Radio Ranch with Roger Sayles 051826 LIVE, - Pomp, Primaries, and Power Plays: China Trips, Iran Risks, and KY-04

I open this Monday show by updating listeners on where to find our live streams and community chat, then share some personal notes from life in Ecuador, including family visits and my rekindled Braves fandom. From there we dig into the week’s stakes: travel kerfuffles around U.S.–China diplomacy, the tightening Russia–China–Iran alignment, and why escalation in the Middle East could accelerate. We also spotlight Tuesday’s Kentucky 4th District primary as a referendum on big-money influence, discuss Rep. Thomas Massie’s record on foreign aid and civil liberties, and swap notes on information sources from Judging Freedom to independent journalists. Along the way, callers raise tech-and-science tangents (plasma science, data centers, EM disruption tales), and we revisit history through the Sassoon opium dynasty and the USS Donald Cook episode—always with an eye on how narrative, money, and power interlock. I close by reminding folks where to catch our replays, inviting new voices into the discussion, and setting the table for a consequential week ahead on geopolitics, media narratives, and local action—plus a little rock ’n’ roll cue from the Stones to keep the freedom meter high.Global Voice Radio Network: https://www.globalvoiceradio.net/about/EURO·FOLK·RADIO (Pastor Eli James): https://eurofolkradio.com/SoapBoxTV (PeerTube instance used by the show): https://soapboxtv.net/Rumble (video platform): https://corp.rumble.com/Twitch (live streaming platform): https://www.twitch.tv/Kick (live streaming platform): https://about.kick.com/Atlanta Braves — Official Team Site: https://www.mlb.com/bravesRep. Thomas Massie — Official House Page: https://massie.house.govThomas Massie for Congress — Campaign Site: https://www.thomasmassie.comBoeing — Official Site: https://www.boeing.comJudging Freedom (Judge Andrew Napolitano) — Site Hub: https://judgenap.comPolymarket — Prediction Markets: https://polymarket.comUSS Donald Cook (DDG-75) — Official U.S. Navy page: https://www.surflant.usff.navy.mil/Organization/Operational-Forces/Destroyers/USS-Donald-Cook-DDG-75/About-Us/U.S. Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia — CNIC: https://www.cnic.navy.mil/Regions/cnrj/installations/nsf_diego_garcia/Agni‑V (India) — Overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agni-VThe Sassoons: The Great Global Merchants and the Making of an Empire — Joseph Sassoon (publisher page): https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/695949/the-sassoons-by-joseph-sassoon/David Sassoon Library and Reading Room (Mumbai) — Official Site: https://www.davidsassoonlibrary.comSassoon Docks (Mumbai) — Mumbai Port Authority note: https://mumbaiport.gov.in/showfile.php?lang=1&level=1&lid=1106&ls_id=1386Keshe Foundation (Plasma science organization referenced by callers): https://keshefoundation.orgSound Health Options (Sharry Edwards): https://soundhealthoptions.com/about-us/The Rolling Stones — “I’m Free” (official distribution): https://music.apple.com/us/song/1440772888