it's over.. | Asmongold TV

September 17, 2026

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A Norwegian tourist named Mads Mikkelson—not the actor—landed at Newark Airport about two weeks ago and was detained by immigration agents who demanded access to his phone. After being warned he could face a fine or prison, he gave them the PIN. What they found objectionable was a meme of Vice President JD Vance depicted as a bald baby, along with a private photo of a pipe. US Customs and Border Protection later said Mikkelson was denied entry not because of the meme but because of his admitted drug use—twice in his life, once in Germany and once in New Mexico. But the hosts of this episode do not take that explanation at face value. They treat the incident as a pretext for a much larger point about how the media and political establishment are unwittingly fueling the very thing they claim to oppose.

The Vance meme as a political accelerant

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1 Timestamped Navigation Outline
2 (00:00) **Episode Introduction & Sponsor Cold Open** - Advertisements for Anthropic, Crocs, Botox, and other sponsors play before the main content begins
3 (01:57) **The Norwegian Tourist Incident** - Asmongold introduces a news story about a Norwegian tourist denied entry to the US over a meme on his phone
4 (02:49) **Asmongold's Prediction: Vance Will Be President** - He argues the meme culture around Vance is making him unstoppable politically
5 (03:56) **The Streisand Effect in Action** - The suspected censorship of the Vance meme is backfiring and amplifying its reach
6 (04:27) **Two Groups Cause All Problems** - Asmongold identifies the recurring groups he believes are responsible for societal issues
7 (05:33) **The Meme President Thesis** - Asmongold argues that memes are transforming Vance into an unstoppable political force

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