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 Gloria J. Maloney, Ginger, and many others for tuning into my live video! * America Already Pays for Medicare for All—Wall Street Keeps the Difference: America pays more for worse healthcare because corporate middlemen extract wealth from illness. Medicare for All offers universal care at a lower total cost. [More]* Jake Tapper Tried to Derail Ab… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

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Thank you Elwyn Hudson, MLR, Marg KJ, LBW, Michael Ruchlis, and many others for tuning into my live video!* John Fetterman threatens to leave the Democratic Party over growing opposition to U.S. military aid to Israel.* Why do politicians keep hiding behind the increasingly unrealistic “two-state solution”* The political significance of more than 100 House Democrats voting t… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

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Thank you Elizabeth Raven, Stephanie Munoz, Jeanne Elbe, Elwyn Hudson, MLR, and many others for tuning into my live video!* Greg Abbott Got Millions—Then Helped Shut the Courthouse Door on Injured Texans: Greg Abbott secured lifelong payments after a catastrophic injury, then backed caps, immunities and courtroom barriers that restrict compensation for injured Texans. [More]* FCC Chair Ripped Over ‘Unlawful' Plan to Hand ‘Public Airwaves to Billionaire Buddies' of Trump: The lone Democrat on the FCC said Brendan Carr's plan would “destroy local newsrooms, silence community reporting, and drive-up costs for the American families.” [More]* Senate Urged to Reject Trump Plot to Unleash AI for Medicare Service Denials: “The bottom line is this: Seniors who choose traditional Medicare should not have their care blocked by AI,” said one campaigner. [More] To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

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* Jenna Flanagan's WBAI Panel: Trump's Iran War, ICE Killing, Khanna Detention, Platner Collapse: The WBAI panel with Jenna Flanagan confronts Trump's renewed Iran war, Ro Khanna's West Bank detention, ICE's Houston killing, Graham Platner's collapse, and Lindsey Graham's death. [More]* ‘We Are Grieving, We Are Furious': Mainers Prot… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

Thank you Farmers AGAINST trump., Jeanne Elbe, Michael Catlett, Darlene, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Jenna Flanagan's WBAI Panel: Trump's Iran War, ICE Killing, Khanna Detention, Platner Collapse: The WBAI panel with Jenna Flanagan confronts Trump's renewed Iran war, Ro Khanna's West Bank detention, ICE's Houston killing, G… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

Thank you Farmers AGAINST trump., EG, Bea, Marg KJ, Mandy Ohman, and many others for tuning into my live video!* Caller Teams With AI To Explain Why Free Markets Do Not Require Capitalism: A caller uses AI and Planet A Foods to expose how capitalism captures innovation while democratic free enterprise empowers workers, consumers, and communities. [More]* Another Fatal Shooting Involving ICE—This Time in Maine: The shooting in the coastal town of Biddeford comes less than a week after Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was killed by federal immigration agents in Houston, Texas. [More]* How Section 219, the US-Israel Military Merger, Would Thwart American Democracy: The merger would connect the US and Israeli militaries in unprecedented ways and make it exceedingly difficult for any future president to unwind this partnership with a foreign government, no matter what public opinion says. [More]* Shaun Finnie Offers TX-02 An Off-Ramp From Steve Toth's MAGA Extremism: Shaun Finnie offers TX-02 an economy-first alternative to Steve Toth's MAGA culture wars, centered on healthcare, education, rights, affordability, and responsible government. [More] To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

Thank you Gloria J. Maloney, Tamar Kranick, Gilda Johnson, and many others for tuning into my live video!* ‘Nauseating': Critics Hammer Democratic Senators' Tributes to ‘Bloodthirsty' Lindsey Graham: “I don't care about any other part of him: his choices caused mass death. That's it,” said one critic. [More]* Israel savagery must stop – Machine Gun-Toting Israeli Settlers Detain Ro Khanna During Trip to Occupied West Bank: “These hoodlums come in with machine guns—M4, an American-made machine gun—and they detain us. They block off the road.” [More]* Arthur Kanegis Explains Why Humanity Needs People-Powered Global Democracy: Arthur Kanegis explains how Garry Davis turned war trauma into a global movement for peace, world citizenship, human rights, and people-powered democracy. [More] To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

Thank you Mandy Ohman, EG, Marg KJ, Robert Taylor, MJ Cooke, and many others for tuning into my live video!* Arthur Kanegis Explains Why Humanity Needs People-Powered Global Democracy: Arthur Kanegis explains how Garry Davis turned war trauma into a global movement for peace, world citizenship, human rights, and people-powered democracy. [More]* Trump Accused of ‘Mugging' Americans as War on Clean Energy Set to Cost US Economy $55 Billion a Year: “Trump is getting Americans coming and going. He's forcing higher power bills on them by blocking clean energy, then he's fattening the wallets of his cronies,” said former Democratic Washington Gov. Jay Inslee. [More]* ‘We Cannot Stand Silent': Sheinbaum to Seek Criminal Charges Over ICE Detention Deaths: “We cannot turn a blind eye to the Mexicans who have died,” said Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. [More] To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

Thank you Jason Gael, LBW, Heather A Murphy, and many others for tuning into my live video!* ICE Shooting Of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo Exposes America's Immigrant Crisis: Francisco Mendoza exposes the cruelty behind ICE enforcement after Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's killing shocks Houston's immigrant community. [More]* Neil Aquino, Houston Democracy Project founder, visits: Neil Aquino will be discussing the ICE's murder of Loranzo Salgado Araujo and much more.* ICE Mata A Lorenzo Salgado Araujo Y Houston Exige Justicia Para Su Familia: ICE mató a Lorenzo Salgado Araujo durante un operativo en Houston. Martina Grifaldo explica por qué la comunidad ya exige respuestas. [More]* What I Saw When I Stopped Pretending: I invite you to sit with me in this feeling of brokenness, and to step outside of the American delusion of war making and “peace through strength”—the normalization of coercion and dominance. [More] To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

Thank you Farmers AGAINST trump., EG, Marg KJ, M Hope, Michelle Gerardo, and many others for tuning into my live video!* ICE Shooting Of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo Exposes America's Immigrant Crisis: Francisco Mendoza exposes the cruelty behind ICE enforcement after Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's killing shocks Houston's immigrant community. [More]* ICE Mata A Lorenzo Salgado Araujo Y Houston Ex… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

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Thank you MLR, Margaret Vorih, Judy, Do U Lie, Lynette, and many others for tuning into my live video!* NOW VP Rose Brunache: Voting Rights, ERA, And Women's Equality Are One Fight: At Netroots Nation 2026, Rose Brunache exposes how paperwork politics can suppress women voters and weaken democracy and more. [More]* Chuck Pennacchio's Arc Of Justice Alliance Wants To Ch… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

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Thank you Jeanne Elbe, Judy, Do U Lie, and many others for tuning into my live video!* ‘Contrast Could Not Be Clearer' as Medicare for All Advocate El-Sayed Faces AIPAC-Backed Stevens in Michigan: State Sen. Mallory McMorrow dropped out of the race on Sunday after having positioned herself as a “moderate” choice. [More]* After Tens of Billions in Stock Buybacks, Microsoft Announces Mass Layoff of 4,800 Workers: “Seeing such strong numbers coupled with the mass layoffs at Xbox is not sitting right with many,” wrote one tech journalist. [More]* US Provides $300 Million in Earthquake Recovery Money to Venezuela While Sitting on $8 Billion in Stolen Oil Wealth: “Will these funds be released for the disaster response?” asked a former US ambassador to Venezuela. [More] To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

Thank you Bobby K, Anne Collins, and many others for tuning into my live video!* Progressive falsely believe that Paxton, Trump, and others are so bad that winning is guaranteed: America continues to give a particular sect in this county a pass on accountability. And it started from our inception with our founding fathers. [More]* Jenna Flanagan WBAI P… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

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Thank you Jeanne Elbe, Elizabeth, Cheryl Ince, and many others for tuning into my live video!* Court Lands Latest Blow to Trump's ‘Anti-Voting Agenda' by Blocking USPS Attack on Mailed Ballots: “USPS' plan was unwise, unlawful, and a threat to the millions of voters who rely on mailed ballots to participate in our democracy,” said one case litigant. [More]* Neil A… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

Thank you MLR, Marg KJ, Joan St C., Sherell, Vegan Cindy, and many others for tuning into my live video!* At Shuttered Hospital, Platner Accuses Collins of ‘Throwing Gasoline' on Raging Rural Healthcare Crisis: While Sen. Susan Collins “brags” that she's secured money for rural hospitals, the funding is a “pittance” compared to the billions in Medicaid cuts she helped … To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! * As Premiums Soar and Millions Lose Coverage, Over Half of Americans Say End Private Health Insurance: “As working families continue to get squeezed left and right by GOP-driven healthcare cost hikes and bureaucratic red tape, millions more Americans will lose the care they rely … To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

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Thank you John A, Alexandra Drone, OldGuyPissed, Mr.K, Vegan Cindy, and many others for tuning into my live video!* Letitia Plummer Says Harris County Can Lead Texas Toward A Blue Future: Letitia Plummer says Harris Cty is Texas Democrats' frontline for public health, disaster readiness, local power, and a blue Texas. [More]* Jenna Flanagan Panel Iran, Lebanon, SCOTUS, Deportations, & America's Hypocritical Sovereignty Claim: A WBAI We Decide panel tackles Iran talks, Israel-Lebanon conflict, SCOTUS TPS rulings, deportations, and America's selective sovereignty claims. [More]* No, Socialism Won't Kill the Democratic Party: The democratic socialists are fighting the battles the Democratic Party have refused to wage. This is the way. [More]* PDR Posse Member visited. To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

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* Linda Sarsour: Palestine, Gaza Genocide, U.S. War Money, And The Moral Cost Of Silence: Palestine is a moral test. Linda Sarsour connects Gaza, the West Bank, U.S. war spending, young organizers, Jewish allies, and anti-war politics. [More]* Humanism Fights Back: Shay Leonia On Morality Without Religious Domination: Humanism is not passive disbelief. Shay Leonia shows how humanists organize for justice, democracy, mutual aid, and pluralism. [More]* Tia Freeman Exposes How Abortion Bans Trap Poor Women In Red States: Tia Freeman explains how Yellowhammer Fund helps people leave abortion-ban states for safe, legal care while fighting forced birth politics in the Deep South. [More]* Les Leopold, A Labor Activist, Exposes Why Democrats Lost the Working Class Across America: Billionaires Own Both Parties? Les Leopold explains why workers are demanding a new political movement. [More] To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

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* European MP Alexandra Geese: AI Must Serve People, Not Billionaire Tech Bosses: European MP Alexandra Geese says AI must serve people, not billionaires, while Europe resists tech bros, deregulation, and U.S.-style inequality. [More]* Analilia Mejia explains her win, a progressive one in New Jersey: Progressives are on the roll arou… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

Thank you Jeanne Elbe, EG, Ginger, Bobby K, Freddie, and many others for tuning into my live video!* European MP Alexandra Geese: AI Must Serve People, Not Billionaire Tech Bosses: European MP Alexandra Geese says AI must serve people, not billionaires, while Europe resists tech bros, deregulation, and U.S.-style inequality. [More]* Analilia Mejia explains her win, … To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

Thank you Meg Grant, Marg KJ, Christiane mccafferty, teresa savino, Karen Andrews, and many others for tuning into my live video!* Tia Freeman with the Yellowhammer Fund discusses helping women held in abortion hostage in Red States* Shay Leonia with the American Humanist Association discusses the humanism.* More Than 5 Million People Have Lost Health Coverage Under Trump-GOP Law: According to a n… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

Thank you Jeanne Elbe, Do U Lie, Mr.K, and many others for tuning into my live video!* More Than 5 Million People Have Lost Health Coverage Under Trump-GOP Law: According to a new report, the crisis is “only going to get worse.” [More]* Maxwell Frost: Gen Z Power, Immigrant Justice, AI, Space, And Voting Rights: Maxwell Frost discusses Gen Z leadership, im… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

Thank you LadyHistorian, Marg KJ, Bev Ferguson, Judy, Linda Jean, and many others for tuning into my live video!* Maxwell Frost: Gen Z Power, Immigrant Justice, AI, Space, And Voting Rights: Maxwell Frost discusses Gen Z leadership, immigrant dignity, AI billionaire capture, space privatization, and voting rights in a bold progressive interview. [More]* Jenna Flanagan Panel: Ira… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! * Jenna Flanagan Panel Iran Talks, Israel In Lebanon, Trump Threats, And War Profits: Jenna Flanagan's panel tackles Iran talks, Israel in Lebanon, Trump threats, and how war profits keep undermining real peace. [More]* Robert Reich: The Entire Trump Presidency Is a Green, Algae-Fil… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

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Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! * Lisa Graves Exposes The Billionaire Capture Of The Roberts Supreme Court: Lisa Graves exposes how billionaires, dark money, and the Roberts Court threaten voting rights, democracy, and accountability for Trump. [More]* Failing ‘Moral Test,' Newsom Rejects Compromise 2% Wealth Tax … To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

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Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! * European Parliament Member Alexandra Geese discusses AI and healthcare in the EU: Alexandra Geese, an UE Parliament member discusses AI, healthcare, and much more illustration that the US could learn much from Europe.* Sanders Introduces Bill to ‘Thwart Big Tech Oligarchs' Via 50%… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

Thank you EG, Marg KJ, Bev Ferguson, John A, Margaret Vorih, and many others for tuning into my live video!* Markos Moulitsas, Founder of Daily Kos, the largest progressive site's message to progressives: The founder and publisher of the Daily Kos did not mince his words about past elections and the current elections. He points out we cannot sit back but fight even after … To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

Thank you MLR, teresa savino, OldGuyPissed, Mr.K, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Why AI Under Capitalism Threatens Workers, Wages, Healthcare, and Democracy: AI is not the enemy. Corporate control is. Capitalism will use AI to replace workers unless people demand democratic control.* Stephanie Thomas, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, has a message for Democrats. While Americans are angry, anger sometimes does not manifest itself at the voting booth. We must do the work.* Helen Gym, former Philadelphia Councilwoman and Mayoral candidate, details the pain of defeat when the corporatocracy invests millions to defeat you, even though you are the better candidate who did the work. She explains her resiliency.* Who Pays for a Broken Energy System? The Case for Climate Reparations: It is time to count the true cost of the climate crisis, and for those responsible to pay their fair share. [More] To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

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Thank you Meg Grant, CH, LBW, and many others for tuning into my live video! * Stephanie Thomas, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, has a message for Democrats. While Americans are angry, anger sometimes does not manifest itself at the voting booth. We must do the work.* Helen Gym, former Philadelphia Councilwoman and Mayoral candidate, detail… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

Thank you Marg KJ, Sherell, Mr.K, J.Scott Wren, Jacque, and many others for tuning into my live video! * Supercharged by Trump-GOP Tax Cuts, US Billionaire Wealth Surges Past $9 Trillion for First Time: “This broken political and economic system takes from the vast majority of Americans and consolidates wealth in the hands of a privileged few. It cannot stand.” [More] To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

Thank you RuleofLawRules, Don Jordan, John A, Judy, and many others for tuning into my live video!* Laura Jedeed, MMA Is Global, Diverse, and Not Trump's Militarized MAGA Property: Trump used UFC at the White House to blend sports, militarism, and MAGA identity. Laura Jedeed explains why MMA does not belong to the far right. [More]* Elie Mystal, Lawyer, Author, Journ… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

Thank you Marg KJ, Judy, Ann, LBW, and many others for tuning into my live video! * Rooted in progressive values, Rep. Chris Rabb speaks on the likely meaning of his democratic win: State Rep. Chris Rabb did not pull any punches. He is ready to go into Congress, ready for middle-class-centric solutions. [More]* Billionaires Didn't Build Space: NASA, … To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com

Thank you Campbell Welsh, Bobby K, and many others for tuning into my live video!* Billionaires Didn't Build Space: NASA, Public Money, and Workers Made It Possible: This segment dismantles the SpaceX mythology and explains why space exploration must serve the commons, not billionaire extraction. [More]* Rooted in progressive values, Rep. Chris Rabb spea… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com