In this episode I discuss the statements by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy that he might be open to firing air traffic controllers who protest the government shutdown by calling out sick and how that might not be a winning strategy for the administration

In this episode I discuss the resent sale of Dominion Voting Systems to a company headed by a former Republican voting official and the possible negative outcomes of that acquisition

In this episode I discuss the growing sense that the President wants to position the US military as his own personal attack force to eliminate what he calls "the enemy within"...which are his political enemies

In this episode I discuss the Republicans claim they may try to not give the currently furloughed federal workers the backpay they are owed by law after the government shutdown ends

In this episode I discuss a proposal to feature President Trump on a one dollar coin meant to commemorate the nation's 250th year

In this episode I discuss the government placing messaging on their official websites that blames the Democrats for the government shutdown and instructed federal workers to put similar messaging into their out-of-office messages, action that may have violated a law against political activities by government employees

In this episode I discuss the false claim that Democratic lawmakers wanted to give undocumented immigrants healthcare and that is what resulted in the current shutdown of the federal government

In this episode I discuss the 2025 government shutdown and the thousands of federal workers President Trump has vowed to lay off now that the government is shut down

In this episode I discuss Youtube's paying the President $24 million to settle a lawsuit concerning the suspension of his account following the January 6th attack on the Capitol

In this episode I discuss President Trump's announcement of his desire to impose a 100% tariff on movies made outside of the United States