This Land Belongs To Only Me

Hour two opens with Crystal Cave jokes, stalactites, stalagmites, and a reminder that the Ben to the Shore Bike Tour is coming up on July 26 to support families of fallen and injured first responders. That leads into one of the heaviest local stories of the morning: the death of Pennsylvania State Trooper Michael Pahira Jr. Nick lays out the report that the truck driver charged in the crash, Michael Bon, is a Haitian national who entered through a Biden-era parole program, later lost status, remained in the country, and still received a Massachusetts CDL. The crew reacts with anger to the crash, the immigration status issue, the CDL process, and the way some outlets describe the suspect as a “Massachusetts man.” Dawn raises the question of how someone whose status is revoked keeps a commercial license, while Shawn argues that English road signs and driver communication are not political talking points but basic safety issues. Nick rejects the idea that this debate is rooted in bigotry and keeps the focus on public safety, border enforcement, and accountability after a preventable death. The hour lightens with holiday heat talk, Nick’s golf-course complaints, Dawn’s Midwest wedding trip, cooling towels, watermelon contests, Joey Chestnut jokes, and a new list of America’s most patriotic states. Nick and Shawn challenge the survey’s ranking system, saying patriotism should be judged by love of country rather than numbers that can be tilted by civic-service categories. Harry Mays joins late in the hour for Cut Sheet chaos, where soccer gets roasted, Trump’s FIFA call becomes a bit, and the crew unloads on Josh Shapiro for Pennsylvania’s missing America 250 booth before Fetterman and McCormick step in.