This week Bob is absent in protest of Chad's joke made on last week's live. Nonetheless, Haley, Chad and Mary Lou cover the top stories of the week and Mary Lou's mind might be changing.We discuss:🔫 NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS AMBUSHED NEAR THE WHITE HOUSETwo West Virginia National Guard members, Sarah Beckstrom (killed) and Andrew Wolfe (critical condition), were ambushed right outside the White House. The suspect? Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan evacuee vetted and granted asylum by the Trump administration. Now Trump has:Paused all asylum decisions nationwideSuspended visas for AfghansOrdered 500 more troops into D.C.We ask: ➡️ Who is actually to blame? ➡️ Why did Lakanwal cross the country to do this? ➡️ Is flooding D.C. with troops actually helping anything?💊 TRUMP TO PARDON HONDURAN DRUG KINGPINTrump announced a “full and complete pardon” for Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras — and a convicted narcotrafficker who helped pump tons of cocaine into the U.S. At the same time, Trump is literally firing missiles at alleged “drug boats” with no proof.Trump says Hernández was “treated unfairly”… right before Honduras’s election, where Trump is backing Hernández’s party.We discuss: ➡️ Why pardon a druglord but bomb random boats? ➡️ Does Trump actually care about drugs in the U.S.? ➡️ Is this foreign election interference?📉 TRUMP CANCELS THE GDP, JOBS & INFLATION REPORTSIn an unprecedented move, Trump canceled:The Q3 GDP reportThe Q3 jobs reportThe October inflation reportOther key economic indicatorsFor the first time in U.S. history, Americans have no unemployment rate, no growth numbers, no inflation data — nothing.We ask: ➡️ Why hide all economic reports at once? ➡️ Wouldn’t he release them if they looked good? ➡️ Can ANY future economic data be trusted?🔥 SIMMER DOWN:Describe God. (Yes… it goes exactly where you think it does.)🇵🇸 TRUMP’S CEASEFIRE BACKFIRES — ISRAEL KILLS MORE CIVILIANSSince Trump bragged about ending the war, Israel has reportedly violated the ceasefire nearly 500 times in 44 days, killing hundreds more Palestinians — including 78 people this week alone, mostly women and children.We discuss: ➡️ Did Trump’s deal accomplish anything? ➡️ Why is Israel still bombing? ➡️ Is Trump lying about “ending the war”?🤖 FOREIGN MAGA TROLL FARMS EXPOSED — MUSK PANICSElon Musk rolled out a new “About This Account” feature showing where accounts are based. Within hours, users discovered:Many top MAGA accounts were operating from India, Nigeria, Eastern Europe, and ThailandSome of these accounts were frequently reposted by TrumpWithin 24 hours, Musk removed the featureWe ask: ➡️ Who runs these foreign accounts? ➡️ Why was Trump amplifying them? ➡️ Should Americans care where political content comes from?🔔 LIKE, SUBSCRIBE & COMMENT:What shocked you most this week — theIt’s Both — Personal Growth For Real Life TransitionsBig decisions, mixed emotions? Simple tools + honest stories to move forward.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifyIf you have a question for anyone on the show, record it in a 1 minute or under audio or video clip and send it to:
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