Do You Feel Like the Swamp Is Being Drained?

Do You Feel Like the Swamp Is Being Drained?

Author: Dan Proft September 16, 2026 Duration: 2:13:10

0:30 - AG Blanche on FBI bungling of Butler, PA

11:20 - Kash on The Hill

32:36 - Fugitive TV speaks with Michael, the Clancy holdout juror

54:09 - Bill Gates on AI

01:08:17 - Illinois Comptroller and candidate for mayor of Chicago, Susana Mendoza, explains that she is “All In” for Chicago. Support Susana’s campaign at susanamendoza.com 

01:33:05 - Noted economist Stephen Moore says he hates to say it, but gas is going to hit $4-$4.50 a gallon, and there’s nothing Congress can do about it right now. Get more Steve @StephenMoore

01:46:50 - MA trans/custody case

01:58:23 - David Krueger, assistant professor in Robust, Reasoning, and Responsible AI at the University of Montreal, says we don’t know when AI will achieve the abilities we’ve been told to fear, so we need to prepare for them now. Follow David on X @DavidSKrueger

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