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Vol. V · No. 548Saturday Edition
Righteous MediaSince 1776. Est. 2019

Episode 457

“Some People Will Die.” Trump Admits Cuba is Next

Paul Rieckhoff sits down with former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Air National Guard combat veteran and star of the new film "The Last Republican," now on YouTube.

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



Paul Rieckhoff sits down with former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Air National Guard combat veteran and star of the new film “The Last Republican,” now on YouTube. They dive deep into the escalating Iran war—with no clear endgame, potential boots on the ground, civilian casualties including a possible U.S. strike on an Iranian girls’ school, and Congress failing to check Trump’s power via War Powers resolutions. Kinzinger warns Trump may get bored and abandon the mess, analyzes threats like ICE under new head Markwayne Mullin, Cuba invasion risks, drone dangers at home, GOP corruption, and the urgent need for a pro-democracy coalition. He discusses his future (hint: considering independence), Ukraine’s aid offers, and why Democrats must fight harder now. Plus, hope amid chaos: Paralympics, World Baseball Classic, and building an independent movement.