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Episode 233

James LaPorta

  We’re going inside some of the wildest and most important defense and national security stories of the summer with National Security Reporter for The Messenger and Marine Corps combat veteran, James LaPorta ( @JimLaPorta

The Brief

→ Four things from today’s episode
01

Ty’s thesis. the national Democratic Party uses Black voters in Mississippi as sacrificial lambs to juice presidential-year turnout — and has since 1982

02

The receipts. Musgrove 2000, Childers, Barria, Espy 2018, 2020, Presley 2023 — the same “it’s this close” playbook every cycle

03

“The only group that’s offered me money to drop out is Democrats”. the summer-long pressure campaign nobody’s reporting on

04

Why the DNC asked Democrats to clear the field in South Dako. Why the DNC asked Democrats to clear the field in South Dakota, Idaho, and Nebraska for independent veterans — but refused to do it in Mississippi



 

We’re going inside some of the wildest and most important defense and national security stories of the summer with National Security Reporter for The Messenger and Marine Corps combat veteran, James LaPorta (@JimLaPorta).

James joins us to take us inside the wild story of Marine Corps veteran Trevor Reed, released from a Russian prison in 2022, and recently wounded fighting in Ukraine. He’ll take us inside the VERY wild story of the American soldier who snuck inside a civilian tour group and ran across the demilitarized zone from South Korea into North Korea–vanishing like a UFO. He’ll take us inside the Pentagon, for a look at how Senator Tommy Tuberville’s antics are impacting real troops and families. And he’ll take us inside the military’s internal fight against nazi’s and other violent extremists trying to infiltrate our forces—to train up for dark things—and how his reporting led to him being added to a Nazi kill list and why the FBI came knocking at his door. James is one of the most hard-working and respected military and national security reporters in America. 

James joins host Paul Rieckhoff (@PaulRieckhoff), for another fun and fiery episode of the best independent politics, news and culture show in America. And he joined us for appearance in Episode 31, back on October 31, 2019

And Paul rips into the wild Congressional hearing on UFOs, the passing of World War Two Veteran and music legend, Tony Bennett, what it’s like to be in the crosshairs of baseless attacks from radical, right-wing media, and why he loves the music of Michael Franti. 

Every episode of Independent Americans is independent light to contrast the heat of other politics and news shows. It’s content for the 49% of Americans that call themselves independent. And delivers the Righteous Media 5 Is: independence, integrity, information, inspiration and impact. Always with a unique focus on national security, foreign affairs and military and vets issues. This is another pod to help you stay vigilant. Because vigilance is the price of democracy. In these trying times especially, Independent Americans is your trusted place for independent news, politics and inspiration. 

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