Episode Details

On this episode of America Unplugged, Billy Ray Valentine, Donald Jeffries and Tony Arterburn unpack the USS Abraham Lincoln crisis — reports of sailor suicides, desperate conditions, and stretched deployments — and examine how leadership and resource shortfalls are affecting servicemembers.

The hosts also break down the economic fallout: soaring gas prices, historic presidential disapproval on fuel, concerns about missile and drone shortages, and a covert U.S.–Japan currency intervention that highlights global financial strain.

Finally they discuss the political and cultural landscape — cult-like political loyalty, the risk of escalation abroad, worries over an AI market bubble, and upcoming Guerrilla Underground coverage.