0:30 - Vance in MN: turn down the chaos

16:02 - DaWokeFarmer William Scott Kelly

38:17 - Jack Smith: I stand by my decisions

01:02:59 - National political reporter, Salena Zito, on the democrats penchant for violent rhetoric. Check out Salena’s most recent book  Butler: The Untold Story of the Near Assassination of Donald Trump and the Fight for America’s Heartland and columns at  SalenaZito.com

01:20:20 - James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Law & Senior Lecturer at the University of Chicago, Richard Epstein on vampire laws, revenge prosecutions and other recent law related absurdities

01:43:37 - Small business outlook, survey Chicago 

01:56:00 - Psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert diagnoses prominent left-leaning figures who made headlines this past week. Jonathan’s new book  Therapy Nationis set to release 5/19!

02:15:28 - Open Mic Friday!

0:30 - <a href="https://x.com/i/status/2014439824451584434">Vance in MN</a>: turn down the chaos
16:02 - <a href="https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/2014356323031540178">DaWokeFarmer William Scott Kelly</a>
38:17 -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/01/22/jack_smith_i_stand_by_my_decision_to_indict_trump_he_engaged_in_a_criminal_scheme_to_overturn_the_election.html">Jack Smith</a>: I stand by my decisions
01:02:59 - National political reporter, Salena Zito, on the <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/4424333/why-so-many-k-12-educators-prone-violent-rhetoric/">democrats penchant for violent rhetoric</a>. Check out Salena&rsquo;s most recent book &nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1546009140?ref=cm_sw_r_cso_cp_apin_dp_5WES4F6P1TTW06X7ZHGM&amp;ref_=cm_sw_r_cso_cp_apin_dp_5WES4F6P1TTW06X7ZHGM&amp;social_share=cm_sw_r_cso_cp_apin_dp_5WES4F6P1TTW06X7ZHGM&amp;starsLeft=1&amp;skipTwisterOG=1">Butler: The Untold Story of the Near Assassination of Donald Trump and the Fight for America&rsquo;s Heartland</a> and columns at&nbsp; <a href="http://salenazito.com/">SalenaZito.com</a>
01:20:20 - James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Law &amp; Senior Lecturer at the University of Chicago, Richard Epstein on vampire laws, revenge prosecutions and other recent law related absurdities
01:43:37 - <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/01/20/from_rock_to_tech_talent_flees_taxes_153732.html">Small business outlook, survey Chicago&nbsp;</a>
01:56:00 - Psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert diagnoses prominent left-leaning figures who made headlines this past week. Jonathan&rsquo;s new book&nbsp; <a href="https://www.jonathanalpert.com/">Therapy Nation</a> is set to release 5/19!
02:15:28 - Open Mic Friday!

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Turn Down The Chaos

0:30 -Subham Patil, Indian student, attacked on Red Line

15:47 -Homan presser

37:58 -Pro troller Josh Seiter, representing the FARTs, bamboozles AWFL

57:06 - Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors, Chris Whalen, on new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh: He was the only choice and he understands how this "temple" works. Chris is also editor for The Institutional Risk Analyst theinstitutionalriskanalyst.com

01:12:24 -Paul Vallas, former CEO of CPS and former candidate for mayor, on the new federal scholarship program and CTU's War on Chicago’s Children. Follow Paul on X @PaulVallas

01:31:22 - Kevin Coyne, chairman of the DuPage GOP: JB Pritzker is every IL republicans opponent. Join the DuPage GOP for their Lincoln Day Dinner - Friday February 27 - for more details  dupagegop.com/2026-lincoln-day-dinner

01:51:01 - Senior writer for the Washington Examiner & cohost of the “You’re Wrong” podcast, David Harsanyi: Protest Culture Is Annoying and Un-American. Check out David’s most recent book The Rise of BlueAnon: How the Democrats Became a Party of Conspiracy Theorists

02:06:36 - Open Mic Friday!

0:30 - <a href="https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/student-attacked-on-cta-says-conductor-told-him-to-move-cars-after-call-for-help/3882385/">Subham Patil, Indian student, attacked on Red Line</a>
15:47 - <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/01/29/watch_live_border_czar_tom_homan_press_conference_in_minnesota.html">Homan presser</a>
37:58 - <a href="https://x.com/josh_seiter/status/2016676660049830354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2016676660049830354%7Ctwgr%5E252e3cee0600ccd3359cd1b3ea43bcc229bdb8e0%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnotthebee.com%2Farticle%2Fmaster-troll-gets-white-liberal-lady-to-support-rounding-up-trump-supporters-and-putting-them-reeducation-camps">Pro troller Josh Seiter, representing the FARTs, bamboozles AWFL</a>
57:06 - Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors, Chris Whalen, on new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh: He was the only choice and he understands how this "temple" works. Chris is also editor for The Institutional Risk Analyst <a href="http://theinstitutionalriskanalyst.com">theinstitutionalriskanalyst.com</a>
01:12:24 - Paul Vallas, former CEO of CPS and former candidate for mayor, on the new federal scholarship program and<a href="https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/chicago-teachers-unions-war-chicago-children"> CTU's War on Chicago&rsquo;s Children</a>. Follow Paul on X <a href="https://x.com/PaulVallas">@PaulVallas</a>
01:31:22 - Kevin Coyne, chairman of the DuPage GOP: JB Pritzker is every IL republicans opponent. Join the DuPage GOP for their Lincoln Day Dinner - Friday February 27 - for more details&nbsp; <a href="http://dupagegop.com/2026-lincoln-day-dinner">dupagegop.com/2026-lincoln-day-dinner</a>
01:51:01 - Senior writer for the Washington Examiner &amp; cohost of the &ldquo;You&rsquo;re Wrong&rdquo; podcast, David Harsanyi: <a href="https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/27/protest-culture-is-annoying-and-un-american/">Protest Culture Is Annoying and Un-American</a>. Check out David&rsquo;s most recent book <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-rise-of-blueanon-david-harsanyi?variant=41551839232034">The Rise of BlueAnon: How the Democrats Became a Party of Conspiracy Theorists</a>
02:06:36 -&nbsp;Open Mic Friday!

Tom Homan Arrives in Minneapolis

0:30 -Pretti on Jan. 13 confronting ICE, yelling profanities, kicking vehicle

18:11 - like bananas and rice

39:34 -Springsteen ICE protest song "Streets of Minneapolis"

01:00:51 - Rand Paul and Rubio: if it happened to US would it be an act of war

01:21:10 -Stu Smith, investigative analyst at City Journal: Terror Supporters Are Influencing Students at the University of Washington. Follow Stu on X @thestustustudio

01:40:21 - From factory floors to the White House: Auto Workers for Trump founder Brian Pannebecker on tariffs — and meeting Nicki Minaj

01:53:37 -Brian Lonergan, Director of Strategic Communications & Content at the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR): The rhetoric form Minnesota leadership has created an “unsafe and deadly environment” Brian is also co-host of the “No Border, No Country” podcast

02:13:42 -Susan Crabtree, RealClearPolitics’ national political correspondent & regular contributor for the California Post, walks us through an epically bad week for Gavin Newsom. Check out Susan’s most recent book   Fool’s Gold: The Radicals, Con Artists, and Traitors Who Killed the California Dream and Now Threaten Us All

0:30 - <a href="https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/2016693546154078636">Pretti on Jan. 13 confronting ICE, yelling profanities, kicking vehicle</a>
18:11 - <a href="https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/2014779096933531717">like bananas and rice</a>
39:34 - <a href="https://notthebee.com/article/not-satire-bruce-springsteen-records-song-about-king-trumps-private-army-dedicates-it-to-minneapolis">Springsteen ICE protest song "Streets of Minneapolis"</a>
01:00:51 - Rand Paul and Rubio: <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/01/28/rand_paul_to_secretary_rubio_on_venezuela_just_admit_justifications_for_us_action_were_a_ruse.html">if it happened to US would it be an act of war</a>
01:21:10 - Stu Smith, investigative analyst at City Journal: <a href="https://www.city-journal.org/article/university-of-washington-tariq-el-tahrir-terror-hamas">Terror Supporters Are Influencing Students at the University of Washington</a>. Follow Stu on X <a href="https://x.com/thestustustudio?lang=en">@thestustustudio</a>
01:40:21 - From factory floors to the White House: Auto Workers for Trump founder Brian Pannebecker on tariffs &mdash; and meeting Nicki Minaj
01:53:37 - Brian Lonergan, Director of Strategic Communications &amp; Content at the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR): The rhetoric form Minnesota leadership has created an &ldquo;unsafe and deadly environment&rdquo; Brian is also co-host of the &ldquo;No Border, No Country&rdquo; podcast
02:13:42 - Susan Crabtree, RealClearPolitics&rsquo; national political correspondent &amp; regular contributor for the California Post, walks us through an epically bad week for Gavin Newsom. Check out Susan&rsquo;s most recent book&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fools-Gold-Radicals-Traitors-California/dp/1546008039">Fool&rsquo;s Gold: The Radicals, Con Artists, and Traitors Who Killed the California Dream and Now Threaten Us All</a>

Pretti, Bananas & Rice, and Omar

0:30 -Trump in IA, on Pretti shooting: don't like that he had a gun

16:39 - Guy attacks Omar spraying something on her after she calls for Noem to resign or be impeached

38:21 -Mayor West Chicago Daniel Bovey rips teacher who made pro-ICE post on social media

01:03:29 -West Chicago teacher - The First Amendment 

01:22:25 -Thomas Weitzel, retired Riverside police chief and Awake Illinois law-enforcement fellow, separates fact from fiction on ICE operations and the Bridgeview facility. Follow Chief Weitzel on X @ChiefWeitzel

01:38:33 - Noted economist Stephen Moore marks the 20th anniversary of Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth. Get more Steve @StephenMoore

01:53:02 - Neo-Marxist Party Senate debate

02:12:50 - Chief Political Analyst at The Liberal Patriot, Michael Baharaeen: Liberals Should Try Harder to Understand Their Adversaries. For more from Michael michaelbaharaeen.substack.com

0:30 - <a href="https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2016273139248816295">Trump in IA, on Pretti shooting</a>: don't like that he had a gun
16:39 - <a href="https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2016320167341420862">Guy attacks Omar spraying something on her after she calls for Noem to resign or be impeached</a>
38:21 - <a href="https://x.com/JohnnyPummel/status/2016142773372465207">Mayor West Chicago Daniel Bovey rips teacher who made pro-ICE post on social media</a>
01:03:29 - <a href="https://www.nea.org/resource-library/first-amendment-protections-educators">West Chicago teacher - The First Amendment&nbsp;</a>
01:22:25 - Thomas Weitzel, retired Riverside police chief and Awake Illinois law-enforcement fellow, separates fact from fiction on ICE operations and the Bridgeview facility. Follow Chief Weitzel on X <a href="https://x.com/ChiefWeitzel">@ChiefWeitzel</a>
01:38:33 - Noted economist Stephen Moore marks the 20th anniversary of Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth. Get more Steve <a href="http://x.com/StephenMoore">@StephenMoore</a>
01:53:02 - <a href="https://x.com/austin__berg/status/2016230127504404780?s=43&amp;t=UBCj4YAZiyUMhuxd8oVE8g">Neo-Marxist Party Senate debate</a>
02:12:50 -&nbsp;Chief Political Analyst at The Liberal Patriot, Michael Baharaeen: <a href="https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/liberals-should-try-harder-to-understand">Liberals Should Try Harder to Understand Their Adversaries</a>. For more from Michael <a href="https://michaelbaharaeen.substack.com/">michaelbaharaeen.substack.com</a>

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