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Protests in Los Angeles sprang up this week as residents sought to deter ICE raids in several neighborhoods. The raids are part of a larger “mass deportation” program Trump promised to enact on the campaign trail. Recent polls show that mass deportation maintained popularity amongst a majority of voters, but will the images coming out of LA change the perception of immigration policy?California Governor Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass told the federal government that local law enforcement could handle the situation in Los Angeles. Despite this, President Trump called in 4,000 National Guardsmen as well as several hundred Marines. It's sparked a discussion over the administration's continued efforts to expand executive powers. Has Trump acted outside the powers of the office?President Trump's “Big, Beautiful Bill” is full of corporate-friendly tax breaks and major cuts to entitlement programs. So why does Wall Street hate it? Has the president missed the chance to build a true coalition on the right?
Anti-ICE riots have escalated in Los Angeles, with protesters attacking LAPD vehicles, looting local businesses, and setting fire to multiple Waymo cars. The unrest prompted President Trump to deploy 2,000 National Guardsmen and 500 Marines to protect federal property. California Gov. Gavin Newsom filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, calling the troop mobilization unwarranted and a violation of state sovereignty. Dr. Stella Immanuel warns of a potential biological attack in July 2025, citing the Nipah virus as a possible agent. She references similarities to past simulations like Event 201, urging preparedness against a coordinated attack by global forces. Alex Villanueva is the former Sheriff of Los Angeles County and holds a Doctorate in Public Administration. He authored “Sheriff: Holding the Thin Blue Line in a Deep Blue State” and focuses on ending public corruption and media collusion. More at https://x.com/AlexVillanueva33 Dr. Stella Immanuel is a Cameroonian-American physician in Houston, TX. Trained in Nigeria, she advocates for early COVID-19 treatment with Hydroxychloroquine and Ivermectin, achieving success with patients. She founded Fire Power Ministries. More at https://x.com/stella_immanuel Justin Gardner is the Founder of Active Skin Repair, promoting Hypochlorous Acid for skin healing. With 20+ years in health and wellness, he has introduced innovative medical products to hospitals. More at https://drdrew.com/skinrepair 「 SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS 」 Find out more about the brands that make this show possible and get special discounts on Dr. Drew's favorite products at https://drdrew.com/sponsors • ACTIVE SKIN REPAIR - Repair skin faster with more of the molecule your body creates naturally! Hypochlorous (HOCl) is produced by white blood cells to support healing – and no sting. Get 20% off at https://drdrew.com/skinrepair • FATTY15 – The future of essential fatty acids is here! Strengthen your cells against age-related breakdown with Fatty15. Get 15% off a 90-day Starter Kit Subscription at https://drdrew.com/fatty15 • PALEOVALLEY - "Paleovalley has a wide variety of extraordinary products that are both healthful and delicious,” says Dr. Drew. "I am a huge fan of this brand and know you'll love it too!” Get 15% off your first order at https://drdrew.com/paleovalley • VSHREDMD – Formulated by Dr. Drew: The Science of Cellular Health + World-Class Training Programs, Premium Content, and 1-1 Training with Certified V Shred Coaches! More at https://vshredmd.com/ • THE WELLNESS COMPANY - Counteract harmful spike proteins with TWC's Signature Series Spike Support Formula containing nattokinase and selenium. Learn more about TWC's supplements at https://twc.health/drew 「 MEDICAL NOTE 」 Portions of this program may examine countervailing views on important medical issues. Always consult your physician before making any decisions about your health. 「 ABOUT THE SHOW 」 Ask Dr. Drew is produced by Kaleb Nation (https://kalebnation.com) and Susan Pinsky (https://twitter.com/firstladyoflove). This show is for entertainment and/or informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The struggle for control of California's National Guard is playing out in the courts. Yesterday, a federal judge ruled the Trump administration illegally federalized California's National Guardsmen and women and ordered command returned to Governor Gavin Newsom by noon today. The Trump administration filed an appeal and the 9th U.S. Circuit Court temporarily blocked that order. Trump retains control of California's troops until at least Tuesday, June 17th, when the appeals court will hold a hearing on the matter. We are fortunate to have former federal prosecutor David Katz help us understand the courts decision with an eye toward how this may all play out. This Week in Politics brings journalist Michael Shure to the show to discuss the stories with the biggest impact. It's not all so serious though…add in Friday Fabulous Florida and The Culture Blaster Michael Snyder with reviews of offerings both streaming and in theaters and you've got a great weekend send off!
On this week's Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, Michael Herson of American Defense International, former Pentagon Europe chief Jim Townsend of the Center for a New American Security, former Pentagon comptroller Dr. Dov Zakheim of the Center for Strategic and International Studies join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss uncertainty in Congress as reconciliation, the Trump administration's rescissions request, authorizations, appropriations and markups move ahead; President Trump deploys 4,000 National Guardsmen and 700 Marines to LA amidst largely peaceful protests against the administration's deportation policies; American and Chinese negotiators agree to allow the US access to critically important rare earths as tariffs on China will be capped at 55 percent; the Pentagon reviews the agreement among Australia, Britain and the United States to cooperate on nuclear attack submarines; Russia surges drone attacks on Ukraine as it masses forces for a major offensive to retake territory; talks to craft a ceasefire increasingly diminish as Russia concludes it can win the war; Washington withdraws US diplomats from Iraq as Israel is imminently expected to attack Iran as the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency declares Tehran in breach of nonproliferation obligations as Iranian officials vow to expand their nuclear program.
With thousands of National Guardsmen and Marines descending on Los Angeles because (checks notes) someone set a car on fire, the narrative from the right is predictable in the face of growing public resentment to them: send in the hammers all in riot gear with tear gas canisters, flash bombs and dressed in riot gear and foment chaos to create a spectacle for their base. It's a trope as old (older, actually) than this 51-year old podcaster. It famously backfired in Selma, Alabama when the television brought the scene into living rooms across the country. In 2025, with divided media and a hyper-partisan political landscape, it's still becoming clear Americans actually are re-remembering they didn't care much for Trump's brand of chaos even before COVID-19. Pretty damning Quinnipiac poll numbers bear that out. Back to the familiar "tough talk bravado" from empty suit Republicans: Tuesday it was Trump, himself, warning protestors of his military parade there'd be 'heavy force' used against them. Meanwhile, here in Georgia, both the governor and attorney general are (predictably) using loaded rhetoric - leading with it, even - to lay the foundation for the upcoming 'No Kings' and Juneteenth rallies to be potential powder kegs. It's all they know; it's all conservatives going back to the Civil Rights era have ever known. It's also a sign that they're losing grip on narratives aplenty. Again, those Quinnipiac poll numbers.------Meanwhile, Donald Trump and his Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth - both clearly not white nationalists - got back to re-renaming military bases to undo the removal of names honoring Confederate leaders by finding other U.S. veterans with identical last names, even going so far as to find a last name starts with an "A" and a "P" so "A.P. Hill" could return as a base name. The level of pettiness, mixed with backhanded honoring and slaps-in-the-face to the family of those who'd had bases re-named for them three years ago is ... astounding. ------Lastly, I have a new Instagram crush; an Arkansas poet named Robert Arnold who's calling out ICE raids and the L.A. 'theater' to questioning what became of the proud, hardworking 'southern men' that smalled BS from slick-haired northerner grifters like the Trumps, and I just felt the need to share his wisdom and biting commentary with y'all.
Plus Austin the Governor has deployed National Guardsmen ahead of these protests and Mayor Kirk Watson is pushing back, Democratic governors appeared before the House Oversight Committee yesterday defending their immigration policies, Dallas County confirms its first measles case in the ongoing Texas outbreak, and more!
National Guardsmen, Marines, a curfew, this is the state of repression in LA bc people rose up to stop ICE raids. And now, we have even greater clarification on why - hint, it has everything to do with George Floyd. Also, an essential update on Greta Thunberg and Gaza, don't forget about Gaza. Ok, it's time, jump in with Janaya Future Khan. SUPPORT THE SHOW Patreon - https://patreon.com/@darkwoke Tip w/ a One Time Donation SUBSCRIBE + FOLLOW IG: www.instagram.com/darkwokejfk Youtube: www.youtube.com/@darkwoke TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@janayafk
Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and David Kroman of the Seattle Times discuss the City Council's concerns over having National Guardsmen deployed in Seattle, a nuisance property law the Mayor wants to beef up, the future of renter-landlord regulations in Seattle, a troubling trend on streetlight repairs for Seattle City Light, and a new development on defense attorney caseloads that will impact Seattle and cities across the state. If you like this podcast, please support it on Patreon!
S5E19, we discuss National Guardsmen and Marines in Los Angeles, attacks on the Jewish community, Supreme Court decisions on administrative matters, and a Marine handling business in the air.
It's Newsday Tuesday™ with the MR crew and we'll be digging into the Trump administration's deployment of federal troops to Los Angeles amid protests over ICE raids there. Pete Hegseth tries to justify why federal troops are in LA during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing by pushing falsehoods about both the situation on the ground, the state and local response and federal policies involving the deployment of troops. Meanwhile, National Guardsmen are sleeping on the floor in their uniforms because the hap-hazard nature of this whole operation. California's governor Gavin Newsom for his part says he's going to be suing the Trump administration over it's actions and points out that because of these deployments other important efforts like fire safety are being compromised. Donald Trump says that Greta Thunberg should take anger management classes after her peaceful humanitarian flotilla to Gaza was detained in international waters by the Israeli military. Russell Brand, who is looking more ridiculous with each passing day, mocks Greta and is seemingly upset that unlike him she actually acts based on her convictions. In the Fun Half, Chuck Todd talks to Steve Bannon, who is openly questioning whether Elon Musk ever should have had classified clearances that aren't even granted to weapons contractors like Boeing and Lockheed Martin. Scott Galloway also gets in on the beat down on Musk, though he sort of misses the key point which is that Musk (or any individual for that matter) should hold that much power. And we check in on Ezra Klein, who's taken to the pages of his local paper the New York Times to further make the case for the Abundance Agenda. We also take some calls from listeners. Tune in! Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Follow us on TikTok here!: https://www.tiktok.com/@majorityreportfm Check us out on Twitch here!: https://www.twitch.tv/themajorityreport Find our Rumble stream here!: https://rumble.com/user/majorityreport Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: https://www.youtube.com/majorityreportlive Gift a Majority Report subscription here: https://fans.fm/majority/gift Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! https://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: https://majority.fm/app Go to https://JustCoffee.coop and use coupon code majority to get 10% off your purchase! Check out today's sponsors: JUST COFFEE: Go to https://JustCoffee.coop and use coupon code MAJORITY for 10% off your purchase! EXPRESS VPN: Get up to 4 extra months free. https://Expressvpn.com/Majority SUNSET LAKE: Go to https://sunsetlakecbd.com/ Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @RussFinkelstein Check out Russ' podcast the New Yorker Political Scene Scene: https://rss.com/podcasts/newyorkerpoliticalscenescene/ Check out Matt's show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Check out Matt Binder's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Subscribe to Brandon's show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder – https://majorityreportradio.com/
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On today's Top News in 10, we cover: Democrats ramp up calls for rioting as 700 Marines and 2,000 additional National Guardsmen are sent to Los Angeles. Governor Gavin Newsom of California sues President Trump. Leaked audio from a Democratic National Committee call shows the party is falling apart from the inside. Subscribe to The Tony Kinnett Cast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tony-kinnett-cast/id1714879044 Don't forget our other shows: Virginia Allen's Problematic Women: https://www.dailysignal.com/problematic-women Bradley Devlin's The Signal Sitdown: https://www.dailysignal.com/the-signal-sitdown Follow The Daily Signal: X: https://x.com/DailySignal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedailysignal/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDailySignalNews/ Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@DailySignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DailySignal Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/TheDailySignal Thanks for making The Daily Signal Podcast your trusted source for the day's top news. Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform and never miss an episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hundreds of Marines and an additional 2,000 National Guardsmen have been activated as protests in LA continue. Some GOP lawmakers are raising concerns about a DOGE cuts package. Many US workers say they have unpredictable and inflexible work hours. The family of an Israeli soldier being held hostage has released a video of his capture. Plus, we'll tell you the Apple upgrades coming in the fall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On today's Top News in 10, we cover: Democrats ramp up calls for rioting as 700 Marines and 2,000 additional National Guardsmen are sent to Los Angeles. Governor Gavin Newsom of California sues President Trump. Leaked audio from a Democratic National Committee call shows the party is falling apart from the inside. Subscribe to […]
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The Clay Edwards Show Live at Men's Health & Women's Wellness Studios Tune in for a lively and unfiltered episode of The Clay Edwards Show, broadcast live from the Men's Health & Women's Wellness Studios in Madison, Mississippi. Hosted by Clay Edwards, with special guest Chip Matthews, this episode of "your daily dose of reality radio" dives into a mix of current events, local politics, and candid conversations, delivering the no-sugar-added talk that listeners expect. Recorded on June 10, 2025, the show covers everything from the Los Angeles riots to Mississippi's political landscape, with plenty of humor and local flavor sprinkled throughout. The episode kicks off with Clay and Chip discussing the ongoing unrest in Los Angeles, drawing parallels to the 1992 LA riots. They highlight the deployment of 700 Marines and 4,000 National Guardsmen to address the riots, comparing the aggressive tactics of Marines to the National Guard's approach in ‘92. The conversation takes a sharp turn as they critique California's political climate, with Clay suggesting the state's GDP claims could be tested by “chopping it off” the U.S. They also touch on a viral story of a leftist running an LA police scanner account who doxxed ICE agents, only to face backlash when doxxed himself, leading him to delete his X account after threatening deadly force—a classic case of “finding out” after “fooling around.” Locally, the duo tackles Jackson, Mississippi's challenges, from systemic issues like unlit interstate stretches (notably I-20's “death curve”) to copper theft by “crackheads” impacting infrastructure. They lament the city's loss of institutional knowledge due to retiring public works staff and question a $1.3 million Jackson State study on traffic lights, wondering if it's about flow or “systemic racism.” Clay shares a personal anecdote about driving through Jackson's dark, dangerous roads, emphasizing the need for basic fixes over symbolic studies. The show shifts to Mississippi politics, sparked by Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gibson's cryptic X post hinting at a gubernatorial run with “proven conservative leadership” signs for the Neshoba County Fair. Clay and Chip speculate on whether Gibson, a popular figure likened to iconic Ag Commissioners like Jim Buck Ross, is too conservative for Mississippi's “purple” electorate. They debate other potential 2027 gubernatorial candidates, including Shad White, Delbert Hosemann, Lynn Fitch, and billionaire Duff, analyzing their strengths and weaknesses. Listeners chime in via the Guns ‘N' Gear Text Line and live chat, with opinions ranging from support for White's integrity to skepticism about Gibson's “Little House on the Prairie” image. The discussion highlights Mississippi's purple political reality, where gun and abortion laws lean red, but broader policies reflect moderation. Clay and Chip also dive into cultural topics, lamenting the decline of “breastaurants” like Hooters and Twin Peaks in Jackson, attributing it to crime, non-tipping customers, and “woke” mismanagement. They share a humorous story about a pregnant Hooters waitress in Jackson, Tennessee, and explore the rise of OnlyFans, with Chip recounting a job applicant earning $1,000 weekly as a foot model. The conversation veers into a lighthearted discussion about fetishes, with both hosts admitting to “normal” preferences and judging niche ones with a wink. The episode wraps up with a nod to Men's Health & Women's Wellness of Mississippi, where Clay will broadcast live from noon to 2:00 PM at 120 Fountains Boulevard, Madison. He praises the clinic's unintimidating, male-friendly environment, offering services like testosterone screenings, semaglutide for weight loss, and discreet prescriptions for erectile dysfunction. Clay shares how the clinic serves as his primary care provider, making healthcare accessible and affordable through a no-contract membership model. He'll be joined by Dr. Michael Walker for a livestreamed interview, showcasing the clinic's comprehensive offerings for men and women. Don't miss this dynamic episode packed with raw takes on national and local issues, political speculation, and a glimpse into Mississippi's unique cultural pulse. Catch Clay and Chip's chemistry as they tackle tough topics with humor and honesty, streaming on SAVEJXN's Facebook, X, YouTube, and Rumble. For more on Men's Health & Women's Wellness, visit MensHealthMS.com or call 1-844-4MVPTRT. Note: This episode was recorded on June 10, 2025, and reflects the latest discussions from The Clay Edwards Show.
Today on America in the MorningMore Guardsmen & Marines To LA It was a day of protests on the streets of Los Angeles on Monday and more is expected today, which comes as active duty Marines are reportedly being deployed to the nation's second-largest city along with 2,000 more National Guardsmen as the anti-ICE protests continue. Jim Roope has the details from Los Angeles. Trump Accounts President Trump and private corporations are touting his investment accounts for newborn Americans, a plan that is meeting resistance from those who would not benefit from the plan. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports. Arrest In Las Vegas Double Murder The suspect police were looking for is now under arrest, after two people were shot and killed on the Las Vegas Strip. Correspondent Julie Walker reports. San Diego Plane Crash Six people have died after a small plane crashed off the California coast near San Diego. Correspondent Haya Panjwani has details – audio courtesy of LIVE-ATC-DOT-NET. RFK's Vaccine Panel Changes Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he is retiring all 17 members of a government panel that makes vaccine recommendations, a move rebuked by the American Medical Association. Correspondent Lisa Dwyer reports on the implications of that order. Mark Green Leaving Congress The already narrow GOP majority in the House of Representatives will become even thinner in the coming weeks. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green, a Tennessee Republican, announced Monday that he plans to resign. Homan Talks LA & Newsom As ICE protestors and police confronted each other in L.A. and other cities last night, the nation's Immigration Czar defended the administration's response, and announced that another 2 thousand more California National Guardsmen were activated by President Trump to respond to Los Angeles. Correspondent Rich Johnson reports that Tom Homan also clarified his comment about arresting the governor of California. Israel To Deport Gaza Flotilla In Israel, a number of activists including Greta Thunberg and a Game of Thrones actor from a Gaza-bound yacht in the Mediterranean Sea have been taken into custody and are awaiting deportation. As correspondent Haya Panjwani reports, part of their deportation process included screening footage of the Hamas October 7 attack on Israel, which led to the war in Gaza, something they all refused to do. Senators To Discuss Budget On Capitol Hill, Senate Republicans are expected to meet today to hash out some of the current debates surrounding President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports. Travel Ban In Effect Some travelers coming into the United States on Monday said that there were some longer lines and added scrutiny at airport entry points after President Trump's travel ban took effect. Correspondent Julie Walker reports. Unusual Cancer On The Rise A new study has found an alarming rise in cancer of the appendix. A report by the National Cancer Institute found that although very rare, showing rates of appendix cancer have tripled among Gen X and quadrupled among millennials. Finally The pioneering funk and soul musician Sly Stone, the front man of the hit-making band Sly and the Family Stone, has passed away. Correspondent Ed Donahue has a look at his career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On today's Top News in 10, we cover: Greta Thunberg's Flotilla violates military territory and gets arrested by the Israel Defense Forces. Riots break out in response to Los Angeles ICE operations, which legacy media and Democrat officials falsely label “peaceful protests.” Trump enacts Title X and deploys 2000 National Guardsmen and 500 U.S. Marines. Subscribe to The Tony Kinnett Cast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tony-kinnett-cast/id1714879044 Don't forget our other shows: Virginia Allen's Problematic Women: https://www.dailysignal.com/problematic-women Bradley Devlin's The Signal Sitdown: https://www.dailysignal.com/the-signal-sitdown Follow The Daily Signal: X: https://x.com/DailySignal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedailysignal/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDailySignalNews/ Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@DailySignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DailySignal Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/TheDailySignal Thanks for making The Daily Signal Podcast your trusted source for the day's top news. Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform and never miss an episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today's Top News in 10, we cover: Greta Thunberg's Flotilla violates military territory and gets arrested by the Israel Defense Forces. Riots break out in response to Los Angeles ICE operations, which legacy media and Democrat officials falsely label “peaceful protests.” Trump enacts Title X and deploys 2000 National Guardsmen and 500 U.S. Marines. […]
Today, we give you exhaustive coverage of every phase of the terror and multiple attacks against Federal Law Enforcement individuals in Los Angeles over the weekend. We reveal the sources of these attacks against ICE officers in LA to arrest criminal aliens for their egregious crimes against American citizens.We also provide you with complete details of Governor Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass, both of whom deny any responsibility for anyone in LA. There has been so much violence that President Trump activated 2000 National Guardsmen to assist Los Angeles in protecting citizens while arresting the illegals to deport.Members of Congress falsely claim no responsibility for Bass, Newsom, or any local or state law enforcement entity for allowing the terrorist activities to occur, which also did NOT hold any lawbreakers accountable.
Aidan Magee delivers the news on President Trump deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen to the protests in Los Angeles, a Chicago police officer accidentally killed by her own partner and Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe being shot at a campaign event on 6/8/25.
Episode 3042 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about the Oregon National Guard Soldiers Who go on a Recovery Mission for Missing Vietnam War Service Member In a powerful display of dedication and national pride, Oregon … Continue reading →
Hunter Freeland is a former National Guardsmen, Contractor, and Law Enforcement Officer. He's also the owner of Hunter Freeland Shooting, and is regarded by many as one of the top firearms instructors in the country. We spend our time talking about the reality and relevancy of performance based shooting, and separate out some of the community propaganda that promotes a dichotomy between competition and tactical applications. Additionally, we really spend time talking about the mindset and attitude that will take you, as a shooter, but also as a human, further in your journey. From accountability to work ethic and personality, all of it plays a role in how, when, and why some folks will end up excelling at this skills, and others won't. The obsession over the minutia carries a value with it that is often spoken of, but rarely embraced. If you're wanting insight on how Hunter teaches, as well as how you can improve not only your abilities, but your mindset, this is a fantastic conversation for you to check out.Visit our sponsors!Our Patreon - www.patreon.com/prepared_mindset_podCustom Night Vision - www.customnightvision.comOrion Training Group - www.oriontraininggroup.comOne Hundred Concepts - www.onehundredconcepts.com
Donate (no account necessary) | Subscribe (account required) Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he takes you on a global tour of today's top stories shaping America and the world. In today's episode, we cover: Trump and Trudeau Strike a Deal: Canada avoids 25% U.S. tariffs by agreeing to boost border security, appoint a fentanyl czar, and crack down on organized crime. But is it enough? Mexico's Cartel Crisis: President Sheinbaum deploys 10,000 National Guardsmen to the border, but many Mexicans are calling for U.S. military intervention instead. Trump's team considers all options, including drone strikes. Panama Cuts China Ties: Secretary of State Marco Rubio secures a major win, convincing Panama to leave China's Belt and Road Initiative and granting free passage to U.S. Navy ships through the Panama Canal. Trump's Venezuela Gamble: The U.S. secures the return of detained Americans and a deal to deport Venezuelan migrants—but what did Trump offer dictator Nicolás Maduro in return? Ukraine's Resource War: Trump pushes for U.S. access to Ukraine's rich mineral deposits in exchange for continued military aid, as internal divisions over war funding grow. Britain's Political Shakeup: The outsider Reform UK Party surges in the polls, fueled by voter outrage over mass migration, crime, and political corruption. Middle East Maneuvers: Trump pressures Egypt to accept Palestinian refugees from Gaza, using a regional water crisis as leverage in negotiations. South Africa Sanctions?: The U.S. threatens to cut aid to South Africa over its controversial land seizure policies targeting white farmers. Stay informed with Bryan's expert analysis and insights on these critical global developments. "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32
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And the Beat Goes On.Based on a post by FinalStand, in 13 parts. Listen to the ► Podcast at Explicit Novels. Tuesday night, in the asphalt-covered rear loading area of the Wal-Mart there was a Redneck throw down. Buck Tooney was wasting no time in cementing his leadership position over the White portion of our High School. His job was made more difficult by Darius' ruthless efficiency in allowing no other organizations, no matter how informal, to challenge his dominion. That translated over to Buck having to bust more heads to bring the 'rednecks' all in line.If that worked out, the city-Whites would be next. The problem for everyone else was the High School had been a succession of autocratic tyrannies for so long, it was difficult for the students to successfully even balkanize, much less unify. Everyone assumed another 'Darius' would eventually arise to restore a brutal school order; as long as 'he' was Black.That meant Buck needed a Black figurehead to parade in front of the 'establishment' to get things done. So far, no such person existed. Rashaan not only had the mistaken impression he could resist Buck, he was the Chief of Police's son; so not a prime candidate to be a figurehead for a criminal like Buck. Therefore he had to get Rashaan out of the way; figuratively speaking.Another problem for Buck was the school already had an existing Black criminal element. Darius had not been a part of it, but like so many other aspects of school society, when he told the leaders of the school subcultures to do something, or not to do something, he expected compliance. If not; pain would definitely follow. These characters weren't going to easily knuckle under to Buck Tooney though. After all, he'd been Darius' brother's 'boy', not the other way around.If anyone seriously thought Buck had returned to High School to be the Black Man's Bitch (again), they were clearly high, brain damaged, and/or delusional. I wouldn't have put money on who could have taken who in a Buck vs. Darius brawl; except Darius wouldn't have been lured into that kind of fight.Absent Darius, the school's Black community only had two confederates with sufficient intellect and charisma to lead the forces on that side of the racial divide. Sadly for the disciples of the Almighty BBC, both were women. Not only was Taliyah's mom the Mayor, she herself was co-Captain of one of the establishment's most recognized bodies; the Cheer Squad.The other was Jewel 'C. S.' Lafontanté. She was more infamous than famous, intelligent, un-aligned with any club, or activity, which awarded accolades, yet was overly endowed with a host of natural abilities as well as learned skills and talents. And, unlike Taliyah,; absent Darius; she felt the top spot was hers for the taking from the get go.Step one had been to sit at the feet of her mother and father, taking their counsel on the principles of asymmetric warfare, transforming weaknesses into strengths and how to locate, isolate and exploit the weaknesses of her enemies. Step two was accomplished Tuesday night when she and the rest of the Zulu Princess Posse jettisoned their boyfriends. From here on out, the ladies would be taking whatever cock they wanted. The times; they were a-changing.I had two more imminent problems with my life. The first was Riley Pasternak, Mayor Malik's aide and a woman I'd put my cock into; without my Mother's permission. By the way she kept licking absolutely everything off her fingertips at dinner Tuesday night while staring at me, I was sure she was expecting another performance.Before I could worry about how to finally put the brakes on my out of control sex drive, we had a caller at the gate; for me. It was Randi Leigh Upshaw. That was more than a tad unexpected. I'd stuck my cock in her, so I felt obliged to provide hospitality now that she came calling, but promised myself 'no sex'. We met on the porch.‘Hey, Vlad,' Randi Leigh appeared distracted and a bit distraught and couldn't meet my gaze.‘Hello, Randi Leigh. Care to sit down?' I motioned toward the porch swing.‘Sure,' she walked that way. It wasn't all that cold, she was in a team jacket, yet she still felt the need to wrap herself in her arms.‘What's going on?' I said once we'd taken our seats and swung back and forth twice.‘I; do you like Brandy?' she turned on me, putting a both her hands on my right forearm.‘Yes, I do,' I nodded. ‘Very much.'‘I can make you happier than she can,' bubbled forth from her lips.'What gives you that idea', seemed inappropriate so; ‘I thought you were happy with Rashaan,' was my second, and apparently equally bad, choice. Her look said it all: Rashaan wasn't getting the job done in a fundamental way.‘He's nothing like you,' she purred with the understated passion of an addict needing fix; me being the drug.‘Vlad, what is going on out here?' Mom called out. With Mom's propensity to sneak up on things like a Martian and listen in on conversations, this had to be a clue about something more. We both hopped out of the swing.‘This is Randi Leigh Upshaw. She's a; ah friend of Brandy and on the Cheer Squad. She's dating Rashaan Quinterre now.'‘Nice to meet you,' Mom was full with the feigned politeness, ‘Randi Leigh. I need a moment of Vlad's time, then I'll give him back.'She pulled me aside and back down the walk around porch until we were out of earshot then;‘Care to explain?'So I did; everything from the encounter in the Parking Lot to the Music Room banter, her going off in an epileptic seizure and ending with her here; now. Mom put her hand to her chin as she lowered her head slightly. Her far-off look dictated she wanted a few moments to think things through.‘With some girls; it goes straight to the brain like some allergic reaction,' she related. ‘In 1898, one of your ancestors was felled by a delirium and was cared for in a cat house in Dawson City. Three 'Ladies of the Evening' quickly fell to fighting over him and concluding with two fighting a duel with pistols in the middle of Front Street to decide who got 'their man'. Clearly some ladies can go a bit nuts over what your family has in your nut sack.'‘That's totally nu; crazy and unfair to poor Randi Leigh,' I frowned. I kicked at the planks on the porch for good measure.‘Didn't you just tell me she is gladly whoring herself out for Rashaan Quinterre? Do you think she's doing that for love?'‘What about Brandy? I don't want to cheat on her; any more than I've already cheated on her,' I muttered. Man, I sounded pathetic!‘Here's what you do,' my Mother stroked my cheek. ‘You tell Randi Leigh she had better become Brandy's #2 friend from here on out, or you won't have anything to do with her. You aren't going to cheat on Brandy, but Brandy might see a way to share you from time to time if she behaves. No more Big Black Cock for her though.'‘Okay,' I felt partially relieved. Now that I had a moment alone, I added, ‘What about Riley?'‘I got her.'‘You?'‘Yes. Me and your Da are going to take her to bed for some pulse-pounding, three-way action,' she grinned like an orca about to devour a baby seal.I had no idea Dad was so; kinky.‘Once I get your Da going, he's quite the animal,' Mom enlightened me. ‘I'll get me and Riley going in the bedroom. When he walks in, he'll protest; like he always does; then he'll come around and; ‘‘Enough, Mom,' I raised my hands. ‘Enough.'She laughed. I retreated to the semi-sanity of Randi Leigh who was waiting on me expectantly.‘Here are the rules,' I began ticking off my points, finger by finger.‘I'm Brandy's boyfriend. If you want to spend time with me you had better become Brandy's #2 best friend.'‘You don't sleep around with anyone else besides me and my brothers without clearing it with us first.'‘You don't pick fights with anyone unless you 'okay' it with myself, or my brothers first.'‘You break the rules three times and we never even talk with you; ever again.'That would have been the point I at which would have expected her to scoff at me at least, possibly slap me, or at least cry as a form of manipulation. Randi Leigh simply nodded. I walked her off the porch to her vehicle. We hugged, but didn't kiss. Afterwards I called Brandy and gave her the basics of what had gone down without explaining the toxic stew which lay behind it.I avoided my family the rest of the night; choosing to go to bed early instead. As I lay reclined on my back, staring out the tall window into the clear, highland night sky, I felt sick to my stomach. Slowly a revelation came to me. What my family had was definitely a curse, not a blessing because it was wed to a sense of conscience and responsibility.I had often thought about why Mom sought out Dad as the 'One' for her, but until that night, never really considered why he had chosen her to be his 'One'. Looking back, I realized it wouldn't have made sense until that point because I didn't have enough pieces of Mom's puzzle. I had the belief Dad sensed the intense pain within Mom's soul and nothing short of the grave, or what he had within him, could soothe her.By Mom's own admission, she was a Wild Child. She would have never settled down. Never had us kids. Never felt the love of a family if Dad hadn't decided to share his genetic curse with her. He'd loved her enough to become her lodestone; the center of her life and to take on all the pain such a position entailed.Everything I knew about my Dad suggested Mom was the Last type of woman he would have wanted to spend the rest of his life with. Dad liked his life calm, quiet and orderly. Mom was the polar opposite of those desires; impulsive, loud and chaotic. I didn't doubt his love for her in the slightest, yet my Father had sacrificed his dreams of tranquility to save my Mother.Why wasn't Mom furious with him over enslaving her to his cock; his magic sperm? She probably had been, once she figured out the family secret; for a short while. Then she realized the import his love had, saw the course her life was taking her down and what she obviously meant to him. But Mom being Mom; she still made him pay with her explosively eccentric behavior and her bizarre tutelage of his boys.And Dad had accepted it all as the price necessary to save my Mother's life; and that was that. Dad could have had any woman he wanted. Any Samsonov man could have. Why weren't we a clan of billionaires then? Why didn't we have oriental-style harems and dozens of mistresses on the side?Because we saw what we possessed as a curse; which we sometimes shared with truly crazy people to give them a real world focus for their lives so they wouldn't finally be consumed by their peculiar forms of madness. My hypothesis certainly fit what I knew about my kinfolk. I took that uneasy psychic compromise with me to my dreams.Wednesday.Wednesday morning, the storm clouds began to gather. The big news was Jewel Lafontanté had dumped Thomas 'Shaka' Sneed, Student Body President. Certain notorious Redneck troublemakers were either absent, or had shown up bruised and battered from last night's rumble with Buck's crew.That wasn't the only bruising going on. Rashaan had gone from one cheerleader to none, to two, to none once more; inside a week. The damage to both his ego and prestige was immense. Into the void stepped a rather brutal individual named Porter Walmsley, the Football Squad's Defensive Team Captain. While he was big, bad and Black, Taliyah and Brandy insisted his thick sausage was also very short; a definite deal-breaker when it came to BBC Mastery.Not to be outdone, Alonzo Hollingsworth, son of the richest (Black) man in Kingston made a play for Taliyah at lunch. He was long on talking solidarity while showing no solidarity with any of the other social 'front-runners'. Taliyah told him she'd 'think about it' in a blatant attempt to rile Mikhail. It didn't, which only soured her mood more.At practice, the Assistant Athletic Director (aka Coach Weasel, aka Coach George Wilcox), named Deon Manley Team Captain. He was (surprise, surprise) Black, in my position (Point Guard) and on record as performing sexual favors for the coach (letting the coach suck his cock).After practice, I got a message; via Brandy; that Jed Lee Earl wanted to talk with me and my brothers. She had to give me the 411. He was from one of Kingston's old White Rich families, led a clique of rich and 'almost rich' White kids and she thought he was gay. Most likely, with Buck on a rampage, he was looking for some 'muscle of his own,' she added with a giggle. I swatted her ass over that one.At least this time we avoided any name calling as we made our exit from school. Alexander was off to Ms. Blanchard's class. Mikhail took Kaja home on his KTM 690 Enduro R motorcycle without argument. I took Monique and Shaquille home (her house actually) with Vicky and Kaelyne tagging along. Brandy and Taliyah took Alondra and Noémie to their homes before the rendezvous at the Fonteneau mansion.The routine cycle resumed: homework, working out, showering, then a small amount of friend time before dinner. Unlike Tuesday, Mikhail was downright responsive to Taliyah; playful if not contrite. Taliyah countered by being friendly to Kaelyne and Vicky. I had my hands full with Brandy the entire time, so I was of no help.Vicky surprised us all by asking to learn a few wrestling and Sambo moves as we migrated to the backyard. I was 'nominated' to be her instructor. Things were complicated by her relative small size (5'2' / 157.5 cm) and mass (98 lbs. / 44.45 kg.). Figuring out all she really wanted to do was grab my cock, or nuts (both clothed) and pinch my nipples took all of thirty seconds.While tickling is not in your regularly accepted repertoire of wrestling moves, I had grown up with two brothers and plenty of young cousins. With my superior reach and strength, Vicky never stood a chance; so Kaelyne rushed in as well. When she proved unable to turn the tide (recall: I'm one of three; triplets), Brandy jumped me as well. This time I had the good sense to go down under their combined might, cry and beg for mercy.Thursday.With Brandy's acquiescence, if not outright permission, I gave Randi Leigh a blowjob opportunity before Home Room on Thursday. Mikhail was in the stall next to mine doing the exact same thing with Alondra. The difference was Alondra left with bounce in her stride and a smile on her face. Randi Leigh was fidgeting and uneasy.We missed Lunch Period, replacing it with a truncated orgy session which included Taliyah and Brandy plus Vantrice Kirby, Mia Ryker and Le 'Pearl' Yates. That left only Noémie Lucie Desdunes (in her case the middle name was a Creole thing) and Amber Lee Huffington, who were both in the B and T camp anyway. We could get them Saturday, or so the plotting went.The (Football) Coach and Principal decided since Friday was a 'home' game, we would have a 'memorial' service for Darius Pope; not that he had actually died, or anything; instead of the standard 'victory' party after the game. Apparently the Principal thought Brandy, as Darius' girlfriend, could help coordinate the function. Help as in work with the suddenly school-active Jewel Lafontanté.The other event was Hell Must Have Frozen Over and Satan had Klansmen shoveling coal like mad while he shivered in his igloo chateau; at least as far as the Kingston and Davis County social scene was concerned. The family of Gayle Fonteneau was invited to dinner at; the house of the Madam Mayor aka Dominique and Chinedu Malik.Her father had broken the hold the Fonteneau's had over the town which once bore their name; but now was Kingston, back in the late 1960's and early 70's, ushering an age of Black Supremacy into this burgh. It hadn't been an easy, or happy, transition either. Generations of Fonteneaus had treated the town as an extension of their own estate and hadn't welcomed the march of democratic progress.My Mom's rape, Uncle Theo's rampage of vengeance, and the resulting cover-up had severed the links between the Fonteneau Clan and the town of Kingston. That was the other, hidden, part of 'The Deal' which saw Uncle Theo going to a military school, not straight-out prison, for the punishment he'd visited on my mother's attackers.It could be argued Mom was now violating the 'corrupt' bargain between old Mayor Fox and Great Aunt Matilda. I also imagined neither ever thought their heirs would ever find 'common cause'. Both were now safely dead and if his daughter, Dominque, was bothered by this, she was doing the opposite of complaining.Had I realized how much Mom was sending Dominque's way, I would have been stunned. Had I realized how little of the Fonteneau fortune her support represented, I'd have cringed. The Fonteneau has been rife with eccentric, often wicked, geniuses for over two centuries.They'd invented and patented stuff, they swindled, robbed and stole from kinfolk, neighbors, towns, tribes, corporations and countries, and they invested that wealth with prescient ability. Unlike other famous American capitalists and industrialists, they hadn't felt obliged to build theater halls, university buildings, or jack-squat to remind the Rest Of The World how rich they'd become.No; they had miserly hoarded their wealth with one family member in each generation getting the lion's share along with the tacit understanding they took care of one another. That had equated to Great-Aunt Matilda being the inheritor in her generation, yet taking care of her sister's children as if they were her own.How much did 'we' have? Mom snorted and told me the Fonteneau never kept all their money in one place; in case something happened. Still, it wasn't like Uncle Cassius in that Indonesian prison didn't have his own 'resources' to keep him safe, or Uncle Theo kept evading prosecution based solely on his military training. Had either of those funds been traced back to our family, there could have been trouble; and those were just two examples of how Great-Aunt Matilda dispersed the family fortune.Anyway, I decided to bring Brandy along as my date/protective shielding. Mikhail laughingly suggested Alexander bring Ms. Blanchard. He suggested Vicky. I suggested Alondra. He scoffed. I suggested we'd need the distraction plus someone we could rely on to keep their mouth shut if something untoward happened (or, in Alondra's case, failed to understand the significance of).After 'dressing up', Mikhail and I had to double-back to school to pick up Brandy, Taliyah and Alondra for dinner. They, and about forty other students, had been shanghaied by Jewel into making the auditorium into a tribute to Darius Pope; odd since I imagined she despised the guy and rejoiced at his departure.‘Hey there,' Jewel greeted us as we entered the largely empty arena. ‘Vlad, is it? Mikhail?'Jewel was a tall (nearly 6 feet) woman with skin a soft shade of brown enhanced with coppery highlights. Currently her long, kinky black hair was worn braided with a mixture of beads and ribbons which 'clacked' when she moved. Her figure was dynamite, more a powerful Amazonian 'C' to Brandy's curvaceous 'D', but an ass just as scrumptious.Her lips were wide and her nose broad, but her most sensual quality, in my eyes, was her smoldering dark eyes; so dark they seemed totally devoid of an iris, yet keenly perceptive and subtly intelligent, surrounded by the longest, most natural-appearing eyelashes I'd ever witnessed.Today she was in a leather, electric blue mini-skirt, white knee socks and a long sleeved, skin-tight white shirt with the torso-sized images of a rampant phoenix and tiger facing one another on both front and back.‘Yes. Vladimir and Mikhail Samsonov, Ms. Lafontanté. A pleasure to meet you,' I stated since we'd never been formerly introduced. Likewise, I'd been raised a gentleman who waited for a lady to offer her hand to be shaken before a man shook it.She gave me an appraising, almost predatory, up-and-down gaze.‘Call me Jewel,' she extended me her hand.‘Vlad!' Brandy called out. Her someone must be trying to poach my Man sense must have gone off because I was definitely getting that sensation as her fingertips played across my fingers and palm before we shook hands. She had a confident, solid grip.‘Princess,' I was continuing to 'test drive' Brandy's pet name as I looked around Jewel.‘We are almost done,' Jewel shifted so as to interrupt my view (almost worked; but I was taller than she was).‘Let me help then,' I offered, even as I realized she hadn't let go of my hand yet.‘I'm planning on it,' she smirked, then released my hand and spun quickly around.‘Alright!' she addressed the room, the word accentuated with a sharp clap of her hands. ‘Let's finish getting those banners hung; Brandy?'Brandy was decidedly ignoring Jewel by throwing herself into my embrace and including an impressive, tongue-hungry lip-lock. 'Umm; tasty'. I kept her off the ground, so she decide to kick up both her legs until her heels almost touched her buttocks. When our mouths separated, she gave off a breathless giggle.‘Strawberry?' I questioned the flavor of her lip balm.‘Yes,' she grinned. With exaggerated slowness, Brandy turned to Jewel. ‘Almost done, Jefe?'‘So Jewel, I understand your regular cock wasn't getting the job done,' were the first words out of Mikhail's mouth; the Jackass! The assumption was he was referencing her dumping her last boyfriend; who was also here tonight.‘Mikhail!' Brandy gawked.‘Damn it, Mikhail,' I pivoted and glared at him.‘You auditioning for the job?' Jewel took a provocative pose. So much for the possibility of being offended. It was at times like this I didn't get women at all.‘I'm willing to put you in my rotation,' he bantered back courageously.‘What is mine, is mine. I don't share,' Jewel volleyed.‘You won't be the first Top Bitch I've had to deal with. Won't be the last,' he chuckled.‘Am I 'your type'?'‘Babe, you are hitting on all cylinders; you're smart, fierce, built like a true athlete; plus you think you are better than me,' he leered.‘I'm AM better than you, Samsonov.'‘By all means,' he took two steps her way. ‘Prove it.'‘Mikhail, we are here to retrieve our dates and go to dinner with our parents,' I reminded him. ‘Speaking of which; where are Taliyah and Alondra?'‘Which one of you is dating Alondra?' Jewel scoffed. With the way she said 'Alondra' she might as well have said 'The Chihuahua'. I put Brandy down.‘Alexander,' Brandy simmered. ‘They bonded over having a soul; unlike some people.' Gosh, that was awful feisty of Brandy. ‘Vlad, they went to get some colored light filters for the spotlights. They should be back soon.'‘Hey now,' I patted Brandy's ass. ‘Needless hostility isn't getting the work done.' I used that hand on the ass to press her against my hard-on to remind her of our primal connection.Her eyes flashed up, she gave me a salacious look, two hip wiggles, and then sauntered off to complete whatever project she was assigned. I tagged along because I both liked that ass and decided keeping close to her was my best bet to stay safe. Jewel directed Mikhail to help with something else. When Taliyah returned with Alondra and Misty Dawn in tow (along with several boxes of something), she immediately alerted to his distraction.She gave him no warning of her approach. Unfortunately for her, growing up triplets left us all a bit hyper-situationally aware and always ready for some rough and tumble, so Mikhail clued into the impending threat right before Taliyah repeated her Charlie Horse from Hell. Instead, he caught her blow, pulling her in and pinning one of her arms behind her back.‘Care to explain that?' Mikhail mused; 'that' being the incoming pain.‘I saw you scoping her out,' Taliyah sizzled.‘Well-duh,' he snorted, ‘but I wasn't touching, or anything.'‘You'd better not be.'‘Don't you have some work to do?' Jewel intervened.‘Yeah; if this Neanderthal would unhand me; ‘‘You going to take another swing at me?'‘You going to give me a reason to remind you to behave?' Taliyah snapped.‘Most likely,' my triplet shrugged then let her go.‘Come on Alondra,' Taliyah called over to the cheerleader. They went off to stack up the proper colored light filters by the various spot lights. The actual work would be done by the custodial staff sometime tomorrow.Soon enough we finished all our assignments. Jewel's No. 1 minion; a short, Sepia-complexioned, sharp-looking young lady named Dana Owens; checked off each completed item on her tablet as the group leaders reported to Jewel. She ran a very tight, almost scarily-so, regime. Notable absent were the student-athletes.Notably present was Jewel's ex-boyfriend, Shaka Sneed. He was handsome enough, chestnut-hued, slight acne-scarring along his cheeks with lighting-bolts cut on each side of his more-on-top, closer-cropped-on-the-side/back curly hair. He was right as 6' and broad enough in the chest and narrow enough in the hip to suggest he worked out once, or twice, a week, but his attempt to physically intimidate Mikhail was woefully ill-considered.His shiny, black tennis shoes, dark-grey slacks and black t-shirt were all top quality and tight enough to suggest he was 'aroused', but he was playing out of his league when comparing himself to any of us. Clearly not every BBC stud was packing a 10' Passion Piston inside his boxers and with all the hot chicks Jewel had assembled, it would have been pretty discernable it he'd had one.‘I don't like the way you were talking to Jewel,' he approached my brother as we were exiting the school.With so many polite replies to choose from and a proper dinner to get to; ‘What are you going to do about it?' we turned and regarded him.‘I; ah; ‘ Shaka stammered. Open, obvious defiance wasn't what he expected, despite some of the clear signs we Samsonovs weren't playing by the established rules.‘Listen up, Shaky,' Mikhail feigned annoyance, ‘I've got a dinner to go to. If all you are going to do is spit at me, I'm going to get to it. I'll catch up with you at lunch tomorrow and we'll settle Jewel's perceptions of your penile inadequacies then.'‘It is Shaka,' he insisted angrily.‘Whatever,' Mikhail shrugged.‘I'm going to inform Principal Jean-Georges of your threats,' Shaka pledged.‘What threats?' Mikhail gave a lopsided grin.‘You threatened to fight me at lunch tomorrow,' he looked left then right. We had quite a gathering. Since none of them looked ready to fight, it wasn't a problem.‘My exact words,' my triplet sounded bored, ‘we'll settle Jewel's perceptions of your penile inadequacies. Not once did I mention the words 'fight', punishment, or violence of any kind, Shaky.'‘It is Shaka!' he growled.‘It is Thomas,' Jewel announced in an amused tone. She'd been locking up.‘Shaky's real name is Thomas?' Mikhail's gaze settled on Jewel. ‘Why the fuck did he pick a shitty nickname like Shaky when he had a perfectly good name like Thomas to go by?'‘It Is Shaka; you pinhead!' Shaka shouted.‘Shaka? What kind of lame name is that?' Mikhail mocked him.‘It is Zulu, you dumbass cracker,' he glared.‘Why didn't you pick a more relevant name; like; Vlad, help me out here?' Mikhail's countenance lost all its humor.‘Like Agaja, Askia, Ewuare, or Samori?' I supplied some viable alternatives.‘Yeah; them. You know; West African war leaders you might have some relation to as opposed to a South African butcher who is as likely related to you as I am to Christopher Columbus, you dumbass nigger.'Silence.A White Boy had called a Black Man a 'nigger' and not just the 'n-word'.‘What did you call me?' Shaka puffed himself up.‘Whatever was the appropriate abusive racial insulting counter to 'cracker', pencil-dick,' Mikhail huffed.‘Say it.'‘Shaky.'‘You little bitch,' he said in a low voice.‘I promised we'd revisit your penile inadequacies at lunch tomorrow, Shaky, not now. If you are not going to 'jump', I've got a dinner to go to.'‘Chicken-shit.'‘I really don't have the time to go down the long list of all the things Jewel called you as she kicked you out of bed, Shaky; ‘ and then Shaka shoved him.‘That'll do, Pig. That'll do,' Mikhail chortled. He was getting ready to fight. We really didn't have the time to clean up this mess; I had no doubt Mikhail would destroy Shaka in ten seconds flat. The problem was we'd have to stick around and deal with the fallout which was time we didn't have.‘Enough,' Jewel intervened both verbally and vocally. She had two of her ladies backing her up. I had a firm hand on Mikhail's shoulder as a reminder we had to be elsewhere. ‘Shaka, I thought better of you,' she looked at her ex. ‘He's playing you.'‘You've been playing with him,' Shaka countered.‘Even if I was; which I was not (she wasn't?), I'm not your property, or your woman,' she sneered. ‘You are pathetic. I dumped you because I know I can do better.'Ouch! That was harsh.‘No; you can't,' Taliyah spoke up aka demarcating Mikhail. ‘Not while I'm standing.'‘Damn you, Jewel,' Shaka grabbed his former girl by the arm. ‘I; ‘And then she laid into him. I was pretty sure it was elbow to the solar plexus, a stomp on the instep and then an arm grab into judo flip, but head-over-heels Shaka went. I say 'pretty sure' because it was dusk and Jewel move freaky-fast. Shaka had been completely flipped over onto his back in that final, fluid move.Even though Jewel still had a painful hold of his wrist, it was clear Shaka was out of the fight. Any sane combatant would have stopped at that point. Not Jewel. Up came her foot and down came that heel on his crotch. Shaka hissed like a punctured Zeppelin. Every single guy who witnessed the blow recoiled instinctively in sympathetic agony as well. Not to be outdone though;‘I guess Shaka Zulu is now just another Bushman Brother,' Mikhail quipped jokingly.‘You are useless,' Taliyah began to drag him away.‘How is any of this my fault?' Mikhail laughed. ‘I didn't lay a hand on him.'‘You opened your fool-mouth,' she groused. She was dragging him off though.‘Alright everyone!' Jewel announced. ‘Time to go home.'Quickly enough there were only nine of us left standing there; Jewel, her six posse members, me and Brandy. Alondra had retreated with Taliyah and Mikhail. Shaka was still on the ground, hands cupping his tenderized privates.‘Yes?' Jewel tilted her head as she examined me.‘I'm hanging around to make sure Shaka makes it to his car okay.'‘I'll see to it.'‘I'll wait.'‘I said I'll see to it,' she reiterated as her eyes narrowed.‘Vlad, let's go,' Brandy tugged on my dress jacket.‘I heard you the first time, Ms. Lafontanté. You are also the one who put him in his current incapacitated condition, so I am going to stick around until I know he can take care of himself.'‘Do you think you can take me?' she shifted into a fighting stance; all subtle-like.‘I don't know. It isn't about me thinking I can beat you up. It is about not leaving any person at the mercy of those who would do them harm,' I explained coolly.‘Really?' she blinked.‘Really.'‘And if I tell you to get lost, or else?'I heard a car trunk shut rather gently; it was the 'click' of the lock engaging. Then came the crunch of the loose gravel on asphalt as my brother returned. Jewel's eyes shifted passed me, to him then back to me.‘You were stalling for time?'‘Pretty much,' I relaxed minutely.‘Here you go,' Mikhail handed me a padded, rattan practice broadsword. He had another broadsword plus a targe, a 20' diameter shield of Scottish origin).‘It is still seven on two odds.' from Jewel.‘We'll fight,' Brandy stated defensively.‘You and I ~' Taliyah directly addressed Jewel.‘Means nothing,' Jewel snorted. I could virtually see her work out the fight in her mind, going over and then discarding the various possibilities and resulting outcomes. Too many left her and hers with too many welts and bruises (rattan swords really sting) without a completely positive outcome.‘You don't even like him,' she motioned to the still moaning Shaka.‘That never matters,' Mikhail shrugged. ‘The moment you stomped on Shaky's peanuts, I knew Vlad wouldn't leave him here; at your mercy; so here we are.'‘Vlad?' Jewel searched my eyes for answers.‘Right is right and wrong is wrong,' I responded. ‘There is just and unjust punishment. You had every right to throw Mr. Sneed to the ground.'‘The heel to the groin was excessive,' I could hear myself channeling my Father. ‘At that point, he became a victim too. As my Brother said, I couldn't leave him at your mercy uncertain of your intentions.'‘So you do think you can take me,' she grinned like a Moray eel.‘I was really unsure until my Brother put this practice sword in my hand and returned to my side,' I related. ‘Even now, I'm not 100% positive. I've never witnessed your style of marital arts and you are certainly very good. Tha
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Four weeks in a row, can you believe it?! This week we are back with a Substantive Cinema pick that we've been excited for for quite some time, Walter Hill's underrated masterpiece Southern Comfort. The movie follows a squad of National Guardsmen doing exercises in the Louisiana swamps. After some painfully avoidable events, the men become hunted and are on the run for their lives against an enemy of their own making in a place that, while actually being part of their own homeland, they find entirely foreign. On the one hand, the film is a perfectly thrilling and taut entertainment. However, it's also a substantive look at White male entitlement, American exceptionalism, militarism, race relations, and more. If you enjoyed the film or our discussion we'd love for you to send us an email or voice note. And if you have any suggestions of movies, topics, or guests for future shows, please send those our way as well! Listen to Mitchell's previous Substantive Cinema appearance Mitchell's Walter Hill Interview WH Filmography Ranked Mitchell on Letterboxd Purchase the Vinegar Syndrome 4K Streaming options for Southern Comfort List of Substantive Cinema movies If you're newer to the show be sure to check out our library of 150+ episodes with folks like Filmspotting's Josh Larsen, artist Stephanie Stalvey, Jemar Tisby, New York Times film critic Alissa Wilkinson, Propaganda, actor/director John Carroll Lynch, and our old pal Slim (Letterboxd & 70mm Podcast). Shoutouts: Witness in the City (Radiance Films) Troy article (Paste) Ethan & Maya Hawke interview Follow Us Instagram Twitter Philip's Letterboxd Share Your Questions/Suggestions/Feedback With Us: Email: thesubstancepod@gmail.com DM on Instagram Support Us: Support the show with an individual donation on CashApp to $TheSubstancePod or become a monthly Patreon supporter at patreon.com/TheSubstancePod --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesubstancepod/support
Greg, Chris in Miami, Bobby, and Mike discuss the lesser-known Walter Hill film, lovingly referred to on the show as "Swamp Warriors". When a group of National Guardsmen get stuck in the swamps of Louisiana, they find themselves hunted by locals who really don't like outsiders. Featuring a cast of great charactor actors: Keith Carradine, Powers Booth, Fred Ward, Peter Coyote, and Brion James, this is a movie made for the bin.
October 3rd, 2024
Wildberries founder and CEO Tatyana Kim (who recently restored her maiden name) has been having a hell of a time shaking loose her husband, Vladislav Bakalchuk, but their very public divorce is just the tip of the iceberg in what's become a battle between some of the most powerful political groups in Russia's North Caucasus. On September 18: Vladislav Bakalchuk tried to storm the company's office in the Romanov Dvor business center — just a few hundred yards from the Kremlin itself. Bakalchuk has very publicly opposed the Wildberries-RussGroup merger and recently met with Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov to plead his case, winning the dictator's support. At the Moscow office, Bakalchuk's entourage had two former senior executives, but — more importantly — he was accompanied by former and current Chechen police officers and National Guardsmen, as well as trained martial artists from Chechnya, including former world and European taekwondo champion Umar Chichaev. According to Novaya Gazeta Europe, Chichaev fired his service weapon, though his status in the National Guard is a bit fuzzy. On the other side of the conflict, defending the Wildberries office was another team of police and police-adjacent men with ties to Ingushetia. According to the newspaper Novaya Gazeta, Wildberries had recently hired a private security company with ties to Ingush State Duma deputy Bekkhan Barakhoev, who, until three years ago, worked as a vice president of a subsidiary of Russ Outdoor — the smaller company now merging with Wildberries. The most important shadow figure at Russ Outdoor, meanwhile, is Suleiman Kerimov, a billionaire senator from Dagestan. The office shootout left two Ingush men dead and more than two dozen suspects in police custody, though Vladislav Bakalchuk miraculously escaped charges as a mere witness. He claims he merely showed up for a planned business meeting, but Tatyana Kim calls the incident a failed attempt at a hostile takeover. To learn more about this story and its broader political context, The Naked Pravda spoke to Ilya Shumanov, the general director of Transparency International-Russia in exile. Timestamps for this episode: (3:08) The power struggle between Kim and Bakalchuk (4:55) Suleiman Kerimov: Dagestan's “shadow governor” (7:20) The Wildberries-RussGroup merger and its implications (9:47) Clan battles and regional tensions (21:44) The future of corporate raiding in RussiaКак поддержать нашу редакцию — даже если вы в России и вам очень страшно
On today's (Tuesday 2 of 2) Episode of the Steak for Breakfast Podcast, we are covering: Donald Trump delivered remarks to National Guardsmen in Battleground, Michigan on Monday and introduced former Democrat Presidential Candidate, Tulsi Gabbard as the latest member of the MAGA Avengers Kamala Harris and Fake News ABC continue to try and change the stipulations of the upcoming September 10th Presidential Debate and we've got all the latest from the campaign trail Guests: In Order of Appearance All profile handles are for X (formerly Twitter) Theo Wold: (@RealTheoWold) Former Deputy Assistant to President Donald J. Trump Website: https://dc.claremont.org/author/theo/ Christine Serrano-Glassner: (@christine4nj) Former Republican U.S. Senate Candidate; Website: https://christinefornj.com/ Website: https://trumpforce47.com Steak for Breakfast: SUBSCRIBE on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/steak-for-breakfast-podcast/id1498791684 SUBSCRIBE on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3MXIB2s8IWLoT4tnBMAH9n?si=izN0KShBSAytW5JBBsKEwQ email the show: steakforbreakfastpodcast@protonmail.com Steak for Substack: https://steakforbreakfastpodcast.substack.com linktree: https://linktr.ee/steakforbreakfastpodcast MyPillow: Promo Code: STEAK at checkout Website: https://mystore.com/steak Website: https://www.mypillow.com/steak Via the Phone: 800-658-8045 My Patriot Cigar Co. Enter Promo Code: STEAK and save 25% http://mypatriotcigars.com/usa/steak Man Rubs Enter Promo Code: STEAK15 and save 15% https://manrubs.com Beard Vet Coffee Enter Promo Code: STEAK and save 10% https://www.beardvet.com/ BattleBorn Coffee Roasters enter promo code: STEAK and save 20% off your first order https://www.battleborn.coffee New Hope Wellness use this link or enter promo code: STEAK during intake for free consultation and $100 off your first order https://www.newhopewellness.com/steak Call: 1-800-527-2150
AlabamaBoth of AL's US Senators appeal to NCAA to protect biological female athletesSen. Tuberville warns that a Harris/Walz WH will turn entire US into CaliforniaALGOP Chair says choice of Walz by Harris was caving to anti-Israel voicesHoover High football coach and staffer placed on administrative leave Montgomery school superintendent sorry for speaker's use of N-wordSmile Hub rates Alabama as #1 religious state in the UnionNationalNational Socialists are very pleased with the Harris/ Walz presidential ticketMN retired National Guardsmen accuse Walz of stolen valor and liesMO Dem loses to primary challenger, Corey Bush vows revenge for lossVA Governor issues EO to cleanse voter rolls and keep illegals from votingGA Election board recommends an investigation into 2020 election resultsLA legislature passes bill authorizing physical castration of pedophiles
8/6/24 Hour 3 Vince speaks with Brent Bozell, Founder and President of The Media Research Center and Chairman of “For America” about the media's coverage of Tim Walz being Kamala Harris' VP pick. The Biden Justice Department says they have charged a Pakistani man with a plot to assasinate Donald Trump. Trump's campaign manager Chris Lacivita points out the DOJ failed to make a public statement in fears it could help Trump politically. National Guardsmen who served with Tim Walz accuses the Minnesota governor of “stolen valor.” For more coverage on the issues that matter to you visit www.WMAL.com, download the WMAL app or tune in live on WMAL-FM 105.9 from 3-6pm. To join the conversation, check us out on social media: @WMAL @VinceCoglianese. Executive Producer: Corey Inganamort @TheBirdWords See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Join us for an important episode of Daily Detroit as we talk abouit the history and impact of the Algiers Motel incident during the 1967 Detroit uprising. Our guest, Dr. Danielle McGuire, a civil rights historian and author, shares her insights on the tragic events that unfolded and the significance of the newly erected state historical marker at the site. We explore the harrowing night when Detroit police, National Guardsmen, and Michigan State Police officers raided the Algiers Motel, leading to the brutal deaths of three young Black men: Fred Temple, Carl Cooper, and Aubrey Pollard. Dr. McGuire discusses the lasting trauma and the importance of acknowledging this dark chapter in Detroit's history to foster healing and understanding within the community. Norris Howard joins the conversation, adding depth with his personal reflections on growing up in Detroit and the ongoing struggle for justice and safety. Together, we examine how the marker serves as a memorial and a step towards reckoning with the city's past, emphasizing the need for community involvement and historical recognition. This episode underscores the critical balance between security and justice and calls for continued dialogue and accountability to address the enduring issues of police brutality and racial injustice. Support local media by joining us on Patreon for exclusive content and access to our member-only Discord: https://www.patreon.com/DailyDetroit Daily Detroit is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and wherever you listen to podcasts. Share this episode with a friend to help push Detroit's conversation forward.
Mexico's war on drugs refers to the ongoing conflict and efforts by the Mexican government to combat drug trafficking organizations operating within the country. The war on drugs in Mexico gained significant attention in the mid-2000s and has since resulted in widespread violence, human rights abuses, and social unrest.The roots of Mexico's drug war can be traced back to the 1980s and 1990s when drug cartels, mainly based in the northern states, began to grow in power and influence.The cartels, such as the Sinaloa Cartel, Gulf Cartel, and Juarez Cartel, engaged in drug trafficking, organized crime, and corruption, posing a significant threat to Mexico's stability and security.The conflict escalated in 2006 when then-President Felipe Calderón launched a military-led crackdown on the drug cartels, deploying tens of thousands of troops across the country. This marked the official beginning of Mexico's war on drugs.The government's objective was to dismantle the cartels, reduce drug-related violence, and restore public order.However, the intensified enforcement actions had unintended consequences. The aggressive approach led to a surge in violence as the cartels resisted the government's efforts, resulting in a cycle of retaliatory attacks, massacres, and the targeting of law enforcement officials, politicians, and journalists.Innocent civilians have also been caught in the crossfire, leading to a significant loss of life and widespread human rights abuses.The drug war has exposed systemic issues within Mexico, including corruption within law enforcement agencies and the government, weak institutions, and socio-economic disparities. It has also fueled the growth of criminal organizations and the expansion of their activities beyond drug trafficking, such as extortion, kidnapping, and human trafficking.In this episode, we hear about a troubling new tactic used by the cartel that injured 8 Mexican national guardsman.(commercial at 10:09)to contact me:bobbycapucci@Protonmail.comsource:Car Bomb Explodes In Mexican City Amid Escalating Cartel Turf War (latintimes.com)
Israel's government raided Al Jazeera's office in Jerusalem this weekend and shut down the outlet's broadcasting within the country. Al Jazeera's Mohamed Moawad joins us. And, National Guardsmen fatally shot Jeffrey Miller at Kent State during an anti-Vietnam War protest in 1970. Russ Miller joins us to remember his brother and the violence at Kent State. Then, Sinegugu Zukulu and Nonhle Mbuthuma are two of this year's Goldman Prize winners. They're from South Africa's indigenous Wild Coast community and banded together to defeat an offshore drilling effort.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
The Hard Truth with Tony Shaffer – Capt. Tom Nick courageously exposes the deceit of the J6 Select Committee. Facing suppression by anti-Trump factions, his damning testimony reveals operational hindrances faced by his National Guardsmen. Alongside legal experts Dan Meyer and Lachlan McKinnon, we delve into the harsh realities whistleblowers endure, shining a light on government falsehoods and media silence.
A video of illegal immigrants trampling over helpless National Guardsmen has Charlie in a huff. In the end, Charlie explains, only a readiness to use force is what preserves borders and protects ordinary people from mayhem and crime, and now, the world is calling Joe Biden's bluff. Charlie also reacts to the latest U.S. House spending bill, which is simultaneously horrible yet possibly the only option at this point. Also, what does Charlie have to say about Candace Owens leaving the Daily Wire? Become a member at members.charliekirk.com!Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
AlabamaAL Supreme Court authorizes another execution of a death row inmateThe state of AL launches new website to inform victims of crime re: offenderA bill requiring parental consent for a minor's vaccination heads to full AL HouseCarlee Russell to pay fine, avoid jail time in abduction hoax in Hoover last yearSen. Tuberville gets Commerce Dept to not lift tariffs on Vietnam catfish importsSen. Tuberville also votes for resolution that halts beef imports from ParaguayNationalIllegals at TX border brawl with National Guardsmen to get throughHouse Speaker wants Israel Prime Minister to speak at Joint Session of CongressHouse Conservatives are livid at Speaker for latest $1.2 trillion spending billNY AG makes moves to seize Trump's NY golf course due to bond failureFederal judge in TN rules that Nashville school shooter manifesto be releasedFather of Laken Riley delivers heartbroken message to GA state senate
A video of illegal immigrants trampling over helpless National Guardsmen has Charlie in a huff. In the end, Charlie explains, only a readiness to use force is what preserves borders and protects ordinary people from mayhem and crime, and now, the world is calling Joe Biden's bluff. Charlie also reacts to the latest U.S. House spending bill, which is simultaneously horrible yet possibly the only option at this point. Also, what does Charlie have to say about Candace Owens leaving the Daily Wire? Become a member at members.charliekirk.com!Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Show off your Lone Star spirit with a free "Remember the Alamo" hat with an annual subscription to The Texan: https://thetexan.news/subscribe/The Texan's Weekly Roundup brings you the latest news in Texas politics, breaking down the top stories of the week with our team of reporters who give you the facts so you can form your own opinion.Enjoy what you hear? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review! Got questions for the reporting team? Email editor@thetexan.news — they just might be answered on a future podcast.This week, the team discusses:The U.S. Senate introducing the Laken Riley Act to detain and arrest illegal immigrants who commit crimesOne Customs and Border Patrol agent and two National Guardsmen killed in a helicopter crashAn El Paso judge blocking Attorney General Ken Paxton's lawsuit against Catholic nonprofit Annunciation HouseA judge blocking the Biden administration from redirecting funds away from border barrier constructionPaxton's new legal advisory on school safety with information on new state lawsPaxton calling to increase crime reporting requirements for district attorneysThe 5th Circuit Court of Appeals affirming the need for parental consent for minors receiving contraceptivesA 150-year-old contract between the City of Palestine and Union Pacific RailroadA federal judge ruling against a standard from the National Labor Relations BoardThe Texas Education Agency appointing conservators to oversee a public charter school network
In this week's episode the Powell men share a harrowing personal story. Podcast member Keith Powell suffered a minor #Stroke last week. All of us were shook. We decided to do the podcast this week to inform our listeners of the dangers and the signs to look for if a loved one, or a stranger for that matter is exhibiting the signs of a stroke, or neuro vascular event related to #PFO (Patent Foramen Ovale). The guys also discuss #NFLFreeAgency and armed National Guardsmen ib the NYC Subways. #KirkCousins #AtlantaFalcons #PittsburgSteelers #RussellWilson #MikeTomlin #SteelerNation #JustinFields #ChicagoBears #FAST #NewYorkKnicks #MadisonSquareGarden
Part one of Red Eye Radio with Eric Harley and Gary McNamara includes President Biden regretting using the term "illegal" during the State Of The Union address. Biden's SOTU response from some thirty years ago is a 180 from where he is today.politically. January 6th committee reportedly withheld testimony that Trump did offer ten thousand National Guardsmen to patrol the Capitol.area. Women's golf tour defends it's trans ban. How the media botched the Trump ballot case. For more talk on the issues that matter to you, listen on radio stations across America Monday-Friday 12am-5am CT (1am-6am ET and 10pm-3am PT), download the RED EYE RADIO SHOW app, asking your smart speaker, or listening at RedEyeRadioShow.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mexico's war on drugs refers to the ongoing conflict and efforts by the Mexican government to combat drug trafficking organizations operating within the country. The war on drugs in Mexico gained significant attention in the mid-2000s and has since resulted in widespread violence, human rights abuses, and social unrest.The roots of Mexico's drug war can be traced back to the 1980s and 1990s when drug cartels, mainly based in the northern states, began to grow in power and influence.The cartels, such as the Sinaloa Cartel, Gulf Cartel, and Juarez Cartel, engaged in drug trafficking, organized crime, and corruption, posing a significant threat to Mexico's stability and security.The conflict escalated in 2006 when then-President Felipe Calderón launched a military-led crackdown on the drug cartels, deploying tens of thousands of troops across the country. This marked the official beginning of Mexico's war on drugs.The government's objective was to dismantle the cartels, reduce drug-related violence, and restore public order.However, the intensified enforcement actions had unintended consequences. The aggressive approach led to a surge in violence as the cartels resisted the government's efforts, resulting in a cycle of retaliatory attacks, massacres, and the targeting of law enforcement officials, politicians, and journalists.Innocent civilians have also been caught in the crossfire, leading to a significant loss of life and widespread human rights abuses.The drug war has exposed systemic issues within Mexico, including corruption within law enforcement agencies and the government, weak institutions, and socio-economic disparities. It has also fueled the growth of criminal organizations and the expansion of their activities beyond drug trafficking, such as extortion, kidnapping, and human trafficking.In this episode, we hear about a troubling new tactic used by the cartel that injured 8 Mexican national guardsman.(commercial at 10:09)to contact me:bobbycapucci@Protonmail.comsource:Car Bomb Explodes In Mexican City Amid Escalating Cartel Turf War (latintimes.com)
Topics:Social media went downHow are things looking for the electionCuomo getting the call back on big C little vHow has the last few years effected you trust?1,000 National Guardsmen, deployed to NYC subwaysimmigrationFederal appeals court on Friday tossed out a portion of a Jan. 6 defendant's sentenceNikki Hayley drops out of presidential race"the Sin City Stinger"We are Chris, Dave, and Greg, hosts of The Last Americans Podcast, who discuss everything from aliens and sports to politics and hotrods. We are family men and also close friends who have had the privilege of growing up during what can be considered as the last true American generation. We come from a time before political correctness and totalitarian "wokism" - a time where kids could drink from the hose without helicopter parents, a time where pronouns weren't debated, and a time where facts didn't care about anyone's feelings. We are the last of a dying breed that won't give in without fight nor without a great discussion to prevent America from it's own apocalypse. We are the last Americans. Support the Show! Merchandise► https://thelastamericanspodcast.creator-spring.com/Patreon► https://www.patreon.com/TheLastAmericansPodcastPayPal► https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=YZJ83ZMQ379W4 Follow the Show! Instagram► https://www.instagram.com/thelastamericanspodcast/YouTube► https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastAmericansPodcastX► https://twitter.com/LastAmericans_Apple Podcasts► https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-last-americans-podcast/id1688603737Spotify► https://open.spotify.com/show/0exCepznsAE9fwOxGWmy7q?si=ec7aa9ffe5994d5fSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-last-americans-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Biden to deliver State of the Union tonight. Gov. Hochul deploys 1,000 National Guardsmen, state cops to carry out bag checks in NYC subways. ‘Rust' armorer convicted of involuntary manslaughter in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on movie set. Biden forced to address the immigration issue. Haitian leader, unable to return to country, faces pressure to resign.
Mike Breen is an Army combat vet, former intel officer, and the President of Human Rights First. He and Ken Harbaugh discuss the dangerously irresponsible decision by red state governors to deploy National Guardsmen in defiance of federal authority. Support Human Rights First here: https://humanrightsfirst.org/donate Support Against All Enemies here: www.patreon.com/KenHarbaugh Credits: Producer and Host, Ken Harbaugh Producer, Mikel Ellcessor Associate Producer, Isabel Robertson Theme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon Hyun Theme music produced by Tony Morales Motion Designer, Joe Vaccarino
The Biden Administration asks the Supreme Court to intervene in Texas where National Guardsmen are preventing federal agents from accessing a swathe of land that's a popular crossing spot for migrants.A stopgap spending bill to keep the government funded passed. Meanwhile, Pakistan carried out deadly strikes against targets inside Iran, retaliating for attacks by Iran earlier this week that followed similar attacks in Iraq and Syria. Israeli officials disagree over the way forward in Gaza. And Lai Ching-te, Taiwan's vice president, and the candidate put forward by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, won the presidential election in Taiwan.We discuss all this and more during the News Roundup.Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Find more shows and information online.
For two years, Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has inundated the U.S.-Mexico border with thousands of state troopers and National Guardsmen and started work on a state-controlled border wall. He also built a new skeleton justice system with its own courts, judges and jails to lodge misdemeanor state trespassing charges against migrants. WSJ's Elizabeth Findell discusses Operatio n Lone Star and whether or not it's been successful. Further Reading: - Texas Spent Billions on Border Security. It's Not Working. - Texas Trooper's Email Describes Migrant Injuries at Southern Border Further Listening: - What the End of Title 42 Means for U.S. Immigration Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices