My friend Guy comes by to discuss pop culture, especially from the 1980's and 1990's.

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Today we have retired Army Colonel Mike Brockway on hand to discuss the concept of service and serving one's country.

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Trump dumps more tariff nonsense on us, the "Big Beautiful Bill" is a cynical pile of horse feces, Laura Loomer coyly advocates Latino genocide...?

References:

https://www.reuters.com/world/eus-von-der-leyen-had-good-exchange-with-trump-over-phone-commission-says-2025-07-07/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/alligator-lives-matter-trump-pal-170858014.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0eqpz23l9jo

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/tariff.asp

Random thoughts from a Random Schmuck.  The Big, Awful Bill, Facebook conservatives and junk email.

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I cannot believe I have never read the entire Declaration of Independence. It's amazing what's in it and how the grievances delineated therein so mirror our current political situation. Enjoy the reading and my occasional awful British accent as I take you through this document that Trump said was "Well, it means exactly what it says, it's a declaration. A declaration of unity and love and respect, and it means a lot. And it's something very special to our country." Obviously that dumb motherfucker never read it either, or understood it. So I use small words.

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The "One Big Beautiful Bill" is a Trojan Horse for a massive in funding for what has become a police state in America.

References:

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/incarceration-rates-by-country

https://www.prisonpolicy.org/global/2024.html

https://www.npr.org/2025/06/03/nx-s1-5413282/true-cost-of-prisons-and-jails-higher-than-many-realize

https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/money.html

https://newrepublic.com/post/197460/jd-vance-medicaid-budget

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-brings-idea-deporting-us-citizens-crimes/story?id=123385213

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/deportations

https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/press-release/congress-approves-unprecedented-funding-mass-detention-deportation-2025/

https://www.axios.com/2025/07/01/lisa-murkowski-big-beautiful-bill-bbb-vote

https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/allocating-cbos-estimates-of-federal-medicaid-spending-reductions-across-the-states-senate-reconciliation-bill/

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/inside-alligator-alcatraz-new-migrant-detention-facility-erected-abandoned-everglades-airport

https://www.thedailybeast.com/nancy-mace-floats-bringing-alligator-alcatraz-to-south-carolina-gators-are-ready/

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How we express our patriotism is rooted in very different realities in the United States. Also, an outstanding listener email!

References:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Nationalism-vs-Patriotism-Whats-the-Difference

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The Supreme Court just ended the United States of America as we know it and effectively handed Trump absolute dictatorial powers. I discuss the most dangerous Supreme Court decision in American history today. Email to [email protected].

Text of the decision: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a884_new_g314.pdf

Religion is frequently weaponized for personal political gain, it needs to be called out whenever it happens.  Please email at [email protected].

More snacks!!!  Please share your snack stories at [email protected], I'd love to do an entire episode consisting of your stories!