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⚡️Admiral James @stavridisj. Former NATO and SOUTHCOM Commander. ICE Deployed to Airports. More Marines Moving Toward Iran. Democracy Wins—Pentagon Loses. Another Fumble from Hegseth. Vietnam Vet Robert Mueller Dies. No Justice for Breonna Taylor. RIP, CBS Radio.  🎙️Hear/watch this huge new Monday wartime Independent Americans with me. 📱💻YouTube: youtu.be/PhDEXOuH91s  🍎Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adm…  🎧Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0mQsWs…  🕸️Web: independentamericans.us/admiral-james-… 📖Substack: open.substack.com/pub/independen… Admiral James Stavridis is back for a master class on war, peace, and the future of American power at a moment when Trump can do almost anything he wants with the most powerful military on earth. The former NATO Supreme Allied Commander joins host Paul Rieckhoff to break down Trump’s war in Iran, the risks of escalation, what it would really mean to send Marines through the Strait of Hormuz, and how adversaries like Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea are watching—and celebrating. Stavridis explains why cyber is the next battlefield, what AI-enabled cyberattacks could look like, and why offensive cyber tools in the hands of angry regimes should have every American’s attention.​ They dig into Trump’s deployment of ICE to airports amid a partial shutdown, the culture crisis inside ICE, and whether Trump is road-testing ICE as a domestic political weapon where he can’t legally use the U.S. military. Stavridis lays out where checks on Trump’s power might actually come from—courts, Congress, NATO, and the American people—and why he still believes in the possibility of a centrist, independent political movement (even as a registered independent himself). It’s Manosphere Monday, March Madness is in full swing, St. John’s is dancing into the Sweet 16, and Rieckhoff and Stavridis still find “something good” in Disney World, underdogs, and the young Americans now fighting and dying in Iran.​ Subscribe, rate and share Independent Americans with me on YouTube, ApplePods, @BleavNetwork, Spotify, all platforms and IndependentAmericans.us.🎙️🚨🇺🇸🌍🏀

Fitness, Lies, and National Security: General @MarkHertling on America’s Military Recruiting Truth Retired General Mark Hertling of @BulwarkOnline explains why America’s declining fitness is now a national security threat. New Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff. GoIndy.us or YouTube: youtu.be/7W6odTkj3S0?si…🚨🎙️🇺🇸

2,000 82nd Airborne Troops Are Headed to Middle East. Unchecked Power: How Far Could Trump Take the World’s Most Powerful Military? Retired General @MarkHertling of @BulwarkOnline joins me in today’s new Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff. GoIndy.us or YouTube: youtu.be/7W6odTkj3S0?si…🚨🎙️🇺🇸

⚡️General @MarkHertling. Boots on the Ground Loom. Trump’s Unlimited Military Power. What I Told My Son When He Wanted to Join the Army. Election Threats Are Rising. Broken DHS Makes Us All Less Safe. If I Don’t Return: A Father’s Wartime Journal. 🎙️Hear/watch this huge new Tuesday wartime Independent Americans with me. 📱💻YouTube: youtu.be/7W6odTkj3S0  🍎Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gen…  🎧Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6uFDhX…  📖Substack: open.substack.com/pub/independen… Author, National Security Analyst, Contributor at @BulwarkOnline, and retired Army General Mark Hertling is back on Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff at a moment when America is at war abroad and under strain at home. They attack the latest national security headlines from the war in Iran and the political wars at home. And Hertling is bringing hard truth, deep experience, and real hope. From Iran’s widening conflict and Trump’s reckless use of the most powerful military on Earth, to the rising threat of attacks here at home and the very real possibility he’ll try to mess with our elections, Rieckhoff and Hertling break down what’s really happening, what keeps this retired General up at night, and where the true “circuit breakers” are inside the Pentagon, Congress, and our democracy. They dig into war crimes, strategy (or the lack of it), the courage our leaders are missing, and the new consensus forming in the streets against the Iran war, ICE in our airports, and the slide toward authoritarianism. They also go below the headlines and into the heart: Hertling’s powerful new book, If I Don’t Return: A Father’s Wartime Journal, started as a Green Army notebook he wrote for his young sons before Desert Storm—part war journal, part guide to character, leadership, friendship, marriage, and what it really means to serve. He shares emotional stories about sending his own kids into the military, why fitness and vaccines are now national security issues, and how toxic “manosphere” masculinity from Trump’s inner circle is warping our culture—and our kids. They flex for cameras, do bad pullups, and cut vaccines. And push a fake and dangerous picture of what healthy looks like. And from Mr. Rogers and Looney Tunes to TAPS, the National Ability Center, and the next generation of leaders he’s now teaching in the classroom, this is an unfiltered, urgent, and inspiring conversation you won’t hear anywhere else—and the kind of independent content that helps you stay vigilant, stay informed, and stay hopeful. Subscribe, rate and share Independent Americans with me on YouTube, ApplePods, BLEAV, Spotify, all platforms and IndependentAmericans.us.🎙️🚨🇺🇸💪🏼

Mick Foley Says Real Tough People Don’t Brag While Calling Out Missed Red Flags ringsidenews.com/mick-foley-say…

Thanks @ringsidenews_ for covering Mick’s important and inspiring conversation with me on @indy_americans.

They’re Supposed to Be Guardians of Our Democracy. They’re Not Even The Mall Cops of Our Democracy. I joined The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. As boots on the ground in Iran seem imminent any day now, Congress is again failing to stop him. If you missed it, you can watch my full segment from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on YouTube: youtu.be/XsTs4rHAJOM?si… And learn more every day on my show: IndependentAmericans.us. Especially as forever war expands, I’ll help you understand it—and anticipate what’s next.🇺🇸🚨🎙️

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Trump's ICE at airports. Threats to bomb civilians. Talk of “winning” without a strategy. General Mark Hertling joins @PaulRieckhoff to explain why this moment is so dangerous—and why he's still optimistic about our institutions and our kids. Watch it now:...

US Marines in the Crosshairs: What to Watch for Next in Gulf After Trump Paused Iran Grid Strikes Former NATO and CENTCOM Commander Admiral James @stavridisj joins me to break down what’s happening— and what’s likely for happen next around Kharg Island and the Strait of Hormuz. New Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff. GoIndy.us or YouTube: youtu.be/PhDEXOuH91s And the Admiral shares the top security threat that you and most Americans probably aren’t tracking on.🚨🎙️🇺🇸

What does it mean to REALLY support the troops in a time of war? What happened to all those yellow magnetic bumper stickers? Wrestling Legend Mick Foley regularly visited Walter Reed military hospital for years. He shared more, and his thoughts on Trump, ICE, the WWE and Iran. 🎙️Hear/watch this powerful new wartime Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff. 📱💻YouTube: youtu.be/DjbQnLDkOlk  🍎Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mic…  🎧Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0GrtNa…  My friend, the hardcore legend Mick Foley, joined me for an EXCLUSIVE, extended, no-holds-barred conversation you have to see or hear.😊🎙️🇺🇸🚨

⚡️Scott MacFarlane Joins Meidas Touch: Inside the Big Free-Agent Move Impacting Independent Media. Huge move for both @MacFarlaneNews and @MeidasTouch. Cable and broadcast is dying. Independent media and Meidas especially is surging. 🎙️Hear/watch this huge new Monday wartime Independent Americans with me. And Admiral James Stavridis is my guest on ICE, Iran and all the related March madness. 📱💻YouTube: youtu.be/PhDEXOuH91s  🍎Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adm…  🎧Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0mQsWs…

“If ICE Is the Answer in The Airports, You’re Asking the Wrong Question” Airport Security Just Got Even More Tense Paul Rieckhoff and Admiral @stavridisj break down the chaos of sending ICE to “backstop” TSA at America’s airports New Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff. GoIndy.us or YouTube: youtu.be/PhDEXOuH91s And, learn what Admiral Stavridis thinks is the top security threat that most Americans aren’t tracking on.🚨🎙️🇺🇸

Trump's war in Iran. ICE at U.S. airports. Cyber as the next battlefield. Admiral James Stavridis—former NATO Supreme Allied Commander—joins Paul Rieckhoff on Independent Americans for a sharp, candid breakdown of all of it. Watch now: youtu.be/PhDEXOuH91s  Stay vigilant.

📻I’ll be on the radio next for one of my regular visits with @tavissmiley on @kbla1580 radio in LA and online: kbla1580.com We’re talking more troops to the Middle East, ICE hitting airports nationwide, my appearance on @colbertlateshow, and maybe even March Madness and St John’s Fever.🎙️🇺🇸🏀

Terrible. Always. He is a terrible, spiteful and petty person. Always. And especially whenever someone turns on Trump, it always reveals his true character. Which is terrible. Always.

A generation raised on Iraq & Afghanistan that now feels duped. New pod out now: @PaulRieckhoff breaks it all down with hard questions about who actually fights, pays & decides what comes next. Watch now: youtu.be/cGevi77vO_E

“I Was Lied To” Wrestling Legend Mick Foley Gives Trump Voters Permission to Say It. Paul Rieckhoff Breaks it Down. 🎙️Hear/watch this powerful new WEEKEND SPECIAL wartime Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff. 📱💻YouTube: youtu.be/DjbQnLDkOlk  🍎Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mic…  🎧Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0GrtNa…  Hardcore legend and veterans advocate Mick Foley returns to join me for an EXCLUSIVE, extended, a no-holds-barred conversation.😊🎙️🇺🇸🚨