feeling swampy? let's dive in to the recent political theater - tune in for real talk in real time as we discuss recent political happenings in the United States, state of California and in Los Angeles.

• Controversy with the reflecting pool - looks like a swamp now
• America 250
• Spent 60million on MMA fight on White House lawn
• Ballroom
• Vanity projects
• Democratic Socialists on the rise
• CA
• Gov Newsom’s wife appears to be a target of the feds now
• June Primary Election results
• November mid-term elections
• Local
• Karen Bass vs Nithya Raman
• Iran War - straight of hermus, gas prices reduced but not significant
• Affordable Housing bill denied by Trump because he wants Congress to pass Save Act

We're back this week yet again! tune in as we catch up with the chaos that has been happening around

1. Roots Picnic Experience at Hollywood Bowl review
2. Court Ordered - judge in atl reprimanded for loud sex in her chambers with an ATL police officer!
3. Karmelo Anthony case - Retrial with new pro bono legal team
4. BET Awards 2026 - Hosted by Druski
5. R&B Tour kicks off in Denver, CO - Mario & Eric Bellinger are the official openers
6. Jay-Z’s Reasonable Doubt album turns 30, turned an abandoned subway station to a tribute of the album, also HBO MAX 8-part docuseries, produced by Daniel Kaluuya and Directed by Rick Rubin - set to debut in the fall.
7. B2K versus Pretty Ricky - Pretty Ricky won !
8. Tiny Desk highlights
9. Celebrity boxing match on ESPN with RayJ & Supa Hot fiya
10. Meghan Trainer & Jazmin Sullivan new looks, who dis?
11. Wanda Sykes Netflix special
12. Company Retreat on Amazon Prime
13. PanAm returning to Airways
14. The Roast of Kevin Hart - controversy did jokes by white men go too far?
15. 2026 Met Gala review - art is fashion
16. AMA’s review
17. Ludacris - Pull Over + video
18. Love Island Season 8
19. Obama Presidential Center
20. Knicks win NBA championship after 53 years
21. World Cup

It been a long time and ah ah ah! We're back this week with an episode of Politricks! We've been MIA since February and we know there is so much that has happened in the political realm. Take a listen as we dive into what's been going on.

• Immigration - How does ICE affect California? *Raids and protests, still affecting LA *Catching people with citizenship,and taking native americans
  • Trump removed security for Kamala Harris. *Gavin Newson and thuggery - media team thuggin out *Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland may be a potential running mate for 2028. *Redistricting Proposition for the CA fall ballot. Do you agree? *What strategy should the democrats employ?
  • Cheeto man - Mr. Orange guy’s antics - what he been up to lately *Tariffs - judge announced IEEPA tariff’s illegal *Recent visit to Russia to entice Putin *What is the temperature check for trump’s 2nd term? *Karen Bass - recent shootings & comments from the mayor *Jasmine Crocket rep for congress redistricting in TX *Congressional map to increase seats for Republicans w/out public *Newsom redistricts CA in response - more seats, w/ public vote
  • Former CA governor Schwarzenegar returning to politics to join the redistricting fight

We're back for the first time this year! Wow, so much has happened since our last episode, tune into this episode of Politricks as we catch up on the MLK Day, the inauguration and the recent antics of the new administration. First we discuss the recent devastation in Altadena (Eaton Fire) and the Pacific Palisades.

• Intro

• Fires in LA: Palisades and Altadena
  * Speculation on what started the fire
  * Mayor Bass / Fire Chief
  * History of Altadena
  * Palisades were visited by Trump.

• Inauguration 2025 (on MLK day)
  
  * Donald Trump madness: Executive Orders put in place the 1st day in office
  * Immigration
  * ICE officers are now entering locations like public schools to eradicate criminal immigrants.
  * Have been sending those on military planes back to country of origin
  * Recent news regarding Columbia denying entry of planes. Trump now will be imposing tariffs on Columbia and
  additional sanctions on government officials and supporters of the Colombian government
  * Redefine Birth right citizenship.
  * Laken Riley Act - passed by congress requiring Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to issue detainers and take custody of illegal aliens who commit theft, burglary, larceny, and shoplifting offense
  * Elon Musk is a Nazi! Recent Nazi salute during trump inauguration
  * Said by 2040 there will be more robots than humans

• Palestine
  * Trump offered to “clear out” Gaza and force Palestinians into Jordan/Egypt.
  * Secretaries - confirmed
  * Pete Hegseth - former Fox News host is now Secretary of Defense.
  * Government now only recognized two genders.
  * Assault on DEI - banning DEI government workers.
  * Removed teaching of the Tuskegee Airmen in Air Force basic training.

• Target, Amazon and other stores have eliminated DEI programs.

• Tabitha Brown - discussed risk of boycotting stores where there products are stil lo nthe shelves.