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Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

Iran Peace Deal Crumbles Again. Trump Heads to China. ICE Runs Rampant.

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

Righteous Media | Bleav

Politics, News, National Security, News Commentary, Daily News, Veteran

4.6907 Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Iran is the worst ceasefire in history — announced, broken, and now on “life support” — and two-thirds of the country wants no part of this forever war. Paul Rieckhoff opens Episode 519 with a no-BS read on what happens when an administration runs all gas, no brakes into a third month of bombing: gas prices stay punishingly high, the Strait of Hormuz stays closed, and the Chinese sit back and smile as 41% of our Navy is tied down outside Iran. Now Trump is heading to Beijing for a trade fight with Xi, with Tim Cook and possibly Elon Musk in tow, while Taiwan quietly slides onto the table.

Transcript

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0:00.0

The war continues to have very, very low popularity, the lowest of any recent war.

0:05.3

And it's not getting any better.

0:06.9

It's across partisan lines, especially as gas prices continue to skyrocket and stay high,

0:12.5

crippling, especially the working class all across the country.

0:15.4

And here's the bottom line.

0:16.7

It doesn't look like it's ending.

0:33.9

Thank you. It doesn't look like it's ending. Welcome to Independent Americans.

0:36.6

Welcome to episode 519er.

0:40.0

I'm your host, Paul Reichoff, and it is Monday, May 11th.

0:44.3

A whole new week is here.

0:46.6

I hope you had a good weekend.

0:48.1

I am coming to you from New York City, USA, and the weather is overcast again. It gloomy again it's just this has been a wild

0:57.9

April and May of weather and of politics and of news and everything else but we're still going to

1:03.6

push through it on what is another manosphere Monday All right.

1:24.7

All right, Manosphere Monday is all about countering the radioactive, nasty, disgusting versions of manhood and masculinity and leadership you see and lots of other podcasts and trying

1:28.8

to bring you light to contrast to heat, bring you artists that can enlighten you and inspire you.

1:34.4

And today's artist is one to do that and then some. It's a man who has his own eye. It's

1:40.5

ice, motherfucker, T. Ice T, because he has a great song called Freedom of Speech.

1:46.6

And I think it's a time to remember that Ice Tea is a guy who's been pushing the boundaries of free speech for many, many decades.

1:54.0

His real name, you may not know, is Tracy Lauren Mero.

1:57.6

Known professionally as Ice Tea, started out in the 80s.

2:03.5

His debut album was Rhyme Pays,

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