The Liberty Block

What is the alt-right? Trump judge refusing to acquiesce to the appeals court re: the bond he has to put up in order to appeal or did Letitia James say the insurance company that issued the bond is not qualified to do such business in NY. Abortion as national issue vs states right; what is Trump standing for in this election cycle? How much else could Trump be doing to spread a winning message and strengthen other GOP candidates?

Congratulations to our hosts on our 200th episode. Thanks to Jodi for making an appearance! Disney has won its battle in a proxy way to remain woke against outsiders; liberals keep fighting; conservatives often accept defeat as final; do establishment leaders in D.C. succumb to more than just peer pressure? threats? should republicans engage in issues such as “income equality”—turn the issue against liberal jurisdictions? Attacks on free speech in Scotland, Poland; if Americans don’t fight for free speech the “parchment guarantees” will never suffice; winner take all of electors vs. apportioning them by district (current situation in Nebraska); should we care if blue states ignore SCOTUS? Trump should join Abbott of Texas in ignoring SCOTUS on the “invasion” issue; does an oath to support the constitution require support of all SCOTUS decisions? Attorneys afraid of taking suits on the right and/or being disbarred like Eastman; why aren’t banks treated legally as common carriers? Biden’s Easter transgender visibility proclamation? Is government our religion nowadays?

The bridge collapse in Baltimore, just a freakish accident, hopefully not related to DEI/competency crisis; RFK’s pick of VP, which will probably hurt the dems more than republicans; could this help RFK win any states? Did Mike Johnson screw the republican party and their voters with the budget agreement last week? Why are republicans retiring before the election? Are they being paid off by a rich dem? Is Putin protecting Islamists by minimizing their involvement in the terror attack last Friday? Why is Putin allowed to cut ears off one of the terrorists? Is cancer growing more prevalent due to the covid vaccine? Trump’s attack on Israel saying they made a big mistake on Gaza destruction;

Chuck Schumer’s statement on Netanyahu and elections in Israel; Trump’s statements on Jews and democrats; Extremely high fines against Trump and his appeal; should Trump fight harder and more publicly/be more provocative; Fani Willis and Nathan Wade and the judge’s ruling regarding disqualification;

Lazer makes a surprise appearance - update from Ukraine!!!!

George Santos running in the primary for congress. Trump clinching the nomination; SOTU; was it a declaration of war against half the country? why did Katie Britt present the republican response and not Trump or someone else with more gravitas? cryptocurrency; would the dems let Trump win and blame him for an inevitable economic collapse? would congress refuse to certify trump if he wins? Current situation in Haiti; RFK Jr’s campaign vs. the “culturally vulgar” campaigns of Trump and Biden; Lazer joined the show and reported from Ukraine; U.S. building temporary ports to send supplies to Gaza; the House voted to ban tik tok—is this just a step towards general censorship of other media? or is shutting it down just to benefit Meta/Facebook? the Oscars; was Oppenheimer a communist? the rumor that Macron’s wife is a male;

Trump in; Haley out; extremely unlikely Haley could be Trump’s V.P. Does Trump want a black V.P.? The 9-0 SCOTUS ruling on Trump’s eligibility to run; who is in charge of allowing someone on the ballot for POTUS, e.g., if they’re a foreign national? NY Governor sues Nassau County over their decision to disallow transgenders to compete on female’s teams; can a state influence permits for a park in a county? NYC putting national guardsmen in the subway system; what does the posse comitatus act actually cover?

Mary Poppins being re-rated for a word that could be deemed racist; NYC politicians speaking out against expansion of asylum-seeking migrant facilities near their constituents; as migrants are counted in the census, it accrues positively to the democrats to increase migration; the Alabama IVF court ruling that frozen embryos should be considered persons; McConnell leaving as senate minority leader in 2024; Ronna McDaniel leaving as head of the RNC; Fani Willis and Nathan Wade—will they be disqualified? Texas AG winning case that a spending bill was passed unconstitutionally.

Trucker’s protest against anti-trump verdict and fine; Kevin O’Leary speaking about businesses avoiding NYS; wouldn’t that work in favor of amazon and other big companies? How legal/common is it to preclude appeal without paying fine? Navalny’s death; arrest of informant for allegedly lying about Burisma;

Republican loss in the special congressional election in NY yesterday; how much may have been due to snow? How much due to Mazi Pilip being a registered democrat? How much attributable to Trump being the nominee? How much to the backlash against Santos having won an election there? What is being done to recruit another candidate in November to run against Suozzi in November, or will they run the same candidate? Can Long Island be saved? The impeachment of Mayorkas; if Republicans lose in November, how to prevent it being framed as anti-America-first? Putin’s interview with Tucker Carlson and the reaction of the left to the interview? The Black National Anthem at the super bowl; is it a lack of allegiance that is parallel to dual citizenships? Mark Steyn losing lawsuit against Michael Mann in D.C.; the Hur report on Biden being an old man, with a failing memory;

Daniel joined from the UK and reported on the King’s medical issues and whether there is room for conspiratorial cynicism in disbelieving the media’s reports; is the Taylor Swift/Kelce relationship a government psyop? How many millennials believe the moon landing was faked? The fiasco of the border bill; the U.S. sec’y of state trying to meet with the Israeli military chief of staff with no one else present; Is Milei (in Argentina) backing down at all? Mother in Michigan was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for murders committed by her son; discussion of conspirators being responsible for all the actions of other conspirators even if not planned/wanted; Nikki Haley losing to “one of the above”. Should red states indict democrat ex-presidents now that courts decided that presidents are not immune from prosecution?

The ongoing opposition of Texas to the feds on the border issue and where is Trump, why is he not capitalizing on this issue? Does POTUS have authority to stop States’ National Guards from going to another State to enforce the border; the proposed deal in the senate to allow more immigrants in; should Trump do more to raise the enthusiasm of the republican voters? How important is the upcoming special congressional election on February 13th in Nassau County, NY? Severe prison sentences for pro-lifers vs light or no sentences for BLM peaceful protesters? Should Trump more publicly protect and stand up for Peter Navarro?

Ohio legislature overriding governor’s veto of transgender bill, which bans transitioning of minors; Trump’s victory in NH; how much is because of the left’s persecution of him? Will Trump’s almost certain nomination affect world affairs and wars even now? Kari Lake’s tiff with the republican leader in Arizona; why isn’t Trump fighting the legal battle over election fraud in light of the new evidence re: hacking election machines? Is there any reason to believe that the 2024 election will be more secure than 2020? Texas standing up to Biden on the razor wire at the border; what will happen down there between the States and the Feds? Would the White House want things to explode at that border? What is going on with Senator Fetterman?

The crew gets into a heated argument right from the get go; Trump’s victory in Iowa; Is Iowa ever predictive? Was the low turnout a sign of low enthusiasm? Does the press want Trump as the Republican nominee? How will the National Guard v. Feds faceoff end in Texas? Government of NJ fighting against NYC congestion pricing; California governor saying he will ignore SCOTUS on Bruen/guns; DEI affecting airline safety?

Chris Christie dropping out of the primaries; why would he drop out five days before the Iowa caucus? Will Biden drop out? Will Michele Obama enter the race? Lloyd Austin hiding his medical absence; will Austin be forced to resign? Did Republicans cave on the budget once again? The immigration battles between NY and NJ, both fighting to keep migrants out of their states; Ashli Babbit family suing for wrongful death; which republican candidates are promising to pardon J6ers if elected? How can Trump promise to pardon J6ers when he had the opportunity to pardon them before leaving office?

Who will be on the Epstein list? Israel (?) killing prominent Hamas leader in Lebanon?; is SWATing out of hand? Is it the FBI that refuses to follow up on these incidents? Trump saying FBI should get a spectacular new building; why do republicans continue to do debates with liberal moderators? Claudine Gay’s resignation; shipping lanes being blocked by the Houthis; will illegal immigrants be invited into the military? Why do NGO’s continue to seduce immigrants to enter the U.S.? Hannity moving to Florida, without Desantis getting credit; explanation of money supply; will BLM protests pick up as elections approach?

Pro-Palestinians demonstrating in so many places, including barricading JFK and LAX today. Is their goal to change minds? Intimidate? Demoralize? Will their opponents ever use the Dublin model and fight back against them? Will Trump pick Haley as V.P.? Don Jr. said he’d do anything to stop it from happening. Was a tax on unrealized gains a Trump idea or a Biden idea? Which presidents/leaders were most responsible for the growth in power of China? Is individual ownership of firearms a protection against tyranny or are Americans unwilling to resist? Courts continuing to ignore Bruen and allowing gun bans; why don’t republican states ignore SCOTUS rulings like democrat states do? Are Ukraine and Russia moving toward some type of armistice?

Colorado Politicians Remove Trump From Ballot, Could Cost Him The Election

Trump disqualified from Colorado ballot by their Supreme Court; why did voters have standing in this case and no one had standing with regards to voter fraud in 2020? It is not 100% clear if the Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling remains stayed until SCOTUS takes the case. Who is really disqualified by the 14th amendment? Is Colorado insurrectionist for not recognizing if Trump were to be elected President? Will SCOTUS even hear this case? Does Trump have any strategy to fight the establishment in these areas? Was it wise for Vivek to say he would also take his name off the ballot? Would Trump have done the same? What should be done with the Houthis? Is it not the purpose of the U.S. Navy to protect international shipping?

Desantis on townhall last night; no questions about Disney and don’t say gay; his views on abortion and trump’s presidency; the resignation of the president of UPenn contrasted with the president of Harvard hanging on with support of the university; banning conversion therapy (SCOTUS turned down a case visiting this issue) and its implications for free speech. Houthis attacking ships with little reprisal from the U.S. or other nations and its implications for an upcoming election year. Is the U.S. in danger of terrorist attacks as Director Wray has been alluding to?

The Desantis v. Newsom debate last week; can trump win in November if nominated? Should DeSantis hit trump harder on electability and many other issues? Ed M believes Trump can’t win Iowa; from whom will RFK Jr. pull more votes, Trump or Biden? More covid information coming out all the time about how much we were lied to; will Fauci ever be hurt in any way for all of his lies? Where is congress on missiles being shot at boats by Houthis in Yemen?

Dispute between U.K. and Greece over artifacts (Elgin Marbles) that the British rescued years ago and now Greece wants back; should items/lands acquired legally per the norms of a prior period be returned? The riot in a High School in Queens, NY, presumably inspired by a Jewish teacher posting something pro-Israel on Facebook; are pro-Palestinian protesters all antisemitic? Is it OK for the US to support both sides of wars, such as sending supplies to Gaza while sending arms to Israel? Ruth explained why it may not be insane to have college courses on Taylor Swift and defends teaching Critical Race Theory in universities. Daniel compared CRT to Hitler’s writings on Jews; DOJ/Jack Smith seeking info on anyone who retweeted or liked a tweet of Donald Trump? The upcoming Desantis vs Newsom debate; Meagan spoke of growing antisemitism that she has been encountering, not necessarily perpetrated by Muslims or other minorities;

The new president of Argentina, a libertarian anarcho-capitalist; the Israel hostage situation. Speaker Johnson releasing the tapes from J6; why doesn’t Trump fight for the J6 prisoners? Trump pressuring the RNC to shut down debates; Trump’s idea to give free online college from money from endowments; Musk suing Media Matters; Rand Paul and others fighting against covid fascism with more info coming out every week will never have an impact until republican leadership backs it; Ed M posits that the republican party has always been pro-big-government; 8th Circuit Court decision about standing in voting rights cases.

We welcomed Meagan to the show as a new co-host; is it possible that Jews are moving left and will that last? Is Nikki Haley’s war-hawkishness in tune with the base of the party? Is Desantis’ lacking the stridency of Haley and Ramaswamy in debates what keeps him from catching on with primary voters? Are immigrants choosing to leave the U.S. because it does not live up to what they were promised and isn’t that to be encouraged? San Francisco cleaning up for Xi Jinping; will this make people realize that government can be competent? Ed P. – “clean streets for Xi but not for thee”; M.I.T. backing down from suspending protesting student immigrants; Home sec’y of the UK being sacked.

Yesterday’s election results: Mike P reported from NJ, where the GOP made no inroads and probably lost a few seats in the legislature; several parental rights candidates lost in elections for the Board of Education where Mike lives; Ed P reported from Virginia where republicans will not control the house of delegates (and they appoint supreme court judges in that house). The VA election resulted from the recent gerrymandering by a democratic legislature; was the issue that cost republicans victories abortion or trump or something else? No state-wide races in NC or MI where Ed M. reports from. How did GOP not win governorship in Kentucky? Iowa governor endorsed Desantis; Ed M. asserts that Biden will not be the nominee and that may have already been decided by the powers that be. Should republicans not allow abortion to be such an important issue?