Best Part Time Wage Podcasts (2025)

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$30M LAWSUIT Exposes Seattle's Drug Market DESTROYING Asian Community 24:54

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So Seattle's International District has become such a lawless nightmare that a Little Saigon property owner is suing the city for $30 million – and honestly, he's got a solid case. We're talking about an open-air drug market where people are literally dying on the streets while cops just drive by, businesses are shuttered, and a $21 million propert…

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651. The Ultimate Dance Partner 1:08:07

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For most of human history, horsepower made the world go. Then came the machines. So why are there still seven million horses in America? (Part one of a series, “The Horse Is Us.”) SOURCES: Ann N. Greene, historian of 19th century America, retired professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Constance Hunter, chief economist at the Economist Intelli…

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New Video EXPOSES Seattle CHOP Cover-Up: City Let Teen Die, Hid Evidence 36:30

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Remember Seattle's glorious "Summer of Love"? Well, here's what actually happened when city officials abandoned an entire police precinct and told cops to stand down. New video evidence reveals the chaos that led to two black teenagers being gunned down by the very activists who claimed to protect black lives - and the city's desperate attempt to c…

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Portland Homeless Plan: Place Homeless with Family and Friends OUT OF TOWN! 18:49

18h ago18:49

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Portland's brilliant new solution to their homeless crisis? Just ship them out of town and hope for the best! As usual, city leadership is avoiding the real problem while taxpayers foot the bill for another feel-good program that ignores reality. We dive into Portland's 'reunification' plan that aims to send 700 unhoused individuals back to family …

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Portland Politicians & Police SUFFER 3rd Violent Arson Attack in Under 2 years!! 23:04

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Portland's in chaos as usual, and where's Governor Tina Kotek? Off on a taxpayer-funded "trade mission" to South Korea and Japan while her state burns – literally. We've got three suspected arsons targeting Portland politicians in two years, FBI investigations into the Trail Blazers, nightly clashes at ICE facilities, and property crime rates secon…

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Your $200 Labor Rate Means Nothing: What Really Matters in Auto Shop Profitability [E194] 21:28

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Thanks to our partners Promotive and Wicked File In this episode of Business by the Numbers, Hunt Demarest of Paarmelis & Associates breaks down one of the most misunderstood metrics in the automotive repair world: effective labor rate. Many shop owners chase “higher door rates,” but as Hunt reveals, that number often has little to do with your act…

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Ep 06 Part 1 QSR and Multi-Unit Restaurant Trends with Matt Umholtz of AllianceHCM 22:28

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In this episode of the Instant Payments podcast, CEO Tal Clark interviews Matt Umholtz, President and CRO of AllianceHCM. They discuss Matt's journey from working in high-end kitchens to becoming a leader in payroll and HR technology. The conversation highlights key industry challenges such as labor and food costs, turnover rates, and the importanc…

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Brandon Johnson's $1.2B FIASCO: Chicago Tries RIDICULOUS Yacht Tax 20:35

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson thinks he can fix a $1.2 billion deficit with... a yacht tax and charging social media companies 50 cents per user? As usual, when progressive policies create massive budget holes, the solution is always the same: tax the rich until they flee to Florida! Johnson's brilliant plan includes taxing Amazon (hello, Bellevue …

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LA Proposes DOUBLING Construction Wages While Having Housing Crisis - Policy MELTDOWN 17:58

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Here we go again with LA City Council's latest stroke of genius - nearly doubling construction worker minimum wages from $18 to $32.35 an hour while simultaneously crying about a housing shortage. Is anyone surprised that the same city council members who've never run a business think they can magically solve housing costs by making it twice as exp…

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Are Two C.E.O.s Better Than One? (Update) 47:34

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Spotify, Oracle, and Comcast have each recently announced they’re going with co-C.E.O.s. In this 2023 episode, we dig into the research and hear firsthand stories of triumph and disaster. Also: lessons from computer programmers, Simon and Garfunkel, and bears versus alligators. SOURCES: Jim Balsillie, retired chairman and co-C.E.O. of Research In M…

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22. The Postman who gambled €10 million....And lost it all | Tony O'Reilly | Worldwide 50:05

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It's another episode of 'Hold or Fold: Worldwide' - Where Ben speaks to people in other countries to find out how their experience of gambling and prison was different, or similar, to his own What starts as a seemingly innocuous £1 bet spirals into a life-shattering obsession. In this riveting episode, we speak with Tony O’Reilly - Once a trusted p…

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Newsom's Energy Policy BACKFIRES: Major Refinery Closes, Gas Prices EXPLODE 16:10

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California's getting exactly what it wanted – and now Gruesome Newsom is shocked that gas prices are about to skyrocket again. Valero just confirmed they're shutting down their Benicia refinery after failed talks with state officials, because surprise – you can't virtue signal your way out of basic economics.We break down how California's 20-year c…

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California Issued 62,000 DEADLY CDLs to Illegals - Taxpayers Pay the Price 18:56

4d ago18:56

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California's infinite wisdom strikes again! They've handed out 62,000 commercial driver's licenses to people whose legal status couldn't be verified – because nothing says "road safety" like putting someone behind an 18-wheeler when you don't know if they're here legally, speak English, or can even read a stop sign. What could go wrong?We dive into…

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Antifa INFILTRATED Seattle's Homeless Industrial Complex - Millions Wasted EXPOSED 28:43

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Well, well, well - turns out Antifa isn't just throwing molotov cocktails at federal buildings anymore. They've gone professional and infiltrated Seattle's entire homeless industrial complex! A damning News Nation investigation reveals what locals have been screaming about for years: the same black-masked militants disrupting sweeps are the ones wo…

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Seattle Restaurant Hit 25 Times, Owner BEGS Officials Who Can't Help 27:46

5d ago27:46

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Twenty-five break-ins since 2020 at one Seattle restaurant. TWENTY-FIVE. What's the owner's brilliant strategy? Keep calling city officials who can't help him while bleeding six figures in repairs and security upgrades. Meanwhile, Seattle voters just picked a 43-year-old socialist whose parents send her $2,200 monthly for daycare to potentially run…

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High Probability Seattle Will Get Mandami 2.0 for Mayor in Socialist Candidate Katie Wilson 24:58

6d ago24:58

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Seattle is about to elect a 43-year-old mayoral candidate whose biggest qualifications are taking thousands from her parents to survive and busking with a guitar at Pike Place Market. Katie Wilson - a Democratic Socialist who's never held a job for more than a year or run a business - is leading in the polls to manage a $9 billion city budget. What…

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UK Vlogger FLEES Portland After Gunshots - 2nd Highest Crime Rate EXPOSED 21:25

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A UK fitness influencer thought he'd start his American tour in Portland – and immediately got a reality check courtesy of gunshots, screaming, and open-air drug markets. Welcome to liberal paradise, folks! Within 48 hours, this strong, capable guy was running for the exits after experiencing what locals have been screaming about for years while ci…

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Seattle's Homeless Policy FIASCO Creates Food Deserts, Taxpayers Pay Twice 20:48

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Seattle allows rampant crime and homelessness, then acts shocked when businesses flee and residents face food deserts. After clearing downtown encampments, Mayor Bruce Harrell just shuffled the problem to residential neighborhoods like Lake City, where Fred Meyer finally said "we're done" and closed shop. Now Seattle's brilliant solution? Governmen…

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650. The Doctor Won’t See You Now 51:33

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The U.S. has a physician shortage, created in part by a century-old reform that shut down bad medical schools. But why haven’t we filled the gap? Why are some physicians so unhappy? And which is worse: a bad doctor or no doctor at all? SOURCES: Karen Clay, professor of economics and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University. Rochelle Walensky, ph…

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Oregon's Mental Health MELTDOWN: 30% Rate + Wasted Millions = Frog Protesters 22:41

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Oregon officially leads the nation in mental illness rates - 30% of adults compared to the national average of 23%. Shocking? Not really, especially when you see adults in inflatable frog costumes 'protesting' outside ICE facilities while chanting 'No Kings.' We dive into the jaw-dropping statistics showing Oregon's mental health crisis has skyrock…

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Abbott OVERRIDES Woke Austin Mayor, Clears 48 Camps & Arrests 24 Felons 21:24

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Here we go again - another liberal mayor whining about "compassion" while his city turns into a criminal playground. Governor Abbott just steamrolled Austin's weak mayor by clearing 48 homeless encampments, arresting 24 repeat felony offenders, and seizing over 125 grams of narcotics. Meanwhile, Mayor Watson is clutching his pearls because the stat…

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ERTC Audits Are Here: What Every Shop Owner Needs to Know in 2025 [E193] 30:34

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Thanks to our partners Promotive and Wicked File After years of waiting, many shop owners are discovering that their long-anticipated Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) checks may never come — and worse, some are facing IRS audits they didn’t see coming. In this week’s episode of Business by the Numbers, Hunt Demerist, CPA at Paar, Melis & Associ…

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$24 Billion FIASCO: CA Homeless Money Bought Private Jets & Beverly Hills Mansions 31:33

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California spent $24 billion on homelessness in 5 years and can't account for where it went. Now we know why – LA developers just got busted for allegedly stealing millions meant for homeless housing to buy private jets, exotic cars, and a $46,000-per-month Beverly Hills mansion. Because nothing says "helping the homeless" like flipping a property …

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21. My Story: Clarke Carlisle 1:20:11

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We’re back with Series 5 of Hold or Fold - The podcast that explores gambling harm through the lens of the Criminal Justice System. In this episode, we're joined by Clarke Carlisle, former Premier League footballer, ex-PFA Chair, and mental health advocate. This is a raw and moving discussion about Clarke's journey through football, gambling, depre…

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Canadian Cities DECLARE Housing Emergencies Amid Encampment Crackdowns 20:31

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Canadian cities are now declaring "housing emergencies" to fast-track homeless encampment sweeps – and surprise, surprise, it's just expensive whack-a-mole with taxpayer dollars! Toronto's homeless population doubled in under four years, while cities spend tens of billions on "affordable housing" that somehow creates more homelessness, not less. We…

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LA Fire Victims HOMELESS 9 Months Later, City PAYS RENT For Criminal Illegals 24:34

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Nine months after the LA wildfires, and guess what's LA County's top priority? It's not helping the thousands of Americans still living in temporary housing or fighting insurance companies. Nope – they've declared a state of emergency to pay rent for criminal illegals who are "afraid" to go to work because of ICE raids. Meanwhile, 75% of Pacific Pa…

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Criminal Illegal HIRED as Chicago Cop, ICE ARRESTS Him After 10 Years 25:36

12d ago25:36

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So ICE just arrested a criminal illegal alien who was serving as a police officer in suburban Chicago. Yes, you read that right – a guy who overstayed his tourist visa by 10 YEARS became a sworn officer carrying a gun, which violates federal law on multiple levels. But hey, Illinois passed a bill allowing non-citizens to become cops, and somehow th…

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EXPOSED: Oregon Spends $500M More on Illegals Than Cops While City CRUMBLES 24:37

12d ago24:37

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Here we go again! Oregon's brilliant leadership has decided to spend $500 MILLION more on healthcare programs for illegal immigrants than on their entire state police budget. Meanwhile, Portland business owners are literally begging the city council for help as their establishments get shot up, vandalized, and overrun by criminals every single week…

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Newsom HIDES Illegal Hot Dog Vendors From ICE - Taxpayers Fund This INSANITY 19:18

13d ago19:18

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California just passed a law to hide bacon-wrapped hot dog vendors from ICE, because apparently street food protection is now a state priority. While red states are working with federal immigration enforcement to make communities safer, California is busy shielding vendor databases from the very agents tasked with enforcing our immigration laws. We…

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Letitia James in Trouble? Indictment, Fugitive Niece & Mortgage Scandal Breakdown! 26:40

14d ago26:40

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Letitia James — the New York AG who sued Donald Trump — is now indicted herself. Federal prosecutors accuse her of mortgage fraud involving her Virginia home, where her fugitive grandniece reportedly lives rent-free. Is this justice or politics? Let’s dive into the documents, the drama, and the deeper story behind this breaking case.…

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Portland Officials CAUGHT LYING: 'Everything's Fine' As Businesses FLEE 24:37

15d ago24:37

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Portland officials are gaslighting everyone about downtown conditions while small business owners testify about daily machete attacks, armed robberies, and blood-splattered security cameras. Yet again, we're watching politicians look straight into the camera claiming everything's peachy while entrepreneurs flee the city in droves. The Mayor insists…

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A Question-Asker Becomes a Question-Answerer 1:14:22

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For the 20th anniversary of Freakonomics, Debbie Millman of Design Matters interviews Stephen Dubner about his upbringing, his writing career, and why it's important to “swing your swing.” Plus: a sneak peek at a new project. SOURCES: Debbie Millman, writer and host of Design Matters with Debbie Millman. RESOURCES: "Stephen J. Dubner," by Design Ma…

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California PAYS RENT For Criminal Illegals Too Afraid To Work 24:33

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California Democrats just declared an EMERGENCY because ICE is doing their job – and their solution? Pay rent for criminal illegal immigrants who are "too scared" to work. You literally cannot make this up. We're talking about taxpayer-funded rent relief for people who broke federal law to get here and are now avoiding work because they're afraid o…

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Mainstream Media LOSES Control of False Portland Ice Narrative to Right Wing Reporters 27:34

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Traditional journalists and social media influencers covered Portland’s ICE facility protests — but their stories couldn’t look more different.This video breaks down how access, framing, and audience shape what you see online.Are influencers changing journalism, or just rewriting the rules of propaganda?…

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Foreclosures Are Rising FAST — The Hidden Crisis in the 2025 Housing Market 18:51

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The housing market is showing signs of strain. Foreclosure filings jumped 17% in a year, as homeowners face soaring mortgage rates and stubbornly high prices.We’ll unpack what’s really happening behind the numbers — and what it could mean for buyers, sellers, and investors heading into 2026.

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Profit or Time? The Tradeoff Every Shop Owner Gets Wrong [E192] 24:34

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Thanks to our partners Promotive and Wicked File Every shop owner knows the feeling — the harder you work, the less time you seem to have. But what if you could have both? In this week’s Business by the Numbers, Hunt Demerast, CPA, explores the hidden link between profit and time — and why the goal isn’t working harder, but working smarter. From un…

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Ep 05 Part 2 Restaurant Industry Trends, Common Pitfalls, and the Potential of AI with Kep Sweeney, CEO of PDQ Restaurants 23:37

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In this episode of the Instant Payments Podcast, host Tal Clark, CEO of Instant Financial, continues the conversation with Kep Sweeney, CEO of PDQ Restaurants. They delve into the business environment of the quick-service restaurant (QSR) space, discussing the handling and implications of tips, employee compensation, the free market, and industry t…

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“Safe Neighborhood”? Ex-Chicago Police Chief SLAMS Gov. Pritzker’s Video as Ironic 17:35

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Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he feels safe walking through Chicago’s Little Village — but former Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy isn’t buying it. McCarthy says the area’s drop in crime is thanks to ICE, not the governor’s policies. We look at what’s behind the numbers and why this video sparked outrage.…

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Outrage in Santa Monica: Mental Health Facility Faces Fierce Neighborhood Backlash 28:08

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A planned mental health housing project in Santa Monica has residents up in arms. The 49-bed facility on Ocean Avenue aims to serve people struggling with severe mental illness — but neighbors say they were never informed and fear for safety.

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How Can We Break Our Addiction to Contempt? (Update) 40:23

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Arthur Brooks, an economist and former head of the American Enterprise Institute, believes that there is only one remedy for our political polarization: love. In this 2021 episode, we ask if Brooks is a fool for thinking this — and if perhaps you are his kind of fool? SOURCES: Arthur Brooks, professor of public and nonprofit leadership at Harvard U…

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Is Seattle’s Mayor Telling the Truth About Homelessness? 24:46

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Mayor Bruce Harrell says 70% of Seattle’s homeless aren’t from Seattle. Critics say that number doesn’t hold up — and accuse him of focusing on “sweeps” instead of solutions.In this video, we dig into the facts, the policies, and what’s really happening on Seattle’s streets.

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Protesters Turn Into Inflatable Dinosaurs!? Operation Inflation Takes Over Portland! 22:05

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You’ve never seen a protest like this before.Hundreds of demonstrators in Portland, Oregon are donning inflatable costumes to make a powerful — and hilarious — statement outside the ICE facility.They call it Operation Inflation, and it’s changing the tone of protest culture with creativity and laughter.…

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LGB Johnson Establishes “ICE-Free Zones” — Shielding Illegal Immigrants from Deportation 25:19

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Mayor Brandon Johnson has signed an executive order creating “ICE-free zones” across Chicago — preventing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from using city-owned spaces like schools, parks, and libraries for civil immigration operations.

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Feds DECLARE Housing Emergency But Regulations Add 24% To Costs 37:56

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The federal government is considering declaring a housing emergency because apparently we need an emergency declaration for every problem created by government overreach. Here we go again – decades of bureaucratic nonsense, environmental virtue signaling, and blue state policies have priced out entire generations, and now they want to fix it with m…

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91 Felonies, 2 Dead, California Wants Him in REHAB Not Prison 25:37

21d ago25:37

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Here we go again with justice reform working exactly as designed – which is to say, not at all. A 91-time felon who killed two innocent people in a stolen car while drunk now wants to swap prison time for rehab, and San Francisco is actually considering it. This is the same mindset that has Seattle's mayor saying he wants to "hear the story" of rep…

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Oklahoma BUSTS 125 Illegals With 'NO NAME' CDL Licenses From Blue States 22:29

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Here we go again with another brilliant government policy that absolutely couldn't backfire. Sanctuary states like Washington, California, and New York are handing out commercial driver's licenses to illegal immigrants—complete with "no name given" on the paperwork—while Oklahoma's actually doing something about it. They partnered with ICE and nabb…

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649. Should Ohio State (and Michigan, and Clemson) Join the N.F.L.? 55:21

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Soccer leagues around the world use a promotion-and-relegation system to reward the best teams and punish the worst. We ask whether American sports fans would enjoy a similar system. (Part two of a two-part series.) SOURCES: Domonique Foxworth, sports analyst and former N.F.L. player. Stefan Szymanski, professor of sport management at the Universit…

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New California Law: Landlords Must Provide Refrigerators in Apartments 21:57

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California has passed Assembly Bill 628, requiring landlords to provide tenants with a working refrigerator and stove in most rental units. The law goes into effect January 1, 2026, marking a major shift in what counts as a habitable apartment.Learn who’s covered, who’s exempt, and how this law changes the rights and responsibilities of renters and…

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Oregon Gov Caught LYING: Blames Feds for Violence in Portland! 29:37

23d ago29:37

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Oregon Governor Tina Kotek is facing backlash after claiming that federal agents are “escalating” tensions in Portland and that recent violence comes from counterprotesters — not demonstrators. Critics say this is a blatant attempt to shift blame as clashes continue near the ICE facility. Is Kotek covering for her political allies, or telling the t…

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“Bird Lady” vs Nick Sortor?! Wild Scene at Portland ICE Protest Caught in Court Docs 28:57

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A bizarre moment from Portland’s ICE protest has gone viral — court filings describe a woman in a bird costume chasing reporter Nick Sortor while swinging a feather-covered stick.