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Today's News with Larry Schweikart

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  • Today's News, November 30-December 1, 2025

    Today's News, November 30-December 1, 2025
    Dec 1 2025
    IN POLITICAL NEWS 1) The shooting of two National Guard soldiers, one of whom, Sarah Beckstrom, died, was carried out by a CIA-trained America-hating Afghan brought over here under Rutabaga. President Trump has had it. He is going to pause all immigration from third world countries. 2) He terminated all visa applications from Afghanistan and paused all asylum applications from everywhere. Scott Bessent is cracking down on remittances and is expunging all illegal immigrants from the financial structure. Meanwhile, it has been revealed that the CIA brought thousands of "Zero Unit" Afghan fighters over. Understand that while they all hated the Tolly-Ban (as Zero used to say), they also hated us. There is no explanation so far as to why Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the assassin, drove 2,500 miles to D.C. to kill people. 3) Well, this is like throwing a racoon onto a frying skillet: Trump said he is revoking all of Rutabaga's exec orders signed with the autopen. Now, we'll see how far this goes but it is a titanic move. If he is successful, virtually all of Rutabaga's pardons will be null and void, for example. 4) Woke attitudes are beginning to ebb. 5) FBI Director Kash Patel did an interview in which he noted law enforcement has staged a massive campaign against the kiddie porn group 762; has staged a huge raid in Memphis where 3,100 were arrested and 121 kids rescued (in his interview Patel said overall they've rescued 6,000---which is wonderful, but there hasn't been any discussion regarding what is happening with these kids). He also said that violent crime has fallen overall and that the murder rate dropped back to 2015 levels. The Feds are also "mapping out the money" that is supporting fascist antifa. 6) The Spook/PSYOPS teams put out a recruitment video that is chilling. "We are everywhere." 7) Pigs must be flying. The New York Slimes reported that "Fraud Swamps Minneota's Social Services System on Tim Walz's Watch. and the Slimes named "Somalis" in the first sentence. Wow. 8) A GA judge dropped the election interference case against Trump. 9) The Seditious Six, including that walking prostate gland, Mark Kelly, were outright urging military members to mutiny against President Trump. I say some William Wallace-type justice is needed here. 10) Data shows that thousands of liquor and smoke shops are selling products with EBT. 11) John ("Lurch") Kerry, the useless and irrelevant former DemoKKKrat presidential loser candidate, says CEOs are afraid of Trump. Gooooooood. 12) Indiana's legislature has convened to start redistricting. 13) Arizona Senator El Pollo Gallego complained that the DemoKKKrats used to be the party of "sex, drugs, and rock and roll" with "hot women." Sorry, El Pollo, I never remember ugly women with armpit hair as "hot"---and I was IN Rock and Roll. IN CULTURAL NEWS 14) All those jokes about MS being "uneducated" have gone out the window as its fourth graders now have reading scores in the top 10 of all states. Betcha they're better than Somaliland, er, MN. 15) Interesting study here about women in the academic workforce: women with equal credentials get hired at higher rates than men; women get lower student evaluations; women's manuscripts are accepted at higher rates than men; women have slightly lower salaries than equally qualified men. And speaking of academia, a Harvard grading study found that 60% of the grades were As. 16) The woke enclave of Portlandia had a Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony---only they couldn't even use the word "Christmas." 17) Ryan Burge shows that the U.S. military is more religious than the civilian population. 18) David Shor reports on extremely troubling social trends. IN TRANSOID NEWS 19) The HHS final report on transoidism and gender dysphoria in kids left the transoid lobby empty handed. There is now no support at all in this or the UK government for mutilating kiddos. 20) New links have been discovered between autism and transoidism. IN ECONOMIC NEWS 21) Employment WILL catch up, prices will begin to tail off. These are signs of great economic growth when 74-75% of your companies beat revenue and all other growth estimates. Business thinks we'll have lower rates, too as the DOW hit a new high, 47,700. 22) With subsidies gone, EV sales have crashed. 23) U.S. oil production hit a record high in September. 24) Retailers had the best Black Friday ever. 25) Some 30 states now have gas below $3.00 a gallon. IN INTERNATIONAL NEWS 26) Bodies are still piling up in the Hong Kong tower fire, with now 146 known dead, many missing. 27) And here . . . we . . . go as CEOs of car companies are telling the EUweenies that their new regs would put the Euro auto industry into "irreversible decline." 28) There is a growing corruption scandal in Ukraine, with Green Screen Zelensky's #2 Andriy Yermak getting fired. His #3, Tymur Mindich, fled to Israel. Jeff Childers, in his "Coffee and Covid" substack, hypothesized that the "next man ...
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    17 mins
  • Today's News, November 25-26, 2025

    Today's News, November 25-26, 2025
    Nov 26 2025
    IN POLITICAL NEWS 1) Several forces (and I have my suspicions who) are trying to drive muy-MAGA people out of the administration: Wiles, Patel, and Hegseth. They are using hoaxified "sources" to claim Trump is displeased. Nope. Trump said he's happy with Kash. And as Patrick Ruffini shows, Trump isn't losing MAGA at all---but he is slipping with indies, whose #1 issue is the economy. Once the economy turns, they are back. 2) Nothing But Communists (NBC) is very upset that X's new policy places locations of posters in the Tweet. Lo and behold, a large majority of the "influencers" anti-Trump stuff was coming from India and Israel. 3) DemoKKKrats supposedly are going to pour "eight figures" into the midterms---from where? They're broke. The DNC just has to BORROW $15m to stay afloat. 4) A judge (who else?) dismissed cases against James Scrotumtoter Comey and Letitia James, saying the prosecuting attorney, Lindsey Halligan, was unlawfully appointed. And this judge blocked Trump from eliminating four agencies. 5) An illegal street takeover in Queens, NY, turned violent. Get ready for more with the Amazing Zohran. 6) The Pentagon opened an investigation into the seditious moonman Sen. Mark Kelly. Moonman and others did a video encouraging members of the military to disobey orders that come from President Trump. This evil demonspooge needs to be given the William Wallace treatment, sans "freedom." Not to be outdone by his fellow glandmagnet in AZ, fraudulent senator El Pollo Gallego threatened any military who court martial Moonman with "consequences." By the way, the soft and pudgy-looking El Pollo Gallego trashed DemoKKKrat men, saying they look like women. Well, hold on partner. Are you talking about "women" like Lia Thomas? Cus most DemoKKKrat men look like that man. 7) The Pentagon will end a century long partnership with Scouting America over wokeness. 8) President Trump has launched an AI initiative he compared to the Manhattan Project. Jeff Childers assessed this "Genesis" project this way: If successful, the Genesis inflection point could soar far beyond “just” technology. It could reshape economies, geopolitics, education, culture, arts, and even the essential meanings of human creativity, responsibility, and discovery. It is potentially the ultimate pivot from “human-driven advancement” to “machine-accelerated civilization.” DOE must review and inspect and approval ALL research labs using AI-directed workflow. But then he says something I (and George Gilder) have said for some time: that authoritarian/totalitarian (dare we say, DemoKKKrat?) societies are not compatible with AI. It is impossible to control. As Jeff adroitly notes, Trump sees opportunity and a "profitable asset where everyone else saw bureaucratic chaos." 9) The ridiculous snoot-tooter mayor of New Azteca (LA) celebrates the first house rebuilt since the wildfires in Pacific Palisades last year. Only problem? It was already approved for construction by a developer before the fires. 10) Meanwhile, in New Kabul (NYC), the Amazing Zohran has brought an anti-cop activist onto his transition team. I know, "transition team" may mean something new these days. 11) And in yet another hellhole big city, Benghazi-by-the-Lake, mayor Let's Go Brandon Williams says that jailing violent criminal is unholy. Having them set fire to peaceful citizens, to shoot up birthday parties, or to attack people on the streets is holy, I guess. 12) Parents are suing a CO school after their teen daughter was forced to share a bed with a male. IN ILLEGAL CRIMINAL ALIEN NEWS 13) The Rutabaga regime forced airports to house unvetted illegal criminal invaders. 14) Of course they do. Minnesota DemoKKKrats are defending the Somali fraudsters. But of course a lib female judge overturned the conviction of one Somali spoogebucket convicted of stealing $7.2m in welfare funds. 15) Another 20 were arrested in a human trafficking sting in WI and IL. Once again, where are these leads coming from? (Epstein?) IN CULTURAL NEWS 16) Interesting survey here on sex and age differences. Among other things, da youts pray for themselves more than for others; young men increasingly see drinking as a moral problem; and young women just want to "express themselves," no matter who they hurt. IN TRANSOID NEWS 17) The "world's strongest woman" was stripped of his title because it's a man, baby. IN ECONOMIC NEWS 18) This is becoming a thing: Americans are saying one thing with regards to the economy, doing another, as spending at restaurants and bars is rising despite their stated "sour mood." Overall retail sales ticked up last month. 20) Tyson will shut down a beef plant due to dwindling cattle supplies. 21Now that illegals are being given the boot, housing prices in major cities are finally starting to fall. 22) The oversupply of college-educated people has increased. 23) McKinsey says AI could replace up to 57% of American work hours. IN INTERNATIONAL...
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    16 mins
  • Today's News, November 22-24, 2025

    Today's News, November 22-24, 2025
    Nov 24 2025
    *Note: I will be Steve Bannon's Thanksgiving Day guest for two full hours! Join us as we discuss Thanksgiving, America's founding and all sorts of good stuff. Also, I am appearing in two different segments coming up (but don't have a date) on Chanel Rion's news show). Meanwhile, we have FOUR great "Black Friday" offers that include autographed book packages and book/curriculum packages at www.wildworldofhistory.com. And remember, my new X handle is @WallsOther. IN POLITICAL NEWS 1) Do-nothing AG Pam Bondi just fixed yet another or Rutabaga's little toxic easter egg by moving two death row murderers whos sentences Rutabaga commuted to Supermax prison. Meanwhile, however, this sore is festering and the DOJ must act, as still more GOP names on the "Arctic Frost" list were discovered. Bondi is going to have to arrest someone on this. It's getting just too big to ignore. 2) High-profile Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene will step down from her GA house seat in January, unhappy that President Trump hasn't shown her more love. In part she's miffed that the RNC hasn't given her more money. But the GOP unfortunately is full of grifters who constantly appear on X or Faux News but who get nothing done. Greene whined that she "introduced" a number of bills that went nowhere. Well, toots, I got news for ya: NOBODY'S BILL GOES ANYWHERE UNLESS YOU PERSONALLY BUILD A COALITION (which means that horrid word, "compromise"). The Marines say "improvise, adapt, and overcome." The Phoenix Suns say, "Screw the refs! We'll win anyway." But too many of our people act like they are owed leadership support (see: Masshole) without doing a single thing to bring support to the table. In the film industry no production company will talk to you unless you bring money to the table first. 3) President Trump had a cordial and totally disarming meeting with the Amazing Zohran, pledging to help NYC. This sets up the Amazing Zohran to take the entire fall if things go into the toilet, which they apparently already are starting to do: the Police Commissioner said "We need more cops." Amazing Zohran said, "men, you have enough." 4) A liberal goonspoon judge released a criminal with 72 arrests in Benghazi-by-the-Lake. He promptly set a woman on fire. UPDATE: following an uproar, the goonspoon kept this toadsmoker in jail. Elsewhere in Benghazi-by-the-Lake, there is growing outrage over shootings in the "Loop" during a Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony where 14 were injured, 8 teens were shot and a kid was killed. Meanwhile, "Let's Go Brandon" has a personal security team of over 100. Oh, and speaking of crime, this analysis of the national crime data (which only records crimes sent to it, meaning in liberal states, they don't share, meaning again their crime #s are usually low) shows that New Mexico leads the nation in both violent and property crime. Then there is this crime, where a former Phoenix hottie news anchor was charged with China Virus wire fraud scheme. I dunno. I might lean "not guilty." For her, not me. 5) Good news here, as the Supes reinstated the TX redistricting map (which was halted by another goonspoon judge). That means in all likelihood the Supes will side with TX. 6) DemoKKKrats are just doing so well leading up to the midterms that they are broke, and had to take out a $15 million loan. 7) It looks like Trump will designate the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist org this week. 8) WA state seems to be in a depravity race with OR. Now the state sentencing commission recommended judges lighten sentences for adults caught in on-line sex stings. IN ILLEGAL CRIMINAL ALIEN NEWS 9) Somali "immigrants" in MN have been discovered to be involved in multiple massive fraud schemes. President Trump had enough, ending deportation protection for the Somalis. 10) A raid in NC saw 250 illegals arrested, while Border Patrol found a 3,000 foot long "drug tunnel" under San Diego. IN CULTURAL NEWS 11) The United Methodist Church is experiencing a "financial house on fire." Maybe if you preached being refined by fire once in a while, you'd have some tithes. IN ECONOMIC NEWS 12) Zillow says housing affordability has improved to a three-year high. 13) Massive winter blackouts may be coming due to data centers' heavy energy use. Well, I told ya this was coming. Next will be water. 14) The FAA is looking to hire 8,900 air traffic controllers in the next three years due to a looming crisis. 15) With the SpewMore Shutdown over, airlines are expecting a record number of travelers this Thanksgiving. IN INTERNATIONAL NEWS 16) A French general said France must be prepared to lose its children in a war with Russia. Otherwise he said, "we are weak." I guess with the declining birth rates in France they'd be ready to lose all three kids? 17) This analysis of Hitler's DNA, which was obtained through blood on the couch where he shot himself and living relatives showed he was nuttier than a barn owl on meth. It turns out the OSS (...
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