<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We’re joined by Brace Belden, co-host of the &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://trueanon.com"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TrueAnon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; podcast.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;•They don’t make heroin anymore&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;•The Taco Bell connection&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;•King of the libertarians&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;•Kmele almost dies&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;•You say Somali, I say Somalian, let’s call the whole thing off&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;•The people cut out of the Minnesota Somali fraud story&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;•Does Ben Shapiro think we’re white?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;•A Maoist small businessman&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;•Certain liberties&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;•Curtis Yarvin discovers YouTube&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;•Yarvin = Slavoj Žižek of the right? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;•Libertarian Escape (the Piña Colada Song)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;•The cathedral&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;•Brace, Citarella, and the new intellectual left&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;•Mamdani “is fully a Democrat”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;•Nationalize Mr. Fruit&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;•Body count&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;•War is a force that gives us meaning&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;•Call of Duty: Median Soldier&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;•Brace is on the DHS shit list&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;•Kmele spent more time at Occupy than Brace did&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;•In China, the trains run on time&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;•The DSA clappers&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;•Don’t let’s start on Venezuela&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;•Wistful for Colin Powell&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;•Where are the drugs!?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;•The Grifters&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;•The neoneocons&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;•Thumbing the scale&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;•Jeffrey Epstein, quintessential striver&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;•The Chomsky connection&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prefer to watch &amp; chat live with other members of the Fifthdom? This episode &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcUyrl42t2k"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;premieres over on our YouTube channel&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; at 10am EST.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for reading The Fifth Column (A Podcast)! This post is public so feel free to share it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow The Fifth Column&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;YouTube: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/redirect/9e5f160b-065d-42ce-92a4-edf21df804ae?j=eyJ1IjoiZTQzMWYifQ.dc-8vtNe6mnVPNyWzBj8PVjHOlHrTw5oo2hNegjrHnA"&gt;@wethefifth&lt;/a&gt;Instagram: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/redirect/49442cc1-448b-481d-a04c-a58e62415aa9?j=eyJ1IjoiZTQzMWYifQ.dc-8vtNe6mnVPNyWzBj8PVjHOlHrTw5oo2hNegjrHnA"&gt;@we.the.fifth&lt;/a&gt;X: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/redirect/e5c13b74-b540-4b93-a1ed-2ba2670462c1?j=eyJ1IjoiZTQzMWYifQ.dc-8vtNe6mnVPNyWzBj8PVjHOlHrTw5oo2hNegjrHnA"&gt;@wethefifth&lt;/a&gt;TikTok: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/redirect/971da500-8db0-4269-9aaf-7d7459adf93a?j=eyJ1IjoiZTQzMWYifQ.dc-8vtNe6mnVPNyWzBj8PVjHOlHrTw5oo2hNegjrHnA"&gt;@wethefifth&lt;/a&gt;Facebook: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/redirect/09c07840-5930-4c66-aa76-064acebd229a?j=eyJ1IjoiZTQzMWYifQ.dc-8vtNe6mnVPNyWzBj8PVjHOlHrTw5oo2hNegjrHnA"&gt;@thefifthcolumn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit &lt;a href="https://www.wethefifth.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2"&gt;www.wethefifth.com/subscribe&lt;/a&gt;</description>

The Fifth Column

Kmele Foster, Michael Moynihan, and Matt Welch

#535 - America's Top Breshnevist (w Brace Belden)

DEC 4, 2025111 MIN
The Fifth Column

#535 - America's Top Breshnevist (w Brace Belden)

DEC 4, 2025111 MIN

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<p><strong>We’re joined by Brace Belden, co-host of the </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://trueanon.com"><strong>TrueAnon</strong></a><strong> podcast.</strong> </p><p>•They don’t make heroin anymore</p><p>•The Taco Bell connection</p><p>•King of the libertarians</p><p>•Kmele almost dies</p><p>•You say Somali, I say Somalian, let’s call the whole thing off</p><p>•The people cut out of the Minnesota Somali fraud story</p><p>•Does Ben Shapiro think we’re white?</p><p>•A Maoist small businessman</p><p>•Certain liberties</p><p>•Curtis Yarvin discovers YouTube</p><p>•Yarvin = Slavoj Žižek of the right? </p><p>•Libertarian Escape (the Piña Colada Song)</p><p>•The cathedral</p><p>•Brace, Citarella, and the new intellectual left</p><p>•Mamdani “is fully a Democrat”</p><p>•Nationalize Mr. Fruit</p><p>•Body count</p><p>•War is a force that gives us meaning</p><p>•Call of Duty: Median Soldier</p><p>•Brace is on the DHS shit list</p><p>•Kmele spent more time at Occupy than Brace did</p><p>•In China, the trains run on time</p><p>•The DSA clappers</p><p>•Don’t let’s start on Venezuela</p><p>•Wistful for Colin Powell</p><p>•Where are the drugs!?</p><p>•The Grifters</p><p>•The neoneocons</p><p>•Thumbing the scale</p><p>•Jeffrey Epstein, quintessential striver</p><p>•The Chomsky connection</p><p><strong>Prefer to watch & chat live with other members of the Fifthdom? This episode </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcUyrl42t2k"><strong>premieres over on our YouTube channel</strong></a><strong> at 10am EST.</strong></p><p><p>Thanks for reading The Fifth Column (A Podcast)! This post is public so feel free to share it.</p></p><p><strong>Follow The Fifth Column</strong></p><p>YouTube: <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/redirect/9e5f160b-065d-42ce-92a4-edf21df804ae?j=eyJ1IjoiZTQzMWYifQ.dc-8vtNe6mnVPNyWzBj8PVjHOlHrTw5oo2hNegjrHnA">@wethefifth</a>Instagram: <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/redirect/49442cc1-448b-481d-a04c-a58e62415aa9?j=eyJ1IjoiZTQzMWYifQ.dc-8vtNe6mnVPNyWzBj8PVjHOlHrTw5oo2hNegjrHnA">@we.the.fifth</a>X: <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/redirect/e5c13b74-b540-4b93-a1ed-2ba2670462c1?j=eyJ1IjoiZTQzMWYifQ.dc-8vtNe6mnVPNyWzBj8PVjHOlHrTw5oo2hNegjrHnA">@wethefifth</a>TikTok: <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/redirect/971da500-8db0-4269-9aaf-7d7459adf93a?j=eyJ1IjoiZTQzMWYifQ.dc-8vtNe6mnVPNyWzBj8PVjHOlHrTw5oo2hNegjrHnA">@wethefifth</a>Facebook: <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/redirect/09c07840-5930-4c66-aa76-064acebd229a?j=eyJ1IjoiZTQzMWYifQ.dc-8vtNe6mnVPNyWzBj8PVjHOlHrTw5oo2hNegjrHnA">@thefifthcolumn</a></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.wethefifth.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.wethefifth.com/subscribe</a>