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Ukraine's "co-president" Andriy Yermak is now sitting in a jail cell, and the reason is even more shocking than his corruption. In open court during his arraignment, it was revealed that Yermak who effectively ran Ukraine alongside Zelensky, consulted a fortune teller named Veronika Anakivich for all of his major decisions as co-president. And when evidence of his corruption was growing, this fortune teller told him: "All who are spreading nonsense in media, it's a special operation by Trump and Putin for the capitulation of Ukraine." Wrong. It wasn't a Trump-Putin operation. The corruption was real, and now Yermak is behind bars. Here's what this means for Americans: - This Black Sea War was never our fight and Yermak, Zelensky, and their crony mafioso pals are certainly not our fighters - Yermak lied and covered up corruption with fortune-teller conspiracies - Americans have been footing the bill for leaders who make decisions based on clairvoyant advice - The full extent of Ukraine's mafia-style governance is now on the record in Ukrainian court The truth is coming out and it confirms what many Americans already suspected. This war, and these people, were never worth our money or our trust. Subscribe for more unfiltered analysis on Ukraine, corruption, and the stories the media won't cover! #cortesinvestigates #zelensky #ukrainecorruption #ukrainewar #fortuneteller #andriyyermak #blackseawar #ukrainepolitics #zelenskycorruption #russiaukrainewar #ukraine #warinukraine #ukrainenews
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Ukraine's Government Run by Psychics, Court Documents Reveal #ukraine #shocking #mafia

Jerome Powell's final day as Federal Reserve Chair is here and good riddance. While the media fawns over his legacy, the truth tells a very different story. In this video, I break down: - 62 consecutive months of inflation above the Fed's own 2% target, a stunning failure by any measure - The "transitory" inflation lie, how Powell repeatedly misled the American people to protect the Biden-Yellen agenda - Why the Washington media establishment loves Powell: he's a partisan who pretends not to be, the epitome of a DC lifer who thrives in the swamp - How regular Americans are still paying the price for Powell's failed monetary policy Powell's tenure at the Federal Reserve was a disgrace and the data proves it. While the Beltway crowd celebrates one of their own, working Americans are still struggling to pay their bills because of the inflation he allowed to run rampant for over 5 years. Subscribe for more unfiltered economic and political analysis! #cortesinvestigates #jeromepowell #federalreserve #inflation #fedchair #economy #interestrates #inflation2026 #monetarypolicy
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Jerome Powell's LAST DAY as Fed Chair | Why His Tenure Was a Total Failure

NEW POLLING DATA: Michael Alfonso has a commanding lead in the Republican Primary for Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District! 🇺🇸In this video, I break down the latest polling numbers from Northern Wisconsin that show Michael Alfonso dominating the GOP primary race. Here's why this matters: ✅ Trump-endorsed America First rising star ✅ Son-in-law of Secretary Sean Duffy & Rachel Duffy ✅ Running for the former congressional seat of his father-in-law ✅ Positioned to be a powerful America First voice for Wisconsin and the country If you're a patriot who wants to see America First conservatives win, you need to see this data and consider supporting Michael Alfonso in the Wisconsin 7th District Republican Primary. Subscribe for more polling data, election analysis, and America First coverage! #cortesinvestigates #michaelalfonso #trumpendorsement #americafirst #gop #republicanprimary #wisconsin7thdistrict #primaryelection #wisconsingop #election2026
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NEW POLL Michael Alfonso Crushes Wisconsin GOP Primary — Trump Endorsement & America First Momentum

Why is America still distracted by Middle East interventions while Beijing poses the real existential threat? From Obama and Biden to Bush, decades of foreign policy focused on Iran and Ukraine, ignoring the one rival that actually threatens America's future. Here's why President Trump and his team are right to pivot toward China, and why every other threat is marginal by comparison. #cortesinvestigates #china #newstoday #ccp #worldnews
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Why Ukraine and Iran are just distractions #geopolitics #china #usa

Why do most Americans oppose U.S. involvement in the Middle East and why was this war doomed from the start? In this video, we break down the real reason Americans rejected this intervention before it even began: nobody sold them on it. George W. Bush, for all his flaws, made the case for the Iraq War to the American people. He used lies and propaganda but he made the sale, and entered that war with tremendous public approval. That didn't happen here. The Mideast intervention was launched without the consent or support of the American people, and now they're being asked to bear the economic consequences of a war they never believed in. In this video: • Why the Republican populist base is fundamentally anti-war and always has been • How Bush sold the Iraq War vs. how this administration failed to sell the Mideast war • Why public approval matters BEFORE you go to war not after • The conundrum of interventionism: economic burdens without public buy-in • Why "selling the war" is a prerequisite, not an afterthought If you're frustrated by endless wars with no public mandate, this is the breakdown you need to hear. #cortesinvestigates #americafirst #war #middleeast #republican
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The Real Reason Americans Reject the Mideast War | Interventionism's Conundrum

Zelensky's inner circle is facing corruption charges and the details are outrageous. Andriy Yermak, Zelensky's all-powerful chief of staff and effectively Ukraine's co-president, resigned in disgrace as part of Operation Midus, a scandal so brazens it involved toilets literally made of gold. This is the story of how Zelensky's junta has turned corruption into a way of life, stealing from Ukrainian citizens and American taxpayers alike. In this video, we break down: • Who is Andriy Yermak and why he was called Ukraine's "co-president" • The Operation Midus scandal and the gold toilet corruption charges • How corruption under Zelensky operates at a scale that rivals Chicago machine politics • Why the Black Sea war is not America's fight and why Zelensky's team is not our ally If you want to understand the real story behind Ukraine's corruption crisis, this is the video you need to watch. Subscribe for more deep dives into the stories the mainstream media won't cover. #CortesInvestigates #zelensky #ukraine #war #ukrainewar
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Ukraine's Corruption Crisis The Zelensky Yermak Money Trail

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While Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia spiral into crime and decay one American city is thriving. Miami is the model America needs right now. The Miami Model is a full-length documentary exploring how Miami transformed from one of America's most dangerous cities into its most powerful and what every other major city got catastrophically wrong. Inside this documentary: - How Miami achieved 4x less violent crime than St. Louis and 3x less than Philadelphia - Why Illinois's richest man Ken Griffin abandoned Chicago for Miami - How Miami spends half per citizen compared to New York and Los Angeles and delivers better results - The leadership decisions that kept Miami thriving during COVID-19 while other cities collapsed - Why families, entrepreneurs, and law enforcement officers are choosing South Florida over legacy cities - Operation Summer Heat 3,300 felony arrests and what it meant for public safety - Voices of real Miami residents: parents, immigrants, police officers, and business leaders 🎙️ Featuring: Ken Griffin, Patrick Bet David, Jeff Matola (former Miami Beach Police), Dr. Fernando Salvado, Noli Zalvar, and more. Miami didn't happen by accident. It happened because of choices on policing, education, fiscal discipline, and leadership. This documentary breaks down exactly what those choices were, and why they matter for the future of every American city. 📍 The Miami model isn't just a Florida story. It's a blueprint. #CortesInvestigates #MiamiDocumentary #MiamiModel #AmericanCities #Florida #Miami
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Why Everyone Is Fleeing to Miami (Full Documentary)

Gen Z isn't broken but they ARE lost. And the answer isn't more therapy, more hustle, or more scrolling. Author and licensed therapist Trey Tucker joins Steve Cortes to break down what's really going wrong with the youngest generation and what can actually fix it. Tucker's new book Tough Enough: Hone Your Habits, Cultivate Purpose, and Force Genuine Strength cuts through the noise with counter-cultural advice backed by research: why silence is more powerful than distraction, why hookup culture is leaving young people empty, why young men feel pushed aside and why older generations have abandoned their most important job: mentoring the next one. This conversation covers: - The two losing games Gen Z is playing and why both lead nowhere - Why young men feel "not needed" by modern culture and what to do about it - The danger of hustle culture as a substitute for real purpose - How to build a personal "team" including the one role most people forget - What an "insultant" is and why every young person needs one - The critical message for Gen X, Boomers, parents, and bosses 🔔 Subscribe for daily conversations on faith, culture, and America First values.📖 Tough Enough by Trey Tucker, available now. Follow on X: https://x.com/CortesSteve Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steve.cortes.413204 Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevecortes_/ Subscribe on Substack: https://www.cortesinvestigates.com/ Comment your thoughts or questions below. #cortesinvestigates #genz #generationz #tuckertrey #mentalhealth
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The Gen Z Crisis Nobody Is Talking About | Author Trey Tucker

While American students struggle to get acceptance letters, 6,000 Chinese nationals have found a home at the University of Illinois. Is this globalism gone wrong, or a financial necessity for American higher education? In this documentary, we investigate the shocking reality in America's heartland. From Fighting Illini football games broadcast in Mandarin Chinese to the displacing of local students, we uncover why U.S. universities are prioritizing foreign tuition over domestic talent. Who is really funding our education system, and at what cost to national security? What do you think? Should public universities prioritize American citizens? Leave a comment below. Follow on X: https://x.com/CortesSteve Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steve.cortes.413204 Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevecortes_/ Subscribe on Substack: https://www.cortesinvestigates.com/ #UniversityOfIllinois #CollegeAdmissions #HigherEducation #Documentary #USNews
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The Foreign Student Crisis Destroying American College Admissions | New Documentary

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