• The Citizens' Soapbox
    Feb 7 2025

    Trump's plan for the US to take over and rebuild Gaza is misguided and unrealistic. President number II, Elon Musk, overseeing the Federal government like it's his private company -- no surprise. USAID is being dismantled, and that's a loss for the world aid the US provides, not to mention domestically the damage, but we want a more efficient government and avoid fraud and waste as President Trump stated today in a press conference with the Prime Minister of Japan. Bird flu spreads to cows -- first birds now species jump to cows -- hopefully it stops there.

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    33 mins
  • The Citizens' Soapbox
    Feb 4 2025

    Guantanamo Bay to receive 10,000 illegal migrants. So, that's why we held onto it. Canada and Mexico tariffs are on hold for 30 days, so is this all a bluff from a paper tiger President? America's economy is being tested, and it better be resilient or a recession is on its way due to ever-increasing inflation.

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    32 mins
  • The Citizens' Soapbox
    Jan 30 2025

    Disaster and tragedy after airliner collision with Army Black Hawk. Trump rescinds federal dollars freeze. Democratic Senators drilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr.. Reading and math national report cards are dismal -- parents need to step in and teach their kids to read. A once-in-a-lifetime ranch is for sale in Oregon the size of Bend.

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    33 mins
  • The Citizens' Soapbox
    Jan 28 2025

    ICE is coming to get you -- hard-working, illegal immigrant laborer. The first batch of Trump nominees on the job. Trump asserts that the military turned on the water in Cal -- not true. Bird flu leads to eggs doubling in price. Consumers stop buying and start to tighten their spending belts. Palestinians head home -- to a dirt patch and rubble. Project 2025 is underway as right-wing family values take center stage.

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    34 mins
  • The Citizens' Soapbox
    Jan 17 2025

    The Supreme Court okayed TikTok's shutdown on Sunday, but Trump will come to the rescue. Our new President will be sworn in on MLK Day—indoors. Trump has 100 Executive Orders ready to be implemented and will bypass Congress on Border and Tariffs. A weird visit to Greenland by Trump Jr. America becoming a country run by Oligarchs, says Biden. China is ahead by a trillion dollars in a tariff war. The Brutalist movie review.

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    47 mins
  • The Citizens' Soapbox
    Jan 15 2025

    Citizen Notar joins us from Alaska with a scathing report on the bloated salaries of the American Red Cross. TikTok's ban is nearing this Sunday, and Elon Musk is being suggested as a possible purchaser. Trump wants to privatize the Post Office—it's not going to happen. Israel and Hamas agree to a deal to pause fighting in the Gaza Strip.

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    35 mins
  • The Citizens' Soapbox
    Jan 14 2025

    Trump's Secretary of Defense nominee, Pete Hegseth, gets grilled by Democratic Senators. With the Trump government leaders ready to take office, an oligarchy is on the way.

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    27 mins
  • The Citizens' Soapbox
    Jan 13 2025

    Wildfire stories of survivors who lost there homes tell dramatic and tragic stories. Trump's CIA pick says China is the greatest long-term threat, and change is on the horizon when Trump takes office on how the US deals with Beijing. Ukraine in one of its deadliest battles with 12,000 North Korean soldiers marching into fire. The the Palestinian-Israel war taking greater and greater lives of women and children and the war needs to end. Two new National monuments in Southern Oregon and California as Biden uses Antiquities Act.

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    35 mins