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What have we done, letting this person be President?

His legacy is dishonesty, corruption, chaos, ego, and disrespect of women.

We let out kids, our nation, and the world down because we didn't take the power of our vote seriously.  It is time to change that.

Listen to hear my apology for Trump's legacy.

Show Notes:

Link to the Hurrican Katrina damage estimates

The Pakistan military actions in the Gulf piece.

Nuclear weapons estimate for Pakistan.

Piece on the Access Hollywood scandal.

The many Trump accusers from inappropriate touching to rape.

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Everything is seemingly bad news, interest rates are rising, job numbers are bad, the International community is slowly backing away from the USA. 

Is there any good news? 

Well, yeah, gas prices are dropping! 

But...Why?  Listen and find out! 

Show Notes:

Bond information: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/07/treasury-yields-auction-fomc-minutes.html

Bond King article: https://www.thestreet.com/investing/stocks/bill-gross-stock-market-warning

Job Numbers: https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/us-posts-weak-job-growth-132758582.html

For fun, the inflation calculator: https://www.us-debt-clock.com/inflation

Trucking article: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/16-trucking-companies-hit-bankruptcy-court-in-less-than-a-month

Ohio gas tax holiday: https://www.13abc.com/2026/09/30/ohio-lawmakers-pass-gas-tax-suspension-heads-governors-desk/

White House staff on Trump's Iran war rationale: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/white-house-says-us-bombed-173000099.html

Episode 79 & 51 can be found on https://www.themadcentrist.com

TIME interview transcript: https://time.com/article/2026/10/01/donald-trump-2026-interview-transcript/

UN Charter: https://www.un.org/en/about-us/un-charter

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The National Cultural Center - was the first name.  It was not started by John F. Kennedy either.  The 70 year history of this idea, that Washington D.C. should be a world-class center for the arts is fascinating - learn more, and why it needs to be saved, with this historical tidbit packed episode!

Show Notes:

Saudis: No Oil to Europe: https://financialpost.com/commodities/energy/oil-gas/saudis-european-refiners-no-crude-next-month

First site with gifts: https://www.grandunveiling.com/giftblog/swan-lake-seven-chandeliers-one-career-connected-by-art-and-diplomatic-gifts

Episode 55 on "Woke": https://www.themadcentrist.com/2079783/episodes/17394543-tmc-episode-55-woke-and-juneteenth

Judge blocks Trump's Kennedy Center re-naming BS: https://www.lawcommentary.com/articles/federal-judge-blocks-trump-renaming-of-kennedy-center-and-renovation-closure

The Story of the Kennedy Center: https://www.kennedy-center.org/our-story/

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It has been happening, slowly, very slowly.  But with perseverance and patience comes the rewards.  The hold on the MAGA supporters is starting to falter.  Each time a lake is renamed instead of working on the economy, or a gas tank is filled with the war of choice in Iran, another of the MAGA faithful breaks free.

The midterm elections are about 45 days away as I record this episode, and signs are starting to point to a Senate controlled by the Democrats.

SHOW LINKS:

Alaska Rasmussen poll: https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2026/election_2026_alaska_senate

Real Clear Politics polling: https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/senate/general/2026/alaska/peltola-vs-sullivan

RCP Georgia polling: https://www.realclearpolling.com/elections/senate/2026/georgia

RCP Iowa polling: https://www.realclearpolling.com/elections/senate/2026/iowa

Episode 38 on federal office age limits

RCP Maine polling: https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/senate/general/2026/collins-vs-jackson

RCP New Hampshire polling: https://www.realclearpolling.com/elections/senate/2026/new-hampshire

RCP North Carolina polling: https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/senate/general/2026/north-carolina/cooper-vs-whatley

Episode 84: Corruption

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The Mad Centrist keeps its oddly unique trend of bringing up news...that becomes news again.  Bonds, Gold, and a re-cap of the ultra important Episode #30 - along with this week's main topics:

The Census(?!?) Report on the 2020 election: https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2026/dir/noncitizen-voting-in-the-2020-election.pdf 

and the Canandaigua Treaty of 1794: https://nysm.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/Treaty-of-Canandaigua_a.pdf 

Show Notes (aside from the above links): 

Netherlands moving Gold out of the USA: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/economy/as-us-treasury-intervened-in-the-bond-market-the-netherlands-rushed-86-tons-of-gold-out-of-america-because-of-geopolitical-unrest/ar-AA2busEo?ocid=hpmsn&cvpid=234b399d88284407bc4226f9fd431240

Other nations moving their gold out too: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/rush-pull-gold-out-us

Executive Order 14172: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/31/2025-02096/restoring-names-that-honor-american-greatness

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The red flags on the US, and World, Economy is flying.  And the worst thing is the one thing no one really pays attention to: US treasury bonds.

But, it is way more than that: Inflation, gas, jobs, manufacturing - lots of warnings.

What does it all mean?  Listen and find out!

Show Notes:

1st Walmart article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/business/walmart-earnings-profit-ceo.html

2nd Walmart article: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/economy/nobody-escaped-walmart-bank-of-america-transunion-raise-major-red-flag-over-us-consumers-shatterproof-your-nest-egg-before-it-cracks/ar-AA2a6Hfz?ocid=hpmsn

Bankruptcy article: https://www.independent.co.uk/us/money/personal-bankruptcy-debt-americans-b3035825.html

Refining article: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-energy-markets-rising-crack-spread-is-threatening-to-break-the-american-consumer-90b421dc

Jobs? What jobs? https://www.rawstory.com/trump-economy-2677677453/

Oh, here are the jobs: https://www.alternet.org/gop-economy-reality-2677714485/

Bloomberg 'Golden Age' lie article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-14/trump-s-economy-pitch-falls-flat-with-voters-ahead-of-midterms

Raw Story's bond Article: https://www.rawstory.com/trump-economy-2677661298/

Fortune's bond article: https://fortune.com/2026/08/19/bond-market-steve-hanke-economist-red-line-scott-bessent/

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When earth shaking events, such as the ill-advised illegal war in Iran and the dramatic impact it is having on the world economy, to the continuous 'flooding the zone' to avoid discussing the Epstein Files, some smaller malicious activities get lost in the shuffle.

This episode is about one of them: Donald Trump's theft of the nation's 250th birthday celebration.

And yes, it is so much worse than you have heard.  Learn the truth of how one man subverted what could have been amazing, and instead became a dumpster fire.

Show Notes:

The original opinion piece that started it all: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/trump-just-robbed-america-of-a-sacred-reckoning-that-may-never-come-again-opinion/ar-AA27KhYo?ocid=msedgntp 

The REAL America 250 site: https://live.america250.org/ 

The FAKE Freedom 250 Trump site: https://freedom250.org/

The Congressional law establishing America 250: https://www.congress.gov/114/plaws/publ196/PLAW-114publ196.pdf

The Trump Executive Order that undercut the 10-year in the making Congressional effort: https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/DCPD-202500197/  

The CNBC article referenced: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/03/trump-freedom-250-america250-corporate-sponsors-access.html 

The Democrat's 55-page scathing report on Trump's hi-jacking the 250th birthday of America: https://democrats-naturalresources.house.gov/imo/media/doc/freedom250_oversight_report2.pdf

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For too long we have been upset over this most recent patch of our shared history.

But, we do have a lot to be proud of - and we will be coming back from this!

Let me explain to you why you should embrace to 4th of July, despite everything happening now in the United States of America.

No notes for this episode, it is all just from the heart.

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We vote for these people?  WHY?

And then we do it again. They show us, in detail, why they should not be trusted, and yet we put them right back in office.

Corruption isn't exactly new, but it is absolutely new & improved.  Blatant, in your face corruption is getting people votes!

Show Notes:

The history of corruption: https://historyrise.com/article/most-corrupt-regimes-in-history-top-10-examples-of-power-and-greed/ 

BBC Reporting on Nigel Farage: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn5pr0gp3gro 

Independent reporting on Farage: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/editorials/farage-henry-nowak-reform-stabbing-makerfield-b2988972.html 

Ken Paxton's scandal timeline: https://thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/17/ken-paxton-scandal-timeline/ 

The earlier episode on Menendez abd Santos: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2079783/episodes/14787644-tmc-episode-12-congressional-conscience 

Various Trump trading (Corruption) stories: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/trump-stock-trades-fuel-accusations-of-corruption-and-profiting-off-presidency 

https://fortune.com/2026/05/15/trump-stock-trades-brokerage-iran-war-ai-big-tech-market-moving/ 

https://apnews.com/article/stock-trading-trump-nvidia-apple-defense-1bd6e661929430892ae8f1eced3e0df8 

https://moneywise.com/news/investing/trump-michael-dell-stock-insider-trading

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Changes are a foot in the Social Security benefit. Regardless of where you are on your professional journey, you probably need to pay attention to what awaits you at the end of your working career.  In this episode we hit on a few news stories, then dive right in!

SHOW NOTES:

The Original Social Security episode! https://www.themadcentrist.com/2079783/episodes/16261719-tmc-episode-37-ss-fix-it

Tourism slowdown: https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/tourism-plummets-first-time-20-37204310 

Different news story on the auto industry: https://www.ebc.com/forex/why-new-car-buyers-disappeared-us-auto-market  (No click through!)

Social Security changes: https://financebuzz.com/painful-social-security-changes 

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