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707 episodes transcribedMarch 27, 2026The battle over funding TSA continues, Trump and MAGA Republican extremism is so unpopular that Republicans cannot govern, Americans hav...
March 26, 2026In bald language, Singapore’s Prime Minister makes clear how Trump has instigated a profound change in the world order, In place of the...
March 25, 2026Trump allies express concern that he is not aware of what is actually happening in the Iran War, Story of administration corruption wide...
March 24, 2026People close to Trump may be committing treason by trading on national secrets - putting personal gain over the safety of Americans, Tru...
March 23, 2026Trump tries to calm market fears about the continuing war in Iran, Trump threatens Middle East oil infrastructure, Trump then rescinds t...
March 22, 2026Trump defends failure to inform allies and partners about US attack on Iran, Closure of Strait of Hormuz puts enormous pressure on the p...
March 21, 2026On March 21, 1861 Senator Alexander Stephens delivered his Cornerstone Speech, In the Cornerstone Speech he described a Confederate gov...
March 20, 2026Israeli forces hit South Pars gas field, Trump criticizes NATO for not joining the Iran war, International Energy Agency says conflict i...
March 19, 2026Evidence that DOJ is covering up relationship between Trump administration and Jeffrey Epstein, Pam Bondi declines to confirm that she w...
March 18, 2026Beginning in 2010, DEA was running an investigation into drug trafficking, prostitution, and money laundering by Jeffrey Epstein and 14...
March 17, 2026Trump’s demand for help in reopening Strait of Hormuz goes unanswered, Russia expands support of Iran in war against US, Trump administr...
March 16, 2026 In early 1775, Boston was bitterly divided, The British occupied the town as Patriots built fortifications, Militiamen led by Benedict...
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March 14, 2026On March 15, 1820, Maine joined the Union, with national repercussions. Maine statehood was opposed by southerners worried that it woul...
March 13,2026Trump administration lifts sanctions on shipments of Russian oil, Oil prices skyrocket with closing of Strait of Hormuz, Ukraine sends in...
March 12, 2026American politics have been corrupted by billionaires, Senator Tim Sheehy’s campaign in Montana benefitted from donations from more tha...
March 11, 2026Trump claims Iran war is going well and will end “soon.” Iran turns down calls for ceasefire and lays mines in the Strait of Hormuz, Ir...
March 10, 2026Administration gives a classified briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senators express frustration with the insistence that...
March 9, 2026Trump had no plan for what would happen in Iran, Initial strikes killed the people the administration thought could take over in Iran, St...
March 8, 2026Trump wears baseball cap to ceremony returning remains of soldiers killed in Iran, Fox News displays the wrong footage of ceremony, White...
