0:30 - Bari Weiss pulled 60 min segment 

36:34 - Will BLM Brandon veto the City Council budget?

01:16:00 - Will the Bears follow in the Chiefs’ footsteps?

01:38:16 - Founder of Wirepoints Mark Glennon: Illinois Is Forcing Ideology on Its Employees. Follow Mark at his substack substack.com/@markglennon

01:55:54 -More Crime on the CTA 

02:09:00 - Senior Editor for The Spectator’s US edition, Neal Pollack: Nicki Minaj 2028?

0:30 - <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/22/media/bari-weiss-60-minutes-cecot-cbs-alfonsi-ellison">Bari Weiss pulled 60 min segment&nbsp;</a>
36:34 - <a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2025/12/20/chicago-budget-veto-brandon-johnson-alternate-head-tax">Will BLM Brandon veto the City Council budget?</a>
01:16:00 - <a href="https://fieldlevelmedia.com/news/chiefs-crossing-border-to-kansas-for-new-stadium/">Will the Bears follow in the Chiefs&rsquo; footsteps?</a>
01:38:16 - Founder of Wirepoints Mark Glennon: <a href="https://wirepoints.org/illinois-is-forcing-ideology-on-its-employees-and-calling-it-training-wirepoints/">Illinois Is Forcing Ideology on Its Employees</a>. Follow Mark at his substack <a href="https://substack.com/@markglennon">substack.com/@markglennon</a>
01:55:54 - <a href="https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-cta-pink-line-train-shooting">More Crime on the CTA </a>
02:09:00 - Senior Editor for The Spectator&rsquo;s US edition, Neal Pollack: <a href="https://spectator.com/article/nicki-minaj-2028/?edition=us">Nicki Minaj 2028?</a>

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Will BLM Brandon veto the City Council Budget?

0:30 - Massie concession: they couldn't buy my vote so they bought the seat

13:00 - Paxton endorsement

31:59 - San Diego mosque shootings

48:17 - Newly elected chair of the Illinois Republican Party, Bob Grogan, says communication is the key to reshaping the Illinois GOP - "we need to be louder and clearer with what we have to offer"

01:09:17 - President of Center of the American Experiment and contributor to Powerline, John Hinderaker, follows the Minnesota fraud money trail and asks whether it leads back to Ilhan Omar. Get John’s latest at powerlineblog.com

01:29:11 - Noted economist Stephen Moore weighs in on voter ID, calling it an “80/20 issue” and saying, “Let Democrats explain why they don’t want it.” Get more Steve @StephenMoore

01:47:41 - Jack Roth Senior Fellow in American Politics at the Claremont Institute and former director of policy planning at the Department of State, Michael Anton, looks back at "The Flight 93 Election" 10 years later. Michael has two books coming out this summer! Dispatches from the Late Republic – available 6/30 & Studies in Machiavellian Political Philosophy – available 8/18 

02:02:44 - UFO files

02:09:48 -$1.7B lawfare fund

0:30 - <a href="https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2056893907535810701">Massie concession</a>: they couldn't buy my vote so they bought the seat
13:00 - <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116602192066577324">Paxton endorsement</a>
31:59 - <a href="https://www.wsj.com/us-news/teen-suspects-in-san-diego-mosque-shooting-likely-radicalized-online-officials-say-d81c19a5">San Diego mosque shootings</a>
48:17 - Newly elected chair of the Illinois Republican Party, Bob Grogan, says communication is the key to reshaping the Illinois GOP - "we need to be louder and clearer with what we have to offer"
01:09:17 - President of Center of the American Experiment and contributor to Powerline, John Hinderaker, follows the Minnesota fraud money trail and asks whether it leads back to Ilhan Omar. Get John&rsquo;s latest at <a href="http://powerlineblog.com">powerlineblog.com</a>
01:29:11 - Noted economist Stephen Moore weighs in on voter ID, calling it an &ldquo;80/20 issue&rdquo; and saying, &ldquo;Let Democrats explain why they don&rsquo;t want it.&rdquo; Get more Steve <a href="https://x.com/StephenMoore?lang=en">@StephenMoore</a>
01:47:41 - Jack Roth Senior Fellow in American Politics at the Claremont Institute and former director of policy planning at the Department of State, Michael Anton, looks back at "<a href="https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/digital/the-flight-93-election/">The Flight 93 Election</a>" 10 years later. Michael has two books coming out this summer! <a href="https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/dispatches-late-republic/">Dispatches from the Late Republic</a> &ndash; available 6/30 &amp; <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Studies-Machiavellian-Political-Philosophy-Michael/dp/1641774975">Studies in Machiavellian Political Philosophy</a> &ndash; available 8/18&nbsp;
02:02:44 - <a href="https://x.com/JesseBWatters/status/2056536314032320605">UFO files</a>
02:09:48 - <a href="https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-settlement-fund-doj-irs-todd-blanche-8b1c4303">$1.7B lawfare fund</a>

They Couldn't Buy My Vote, So They Bought The Seat

0:30 - Mamdani rolls out 5 city-owned grocery stores with his version of Reagan's 9 scariest words

17:28 -Pritzker criticizes BLM Brandon for having no plan on Bears

34:47 -San Diego mosque shooting

54:14 -PCA

01:12:04 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights

01:15:26 - Founder & Principal Broker for HealthInsuranceMentors.com, C Steven Tucker, is hopeful the addition of Mark Cuban to the Trump Rx team will help drive prescriptions costs down 

01:37:19 - Founder of WirepointsMark Glennon declares that in Illinois “it’s open season on the equity in your house”

01:51:26 - Senior writer for the Dispatch, David Drucker, looks at the midterms and Thomas Massie’s chances in KY tonight. Keep updated with David on X @DavidMDrucker

02:10:52 - Former United States Deputy Undersecretary of Defense & contributor to the Washington Times, Jed Babbin: “We have a basic problem with China that won’t be solved with nice words”

0:30 - <a href="https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2056391817906544748">Mamdani rolls out 5 city-owned grocery stores with his version of Reagan's 9 scariest words</a>
17:28 - <a href="https://x.com/Austin__Berg/status/2056391685819559976">Pritzker criticizes BLM Brandon for having no plan on Bears</a>
34:47 - <a href="https://x.com/ginamilan_/status/2056480712212263285">San Diego mosque shooting</a>
54:14 - <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/media/sports/chicago-cubs-star-doubles-down-after-telling-female-heckler-to-suck-my-fcking-dck-btch-in-viral-clip/">PCA</a>
01:12:04 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights
01:15:26 - Founder &amp; Principal Broker for <a href="http://healthinsurancementors.com">HealthInsuranceMentors.com</a>, C Steven Tucker, is hopeful the addition of Mark Cuban to the Trump Rx team will help drive prescriptions costs down&nbsp;
01:37:19 - Founder of <a href="https://wirepoints.org/">Wirepoints</a> Mark Glennon declares that in Illinois &ldquo;it&rsquo;s open season on the equity in your house&rdquo;
01:51:26 - Senior writer for the Dispatch, David Drucker, looks at the midterms and <a href="https://thedispatch.com/article/kentucky-primary-challenge-massie-trump-epstein/">Thomas Massie&rsquo;s chances in KY tonight</a>. Keep updated with David on X <a href="https://x.com/DavidMDrucker">@DavidMDrucker</a>
02:10:52 -&nbsp;Former United States Deputy Undersecretary of Defense &amp; contributor to the Washington Times, Jed Babbin: &ldquo;We have a basic problem with China that won&rsquo;t be solved with nice words&rdquo;

Mamdani’s Version of the Nine Scariest Words

0:30 -Dr. Bill Cassidy concession speech

18:44 -Best prom ever in Markham

34:00 -LA Mayor's race

55:59 -Kill Tony George Floyd joke

01:12:07 - The Heritage Foundation’s Steven Bucci says it’s time for Donald Trump to “bring down the hammer” in Iran as patience for peace talks begins to wear thin.

01:31:14 -Why Dan Proft is Single 

01:49:25 - Dominic Green, columnist for The Washington Examiner & contributor to the Wall Street Journal, says witnessing both the pro-Palestinian and Unite the Kingdom rallies in London revealed an “alarming” contrast. Follow Dominic on X @DrDomincGreen

02:08:50 - Geoffrey Cain, author of The Perfect Police State, asks: Did Donald Trump and Xi Jinping get what they wanted? Geoffrey’s next book Steve Jobs in Exile: The Untold Story of NeXT and the Remaking of an American Visionary is available tomorrow 5/19!

0:30 - <a href="https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2055981297458130982">Dr. Bill Cassidy concession speech</a>
18:44 - <a href="https://x.com/AmiriKing/status/2055955283214541306">Best prom ever in Markham</a>
34:00 - <a href="https://x.com/spencerpratt/status/2056244536494669830">LA Mayor's race</a>
55:59 - <a href="https://x.com/KillaKreww/status/2053770367227846961">Kill Tony George Floyd joke</a>
01:12:07 - The Heritage Foundation&rsquo;s Steven Bucci says it&rsquo;s time for Donald Trump to &ldquo;bring down the hammer&rdquo; in Iran as patience for peace talks begins to wear thin.
01:31:14 - <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2026/05/10/5-things-the-happiest-couples-do-on-weekends-by-a-psychologist/">Why Dan Proft is Single</a>&nbsp;
01:49:25 - Dominic Green, columnist for The Washington Examiner &amp; contributor to the Wall Street Journal, says witnessing both the pro-Palestinian and Unite the Kingdom rallies in London revealed an &ldquo;alarming&rdquo; contrast. Follow Dominic on X <a href="https://x.com/DrDominicGreen?lang=en">@DrDomincGreen</a>
02:08:50 - Geoffrey Cain, author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Police-State-Undercover-Surveillance/dp/1541757033">The Perfect Police State</a>, asks: <a href="https://spectator.com/article/will-trump-and-xi-give-each-other-what-they-want/?edition=us">Did Donald Trump and Xi Jinping get what they wanted?</a> Geoffrey&rsquo;s next book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Steve-Jobs-Exile-Remaking-Visionary/dp/0593716698">Steve Jobs in Exile: The Untold Story of NeXT and the Remaking of an American Visionary</a> is available tomorrow 5/19!

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