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August 21, 2025 24 mins

The episode spotlights the Trump administration’s D.C. crime crackdown, with FBI Director Kash Patel reporting 550 arrests in one week, including 41 in one night. White House heavyweights J.D. Vance and Stephen Miller visit National Guardsmen at Union Station, dismissing protesters as “crazy communists.". Miller calls the Democratic Party an “extremist organization” on Fox News, protecting “terrorists and criminals.” Trump’s Truth Social post targets the Smithsonian for its 2020 “toxic whiteness” infographic, among other items. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem details painting the border wall black to deter climbers. A video of an illegal alien, previously arrested for child s*xual assault, being tackled in D.C. is celebrated as justice. Israel plans a Gaza City operation against Hamas. Corporate news includes Cracker Barrel’s rebrand and Bed Bath & Beyond’s California exit due to overregulation. A poll on IVF reveals 67% of listeners view it as immoral, with thoughtful X comments on its ethical complexities.

 

D.C. crime crackdown, Kash Patel, FBI arrests, DEA ATF US Park Police, J.D. Vance, Stephen Miller, National Guard, Smithsonian woke controversy, Trump Truth Social, Kristi Noem, border wall, illegal alien arrest, Israel Gaza operation, Cracker Barrel rebrand, Bed Bath & Beyond California, IVF moral debate, realamupdate
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