BLM Brandon Knows Who He Is

BLM Brandon Knows Who He Is

Author: Dan Proft April 17, 2026 Duration: 2:42:25

0:30 - BLM Brandon knows who he is: $25/min wage...anything less is an injustice

14:17 - Trump: if no deal, fighting resumes

36:22 - Clarence Thomas on Progressivism

59:29 - Hasan Piker means it when he says Hamas is 1000x better than Israel

01:16:11 - Sierra Knoch,  foreign policy analyst, professor, and Trump campaign alumna: Europeans aren’t prepared for what it means to align with Iran, Russia. Follow Sierra on X @cerisesdumatin

01:39:36 - Deputy Opinion Editor at the Wall Street Journal Jack Butler does not share Zohran Mamdani's enthusiasm for the pied-à-terre tax. Follow Jack on X @jackbutler4815

01:55:11 - Executive Director of the Vaccine Safety Research Foundation and founder of the COVID-19 Early Treatment Fund, Steve Kirsch, discusses vaccines, fraud and RFK Jr on the hill. For more from Steve kirschsubstack.com

02:19:12 - Open Mic Friday!

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Duration: 2:26:08
Amy Jacobson & Jim Iuorio filling in for Dan Proft -- 0:30 - Woke Stations of the Cross 14:28 - City workers owe 18 Million dollars in unpaid fines and fees 29:42 - British Airways is going to ruin air travel for all of…
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0:30 - Cook County officials speak out on claims of ICE agent activity at courthouses 16:34 - Trump fires Pam Bondi as US attorney general 37:32 - Hospice where staggering 97% of terminal patients survive is accused of d…
President Trump's National Address on Iran [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:25:45
0:30 - Trump National Address on Iran 34:44 - Birthright citizenship before SCOTUS 54:13 - Doug Bandow, senior fellow at the Cato Institute, says Iran’s ability to retaliate could escalate the conflict and make the situa…
Iran: Restating The Objectives [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:26:42
0:30 - Trump from the Oval Office: we'll be leaving Iran very soon, 2-3 weeks 13:47 - Marco Rubio: restating four objectives 36:45 - Sports & Politics 57:56 - Gordon Chang: China’s Economy Could Be the Biggest Casualty o…
Shrews of The View: Having children is reckless [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:25:02
0:30 - Providence mayor calls for removal of Iryna Zarutska mural, says intent is 'divisive,' 'misguided' 14:16 - What Billy Donovan Said About the Bulls' Decision to Cut Jaden Ivey 34:13 - The View’s Sunny Hostin says c…
The Worst Kind of Person to Date [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:28:08
0:30 - 'No Kings' protests draw large crowds in cities, towns across US 17:38 - I'm a Democrat. 'No Kings Day' is an embarrassment 37:20 - The murder of Sheridan Gorman and the stifling of Chicago 01:00:10 - Meet the ‘Pu…
Sports Gambling in Illinois [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:38:31
0-:16The I-Team on sports gambling in IL 00:33 Trump on Iran deal 53:40 Editor for National Review, Rich Lowry, on the DHS shutdown, ending the filibuster, and Trump's plans for Iran 01:15 Oklahoma trans attorney Rob Hop…