di Joseph deslauriers
Tonight we expose Canadian online lenders whose slick apps deliver instant loans to desperate borrowers at interest rates that trap them in inescapable debt. While Canada capped the criminal interest rate at 35% in 2025, lenders like Easy Financial, Fairstone, and check-cashing chains have moved their profits into fees, optional insurance, and endless renewals that legally sit outside that cap. A $2,000 loan can balloon into over $5,000 in just three years. Our panel breaks down the predatory design: countdown timers, hidden payoff buttons, prominent borrow-more prompts, and 'optional insurance' that essentially guarantees the lender's profit. We hear from Denise, a Sudbury home care worker who paid back $9,000 on a $2,000 loan and still owes more. Honcho, a former Bensonhurst collector, compares the app economy to the old VIG racket—same business, clean shoes, with the law holding the bat. This is non-monetized commentary and satire. Call your MP about interest rates dressed up as fees, and read the fine print twice. Proverbs 28:8 reminds us: usury gathered from the poor never stays in the squeezer's hand. Watch the full video: https://iframe.mediadelivery.net/embed/672638/c813cb90-7633-4b28-b319-4b717a2bb15e
A new study released this week documents 145,000 children separated from a parent under Trump administration policies architected by Stephen Miller. Tonight we break down the numbers, the law, and the money trail behind one of the darkest chapters in modern American immigration policy. This is independent news commentary - no sponsors, no party, just the receipts. Our panel digs in: Karen Crotchfield on the constitutional violations dating back to Stanley v. Illinois and the Flores settlement, Chubba Ginjani follows the detention dollars to GEO Group and CoreCivic (at $750 per child per night), and Jimmy Fiddler brings sources from inside the facilities reporting toddlers who don't know their own last names anymore. We name the bad actors: Stephen Miller, Tom Homan, and Kristi Noem. From the bar regulars to the studio analysis, we share the story of Lucia Hernandez, 8 years old, whose mother Maria has been in detention for 61 days. Call your representative. Show up at the next accountability hearing. Take care of someone you love this week. Watch the full video: https://iframe.mediadelivery.net/embed/672638/5ac4bb29-5a09-4a8a-bb5f-311a3a818f0b
President Trump's Justice Department has created a $1.776 billion settlement fund to pay January 6th rioters with taxpayer money, with a civil immunity clause shielding the Trump family in perpetuity. Maxi Haller, Hanjo Padre, attorney Karen Crotchfield, forensic accountant Chubbogen Johnny, and insider Jimmy Fiddler break down how the DOJ sued itself, settled with itself, and named the figure after 1776 as a political troll. Karen walks through why the immunity clause is unenforceable under settlement law, and how Section 4 of the 14th Amendment plainly forbids paying debts incurred in aid of insurrection. The panel exposes the Enrique Tarrio connection, the Paxton Senate endorsement, the Tennessee and South Carolina redistricting fights, and Cassidy's defection in Louisiana. Regulars at the Anvil bar share what the fund means in real life: a stabbed cop on disability, a single mom choosing between rent and chemo, a community college kid drowning in $15K of loans while flagpole rioters collect $500K tax-free. This is opinion and political commentary based on public reporting. Watch the full video: https://iframe.mediadelivery.net/embed/672638/acecb637-5d0c-4a9a-8298-935ede5a7782
Homeland Security has issued a nationwide Be On The Lookout alert targeting Nashville stand-up comedian Ben Palmer for building a parody ICE tip website that recorded callers attempting to report their neighbors. Maxi and Hancho break down how a satirical website went viral, embarrassed powerful people, and triggered a federal response with no charges, no warrant, and no crime alleged. Civil rights attorney Karen Crotchfield explains that Hustler v. Falwell (1988) places parody at the center of the First Amendment, and that a BOLO requires no judge - chilling speech without ever proving it illegal. Tech analyst Clara Biggs details how DHS scrapes TikTok and YouTube for viral content, while Jimmy Fiddler reports the request came down from the White House liaison's office tied to Stephen Miller, with Kristi Noem's DHS signing off. The regulars at the bar weigh in - from Stellantis workers to nurses to immigrants who fled authoritarian regimes - on what it means when the federal government issues a wanted poster on a comedian. Putin, Kim, and a young actor make a cameo commentary on America learning tricks they've used since 1937. Watch the full video: https://iframe.mediadelivery.net/embed/672638/2dbb0506-9dbd-49f2-b7f7-a259013daadf
Tonight we name names and cite sources. The Trump administration is pulling lawyers out of USCIS and reassigning them to U.S. Attorney offices to pursue denaturalization cases against American citizens. Axios broke the story, and four former officials confirmed the transfers were 'force-volunteered.' Stephen Miller is the architect, Pam Bondi signs off, and USCIS director Joseph Edlow is executing the orders. Civil rights attorney Karen Crotchfield walks through the legal bar — clear and convincing evidence of intentional fraud — and explains why the administration doesn't need to win every case. The chilling effect is the point. Clara Biggs breaks down how databases cross-reference decades of asylum forms, visa applications, and tax filings hunting for any inconsistency. Jimmy Fiddler's USCIS sources describe morale collapsing inside a week. The regulars at Last Call weigh in — a Trinidadian cousin shredding old tax returns, a nurse whose patient begged her not to let them take his country away, and the story of Rosa Maria Ortega, deported in 2024 after being told her whole life she was a citizen. Call your senator. Drive a neighbor to their citizenship interview. Don't wait for someone else to be brave first. Watch the full video: https://iframe.mediadelivery.net/embed/672638/3655db0f-5cc6-4da7-a702-102cf18f418d
The Globe and Mail reports the U.S. President has executed thousands of stock trades this year, many placed just before his own announcements moved the markets, with no blind trust in place. Maxi Holler and Hancho Padry break down the disclosure filings, the 78% win rate, and the estimated $40 million in trading profits flowing through accounts controlled by the man setting trade policy. Tonight's panel includes forensic accountant Chubogen Janie pulling the trade records, civil rights lawyer Karen Crotchfield walking through what the law actually says about presidential insider trading, and veteran reporter Jimmy Fiddler with sources on the trading floor. We name the bad actors: Trump, Eric and Don Jr., Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and SEC Chair Paul Atkins. We hear from the bar regulars losing their 401k savings, from Doris in Toledo who lost $11,000 of root canal money, and from Roe in Detroit postponing her son's college visits. This is independent commentary, not investment advice. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Call your senator's office tomorrow and ask them by name where they stand. Proverbs 28:8 — he who increases his wealth by unjust gain gathers it for one who pities the poor. Watch the full video: https://iframe.mediadelivery.net/embed/672638/c08101d1-b73f-42aa-a001-9866ef0cf892
Tonight we examine Dr. Nicole Saphier, Trump's nominee for Surgeon General, who sells supplements on Amazon containing an ingredient the Pentagon has banned from military bases due to liver damage concerns. Amazon has now opened an inquiry into her shop following questions from the Guardian. Our panel — including a retired enforcer, a lawyer, a forensic accountant, and a data analyst — breaks down how a Fox News contributor built a wellness brand, launched a supplement line, and got nominated to regulate the very industry profiting her. We walk through Title 18 Section 208, the federal conflict-of-interest statute, and what divestment would actually require. Our forensic accountant pulls the markup numbers (6-10x cost), and our data lead maps 42 TV-doctor-branded supplement lines on Amazon — 12 of which contain Pentagon-flagged ingredients. The regulars at the bar share ER stories: a 23-year-old with liver enzymes through the roof, grandmothers taking 11 supplements thinking they're medicine, and the one-in-five severe drug-induced liver failures now traced to supplements. This is independent commentary based on public reporting. Names, dates, and quotes are sourced. Call your senator before the vote. Read the labels in your cabinet. Take care of someone you love this week. Watch the full video: https://iframe.mediadelivery.net/embed/672638/88d8e7c7-8e65-4fbf-9e4e-6324172b4542
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik wrote a $5 million check to House Republicans through the NRCC just days after agreeing to sit for an interview about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. The timing raises serious questions about whether the donation was designed to soften the questioning by the very people tasked with investigating him. Tonight Maxi Haller and the panel break down the money mechanics with forensic accountant Chubba Genjenni, the legal angle with Karen Crotchfield, and Capitol Hill sourcing from Jimmy Fiddler. Hancho frames it as a classic 'sit-down sweetener' — bring a gift before you face the bosses. The regulars at the bar weigh in, and the conversation keeps returning to Virginia Roberts Giuffre and the survivors whose questions just got bought out. This is a non-monetized community effort. Names, dollars, and dates are drawn from public records. Call your House member tomorrow and ask if they took NRCC money this quarter — and donate to a survivors fund tonight. Watch the full video: https://iframe.mediadelivery.net/embed/672638/2d775521-8571-4d16-b325-ff2a7b3f5739
Tonight we name names. According to documents obtained by Kaiser Family Foundation Health News, President Trump personally held Eli Lilly stock outside of a blind trust while his administration advanced policies benefiting the drug maker. Lilly stock has doubled since 2023, with disclosures showing between $500K-$1M in Lilly shares alone, plus holdings in Pfizer, Merck, and Bristol Myers - roughly $10 million in pharma personally while overseeing the agencies that regulate them. Our panel breaks down the 1962 loophole that exempts presidents and VPs from federal conflict of interest laws, the toothless executive order on drug pricing that Wall Street saw through in an hour, and CEO David Ricks's seven White House meetings since January. Dr. Oz now runs Medicare. Mehmet Oz announced no real negotiation on Lilly's biggest drugs. Mounjaro just got added to Medicare coverage - taxpayers now buying it, stock jumped again. We remember Cole Schmidtnecht, 22, who rationed insulin after a $500 cash substitute he couldn't afford. Six days later he died. The same week, Lilly stock hit an all-time high. This is a non-monetized community effort. Call your senator. Close the loophole. Check the receipts yourself. Watch the full video: https://iframe.mediadelivery.net/embed/672638/25c89838-9237-4924-b747-aa3291ed9fe6
The White House has approved $9 billion in cutting-edge AI chips to power classified networks at US spy agencies, with Anthropic finalizing a contract to supply its models. Tonight we break down what this means: top-shelf AI in the hands of intelligence agencies eliminates the technical limits that once forced spies to choose targets. Now they can ingest every email, text, and call in real time. Our panel names names — Trump, Tulsi Gabbard, John Ratcliffe, and Dario Amodei — and digs into how Anthropic, once branded as the safety-focused AI company, is now selling classified models with no public oversight. Hanjo calls it a protection racket scaled to a continent. Karen walks through how Section 702 turns 'incidental' collection into everyone. Chubba follows the black budget money trail. At the bar, Earl's wife gets denied chemo while the spy chips ship priority. Marita Ortega, a Catholic Charities caseworker, lands on a watch list for nothing. This is a non-monetized community effort — call your senator, take care of someone you love. Watch the full video: https://iframe.mediadelivery.net/embed/672638/ed3626fc-e8cc-4bcc-993b-9a7506ad364e