The Woketopus: The Dark Money Cabal Manipulating the Federal Government | Tyler O'Neil

Tyler O’Neil, senior editor at The Daily Signal and author of The Woketopus, joins Shane Harris to unpack the massive influence of dark money and left-wing activist groups on America’s administrative state. Drawing from his deep research, O’Neil explains how groups like the Southern Poverty Law Center have shaped federal policy from the shadows—and how the Biden administration allowed unelected bureaucrats to do the bidding of these activists. He argues that Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) has finally exposed this corruption. “Doge has confirmed my basic point in spades,” O’Neil says. They also discuss the explosion of new conservative media voices gaining White House access, the need for lasting accountability, and how legacy media's dishonesty opened the door for rising outlets like The Daily Signal and AMAC Newsline.