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Rich Zeoli dives into the sudden news of the 82nd Airborne Division heading toward the Middle East despite official claims that Operation Epic Fury is winding down. We look at the conflicting signals coming from Washington, where Speaker Mike Johnson suggests the mission is nearly complete while Senator Lindsey Graham calls for Marines to seize Kharg Island. Zeoli breaks down the tactical risks of such an escalation, including the threat of Iranian naval mines and drones that continue to put global shipping at risk in the Strait of Hormuz.

The show shifts to the domestic battle over Department of Homeland Security funding and the Save America Act. Rich explains the procedural games being played in the Senate, where Republican leadership is accused of using budget reconciliation as a "head fake" to avoid a real vote on voter ID. We also react to the theatrical grandstanding of local officials like Larry Krasner and Cory Booker, who are busy targeting ICE agents at airports while travelers deal with horrific security lines and a lack of common-sense solutions.

Zeoli also covers a massive legal blow to Meta after a jury found the company liable for creating an addictive product and misleading parents. We discuss the cultural shift toward digital "sports," as New Jersey schools begin offering tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships for video games. Rich questions the long-term impact on a generation spending more time on screens than prison inmates spend outdoors, all while politicians like Gavin Newsom and Josh Shapiro try to use "vulnerability" and "trauma" to bond with voters ahead of 2028.

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