Ep. 219 | They Caught Him Twice and Let Him Go Twice

About this episode

Meseidy and Rachel discuss the TSA shutdown, the murder of Sheridan Gorman, and recent events involving Iran and Chicago's political response.

TSA agents are 40 days into working without pay, an 18-year-old college student is dead at the hands of an illegal immigrant Chicago refused to deport, Iran is firing ballistic missiles at U.S. bases, and a Twitch streamer is glamping at a Cuban government hotel in the name of socialism. This week, Meseidy and Rachel break down the DHS/TSA shutdown — including the inconvenient truth Democrats don’t want you knowing about ICE funding — react to the murder of Sheridan Gorman and Chicago’s outrageous political response, deliver a full Operation Epic Fury update (Khomeini, Diego Garcia, Trump’s 48-hour ultimatum), and roast Code Pink’s Fire Festival 2.0 in Havana. Also: the “Iran isn’t a threat” crowd has gone suspiciously quiet. New here? Hit follow. Full episodes on Substack first, YouTube the next day. SUBSCRIBE Episode Highlights TSA in freefall: 3,200 agents called out in a single day, 400 have quit, and airports are looking at 2-3 hour security lines — all because Democrats are posturing over an agency that’s already funded through 2030 Sheridan Gorman: An 18-year-old Loyola freshman was shot dead near Lake Michigan by a Venezuelan illegal immigrant who was caught twice and…

People in this episode

Hosts: Meseidy Rivera, Rachel Reeves

Topics covered

• TSA shutdown
• illegal immigration
• Chicago politics
• Iran missile attacks
• Operation Epic Fury
• socialism
• crime

Keywords

• TSA
• illegal immigrant
• Sheridan Gorman
• Iran
• Operation Epic Fury
• Chicago
• Code Pink
• socialism
• ballistic missiles

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TSA, ICE, Code Pink

Places: Chicago, Lake Michigan, Cuba, Diego Garcia

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