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Thursday, May 21, 2026 · Guest Host: Brig. Gen. (ret.) Blaine Holt
9:06 · Show Open and Monologue
Brigadier General Blaine Holt, United States Air Force (retired), takes the chair as guest host for three hours, opening with a roughly fifteen minute monologue that sets the table for the day. Holt thanks regular host Jake Smith for the keys to the studio and lays out the arc: a domestic gut punch on the national property tax fraud crisis, federal fraud, waste, and abuse, then a turn overseas to Europe at an existential crossroads, the fight back against globalist policy, and the black hole of foreign aid.
Themes anchoring the broadcast:
- National property tax fraud crisis and the question of where homeowners go next
- Fraud, waste, and abuse in government spending
- Ireland and Europe at an existential crossroads
- Fighting back against globalist policy
- Foreign aid fraud and accountability
9:08 · The National Property Tax Fraud Crisis
Mitch Vexler, founder and president of Mockingbird Properties, joins by Zoom to break down what he describes as a coordinated property tax fraud machine hitting American homeowners through inflated appraisals, assessment scams, and systemic government overreach. Vexler argues that central appraisal districts and school districts deliberately overvalue property to leverage bond debt, treating homeowners like ATMs.
Talking points:
- What is actually happening on the ground with massive over assessments, phantom liens, and local governments treating homeowners as revenue sources, and how deep the problem runs
- With millions of Americans facing tax bills they cannot pay and appeals that go nowhere, whether this is self inflicted bureaucracy or outright fraud
- A realistic path to fix the system before more families lose their homes
More: Mockingbird Properties property tax investigation · mockingbirdproperties.com
9:33 · Government Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
John Hart, CEO of OpenTheBooks.com and former communications director for the late Sen. Tom Coburn, joins to talk government transparency and the work of tracking fraud, waste, and abuse at every level of spending.
Talking points:
- Why DOGE came in with big promises to cut the fat but did not deliver the knockout punch, and what it would take to make it work this time
- How to get serious about clawing back the trillions that belong to the American taxpayer rather than the swamp, from bloated contracts to outright fraud
More: OpenTheBooks.com · @johnhart333
10:03 · Ireland and Europe at an Existential Crossroads
Peter Connolly, an Irish farmer, activist, and outspoken commentator on the agricultural plight of Ireland and Europe, joins to discuss the broader fight against EU globalist policy.
Talking points:
- What farmers across Ireland and Europe are seeing on the ground as family farms come under pressure, food security is questioned, and rules arrive from Brussels
- How everyday Europeans can push back against green mandates before the system buckles, and what sovereignty is at stake
10:33 · The Fight Back in London
Andrew Bridgen, former Member of the UK Parliament and a voice behind the recent large London protest, joins to talk about citizens demanding their rights and pushing back against the globalist agenda.
Talking points:
- What lit the fuse for the London turnout, and what Bridgen is hearing from everyday citizens who have had it with being told how to live
- From his time in Parliament to the streets, how free people fight back and reclaim their nations without losing the liberties that made the West great
More: @ABridgen
11:03 · Foreign Aid Fraud
Dr. Emily Brearley, development economist and author of Aid Inferno, joins to make the case that foreign aid has become a multibillion dollar racket that enriches the wrong people while leaving intended recipients worse off. Listener questions are welcome for this segment.
Talking points:
- The biggest scams Americans are unknowingly funding, drawn from the reporting in Aid Inferno
- What real reform looks like, and how to turn good intentions into actual results instead of another endless money pit
11:45 · Salute the Troops and After-Logue
Holt wraps the broadcast:
- Recap of what the day covered, with encouragement for listeners to go back and catch anything they missed
- A plug for Dangerous Intellectuals and catching Holt on Newsmax
- A tee up of topics for the next show as YNTA continues its examination of the most pressing issues in the nation
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