The Brian Mudd Show

Interview: Fighting Marxism, Fighting Crime & A Little Wine -  Under Siege w/Eric Trump

Many of the headlines from over the weekend, independent of the partial government shutdown, were as instructive as they were alarming.

As of today, the partial shutdown—now in its fifth day—continues to furlough approximately 34% of the civilian federal workforce, or about 750,000 employees out of a total of roughly 2.2 million (excluding active-duty military).

Somewhat remarkably the stock market continued to climb the wall of worry last week despite headwinds from seasonality, somewhat historically high valuations and notably the partial government shutdown which had carried into this week.

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Welcome to day three of the partial government shutdown. Also known as the third day that you’ve not been impacted by the federal government partially being shut down. What’s also not new is politicians treating you as though you’re stupid.

What the trends suggest generally is that red states are likely to get redder with blue states becoming bluer with Democrats who are currently the most motivated to relocate due to politics. 

Interview & Analysis: Partial Government Shutdown w/White House Correspondent Jon Decker

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This weekly feature is designed to recognize those who've paid the ultimate price in service and to serve as a reminder of what our police risk to keep us safe.

It’s not just about healthcare for illegal immigrants...  It’s about attempting to make COVID-era welfare permanent.

If the average person who needs work has it and is steadily earning more than the cost of living is increasing, it’s a good economy. If they aren’t able to achieve both of those things, it’s a bad economy. 

Many thought that the exit of Elon Musk in the spring marked the end of DOGEing, however, President Trump’s executive order keeps the DOGE office open and operating until at least next July and we’ve recently seen the federal government update its DOGE progress.            

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Which president presided over the most partial government shutdowns in American history? The answer is... Ronald Reagan . And how many partial government shutdowns happened during Reagan’s run in the 80’s? The answer is eight.

What we know based on the most recent study conducted by the Network Contagion Research Insitute and Rutgers University’s Social Perception Lab, is that in general, there’s a far greater tolerance and even appetite for political violence on the Left.  

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As of October 1st, he’s signed 208 executive orders compared to 220 signed during the entirety of his first administration and 162 signed by President Biden during his administration. Additionally, President Trump has signed 88 presidential proclamations, 52 presidential memoranda and 9 laws.      

Trump has orchestrated this into what’s effectively a “heads I win, tails you lose” scenario.

As of today, there hasn’t been an arrest/citation for an open carry violation. What is important to note are the 15 places where it is still prohibited to open carry.

An average of about one tropical storm or hurricane makes landfall in the US every three years during the month. The wind is now at our back (pun intended) as we head down the home stretch of this year’s hurricane season. May the wind be with us. 

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Florida’s immigration policies in recent years have made the state 63% less likely to have attracted illegal immigrants compared to the average other state around the country.

Aside from these considerations, as I’ve mentioned since the onset of this debate and for decades before it, I firmly believe property taxes – all of them – are un-American. How can you say you ever own property if governments can seize it from you if you don’t continue to pay them taxes annually for it? To me this is about the premise aside from the other considerations.

The stock market winning streak was snapped as seasonality may have begun to catch up with the market last week. As I mentioned in last week’s report... It will be interesting to watch the market’s direction from here as we’re in the seasonally worst time of the year for stocks historically without a clear near-term catalyst beyond inflation/rate discussions.