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3 Martini Lunch

Looting the Louvre

3 Martini Lunch

Radio America

Politics, Society & Culture, Daily News, News Commentary, News

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Join Jim and Greg for the Monday 3 Martini Lunch as they as they have plenty to say about the shocking break-in and horrible security at the Louvre, the U.S. Army’s major push into nuclear power, President Trump commuting the sentence of George Santos, and another California controversy that’s literally explosive.

First, after briefly noting the break-in and alarming security lapse at the Louvre, Jim and Greg turn to the U.S. Army’s ambitious plan to install nine small nuclear reactors across key military bases. They applaud the move as a major step toward energy independence and boost warfighting capabilities.

Next, they rip President Trump's commutation of convicted serial fraudster and expelled former New York Rep. George Santos after he served almost three months of a seven-year sentence. While still a convicted felon, Santos will no longer need to pay restitution to his victims. Unsurprisingly, Santos says he wants to focus on the future and not the past. Jim says this smells like Trump simply rewarding a political ally. 

Finally, they tackle the California uproar over closing Interstate 5 during the U.S. Marine Corps’ 250th anniversary celebration at Camp Pendleton. Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the shutdown due to live ordnance, but the Marines insisted it wasn’t necessary. California Highway Patrol officers report a small piece of shrapnel damaged one of their vehicles when an explosive went off prematurely. They also rip Newsom for his self-incriminating tweet about the No Kings protests.

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0:00.0

The weather. Tomorrow, expect a biting cold front. Hmm, how naughty. I wonder what I'll be

0:06.8

wearing or taking off. The night will be wild and untamed. Expect heavy, lashing rain

0:13.0

that'll soak you to the skin. By Monday, temperatures will rise slowly but surely reaching

0:18.7

their peak in the afternoon.

0:23.0

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0:25.8

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0:28.7

Sun Express, non-stop sunshine.

0:34.2

Welcome to the three-martini lunch.

0:39.1

Grab a stool next to Greg Carumbus of Radio America and Jim Garrity of National Review.

0:41.4

Free Martini's coming up.

0:46.9

Hey, so glad you're with us for the Monday edition of the Three Martini Lunch.

0:51.4

Today we'll be talking about the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Marine Corps, and specifically,

0:55.0

some live fire exercise that became a political controversy in California. We'll also be taking a look at Trump's commuting of the sentence for former

1:01.0

congressman and fraudster George Santos. And in a moment, we'll also be talking about the army

1:07.2

doing a very smart thing and creating mini nuclear reactors on at least nine different

1:11.6

installations to not only help those installations but to prepare it for potential future conflict

1:17.6

which hopefully never comes but it's always better to be ready for that Jim real briefly before we begin

1:22.6

you actually wrote today in the morning jolt about the brazen heist at the Louvre over the weekend i guess this was

1:28.6

yesterday basically these guys drove up to the side of the museum and what police described this is abc

1:33.5

news as a mobile freight elevator equipped with a metal ladder on the back that was extended up to a window

1:38.9

they then broke the window which somehow didn't set off an alarm by itself. Then they used an angle grinder,

1:45.0

I guess, to break that window. Then they used it again to smash two display cases, took Napoleonic

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