EP#265 | DSD | Trump’s Inauguration, TikTok’s Back, Snoop’s Flip, & COVID Clip Receipts

Jan 20

📄 Episode Overview

In Episode #265 of Deep Shallow Dive, Ray Doustdar returns for a major day in U.S. politics: Trump’s second inauguration, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and a national championship football showdown. But it’s also the day TikTok came back online after a short-lived ban. Ray covers the ban reversal, GOP hypocrisy, Snoop Dogg’s jaw-dropping Trump performance flip, and receipts from the COVID era—including a chilling montage of how unvaccinated people were demonized.

🧠 Key Takeaways

• Trump’s second inauguration shares a day with MLK Day and Ohio State vs. Notre Dame—symbolic and chaotic.
• TikTok was briefly banned, then returned after Trump promised executive protection—raising questions about who’s really pulling strings.
• TikTok has evolved from dance videos to a platform where Gen Z shares hard-hitting political and investigative content.
• Government figures from both parties rushed to ban TikTok while ignoring healthcare, housing, school safety, and more.
• Snoop Dogg once condemned anyone performing for Trump, then performed for him—without explaining the reversal.
• Social media receipts from Snoop's past make it hard to ignore the contradiction.
• TikTok is full of COVID-era clip montages that highlight how media manipulated language to demonize the unvaccinated.

⏱️ Chapters & Timestamps

• 00:00 – Trump’s inauguration, MLK Day & CFB championship
• 02:30 – TikTok's brief ban & comeback: exec order diplomacy
• 05:00 – Gen Z, Red Note app in China & platform censorship
• 08:10 – Ray’s evolving stance on TikTok truth-sharing
• 11:15 – Insightful clips: viral Walmart cashier, political hypocrisy
• 14:40 – TikTok humor clip: banning TikTok solves nothing
• 18:00 – Snoop Dogg backlash: 2017 clip vs 2025 inauguration
• 21:32 – Ray supports change—but wants honesty about why
• 23:58 – Criticism inside your own party is how we grow
• 26:15 – COVID montage: “The virus will find the unvaccinated”

🎯 Conclusion

Ray wraps with a call for honesty, accountability, and consistency. Performances and politics both require memory. Don’t just ask what’s happening—ask why and who benefits. And always double-check what they said last time.

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🔑 Keywords

Trump second inauguration, TikTok ban reversed, Gen Z TikTok politics, Red Note TikTok China, Snoop Dogg Trump performance, Snoop 2017 Trump comments, COVID fear mongering, unvaccinated media narrative, bipartisan TikTok censorship, viral TikTok speech, COVID clip montage, Ray Doustdar TikTok opinion, Walmart cashier viral clip, political hypocrisy 2025

🗂️ Categories

Censorship & Platforms, Cultural Reversals, COVID Narrative

🏷️ Tags

Donald Trump, TikTok, Snoop Dogg

Ray Doustdar

Adding a new chapter to his diverse career, Ray now steps into the world of literature as an author, presenting his debut work, 'Deep Shallow Dive into You.' This book is a testament to his commitment to fostering personal growth and self-awareness.

Ray's venture into authorship extends his passion for meaningful communication and impact into writing, offering readers a transformative journey designed to cultivate a more authentic relationship with themselves.

Ray aims to connect with readers profoundly through his writing, sharing insights and strategies to help them uncover their true selves and live with unwavering authenticity and intention.

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