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 Independent Voter 1, Allyster Waters, Joan Diehl, Diane Barton Trees-Clay, Mary Cuellar, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* State Rep. Jon Rosenthal discusses Texas Democrats' fight to prevent Republican redistricting: Texas House District 135 and Vice-Chair of the House Redistricting Committee Jon Rosenthal makes it clear that Democrats will continue their fight to prevent Republicans from implementing Trump's mandated redistricting. [More]* Treasury secretary admits Trump tax scam offer is a backdoor for privatizing Social Security: Trump's billionaire Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, despite repeated claims that they wanted to protect Social Security, is saying the quiet part out loud. They will gut Social Security if we allow them. [More]* Why Is So Much of Corporate Media Caving to Trump?: A new ranking of the 35 largest media conglomerates finds a systemic failure to protect democracy against authoritarianism. [More] 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.* State Rep. Jon Rosenthal discusses Texas Democrats' fight to prevent Republican redistricting: Texas House District 135 and Vice-Chair of the House Redistricting Committee Jon Rosenthal makes it clear that Democrats will continue their fight to prevent Republicans from implementing Trump's mandated redistricting. [More]* Meet The Press challenges a hyperventilating Lindsey Graham with his past words on Russia & Obama: Lindsey Graham forgot there are videotapes of the times when he was not a Trump sycophant. Kristen Welker exposed him as a lying fraud with his own words about Russia's involvement in the US election. [More]* Report Shows ‘Financial Insecurity Is Widespread and Runs Deep' in Trump Economy: “Trump's two flagship economic initiatives—his tariffs and the One Big Beautiful Bill—are not perceived as helping the economy,” said an analyst for the pollster YouGov. [More] To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Bev Ferguson, Donna Carrillo Lopez, Mitchell J Rappaport, Anthony LoFranco, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* State Rep. Jon Rosenthal discusses Texas Democrats fight to prevent Republican redistricting: Texas House District 135 and Vice-Chair of the House Redistricting Committee Jon Rosenthal makes it clear that Democrats will continue their fight to prev… 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.* MTP's Kristen Welker calls out Speaker Johnson on his Hamas lie promoted by genocidal Netanyahu: Meet The Press's Kristen Welker did not allow Speaker Johnson to get away with the lie parroted by genocidal Netanyahu about Hamas stealing food. It's Netanyahu and… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Sandra Dingler, Independent Voter 1, K. Freya Skarin, Lilian Öhrström, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Meet The Press challenges a hyperventilating Lindsey Graham with his past words on Russia & Obama: Lindsey Graham forgot there are videotapes of the times when he was not a Trump sycophant. Kristen Welker exposed him as a lying fraud with his own words about Russia's involvement in the US election. [More]* MTP's Kristen Welker calls out Speaker Johnson on his Hamas lie promoted by genocidal Netanyahu: Meet The Press's Kristen Welker did not allow Speaker Johnson to get away with the lie parroted by genocidal Netanyahu about Hamas stealing food. It's Netanyahu and the IDF starving the Palestinians. [More]* Looming Trump Policy May Mean Longer Wait Times for Millions of Social Security Recipients: Beginning in mid-August, Trump's Social Security Administration will no longer allow seniors to perform many routine tasks related to their benefits over the phone, as they have been able to do for decades. [More]* ‘Capitulation Index' Tracks How US Media Companies Are Responding to Trump Bullying: “This capitulation is… a pervasive trend that applies to nearly all commercial media, including cable and telecommunications firms and online platforms,” said Free Press. [More] To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
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Thank you Sandra Dingler, Susan Jagoda, K. Freya Skarin, Patty Mana`e, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Scholar: Tragic – Big Beautiful bill cuts Medicaid and Medicare mostly on poor white MAGA: Trump's/MAGA Big Beautiful Bill is worse than most can imagine, as it's deficit spending and Medicaid cuts cause automatic Medicare cuts that will affect man… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
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Thank you Mary B, Jools, Lana Foley, Susan Stockton, Shanti Cahn, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic primary by a substantial margin and should be supported: If Senator Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries do not endorse him shortly, we must reconsider our funding of the DCCC and DSCC and direct all our excess cash to progressive candidates. Here is why!* Enlightening stories from my recent stint in San Antonio: I have four stories to tell you from my most recent trip. Check them out.* Medicare for All must be the answer to the evil cuts to Medicaid: The forthcoming Medicaid disaster will allow us to join the rest of the sane world by instituting Medicare for All. 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.* The Answer to Medicaid Cuts Should Be Medicare For All: Medicare For All is broadly popular, supported by the majority of the population, and affects everyone in the country. So what are we waiting for? [More]* Mamdani for NYC Mayor: The Fight We've Been Waiting for: Should Mamdani's campaign prevail over establishment candidates and billionaire cash, the victory will realign the nation's politics more profoundly than anything since the first Bernie presidential campaign. [More] 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.* Paradigms Radio Show's Baruch Zeichner interviews PDR's Egberto Willies one healthcare & more: Baruch Zeichner, host of the Paradigms Radio Show, discussed politics, including freedom, healthcare, and other topics, with Egberto Willies of Politics Done Right. [… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you ITS Never Happening…, CowboyHats, Suzette Jensen, Pamela R. Daniels, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Jerry Ashton, End Veteran Debt founder, discusses the state of veteran debt and how his 501c3 helps: Jerry Ashton, founder of End Veteran Debt, a Navy veteran, and co-founder of RIP, which cleared $12 billion in debt, discusses the state of veteran debt and how his 501c3 helps. [More]* Rep. Suleman Lalani on Democrats fighting redistricting and more in the TX Lege special session: Texas Democratic State Rep. Suleman Lalani, a Sugar Land doctor, says that Texas Democrats will use all necessary means to fight redistricting and protect Texans. [More]* Macron Says France Will Recognize Palestinian Statehood: 'There Is No Alternative': The French president's announcement came as more Palestinian children starved to death in Gaza and the U.S. and Israel quit cease-fire talks with Hamas. [More] To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
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Thank you Sandra Dingler, CowboyHats, Greg Owens, Suzette Jensen, Pamela R. Daniels, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Trump EPA ‘Hitting New Heights of Absurdity' With Plan to Reapprove Pesticide Dicamba: “This is what happens when pesticide oversight is controlled by industry lobbyists,” said one campaigner. [More]* Speaker Mike Johnson expresses extreme weirdnes… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Dr. Mary M. Marshall, Cynthia Verdell, Don Buckter, Wendy Bussiere, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* ‘Immoral and Indefensible': Study Reveals Deadly Consequences of US Sanctions: “It is well past time that the U.S., E.U., and other powerful actors in the international community seriously reconsider this cruel and often counterproductive mechanism… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Pedro Senhorinha Silva, Mary B, Matthew Ward, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Texas Republicans, including Gov. Abbott, were reluctant to redraw the state's congressional maps. Then Trump got involved: The governor eventually agreed to include redistricting on his special session agenda after discussing the matter with the president on a phone call. [More]* Speaker Mike Johnson expresses extreme weirdness. He and his son monitor each other's porn intake: In a weird exchange, Speaker Mike Johnson confessed that he and his son are each other's porn intake monitor on a panel. [More]* Beto O'Rourke on CNN's State of the Union discusses how to fight Texas redistricting: Former Congressman Beto O'Rourke did not mince his words as he pointed out the various aggressive methods that Texas politicians must use to stop redistricting. [More]* Texas Senate committee doubles down on THC ban, saying state and local governments don't have the resources for regulations: Senate Bill 5 would ban products containing any detectable amount of any cannabinoid, creating criminal offenses for possession of hemp-derived THC. [More] To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Sandra Dingler, Cynthia Verdell, Susan Jagoda, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* How Can the Dems Win Back the Working Class? Economic Populism: A new report, which analyzes responses to 128 survey questions from gold standard academic surveys, finds that championing progressive economic policies can reverse the exodus of blue-co… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you ITS Never Happening…, Christine, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* MAGA, we told you so. You'll not only lose Medicaid, but health insurance will double for many: MAGA is in for a shock as they find out their Obamacare subsidies are gone, causing their health insurance to double. Unfortunately, it will also affect tho… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
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Thank you Gayla Kunis, Pamela R. Daniels, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Is the Epstein story a distraction from the real issues and the oligarchy's move to end Trump?: America chose to elect a degenerate into the presidency again. The Epstein story does little to make Trump more despicable. Could it be the oligarchy's scheme to rid itself of a used-up Trump? [More]* Sanders Proposes ‘Pensions for All' as Trump Aims to Open 401(k)s to Private Equity Vultures: “We can no longer tolerate a rigged retirement system that allows the CEOs of large corporations to receive massive golden parachutes for themselves, while denying workers a pension after a lifetime of work,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. [More] 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.* Is the Epstein story a distraction from the real issues and the oligarchy's move to end Trump?: America chose to elect a degenerate into the presidency again. The Epstein story does little to make Trump more despicable. Could it be the oligarchy's scheme to rid… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Hirut Kidane-mariam, R.V. Hughes, Joy George, LSW, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* John Cotter, the President of the HAD, tells national Democrats how to stop Texas's redistricting. The president of the Humble Area Democrats, John Cotter, has a suggestion for national Democrats on how to counter Texas's attempt to stack the House… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Sandra Dingler, Hirut Kidane-mariam, Rev.Carlton, Kim Benson, Jonn Kelsey, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* TikTok influencer has a harsh but necessary message for all Republican voters: Dr. Jim (cascadingleadership) used Republican governing and policy dereliction on the Guadalupe River flood to show GOP voters hurt and kill themselves with their vote… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Gayla Kunis, Jools, Uju M., Joyce Riddick, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* It's Time to Be Honest About What Caused the Texas Floods: Fossil-Fueled Climate Change: To ignore the fact that global warming amplified this flood is to invite the next storm—wetter, hotter, and deadlier. [More]* House Progressives Launch New Effort to Rally Working Class for Electoral Wins in 2026: “In a time of record-breaking income inequality and rampant corporate greed,” said one lawmaker, “it is more important than ever that we as Democrats reassert and reinforce our commitment to working people.” [More]* Neil Aquino visits to discuss local and national issues: There are multiple Good Trouble Lives On events in Houston and the Houston-area tomorrow, 7/17. These are a continuation of the No Kings protests that were successful across the city and region back on June 14. There were also big protests on April 19th and on President's Day. [More] To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Sandra Dingler, Hirut Kidane-mariam, Wendy Bussiere, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Lev Parnas, former Trump campaign operative, exposes Trump and MAGA: Les Parnas, a Soviet-born American businessman and former associate of Rudy Giuliani and a Trump campaign operative, discussed his relationship with Trump and MAGA. [More]* The Texas … 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.* Maxwell Frost: They want to ethnically cleanse this country of certain types of immigrants: Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost said the quiet part out loud about Trump's ICE internment camps. They are on a mission to ethnically cleanse non-white immigrants. [More To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you P. J. Schuster, Chardonai, Anthony LoFranco, Richard Francis Hogan, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Another incompetent Trump nomination- Conservative commentator Nick Adams for Malaysian Ambassador: Trump is not tired of selecting incompetent people for his administration. Conservative commentator and provocateur Nick Adams is the latest. [More]* … 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.* The dirty little secret on tariffs you didn't know that could give Trump the last laugh: There is an essential reality about tariffs that no one is talking about, but I am sure the Trump team knows, and it screws MAGA and the middle-class without political pena… 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.* Gov. Christie calls out thisweek host for defending Trump: A scared Mainstream Media dereliction: Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie called out ABC thisweek's Jonathan Karl for defending Trump and blaming Pam Bondi and Kash Patel for the Jeffrey Epstein … To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you P. J. Schuster, Hirut Kidane-mariam, LadyHistorian, Bob Helmick, Susan Jagoda, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Speaker Johnson said Big Beautiful Bill will give the GOP a 2026 win. Republican Sen Tillis says BIG LOSS: [More]* Trump showed his lack of intelligence or geography in addressing the Liberian President: [More]* Mike Pence slams Trump's irresponsible… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Leslie Harris, susan Cribari, Maggi Kelley, Uju M., and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Sen. Hawley tries to fool his voters after voting for the Big Beautiful Bill: Sen. Hawley now claims he hates that the Big Beautiful Bill will cut Medicaid and close rural hospitals after voting for it, but said he will work to change it. He should… 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.* Sen. Hawley tries to fool his voters after voting for the Big Beautiful Bill: Sen. Hawley now claims he hates that the Big Beautiful Bill will cut Medicaid and close rural hospitals after voting for it, but said he will work to change it. He should have voted i… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you ITS Never Happening…, Richard Francis Hogan, Mojmír VEDEJ, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Labor secretary says Americans want to work hard jobs for little pay: According to President Donald Trump's labor secretary, Americans are jumping at the chance to work long, low-paid hours in the fields. [More]* ‘Don't Sabotage Mamdani': 30,000+ Petit… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Susan Jagoda, Katharine Hill, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Tax Cuts expire for the working class but are permanent for the wealthy: Donald Trump claims he supports the little guy. Yet, He gives significant tax cuts to the rich while he takes away Medicaid, Medicare services, and makes working-class tax cuts te… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you ITS Never Happening…, Cheryl Elkins, Suzette Jensen, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Donald Trump rips off MAGA and the rest of us with tariffs, and the media leaves him unchallenged: Trump used his cabinet meeting presser to lie about who pays tariffs, and once again, the press allowed him to mislead Americans. [More]* Kerrville Mayor… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Rev.Carlton, Bev Ferguson, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* The Social Security notice was nothing but a lie to most recipients: The Social Security Administration sent out a misleading propaganda letter to recipients about the Big Beautiful Bill. [More]* Donald Trump rips off MAGA and the rest of us with tariffs… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you ITS Never Happening…, Susan Jagoda, Cecelia Voss, ANNEMARIE HAYNES, Joan, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Days After Giving Big Tax Cuts to Billionaires, Trump to Hit Workers With $2 Trillion Tax Increase: Trump insists that other countries will pay the tariff, but there is no reason for anyone to care about whatever idiocy comes out of Trump's mouth. Who knows what Trump actually believes, but in reality-land we pay the tariffs. [More]* Kentucky Gov. explains Big Beautiful Bill's exploitation & slams Republican governor's dereliction: Kentucky Democratic governor Andy Beshear itemized the Big Beautiful Bill's attack on Americans as he slammed Republican governors for their dereliction of duty to their constituents.[More]* Economist Larry Summers- Big Beautiful Bill will kill over 100,000 people: Economist Larry Summers, not a friend of real progressive policies, excoriates the Big Beautiful Bill as the most significant cut to the safety net ever and policies that will kill over 100,000 Americans. [More] To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Hirut Kidane-mariam, Independent Voter 1, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* CNN Host allowed a Trump official to lie by omission and misinformation about Big Beautiful Bill: CNN Host Dana Bash allowed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to lie by omission and misinformation about the effects of the Big Beautiful Bill without any … 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.* CNN host allowed Trump official to lie by omission and misinformation about Big Beautiful Bill: CNN Host Dana Bash allowed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to lie by omission and misinformation about the effects of the Big Beautiful Bill without any real pushba… 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.* Thom Hartmann discusses independent media, America's dangerous plight, and solutions: Thom Hartmann visited Politics Done Right on Egberto Off The Record and discussed the dire straits America is in, the mainstream media's dereliction, and the role of independe… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Los Gatos Sin Madrid, Deborah J., Millicent, KSHERNANDEZ, Joan Phillips, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* I called my GOP Congressman, Dan Crenshaw. The staff's answers infer they're instructed to lie to us: I called my Congressman, Dan Crenshaw, before the Big Beautiful Bill was voted on to inform him of its destructive nature. It is clear that the … To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Sandra Dingler, Cherryl Friedman, Millicent, Pamela R. Daniels, Amber Zackery, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Financial Times Columnist: ‘Trump robbed the poor to pay the rich': Edward Luce's Financial Times article, “Donald Trump's Big, Beautiful Act of Self-Harm,” points out that the bill, while a win for his ego, will harm Americans, MAGA supporters, and himself. [More]* AOC did not mince her words as she explained why the Big Beautiful Bill is a deal with the devil: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) used the no-tax-on-tip scam to show why the Big Beautiful Bill is but a deal with the devil, where taxes are increased on the aggregate of the working class. [More]* Neil Aquino is back to discuss local and national politics: Neil Aquino is back from his vacation and will discuss the likely county judge race, the American Gestapo, and much more. [More] 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.* Congressman exposes the inconvenient truth to MAGA, the dependent poor isn't who you think: Congressman Brendan Boyle pointed out that MAGA Trump supporters may be shocked to find out that most requiring Medicaid, SNAP, and other welfare programs cut by the Big… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Hirut Kidane-mariam, Independent Voter 1, Gayla Kunis, Pamela R. Daniels, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Reverend Barber excoriates the Big Beautiful Bill, calling it murder: Rev. William Barber went where many politicians, activists, and clergy are afraid to go. He called out the Big Beautiful Bill for what it is, a form of murder on Americans. [More] 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 you depressed and ready to check out of our politics? Please hear this!: After Trump's win, losing several Supreme Court cases, and the disastrous Big Beautiful Bill likely to become law, it is easy to get depressed and check out. Here is my message to you.… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Independent Voter 1, Cheryl Jones-Head, Teresa M Jemming Hartman, Ninadianebrewington@ gmail.com, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls out Republicans as spineless followers of Trump: While Republicans are spineless for allowing Trump to force the Big Ugly Bill, it first requires a level of inhumaneness, immorality, and evil to harm one's own constituen… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you D. H. Kerby, Bev Ferguson, Marie McQueen, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Democrats have the winning hand, yet their spokespersons botch it, ceding the narrative to the GOP: Senators Katie Britt (R-AL) and Mark Warner (D-VA) appeared on CNN's State of the Union. Democrats have the winning hand over the Big Ugly Bill, yet t… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you ITS Never Happening…, Genia Sklute, GenAlbert, Cualac2, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* Democrats have the winning hand, yet their spokespersons botch it, ceding the narrative to the GOP: Senators Katie Britt (R-AL) and Mark Warner (D-VA) appeared on CNN's State of the Union. Democrats have the winning hand over the Big Ugly Bill, yet… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com
Thank you Independent Voter 1, Bev Ferguson, MeepMeep, Thomas Mani, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.* McConnell is right that ‘They will get over' the big beautiful bill; because you don't know this!: Mitch McConnell is urging Republicans to pass the Big Beautiful Bill because MAGA ‘will get over it.' If they learn about our economic system as pres… To hear more, visit egberto.substack.com