Irish Granny Helen and I chat about Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats’ attempt to reach across the aisle and shake hands with chaos as the Republican spending bill launches us into another 6 months of terror.

And Donald Trump invokes the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 despite federal orders reminding him that we’re not actually at war with anyone.

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