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-- David breaks down how government shutdowns are a manufactured crisis created in the 1980s that punish ordinary Americans while politicians treat them like a game

-- Grocery prices surge to record levels with beef, coffee, and fruit soaring, exposing Donald Trump’s failed promises to lower costs

-- Leaked texts from Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reveal officials know Trump’s trade policies are devastating farmers but stay silent

-- Trump stumbles through a chaotic press conference mispronouncing names, complaining about teleprompters, and pushing a doomed Gaza deal

-- Trump openly vows to fire generals and admirals in loyalty tests while floating military action in Venezuela and against cartels

-- Marjorie Taylor Greene defies Trump by backing Epstein document releases and breaking with him on major issues despite her far-right extremism

-- Trump loyalists like Kash Patel and Pam Bondi risk long prison terms under civil rights laws as Rick Wilson warns of Nuremberg-style accountability

-- White House lawyer Lindsey Halligan delivers incoherent remarks minimizing slavery, embodying Trump’s pattern of choosing loyalty over competence

-- On the Bonus Show: Elon Musk and others are named in new Epstein documents, YouTube settles a $24 million lawsuit with Trump, MAGA erupts over Bad Bunny headlining the Super Bowl Halftime Show, and much more…

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-- Rahm Emmanuel, former US ambassador to Japan, former Chicago Mayor, and former Obama White House Chief of Staff, joins us to discuss the future of the Democratic Party and speculation about a 2028 presidential campaign

-- Thomas Sanford, a Trump-supporting Marine veteran, attacks a Mormon church in Michigan killing four and wounding eight before dying in a gunfight with police

-- Donald Trump issues a neutral statement on the Michigan church shooting focusing on stopping violence without mentioning political affiliations

-- Trump exaggerates left-wing political violence in 2025 despite data showing right-wing violence remains far more prevalent

-- Karoline Leavitt defends Trump on the Michigan church shooting while trying to downplay partisan implications on national TV

-- Fox News reporters avoid highlighting the Michigan shooter’s pro-Trump and pro-Kirk social media presence to prevent backlash

-- Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb publicly calls reelecting Trump America’s biggest mistake and criticizes his interference in the Comey case

-- Trump announces bailouts for farmers harmed by his tariffs, highlighting the economic consequences of his trade policies

-- Trump posts AI-generated video promising every American a “medbed” for miraculous healing fueling dangerous QAnon conspiracy theories

-- On the Bonus Show: Eric Adams drops out of NYC mayor's race, Missouri governor signs new election map, friends are teaming up to buy homes, and much more...

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