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EPISODE · Jun 12, 2026 · 33 MIN

CALIFORNIA EXPOSED, SAVE ACT DEAD,  & CNN'S BIGGEST DOUBLE STANDARD YET

from Keeping It Real: Conversations with Jillian Michaels · host Jillian Michaels

BREAKING - TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK: 🗳️ CALIFORNIA ELECTION INTEGRITY CRISIS CONTINUES — Newsom and Trump go to war over California elections. Voter rolls packed with tens of thousands of ineligible registrations. Homeless voters registered with zero verification — no ID, no Social Security number, nothing. A 29-day counting window giving election officials access to unreturned ballots. And when the DOJ demanded transparency, Gavin Newsom cited "privacy" and stonewalled federal investigators. California isn't an outlier — 14 states plus Washington D.C. require zero proof of identity to vote. ⚖️ HOW THE SAVE ACT DIED IN THE SENATE — 80% of Americans — including the majority of Democrats — support voter ID and proof of citizenship to vote. So how did this bill collapse? We break down the 60-vote filibuster threshold, the Byrd Rule, the four Republican defectors — McConnell, Collins, Murkowski, and Tillis — and the procedural nuclear option that could have passed it with 51 votes and why Republicans refused to use it. 🚨 THE LEFT'S DEPLORABLES MOMENT — The Democratic Party is now openly rallying behind a Maine Senate candidate with a documented hate symbol tattoo, multiple abuse allegations from former partners, and a campaign director who quit and went public the night before the primary. Senator Andy Kim's response: "I'll work with whoever Maine elects." This is the same party that spent a decade calling the right deplorable. Now they're running their own — and CNN's Dana Bash is calling it political sophistication. 📺 DANA BASH'S / GRAHAM PLATNER CNN HYPOCRISY EXPOSED — Bash went on camera to argue that Democrats are finally "mature" enough to look past a deeply compromised candidate in the name of winning. We break down exactly what that candidate's record actually looks like — and why this is the most cynical spin CNN has produced yet. 🔴 HASAN PIKER AND THE NEW LEFT — The Democrats now routinely campaign alongside Hasan Piker — a streamer who went online after October 7th and justified violence against Israeli civilians and has a documented record of content so extreme it would end any Republican's career overnight - and the left justifies it all. 🎙️ VIRAL CLIPS THAT BREAK THROUGH THE NOISE — A former progressive goes viral explaining exactly why he walked away from the left. A teenager on a political panel shuts down a CNN-style gotcha question with more clarity and grace than any cable news anchor has managed in years. 🌍 GOOD NEWS THAT ACTUALLY MATTERS — Australia is on track to eliminate cervical cancer entirely by 2028. The Bahamas certified for eliminating mother-to-child HIV transmission. Stanford scientists have developed an injection that regrows human cartilage and could reverse arthritis. And meet Gilbert — the glowing robotic fish cleaning microplastics from the ocean right now. CHAPTERS 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:34 CALIFORNIA ELECTION INSANITY 00:03:05 TRUMP FURIOUS / SAVE ACT DEAD 00:10:00 DANA BASH LIES 00:11: 00 DEMOCRAT DEPLORABLES 00:12:00 GRAHAM PLATNER, HASAN PIKER, 00:15:21 LEFTIST HYPOCRISY 00:20:41 The Tribal Debate 00:25:41 Global Meidcal Miracles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BREAKING - TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK: 🗳️ CALIFORNIA ELECTION INTEGRITY CRISIS CONTINUES — Newsom and Trump go to war over California elections. Voter rolls packed with tens of thousands of ineligible registrations. Homeless voters registered with zero verification — no ID, no Social Security number, nothing. A 29-day counting window giving election officials access to unreturned ballots. And when the DOJ demanded transparency, Gavin Newsom cited "privacy" and stonewalled federal investigators. California isn't an outlier — 14 states plus Washington D.C. require zero proof of identity to vote. ⚖️ HOW THE SAVE ACT DIED IN THE SENATE — 80% of Americans — including the majority of Democrats — support voter ID and proof of citizenship to vote. So how did this bill collapse? We break down the 60-vote filibuster threshold, the Byrd Rule, the four Republican defectors — McConnell, Collins, Murkowski, and Tillis — and the procedural nuclear option that could have passed it with 51 votes and why Republicans refused to use it. 🚨 THE LEFT'S DEPLORABLES MOMENT — The Democratic Party is now openly rallying behind a Maine Senate candidate with a documented hate symbol tattoo, multiple abuse allegations from former partners, and a campaign director who quit and went public the night before the primary. Senator Andy Kim's response: "I'll work with whoever Maine elects." This is the same party that spent a decade calling the right deplorable. Now they're running their own — and CNN's Dana Bash is calling it political sophistication. 📺 DANA BASH'S / GRAHAM PLATNER CNN HYPOCRISY EXPOSED — Bash went on camera to argue that Democrats are finally "mature" enough to look past a deeply compromised candidate in the name of winning. We break down exactly what that candidate's record actually looks like — and why this is the most cynical spin CNN has produced yet. 🔴 HASAN PIKER AND THE NEW LEFT — The Democrats now routinely campaign alongside Hasan Piker — a streamer who went online after October 7th and justified violence against Israeli civilians and has a documented record of content so extreme it would end any Republican's career overnight - and the left justifies it all. 🎙️ VIRAL CLIPS THAT BREAK THROUGH THE NOISE — A former progressive goes viral explaining exactly why he walked away from the left. A teenager on a political panel shuts down a CNN-style gotcha question with more clarity and grace than any cable news anchor has managed in years. 🌍 GOOD NEWS THAT ACTUALLY MATTERS — Australia is on track to eliminate cervical cancer entirely by 2028. The Bahamas certified for eliminating mother-to-child HIV transmission. Stanford scientists have developed an injection that regrows human cartilage and could reverse arthritis. And meet Gilbert — the glowing robotic fish cleaning microplastics from the ocean right now. CHAPTERS 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:34 CALIFORNIA ELECTION INSANITY 00:03:05 TRUMP FURIOUS / SAVE ACT DEAD 00:10:00 DANA BASH LIES 00:11: 00 DEMOCRAT DEPLORABLES 00:12:00 GRAHAM PLATNER, HASAN PIKER, 00:15:21 LEFTIST HYPOCRISY 00:20:41 The Tribal Debate 00:25:41 Global Meidcal Miracles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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BREAKING - TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK: 🗳️ CALIFORNIA ELECTION INTEGRITY CRISIS CONTINUES — Newsom and Trump go to war over California elections. Voter rolls packed with tens of thousands of ineligible registrations. Homeless voters registered...

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