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Episode 487

A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight

Trump issues an 8PM deadline to Iran as Congress — from Ro Khanna to MTG — breaks ranks to invoke the 25th Amendment, and ICE arrests a soldier's wife on a military base.

The Brief

→ Four things from today’s episode
01

Plan A, Plan B, Plan C. Paul's framework for how Trump is preparing to weaponize the National Guard, ICE, and the election itself

02

Why this summer is a powder keg. World Cup, forty Super Bowls' worth of events, Iran, Cuba, and ICE moves on New York and Chicago

03

The resurrected slush fund for January 6th insurrectionists. and why "we're not moving forward" doesn't mean what Todd Blanche says it means

04

Election integrity as "the whole ball game". the circuit breaker between now and November



Donald Trump has issued a chilling 8 a.m. declaration: “A whole civilization will die tonight.” In this special emergency episode of Independent Americans, Paul Rieckhoff breaks down the global shockwaves following this unprecedented 8 p.m. deadline targeting Iran. As the world stands on edge, we drill down into the growing list of members of Congress—ranging from progressives like Ro Khanna to conservatives like Marjorie Taylor Greene—who are now calling for the invocation of the 25th Amendment or immediate impeachment to prevent a “forever war.”

We also go beyond the headlines to expose the “culture of cruelty” hitting home, including the breaking story of ICE detaining the wife of an active-duty Army soldier at a military base just days after their wedding. Amidst the tension, we look for the helpers—from the Michigan Wolverines’ national championship victory to NASA’s Artemis 2 mission breaking deep-space records. This is a moment for independence over partisanship and country over party. Stay frosty. Stay vigilant.