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Yes, I’m a Democrat for now, but in most ways, I’m still politically homeless. And that’s always obvious whenever I say or post something critical of both sides. Whenever I do that, undoubtedly, the vast, vast majority of people on each side refuse to accept the criticism of their side. We gotta be better than that. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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I sat down with a dear friend & work colleague of mine who told me the story of how her brother went down the Trump rabbit hole, how it impacted her relationship with him so much that when he suddenly died of a heart attack a few weeks ago, she and her mother were not allowed to even attend his funeral. A story we all, to varying degrees, can relate to in this Trump era. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yes, Pam Bondi was a disgrace yesterday. And an embarrassment. And yes, there is a HUGE Epstein files coverup happening. But Pam Bondi isn’t responsible for the coverup. Donald Trump is. Bondi is just carrying out his orders. Which is why it’s so disingenuous for MAGA talkers to go after Bondi, but not Trump. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I engage with MAGA voters every single day. And I’ve said this before, but most MAGA voters will have to feel real pain before they might even turn away from Trump. Economic pain because of Trump’s tariffs, or economic and community pain because of his cruel deportations. A small MAGA town in Idaho is feeling that pain right now. It’ll be interesting to see what they do. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pretty much everything that ICE is doing is the opposite of what Cops try to do. Law enforcement is trained to de escalate situations, ICE purposely escalates situations. Cops work on trust, ICE works on fear. Cops follow the Constitution, ICE ignores the Constitution. Which again is why ICE must be abolished. Now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump has succeeded politically when the American people are afraid, angry, and resentful. Like all successful demagogues, Trump’s entire political messaging has always revolved around hate, fear and division. And that messaging was on full display last night during the Super Bowl’s halftime show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Every day, he does things to further divide this country and further divide the world. Every day, he endangers the lives of Americans and he endangers the lives of people around the world. Every single day. And it is only getting worse. He is a clear & present danger to this country and the world. He must be removed from power. Immediately. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yes, he lies as he breathes, he divides every time he speaks, and he spreads hatred & cruelty every single day, and all of that should hurt him politically, but Trump can’t escape how badly he’s messed up the economy: prices up, job growth down, manufacturing jobs hemorrhaging, inflation creeping up…the data continues to pour in month after month. And Americans feel this economic pain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump did it again yesterday. He hurled ugly, sexist insults at a female White House reporter. This time it was CNN’s Kaitlan Collins. And once again, not one other reporter in the Oval Office said a damn thing. Cowards. Also, some more scary attacks on free speech coming from DHS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PAXIS, the one stop “know your rights” AI generated app is about to hit the streets. To help immigrants & citizens know their rights, know what they can and cannot do, when ICE approaches. We discuss the tool with one of its engineers. Also, Trump says he wants to take over the elections process. Believe him Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An earthquake of a political upset down in Texas over the weekend. A Democrat won in an overwhelmingly Republican district. Why? Easy. All you had to do is look at what those masked federal thugs are doing every single day. That’s why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.