Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Yield curve control has gone mainstream (seriously, just ask the Asheville Beatnik with a message for Scott Bessent), so Tracy Alloway is here to explain the latest economic turmoil to Tim. Bessent’s bond buyback gambit seems to have flopped, but apparently, according to the President, there’s always the option of military intervention to bring the market to heel. In the meantime, consumers are going to pay more interest on everything, and there’s no plan to reduce the federal debt. Then, for some MAGA drama dessert, Will Sommer joins the pod to talk about Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s dud of a pay-for-play road trip video series, the Trump/Tucker beef, and the feud between a Groyper-adjacent Undersecretary of State and an anonymous MAGA propaganda account that your tax dollars are paying for.
Will Sommer and Tracy Alloway join Tim Miller.
Show notes:
Picture of the Asheville protestor with the yield curve sign:
https://x.com/ColMoeDavis/status/2091291298246340631?s=20
Tracy’s Odd Lots podcast:
bloomberg.com/oddlots
Will and Tim’s DC tour:
youtu.be/H5kQJQHS1Tk?si=WjL9RLfjE2-at-2T
Will’s False Flag newsletter on Data Republican:
thebulwark.com/p/maga-propaganda-leak-data-republican-jennica-pounds-sarah-rogers
Catch Tim, Sarah, and JVL on The Next Level later tonight:
thebulwark.com/s/thenextlevel
Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join
00:00:00 The Bond Market Mystery
00:02:08 Why Treasury Yields Are Rising
00:05:28 Yield Curve Control Falls Short
00:11:47 Four Ways Governments Reduce Debt
00:25:42 Hidden Debt Behind AI Growth
00:27:57 Can AI Repay Its Promises?
00:30:09 The Dollar’s Reserve Currency Risk
00:38:24 The Cabinet Reality Road Trip
00:42:03 The Data Republican Mystery
00:44:57 A Government Propaganda Account?
00:51:51 Trump Attacks Tucker and Allies
00:54:43 Anti-Muslim Politics Resurface
Yield curve control has gone mainstream (seriously, just ask the Asheville Beatnik with a message for Scott Bessent), so Tracy Alloway is here to explain the latest economic turmoil to Tim. Bessent’s bond buyback gambit seems to have flopped, but apparently, according to the President, there’s always the option of military intervention to bring the market to heel. In the meantime, consumers are going to pay more interest on everything, and there’s no plan to reduce the federal debt. Then, for some MAGA drama dessert, Will Sommer joins the pod to talk about Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s dud of a pay-for-play road trip video series, the Trump/Tucker beef, and the feud between a Groyper-adjacent Undersecretary of State and an anonymous MAGA propaganda account that your tax dollars are paying for.
Will Sommer and Tracy Alloway join Tim Miller.
Show notes:
Picture of the Asheville protestor with the yield curve sign:
https://x.com/ColMoeDavis/status/2091291298246340631?s=20
Tracy’s Odd Lots podcast:
bloomberg.com/oddlots
Will and Tim’s DC tour:
youtu.be/H5kQJQHS1Tk?si=WjL9RLfjE2-at-2T
Will’s False Flag newsletter on Data Republican:
thebulwark.com/p/maga-propaganda-leak-data-republican-jennica-pounds-sarah-rogers
Catch Tim, Sarah, and JVL on The Next Level later tonight:
thebulwark.com/s/thenextlevel
Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join
00:00:00 The Bond Market Mystery
00:02:08 Why Treasury Yields Are Rising
00:05:28 Yield Curve Control Falls Short
00:11:47 Four Ways Governments Reduce Debt
00:25:42 Hidden Debt Behind AI Growth
00:27:57 Can AI Repay Its Promises?
00:30:09 The Dollar’s Reserve Currency Risk
00:38:24 The Cabinet Reality Road Trip
00:42:03 The Data Republican Mystery
00:44:57 A Government Propaganda Account?
00:51:51 Trump Attacks Tucker and Allies
00:54:43 Anti-Muslim Politics Resurface
