Topics: 1) NATO is united against Russia 2) Biden sanctions Russian elites, banks and Russian Debt - Military aid to follow? *No sanctions against Putin? Just the first step? 3) Russia supplies 40% of Europe's Natural Gas - There are 2 pipelines that run through Belarus and Ukraine - Ukraine is paid $2B annually *The Russians view Ukraine joining or partnering with NATO as an economic existential threat 4) 60 of Russian exports are Oil and Natural gas - 40% of Russia's total budget comes from oil and gas 5) The U.S. now imports 4M barrels of oil a day to meet the refining needs of increased gasoline demand - Prices of energy will go up *Heavy oil is imported versus lighter oil produced here in the U.S **We produce 11.6M barrels per day which is up 6% over last year despite the Biden Administration's efforts to curb fossil fuels in their pursuit of green energy 6) 14 GOP Attorney Generals call for DHS Secretary Mayorkas to Resign for failing to secure the border 7) Sen. McConnell feels the 2022 midterms will be a reflection on the Biden Administration failures 8) Senator Rick Scott presents an 11-point plan including some of the following: a. Reduce the size of the Federal Government b. National Voter ID laws c. Border Wall named after Trump d. Recognize only 2 genders men and women e. Educate Kids, Salute the flag, no revisionist history, pledge of allegiance f. No discrimination based on color of skin g. Fight crime in cities

Topics: 1) Putin sends troops into 2 Eastern Ukraine regions of occupied territory 2) Senators of both parties demand sanctions be leveled now and not wait for the remaining Invasion to other parts of Ukraine - Biden looks weak and ineffective 3) The cost of the war and cost of sanctions will be weighed next by both sides *Oil at $94 a barrel and high gas prices basically allow Russia to finance the war with minimal additional cost 4) The Germans sanction the Nordstream Pipeline withdrawing Certification 5) Russian stock market falls 10% and the Ruble falls 3.4% *U.S. stocks down for third straight day 6) The problem for the EU is the dependency on Russian oil and gas especially during the winter 7) Biden average approval rating hovers around 42% and disapproval 54% - Some polls numbers are lower *Generic Ballot shows Republicans at +9, similar to previous polling results 8) The late Medina Spirit stripped of 2021 Derby win and trainer Bob Baffert suspended. Purse money awarded to 2nd place finished Mandaloun 9) Political Commentator Bob Beckel dies at 73

Topics: 1) Russia adds 7K troops as tensions escalate - Biden again claims invasion imminent 2) Clinton Spygate "Fake scandal" according to Hillary - you know she is lying 3) 3 woke school board members fired in SF 4) Quinnipiac poll: Biden approval falls to 37% Disapproval - Underwater in all public issues 5) Kemp leads Perdue in GA by 49-39% 6) Rubio leads Demmings 49-42% 7) Generic Ballot Republican leads over Democrat by 54-42 8) Democratic brand is toxic in Rural America "Hatred of Democrats" 9) BLM bails out accused attempted murderer in Louisville of Jewish Mayoral candidate 10) CA lawmakers trying to repeal Prop 47 reducing from $950 to $450 misdemeanor crime free steals 11) Chinese woman stabbed 40 times in NYC by criminal out on free bail with 3 open criminal charges

Guest Host: Jeffrey Dunetz - LidBlog Author ( LidBlog.com ) *Richard Battle's new book "Life's Daily Treasure" aim to restore your pride in America and inspire you to confidently pursue your destiny. ( RichardBattle.com ) Topics: 1) AOC Goes to Texas 2) Russia-Ukraine a. Will NATO countries keep their promises of major sanctions? b. Who's lying and who's not? 3) Economic Freedom - U.S. dropped from the 20th most economically free country to the 25th 4) Oh Canada? - Trudeau invoked emergency powers act against the peaceful and patriotic protest 5) Lock Her Up - Durham files a brief indicating the campaign hired Rodney Joffe to spy on phone calls from Trump Tower and the White House 6) Energy Inflation - Biden asked Saudi Arabia to produce more crude to help him lower energy and overall inflation 7) Speaking of Crude - Will Prince Andrew get back his military titles and responsibilities now that he has made a schtupping settlement?

Topics: 1) Clinton campaign spying on Trump 2) Fascist Trudeau invoking emergencies act 3) Biden flying migrants around USA covertly

Topics: 1) Is Ukraine NOT joining NATO the Crux of the issue - Yes according to the Ukrainian Ambassador *Ukrainian officials request meeting with Russians 2) Rams win Super Bowl 56 - Controversial calls on Bengals on 3rd and 8 Holding which lead to Rams touchdown - Donald and Kupp star in victory 3) In the John Durham probe, it appears the Hillary Clinton campaign provided false Russian collusion plots against the Trump campaign *The Clinton campaign hired people to infiltrate the Trump servers - Indictments are possible **She is dirty and crooked - WE already knew that 4) In a 2024 poll by John McLaughlin, Trump beats Harris by 11 points 51-40 and Biden 49-44 *Trump/McConnell try to sway the Senatorial mid terms **Biden approval among Blacks falls to 70% from 90% 5) AOC goes on the road to campaign against Incumbent Centrist Democrats in primaries 6) Hispanics moving to Republicans because Democrats abandon Tradition, Family and Love of Country (The Leftist part of the party) calling the shots 7) Trudeau upside down 35-48 as a result of trucking fiasco - Ontario drops mandates?

Topics: 1) Inflation at highest level since 1982 2) Gas prices hit the highest levels in 8 years - Oil could hit $120 if Russia invades 3) Crime and homeless encampments are all over LA as Super Bowl comes to town 4) Al Sharpton - "Crime is out of control in NYC" *75% of Americans believe DeFund the police caused the crime wave 5) Build Back NEVER? 6) Sen. Manchin says we need to get our house in order and cool inflation prior to more government spending 7) Deadbeat students push Biden for $10K in relief - No bill in sight in Congress - Payments restart on 5-1-22 *There is no reason to forgive ANY student debt 8) House subpoenas Schaftlein Report Guest Peter Navarro to testify before 1-6 commission 9) Biden-China Connection

Topics: 1) Violent crime has spike in vulnerable Democratic house districts a. Fentanyl coming across the Southern Border is killing an alarming number of people all across the country - Violent crime committed by illegals is soaring b. LA Mayor candidate Karen Bass wants to hire more cops while the LA Board of Supervisors wants to fire 4,000 officers over not being vaccinated - The sheriff opposes this action c. Squad member and radical Cori Bush continues to push DeFund the Police against the wishes of Democratic leadership 2) More women and Hispanics Republicans are running than ever before - 253 women and 228 people of color are running - John James to run for House seat in Michigan 3) Economic News - Misery Index which is the unemployment rate + Inflation stands at 11, highest level since 2007/2008 recession 4) Biden approval at 39.8% in Real Clear Politics average of polls - A new low 5) Many cities and states are dropping mask mandates, but not the Federal Government 6) Joe discusses Iran's role in the Middle East and its Warhead Missle development 7) Democrats say they want to move to the center to pass bi-partisan bills and leadership seems to have got the message - We'll see? *Political Pressure after left wing agenda fails to pass 8) Biden and the Radicals in the White House to spend $30M on crack pipes

Topics: 1) Most Small Businesses are increasing costs to try and offset Inflation 2) Weekly Jobless claims for the Period ending 1-29-22 total 238K, slightly below the estimate of 245K and below the previous week total of 261K *Continuing Claims of 1.6M are at the lowest level since 1973 3) Productivity was up 6.6% in Q-4 2021 while labor costs were up just 0.3% as defined by hourly compensation - productivity 4) Economy grew by 1.7% in Q-4 2021 and for the whole year came in at 5.7% growth absorbing $6T in Government relief 5) Total Debt in the country reaches $15.5T, however it appears manageable for now? a. Mortgage Debt - $11T b. Auto's $1.5T c. Student Loan $1.5T d. Credit Cards $856B e. Mortgage rates went up 50 basis points in 2021 and already 40 basis points in 2022 *However, 2/3 of loans went to people with a 760 or higher credit score while only 2% went to subprime borrowers 6) Trade deficit up 27% in 2021 to $859B representing 3.7% of GDP - We imported $1.8T of goods 7) With headline CPI up 7% in December and housing prices soaring, the middle class is at risk of being left out of the housingmarket 8) If Russia invades Ukraine, will oil go north of $100? *Biden say no Nordstream pipeline - Implications?

Topics: 1) Widespread evidence in PA of systemic issues related to chain of custody in ballots from 2020 election 2) Hispanic women are leading the charge in the switch to GOP 3) Refund the Police being led by black mayors in deep blue cities 4) Inflation adjusted wages are down 2.4% over last year under Biden 5) GoFundMe succumbs to potential fraud charges and agrees to return $10M in donations intended for Canadian Freedom truckers 6) Peter Schweitzer book alleges Biden family got $31M from a Chinese Intelligence company 7) 62% of the public push back against Biden limiting Supreme Court pick to a black woman 8) Sarah Bloom Raskin, wife of Congressman Jamie Raskin, Biden's pick to head Federal Reserve Regulator get major push back from 24 state CFO's. She is a hard core radical against energy companies and a climate activist - She should NOT be confirmed 9) Opening ceremony of Beijing Olympics is down 43% 10) Maskless Democrats are everywhere from Obama, Abrams, Newsom to Garcetti and more