Good morning. It’s Sunday, September 7th, and this is the record🗞️.Today’s show is about political coverups, global crackdowns, and the lies we’re told to accept.From Epstein survivors demanding transparency, to South Korean workers freed from a U.S. detention raid, to a D.C. think tank warning of a “baby bust” to Ukraine weathering the largest Russian strike since the war began—This isn’t chaos. This is the news.And I’m tired of it being filtered through billionaire-funded gatekeepers.
So here we go.
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🗞️ 1: Hyundai raid fallout (00:00:43)What’s happening:Nearly 300 South Korean nationals detained at a Hyundai auto plant in Georgia will be released, according to Seoul, after federal agents raided the facility in a labor and immigration crackdown.What to know:The raid spotlighted how immigration enforcement often targets workers—while corporate executives who profit off those abuses face little consequence.My take:Mass raids aren’t about justice. They’re about power. And as usual, the most vulnerable pay the price while the bosses walk free.
🗞️ 2: Trump, Epstein, and the “informant” claim (00:01:28)What’s happening:House Speaker Mike Johnson claimed Donald Trump acted as an FBI “informant” against Jeffrey Epstein—saying Trump cut ties after ejecting him from Mar-a-Lago.What to know:Johnson’s comments followed reports that then–Attorney General Pam Bondi told Trump his name appeared in Epstein’s files. Survivors and lawmakers across party lines are still demanding a full release of the so-called “client list.” The Justice Department insists no such list exists.My take:This is classic power theater: deflect, spin, deny. Survivors deserve the full truth, not political mythology about who was “horrified” and who wasn’t.
🗞️ 3: Heritage Foundation pushes “baby bust” panic (00:02:29)What’s happening:The Heritage Foundation is warning of a “national crisis” over declining U.S. birth rates, tying their Project 2025 agenda to pro-natalist policies.What to know:They frame falling fertility as a threat to the economy and “national strength,” but the subtext is clear: a push to limit reproductive rights and enforce state control over bodies.My take:When think tanks start talking about wombs like GDP inputs, it’s not about “family values.” It’s about surveillance, control, and erasure of autonomy.
🗞️ 4: Ukraine hit by largest Russian strike of the war (00:03:35)What’s happening:Russia launched its biggest air assault since the start of the full-scale war, striking Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers building and multiple cities. Civilian casualties are mounting.What to know:This comes as Western aid is stalled in political gridlock—while Ukrainians are literally under fire.My take:“Fatigue” isn’t an excuse when lives are at stake. If governments can find money for weapons contractors, they can find money for actual defense and humanitarian aid.
🧠gut checkWe keep seeing the same pattern: governments protect corporations, elites rewrite history, and ordinary people are treated as expendable. The resistance isn’t about noise—it’s about refusing to let these stories vanish into silence.
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