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Episode Date: November 18, 2025

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into an Academy Award-winning movie, and now I'm bringing it to you for the first time as an audiobook narrated by Yours Truly. The Big Short Story, what it means to bet against the market, and who really pays for an unchecked financial system, is as relevant today as it's ever been. Get the Big Short now at Pushkin.fm slash audiobooks, or wherever audiobooks are sold. Good evening, everyone. Let me first welcome House Republicans back to the Congress after their seven-week taxpayer-funded vacation.

These people have been missing in action, absent without official leave, running scared, but they can no longer hide. The Rules Committee is going to meet shortly, and then tomorrow there will be votes on the House floor. And Democrats will continue to press the case to say to our Republican colleagues, you have another opportunity to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits and make sure that tens of millions of Americans all across the country and communities that Republicans

represent, along with us as Democrats, tens of millions of Americans, rural America, working class America, urban America, small town America, the heartland of America, and in black and brown communities all across America, people at risk of experiencing dramatically increased premiums, co-pays, and deductibles because of the Republican refusal to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits. Before the Rules Committee this evening, House Democrats, led by myself and Whip Catherine Clark, will give the Republicans another opportunity to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits by introducing an amendment that will extend these tax credits for a three-year period of time. Same period of time that these tax credits were extended back in 20

22. Republicans have created a health care crisis all across America. Largest cut to Medicaid in American history. Hospitals, nursing homes, and community-based health centers closing all throughout the country because of what Republicans did in their one big ugly bill. Medicare still at risk of the largest cut it may confront in American history unless Congress sacks by the end of this year. And of course, because of the Republican refusal to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits in the midst of a cost of living crisis that already

exists that they fail to address health care for people all across this country is on the brink of becoming unaffordable, working-class Americans, everyday Americans, mental-class Americans, unable to afford to go see a doctor. This is in America, the wealthiest country in the history of the world. And so once again, House Republicans, welcome back from your taxpayer-funded seven-week vacation. You now have an opportunity to actually take some action in an area of this health care crisis by working with Democrats before the Rules Committee this evening to extend the Affordable Care. Act tax credits. It's now my honor to introduce WIPCatherine Club. Thank you so much, Mr. Leader, and we are indeed looking forward to the return of the

missing House GOP. Fifty-four days. I know the dust has settled on their desks. I hope they can find their voting cards. And I hope, as Speaker Johnson said, when they were home on their vacation doing the most, quote, meaningful work of their careers, that that included talking to their neighbors, talking to their constituents, because I can tell you what we are hearing from people across this country. It is fear, it is anxiety. The thought that they may lose their ACA insurance, the thought that they may lose their Medicaid, or Medicare because of the agenda of the House GOP, take away health care and give permanent tax cuts to the very, very wealthiest in this country.

I hope that Mike Johnson talked to Morgan in Rustin, Louisiana. Morgan's son needs an inhaler that is paid for through her health insurance, and he needs frequent trips to the doctor to be able to survive and have a childhood he deserves. Morgan is so fearful that if she loses that coverage that her son depends on, there are no backup plans. There's no plan B. And so we are saying, listen, listen to the American people and what they are telling you. I hope that you listen to them when you were home, avoiding coming to do your jobs here in the Capitol. And I hope, as the leader has said,

you will take this opportunity tonight. We can't undo all the damage they've done, but extend the ACA tax credits for three years. Give small business owners, farmers across this country, moms and dads who depend on the ACA in order to get their coverage. Tell them they don't have to have sleepless nights worrying that their cancer treatment for their spouse

might not be able to continue. They may not be able to manage their own diabetes. And they may not be able to find health care when they have a sick child. These are the very real cries of Americans, House Democrats are going to remain in this fight. And I hope that on their 54 days, they heard the American people loudly and clearly and will come back to their senses and do what's

right and protect health care in this country. And now it is my great pleasure to introduce our ranking member and fellow base stater on the Rules Committee, Jim McGovern. Thank you. So eight weeks ago, Speaker Mike Johnson sent the House of Representatives home. He basically abolished the House of Representatives. And he did so because he cares more about giving tax breaks to billionaires than he cares about extending tax relief to working families so they can afford their health care. I took the train down here today because I wanted to make sure I got here for the Rules Committee,

meeting. I got an earful for a lot of people. People are pissed. People don't understand why this is so difficult. That in a Congress that, again, passes these huge benefits for corporations and for the well-off and the well-connected, can't find it within their politics to be able to pass relief to middle-class families who are going to not be able to afford their health insurance. I mean, this is not a top. point, this is real life. I've had constituents come up to me and tell me that they don't know what they're going to do. I mean, they can't afford the skyrocketing costs of their health insurance. This is a life or death issue for people. I have people coming up to me and saying they're going to go without health care for a year or two. They're just going to roll the dice and maybe everything will work out okay. Health care ought to be a fundamental human right for everybody in this country, that this is so difficult. tells you everything you need to know about the character of the people who are running this House of Representatives right now

and the man in the White House. This is disgusting. This is immoral. We're going to go to the Rules Committee and we're going to take the fight directly to the Republicans up in the Rules Committee. But this should be a no-brainer. This should be a no-brainer.

And yet it's becoming this enormous mountain to try to climb in order just to get some help so that people don't lose their health insurance. What the hell is wrong with these people? Again, I mean, I wish Donald Trump could have been on the train with me today and heard some of the stories that I heard, you know, but I don't think he ever has been on the train. I don't know.

I don't know. He lives in a bubble. But I wish some of my Republican colleagues were on that train. How can you, you know, how can you not extend these tax benefits for people who are in such desperate need? You know, look, we're going to continue to continue to. to try. The beautiful thing about politics is you don't lose, you never lose until you give up trying, and we're not going to give up, and we're going to fight like hell until this gets done. And with that, I'm happy to yield to my, one of my wonderful members of the Rules Committee,

Congressman Mary Gay-Scanlon of Pennsylvania. Thank you. So we've had this fight going all year, and I've been trying to figure out a way to break it down. But basically, there were two big tax issues that were coming due at the end of this year. One was the tax cuts for billionaires, and the other was the tax credits for folks who get the Affordable Care Act. In July, Speaker Johnson called us back, dragged us back here, Fourth of July weekend, so they could ram through the tax cuts for billionaires. But when it came time to extend the tax credits for everyday Americans, they went on vacation. They went on vacation early. They said, oh, we don't have to really deal

with that. They were unwilling to negotiate with Democrats, and they just left town. So like my colleagues here, I've been hearing from my constituents throughout this period of time when we have not been here in D.C., which we have regularly been in D.C., trying to do the work. But just this morning, I was at the largest Veterans Day parade in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in media, and I had veterans coming up to me saying, keep fighting. This is killing us. This health insurance issue My daughter can't get her in shirt. I'm Stefan Curry, and this is Gentleman's Cut. I think what makes Gentleman's Cut different is me being a part of developing the profile of this beautiful finished product.

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Yet on the streets of Manhattan, there was no sign anything important had just happened. Now, 15 years after the Big Short's original release, and a decade after it became an Academy award-winning movie, I've recorded an audiobook edition for the very first time. The Big Short Story, what it means when people start betting against the market, and who really pays for an unchecked financial system, is as relevant today as it's ever been, offering invaluable insight into the current economy and also today's politics. Get the big short now at Pushkin.fm.fm. slash audiobooks, or wherever audiobooks are sold. Greatness doesn't just show up. It's built. One shot, one choice, one moment at a time.

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first time. How would you ask if there are any unlocked guns in the home? Hey. Hey, we're so excited for tonight. Before we come over, though, may I ask if there are any unlocked guns in your home? Our guns are stored securely locked in a safe that the kids can't access. Awesome. Learn how to have the at Agree2agree.org, brought to you by the Ad Council. She's concerned about her family. I hear from the folks I walk dogs with in the morning that they're thinking about going without coverage because they've got a small business

and they can't afford the increases that they're seeing. Hearing from a veteran whose social security just barely covers her rent and she doesn't know what she's going to do for health insurance for her family. It's hitting Americans. And they're not stupid. They know who's fighting for them, and we're going to keep fighting for them.

So thank you for paying attention, and this is not over. With that, I would like to yield to my classmate and colleague from the Rules Committee, Joan Neguse from Colorado. Well, I think my colleagues articulated well, and of course Leader Jeffries articulated well the stakes for millions of Americans whose premiums are skyrocketing, including the many constituents that I represent in Colorado. But I do just want to underscore a point to Chairman McGovernment. And in particular, I say this, you know, for the press that are gathered here, many of you whom have covered the developments in this Capitol for a long time, who are here when Speaker McCarthy was Speaker, when Speaker Pelosi was Speaker, when Speaker Ryan was presiding.

This is one of the most shameful episodes, in my view, in the modern history of the Congress. The decision that Speaker Johnson made to recess the House for 54 days, To send Republican members home on paid vacation for eight weeks is disgraceful. It is a debasement of our Constitution. It is unprecedented. And every Republican member, as they arrive this evening and tomorrow morning, ought to be asked the question. Why they endorsed this abdication of Congress's power for the last eight weeks? Why they supported the Speaker's decision to send the Congress on vacation for eight weeks?

as premiums are skyrocketing for millions of Americans. There's a reason, as the leader has articulated previously, that Steve Bannon has compared the Congress to the Duma. It's because that is the way in which Speaker Johnson and House Republicans are functioning. And it is time for accountability. As the leader and as the WIP reference, Republicans have an opportunity now

that they finally ended their 54-day vacation to do the right thing. We're going to give them that opportunity in the Rules Committee, which is the first committee hearing in the House that will have been held since September. Shameful. And I know my colleagues on the Rules Committee feel the same way, including my colleague from the West, my neighbor in New Mexico, Representative Ledger Fernandez. Vanessa Narchis, it has indeed been a while. But tonight at the Rules Committee, as you've heard, we are going to give the Republicans their last chance. to show America, whether they're going to stand up

for the working families and the small businesses in America who need those tax credits, or whether they're going to let them die because they don't get health care, because they have to drop their health insurance because it's too expensive. You know, Madam Rick Clark, the issue of that inhaler, one of the stories that was told to me was, A friend of mine said, I want you to take this story back.

My brother lost his health insurance. That inhaler would cost $10 or $20 with his insurance. He'd have to go to the emergency room to get a $10 inhaler because without insurance it costs $400, he died gasping for breath because he couldn't afford inhaler. will die with this decision that Republicans seem to want to make. And they moved heaven and earth to pass those tax credits for the billionaires before July 4th,

but can't get around to passing the tax credits for working families before they expire in December. So we're going to be bringing these amendments and asking them to vote, asking them to go on the record, the extension of the health credits, on regards to what's happening in rural America, a district I represent. And what about those SNAP benefits where states have stepped up like New Mexico to make sure there are people don't go hungry. And finally, addressing the fact that the senators are giving themselves a $500,000 to a million or more payment. I call it the January six cash out payment. They can't make health care affordable for a father and his children, but they're willing to pay themselves millions of dollars. And it is true. We only lose this

fight if we give up the fight. And Democrats have been fighting Republicans in a long struggle to provide health care to Americans. We have been fighting Republicans when we, created Medicare, when we created Medicaid, when we created the affordable care. And we're going to not give up that fight because we want all Americans to be able to have health care, including Marjorie Taylor's Green's kids. Right? We want everywhere, everybody everywhere to have health care. And with that, we're ready to go up to the Rules Committee, but I'll pass it back to

our wonderful leader. Thank the distinguished members of the Rules Committee, as well as my good friend, Catherine Clark for their comments, for their leadership. Democrats have been engaged in this struggle on behalf of the health care of the American people for a long time. FDR engaged in this struggle. Johnson engaged in this struggle. Truman engaged in this struggle. Bill Clinton engaged in this struggle. Barack Obama engaged in this struggle. House Democrats are here to continue to engage in this struggle to decisively address the Republican health care crisis. standing on the shoulders of Democrats who for decades have been fighting to deliver

affordable high-quality health care for the American people questions yeah thank you so a provision was added into the legislation with regard to potential that senators could essentially sue the US government for us five hundred thousand dollars if they can prove that the data was used in investigations What do you say to that? And is there any chance that that will be removed from this year? House Democrats are going to offer an amendment before the Rules Committee to get that self-dealing sick provision out of the spending agreement.

The notion that eight Republican senators signed off by John Thune and the Republicans, apparently in the Senate and in the House, would give themselves the ability essentially to rip millions, of taxpayer dollars away from the American people so they could line their pockets because these people were insurrectionist sympathizers is insanity. And we're going to tattoo that provision, just like we're going to tattoo the Republican health care crisis on the foreheads of every single House Republican who dares vote for this bill.

There have been a number of members of your own caucus have called and Senator Schumer to be replaced as Democratic reader. Are you okay with those calls coming from within your own caucus? As I've indicated, we're focused right now on pressing the case and addressing the Republican health care crisis. We'll be before the Rules Committee in moments. We'll have a family conversation as House Democrats. We're strongly opposed as House Democrats to this reckless Republican effort

to continue to raise the high cost of living on everyday Americans, is exactly what they're doing by failing to extend the affordable care access credit. Nicole? Even though you said that Democrats are opposed, you would expect any Democrats to give back tomorrow what they did in the Senate? I will have that conversation during our caucus meeting at noon, but our strong expectation is that Democrats will be strongly opposed. Many have issued statements.

The New Dem Coalition came out today. That's the largest caucus within the House Democrats. Congress opposed to this Republican spending bill because it fails to address the health care crisis that Republicans have created. Thank you. Mr. McIver mentioned he wrote to train to make it back in town. Obviously, all of the members are trying to get back. You're going to anticipate all Democrats will be here tomorrow in order to oppose this

bill and put the pressure on Speaker Johnson to rally all of his members to support the legislation. Yes. Congresswoman elect Alita Kapalva is scheduled to be sworn in tomorrow, and then you expect, she has said she will sign the discharge petition, the Kana, Massey, discharge petition. Can you tell us when you would expect that vote to actually happen, just explain to people we've kind of been waiting for this for so long, explain, when you would expect that. Yeah, let me defer to Whit Clark and once and future chairman Jim McGovern on that issue. Thank you. It is long, long overdue that the Congresswoman elect take her place, her rightful place, and be sworn in. So we are being told by the Republicans that that will happen.

Now they anticipate at 4 o'clock tomorrow before we begin debate on the rule. And it is just another one of those breathtaking split screens that as they are hard, home, and we are watching this suffering going on, that they have also decided to put off swearing in Congresswoman elect Grahalva because they don't want her to sign a discharge petition that would force a vote on the Epstein files. So they don't want to give Americans' health care, and they don't want to find justice for the survivors and victims of Jeffrey Epstein. It is an amazingly arrogant and dangerous statement that they are making to the American

people about their own security. And it should write the, if she signs it tomorrow, it should write in early December so we can expect to vote. I mean, that doesn't mean that the Speaker of the House might try to do some shenanigans with the discharge petition, but if all goes the way we wanted to go, early December. It's unbelievable that seven-plus weeks, Representative Alec Adelaide Grahava was elected in late September, decisively has been denied the ability to serve more than 800,000 people in Arizona. And why is that the case?

It's because Republicans are running a pedophile protection. program. They are intentionally hiding the Jeffrey Epstein files. But those days are over because as soon as Representative-elect Al-Lah Lera-Graha, becomes Congresswoman Grahava. Her first act, as she's indicated, is going to be to sign that discharge petition. It's going to force a vote on the House floor, and the American people are going to get the transparency that they deserve. So you've not taken off the table a discharge petition on the OCEA subsidies. So have you had any outreach yet to Republicans on that?

Or is it too soon for us? We haven't had any conversations with Republicans. We're going to be before the Rules Committee shortly. We're going to introduce an amendment that gives them an opportunity to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits. and we're going to continue to make the point to our Republican colleagues. Our position is simple. Cancel the cuts, lower the costs, save health care. Thank you, everyone.

Folks, that was the House Democratic leadership. Folks, moments before the House Democratic leadership, speaking moments before the House committee will meet tonight. Okay, they're only meeting tonight beginning at 6.30 p.m. And the whole goal, of course, is to begin to consider the package, the team resolution passed by the Senate to reopen the government. This meeting is the first critical step before if GOP leadership can schedule a floor vote. That will take place on Wednesday. Once the committee approves the debate rules, the full House must vote to adopt them before moving forward with the final passage of this legislation.

This development follows the Senate's approval of the bill on Monday night where eight moderate Democrats join Republicans potentially bringing in into the longest government shut down in American history. The agreement promises to restore the central services, including federal food aid and pay for hundreds of thousands of federal workers, but it also will call for a vote in the Senate with regards to extending the Affordable Care Act subsidies. Now, here's the problem. Republicans have already entered those subsidies when they pass that big, ugly bill.

So this promise of a vote next month. I'm Stefan Curry, and this is Gentleman's Cut. I think what makes Gentleman's Cut different is me being a part of developing the profile of this beautiful finished product. With every sip, you get a little something different. Visit Gentleman's Cut Bourbon.com or your nearest Total Wines or Bevmo. This message is intended for audiences 21 and older. Gentleman's Cut Bourbon, Boone County, Kentucky. For more on Gentleman's Cut Bourbon, please visit

gentlemen's cuthuburn.com. Please enjoy responsibly. Podcasters, it's time to get the recognition you deserve. The I-Heart Podcast Awards are coming back in 2026. Got a mic? Then you've got a shot. Every year, we celebrate the most creative, compelling, and game-changing voices in podcasting.

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My book The Big Short tells the story of the buildup and burst of the U.S. housing market back in 2008. It follows a few unlikely but lucky people who saw the real estate market for the black hole it would become and eventually made billions of dollars from that perception. It was like feeding the monster, said Eisman. We fed the monster until it blew up. The monster was exploding. Yet on the streets of Manhattan, there was no sign anything important had just happened.

Now, 15 years after the Big Short's original release, and a decade after it became an Academy Award-winning movie, I've recorded an audiobook edition for the very first time. The Big Short story, what it means when people start betting against the market, and who really pays for an unchecked financial system, it is as relevant today as it's ever been, offering invaluable insight into the current economy and also today's politics.

Get the big short now at pushkin.fm. slash audiobooks, or wherever audiobooks are sold. Greatness doesn't just show up. It's built. One shot, one choice, one moment at a time. From NBA champion Stephen Curry comes shot ready, powerful never-before-seen look at the mindset that changed the game. I fell in love with the grind.

You have to find joy in the work you do when no one else is around. Success is not an accident. I'm passing the ball to you. Let's go. Steph Curry redefined basketball. Now he's rewriting what it means to succeed. Shot ready isn't just a memoir. It's a playbook for anyone chasing their potential.

Discover stories, strategies, and over 100 never-before-seen photos. Order shot ready. now at stephen curry book.com don't miss stephen curry's new york times bestseller shot ready available now talking about guns with others might not always feel comfortable but it could save a life here's a way to start a conversation your family is going over to your neighbor's home for dinner for the first time how would you ask if there are any unlocked guns in the home hey hey we're so excited for tonight before we come over though may ask if there are any unlocked guns in your home Our guns are stored securely, locked in a safe that the kids can't access.

Awesome. Learn how to have the conversation at Agree2Agre.org, brought to you by the Ad Council. Before the actual price hikes or subsidies go away, which will lead to massive hikes in insurance for lots of folks. My panel of Dr. Mustafa Sontagal-A, former senior advisor for Environmental Justice of the EPA, Kila Bethea, Communication Strategist, Cameron Trimble, CEO, hip politics, media, and former White House senior advisor, glad they have all three of you here. The bottom line is this here, Mustafa. The votes are not there for Democrats in the House.

Republicans control that. They'll have the votes to actually pass whatever they want to pass. And again, you have a continued resolution. The government will reopen. So, okay, this deal that Democrats cut, they're going to vote in December to extend the subsidies. Are these Democrats somehow thinking that Republicans are going to get skittish and then they're going to cave and vote for this? They voted against the subsidies a couple of months ago. I don't see them doing anything differently this time. Yeah, there's no reason for Republicans

to do anything different. You know, Democrats had the opportunity to hold the line to continue to push to make sure that they got something out of the deal that actually would help folks. You know, folks are still wondering, you know, is it insulin or groceries, is it lights, or is it, you know, other types of things that need to be paid? And Democrats had the opportunity to help folks to be able to answer that question by making sure that folks, you know, their health care coverage wouldn't double it triple. And it's going to be happening in lots of places, you know, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, and I believe Tennessee are the top eight places. and then West Virginia, of course, that, you know, we know are going to be hit the hardest. So, one, it is still a matter of making sure that people understand who's going to get hit first, but then we also understand, as always, there's still a racial injustice aspect to this

and an economic injustice aspect. So I don't understand what Democrats also don't really didn't bring forward the fact that it's estimated that about 340,000 jobs will also be lost if they don't, you know, move forward on making sure that people have this health care. because rural clinics and others will, unfortunately, have to lose people. So Democrats had the opportunity. They made the choice that they did. I guess their plan is that they're going to, you know,

try and make sure that folks understand that Republicans are actually the one that's taking away, you know, your health care coverage. But I don't know if that's enough for what they gave up. But I guess time will tell. So, Kelly, use eight moderate Democrats. Okay, fine. They prop, they, the Republicans promise them a vote. They are still catching lots of hell from lots of folks.

But the problem is, it's not like any of them are up for re-election in 2026. So they're making a calculated guess that, all right, you know what, hey, this is the best deal we can get. Well, they're going to have to, they're going to have to answer. to a lot of people if this vote goes away we expect it next month and those subsidies go away and premiums jack up all across America. Absolutely. And I can't express how angry I am at those eight because it is clear that this was a safe move for them, right? It almost feels as though they didn't care one way or the other.

And I get what Betterman was talking about. like you can't you can't govern in a hostage situation. I understand that, but at the same time, you Democrats weren't the ones holding the government hostage.

It was the Republicans holding the government hostage. They were holding people as ransom. This was not an exchange. This was not a, anything positive. This was a shakedown

on top of a shutdown. This was extortion. And the first, fact that eight Democrats who people voted for, who people trusted, don't understand that, it is infuriating because we just spent 42 days being virtually penniless, 42 days of mispaychecks, 42 days of grounded flights, 42 days of hungry families, 42 days of hungry veterans, right? Today is Veterans Day, and you're making them line up for free groceries because your party shut down their paychecks, right?

Like, where is the justice in that? The shutdown hit people who hold America together, federal workers, service members, single parents, black and brown people, and for what? For you to do business as usual in the hopes that business will return to a time where Republicans were actually reasonable? This is absurd.

and and it, it, it hurts. It feels like a betrayal because just last Tuesday, we proved that not only can we hold the line, we can actually turn the tide and eight people just said, I don't want it. Against what their constituents want, against what their colleagues want, against what this party wants, you just said screw it and for what and we have to deal with you for another five six years because you guys can't be primary to come 26 like it it is infuriating so Cameron what do you see what's next there are some who say you know what guess what the the base they'll forget this This is not going to have any impact on the 2026 midterm elections.

Your assessment? I think this is the base and all parts of the Democratic Party, the Democratic Party, they do feel the anger. And they do feel like, what did we just spend the last 40-plus days doing and standing up for if they were to cave? But I expect this to cause a extreme reckoning within the Democratic Party. The fact that it was isolated to these eight Democrats and Angus King, who's an independent, mostly northeast states, but you're also in New Mexico and other people, I'm sorry, Nevada, represented.

But they're not up on the election next year. I expect every Democrat who's up for election. There's a reason why Ossoff didn't put his name behind this. So there's a reason why Schumer and others didn't put their names behind this. I expect every Democrat who is up for re-election in the Senate. in the entire house who's going to vote against this to find significant distance between themselves. And then this sets up a do-or-die vote on health care, point-blank and period. And I think that is the calculation now that we are here. We wanted to hold the line,

but now that the line has no longer been held, there is a do-or-dive vote that Speaker Johnson first needs to bring up in the House, and then if he doesn't, that is something that I hope Democrats are able to message properly, message simply, and message widely and voraciously the entire year that these are the people who want to keep your health care prices going. They're going to need to bring families of all races, huge from every part of the country, every individual should be looking right now to families of four, single families, business owners, people who are all going to have their businesses, their homes wrecked, their budgets wrecked, people who may not be able to get the kind of health care they need,

people who may be pushed into poverty, people, businesses who may have to close because of the, I would say, the gripping costs of health care and the rise of health care, and they must message on that for 360 plus or however many days until the next election to make this around a single issue around health care. So I do expect that there will be significant distance placed between the House Dems and also this might be a chance, honestly, to pick up some seats and to try to hang this around the neck of every Republican, whether it be in the Senate House, hell, even if down ballot, the fact that they supported folks not being able to have.

health care. They supported more people dying. They supported more people not being able to get there the necessary drugs or medications they need. They supported the closing of rule in urban hospitals and all the jobs lost. They need to be very crystal clear on hanging this around the neck of everybody who's on the ballot next year. Here's the question. And many people have been calling for this. And Mustafa, I'll start with you. is it time for Democrats to replace Chuck Schumer? He couldn't keep his caucus. He couldn't hold his caucus.

Some believe that privately he sort of gave them the nod saying I'll vote against it, but you guys go ahead and vote for it. Is it time for Democrats to have new leadership in the United States Senate? Can we answer that this way? You know, you have two responsibilities in that position. One to be able to count the votes. The second part is to be able to hold your caucus together. he has not been successful at being able to do that.

I understand that it's a very challenging moment and challenging situations, but you should have enough cachet to be able to have those conversations with your folks to say, this is not the moment to do this, this is how we are going to move forward together as a whole caucus, and that's the responsibility of a leader. So, you know, many of us feel that new leadership would help to revitalize, and helped to bring energy back and hopefully also bring some focus back. So I guess we'll see what happens after this. Kelly, is it time for Chuck Schumer to go?

It's absolutely time for him to go. And we can thank him for a service on his way out. Because at the end of the day, eight Senate Democrats crossed the line that we were holding, right? They crossed the line and they handed Republicans a victory that they didn't deserve. didn't earn. They didn't end the shutdown by doing this. They endorsed extortion by doing this. And when Democrats vote for bills that gut health care slash worker protections, you know, shielding GOP senators from accountability, that doesn't make you a moderate. It doesn't make you a blue dog Democrat. It makes you a co-conspirator. It makes you a collaborator. And Chuck Schumer knows

that. And Chuck Schumer didn't do anything. to stop it, whether it was because he didn't have the power to stop it or whether he did have the power to stop and he was like, oh, well, it's only eight. Like that rationale alone is enough for me to say, your time has come, sir. We need new blood. And frankly, last Tuesday proved that outside of all of this rigamarole. Last Tuesday proved that not only do we need new blood, we are voting for new blood and we want them in those seats.

Cameron, stay and go, Schumer. I'll say this about Schumer. I think the other thing, to Mustafa's point, the other thing that the head of the Senate and the House, whether it's the minority leader or you're the Speaker of the House, is also significantly around fundraising. And Schumer has proven to be a fundraising force. Unfortunately, money is throughout our politics, and there are many members who struggle to raise the money that is needed to compete in today's political landscape.

And he has the ears of the donors in New York and around the country. So he still does that, but even that, I don't think is as effective as it once was. I think the people will decide if it's time for him to go. I'm not a New York resident. I don't know how well he represents New York or not or the current New York. Yeah, no, no, but Cameron, Cameron, Cameron, Cameron, Cameron, Kim being the United States Senator, that's the people voting. The Democratic caucus chooses their leader.

So the question is, is it time for the Democratic caucus to choose somebody else to be their leader, to be the Democratic leader in the United States Senate? I'll say this. Because of how I look at the Democratic Party as a whole and what I think I have the faith in the party to be able to not handle. If it happens, it has to happen organically. While I may disagree, I definitely disagree with how Schumer held this and he wasn't able to hold the line. I'm also not confident that coming for Chuck Schumer won't embroil the Democrats in an infight that I'll have. them mess around and lose their opportunity to win back the Senate and win back the House.

I think if it happens and there's all the rumblings that Congresswoman AOC is asked to primary Chuck Schumer is asked to come for her. You've seen she's been bringing out tens of thousands of people all around the country. All our followers online, all the energy. She's one of easily one of the most recognizable members of Congress. And so she has a lot of energy around her. I think she still would have an uphill battle primary. and going after Schumer's seat.

But I think if it happens organically, because if he, if Schumer, if they will, I, I, I, I, I, I, Cameron, Cameron, Cameron, Cameron, you got to make a decision. Karen, you're saying if it happens organically, okay, if AOC. I'm Stefan Curry, and this is gentleman's cut. I think what makes gentlemen's cut different is me being a part of, you know, developing the profile of this beautiful finished product. With every sip, you get a little something different.

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Brug, that ain't got nothing to do with none of this. It's either. Should the Democratic caucus in... Cameron, Cameron, I'm going to ask you right now. Here we are in late 2025. Should the Democratic Caucus replace Chuck Schumer as their minority leader right now through next year? Yes or no?

No. No. Got it. And that's it. Yeah. No. And I think it's, like I said, it's okay. I don't think they could handle it.

I got it. All right, cool. All right. I don't think we can handle it. I got it. All right. I don't think you handle him well we'll see what happens well again I don't know a lot of people to have entrusting Chuck Schumer I'm just saying that right now all right let me go to a break we'll be right back rolling mark unfiltered on the Black Sunnet if in this country right now you have people get up in the morning and the only thing they can think about is how many people they can hurt and And they got the power, that's the time for mourning.

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All right, folks, let's talk about Utah, where a Utah judge hands a big win to the state Democrats. Judge Diana Gibson rejected a Republican-pass redistricting plan that created two more competitive districts in the state. Judge Gibson's denial of the new bat will create a solidly Democrat district that covers Salt Lake City, given the party its second win in the redistricting wars that swept the nation ahead of the midterms. And a ruling, Judge Gibson said the Republican map, quote, fails to abide by and conform with the requirements of a 2018 voter-approved ballot measure that created not. nonpartisan redistricting standards for the state legislature. Now, in October, Republican state legislators passed the map of the judge ultimately denied, which created two competitive districts that still favorite Republicans.

The case centers on a voter-approved measure against partisan gerrymandering of the state passed in 2018, which Republicans are now collecting signatures to undo. It's amazing how often that happens, Kelly, how Republicans, they really, really don't like these redistricting commissions. They didn't like the one in Ohio in Michigan. And what does it tell you that the voters approved it? And then they're like, yeah, we're going to come back and undo what you guys approved. Don't like accountability and that their tricks aren't as sustainable as they once were, you know,

because this is what democracy looks like. This is what accountability looks like. A judge standing up to a decade-long hustle, rigging maps, silencing voters, you know, and I feel like it is a micro example of what's happening across the country and what can happen across the country in terms of judges doing their job,

fighting against this regime, and, you know, just making sure that, frankly, the law is working the way it's supposed to be working. But I do want to give credit where it's due because this fair map came from the League of Women Voters, specifically Mormon women for ethical government. And, you know, I'm not a Mormon by any stretch,

but women were able to do what politicians, Republicans, won't do, wouldn't do, refuse to do, and that's fight for democracy. So kudos to them. Because at the end of the day, Republicans didn't accidentally draw those maps. It was absolutely on purpose. They carved up communities. with the precision of a scalpel to make sure that they stayed in power,

to make sure that it stayed white and manly. And that is not fair. It's not right. And the judges saw that and overturned it as it should have been. We're seeing more of this, Cameron, because of the actions of Democrats, not what happening here in Utah also. So the move in California, stopping the folks in Kansas or whatever, it looks like Republicans are not going to come out of this with a big majority that they thought.

Now, we'll see what happens with this callous decision out of Louisiana. That could also change a whole lot. But, you know, Republicans thought they were going to be able to try to pick up 10 to 12, 20 to 10, 12, 15 seats in gerry. It does not like to be the case. who would have thought we would have thought we would be having a competitive Utah I think this this I mean you just you don't think Democrats you don't think you don't think people playing in Utah in heavy spend in Utah I'm excited about this even though

this does still in and around Salt Lake City so wonderful city have been met several times I do think there is energy and opportunity there to at least make it competitive, if not win one or two of those seats, probably one, but there has to be investment. They need to find the right candidate that fits, that fits Utah, that fits the people there, that fits the sensibilities there, and the Democratic Party needs to invest in that because at the very least, they can distract and force the Republicans to play in a state in an area that they, didn't expect. So I think this just makes for a more competitive nationwide race. And then it's also allows the country to understand what's really at stake with this gerrymandering and redistricting all over the country. I'm really hoping that that becomes, gerrymandering becomes a word and an understanding around all voters and non-voters around the country. And I think something like this happening in Utah and picking up in a place where we just haven't, I don't think

we even really think about Utah, Salt Lake City and stuff when it comes to election time. You just check it and naturally put it into the Republicans' box. I think this opens up the map around the country and changes the math. Well, I think the thing here, Mustafa, that we have to recognize is that, you know, Those Mormons in Utah have not been happy with Donald Trump. They have really been, you know, challenging him, calling him out. And in the data, you see his numbers are not good in that state. And so I think what Cameron said is certainly a positive for Democrats, how Utah being

able to have a second congressional district there, yeah, pretty big deal. Yeah, I have family in Salt Lake. And, you know, it's interesting because they feel like, you know, the values that are coming out of the White House are not in alignment with their values. You know, we see all these types of egregious things that this administration does, and it just goes against the grain of many folks across our country, not just in Salt Lake, in a number of locations. And that's why you've got to have a 50-state strategy.

I know that has not necessarily been the way that the Democratic leadership has approached over a number of years. but, you know, you shouldn't just let anyone slip through and not make sure that you have the resources and the focus in their areas. So that's the first thing. You know, the other thing that we've got to make sure that we stay mindful of is that, you know, whether you're in Salt Lake City or you're in Sacramento, California, or you're in Biloxi, Mississippi, a lot of folks are in pain right now. They see the country moving in the wrong direction. And because they see that, you know, folks want to have fair maps. They want to make sure that when they cast their ballot, that they have the ability to actually change the dynamics that are happening inside of their communities and therefore are happening inside of their families. So that's why you've got to make sure you make those investments everywhere, because this is the moment when you can actually show real leadership.

This is the moment when you can actually help to change people's what's going on their lives in this moment and the future. And we'll see if the Democrats actually stand up to that or maybe it'll be some independent. folks that will but there is an opening and we'll see how folks proceed well um listen um i keep saying this here you can win in the courts don't mean nothing the folks don't vote uh and so over the next the next uh year it's going to be a really really uh vigorous battle in this country all right folks uh going to a break we come back barbers scotia college they're bouncing back after being close to losing their accreditation will talk to their president and we come back right here roland martin unfiltered on the black star network don't forget support the work that we do join

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Over 115 students have returned to campus, resulting in the college's largest enrollment in nearly 20 years. After losing its accreditation, Barbara Scotia College is now gaining momentum, reintroducing football, basketball, and baseball as part of its efforts to restore accreditation and revive the legacy of his sister of HBCU. Chris Ray, the president's CEO, Barbara Scotia, joins me right now. President Ray, glad to have you here. So how does restoring sports bring you back? Is that not a costly venture for Barber Scotia?

First of all, I appreciate you for having this on tonight, and it's a part of the strategy. It was a part of the recruitment strategy that we thought was important to get students back involved, to get students in the pipeline. As you know or may not know that when you are trying to get back accredited, it's critical that you have students enrolled. That's a part of the accreditation formula. And we realize that in order for us to position ourselves for the best possible opportunity,

we needed to make sure that we had a pipeline of students that we know that would be coming into the institution. And so we thought sports would be the best way, and it's worked. We've had over 100 students who have enrolled, We've got another almost 100 in the pipeline coming in the spring and in the fall of next year. So we're really excited. I'm Stefan Curry, and this is Gentleman's Cut. I think what makes Gentleman's Cut different is me being a part of developing the profile of this beautiful finished product.

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to make sure that we had the alumni stepping up. And so what has happened is we've been able to create our own internal financial aid for our students. Our students are able – some of them are – they're paying out of pocket. We're able to help with partial scholarships, and many of them are getting other aid from families and friends to be able to help to cover the costs. And we've made it affordable. So to attend Barber Scotia College, now it's $2,500 a semester.

semester, $5,000 a year, because I believe that affordable education is absolutely possible if you create the right formula for it. And so it has allowed these parents to say, you know what, I can take a chance on Barber Scotia because it's affordable for me and my family. That's an extremely low amount. How are you able to charge that low for tuition in this climate where we normally have skyrocketing tuition cost? Sure. So, you know, when I took the job as president, I had to sit back and try to reimagine what the HBCU of the future should look like. And I think what we have, what we've fallen on is thinking that we have to touch all of our students. Now, I spent 22 years in the Army. I was a signal officer. I had a cybersecurity background. So IT is a big part of my professional training. And when I took the job and I spoke to the Board of Trustees, I shared with them that we have to reimagine a Barbara Scotia that cannot return the way that it left. And so we have to look at a hybrid formula where we have students who are in person. That's the traditional way.

That's what we're all used to. But we also have to have a robust amount of students that are going to be online for the future. And so my goal and vision for the institution is that we'll have two to three thousand students that will live and commute to Barbara Scotia, but we'll have 30 to 40,000 students that will be online. And so when you look at the formulas like a Walden University or Southern New Hampshire University, their price point is right within that $5 to $6,000 to $7,000 range that they're charging their students. And so gone on the days where I believe that an HBCU can survive with 1,200 students or 1,400 students. We have to look at the next generation of what HBCU should look like. And so we're charging a lower tuition, understanding and believing that if you build it right, that they will come.

that now from going from no students to now having over 100-plus students to having another 100-plus that's getting ready to come to the institution. And when we say get ready to come, do you mean next fall or in the spring? Yeah, so we have students that are already applying for the spring, and we have students that are applying for the fall of next year. So we're looking at another 100-plus students that we know will be enrolling in the institution, you know, probably more, but we know it'll be at least another 100 that will be coming by the fall of next year.

Questions from the panel? Kelly, you first. First and foremost, congratulations on this feat. As of HBCU grad myself, I'm always for the preservation of HBCUs, and this is fantastic work on your end. My question to you is, as far as specialties and what Barbara Scotia will be known for as far as academics, Are there any programs that you want to tout and advertise over others? Like, what will you guys be known for outside of your athletic? Sure.

So thank you for that question. So when you think about what the future of what the institution is going to be, you know, we're looking at three streams. You know, number one, I want to have a robust certificates program for our institution. And we've just partnered with an organization that is going to allow us the opportunity. opportunity to have an array of certificate programs on the health care side and on the and on the IT side. And then you have our H.C. Workforce Solutions, which is our next huge partnership around our workforce development and our trade school that we're going to have. Because I believe that Barber Scotia needs to be the place where everyone gets an opportunity. And then you have

your traditional, then you have your traditional degrees. We are three miles away from Eli Lilly. This gives you an idea of where we want to go. My long-term hope is that we'll have our own pharmacy school as an institution because you can't be three miles from Eli Lilly and there will not be a pharmacy school opportunity here at Barberscosa College. So we're looking at the STEM programs, but we're also looking at making sure that there is a strong skills training opportunity here, trade school opportunities, and then the traditional.

So our saying is you can come to Barber Scotia where you can get skilled up, trade up, or degreeed up because you can't, you have to be a place for everybody, not just your, I want to get a two-year degree, a four-year degree, because everyone doesn't need a four-year degree. Cameron. Again, also as an HBCU grad, congratulations. Love to see more, as increasing the number of HBCU. in these challenging times. I was really intrigued by your focus on online learning. I think that is really the future. It's the now and the future, given we are also in a hybrid work environment.

People are looking for more convenience, and people are looking to maybe attend to HBCU that may not physically be close enough to campus, but still want that education. Can you expand on how you see that as an opportunity for Barbara Scotia and potentially HBCUs around the country? Yeah, you know, I think that that's one of the areas that we have missed the mark as HBCUs, and there's a lot of reasons why you can say we didn't have the formal investment in our IT infrastructure to be able to do this.

But there are over 500,000 African Americans that are enrolled in online programs in programs outside of HBCUs. Let that sit with you. 500,000 African Americans. And so we know that there is a market of individuals who are interested in online learning. They're not going to be the traditional, I want to come, I need to sit in a classroom, I need to hear from a professor. You know, I've been life in. And I have an opportunity now to finish my degree because I didn't go to school earlier or whatever the case may be. So, you know, we as HBCUs have to have a pipeline for our online learners.

our adult learners, that clearly there is a market for that. And I recognize that when I took this job and I said, because the way that we left, we might as well come back a new way and come back in such a way that embraces the online learning so that we can have that as a segment that is going to be able to fuel and fund the institution, while we also still have the traditional side, those students who want to come, those students who want to be involved, those students who want to touch and feel the HBCU experience, we'll be able to provide them with that in the in the in the in the in person space but then have this huge robust online infrastructure and now imagine then taking very smart HBCU creatives and then being able to overlay that online experience you know and and I and I think that we can do it there is no question in my mind that we cannot build the right infrastructure to do that because that is the future because again I'm a firm believer that if you continue to just have in person 1,500, 1,300, 1,900, 900 students, you're going to continue to have the struggles that you continue to have.

And not only on the HBCU side, but you see PWIs that are small private schools that are closing all the time because they're having the same challenges and issues because they have not invested in their online infrastructure. So my goal, 2 to 3,000 students that will be in person and commuting and living on this campus, and we'll have another 20 to 30,000 that will be online that will power the internal business infrastructure of the college while still giving them a great HBCU experience just that it'll be online. Mustafa?

President Ray, as everybody said, congratulations. I love listening to anybody who's actually trying to create 21st century HBCUs, and you're definitely moving in the right direction. to be able to achieve the goals that I know that you're moving forward on you've got to have partners and partnerships. What is that going to look like as you move down the road? Yeah. So again, another great question. You know, when I took the job, you know, we were saddled with a lot of challenges as an institution. And so, you know, I remember the talk from, you know, some of the folks, you know, hey, you're just another president. You know, we've seen this before.

You know, we owed the city. We had, you know, we had challenges. the county. We owe the state of North Carolina. We owe the federal government. You fast forward two years later. We've paid off the debt to the city. We've, we've, you know, paid off the debt to the state of North Carolina. You're working with our congressional leaders right now to address our federal debt that we have. We've had some engagement. We're going to be announcing soon our resolution with the county, which we, you know, which we believe is going to, that is that's moved in the right direction for Barber Scotia College. And so now what's happening is that we're now getting phone calls from other Fortune 500, Fortune 100 companies that are saying, hey, we've been following your story.

You know, we're interested now in getting involved. We, you know, we want to be a part of your rise. You know, our mantra is Barbara Scotia rising. And so they want to be a part of that early piece to us moving forward. But that's how we got the workforce development piece, right? RHC Solution said, you know, we want to be there to be the trade school arm for you. Vision Quest is the organization that we're going to be partnering with that said, you know, we want to be a part of making sure that we help you build a robust certificates initiative, you know,

for Barbara Scotia College. And then we've had a bunch of community organizations. You know, I first got to shout out the D-9. The D-9 has truly stepped up in a huge way in helping to provide funding. And I'm not just talking about my local D-9 folks, but the national D-9 folks. I've had other HBCUs who've written checks to Barber Scotia College to help support what we were doing. But then we've had local businesses that have said, you know what, you need your dorms clean. We're going to clean your dorms for you.

We're going to help you with your electrical work. We're going to – and it's really just been amazing to watch the community come together to say, you know what? We're not going to allow another HBCU to close on our watch. But I think that the reason why they got behind us is because they see that we have a plan. And they can now get behind that plan and be a part of what is going to be something super special here in the Concord area. All right then. Well, President, President Ray, we're surely congratulations on that. And we'll see how things unfold over the next few years.

Thank you so very much. Thank you for the opportunity and thank you for telling our story. All right. We appreciate it. Thank you so very much. All right, folks, got to go to a break. We come back more to talk about. Also, man, it was a, man, the weather was crazy today here in Bermuda.

Winds up to 55 miles an hour. Wait, I show you all some of the video of us out there playing golf today. Today was the amateur amateur tournament. Tomorrow's the program, the PGA tour stop starts on Thursday. and so, but still had a ball out there. You're watching Rollin by Don't Filtered right here on the Blackstone Network. They said the quiet part out loud. Black votes are a threat.

So they erased them. After the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act in 2013, Republican legislatures moved fast. New voter ID laws. Polling place shutdowns, purges of black voters from the rolls. Trump's Justice Department didn't stop it. They joined in. In 2018, his DOJ backed Ohio's voter purge system, a scheme that disproportionately erased black voters, their goal, erase black votes, and political power. Yeah, that happened. These are the kinds of stories that we cover every day on Roland Martin unfiltered.

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It passed Texas Zanom system, which serves 175,000 students, and as a second largest university system in the state will become the first. institution to explicitly prohibit teaching related to race ideology. I mean, the first institution to bar teaching to race ideology explicitly. According to these white folks, racial ideology is defined as a concept and seeks to shame a particular race or ethnicity, accusing them of being oppressors in a racial hierarchical conspiracy, a sign of them less values, contribute to society, imposing intrinsic guilt or promote activism instead of instruction. Okay. So here's what's really at play here, Mustafa, and people need to understand something right here.

So in Texas, these white MAGAPO, they believe that the University of Texas is just foregone being a liberal institution. So what they've decided, they decided to say, hey, Texas A&M, Texas NN is going to become their playground. It's going to become the conservative institution of the state. That's really what's going on here. and you've got these Border Regents who are doing the bidding of... I'm Stefan Curry, and this is Gentleman's Cut. I think what makes Gentleman's Cut different is me being a part of developing the profile of this beautiful finished product. With every sip, you get a little something different.

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I've recorded an audiobook edition for the very first time. The Big Short Story, what it means when people start betting against the market, and who really pays for an unchecked financial system, it is as relevant today as it's ever been, offering invaluable insight into the current economy and also today's politics. Get the Big Short Now at Pushkin.fm. slash audiobooks, or wherever audiobooks are sold. Talking about guns with others might not always feel comfortable, but it could save a life.

Here's a way to start a conversation. Your family is going over to your neighbor's home for dinner for the first time. How would you ask if there are any unlocked guns in the home? Hey! Hey, we're so excited for tonight. Before we come over, though, may I ask if there are any unlocked guns in your home? Our guns are stored securely, locked in a safe that the kids can't access. Awesome.

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And it goes to show you how idiotic these people are. Texas A&M has significant issues when it comes to attracting black and other. minority students. And this ain't going to help, but it goes to show you what MAGA is doing in America. Yeah, well, you know, for some reason, they're afraid of truth, right? Because when you look at these classes, you know, it's all it is is really history, folks just laying it out for folks about what has transpired in the past, who was impacted, how has it limited opportunities and instances also about bringing forward, you know, the excellence that exists in the black community

and the brown community and other communities and folks end up fearing that. So if you want to make sure that you're protecting truth, if you want to make sure that you're protecting history, then of course we have to get engaged and we have to vote, but we also got to hold people accountable. And we talk about that on the show all the time. So whether it's a board of regents

or other individuals who are making choices in that space, then we've got to make sure that they, understand what the set of expectations are. And if you don't do that, then folks will feel, one, if they want to do the right thing, that they're out there by themselves, two, if they don't want to do the right thing, that there won't be any repercussions. Cameron? I think Texas A&M is in a unique and interesting place now. Texas A&M, also, with this going on, This is also juxtaposition that they are in a major, major, major,

100 plus million dollar investment in their football and in their sports system as another way to hopefully draw students, and I think draw a lot of black students from both in-state and out-of-state. And it's interesting to how they plan to look to erase our history. That ain't working. That ain't working. That ain't never worked. I'm letting you know.

That ain't never worked. So, no, it hasn't. I mean, bottom line is, it hasn't. And A&M has a, look, look, you've got a whole bunch of, you got a whole bunch of us, black people who graduated from A&M. Our kids grew up, the Aggieway, and ain't going to the university. So it ain't working. But again, they love DEI Saturdays, though.

They love seeing black talent on that football field. But they won't teach our history in the classroom. And that was the point I was making is that they want to continue to put all this money and hopefully turn themselves into a larger football powerhouse in this interesting NIL world we're in. And they're looking to do that on the back of black talent across their sports. But then when those same students need to go into the classroom and may want to deal in African American studies, may want to learn something more than a whitewashed history of our people, they won't be able to find it in those history books.

So it's discouraging. I'm hoping this is just another rallying cry to get a lot of people, not just the folks who are voting around the state to really look at Governor Abbott and look at who's their representatives. But also, hopefully this is another piece and something on the board that gets people who are on the couch in Texas because I think this all feeds into a system in Texas has been so egregious.

in so many different ways that they're looking to utilize their power to erase our history, and quite frankly, we just can't stand for it. Hey, Kelly, it's simple. What you're seeing is the attacks

on black folks and others all across this country. It's happened to the federal level, state levels, going to the local level. And I keep telling people The way you shut these people up is you throw them out of office. Texas has the most eligible black voters in the country. When Beto O'Rourke ran against Greg Abbott, 75% of young people 30% of not vote.

There's a way to defeat them, and that's the ballot box. Because the governor in Texas appoints the University Board of Regents. You get a new governor, you get new regions. I mean, as far as I'm concerned, this is, McCarthyism with a Texas accent, and I'm not about to mimic a Texas accent because that's not my style. But that's what it looks like to me, because when a state bans class is based on race and gender, that's not policy. That's not in the best interest of the student. That's political violence against black and brown people. That's political violence against queer and women scholars, right? This isn't about classrooms. It's about control.

It's not ideology. You're talking about black studies. So when you're talking about these things and in these veiled attempts to, you know, basically pull the wool over people's eyes. Like, this is about black and brown people and you wanting to control the

narrative of y'all being ain't shit. Y'all don't want the world to know that y'all ain't shit. That's really all it boils down to. So you can ban the course, but you can't ban reality when it comes to these things. And to your point about the vote, I mean, that

goes across the board, not just in Texas. We have to vote. We have to use the political power that we have while we still have it to get this type of ideology out of main discourse. We have to use what we have to push what we want. And what we want is diversity. What we want is inclusivity. What we want is equity. That's what DEI stands for. And we need to start saying it just like that. So for people who say they're anti-D-E-I so you're anti-diversity that's what i'm hearing your anti-inclusivity that's what i'm hearing not your anti an acronym that you don't want to spell out because then we're actually calling you out on your shit well uh we'll see what they do uh and i'm just letting them folks know right now uh you ain't doing yourself no favor with black folks uh when it comes

the future of Texas A&M. But again, they want A&M to be the most conservative, widest university in the state. That's their goal. That's their strategy. But again, they sure don't mind a black ball players. That Dr. Greg Carr always says, if black ball players decide to say, you know what,

we're not going to reward these universities like Texas A&M, but don't give a shit about black people. Trust me, they don't go to those universities. They ain't got no sports programs. All right. I'll be right back, rolling on my unfiltered on the Blackstone Network. If in this country right now, you have people get up in the morning, and the only thing they can think about is how many people they can hurt,

and they've got the power, that's the time for mourning. For better or worse, what makes America special, it's that legal system that's supposed to protect minorities from the tyranny of the majority. We are at a point of a moral emergency. We must raise a voice of outrage. We must raise a voice of compassion. And we must raise a voice of unity. We are not in a crisis of party versus party.

We are in a crisis of civilization, a human rights crisis, and a crisis of democracy itself. And guess what? You've been chosen to make sure that those that would destroy, those that would hate, don't have the final say, and they don't ultimately win. This week on the other side of change. Book fans, anti-intellectualism, and Trump's continued war on wisdom. This is a coordinated backlash to progress. At the end of the day, conservatives realized that they couldn't win a debate on facts.

They started using our language against us, right? remember when we were all woke and the woke movement and all that kind of stuff now everything is anti-woke right when we're talking about including diversity equity inclusion in higher education now it's anti-dei all this are efforts to suppress the truth because truth empowers people you're watching the other side of change only on the lifestyle network next on the black table with me fred car the united states is the most dangerous place for a woman to give birth among all industrialized nations on the planet. Think about that for a second. That's not all. Black women are three times more likely to die in this country during childbirth than white women. These health care systems are inherently racist. There are a lot of white supremacist ideas and mythologies around black women, black women's bodies, even black people that we experience pain less, right? Activists, organizer, and fearless freedom fighter Monifa Akunewale van der Le, from Mali, bombs rising joins us and tells us this shocking phenomenon like so much else is rooted in unadulterated

racism and that's just one of her fights monifa bandelay on the next black table here on the black star network hi i'm joe marie peyton voice of sugar mama on disney's louder and prouder Disney Plus, and I'm with Roland Martin on Unfiltered. Folks, three-time NBA Hall of Famer, Lenny Wilkins has died. Wilkins was one of the finest point guards of this era, who later brought his calm and savage style to the sideline first as a player coach and then involving into one of the games great coaches. Keep in mind, y'all.

He was a player coach for several seasons. He coached 24 and 87 games of the NBA, a record that still stands. He became a Hall of Famer as both a player and a coach. And again, as an assistant coach, the 1992 U.S. Olympics team. Wilkins also coached the Americans to goal the Atlanta Games in 1996. Wilkins was a nine-time All-Star as a player, the first. person to reach 1,000 wins as an NBA coach, the second person inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach. Only five people have ever done that.

He coached the Seattle Supersonics to an NBA title in 1979. Wilkins, the 1994 NBA coach of the year with Atlanta Hawks retired with 1,332 wins, 1,332 coaching wins, a lead record that Don Nelson and Greg Popovich later surpassed. Will can play 15 seasons with St. Louis Hawks, Seattle Super Sonners, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Portland Trailblazers. And I'll start five times with St. Louis, three times in Seattle and once with Cleveland in 1973, page of 35. He's stature depicting his time with the Supersonals, was installed outside Climate Pledge Arena in June. Lenny attended that unveiling.

This is what he said. Thank you very much. reminds me when I first came out here. You know, we're a better community when we're supportive of one another, when we help each other, when we take time to recognize one another. And early in my career, one of the things I did a lot was I used to read a lot. I read books all the time. And I read some great books to history of the USA from 1937 to 1970 something.

I read a book that got a buddy of mine to read called Haanta Yo. It was about a culture of the Native American. And I was so fascinated with it. It was unbelievable. I've been blessed. I'll be the first to tell you. I have a great wife, a great family.

They're very supportive of everything I do. And that has allowed me to do so much to be able to go everywhere and speak to everybody. Young people, I tell you, you're important. You mean something. So the young people are tomorrow's doctors, lawyers, politicians. They're our future. And when we're supportive of each other, we make our community better. So I just want to say, hey, thank you.

you so much. You don't know what you mean to me, but thank you. I appreciate it. Thank you. Lenny Wilkins was 88 years old. That's a good alpha man right there. Also, folks, the NBA is mourning the passing former All-Star Guard Michael Ray Richardson. He played eight years in the NBA. It was an unbelievable player, number four pick of the 1978 draft of the New York Knicks, three-time All-Star with them, also with New Jersey Nets, led the league in steel three times, was a phenomenal score. His career was literally cut short because of drugs. He was just an unbelievable player, and upon his passing, the NBA said this on their

Twitter feed. The NBA mourns the passing a four-time all-star, Michael Ray Richardson. Michael dedicated his post-NBA career to using his life story to teach life skills to young people. We extend our heartfelt sympathies to his family. friends and fans. All right, y'all, I'm here in Bermuda, and

we've been having, got here yesterday, and going to be here all week, and they have the PGA tournament that's playing here this week. Lots, lots of different things that have been happening here. It's the Butterfield

Bermuda Championship, of course, the Tourism Authority, they're the ones who are sponsors of this. And so we had an amateur amateur tournament today at the mid-ocean club and boy oh boy so this morning when i woke up man it was it was raining wind gust and i was like okay this is going to be interesting day yeah when we started the sun uh came out then we didn't see it again for the rest of day if y'all want to see what it looks like playing golf and crazy wind and rain well

So, check this out. Okay, this really is crazy. So I probably have not played, where are we going? I probably have not played in these conditions in a really long time. Like I say, the rain is not that big of a deal. I mean, I've played in rain before.

it's been a long time where the wind was howling this much this is crazy y'all crazy okay It's a little bit.

There we go. Well, the winds died down. Like I said, we can play in this rain. 50-mile-hour gusting wind is a whole different conversation. Now let's see Let's see what happens I'm Stefan Curry And this is Gentleman's Cut

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That's good. Don't make it. Don't make it happen. Don't make it happen. Oh, no. Good speed. The tree. The water.

That's a far. Far! Yeah, a great ball. Lovely draw. Ah! Ah! Ah! Upheal!

Ah, upheel. Nice ride. Nice ride. You think? Yeah, for breakfasts. Hi, so here's a good. Uh, I had a great drive. I'm 100 years out.

We're talking about getting dead into the wind. It has to be at least minimum. A four club win. So that means if it's a 161 yard shot, you play it like it's 201. It's how crazy this is. So I'm going to get my four hypers wide one. My 195 club is going to hit that glove.

Just tells you how crazy this wind is. All right, let's see what happens. Wow. Wow. That's a... That's not a breeze. It's going right back to the bunker. That gummet.

Wow. That's crazy. That's crazy. I should have thought his ball was going to be over. All right. I got to get out of this bunker. You see the flag. It's a 60 degree lob wedge.

Oh, crap. Green, it's picked up. It's no joke. The Long Creek's. The Long Creek. I don't know. I see. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Wow. Ah. I see this is never there. Wow. I don't know if we're in this one of the forestall. I don't know.

I don't know how much. I want right to get into it. Woo! Alright. Let's get out here. All right. All right, y'all. It's a $250 to be into a blue shaft.

All right, golf care center, Bethesda. Might be ordered that shaft. I'll be home Saturday. Alright Alright y'all It has been a wild day. It has been a wild day. I just checked the screen in there plus our 55 miles an hour, 55 miles an hour.

So, uh, it's nice to say, it's a tough look off day, but it's not really, you know, just, you know, if not a club, I just, you know, let's goze this thing out. Wind is no joke. Man. That 248 on the second shot. I'm taking five of one any actually. Oh, man. Thank you very much. Nice meeting you.

Bye bye. Yeah. That's it. It felt like we were in a boxing match. And, of course, in the win, won. So that's the end of this amateur. We played the pro-am on Wednesday. Man, I want to go thaw out, try-out.

and soak in a hot shower. This was a test of endurance. But hey, but we love golf. So did it feel like a heavyweight fight out there? I mean, if this is how I leave, a heavyweight fight, you know who won. You came in here and combed your hair, Don't answer.

I saw when you walked in here. Look, I look good. You trudged in here. You trudged in here. That look nice. Now. Don't let them see you struggle. Y'all, that was golfing through this Nikki Blaze.

She's oh, damn, well, we playing out there. It was crazy. I'm sitting to read these comments in the chat, and they're like, oh, hell no. Listen, Mustafa, I don't care about it says, if I got a choice between sitting inside and playing outside in the rain and 55-mine-hour win, I'm going to pick the ladder. Yeah, you're a wild boy. That's all I could say, because that was intense. Let me put my science hat on for a second.

So you understand that tropical storm winds start at 39 miles an hour and go up to about 73,000 hours. I don't. I don't. That's wild. I was thinking about you might be at Caddyshack 3 or something like that because some of that stuff was wild. I think what people probably want to know is,

you shoot for the day? Well, actually, so the tournament, we weren't keeping, well, we weren't keeping individual scores. So the tournament was, it was four players, and whoever had the best score on that hole, that was the team score on that hole. And so, so I know I had, I know I had at least five, I have five parts. I group didn't make a birdie all day, but man, it was like, it was like, it was like, So that first hole when that rain really came in, oh, man, that was a par four.

I think I had a nine. That, I mean, when I said, when that rain, I mean, that was, that was like the most, the hardest rain, the most win. Yo, that was just, that, that, that, that, that was crazy. But, I mean, look, that, that's, that's, that's the game. Let's see, Kelly, uh, which, will we see you out there playing the 55 mile hour win? Absolutely not. absolutely not no why um because i saw that footage and i was like that was my cue to take a nap

like you see me outside not at all like for me like and it's funny because as a kid i did take golfing lessons and stuff so it's not that i don't appreciate the game of golf i'm just of the mindset that when i hear winds blowing clouds graying, rain coming down in sheets, it's time to go to bed. It's time to go to bed. That is soup weather. That is weighted blanket with my basic chick pumpkin spice latte weather. That's not, I'm Stefan Curry, and this is gentleman's cut. I think what makes gentlemen's cut different is me being a part of developing the profile of this beautiful finished product. With every sip, you get a little something different.

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Amen. Cameron, Cameron, it wasn't that bad. Man, it's the win, though. And Roland Kent, we got to hit the green. I'm an avid golfer. I don't get to hit out, I don't get to get out there much. But you way more committed than me because I'm... Hold on, hold a.

Oh, stop right there. Hold, stop, stop, stop. You just said, I'm an avid golfer. I don't get out there as much. And you way more committed to me. That means you are not an avid golfer. I'm a fair weather golfer. That's what we'll say.

I'm a fair weather golfer. There we go. There we go. You are fair weather inconsistent golfer. Fair weather inconsistent. I'll take that. I'll take that. I'll hit the range.

But I've done the rain several times. It's the wins. I'm not good enough to overcome the win. And so kudos to you. Well, that means you ain't no avid golfer. But we got to go, we got to. Don't use that phrase again, bro.

We got to get out there. Cameron, you, you need to go, you need to go that rain little more. You're going out there in the winter rain? No, we're going to wait to the spring from. Listen, we're going to wait for this. Roll is going to wait for rain, listen. And invite you.

Listen, I have played in rain harder rain than that. when I played in Ireland. It was snowing. So, I mean, I'm just saying, I mean, cold. Huh? How do you see the ball in the snow? Easy. It's a white ball.

Easy. You hit a color of the ball. Yellow, green, orange. Yellow, green, orange, red. You just hit, you just hit a color ball. That's all you got to do. See? This is why I do apps.

Oh, no, that's boring. That's boring. That's bored. What's a better story? Yo, I'm in Bermuda. The wind was gusted 55 miles an hour. It was in the rain. We played 18 as opposed to.

Oh, I was in Bermuda, and the wind was blowing out to a nap. That's a boring story. Okay. Gotta go to a break. Come back. Marketplace right here, rolling mark the unfiltered on the Blacks dot network. This week on A Balanced Life for Dr. Jackie, we're continuing our series of putting in the work a chef's journey.

Are you an aspiring chef, someone who already has a business, trying to figure out what your next steps will be, who to talk to and how to get there? Well, on this week's show, our great guests and wonderful chef will talk to you about what means to discover your purpose, your why of being in the kitchen, and then knowing how to put a business together. The menu controls it.

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Thank you. Folks, you're looking for that perfect fragrance. Well, we have it for you. Dojo fragrances are handcrafted in Los Angeles, inspired by the founder Antoine Jones's grandmother, Doris Jones. Antoine birthed the company during the pandemic. He joins us now from L.A. All right, Antoine, glad to have you here. So when you say that I was inspired by,

it was actually birthed, the birth company to the pandemic, but it was inspired by your grandmother. Explain. Yeah, yeah. So when I was 19, I was a doorman in New York, and I took a fragrance-making class from a lady in the building.

And I was making fragrances and making candles for about 10 years. And I promised myself that if I ever had the time, I created a fragrance company. And then COVID came. And I had nothing but time. So Dojo is a promise that I kept to myself. And when I was looking for a name,

my grandmother passed away when I was 12. And I wanted to honor her. And that's why the company is called Dojo. And her name was Doris Jones. So, okay, what's a fragrance class? Like, what is that? Yeah, so it was basically the lady in the building, she just kind of had a bunch of neighbors come together

and she, like, kind of taught people how to mix fragrances. It was like a, you know, small rudimentary class, just kind of introduce you, get you used to, you know, mixing different fragrances and things like that. Okay, and so you took that class, and then how long was it before going from that class to actually launching your own company? About 10 years. Yeah, so after the class, I just, you know, experiment where came. candles, fragrances, and just different things, but I never really had the time to start the

company, or I never had the funds. And, you know, with COVID, it kind of gave me a break, you know, so that I can start the company. Gotcha. And so, so when you're creating a fragrance, what are you looking for? What, what smell? I mean, is with some too, some too strong, some too soft. What are you actually looking for? Yeah, so with my fragrances, I work with the, a really good fragrance maker. And so we work together, and we just kind of play around with things. Sometimes we get expired by things that are already out there.

So one of the fragrances that you actually have is very rich, which is inspired by Baccarat Rouge. So I get inspired by things that are already out there. So when you, okay, so you get inspired by these different things that are out there. And so your fragrances. Are they for men and women or only for women? Yeah, everything is unisex. Yeah, everything is unisex.

Okay, so now explain that because there are some fragrances and perfumes that are targeted to men, others target to women. And so how did you come up with this, come of this, frankly, neutral, if you will, that can be used and worn? yeah so i just uh chose since that you know men and women would feel comfortable using you know um so that's kind of what i wanted to make sure when i had out my fragrances okay all right questions from the panel let's see who probably wears the most cologne or perfume it's probably going to be cameron here we go here we go i mean i I do. I do wear a good cologne. I like to smell good. Congratulations

on... I don't know why that's funny. I don't know why that's funny. I don't know why that's funny. I don't know why that's funny. Why can't a brother smell good? Why can't a brother smell good? What's going on here? Please excuse the panel in our host.

Congratulations on your business, sir. Hey, I'm going to know, kick, can't... Hey, Kelly the one losing it. That ain't me. No, all jokes aside. Come on, Cameron. What's the question? No, my question is,

if you're trying to make sure you make a statement in the room, but you don't want to be overbearing, which one of the fragrances would you suggest? I would suggest Antoine 33. This is what the packaging looks like here. This has rose, clothes, cloves, cinnamon, black, Black Currant, but Chulay, a little bit of a niece. And it's a great evening and daytime set.

I'm going to pick some of that up. I'm going to pick some of that up. Yes, please do. You'll enjoy it. And I actually came out on my birthday. Okay. I'm sorry, say it again? Yeah, I said I came out with this particular sentence on Antoine 33.

I came out with it on my birthday. Okay. All right. All right. All right, cool. Kelly? So when it comes to, similar to Roland's question, but I want to be more specific on the types, like the elements of your sense.

So I know, you know, a lot of people use, I think it's called pronounced OUD, yeah, O-U-D, rose, lavender. So what are your favorite combinations of sense, like as far as like your base? Like when you create something, what do you typically start with? So, again, like, I get inspired by sense that are already out there.

So one of the sense that Roland has in the studio is called Hercent, which is inspired by Delina, which is Parfume de Marley. And that's vanilla, it has rose, has a little bit of leachy, some bergamot. That's a really fresh, great unisex scent. And then I also have, like, you know, sandalwood and cedar and leather and violet and musk if you want like a deeper more woody smell yeah i have a wide variety of sense i have some i have things for everyone okay all right mustapha yeah well antwon congratulations you know on your success so far could you talk a little bit about

because you started during covid can you talk a little bit about what your greatest challenge has been and then what has been your greatest success for your business well you know covid really gave me the time. So before COVID, I never had the time or the money, you know, but with COVID, we had nothing but time, you know, so I really utilized that time, you know, testing different fragrances in different sense, you know, sending things to my friends and family, kind of seeing what they liked. And what was the second part of the question? What was about challenges and success? Oh, challenges. Well, you know, this year, particular, has been a little bit challenging, you know, like with everything going on, so things

have definitely slowed down a little bit. But, you know, it's definitely learning to pivot, learning, you know, to kind of add new lines, add new fragrances, add new scents. And so, yeah. Thank you. All right then. Well, listen, folks, go to shop blackstarnetwork.com.

Shop blackstartnetwork.com to check out the fragrances, dojo. Again, go to shop, blacksloutnetwork.com. There are multiple products there. So go to the website and check it out there. Antoine, man. We appreciate it, man. Thanks a lot.

Thank you very much. I appreciate you having me. All right. Thank you so very much. Folks, that is it for us. Let me thank my panel. Let me thank Mustafa. Let me thank a smooth-smelling Cameron.

And let me think, let me think, Kelly as well. Thank you so very much, folks. That's it for me. I appreciate tomorrow. We got the program here at the Butterfield Vermita Championship. We're going to be a partner with different pro players. And so looking forward to that.

And again, I'll be sharing some other stories, talk to some folks here about this tournament, what Vermita, what their goal is by sponsoring this. And of course, this is also their golf season. It's very interesting. They see their golf season. in September to May. I was talking to one of the guys

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Right here, rolling mark unfiltered on the Black Studd Network. Hollop! Thank you. I'm Stefan Curry. this is gentleman's cut. I think what makes gentlemen's cut different is me being a part of, you know, developing the profile of this beautiful finished product. With every sip, you get a little something different. Visit gentlemen's cut bourbon.com or your nearest total wines or Bevmo. This message is intended for audiences 21 and older. Gentleman's Cut bourbon, Boone County, Kentucky. For more on

gentlemen's cut bourbon, please visit gentlemen's cut bourbon.com. Please enjoy responsibly. to get the recognition you deserve. The IHeart Podcast Awards are coming back in 2026. Got a mic? Then you've got a shot. Every year, we celebrate the most creative, compelling, and game-changing voices in podcasting. Is that you?

Submit now at iHeartPodcastawards.com for a chance to be honored on the biggest stage in the industry. Deadline December 7th. This is your chance. Let's celebrate the power of podcasting and your place in it. Enter now at iHeartpodcastawards.com. greatness doesn't just show up it's built one shot one choice one moment at a time from NBA champion stephen curry comes shot ready a powerful never before seen look at the mindset that changed the game i fell in love with the grind you have to find joy in the work you do when no one else is around success is not an accident

I'm passing the ball to you let's go step Curry redefined basketball now he's rewriting what it means to succeed shot ready isn't just a memoir. It's a playbook for anyone chasing their potential. Discover stories, strategies, and over 100 never-before-seen photos. Order shot ready now at stephen currybook.com. Don't miss Stephen Curry's New York Times bestseller, Shot Ready, available now. Talking about guns with others might not always feel comfortable, but it could save a life. Here's a way to start a conversation. Your family is going over to your neighbors home for dinner for the first time. How would you ask if there are any unlocked guns in the home? Hey.

Hey, we're so excited for tonight. Before we come over, though, may I ask if there are any unlocked guns in your home? Our guns are stored securely, locked in a safe that the kids can't access. Awesome. Learn how to have the conversation at Agreetoagree.org, brought to you by the Ad Council. Michael Lewis here. My best-selling book, The Big Short, tells the story of the build-up and burst of the U.S. housing market back in 2008. A decade ago, the Big Short was made into an Academy Award-winning movie.

And now I'm bringing it to you for the first time as an audiobook narrated by yours truly. The Big Short's story, what it means to bet against the market, and who really pays for an unchecked financial system, is as relevant today as it's ever been. Get the Big Short now at Pushkin.fm. slash audiobook, or wherever audiobooks are sold. This is an I-Heart podcast. guaranteed human