Grabs Reuters reports Paramount/Skydance, Comcast, and Netflix have submitted buyout bids for Warner Bros Discovery. This isn’t just a corporate sale — this is HBO, Warner Bros, DC Comics and a century of American media potentially consolidating into even fewer corporate hands. Part 2 — MAGA Turns Politics Into Retail Bloomberg notes that top conservative YouTubers — from Rogan to Shapiro and Carlson — now blend ideology with constant product pitches: gold, emergency rations, anti-“woke’’ merch, patriotic phone plans. Advertisers spend about $5M a month on host-read ads. The right has quietly built its own economic ecosystem, where political identity determines what you buy. Part 3 — AI Artists Enter the Mainstream The Wall Street Journal reports that AI-created songs are charting and landing major deals — including poet Telisha “Nikki’’ Jones securing a seven-figure offer thanks to her AI avatar, Xania Monet. Labels are fighting the trend, artists are protesting, but listeners seem to care more about the sound than the ethics. STORY 2 — Can A.I. Keep the Economy Standing? The New York Times reports that more than 90% of recent GDP growth is tied to A.I. infrastructure — data centers, chips, software and the companies building around them. Other sectors are weak, but A.I. spending is masking broad sluggishness. Economists warn that if tech stocks stumble, the hit to wealthy investors could drag down the wider economy. STORY 3 — Eli Lilly Becomes a Trillion-Dollar Giant Eli Lilly’s valuation has crossed $1 trillion, driven almost entirely by its GLP-1 drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound. These medicines now account for most of the company’s revenue growth, even though many patients still struggle with high out-of-pocket costs. Profit has surged as demand for effective diabetes and weight-loss treatments explodes nationwide. STORY 4 — Greene Walks Away Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will resign January 5 after losing Trump’s support. The once-loyal MAGA firebrand broke with him over Epstein records, foreign policy and the direction of the movement. Her departure shrinks the GOP majority and exposes a movement willing to turn on its own the moment loyalty wavers. STORY 5 — Trump and Mamdani’s Sudden Alliance After weeks of public fighting, President Trump and New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani appeared together in the Oval Office, smiling and promising to work together. Trump called Mamdani “rational’’ and pledged support; Mamdani described the meeting as “productive.’’ The left is cautious, the right is surprised, and everyone is waiting to see how long the political truce holds.