0:30 - Trump's Prime Time Christmas Address to the Nation

40:05 -Sports & Politics

01:03:27 - Former Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau reacts after a judge trims the village’s lawsuit he calls an attempt to silence him. 

01:23:25 - Best Protest Song of 2025 - Round 1

01:50:17 - 15th ward Alderman Ray Lopez breaks down the budget battle at city hall. For more on Ray’s work for the 15th ward - the15thward.org

02:04:09 -Jeffrey A. Tucker, founder of the Brownstone Institute and senior economics columnist for the Epoch Times, critiques Trump’s prime-time address — and discusses a generation shaped by DEI policies. Check out Jeffrey’s most recent book Spirits of America: On the Semiquincentennial

02:24:14 -  Former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense Jed Babbin on Venezuela and the tense Russia/Ukraine peace negotiations. Follow Jed on X @JedBabbin

0:30 - <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/12/17/trump_our_border_is_secure_inflation_has_stopped_wages_are_up_prices_are_down_our_nation_is_strong.html">Trump's Prime Time Christmas Address to the Nation</a>
40:05 - <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/17/chicago-bears-stadium-northwest-indiana/?utm_social_handle_id=7313362&amp;utm_social_post_id=626215621&amp;s=03">Sports &amp; Politics</a>
01:03:27 - Former Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau reacts after a judge trims the village&rsquo;s lawsuit he calls an attempt to silence him.&nbsp;
01:23:25 - Best Protest Song of 2025 - Round 1
01:50:17 - 15th ward Alderman Ray Lopez breaks down the budget battle at city hall. For more on Ray&rsquo;s work for the 15th ward - <a href="http://the15thward.org">the15thward.org</a>
02:04:09 - Jeffrey A. Tucker, founder of the Brownstone Institute and senior economics columnist for the Epoch Times, critiques Trump&rsquo;s prime-time address &mdash; and discusses a generation shaped by DEI policies. Check out Jeffrey&rsquo;s most recent book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Spirits-America-Semiquincentennial-Jeffrey-Tucker/dp/1630693014">Spirits of America: On the Semiquincentennial</a>
02:24:14 -&nbsp;&nbsp;Former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense Jed Babbin on Venezuela and the tense Russia/Ukraine peace negotiations. Follow Jed on X <a href="http://x.com/JedBabbin">@JedBabbin</a>

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