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Ed Powell laments that Congressman Mike Johnson seemed to lose his conservative principles once elected Speaker of the House. This is literally what has happened with every Speaker and anyone else who gained power.

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;

Ed Powell gives his expert opinion on the idiocy of the floating dock idea that Biden is forcing you and me to pay for in Gaza!

Is the infamous pathological liar returning to Congress after being kicked out?!?!??!

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;

The most likely way the gun fired on the #Baldwin movie set, according to Alu. #RustTrial #Homicide #Revolver #Guns #Safety

Who will Trump choose as a vice president?!?!?

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?

"That whole case was such a joke!"

Eagle pass is closed but other entry points are open!

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?

...but only for abusers who use guns to threaten to murder their wives?

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?