Name: Trump’s Battle Royale, Reborn Babies, & A Labubu Economy | The Tim Dillon Show #457
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Trump’s Battle Royale, Reborn Babies, & A Labubu Economy | The Tim Dillon Show #457

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Tim Dillon Show.
Thank you for joining us this week.
My LeBooBoo's, my Chinese voodoo dolls, evil,
and yet protect me here as well.
What did Dick Cheney say?
You have to work with the dark side?
A friend of mine gave these to me.
We had some fun with them at the comedy store.
I do think they're evil, and I will get rid of them.
I do not like them.
They give me an uneasy feeling.
I don't like them.
I think it's not great that we have these Chinese voodoo dolls
circulating amongst the population.
People are clipping them onto their travel bag.
Planes are going to start going down.
They already are.
There's something odd about fentanyl-stuffed Chinese voodoo dolls
being attached to people's belt loops,
and people are wearing them like necklaces,
and they're actually kind of creepy critters.
They're not aesthetically pleasing.
They're not cute.
They're kind of creepy,
and everyone agrees they're kind of creepy and off-putting.
Even the most ardent fans of the LeBooBoo
will agree that it's sort of a monkey's paw,
but they're a status symbol,
and like many things,
it is completely devoid of meaning,
and in a world that is increasingly devoid of meaning,
it absolutely makes sense
that people will be entranced
by different things like this collectibles.
And the LeBooBoo, like, I'll hold it up in my car,
and I have a really nice car.
It doesn't matter, but it's a nice car.
But I hold up the LeBooBoo,
and people start freaking out
because apparently they're hard to get.
So, in a world where we've created a culture
that doesn't have any meaning,
and everything is accepted as some form of scam,
and children grow up wanting to get in on the scam
lest they be left out in the cold.
The LeBooBoo is the perfect symbol
of the economy that we've created
and the cultural value system that we have.
It is a Chinese fentanyl-stuffed voodoo doll
that is being exported to America.
You open the package,
and you don't know which LeBooBoo you have gotten.
And they've added the element of gaming,
of gambling, into this.
Turning seven-year-old children into gamblers.
Which one did I get?
I hope it's a special one.
Because there's a bunch of regular ones,
and then there's a special one.
Maybe you'll get the special one.
Sure, mom and dad aren't married anymore,
but maybe you'll get the special one.
Maybe you'll get the special LeBooBoo.
Mommy still loves you very much.
I don't know where she is.
In the culture that we've created,
the LeBooBoo is a symbol of status.
In a culture where nothing really matters,
fame is awarded to people randomly in many cases.
Wealth is awarded to people
based on a myriad of factors.
Many of them seem to be out of the control of many people.
So, little gimmicks,
little gadgets,
little critters,
little things like the LeBooBoo
become an important status symbol
for people who have given up
on owning a home,
having a family,
having a job,
or a meaningful life.
When you have given up on all of those things,
and you are 40 years old,
no one has published your novel,
no one has gotten on board
with your career in entertainment,
because you should never have started,
no one told you to,
and yet you did
because you followed the general advice
that you should follow your dream
and whether or not you had any aptitude
for that dream
or the work ethic
to make that dream a reality.
You spent
your 20s and 30s
in and out of bed
with random people.
You didn't build a relationship.
You didn't build a career.
You didn't build a skill set.
Unfortunately,
many of the jobs
you would be qualified to do
are no longer available for you.
You are fighting a battle with age,
with dynamics of the economy
you barely understand,
because none of us do.
But you have a labubu
on your bag
when you visit your sister
who has a family
and her kids think it's cool.
It is really what motivates,
all these articles,
I wonder what,
why do people,
listen,
people have always liked collectibles.
My mother loved them.
She was a schizophrenic,
but she liked them.
Beanie Babies,
McDonald's toys,
Hestrux,
it's a part of the American culture
to get into collectibles
and it's always a kind of
get rich quick scheme.
I can get a bunch of cool things
and then one day
they'll be worth a lot more.
They never are,
but that's the idea.
The Antiques Roadshow,
maybe the most American show ever.
Boomers go,
well,
I bought something
at a garage sale.
Hopefully,
the Declaration of Independence
is in the back of this dresser
and I can retire.
That's what America's about.
So the LeBubu isn't new,
but expect a lot more of it.
The company Pop Mart
is now worth what?
Get up the worth of this company,
which again is only the LeBubu,
little Chinese fentanyl stuffed
demon troll doll.
Pop Mart's market capitalization
is estimated at $46 billion.
Pop Mart's market cap
has significantly increased
with a reported 205% change in 2025.
it's worth noting
that the net worth
can also refer to the company's
net assets.
As of December 2024,
Pop Mart's net assets
are reported by company's market cap
to be $1.5 billion.
Okay?
It's a huge increase
in market capitalization
and it's because
they have gotten
people addicted
connected to this little
off-putting
critter.
It's a critter.
It's a little voodoo doll.
And this is the future
of the global economy,
by the way.
It's going to be crazes
that drive people
to buy
things like this.
This is going to now,
this is a,
I wouldn't say
it's something new,
but the scope of it
is new.
The amount of money
that is being spent
is going to be big
and because of the internet
everything is global.
And these little signifiers
of status,
which there was a brief moment
when NFTs,
non-fungible tokens,
were signifiers
of status,
are replacing
the old signifiers
of status
like,
look,
here's my children.
That used to be status.
My son is good
at soccer.
That was status.
You cannot afford
a son.
You cannot afford
a soccer ball.
You will get
a labubu.
That's what you'll get.
You will get
a demonic
Chinese voodoo doll
and you will attach it
to the bag
you live,
you live out of.
And that is it.
You are not going
to get a house.
You will get
a little critter.
You will get
today's version
of a gigapet.
That's what's going on
in the people's eyes.
Even the adults.
The adults,
their eyes get big.
You've got one of them.
I want one of them.
What?
A family?
No,
that demon doll.
That troll.
That critter.
And if you look
at the face of Labuba,
get the close-up
of the face.
It's evil.
It's not smiling
in a nice way.
It's an evil being.
It knows it has you
under a spell.
That is the face
a cocaine dealer makes
when they hand you
an eight ball.
The labubu
is not your friend.
The labubu
is here to control you.
And I am mad
I don't have a special one.
Someone brought these
to me at dinner
and it's not even
a good one.
It's not a special one.
It's like a very
normy one.
So I'm pissed about that
on top of all of that.
So let's talk about
the quickly collapsing
White House
for a few minutes
because
it's becoming interesting.
There was
purportedly a dinner
that was being set up
with J.D. Vance
with J.D. Vance
the vice president
Suzy Wiles
Trump's chief of staff
Kash Patel
the
very competent
head of the FBI
sarcasm
and Pam Bondi
again
very competent
attorney general
and they were all
supposedly going to dinner
to silence
Dan Bongino
podcaster
turned
administration official
and they were
supposedly meeting
to tell
Dan Bongino
to shut up
about Jeffrey Epstein
and about
the cover up
and this is what
was supposedly
happening
but there were
leaks
people started
leaking
the meeting
appeared to have
been moved
or rescheduled
Wednesday night
some officials
who are expecting
to attend the meeting
including Vance
and Attorney General
Pam Bondi
were spotted
leaving the White House
on Wednesday evening
administration officials
told CNN
earlier in the day
that there were
discussions about
moving,
canceling
or rescheduling
the meeting
amongst tense
media
scrutiny
so what's going on
is there's a lot
of finger pointing
people are angry
with each other
obviously
but also
they've realized
that this is
the nail
in the coffin
for their credibility
Dan Bongino
has realized that
what is Bongino
what is he
Cash is the head
of the FBI
what is Dan Bongino
I'm blanking now
on what he actually
does
okay
he's the deputy
director of the FBI
and then Cash
Patel is the director
of the FBI
okay
Dan Bongino
reportedly
is going rogue
this guy's like
hey
I
I have a podcast
this is Dan Bongino
had a podcast
he had a radio show
and now he's the deputy
of the director
of the FBI
and I think
what he's starting
to realize
is that while
America
may have an
expiration date
podcasting
is forever
so he's
protecting
his future
career
as a podcaster
I'm not kidding
this is not a
comedic bit
he genuinely
is going
I want to come
out of this
administration
and go back
to a fun job
like podcasting
I don't want to be
the deputy director
of the FBI
and cover up
child sex scandals
all day
I want to read
ads
for Bluetooth
from my house
it's a good gig
this podcasting
it's not bad
hard to complain
about
yes
there's a good
amount of it
happening all the
time
you got to do
it every week
but
I think
Dan Bongino
is going
I don't want
to be around
these people
I don't want
to be near
these people
I didn't
sign up
for this
I don't know
Dan Bongino
at all
I've never
done his show
I've never
been in the
same room
with him
but I
imagine
he's saying
to himself
I didn't
sign up
for this
I don't
want to be
part of
this cover
up
I want
out
so he's
leaking
stuff to
the media
about Epstein
and other
members of
the administration
are essentially
telling him
to shut
up
but I
don't think
he will
I think
he wants
very very
badly
to go
back to
podcasting
I don't
think he
wants to
be the
deputy
director
of the
FBI
he goes
that's
not fun
I don't
want to
do that
I want
to go
back to
doing my
show
let me
do my
goddamn
show
I want
out
this is
the whole
thing
he doesn't
want to
be part
of this
all of
these
people
are about
to
turn on
each other
in a
very public
way
you can
see this
coming from
a mile
away
everybody's
even in
that sphere
of people
on the
internet
that aren't
working at
the White
House
are starting
to get
in little
fights
the people
in the
White
House
are going
to start
to rip
each other's
throats
out over
this
this is
kind of
Trump's
M.O.
he gets
a bunch
of people
together
and they
all
it's
battle
royale
and he
watches
them
tear
each other's
spines
out
he gets
off on
that
he likes
that
he's an
older
man
he likes
it
he likes
watching
the people
in his
White
House
rip
the skin
off each
other's
faces
it's
it's
the
ultimate
reality
show
he brings
Laura
Loomer
up there
he fires
somebody
because
Laura
Loomer
has
identified
something
about
them
that
is
a
problem
and
he
should
be
he should
watch
out
for
and
maybe
she's
right
and maybe
she made
it up
and who
knows
and who
cares
but he
goes
you're
fired
he calls
them up
and he
goes
you're
out of
here
and they're
gone
it sends
a chill
through
Washington
they go
wow
another
scalp
Loomer's
got another
scalp
and then
he just
sets
all these
people
on each
other
he sets
Susie Wiles
on Bondi
and Patel
he goes
fight
fight it
out
rip
each other's
spines
out
and he
sits there
and he
watches
he likes
it
it's
fun
for him
it's
fun
for him
because
it is
what
he's
always
kind
of
done
this
is
his
MO
Trump
very
much
believes
that
all
things
are
to
please
the
king
he
believes
that
all
things
are
to
please
the
king
all
and
and
and
if
he's
bored
or
if
he's
covering
up
an
international
child
sex
trafficking
scandal
or
if
he's
running
cover
for
Netanyahu
and
Adelson
and
Israel
and
whatever
they're
doing
it's
fun
to
just
divert
attention
to
the
king's
court
and
everybody
we're
going
we're
having
a
duel
we're
gonna
joust
we're
gonna
watch
everybody
tear
each
other's
face
off
because
that's
what
he
does
what
he
wants
he
wants
he
likes
this
he
doesn't
dislike
it
and
he
doesn't
want
to
avoid
it
it's
what
is
taking
the
eyeballs
off
of
Israel's
indefinite
occupati