The Real Cost Of Freedom On Memorial Day

Memorial Day only works if we tell the truth about it. We’re not talking about a three-day weekend or “patriot energy” we’re talking about graves, families, and the cost that made normal life possible. I walk through where the holiday comes from, why it was once called Decoration Day, and why a number like 1.3 million Americans dead in U.S. wars should hit you like a punch, not a trivia fact. We also highlight the National Moment of Remembrance and why a minute at 3 p.m. can reset the tone of the whole day.Then we pivot hard into the kind of headlines that make people feel like the country is coming unglued. I react to a reported pattern of gunfire incidents near the White House and what it says about culture, despair, and a rising willingness to do something violent even when the outcome is obviously death or prison.From there, it’s Texas-focused accountability: Ken Paxton’s lawsuit against Discord over child safety and alleged deceptive marketing, a Magnolia-area teacher arrest, and what TEA data suggests about the scale of sexual misconduct complaints in the public school system. We also hit a case of an ICE agent impersonation robbery, a push for transparency on AI data center water and energy use, and why you should support policies without handing any politician blind loyalty.************************************************Listen every day to our strong conservative programs on Patriot Talk 920 AM.  Tune-in on your radio in Houston to KYST 920 AM or download our app by visiting 920app.com or search for "Patriot Talk 920" from your app store!