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Saturday Jan 27, 2024
Saturday Jan 27, 2024
In Episode 159, Dave starts the show by discussing the looming financial crisis at length and then pivots to an extended conversation regarding the border crisis the potato created. Rounding out the show, Dave spends time discussing the CYA shenanigans the illegal January 6 commission is engaged in and the lies being told by botox Pelosi. He closes the discussion with some vitriol aimed at the communist to our north in Trudeau. Articles discussed:
No Major Presidential Candidates Have A Plan To Tackle The Fiscal ‘Trainwreck’ Coming In 2025 by mlance from TrumpTrainNews
US national debt tracker for Jan 26, 2024: See what American taxpayers (you) owe in real time by Megan Henney from Fox Business
Man in America
Supreme Court sides with Biden in Texas border razor wire case; Border Patrol Union blasts decision by Bradford Betz from Fox News
Biden’s DHS Demands Texas Authorities Stand Down At Southern Border As Legal Battle Intensifies by Jennie Taer from American Action News
Mexican soldiers find factory producing drone bombs, grenade launchers, fake military uniforms by Greg Norman from Fox News
WATCH: Texas Governor Greg Abbott Tells Tucker Carlson He Is 'Prepared' For Conflict With Feds by Sterling Mosley from DC Enquirer
Ex-FBI officials warn Congress of 'new and imminent' border danger: 'The country has been invaded' by Adam Shaw from Fox News
Trucker Convoy Headed To U.S.-Mexico Border Highlighting Biden’s Lax Enforcement by Jon Dougherty from Conservative Brief
Audio Clip of President Joe Biden threatening war against Texas is fake from Dallas News
House Jan. 6 Committee deleted more than 100 encrypted files days before GOP took majority: sources by Brooke Singman from Fox News
As Jan. 6 pipe bomb probe breaks wide open, Blaze News investigative reporter Steve Baker, others ask what government has to hide by Dave Urbanski from BlazeMedia
Nancy Pelosi Claims She 'Begged' for National Guard on J6-- How She's Lying by Sarah Arnold from Townhall
Court rules Trudeau's use of martial law to crush peaceful trucker protest was 'unjustified' and unlawful by Joseph MacKinnon from BlazeMedia
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Saturday Jan 20, 2024
Saturday Jan 20, 2024
In Episode 158, Dave discusses the drips and drabs of information and speeches emanating from Davos and the WEF annual summit meeting. From there, he covers the UK PM’s stance to deport illegal immigrants from their island to Rwanda while their asylum requests are processed. Dave closes the show by reviewing a proposed alliance between leftists in Congress and BigPharma. Articles discussed:
BlackRock Chief Warns Davos Elites: Trump Victory Poses ‘Fundamental’ Challenge to Europe by Simon Kent from Breitbart
WEF: EU Chief Von Der Leyen Demands Censorship of ‘Industrial Scale Disinformation’ at Davos by Kurt Zindulka from Breitbart
Davos Speaker Demands International Criminal Court Prosecute ‘Ecocide’, Punish Farmers Alongside War Criminals by Kurt Zindulka from Breitbart
Argentine president praised for calling out Davos elites abandoning freedom for socialism: 'Drops truth bombs' by Gabriel Hays from Fox News
UK will 'ignore' international law to deport illegal immigrants, Sunak says by Michael Dorgan from Fox News
Unholy Alliance Between the Left and Big Pharma Threatens More Big Government Intervention in Health Care by Conservatives for Lower Health Care Costs (sponsored) from Breitbart
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Saturday Jan 13, 2024
Saturday Jan 13, 2024
In Episode 157, Dave quite passionately discusses the recent attacks on Houthi positions in Yemen, Texas giving the human Roomba’s administration the middle finger, the state of Washington proposing an 11% ‘privilege’ tax on ammunition, and uber rich Dems embracing preparedness. Articles discussed:
US, British militaries launch massive retaliatory strike against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen by Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp from The Associated Press
Texas seizes control of park, blocks Border Patrol from entering, as part of anti-illegal immigration efforts by Adam Shaw and Bill Melugin from Fox News
Washington Democrats propose 11% ammo tax for 'the privilege of using ammunition' by Andrew Chapados from BlazeMedia
Mark Zuckerberg building $100M Hawaii compound with massive underground bunker: report by Allie Griffin from The New York Post
Mark Zuckerberg says cattle he's raising on a Hawaiian island will 'grow up eating macadamia meal and drinking beer' by Alex Nitzberg from BlazeMedia
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Saturday Jan 06, 2024
Saturday Jan 06, 2024
In Episode 156, Dave returns to kickoff 2024 in style! First he discusses the veto of Ohio's HB68 and another trans shooting in Iowa. From there he turns his attention toward the left's latest call to arms in preparation for the November election. Dave concludes the show with a look at Germany, the EU, and elitists the world over starting to get the comeuppance.
Articles discussed:
‘This Boils Down To Money’: Fox News Guest Blasts GOP Gov Who Vetoed Child Sex Change Ban by mlance from American Action News
Republican lawmakers expediting efforts to override DeWine's veto of trans bill by Mike McCarthy from ABC6
Suspected Iowa school shooter's digital footprint indicates his was possibly yet another trans rampage by Joseph MacKinnon from BlazeMedia
The Left’s Winter of Rage by Jarrett Stepman from The Daily Signal
German government backtracks on tax hikes for farmers following protests by Hans Von Der Burchard from Politico
Tennessee sues BlackRock citing 'misleading' ESG strategy by Manya Saini, Jaiveer Shekhawat in Bengaluru, Nate Raymond and Ross Kerber in Boston from Reuters
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Saturday Dec 16, 2023
Saturday Dec 16, 2023
In Episode 155, Dave closes 2023 by discussing McCarthy’s departure and CBP finding IEDs at the US/Mexico border. From there, he turns his sights to all things ‘potato’ related. Dave closes the show, and the year in likely the same fashion in which he started 2023, by railing against the alphabet mafia. Due to the show’s length, this is an audio only show. Articles discussed:
Kevin McCarthy takes parting shot at Matt Gaetz as he exits Congress: 'He was psychotic' by Joe Schoffstall & Houston Keene from Fox News
Border Patrol Warns Agents to Be Alert for Explosives after Finding Ten IEDs at Border by Ari Bluff from National Review
Report: Hunter Biden Threatens to ‘Flee’ America if Donald Trump Reelected by Wendell Husebo from Breitbart
Lesley Wolf, prosecutor accused of working to 'limit' questions about 'big guy' in Hunter probe, out at DOJ by Brooke Singman & Jake Gibson from Fox News
Lake Mead Water Levels Get Great News by Anna Skinner from Newsweek
EXCLUSIVE: Parents Outraged After Trans-Identifying Boy Wins Girls’ Irish Dancing Competition, Heads to Worlds by Mary Margaret Olohan from The Daily Signal
Teacher Fired for Not Using Student’s Preferred Pronouns Wins Major Victory by Sarah Parshall Perry & Seth Lucas from The Daily Signal
Ohio Bill Restricts Minors Transitioning, Trans Athletes by Nick Koutsobinas from Newsmax
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Preparing to Prepare (electronic/paperback) | Home Remedies (electronic/paperback) | Just a Small Gathering (paperback) | Just a Small Gathering (electronic)
Monday Dec 11, 2023
Monday Dec 11, 2023
In Episode 154, Dave starts the show laughing at the ‘Potato-in-Chief’ as the nations Christmas tree topples over. From there, he turns deadly serious and begins a discussion about the extremely serious topic of border security and how Chinese nationals attempted to cross our southern border. After that, Dave discusses Big Mike potentially being recruited to run for office by the left, the ACLU partnering with the NRA, and the Dutch and French EU leftists losing their minds. Due to the show’s length, this is an audio only show. Articles discussed:
FBI’s Wray Sends Terrifying Warning to Americans – He Claims There Are ‘Blinking Lights Everywhere’ by Mick Farthing from Patriot Journal News
Well-dressed Chinese migrants with high-quality luggage stopped and processed after trying to cross border into California by Collin Jones from Blaze Media
The NRA has a surprising defender in its free speech case before the Supreme Court by Philip Marcelo from AP News
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Saturday Nov 18, 2023
Saturday Nov 18, 2023
In Episode 153, Dave travels the globe and discusses everything from US government dysfunction, protests in Spain and Poland, letters of no confidence in the UK, soccer, Sen Joe Manchin not seeking re-election, and more. Due to the show’s length, this is an audio only show.
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When Rome Stumbles | Hannibal is at the Gates | By the Dawn’s Early Light | Colder Weather | A Time for Reckoning (paperback versions) | Fiction Series (paperback) | Fiction Series (audio)
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Saturday Nov 11, 2023
Saturday Nov 11, 2023
In Episode 152, Dave discusses the lunacy of co-ed sports in Massachusetts, the US credit rating and outlook downgrade , the energy sector in the US as well as Texas and Wyoming, the IRS adjusting tax brackets for inflation, and Beyond Meat tanking. Article reviewed:
Massachusetts superintendent calls for change after male sends female to hospital in field hockey game by Ryan Morik from Fox News
US credit rating outlook lowered to 'negative' by Moody's as shutdown looms by Brie Stimson from Fox News Business
US Oil Production Hits Record High Amid Elevated Prices And Biden’s Regulatory ‘Onslaught’ by wshoemaker from American Action News
Texas voters overwhelmingly approve measure greenlighting more fossil fuel development by Thomas Catenacci from Fox News
In Wyoming, cheap electricity is gone with the wind by Daniel Horowitz from Blaze Media
IRS sets new tax brackets, standard deduction for 2024 by Megan Henney from Fox New Business
Beyond Meat Continues To Hemorrhage Cash As Consumers Sour On Fake Meat by wshoemaker from American Briefing
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Saturday Nov 04, 2023
Saturday Nov 04, 2023
In Episode 151, Dave runs through the week that was by criss-crossing the pond and the globe to discuss so many topics. He starts in the UK, crosses the pond to DC, then heads back across the pond to discuss some Nordic nations, jumps to Gaza, crosses the pond a third time to land back in DC, and concludes with a conversation about BRICS. Article reviewed:
Biden received $40,000 from family after Chinese payments, Oversight Committee says by Sarah Bedford from The Washington Examiner
Five Nordic Nations Agree to Collaborate on Shared Deportation Flight by Oliver JJ Lane from Breitbart
Here’s What Happened When a Grieving Palestinian Mother Shouted Who She Blames for Her Son's Death by Matt Vespa from Townhall
FBI Director Wray warns terror threat to Americans at 'whole other level' amid Hamas-Israel conflict by Adam Shaw, Brooke Singman from Fox News
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Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
In Episode 150, Dave runs through the week that was by reviewing several pieces of global information. He starts in NYC, then heads across the pond to the UK, jumps to DC, travels to the Middle East via the potato, and eventually lands in Maine and Israel. Article reviewed:
NYC Shipping Migrants Out With One-Way Plane Tickets Because There’s ‘No More Room’ by 'wshoemaker' from TTN
Bankers Gloated and Celebrated Farage Debanking, Internal Messages Show by Kurt Zindulka from Breitbart
Mike Johnson Becomes Speaker of the House of Representatives by Mary Margaret Olohan from The Daily Signal
$6B Prisoner Swap Was ‘Just a Drop in the Bucket’ for Iran. Here’s How Much Tehran Has Raked in Under Biden by Tyler O'Neil from The Daily Signal
Maine shooting: Family of suspected gunman pleads for him to 'reach out and do the right thing' by Jack Birle from The Washington Examiner
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When Rome Stumbles | Hannibal is at the Gates | By the Dawn’s Early Light | Colder Weather | A Time for Reckoning (paperback versions) | Fiction Series (paperback) | Fiction Series (audio)
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