Another Symptom of Western Civilization’s Decline

Another Symptom of Western Civilization’s Decline

Author: Dan Proft December 8, 2025 Duration: 2:19:20

0:30 - Ed Bambas

9:32 - Somali Maine State Rep. Mana Abdi on coming to America

32:20 - Europe has a problem

56:55 - Why Dan Proft is Single

01:13:04 - Visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation, Steven Bucci, challenges Don Jr.’s predictions about Trump’s next moves in Ukraine.

01:36:45 - Carissa Codel, morning anchor "Ozark's First" on Fox 49, reading viewer comments critical of her size

01:47:28 - Eddie Johnson, former CPD Superintendent, calls for the Safe-T Act’s repeal, insisting that “some people just need to be off the streets.”

02:06:37 - RealClearPolitics’ national political correspondent, Susan Crabtree, breaks down the arrest of the Jan 6 bombing suspect and calls it a win for Kash Patel and the FBI. Check out Susan’s newest book Fool’s Gold: The Radicals, Con Artists, and Traitors Who Killed the California Dream and Now Threaten Us All

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