🎙️ Democrats' complete and utter failure to message the government shutdown isn’t surprising. What is surprising is the level of political self-clowning on display. From saying the quiet part out loud to missing their talking points, this undisciplined caucus is cracking at the seams, already.

⚡The biggest mistake Democrats made was giving the keys to the car—the entire federal government—to OMB Director Russ Vought and President Trump. The fellas celebrate how Vought and Trump are now actively using the shutdown to advance their Project 2025 vision, threatening mass layoffs of federal workers and immediately freezing billions of dollars in infrastructure projects, many in the home state of Democrat leaders. This unprecedented moment highlights the complete lack of strategy from Chuck Schumer and the establishment Democrats.️

💥Plus, what’s happening in Virginia? From the Attorney General candidate who completed 500 hours of court-ordered community service by volunteering at his own Political Action Committee to the now infamous Virginia candidate with a sex tape. The fellas review Harvard’s newest drag queen hire and the return of Hawk Tuah girl.

00:00 - Democrat Messaging Collapses

06:55 - Senator Shaheen Debunks Herself on Health Care for Undocumented Immigrants

09:30 - Sheldon White Club and the Affectation of "Leverage"

11:42 - Trump and Russ Vought Get the Keys to the Government Car

26:16 - Virginia AG Candidate’s PAC Community Service

35:05 - Virginia Candidate Susanna Gibson Arrested for Domestic Violence

49:03 - Harvard Hires Drag Queen Professor to Teach a Class on RuPaul's Drag Race

54:09 - Texas Man Forces Driver to Dig Grave for Dog Killed in Hit-and-Run

56:02 - Actress Replaced by "Hot Tuna" in Film Debut

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🎙️ Leave it to democrats in Congress to totally embarrass themselves on social media because of a government shutdown. We go over the most cringe moments that elected representatives are doing to try to be relevant - spoiler: none of them are working.

🫏 AOC appears to be already planning on taking Schumer’s office, Cory Booker’s unbelievable sincerity and democrats ‘searching’ for the Republicans in Congress, the coverage of this shutdown has been totally bonkers. The fellas remind us of the proposal that democrats are rejecting and it’s the same one they’ve voted for multiple times. But, for some reason, this time democracy is at stake.

🇺🇸 ️Eric Trump has a candid sit down with the fellas and it’s really fascinating. From what he’s sees coming from the Trump 2.0 agenda to some of the first-hand stories that gripped us, check out Eric’s chat and his new book: https://www.amazon.com/Under-Siege-Familys-Fight-Nation/dp/1668205874

00:00 - The Democrat Caused Government Shutdown

04:54 - Chuck Schumer’s "I Can't Hear You" Response

06:54 - AOC's Running the Ship

18:18 - Progressive Democrats' Shutdown Demands: "Ending Fascism" and Healthcare for Illegal Immigrants

25:05 - Cory Booker's Claim that Republicans Caused the Healthcare Crisis

30:58 - Democratic Messaging Failure with Hakeem

35:28 - Democrats Try Gimmicks

48:57 - Trump's Use of Humor and Trolling (AI-Generated Clip)

51:00 - King of the Hill: Bill Kristol vs. Matt Dowd

01:03:00 - Interview with Eric Trump on Under Siege and the Political Fight

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🎙️ Chuck Schumer's total inability to rein in the far-left is why we’re here. Democrats are now a collection of lunatics willing to throw the entire federal government into chaos. The fellas explain how the left is making completely unreasonable demands and why democrats are the ones creating a "grave emergency." This is what happens when you pander to your base instead of governing.

💥 The Progrum reviews some of the best audio from Chris Murphy and Eric Swalwell, who say the quiet part out loud. Democrats in Congress simply don't like Donald Trump, and they are incapable of distinguishing between political activism and the responsibility of governing.

🐘 Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith provides an unfiltered, behind-the-scenes look at the unbelievable political shift of some of her colleagues on the left. She discusses the state of politics, including her own harrowing experiences with political violence, revealing what truly motivates her to serve in Washington's chaotic environment.

⚡ A little variety with a viral clip of an anti-ICE protester and a bizarre leaking of Colonel Sanders' "secret" recipe.

00:00 - The Democratic Party's Role in the Government Shutdown

03:59 - Chris Murphy and the Frame-up on the CR

07:35 - Eric Swalwell Says Shut Down the Government Over Trump

17:41 - White House Reaction: Russ Vought Threatens Firings

35:15 - Variety: Anti-ICE Protester, Colonel Sanders' Great-Great-Great Nephew and The Fellas' Brutal Sports Weekend

51:39 - Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith

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🎙️ The progressive coalition is fracturing across media, culture, and politics and causing a total collapse on the left. The fellas examine things like Greta Thunberg’s flotilla and the colliding ideals of liberals all over the world. FYI, Gaza isn’t super into the gays - a lesson the flotilla is learning the hard way.

⚡️ A recap of why the fellas hate Jim Comey so much, and Duncan explains why there is no better representative of the deep state. From Russiagate to lying to Congress, Comey’s time has been coming for years.

🎯 Then we try a new game, Jackassery, where Holmes, Duncan and Ashbrook all defend each other from a prompt. VOTE NOW on who won our inaugural version.

00:00 - The Demise of the Left-Wing Coalition

03:30 - Greta Thunberg's Flotilla Fiasco: Gays for Gaza & ABBA Jams

26:32 - Hollywood's Tone-Deafness: Apple TV+ Postpones The Savant

38:04 - The Comey Indictment and the Real First Amendment Violations

01:03:33 - We Play Jackassery

01:11:35 - Fat Bear Week & Ashbrook's Orca Obsession

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🎙️ There is an obvious uptick in recent and unprovoked attacks on ICE, including yesterday's shooting in Dallas. These are not isolated incidents but a symptom of a larger problem. Just look at these leftists carving phrases into their bullets, just like Luigi Mangione (who was celebrated as a folk hero by the left). Democratic politicians who are actively demonizing ICE agents and portraying them as Nazis, the Gestapo, or slave patrols need to rein it in. Unless the Democratic Party leadership grows a backbone, this cycle of violence will only get worse.

🇺🇳 Watching Donald Trump rag on the UN, at the UN, is like watching Jordan at The Garden. This man is in his trolling prime. He walks into an adversarial crowd and delivers some hard truths, right to their faces. Epic performance, in spite of not having a teleprompter. The fellas talk about the current state of the UN and discuss if they can make changes to evolve for the future.

⚡️ Kamala Harris’ book tour is in full swing, and she wants you to know that she’s not homophobic - it’s just that things were complicated. We feast upon a number of Kamala word salads from her interview with Maddow. Plus, is she really running in 2028? Can we be so lucky?

💵 AFP’s Brent Gardner joins to update the fellas on a looming shutdown, congressional spending and the sorry state of Capitol Hill politics.

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🎙️ With Donald Trump headed to the UN General Assembly, the fellas reflect on how well Trump has played his hand with our European allies. Getting 5% spending commitments and action is no small task, and we’re reminded that Trump was right about everything.

⚡️ Energy Secretary Chris Wright chats with the fellas about where this administration is headed with cutting red tape and outlines so many of the mistakes from previous administrations that they are working to fix. What does the future of US energy creation look like and what are the safe and affordable future technologies to power our cities? Sec. Wright explains.

💥 Some animal news with a Petaluma woman is facing prison for stealing chickens, and a vicious squirrel is terrorizing Northern California and sending people to the ER.

00:00 - Trump's Common Sense International Agenda

07:41 - Secretary Chris Wright

40:12 - Terrorist Squirrels and Chicken Thieves

51:44 - Darren Grubb of the Medicare Advantage Majority

01:09:08 - Final Thoughts

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🎙️ Weird that the same people who are calling foul on ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel were the ones cheering for the silencing of Roseanne Barr, Gina Carano and even deplatforming President Trump. We offer a crash course in how the First Amendment works, and it doesn’t just work when you want it to.

⚡️ President Obama weighed in on the controversy, as did the DNC - more evidence of how out of touch democrats are with regular America. Smug and the fellas dig into what is actually wrong with late-night comedy: the tried-and-true formula has been abandoned. We also have a good laugh at a ridiculous demand made by Chuck Schumer to fund PBS, revealing the democrats' desperate attempts to cling to taxpayer-funded propaganda.

🐘 Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno stops by to discuss more than his legislative accomplishments. He shares a number of hysterical stories from his time on the Hill, and there’s no surprise in learning that being in the majority is a blast.

🐻 People in New Jersey are way too close to this Dollar Store bear; good thing the police made a bold decision with it. Plus, the fellas discuss the science behind orca attacks on the open waters.

00:00 - Rampant First Amendment Hypocrisy

13:34 - Late Night: The Left's Corporate Super PAC

24:44 - PBS Funding and the DNC's Desperation

34:30 - Interview with Senator Bernie Moreno

53:11 - Hysterical Stories from the Hill

1:06:03 - Police Kill NJ Dollar Store Bear and the Orcas Are Back

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🎙️ ABC News' relationship with this Utah shooter is mind-blowing. The fellas unpack this viral clip where the anchor’s sympathy is for the assassin and then attempts to paint him as some sort of thoughtful lover. It's totally appalling.

⚡ ️So, a protestor thinks she’s married to Luigi Mangione’s AI, and this is more than just bizarre. There is some deep, underlying psychosis on the left and the fellas dig in deep on what’s happening. PLUS Ted Cruz takes on CNN, Brandy Zadronsky is an ongoing embarrassment and a little Jasmine Crockett for fun.

👑 King of the Hill returns with former republican, now far-left online nutbags Rick Wilson and Joe Walsh.

🪨 Variety with a scandal that is gripping the sports world in the Rock Skipping Championship, an alligator battle for the ages and New Hampshire will have no more greased pig chases.

00:00 - The Charlie Kirk Assassination Has Melted the Brains of News Media

04:00 - ABC News and the "Touching" Assassination Story

14:04 - The Luigi Mangione "AI" Girlfriend and Leftist Adhesion to Violence

24:27 - MSNBC Still Hunting for Shooter's Motive

32:58 - Ted Cruz Isn’t Taking CNN’s S***

44:51 - King of the Hill

53:49 - A Championship Spoiled and The Lady Who Punched a Gator in the Face

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🎙️ After reflecting on the tragic events of last week, the fellas have some thoughtful takes on Charlie Kirk, left-wing violence and how the democrats lack of leadership is what got us here. It was an honest look into how they were each dealing with the reality of political violence that Ruthless crew now lives with every day.

⚡️ The real outrage is how so many politicians are comparing both sides. Smug is gonna freak if he hears another Republican say that this is a problem with both parties. And it was probably too much to expect a leader like Gov. Josh Shapiro to call out left-wing violence, even after being firebombed by a left-wing Palestinian sympathizing terrorist.

🔐 Are we careening toward an inevitable government shutdown? The fellas talk about the state of play in the House and Senate and what a “clean CR” would do for the negotiations - and who voters will blame. Can Donald Trump control the media narrative during a government shutdown?

💰 Waste, fraud and abuse are still lurking in the federal budget; the fellas were fascinated by some of the ways the Trump administration is hunting it down. OPM Director Scott Kupor joined the Progrum to explain.

00:00 - The Vacuum of Left-Wing Leadership Creates Violence

07:19 - Charlie Kirk Shows Us the Escalation of Political Violence

15:17 - The Cowardice of Those Who Do ‘Bothsidesism’

33:54 - The Looming Government Shutdown

43:04 - Scott Kupor, Director of the Office of Personnel Management

59:45 - Trump is Still Targeting Government Waste

01:09:18 - IMAX CEO’s Ex-Wife Can’t Insure This Dude

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The media coverage around Charlie Kirk is beyond the pale. From democrats blaming Charlie for his own assassination, to gleeful leftist celebrations around his passing. We don’t expect much from journos at this point, but even we were appalled at the coverage.

Between MSNBC hosts like Jen Psaki and Katy Tur, the coverage turned our collective stomachs. The fellas break down the violent political moment that we find ourselves in, but also how we got here. Smug reminds us that dehumanizing conservatives has been the goal of the left, and if dehumanizing is your goal, then this is the inevitable outcome.

We were fortunate to be joined by Jason Chaffetz, who was at UVU during Charlie’s last moments.

00:00 - The Fallout from the Loss of Charlie Kirk

07:48 - The Most Disgusting and Despicable Reactions

16:15 - Media’s Efforts to Dehumanize Conservatives

26:22 - The Disgusting People Celebrating The Death of Charlie Kirk

41:57 - Former Representative Jason Chaffetz, who was with Charlie In Utah

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