Matt McNeil Show
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This is the super wealthy's last cash grab. The current economic system is unsustainable. When it does crash, it will make 1929 and 1987 seem like speed bumps. The Fed is saying, "Borrow money cheap now, buy what you can, stash the cash you make, and change is coming." www.cnbc.com/2026/08/05/f...
Fed's Kashkari says 'now is the time to start slowly moving' rates up
Kashkari was one of three dissenters at last week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting.
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WHEN REPUBLICANS SAY ABORTION IS A DECIDED ISSUE, THAT IT'S UP TO THE STATES, THEY ARE LYING!!! Every Republican is working to force their health care decisions onto ALL women! minnesotareformer.com/2026/08/04/r...
AG nominee tells faith leaders he will take action to restrict abortion drug access • Minnesota Reformer
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche is one step closer to confirmation after the Republican Judiciary Committee voted to advance his appointment on a party-line vote on Tuesday, and based on pro...
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Hey Gestapo ICE, Go F- yourselves! Love, from Minnesota! www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
ICE is crawling social media to find its critics, investigation reveals
The Department of Homeland Security has allegedly sent ‘hundreds’ of subpoenas to social media companies about users’ posts
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The news media intentionally sows division in the Democratic Party.
Once again, it's clear THE ENTIRE ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN OPENLY LYING ABOUT IRAN NEGOTIATIONS!!! Will there be any news media accountability? Will markets realize they were falsely manipulated? Will gas prices go down? No, No, and NO! #OperationClusterF! www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Iran says US not part of ongoing talks with Oman to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Iran says talks with Oman are proceeding 'positively' as US officials say a deal could be possible soon.
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It's horrific that some douche would (allegedly) target Senator Hoffman and his wife Yvette, but how f-ing sick are you to target Hope? She's an angel. F- You, you bastard (allegedly)! www.fox9.com/news/champli...
Charges: Neighbor targeted Hoffman family with July 4 fireworks
A Champlin man is accused of harassment and disorderly conduct after police say he targeted his neighbors, Minnesota Senator John Hoffman, his wife Yvette and their daughter Hope, with fireworks and t...
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Republicans: Women are too emotional! Republican Pete Stauber: [paraphrasing] (blubber blubber blubber) Tom Emmer is a sick, sick man!!! (Anger sobbing) Stauber wasn't this emotional destroying the BWCA. What was that about Emmer being close to death's door??? www.startribune.com/rep-pete-sta...
Rep. Pete Stauber raises questions about Rep. Tom Emmer’s health with Farmfest comments
Stauber said his fellow Republican is “fighting for his damn life,” but his office later walked back the comments.
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Thanks, Patrick Coolican from the @minnesotareformer.com, for talking with Brett today about the brutal arrest earlier in the year by ICE, Patrick's takes on the primaries, and the kooky county prosecutor who is hyper-aggressive! #Spotlight Interview! soundcloud.com/user-5879035...
Brett Johnson with Patrick Coolican (8/4/26)
Brett Johnson has our weekly Minnesota Reformer update with their editor-in-chief, Patrick Coolican. They talk about Madison McVan's article that follows up on Orbin Mauricio Henriquez Serrano, who wa
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LOVE! Exciting and new! I've never heard a state party ever call for the Secretary of State to disqualify the party's frontrunner FROM THEIR OWN PARTY! www.startribune.com/mn-gop-mike-...
Minnesota GOP intensifies campaign against Mike Lindell’s run for governor
The party’s leader sent a letter to the secretary of state regarding Lindell’s residency as the Aug. 11 primary approaches.
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Freaking YIKES!!! kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
'Miraculous that they're alive': Teen severely injured after falling 20 stories from abandoned Minneapolis grain elevator
A teen is facing life-threatening-injuries after falling 20 stories inside the decommissioned Checkerboard Grain Elevator, according to Minneapolis police.
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Always great to talk with Blue Amp Media's, and friend of the show, @cliffschecter.bsky.social! He reminded everyone Netanyahu/AIPAC are not all Jewish people (stop with the hate!) and how some progressives don't seem ready for their close-up. #Spotlight Interview! soundcloud.com/user-5879035...
Cliff Schecter with Matt - August 4, 2026
A Democratic strategist and activist, best-selling author, podcaster, pundit and media advisor to candidates and causes, Cliff has impacted dozens of campaigns across the nation in a life that’s taken
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This is another reason Trump desperately wants out of the war. We're running out of missiles. www.cnn.com/2026/08/04/p...
US military has used up nearly 80% of key missile interceptors as commanders warn stockpiles ‘dangerously low,’ sources say | CNN Politics
The US military has exhausted nearly 80% of its interceptors for a key missile defense system as senior US military commanders are warning that the Pentagon’s munitions stockpile is “dangerously low,”...
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It's crazy how little reality matters to the US news media or the large economic investors. Iran and Oman are negotiating. The US is outside with a glass against the door. #OperationClusterF! www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Diplomatic efforts to reopen Hormuz ramp up as Iran, US signal progress
Iran says talks with Oman are proceeding 'positively' as US officials say a deal could be possible soon.
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Pirro is desperate to sweep all this under the rug. She is TERRIFIED that the Grand Jury testimony might get released. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
DOJ quietly drops Reflecting Pool charges against three more defendants
Prosecutors filed the paperwork to drop charges against the four defendants on Friday
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Maybe...JUST MAYBE...putting a misinformed psychopathic dolt bellowing about "vaccination evil" in charge of the Department of Health and Human Services was not the smartest idea. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Chipotle removes jalapeños amid US salmonella outbreak investigation
Restaurant chain pulls peppers ‘out of an abundance of caution’ as salmonella outbreak sickens 110 people
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I saw Spider-Man this morning (morning showing RULE). It's really good. As a long-time reader of Spidey comics, the relationship between Spider-Man and Punisher is spot on. A lot of cameos, but it flows really well. variety.com/2026/film/bo...
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Crosses $1 Billion in Six Days, Second-Fastest Movie to Hit Milestone
"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" surpassed $1 billion globally in near-record time.
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On today's (8/4) show-SpiderMan! Poop Lettuce, Salmonella jalapeños! Pirro cuts, runs. #OperationClusterF! Freaking @cliffschecter.bsky.social from #BlueAmp! 20 stories? mngop HATES Lindell! @minnesotareformer.com's Coolican. Who attacked the Hoffmans? Not Fat Casper! soundcloud.com/user-5879035...
The Matt McNeil Show - August 4, 2026
Chipotle pulls jalapenos; all charges dropped in Reflecting Pool mess; war updates; Cliff Schecter retuens to the show; Patrick Coolican's weekly interview; Tom Emmer health questions; Hoffman neighbo
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HAHAHAHAHAHA! "Please, PLEASE, take him off the ballot in November." - Signed, HIS OWN PARTY!!! kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
'An extraordinary situation': Minnesota GOP questions Mike Lindell's residency ahead of primary
The chairman of the Minnesota Republican Party is asking the state to clarify who meets residency rules to run for office as questions surround Mike Lindell.
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Love watching the party of "free markets" REPEATEDLY demanding private companies fix their prices to Trump's narrative. Trump wants all the incompetency without any of the consequences. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Trump accuses oil companies of ‘making too much money’ from his war on Iran
US president hits out at ExxonMobil and Chevron, saying they should ‘give some of that back to the public’
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Bessent, realizing that the USA is on the sidelines as Iran and Oman negotiate without it, claiming this is really their deal, but being coy about the incoming fees Iran will charge. And Iran hit another ship today in the Strait of Hormuz. #OperationClusterF www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Qatar says diplomatic efforts to end Iran war ongoing; vessel hit in Hormuz
US president says talks with Iran are under way, warning the negotiations are Tehran's 'last chance' to secure a deal.
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I'll make an argument that Uptown worked so much better before they tried to turn it into a new 50th and France. When it lost its identity, it lost its cohesion and just became generic. That has led to high turnover and desperate landlords. racketmn.com/its-terrible...
'It’s Terrible Right Now': Uptown Dances in the Face of Multiple Shootings - Racket
Four shootings in the space of a month have left DJs, club owners, and dancers wondering what's next for nightlife in the area.
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Abbot in Texas has decided that an ICE agent who opened fire illegally and then lied about it is the high moral standard he is endorsing. www.kare11.com/article/news...
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1) Transgender athletes make up .001% of all athletes. That's it. THERE'S NO MASSIVE INFILTRATION OF WOMEN'S SPORTS! 2) The bigots' "solution" is to subject all girls 5 - 22 to mandatory genital inspections. THAT will cause FAR MORE damage than trans athletes. www.insidethegames.biz/articles/coa...
Inside The Games • Coach says WNBA must be a safe space for all viewpoints
Cheryl Reeve has addressed the recent trend of rallies that have accompanied games over opinions expressed by a player on transgender athletes' participation in sports.
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Pirro had to bail because it's likely she intentionally lied to the Grand Jury to get the charges approved. That would have cost her her law license. God help the box wine in her fridge tonight... www.ms.now/deadline-whi...
Jeanine Pirro’s botched Reflecting Pool case reaffirms the grand jury’s importance
The case against David Hearn is only the latest reminder of the grand jury’s institutional significance in Donald Trump’s second term.
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They are frantically trying to get Trump immunity now for the money laundering charges. Even though those charges came to light from HIS lawsuit, they will argue they are also retroactively pardoned. That's why they caved on the 1.8 billion. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Blanche formally rescinds Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization fund’ ahead of nomination hearing
Todd Blanche issues formal order terminating measure widely derided as a ‘slush fund’, in move that could clear path for his nomination as attorney general
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Trump and Eric were laundering money through the Trump Organization!!! If this were a Democrat, Republicans, half the Democrats, and the news media would be going crazy. Trump? Crickets! www.npr.org/2026/08/02/g...
Capital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts over money-laundering concerns
The bank is asking a judge to permanently dismiss a lawsuit from Trump-affiliated businesses, arguing a monthslong internal review — not the Jan. 6 riot — explains why hundreds of accounts were shut d...
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That is some tough guy talk from a guy who regularly poops himself! "...without the genius, foresight...uh oh...get the hot blonde with the diaper bag. I had another boom boom down below!" www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
‘Making too much money’: Trump blasts Exxon Mobil, Chevron profits
Trump urged the oil giants to "give some of that back to the public" after the two companies reported strong earnings on Friday.
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