🎙️ Radical Roots Podcast – Episode 76: Operation Epstein Fury📅 Sunday, March 1, 2026 | 🕗 8:30 PM ET | 📍 Live from North Carolina

While American voters went to the polls for last day of early voting, Trump started a war. 153 children died in a school bombing. Have attacks on American soil followed?

And a Trump megadonor is poised to acquire CNN, HBO, and Warner Bros. This is Operation Epstein Fury: start a war, bury the crimes, call the backlash terrorism.

🔥 What We're Covering:

💣 Operation Epic Fury — War as Distraction- 153 children killed. Supreme Leader assassinated. 3 US soldiers dead.- Sen. Mark Warner: "I saw NO intelligence Iran was planning an attack. None."- What is the real motive?

🚨 Violence On US Soil- Austin: 2 dead, 14 injured. DC Beltway: 4 stabbed.- Both possible attacks within 30 hours of the Iran war starting.- Austin suspect wore an Iranian flag shirt. Suspect.

🗳️ NC Primaries — Democracy While Bombs Drop- March 3 Primary is 2 days away. Early voting closed the day the war started.- North Carolina U.S. Senator & House, Monroe Mayor, City Council, County Commission, Board of Ed all on the ballot.

📺 The Ellison Empire — They're Buying the Narrative- Trump megadonors is buying CNN, HBO, CBS, and Warner Bros for $111B.- Same people starting the war now own the networks covering it.- Can the deal be stopped?

🤖 Trump banned Anthropic from the entire federal government for refusing to allow AI-powered mass surveillance — then OpenAI took the deal.

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🔗 The Pattern- ICE camps. Executions. Voter suppression. All buried under war headlines.- 153 children didn't die for democracy. They died for distraction.

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🔥The State of the Country with guest Mir Yarfitz (NC 10th District Candidate) 🚨

We're joined by guest Mir Yarfitz (@miryarfitz) tonight—running for Congress North Carolina 10th District. When the country looks like this, we need fighters everywhere.Mir Yarfitz, is a queer and trans man, tenured Associate Professor of History at Wake Forest University, published author, and Democratic candidate running in the NC-10 Congressional District primary against incumbent Republican Pat Harrigan. A scholar of Latin American history, social movements, and gender and sexuality — and a lifelong organizer with unions, farmworkers, tenants, and LGBTQ movements — Mir brings both academic depth and boots-on-the-ground credibility to his campaign. He's earned the endorsement of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), and his run represents exactly the kind of bold, people-powered representation we need in Congress.🚩Mexico currently on fire, what happened?👮🏻 Secret Service Kill Man at Mar-a-Lago📂 Country shrugs off Epstein files🗳️ SAVE Act: voter suppression👮 DaQuain Johnson: executed on bike🌳 Kyle Bassinga: found hanging, called “suicide”🏢 ICE: $38B for concentration camps🧑🏼‍⚖️ Judges Kill Tariffs, Trump retaliates in a tantrum🏀 LeBron: praises Israel during genocideThis is a snapshot of where we are.🎙️ 8:30 PM ET: radicalroots.us, YouTube, Facebook📢 Join the Movement:💬 Drop your thoughts below 📲 Follow: @RadicalRootsPodcast on IG, Threads, Bluesky 🔔 Subscribe & hit the bell 📩 [email protected] 🌐 https://radicalroots.us and DONATE#RadicalRootsPodcast #DaQuainJohnson #KyleBassinga #Mexico #Lebron

🎙️ Radical Roots Podcast – Episode 74: 🌊The Flood—When Too Much News Becomes The Strategy📅 February 1, 2026 | 🕗 8:30 PM ET | 📍 Live from SNOWY North CarolinaHAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH!This week was a flood 🌊. So much news it's hard to even keep up.Government shutdown. 3 million Epstein pages dropped. Prominent journalists arrested. Liam finally came home. Greg Bovino demoted. February 13 deadline.Is the chaos the point? When you can't defend the indefensible, flood the zone with distractions.🔥 What We're Covering:🏛️ Democrats Made Them Blink... kinda?Senate Dems blocked funding, forced DHS split. Trump agreed. Senate passed 71-29. February 13 deadline for DHS negotiations. They're still demanding reforms—not abolition.👮 Trump's Secret PoliceDon Lemon & Georgia Fort arrested Friday covering January 18 church protest. FACE Act charges. Judge rejected warrant—arrested anyway. Meanwhile Valentina Gomez disrupts churches, burns Qurans, mock executions—no charges. Pattern clear: FACE Act only enforced against the left. Does it even apply?📁 The Distraction Drop3 million+ Epstein pages dropped Friday (same day as arrests and shutdown). Trump mentioned 4,500+ times. Cabinet members implicated. FBI tip list removed from database. Why now? Bury ICE murders.💔 The Body Count + Liam Comes Home30+ shootings, 8 deaths since January 20. Trump calls Alex Pretti "insurrectionist." Liam Ramos & father released Saturday, flew home Sunday. Two more kids from his school now detained.🔴 The Right-Wing LostDefending detaining 5-year-olds and murdering nurses. Chris Madel drops Minnesota governor race (can't support party). Lindsey Graham defends ICE as "demonized cops." Even some Republicans breaking. BIG LOSS IN TEXAS special election.⏰ February 13 - The TestWill Dems hold the line or fold (history: ACA failure)? ICE already has $75 billion. Reforms won't work. 69% of Dems support abolition. Leadership won't say it. Only solution: ABOLISH ICE.✊ The Thesis:When you can't defend the indefensible, flood the zone with so much chaos people can't keep up. This week proves it. We're trying anyway.📢 Join the Movement:💬 Drop your thoughts below 📲 Follow: @RadicalRootsPodcast on IG, Threads, Bluesky 🔔 Subscribe & hit the bell 📩 [email protected] 🌐 https://radicalroots.us and DONATE#RadicalRootsPodcast #blackandbrown #solidarity #coalition #RadicalRoots #KiethPorter #SilverioVillegasGarcia #AlexPretti #ReneeGood #DonDavis #ChaseRanklin #NCDemocrats #Obama

🎙️ Radical Roots Podcast – Episode 73: The Murder of Alex Pretti and the Cowardice of our Democratic Partywith Guest: Chase Franklin (North Carolina Activist)📅 January 25, 2026 | 🕗 8:30 PM ET | 📍 Live from North Carolina👨‍⚕️His Name: Alex Jeffrey Pretti 💔-Saturday, Jan 24. Minneapolis. 37-year-old ICU nurse at VA hospital. U.S. citizen. Legal gun owner. NO criminal record.-Shot and killed by Border Patrol.-Border Patrol Commander: agents are "the victims."-SECOND fatal shooting in Minneapolis in 3 weeks.🗳️ Will Democrats find their spine?- What are NC Dems saying about ICE/CBP and Alex Pretti?- Don Davis voted YES for ICE funding—any backlash?- Are NC Dems organizing anything?- Could Minnesota's shutdown happen in NC?📢 Join the Movement:💬 Drop your thoughts below 📲 Follow: @RadicalRootsPodcast on IG, Threads, Bluesky 🔔 Subscribe & hit the bell 📩 [email protected] 🌐 https://radicalroots.us and DONATE#RadicalRootsPodcast #blackandbrown #solidarity #coalition #RadicalRoots #KiethPorter #SilverioVillegasGarcia #AlexPretti #ReneeGood #DonDavis #ChaseRanklin #NCDemocrats #Obama

🎙️ Radical Roots Podcast – Episode 72: 5-Year-Old as Bait—Minnesota Shuts Down Today📅 January 23, 2026 | 🕗 11:30 AM ET | 📍 Live from North Carolina👶 They used a 5-year-old as bait.Liam Ramos, age 5, taken from his car. ICE told him to knock on door. Using a child as bait. Now detained in Texas. Family came legally, active asylum case.⚖️ Nekima Levy Armstrong arrested for protesting at church whose pastor runs ICE field office.🗳️ 7 Democrats voted to give ICE $10 billion AFTER Renee Good murdered, AFTER Liam detained.🚨 Minnesota shutting down TODAY. No work. No school. No shopping. Largest economic action in state history.📋 Jack Smith: "Trump caused Jan 6." 1,600 insurrectionists pardoned.✊ This is what resistance looks like.📢 Join the Movement:💬 Drop your thoughts below 📲 Follow: @RadicalRootsPodcast on IG, Threads, Bluesky 🔔 Subscribe & hit the bell 📩 [email protected] 🌐 https://radicalroots.us and DONATE#RadicalRootsPodcast #blackandbrown #solidarity #coalition #liamramos #YouthOrganizing #MinnesotaOccupation #ICEResistance #BuildThePower

🎙️ Radical Roots Podcast – Episode 71: From Monroe to Minneapolis: Building Community Defense in Trump's America📅 Jan 19 2026 | 🕗 8:30 PM ET | 📍 Live from Union County, NCThey brought ICE/CBP terror to our doorstep. Monroe fought back.Tonight, local Union County activist Kara Ordonez joins us to talk about the incredible organizing work happening right here in Monroe and Union County—from the November courthouse protests to student walkouts, from challenging Mayor Burns to building community defense networks that protect our neighbors.Plus: Minnesota under federal occupation—2,000+ ICE agents deployed, 1,000 more arriving today, second shooting by federal agents, and Trump threatening the Insurrection Act.🔥 What We're Covering:✊ Operation Charlotte's Web & Monroe's ResponseNovember protests at Union County Courthouse. Student walkouts at Monroe High and CATA. What organizing in the immediate aftermath looked like when ICE terror hit Charlotte—just 30 minutes from Monroe.🏛️ Mayor Burns & Local Government ComplicityMonroe City Council's position statements supporting ICE cooperation. Union County Sheriff's voluntary 287(g) agreement. Challenging local officials who welcome federal enforcement into our communities.🛡️ Building Community Defense NetworksHow Monroe Immigrants and local activists are creating safety systems, rapid response protocols, and mutual aid networks for vulnerable families. Real organizing infrastructure being built right now.👊 Youth Leadership & Student OrganizingThe power of young people walking out and taking action. Monroe High and CATA students leading the resistance. How we support the next generation of activists who refuse to be silent.🌐 North Carolina's Immigration Organizing LandscapeConnecting Monroe's work to statewide resistance efforts. Building coalition power across red counties. What it means to organize in hostile territory and win anyway.🚨 Minnesota's Federal Occupation & Second Shooting2,000+ ICE agents deployed to Minneapolis with 1,000 more arriving today. Second shooting by federal agents last night. Minnesota filing state lawsuit calling it a "federal invasion." Trump threatening to invoke Insurrection Act against protests. This is what occupation looks like.✊ The Real Question:When ICE comes to your city, will you be ready? Monroe is showing us how to organize, how to fight back, and how to protect each other.📢 From Charlotte to Minneapolis—The Pattern is Clear:Federal terror. Local complicity. Community resistance. This is happening everywhere. Monroe is building the model.📢 Join the Movement:💬 Drop your thoughts below 📲 Follow: @RadicalRootsPodcast on IG, Threads, Bluesky 🔔 Subscribe & hit the bell 📩 [email protected] 🌐 https://radicalroots.us and DONATE#RadicalRootsPodcast #KaraOrdonez #MonroeNC #UnionCountyNC #OperationCharlottesWeb #CommunityDefense #StudentWalkouts #MayorBurns #287g #MonroeImmigrants #YouthOrganizing #MinnesotaOccupation #ICEResistance #BuildThePower

We both hopped on Thursday morning to discuss and dissect clips from Democratic leaders.

When those who are supposed to protect the people forgo that responsibility by offering up nothing more than hollow words. What then?

🎙️ Radical Roots Podcast – Episode 70: The Rule of Law is Dead, The Gestapo is Here, and Democrats are Hiding📅 January 11, 2026 | 🕗 8:30 PM ET | 📍 Live from Union County, NC⚠️ CONTENT WARNING: This episode discusses state violence, murder, and systemic terror.Renee Good is dead. ICE Agent Jonathan Ross killed her January 7th. No charges. The FBI is covering it up. Democrats refuse to say "abolish ICE."This is righteous rage. Are you ready to fight or still waiting?🔥 What We're Covering:💔 Say Her Name — Renee GoodJanuary 7, 2026. U.S. citizen, poet, mother of three. Just dropped her 6-year-old at school. ICE Agent Jonathan Ross shot and killed her. Minneapolis' first homicide of 2026. FBI blocked Minnesota BCA investigation. Governor Walz: "pessimistic about fair outcome." Jonathan Ross walks free.🚨 The Pattern — This Is Systematic TerrorPortland (Jan 8): CBP shoots 2 people—Silverio Villegas Gonzalez and Marimar Martinez. Same "weaponized vehicle" excuse. Roosevelt High School (Jan 7): ICE raids school SAME DAY as Renee's murder. 9 ICE shootings since September 2025. 5 people dead. Keith Porter Jr. killed by off-duty ICE officer one week before Renee. Silverio Villegas Gonzalez died from his injuries. Marimar Martinez survived. This isn't isolated—this is systematic terror.🕵️ Investigation Cover-Up in Real TimeMinnesota BCA BLOCKED from investigation by FBI. Ken Martin (DNC Chair): This is a "cover-up." FBI = sole investigator (Kash Patel's FBI). Ilhan Omar, Kelly Morrison, Angie Craig kicked out of ICE facility after 10 minutes. They're covering it up AS IT HAPPENS.👮 ICE as Gestapo — The Pattern is Clear9 shootings since September 2025. 5 dead. Roosevelt High School raided SAME DAY Renee died. Minneapolis schools CLOSED due to ICE terror. 2,000 agents deployed to Minneapolis. Operation Salvo announced AFTER killing Renee. Using fraud allegations to justify ethnic targeting of Somali community.🗳️ Democratic Cowardice — Names and ReceiptsWHO IS CALLING FOR ABOLISH ICE: Shri Thanedar, Ayanna Pressley, AOC, Rashida Tlaib, Graham Platner, Patty Garcia.WHO'S HIDING: Chuck Schumer ("I have lots of problems with ICE" - REFUSED to make it a red line). Hakeem Jeffries (redirected to "Affordable Care Act" - AVOIDING the issue). Democratic leadership opposes using Jan 30 funding deadline as leverage. Even Mayor Frey and Senator Elissa Slotkin are failing to meet the moment in their own backyard.THE POLLING: 69% of Democrats support abolishing ICE. 85% disapprove of ICE. But leadership won't act.⚖️ Rule of Law is Dead — The Numbers1,600 Jan 6 insurrectionists pardoned. Trump waived $1.3 billion in restitution. Stewart Rhodes, Enrique Tarrio sentences commuted. 77 fake electors pardoned. Jake Lang (assaulted officers with bat) now running for US Senate, wants to "deputize Proud Boys." Ashley Babbitt's family paid $5M. Jonathan Ross murdered Renee Good—no charges, FBI covering up. The rule of law only punishes the vulnerable and "the left"✊ It's Time to Fight — 5 Fronts1. LEGAL: Demand Minnesota prosecute Jonathan Ross. Push for state prosecutions of federal agents.2. POLITICAL: January 30 funding deadline—make it a red line. Primary EVERY Democrat who won't say "abolish ICE."3. COMMUNITY DEFENSE: 1,000+ protests nationwide. Rapid response networks. Know Your Rights. School protection.4. ECONOMIC: Hotels canceling ICE reservations. Boycotts. Cut revenue streams funding ICE.5. PHYSICAL DEFENSE: Self-defense training. Mutual aid. Power brought the violence—we didn't choose this.💔 Say Their Names:Renee Nicole GoodKeith Porter Jr.Silverio Villegas GonzalezThose that have died in custody✊ The Call:Demand Minnesota prosecute Ross. Demand FBI work with Minnesota or be removed from investigation. Primary Democrats who won't abolish ICE. Build community defense NOW. 📢 They Brought the Gestapo to Our Doors:If you're not ready to fight, get out of the way.

🎙️ Radical Roots Podcast – Episode 69: “ICE Shot Renee Good” — The Domestic Front of Empire (ft. Kristie Puckett)📅 January 8, 2026 | 🕗 8:30 PM ET | 📍 Live from Union County, NC📺 Streaming LIVE on YouTube, Instagram, and FacebookA 37-year-old mother of three, Renee Nicole Macklin Good, was fatally shot by an ICE officer in Minneapolis—caught in the same U.S. “security” machine that claims it’s protecting us while it escalates violence everywhere it touches. The official story is already being contested, and the propaganda cycle is moving faster than the facts. 🔥 Main Topics:🧨 The Killing of Renee Good: White Supremacy With a Badge and a Press ReleaseWhat happened in Minneapolis, what video and witnesses suggest, and how the state manufactures consent when it spills blood. 🧭 What Does Opposition Look Like (Beyond Posting)?We’re reviewing the infrastructure of reactionary policy—think: proposal websites, “model bills,” personnel pipelines, and the paper trail that turns cruelty into “governance.” 🧊 North Carolina: Fight / Flight / Freeze / FaintNC isn’t “watching from afar.” Cooperation mechanisms like 287(g) and new state-level mandates pull local sheriffs, jails, and county politics directly into federal immigration enforcement. 🌍 From ICE Raids to Global Violence: Same Logic, Different BattlefieldWe connect the throughline: dehumanization, “law-and-order” framing, and empire doing what it does—then asking you to call it safety.✊ Call to ActionIf they can kill someone and rewrite the story in real time, then “wait for the next election” is not a plan. Build leverage where you live: show up locally, protect targeted communities, pressure county officials, and stop repeating state propaganda like it’s neutral.

🎙️ Radical Roots Podcast – Episode 68: “We’re Going to Run the Country” — Regime Change Without the Mask📅 January 4, 2026 | 🕗 8:30 PM ET | 📍 Live from North CarolinaA U.S. strike in Caracas. Maduro captured and removed. Venezuelans feel freed in the aftermath. Trump says the quiet part out loud: “We’re going to run the country," "we have to do it again" and "No one can stop us."👊🏾 Main Topics:🧭 Caracas + The Veil LiftedThe operation, the line-crossing, and why “ends justify means” is how people get trained to accept anything. 🔥 Trump’s Words As Policy (Spectacle-as-Governance)When governance becomes a dominance performance—“we’ll run it,” “we can do it again,” “don’t talk constitutionality”—the mask isn’t coming back. 🛢️ Oil, Control, and the Real MotiveNot “democracy,” not “freedom,” not “humanitarian concern.” The pitch is control: oil, infrastructure, contracts, leverage—wrapped in a narco/security story for domestic consent. 🌎 What This Authorizes Next (The 2026 Menu)International precedent, regional destabilization, and the breadcrumb trail toward Greenland, Cuba, Mexico, and more as the next pretext—same playbook, new target. 🧨 Epstein Files + Domestic Impunity (Same Ecosystem)Not just scandal: how selective disclosure, secrecy, and elite protection function as power—at home and abroad.✊ Call to ActionIf the rules are optional for them, we don’t win by begging for norms. We win by matching their energy and building leverage: organized communities, economic pressure, local action, and refusing propaganda language—even when it’s convenient.📢 Join the Movement:💬 Drop your thoughts 📲 Follow: @RadicalRootsPodcast on IG, Threads, Bluesky 🔔 Subscribe & hit the bell 📩 [email protected] 🌐 https://radicalroots.us and DONATE#EpsteinFiles #RadicalRootsPodcast #Venezuela #RegimeChange #MonroeDoctrine #OilPolitics #Trump #MAGA #Empire#UnionCountyNC