# The Rollout: Lev Parnas Says Tonight's Address Launches the Plan to Steal 2026

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Podcast: [FiveStack with Dean Blundell & Zev Shalev](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fivestack-with-dean-blundell-zev-shalev-7267639)
Published: 2026-07-17T02:33:15+00:00
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Lev Parnas drove his car into the Fivestack on Thursday — literally, phone mounted on the dash — and spent an hour telling Dean Blundell and Zev Shalev why tonight matters more than Washington wants to admit. At 9 PM, Trump addresses the nation on what he calls foreign interference in American elections. Parnas, who flew to Washington last week to warn Democratic leadership in person, put it plainly: “Today is the rollout. Today is the beginning of the next rollout for Project 2025 — to keep Donald Trump in office forever.” The five stories all fed the same machine. 5️⃣ The 104 The panel opened on the number rattling both parties: 104 House Democrats — nearly half the caucus — voted Wednesday to end $3.3 billion in Israel aid. Zev called it what it is: a big number, and a weapon. “Trump will use that against Democrats,” he said, while Parnas begged the coalition to hold: “We can disagree hardcore on a lot of different policies — but we should all agree we don’t want to live in a dictatorship.” 4️⃣ The Grift Ledger Dean brought the receipts on the fraud Trump won’t mention tonight. Forbes reported the president has taken in $2.4 billion this year — six thousand times his salary. A CNN whistleblower story detailed stock buys that preceded his Truth Social endorsements, American Eagle to Nvidia. And Gabriel Perez — Trump’s personal teleprompter operator — landed on administrative leave after making $100,000 on Polymarket, betting on speeches he read before the country did. Zev pitched the fix: a live counter outside the White House tracking what Trump takes from the American people, running every second. 3️⃣ Epstein’s Money Men Leon Black didn’t show. The Apollo co-founder’s videotaped deposition, set for today, slid to September 3 — no reason given by his lawyers. His Ep…

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