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March 04The Bill Comes Due
Five days into Operation Epic Fury, Iran has no navy, no air force, and a revolving door of dead defense ministers. Sen. Jim Talent walks through the American interests at stake, the global ripple effects on Russia and China, and why this won't become another forever war. Plus, Marco Rubio takes on the press corps and threatens to unleash Chang.
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(00:00) - Part I
(00:55) - Operation Epic Fury
(04:58) - Talent on U.S. national security interests
(09:33) - Squeezing Russia and China simultaneously
(14:07) - Israel's intelligence coup in Tehran
(20:36) - Iran's navy and sub destroyed
(25:27) - Iran's failing strategy and Iron Beam
(30:50) - Part II
(31:30) - Rubio briefs Congress on the strikes
(46:00) - Media obsession with the Israel angle
(53:00) - War Powers Act and presidential authority
1 hr 1 min
February 27Hillary Clinton, Tehran, and The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week
Iran talks fail after three rounds as Tehran rules out dismantling nuclear facilities. Sen. John Kennedy explains why this isn't a new war — it's finishing one that's been going 47 years. Plus, Hillary Clinton's Epstein deposition, Democratic SOTU behavior, and the Top 10 Dumb Things with James Lileks.
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(00:00) - Part I
(00:55) - SOTU recap
(03:17) - Iran talks collapse, update
(07:52) - Sen. Kennedy on Iran floor speech
(18:28) - Kennedy takeaways, analysis
(20:47) - Hillary Clinton deposition clips
(23:26) - Kristen Stewart boycott logic
(24:30) - Part II
(26:15) - The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week (feat. Lileks)
1 hr 2 min
February 25Who's Left Standing in the 2028 Democratic Field?
With carrier groups on station and the Gang of Eight freshly briefed, the Iran clock is ticking. We preview the SOTU, dissect the Democratic meltdown, and explain why Leader John Thune can't do what everyone keeps demanding.
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(00:00) - Part I
(02:33) - Democrat SOTU boycott
(04:39) - Iran and the SOTU address
(20:01) - Iran military buildup
(23:37) - Talent breaks down Iran strategy
(31:01) - Gang of Eight briefed on Iran
(38:17) - Part II
(39:59) - Olympic hockey White House visit
(48:02) - AOC, Newsom, Kamala implosions
(55:21) - SAVE Act and filibuster reality check
1 hr 1 min
February 20 The Boomerang Files, The Olympics, and The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week
The Left spent months certain Epstein would end Trump. Instead it's The View scrambling, Prince Andrew arrested, and Bill Clinton keeping quiet. U.S. women's hockey wins gold in stunning fashion, plus a breakdown of why Trump's voter ID push — and Newsom's response to it — tells you everything about 2028. And of course we have James Lileks with us for The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week.
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1 hr 3 min
February 18The Mullahs, Mamdani, and the Munich Meltdown
Jim Talent on why a U.S. strike on Iran is closer than most want to admit — and who Trump is actually talking to when he issues ultimatums. Plus the Munich embarrassment, Democratic pension raids in New York and Washington state, and the Colbert equal-time stunt that CBS itself called a lie.
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(00:00) - Part I
(00:55) - Iran military buildup overview
(06:20) - Jim Talent on U.S. strategic goals and the coming strike
(10:36) - Trump's messaging to Iran's military leadership, not the mullahs
(17:00) - The Munich Security Conference and the Democratic 2028 field
(27:00) - JD Vance responds to Munich critics
(31:00) - Ted Cruz vs. Gavin Newsom and the "historically illiterate" exchange
(40:19) - Part 2
(43:00) - Mamdani's pension raid and property tax hikes in New York
(49:00) - Washington state raids police and firefighter pensions
(54:00) - Stephen Colbert, the Talarico stunt, and the FCC equal time rule exposed
1 hr 5 min
February 13The SAVE Act Showdown and 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week
Newsom spends billions he doesn't have, Trump gives Iran a month, and Democrats skip town mid-shutdown. Plus, The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week with James Lileks!
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(00:00) - Part I
(00:55) - California fire rebuild disaster
(05:27) - Newsom's Planned Parenthood payday
(10:12) - Billion-dollar fire lawsuit advances
(13:30) - Trump's one-month Iran warning
(19:08) - SAVE Act and government shutdown
(24:00) - Moreno corners Ellison on immigration
(27:00) - Part II
(27:29) - The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week (feat. Lileks)
1 hr 4 min
February 11Is It Time to Panic on the Midterms?
Jim Talent breaks down Trump's Iran negotiation leverage, why the SAVE Act can't pass the Senate, and the real midterm strategy the GOP base needs to hear. Plus: Trump on Kudlow, and Haviv Rettig Gur stands up to anti-Semites.
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(00:00) - Part I
(02:10) - Iran tensions: Khamenei's absence & the simmer
(08:45) - Trump on Kudlow: carriers, leverage & the deal
(10:05) - Jim Talent's case for and against a strike
(17:20) - Midterm anxiety & the base panic problem
(19:34) - The SAVE Act, the filibuster, and defending Thune
(35:13) - GOP messaging: best communicators, worst narrative
(41:00) - Part II: Trump-Kudlow highlights & 80-20 issues
(56:00) - Haviv Rettig Gur vs. anti-Semites at Haverford College
1 hr 2 min
February 06Bass Cooks the Books, Newsom Sells Snake Oil, and The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week
Karen Bass plays the race card. Newsom celebrates a concrete bridge to nowhere. And California Dems might jungle-primary themselves out of the governor's race. It's that kind of week. Plus, James Lileks is here for this week's Top 10 Dumb Things.
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(00:00) - Part I
(03:10) - - Karen Bass fire records scandal
(09:13) - - California jungle primary: Two Republicans could advance
(14:19) - - Gavin Newsom's $110B bullet train disaster
(20:52) - - Palantir's 300 rockets vs. California's $11B bridge
(23:12) - - Trump Rx portal
(24:40) - - Part II (Top 10 Dumb Things)
59 min
February 04Government Reopens, Iran Runs Out of Options, and Don Lemon Gets Arrested
Sen. Jim Talent breaks down how Speaker Johnson threaded the needle on government funding with a two-vote margin, why Democrats' ICE hostage play is destined to backfire, and what Iran's real options look like now that their proxies are gone and American carriers are parked offshore. Plus: Don Lemon gets arrested, goes on Kimmel to complain about intimidation tactics, and apparently doesn't own a mirror.
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(00:00) - Part I
(02:35) - Sen. Jim Talent on the shutdown vote and Speaker Johnson's win
(05:20) - Why the ICE funding gambit won't work for Democrats
(20:00) - Iran's strategic collapse and shrinking options
(35:00) - Maximum pressure, regime change, and the WSJ editorial
(47:34) - Part II
(48:00) - Iranian drone incidents near the carrier group
(55:44) - Don Lemon's arrest and his oblivious Kimmel appearance
(59:29) - Wrap-up and Friday preview
1 hr
January 30B-52s, Batman, and The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week
While eight WaPo reporters beg Jeff Bezos not to fire them, here's what they're not covering: the US has assembled an armada, Iran's regime has killed 95,000 protesters, and go time may be this weekend. Plus: Batman at city council and The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week with James Lileks.
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(00:00) - Part I
(00:55) - Iran buildup: assets in place, targets ready
(14:45) - WaPo's eight White House reporters beg Bezos
(19:49) - Batman at Santa Clara city council
(22:44) - Iran's 95,000 dead & why Sunday is go time
(26:14) - Part II
(28:18) - The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week
1 hr 4 min

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Center-right political news, social commentary, and opinion from Duane ‘Generalissimo’ Patterson, producer of The Hugh Hewitt Show. New episodes every Wednesday and Friday morning.