But first a word of caution for our fans: (10 minutes)

Now that the huge national protest is done, what can we do as followup? Remember MAGAs will continue their relentless attack on democracy day by day and even second by second.They will be backed by billionaire bucks with one goal in mind: keep the billionaires in power.

One thought that keeps going through my mind is to be very, very choosy about where I spend my dollars. Considering that much of our society has been monopolized it may be hard to find alternatives to the companies of the far right to do business with, but I plan to try.

Do I have to go to Walmart or is there an alternative, maybe even a locally owned alternative. Do I need to go to Home Depot? Do some soul searching before you throw money at the multi-nationals. Using your money to make a political statement is about the only thing that gets the billionaires attention.

There are cracks in the authoritarian regime. Hang in there. BTW remember that FIWH is the ‘Felon In the White House.’

A) Many of us felt like we had lost a friend Thursday when we heard that what “Founding Mother” of NPR had died?

B) MAGAs always screw things up. In Iowa the Iowa Revenue Estimating Conference said Thursday that Iowa will miss its revenue estimates by how much in 2026? 

C) Anybody keeping score out there? How many people has the FIWH had murdered in his attacks on boats in the Caribbean so far?

D) MAGA congress member Dave Taylor of Ohio when one of his staffers was shown on the phone with what flag in the background?

E) It is harvest time. One of the stars of harvest time is the apple. So how about some apple trivia. What biological family is the apple in?

F) Portland, now they know how to protest. What protest did extremist righty Mike Johnson call “the most threatening thing I have ever seen”?

G) Only one “news” network took War Secretary Hegseth’s deal to have the news dictated to them. Which “network” was that?

H) The FIWH said he will pay soldiers by doing what?

I) What group was exposed as exchanging over 2,900 pages of racist, misogynist and hateful chat messages last week?

J) What administration official excused the chats as “kids doing stupid things”?

K) What group was known to have planted the first apple trees in North America?

L) Approximately how much is the MAGA government shutdown costing the US?

M) Annie Hall was probably this late actress’s most recognizable role. What actress died last week at age 79?

N) Also ending last week was the era of what football coach at powerhouse school Penn State?

O) Damn near forgot – who won the WNBA title a week ago?

P) Real or legend – Johnny Appleseed?

Q) John Bolton is in the news again. Why?

R) The FIWH awarded a posthumous Medal of Freedom to who last week?

S) How many apples to a gallon of cider?

T) What extreme right wing MAGA personality had his appeal of a $1.4B settlement with the Sandy Hook parents denied by the SCOTUS?

Trump has announced covert CIA ops in Venezuela. Because someone forgot to explain the meaning of covert. – Tim Wise

Answers:

A) Susan Stamberg

B) $375 million

C) 27 in 6 attacks. Apparently there were survivors in Thursday’s attack 

D) An American flag with a swastika in it

E) the Rose family

F) the naked bike ride protest

G) One News Network

H) shifting money that was allocated for research. This is highly illegal

I) The Young Republicans

J) VP Vance – since the age of Young republicans is 18 to 40 they are hardly kids

K) the Pilgrims in Massachusetts

L) According to a report by the White House Council of Economic Advisers (can you trust them anymore?) $15 billion a week

M) Diane Keaton

N) James Franklin

O) the Las Vegas Aces (with former Hawk star Meghan Gustafson and Cedar Rapids native Kia Stokes)

P) real! 

Q) He was arrested for mishandling state secrets – hmmm that sounds familiar

R) Charlie Kirk

S) about 36

T) Alex Jones

Speaker Johnson: “People’s faith in the government is at an all time low” Republicans control all 3 branches of the government. – The Lincoln Project

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem. – Robert Reich