August 11, 2025 • 7 mins
In this episode, I cover the Russia-Ukraine conflict, illegal immigration-related news, the crackdown on crime in DC, the Texas redistricting drama. Of course, I’ll end with the noteworthy tidbits.
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(00:10):
Hey everyone, I'm back with another update.
In this episode, I'll cover the Russia Ukraine conflict, illegal
immigration related news, the crackdown on crime in DC, and
the Texas redistricting drama. Of course, I'll end with a
noteworthy tidbits. President Trump announced that
he'll be meeting with Russian President Putin on August 15th
in Alaska. And while in Europe, Vice
President Vance met with Ukrainian officials to discuss
(00:32):
peace with Russia. Ukrainian President Szalinski
expressed anger about not being included in the plans for Trump
and Putin to meet. And now President Trump is
considering inviting Zelensky tojoin.
Ukrainian support for the war was over 70% in 2022 and is now
only 24%, according to Gallup. And 69% say they want peace
negotiated as soon as possible versus fighting to win.
(00:54):
As for other conflicts, the president of Azerbaijan said he
might nominate President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for
aiding and ending their war withArmenia.
The two countries had been in conflict for 35 years by the
time they signed the peace accord with Trump.
And as Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Abbott
explains, under this president'sleadership, this historic peace
deal has been truly made into a reality.
(01:16):
On to illegal immigration related news.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said that removing illegal
aliens from their jobs and giving those jobs to Americans
will destabilize Los Angeles. And on the flip side, Florida
Congressman Byron Donalds calledfor no carve out protections for
illegal alien construction workers.
Donalds explained, we cannot allow the situation to
metastasize with these carve outs.
(01:37):
We have to be very firm when it comes to immigration policies.
A federal court reversed Judge James Sposberg's order of
contempt against the Trump administration for deporting
criminal illegal aliens under the Alien Enemies Act.
And southern border wall materials auctioned off by the
Biden administration will soon be sent back to the Trump
administration. Gov Planet has around $350
(01:58):
million worth of unused materials and worked with the
Office of the Borders R Tom Holman to reach an agreement to
return the materials. In related news, President Trump
signed a directive for the Pentagon to use the military
against cartels in Latin America, and Mexican President
Claudia Scheinbaum expressed heropposition to this move.
Let's switch to the crackdown oncrime in DC.
(02:19):
Washington, DC has been federalized, and federal
officers and marked units are now patrolling high traffic
tourist areas and other hotspotsalready making drug arrests.
Yesterday, a group of 100 youthsfired shots, launched fireworks,
and rode dirt bikes through a park near the DC capital, and
the FBI and DHS responded to thematter.
A curfew zone was put in place for youths following this
(02:40):
incident, and the US military ispreparing for the activation of
hundreds of National Guard troops.
President Trump addressed the nation in a press conference
today to announce law order and public safety will be returning
to DC. Not only does Trump want to
crack down on crime in DC, but he also wants the city cleaned
up and renovated. He remarked the city only gets
sturdier and less attractive. And I will take care of our
(03:02):
cherished capital and we will make it truly great again.
Shifting to the Texas redistricting drama, The Texas
House tried to convene again, but there was no quorum to pass
the redistricting map. Texas Governor Greg Abbott
threatened to increase the US House redistricting gain for
Republicans from 5 seats to 8 ifthe Democrats who fled don't
return. To allow a quorum.
(03:23):
The Texas House revoked the Democrat lawmakers access to
direct deposit so they can't getpaid until they return to Texas,
and in addition to that, they'llbe charged $500 per day that
they're gone. Budgets for each office member
will be slashed by 30% and Attorney General can.
Paxton filed to fully vacate theseats of over a dozen Democrats
who refused to return. Paxton is also suing Beta
(03:44):
O'Rourke for bribing the derelict Democrats, and he
secured A restraining order on O'Rourke against illegal
fundraising. Paxton said the Beto bribe
buyouts that were bankrolling the runaway Democrats have
officially been stopped. O'Rourke responded by demanding
every Democrat state quickly redraw their Congressional
District lines ahead of 2026, saying fuck the rules, we are
(04:05):
going to win whatever it takes. Oh, he's so edgy.
Governor Abbott announced he'll call special session after
special session until the new Congressional map is passed.
Now it's time for the noteworthytidbits which are brought to you
today by Big Fork Brands. Let me tell you about them
quick. Sometimes I get on a roll
cleaning or gardening and I needa boost but don't have time for
(04:27):
a meal. Big Fork Brands Pork Jerky is
the perfect choice to keep my momentum, offering high protein
snacks for on the Products come in a variety of delicious
flavors including Thai green Curry and Maple and brown Sugar
(04:48):
for the meat options and gangster and Chicago Fire for
the sauces. I personally think the original
flavor of the pork jerky hits just right after tackling a big
chore. It's a little salty and very
flavorful. My discount code gives you 20%
off your entire order, and it's currently the best deal
available. Just visit bigforkbrands.com and
enter in my promo code, JADE. That's JADE at checkout.
(05:14):
All right, let's get back to thetidbits.
President Trump's approval rating is 14 points higher now
than at this time in his first term, according to
RealClearPolitics. And according to a new RMG poll,
his approval rating has remainedpositive for 70 days straight.
Federal Housing Director Bill Pulte demanded an investigation
into Nancy Pelosi for insider stock trading.
President Trump nominated Tammy Bruce as the next deputy
(05:37):
representative of the United States to the United Nations
with the rank of ambassador. She is currently the State
Department spokeswoman with Marco Rubio.
Billy Long was removed from his position as IRS commissioner
after he fought against using tax data to find illegal aliens.
As a result, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been appointed
acting IRS commissioner. The Department of Justice
(05:58):
launched a grand jury investigation into New York
Attorney General Letitia James for violating President Trump's
First Amendment rights by targeting him.
Subpoenas were sent to her office and a grand jury is
underway in Albany. Senator Adam Schiff is being
investigated by Special AttorneyEd Martin for mortgage fraud,
and reportedly the attorney representing Schiff wants Ed
Martin thrown off the case over allegations of glaring bias.
(06:21):
Former Georgia Lieutenant Governor Jeff Duncan has left
the GOP to join the Democrat Party.
A cute story from the past couple of days is that Vice
President Vance revealed the reason he was running weird at
Disneyland, which was caught on video and went viral, was
because he was playing ogre withhis kids.
He explained that he chases them, but not at full speed,
acting like an ogre. A South Carolina aluminum
(06:43):
producer is investing an additional $50 million and
adding 100 jobs as a result of Trump's tariffs.
The plant was partially idle butis coming back to full speed
because it's now easier to produce in America, according to
The Hill. Congressmanship Roy is
considering a run for Texas Attorney General, replacing Ken
Paxton, who is running for Senate.
Congressman Carlos Jimenez has filed to kick Congresswoman
(07:06):
Delia Ramirez off the House Homeland Security Committee
after she said she's loyal to Guatemala, not the United States
of America. The BI Director Kash Patel
revealed that under the 1st 200 days of the Trump
administration, the FBI arrested1600 criminals who committed
violence against children, 270 of which were human traffickers.
the US House Oversight Committeeplans to gather evidence to
(07:27):
overturn Biden's pardons of Doctor Fauci, Adam Schiff, Mark
Miley and others. JP Morgan is forecasting a
Federal Reserve interest rate cut next month and four more
cuts by the end of the year. That's all I have for today.
I'll be back with another updatesoon.
Until then, please like, subscribe and share this podcast
and follow me on Instagram and Xat Shades of Jade Pod.
(07:48):
Thank you for listening and havea great day.
Hey everyone, I'm back with another update.
In this episode, I'll cover the Russia Ukraine conflict, illegal
immigration related news, the crackdown on crime in DC, and
the Texas redistricting drama. Of course, I'll end with a
noteworthy tidbits. President Trump announced that
he'll be meeting with Russian President Putin on August 15th
in Alaska. And while in Europe, Vice
President Vance met with Ukrainian officials to discuss
(00:32):
peace with Russia. Ukrainian President Szalinski
expressed anger about not being included in the plans for Trump
and Putin to meet. And now President Trump is
considering inviting Zelensky tojoin.
Ukrainian support for the war was over 70% in 2022 and is now
only 24%, according to Gallup. And 69% say they want peace
negotiated as soon as possible versus fighting to win.
(00:54):
As for other conflicts, the president of Azerbaijan said he
might nominate President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for
aiding and ending their war withArmenia.
The two countries had been in conflict for 35 years by the
time they signed the peace accord with Trump.
And as Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Abbott
explains, under this president'sleadership, this historic peace
deal has been truly made into a reality.
(01:16):
On to illegal immigration related news.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said that removing illegal
aliens from their jobs and giving those jobs to Americans
will destabilize Los Angeles. And on the flip side, Florida
Congressman Byron Donalds calledfor no carve out protections for
illegal alien construction workers.
Donalds explained, we cannot allow the situation to
metastasize with these carve outs.
(01:37):
We have to be very firm when it comes to immigration policies.
A federal court reversed Judge James Sposberg's order of
contempt against the Trump administration for deporting
criminal illegal aliens under the Alien Enemies Act.
And southern border wall materials auctioned off by the
Biden administration will soon be sent back to the Trump
administration. Gov Planet has around $350
(01:58):
million worth of unused materials and worked with the
Office of the Borders R Tom Holman to reach an agreement to
return the materials. In related news, President Trump
signed a directive for the Pentagon to use the military
against cartels in Latin America, and Mexican President
Claudia Scheinbaum expressed heropposition to this move.
Let's switch to the crackdown oncrime in DC.
(02:19):
Washington, DC has been federalized, and federal
officers and marked units are now patrolling high traffic
tourist areas and other hotspotsalready making drug arrests.
Yesterday, a group of 100 youthsfired shots, launched fireworks,
and rode dirt bikes through a park near the DC capital, and
the FBI and DHS responded to thematter.
A curfew zone was put in place for youths following this
(02:40):
incident, and the US military ispreparing for the activation of
hundreds of National Guard troops.
President Trump addressed the nation in a press conference
today to announce law order and public safety will be returning
to DC. Not only does Trump want to
crack down on crime in DC, but he also wants the city cleaned
up and renovated. He remarked the city only gets
sturdier and less attractive. And I will take care of our
(03:02):
cherished capital and we will make it truly great again.
Shifting to the Texas redistricting drama, The Texas
House tried to convene again, but there was no quorum to pass
the redistricting map. Texas Governor Greg Abbott
threatened to increase the US House redistricting gain for
Republicans from 5 seats to 8 ifthe Democrats who fled don't
return. To allow a quorum.
(03:23):
The Texas House revoked the Democrat lawmakers access to
direct deposit so they can't getpaid until they return to Texas,
and in addition to that, they'llbe charged $500 per day that
they're gone. Budgets for each office member
will be slashed by 30% and Attorney General can.
Paxton filed to fully vacate theseats of over a dozen Democrats
who refused to return. Paxton is also suing Beta
(03:44):
O'Rourke for bribing the derelict Democrats, and he
secured A restraining order on O'Rourke against illegal
fundraising. Paxton said the Beto bribe
buyouts that were bankrolling the runaway Democrats have
officially been stopped. O'Rourke responded by demanding
every Democrat state quickly redraw their Congressional
District lines ahead of 2026, saying fuck the rules, we are
(04:05):
going to win whatever it takes. Oh, he's so edgy.
Governor Abbott announced he'll call special session after
special session until the new Congressional map is passed.
Now it's time for the noteworthytidbits which are brought to you
today by Big Fork Brands. Let me tell you about them
quick. Sometimes I get on a roll
cleaning or gardening and I needa boost but don't have time for
(04:27):
a meal. Big Fork Brands Pork Jerky is
the perfect choice to keep my momentum, offering high protein
snacks for on the Products come in a variety of delicious
flavors including Thai green Curry and Maple and brown Sugar
(04:48):
for the meat options and gangster and Chicago Fire for
the sauces. I personally think the original
flavor of the pork jerky hits just right after tackling a big
chore. It's a little salty and very
flavorful. My discount code gives you 20%
off your entire order, and it's currently the best deal
available. Just visit bigforkbrands.com and
enter in my promo code, JADE. That's JADE at checkout.
(05:14):
All right, let's get back to thetidbits.
President Trump's approval rating is 14 points higher now
than at this time in his first term, according to
RealClearPolitics. And according to a new RMG poll,
his approval rating has remainedpositive for 70 days straight.
Federal Housing Director Bill Pulte demanded an investigation
into Nancy Pelosi for insider stock trading.
President Trump nominated Tammy Bruce as the next deputy
(05:37):
representative of the United States to the United Nations
with the rank of ambassador. She is currently the State
Department spokeswoman with Marco Rubio.
Billy Long was removed from his position as IRS commissioner
after he fought against using tax data to find illegal aliens.
As a result, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been appointed
acting IRS commissioner. The Department of Justice
(05:58):
launched a grand jury investigation into New York
Attorney General Letitia James for violating President Trump's
First Amendment rights by targeting him.
Subpoenas were sent to her office and a grand jury is
underway in Albany. Senator Adam Schiff is being
investigated by Special AttorneyEd Martin for mortgage fraud,
and reportedly the attorney representing Schiff wants Ed
Martin thrown off the case over allegations of glaring bias.
(06:21):
Former Georgia Lieutenant Governor Jeff Duncan has left
the GOP to join the Democrat Party.
A cute story from the past couple of days is that Vice
President Vance revealed the reason he was running weird at
Disneyland, which was caught on video and went viral, was
because he was playing ogre withhis kids.
He explained that he chases them, but not at full speed,
acting like an ogre. A South Carolina aluminum
(06:43):
producer is investing an additional $50 million and
adding 100 jobs as a result of Trump's tariffs.
The plant was partially idle butis coming back to full speed
because it's now easier to produce in America, according to
The Hill. Congressmanship Roy is
considering a run for Texas Attorney General, replacing Ken
Paxton, who is running for Senate.
Congressman Carlos Jimenez has filed to kick Congresswoman
(07:06):
Delia Ramirez off the House Homeland Security Committee
after she said she's loyal to Guatemala, not the United States
of America. The BI Director Kash Patel
revealed that under the 1st 200 days of the Trump
administration, the FBI arrested1600 criminals who committed
violence against children, 270 of which were human traffickers.
the US House Oversight Committeeplans to gather evidence to
(07:27):
overturn Biden's pardons of Doctor Fauci, Adam Schiff, Mark
Miley and others. JP Morgan is forecasting a
Federal Reserve interest rate cut next month and four more
cuts by the end of the year. That's all I have for today.
I'll be back with another updatesoon.
Until then, please like, subscribe and share this podcast
and follow me on Instagram and Xat Shades of Jade Pod.
(07:48):
Thank you for listening and havea great day.
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