TURNING POINT TONIGHT, WITH JOBOB, NOVEMBER 17TH, 2025

Summary

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Podcast Summary: TURNING POINT TONIGHT with Joe Bob

Episode Air Date: November 18, 2025
Host: Joe Bob
Guest: Kristen Sokolov (Conservative Commentator)
Podcast Network: Real America’s Voice

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Overview

This episode of “Turning Point Tonight” with Joe Bob offers fiery political commentary, sharp satire, and conservative takes on the current American cultural and political landscape. Main topics include the federal immigration crackdown in Charlotte, progress (or lack thereof) in Portland, a viral scandal involving Congressman Brad Sherman, the saga of Fani Willis in Georgia, and pop culture’s clash with traditional values. Regular guest Kristen Sokolov provides on-the-ground Portland analysis.

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Major Discussion Points & Insights

1. "Charlotte's Web" Immigration Crackdown in Charlotte, NC

(03:16–12:25)

• Operation Charlotte's Web:
  Joe Bob introduces a federal immigration enforcement surge in Charlotte, NC, noting that media reports 150,000 of Charlotte’s 900,000 residents are foreign born — but point out the mainstream media strategically avoids distinguishing between legal and illegal immigrants.

• Media Criticism & Local Response:
  He characterizes local leaders’ objections as “libs” resisting law enforcement, joking:

  "Maybe if you’re not breaking the law, you won’t have anything to fear. But that... might be too standard of a practice for the folks who are really, really opposed to law enforcement enforcing the law." (04:25)

• Citizens Fight Back with Whistles:
  Joe Bob mocks local resistance (handing out whistles for alerting ICE raids), sarcastically pretending the protest was effective:

  "Congratulations, whistlers. You have done the impossible. Of course, that’s not the case... They just were really, really annoying." (07:11)

• Operation Name Satire:
  Analyzing the outrage over the operation’s name, Joe Bob pokes fun at The Daily Beast for reporting that the granddaughter of E.B. White ("Charlotte's Web" author) was offended:

  "In what way does it betray the legacy of a guy who, by your own admission, believed in the rule of law and due process? That’s kind of the whole thing here." (09:16)

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2. Chaos & Change in Portland: Are Things Getting Better?

(16:14–25:59)
Guest: Kristen Sokolov

• Ballot Measure to Fund Police via Climate Fund:
  Kristen Sokolov explains a new Portland ballot initiative would hire 400 new officers by pulling money from the much-larger-than-expected Portland Clean Energy Fund, characterizing that fund as a "political slush fund":

  "Portland ranks 48 out of 50 in police staffing, which explains why crime is through the roof... there is zero proactive policing happening." (18:15)

• Priorities: Public Safety vs. Climate Activism:
  Sokolov argues voters will have to choose between immediate safety and long-term climate policies:

  "They're foreshadowing out towards 2050, when a lot of Portlanders are just trying to get past Thursday." (19:32)

• Signs of Sanity Returning:
  Both Joe Bob and Sokolov see hope in some Democrats supporting the measure, and nonpartisan activism against new taxes.

• National Guard Deployment:
  Sokolov clarifies National Guard troops were largely unused as actual interventions and dismisses Trump’s characterization of the city being “on fire” in the present:

  "The answer is no... it was really a controlled two city blocks in front of the ICE Building... It doesn't make it right by any means, but that is the truth." (22:04)

• 2020 vs 2025—What’s Changed?
  Sokolov says improved police proactivity and lessons learned from 2020’s 124 consecutive nights of unrest are key differences. The mayor’s direct control over police is also highlighted.

  Notable Quote:

  "The left will eat their own... They even tried to burn down [the mayor’s] apartment complex while he was in it." (25:11)

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3. Congressman Brad Sherman’s In-Flight Scandal

(30:17–37:49)

• Overview:
  Joe Bob discusses viral photos of Rep. Brad Sherman allegedly viewing adult material on a plane, lampooning Sherman’s defense that the “X algorithm” fed him the images.

  Memorable Satire:

  "The algorithm generally shows you something that is akin to... the stuff you’ve already been looking at." (33:30)

  "If you’re on a plane or even in a public place... either one, have a screen protector, or two, make sure that nobody can see your screen. Or... don’t look at that stuff on the internet when you’re in public." (34:50)

• Sherman’s Response:
  He’s mocked for using “Twitter” instead of “X.” Joe Bob reads Sherman’s quote:

  "'If I see a picture of a woman, I might look at it longer than a sunset.' ...He also said it was inappropriate." (35:55)

• Trump Clip Callback:
  A Trump quote ribbing Sherman is played for comic effect (37:37–37:49).

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4. Fani Willis & The Georgia Case Update

(37:49–43:03)

• Context:
  Joe Bob provides an update on the Georgia prosecution of Trump, repeating the “Big Fanny” nickname popularized by Charlie Kirk and mocking the situation’s drama, including the “lover scandal” involving Willis and Nathan Wade.

• Summary:
  The appellate court ousted Willis due to impropriety involving Wade; now a self-appointed special prosecutor continues the case.

• Comic Highlight:
  Joe Bob discusses a viral mashup video showing Wade taking 20 seconds to answer if he went on vacation with Willis, as Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” plays:

  “Nathan Wade was clearly shagging his boss. Allegedly.” (41:49)

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5. Pop Culture, Gender Politics, and "Peak Woke"

(46:19–50:45)

• Viral Bill Nye/Rachel Bloom Clip:
  Joe Bob spotlights a resurfaced video from Bill Nye’s Netflix show with Rachel Bloom performing a “sex junk” dance number. He finds the performance grotesque and symbolic of the leftward lurch in mainstream pop culture—even as ABC orders a new sitcom for Bloom.

  “Whatever it was that we watched previously, even if you’re a comedian, are still getting mainstream exposure, the likes of which conservatives I can guarantee you are not...” (50:45)

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6. Declining Immigrant Enrollment in Public Schools

(50:45–58:56)

• Media Narrative:
  Mainstream outlets report with concern about falling numbers of immigrant (presumed, Joe Bob insists, to mean illegal) students in schools nationwide.

• Joe Bob’s Take:
  He frames this as good news, with voluntary “self-deportation” reducing taxpayer burden. He warns, however, of policies—like those in California—where schools get bulk payments to offset lost attendance, primarily benefitting teachers unions.

  Notable Insight:

  “Let’s also make sure that the funding going towards government schools... goes down proportionately to the students and the enrollment that is going down.” (57:40)

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7. Viral Video: Section 8 "Flex" and Consequences

(64:13–65:21)

• Summary:
  Joe Bob plays and dissects a viral TikTok, where a woman brags about paying $50 rent with taxpayer money. In a follow-up, she claims she was doxxed and evicted.

  Joe Bob’s View:

  "You can’t be bragging about that sort of stuff to taxpayers... chances are you’re not gonna be super thrilled with it being wasted on somebody who is not appreciative." (65:21)

• Comic Addendum:
  He jokes about the inconsistent number of children in her two videos, speculating about truthfulness.

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Notable Quotes & Moments (w/ Timestamps)

• On Immigration Data Spin:
  "You're telling me 20% of the people in that city are foreigners? Hmm, that doesn't entirely sit right with me. But again, they don't delineate between illegal and legal immigrants..."
  —Joe Bob (05:13)

• On Portland’s Struggles:
  "Portland ranks 48 out of 50 in police staffing, which explains why crime is through the roof."
  —Kristen Sokolov (18:35)

• On Lib Strategy:
  "They're foreshadowing out towards 2050, when a lot of Portlanders are just trying to get past Thursday."
  —Kristen Sokolov (19:32)

• On The Sherman Scandal:
  "If I see a picture of a woman, I might look at it longer than a sunset."
  —Rep. Brad Sherman (35:55, read by Joe Bob)

• On Funding Tied to School Enrollment:
  "As...school rates drop, especially if people are self-deporting—which again, awesome news—let’s also make sure that the funding... goes down proportionately."
  —Joe Bob (57:40)

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Timestamps by Segment

| Segment | Timestamp (start–end) | |--------------------------------------------|------------------------| | Charlotte's Web Immigration Crackdown | 03:16–12:25 | | Portland Politics (w/ Kristen Sokolov) | 16:14–25:59 | | Brad Sherman Plane Incident | 30:17–37:49 | | Fani Willis Georgia Update | 37:49–43:03 | | Bill Nye / Rachel Bloom / "Woke" TV | 46:19–50:45 | | Immigrant Enrollment in Schools | 50:45–58:56 | | Viral Section 8 Video | 64:13–65:21 |

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Tone and Delivery

Joe Bob’s delivery is sharp, satirical, and laced with sarcasm. He isn’t shy about lampooning his ideological opponents and weaving in comedic asides.

The guest, Kristen Sokolov, provides firsthand and sober analysis of Portland’s civic problems but shares in the overall irreverent style. The conversation is rapid-fire, blending humor and skepticism with commentary on contemporary conservatism’s culture war battles.

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Final Thoughts

This episode is a whirlwind tour through headline political stories, mocked through the lens of anti-establishment, unapologetically conservative cultural criticism. It offers keen insight into right-wing media’s approach to immigration, law & order, pop culture, and government spending. Joe Bob encourages listeners to connect via email, subscribe to their YouTube/social outlets, and stay vigilant for more “cultural comeback.”

“Don’t be the odd one out that doesn’t subscribe to the Turning Point YouTube channel. Don’t do that to yourself. Don’t do that to your friends.”
—Joe Bob (43:00)

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Portland looks like it's gearing up for further unrest. In other news, water is wet and the sky is also blue. Fannie Willis update on Big Fanny who is taking over the persecution, I'm sorry, prosecution air quotes of President Trump. Also, be careful what you're looking at on airplanes. You never know who's going to be snapping photos of you, especially if you're a sitting Congressman. All that more coming up on this episode of Turning Point Tonight. My name is Joe Bob. Thanks so much for tuning in. Together we are charting the course of America's cultural comeback. This is Turning Point Tonight. Remember, as always, you can email the show anytime you want. Tptpusa.com your thoughts, comments, concerns, criticisms, all go there. Tptp USA.com also go subscribe to our YouTube channel. Again, if you if you're not there, you're going to be missing out. There is a close friend of the show who mentioned that he happened to be in the scenario that I have been warning so many people about and at a dinner party. And somebody is not subscribed to the Turning Point Tonight YouTube channel. Therefore they don't know what's going on in the extra segment of the show that we do every single day called One Last Point. Don't let that person be you go subscribe to our Turning Point YouTube channel. Up first tonight I want to talk about Charlotte's Web which is there's so many layers to this story that have been uncovered that I I'm uncovering because I'm a snoop and like looking into things that I a level that is way too far and the story actually warrants. But Charlotte's Web is the administration's crackdown on illegal immigration in Charlotte, North Carolina. Let me play you this clip from the evening news. I believe this is CBS talking about the what is going on in Charlotte. Play this cut three. Tonight, Charlotte, North Carolina is the latest city to see a surge in immigration enforcement officers today started detaining people. The city is made up of more than 900,000 people, including more than 150,000 who are foreign born, according to officials. Local leaders object to the federal force, saying it instills fear and uncertainty. Oh, no. People in an area think it is going to instill fear enforcing the law. Hey, maybe if you're not breaking the law, you won't have anything to fear. But that, again, might be too standard of a practice for the folks that are really, really opposed to law enforcement enforcing the law. But did you hear the statistics there that I thought were really interesting? The reporter says 900,000 live in the metro area of Charlotte, and of those, 150,000 of them are foreign born. Now, strategically, they don't make the distinction between legal and illegal immigration, but Also it's almost 20%. Almost 20% of a major metropolitan area, which, if you live on the east coast, all of your flights go through Charlotte. Like, everybody's going to Charlotte all the time because Charlotte's the big airport hub that sends you out to wherever it is that you need to go. You're telling me 20% of the people in that city are foreigners? Hmm, that doesn't entirely sit right with me. But again, they don't delineate between illegal and legal immigrants because they're trying to skew the facts and opinions of the American people. Now, here's where this gets kind of interesting and kind of fun. Uh, well, before that, here's how the libs in the Charlotte area took to the news that federal law enforcement was going to be rounding up criminal illegals. They decided to fight back by handing out whistles. Play this. Cut 4.

[Kristen Sokolov]

They do not like that. She wants one.

[Turning Point Tonight Host (Joe Bob)]

Oh, thank you.

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Whistles.

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Whistles.

[Turning Point Tonight Host (Joe Bob)]

Whistles. Oh, you're a reporter. Okay. Whistles.

[Kristen Sokolov]

They hate. They hate them.

[Turning Point Tonight Host (Joe Bob)]

Blow on that as loud as you can. Dude, they hate it. So pardon me real quick. I'm going to try to take this. Now, you all saw the whistles that were carefully put into plastic baggies with notes attached to them, which makes us. Well, we should all ask the question, who's funding that? Who is actually putting up the money to carefully place all of these whistles in these baggies with the messages. And then who's paying that lady in order to go hand them out? That should be answered. We should know who is in charge of putting all that in there. Even if, let's just say, hypothetically, it is a small donor to something, all of that stuff is considered political in which case, it should be disclosed who's paying for what, especially if they're going to do stuff like this. I. I want to. Before we play this clip, I want to pre apologize for the damage that it may cause to your ears. Play this cut five. It's only 10 seconds. Get out. Ladies and gentlemen, they did it. They blowing their whistles changed the policy and the trajectory of the United States of America. Congressman and Congresswoman were calling for a vote to change the laws around illegal immigration, specifically because of all the whistling. Congratulations, whistlers. You have done the impossible. Of course, that's not the case. That didn't actually happen, and it didn't change anyone's heart or mind on the matter. They just were really, really annoying. And thankfully, we got to bring you that clip to show you how annoying they actually are. But speaking of annoying, this is where I think it gets rather funny. Uh, because the libs have to have the antithesis to Donald Trump in everything that they do. The Charlotte's Web operation happening in Charlotte, North Carolina, which is rounding up criminal illegals and hopefully getting them out of the country, while that name just struck fear into the hearts of libs. To which the Daily Beast wrote this again, because we need to grasp at straws here to try and figure out anything that we could be mad about. The Daily Beast. Rose, the granddaughter of Charlotte Webb's author, E.B. white, blasted the Trump administration for naming a brutal immigration crackdown after the children's crack. Children's classic. Yes, the granddaughter of the author of the book that the administration named the operation after is clapping back. Now, obviously, President Trump pulled back all of the federal immigration forces. They're no longer in charge. Oh, no, wait. No, they didn't. That doesn't actually mean anything or do anything. I. I told you. It's gonna get even funnier. Uh, the Daily Beast goes on to say White, who has edited several collections of her late grandfather's essays on democracy and freedom, said he believed in the rule of law and due process. In other words, he's kind of a conservative. At least it sounds like arguing that borrowing his work to sell a mass roundup roundup betrayed that legacy. In what way, shape, or form does it betray the legacy of a guy who, by your own admission, believed in the rule of law and due process? That's kind of the whole thing here. But it gets even better than that, because I. I don't know, because I'm want to do a good job, but mostly because I'm bored. Went and looked up. What did EB White actually say about freedom specifically? Well, this was an article that he wrote in Harper magazine in the September of 1940. Now she's talking in response to the Nazis in Germany at the time and making the point about American freedom. He says here in America, where, where our society is based on the belief in the individual, not contempt for him, the free principle of life has a chance of living and surviving. I believe that it must and will survive to understand freedom is an accomplishment which all men acquire who set their minds in that in that direction. And to love freedom is a tendency which many Americans are bored with. In other words, his granddaughter clapped back and also apparently inaccurately, apparently she clapped back on something that the guy by his own words didn't seem to believe him. The whole thing is ridiculous on the face of it and I'm hoping that that's what this is conveying to you. But at the end of the day, the Trump administration is getting as many illegals out of Charlotte, North Carolina as they possibly can. Best of luck, federal agents in your attempt to rid the country of again criminal illegals. Coming up next year on Turning Point. Tonight, Portland looks to be possibly bracing for impact. And again, the Pope wears a funny hat. Water is wet, the sky is blue. All other obvious things that happen when you say that Portland is going through it. 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Welcome back to Turning Point tonight, where together we are charting the course of America's cultural comeback through the mockery of terrible library ideas which generally point us in the direction of Portland. But first, I Gotta remind you, tptpsa.com is the email if you'd like to send us your thoughts, comments, concerns, even criticisms. I know we allow people to send emails that are wrong by nature, but go ahead and send them anyway. Tptpsa.com also go subscribe to our YouTube channel, Turning Point Tonight on YouTube, which is growing by leaps and bounds and you don't want to be the person that doesn't subscribe. It'll leave you out of the loop in dinner conversation when people do subscribe to and you're not one of them. So don't, don't do that to yourself. Don't subject yourself to that sort of humiliation. Go to Turning Point, tonight's YouTube channel and subscribe there. I mentioned Portland, generally speaking, where sanity goes to die, except for a few fine folks in the greater Oregon area. Christian Sokolov is a conservative commentator who joins us now specifically. Well, first of all, Christian, how are you doing?

[Kristen Sokolov]

Well, thanks for having me back.

[Turning Point Tonight Host (Joe Bob)]

So, Kristen, there is a, a ballot measure going on in the Portland area that I can't help but think is freaking hilarious because it might tip its cap towards sanity. The Portland area has a ballot measure that would fund additional hundreds of officers in the Portland Police Bureau, but it would do so by pulling money away from the climate justice programs that voters approved in 20. First of all, your thoughts on this? And then what do you think is actually going to happen here?

[Kristen Sokolov]

It's going to be very interesting. So Portland voters are about to face the choice. Do you want public safety or do you want climate justice? Now, this proposed measure would hire 400 desperately needed officers. And trust me, my husband is a Portland police officer. We need them desperately. It's been a long running thing that, God forbid, one of the officers were killed in the line of duty. They say tell the, you know, the wives we all know to sue the city for having a shortage this dire. This money, like you said, would come from the Portland Clean Energy Fund. And that fund was projected to raise 40 to 60 million a year. And instead, it's bringing in a staggering 200 million annually. It's basically turned into a political slush fund. And Meanwhile, Portland ranks 48 out of 50 in police staffing, which explains why crime is through the roof. And they don't even have enough officers to get to all the 911 calls, let alone there is zero proactive policing happening.

[Turning Point Tonight Host (Joe Bob)]

Yeah, I hate to poke fun at this, but you're absolutely right. This ends up being just a slush fund of, hey, the mayor's nieces, cousins, nephew's former college roommate is starting an EV bus company. Let's go ahead and kick $1 million their direction and see what happens. But the argument that is probably going to be made on the lib side of the aisle is what good is it if law enforcement can keep me safe, if the climate is also going to be the one that eventually terminates my existence because of climate change? What is your response to something like that, which I'm. I'm assuming is inevitable?

[Kristen Sokolov]

Absolutely. So they're. They're foreshadowing out towards 2050, when a lot of Portlanders are just trying to get past Thursday. Right. So, like, that's. That's the argument right now is that it's. It's a dire need today, not 25 years from now.

[Turning Point Tonight Host (Joe Bob)]

That. Yeah, that's. That is. That's always the case. Yeah. The future is going to be disastrous if we don't act now. So just really quickly, what is your, like, prediction here? Do you think the people of Portland have had enough of the rioting in the streets, or do you think they really, really want to further the ban on plastic straws?

[Kristen Sokolov]

I think we have a really good shot at this right now. If you look up who is a proponent for this bill, there are actual Democrats. So that was really refreshing to see. Yeah. So common sense is starting to peak its head. I'm currently working with a group on no tax, Oregon. Our governor, Tina Kotak, someone to color. You know, Kotex. Sorry, Kotex, we call her that because of, like, tampons and stuff, but I forget what her real last name is actually sometimes. But she just proposed crazy taxes that are going to increase our. Just our gas tax alone an additional 50 cents a gallon. And so we're working really hard, and this is a nonpartisan deal that we're working on. We've almost gathered half the signatures that we need to get it on the ballot. So I, I think common sense may prevail in this.

[Turning Point Tonight Host (Joe Bob)]

Wow. That would be, honestly, I'm hoping for that. Like, I am all about redemption in places that seem to have gone off the lefty turnpike. And I would like to see Portland because again, I, not, not to say that there are not other things beautiful about Portland. Love the coffee. I can't, can't enough say that I, I go and I find a blue hair work in the barista stand. That, that's probably great coffee.

[Kristen Sokolov]

Exactly.

[Turning Point Tonight Host (Joe Bob)]

Speaking of, speaking of Portland, Kristen, the National Guard who was sent out to both Chicago and Portland is going to go back home to their respective states now. They didn't actually end up doing much of anything, really. They were just kind of there as a deterrent. One, how much do you think that deterrent actually quelled some sort of street civil unrest on the streets of Portland? And two, do you think them going home is going to, I don't know, promote more protesting on the streets of Portland?

[Kristen Sokolov]

Oh, you know, this is a tough one because they actually, so I live in Happy Valley, Oregon, which is just like 10 minutes outside of Portland. And that's where 200 federalized California National Guard troops, 200 Texas. That's where they were sent. So they were, they were just sitting here and they weren't actually able to go and do anything. And I just want to clear the air. A lot of people ask me, is it as bad as Trump's said it was? The answer is no. So Trump said the whole city's on fire, yada, yada. Right. Maybe in 2020. But if we really, this is where I want to just, I'm like, hey, sir, give me a call before you say this stuff. But because actually it was really a controlled two city blocks in front of the ICE Building. So it's not at the level that it was made to be. It doesn't make it right by any means. But that is the truth behind the impact. So, no, I, I don't, I don't see anything. Maybe they'll go out there and, you know, talk about how they won and they were able to, you know, get these judges to send them home and render them inactive. But I don't really see much of a change.

[Turning Point Tonight Host (Joe Bob)]

I'm just curious and I don't know that you were going to have like a hard set answer on this, but what is the difference between 2020 and now? Because like you said, it's, it thankfully has been kind of cornered to a couple city blocks where all of the chaos is broken loose. That was not the case in 2020 when I think it saw two consecutive hundred nights in a row of riots in Portland. What if you're just speaking anecdotally, do you think is the difference?

[Kristen Sokolov]

I would say that the Portland Police bureau, they didn't know how to respond to it initially. My husband was one of those. He did 124 consecutive nights in 2020. A lot of the officers have PTSD from that, and it's very real because they were told to stand down. So they were hats and bats with antifa on the streets because antifa had been outfitted with professional police gear and. And there were bricks everywhere. So it was. It was a much larger response. It wasn't nipped in the bud. The only thing that stopped that 124 consecutive days was the fact that we had fires here. And so the smoke was making it to where you could barely breathe outside. Otherwise it would have just KE going because city officials. And just so people know, the Portland police chief answers to the. The Portland Police commissioner is the mayor, which is very rare. Yeah. Yeah. So anyone, anytime the mayor is elected, that is the commissioner, the police commissioner, which is again, rare. But we have that here in. In Portland. So yeah, it's. I would just say what we're seeing today is the energy is not there because the police bureau is more proactive to keep it contained.

[Turning Point Tonight Host (Joe Bob)]

I believe it was Mayor Weasel there. Sorry, Wheeler, I use with his name. Yeah, yeah, that. Yeah. Was probably more likely to let the city burn than hopefully the. The corrected direction. Again, Portland's not where we. Where we probably would want it to be. But it sounds like there's reason to be optimistic, so I. That's good.

[Kristen Sokolov]

Yeah, it's really interesting. And you know, they turned the. The left will eat them their own right. Because they even tried to burn down his. Is it a condo or whatever he lived in? Apartment complex. They tried to burn it down while he was in it. So, you know, so it's like you can't make them happy. Even though he was a Democrat and he was allowing them to just continue on every night, they. They still weren't happy. Right. I don't know what. They wanted him to march out there with them. So, yeah, it's. It's wild. But I do think we're headed in the right direction, but just not fast enough.

[Turning Point Tonight Host (Joe Bob)]

Well, the right direction is the operative term there. And hopefully the speed will progress as we start to understand that sanity will hopefully win the day. Kristen, thank you so much for joining us. You're becoming our Portland Bureau Chief over there.

[Kristen Sokolov]

Hey, we're tough, we're tough. Us Blue State conservatives have to stick together.

[Turning Point Tonight Host (Joe Bob)]

I appreciate you doing so. As a Blue state conservative myself. Thanks so much for joining. Really appreciate you taking the time. Thank you. Tptpsa.com is the email address if you'd like to send your thoughts, comments, concerns. What do you think? Is Portland kind of turning itself around? Like I hate to give them any credit but San Francisco is kind of doing the same thing now. I wish it didn't take poop in the streets and burning down of businesses, but it it seems like it's possibly going the right direction. TBT tbsa.com is the email if you'd like to weigh in on whether or not you're optimistic about Portland or or not. Also go subscribe to our YouTube channel TB Turning Point tonight on YouTube, Facebook, Rumble, Twitter X which are the same thing in my head. I still haven't gotten the social media listings down, but all of the social media platforms go subscribe there to get exclusive content that you can't see anywhere else because you don't have enough time to talk about it. So we'll be right back after the break. Don't go away.

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So go to Turning Point tonight on social media and learn what those correct opinions are. Speaking of correct opinions, this is an opinion that is so correct that it shouldn't really even need to be exemplified except for the fact that some people for some reason decide, well, I don't even know what's going through Brad Sherman's head here. Congressman Brad Sherman was on a flight the other day over the weekend and, well, I'm gonna read the Daily Wire how they. They ca. They. They characterized it. Photos posted online show Congressman Brad Sherman of California looking at what appears to be pornographic images of women on his tablet during a recent flood flight. So we're together. What did I say at the beginning? We're together. We are overlooking the shoulder of people looking at illicit material. Something along those lines. Congressman Sherman apparently was actually doing that. Now, we do have. I want you to avert your eyes if you seem squeamish. We do have some of those photos up. Glenn, can we pull up that first. That first graphic here? Yes. Here's a photo of Congressman Sherman looking at what is just terrible and disgusting imagery on his tablet. Obviously, we want to be courteous of our TV viewing audience and not show you specifically, but the next one can be a little bit more revealing. Glenn, can you pull up graphic to again, a photo of him? Wow. This, folks, is disgusting to say the least. And at the risk of your eyes bleeding out and oozing uncontrollably, I want to show you this last one, this picture. Graphic three, Glenn. Just, just horrific. And I don't want to make light of it, but at the same time, this is the safer, the Safer route to take. This is the road that needed to be traveled here of censoring the entire image because, yeah, what was going on on his tablet screen was pretty not okay. Now, look, this should be said. What? This shouldn't need to be said. But if you're on a plane or even in a public place, either one, have a screen protector, or two, make sure that nobody can see your screen. But I guess the third one, and the most obvious one is, hey, don't look at that stuff on the Internet when you're in public. Don't look at it in private either, but don't. Just don't have some situational awareness. Uh, the Daily Wire continues. Sherman, who is a fiercely anti Trump, has denied that he was looking at any pornographic material while admitting to looking at subject suggestive photos. And then, get this, he blamed the X algorithm. I was just scrolling through my phone and all of a sudden, who knows this? The algorithm decided to show me this, which, if you think about it for more than, I don't know, 10 seconds, you start to go, well, wait, what does the algorithm generally do? Well, generally speaking, the algorithm shows you something that is akin to or like some of the stuff that you've already been looking at or already been watching. So to blame the algorithm for showing you pornographic material would allude to the fact that you generally look at that sort of thing, because that's what the algorithm feeds you. I can guarantee you you can open up my X account and scroll through all the things that pop up in my for you page powered by the X algorithm, which, of course is Elon Musk specifically targeting what I specifically want. I'm just kidding. It's an actual algorithm. And honestly, what you would find is a bunch of lib commentators. I've noticed that I engage on X specifically with a bunch of libs constantly posting their ridiculous nonsense. So unfortunately, every time I open up X, the algorithm shows me more of that. Just more libs saying more ridiculous nonsense. And it's helpful for this job, but also, it's very, very infuriating to see the types of things that people say. Here's how Sherman responded. He was asked by reporter John Bresnahan in the aftermath of the scandal. He said, if I see a picture of a woman, I might look at it longer than a sunset. Yeah, um, he also said that what he was doing was inappropriate. So at least he acknowledged that. He does, though, deny repeatedly that he was looking at any sort of pornographic material, um, or that he had a problem with it at all. The Interviewer says Sherman said these photos came up on his Twitter feed under the for you heading. He also not. Not that this makes it any better. He then goes on and says, this is. This is Twitter. First of all, it's called X. Mr. Sherman, especially from the party that's willing to call things things that they are not and rebrand, for lack of a better term, other people's genders. At least. The very least you could do is keep up with the actual terminology that we all use. These pictures came up my. For you. I must have looked at more than a thousand posts. You know, if we actually didn't censor all of the post, it actually is kind of interesting that it seemed to be like a never ending string of these things. It just kept going and going and going. So I'm not entirely sure that that is a good excuse either there, Brad. The only reason that. Not the only reason, because we're talking about Congressman Sherman. It brought up to mind a clip of President Trump when he was in the Palisades after those horrific fires, when Sherman was sitting around the table with him and Trump laid this humdinger on him. Glenn, do you have that SOT ready? Go and go ahead and play that water.

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Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President, what do you say when the President just sarcastically lambast your dumb ideas? You know, think. I think at the bottom line here, what we should all come away with is be aware of your surroundings situationally. One, don't do that to begin with. But two, on a plane, in public view of everybody, maybe don't have your phone out, looking at explicit material. You never know. Kids could be sitting behind you and watching that congressman. So thank you very much. Please don't let it happen again. Speaking of things that people won't let happen, we all remember the random Georgia case brought on by Big Fanny Willis, which is one of. I got that. Charlie started calling her Big Fanny. And I just thought it was so funny that I don't know. That was one of the funnier jokes that I think I remember him making. Just saying Big Fanny without. He didn't even like, explain Big Fanny Willis. And then moved on. But interesting new developments coming out of there. This is from Breitbart. Uh, last December, the Georgia Court of Appeals removed Big Fanny. They say Willis. I say Big Fanny from the case after it was discovered that she had improperly brought her lover Nathan Wade onto the case as a spress special prosecutor. In its ruling, the appellate court overturned the lower courts decision that allowed Willis to continue prosecuting if Wade was no longer on it. Then in September of this year, hopefully you're still tracking with this. Uh, the Georgia Supreme Court didn't declined to hear an appeal to get her back on the case. So in other words, there's now a special prosecutor who effectively has appointed himself to be in charge of the case. Persecuting, sorry, prosecuting. I think that's the correct legal term. President Trump in Georgia, which again, this is one of those Manhattan DA nonsense cases that'll never actually go anywhere. But big fan. He's really, really trying to raise much. Raise money considering she's probably gonna be out of the job next election cycle. But the bottom line here is that the special counsel that is overseeing this is effectively appointed himself because he's decided, well, I know the case better than anybody else and Big Fanny obviously can't do it. And, well, the only reason, not the only reason, but one of the main reasons. I bring you this story so that I could play this, which when the President of the United States runs cover for your jokes, that is when you have an effective communicator in the White House. This is a clip that I don't think I would play you if it weren't for the fact that the President of the United States put it out himself. Watch this and enjoy. This is Big Fanny's lover. When asked, did you ever spend a weekend alone with her? And again, I, I wouldn't throw my judgment, would say, ah, we better not. But because the President of the United States decided to post it, we will show it to you here. Now watch this.

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[Turning Point Tonight Host (Joe Bob)]

You never bonded Cabinet? No. So that was played in real time. It took him a whole 20 seconds to answer that question, to which the President then tweeted something or someone made hilarious edits to that. Actually, I'm not entirely sure that it actually might. There's some new technology that might have been mind reading. What he was actually thinking in the court. I'm not exactly sure on that. I just. It's possible. And by the way, you folks at home can't see this, but producer Glenn is literally laughing his butt off as that video is playing and I'm trying to keep a straight face because we are serious news outlet that wants to bring you the facts. Nate. Nathan Wade was clearly shagging his boss. Allegedly. Um, man, we, we sometimes we get off the rails here and sometimes it's fun and sometimes we got it. We gotta get back on the rails. We gotta get back on track here because again, we're fighting for the, we're charting the course of America's cultural comeback. Coming up next, we've got some fun stuff. Just, just trust me. It's some fun stuff. TBT tpsa.com is the email also go subscribe to our YouTube channel Turning Point. Tonight on YouTube, on Rumble, on Facebook, on X, on Instagram, all of these social media platforms. Go subscribe there. We do an extra segment of the show called One last Point that you can only see on social media. So go find that today. Don't be the odd one out that doesn't subscribe to the Turning Point YouTube channel. Don't do that to yourself. Don't do that to your friends. You want to be in the loop. You want to know what's going on and you want to hear producer Glenn and his very, very spicy takes on the happenings of the day. We will be right back after the break. Don't go away.

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Nice job. Yeah, Rachel Bloom, everybody. I. Again, I apologize for showing you that I'm not. Again, I don't really even know what that was. A bunch of people gyrating suggestively in underwear in order to convey some message of boxes where people fornicate. I don't. I don't. I don't know what that was. Okay? All I know is that I would hope to agree with you, the audience, and it's disturbing in some way, shape or form, and hopefully the person that portrayed this weird dance performance thing is banished from all media and all performance art for the foreseeable future. Unfortunately, that is not the case, which is why I decided to show you this. Interestingly enough, ABC has ordered a pilot for a half an hour show called do youo want Kids? Starring this lady, Rachel Bloom. It is a single camera comedy from 20th century about a married couple. The show delves into their lives, how their lives are dramatically altered by sliding door style explanation. Basically, the whole marriage and kids thing, it's a sneak peek into the marriage and kids and what, what marriage is like with kids and do you want kids? That's actually the title of the show called do you want kids? It is written by Bloom and her husband, who I guess is also a writer and has been ordered for a pilot for abc. Now that doesn't mean that the pilot is going to get a season ordered, but at the same time, it should kind of give some insight into the same channel that continues to platform. People like Jimmy Kimmel have apparently not learned a lesson. Abc, also owned by Disney. And we can all ascertain where the problems might come from that relationship as well. But the bottom line here is this. This very Very weird performance thing on a show hosted by Bill Nye scientist and also DJ and also Fauci fanboy. People that are doing all that stuff for now almost a decade are getting shots in mainstream outlets continually. I have no idea what the show is going to look like. I have no idea if it's going to be a success and prompt ABC to order an entire season. But it should be said that the types of folks that do whatever it was that we watched previously, even if you're a comedian, are still getting mainstream exposure, the likes of which conservatives I can guarantee you are not getting in any way, shape or form specifically and especially on abc. Now there's no good way to transition into this because I do think this is actually really interesting and important and not entirely funny really at all. Not that the last thing was fun either, but really interesting group of articles have come across your mainstream media outlets. I believe I saw this on cbs, but also ABC was talking about it. Also USA Today was talking about it. Foreigners are making up less and less of the population in our government run schools. Now you and I look at that and go, cool. Sounds good. That, that's sounds like, sounds like a great idea. Except for the people reporting on this are doing it in their scary tones, which I'll probably read this in the scary tones. From Miami to San Diego, schools around the US are seeing big drops in enrollments of students from immigrant families. And again, as we like to point out consistently and for some reason constantly on the show, nobody differentiates between illegals and legal immigrants. They just say immigrant families. But apparently there are big drops in enrollments of people who I'm going to assume that most of these are illegals. Right. Uh, in some cases, parents have been deported or voluntarily returned to their home countries, driven out by President Trump's sweeping immigration crackdown. Again, big thumbs up if you're just listening on the podcast apps. Sounds good. Miami Dade county public schools. About 2,500 schools or students have entered the district from another county so far this year. Okay, what are those numbers mean in context? Uh, it's down from about 14,000 students last year and more than 20,000 the year before that. Um, it goes on to talk about all the different school districts in very, very deep blue areas. I know Miami, I think has a conservative mayor, but overall, very, very blue area specifically and especially regarding the public schools. Okay, so what does all that mean? What is all that saying? Well, one, people are self deporting. The media is reporting this is a very bad thing. Oh no. School attendance Rates are declining. Student enrollment for immigrant families, but probably illegals is going down. As if this is a bad thing. It's actually the opposite. It's actually great news, but also something that I think we should all keep an eye on is something that happened in California when attendance started dropping drastically during COVID Now, if you're not familiar with how schools get their money and their funding, a lot of it has to do with attendance. Their average daily attendance rates are where they get their actual funding. If they have great attendance, they'll probably get the adequate funding needed. It can vary, especially in California from like 9,000, $12,000 per student per year. Now if that student doesn't show up, then the school doesn't get that money. But what happened during COVID is California passed a bunch of provisions that said, hey, we know that the teachers unions have our backs. I'm talking about libs here. They have our backs in every single election. We really, really love the teachers unions. And if students stop showing up to school and conservative parents keep their kids home and homeschool them or send them to private schools, that means the attendance rates for those schools are going to drop. And if the attendance rates for those schools drop, well, their funding goes away. And if their funding goes away, oh no, union teachers might lose their jobs. So in California, what they did is they instituted one time big bulk payments to schools to make sure that they didn't lose the resources, even though they lost the students. And while attendance rates are still tied in California to the funding that the school gets, they also look at a bunch of different variables in order to be able to give the schools the money to that are needed to pay for the teachers who vote libs back into office. All there is to say about this is one, the mainstream media is making a big oh no about the fact that illegal immigrants are not going to school anymore. But what they're really concerned about is the teachers unions not needing, not being employed at the rate that they were when the numbers were higher. The ultimate and broad point here, this is actually, I think way more important than is probably getting play in the media attention. 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I have no idea if these things are true. I, I, I will just go on a limitation that is too delicious. I don't know if that's AI. I think it's real. I, I did as much homework as I possibly could on trying to find a whether or not that's like a real thing, but I don't know. And I also wouldn't put it past somebody who thinks like that to post a video like that. First things first, you can't be bragging about that sort of stuff to taxpayers because guess what? The people that pay taxes are the type of people that make enough money to pay taxes. And if you make enough money and are responsible with your resources and do pay taxes going towards that sort of thing, chances are you're not gonna be super thrilled with it being wasted on somebody who is not appreciative of it and more specifically, probably don't need it. Second, I'd like to congratulate that woman on apparently giving birth between the first and second video. I don't know if you noticed she started off with six people in a two bedroom apartment and somehow ended with seven. So either she was lying in the first one, lying in the second one, or lying in both, or welcomed a small bundle of joy into the world, in which case I would say congratulations. And also, don't try and flex them out. The amount of money that you're stealing from the taxpayers on the Internet, guess what? It'll come back to bite you in the bud. In the butt. Nip it in the bud. Bite you in the butt. I always get those two things mixed up. I don't entirely know why. That's just tongue twisted a little bit. Let's see. TPT tbsa.com is the email address. Send us your thoughts, comments, concerns, criticisms. We love reading those, life gauging the community and where you guys are at on various topics and issues. Also go subscribe to our YouTube channel. We'd love to see you there. Lastly, and I'll mention this as we wrap up here I am on the road with Megyn Kelly. This is the last leg. That's all I can say. It's the last leg of the Megade Kelly Tour. We are in Bakersfield on Thursday, Honda center in Anaheim, California, which I grew up going to sporting events at the Honda Center. We called it the pond back in the day, which is, that's a surreal moment for me. And then Arizona or the Glendale area in Arizona on Saturday. So if you happen to be in any of those areas, you would like to come see the Megyn Kelly show, the Megyn Kelly Live Tour event. We'd love to see you there. Love to have you there. And if you do see me wandering around any of those big bat massive venues, make sure you come and say hi. Also, producer Glenn will be with me in I believe Bakersfield and Anaheim. You can see him in person. Unless you all subscribe to our Turning Point YouTube channel. You know what he looks like, so there's an incentive to do that. We'll see you tomorrow, same time, same place. God bless America.

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