January 6th and the Point of No Return on Facts

Steve Scaffidi and Kristin Brey opened the midweek edition of Point Taken with a pointed discussion about the Trump administration rewriting references to the January 6th Capitol attack on government websites, and whether the country has reached a point of no return when it comes to facts versus opinion. They engaged directly with listener texts pushing back and reacting to the revisions before turning to criticism from the U.S. Secretary of War aimed at Senator and former astronaut Mark Kelly, while Producer Jazz resurfaced a 2016 clip highlighting similar rhetoric from years earlier. The show then broadened into culture and technology, reacting to a CNN poll suggesting Americans increasingly identify more by age than race or gender — with Steve sharing frustrations about generational stereotypes. That theme of societal erosion carried into a conversation about X’s AI chatbot Grok being used to undress women and girls, regardless of age, and what it says about the decline of online community standards. In the second hour, Steve and Kristin examined the rapid expansion of prediction markets into politics and sports before welcoming ESPN Milwaukee’s Alex Strouf for an in-depth breakdown of the Packers’ high-stakes playoff matchup against the Bears. The show wrapped with a Milwaukee Boat Show giveaway and a lively “Ask Us Anything” segment that bounced from Las Vegas tourism and Venezuela to sports gambling ads, cultural quirks, and whether Milwaukee needs a Laverne & Shirley statue.