Commentary on news, politics, food, relationships, or anything that I find controversial, or not. Egberto Off The Record is not necessarily politically correct but always honest opinions that will make you think on just about every issue. Included are outtakes from my radio/media show Politics Done Right. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/egbertowillies/support
Thank you Elwyn Hudson, Margaret Ryan, Deborah J., Marilyn Harrington, Karen Marie Shelton, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Give “We're all gonna die” Sen Joni Ernst a break. It's a smokescreen, taking our eyes off the ball: The media decided to make Sen. Joni Ernst the poster person for the millions who will lose healthcare. Why did they give the real villains a pass… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
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Thank you Sandra Dingler, For A Better World, Joseph Tucker, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Professor nails how tariffs are likely to cost Americans using the washing machine tariff history: Economics professor Justin Wolfers exposes Trump's lies about who pays for tariffs by going through the process of tariffs on washing machines. [More]* M… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Dannys, Pamela R. Daniels, Katharine Hill, Alexandra Drone, Cualac2, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.Democratic Voters Choose Fighting Corporate Power Over Neoliberal Abundance ‘Scam': Poll: “At a moment when U.S. democracy is threatened by MAGA authoritarianism and deep inequality, doubling down on private-sector solutions while ignoring redist… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Dannys, Deborah J., Marty Rose, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Tariffs 101: This is how tariffs really work and how Trump is attempting to screw MAGA and us all: Trump has real reasons why he must have the revenue from tariffs and he is lying to MAGA and us all by screwing the working class economy. [More]* Senate… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Deborah J., Margaret Ryan, Genia Sklute, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Judge Lina Hidalgo exposes irresponsible budget-busting vote by Harris County Commissioners Court: Harris County, TX Judge Lina Hidalgo did not mince her words as she called out three commissioners' irresponsible vote to blow the budget. She expresse… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Dana Bennett, Jo Ann Haymond, Edie Teubner, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Lina Hidalgo, Harris County, TX Judge, talks reelection run and Commissioners Court Trump-like votes: Harris County, TX Judge Lina Hidalgo discussed the Democratic Commissioners (2 of 4) in a manner reminiscent of Trump, highlighting overspending and… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Cheryl Elkins, Suzette Jensen, Teresa M Jemming Hartman, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* 60 Minutes Scott Pelley's NC's Wake Forest University speech nails Trump: Scott Pelley of 60 Minutes fame did not mince his words as he slammed Trump's attack on education, freedom, and much more. [More]* 35 Richest Republicans Set to 'Line Their Own P… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
* Jacqui Sutton: Her baldness inspired her first original album of therapeutic & inspirational songs: Jacqui Sutton, a composer, librettist, vocalist, and social activist, faced many challenges in her life, including depression and baldness, among others. She let it all loose in her inspiring music. [More]* America, this is a five-alarm fire. We're at DEFCON1: We are at DEFCON 1 in nuclear terms, and in terms of fire, we are at a five-alarm fire. Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP, and many other working-class programs are the targets. [More]* Trump Brags That He's ‘Not Cutting 10 Cents' From Pentagon as GOP Guts Medicaid: “We can cut plenty of other things,” President Donald Trump told West Point's graduating class. [More] To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
* AOC scolds Republicans for supporting the for-profit Medicare Advantage waste, fraud, and abuse: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez explains the Medicare Advantage waste, fraud, and abuse, and challenges Republicans to support an amendment to take back the stolen money to enhance Americans' healthcare. [More]* When Trump Lies, Democracy Dies: Trump's lies are no lo… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Manuel Olmo, Penelope Lane, Thomas Paramo, Jo Ann Haymond, Sandy Keithline, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* AOC scolds Republicans for supporting the for-profit Medicare Advantage waste fraud and abuse: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez explains the Medicare Advantage waste, fraud, and abuse, and challenges Republicans to support an amendment to take back the s… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
This morning, we had severe technical issues with the connection between my home studio and the KPFT 90.1 FM control room. Thank you to those who held out, but unfortunately, most of what many heard was us pitching. I have prepared a complete program with the videos and topics I intended to cover, with all the pitching removed. Thank you for your contin… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
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Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* The Tip Trick: How the Trump Budget Starves the Working Class: It takes programs that millions rely on—Medicaid, food assistance, student aid—and sacrifices them to fund tax breaks that primarily benefit those who already have the most. It's a redistribution in… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Deborah J., Sheila McMullen, Lorraine Gagne, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Rename the Big Beautiful bill to the Big Working Class Theft Bill – Here is why: Ali Vitali lays out the BBB that the House just passed. It is a grand theft on the working class. Rich sanctioned stealing by our government on the working class. [More]* … To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
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Thank you Independent Voter 1, “why we fight “, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* FIGHT: GOP is cutting your Medicare, Medicaid, & SNAP and raising tariffs for tax cuts for the rich: Alex Lawson, Social Security Works' Executive Director is on Capitol Hill confronting Reps. like Miller-Meeks who are cutting Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP … To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
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Thank you Independent Voter 1, Jane B In NC
Thank you Gayla Kunis, Joan Phillips, Lorraine Gagne, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Nearly Half of US Kids—34 Million—Rely on Food, Health Programs Targeted by GOP: “Children and families across America are at risk of losing affordable health coverage and access to healthy meals to pay for a massive tax cut for billionaires and big … To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Independent Voter 1, Cheryl Elkins, Pamela R. Daniels, Deborah J., Debbie Rathert, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* This is why the Republicans fear Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is one of the most intelligent, competent, articulate, and media savvy politicians in the country. That's why Republicans continue to disparage her. She smokes th… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Maria Miller, Lana Foley, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Trump's tax and immigration bill clears hurdle after late-night vote: GOP leaders worked through the weekend to win over fiscal conservatives who voted last week to block Trump's Big Beautiful Bill in committee [More]* Dynastic Wealth of Ultra-Rich Ameri… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Independent Voter 1, Seworstell@gmail.com, David Reinhart, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* W.H. press corps photographer & author on History in the Making: A Focus on Five U.S. Presidents: Photographer and author Christy Bowe discusses her work at the White House and her book History in the Making: A Focus on Five U.S. Presidents. [More]* Br… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Professor: In 100 days, Trump financially strips MAGA & destroys the faith the world has in America: Professor Scott Galloway did not mince his words as he called out Trump and his party for stripping MAGA financially and losing the respect of the world. [More]* Another DOGE Fail- Instead of finding fraud in Social Security, they reduced efficiency by 25%: Elon Musk and DOGE lied to Americans. They claimed 40% of calls to Social Security were fraudulent. Instead of the tens of thousands, over a hundred thousand tested only two were ‘potentially' fraudulent. Worse, these charlatans reduce the efficiency by 25%. [More]* Bruce Springsteen condemns Trump in his first show on his new tour in Manchester, England: Bruce Springsteen did not mince his words as he was honest with his Manchester, England audience about the evil that is the Trump administration. It was a message of hope and action. [More]* Critics Seize on Impending Walmart Price Hikes Due to Trump Tariffs: "If a retailer as big as Walmart can't escape the pain of tariffs, what chance does a small business have?" wrote the Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. [More] To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Independent Voter 1, Sophia Moreau, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Professor: In 100-days, Trump financially strips MAGA & destroys the faith the world has in America: Professor Scott Galloway did not mince his words as he called out Trump and his party for stripping MAGA financially and losing the respect of the worl… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Independent Voter 1, Lana Foley, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* China ‘deal' sealed the reality that the American-led order is over: The Bulwark's Editor, Jonathan V Last, pointed out a sad reality the deal with China proves. The reelection of Trump lose us our reputation for more than a generation as the world moves on from us. [More]* Lying DHS Secretary Kristi Noem gets tongue-tied in Congressional hearing: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem exposed herself as a liar and corrupt person as she attempted to lie about Abrego Garcia being an MS13 member. [More]* Outrage as House Republicans Advance ‘Cruel and Reckless' Medicaid Cuts: “President Trump repeatedly promised Republicans were not going to cut Medicaid, but that was a lie since Republicans just voted for the largest Medicaid cut in history,” noted one Democratic lawmaker. [More]* Neil Aquino weekly visit to Politics Done Right: Aquino discusses Trump/Miller assault on our rights as Houston/Harris County fights back. He also discusses his remarks at Baytown Area Democrats. [More, More] To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Arturo Dominguez, Earl Brownlee, Independent Voter 1, Rev.Carlton, Pamela R. Daniels, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* China ‘deal' sealed the reality that the American led order is over: The Bulwark's Editor Jonathan V Last pointed out a sad reality the deal with China proves. The reelection of Trump loses us our reputation for more than a generation as the worl… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Gayla Kunis, Independent Voter 1, Shelia Long, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Mass Media and the Spectacle of the Imperial Presidency: The revolution won't be televised, but our national decline will be highly pixelated. [More]* CBO: 7.6 million would go uninsured under GOP Medicaid bill: The Congressional Budget Office estimate… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Pamela R. Daniels, Deborah J., KerriFlanagan, I. Avila, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Unlike Manifest Destiny & The Monroe Doctrine, we can make an economic system that works for all: We can do nothing about the evil that emanated from Manifest Destiny and the Monroe Doctrine, but we can change our economic system to be equitable. [… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
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Thank you Earl Brownlee, Shelly Barbal, Alexa, Suzanne Sturrock, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Social Security Works Exec Dir discusses Trump's new pseudo-populist Drug Pricing reduction scam: Alex Lawson discusses Donald Trump's latest Executive Order, “Delivering most-favored-nation prescription drug pricing to American patients,” as anoth… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Sandra Dingler, DŸŘÆŴŮŁF^ {Gaasyendietha}, Cynthia Sievert, Sabrina, Lilian Öhrström, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* REALLY!! Trump Admin charters flights to bring white South African ‘refugees' to U.S.: The Trump Administration is using taxpayer dollars to charter flights to bring white South African (Afrikaner) purported refugees to the U.S., a welcome not gr… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
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Thank you Deborah J., Katharine Hill, Sabrina, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Trump's lies in the Meet The Press interview were exposed and debunked: Steve Rattner used his charts to shoot down many of Trump's lies in his most recent Meet The Press interview. [More]* Conservative CEO of rural Hospital slams Medicaid cuts, inferr… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Independent Voter 1, Judith Fenley, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* MAGA called out: Your condition only changes when you realize it's class warfare and not the isms: A smart caller's point is that MAGA's condition will change only when they realize it's class warfare and not their obsession with racism, other isms, an… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you ITS Never Happening…, Deborah J., Sabrina, Carey, Alexandra Drone, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* The Wealthy Don't Leave When States Tax the Rich, But It Sure Does Raise Revenue: Look at what happened in Massachusetts and Washington. Not only did millionaires not flee the states imposing new taxes, but the states became richer. [More]* GOP bud… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Independent Voter 1, Dana Bennett, Sharon McDonald, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Watch Congressman ridicule a bumbling Treasury Secretary unable to tell the truth about tariffs: Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) exposed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the Trump sycophant he is, refusing to acknowledge that Americans pay Trump's tariffs … To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
* By confirming Bisignano, Senate GOP Greenlights ‘DOGE Destruction of Social Security': “Their playbook is clearly to break Social Security so they can justify further cuts and privatization,” one labor leader warned. [More]* Watch Congressman ridicule a bumbling Treasury Secretary unable to tell the truth about tariffs: Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) exposed Trea… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Arturo Dominguez, Contrary Warrior, Deborah J., and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* 3.5% and the Hopeful Math for Saving Democracy: The movement to defend democracy is pulsing with vitality. We are not helpless. We are not powerless. We are the reinforcements we've been waiting for. [More]* Trump Social Security Cuts Will Result in Ne… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* 3.5% and the Hopeful Math for Saving Democracy: The movement to defend democracy is pulsing with vitality. We are not helpless. We are not powerless. We are the reinforcements we've been waiting for. [More]* Trump Social Security Cuts Will Result in New Burden fo… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Pedro Senhorinha Silva, Julie, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* A must-watch Trump right-wing allegory for both MAGA & others – The Illusion of Merritt: This former pastor, Pedro Senhorinha Silva, understands the science behind the creation and existence of MAGA and similar movements. More importantly, his solution… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Sandra Dingler, LadyHistorian, Gayla Kunis, Jane B
Thank you Sandra Dingler, Suzette Jensen, Edward Holmes, Sabrina, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Blaming Trump Tariffs Alone for 20,000 Laid Off UPS Workers Hides Key Factor: Stock Buybacks and Wall Street Greed: Blaming the Trump tariffs for every sin imaginable may be emotionally satisfying, but while it may end up being a factor, it is not … To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Are the saviors of our Democracy Gen Z women?: It turns out that Gen Z women are the ones who least drink the Right Wing, MAGA, or neoliberal cool aid. Now it is time to get them in power. [More]* Americans are harmed because Elon Musk and DOGE forced out necessa… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* CEO on what tariffs are doing to business- We're not taking medicine. We're taking poison!: American CEO blasts Trump for destroying the booming economy he inherited and points out that the tariffs, far from medicine, are poison as implemented. [More]* The Right … To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Sandra Norris, Leigh Silverton, Sophia Moreau, Carol Q, ITS Never Happening…, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Federal immigration agents violently raid the home of U.S. citizens: This is what autocracy looks like –federal immigration agents raid the homes of U.S. citizens with no accountability. It can happen to anyone. [More]* May Day rallies nationwide t… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Independent Voter 1, Kathryn K, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* A Nigerian immigrant points out the reality versus the American myth that confronts all of us: A Nigerian immigrant detailed her realization that the American myth immigrants envisioned was a lot more complicated and often devastating. [More]* Federal im… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Gov. JB Pritzker gave an unabashedly progressive attack Trumpism even MAGA should embrace: JB Pritzker, Democratic Governor of Illinois gave an unabashedly progressive speech MAGA and progressives alike should love. It channeled Bernie and AOC. [More]* Sen. Eliss… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Shelley Kemp, Independent Voter 1, Jane B
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Thank you Gloria J. Maloney, Katharine Hill, LadyHistorian, Shelley Kemp, Independent Voter 1, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Donald Trump's poll numbers are starting to reflect his performance: Even if it's too late, Donald Trump, the most incompetent president the nation has ever known, is now falling in the polls, as he should have long ago.* Bernie Sanders provides a … To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com