Judge Black National Guard to Oregon | Nobel Prize 2025

(October 06,2025)
Judge blocks Trump admin. from deploying California National Guard to Oregon. A new term begins today for the Supreme Court. The Nobel Prize 2025 officially kicks off today… the curious and sometimes controversial history of the Nobel Peace Prize. California nursing shortage crisis lacks space in schools.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
You're listening to Bill Handle on demand from KFI AM
six forty. I am six forty Bill Handle here Monday morning,
October the sixth and well, first Monday in October means
Supreme Court is going to dive into, I would say,

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mainly the issue of presidential power. There's a couple of
other fun cases. Guess what's back, conversion therapy. If you're gay,
you hate God? If you're gay, we're all straighten that
out with you, praying. Just really weird stuff, this conversion
therapy and now and it's illegal in a lot of states.

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And there's a therapist with filed lawsuit saying if I
want to use conversion therapy, it's my First Amendment right
to do. So. We'll talk about that a little bit
later on. In the meantime, here is an issue of
what's going on with president. A federal judge has just
blocked the Trump administration from deploying the California National Guard

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or any Guard troops in Oregon, for example. Now this
is a very strange one because again the president pushing
the envelope of power. The President has declared that certain
cities are war zones and under emergency powers that he has,
he can actually move in the National Guard without the
governor asking for it, which is the way it works,

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without the mayor asking the governor to ask for it.
As a matter of fact, the mayor of Oregon, I
mean the mayor of I think it was Portland, Los Angeles, Chicago,
said we don't want the troops here. This is not
a war zone, this is not a major invasion. The
way the president is declaring that if he declares we're

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at war with the bad guys in these cities, and
he has the power to move forward and bring in
the National Guard. Well, in California, it was ruled the
National Guard could not be in California. The court said
you can't do that. So what the president date is
to California National Guard troops and move them to Oregon.

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And that's what this judge just said. No, you can't
do that either. And of course there is an appeal
going on. And Newsom said, the rule of law has prevailed,
and this was a lawsuit that the State of California filed.
The California National Guard is heading home, that's from Oregon.
This ruling is more than a legal victory. It's a

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victory for American democracy. Trump tried to turn our soldiers
into instrument of his political will, and the fight continues.
Though tonight the rule of law is hell no, so
the jump. The judge temporary blocked the administration from doing this,
which is kind of interesting because the court up to

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this point has allowed in the case for example of detainees,
where the constitutionality of certain actions of the administration is argued,
the court has said, yes, there is a case, but yes,
under an emergency order, we're allowing the Trump administration to
go forward with what they're doing, pending the hearing of

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the facts of the case. These are emergency orders that
are thrown in. In this case, it was an emergency
order that asked the court ask this judge, because that's
where it all starts, to say, no, you can't do this.
You can't just arbitrary claim that these cities are war
zones based on what you say. I mean, there has

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to be some connection. And the judge said that the
Trump administration really made no argument if you look at
the facts, it's just not the case. Local law enforcement
can deal with this. Does deal with this, now? Does
it deal with it badly? Yeah? Sometimes it does. Amy

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was talking about who comes from Portland that downtown Portland
is a god awful mess. It is, you know, buildings
are boarded up and a lot of the bad guys
are there. But does it reach a level where the
president is able to nationalize the Guard and bring in troops?

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And that's what's scarying civil libertarians so much, because the
president can simply on his own declare a city, a state,
a war zone, and under his emergency powers which he
is given, then he can go ahead and nationalize the Guard.

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And that's the scary part for a lot of people.
What is emergency powers? Anything the president says is an
emergency power. And the court said, the lower court said, no,
I mean, we have to have some kind of real emergency.
This isn't. Of course, the Trump administration will and did

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instantly file for an appeal, and we'll see what happens
when this one. Now, I can't imagine. Maybe it's going
to happen that it goes to Supreme Court, which is
going to go very quickly, that the court on an
emergency basis, The Court will say, you know, pending a resolution,
sure the president can go forward and declare an emergency

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any place, in any part of the country he wants
because he has the power du so under the Emergency
Power Act. Okay, Supreme Court starts today. The nine injustices,
we take their seats and they sit way up there
on that mahogany bench, that table, and now a new
term starts now. Over the past three months, this is

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during their vacation, the Court was repeatedly forced to hammer
through emergency cases involving the President. And if you look
at the written arguments, if you look at the written decisions, man,
it follows what the country is doing. Conservatives hating liberals

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or progressives now and the dissension rides right up to
the Supreme Court. And there'll be a lot of high
stakes political confrontations. There'll be disputes. There are disputes or
transgender youth. There's a case that threatens a key provision
of the nineteen sixty five Voting Rights Act, which considered

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the landmark case. The judges will be working through this
tension that has developed with lower court judges. And then
you have polling what do the American people think of
the court, And usually American people think, well, the Court
is one of the most admired places in government because

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the Court was viewed as even a conservative or a
liberal court for the most part among Americans, as something
or an agency that is to be respected and was.
So here's a poll that just came out. It was
Gallup poll. Seventy nine percent of Republicans approve of the Court.

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Fourteen percent of Democrats approve. Why seventy nine Republicans because
the Court has leaned far right and it was a
far left court. What a lot of liberals don't acknowledge
is that when we talk about the Warren Court, which

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was decades and decades ago, it was for the most
part of Warren Court, and until President Trump nominated and
got confirmed three very conservative justices that switched the majority.
Now it's six' three in favor of conservative. Judges it
was considered a liberal. Court so The court wrapped up

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its last term In. June what it does is here's
cases all like Now, october and Come, june the day
the last week of the term out comes all the
decisions and it is a, big big deal when that.
Comes so In, june there was a DECISION i touched
on the president's. Power it's a big. One, here a

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six to three majority took out one path that lower
courts have used for years to block a president's. Policies
The trump administration, arguing how do you have one judge
can stop an entire federal policy from going? Forward and
the court, said, yeah you're. Right so now the court
turns to three major cases involving the. President the. Tariffs

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congress has the right to impose those. Tariffs, however under
authority of The International Emergency Economics Powers act to impose those,
duties The president can do this effectively by saying that
we are under, attack that it is a national, emergency

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our economic, position and therefore it's basically a war power
that he is saying to impose those. Terrorists can he do?
It that's what the court has to. Do how about
the firing of leaders at independent government? Agencies how independent
are government agencies? Now they used to not be. Independent
it was AFTER fdr became president that all of a

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sudden we had agencies become totally, independent especially The Federal.
Reserve the point is we did not want The Federal
reserve to be a political. Body, well guess what the
president says it, is and he has the right to
fire whoever the hell he wants if they work for

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the executive. Branch, effectively there's no such thing as an
independent agency anymore in The United. States the president has
full power and that is what The court is going to.
Decide by the, Way conservatives have been arguing that for
years transgender, rights, well that one affects almost no, one

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but it's a big it's a big issue when it
comes to his, base THE maga. Supporters and that is
In june six' to three conservative majority exactly where the court,
planned out or the court. Pans out they Upheld the
tennessee law that bans gender affirming care for. Trans miners
that's a fairly, big deal except how many are. Out

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there and then the court goes into sexuality and the
gender of miners the day. After reconvening it. Starts tomorrow
there's a challenge To the colorado law banning. Conversion therapy
that's a. Big one, CONVERSION therapy, i mean that's. Crazy
stuff it's a practice has been discredited for converting gay
people or transgender people back into being straight with with prayer,

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and uh with just how do you even? Do this?
With response in, other words they show, porno films, for
example and electric, shock therapy and so every time you
see a, porno film all of, a sudden You's. Like
pavlovian that's sort of. THE outskirts, i mean there, are
issues there were people that, did that but effectively saying

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that homosexuality is a is a sickness, is depraved and
we're going to bring you back, to straightness straight hood
by converting you through. Pay prayer and this. Is religious by,
The Way mike pence was, a big big believer. Of
this he was part of. An organization a matter, OF
fact i think he was head of an organization that. Did,

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this uh THAT one i. Find incredible and then it
has to do it with state spanning transgender students from
playing on. SPORTS teeming i think we all agree that
if you were born a male and therefore have the,
male stuff the, skeletal strength the, muscle, mass yeah don't.
Play that and then the, big one another big. One

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redistricting now the court took they punted the case because
of a claim of. Racial gerrymandering can state jerry mander canni? State?
Redistrict YEAH can i state do it on? Racial grounds
because that's what this, Is about black areas versus white

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areas read Democrat. Versus republicans can it, be done, don't
know but it's going to be emergency request after. Emergency
request it's going to be a. Big ONE and i
think it all boils down to presidential power and where
it's going. To go, All right this week is the
announcement of The Various nobel prizes are happening all. THE

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way i Think The medicine prize just, came out or
the physics prizes. Came out usually no one knows who these.
People are and for the, most part it's, weird stuff
very obscure scientific discoveries. And developments and Sometimes The nobel prize.
Is shared there'll be two people or, three people they
get it from. Different countries and so the one that

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everybody looks at Is The, peace Prize The Nobel, peace
prize which is not only the, most controversial the most
interesting one. Of all that's Announced, on friday And the
president has pushed for it very. Very hard he's not
going to, get it and, interestingly enough what he's been able,
to do especially if he puts together this peace plan

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and he's the only person that can probably make it
Happen between Gaza. And israel there's a good argument that
he should get it based on, those accomplishments and based
on what they've given peace prizes before to various people
that make no, SENSE whatsoever, i mean just. Crazy sense

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so he is arguing For The. Peace prize he'll never,
get it and not whether he deserves it. Or not
that's a whole issue we're. Talking about it's just they don't.
LIKE him, i mean he is not the most well
liked person in, the world especially among. Our allies and that's.
Who decides it's a. Close committee no one knows who.

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They are And The nobel prize in and of itself's kind.
Of Interesting alfred nobel invented, dyno might and he, dyna
might and the story is that he was frightened a hell.
Of it he realized the danger, of it and so

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therefore he developed the, various prizes and he started With.
The pride by, the way he was a very very. Wealthy,
guy today the prize is keeping the. Principle together they
never go into. The principle they always take what the.
Principle makes what's in the account is about one point

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two million dollars per prize is, handed out so it's
about six seven million dollars eight million dollars that's handed out.
Every year in some of years they don't even. Give
it so in eighteen, ninety five here's. The story nobel
writes his third and, last will establishing Five, prizes, chemistry
literature physiology, or, medicine physics And The, peace prize the.

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Big one and he dies the, next year and the
first prizes were. Giving out in nineteen. Oh One teddy
roosevelt won it for negotiating, the War The Russo japanese
war the turn of the. Last century and it's such
a interesting story about how he did it and the
various people who get. The prize, for example in nineteen,

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fifty three the Laureate WAS. George, c marshall president Of
The red cross and founder Of The, marshall Plan which
europe came back as a viable set, of countries All
of europe Without The, Peace prize Without the marshall planet
would have. Fallen apart but at the same time he
had been COMMANDER of us military forces during, the war

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and that doesn't bode Well For. PEACE prize A new Secretary, of.
Defense huh in nineteen, SEVENTY Three us Secretary Of Saint
henry Kissinger and Lee Dut, Tow vietnam vietnam's chief negotiator.
Negotiating armisists, coe, said no, not interested wouldn't accept the

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prize because peace had not yet been Established. In vietnam
this was The Armisticist. Mother, teresa now who's going to
Disagree With mother teresa in nineteen. Seventy nine now she
was not involved in any peace plan, between nations which
is usually. The case but of course she Founded the
Missionaries Of. Charity Americans jane adams was that the way

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at the turn of the, last century establishing these homes for,
poor people which was. Unheard Of Martin luther king. Got
It jane Adams Established, hull house that was the name.
Of it king became the youngest at age. Thirty five

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So The peace prize also has gone to. Various Committees
amnesty international Got The, peace prize the, Organization Itself Dodgers
without borders. Got it so we're going to see who
Gets The. Peace Prize barack obama Won The nobel prize
for his. Extraordinary achievements what? Are they his? Extraordinary achievements what?

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Were they he? Got elected that's What The Nobel. Peace
prize so we're gonna hear About The nobel prize coming Up.
On friday the prize for literature we're gonna. Hear midweek
usually it's people who you've never, Heard of peruvian poets

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who sit on top of mountains that. Produce Crap But
bob dylan won it last year. For literature first time
a songwriter ever Won The, PEACE prize i ever Won A.
Nobel prize that's. Pretty, impressive which by, the way he
wouldn't go to, accept it which who the hell doesn't

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go to Accept The. Nobel Prize bob dylan just, not
interested wouldn't go to. The ceremony he later did accept,
the prize but last day that was allowed to be
accepted and it was Very, JUST yeah i think he
sent someone to pick. It up so we're gonna see.
What happens what's the first prize just? Been, ESTABLISHED amy

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i think medicine just, came, out right.

Speaker 2 (19:08):
Medicine, Was, today Yes two americans And a japanese person.

Speaker 1 (19:12):
Won, it yeah they. SHARE it a lot of people
share because medicine is now, very international it's. Very.

Speaker 2 (19:18):
Collaborative yeah it was for the body's response to. Immune,
system yeah now it's getting.

Speaker 1 (19:25):
Pretty obscure these the prizes go for various inventions and
developments that are. Very obscure, all right coming up Of
The peace prize On The, literature prize? Can't wait, all
right now we have you know this one IS when
i started looking, INTO this, i went, come, On really
california has an Incredible nursing shortagetter, OF fact i had

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lunch with Was it saturday? OR yesterday i had Lunch
With jim keeney Who. Runs St. Mary hospital he's a
medical Director Of, saint mary and we always talk about what's,
going on what's going on in. The WORLD and i, asked,
him so what are the most challenging things you have
now that you're a? Medical director and, he says one

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of them is the. Nursing shortage we just don't have.
Enough nurses nurses are, desperately needed particularly Here, in california
and you've got demand. For nurses you have, retirement burnout
a lot of them are leaving. Like crazy but you

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want to, know something there are two reasons why we
have such a. Nursing shortage there are plenty of people
that want to. Be nurses there are plenty of schools,
out there but they can't find, enough faculty and there

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aren't the hands on training opportunities because that's, the law
you have to train fifteen teen. Hundred hours and a
lot of these hospitals are not interested in. Training nurses
they just don't want to. Train anybody they just have
to do their job and just dealing. With nursing and

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there is. The problem so you had Here in california
in twenty twenty two to, twenty three it's the last
most recent, data available fifty eight thousand applications by. Qualified
students right bottom line is a third, were accepted just

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a third with this kind, of shortage and these are.
Qualified people why because there just isn't enough teaching and
the whole, excuse me and this law that requires hands
on just stops. Everything cold so are, Their, answers, well

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yeah some of the teaching, colleges saying tell, you what
why don't we get these? Fake people, you know the
simulated people you put like like you have, the models,
you know the silicon models that you DO ccp, r on,
you know and they have technology there that they, can
bleed they can, stop breathing they can, do whatever and let's. Use,

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those nope not a chance we Want we the nursing
lobby wants to be right hands. On again they want to,
control everything and this has really pissed off a lot,
of people even to the point where last year the

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legislature approved sixty million dollars five year grand to expand
community college nursing programs partnerships with four year schools for
bachelor's degree because that's what, nursing is it's a, bachelor's
degree and they just don't. Have ENOUGH so i wanted
to talk. ABOUT this i wanted to because there's a

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good chance next week you're going to have a loved
one that's going to be in a facility and because
there is a shortage of, nurses there your loved one.
WILL die i just want to point. That out or
maybe you will die one of. The two And what
i'm going to do IS say i told you. Last,
week right THIS IS kf i. Am sixty you've been

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