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Join us as we explore the inspiring journey of Tim Walz, the current Governor of Minnesota. In this episode, we dive deep into his multifaceted career, from his humble beginnings in rural Nebraska to his distinguished service in the Army National Guard, and his impactful tenure as a U.S. Representative. We’ll uncover stories of his military deployments, his dedication as a high school teacher and football coach, and his commitment to veterans' issues and healthcare during his time in Congress. Get ready to be inspired by a leader who has dedicated his life to serving his country and community. SEO Tags and Hashtags for Spotify and YouTube: Tim Walz, Governor of Minnesota, Minnesota politics, U.S. Congress, veterans affairs, military service, Army National Guard, Command Sergeant Major, education, political career, leadership, Operation Enduring Freedom Hashtags: #TimWalz #MinnesotaGovernor #VeteransAffairs #MilitaryService #PoliticalLeadership #Education #USCongress #ArmyNationalGuard #OperationEnduringFree

From conducting 103 counterinsurgency combat missions to identifying and neutralizing numerous improvised explosive devices (IEDs), Corporal Cothron and his loyal military working dog, Psycho, played a critical role in safeguarding their fellow Marines. Listen to firsthand accounts of his fearless actions, including thwarting a second truck-borne explosive attack and engaging enemy fighters under fire. This episode honors his courage, leadership, and dedication that earned him the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device. Hashtags: #HeroicActions #MarineCorps #MilitaryHeroes #CorporalCothron #OperationIraqiFreedom #CombatBravery #MilitaryPodcast #VeteranStories #MarineDogHandler #BraveryUnderFire @USMC, @MilitaryTimes, @VeteranAffairs, @HeroicPodcast, @SpotifyPodcasts, @ApplePodcasts, @YouTubePodcasts, @MarineCorpsHistory Episode Highlights: Clandestine Missions: Insight into Corporal Cothron's involvement in reconnaissance, surveillance, counter-sniper operations, and hig

Round 1: President Biden’s Decision to Step Aside President Biden has made the monumental decision to step aside from his bid for a second term. At his Rehoboth, Delaware beach house, a place of reflection and family, Biden concluded that it was time to withdraw. Despite recovering from COVID-19, concerns about his ability to lead another term had grown. The GOP united behind Trump at their Milwaukee convention, while the Democratic Party faced internal calls for Biden to step down due to lagging poll numbers. #PresidentBiden #BidenStepsAside #2024Election #DemocraticParty #BidenBeachHouse #BidenCOVIDRecovery Social Media Tags: @JoeBiden @WhiteHouse @POTUS Round 2: Where is President Biden? Following his announcement to step aside, President Biden has not been seen publicly, prompting widespread speculation about his location. It is believed he is spending time with family and close advisors. Discussions are also focused on the 25th Amendment's process for the transfer of presidential powers, outlining how

First, we'll cover the national anthem performance at the Home Run Derby by country singer Ingrid Andress, which went hilariously off the rails. Hear the exclusive insights from Fred Mascherino of Taking Back Sunday on why autotune might have been the culprit. Next, we break down the shocking assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Learn about the multiple layers of security, what went wrong, and the ongoing investigations. We'll also touch on President Biden's response and the aftermath of the attack. Tune in for these stories and more on today's episode! #HomeRunDerby #IngridAndress #NationalAnthemFail #MLB #TrumpAssassinationAttempt #SecretService #Podcast #BreakingNews #CurrentEvents #FredMascherino #TakingBackSunday #AutotuneFail #SecurityBreach #PresidentialProtectionYou can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/ZeroBlog30

Russia Strikes Children's Hospital In a tragic event, Russian missiles targeted Ukrainian cities, resulting in the deaths of at least 36 people and injuring over 149. Among the damaged buildings was the Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital in Kyiv, one of Ukraine’s largest cancer treatment centers for children. The attack destroyed several hospital units, leaving many trapped under the rubble. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the attack, calling for an emergency UN Security Council meeting. As international outrage grows, the incident adds urgency to the upcoming NATO summit, where leaders are expected to discuss further support for Ukraine. Pay Us Back 20 Years Later Vernon Reffitt, a former Army soldier who received a $30,000 lump-sum separation benefit in 1992, is now being asked to repay the amount. This demand comes 30 years later, as the VA has started withholding his monthly disability compensation. Reffitt’s case highlights a little-known law affecting thousands of veterans, requiring the

"The Devil's Chessboard" by David Talbot is a gripping exposé that delves into the dark underbelly of American power during the Cold War. This meticulously researched book focuses on the career of Allen Dulles, the longest-serving director of the CIA, and his profound influence on U.S. foreign policy. Talbot paints a chilling portrait of Dulles as a master manipulator, who orchestrated coups, assassinations, and covert operations, often putting the world on the brink of disaster. From the overthrow of democratically elected governments to the controversial Warren Commission on JFK's assassination, Dulles' shadowy dealings reveal a legacy of unchecked power and moral corruption. For those interested in history, espionage, and the true stories behind America's secret wars, "The Devil's Chessboard" offers a compelling narrative that is as enlightening as it is disturbing. Discover the untold stories of intrigue, power struggles, and the hidden forces that shaped the modern world. #TheDevilsChessboard #David

The Pentagon on Friday stood by its decision to conduct a clandestine disinformation campaign in the Philippines in 2020 that aimed to sow doubt about China's COVID-19 vaccine during the height of the global pandemic -- a campaign that was first revealed in a bombshell report by Reuters. The U.S. military launched the disinformation campaign following a decision by then-Defense Secretary Mark Esper to loosen restrictions on such operations, and used phony online accounts posing as Filipinos in an effort "to discredit China's Sinovac inoculation -- payback for Beijing's efforts to blame Washington for the pandemic.”. At the time, the Philippines was struggling to vaccinate its population and had one of the worst death rates in the region. The Philippines disinformation campaign marks an unusual use of military power in a country that has often been a U.S. ally in a strategically crucial region and at a time of great public health risks. Lisa Lawrence, a Defense Department spokeswoman, did not deny Reuters' rep

Chaps and Kate are joined by their good buddy White Sox Dave who recently traveled to Europe and went on a WW2 battle site tour. The squad also talks about a new device that will detect TBI in less than 15 minutes post blast.You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/ZeroBlog30

A US Army veteran turned foreign volunteer fighter has lost his bid to avoid extradition from Ukraine on murder and robbery charges. Craig Austin Lang, 34, will appear in a Florida court on Monday in connection with a 2018 double homicide and armed robbery. Mr Lang is said to have killed Serafin and Deana Lorenzo, and stolen from them to fund a new escapade in Venezuela. Earlier this year, a federal jury found his alleged accomplice guilty on all of the charges Mr Lang now faces. Mr Lang's extradition is the culmination of a decade-long globe-trot that saw him desert the army and join volunteer paramilitary forces against Russian separatists in Ukraine and al-Shabab terrorists in East Africa.You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/ZeroBlog30

This Memorial Day hit the squad differently. After being so involved in a public way, sometimes taking a small step back and bring about some real introspectionYou can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/ZeroBlog30

Three weeks after U.S. troops were told they could face disciplinary action if their official .mil email addresses were found among those hacked from the adultery website Ashley Madison, the services appear ready to drop the affair. So far there are no reports of soldiers, sailors, Marines or airmen even being reprimanded for signing up to the cheating site using an official Pentagon account. An Army spokesman said signing up for a website was not a crime, and the worst offense anyone might be guilty of is unauthorized use of a government email address. There was no follow-up to a question asking whether soldiers or civilians with security clearances who registered with the site may be more vulnerable to blackmail as a result. The services' approach seems to contradict the Pentagon's initial reaction to the news that up to 15,000 DoD employees may have used their work emails -- and possibly computers -- to register for the website & could be disciplined for it.You can find every episode of this show on A

A fight over whether women should be required to register for a potential draft has been revived in Congress. Last year, Congress appeared on the precipice of making women register with what's formally called the Selective Service System, but the idea was dropped from the defense policy bill signed into law after closed-door House-Senate negotiations despite having bipartisan support. Now, the proposal is back in the version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, making its way through the Senate, and conservatives are again vowing a fierce fight against what they refer to as "drafting our daughters."You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/ZeroBlog30

An American soldier is being held by Russian authorities on charges of criminal misconduct, Army officials confirmed Monday. The Associated Press cited U.S. officials who said the soldier, Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, 34, was stationed in South Korea and was in the process of returning home to Fort Cavazos in Texas. Instead, officials said Black, who is married, traveled to Russia to see a longtime girlfriend and was accused of theft. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss personnel details, according to The Associated Press. In a statement, Army spokeswoman Cynthia Smith said the service member was arrested on May 2 by Russian authorities in Vladivostok. She did not provide any information about the soldier’s identity or reasons for being in Russia. “The Russian Federation notified the U.S. Department of State of the criminal detention in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations,” she said. “The Army notified his family and the U.S. Department of State is providing appropri

The Marine Corps is creating a billet aimed at keeping dual-military families -- marriages where both spouses are service members -- together during moves to new duty stations. The billet, which is called the dual-military coordinator, will act as a liaison between couples and their career monitors in an attempt to alleviate stress associated with orders assignments, which can result in families being separated from each other for extended periods of time. Such separations are a quality-of-life issue that can directly affect a Marine's decision to stay in the service.You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/ZeroBlog30

A former Army officer has relinquished his captain’s bars to enlist in the Marine Corps. “I was kind of at a point in my life in the Army where I didn’t feel really fulfilled,” Nicholas Brooklier said in a Marine Corps news story. “So, it was either get out and go to the civilian world, and to be honest, I did not want to do that. I felt like my time in the service wasn’t over. I just felt like I needed a change in my environment.” Now, Brooklier is scheduled to graduate from Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego on Friday and enter follow-on infantry training.. Ultimately, he told the Marines, he hopes to earn his commission and become a Marine infantry officer.You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/ZeroBlog30

Displaced Palestinians trying to return to their homes in northern Gaza recounted being shot at by the Israeli army in a video verified by Al Jazeera on Sunday. At least 33,729 Palestinians have been killed and 76,371 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The death toll in Israel from Hamas’s October 7 attacks stands at 1,139, with dozens of people still held captive. Palestinian doctors said they have discovered another mass grave in the vicinity of Gaza City’s al-Shifa Hospital, recently besieged by Israeli soldiers. At least 10 bodies have been recovered so far. Israel’s army chief has said Iran’s weekend attack “will be met with a response” shortly after Israel’s war cabinet convened to discuss how to respond. At least two more Palestinians have been killed in the village of Aqraba, southeast of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, in the latest of a series of attacks carried out by Israeli settlers. Fighters with the Lebanese Hezbollah group detonated an explosive device after Israeli so

Tim Sheehy is a former Navy SEAL Officer who deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, South America, and the Pacific region, according to his campaign. Sheehy also says he was the first Midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy to participate in the Army’s Special Operations exchange program and the first to graduate from the Army’s Ranger School. After graduation, he was commissioned into the Navy and completed SEAL training. During his service, Sheehy received a bronze star for valor and a purple heart after he was knocked unconscious by an IED blast, according to local reporting.You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/ZeroBlog30

The squad continues to talk about things that they had no idea about. This time, it's ole President Calvin Coolidge. Silent Cal was most known for his brevity. One particularly infamous incident recounts a White House dinner guest smugly informing Coolidge she’d made a bet that she could get more than two words out of him. His single retort? “You lose.” Even his parting gift to the word was verbally frugal: a last will and testament comprised of only 23 words. What Coolidge lacked in words, however, he made up for in many other ways. Here are some things you may not have known about our 30th president:You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/ZeroBlog30

Bill Millin was the "Mad Piper" who played allied commandos ashore under heavy German fire at Sword Beach in Normandy on D-Day, on the extreme eastern flank of Operation Overlord. He was the only piper to lead allied troops into battle that day following a War Office ban which said pipers would attract sniper fire. But his commander, Brigadier Lord Lovat – Simon Fraser, hereditary chief of the Clan Fraser – was a law unto himself. "Ah, but that's the English War Office, Millin," Lovat told him. "You and I are both Scottish so that doesn't apply."You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/ZeroBlog30

Round 1: Sadaam wanted to take things back to WW1 style fighting but the U.S. did some E-3 Mafia style shit and wrecked his plans Round 2: A Japanese fella took “mission accomplishment and then troop welfare” to a whole new level. You wont believe how long this dude followed orders. Round 3: How we feelin about this?You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/ZeroBlog30