Stop Underwriting the Opposition Press

Stop Underwriting the Opposition Press

Author: Dan Proft December 17, 2025 Duration: 2:22:44

0:30 - Brown U presser update

15:35 - JD Vance responds to Susie Wiles calling him "conspiracy theorist" in Vanity Fair profile

34:22 - FBI didn't believe it had probable cause for the Mar-a-Lago raid

54:35 - Robert Gomez, Beat Kitchen owner, losing Riverwalk site

01:13:44 - Stephen Moore: ignore the distorted unemployment number — skilled workers are still in demand, and good-paying jobs are out there. Get more Steve @StephenMoore

01:29:26 - Paul Jacobs of Food for the Poor reminds us that with just one week until Christmas, some of the most meaningful gifts are the ones that change a life — providing food, safe water, and hope to children across Latin America and the Caribbean. More than 1,000 children are still waiting. Give today at 560TheAnswer.com.

01:47:05 - Chicago Bears great Matt Forte on faith, purpose, and the lessons behind his new book Stay in the Game: Making the Most of Every Season. Matt is also co-host of the Sports Spectrum Podcast – sportsspectrum.com and founder of The What’s Your Forté Foundation –  whatsyourfortefoundation.org

02:08:52 - Thomas Baker, retired FBI special agent, on the Brown University shooter manhunt and the legal controversy surrounding Mar-a-Lago. Thomas is also the author of The Fall of the FBI: How a Once Great Agency Became a Threat to Democracy

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