0:30 - Shutdown Sombraros 

16:44 - Shutdown Stakes: Double Down or Back Down?

38:13 - Broadview

57:07 - Thomas Weitzel, retired Chief of Police of Riverside, on the battle in Bridgeview between ICE and protesters - and how Pete Hegseth’s training plan could reshape local policing. Follow Tom on X @ChiefWeitzel

01:13:56 - Pritzker says Trump is the one with dementia 

01:38:42 -Fr John Lovell, Diocese of Rockford & National Mission Director, UnprofitableServants.org, on Cardinal Cupich's attempt to give Dick Durbin an award and the cover provided by Pope Leo. You can follow Fr. Lovell on X @Fr_Lovell

01:52:49 - Scott McKay, publisher of the Hayride, senior editor at the American Spectator, and author of Racism Revenge and Ruin, From Hellmarsh With Love – a Mike Holman Novel, says The Sombrero Shutdown Needs Some Time to Deliver Its Benefits. Check out Scott’s newest Mike Homan novel Blockbuster

02:12:35 - Open Mic Friday!

0:30 - <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/white-house-says-sombreros-will-continue-amid-government-shutdown-10814813">Shutdown Sombraros&nbsp;</a>
16:44 - Shutdown Stakes: <a href="https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-republicans-trump-83d6fb2a9bcc082cbbbe65525c3e9cc8">Double Down or Back Down?</a>
38:13 - <a href="https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-protest-broadview-illinois-leaders-address-situation-surrounding-facility/17909029/">Broadview</a>
57:07 - Thomas Weitzel, retired Chief of Police of Riverside, on the battle in Bridgeview between ICE and protesters - and how Pete Hegseth&rsquo;s training plan could reshape local policing. Follow Tom on X <a href="https://x.com/chiefweitzel?lang=en">@ChiefWeitzel</a>
01:13:56 - <a href="https://wirepoints.org/pritzker-who-now-says-trump-has-dementia-played-major-role-covering-up-bidens-infirmity-mark-glennon/">Pritzker says Trump is the one with dementia</a>&nbsp;
01:38:42 - Fr John Lovell, Diocese of Rockford &amp; National Mission Director, <a href="http://unprofitableservants.org">UnprofitableServants.org</a>, on Cardinal Cupich's attempt to give Dick Durbin an award and the cover provided by Pope Leo. You can follow Fr. Lovell on X <a href="https://x.com/Fr_Lovell">@Fr_Lovell</a>
01:52:49 - Scott McKay, publisher of the Hayride, senior editor at the American Spectator, and author of<a href="https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=32254239627"> Racism Revenge and Ruin</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hellmarsh-Love-Mike-Holman-Novels/dp/B0DLV3M5SF">From Hellmarsh With Love</a> &ndash; a Mike Holman Novel, says <a href="https://spectator.org/the-sombrero-shutdown-needs-some-time-to-deliver-its-benefits/">The Sombrero Shutdown Needs Some Time to Deliver Its Benefits</a>. Check out Scott&rsquo;s newest Mike Homan novel <a href="https://spectator.org/blockbusters-a-mike-holman-novel-episode-1/">Blockbuster</a>
02:12:35 - Open Mic Friday!

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