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The most important story in the world, remember this, is that Trump can do anything he wants with the most powerful military the world has ever seen. He can try to take Greenland, he can activate National Guard troops, he can send active duty troops into Minneapolis, and nothing is stopping him. Welcome to Independent Americans. Welcome to episode 418. It is Monday, January 19th. I am your host, Paul Rykoff. Today is, of course, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and a time of reflection, a time of focus, a time of patriotism, a time to remember and celebrate what true, patriotic, strong American leadership looks like. I'm coming to you from New York City, usa, where we had a big snowstorm this weekend and it's not that cold today it's sunny, which is kind of nice. And I think it's what we need to kick off this week. And after about a week and a half of being sick, I finally feel like myself. But our democracy continues to be way out of whack and I'm going to help you navigate it through another wild week with the five eyes that we always bring. Independence, integrity, information, inspiration and impact. No guests today. You got me solo, but it is Manosphere Monday, which means every Monday I want to work to show positive examples of manhood in America. Not the toxic and twisted bullshit you see from the White House and the far right or the confusion from the left, which we'll talk about a bit today. But there's no better example of good, strong American men than mlk. And I'll have more on that later in the show. But let's get into a quick fire. Recap and analysis, my thoughts and recaps of what you need to know to kick off another week of madness here in America and in the world. All right, there's a ton happening today, a ton happening over the weekend, and I'm going to get you caught up and get you looking ahead. With the NFL playoffs over, we now return you to your regularly scheduled global chaos and self inflicted damage to our democracy by our out of control President Mayhem. He's the opposite of MLK every day and every way. And there's no better example than in what I think is today's top topic. We've talked about it. Trump is trying to take over the entire Western hemisphere. That means Venezuela, that means potentially Cuba and Mexico, and of course that means Greenland. And he continues to double down on embarrassing himself in America by continuing to focus on Greenland and Denmark and our NATO allies. And this weekend, over the weekend, he told Norway's Prime Minister Jans Gar Storr that he no longer feels bound to, quote, think of purely. Think purely of peace because the Norwegian Nobel Committee did not award him the Nobel Prize. Now, there was an extraordinary text message to Storr that was reported by PBS and confirmed by an official in Norwegian government. Trump linked his repeated threats to seize Greenland to the fact that he hadn't been given the Nobel Peace Prize, which he has long coveted. And he wrote, allegedly, apparently, considering your country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for stopping eight wars plus, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Storr said he got the message in a text reply and finished President Alexander Stubb sent to Trump, where the Nordic leaders conveyed their opposition to his announced tariff increase against Norway, Finland and other select countries. Look, this is also after he imposed a 10% tariff on a bunch of our allies. He's continued to rattle NATO and now he's threatening Norway, which doesn't give out the Nobel Peace Prize. It's not a Norwegian government thing. But that doesn't matter to Trump because what he wants to do is dominate the Western hemisphere. He wants to troll NATO. He's always wanted to get out of NATO, and maybe he's using this as a way to do it. But as we enter a time where we reflect on a great man of peace, Martin Luther King Jr. We are faced with the opposite of that, a man who says he wants peace but continues to wage war in multiple countries around the world and even pisses off our closest allies. So we're going to stay focused on this because America's coldest winter ever continues to get colder. And of course, that means focusing on Minneapolis and domestic deployments here at home. And what I talked about in Friday, and I want to continue to focus your attention on, always a top topic, the increased and constant threat of Trump invoking the Insurrection Act. I've said it. This is a circuit breaker moment for America. If you didn't hear my episode on Friday with Asha Rangapa, please go back and check it out. But he keeps putting the pieces in place to be ready to invoke the Insurrection Act. It's a line that can't be crossed. We need to continue to look to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Cain, who might be the only thing stopping him right now. And I've said this, he might do it on MLK Day and there's still time. It would be perfectly disastrous time for him to Animate his base, the far right white nationalists, against the woke. But be ready, America. He could do it today, he could do it any day. And as we learned over the weekend, he's moving more and more pieces into place. This is below too many people's radar. But now 1500 active duty army paratroopers have been put on alert for potential deployment of to Minnesota. This was reported by CNN and others. The soldiers are from the 11th Airborne Division based out of Joint Base Elndorf Richardson in Alaska. This is one of the Army's best infantry formations and a front line 911 force. It'd be ready to be ready to respond to the Pacific to help deter China. It's also the military's leading formation in Arctic warfare. So how would we misallocate them completely? Send them to Minnesota, but they are on alert right now. Watch this space. If something happens, I will do a quick response pod. But if I were going to invoke the Insurrection act, this is the kind of shit I'd be doing first. The pieces are in place. I think he can pull that lever at any time. And if he does, there's no going back. This may be ruled illegal by the courts, and that would put us in a place where troops are forced to ask themselves if they actually would follow any illegal order. But this is a freight train coming to a crossroads that America must stay focused on. Too many in the media aren't focused on the Insurrection act, but this needs to be front and center until further notice. Related CNN Haley Britsky reported over the weekend that the national guard mission in D.C. has been extended through 2026. This is also below the radar. There are troops in D.C. that were ruled illegal by the courts. They've asked for an extension and they've now been extended to through at least February. They could be amended to be shorter, but now we've got troops that are in D.C. that are being extended and the deployment of troops in places like D.C. they're trying to normalize it. Don't let them normalize it. This is not normal. This is un American and it is completely unacceptable. But of course they are trying to extend these troops in D.C. as the expansion continues and solidifies as Trump's what I've called forever war marches on. The most important story in the world, remember this, is that Trump can do anything he wants with the most powerful military the world has ever seen. He can try to take Greenland, he can activate National Guard troops, he can send active duty troops into Minneapolis, and nothing is stopping him now. In contrast Members of the Minnesota National Guard are now on standby to assist local law enforcement in and do public safety. The members have been activated and very important here. They're noting that they are going to wear yellow road guard vests. They are going to wear reflective vests in order to distinguish them from other agencies in similar uniforms. Remember Tim Walsh, governor of Minnesota, served as a sergeant major in the National Guard. He understands this stuff better than most governors. And I think this is a really smart move because if you've got ICE agents, active duty folks, local law enforcement and National Guard troops, you need to be able to differentiate them. And if they have reflective vests, it'll be a good way for people to do it. Everyday people, protesters to do it. It's a way to help keep everybody more safe and also a recognition that our National Guard troops who live in these communities are probably the most respected and the most trusted as the Minnesota National Guard put out on X. These Minnesota National Guardsmen live, work and serve in our state and are focused on protecting life, preserving property and ensuring Minnesotans can safely exercise their First Amendment rights. Smart, necessary. The Guard is not ice and I don't think they'll behave like it. But Trump continues to send our country careening toward a massive and deadly mess that could be coming to a head in Minneapolis while his war on his political enemies continues, including in Minneapolis. We learned over the weekend at the end of last week that the Justice Department has now launched a criminal investigation into the governor of Minnesota. They have issued subpoenas for Governor Tim Walsh, a Democrat, of course, and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry, who is also a Democrat, of course. This is the DOJ's continued weaponization under Trump. He's targeting his political enemies. It's led by his lackey and political extremist, Kash Patel. And now Governor Tim Walsh and Mayor Tim Mayor Jacob Fry, both of whom I hope will come on the show, are the latest targets. More news over the weekend. The DOJ is now investigating after protesters disrupted a Minneapolis church where an ICE field director is the pastor. This happened over the weekend. On Sunday, there was a video posted online by Black Lives Matter Minnesota that shows protesters entering Cities Church in Minneapolis where they said one of the pastors, David Easterwood, is the acting field director of the St. Paul Ice Field Office. And here's the interesting part, I think most important, Attorney General Pam Bondi posted on X on Sunday, quote, I just spoke to the pastor in Minnesota whose church was targeted. Attacks against law enforcement and the intimidation of Christians are being met with the full Force of federal law. This now may include former CNN host and independent journalist Don Lemon, who was a part of this group that went into city's church. He has, quote, been put on notice by the Justice Department after these protesters went into a church during Sunday service. Lemon's been on the ground in Minneapolis and across the country documenting this stuff, and he says that he's been telling viewers that the freedom to protest is what the First Amendment is all about. Let me break this apart. Number one, protesters. We've got to keep it peaceful, We've got to keep it respectful, and we've got to be smart. I don't think protesting a Sunday church service is a smart thing to do for your political objective. If you want to get people behind your cause, going into the church during services is not the way to do it. That turns the heat up. It does not turn the heat down. I don't think it's something that Martin Luther King Jr. Who was a brilliant political tactician, would have greenlighted. Nevertheless, it happened. There were no injuries. Did they break any laws? I don't know. We will find out. But now the Justice Department and Pam Bondi and Trump are gonna spin it. They're gonna claim that they're radicals. They're gonna say they were focusing on Christians, and they're gonna manipulate this into their agenda, which will support more ICE control, demonizing of more protesters, and they may again call them domestic terrorists, as they've tried to do with. With Renee Goode. This is the warning. Remember that they can shoot you, they can detain you, and they can call you a domestic terrorist. What I would say is don't make it easy for them. Don't go into churches. Please remain nonviolent and be smart and tactical. So many of the protests happening across the country have been smart, have been incredibly respectful, thoughtful, and restrained. And we're going to need a lot more of them. And one of the best ways you can protest what's happening around ICE is to document it. If you're around an ICE seizure. If you're around ICE operations, record it on your phone, post it. Let other Americans see it. Sunlight is an incredible disinfectant and will hold more ICE agents accountable because we can't count on Congress to do it. And remember, the world is watching. But this is another expansion of their attack on political enemies and on the press. So Don Lemon may be the first individual journalist who will be targeted by the doj. And that could be much more of what is to come. Watch this space because they continue to Attack our enemies and the press and of course, our allies like Denmark. Over the weekend, if you missed it, Trump announced he's placing tariffs on European countries for sending soldiers to Greenland. And I want to give you the list of the countries that Trump is targeting with tariffs. Listen to this list. Denmark, Germany, France, the uk, Sweden, Finland and Norway. The most important thing here to think about is does this make, does this make America safer? No, it does not. We continue to piss off, he continues to piss off our closest allies in the world. And that does not make America safer. It makes us more isolated. But he continues to be all gas. No brakes on Greenland. Congress recently passed a War Powers act that doesn't have a lot of teeth with regard to Venezuela. I would recommend they at least try to do the same again on Greenland because Greenland is overwhelmingly supported by the American people. The invasion of Greenland, the acquisition of Greenland is not. So let's force Trump to come to Congress. Let's force Trump to come to the American people. And just because he keeps blowing by every guardrail doesn't mean we should just drop them. Going back to ICE and Minneapolis for a second, I've said every day more disturbing videos and more disturbing news. It was reported over the weekend that nasra Ahmed, a 23 year old St. Paul woman and US citizen who was born in Minnesota, was released to her family without charges on Friday after being detained by federal immigration agents and spending more than two days in detention. Here's the quote from State Senator Sakamba Hussein. She went home traumatized, not eating, not talking, pissed off. She feels like she got kidnapped. The law is not protecting her. She was humiliated. This is an American citizen born in Minnesota who was detained for two days and released without charges. This is the alarm bell that you need to focus on every single time it happens, because it could be you. It could be you. That is Renee Good. It could be you. That is Nazra Ahmed. It could be you. That's Don Lemon. It could be you that is detained by ICE and held without charges. This is deeply, deeply un American. And remember, they will also label people as domestic terrorists. They will sic the FBI after you. Which happened more on Friday. The FBI has now opened a civil rights probe into the ICE agent who fatally shot Good this month in Minnesota before shifting to whether the agent was assaulted. So the focus is now on. On the conduct of Renee Good and those around her, including the widow. They are trying to label her as an extremist. They are trying to label her as a domestic terrorist. They are trying to ruin her good name and we cannot let them do it. The culture of right of ice is rotten to the core. And if you're not angry, you're not paying attention. Last week I spoke to Michigan Sheriff Chris Swanson, who you need to hear from. He is running for governor. Now, we talked about the culture at ice. We talked about the challenges of if ICE comes in to more and more local areas and how that will face tremendous anxiety and adversity for our local law enforcement. If you really care about local law enforcement, you should be pushing back against deployments of ICE because it was only a matter of time before someone like Renee Goode was killed. And it's only a matter of time for before ICE agents and local law enforcement get into an accidental shootout and we see blue on blue crime. I hope I'm wrong, but watch this space. All right, Trump continues to be all gas and no breaks. And he continues his attack on the free press. We talked about Don Lemon last week. We talked about the attack on Stars and Stripes. And I want to underscore that he continues to have no press briefings at the Pentagon. Hegseth Trump, they're not sharing any kind of information with the press despite activating National Guard troops, despite activating active duty troops, despite threatening to invade Greenland. And as Dan Lamoth, our friend from the Washington Post, posted on X on Friday, so concludes another week with no routine news briefings at the Pentagon. The last on camera briefing was held with the propaganda press corps more than a month ago on December 2nd. The space continues to be mostly vacant. So even though they have the Pentagon press corps now with Laura loomer and the MyPillow guide, they're still not doing press briefings. Middle fingers to the press, middle fingers to the public, middle fingers to the military. Families who need to know about their sons and daughters who are being, who are being put in harm's way because Trump continues to try to take over the Western hemisphere. We talked about Greenland. I want to remind you, 75% of Americans oppose the US taking control of Greenland. Our closest allies now fear America. Putin loves it. And our enemies are celebrating in Venezuela. No new strikes so far and no new seizures of oil tankers so far today out of Iran. Important news there after the brutal crackdowns. Reports are that the protests are diminishing and there are figures coming out about the huge number of casualties. Figures compiled by staff in eight major eye hospitals and 13. Sorry, 16 emergency departments revealed that at least 16,500 to 18,000 people have been killed. 18,000 people killed. In Iran and up to 360,000 have been injured and at least 700 to 1,000 people have lost an eye because they're firing into crowds with rubber bullets. They're hitting people in the eyes. And Iranian protesters, many of them have been blinded, wounded and killed. We're going to watch this space and continue to send our support and love to the brave people of Iran who have pushed back bravely. And it seems to have been, seems like they've been squashed, but their hearts are not squashed. Their lust for freedom has not been squashed. And our support will not be squashed. We will continue to call for a free Iran and watch this space. All right, here's one that is related to that region indefinitely below the radar over the weekend. Something you probably missed. Iraq's government on Sunday has said that US Forces have now completed a full withdrawal from military facilities in the country's federal territory. Now, this excludes the semiautonomous Kurdish region where US Troops remain. But this means the final group of US Advisors have departed from Al Asad Air Base in Anbar Province, western Iraq where I've been to. It hosted U.S. troops for more than two decades. So the U.S. military has been drawing down for several years. But this informal announcement means the end of US forces in Iraq. At the height in the 2003 invasion when I was there, the US had 170,000 troops in Iraq. And over the years those numbers have fluctuated. And most recently we had around 2,500 troops in Iraq to advise and assist. Now we have none that may change. Watch this space. All right, we will continue to watch Ukraine where Today is the 1429th day of Russia's full scale invasion. Grueling confrontations continue across the country. I recommend you check the Kyiv Independent every day for the latest. But there have been active battles continuing in the Porschevisk region where the situation remains difficult. Grueling confrontations. 50 combat clashes have taken place every day as Russian troops continue to try to increase the pressure on Ukrainian positions. They continue to try to shut out the lights, continue to try to hit infrastructure. People continue to bravely innovate and adapt under brutal cold in Kyiv and across the country. And overnight a Russian attack in Kharkiv killed at least one person and injured 11. Every day Ukrainians are killed. Every day Ukrainians are injured. This was a 69 year old woman who was killed and 11 others have been injured as the Russians fired three KAB guided bombs. They continue to send bombs, Shahi drones and much more. If you want to go much deeper, check out my episode with Tim Mack from two weeks ago where he reported to us from Kyiv. And also just of note, outside the US And Spain, there was a terrible train collision after a derailment. Two high speed trains collided, killing at least 39. We haven't talked about high speed trains and the need for them in this country, but I think they are overdue and much needed because our infrastructure here is so terrible and this is a catastrophic injury that killed at least 39. All right. Back here at home, I just want to issue a reminder that last week we found out in politics that a new high of 45% of Americans identify as political independents. I am going to continue to bring you the voices of those independents. I'll try to bring you maybe one each week, including folks who are announcing their candidacy. Last week we heard from Lindsey Church, who is running in Chicago's 4th district. If you haven't heard that interview, go back and check it out. Very inspiring and I think the tip of the iceberg of what is to come. If you're an independent veteran and you want to run for office, check out independentveteransofamerica.org we are looking for you. We want to support you. We want to help you get elected from US Senate all the way down to the House. All right. Finally, in culture today, we're going to get to culture and sports. Valentino, the great fashion designer, has died at 93. He was called the last emperor, created some of the most durable labels, and a true icon has died. And let's talk about another icon who's always stepping up to meet the moment. Bruce Springsteen spoke out this weekend at a show where he said, as the mayor of the city that has said ice should get the fuck out of Minneapolis. So this one's for you and for the memory of the mother of the three and American citizen Renee Good. Bruce Springsteen continues to be a powerful and important voice, a conscience. Of course, I'd be honored to have him on this show anytime. All right. It was a big weekend of sports, and every Monday I'm going to try to recap it. On Friday we do Football Fridays. If you didn't hear it on Friday with Asha, it was a really, really fun one. She's not a huge football fan, which made it even more fun. But the NFL playoffs and sports have been a good break from our politics and global conflict. And it was an incredible week of NFL football, maybe the best weekend that happens every year. The divisional playoffs happened and the first game went into OT. Buffalo lost a heartbreaker to Denver 30 to 33. Bo Nix played an incredible game. Josh Allen came up short. It was one of the best games we've ever seen. But the Broncos outlasted the Bills. And then heartbreakingly, two plays before the end of the game, Bo Nix broke his ankle and he will be out for the game. But Buffalo loses another tough one. My heart goes out to all the people of Buffalo. And the Broncos advanced and then we found out this morning the Bills have actually fired head coach Sean McDermott. This is definitely a surprise to me. I don't know who they think is better out there that they're going to get, but there will be some tumult in Buffalo as Josh Allen, I think the best player in football right now, came up short. All right. The Seattle Seahawks did not come up short. As I predicted, they demolished The San Francisco 49ers 41 to 6. Rasheed Rashid Shahid returned the opening kickoff. Ken Walker had three scores and a totally dominant performance by the Seahawks as they won at home 41 to 6. A good run by the 49ers, who were depleted with the loss of George Kittle, Bosa and others. And San Francisco advances and a reminder that good decision making is probably the single most important thing we want from a leader in government, from a president, and of course from an NFL QB, especially in the playoffs. And C.J. stroud found out the hard way in his worst game, I think, ever. Throwing four interceptions for Houston as they were beat by New England at home in the snow 28 to 16. Drake May was fantastic through three TD passes. The the Sam the. The New England Patriots really have it cooking under Coach Vrabel. I got that one right. Overall it went 3 for 4 on the weekend last week I went 6 for 6. Didn't quite run the table. If Buffalo had pulled it out, I would have gone four for four. And then another amazing game to finish it off. Another overtime game. As I predicted, the Rams pulled it out 20 to 17, beating the Bears at home. And another crushing loss. The Bears were spectacular. Cinderella team. Caleb Williams made maybe the most spectacular fourth down play we've seen in years. But then he threw a pick and veteran and mvp, likely MVP Matthew Stafford, the QB for the other side for the Rams, stepped up and closed it out. So, so often in the NFL it's not the QB that throws the game winning TD that wins the game. It's often the QB that throws the pick that loses it. And Stafford was the difference. I think he's the mvp. The Rams will go to Seattle next week. The Pats will go to Denver and on Willie Geist will join me to make our predictions. So stay tuned for that. Tonight, the college football championship game. Miami kind of at home in Miami at number 10, they're 13 2. The surprise of the tournament will play Indiana, the juggernaut 15 0, number one, led by Fernando Mendoza. It's going to be a slugfest, but I do think Indiana will roll. I'm going to pick Indiana by three touchdowns. I think Mendoza is fantastic and this is a team of destiny. Indiana's never won a national championship and this is going to be, I think, an impressive display, but I don't think Miami can hang with Indiana. I think Indiana will be the national champions, but enjoy it. I've talked a lot about how football is a nice escape, especially since Trump hasn't gotten involved and fucked it up. But we knew that was only a matter of time, right? So after weighing in last week on the Giants new head coach saying that it should be Harbaugh, which it turned out to be, and I'm sure he'll take credit for he's back onto college football and unfortunately the Army Navy game. I'm going to read you what he posted on Truth Social. He says he will sign an executive order to grant the game an exclusive four hour window. He said on the field they are rivals, but on the battlefield they are America's unstoppable patriots, defending our country with tremendous strength and heart. Country strength and heart, all capitalized. We must protect the tradition, capital T and the players, capital P, who protect us. Please let this serve as a notice to all television network stations and outlets. God bless America and God bless our Army Navy game. He's saying that under his administration, the second Saturday in December belongs to Army Navy and only Army Navy. He says he's going to sign a historic executive order securing an exclusive four hour broadcast window. So this national event stands above commercial postseason games. No other game or team can violate this time slot. I love the Army Navy game as much as anyone, if not more. I think it's very important for America, but this is un American. I don't think you can forbid other games from happening. I don't think you can forbid other networks from showing other games. And maybe more importantly, he loves this game because it's a huge stage for him. It's a place where the audiences on both sides are military and they cheer for him. It looks like a home field for him. So this is a very shrewd propaganda move that I think should be opposed by people who love this game and by people who love America, because that game is special. It is fantastic. But it also should be above the politicization of, of any president, including Trump and most of all, Trump. So even around football, especially this time of year and especially this week, we've all got to stay vigilant. All right, so on this Monday, I'm going to end with a big something good. Something good. There's something good that I want to talk about. About today is the great Martin Luther King, Jr. A lot of folks post photos and post memes, and it kind of for civil rights becomes like 9 11, where everybody has an obligatory comment that they post or an obligatory post that they post. But this morning and over the weekend, I've taught my kids about Martin Luther King, Jr. And the school has taught the kids about Martin Luther King, Jr. We've watched some of his speeches. We've discovered some of his writings. And I think most of all, now is a time to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. To celebrate his words, celebrate his extraordinary example. And remember that all states observe the holiday. Though even now, even today, Mississippi and Alabama combine it with celebrating Robert E. Lee, the Confederate general. It's very strange and I think insulting to pair those two guys with very different visions of the nation. But in a time where we are looking for leaders, in a time we're looking for leaders who transcend politics, transcend partisanship, transcend race, transcend America's borders, Martin Luther King's example is one that we need now more than ever. And maybe most of all, his example of innovative, creative, powerful, unifying, peaceful protests. Because Trump is not an instrument of peace. He is President Mayhem, and he is focused on conquesting the entire country and the entire hemisphere. And if there is one person I know would be standing up loudly, proudly and smartly against Donald Trump, if he was still alive today, it would be Martin Luther King, Jr. So every single day, but especially today, Martin Luther King, Jr. Is mine. Something good. All right, folks, it is Monday. I am through the sickness, but my voice is still struggling. And I'm going to keep powering ahead. And I hope you can continue to join us. We've got some great guests coming up. More in the days to come. You will have Willie Geist on Friday. If you don't know Willie, he's a tremendous leader. I think on Manosphere Monday, he's a good guy to reflect on because he's a great dad. He gives back to his community. And he's a really thoughtful and measured voice and I think a good role model for our kids to look up to. So he's coming up on Friday where we can celebrate Manosphere Monday and Football Friday. If there's breaking news around Minneapolis, Minneapolis or troop deployments, I will do a quick response pod. So be sure to subscribe right now. If you're listening, take a minute. I'll wait. Need to rest my voice anyway. But go ahead and hit subscribe, especially if you're on Apple podcasts. Write a review, rate us and share it. If you're on YouTube, hit Subscribe. That'll help us keep this coming and you'll help us fuel this independent voice. Follow us on all social media platforms. You can get Independent Americans Merch in our merch store and you can join our Patreon community if you like this show, give me five bucks. Contribute to help keep it going, to cover our costs and to help fuel this movement. Martin Luther King Jr's example is more important now than ever because America is divided. But here at Independent Americans, I am working to change that in the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. And so many who followed his footsteps. So many have brought forth good trouble in defense of our democracy. And if you're now among especially the 45% of Americans who are independent, but people who just want to hear more positivity, want to hear more good information, want to hear more good independence. This is your show because our independent movement is the hope for the future. Country over party, people over politics, light over heat, disrupting the status quo. And that movement that we're building is growing. You see it every day. And we are bringing the hope that is the oxygen of our democracy, the oxygen that Martin Luther King Jr. Cultivated, built and spread and continues to live on in his memory right now. I hope you enjoyed this episode. If you did, share it far and wide. Invite others to declare their independence and stay vigilant, my friends, because you know it. Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom. It's a price that Martin Luther King Jr. Paid for with his life. And no, you're not alone in your vigilance. We're all vigilant and we're all in this together. I'm your host, Paul Rykoff. Thank you for tuning into Independent Americans. It's going to be a big week and we're going to keep meeting this moment, just like Martin Luther King did, just like so many of you are, just like so many more need to do in this week and in this month and in these days ahead. Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day America stay vigilant. Stay vigilant, America. Especially today. 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