Samantha Steele: Not Guilty

No One Can Earn a Billion Dollars?!

0:30 - TN State Rep. Justin Pearson [https://x.com/seanmdav/status/2052472723561996475] 14:14 - Jessica Gorman on Ald. Hadden [https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2052468764843671937]: not wrong place, wrong time 34:02 - Trump: ceasefire still on, you'll know when it isn't [https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2052551058388369612] 55:42 - Noted economist Stephen Moore: The biggest wealth transfer in history isn't happening on Wall St, it's happening in UHauls. Get more Steve @StephenMoore [http://x.com/StephenMoore] 01:11:13 - Benefits Fraud [https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2052420280539054439] 01:27:54 - Seth Cropsey, founder and president of Yorktown Institute and former deputy Undersecretary of the Navy: Iran is important, but Trump must not take his eye off the ball in Taiwan [https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/5852599-taiwan-indopacific-security-linchpin/]. Seth is also the author of Mayday [https://www.amazon.com/Mayday-Decline-American-Naval-Supremacy/dp/1590207890/ref=pd_lpo_sccl_1/132-0323215-5013012?pd_rd_w=8IWvy&content-id=amzn1.sym.1ad2066f-97d2-4731-9356-36b3edf1ae04&pf_rd_p=1ad2066f-97d2-4731-9356-36b3edf1ae04&pf_rd_r=8WZ021QTDXDHXM5BPCMK&pd_rd_wg=u0jQ2&pd_rd_r=9718c698-96b1-4e78-961c-434392ea3de8&pd_rd_i=1590207890&psc=1]and Seablindness [https://www.amazon.com/Seablindness-Political-Neglect-American-Seapower/dp/1594039151]  01:47:34 - Professor of Law at the University of Tennessee, Glenn Reynolds, shares details from his new book Seductive AI [https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/seductive-ai/?srsltid=AfmBOopxybr5x66jz6HTeGovHs_5pmrlTi8jVb00MYKweHuigClAp5YB]. Professor Reynolds is also known for his American politics weblog, Instapundit [https://instapundit.com/] 02:02:22 - Open Mic Friday See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Samantha Steele: Not Guilty

0:30 - Samantha Steele [https://abc7chicago.com/post/cook-county-board-review-commissioner-samantha-steele-speaks-acquitted-drunk-driving-case-was-not-intoxicated/19053236/] 13:25 - Anjanette Young [https://www.wbez.org/cpd/2026/05/06/botched-raid-victim-anjanette-young-chicago-police-oversight-role] 34:02 - Libertyville HS [https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/05/02/district-128-administrator-placed-on-leave-amid-backlash-in-handling-of-libertyville-hs-teacher-accused-of-sexual-abuse-of-disabled-student/] 52:36 - Editor of National Review Rich Lowry:  Operation Epic Fury is highlighting the utter brilliance of ‘Drill, baby, drill’ [https://nypost.com/2026/05/03/opinion/epic-fury-is-highlighting-the-utter-brilliance-of-drill-baby-drill/] Rich is also the author of  The Case for Nationalism: How It Made Us Powerful, United, and Free [https://www.amazon.com/Case-Nationalism-Rich-Lowry/dp/0062839640/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=]  01:09:15 - Chief Economist at  First Trust Portfolios LP, Brian Wesbury: Jerome Powell and So-Called ‘Fed Independence’ [https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/05/05/jerome_powell_and_so-called_fed_independence.html] Follow Brian on X @wesbury [http://x.com/wesbury] 01:30:43 - Why Dan Proft is Single  [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/city-birds-appear-more-afraid-of-women-than-men-and-scientists-have-no-idea-why/?utm_campaign=sprinklr&utm_medium=social&utm_source=x] 01:46:12 - Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Bob Milan outlines the urgent fixes he says Illinois lawmakers should make to the SAFE-T Act. 02:08:35 - Christian Toto, host of “The Hollywood in Toto Podcast”, is excited for May 21st, when The Stephen Colbert Show finally comes to an end. For podcast updates & more hollywoodintoto.com [http://hollywoodintoto.com/] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Primary BLOODBATH

0:30 - IN primary results [https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trumps-grip-on-gop-still-firm-indiana-primary-results-show-633b8452] 13:11 - Kirk Bangstad's message to MAGA [https://x.com/Rightanglenews/status/2050250046436786438] 35:26 - BENEFITS FRAUD [https://x.com/ParkerThayer/status/2051758634535690362] 59:25 - Trump in Oval Office: Iran should wave the white flag [https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2051693431680905698] 01:13:39 - American Islamic Forum for Democracy President Zuhdi Jasser says it’s time to manage Iran’s surrender and give the Iranian people the hope they’ve long awaited. Zuhdi is also running for congress in Arizona’s 4th district - z4az.com [http://z4az.com] 01:29:44 - Paul D. Thacker, investigative journalist based in Spain and former Fellow at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard, breaks down the COVID Cover-Up [https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2026/04/28/covid_cover-up_campaign_to_hide_star_researcher_ralph_barics_ties_to_global_pandemic_1179562.html]. For more from Paul - disinformationchronicle.substack.com [https://t.co/aD6NkYzjqM]  01:52:37 - Brownstone Institute founder Jeffrey A. Tucker on where the country is headed—and why The Devil Wears Prada 2 is worth watching. Follow Mr. Tucker on X @jeffreytucker [http://x.com/jeffreytucker] 02:10:40 - Samantha Steele not guilty in DUI trial [https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/05/cook-county-tax-commissioner-samantha-steele-dui-trial/] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Illinois School Districts Under DOJ Investigation

0:30 - DOJ investigation of 36 IL school districts [https://x.com/AndrewKolvet/status/2051338846638391671] 14:42 - Libertyville HS 128 school board meeting [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITAUiCgWWH8] 33:53 - Swalwell (Gallego?) [https://www.mediaite.com/politics/eric-swalwell-sent-women-videos-of-him-masturbating-and-other-perverted-messages-after-joining-snapchat-to-restore-faith-in-democracy-report/] 55:16 - Liel Leibovitz, editor at large for Tablet and host of the “Rootless” podcast: Everything Is Reality TV. And Spencer Pratt Knows It. [https://www.thefp.com/p/spencer-pratt-reality-tv-los-angeles-mayor] Follow Liel on X @liel [http://x.com/liel] 01:12:26 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights  01:15:40 - BENEFITS FRAUD [https://notthebee.com/article/investigative-report-exposes-billions-in-fraud-perpetrated-by-somali-migrants-in-ohio] 01:39:07 -Ted Dabrowski says Walgreens’s South Shore closure shows why law and order matters, warning companies won’t invest without it. 01:54:58 - Director of Strategic Communications & Content at the Federation for American Immigration Reform, Brian Lonergan:  Workplace Raids Are Coming—and They’re Essential [https://chroniclesmagazine.org/web/workplace-raids-are-coming-and-theyre-essential/]. Brian is also co-host of  the “No Border, No Country” podcast 02:12:51 - Jakub Grygiel, professor of politics at the Catholic University of America and a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution: The Iran War and the Coming Global Struggle [https://www.civitasinstitute.org/research/the-iran-war-and-the-coming-global-struggle] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Elizabeth Warren: Broken Spirit

0:30 - Spirit Airlines  [https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2050946755240333771] 17:14 - Walgreens [https://x.com/ChicagoContrar1/status/2050194950621463010] 38:03 - LA Mayor's race [https://x.com/spencerpratt/status/2049497051793412557] 01:01:16 - Alicia Nieves, lawyer focused on immigration and national-security issues: The Supreme Court’s vote ruling empowers minorities [https://unherd.com/2026/04/the-supreme-courts-vote-ruling-empowers-minorities/?edition=us]. Alicia writes from Chicago, follow her on X @alicianieves__ [https://x.com/alicianieves__] 01:20:40 - Former Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, John Bolton: Negotiation Won’t End Iran’s Nuclear Threat [https://www.wsj.com/opinion/negotiation-wont-end-irans-nuclear-threat-23b0a467]  01:38:47 - Whalen Global Advisors Chairman Christopher Whalen warns blue city mayors they need investment to survive, saying cities without willing investors are “doomed.” Check out Chris’ most recent book  Inflated: Money, Debt and the American Dream – 2nd Edition [https://www.rcwhalen.com/inflated]  01:57:31 - Dr. Jeremy M. Levin, founder of Ovid Therapeutics & former President/CEO of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, shares details from his new book  Biotech in the Balance: Saving a Strategic Industry in an Age of Distrust [https://cisionone-email.drazninpr.com/c/eJwszc1uwyAQBOCngRsWLD8LBw65-DUizC4JasiP7TZqn75y1es3mhnKFJIPIDkbRLTGeBvkNdsQYjMNyRWb2oLMLS4Qkl80m4Ygew6JW2pgDFatz2bxFiEaY8E6jsLprRN_9Jcapd943ZR35IhCSkHBZTiajkDe8nXfn5uwJwGzgPn9fk9llJ_HfaqPIWCmp4DZJI8-RueCHEy9qJVvXDZWnfIfnP9B2BMgQIxyza_Pfp9GrWXdr9_C6ctxeKzKbV-Zx1GuNpWFfFSJAioXEquio1fR64Kt1aUQya8MvwEAAP__rbxY1g] – available 5/19 02:21:58 - Chicago cop killer [https://cwbchicago.com/2026/05/attorney-general-says-he-intentionally-avoided-politicizing-the-swedish-hospital-shooting-other-officials-just-went-silent.html] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.