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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.

See the original show notes:

TMC Episode 39 - Paging Doctor King

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The Economy is still in tatters, and the evidence lays it out. I cover some of it, but then move on to the 800-pound illegally invading gorilla in the room - Trump's Venezuela crime spree.

Maduro was no saint, but he also was not part of the argument made by Trump to invade. When Trump kidnapped the President of Venezuela his argument was drugs and imaginary 'Narco-Terrorists,' and the claim stated Fentanyl and Cocaine - two drugs Venezuela doesn't send to the USA - were sent to the USA. Even the DoJ indictment seems to agree with this.

Trump didn't alert Congress, but he did keep his Big Oil donors in the loop!

He also butchered the Monroe Doctrine, both its meaning, and its name.

Listen in to hear it all!

Trump's presidential ranking: https://www.axios.com/2024/02/19/presidents-survey-trump-ranks-last-biden-14th

Factory layoff: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/gm-axes-102m-factory-and-lays-off-1-700-entire-midwest-town-faces-economic-blackout/vi-AA1TlQRp?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=6955616b16594e7d88ab62a024c6614b&ei=79

Logistics imploding: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/great-freight-recession-wipes-out-1-000-jobs-as-another-us-transport-company-collapses/ar-AA1Q9YRq & https://www.the-sun.com/motors/14982788/trucking-industry-american-trucking-association/

Travel troubles: https://www.travelweekly.com/Preview-2026/Introduction-to-Executive-View

Canadians selling Florida: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/canadian-snowbirds-flocking-to-sell-their-florida-homes-amid-trump-feud-face-huge-losses/ar-AA1TtQ7J?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=69588b9d9c62408da52f7dfa57fd3302&ei=15 & https://www.dailymail.co.uk/real-estate/article-15409059/us-housing-market-crash-florida-texas.html

Trump's Venezuela lies: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fact-checking-trumps-claims-after-u-s-strike-on-venezuela-and-capture-of-maduro

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A very short episode - covering the Farce in Venezuela, the crimes being committed, and why they are crimes, and not part of the "War on Terror."

Plus some show notes! Speaking of which, this week's notes for this show:

* Congress' 2001 Authorized Use of Military Force: https://uslawexplained.com/2001_aumf

* Hegseth's takes on Trump... in 2016: https://archive.is/CnNgk

* The BBC article on Venezuela, Maduro, and Trump: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93n4nx5yqro

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5 Democrats do something uncharacteristic, but relatively normal - at least if we were in normal times. These are anything but normal times. Trump threatens enemies with death, threatens invasions of allies, threatens invasions of neighbors who are not a threat, and loads of money keep pouring into his bank accounts - As Americans try to scrape by, lose jobs, and can no longer afford healthcare.

But then there is the Trump Trap.

"A sane man to an insane world must appear insane" - K. Vonnegut

Show Notes:

Illegal orders precedent in the US: What the military oath of enlistment says about legal and illegal orders - ABC News

About the Nuremberg Trials: Nuremberg trials | Summary, Significance, Defendants, History, Judges, Sentences, & Why They Happened | Britannica

Trumpisms: A Brief History of Trump’s Violent Remarks - The Atlantic

The completely legal, not seditious, video that set the trap: We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community...

Real sedition: 18 USC Ch. 115: TREASON, SEDITION, AND SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES

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I hear it, you probably do too: McConnell's fault, or Biden's. Maybe even the Supreme Court or Aileen Cannon. It might be a bit simple to claim any one thing brought about the success of Donald Trump's brand, or kept it going. However, there are significant bricks that make up the wall of today's world that gave us Trump. This episode tries to uncover the good, the bad, and the... well, listen and find out.

"A sane man to an insane world must appear insane" - K. Vonnegut

Show Notes:

CBC News article: U.S. tourism faces $5.7B US loss as Canadians continue to stay home | CBC News

Tony "Art of the Deal" Swartz interview: Donald Trump’s Ghostwriter Tells All | The New Yorker

Ghost write who doesn't like Trump: Donald Trump's ghostwriter won't vote for him | The Week

Clinton Campaign piece: They Always Wanted Trump - POLITICO Magazine

Apathy piece: 2024 was a Landslide...for 'Did Not Vote' | Environmental Voter Project

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Have you ever heard the term "Nuclear Option" and wondered what it meant?

Me too! I decided to find out, and put together the normal person's guide to the filibuster, cloture, and the Nuclear Option in the United States Senate - I found some interesting history along the way!

Plus, so old news becomes new again...again.

Show Notes:

The 2 housing market pieces from the WSJ: More Home Purchases Are Falling Through in an Uncertain Economy - WSJ & Builders Are Offering Mortgage-Rate Discounts. Home Buyers Aren’t Biting. - WSJ

Senator John Thune's speech on the filibuster: Thune Calls Out Democrats’ Filibuster Flip-Flop - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune

Most of the research on this episode used the Senate website and various searches for the history of the filibuster, cloture, and the Nuclear Option.

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