A Slice of News

In this episode I discuss the The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act or SAVE Act the recently moved one step closer to being made law on it's way to the Senate that, while being sold as preserving voter integrity by requiring proof of citizenship to register for voting, many see as a blatant attempt at voter suppression and limiting the Constitutional right to vote for historically marginali...

In this episode I discuss Attorney General Pam Bondi's appearance before the House Judiciary Committee and how she turned it into a series of shouting and personal attacks while that the same time not giving many answers as to why the investigation and release of the Epstein files have been so poorly handled by her department

In this episode I discuss how a grand jury refused to indict the six Democratic lawmakers featured in a video that reminded troops they could refuse illegal orders back in November, much to the consternation of the Trump administration and how it had been a clear attempt by the administration to use the Justice Department as the President's weapon against his personal enemies

In this episode I discuss Ghislaine Maxwell's recent deposition before the House Committee where she plead the fifth on basically everything she was asked, but that she might be willing to speak if given clemency by the President....

In this episode I discuss the recent Super Bowl halftime show headlined by Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny, the less than favorable response to it by those on the political right and the positive it represented not only for his fellow Puerto Ricans but for the nation as a whole

In this episode I discuss the President saying he will release billions of dollars of funds previously allocated by Congress for the construction of a tunnel between New York and New Jersey that the administration had been withholding since the government shutdown back in October for the small price of...renaming New York's Penn Station and the Dulles International Airport outside Washington D...

In this episode I discuss the perception that the Republican Party is starting to lose the support of the Latino voters that helped President Trump win in 2024 in the wake of their heavy handed anti-immigrant actions and repeated failures when it comes to revitalizing the economy, making many to feel even stronger a Democratic sweep is coming for them in November...

In this episode I discuss President Trump's recent comments about possibly advocating for control of elections to be taken away from the states and put entirely in the hands of the federal government and how it is part of a larger plan to just straight steal the elections for Republicans in the face of a surge of probable Democratic wins in November's midterm elections and an erosion of th...

In this episode I discuss the newly released Epstein files and the absolutely abhorrent accusations they contained against President Trump and many others, additionally that despite how bad they are, they still may not be enough to get his many supporters to disavow him

In this episode I discuss the growing displeasure by the American people with the continued support of ICE and their violent tendencies while they "do their job" by Republicans in government and the looming sense that it is likely to lead to a massive blowout for the Democrats during November's midterm elections and likely beyond

In this episode I discuss Attorney General Pam Bondi's appealing for more time for her and the Justice Department to release the files that they were legally mandated to do over a month ago while also refusing to give a set date for when they will actually do so

In this episode I discuss the recent demotion of commander at large of ICE, Greggory Bovino and how the administration is using his removal from the role as an attempt to save face in the wake of mass public outcry at the extreme violent tendencies of ICE agents and sagging approval

In this episode I discuss the murder of 37-year old ICU nurse Alex Pretti at the hands of Immigration Enforcement agents and how the tide my be turning against them as the public seems to finally begin to feel like this was one government sanctioned killing too many...

In this episode I discuss the possibility the President and his fellow Republicans are going to undermine the integrity and safety of our elections to stop what is predicted to be a Democratic washout, eliminating their complete control of the government and their ability to essentially enact whatever policy they choose unchecked. When it comes to Republicans, dishonesty is their policy and losing...

In this episode I discuss former Special Council Jack Smith's recent public appearance before Congress regarding his investigations into President Trump and his criminal attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 Presidential election

In this episode I discuss the invocation of the 25th Amendment of the United States Constitution in how it relates to removing a President from office when he is no longer able to properly carryout his duties and how unfortunately it is not a real possibility as a way of removing the current out of control President...

In this 100th episode I discuss a bit about how I feel about the state of the nation and reflect on the value of not giving into the despair that is all round us so we can come out of it even better

In this episode I discuss a recent social media post from the official government account of the Department of Labor that used a slogan very reminiscent of one used by the Nazi Party, and how this was not even the first time they used language and imagery that was incredibly similar to literal fascist propaganda, they were not even the only government department to have been doing it

In this episode I discuss President Trump's frustrations with his Attorney General Pam Bondi when it comes to things like prosecuting his enemies and distracting the public from the Epstein files situation, speculating that if his displeasure increases much more, she may be out from the Justice Department

In this episode I discuss the murder of Minneapolis mother Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, how those on the right, including the head of Homeland Security and the President himself have spun the story to be that of a justified killing, and how this is yet one more step down a dark path for the nation as a whole there may be no coming back from...

In this episode I discuss the Trump administrations continued efforts to seize the nation of Greenland seemingly by any means necessary and the consequences those reckless actions could have for the nation and the international community

In this episode I discuss the events of January 6th 2001 on it's fifth anniversary and the repercussions of it we are still feeling a half decade after it happened

In this episode I discuss the removal of President Nicolás Maduro from power in Venezuela and the Trump administration's possible motivations for affecting that regime change through military intervention

In this episode I discuss the announcement by President Trump that he is removing the National Guard troops he had deployed to the major cities of Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland and speculate if it was his numerous court losses and denials that motivated this action and not his goodwill

In this episode I discuss a recent rule change by the United Service Postal Service about postmarks where they no longer denoting the date of mailing but the date of processing, possibly affecting how time sensitive mail, such as mail in ballots are counted when it come to mailing deadlines