Ep. 129 Democrats won't condemn violence

Ep. 135 The media isn't covering these crimes

His Vine & Fig Tree Podcast—Ep. 135 The Los Angeles mayor’s race has uncertainty attached to it because of undercover videos about homeless people being paid for votes and a peculiar “ballot drop” that helped every candidate but Republican Spencer Pratt. Catch this video [https://www.facebook.com/reel/1878921609459689] to understand how impossible it was. It will be worth watching to see if the feds can investigate, and if it results in crimes. In North Carolina, the only GOP candidate running for Mecklenburg County District 1 in the Charlotte area dropped out of the race. No one was arrested for firing shots at the home of Aaron Marin, which is yet another crime against a Republican in the nation. Marin’s wife and kids were inside when the crime happened several months ago. The Marins are reportedly moving. The legacy media isn’t covering this. In Mankato, Minn., 17-year old teen Tyson Goodsell was murdered near his home about 11 p.m. on May 23. There are reports that Goodsell had some issues with people before the night of the crime. Multiple people have been arrested. However, there is no legacy media coverage of this crime that occured three week ago. There are stories here [https://www.mankatofreepress.com/news/local_news/more-charges-filed-against-man-in-goodsell-homicide/article_5bc60254-2f7b-4040-a280-f93fe23b3139.html] and here [https://www.startribune.com/north-mankato-mom-heard-sons-fatal-shooting/601849170]. Keiko Fujimori recently won the presidency of Peru. She is a right-of-center candidate that continues a trend in Central and South America in recent months in Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Hondurus—all achieved without the meddling of USAID. These are huge wins in the hemisphere. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit curtolson.substack.com [https://curtolson.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Ep. 134 CA is so incompetent counting votes

His Vine & Fig Tree Podcast—Ep.134 Several states conducted primary elections Tuesday, and the main highlights emerge from California and New Jersey. California is going to take a minimum of 10 more days to count votes—perhaps longer. It’s gross incompetence. What’s even more shocking is California residents don’t demand changes. Republicans are in the running for governor and LA mayor for now. The other news is out of New Jersey where a man with ties to Al Qaida won the Democratic nomination for congressional district 12. Adam Hamawy testified for 1993 World Trade Center bomber Omar Abdel-Rahman. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has made eight criminal referrals [https://justthenews.com/accountability/waste-fraud-and-abuse/epa-boss-made-criminal-referrals-alleging-democrat-self] to the Department of Justice over the Biden Administration green energy giveaways. The situation in Iran isn’t going away anytime soon. Team Trump can’t trust Iran’s leadership and more than 80 million citizens want freedom. President Donald Trump doesn’t want a forever war. The best way for the U.S. and Israel to achieve what they want is to arm the citizens [https://x.com/ArminNavabi/status/2061854056973578242]. They would take matters in their own hands. They are that desperate. Go to the 4:45 mark [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccmSjR5o0UE]of this YouTube video and watch it go off the rails between Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent and U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-OR. WOW! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit curtolson.substack.com [https://curtolson.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Ep. 133 It's 4 nations, not Israel, stopping Trump

His Vine & Fig Tree Podcast—Ep. 133 U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D. N.Y., ventured to Montgomery, AL recently to recall the civl rights movement under Martin Luther King Jr. She focvused on the Voting Rights Act. What Democrats never acknowledge is the Voting Rights Act of 1965 became law with the power of Republicans, not Democrats. Additionally, AOC went to the South to insist southerners need to trust Northern progressives again. Serouisly. AOC [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_dS9h6rFYU] is really angry with the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that ends the gerrymandering of districts to get representatives of color. We have a few U.S. House seats held by blacks in majority white districts. So much for Reoublican racism. AOC misfired on Chief Justice John Roberts’ name and said “silo” when she meant “salvo.” New Hanover County Schools in North Carolina had two teachers over 20 years commit numerous sex acts with students. It’s a shocking report out of Wilmington, N.C. here [https://x.com/mattvanswol/status/2057536179281465582] and here [https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/courts/2026/05/06/new-hanover-county-schools-settles-sex-abuse-lawsuit-in-wilmington-nc/89959767007/] that compelled the district to dish out more than $6 million. A recent exchange in the Australian Senate [https://x.com/salltweets/status/2059210493227860393] underscores the mental gymnastics that must happen with transgenderism. It’s equal parts funny and sad. The war in Iran is now six weeks held up by “talks.” Folks love to blame Israel for talking the U.S. into a Middle Eastern conflicts. Stop being hypocritical and talk about the four nations [https://x.com/Erin_Molan/status/2058583593438282053], Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar, and Pakistan, now wielding influence over American policy. Additionally, Ret. Gen. Jack Keane has observed the Iranian regime could be prepared to wait until Trump is out of office. It’s difficult to see Trump’s objective with all of the talking going nowhere. Extra: A Facebook post about the brown, contaminated water in Trinidad, Texas [https://x.com/JGWestDI/status/2058059081118626232] got Jennifer Combs in hot water. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit curtolson.substack.com [https://curtolson.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Ep. 132 Terrorism not getting much attention

His Vine & Fig Tree Podcast—Ep. 132 One of the most under-reported stories of the past week is terrorism stopped in advance and the bizarre events in Alabama. An Iraqi [https://abc7.com/post/iraqi-national-charged-coordinating-terror-attacks-aimed-stop-iran-war/19106520/] made his first “appearance Friday in Manhattan federal court on charges he conspired to provide material support to terrorist groups, conspiracy to bomb a place of public use and other offenses.” Prosecutors also said “in addition to the terror attacks in Europe and Canada, al-Saadi also allegedly spoke to an FBI undercover -- and paid $3,000 -- to plan attacks in California, Arizona and a synagogue in Manhattan.” Meanwhile, a bomb was identified just below the water level of a dam [https://www.facebook.com/reel/2043703119877778] near Mobile, AL. The motive for the explosive is unknown, but if it’s terror related it would be a game changer. Fraud of taxpayer money continues to dominate headlines. We’ve seen it in Minnessota, California, New York, and more recently Columbus, Ohio. The Daily Wire’s Luke Rosiak and a small team of others descended on Columbus to learn if the reports in Minneapolis could be similar in Columbus, home of the second-largest Somali community in America. The reporting is so serious in the Buckeye State that state lawmakers brought Rosiak in for testimony before at least one committee. The focus is Medicaid fraud among Somali providers of home healthcare. This is the tip of the fraud iceberg. This is the kind of information that should anger voters so much that they are motivated to boot people from office. Rededicate 250 was a prayer and worship service on the National Mall on May 17, the 250th anniversary of a similar event prior to the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution. Right on cue, the media has lost their minds over “spiritual warfare” rhetoric and other things aty the event. A small number of journalists attend church, so they have no clue what this spiritual language means. And they have no clue what it means in terms of what Americans believe or what impacts Christians elsewhere around the world that qualifies as “spiritual warfare.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit curtolson.substack.com [https://curtolson.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Ep. 131 Pope Leo XIV's new specialty is satire

His Vine & Fig Tree Podcast—Ep. 131 U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [https://x.com/DailySowell/status/2052893327842755008], D-N.Y., just couldn’t help herself. She turned the American Revolution into a class warfare agenda attacking billionaires. Her comments were matter of fact when in reality it’s ahistorical nonsense revealing again that she’s an intellectual lightweight because we have the Declaration of Independence and countless other documents and records to prove the motivation for the American Revolution. Christ followers [https://curtolson.substack.com/p/holy-week-heresy] have had two ugly looks in the past six weeks: Paula White likening President Donald Trump to Jesus Christ at Easter time; and some Christians attending the unveiling of a Trump gold statue [https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/pastor-leads-wild-dedication-ceremony-153310385.html?guccounter=1] at a Florida golf course. Two things can be true at the same time: You can respect Trump for certain things he has accomplished; and as a Christ follower you can display discernment when someone engages in blasphemy and a gold statue looks like idolatry. Theology is important and we need to employ it in every matter, not some issues. Pope Leo XIV used Babylon Bee-level satire Tuesday when he named Mohammad Hossein Mokhtari, Iran’s ambassador to the Vatican, a Knight of the Grand Cross of the Pontifical Order of Pius IX. While the move is ceremonial, the timing smells of an Iranian ploy to humiliate Trump as the U.S. readies to resume attacks on Iran. This happens as Pope Leo [https://curtolson.substack.com/p/pope-leo-failing] has intentionally injected himself into U.S. politics in recent weeks and has displayed a gross lack of moral clarity on Islam. How does Leo not have a clue on Iran’s 47 years of oppression and murder of its own citizens? Many are trying to figure out what he’s attempting to accomplish in this bizarre move. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit curtolson.substack.com [https://curtolson.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]