Why, America? with Leeja Miller

The tensions erupting in Texas over the redistricting fight and the push for the FBI to get involved with rounding up out of state Texas law makers is laying bare the tensions between north and south as well as between states rights and the federal government in a way we truly haven't seen since before the Civil War.   Go to my sponsor https://aura.com/leeja to try 14 days and let Aura go to work protecting your private information online!   🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes  👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com 

A fiery crash over the Potomac at Reagan airport in January, numerous near misses, complete communications blackouts. Judging by the news, the US airspace is a treacherous place to be right now. A recent investigation revealed numerous shortcomings. But is it really unsafe? Thank you Wildgrain for sponsoring. Visit http://wildgrain.com/leeja30 and use code LEEJA30 at checkout to receive $30 off your first box PLUS free Croissants for life! 🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes  👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com 

Redistricting in Texas is just the beginning. Today we're connecting the dots across gerrymandering, census questions, Pam Bondi seeking voter rolls, and more, to understand the full picture of the Republican plan to completely undermine election integrity in this country until there are no elections left. Center For American Progress Report: Robert Benson, How Democracies Defend Themselves Against Authoritarianism, Center for American Progress, April 9, 2025, https://www.americanprogress.org/article/how-democracies-defend-themselves-against-authoritarianism/ Go to https://ground.news/Leeja to stay fully informed on US Politics and see all sides of every story. Subscribe through my link for 40% off for unlimited access on the Vantage plan. 🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes 👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com 

Today we're breaking down why private equity is a scam and how Trump and Congress might open the floodgates to allow private equity firms to pawn off their crappy businesses onto you and into your retirement funds. Go to https://ground.news/Leeja to stay fully informed on US Politics and see all sides of every story. Subscribe through my link for 40% off for unlimited access on the Vantage plan. 🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes 👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com 

What do Sydney Sweeney's genes, the famine in Gaza, and Donald Trump's new executive order criminalizing homelessness and mental illness all have in common? The very American tradition of eugenics, of course. Today we're connecting the dots between these headlines and America's sordid history. Go to https://ground.news/Leeja to stay fully informed on US Politics and see all sides of every story. Subscribe through my link for 40% off for unlimited access on the Vantage plan. 🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes 👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com 

Trump's New AI Action Plan was constructed by and for tech billionaires at the expense of all of us. But the real story is that this new plan is connected to the Paramount-Skydance merger and Trump's new Executive Order criminalizing homelessness. It's all a symptom of the fascist capitalist greed that has overtaken this country. Go to https://ground.news/Leeja to stay fully informed on US Politics and see all sides of every story. Subscribe through my link for 40% off for unlimited access on the Vantage plan. 🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes 👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com 

Trump is suing the Wall Street Journal for publishing a story about him. Stephen Colbert has been cancelled after years of criticizing Trump. Funding for the Corporation For Public Broadcasting, PBS, and NPR has been completely gutted. All of this in JUST THE LAST WEEK. When sources of truth come under attack from the government, it's our job to hold them up. Go to https://ground.news/Leeja to stay fully informed on US Politics and see all sides of every story. Subscribe through my link for 40% off for unlimited access on the Vantage plan. 🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes  👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com 

Emil Bove is a creep but, more importantly, a danger to the rule of law. And the Senate is about to give him a job in our judiciary for life. This is just part of the Trump and Project 2025 plan to take over the judiciary once and for all. You’re 30 seconds away from being debt free with PDS Debt. Get your free assessment and find the best option for you at https://PDSDebt.com/miller 🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes 👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com  

The FBI and DOJ released a memo last week confirming that there is no Jeffrey Epstein "client list" and that Epstein did in fact k*ll himself that night in August 2019. While most people shrugged it off, the MAGA world imploded, with major figures calling on Trump and his administration to release the list. This feud reveals a deeper truth about the ways MAGA leadership have benefitted from conspiracy theories over the years and how that might be their undoing. You’re 30 seconds away from being debt free with PDS Debt. Get your free assessment and find the best option for you at https://PDSDebt.com/miller. 🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes 👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com 

Trump's Big Beautiful Bull added tens of billions of dollars to ICE's budget to help recruit 10,000 more agents and add 100,000 new detention center beds. What we're seeing in LA is just the beginning of the militarized ICE presence in cities across America. The FIRST EVER SILENT TOYS are here, which means FREE TOYS FOR ALL! Everyone who signs up to my giveaway with Bellesa wins either a FREE WhisperVibe™ or a FREE AirVibe with any WhisperTech™ purchase! https://www.shopbboutique.co/vibe/leejamiller-yt8 🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes 👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com