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Category Archives: America
From Tolerance to Equality: How Elites Brought America to Same-Sex Marriage (6-29-25)
01:00 Book: From Tolerance to Equality: How Elites Brought America to Same-Sex Marriage, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=16162504:00 Diversity: A Managerial Ideology, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX6CGuJ2U3g30:00 I try to find empathy for the pain of Iran’s mullahs after they lose their nuclear program to Israeli and American … Continue reading
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Decoding The Israel vs Iran War (6-24-25)
01:00 Any normal American must rejoice at the humiliation of the Iranian terror regime22:00 The dual loyalty charge and real Americans, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OZq3mRY55g30:30 Projecting American power is sometimes a good way to go, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRB7PGFIeOw39:30 The Enforcer: Iran VIOLATES Ceasefire Agreement; Israel … Continue reading
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Trump Bombed Iran – Now What? (6-22-25)
01:00 The MSM’s lack of sophistication, so what should you expect from the news?04:00 Video: “Israel Has Walked Off a Cliff” – John Mearsheimer, Alexander Mercouris & Glenn Diesen, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dalbnR8vNvs07:00 The Israeli stock market booms, https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israeli-stock-market-iran-conflict-9231579639:00 Michael joins to discuss … Continue reading
How is Donald Trump’s presidency like the novel & TV show Wolf Hall?
Grok says: Comparing Donald Trump’s presidency to Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel’s historical novel about Thomas Cromwell’s rise in the court of Henry VIII, involves drawing parallels between the political dynamics, personalities, and themes of the two. Here’s a concise analysis: … Continue reading
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US Appears Poised To Attack Iran (6-11-25)
01:00 US ready to attack Iran? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/us/politics/iran-us-iraq-diplomats-middle-east.html08:40 Coast to coast riots over ICE 25:00 I don’t find any depth in the Beach Boys, they have no meaning to me1:24:25 LA’s Immigration Riots EXPOSED by Independent Journalist Aldo Buttazzoni | The … Continue reading
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Trump Sends National Guard To Los Angeles To Quell Riots (6-8-25)
01:00 LA riots against ICE28:20 Michael joins to discuss the LA riots, https://x.com/Michaelmvlog38:00 Trump builds the wall, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=16151150:00 We Who Wrestle with God: Perceptions of the Divine, https://www.amazon.com/We-Who-Wrestle-God-Perceptions/dp/05935425331:13:20 Does Jewish behavior affect how non-Jews react to Jews? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wehJlbfW71E1:16:00 Cory Booker … Continue reading
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How much border wall has Trump built in 2025?
Grok says: In 2025, during President Donald Trump’s second term, construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall has resumed, with several projects reported. According to available information: Hidalgo County, Texas: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) awarded a contract to Granite … Continue reading
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What Makes Neo-Nazis So Dangerous? (6-1-25)
01:00 Beliefs Are Like Possessions, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=16145809:00 Boasting Only in the Cross – John Piper – Passion OneDay 2000, 36:50 Baby Boomer Secrets of Power, https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/baby-boomer-secrets-of-power43:00 Kip & Ricardo join the show 45:00 Secular satanism, https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/secular-satanism1:14:00 Loneliness, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Tfpj3DhCg0&ab_channel=TimFletcher1:22:00 Joe Rogan & … Continue reading
America’s AI Advantage
American workers are about the hardest-working and most productive workers in the world, and they can buy more stuff per time worked then most any other nation in the world. It’s not surprising that American business is way ahead in … Continue reading
NYT: ‘For Trump, Civil Rights Protections Should Help White Men’ (5-26-25)
01:00 Dave Green v Nathan Cofnas, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JCq-wlOg88&ab_channel=TheDistributist28:00 The power of nations: measuring what matters, https://direct.mit.edu/isec/article/43/2/7/12211/The-Power-of-Nations-Measuring-What-Matters42:00 The source of Donald Trump’s energy48:00 Tim Dillon on Hamas propagandist Miss Rachel, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjYNk6BrHqw59:30 Michael joins to talk Jake Tapper’s new book, https://x.com/Michaelmvlog1:19:00 Megyn Kelly … Continue reading
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