Just the News No Noise with John Solomon and Amanda Head, December 30th, 2025

Summary

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Podcast Summary: Real America’s Voice – Just the News No Noise with John Solomon and Amanda Head

Episode: December 30th, 2025
Host: Amanda Head (John Solomon on assignment)
Notable Guests: Rep. Ralph Norman, Don Brown (US Navy JAG and NC Senate Candidate), Emily Sturge (Campus Reform), Mark Morano (Climate Depot)

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Episode Overview

This episode of Just the News No Noise delivers unfiltered commentary on current events and American politics, focusing on investigative journalism, government accountability, higher education, and the climate agenda. Amanda Head steers the discussion solo, featuring interviews with Congressman Ralph Norman, Senate candidate Don Brown, reporter Emily Sturge, and climate commentator Mark Morano. The show maintains its characteristic skeptical tone toward mainstream media, progressive policies, and “establishment” narratives.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Journalism & the Minnesota Feeding Our Future Scandal

• Amanda Head cuts to recent news about the “Feeding Our Future” fraud in Minnesota, drawing attention to investigative tactics and criticisms of mainstream media’s dismissive attitude toward local, on-the-ground reporting.
• Quote:

  “That's exactly what journalism is supposed to be. It's asking questions and it's going to the source. And I'm sorry if you don't find that to be real journalism, but I find what you do not to be real journalism.”
  — Amanda Head (05:21)

• Emphasis on the value of “gumshoe journalism,” exemplified by independent reporter Nick Shirley.
• Criticism of CNN’s Abby Phillips and the reluctance to support such investigative work.

2. Foreign Policy: Trump, Israel, and Hamas

• A brief commentary on ongoing discussions about the Israel–Hamas conflict, peace negotiations, and skepticism toward mainstream media’s framing which Amanda suggests undermines Trump’s peacemaking efforts.
• Mandy questions whether the media “are just trying to kick the legs out from under any potential peace success for President Trump.” (06:57)
• Guest Mark Morano notes Hamas’s violations and the “mainstream media’s” narrative bias.

3. NYC Politics & Terror Defense

• The show highlights controversy over NYC mayor-elect Zoran Mamdani appointing Ramsey Kassim (with a history of defending Gitmo detainees) as chief counsel.
• Amanda raises concerns about the credentials and allegiances of those around Mamdani, alluding to “really, really shaky connections to…terrorism.” (08:14)

4. Interview: Rep. Ralph Norman – Debt, GOP Strategy, and Governor’s Race

Key Topics:

• Post-shutdown Reflections:
  Norman describes the Democrat party as “Marxist socialists, totally driven by power” (09:42) and applauds Republicans' refusal to compromise during the shutdown, crediting leadership and messaging for shifting blame to Democrats.
• Socialism in the Democrat Party:

  “The crony capitalism has recruited socialists to get our tax money by any means that they see fit.”
  — Ralph Norman (11:08)

• Budget Priorities:
  Norman urges focus on appropriations, spending cuts, and more rescission/reconciliation legislation.
• Crime and Law & Order:
  Norman cites judicial reforms as critical for public safety in South Carolina and advocates changing how judges are elected.
• Norman’s Governor Campaign:
  Emphasizes a CEO-style leadership model, infrastructure, education, and “reprioritization of money.” Plans to use the veto and “bully pulpit” for reform.

  “We've had a super majority of Republicans. They haven't governed like Republicans. Government has grown. I will change all of that.”
  — Ralph Norman (18:00)

• Campaign Website: ralphnormanforgovernor.com

5. Government Weaponization & Accountability – Don Brown Interview

• Amanda laments lack of accountability in Washington: “Yeah, right. That never happens.”
• Don Brown supports building a “grand conspiracy” case to sidestep statute of limitations against those involved in “years-long efforts to obstruct Trump.”
  • Direct Quote:

    “By using that theory with an ongoing conspiracy, the statute of limitations doesn't end until the conspiracy comes to a close... I think it's a solid legal theory.”
    — Don Brown (24:59)

• Brown suggests potential targets for prosecution: John Bolton, John Brennan, James Comey, Liz Cheney, among others, likening the approach to a RICO case.
• On political prosecutions:

  “These political prosecutions, Amanda, are an absolute assault on the United States Constitution. And the prosecutors themselves should be prosecuted on the backside.”
  — Don Brown (30:08)

• Brown discusses his Senate run in North Carolina, focusing on the national debt, abolishing federal departments (Education, IRS, FEMA), and deploying the National Guard to address crime in Charlotte.
• Allies he would join in the Senate: Ron Johnson, John Kennedy, Mike Lee, Ted Cruz, Rick Scott.
• Campaign Website: brown4nc.com

6. Higher Education: Coddling and DEI – Emily Sturge Interview

• Amanda and Emily Sturge discuss “infantile” de-stressing activities at top universities (Play-Doh, Care Bears) during exams.
  • Quote:

    “Our college campuses sound a lot more like kindergarten birthday parties than they do rigorous academic institutions.”
    — Emily Sturge (41:25)

• Sturge maintains that Gen Z is not “falling for this nonsense” and blames higher education institutions.
• Reports a growing sentiment that college isn’t worth it: “It’s only 12% of graduates who secure a job before graduation.” (41:25)
• Advises students to focus on “academics and affordability,” noting the popularity of Southern public universities.
• On DEI changes: Trump administration and state legislatures reportedly rolling back DEI initiatives; positive changes in admissions and campus culture noted in 2025.
  • Quote:

    “This president was a bull in the china shop and just completely shattered the old norms of the higher education system.”
    — Emily Sturge (45:07)

• Reporting: campusreform.org; Social: @emilysturge

7. Climate Agenda & COP30 – Mark Morano Interview

• Amanda and Mark Morano mock the climate summit’s hypocrisy: COP30 organizers cut miles of Amazon rainforest for a conference while preaching conservation.
• Quote:

  “They put an 8 mile swath of highway right through the Amazon rainforest... so we can showcase to the world how we're saving the rainforest.”
  — Mark Morano (50:53)

• Discussion on “elite” hypocrisy—for example, the likes of John Kerry and Bill Gates justifying private jet use because “their work is so important.”
• Shift in global climate politics: retreat from green energy in US and Europe, attributed to Trump administration’s strong stance.
  • Quote:

    “Trump's first administration is climate change is a scam. It's a religion, it's a cult.”
    — Mark Morano (54:22)

• Morano warns that climate-funding infrastructure will redirect focus (e.g., merging with public health) rather than disappear.
• On climate doom predictions:

  “Professor Guy McPherson... said humans are going to be extinct by 2026 ... It is a money making industry at its core.”
  — Amanda Head (56:10)

• Morano to report from Davos World Economic Forum, watching for “stealth” climate strategies.

8. Heartwarming & Lighthearted Moments

• Amanda shares a moving story of 104-year-old WWII vet Dominic Crelli playing saxophone at a New York Islanders game, celebrating the endurance and spirit of the “greatest generation.” (63:09)
• Ends the show with a humorous clip of an unlucky fare-dodger on the NYC subway.

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Notable Quotes & Timestamps

• "That's exactly what journalism is supposed to be. It's asking questions and it's going to the source." — Amanda Head (05:21)
• “They're Marxist socialists. They're totally driven by power and we can't let them have it.” — Ralph Norman (09:42)
• “These political prosecutions, Amanda, are an absolute assault on the United States Constitution.” — Don Brown (30:08)
• “Our college campuses sound a lot more like kindergarten birthday parties.” — Emily Sturge (41:25)
• “Trump's first administration is climate change is a scam. It's a religion, it's a cult.” — Mark Morano (54:22)

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Important Segments & Timestamps

• [03:36] – Amanda Head opens show, sets agenda.
• [09:20] – Interview: Rep. Ralph Norman on the budget, shutdown, socialism, law & order, governor's race.
• [24:01] – Interview: Don Brown on government accountability, DOJ, political prosecutions.
• [38:44] – Interview: Emily Sturge on college coddling, DEI, and changing perceptions of higher education.
• [49:40] – Interview: Mark Morano on COP30, climate agenda, climate industry, policy rollbacks.
• [63:09] – Closing: WWII vet tribute and a playful clip from NYC.

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Tone & Language

• Style: Direct, skeptical, combative toward left-leaning media/policies; occasionally humorous and heartfelt.
• Language: Retains the original voice of each guest/host.

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Summary

This episode blends sharp critiques of establishment narratives in politics, media, education, and environmentalism with on-the-ground insights from conservative lawmakers and commentators. Key themes include confrontations over investigative journalism, Republican resilience in budget fights, calls for legal accountability, skepticism toward higher education’s priorities, the exposure of climate activism’s contradictions, and a reverence for traditional American values. The episode is engaging, lively, and unapologetically partisan, capturing the voice and priorities of Real America’s Voice and its target audience.

Transcript

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[Amanda Head]

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[Amanda Head]

Hello America. Happy Monday to all of you. Welcome to Just the News. No Noise. I'm Amanda Head, your host, my co host and Just the News. Editor in Chief John Solomon is out on assignment tonight, but he'll be joining us later in the week. But I want to get to a few news clips that I want to play for you. Now, many of you by now, unless you have been spelunking, unless you have been in a cave for the last week or so, you know what has been going down in Minnesota in a lot of hotbed Somali communities this fall? Fraud that stemmed from Feed this this Feeding Our Future scandal to the tune of billions of dollars, American taxpayer dollars flooding through these fraud coffers and into the pockets of at this point, God knows who. I think we pretty much know who. But at any rate, there have been a number of intrepid journalists. The original one on the ground who was shedding light on this was Nick Shirley. He's an independent journalist. He's been out beating the streets doing what journalists, formerly respected journalists, used to refer to as gumshoe journalism. You walk around the cities, you beat the streets, you knock on doors and you get the story. And that is exactly what Nick Shirley has been doing up in Minnesota while CNN's Abby Phillips, she doesn't respect this style of journalism, apparently. Check out her rant.

[Emily Sturge]

But honestly, you knock on the door.

[Commercial Announcer]

Of a daycare center and you're like.

[Amanda Head]

Let me in, let me in. What do you expect people to do in some of those cases?

[Commercial Announcer]

There were children in there.

[Emily Sturge]

What do you want people to do in that situation? Open the door and say come on in when they know that the Somali.

[Amanda Head]

Community is under attack, is being threatened every single day?

[Emily Sturge]

What is going on here?

[Amanda Head]

First of all, it's a business. There shouldn't be any reason why someone couldn't come in a business, especially if there were questions surrounding that business and whether they even served children as a daycare business at all. Abby Phillips that is exactly what journalism is supposed to be. It's asking questions and it's going to the source. And I'm sorry if you don't find that to be real journalism, but I find what you to be what you do not to be real journalism. All right, everybody, I want to show you another clip because I want to get on the foreign policy front and everything that President Trump has been doing to try to instill peace across the country. And there were some comments made over on another network, on a little liberal network regarding what is happening between Israel and Hamas. As I discussed. Was that last night? Is it Tuesday or Monday? It's Tuesday. I think I said Happy Monday at the top of the show. It's Tuesday. Last night on the show I was discussing a number of items that were taking place between Israel and Hamas with respect to their peace agreement. And they are now moving into phase two of that. There are a number of things that are still to be decided, but it seems like everyone and their brother wants to be a naysayer when it comes, when it comes to what is happening right now and what the outcomes could be. But check this out. Yeah, those two realities don't seem that they can coexist. The president renewed his threats to Hamas as we talked about to disarm in short order. Trump wants to see the cease fire deal, of course, move into phase two. He says there'll be hell to pay if Hamas doesn't come to play here. What does that mean?

[Mark Morano]

Well, Hamas is in violation of the.

[Amanda Head]

Ceasefire in two ways.

[Commercial Announcer (Tech)]

One, it has not disarmed and there.

[Amanda Head]

Is still the remains of one hostage left in Gaza. So much more still to come. President Trump obviously has been working very hard at this, but I oftentimes see clips like that from the mainstream media and I wonder if they are doing their job and being skeptical of former of adversarial powers like Iran and Hamas by proxy or if they are just trying to kick the legs out from under any potential peace success for President Trump. All right, I got one more clip that I want to show you. The mayor elect of New York City who I believe gets sworn in on January 1st, Zoran Mamdani. Well, he has names. He has named Ramsey Kassim, a lawyer who defended Al Qaeda terrorists, as his chief counsel. Check this out.

[Publicity/Promo Announcer]

Finally, as today is the day of announcements and we are speaking of Council, I am delighted to announce that I.

[Don Brown]

Am naming Ramsey Kassim as chief counsel.

[Publicity/Promo Announcer]

Ramsay will be joining the administration from cuny, where he serves as a professor of law.

[Don Brown]

Government service is no novel concept for.

[Publicity/Promo Announcer]

Ramsey, who served as a senior policy adviser for President Biden from 2022 to 2024 and has deep experience arguing in court, including before the Supreme Court.

[Amanda Head]

So he referenced his, as we say in the south, bona fides, that would be cuny. He is a professor of law at City University, New York. But he also has represented a number of detainees at Gitmo. Yes. One of them, Ahmed Gilani Aldarbe, who was an Al Q member who pleaded guilty to involvement in the 2002 bombing of a French oil tanker that killed one person. And also Shaker Amer, who was a close associate of Osama bin Laden. Now, he was never charged and he was later released. But still, you know, it seems like there are a lot of these folks surrounding Zoran Mamdani who have a lot of these really, really shaky connections to, oh, terrorism. All right, everybody. So time to get to another interview that I did a few weeks ago over at the Republican Study Committee event. This time I sat down with a very close friend of the show, Congress Ralph Norman of South Carolina. And we spoke about fixing America's debt crisis, his campaign for governor of South Carolina, and the best ways to increase the GOP edge against Democrats heading into the midterms. Check it out. Returning with us, one of our favorite members of Congress, Congressman Ralph Norman. Thanks so much for being with us.

[Ralph Norman]

Always glad to be with you, Amanda. All right.

[Amanda Head]

I love talking finance and economy with you because you are one of the true fiscal conservatives up on Capitol Hill. You are always fighting for not only the people of South Carolina, but the American people and our wallets as we had this long, enduring, what was it, 43 day shutdown. Did Republicans get what they wanted? Did you get what you wanted?

[Ralph Norman]

What happened, Amanda, with the 43 days showed that the Democrats would go to any means, to use their words, leverage to get a trillion and a half dollars that we had through reconciliation to give to illegals that would take sapphire tax dollars. It failed and it was the Schumer shutdown. But I guess it showed a ruthlessness and a the ends justify the means that we've never seen before. And the other thing it's highlighting is we're facing a different Democrat party that Republicans face. They're Marxist socialists. They're total. They're totally driven by power, and we can't let them have it.

[Amanda Head]

Well, and you bring up the socialism aspect. There was a vote, I think it was in November to put House members on record as far as their opposition to socialism. And this vote has been held before. I think last year you had maybe 30 or 40 Democrats who were on record saying that they were basically okay with socialism. And this time I think it was 100 something that many Democrats who were willing to go on record and, or maybe it was not condemning socialism. That's what it was. They weren't supporting it, but they weren't condemning it. Does it seem to you like, I mean, I know the Democrat Party has been flirting with that for a long time, but now it seems like it is injected into practically every one of their policies.

[Ralph Norman]

Not only that, they believe it. The crony capitalism has recruited socialists to get our tax money by any means that they see fit. No, it's a real, it's a real concern. And the only way we're going to stop it is elect true conservative statesmen that aren't out to game the system, that aren't out to get anything for themselves. And it's going to take a lot of work. But it's a party that will do anything now. And as we saw during the shutdown, it doesn't matter the SNAP programs that affected children, that affected the disabled, they're willing to do it because of so called leverage.

[Amanda Head]

What was the difference maker this time around when it comes to the blame game? Because the polling that we saw nearing the end of the shutdown and then the reaction by Democrats, it really did turn out to be the Schumer shutdown. And even in the past when it was, when it fell at the feet of Democrats, Republicans still got blamed. So what was the change maker this time around? Was it messaging?

[Emily Sturge]

Was it, was it reality?

[Amanda Head]

What was that?

[Ralph Norman]

I think you had a president with Donald Trump that people have faith in. Look what he's done in the short eleven and a half months. Look what the man's done to completely bring a country back from total derailment. Total mismanagement by the Biden administration. Didn't know what they were doing, that were hell bent on getting power back and it didn't work. And the American people saw that. They trust leadership now. So that was the difference. And you've got to remember the mainstream media tried to play it out as affordability crisis. As you know, Republicans causing this, the Obamacare with health care as an example, was a Democrat scheme, not a Republican scheme. So they didn't get by with it. Plus we didn't give in. The worst thing, if we had like on the trillion five that they were asking for to put illegals back on the payroll, if we had given an inch on that, they would have claimed victory. We didn't do that. They didn't get anything and they should not have gotten anything. And it was a great, great day in this country.

[Amanda Head]

Well, and you were a big part of that. And I want to ask you, I think up on Capitol Hill, you are pretty much regarded as the budgetary mastermind when it comes to Republican priorities and spending. When it comes to this next year, we've got obviously midterms in less than a year. Now, what are the budgetary priorities you see that can help Republicans keep the majority?

[Ralph Norman]

The way we're going to keep the majority is one, doing what we say. We got nine appropriation bills out of the 12 that need to be passed. We need to focus on getting agreement and getting Republicans to the table because I don't want another CR of January 20, January 30. And we've got to work to do that now. It's not easy. It never is. We've got a slim majority, but we passed a big beautiful bill with a slim majority. And I think the midterms, if we do what we say and major in the major things that affect the country which are budgetary, I mean, the thing that's going to derail this country is when our bonds are no longer being purchased, that's going to be a dead stop, which we can't let happen. But the great things that are happening, look at the tariffs, the money that is brought in, look at the rescission package that we were able to pass. I want to see another rescission package. I want to see another reconciliation bill. And we can do it because we're right and we got the right policies. And while we may not get everything we want, we're moving the ball forward.

[Amanda Head]

I want to ask you about crime in cities. South Carolina is one of those states that you guys don't deal with it in your big cities to the degree that your buddy North Carolina, Charlotte deals with or they deal with in Charlotte. And you know, Atlanta and Georgia, you've got these red states with blue pockets in them where Democrat policy has just practically destroyed those cities when it comes to law and order. And we've got talked to you many times about law and order. How important is that as far as pushing that priority going into midterm one.

[Ralph Norman]

President Trump is handling it right by the National Guard that are coming in Isn't it tragic that a 20 year old and a 24 year old, one deceased one has a long road recovery if road to recovery. If he lives, he's doing the right thing to curb it. In South Carolina, we've got a problem with the way we elect our judges. These criminals as we saw in Charlotte with the Ukrainian who the killer had been arrested 40 times in South Carolina we had a young girl at the university who was beautiful girl who same thing, he had been a repeat offender. He had been arrested multiple times and cut back loose. We recently had a killing in Beaufort, South Carolina. The two or three that kill the people are walking the streets. So it all starts with one killing is too much. One innocent life is way too much. We've got to in South Carolina, change the way we elect our judges. And the only way we're going to do that is change the law and put a bill forward, which I will do, along with a lot of other things. But you know, if you're not safe, Amanda, if you're not safe to go to the grocery store, send your child to school, that's the basics of what government should provide. Infrastructure, safety and education.

[Amanda Head]

Tell everybody about your upcoming campaign.

[Ralph Norman]

Running for governor, it was a tough decision for me. But South Carolina needs a CEO, which the governor is the spokesman. He's a CEO. He sets the course. He puts the conservative measures in place. If he's a true conservative, and I am, I fit the bill. We're going to win the race. It's going to be a tight race, but we're going to win it because our message is true and we're able to put it out. And it's the reason we had over 1100 people at my announcement, more than all the others put combined. But it's not about me. It's a conservative movement that people are buying into and we got a carry it forward. South Carolina's got so much to look forward to. I want to make it greater.

[Amanda Head]

Absolutely. And I want to ask you about, you know, the CEO aspect of a state like South Carolina for governor there. You're going to take a lot of your expertise from Capitol Hill to that job in budgetary categories. When it comes to the economy of South Carolina, we've seen some really great things in states like Florida where they have managed to to turn around their economy and do some of these things there. It seems to me like you are the perfect guy for that because that's what you've been trying to do on Capitol Hill for a long time.

[Ralph Norman]

Yeah. And you know being one of 434 others is harder than in South Carolina. You've got the lead role. You are the chief executive officer and you can affect change and we will do that. Ron DeSantis has done a good job in Florida. His infrastructure is, is a lot better than we have it. Georgia's is. I will focus on getting our infrastructure right, making sure our law enforcement safety is there for all South Carolinians. Education has to be a focus and it's reprioritization of money. That has not been done for a long time. We've had a super majority of Republicans. They haven't governed like Republicans. Government has grown. I will change all the that and I will use the veto and I will use the bully pulpit to explain to the American people, to the South Carolinian what needs to happen and why and we'll get it done.

[Amanda Head]

Well, I know when you were up here on Capitol Hill when it comes to the budget, it feels like herding cats. So now you can go from herding cats to being the top dog. That's a much preferable position. I know the south people of South Carolina absolutely love you and we are tell everybody where they can find your campaign.

[Ralph Norman]

Ralph Norman for governor.com I love it.

[Amanda Head]

Very easy. Ralphnormanforgovernor.com Congressman, thank you so much for being with us. All right, everybody. And coming up next, we're going to discuss how Republicans can finally get some accountability for the weaponized government during the Biden and the Obama years. That's right after this commercial break. Tell ME the truth. How many different beauty potions do you have sitting on your bathroom counter right now? If it's more than just vibrant Super C serum, listen up. The ingredients in this one bottle can replace your day creams, your eye creams, your night creams, your neck creams, your wrinkle creams and your dark spot reducers. It's made in the USA with the highest quality ingredients including vitamin C, hyaluronic acid, vitamin B5 and vitamin E. Super C serum delivers noticeable results. Simplify your skin care routine, get a healthier complexion and minimize wrinkles and age spots. And with Vibrance and if you don't find it better than your current skincare routine, you'll get a full refund. So go to vibrance.com justnews to save up to 37% off and free shipping. That is Vibrance V I B R I A N C E vibrance.com Just news.

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10 athletes will face the toughest job.

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Interview in fitness that will push past physical and mental breaking points. You are the fittest of the fit. Only one of you will leave here with an IFIT contract worth $250,000. This is where mindset comes in. Someone will be eliminated.

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Pressure is coming down.

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[Don Brown]

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[Amanda Head]

I know what you're thinking. Whenever we have the conversation on accountability, you think to yourself, yeah, right. That never happens in Washington. And I, I don't necessarily disagree. And mainstream media is always quick to accuse President Trump of weaponizing the government to go after his political enemies while ignoring the misconduct of prominent Democrats during the Obama Biden era to stop President Trump from taking office. So which is it? Or maybe it just depends on who's in office. I'm pretty sure that's what it is. Joining us to discuss this is US Navy veteran JAG officer and Senec candidate for North Carolina, Don Brown. Don, welcome back to the show.

[Don Brown]

Thank you, Amanda. Happy New Year and thanks for having me.

[Amanda Head]

Happy New Year. We're delighted to have you on. I want to ask you about what, you know, what John and I have have described as a grand conspiracy. I think the case can be built as this, where despite statute of limitations on some of the things that have happened against President Trump, if you bring in a grand conspiracy where you can tie these all together, then the statute goes out the window. So you start this with Russia collusion during President Trump's first term. You continue with all of the obstruction during his first term, including impeachment number one and impeachment number two. You carry that through to the 2020 election. All of the efforts to change election laws, including that ever pivotal Supreme Court decision out of Pennsylvania and all the other election fraud that has been investigated and then of course the subsequent charges against President Trump. And then we land here and all of this, it seems like, could be wrapped up in a big pretty 10 year grand conspiracy. Bo, how successful do you think that method could be?

[Don Brown]

I like the, I like that approach. I know that you and John have discussed that and I've considered it and I think it is certainly a conspiracy going all the way back to when Comey wanted to talk to then President Elect Trump and they brought him in and you know, Obama met with his team and it has clearly been a continuing course of conduct for the purpose of bringing down the first Trump administration and then the second Trump administration. By using that theory with an ongoing conspiracy, the statute of limitations doesn't end until the conspiracy comes to a close. And so therefore we can look at more recent dates rather than going back to 2017. And I think that it will work. I would like to err on the side of caution, however, and see Pam Bondi pulling the trigger on some indictments a little earlier just to be safe. But I think it is a solid legal theory. I think it's a theory that it's going to be hard to punch holes into. And I'd say roll with it. Above all things, roll with it.

[Amanda Head]

Who do you think is the lowest hanging fruit? Now I'm not one of those people. I will completely destroy my own lofty desires to see certain people do the perp walk like Barack Obama. But who do you think are some of these, these low lying targets? Who, similar to if you were building a RICO case, you could get the, you know, the underbosses and the people who were co conspirators in certain crimes. Who are some of those people you would focus on?

[Don Brown]

You know, John Bolton is pretty clearly already been indicted for espionage for retaining and transmitting classified information on 18 counts. So he's already out there. But you go back even before then, you look at Brennan and his attempt to cover up the, the dastardly deeds related to the Steele dossier. That's an obvious one. As we move all the way in through January 6th and some of the stuff going on there, you look at Cassidy Hutchinson and Liz Cheney. Cassidy Hutchinson apparently proffered false testimony about President Trump and this limousine. So there are a number of opportunities to go in and get some indictments for as you say, sort of low hanging fruit for some, some pretty straightforward indictments. I think you've got more than enough probable cause to bring those, those charges and so a number of them could be picked out. But I would like to, you know, I would, I would include, I'd go back to Comey. I know that one charge has been dismissed. I go after him again. I would look at Brennan, you know, you come in there, you look at maybe this goes all the way up to Obama himself. But Brennan and Comey and Clapper were all in the middle of it early on. And it's continued on through the special select J6 committee which is a kangaroo court. They suppressed evidence, they hid evidence, they cherry picked. They were involved I think in, you know, in, in, in conspiracy to suborn perjury in certain cases, perhaps with Liz Cheney, with defrauding the United States. There are a lot of targets there. But the sooner we get started, I think the sooner the dominoes will begin to fall. So I'm looking forward to, to the next step.

[Amanda Head]

Yeah, I am as well. But I, there is this lingering, very, very dark concern that I have that if no one. If no one ends up being held accountable, or if very few end up being held accountable, then this only feeds the problem. It only feeds the temerity, the audacity of politicians to think that I can do whatever the heck I want and get away with it.

[Don Brown]

Your concern is on Mark. I had a book released last year called Kangaroo Court that looks at the pattern of Democrat prosecutions going all the way back to the Rick Perry case and, and some other cases against the governor of Virginia and against some regular citizens also for just speaking their beliefs, like McCloskey who just held up their guns, were prosecuted by Soros prosecutor Kim Garner in Missouri. Listen, if we don't pull the trigger and prosecute those who have abused the system, if these prosecutions don't come rapidly, and they are, you know, you could add in conspiracy not only to defraud the United States, but deprive folks of their civil rights. If these prosecutions don't come down the pike, if and when the other side ever takes control again, there's no deterrence at all for them just to go, you know, to step on the accelerator and we're going to lose the integrity of our criminal justice system. So that's why I would like to see Pam Bondi get moving a little more quickly with some of these indictments.

[Amanda Head]

Absolutely. When you look at our overall justice system and, you know, we hear all of these comments coming from Democrats about President Trump weapon weaponizing the system against his political opponents. Look, humans are fallible. President Trump is a human, therefore, President Trump is fallible. But do you think that the prosecutions, everything coming out from the doj Because I've heard President Trump personally say, I don't want to have anything to do with this. Whatever Pam Bondi is doing, whatever Cash Patel is investigating, I want there to be some separation because I don't want it to look like that. But that doesn't matter. To the left. They are going to say that that's what it looks like and that in fact, is what it is. Do you think that there is a piece of this from President Trump that is going after his enemies? Or is it just. Is it just that in a Venn diagram of his enemies and criminality, they overlap a whole lot?

[Don Brown]

That's a very good question. I got this straight question from an NBC reporter just a couple of weeks ago, and I pointed out that it's different with the Democrats because the question was, well, is President Trump just doing the same thing you're accusing the left of doing by going after his Political opponents. Listen, the left did not just go after political opponents, although they went after President Trump. They went after the governor, the former governor of Virginia. They went to Rick Perry, they went after Ted Stevens. Alaskan list goes on and on, but they went off after ordinary citizens as well. You know, we remember the cartoonist from Florida, you know, who, who just drew a picture of Hillary Clinton in 2016. They went after him in 2021. The Obama Justice Department did. I just talked about a Moment ago, the McCloskeys. They have gone after, you know, pro life fathers, you know, Mark Hauck and others for simply expressing their constitutional rights. So the Democrats have brought the hammer down against average, ordinary Americans for the exercise of their constitutional rights. And even when you look at President Trump's associates, whether it's Bannon or whether it's, it's, you know, whether it's Roger Stone or George Papadopoulo, whoever it might be, those folks were prosecuted by Mueller for one reason and one reason only, because of their association with the president. Now, of course, the Democrats look for an excuse to prosecute, but the overriding drive was because of their constitutional right of freedom of association. These political prosecutions, Amanda, are an absolute assault on the United States Constitution. And the prosecutors themselves should be prosecuted on the backside. And I've been advocating that for some time. I think you can find grounds for it right now. But we need rogue prosecutor laws to block this sort of shenanigans in the future because if we lose the integrity of our criminal justice system, we've lost the heart of our constitutional republic.

[Amanda Head]

Absolutely. Don, I want to get a little bit into your campaign. You are running there in North Carolina, and we've, we've often had conversations with you as well as Ralph Norman, my previous guest, about law and order. And North Carolina, especially Charlotte, has been the very center of this conversation for the better part of about six months. Talk to us about that aspect of your campaign. And what message is resonating with the voters of North Carolina?

[Don Brown]

Well, I think this resident, Valley Ralph's a good friend. I'm glad to see him on before me and I'll text him afterwards and congratulate him for a great job. But, but all that aside, you know, the thing that is resonating with North Carolina voters all around the state, and we've been in most counties of the state, and I believe our, our campaign has most momentum right now in this race is the national debt continues to explode. We've got to get it under control. We can't just reduce the rate of spending we've got to go in and cut. In other words, the Department of Education must go. Only Congress can do that. We want to see the IRS gone. Congress has to do that. We want to see FEMA gone. It's been a disaster in the western part of the state and the eastern part of the state with these hurricanes. But as far as crime goes, I'm the only Senate candidate in North Carolina who, after that poor girl arena was murdered. I call for President Trump to deploy the National Guard to Charlotte to stabilize the light rail system here. Two weeks later, the Charlotte Fraternal Order of Police joined me in that call, also asking for President Trump to send in the National Guard to stabilize the murder rate. These big blue cities, I heard you mentioning that to Ralph a moment ago in North Carolina, have become a blight. And Charlotte, unfortunately, when I moved to the area years ago, was controlled by Republicans. That flipped. And the support for law enforcement has gone to hell in a handbasket here. I wouldn't mind seeing the North County General Suomy step in and take control of the city council in Charlotte until law and order is restored. They have a right to do that under the NC Constitution in North Carolina law.

[Amanda Head]

Yeah. All right, Don, I know your platform. I know the things that you stand for. But just for our audience to have an idea of who you are when you, when you are out on the campaign trail and you are aligning yourself, let's just say, hypothetically, you win, you're up on Capitol Hill, you're in the Senate. Who are some of those senators who you feel like you'll join arms with to get stuff done?

[Don Brown]

Well, Johnson up in. In was, you know, is a good guy. I think he's probably someone that I would ally with. I really can't wait to spend some time with John Kennedy. You know, he's, he makes everybody laugh, but he's got a lot of wisdom. I really think Mike Lee is, is one who I would be philosophically aligned with and, and maybe even Ted Cruz. And I like Central Scott from down in Florida as well. I think those are the ones who probably I would seek out first to seek advice from and go from there.

[Amanda Head]

Yeah, I think that puts you in some great company. Don, tell everybody very quickly where they can find your campaign.

[Don Brown]

Thank you. Amanda, please go to brown4nc. My last name is Brown, like Charlie Brown for the word for F o r n c.com brown4nc.com Send us an email. Hit the donate button. We're trying to close out at the end of the quarter here. We need every penny we can get. We're running against some big money establishment. We're going to win this race and we look forward to hearing from all voters and appreciate the opportunity to to talk to voters via email, text and everything else.

[Amanda Head]

Perfect. Perfect. U.S. navy veteran JAG officer and Senate candidate, North Carolina Dawn Brown. Thanks so much for being with us tonight. And next. Colleges continue to coddle their students, but you're not going to believe what they are doing now. We're going to explain after.

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[Emily Sturge]

Foreign.

[Amanda Head]

Welcome back everybody. You know finals in college are usually a make or break scenario. They were at least for me. So you can understand how they would be a little nerve wracking. And the best remedy to combat those nerves for the day of the test would typically be studying the material so that you know them really well and you're really prepared. At least that's what I would think. And that's what I know from experience is what works best. But in an effort to quell test taking nervousness, various Ivy League schools have implemented de stressing initiatives that sees students participate in infantile activities like playing with Play doh, making friendship bracelets and even giving students a chance to win a stuffed animal. So is there any way to end the coddling of America's students? Joining us now to discuss is campus reform reporter Emily Sturge. Emily, thanks so much for being with us tonight.

[Emily Sturge]

It is great to be with you.

[Amanda Head]

You know what's know what's insane about this to me is that in everyday life in most jobs you will encounter times when you are nervous. In my job the first few times I was in front of President Trump or other other world leaders, yep, hands get clammy, neck gets sweaty and I get a little, you know, tongue tied. That's just what happens. But you don't get prepared for scenarios like that, if you are coddled your entire life, and if you're coddled during these types of scenarios and test taking, Emily, it doesn't end there. You're going to have stressful situations in life. So how on earth is this in any way preparatory for, for creating successful humans?

[Emily Sturge]

But that's the bottom line here is colleges are not preparing students for the workforce or the real world. And to get into some of the examples, Indiana University offered Care Bears to students this exam season. There was a community college in Washington that gave students play doh. And then engineering students at the University of Chicago, Illinois were playing with slime and making friendship bracelets. None of those activities are preparing students for their exams, for the workforce or the real world. And when I talk about these activities, our college campuses sound a lot more like kindergarten birthday parties than they do rigorous academic institutions. Now, colleges say that they're providing these activities to students to help them de stress before exams. But Amanda, you and I both know that the real stress would come for these students after graduation when they're unable to find jobs. And unfortunately, that's a reality for many students. I mean, we've reported at the Leadership Institute's Campus Reform that it's only 12% of college graduates who are able to secure a job before graduation. And when you look at the activities happening in the classroom, it's not shocking. Why?

[Amanda Head]

Yeah, I mean, I gotta say, these Ivy League schools look more like daycares than a lot of these daycares in Minnesota. But maybe that's the point. I want to ask you from, from a student perspective, because I, you know, I think back to my college days and I would like to think that I would see this as ridiculous and I probably would, but at the same time I would be like, hey, play DOH in class. Sounds great. Do these students recognize how ludicrous this is or does it, Is it really catering to a very infantile personality that they apparently still have?

[Emily Sturge]

The silver lining here is that most Gen zers are not falling for this nonsense. Generation Z is not a generation of snowflakes. I'll remind you that this is the general ration that helped fuel President Trump's return to the Oval Office in the November presidential election. Gen Z turned out and voted for President Trump. This is also the generation, both young men and young women, who are leading the military recruitment boom. We have 18 year olds lining up to serve this country. The problem here is, is the higher education system. The higher education system is infantilizing and coddling students. That's where the blame lies. That's where the blame needs to fall. Not necessarily on this entire generation, because many of us look at this and think that it's nonsense.

[Amanda Head]

Yeah, yeah, right here for sure. I want to ask you about some other reporting that you did. You were talking about a study that found that 63% of Americans no longer think that a college degree is worth it. And I would, I, I would totally agree it's not worth it from an educational standpoint because you, I just don't think that you are. I mean, look at the ev, the Ivy League standards. Now you're not leaving college prepared for the workforce, much less even with a job already in hand. But also the price of it. The price has skyrocketed even for these institutions that are state colleges or state universities that are a great bargain. They have still exploded in price. Tell us about. Absolutely.

[Emily Sturge]

So we've reported at Campus Reform recently that the number is now up to 2/3 of Americans who say college is just no longer worth the cost. And we're at a time right now many 18 year olds have sent in their college applications. In the spring, many of them will be taking campus tours and then deciding where to spend the next four years of their life. And I like to remind those young students that where they choose to go to college, their college search really will determine their American dream, because tuition is one of the biggest expenses that young people face. And where they choose to go to college will determine both the skills that they take into their adult life and also the debt that they take take into their adult life. So a piece of advice I would have for young people right now in their college search is to prioritize two things, academics and affordability. And when you look at those two things, it's actually Southern public universities that are certainly dominating the charts right now. We're seeing a massive trend of students heading from up north, down south to some of those public universities, because those are the universities that have found great ways to combine both rigorous academics and affordability. It seems like a win win for many families.

[Amanda Head]

Absolutely. And I want to make sure we hit one more topic before we go because I know you have your finger on the pulse of this. We started out talking about these ludicrous things like play DOH in classrooms of Ivy League schools. But what to me is equally ludicrous is inviting and accepting students into a university based on immun things like their skin color, their gender or their, you know, where they are from, the status of DEI on colleges. This is obviously something that President Trump along with Secretary Lynn McMahon have worked very hard to eradicate from the campus atmosphere. But is it still there?

[Emily Sturge]

I mean, in the past year, this president was a bull in the china shop and just completely shattered the old norms of the higher education system. And on day one, this president signed an executive order to roll back back diversity, equity and inclusion. Over the past year, we've seen over 20 states now have passed anti DEI legislation. And as a result of that, many colleges have rolled back DEI on campus. Whether it's in hiring processes, admissions processes, or even those offices on college campuses. We've seen a lot of positive change over the last year. We also saw the president roll out an executive action where the Department of Education will require colleges to report detailed admissions data on race and sex of students that they admit to universities so that the administration can ensure that students aren't being discriminated against. It's been remarkable over the past year to see this administration enforce federal law and protect students. We saw many positive changes in 2025 with this specifically, and I'm very optimistic for 2026.

[Amanda Head]

Amen. Amen. Amen. All right, tell everybody where they can find you on social media and your reporting.

[Emily Sturge]

We are reporting every single [e-mail] and I'm eoemilysturch on all social media platforms.

[Amanda Head]

Indeed she is. And she's the follow. So everybody go follow her. All right, everybody, we're gonna take a very quick break on the other side. Climate Depot executive editor Mark Morano is gonna join us to talk about more ludicrous things that would be the climate agenda heading into next year. We'll be right back.

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[Amanda Head]

Welcome back everybody. About a month ago we tuned into the COP30 conference in Brazil and of course, as we expected, the failure of the climate change agenda was blamed on. Of course, course President Trump makes total sense. They blamed it on him and his administration for not participating. And yet the powers that be Epcot 30 decided to cut through thousands of acres of protected rainforest to accommodate the thousands of folks who were attending that conference. And if that doesn't illustrate the state of climate change advocacy, I don't know what will. So what's next on their agenda for 2026? Joining us to discuss is Mark Morano, Executive Editor for for Climate Depot. Mark, great to see you. Happy New Year.

[Mark Morano]

Thank you. Happy New Year to you, Amanda. Happy to be here.

[Amanda Head]

All right, we've talked and, and I don't think, I don't think it's lofty aspirations. I think that there's concrete evidence that the climate agenda is really starting to become Persona non grata in some of the most unlikely corners of the universe, including in leftists in this country. It seems like some of them are finally abandoning and, and admitting that it's, it was a bit of a hoax. And it really didn't help that cop 30 tore down all of this rainforest in the interest of environmentalism.

[Mark Morano]

Yes, that's exactly right. As exclusively reported originally by the BBC, they put an 8 mile swath of highway right through the Amazon rainforest. And the Brazilian government was bragging in their engineering department about doing it for the big climate summit. And their environmental minister said we have to clear this to get more people into the conference so we can showcase the work world, how we're saving the rainforest. So we actually got out there, you can see the videos at Climate Depot. We got into the actual area where the highway was still being constructed in parts and it's, it's just big clear cut, which would be a horror for any environmentalist. But hey, they ended up at the conference coming up with a plan to save the rainforest. One idea is not to make highways for the, for summits, but they, they like the other idea which they came up with with which was that western nations will pay poor nations not to clear cut their rainforest for highways. And that was their solution, pay us not to destroy it and we won't. That was basically the result of that.

[Amanda Head]

Yeah. You know what's amazing to me is their argument regarding this road where they tore down all these beautiful trees. It's very similar to the argument that we hear from a lot of these folks, Leonardo DiCaprio, but also the governmental ilk that are in this world. When people bring up the point that they fly on these jets and that in the case of Leonardo DiCaprio, owns a mega yacht that burns fuel as much as I think it's a fleet of like 100 747s a year, but they always have the, you know, it, it's this entitlement, I suppose it's this attitude of well, we are the ones who are going to save the world. So of course we should be excused.

[Mark Morano]

Yes, and we've heard that literally almost verbatim what you just said, Amanda. We've heard that from John Kerry, we've heard that from Bill Gates. And John Kerry actually told a reporter he flew to Iceland for an environmental award in a private jet. He was confronted at the airport and he basically said, do you know who I am? I'm doing more for anyone to challenge climate change. Of course I need a private jet. I'm so my work is so important that you shouldn't even pay no attention to that man in the private jet. And Bill Gates, he had only variation to what John Kerry said is he said I buy more carbon offsets. And of course he said the same thing. I do more to challenge climate than anyone else in the world, you know, to fight climate change. So they think they're completely immune. It was interesting. COP 30 also featured Cruise ships. I'm talking about like the carnival size type cruise ships because they didn't have enough hotel, they picked a small city. And cruise ships have a carbon footprint bigger than the airline and hotel and all the meals of all the delegates going. So. And of course the UN would use the same logic. It doesn't matter our carbon. They have a carbon Footprint for these 50,000 UN climate summits, more than African nations put out in a year in terms of energy. That's how much the just energy hogs these conferences are. And of course we know the charts. CO2 continues to go up and Donald Trump has done an amazing job of not only in the United States, but he's created a tipping point for the world. We're now seeing Europe retreat, we're seeing even Canada zero out their carbon tax. You're seeing Gavin Newsom trying to appeal to the oil industry to stay in his state. The refineries. You're seeing Governor Hochul of California in 2025 basically said climate goals aren't as important as affordable reliable energy.

[Ralph Norman]

Whoa.

[Mark Morano]

Who saw this coming? I mean, and a lot. And I have to say this is because Donald Trump and particularly Lee Zeldin and his administration and also Chris Wright, right, have just got the narrative of climate change and flipped it. No longer do we have these weak ass Republican presidents who are like, well of course climate's a problem and I'm not against the environment, but maybe you've gone too far. Hello, George Bush, mitt Romney, John McCain, this whole new ethic that they've done and it blows away. Trump's first administration is climate change is a scam. It's a religion, it's a cult. There's absolutely nothing that the UN would ever do to solve it, even if we faced it it. And they're embracing energy abundance and energy fossil fuels. And because they're so strong, European leaders, you know, I think was 80 some countries didn't even bother to meet their COP 30 commitments right before the summit. And Europe is now your EU got rid of the EV mandate. I mean, it's just, it's like a house of cards collapsing around the world. Green energy is out. But of course, I would be remiss, Amanda, if I didn't say at the end of 2025 that the US Congress and Donald Trump administration have to go one step further. They need to codify it. They need as much permanence as possible. Congress needs to go in on some of these executive orders that they haven't already and try to pass legislation before the midterms to solidify like these hundred actions that Trump did in his first hundred days to open American energy. And the big thing is we need to get rid of this CO2 endangerment finding which the Trump administration will have a major announcement coming in about next month, month. And also get us out of the 1992 treaty. We need permanence now. It's great to cheer all this on, but like the first term, it was all undone within a couple months of Biden. We can't let a future Gavin Newsom undo the beautiful work that the Trump administration has done.

[Amanda Head]

Absolutely. And I agree all that stuff has to be, I guess, as set in stone as we can possibly make it. I want to ask you though, because, you know, this is a story as old as time because people make money off of this, so they're not going to give up the, the conversation. But you've got folks like this, this climate doom and gloom Nostradamus, this guy, Professor Guy McPherson, who effectively said that humans are going to be extinct by 2026 as a result of human activity, industrialization, putting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. We're two days away from 2026. It's quite obvious that's not going to happen. But these people will continue to make money because this guy puts it out. He gets media hits, he gets news hits. You know, people want to talk to him. He probably gets books. It is a money making industry at its core.

[Mark Morano]

At its core, absolutely. And this guy, you know, he serves his purpose because he's mostly scaring younger generation. They look and say, oh look, there's a scientist who's saying that we're going to be, you know, we're all going to be, our species is going extinct. We've got to save the planet. This is, you know, CBS News just did a report about climate anxiety, kids not wanting to have kids because of worrying about climate change. They've been indoctrinated from kindergarten through college.

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College.

[Mark Morano]

But you asked about money. The reason Donald Trump administration has to go through and make this permanent again, get rid of the CO2 endangerment finding, which is regulating carbon dioxide, human breath. We exhale carbon dioxide as a pollutant under the Clean Air act, which a Clean Air act was never intended to do, and pulling us out of the 1992 Rio Earth Summit Treaty, which George H.W. bush got us into, which make it harder is because you have billionaires, corporations, academia, international organizations like World Economic Forum, the World Health Organization, United nations, all pushing these foundations like the Tides foundations, the Gates. And they've just pumped billions and hundreds of millions of dollars and billions of dollars over the last several decades, whether it's in education, whether it's the Associated Press taking money, whether it's NPR taking money. These are, the media is a mouthpiece for a lot of these climate activists, foundations, politicians. That money is still pumping. You know, whether it's the Bloomberg money, whether it's Soros money, whether it's Gates money, or whether it's the Virgin Atlantic, whatever his name, Richard Branson's money. This is going into fake meat. This is going into blocking the sun as Bill Gates. All of this money is just, you can't just cut, no one's cutting that spigot off is what I'm getting at. And that money is going to go somewhere. I think it'll go to a retooling. My prediction is, is they're going to roll climate into public health, into this one health, World Health Organization, global sort of pandemic treaty type thing. And they're already doing that with hospitals and doctors. Doctors have climate toolkits. Doctors in Canada had the first medically diagnosed patients suffering from climate change, wrote that on the chart as a diagnosis because they had heat stroke. And we also have academics in Australia in a peer reviewed study arguing that we should add climate change as a cause of death on death certificates. So it's not going anywhere. They're not, they're regrouping, grouping, they're laying low. Democrats have stopped talking about it. The media has, you know, dramatic reductions in talking about it. So it's not going away because that infrastructure is all in place.

[Amanda Head]

Absolutely. Well, and it's pretty adjacent to the oldest business in the world. And I'm not talking about politics. So everybody has money.

[Mark Morano]

When you have that much money, you're going to have all these people willing to, let's say, you know, play, do whatever it takes. Yes, that's exactly what it takes. And I'll be going. I'm going to Davos and I'm going to Davos World Economic Forum in January and they'll be pushing this as well, but they're pushing it on a more corporate, more stealth level.

[Amanda Head]

Yes, well, we'll have you back on to talk about that for sure, because we need to know all the ins and outs of what the stealth mode is going to look like. Thanks so much for being with us and Happy New Year to you. All right, everybody, we're going to take a very quick break and we'll be back with more on the other side.

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[Amanda Head]

Welcome back everybody. This final segment. Listen, I'm going to go ahead and give you guys a trigger warning and tell you guys to go get a Kleenex. You're going to need it while I set up this clip. This is 104-year-old World War veteran, veteran Dominic Crell Crelli. I'm going to be really sad one of these days when we can no longer talk about World War II veterans who are still alive. But this young man played the saxophone at a New York Islanders game and it is absolutely going. It's going to make you cry. Check it out. Staff sergeant dominic crotelli. And of course, Ruckus. Applause from the audience, including chants like usa usa. Usa. Absolutely incredible. Apparently he practices the saxophone an hour a day, so that's something that those Ivy League kids with their play DOH will absolutely never understand. All right, one more clip to squeeze in before we go. Speaking of New York, there used to be a show in the 90s, or maybe it was just a segment on cops that featured stupid criminals. Here's a stupid criminal. Oh, I don't feel even the slightest bit bad for her. I hope she lost an earring and it totally messed up her hair and makeup. I haven't been to New York in a few years. Those. Those doors on those stalls must be relatively new. Anyway, word to the wise, don't try to dodge fares on the New York City Center Subway, everybody have a great night. We'll be back here tomorrow night at 6pm Eastern.

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