Joe Oltmann Untamed | Patrick With Mike Ariza | Democrats and Energy Costs | 04.17.26

Patrick opens the show with a powerful cold open featuring an election worker’s disturbing testimony about fraud in the 2020 Michigan election, exposing how stolen elections lead to selected leaders who push destructive policies that crush everyday Americans. From skyrocketing energy costs in Michigan where electric bills could rise $2,000 per year under the state’s aggressive wind and solar mandate to Marylanders now paying the highest electric bills in the nation, Patrick connects the dots: Democratic policies, willful ignorance, and special interests are deliberately taking more “meat off the bone” from working families while gaslighting the public.Refinery expert Mike Ariza joins the show to deliver a sobering warning about California’s collapsing energy infrastructure. With refinery capacity down 35% since 2023 and growing reliance on foreign imports, Mike explains how policy-driven shutdowns are creating a fragile system that could lead to fuel shortages, economic collapse, and even national security risks. He breaks down the worst-case scenarios and calls for immediate federal intervention before it’s too late.In the final block, Patrick highlights the escalating absurdity coming from the left: Rep. Terri Sewell asking RFK Jr. if he’s ever “reparented a black child,” one-party Democratic rule in Colorado producing disastrous results, and Justice Clarence Thomas warning that progressivism is fundamentally incompatible with America’s founding principles. From stolen elections to energy crises and cultural gaslighting, this episode makes one thing crystal clear the consequences of selected leadership are hitting Americans hard, and the time to push back is now.