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She's made up her mind to live pretty smart, learn to budget responsibly right from the start. She spends a little less, inputs more into savings. Keeps her blood pressure low and credit score raises. She's cutting debt right out of her life. She tracks her cash flow on her spreadsheet at night. Boring money moves make kinda lame songs, but they sound pretty sweet to your wallet. The NC bank, brilliantly boring since 1865. Foreign here you are listening to the weekend edition of the O'Reilly update. Coming up next, the news with Mike Slater. Thanks, Bill.
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Here's what's happening this week in America. Penalty eliminated, planning an attack not fast enough. And Cracker Barrel rebrand. It's all coming up. Then Bill's gonna be here with your message of the day. But first, the New York Court of Appeals throughout the almost half a billion billion fraud penalty. This is the Tish James civil fraud penalty. The five judge panel found the punishment to be excessive. Back when this amount was first announced, Tish James, the attorney general of New York wrote four just on Twitter. This is all she wrote, $464,576,230.62. Donald Trump Jr. Just wrote back. I believe you mean zero dollars. The panel wrote the court's disgorgement order which directs that defendants pay nearly half a billion dollars to the state of New York is an excessive fine that violates the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution. That is the part that has cruel and unusual punishment in there. Amazing. Many articles have been written lately, New York Times included, about the administration planning to attack inside Mexico against the cartels. General Gu, he is the commander of northcom, said in February that transnational criminal organizations based in Mexico continue to threaten U.S. sovereignty and territorial integrity through the production and trafficking of fentanyl and other illicit drugs and the facilitation of unlawful mass migration towards the US Southern border. That's an important statement because Mexico, of course, is going to say, oh, our sovereignty, our sovereignty. And there's our commander Northcom saying you don't have that anymore. Marco Rubio, our secretary of state just two weeks ago said we have to start treating them, the cartels, as armed terrorist organizations, not simply drug dealing organizations. Similar news, the Trump administration says that they are on pace to deport 400,000 illegal aliens this year. Right now they're averaging 1,500 deportations a day, 180,000 total so far. But this will be short even at this pace of the 1 million in, in the first year that they said they wanted. That's at least forced deportation. Self deportations are another story. The restaurant Cracker Barrel is in a bit of a pickle. They've gone through a big corporate rebrand and the CEO is getting destroyed. For 48 years, the logo has been exactly as you're imagining in your mind right now and it has been replaced with just corporate bland slop with no barrel and no Uncle Herschel. Even the inside of the restaurants, a restaurant that used to harken back to the old Southern general store, nostalgia, real wood giant fireplace. Now corporate bland, sterile and cold. She said on Good Morning America. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. Well, stock prices have gone down 12%. I'm Mike Slater from Politics by Faith. Bill O'Reilly has your message of the day next.
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However, my new staff keeps me apprised of Internet stuff and it usually falls into one of three categories, personal attacks to get attention, fact based discussions and lunatic asylum applications. Now, I have never met former NBC commentator Joy Reid on television. She has a lot of energy and likes to demean white men. I think that's an accurate description. However, Joy's point of view did not much please NBC, which let her go. This week, Ms. Reid secured a headline by calling President Trump and Elvis Presley mediocre white men who contributed nothing to the country. These people said Joy Reid cannot create culture on their own. Without black people, brown people, the Deis, there is no culture in America. Unquote. Wow. What would Steven Spielberg say about Stephen Sondheim, little Stephen Van Zandt? Instead of providing a spotlight on black achievements in the arts, Ms. Reed is compelled to denigrate Caucasians, makes No sense to me. Apparently, she did not see Elvis's superb performance in Viva Las Vegas. Come on, Joy. I know it's not Superfly, but it's excellent. To be truthful, there are mediocre white men and women. Joy, I'm Bill O'Reilly. I approve the message by writing it. You can reach me billoriely.com, billorilly.com, name in town. If you wish to opine. Let's go to the mail. We got Doug Cassidy in Knoxville, Tennessee. Mr. O'Reilly, I understand your point regarding President Trump laying out consequences of Putin's failure to stop bombing. But when the president blusters about consequences, Putin does not agree to a ceasefire and there are no consequences, then Mr. Trump looks weak. Okay, I see the point. But in this extraordinary case, I'm giving him some slack. But it has to happen soon. Rich? Frank, Belvedere, Illinois. I was just wondering, if Putin invaded Alaska, would President Trump be willing to give up part of that state to the Russians? Come on, we can defend ourselves here. We would. Ukraine can't defend itself. That's the problem. So if Ukraine has to give up some stuff, a little bit of stuff, they have to give up stuff. Gotta live in a real world. Jeffrey Brown, Bonita Springs, Florida. So you think, O'Reilly, China is helping Russia? Let me stop you right there, Jeffrey. I never said that. What I said was, I hope China helps the USA by telling Putin to knock it off. Be careful. All right? Jeffrey goes on to say, I think you're right, as you said on Leland Vitter, that if China stops support for Putin, he's finished. I think world leaders that met at the White House today did so to formulate an economic plan to deal with Putin. Look, it's Trump. But Trump, if he can convince China to help him, Huge. Huge, Anthony, just as you predicted, Bill, the corporate media is being destroyed within, as Trump derangement syndrome always does. Absolutely. No question about it, James. When a big story breaks, I turn to watch CNN for a little bit. It's sad that no matter how good something is happening, like the recent summit, all right, they will put on somebody who hates Trump. That's what they do. That's what CNN does. Not a good strategy. In a moment, something you might not know. Let's face it, the US Economy is under stress, national debt rising, trade war shaking the markets. And meanwhile, China is dumping the dollar and stockpiling gold. That's why I protected my savings with physical gold and silver through the only dealer I trust, American Hartford Gold. And you can do this. Get precious metals delivered to your door or place in a tax Advantage Gold IRA. They'll even help you roll over your existing IRA or 401 tax and penalty free. With billions in precious metals delivered, thousands of five star reviews and an A from the Better Business Bureau. You can trust American Hartford Gold as I do. Please call 866-326-5576 or text Bill to 998-899. Again, that's 866-326-5576, or text Bill to 998-899. Now the O'Reilly update brings you something you might not no. During the 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump promised to lower grocery prices for the American people. While progress has been made in some areas, the cost for other products is actually on the rise. Buyers beware. These foods are bad for your wallet. Chicken, turkey, eggs, all up 9% under Trump. The prices are a result of supply chain problems. High costs of bird feed, avian flu, coffee up 15%. The beans are facing new tariffs from suppliers in Colombia, Brazil, Ethiopia and Vietnam. The only places in the USA suitable for coffee cultivation, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Tariffs are also affecting the price of beer, wine and scotch. The Libations are up 15% due to new taxes on Germany, Italy, France, Ireland and England. Fruits and vegetables on the rise. Farmers are facing droughts, increasing labor costs, inflation rates of 3%. All of that is passed on to the consumer. Wholesale prices for domestic products are up a whopping 39% in the fruit and vegetable area compared to last year. If you are planning on throwing a barbecue, ditch the hot dogs. The price of beef franks up 37% compared to 2022. American cattle herds are now at the lowest level since 1951. Fewer cows mean producers sell the animal meat for high value cuts like filet mignon, not frankfurters. And here's something else you might not know. In order to save money, the suppliers are resurrecting another very irritating trend from the pandemic era, shrinkflation. The cost in the grocery store stays the same, but the amount of product is reduced and you don't even know it. Hardest hit items, paper towels, cookies, ice cream, toothpaste, chewing gum. The best deal on groceries can be found at big trunk stores like Walmart, online Realtors like Amazon and the old fashioned way by clipping coupons. Bon appetit. Back after this.
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That is the weekend edition of the O'Reilly update. For more news and honest analysis, please go to billoreilly.com.
Episode: The O'Reilly Update (Weekend Edition)
Air Date: August 23, 2025
Host: Bill O’Reilly
Guest Newsreader: Mike Slater
This weekend edition of The O’Reilly Update delivers a “just the facts” roundup of major U.S. news, followed by Bill O’Reilly’s trademark commentary and analysis. The episode explores a landmark legal ruling, U.S.–Mexico cartel policy, immigration enforcement stats under the Trump administration, and a Cracker Barrel corporate rebrand controversy. O’Reilly’s “Message of the Day” critiques recent remarks by Joy Reid, then he responds to listener mail on Russia, China, Ukraine, and media bias. The “something you might not know” segment covers rising grocery prices and the looming problem of shrinkflation.
00:41 – 03:35
New York Fraud Penalty Overturned
U.S. Considers Direct Action Against Mexican Cartels
Deportation Numbers Under Trump Administration
Cracker Barrel Rebrand Backlash
05:08 – 08:45
Overview of Internet Culture & Joy Reid Critique
Response to Joy Reid’s Commentary
Final Thoughts
08:46 – 11:40
On Trump, Putin, and Weakness (Doug Cassidy – Knoxville, TN)
On Putin Invading Alaska (Frank – Belvedere, IL)
On China, Russia, and Economic Policy (Jeffrey Brown – Bonita Springs, FL)
On Media Bias and "Trump Derangement Syndrome" (Anthony, James)
11:41 – 12:24
Trump and Grocery Prices
Significant Price Increases
Beef & Barbecuing
Shrinkflation
Advice for Consumers
On excessive fines:
“The court's disgorgement order… is an excessive fine that violates the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution.”
(Mike Slater quoting NY court decision – 00:57)
On U.S.–Mexico relations:
“That's an important statement because Mexico, of course, is going to say, oh, our sovereignty, our sovereignty. And there's our commander Northcom saying, you don't have that anymore.”
(Mike Slater – 01:54)
On Joy Reid's comments:
“These people, said Joy Reid, cannot create culture on their own. Without black people, brown people, the Deis, there is no culture in America. Unquote. Wow.”
(Bill O'Reilly – 06:42)
On shrinkflation:
“The cost in the grocery store stays the same, but the amount of product is reduced and you don't even know it.”
(Bill O’Reilly – 12:09)
For “no spin” updates and further analysis, visit billoreilly.com.