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After Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela was captured last month, oil to Cuba was abruptly cut off. Is Cuba the next target for Trump's international wrath? A recent executive order indicates trouble ahead for Cuba and its president Miguel Diaz-Canel. Go to https://surfshark.com/leeja or use code LEEJA at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! 🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2026/2/6/regime-change-in-cuba  👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com 

Kristi Noem has agreed to issue body cams to all DHS agents in Minneapolis and across the country. But study after study shows this does nothing to increase accountability and instead will just continue to increase the bloated DHS budget and give them more tools to surveil all of us. DONATE: Abundance Therapy Fund: https://donorbox.org/roottocrownhealing-1?default_interval=m&amount=25 DONATE: Reviving Roots Flourish Fund: https://donate.mazloweb.com/donate/Gc1h1X9vV8ZZNkaNwv3DnP Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2026/2/3/body-cams-wont-protect-us Go to https://ground.news/Leeja to stay fully informed on US Politics and see all sides of every story. Subscribe through my link for 40% off for unlimited access on the Vantage plan. 👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com 

Calls for abolishing ICE are growing even across the political spectrum. Here's a bit of history about US immigration laws to explain why I think the "Abolish ICE" conversation doesn't go far enough. Go to https://ground.news/Leeja to stay fully informed on US Politics and see all sides of every story. Subscribe through my link for 40% off for unlimited access on the Vantage plan. 🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2026/1/28/abolish-ice-its-complicated  👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com 

In response to Alex Pretti, ANOTHER US citizen, being ex*cuted at the hands of ICE/Border Patrol, Pam Bondi has issued a ransom note and requested MN voter rolls, and Congress will do very little to stop the carnage. You’re 30 seconds away from being debt free with PDS Debt. Get your free assessment and find the best option for you at https://PDSDebt.com/miller 🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2026/1/26/this-is-fascism-and-congress-wont-save-us   👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com 

Another person was m*rdered by ICE in Minneapolis this morning right before I hit record. Sorry for the tears. But we can't lose hope after the momentum of what we did here yesterday. Immigrant Defense Network Fundraiser: https://tilt.fyi/iT7JywdDaO  Upgrade your closet with Quince. Go to http://Quince.com/leeja for free shipping on your next order and 365-day returns. 🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2026/1/24/minneapolis-is-just-the-beginning-how-to-prepare-your-city-for-ice 👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com

Comparing Mark Carney's speech at Davos to all of Trump's blatherings this week. A better future is possible, at least in theory, so I'm gonna cling to that. Go to my sponsor https://aura.com/leeja to try 14 days and let Aura go to work protecting your private information online! 🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2026/1/21/what-to-do-when-your-president-is-unfit-to-lead 👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com 

Trump wants Greenland. At first it was a joke, now it is not. European leaders are responding more forcefully to defend against increasing US threats. New tariffs and a breakdown of the NATO alliance could create chaos at home and abroad. Go to https://ground.news/Leeja to stay fully informed on US Politics and see all sides of every story. Subscribe through my link for 40% off for unlimited access on the Vantage plan. 🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2026/1/19/the-new-trump-world-order  👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com 

Did the Trump admin break international law when it attacked Venezuela and captured Nicolas Maduro? Yes. Does it matter? Not at all, according to a new memo from the Trump admin providing bogus legal justification written by T. Elliot Gaiser and inspired by none other than William Barr. We're discussing that history and the similarities Maduro's capture has with another strongman from Latin America: Manuel Noriega. Kikoff is giving my audience 80% off your first month (that’s as low as $1 for your first month with the discount!). Go to https://getkikoff.com/leeja 🔗Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2026/1/14/to-understand-venezuela-you-have-to-understand-panama   👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com 

This weekend saw more chaos and ICE raids across Minnesota. Now that Trump can't use the National Guard to his will, ICE is what's left, and he and his goons seem determined to allow ICE to do whatever it wants to terrorize blue cities and states. Up to and including to influence the outcome of future elections. You’re 30 seconds away from being debt free with PDS Debt. Get your free assessment and find the best option for you at https://PDSDebt.com/leeja. 🔗Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2026/1/12/minnesota-is-a-training-ground-for-whats-to-come   👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com 

Yesterday, an ICE officer sh*t Renee Nicole Good as she was attempting to flee an ICE operation in South Minneapolis. The footage is clear, but the state propagandists want you to disbelieve what your eyes are telling you. Don't let them fool you. Go to https://ground.news/Leeja to stay fully informed on US Politics and see all sides of every story. Subscribe through my link for 40% off for unlimited access on the Vantage plan. 🔗Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2026/1/8/what-happens-next-in-minnesota  👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com 

Over the weekend, US forces struck Venezuela and captured Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, taking them to New York City to stand trial. Now the question is: why are we intervening in Venezuela like this? What is the Monroe Doctrine and why is Trump newly obsessed with it? Here's what history tells us about intervention in Latin America. Go to https://ground.news/Leeja to stay fully informed on US Politics and see all sides of every story. Subscribe through my link for 40% off for unlimited access on the Vantage plan. 🔗Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2026/1/5/the-context-you-need-to-know-about-maduros-capture-explained  👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com 

Nick Shirley's viral video about the fraud scandal rocking Minnesota and its Somali community misses the mark, is a lazy excuse for investigative journalism, and relies on racism and Islamophobia to scare people and get clicks. Here's what's REALLY happening in the great state of Minnesota. Go to https://ground.news/Leeja to save 40% off an unlimited subscription, for yourself and if you send it as a gift. 🔗Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2025/12/29/minnesota-fraud-scandal-explained  👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com 

The new rules from Medicare and Medicaid, supported by HHS director RFK Jr, are based on a faulty white paper commissioned by the HHS that lacks transparency and cherry-picks data to support an ideological narrative. The rules, which ban hospitals from providing gender affirming care to trans youth, are being pushed by a group of unqualified quacks with deep ties to Peter Thiel and bunk scientific backgrounds. This will only lead to increased stigmatization of trans youth and will not help or protect children like they claim it will. Go to https://ground.news/Leeja to save 40% off an unlimited subscription, for yourself and if you send it as a gift. 🔗Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2025/12/22/the-new-anti-trans-rules-are-so-much-worse-than-you-think  👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com 

Within hours of the bombshell Vanity Fair article quoting from extensive interviews with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, the entire Trump regime had fallen in line, voicing support for Wiles and unflinching loyalty to the President. This is the making of a fascist state, not a pluralistic democracy. But that's entirely the point. You’re 30 seconds away from being debt free with PDS Debt. Get your free assessment and find the best option for you at https://PDSDebt.com/miller. 🔗Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2025/12/17/what-the-susie-wiles-article-really-reveals-about-the-white-house  👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com 

Over the weekend, two mass shootings on opposite sides of the world: one at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. A second at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. One will likely elicit rapid change to gun reform laws. The other will be met with complete inaction, nothing more than thoughts and prayers. And the attack at Bondi Beach is an incredibly rare incident of violence in a country that, three decades ago, made massive reforms that have been largely successful at curbing the threat of gun violence for all Australians. Could the same ever happen in the US? Upgrade your closet with Quince. Go to http://Quince.com/leeja for free shipping on your next order and 365-day returns. Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2025/12/15/what-the-us-can-learn-from-australian-gun-reform  👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com