Whitney Webb's interview clip (from a few months back) still resonates strongly today

Whitney Webb's interview clip (from a few months back) still resonates strongly today — and for good reason.  She exposes a layer of power most people never see: Congress rarely writes most legislation. Think tanks do. And those think tanks frequently share the same funding sources, elite connections, and agendas (WEF, Carnegie Endowment, CSIS, and others tied to families like the Pritzkers and Crowns).  Bills arrive pre-drafted, often thousands of pages long, handed to lawmakers by lobbyists with little time to read them. Only a handful of members (like Rand Paul or Thomas Massie) ever publicly call out the process.  The pattern repeats globally: near-identical COVID policies, immigration frameworks, and more adopted across left and right governments in record time, sourced from the same networks.  Mainstream media rarely examines these funding ties — arguably because the same money influences the corporations that own them.  Her core point is simple and stark: Behind the politicians are think tanks. Behind the think tanks are ultra-wealthy donors who also fund campaigns directly. Real power is rarely on the ballot.  In 2026, with institutional trust at historic lows, does this help explain why so much policy feels coordinated and top-down?  Which piece of this system surprises or angers you the most?