

The Adult in the Room
Victoria Taft
Victoria Taft is The Adult in the Room Who Sets You Straight on Life, News, Politics. Talking to the most interesting people in the news. The News Sherpa You Didn't Know You Needed.
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Nov 11, 2025 • 1h 21min
Ex-Antifa Insider Exposes the Cult Within: Ty King’s Journey from Chaos to Christ
In this powerful Veterans Day episode of The Adult in the Room with Victoria Taft, you’ll meet Ty King, a former Antifa member who escaped the chaos, drugs, and spiritual darkness of radical activism to find redemption through Christ. Ty opens up about his childhood trauma, years in Eugene’s Antifa scene, and how cult manipulation and occult practices kept him trapped in violence and despair.You’ll hear the shocking reality of how Antifa recruits, how drugs and spiritual warfare fuel its culture, and how Ty’s deliverance prayer and faith in God ultimately set him free. Victoria connects the dots between the chaos on America’s streets and the unseen spiritual battle at its core.Check out Ty's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5iRm2Z9dkFR-qhhtM-cZ6g#Antifa, #Portland, #Eugene, #cult, #occult, #redemption, #Christianity, #Ty #King,#TripleBCollective, #VictoriaTaft, #politicalviolence, #deprogramming, #testimony, #ex-Antifa, #faith

Nov 6, 2025 • 1h 25min
ow Portland’s DHS Rule Crushes Antifa—and What It Means Nationwide
Dive into two urgent stories shaping America’s cities: the Department of Homeland Security’s new rules finally stripping Antifa of its masks and noise tactics in Portland, and the shocking rise of Zoran Mamdani—a Marxist Islamist elected mayor of New York City.Victoria is joined by Robert Spencer, author of Intifada on the Hudson, to unpack how Mamdani’s ideology mirrors the fusion of Marxism and jihadism and what it reveals about America’s civic and moral collapse. You’ll also learn how Portland’s ICE facility is fighting back against Antifa’s intimidation tactics—and why the Left’s soft spot for lawlessness could finally backfire.#RobertSpencer, #ZoranMamdani, #Antifa, #Portland, #VictoriaTaft, #IntifadaOnTheHudson, #FreeSpeech, #Marxism, #Islamism, #NewYorkPolitics

Nov 4, 2025 • 1h 18min
The Cult Playbook? Ex-Antifa on Recruitment, Roles & Exit
An unfiltered look at Portland’s rolling showdown around the ICE facility. In this episode, you’ll hear how former Antifa participants describe the movement’s internal roles, how safe-house logistics work on the ground, and why noise operations target neighborhoods as much as officers. You’ll follow the citizen-journalist chase that helped identify a suspected rock attacker, plus a breakdown of where organizers really work when the costumes come off. Then you’ll hear a veteran PI connect dots between organizers, public-sector unions, and NGOs—and what he says prosecutors should publish if they’re serious about accountability.#Portland #Antifa #ICE #Protest #CitizenJournalism #SafeHouse #BlackBloc #NGO #SEIU #LawAndOrder #FreeSpeech #PortlandOregon

Oct 30, 2025 • 1h 24min
From Antifa Streets to Ballot Boxes—The War on Law and Order
How lawlessness has become policy—from Portland’s Antifa attacks to ICE riots in Los Angeles, and finally to California’s crumbling election system. You’ll meet Andrew “Real Black Rebel” Duncan, a journalist stabbed by Antifa and still standing; hear the details behind federal arrests after violent ICE riots in LA; and uncover with Linda Paine why California’s elections may already be compromised. Buckle up—this is what happens when truth and courage collide.#Antifa, #ICEraids, #ElectionIntegrity, #CaliforniaPolitics, #VictoriaTaft

Oct 28, 2025 • 1h 5min
Portland’s “Cleanup” Hoax: Antifa, Cover-Ups & Court Games
See what Portland media won’t show you. Victoria Taft breaks down the so-called “cleanup” of Antifa’s encampment—a carefully timed stunt ahead of a key Ninth Circuit decision. You’ll watch how police literally negotiate with Antifa while harassing ordinary citizens just trying to drive home.You’ll also hear about the government shutdown and how Democrats are using working families, air traffic safety, and food stamps as political leverage.Then, Victoria speaks with Yukong "Mike" Zhao from Chinese Americans for the Constitution. He shares his firsthand story of escaping communist China, facing harassment in California, and fighting back against Gavin Newsom’s radical Prop 50 power grab.#antifa, #portland, #governmentshutdown, #victoria_taft, #mikezhou, #communism,#free_speech, #lawandorder, #pjmedia, #anarchists

Oct 25, 2025 • 1h 22min
Government Standoff & Antifa Infiltration — Corrine Clifford and Jonathan Choe Tell All
You get both sides of the battlefield in one episode. First, Corrine Clifford gives you a DC insider’s view on the government shutdown: what’s actually being debated, whether Trump’s East Wing “ballroom” construction is taxpayer-funded, and how media narratives shape public outrage while families worry about SNAP and WIC. Then Jonathan Choe takes you inside Antifa’s operations — from anarchist book fairs and recruitment tactics to safe houses, “keffiyeh block” disguise strategies, and how homeless encampments are leveraged during ICE facility actions. If you want clarity on Washington theater and street-level agitation, this conversation equips you to see through the noise.#victoriataft, #adultintheroom, #politics, #governmentshutdown, #mediabias, #washingtondc, #antifa, #portland, #seattle, #investigativejournalism, #corrineclifford, #jonathanch

Oct 21, 2025 • 1h 5min
Portland’s “No Kings” Protest Backfires After Court Ruling
Walk through the Ninth Circuit’s ruling that affirmed the President’s authority to deploy National Guard support to protect federal facilities—yes, even in Portland. You’ll see what that meant for the “No Kings” actions outside ICE HQ, why federal overtime and local police non-response became key facts, and how agitators reportedly tried to manufacture “moments” for the cameras.You’ll also step inside Seattle’s Anarchist Book Fair—where “anarchy” came with a long list of rules (masks required, no bikes, no dogs, curated lunch). We’ll connect the money flows and the NGO alphabet soup you keep hearing about, then finish with the latest DC intrigue: a referral for former CIA director John Brennan and what Congress says he knew.#Portland #NinthCircuit #NationalGuard #ICE#Antifa #NoKings #Seattle #Anarchist #FreeSpeech #VictoriaTaft

Oct 21, 2025 • 1h 50min
Inside Portland’s “No Kings” Protest: Antifa vs ICE | Mike Strickland Joins
In this live special, Victoria Taft sits down with independent journalist Mike Strickland, who was one of the first reporters in Portland attacked by Antifa. Together, they break down the “No Kings” protest that spiraled into another night of confrontation outside Portland’s ICE headquarters.#Antifa #PortlandProtests #MikeStrickland #VictoriaTaft #FreeSpeech

Oct 15, 2025 • 16min
How Antifa Captured Portland’s Homeless Industry
First, author and attorney Leslie Corbly joins the show to discuss her new book Progressive Prejudice, unpacking how modern progressivism has evolved into a self-righteous, quasi-religious ideology that condemns dissent as “hate.” Along the way, Victoria breaks down the breaking news of James Comey’s federal indictment, and what it reveals about deep state corruption and the collapse of media gatekeeping.Then, Victoria talks with Ryan Mauro of the Capital Research Center about how Antifa has infiltrated Portland’s homeless industrial complex—and what that says about leftist power structures nationwide. #ComeyIndicted #ProgressivePrejudice #Antifa #VictoriaTaft #AdultInTheRoom

Oct 9, 2025 • 1h 9min
Follow the Money: Seamus Bruner Exposes Who Really Funds Antifa
Discover how the money really moves in America’s most violent activist networks. Victoria Taft sits down with investigative author Seamus Bruner. Plus, hear from a meteorologist who watched climate science get hijacked from the inside. Chuck Wiese joins Victoria Taft to expose the political pressure and federal money that created the infamous “hockey stick” climate graph and silenced scientists who questioned it.#AntifaFunding #SeamusBruner #GlobalistMoney #PortlandRiots #VictoriaTaftPodcast #ClimateFraud #ChuckWeiss #MichaelMann #GlobalWarmingDebate #VictoriaTaftPodcast


