Rieckhoff on Brutal Bombings in Ukraine, ICE Shooting and a Birthday Episode Preview w/Ron Perlman
Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff
Righteous Media | Bleav
4.6 • 907 Ratings
🗓️ 9 January 2026
⏱️ 4 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Power by righteous media. |
| 0:16.4 | Hello from New York City, USA on a cold day in New York. |
| 0:22.5 | Statue Liberty is out there. |
| 0:24.7 | Freedom Tower is out there. |
| 0:26.3 | It's cold here, but it is much colder in Ukraine right now, |
| 0:30.3 | where last night a new wave of vicious attacks hit across the country, |
| 0:35.2 | pounding civilian areas, hitting infrastructure infrastructure and Putin continues to try to |
| 0:40.6 | shut the lights out it is very very cold in Ukraine right now but people's hearts are still full of fire |
| 0:46.9 | and they continue to fight back and that's what I'm asking you to do wherever you are today it's actually |
| 0:53.1 | my birthday today crazy that I'm 30 I can't believe I'm asking you to do wherever you are today. It's actually my birthday today. Crazy as I'm 30. |
| 0:56.7 | I can't believe I'm already 30. But on my birthday, I am reminded of the sacrifices of so many |
| 1:02.9 | who came before me, the leadership of so many who are out in front right now, and the pain |
| 1:07.8 | that so many are experiencing, not just in Ukraine, but here in America and across the |
| 1:13.6 | world. I'm also reminded by the inspiration of the people of Ukraine, the people of Iran, the people in |
| 1:19.8 | so many other places, including this country, that are fighting back, that are speaking out |
| 1:23.8 | and are pushing back for what's right. So continue to do that, especially now, and look out for each other because it might be cold |
| 1:32.1 | where you are, but it's colder somewhere else, and you can make it a little bit warmer. |
| 1:36.2 | If you haven't checked out my new episode yesterday on Independent Americans, I talked to Tim Mack, |
| 1:41.6 | the incredible counteroffensive reporter from inside Ukraine. |
| 1:44.7 | He reports from Kiev and talks about how the innovation is accelerating at a very, very high level, |
| 1:50.1 | especially around military operations and technology. |
| 1:52.4 | And today, later today, for my birthday, I got a special treat for you and for me, |
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