The Brian Mudd Show

Interview: Fighting Marxism, Fighting Crime & A Little Wine -  Under Siege w/Eric Trump

Many of the headlines from over the weekend, independent of the partial government shutdown, were as instructive as they were alarming.

As of today, the partial shutdown—now in its fifth day—continues to furlough approximately 34% of the civilian federal workforce, or about 750,000 employees out of a total of roughly 2.2 million (excluding active-duty military).

Somewhat remarkably the stock market continued to climb the wall of worry last week despite headwinds from seasonality, somewhat historically high valuations and notably the partial government shutdown which had carried into this week.

Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you throughout the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast.    

Welcome to day three of the partial government shutdown. Also known as the third day that you've not been impacted by the federal government partially being shut down. What's also not new is politicians treating you as though you're stupid.

What the trends suggest generally is that red states are likely to get redder with blue states becoming bluer with Democrats who are currently the most motivated to relocate due to politics. 

Interview & Analysis: Partial Government Shutdown w/White House Correspondent Jon Decker

Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you throughout the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast.    

This weekly feature is designed to recognize those who've paid the ultimate price in service and to serve as a reminder of what our police risk to keep us safe.

It's not just about healthcare for illegal immigrants... It's about attempting to make COVID-era welfare permanent.

If the average person who needs work has it and is steadily earning more than the cost of living is increasing, it's a good economy. If they aren't able to achieve both of those things, it's a bad economy. 

Many thought that the exit of Elon Musk in the spring marked the end of DOGEing, however, President Trump's executive order keeps the DOGE office open and operating until at least next July and we've recently seen the federal government update its DOGE progress.            

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Which president presided over the most partial government shutdowns in American history? The answer is... Ronald Reagan. And how many partial government shutdowns happened during Reagan's run in the 80's? The answer is eight.

What we know based on the most recent study conducted by the Network Contagion Research Insitute and Rutgers University's Social Perception Lab, is that in general, there's a far greater tolerance and even appetite for political violence on the Left.  

Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you throughout the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast.    

As of October 1st, he's signed 208 executive orders compared to 220 signed during the entirety of his first administration and 162 signed by President Biden during his administration. Additionally, President Trump has signed 88 presidential proclamations, 52 presidential memoranda and 9 laws.      

Trump has orchestrated this into what's effectively a “heads I win, tails you lose” scenario.

As of today, there hasn't been an arrest/citation for an open carry violation. What is important to note are the 15 places where it is still prohibited to open carry.

An average of about one tropical storm or hurricane makes landfall in the US every three years during the month. The wind is now at our back (pun intended) as we head down the home stretch of this year's hurricane season. May the wind be with us. 

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Florida's immigration policies in recent years have made the state 63% less likely to have attracted illegal immigrants compared to the average other state around the country.

Aside from these considerations, as I've mentioned since the onset of this debate and for decades before it, I firmly believe property taxes – all of them – are un-American. How can you say you ever own property if governments can seize it from you if you don't continue to pay them taxes annually for it? To me this is about the premise aside from the other considerations.

The stock market winning streak was snapped as seasonality may have begun to catch up with the market last week. As I mentioned in last week's report... It will be interesting to watch the market's direction from here as we're in the seasonally worst time of the year for stocks historically without a clear near-term catalyst beyond inflation/rate discussions.

Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you throughout the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast.    

The net illegal immigration under the Trump administration has equaled 8,000 fewer illegal aliens in this country per day.

When compared to the country overall, the average Florida bachelor's degree results in an additional $160,000 in ROI over the course of the 40-year period, or in other words, the net additional benefit for a typical Florida college graduate is $4,000 more annually in today's dollars, compared to the average student in the average other state, obtaining a degree from the typical college within their state.  

Interview & Analysis: James Comey Indictment & TikTok Deal w/White House Correspondent Jon Decker

Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you throughout the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast.    

his weekly feature is designed to recognize those who've paid the ultimate price in service and to serve as a reminder of what our police risk to keep us safe.

Yesterdays attack on an ICE van by a sniper who used anti-ICE messaging is, but the latest event identified by the FBI as “an act of targeted violence”.

There's been a significant increase in pregnant mothers using other drugs in addition to acetaminophen 

The annual U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings are out and as has often been the case... Florida's results are a great news story that seemingly continue to improve by the year. Not only is Florida once again the top state for higher education nationally. The performance of many of our universities continued to improve yet again. 

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On Tuesday President Trump made his first visit to the globalist body in New York City in six years. He found it to be even more defective than when he last left.

While all of Florida's Republicans voted “yea” on the resolution to honor Charlie Kirk, Florida's Democrat delegation was a mixed bag. Out of Florida's 8 House Dems, only three voted in favor of the resolution, while three voted against, with one “non” vote and one voting “present” on the resolution honoring Charlie Kirk's life and slamming political violence.

Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you throughout the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast.    

As of September 24th, he's signed 206 executive orders compared to 220 signed during the entirety of his first administration and 162 signed by President Biden during his administration. Additionally, President Trump has signed 86 presidential proclamations, 50 presidential memoranda and 9 laws.        

Interview: The Latest w/the Sunshine Protection Act & Honoring Charlie Kirk w/Senator Rick Scott

To put this in perspective, if even 10% of the requests for new chapters turn out to be successfully established it would effectively triple the regular reach of Turning Point USA.

Clearly the rapid rise in diagnosed cases has shown no signs of slowing down hence the administration's emphasis on seeking the solutions to combat the rapidly rising issue.

Ahh, yes, fall is here and along with it will soon be yet another time change on November 2nd.

Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you throughout the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast.    

Charlie Kirk's life was a testament to faith, courage, and conviction.

These underlying facts speak to Edwin Fergusson, by any reasonable standard, failing to meet the requirements of an educator under Florida law. He has shown himself to be unfit to hold the office he's currently in and if he isn't willing to resign, his suspension from office is the only acceptable outcome. I would call on everyone in this audience to make your voice heard on this matter to the Palm Beach County School District and to the state of Florida.  

It will be interesting to watch the market's direction from here as we're in the seasonally worst time of the year for stocks historically without a clear near-term catalyst beyond inflation/rate discussions. 

Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you throughout the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast.    

The Left has been more than willing to weaponize government agencies. Should they come back into power again, I have concerns about the weaponization of the FCC. So, I don't know if the decision to pull Kimmel for now was altruistic or pragmatic. But I do know that Jimmy Kimmel wasn't serving the public interest.

Before diving into the local nuiasances let's first breakdown the big picture cost of what we're paying for when we buy a gallon of gas. It's dynamic based on the variances in the cost of oil and refining at any given time. 

Interview: Rep. Brian Mast's 'Alive Day'