If you're not a Democrat, if you're a Republican, if you're an independent, you should stand with Senator Kelly because it's about standing for free speech.

And all these guys like Elon Musk and so many others who always talk about free speech, that should not be an exception when it comes to someone like Mark Kelly that they might disagree with.

So it's a big ruling.

It's important. Scoreboard reads Mark Kelly won. Pete H with. So it's a big ruling, it's important.

Scoreboard reads Mark Kelly won, Pete Hggseth, none.

Democracy and Free Speech, One, authoritarianism, nothing.

Thank you. Welcome to Independent Americans.

Welcome to episode 439.

I'm your host, Paul Reichoff.

I'm coming to you from New York City, USA, where the sun is finally out.

The sun is finally here on what has been an overcast and cold week, which is what we need on this Thursday.

And I'm going to try to bring you some sunshine throughout this show. It's a quick one. It's Thursday, February 12th. And I'm going to rip through the top news that you need to know about. But as I told you before, I'm going to pick a different musical artist to introduce my young sons to every day, and I'll share that with you. Today's artist, Ludwig von Beethoven. Why? Because my son, my six-year-old, told me he loves him. He told me he loves Ode to Joy. He asked me if I had heard of Ode to Joy. And I think we all need a little

ode to joy today. So Symphony number nine, Ode to Joy by Beethoven. Check it out. If you don't

know it, you can also check out Moonlight Sonata, Symphony number five for Elise.

But Ode to Joy and the finale is what we need because joy is a form of resistance.

And I'm going to bring you some joy, some light, and the five eyes like we do in every single show.

Independence, information, integrity, inspiration, and impact.

Tomorrow, I've got a big guest coming up to go deeper on how

kids are impacted by everything happening. But today is just me and you because I've got to react

to a ton that's happening and a ton that will help you stay vigilant.

All right. top topic.

I think we've got to talk about something that's been center to all of this show over the last couple of weeks.

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