Donald Trump is very upset about the “raid” at Mar-A-Lago. Well, I mean, nobody fast-roped from helicopters or blew down the door to rush in like a Liam Neeson movie. And it wasn’t actually a surprise as the FBI had asked for the documents they were seeking months before. And they did deliver a signed warrant by a federal judge before entering the premises and conducting a thorough search.

So, not a raid at all, really. More of a perfectly legal search of the home of someone who is no longer president yet somehow wanted to keep over 20 boxes of classified documents.

Why would he have twenty boxes of classified documents? What could he possibly have wanted those for after leaving the presidency?

We cover all of this and more in this new podcast episode: Episode 25 — If It Quacks Like A Traitor…

As an environmental package finally has a chance at passing in the Senate through reconciliation, temperatures exceeding 100 degrees in Texas are likely to last until September. Oregon is seeing a stretch of hot days keeping San Antonion in competition, and fires burn in California. Globally, southern France and Spain are on fire as well and scorching temperatures are killing people across England. China and India are questioning why they should contribute to reducing climate change impacts if America won’t.

Meanwhile, a new political party is starting in America. Is that a good thing? A bad thing?

As an environmental package finally has a chance at passing in the Senate through reconciliation, temperatures exceeding 100 degrees in Texas are likely to last until September. Oregon is seeing a stretch of hot days keeping San Antonion in competition, and fires burn in California. Globally, southern France and Spain are on fire as well and scorching temperatures are killing people across England. China and India are questioning why they should contribute to reducing climate change impacts if America won’t.

But American Exceptionalism, amirite?

“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”

The constitution is a dry document for the most part. It sets the procedures and rules for governing these United States. One way to look at it is that the constitution is the law, but the spirit of the law is enshrined in this pre-amble. It says right there why our rights exist, and if the rules — or the text of the constitution — cause us to move away from the nation described above, then those rules are being interpreted incorrectly. All laws have limits, as do rights, and where those limits should be is defined in the opening paragraph of the Constitution.

Gun rights? Have limits. Free speech? Has limits. Free religion? Has limits. The truth of the matter is that there are already limits, and those limits should be enforced. This episode touches on the topic of school shootings, church influence in politics, and so much more.

Do you ever wonder why we can’t seem to get this immigration thing sorted? Well, one huge clue might have to be that the majority of one political party (yes, GOP) has been espousing White Replacement Theory. During this episode, Chuck and Christina discuss some of the ins and outs of WRT, and some of the routine mistakes we make with regard to immigration that prevent the integration of our communities and allow BS stereotypes to continue to gain traction.

In this episode, we talk about White Replacement Theory and the people that bring it to you. There are some things that we have to consider. The backslide to authoritarianism is in full swing, book burnings abound, and disinformation streams like water from the GOP.

How do we fix it?

Well, voting. But it can't just be voting. Listen to this episode to understand the extent of the damage across the United States. We need to re-focus on local and state politics and get those friends and neighbors of ours engaged. A lot of people don't know what's happening in this country, and that's by design. Let's do something about it!

A new Supreme Court justice candidate is being reviewed for the court, and some will tell you that they can't vote for her for various reasons. But if you pay attention, then you know that Ketanji Brown Jackson is more qualified by a mile than any of the recent Supreme Court justices at the time of their adding to the court.

Why the complaints then?

Simple. It's about power. More bluntly its because these politicians are grandstanding for their increasingly radicalized bases. And all of that stems from one source: uncontestable voting districts.

Don takes a week off so join us as Christina and Chuck wade through the murky waters of Supreme Court appointments.

The Big Lie is one way to hold power. But pushing the Big Lie is also a way to destroy a Democracy. Families are fighting right now between Russia and Ukraine because many on the Russian side only see state-owned media and think that the Russian “special operation” isn’t targeting civilians. Even family members can’t break through the fog.

Sound familiar? It should. And Texas is leading the nation more in this direction every day. Especially with these new voting laws. Listen to what’s going on in Texas, and watch what happens in the other red states. What’s happening? Corruption. Pure and simple.