"It's a flying bribe"
Trump’s Corruption Takes Off And Congressman Mike Levin Is Here to Ground It.
Donald Trump once called Qatar a major funder of terrorism, but now suddenly considers them a "wonderful country." What changed? Perhaps the fact that Qatar decided to gift a luxury Boeing 747 to Trump's administration—an extravagant "donation" that's headed straight to Trump's presidential library after his term. Congressman Mike Levin joins us on this week's episode of The Dangerous Ones podcast and cuts straight to the point: "It's a flying bribe."
In an explosive conversation, Levin doesn't mince words about the blatant corruption unfolding before our eyes. Trump’s acceptance of this jet isn’t just ethically grotesque it's also a massive national security risk and symbolic of an administration comfortable trading U.S. integrity for personal perks. Levin calls it "meshuggah" (crazy) and emphasizes that no previous president would have dared something this brazen.
But the episode doesn't stop there. Levin also dives into Trump's destructive budget, exposing shocking provisions hidden within: a silencer tax repeal benefiting the corporate gun lobby, devastating cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, and billions siphoned directly to billionaire donors. He shares heartbreaking stories of families torn apart by Trump's immigration policies, along with a stark warning about the administration's dismantling of environmental protections and threats to Social Security.
This conversation with Rep. Levin is a wake-up call and a reminder that what we're witnessing isn't just ordinary political corruption. It's next-level, shameless greed and cruelty, targeting those least able to defend themselves. As Levin says, it's on all of us to stand up and fight back.
Watch this unmissable interview Rep. Mike Levin of California:
Thx for another great show - enjoyed meeting Congressman Mike Levin.
Can you please remind us again why teal and orange? thanks in advance!
Divided We Stand (And Apparently, That’s the Point)
Crazy times, right? Almost as crazy as a white supremacist rapist trying to tell women what to do with their bodies — not for morality’s sake, but to manufacture more babies for their selective genocide campaign. All while defunding healthcare for the largest retiring demographic in American history. Genocide wrapped in bureaucracy.
And as they pass bills that pillage public lands and erase decades of environmental recovery with the stroke of a Sharpie, we’re watching hundreds of years of progress torched by a dyslexic criminal and his cronies — a gang of white-right “Christian” hypocrites doing the devil’s work just so Donnie can avoid prison.
Meanwhile, I’m having reoccurring dreams of marrying an immigrant just to keep her and her children safe in this country. Honestly, it’s the first time I’ve felt a real sense of purpose in a while… and all because I didn’t turn off my YouTube feed. Imagine if I was watching Fox News 24/7 — I’d probably end up like my mom: a full-blown cult member.
She married an ex-Jesuit priest who wrote his thesis on hypocrisy in Catholicism, then spent her life praying for this very moment — protesting for “pro-life” while backing the policies that destroy lives. That’s why I finally wrote her off. Love and light, right?
Divided we stand.
Just like the tech we carry — handheld isolation devices masquerading as phones. Nobody answers anymore. The “village” they promised? It’s been stolen. Probably by the same 125 dissatisfied families and 11 billionaires running Congress like a puppet show.
So I ask: who are the complicit? Do we still eat the rich in America, or did I miss the revolution?
I can’t remember. I’m getting too old for this shit.