House Republican leaders have told their members not to hold any more in person town halls. Because voters at these town halls have made clear they’re not happy with what Trump & Musk are doing. And some of these confrontations with Republicans have gone viral. We must not let House Republicans get away with this. We must demand they sit in front of their constituents and hear their concerns. That’s their job. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 04, 2025•34 min
Trump stands with Putin. He always has. But because that’s such a horrible truth, most of the world has understandably had a really difficult time accepting that truth. Until Friday. Friday made it crystal clear for all to see. And now the world knows that, as long as Trump is in the White House, America is not on the side of the free world. So damn sad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 03, 2025•37 min
Mike Madrid and I got together on Substack Live to discuss the current political landscape in America, the importance of engagement, strategic messaging, and the need for the Democratic Party to refocus its efforts. We also talk about the challenges posed by figures like Donald Trump and Elon Musk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 02, 2025•32 min
Democrats need to learn from Trump. Trump puts himself in front of a camera every day. Because this is all just a show to Trump. And Trump had always been about the marketing. That’s it. And when he’s in front of the camera, he lies. All the time. But Democrats have missed the boat here. They’re still playing by the old, cautious politician rules. They’re afraid of the open give and take. That’s gotta change. Fast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 27, 2025•29 min
I’m so sick and tired of the old establishment media putting these old establishment Democratic consultants on to bestow us with their old establishment wisdom. Fuck that. These guys are out of touch and Democrats need to stop listening to them. Democrats shouldn’t “roll over and play dead right now as Carville said. They should fight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 26, 2025•46 min
I sat down with progressive writer and thinker Jeet Heer to discuss what Democrats need to do to pull together an anti-Trump majority and win again. Trump didn’t win by a lot, but Democrats have real issues and need to make real decisions. Jeet and I don’t really agree on the direction Dems must go, but we agree Dems need to win. Because MAGA is a real threat to this country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 25, 2025•46 min
Because Trump believes our FBI, and DOJ, and Military, and intelligence community are all the enemy, he’s put people in charge of these agencies & departments who want to destroy them. From Trump’s perspective, it makes all the sense in the world. But from America’s perspective, it makes us way less safe and less secure. But we shouldn’t be surprised. He told us he’d do this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 24, 2025•36 min
Earlier this week, JD Vance criticized our European allies for getting weak on protecting free speech. Two days later, JD’s administration sent a threatening letter to a Congressman hinting at a DOJ investigation into his criticisms of Elon Musk & Trump. This is ugly government free speech intimidation. Hey JD, what about free speech in America? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 21, 2025•39 min
Trump lies almost every time he opens his mouth. And I stopped saying shame on Trump for lying a long time ago. Now I say shame on his supporters for allowing Trump to lie to them. Trump’s lying is on them, not him. And btw, We Americans will never get back a healthy democracy if we don’t demand a semblance of truth from the politicians who represent us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 20, 2025•38 min
Trump again yesterday blamed Ukraine for starting the war. Trump has made clear to the world that he stands with Putin & the world’s other dictators. He’s made clear that he does NOT stand with NATO & the free world. How horrible. And…how did Elon get so wealthy when he’s so damn ignorant? Maybe because he’s so damn dishonest. And…another oops from DOGE. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 19, 2025•37 min
The U.S. and Russia met in Saudi Arabia today to discuss resolving Putin’s war against Ukraine. Ukraine wasn’t there. Yes, you read that right. Trump continues to do exactly what Putin wants him to do, and by this point nobody should wonder why. The answer is obvious. It’s always been obvious. Trump works for Putin because Putin has something on Trump. That’s always been the case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 18, 2025•40 min
Trump sent out his utterly un-American post again this morning: "He who saves his county does not violate any law." It's a statement, a belief, that cannot coexist with our Constitution, cannot coexist if we're a nation of laws. So Trump is forcing Americans to choose: Him or the rule of law. What say you America? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 17, 2025•36 min
I sat down with Robert Weissman, President of Public Citizen (citizen.org) to discuss how citizens and the courts can best and most effectively stop what Musk and Trump are doing. We’ve never seen such a brazen, lawless convergence of concentrated corporate & government power. But we must fight back. Have a listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 14, 2025•41 min
So the state department just agreed to buy $400 million worth of Tesla’s? Hello? Can you say conflict of interest? So the guy who is currently in charge of the federal government also has government contracts for all of his companies? Hello? Audit his companies? Transparency? Overt corruption and HUGE conflicts of interest. Right out in the open. Here’s the beauty: Do the people care? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 13, 2025•35 min
If you actually listen to Trump and Musk every day - our military sucks, the deep state controls our justice dept and the FBI, there is no independent media, the federal government is all fraudsters and bad bureaucrats, even the judiciary is corrupt. According to Trump/Trumpism, America just sucks. But yet…he got elected saying all of this. And elections have consequences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 12, 2025•39 min
So many Trump supporters keep asking me every day - how come some judge can just overrule what a president wants to do? What’s the point of even having elections Joe? The point? The point is the Constitution. We’re either gonna have one and follow it, or we aren’t. It’s clear to me that that’s what MAGA wants, they just don’t have the balls to say it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 11, 2025•40 min
Trump and Vance made clear over the weekend that they're not happy the courts are holding up most of his executive actions. They've signaled that they'll ignore court rulings. If Trump can successfully do that, then we are no longer a democracy or a nation of laws. We must not let him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 10, 2025•23 min
I’m super pro Israel and I do not believe the two state solution is a possibility. So I sat down with someone who completely disagrees with me - Palestinian American political analyst Omar Baddar - to try to see if we could understand each other. And find a wee bit of common ground. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 07, 2025•45 min
I’m not a smart political consultant like David Axelrod. But Axelrod yesterday said Dems should throw in the towel on this USAID issue and focus on bigger fights. Hell no. Trump must be fought everywhere. What he’s doing to USAID is unlawful. So should Dems throw in the towel on the rule of law too? Come on. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 06, 2025•40 min
Last night, Trump said that the U.S. should take over and “own” Gaza. Why? Because Trump believes it will enrich himself personally and because Trump is an autocrat, and like all good autocrats, Trump believes he has a right to anything. Freedom, sovereignty, and democracy can’t get in his way. But please don’t laugh at Trump. Take him seriously. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 05, 2025•38 min
Our Founders gave the lion’s share of constitutional authority to the legislative branch. The people’s house. Because our Founders feared a king. There’s great fear and confusion right now because an unelected oligarch is waging war on the federal government. The very thing our Founders feared. And what is Congress doing about this? Nothing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 04, 2025•35 min
It’s happening right before our eyes. And none of it should be surprising. Trump is indeed acting like a dictator, the wealthiest man on the planet, not elected by anyone, has declared war on federal civil servants, and Congress, charged in the Constitution with keeping a check on the presidency, has willingly abdicated that authority. It is by definition a Constitutional crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 03, 2025•40 min
Please cut thru all the DEI noise out there, here’s the truth. Trump is blaming black people, brown people, women, transgenders, and people with disabilities for the deaths of those 67 souls. That’s disgusting and monstrous. If that doesn’t disgust you, nothing will. And btw, Trump said it because he knows he can get away with saying it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 31, 2025•33 min
I sat down with long time conservative John Ziegler (@zigmanfreud). To discuss NeverTrumpers like myself. He has some criticisms. Of me and others. This is an important conversation to have at this point for all of us who don't support Trump but are not Democrats. Or are we? Have a listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 30, 2025•55 min
As citizens in a free society, it is our responsibility to stay informed. To stay tethered to truth. If the people become uninformed and untethered to truth, democracy withers away. We're getting there. Also...Trump continues his cruel attacks on transgender Americans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 29, 2025•38 min
It’s been eight days. And in those eight days Trump has carried out a war against decency, the rule of law, checks & balances, and the guardrails of our democracy. And what have Democrats done? Nothing. Not a damn thing but cower. And hide. And worry. We need an opposition party. Democrats are making clear they ain’t up for this. We need to find an opposition party asap. Or our democracy will disappear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 28, 2025•40 min
There is nothing new going on right now. Our immigration cops conducted targeted raids under Obama and under Biden. We put non-citizens on deportation planes under Obama and Biden too. In fact, Obama deported MORE non citizens than Trump did. The only difference? Trump is putting a camera on all of it. To scare you and fool you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 27, 2025•41 min
Long time conservative talk radio host/original NeverTrumper @SykesCharlie and I sat down to figure some stuff out. How did Trump win again? What’s the future for both political parties? What will these next four years look like? And what do all of us who believe in democracy and oppose authoritarianism do now? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 24, 2025•53 min
Hundreds of executive orders issued, hundreds of Biden’s executive orders rescinded, people’s lives already impacted, fake emergencies invented, loyalty tests being carried out, open middle finger at the rule of law & the Constitution, open politicization of all federal health information…by all intents & purposes, Donald Trump is a King. And he won’t stop unless he’s stopped. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 23, 2025•43 min
A Washington, DC church bishop simply asked the President of the United States to show mercy and compassion. To follow the teachings of Jesus. And MAGA erupted and attacked her. And Trump demanded an apology. Also…government via executive order is not what our Founders intended. Because our Founders did not want to be ruled by a King. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 22, 2025•39 min
