Sam Stein and Mary Peltola: Cozying Up to Commies and Corporate Elites
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Sam Stein and Mary Peltola: Cozying Up to Commies and Corporate Elites

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 24, 20261 hr 16 min

First, Sam Stein sits down with Tim to discuss the latest humiliation of our troops: Trump’s red carpet welcome for President Xi. Plus: the White House’s insane propaganda machine, a new Maine poll throws some cold water on the midterms hopium, Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s obsession with furries, and is RFK Jr. running for president? Then, Tim pulls back the curtain on his interview with Mary Peltola, which wrapped just hours before a new critical New York Times piece dropped. In their conversation, Peltola explained how nearly every issue Alaskans care about can be summed up by “fish, fa...

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