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June 25, 2025 One Big, Brutal Betrayal: The Truth Behind Trump’s Budget Bill Podcast 138 By Jackalyn Rainosek, PhD Introduction: The Illusion of Beauty Donald Trump proudly branded his latest budget proposal the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” But what… Read post →

The White House in the middle of an impending storm.

June 18, 2025 No Kings, No Silence: The American Resistance to Trump’s Militarized Rule Podcast 137 By Jackalyn Rainosek, PhD Introduction What we must realize is that all the chaos that Trump brings to our world and the dramatic “light… Read post →

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June 11, 2025 A Nation in Peril: Trump’s Power Grabs, Broken Promises, and the Fight to Hold On to Democracy Podcast 136 By Jackalyn Rainosek, PhD Introduction Here are things that are in the news every day since Trump and his MAGA Republican Congress came into… Read post →

June 4, 2025 One Big Beautiful Lie: The Brutal Truth Behind Trump’s Budget Introduction I am sick and tired of people getting hurt in America with all the actions Trump takes with tariffs, eliminating funding for aids program, and… Read post →

May 28, 2025 Real Talk on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion—From Both Sides of the Aisle Podcast 134 By Jackalyn Rainosek, PhD In this deeply meaningful episode of Hot Topic, Bold Talk, I sat down with my dear friend and co-host, Nigel… Read post →

May 21, 2025 Trump’s Second Term: Lies, Greed, and the Real Cost to America By Jackalyn Rainosek, PhD Podcast 133 Introduction Trump’s action are focused on feeding his ego and allowing him to lie to himself how he is doing… Read post →

May 14, 2025 MAGA and the Cult of Adolescent Power: A Threat to Democracy Podcast 132 By Jackalyn Rainosek, PhD The Toxic Masculinity of Trump’s Leadership I intend to present a great article at the end of this podcast that… Read post →

May 7, 2025 Trump’s Second Term of Deceit: Unmasking the First 100 Days of Falsehoods Podcast 131 By Jackalyn Rainosek, PhD The Washington Post Exposes a Pattern of Deceit I am going to begin with The Washington Post, April 30, 2025,… Read post →

April 30, 2025 When Leaders Put Power Before Country: The High Cost to America Podcast 130 By Jackalyn Rainosek, PhD Introduction: When Corruption Replaces Leadership When the President of the United States could care less about respecting the constitution and… Read post →

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