Kim and Steve discuss announced appointees to the Trump cabinet, including, especially, Pete Hegseth, a/k/a Pete the Hedgehog.

Kim and Steve discuss the implications of Trump 2.0, some intended (by the voters), others not so much.

Kim and Steve talk about the coming global population collapse and why the United States should be encouraging immigrants instead of rejecting them.

Kim and Steve strive to explain the law of asylum in the United States. The United States is a signatory to the United Nations 1951 Convention and 1967 Protocol and must must, under that convention and under United States law, offer asylum to aliens who seek it.

Here is the text of 8 United States Code section 1158(a)(1):
Any alien who is physically present in the United States or who arrives in the United States (whether or not at a designated port of arrival and including an alien who is brought to the United States after having been interdicted in international or United States waters), irrespective of such alien’s status, may apply for asylum in accordance with this section or, where applicable, section 1225(b) of this title.

Today Kim and Steve read and react to Donald Trump's word salads. And if you haven't had the pleasure, check out another website: weirdbutton dot com. Tell 'em Kim and Steve sent ya.

Kim and Steve discuss the SAVE Act which Republicans have appended to the continuing resolution for funding the United States government. Republicans may want to read their own bill. Be careful what you wish for!

Sadly, current events forced us to turn in this episode to an all-too-familiar topic: school shootings. We discuss the tragedy in Atlanta and a few proposed solutions: mandatory insurance and gun security, a new assault weapons ban, criminal charges for negligent parents, expansion of mental health coverage, to name a few. But in the end: It's the Guns.

In this episode, Kim and Steve discuss the recent court stay of President Biden's proposal for extending parole in place to certain undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens. Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen also gets a mention for his letters to over 3,000 registered voters informing their voter registration has been suspended. We discuss how this violates the National Voting Rights Act.