Rose Garden Lunch for First Responders, 15 October 2026

Susan Kokinda, 14 October 2026



Susan Kokinda opens with the European Union's largest expansion of its Russia sanctions list since the war began, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calling Europe's objections to the U.S.–Russia diesel deal "completely hypocritical", since Europe is still Moscow's biggest gas customer. The episode follows the reactions to President Trump's diesel deal, from Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney and Boris Johnson to the EU's foreign ministers, set against President Trump's post on the European Union paying Russia $250 billion for energy and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak's figure of $320.7 billion since 2022. It then turns to the IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok, where IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said growth alone cannot fix U.S. debt and deficits, the headlines that followed, and the IMF's playbook since Bretton Woods ended in 1971. It closes with Secretary Bessent skipping the meetings for "domestic engagements", and Peter Navarro's White House progress report on America's manufacturing investments: over 500 projects, more than $380 billion in announced investment, mapped across the country.

Mike Steger, 15 October 2026



Mike Steger argues that the 2026 midterm elections represent a struggle between two competing visions for America. He challenges conventional polling and political analysis, arguing that leadership, national identity, and a shared sense of mission are forces that cannot be fully measured by surveys or campaign statistics.

Mike begins with George Washington’s leadership during the American Revolution, examining the Continental Army’s retreat across New Jersey, the crossing of the Delaware River, and the victory at Trenton. He also discusses Washington’s handling of unrest among his officers in 1783, presenting these moments as examples of leadership rooted in trust, courage, and commitment to a national cause.

Drawing on the military philosophies of Carl von Clausewitz, Sun Tzu, and Gerhard von Scharnhorst, Mike explores three principles of political and military conflict: leadership, unity of purpose, and strategic mission. He argues that these principles help explain President Trump’s political movement and its approach to the midterm elections.

The discussion then turns to Alexander Hamilton and the American System. Mike examines the importance of infrastructure, manufacturing, technological innovation, and industrial development in strengthening national sovereignty. He highlights America's dramatic expansion of aircraft production during World War II as an example of what a mobilized industrial economy can accomplish.

Mike also discusses President Trump’s recent travels, proposed investment in Alaska's LNG infrastructure, and the White House's manufacturing initiatives. He examines reported industrial projects, foreign investment, and job creation, arguing that rebuilding America's productive economy is central to the administration's broader strategy.

Finally, Mike returns to Washington’s example of leadership and the principles of the Declaration of Independence. He argues that America's future depends not simply on electoral messaging, but on citizens understanding their national mission, exercising their rights, and participating in the country's political and economic development.

Mike Rogers on Abdul El-Sayed

Colorado Supreme Court Scandal



… Justices systematically obstructed audits and concealed a $2.75M bribe/fraud scheme to shield themselves from accountability.

Here is how the judicial corruption unfolded:
⚖️ The Named Justices: Supreme Court Justices Maria Berkenkotter, Nathan B. Coats (former Chief Justice), Richard Gabriel, Melissa Hart, William Hood, III, Monica Márquez, and Carlos Samour are directly accused of conspiring to suppress evidence of severe ethical and criminal misconduct.

💰 The $2.75M Masias Hush-Money Deal: Officials negotiated a 2.66M–2.75M contract for disgraced Chief of Staff Mindy Masias—paying her 3x a Justice's salary—to buy her silence and bury allegations of judicial wrongdoing.

🚨 Federal Audit Obstruction: The complaint details probable cause for federal felonies (18 U.S.C. §§ 1503, 1001, 1516) after Justices knowingly hid the "Masias Memo" from state and federal auditors for over 1.5 years.

🤫 DOJ Conflicts & Retaliation: Federal prosecutors, including Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Traskos (Justice Melissa Hart’s husband), failed to disqualify themselves—letting statutes of limitations expire while whistleblowers were systematically silenced with taxpayer-funded NDAs.

Gregory says the justices had been notified of misconduct allegations against all of them days before they ruled to kick Trump off Colorado’s ballot. Why didn’t they step aside?

When the highest judges in the state break the law to protect themselves, public trust is completely shattered.

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He Will Die, as Scheduled

Nidal Malik Hasan, a former U.S. Army Major turned traitor, is a very bad and evil man, who killed 13 people, including a pregnant soldier, who died, along with her unborn son, and injured, very seriously, 32 more innocent people. Barack Hussein Obama’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) intercepted electronic communications between Hasan and the radical Yemeni-American cleric, Anwar al-Awlaki. When reviewed by his FBI terrorism task force, investigators concluded that Hasan's emails were not a threat. This assessment of the Obama Administration’s actions was later considered to be a key intelligence failure. With all of that being said, I think streaming the execution for all to see might have been a strong deterrent for the World to witness how America deals with Terrorists and SCUM like Hasan but, many very good and well meaning people would rather not watch him die, through streaming, or through any other visual device. He will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be streamed. That said, the execution may be viewed in person by the immediate families of the victims, if they so choose. They deserve to witness JUSTICE!

Donald J Trump

MSNOW Has Fallen Way Short

… of viewers an explanation.

… planned trip that had been reported about recently. We've since learned that Patel did not, in fact, land in Russia today and remains in the U.S. …The timing of any potential trip remains unclear. Again, we regret this error and we are transparent about when we make errors. Back to you."

Facts About SpaceX in Ukraine

… night’s call.

- Ukraine accounts for only a micro fraction of SpaceX’s revenue, while the company bears the risks of operating amid Russian attacks and geopolitical pressure. The financial return hardly justifies the exposure. SpaceX helps because it chooses to. Starshield access, meanwhile, is up to the US government.

- SpaceX has every right to set limits on how its technology is used. They own it and bear consequences for it. This is while they actively collaborate to take down Russian access to Starlink that threatens to collapse Ukraine.

- Throwing tantrums over not getting all your demands, including offensive use, or simply because Elon disagrees with you, while SpaceX risks its assets to help, says plenty about your character.

- Demanding a company be nationalized so you can just take its product is the loudest confession that you cannot build anything. You can only steal.

- Europeans should try to build their own. As a space fan, I'd celebrate it.

- I don't care about the politics. But attacking the company that stepped up when it had no obligation to help is pathetic.

The truth is, without Starlink saving Ukrainian communication in the early days, their reality would have severly looked very different today, and they should be grateful.

He’s a Member

The Mass Migration Explorer

… money that paid to shelter migrants after they crossed, and it reaches past the federal government into city and state budgets.

What's new:
✅ FEMA shelter money: every Shelter and Services Program award, followed to the NGOs that received it.
✅ City and state contracts: New York City, Chicago, Denver, San Diego, Pima County, El Paso County, California, Massachusetts and more. Money for migrant shelters ran through local governments too.
✅ A "Migrant shelter money" filter that pulls the whole shelter pipeline onto one screen.
✅ 1,275 organizations, every link backed by a USAspending award, an IRS filing, a FEMA allocation or a city contract record.
✅ See what was cut: 150 awards ($537M) terminated, cut short or clawed back since Jan 20, 2025. That includes the FEMA shelter funds pulled back on Feb 10, 2025.

Everything from the first release is still there: the border chart (monthly encounters down 96%), the county map back to 1990, the 116 explained county jumps, the legal-pathway layers and the faith-network filters.

💡 This money stopped because voters changed who was in charge. Keeping it stopped takes more Republicans in Congress. Vote straight Republican Nov 3. 🇺🇸

The Mass Migration Explorer