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Join host Paul Rieckhoff as he takes on Republicans, Democrats—and everyone in between. If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention.

18/12/2025

Trump is turning up the heat on Venezuela—and barely anyone in power is hitting the brakes. In this all-new episode of Independent Americans, Paul Rieckhoff talks with CBS News national security editor and Marine vet James LaPorta about the unprecedented U.S. military buildup off Venezuela, Trump's “warrior dividend” checks and war-drum rhetoric, a disturbing case of racist memes inside a Navy SEAL team, and how “FOIA and Find Out” can help you fight propaganda. LaPorta is at the center of the Pentagon, the intel community and the White House—and he's a combat veteran who knows what war really means.

🎧 Listen/Watch now: https://independentamericans.us/398-james-laporta-foia-and-find-out-why-is-a-marine-expeditionary-unit-off-venezuela-laura-loomer-threatened-to-sue-me-trumps-crazy-address-1776-war-dividend-1/

17/12/2025

What does it mean to give your life for the truth?

Award-winning filmmaker Craig Renaud just did one of the most powerful interviews we've ever had on Independent Americans.

Craig's brother Brent—an extraordinary journalist—was killed in Ukraine in 2022. Craig's new HBO film, Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud, is now Oscar-shortlisted. We talk about Brent's life, his death, and why this is the most dangerous time ever to be a journalist.

We also dig into Trump's new oil blockade of Venezuela, the hidden boat-strike video, the Sydney massacre, Ukraine's overflowing cemeteries, the Coast Guard downgrading swastikas, Senator Tommy Tuberville's Islamophobia, the rise of independent veteran candidates, Mick Foley vs. WWE and Trump, and the Knicks' magic Cup win.

This one hits hard. If you care about democracy, the troops, Ukraine, or the truth, you need to hear Craig. Watch or listen now, then share it with someone who still believes in facts and courage.

Listen/Watch Now: https://independentamericans.us/397-craig-renaud-heroic-war-journalist-director-of-armed-only-with-a-camera-the-life-and-death-of-brent-renaud-editing-a-film-about-your-brothers-murder-honoring-brent-the-first-ameri/

16/12/2025

Trump just used the power of the presidency to call for Senator Mark Kelly's execution—for doing something every service member is trained to do: refuse illegal orders.

In this new episode of Independent Americans, Paul Rieckhoff talks with the Arizona Senator, Navy combat pilot and astronaut about:
• How Trump and Pete Hegseth are trying to weaponize military law against political enemies
• The chilling effect on 2 million retirees and every veteran who might now be afraid to speak up
• Why a rushed war with Venezuela—possibly launched while Congress is out of session—could put American troops in harm's way with no clear justification
• Kelly explains why he's ready to stand in uniform before a “kangaroo court” if he has to—and why he refuses to be silenced.

Listen, watch, and share if you believe in free speech, real oversight and independent leadership. https://independentamericans.us/396-senator-mark-kelly-his-face-to-face-with-hegseth-today-in-dc-his-plan-to-combat-trumps-courts-martial-ridiculousness-why-he-recorded-the-video-to-the-troops-will-he-run-for-president/

15/12/2025

After a weekend of a Hanukkah massacre in Sydney, new U.S. combat deaths in Syria, another campus shooting at Brown, Trump's escalating boat strikes and brutal VA job cuts, we called in someone who could help us breathe and fight forward: the great and powerful Baratunde Thurston.

They talk about:
• How to stay calm in the chaos
• How to citizen when the world feels like it's falling apart
• AI as power (not magic) and who's really making the decisions
• Healthy masculinity vs. the toxic manosphere—complete with • Baratunde's “trying and missing” breakdown of Pete Hegseth
Indigenous democracy, “declaring interdependence” and activating “multiplayer mode” in our politics

If you've felt overwhelmed by the news, anxious about AI, or worried about your kids, this one will help you find your breath—and your power.

Watch and subscribe on YouTube, or listen wherever you get podcasts. Join the Independent Americans community and help us activate multiplayer mode. 🇺🇸

Watch/Listen: https://independentamericans.us/395-baratunde-thurston-an-unimaginably-violent-painful-weekend-how-to-citizen-in-chaos-activating-multiplayer-mode-for-democracy-hegseth-trying-missing-ai-is-not-taking-your-job-2-kia-in-s/

11/12/2025

Trump has seized a massive Venezuelan oil tanker, DOJ is hiding the legal memos behind the strikes, and an inauguration-day wave of pardons just wiped out the largest criminal investigation in American history.

In episode 393 of Independent Americans, Paul Rieckhoff is joined by CBS Justice Correspondent Scott MacFarlane for a fast-moving, no-BS breakdown of Venezuela, DOJ secrecy, January 6 clemency, the January 5 pipe bomb arrest, and the Pentagon's new “propaganda press corps”—and what it all means for our democracy and national security.

Listen or watch the full episode here: https://independentamericans.us/393-scott-macfarlane-who-is-the-jan-5-pipe-bomber-can-we-trust-patel-bongino-trump-seizes-a-tanker-are-the-venezuela-strikes-legal-adm-bradley-in-the-crosshairs-ca-national-guard-a-limi/ and share it with someone who cares about truth, accountability, and staying vigilant.

10/12/2025

Stephanie Ruhle is back on Independent Americans—and she's on fire.
She joins host Paul Rieckhoff to talk Trump's unchecked power over the military, the Venezuela boat strikes, the affordability crisis, the insane business of youth sports, parenting in the Trump era, China and Russia's big year, and why “kind is the new cool.”
If you're exhausted by the news but refuse to tune out, this one is for you.
🎧 Listen/Watch Episode 392 here: https://independentamericans.us/392-stephanie-ruhle-fed-rate-cut-early-xmas-gift-or-lump-of-coal-trump-cant-lie-about-your-grocery-bills-china-won-2025-kind-is-the-new-cool-the-broken-business-of-youth-sports-strange/

09/12/2025

Maryland Governor Wes Moore is back for his SIXTH visit—and the stakes have never been higher. As Trump pushes the limits of presidential power over the National Guard, Moore joins Paul Rieckhoff to explain what a “lawful order” really is, how far the White House can go, and how governors can hold the line.

They also dig into:
• Army–Navy week and what real patriotism looks like
• America's collapsing reputation abroad, war-crime talk, and Venezuela
• How Maryland cut violent crime, slashed unemployment, and is fixing teacher shortages
• Why investing in men and boys is central to saving our democracy
• The new “Feds to Eds” program turning fired federal workers into desperately needed teachers.

Plus Paul hits Trump's December 2nd boat strike video dodge, Ukraine's fight, the Maxwell files, RFK Jr.'s pull-up circus, Nancy Mace's TSA meltdown, and a wild NFL weekend.
Listen now and share with someone who needs an alternative to Trump's America—and a dose of real hope.

🎧 Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff, Episode 391: “Can Wes Moore Stop Trump's War at Home?”

Listen/Watch Now: https://independentamericans.us/391-governor-wes-moore-the-opposite-of-trump-i-have-to-be-a-healer-can-he-stop-trumps-military-overreach-focusing-on-men-boys-hosting-the-cabinet-for-army-navy-s/

08/12/2025

Trump's Pentagon is on fire. Boat strikes off Venezuela, war crime allegations, “Signalgate,” a propaganda press corps in the briefing room—and a defense strategy that looks like a Christmas gift to Putin.
In this all-new episode of Independent Americans, Paul Rieckhoff sits down with legendary Pentagon reporter Barbara Starr to break down the chaos under Pete Hegseth, the dismantling of guardrails that protect our troops, and what Pearl Harbor, 9/11 and January 6 should be warning us about right now.
If you care about the troops, NATO, Ukraine, or just the basic idea that the Secretary of Defense should be more than a TV character, this one is for you. Watch, listen, share—and stay vigilant. Listen/Watch now: https://independentamericans.us/390-barbara-starr-hegseth-is-secdef-drama-this-is-someone-who-is-afraid-trumps-new-national-defense-strategy-is-awesomefor-putin-signalgate-the-pentagon/

05/12/2025

Independent Senate candidate Todd Achilles is back—and he might be the most important candidate you've never heard of.

In this Football Friday episode, Todd and Paul Rieckhoff break down Trump's unauthorized boat strikes and the Venezuela mission, Signalgate and an unfit Secretary of Defense, ICE raids zip-tying kids in rural Idaho, and a rigged economy that's crushing working families. They also explain how ONE independent senator from Idaho could become the fulcrum that finally forces Congress to do its job on war powers, corruption and confirmation fights.

Plus: Boise State on the Smurf Turf, college football chaos, and a powerful “something good” honoring D‑Day medic Charles Shay and Native veterans' service.

🎧 Listen now to hear why red hats, hard hats and cowboy hats across Idaho are rallying around Todd Achilles—and why independents could soon control the Senate.

Listen/Watch now: https://independentamericans.us/389-todd-achilles-independent-veteran-for-senate-everybodys-pissed-off-the-view-from-idaho-hegseth-signalgate-venezuela-ice-flags-lowered-for-spec-sarah-beckstrom-the-2x2-matrix/

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