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ICE has achieved the lofty status of becoming a curse in the English language. Call someone an ICE agent, or suggest maybe they should get a job with ICE, and expect a fight. Rarely in our nation's history has a part of the government reached such a level of loathing. Perhaps, in jokes, the IRS can rival it, but in reality only Customs and Border Patrol comes close - and they do come close!

Renee Good and Alex Pretti are just the very visible tip of the iceberg - pun intended. Listen to hear more of the story, and the horrors of an agency unleashed on the people of America by their own "leader."

Show Notes:

Population growth slowing: U.S. Population Growth Slows Sharply as Immigration Numbers Plunge - The New York Times

Home sales falling through: Homebuyers are backing out of deals at the fastest pace since 2017

Failing dollar: Dollar sinks to lowest level in four years as US risks grow

Bottoming out consumer confidence: US consumer confidence collapses to lowest level since 2014 | AP News

ICE Choking us: Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds on U.S. Citizens — ProPublica

ICE disappearing us: Immigration Agents Have Held More Than 170 Americans Against Their Will, ProPublica Finds — ProPublica & More Americans Will Be Caught Up in Trump Immigration Raids — ProPublica

ICE shooting us: US immigration agents shot at people 16 times under Trump’s crackdown | US immigration | The Guardian & Full list of ICE shootings since Donald Trump took office

ICE protected by Tech Bros: TikTok users say they can’t upload anti-ICE videos. The company blames tech issues & Meta blocks posts sharing database of ICE agents - POLITICO

ICE melting: Trump Holds 2-Hour Meeting With Noem Amid Backlash to Minneapolis Shooting - The New York Times & ICE Agents Set for Security Role During Winter Olympics in Italy & ICE Unloads - Ken Klippenstein

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Davos was a disaster for Trump, and the USA's standing on the world stage. Something else happened at Davos that didn't get the same amount of press the low-energy, fabricated reality, falsehoods, and mistakes that the Trump speeches did:

The Board of Peace.

I think it deserves a bit more time, even if just to make us laugh. I read the actual Board of Peace charter - and now you can get the cliff notes. Buckle-up, this one is fun!

Show notes:

AP Coverage of Trump's Davos speech: LIVE: Trump speaks at World Economic Forum 2026 in Davos (full speech)

Reuters Article: Trump launches Board of Peace that some fear rivals UN | Reuters

Full text of the Board of Peace charter: Full text: Charter of Trump's Board of Peace | The Times of Israel

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This episode was one of the most downloaded from the entire collection.

For good reason! MLK, jr is a legend is American history.

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TMC Episode 39 - Paging Doctor King

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