Your News Talk America with Jake Smith – 09/22/2025
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09:06 AM ET
Show Open:
- 200,000 people attended Charlie Kirk funeral in Glendale AZ yesterday. (according to Fox News)
- President Trump and Elon Musk were seen shaking hands.
- Angelina Jolie no longer recognizes her country?
- Why because the great, silent majority is no longer silent?
- But as soon as they’re 18, I’ll be able to leave," she said, referring to her youngest children, twins Vivienne and Knox, 17, whom she shares with ex Brad Pitt.
- I say, Angelina – hire a fulltime baby sitter in Los Angeles and leave now!
Panelist:
DIAL Producers / Callers
9:20
Segment Topic:
- David Axel-grease is worried about galvanized Christian terrorists?
- Wasn’t Davide Axel-grease at the Paul Wellstone Memorial in MN on 10/29/02?
- “Minority Leader Trent Lott, R-Mississippi, was booed Tuesday night when he entered Williams Arena at the University of Minnesota for the service. Scattered boos also greeted independent Gov. Jesse Ventura, who Wednesday lashed out at Democrats for what he called a "political rally." (CNN)
- Wasn’t David Axel-grease concerned about the supposed memorial for the late Senator Paul Wellstone back in 02 – which was a cover for a political rally?
- Wasn’t the Wellstone Memorial designed to divide and galvanize the country David?
- Did you notice any moment at Charlie Kirk’s memorial that was divisive or galvanizing?
Panelist:
DIAL Producers / Callers
9:35
Monologue:
10:08
Segment Topic:
- Russian warplanes violate Estonia (NATO) airspace!
- Report: Russians order civilian executions in Ukraine as war crimes mount (Newsmax)
- Are the pro-Ukraine war mongers ratcheting up the propaganda?
- Trump talking about the return of Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan.
- Is the American Homeland being targeted by Al-Qaida for multicity attacks?
- UK, Canada and Australia recognize Palestinian Statehood.
- What is “Dangerous Intellectuals?”
Panelist:
Brigadier General Blaine Holt, (USAF Retired)
Brig. Gen. General Holt is a former Deputy United States Military Representative to (NATO). General Holt supported the Military Representative and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in executing the U.S. political-military mission at the North Atlantic Council. General Holt was a command pilot with more than 3,900 flying hours in a variety of aircraft. He is a frequent contributor to Newsmax.
10:35
Segment Topic:
- How the West screwed itself in energy geopolitics:
- From a Zerohedge posting (authored by Tilak Doshi)
- Will Europeans freeze to death in the future?
- Did the Trump Administration undermine its own energy export business to Asia and prop up Russia’s energy business?
- Unlike the existing Power of Siberia 1, which draws gas from Irkutsk (north of Mongolia), POS-2 taps into the same Arctic reserves in Yamal that once fuelled Germany’s industrial might for half a century.
- For decades, German prosperity rested on a bargain: cheap Russian gas in exchange for high-value German manufactured exports. This was the essence of Willy Brandt’s Ostpolitik and the foundation of Germany’s rise as Europe’s economic powerhouse.
- Does Germany have any industry left?
- Russia’s pivot to Asia – accelerated by Western sanctions since 2014 (after the annexation of Crimea) and intensified after the 2022 Ukraine invasion – is now consolidating. With POS-2 and the expansion of existing pipelines, Russia could supply China with up to 100 billion cubic meters of gas annually after 2030 when the new pipeline would be up and running.
- This is significantly less than the 150 bcm Russia once exported to Europe at its peak. Furthermore, the price for Russia’s natural gas sold to a price-sensitive China will be materially less than what it received from its European customers. But this re-orientation, while costing Russia lost revenues from lower prices and volumes, significantly alleviates Russia’s economic security after the Nordstream pipeline sabotage.
- It also reduces China’s reliance on seaborne LNG, which is typically two to four times as expensive as piped gas. Critically, this reduces China’s vulnerability to US naval dominance in chokepoints like the Strait of Hormuz and Straits of Malacca through which all Middle East gas exports to China must pass through.
- For India, the Tianjin summit was a stage to assert its defiance. Reeling from the Trump administration’s decision to double trade tariffs from 25% to 50% — a punitive measure targeting India’s purchase of Russian crude oil — Prime Minister Modi has signalled a shift. Reports of Modi repeatedly refusing phone calls from President Trump are unprecedented. Few global leaders turn down a call from the president of the US.
- India, the world’s fourth-largest economy in nominal GDP terms, has not only deepened diplomatic ties with Russia and China but is set to increase its imports of Russian oil this month in defiance of the US secondary sanctions. This underscores India’s refusal to be cowed by what its Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar called hypocritical US policy during his recent visit to Moscow. The Minister pointed out that China imports significantly more Russian oil and Europe remains the largest buyer of Russian gas, yet India alone faces such draconian tariffs. Three years into the Ukraine war, the US and European Union still import billions of dollars’ worth of Russian energy and commodities ranging from liquefied natural gas to enriched uranium.
- The results of the sanctions regime have been contrary to what was predicted. In 2022, European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen said that the “Russian industry was in tatters” and it was “taking chips from dishwashers and refrigerators to fix their military hardware”. Von Der Leyen is eating crow now as Germany, France and the UK teeter on the edge of economic and political collapse while Russian shows little sign of being in “tatters”.
- Russia has pivoted East to forge energy and trade ties with China and India as well as other countries such as Turkey and Brazil. The POS-2 deal, though not yet a finalized sales and purchase contract between buyer and seller, signals Russia’s success in finding alternative markets for its gas. The “binding memo” still lacks details on price, ‘take or pay’ terms, tenor of the long-term contract and relative contributions to capital costs. Nevertheless, the POS-2 memorandum signed in Tianjin shows that China is now willing to overcome its longstanding reservations over greater dependence on Russia’s energy resources. The gas that powered German factories and made the country the world’s manufacturing export powerhouse will now underpin China’s ambitions for continued economic dominance.
- The US has gained a vassal in Germany, but at what cost? A deindustrializing Germany lacks the economic and diplomatic heft to bolster its own interests, let alone those of the US effectively. Meanwhile, the Tianjin summit showcased an alternative constellation of interests. China, India and Russia, despite their historical rivalries, are finding common cause. Border tensions between India and China persist, as do Russia’s fears of being dominated by China’s economic might.
- Yet, the West’s aggressive posture — sanctions on Russia, tariffs on India and hostility towards China — has pushed these powers toward cooperation. Fueled by the West’s own missteps, the BRICS grouping is gaining momentum with its focus on reducing dependence on the US dollar and the US-dominated SWIFT inter-bank payments system.
- What are the national security implications for the
West from this new Asian-energy alliance? - What is the outlook for United Nations week?
- What are the prospects for a Tick-Tock deal which will protect U.S. national security?
Panelist:
Brigadier General Blaine Holt, (USAF Retired)
Brig. Gen. General Holt is a former Deputy United States Military Representative to (NATO). General Holt supported the Military Representative and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in executing the U.S. political-military mission at the North Atlantic Council. General Holt was a command pilot with more than 3,900 flying hours in a variety of aircraft. He is a frequent contributor to Newsmax.
Gordon G. Chang
Gatestone Institute Senior Fellow: Author of Plan Red: China’s Project to Destroy America. You can follow Gordon on “X” @GordonGChang.
11:06
Segment Topic:.
- The far-left patronizing Kimmel while calling Charlie Kirk evil shows how heartless Dems have become.
- Charlie Kirk’s assassination is the result of a decade of anti-Trump rhetoric from the left.
- Democrats have surely heard the sage advice that when you’re in a hole, drop the shovel and walk away.
- But they aren’t listening, and are still digging themselves in deeper and further out of favor.
- With the party out of power and wildly unpopular, last week demonstrated that many leading Dems are not just clueless — they’re also heartless.
- Their poor grip on reality surfaced through their choices of heroes and villains.
- Like so many junkies, they are driven by Trump Derangement Syndrome to make one terrible decision after another.
- On Thursday, some New York City officials, including Comptroller Brad Lander, were among a dirty dozen arrested by Homeland Security agents in lower Manhattan.
- House Republicans gave the Kimmel Dems an easy opportunity to show some decency on that front. But supporting a resolution honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk was a bridge too far for most to cross.
- The resolution condemned the assassination of the Turning Point USA co-founder and commended law enforcement for moving quickly to arrest and charge Kirk’s alleged killer.
- It also expressed condolences to his wife, Erika Kirk, and their two young children, celebrated Charlie’s “steadfast dedication to the Constitution, civil discourse, and Biblical truth.”
- As such, the vote should have been unanimous.
- But more than half of the 213 House Dems refused to support it.
- A total of 58 of them voted no — imagine that!
- And 38 more voted “present,” meaning neither yes or no, including city Dems Dan Goldman and Grace Meng, The Post reports.
- An additional 22 couldn’t be bothered to vote at all, including South Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres and Westchester’s George Latimer.
- Before the vote, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez disgraced herself with a floor speech that was mostly a sickening broadside against Kirk.
- Although she said we “come together as a country to denounce the horror of killing,” she quickly pivoted to attack Republicans and the man who was assassinated at a public event in front of his wife and children.
- Cowardly Kathy Hochul kowtowing to Mamdani proves Dems will always put their party ahead of NYC’s well-being. (NY Post/Michael Goodwin)
- Michael, how soon will we begin to hear of more companies headquartered in New York City making plans to relocate prior to the election?
Panelist:
Michael Goodwin, NY Post Columnist
11:35
Segment Topic
Breaking News
Panelist
DIAL Producers / Callers
11:50
Salute the Troops:
USAF Lt. Col. Paul Voss
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