War with Iran Looms. Colbert vs Trump & the FCC.

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

Righteous Media | Bleav

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

4.6 • 907 Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Paul Rieckhoff goes solo on Episode 445 to sound the alarm: Trump may strike Iran within days, with no vote from Congress and no accountability to the American people. He also breaks down Kristi Noem's dangerous leadership at DHS, Pete Hegseth's Pentagon culture war, heartbreaking ICE stories, and why 60% of Danes now see the U.S. as an adversary. Country over party, people over politics — stay vigilant.

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0:00.0	Trump strikes things and Congress tries to pass legislation afterward.
0:04.0	He blows past Congress, he blows past norms, and makes the case to the American people
0:08.2	sometimes after he does it.
0:11.1	It's dangerous.
0:12.2	It's unconstitutional.
0:13.6	It should not be our new normal, not just because of the damage it can do to Iran, but because
0:18.4	America's sons and daughters will again be in harm's way.
0:37.3	Welcome to Independent Americans.
0:39.6	Welcome to episode 445.
0:42.4	I am your host, Paul Reikoff, coming to you again from beautiful Tampa Bay, Florida, USA,
0:48.4	where I am for winter break and for spring training,
0:51.6	and of course, to continue to bring you this show.
0:53.7	And the weather is sunny and a bit overcast and 80, and I will take it because it is cold
0:59.9	and rainy back home, and it has been cold and rainy in America.
1:03.3	And it is Thursday, February 19th.
1:06.0	Today's musical artist that I bring you every day that I introduce to my boys is Outcast, the legendary hip-hop
1:12.6	crew Outcast, because there might be bombs over Tehran. And they didn't do bombs over Tehran.
1:18.6	They did bombs over Baghdad, but I felt like it would be appropriate. And we've got to say,
1:23.4	we've got to say, hey, yeah, Miss Jackson, the way you move, so fresh and so clean, Rosa Parks, so many others.
1:31.4	It's uplifting.
1:32.5	It is historical.
1:33.7	It is innovative.
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