John (3:48)

Thanks, Isaac and welcome everybody. Hope y' all had a wonderful weekend. Let's start this week by bringing the best of ourselves to everything that we do and and I am positive that we will end the week stronger than we started. Here are your quick hits for today. First up, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reduce drug costs for US Consumers by basing payments for some medications on their prices in other countries. Number two, the United States and China agreed to a significant reduction in tariffs on each country's imports for 90 days while they continue to negotiate a trade deal. Number three, the Trump administration reportedly plans to accept a Super Luxury Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet from the royal family of Qatar to use as Air Force One until shortly before the end of his term, at which point he will transfer it to his Presidential Library Foundation. 4. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Turkey to discuss the future of the Ukraine war after President Trump urged Zelenskyy to agree to the talks. Separately, US And Iranian officials held a fourth round of nuclear talks in Oman and reportedly agreed to a fifth meeting after each side's representatives met with their country's leaders. Number five, Hamas said it will release Israeli American hostage Idan Alexander, believed to be the last living US national held captive in Gaza, as a step toward a potential ceasefire agreement. Number six, On Saturday, President Trump announced India and Pakistan had agreed to a ceasefire following following four days of missile, drone and artillery strikes at number seven, Tufts University student Ramesa Osterk was released from a detention center in Louisiana and returned to Massachusetts following a judge's order that she be freed on bail. Mr. Mayor, anyone that is not a Congress woman or man.

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John (5:56)

Don't rush in.

Isaac Saul (5:56)

Don't rush in.

John (5:59)

Please clear the gate. Back up. Thank you Mayor thank you. Thank you, Mayor thank you, Mayor On Friday, federal officials arrested Newark Mayor Democrat Roz Baraka for trespassing at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in New Jersey. The mayor was protesting at the facility when, According to interim U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Haba in he ignored multiple warnings from Homeland Security investigations to remove himself. Baraka was later formally charged and released from custody. He denies any wrongdoing. For context Delaney hall, the detention facility where Baraka was arrested, is owned and operated by a private prison company, the Geo Group. In February, the Trump administration awarded the company an estimated $1 billion, 15 year contract to use Delaney hall as a federal immigration processing center. Immigrant rights advocates have long opposed the facility's operation, claiming that its detainees have been abused and neglected. The city of Newark sued the Geo Group in April, alleging that Delaney hall lacked a valid certificate of occupancy. The city also filed a complaint against ICE for purportedly opening the facility without proper building safety protocols. Prior to Baraka's arrest, the mayor and three New Jersey congressional representatives, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Rob Menendez and Lamonica McIver, all Democrats, arrived at Delaney hall to conduct what they called a congressional oversight visit. After briefly entering the facility's grounds with the delegation, Baraka was asked to leave. He did so while the representatives continued their tour. However, a confrontation ensued in the parking lot involving protesters, Baraka and federal agents, resulting in the mayor's arrest. On Saturday, Department of Homeland Security assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin suggested the three lawmakers could face charges for allegedly assaulting federal officers. There will likely be more arrests coming. We actually have body camera footage of some of these members of Congress assaulting our ICE enforcement officers, including body slamming a female ICE officer. So we will be showing that to viewers very shortly, McLaughlin said. Watson Coleman denied the accusations. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin criticized federal officials for Baraka's arrest, saying arresting public officials for peacefully protesting violates the most basic principles of our democracy. The arrest of Mayor Baraka earlier this afternoon outside Delaney hall in Newark is deeply troubling. Senator Cory Booker, the Democrat from New Jersey, called the arrest disturbing, unnecessary and indicative of tactics that are undermining the safety and security of our communities. Separately, state Republicans said the arrest was justified. Baraka should be embarrassed by his behavior. His antics put the safety of our members of law enforcement at risk and jeopardize the ability for them to do their job. Bill Spadia, a Republican candidate for governor, posted on X Today we'll cover Baraka's arrest and the controversy surrounding Delaney hall with views from the right and the left, and then Isaac's take.

Isaac Saul (9:12)

We'll be right back after this quick break.

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Alright, first up, let's start with what the right is saying. The right says Baraka's actions justified his arrest. Some suggest the body cam footage of the arrest shows Baraka was in the wrong. Others question Democrats priorities on immigration. In Fox News, David Marcus said Dems put law enforcement at risk with pointless antics. Among the most dangerous jobs that any American can do is guarding prisons and and among the hardest prisons to guard are facilities that hold members of foreign gangs like MS.13. Yet for some idiotic reason, the mayor of Newark, New Jersey and three members of Congress, all Democrats, decided to make that job even more dangerous. On Friday, Marcus wrote, Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested during the despicable display, something he almost certainly planned to happen. Did I mention he's running for governor? And Democrats from across the country decried his detention as another example of Trumpian authoritarianism. What did Baraka think was going to happen when he illegally and stupidly tried to break into prison? There are countless ways that Baraka and the lawmakers could have exerted oversight without inviting criminal chaos, marcus said. As the White House was quick to point out, this facility holds murderers and rapists the worst of the worst. But somehow, through the slow working moral poison of leftism, these elected officials are convinced the criminals are the victims in Red State. Banci called the video of the arrest damning for Baraka even before the body cam footage came out. Others showed the Democrats involved shoving ICE agents and forcing their way through the checkpoint. That's not up for debate, and Baraka's claim that he did not enter the place unlawfully is objectively false, ponchi wrote in another video. You can hear the Homeland Security agent asking Baraka to leave, and he also goes on to point out that multiple other warnings had already been given. You'd think cnn, being a supposed news organization with access to all this information, would have bothered to correct the record. Regardless, I want to point out that even if Baraka wasn't asked to leave for over an hour, that would be irrelevant. There is no period of time by which trespassing becomes legal if lower level agents aren't sure how to handle the situation at first. Had Baraka's first warning only come from the Homeland Security official who showed up, it still would have been perfectly justified to arrest and charge him, banshee said. That he was arrested outside the fence doesn't change the fact that he was trespassing before that. If I break into your house but end up out on the lawn when the police arrive. That doesn't negate the crime that was committed. I still go to jail and Baraka should be prosecuted. In PJ Media, Matt Margolis wrote. Democrats keep doubling down on their pro illegal immigration gambit. They didn't learn their lesson after the election. They didn't learn their lesson after the Abrego Garcia situation blew up in their faces. Now the Democrats bizarre obsession with protecting illegal aliens reached new heights of absurdity on Friday when several New Jersey Democrats attempted to force their way into a detention facility housing some of the most dangerous criminal illegal aliens in custody. Margolis said what these Democrats were doing had nothing to do with oversight. This was about Democrats continuing their radical agenda of protecting criminal illegal aliens at the expense of American citizens safety representative Lamonica McIver was caught on video physically confronting ICE agents outside the facility. A sitting member of Congress assaulted federal officers while trying to interfere with the detention of criminal illegals, margolis wrote. This incident proves once again that Democrats will stop at nothing to undermine President Trump's successful border policies. But with each passing day, their radical pro illegal immigration stance becomes more indefensible. The American people can see exactly where their priorities lie and it's not with law abiding citizens. Alright, that is it for what the right is saying. Which brings us to what the left is saying. The left is alarmed by the arrest, suggesting the White House is distorting the story. Some note the difference between Baraka's treatment and his mayoral counterpart in New York City. Others say Baraka's actions were justified, even if somewhat performative. The Trentonian editorial board said Baraka's arrest should be concerning to all. Even some of Baraka's detractors and political opponents were rightfully dismayed that a high profile public official was would be arrested for protesting and calling for more transparency from the federal government paying huge sums of money for a private prison with no accountability to the city, the board wrote. Alina Haba, Trump appointed interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, made claims on social media that Baraku refused to comply with ICE demands to leave the facility. Stephen Miller, Trump's deputy chief of staff, posted on social media that Democrat officials riotously stormed and invaded an ICE facility that to secure the release of the following criminals and terrorists here illegally. What happened on the ground is drastically different than that story, Bonnie Watson Coleman, U.S. representative for New Jersey's 12th district with Representatives Lamonica McIver and Rob Menendez Jr. Said they were there to exercise oversight authority, giving them the legal right to be there, the board said. The federal propaganda pushes a narrative that peaceful protest and legitimate congressional oversight is somehow criminal activity that should upset anyone who might possibly criticize any government agency. In the New York Daily News, Harry Siegel compared the Trump administration's treatment of New York City Mayor Eric Adams to Baraka. Eric Adams tightwalked the line between pathetic and malignant with his last minute trip to the White House Friday for a meeting he'd requested with Donald Trump. While Adams was in Washington saying hello, Newark's Ras Baraka was in his own city getting arrested by Homeland Security Investigations agents, many of them masked for supposedly trespassing at the massive new ICE lockup that opened earlier in the week, siegel wrote. If this was a stunt, it was at least one. Unlike Adams the same day with a clear public purpose, the prison just across the Hudson is owned and operated by the for profit Geo Group, which signed a $1.2 billion contract with ICE. Baraka has been fighting the company in court, arguing the prison hasn't gone through the necessary inspections to safely and legally operate. While repeatedly attempting to visit before his arrest on Friday and release hours later, Siegel said ironies abound where Baraka has been trying to use building inspections to block a privately run prison meant as a no exit waiting room for endless deportation flights. Adams was charged with prying open similar administrative bottlenecks to get a private building open in time to please the foreign patrons who'd paid for his pricey world travel. In NewJersey.com, daisy Olivia Robertson said Baraka's ICE arrest is a shameless political stunt, and I love him for it. Was this some kind of publicity stunt by a man running for governor, as his Republican opponents quickly charged? Was ICE out of pocket for arresting him, especially in the way they did? Both things can be true, olivia Robertson wrote. If it looks like a PR stunt and sounds like a PR stunt and you're currently third in the polls five weeks from the primary, well, it just might be a PR stunt. Even so, I'm good with it. Better than good. It makes me like Baraka even more. I admire his determination to boldly call attention to the good trouble he's more than willing to cause. At the base of those stunts and at the heart of this one is a politician's desire to virtue signal to his base to say, hey, look at me. I'm showing up for you in this big, big way. Remember to show up for me on Election Day, clavia Robertson said. Sadly. It's worked for Trump, but when Baraka does it, it's at least coming from a good and worthy place. Yes, it's true that like any good politico, he wants to drum up votes, but we can't ignore that he's also courageously standing up for undocumented immigrants who right now are the most vulnerable in his city and in our country. All right, let's head over to Isaac for his.

Isaac Saul (19:41)

All right, that is it for what the left and the right are saying. Which brings us to my take. So first and foremost, Mayor Ras Baraka got exactly what he wanted, as even folks on the left are willing to concede, like Calavia Robertson above. If it looks like a PR stunt and sounds like a PR stunt and you're currently third in the polls five weeks from the primary, well, it might just be a PR stunt. I do not think it is difficult to put two and two together. We also should not conflate this incident with other high profile immigration related arrests that have dominated the news recently. Kilmar, Abrego, Garcia and other migrants were still sent to a private Salvadoran prison without any due process. Romayusa Azturk, the Tufts student who was arrested for an op ed of Israel in a student newspaper, was finally released this weekend. The arrest of Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was a more complicated case, but also more alarming than anything that happened in Newark. From my perspective, all three of these enforcement actions were instigated by the state and to varying degrees were unnecessary or dangerous. Braca's brief detention is simply in a different category. The condensed timeline of events in the story goes like this. Delaney hall has been a flashpoint in Newark for years, with the stories I mention above still ongoing. Immigration is a top of mind issue for many voters right now. Baraka arrived at the facility to a crowd of protesters cheering him on. He likely saw an opportunity for some good trouble, as the late Representative John Lewis put it. From what the body camera footage shows, the mayor was warned several times that he'd be arrested if he didn't leave. He left the secured area, remained in the parking lot and was then arrested. The agents were aggressive and unnecessarily physical even in the video they released, but the incident was not all that surprising or concerning. To the law enforcement officers credit, they were correct in stating that Newark's mayor quite obviously has different jurisdiction than federally elected officials at a detention center used by ice. The members of Congress who did end up entering and inspecting the facility reported back that it appeared safe and clean. I'm sure if any of them or Barako wanted to visit the facility without cameras and news crews broadcasting the entire interaction across the country, they could have. Instead, they chose a public relations route that might be good politics, but the ensuing incident wasn't some dangerous clash between elected officials and law enforcement. It was just really run of the mill activism and publicity hunting by a local politician. In other words, I don't judge the federal officers harshly for how they comported themselves. They were a little grabby, but the officers appeared be calmly and deliberately doing their jobs. Conversely, the Department of Homeland Security's allegation that members of Congress stormed the gate and broke into the detention facility is not at all supported by any of the videos I saw. To that end, I don't judge Baraka harshly either. He represents a deep blue city with a lot of citizens who object to the detention center's existence and appear to have credible reasons to allege the facility was not permitted or inspected properly. DHS alleges that he trespassed Delaney hall, which is a good way to get arrested, but he did so peacefully and when he was arrested, he had already exited the facility. He did not start a riot or resist arrest or encourage any of the many citizens there to do anything stupid. In the video released by dhs, he seems calm and collected, not agitated or dangerous. Despite the screaming headlines, the whole thing was all rather normal as far as demonstrations go. With all that said, I want to end on one closing note of pessimism. Confrontations with federal authorities like this are not going to stop. Before President Trump came into office, I said repeatedly that my biggest fear was that Trump could not possibly be able to enact his ambitious deportation agenda without law enforcement clashing with private citizens. I think we are just beginning to see this come to fruition. In Massachusetts last week, a huge crowd swarmed ICE agents attempting to arrest a local woman. In the video of Baraka's arrest, you can hear supporters screaming to surround the mayor to prevent the agents from getting to him. At least one citizen gets thrown to the ground in the video. I hate to say it, but I think it's clear where all this is headed. It will only take one incident breaking out into full blown violence for more resistance to Trump's agenda, to ramp up instigating more aggressive tactics from law enforcement, creating a cycle that will be hard to put the brakes on. I'm not worried by the details of Baraka's arrest, but I am deeply concerned by what it portends for the future. We'll be right back after this quick break.

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That is it for my take today. Which brings us to your questions answered. This one's from Lou in Key West, Florida. Lou said it seems like the Democrats will have a good chance of retaking the House in the midterms, ignoring the outside influences that can impact it between then and now. Which party has the advantage in the Senate in 2026? So it's still early and we definitely don't want to wade into the prediction waters to say which party looks poised to take the House in 2026. Since U.S. representatives serve two year terms, every district holds an election every two years, making every midterm election eventful. And the 2026 fight for the House looks like it will once again be very competitive. On the senatorial side. Senators serve six year terms and 33 senators across 33 states. Thirteen Democrats and 20 Republicans will have their terms end in 2027. However, as of now, the total number of seats up for The Senate in 2026 is 35. This total includes the two special elections for the remaining two years of the terms being served by interim Senators Ashley Moody, the Republican from Florida who replaced Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and John Husted, the Republican from Ohio who replaced Vice President J.D. vance. That's a total of 22 Republicans defending seats to Democrats 13, which indicates that Republicans would have a disadvantage. But those numbers are misleading. Remember, Republicans have a six seat advantage already, so there are just more Republicans in the chamber than Democrats. Also, 11 of those 22 seats are rated safely Republican and another eight are likely. Conversely, only seven of Democrats 13 seats are safe and only two are likely. The bottom line, the map is not just harder for Democrats, it's a nightmare. They have to defend four competitive Senate seats currently held by Senators Jon Ossoff from Georgia, Gary Peters from Michigan, Tina Smith from Minnesota and Jeanne Shaheen from New Hampshire. And the last three are retiring, setting up wide open races. Meanwhile, they'll have to not only hold all their incumbent seats, but flip every competitive Republican seat held currently by Senators Susan Collins in Maine, Thom Tillis in North Carolina and Hussid just to force a 5050 spring split, which would be broken by Vice President Vance. Anyway, if Democrats do flip the Senate in 2026, it would be a massive upset of historic proportions. All right, that is it for your questions answered. I'm gonna send it back to John for the main pod and I'll see you guys tomorrow. Have a good one. Peace.

John (28:41)

Thanks, Isaac. Here's your under the radar story for today, folks. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the federal government was reducing the number of flights out of Newark Liberty International Airport following two incidents in which air traffic control lost all communications with inbound and outbound flights. In the first incident on April 28, controllers who were responsible for monitoring air traffic in and out of Newark reported a 90 second technology outage that left them unable to see, hear or talk to flights in the airspace. A similar outage occurred on Friday, leading to significant flight delays and cancellations. Duffy said it is still safe to fly through Newark, but we're seeing stress on an old network and it's time to fix it. The Hill has this story and there's a link in today's episode. Description all right, next up is our numbers section. The year Delaney hall detention facility opened to house federal, state and county detainees was 2,000. The number of beds at Delaney hall is 1,000. The number of immigrants ICE housed in Delaney hall between 2011 and 2017 was 450. The number of candidates running for the Democratic nomination in New Jersey's 2025 gubernatorial election is 6. The percentage of registered Democrats and Democrat leaning independents in New Jersey who say they support Newark Mayor Ras Baraka in the party's gubernatorial primary is 9%, tying him for the fourth highest among the candidates, according to an April 2025 Rutgers Eagleton poll. And Baraka's net favorability rating is minus 1% according to that same poll. Alright, and last but not least, our have a nice day story. First time mom Maggie Boynton was overwhelmed traveling with her newborn daughter and husband in Japan when one evening a waitress noticed the couple struggling to eat dinner while juggling baby duties. She approached them, making the unexpected offer to hold their baby so they could enjoy their meal together. She has no idea how much this means to me because I was so overwhelmed, maggie shared. Even just 10 minutes for us to enjoy our meal was all I needed. Sunny Skies has this story and there's a link in today's episode description all right everybody, that is it for today's episode. As always, if you'd like to support our work, Please go to readtangle.com where you can sign up for a newsletter membership, podcast membership or a bundled membership that gets you a discount on both. We'll be right back here tomorrow. For Isaac and the rest of the crew, this is John Lowell signing off. Have a great day y' all. Peace.

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