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Tyrannical Trillionaire Tax
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Elon Musk just became the first trillionaire then settled back to ~$947B. Schrödinger's billionaire. Washington finally has the boogeyman it needs. The mathing on why Warren and Sanders' wealth-tax proposals don't work, and why they sell votes anyway. The printer never stops going "brrrrr." Sources: forbes.com/profile/elon-musk en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra-Millionaire_Tax_Act_of_2021 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_tax · usdebtclock.org
Spiteful Swamp Splurge
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Thomas Massie (R-KY), 8-term congressman, lost his primary on May 19, 2026 to Trump-backed sock puppet Ed Gallrein. The most expensive House primary in US history $32M+ in ad spending BBB Adds ~$3T to national debt over a decade Only Congress makes war H.Con.Res.38 Pentagon conceded no evidence of imminent Iranian strike Massie pushed for release of files which may implicate the elite. Hasn't ruled out 2028 presidential run
Raging Raid Ruin
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Chuck and Megan try to untangle Schrödinger's ceasefire, a confusing Middle East agreement that is somehow simultaneously happening and not happening. We also examine Lindsey Graham's unique interpretation of war powers, where he essentially treats the Constitution's mandate for congressional approval like a decorative throw pillow. Meanwhile, normal shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has plummeted as Iran sets up a lethal new toll booth system backed by threats of absolute destruction. Back at home, we break down the math-defying absurdity of Donald Trump's proposed $1.5 trillion defense budget as the national deficit continues to balloon out of control. Finally, we cover his recent Bond-villain-style threats to send a whole civilization "back to the Stone Age" and his bizarre boasting over the bombing of an unfinished bridge, on the appropriately-named B1, that tragically killed civilians at a family picnic.
Questionable Quasiwar Quagmire
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https://reason.com/2026/03/06/jobs-are-down-while-the-u-s-spends-2-billion-a-day-on-war-with-iran/ https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/24/proposal-to-create-counterintelligence-unit-receives-bipartisan-pushback/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://reason.com/2026/03/06/the-federal-government-was-told-to-make-a-list-of-everything-it-funds-15-years-later-there-still-isnt-one/
Panopticon's Political Playbook
• ICE Legal Observer Added to Terrorist Database https://reason.com/2026/01/23/ice-tells-legal-observer-we-have-a-nice-little-database-and-now-youre-considered-a-domestic-terrorist/ • WH Domestic Terrorism Memo Sept 2025 https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/countering-domestic-terrorism-and-organized-political-violence/ • Arrested for Observing ICE https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/01/arrested-for-observing-ice-minnesota-lesson.html • Ben Jordan: Flock Camera Security Exposé 40min https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB0gr7Fh6lY • Flock Security Vulnerabilities https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2025/11/17/ben-jordan-exposes-severe-security-vulnerabilities-in-flock-surveillance-cameras/ • Flock Safety Security Research https://gainsec.com/2025/11/05/formalizing-my-flock-safety-security-research/ • Campus Protests Fail vs History https://www.aei.org/society-and-culture/performative-politics-why-todays-campus-protests-fail-where-historys-movements-succeeded/ • Diminishing Power of Protests https://thesciencesurvey.com/editorial/2025/02/12/the-diminishing-power-of-protests-a-call-for-activism-redefined/ • Trump Two-Faced Gun Rights https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-alex-pretti-nra-cbp-minneapolis-shooting-essayli • Debunking Immigrant Crime Myth https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/fact-sheet/debunking-myth-immigrants-and-crime/ • Undocumented Immigration and Violent Crime https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6241529/ • USCIS Record Backlogs Q2 FY2025 https://www.boundless.com/blog/uscis-q2-fy2025-data • Dignity Act 2025 Summary https://forumtogether.org/article/the-dignity-act-of-2025-bill-summary/ • Legal Immigration Data https://www.niskanencenter.org/immigrationdata/
Offshore Oil Overkill
- The U.S. Navy under Trump: A Tool of Modern Piracy - Global Research - Assange's war crimes accusation: Nobel Prize faces criminal complaint over 2025 winner - Natural News - Donald Trump's squeeze on Venezuela - The Week - How oil, drugs and immigration fueled Trump's Venezuela campaign - Times of India
Needless Nitwit Negotiations
America's longest government shutdown shows why we must free air traffic control from politics Congressman Thomas Massie's Official Website - Information on his work to reform the appropriations process and restore regular order in government spending Congress Should Pass 12 Separate Spending Bills, Not Omnibus - Analysis supporting Massie's approach to budget reform
Misguided Mission Mayhem
- [The War on Poverty After 50 years](https://www.cato.org/policy-report/may/june-2015/war-poverty-after-fifty-years) - [EconTalk: Robert Chitester](https://www.econlib.org/econtalk-with-bob-chitester/) - [The Ballad of Price Controls](https://redcircle.com/shows/nebuphony/ep/63d2b1ca-b763-4edf-84fe-a264fa4fa99c) - [Food Stamps and Mises’ Theory of Intervention](https://mises.org/mises-wire/food-stamps-and-misess-theory-intervention) - [Drug War History](https://drugpolicy.org/drug-war-history/) - [Human Cost of Post 9/11 Wars](https://costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/sites/default/files/papers/Costs-of-War_Direct-War-Deaths_9-1-21.pdf)
Labor's Legal Leash
Occupational Licensing Hours required to braid hair AMA Flight 328 The Machinery of Freedom
Kindergarten Kickbacks
https://www.influencewatch.org/labor-union/national-education-association-nea/ https://fee.org/articles/power-grab-how-the-national-education-association-is-betraying-our-children/
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