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Sept. 9, 2025

09/09/25 Shadow Dockets, Epstein Pages & Immigration Raids

Epstein’s “Birthday Book” surfaces with Trump’s disputed signature and grotesque entries. At the same time, the Supreme Court’s shadow docket clears the way for ICE raids in Los Angeles, while the Georgia Hyundai raid rattles...

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Sept. 8, 2025

09/08/25 Power Without Oversight

A failed SEAL Team 6 mission in North Korea, Trump’s surprise “War Department” rebrand, and his accelerating push to control the Federal Reserve.

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Sept. 5, 2025

09/05/25 RFK Jr. in the Hot Seat: Senators Grill Kennedy

In a tense three-hour Senate Finance Committee hearing, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced fierce bipartisan scrutiny over his leadership decisions at HHS, the chaotic shake-up at the CDC, and sweeping shifts in vac...

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Sept. 4, 2025

09/04/25 Breaking the Silence: Epstein Survivors Demand Justice

From explosive survivor testimony to Congress’s refusal to act, today’s show dives into the Epstein files fight. Survivors call for transparency, threaten to release their own list, and reject the political games shielding th...

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Sept. 3, 2025

09/03/25 Profit, Power & the Epstein Files

Political families are cashing in—from Trump’s crypto billions to Lutnick's kids' allegedly betting against tariffs. At the same time, Trump eyes sending his National Guard into cities, and a new push in Congress puts the Eps...

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Sept. 2, 2025

09/02/25 September Chaos: Courts, Cuts & the Coming Shutdown

From illegal tariffs and a $5B foreign aid slash to deportation schemes and a government shutdown showdown, Washington is running hot. Trump is pushing boundaries—and the courts and Congress are pushing back.

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Aug. 29, 2025

08/29/25 Power Grab Politics

Trump’s firing spree and regulatory crackdowns are reshaping Washington. From the Fed and the CDC to tax loopholes that hit everyday shoppers, today’s show unpacks how power is being seized—and who’s paying the price.

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Aug. 28, 2025

08/28/25 America’s Children, America’s Choice

Another school shooting and more childern's lives forever changed by a bullet. Behind every headline is a family, a classroom, a community that will never be the same. At the same time, public health leaders are being purged ...

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Aug. 27, 2025

08/27/25 The Dictator Virus: America Shows the Symptoms

Trump’s marathon cabinet meeting looked less like governing and more like a fever dream of authoritarianism. For three hours, officials praised him like patients thanking their doctor—except here the “cure” is blind loyalty, ...

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Aug. 26, 2025

08/26/25 Gilded Authoritarianism

Donald Trump has fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook in a shocking move that experts say may be unconstitutional. We break down what she’s accused of, why she refuses to step down, and the legal fight ahead. Plus—Trump’s...

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Aug. 25, 2025

08/25/25 From MAGA to Marx? Is Trump a Socialist Now?

Trump just forced Intel to hand over a $10 billion stake to the U.S. government—cheered by Bernie Sanders, blasted by conservatives as “socialism.” Is this taxpayer payback or the end of free-market capitalism? From Fox Busin...

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Aug. 22, 2025

08/22/25 Welcome to the Retribution Presidency

Bolton's home was raided; guess he was right about retribution. Trump’s America looks less like a government and more like a bad reality show. The infamous “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center just got slapped down by a jud...

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Aug. 21, 2025

08/21/25 Newsom Trolls the Right, Texas Rigs the Maps, DC Resists Tru…

California’s governor is dragging Republicans online with Trump-style trolling, and the right-wing meltdown is real. But does it lift Democrats or just drag politics further into the mud? Meanwhile, Texas Republicans pass a g...

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Aug. 20, 2025

08/20/25 Trump’s America: Rewriting History, Silencing Truth

Donald Trump is now targeting America’s museums—claiming the Smithsonian is “out of control” for teaching about slavery and instructing lawyers to purge history the same way his administration has gone after colleges. We brea...

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Aug. 19, 2025

08/19/25 Zelenskyy Meets Trump— Is Putin Pulling the Strings?

European leaders rushed to Washington to push for peace in Ukraine, but Donald Trump used the Zelenskyy summit to echo Putin’s talking points instead. From blaming Biden for the war, to floating U.S. troop “guarantees,” to vo...

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Aug. 18, 2025

08/18/25 Trump’s Puppet Summit: Putin Pulls the Strings

Trump walked into his much-hyped summit with Vladimir Putin demanding a ceasefire in Ukraine. He left with nothing—no deal, no concessions, and no consequences. Instead, Trump echoed Putin’s talking points, hinted at ceding D...

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Aug. 15, 2025

8-15-25 Alaska Summit: Power Plays, Weakness, and the Stakes for Ukra…

This episode dissects the high-stakes Alaska Summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, spotlighting the skepticism from European leaders, U.S. lawmakers, and President Zelenskyy over Trump’s tactics. We explore fears of...

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Aug. 13, 2025

08/13/25 Erasing the Past, Controlling the Present

Trump’s directive to rewrite Smithsonian history and defend Confederate symbols isn’t just about the past—it’s about cementing power today. With D.C. patrolled by armored vehicles and federal agents, we’re seeing a blueprint ...

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Aug. 12, 2025

08/12/25 From DC Streets to State Maps: The Trump Power Play

Donald Trump just put the D.C. police under direct federal control, handed power to Pam Bondi and Jeanine Pirro, and promised military backup — all while crime rates are already down. We break down the mayor’s pushback, the a...

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Aug. 8, 2025

08/08/25 Is This How Authoritarianism Starts?

From a possible federal takeover of D.C. with Judge Jeanine as Trump’s enforcer, to phony economic charts from Project 2025’s Stephen Moore, to a census scheme designed to erase millions from representation—today we follow th...

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Aug. 7, 2025

08/07/25 Tariffed and Confused

Trump’s tariffs have officially kicked in — and even Paul Ryan and Rand Paul are begging MAGA to stop lighting its own wallet on fire. India gets punished for buying Russian oil while China gets a pass (because… reasons?), an...

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Aug. 6, 2025

08/06/25 Grand Juries & Ghislaine: The MAGA Justice Revival

Trump says he’s got “nothing to do” with the surprise grand jury targeting Obama-era officials over the Russia probe—while his allies spin it as a takedown of the Deep State. Meanwhile, Tulsi Gabbard plays dodgeball with “irr...

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Aug. 6, 2025

08/05/20 Gerrymanders, Gut Checks & Getting Booed

Texas is ground zero in the new redistricting war—and Democrats just flipped the table. As Republicans threaten arrests, flee the state, and invoke Trump’s map demands, Dems are finally saying: bring a knife to a knife fight....

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Aug. 4, 2025

08/04/25 Shoot the Messenger: Trump Fires Labor Statistics Commissio…

After a devastating July jobs report and brutal downward revisions for May and June, Trump found his scapegoat—firing Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer. From stunned silence on Fox to full-blown denial on Newsmax...

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