Military Food Scarcity at Fort Carson and Trump Cabinet Picks Signal Course Correction

On December 4, 2024, Pam Long, Scott Powell, and Trent Loos joined the show. Long exposes inadequate meals at Fort Carson where $22 million in soldier deductions funds only $5 million in dining operations, calling for immediate public action and commander accountability Powell analyzes Trump’s cabinet selections, tracing DOJ weaponization from Fast and Furious through IRS targeting, and advocates for restoring the Arlington Reconciliation. Fort Carson Soldiers Face Food Scarcity Start listening at 16:10 – Hour 1 Pam Long, director of the Children’s Health Defense Military Chapter and West Point graduate, exposes a troubling situation at Fort Carson where soldiers receive grossly inadequate meals. According to reports from Military.com, service members are being served meals as meager as toast and lima beans. Long reveals a stark funding disparity: soldiers contribute $22 million through mandatory Basic Allowance for Subsistence deductions, yet dining facilities operate on just a $5 million budget. Long calls for immediate public action, urging citizens to contact their state representatives and county commissioners in El Paso County. She emphasizes that commanders have authority to authorize additional funding through Basic Allowance for Housing or Basic Needs Assistance, but have failed to act. Junior enlisted personnel living in barracks lack kitchen facilities and depend entirely on these dining facilities for sustenance. “This is appalling, and we need public pressure and leadership.” Pam Long, Director, Children’s Health Defense Military Chapter Trump Cabinet Picks Signal Constitutional Restoration Start listening at 29:57 – Hour 1 Scott Powell, senior fellow at the Discovery Institute and author of Rediscovering America, analyzes Trump’s cabinet selections and their potential to reverse years of institutional abuse. Powell traces the pattern of DOJ weaponization from Eric Holder’s Fast and Furious operation through Lois Lerner’s IRS targeting of Tea Party organizations to the current border crisis. Powell praises Pam Bondi as attorney general nominee and highlights Tom Homan as border czar, calling him “one of the best picks” for his rock-solid determination. The discussion turns to Pete Hegseth’s potential as Secretary of Defense, particularly regarding restoring the Reconciliation Monument at Arlington Cemetery, which Powell describes as a casualty of the Biden administration’s divisive policies. “Sedition and treason are high crimes and misdemeanors, and that’s really what we’ve seen.” Scott Powell, Senior Fellow, Discovery Institute Property Rights Under Assault From Energy Land Grabs Start listening at 69:59 – Hour 2 Trent Loos, sixth-generation farmer and rancher, reports from Fargo, North Dakota, on the intersection of agriculture policy and property rights. He discusses the confusion surrounding Joel Salatin’s premature announcement of a USDA advisory role under Thomas Massie, noting that Brooke Rollins has instead been tapped as agriculture secretary nominee. Loos highlights the coordinated assault on property rights through transmission line easements, solar installations, and the United Nations 30×30 initiative. He cites a case from New South Wales, Australia, where landowners now need government permits to remove fallen logs from their own property. The conversation exposes how industrial energy projects generate electricity that never benefits local communities,...