Data from OpenSecrets and RepresentUs reveals a nearly unbreakable trend in federal races over the last several cycles:

• U.S. House of Representatives: Roughly 94% of candidates who outspent their opponents won their races
• U.S. Senate: Roughly 82% of candidates who outspent their opponents won.
• The Cost of Entry: As of late 2024, the "average" cost to win a House seat was roughly $2 million, while a Senate seat cost closer to $20 million.

While the median American household net worth stays relatively flat (around $192,000), the average "career politician" sees their wealth grow at a rate of 14% to 25% annually. For the "Top 100" wealthiest members of Congress, that growth average jumps to 114% per year. Serving 3 terms (6 years) often acts as a financial "launchpad" that the average worker simply doesn't have access to.

While the Fed doesn't decide to spend money (only Congress can do that), it does make it much easier for the government to borrow.

When the government spends more than it has, the Treasury issues bonds (debt). If there aren't enough private buyers, the Fed can step in and buy those bonds.

When the Fed buys those bonds, it doesn't use "saved" money. It creates new digital "reserves" (money) to pay for them.

"The government doesn't just print money; they hold an auction. But the only people allowed to bid at the big table are the same 'Big Banks' that own the Regional Fed. These banks buy the debt, and then the Fed buys it from them. It’s a closed-loop system where the same few players are the wholesalers, the retailers, and the bank all at once.” Hell of a business model. Does Monopoly come to mind?

We used to call ourselves Americans, now it seems more like 350-400 million people who Just live in America. I certainly hope that is not true.

I am a big Fan of the Country rock band Blackberry Smoke. The Lyrics to their song “There Ain’tMuch Left of Me” The chorus strikes what I see as a parallel to my thoughts on todays podcast

Well I've been rained on, rode hard and put up wet

Danced with the devil 'til I'm in debt

Took all I got and there ain't much left of me

I've been knocked down, drug out and left for dead

Barely held together by a few old threads

And I'm still here there ain't much left to see,

Well I'm still holding on But there ain't much left of me.

Those words could very well describe the current state of our Republic.

If it wasn’t so destructive this might be a funny moment. Truth is it’s not funny at all. You see all it took was someone like president trump to Bring back the Idea of American greatness, his drill baby drill and dig baby dig mentality to expose the big lie.

Recently there have been several large REE deposits found in the U.S. , actually they were not hidden it’s just that there was no incentive to go after them.

The incredible thing is that at the same time The Trump administration through Tariffs and negotiating have created an environment that is bringing manufacturing back to the U.S.. So now we have the raw materials and we have the demand. This Perfect Storm, If you will, could make America Great Again as Trump Promised. Now don’t get me wrong , I have a few issues with mister Trump, But I believe in giving credit where credit is due.

New research shows a 2.4-million-year gravitational cycle between Earth and Mars that affects deep-ocean currents and global warmth. Current Science Suggests that it could have had an impact on our ice ages, when they formed and when they receded. It causes "deep-sea eddies"—massive underwater whirlpools—that keep the deep ocean from becoming stagnant

During the Cambrian period, CO2 was nearly 10 times higher than today. The Earth didn't "die"; it was a "Greenhouse Earth" with no polar ice—which has actually been the planet's "default setting" for 70% of its history.

When someone says they are following the Science, I always ask, Who's Science. Science does not operate on the same principals it once did. Now we don't try to prove our Theory we just have to find evidence that supports it.

My analogy was that we strap the astronauts to a giant rocket that could turn into a bomb at any second. And when they come back they have to fall from the sky at thousands of miles per hour and hope their parachutes will deploy and and allow the to splash down in the ocean somewhere, and hope someone will be there to pluck out the water. Seems like a very crude and ancient system.

The Divorce Stat: 2026 data indicates these jabs are doubling the divorce risk, similar to surgery, but at a much larger scale because of how accessible they are.

"They call it 'self-improvement,' but in the courtroom, they just call it 'irreconcilable differences.' It’s a funny thing—we spend twenty years building a life on loyalty and 'for better or worse,' but it only takes six months of a new waistline to make someone decide 'for worse' isn't for them anymore. You can’t put a price on a new body, but you can sure as hell see the price of a broken home when you get the bill from the Lawyer. If you're gonna upgrade the hardware, you better make sure you don't delete the People who loved you, when you were you.

How we moved from "Sacred" to "Resource."

• The Narrative Shift: We’ve spent 60,000 years remembering, but in the last 15 years, we’ve been "coached" to forget.
• The Malthusian Shadow:
  • Paul Ehrlich (The Population Bomb): "The population explosion is an uncontrolled multiplication of people... we must cut out the cancer."
  • Ted Turner: Suggests a 95% reduction in population (down to 250–300 million) is "ideal" for a healthy planet.
  • Klaus Schwab (WEF): The focus on the "Fourth Industrial Revolution" often frames humans as biological data points that must be "integrated" into a more "efficient" digital and economic system.
  • The Logic: This "Reset" narrative often suggests that in a high-tech future, many people (the "Peons") may become "economically irrelevant." If AI and robots do the work, the "Upper Crust" no longer needs a large labor class, making the "overpopulation" of poor people a "security risk" rather than an asset. system.

A widespread myth in energy circles is that U.S. refineries are “unable” to process the light, sweet crude produced by the shale boom. The claim tends to surface whenever gasoline prices rise or energy independence becomes a talking point. The argument is usually that the U.S. is producing record volumes of oil, yet still imports crude because its refineries were built for heavier foreign barrels.

It’s a compelling narrative, but it’s mostly wrong.

Let’s look at the real economics on the ground I just paid $4.30 / gal. For gas today. Two months ago I paid $2.28/gal. That is a 89% increase. That’s the ransom we pay for being held hostage to the middle east when we don’t have to be.

The economics for the oil companies is 50 or 60 Billion dollars in additional profits. We pay a ransom while they make huge profits. And He called it economical. It’s a matter of prospective I guess.

He doesn't dispute the fact the we still import millions of barrels a day from the middle east, but he claims in his words,

U.S. refineries can and do process shale crude every day. The issue isn’t technical capability. It’s economics.

Understanding that distinction is critical, because it explains why the U.S. simultaneously exports large volumes of crude oil while continuing to import it, and why that system works far more efficiently than it appears at first glance.

Stick with here to find out if it is really economical or efficient or which party it might be both of those things.

The Biblically correct name for a male Donkey Would be Jackass. And it Didn't take long to find out that our little jackass could also be The Figurative Jackass as well. Little did I know that our little Donkey would set the Stage for a valuable lesson. A lesson I have carried with me my whole life.

"You might think your state capital is a safe distance from the $450 million circus in D.C. It isn't. In fact, it’s often cheaper—and more effective—for Big Oil to buy a state senator than a U.S. Senator. From Sacramento to Austin to Santa Fe, the industry is dropping over $120 million a year to make sure that no matter what happens in Washington, the rules in your backyard stay written in their favor. They aren't just lobbying for 'energy'; they are lobbying to make sure you have no choice but to pay their price.”

Since Texas manages its own lands (the "Permanent School Fund"), their numbers are separate and massive. In 2024/2025, the industry paid a record $27.3 billion in state and local taxes and royalties in Texas alone.

• The "Name Names" Context: While $27 billion sounds like a lot, remember that the Texas oil and gas industry’s direct Gross Regional Product exceeded $366 billion in that same period. They are paying roughly 7.5% of their regional product in taxes and royalties—while you likely pay a higher effective tax rate on your personal income

• We’re Being told that we are energy independent. We see the oil rigs in Texas, the pumps in Utah. Yet, a drone strike in the Strait of Hormuz 7,000 miles away just added $2.00 to your gallon of gas. If we have the oil, why are we paying A ransom To the middle east? Something doesn't smell right, and today, we're going to follow that scent and see where it leads.My Thoughts on this whole Mess.
  • The oil and gas leases that our government makes available to oil companies represent an asset of the American people. Any and all assets belonging to us should benefit us first. Allowing companies to make a profit as well, makes the whole thing work. We should never allow them to sell our top grade stuff overseas for huge profits (of which we do not benefit) and then import cheap junk oil and make us pay premium price at the pump. And the when we have a conflict in the middle east we have to pay even more when our oil is not at risk. Our assets should always be for the benefit of us first. Not to make astronomical profits for big business.
  • What if we were refining our own oil, here is the "black and white" comparison to show the estimated difference. We would have to spend 30-40 Billion Dollars and it will take time to re-tool the refineries. We would also have to eliminate the jones act or get some new ships to carry the oil. But True energy independence would definitely be worth it.The idea of being free from the dependance on the middle east and all the wars and disruptions That’s pretty damn good too.

Research into the American healthcare system highlights a few startling statistics regarding these gaps:

• Communication Failures: Studies have shown that roughly 25% to 50% of PCPs are unaware of what happens during their patients' specialist visits.
• Referral Loop Gaps: In many systems, the "referral loop" (the specialist sending a report back to the PCP) is only completed about half the time.
• Medication Errors at Discharge: Nearly 20% of patients experience an adverse event within three weeks of leaving the hospital, and the vast majority of these are related to medication changes that weren't properly reconciled or monitored by the follow-up with their PCP.

This isn't a "what-if." It’s the law in New Zealand. Today, we’re looking at what happens to a country when "residency" replaces "loyalty," and why the world is currently hitting a breaking point on the idea of "World Citizenship."

Let’s look at New Zealand—Exhibit A. His Issue has been making waves lately and points to a scary trend. Because non-citizens can vote after a year, the country has become a magnet for "passive wealth."

Wealthy individuals move in, buy up the housing, and vote for policies that protect their property values. They aren't starting businesses or welding in shops—they’re parking money. The result? The housing market is hot as a firecracker.

Native-born New Zealanders, the people with "skin in the game," can no longer afford to live there. So, they’re fleeing to Australia for better-paying jobs. When a country’s own people are replaced by high-wealth transients, do you still have a nation, or just a gated community with a flag? As the ACT party in NZ is arguing this election cycle: “Citizenship must mean something.”

Roughly 66,000 New Zealand citizens left the country in the last 12 months, with over 60% of them heading to Australia.

That could be our future without the Save America Act or similar legislation.

We're looking at the numbers from the GAO—which estimate that fraud is now effectively the sixth-largest "agency" in the federal government. We're talking hundreds of billions of dollars. We’re also going to look at why your local Secretary of State might legally be forbidden from double-checking who is actually filing those papers.

Accountability Office—the GAO—the federal government is losing between $233 billion and $521 billion every single year to fraud.

Think about that. At the high end, we are losing half a trillion dollars a year. That is more than the entire budget for the Department of Homeland Security. It’s roughly 3% to 7% of every dollar the federal government spends. And that’s just confirmed fraud. If you look at "improper payments"—money sent to the wrong person or in the wrong amount—the total since 2003 is a staggering $2.8 trillion

TSA is short about 3,000 traffic controllers. We have lost aprox. 300 in the last 30 days because of the shut down. The agency responsible for finding new candidates and training them is shut down as well. So, we are loosing more people but have no way to replace them.

Even if we could replace them, it takes 3-4 years to get a full trained air traffic controller. Even if our leaders could pull their heads right this minute and start a massive hiring and training program, it would be at least 2030 before we even came close to meeting staffing requirements. And that would require no more shut downs. And what is the probability of that?

As I think about all of this it occurs to me that with the failure of our leadership and our court system and government agencies. Our government has become one of the most dangerous things in our lives, And they are to busy playing political game to even notice.

• Jus Soli (Right of Soil): You are a citizen because you were born on the land. (Common in the Americas).
• Jus Sanguinis (Right of Blood): You are a citizen because your parents are. (Common in Europe and Asia).

What’s changing in 2026: The "unrestricted" versions of these are disappearing.

• In Europe: Almost no country offers unconditional birthright citizenship anymore. France, Germany, and the UK all now require parents to have lived there for several years before a child is born to get automatic citizenship.
• Ireland was the last holdout in Europe; they ended unconditional birthright citizenship in 2005.
• New Zealand and Australia also ended it in the 1980s and 2000s, moving to "conditional" systems where at least one parent must be a permanent resident.

However, they both reflect a move toward "Contractual Citizenship." Instead of citizenship being an permanent, iron-clad status, the government is treating it more like a membership:

I see it like this. If you were born here to parents who were and are loyal citizens, then your citizenship should not be questioned. But, if you come here otherwise, you should have to go through proper channels to become a citizen and it is not unreasonable to require a probationary period.

If we take the worldwide abortion statistics from the last 40 years and apply the statistical distribution of "greatness"—measured by careers in science, medicine, the arts, and peak intellectual achievement—we can create a quantitative "loss of human capital" projection.

1. Establishing the Raw Numbers

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Guttmacher Institute, there are approximately 73 million abortions per year globally. Looking back 40 years (1986–2026), the rate has fluctuated, but a conservative global average of ~55 million per year is often cited by researchers.

• Total Estimated Abortions (1986–2026): ~2.2 Billion

To put that in perspective, that is roughly 27% of the current total world population.

We are seeing shortages of Nurses and doctors in todays world because we wiped out those individuals that would have filled those positions. This is a global issue!!

The Founders didn't just worry about a King; they worried about a "Demagogue"—a leader who gains power by appealing to the passions and prejudices of the people rather than their reason.

Abraham Lincoln famously warned that a republic like ours cannot be destroyed from the outside; it can only collapse from within.

"If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide." — Abraham Lincoln

"A Republic is the only form of government that requires its citizens to be its own police. When we stop pledging our allegiance to the process and start pledging it to the person, we have already moved into the 'Aftermath' we are discussing here.”

GOP bill seeks to block illegal immigrants from being armed law enforcement

Ted Budd introduced the Stop Illegal Alien Cops Act in the Senate, and Mary Miller did the same in the House. Fox News

"Sanctuary policies in states like Illinois have gone so far as to allow illegal aliens to wear the badge and carry a firearm," Miller wrote in a statement. "That is a disgrace to every honorable officer and a threat to public safety."Law enforcement authority must be reserved for those who respect and uphold our laws, not those who are in violation of them," she added.

The "Crazy" Part: This creates a bizarre legal paradox: a person who is not a U.S. citizen is being asked to swear an oath that literally identifies them as a "citizen." Critics, including several Illinois sheriffs, have pointed out that this makes the oath technically a false statement the moment it is uttered.

1. "Sanctuary" Logic vs. Local Impact

One of the biggest "head-scratchers" for many is the conflict between declaring a city a "Sanctuary" and then declaring a "State of Emergency" when people actually arrive.

• The Paradox: In 2024 and 2025, several major "Sanctuary Cities" (like Chicago and New York) began pleading for federal help and even suggesting that residents host migrants in their spare rooms.
• The "Crazy" Angle: Critics argue it’s illogical to invite a situation through policy and then act surprised—or demand rural taxpayers' money—when the predictable result occurs. It feels like a disconnect from the reality of finite resources. The "Reliability Hotspots" (2026 Vulnerability)

"Luxury" of Green Energy

Premise: The disconnect between high-level climate mandates and the reliability of the local power grid.

Let’s name some names here, these states are currently sitting at the "breaking point" according to the latest 2026 vulnerability indices:

• Illinois: Listed as one of the top 10 states most likely to face blackouts in 2026. The issue? Dependency on retiring nuclear and coal plants that aren't being replaced fast enough by reliable alternatives.
• California: Remains a "hotspot" for wildfire-related preemptive shutoffs and the "duck curve" problem (too much solar in the day, not enough at night).
• The "Red State" Contrast: A January 2026 report from The Western Way found that states like Utah and Arizona are 2 to 7 times more reliable than the national average. Why? Because they use an "all-of-the-above" strategy that keeps natural gas and nuclear as the backbone. Just Common Sense Man.

The Reality (The "System" Problem)

The reason you feel the system is "dishonest" is that the PBM's incentives have shifted.

• The Rebate Trap: PBMs often prefer expensive drugs over cheap ones because they take a percentage of the "rebate." If a drug costs $1,000 and the PBM gets a 20% rebate ($200), they make more money than if they suggested a $50 generic.
• The "Spread": As we discussed, they charge your Insurance $100 and pay the pharmacy $60, pocketing the $40.
• The Monopoly: Because the Big Three own the insurance companies, they can effectively force you to use the pharmacies they own (like CVS or Optum mail-order), which starves out the local independent pharmacies.

After reading the recent study done to identify the factions if you will of the democrat and republican parties. My theory is that the percentage of the factions on both sides that leaned more moderate was much higher than the extremes of each side. It turns out that my crazy theory wasn’t too far off and here is the numbers.

The idea is that if you peel away the 10–15% on the "Woke Fringe" and the roughly 17% of the GOP that the Manhattan Institute identifies as the "New Entrant/Conspiratorial" wing, you are left with a massive block of people (roughly 70% of the country) who are basically looking for "Normalcy" and “Results."

The Few are screwing it up for the many.

The Reality Check: When you see a "considerable number" of politicians leaving at once, it’s a sign that the systemic pressure has become higher than the personal reward of the job. They aren't just leaving a job; many are fleeing a system they no longer recognize.

The transition from a representative being a voice for their neighbors to being a pawn for a party leader is a heavy shift to process. It essentially changes the definition of what a "representative" actually is in 2026.

By the late 1800s, the U.S. looked very much like what’re seeing now. Political "machines" (like Tammany Hall) controlled everything. Parties were so powerful that they chose candidates in "smoke-filled rooms," and the average voter felt like a spectator.

When the people realized the political class was purely self-serving, they didn't just complain; they changed the mechanics of the system:

Now It's our time, are we going to let the system take us down with it, or are we going fight back like Americans did in the late 1800's-early 1900's. They gave us the Primary Election, taking it away from party bosses in some backroom somewhere. They gave us the 17th Amendment which allows us the citizens to vote for and elect our senators, thing that bacj=k fro the state legislature.

In this podcast I report on the problem bi=ut also on things people are doing to take our st=ystem back. But they are going yo need our help.

"The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge, natural to party dissension... is itself a frightful despotism."

• John Adams: "There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our Constitution."
• Thomas Jefferson: "If I could not go to heaven but with a party, I would not go there at all." (Ironically, Jefferson went on to found one of the most successful parties in U.S. history).

Washington’s fear wasn't that the parties would have bad ideas, but that the competition itself would eventually become more important than the country.

I am definitely the George Washington camp on this. As I have mentioned many times, I have never been a member of a political party. We should always be free to vote our continence and not be guided by someone else. Yesterday I noticed article where the democrat leadership in the house are threatening there democratic members with redistricting or some other punishment if the don't show up to vote and or don't vote they are told to on the war powers bill. I believe they just proved George Washington right.

1- the fraud itself

2- The interest. We are in deficit spending in the U.S. so in fact every dollar stolen is borrowed money.

3-We have at ;east 14 states who are projected to have deficits this year so they will intern have to pay interest on their shortfalls.

4- Much of the fraud money is being sent out of the country according to FBI investigations. According to economists money earned ( or stolen here) and sent out of the country robs our economy of the economic benefit of that money. Theory says that money earned here and spent here in the economy has a 5X multiple effect. Our economy takes a big hit because of the actual loss of the money stolen but also the loss of that Multiplier effect..

If we can stop the fraud or at least minimize it we could eliminate much of our federal deficit. And deficit in many of the states as well.

The truth is we shouldn't, or at least not for Politics and Government, But somebody left the barn door open and now the animals are running wild. Yes, I did refer to them as animals, In my bio I mentioned I grew up on a farm in Utah, I learned at a young age that if you don't keep the fences mended and the gates shut, the animals go wild. They always seem to cause trouble for you or your neighbors. Our founding fathers through the constitution and other means built fences, whoops I guess because we are talking about people, I should refer to them as boundaries.

Problem is our representatives have left the proverbial gate open. and now the Political and legal animals are running wild.

So how do we fix it. Well, first we have make sure we know how it was supposed to work. And that is what this podcast is all about. We'll probably; throw a little fun in there too.

Join me won't ya

After all, Green energy cannot be truly green if it creates another environmental crisis in it’s place.

. The Scale of the Problem

The "waste tsunami" is no longer a theoretical projection; the first generation of mass-market solar panels and early EVs are now hitting their 15–20 year retirement age.

By 2030 it is estimated that trees will betas much as

8 Million Tons Of used up solar panel waste.

3 Million Tons of EV Batteriy Waste

By 2050 Those numbers are Projected to Be As much As

Solar Panels 150 to 200 Million Tons

EV Batteries 20+ Million Tons

At this Point I don't see a cohesive plan in place to deal with the Hazardous Waste.

The other issue is that We build huge solar farms out in the desert but many times the infrastructure down the line isn’t sufficient to handle the load. I read an article not too long ago, that in California it is estimated that approximately 40% of the solar energy produced is wasted, With That in mind is it cost effective, is it still green.

The Federalist. Jeffery Reynolds Book - Behind the Curtain

I don’t care what side of the Isle you’re on, this can’t make any sense. However, if you just believe that your side has to win at all cost, well in some perverted way I guess it does. But, what is the cost? And it’s not just a monetary cost. Consider this, 1 out of every 5 dollars spent on U.S. elections came from just 100 billionaire families. Are you willing to let 100 billionaires control your life? At this point they control you and me and the whole country because they control our elections in some way or another. I am going to leave you with that thought,

In his 2019 book, Behind the Curtain, Jeffery Reynolds attempted to chronicle the vast array of dark money nonprofit organizations used to spread hundreds of billions of dollars annually to the most radical of leftist causes — most of it exempt from taxes. He reached the conclusion that the amount of foreign influence in our body politic defies the imagination of most American voters and desperately needs to be investigated. His book cites examples of foreign influence over environmental policy in blue states such as Oregon and Washington, promotion by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of radical protest movements, and foreign funding of environmental donor networks.

While the official COLA for 2026 is 2.8%, research from the Senior Citizens League and other advocacy groups suggests that the "senior-specific" inflation rate often sits significantly higher.

For many seniors, a nursing home is used as a de facto housing program. If you cannot afford rent and have even a minor health issue, the system often defaults to placing you in a facility because Medicaid will pay for the "bed" there, but often won't pay for "rent" in an apartment.

If your costs have increased by 95% over the last 5 years but your Social Security has only increased by 25%, you are effectively living on 70% less purchasing power than you had five years ago. This is why you feel "upside down"—because, mathematically, you are. For me here in Utah it looks like this, What $1.00 bought in 2021 will. now cost me $1.95 I have lost almost 50% of my buying power in 5 years. The 25% total COLA increases just don't cut it.

The Utah Stat: The number of Utahns over the age of 64 experiencing homelessness rose by 42% in just the last year. This is significantly higher than the increase for the general population. According to th Utah Point in Time count 2026.

we’re told today that we’ve never been more divided. We look at the shouting matches on cable news the hate and the vitriol and think, "It was never like this before." But history tells a different story. The 1800s were brutal. We’re talking about a century that started with a duel between Hamilton and Burr and peaked with a literal Civil War.

But tucked away in the corners of that violent history are stories that feel almost impossible today. Stories of men who spent their days trying to defeat each other's ideas, but the nights protecting each other's dignity. Today, we’re looking at the "Odd Couples" of the 19th century to see if they can teach us how to get past the hate.

"The 'better part of valor' isn't a relic of the 1800s. It’s a tool. It’s the discretion to know that the person you're arguing with on the House floor or across the dinner table is someone you're going to have to live with tomorrow.