One For the Road 1776

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Today’s news brief is an introduction to a series of podcasts that will be interspersed with our political podcasts over the next couple of years--the developments of A I, artificial intelligence systems, and key issues. A I has saturated the news lately, given the potential threat posed by the systems and, ultimately, the companies that make them, those that misuse them and the seemingly independent actions some systems have taken. It’s a brave new world, but one...

El resumen informativo de hoy sirve de introducción a una serie de pódcasts que se intercalarán con nuestros programas sobre política durante los próximos años, abordando los avances de la IA (sistemas de inteligencia artificial) y cuestiones clave al respecto. Últimamente, la IA ha acaparado los titulares debido a la amenaza potencial que representan estos sistemas y, en última instancia, las empresas que los crean, aquellos que los utilizan indebidamente y las acciones aparentemente autónomas que han emprendido algunos de estos sistemas. Nos adentramos en un mundo nuevo y audaz, pero plagado de peligr...

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Today’s news brief is an introduction to a series of podcasts that will be interspersed with our political podcasts over the next couple of years--the developments of A I, artificial intelligence systems, and key issues. A I has saturated the news lately, given the potential threat posed by the systems and, ultimately, the companies that make them, those that misuse them and the seemingly independent actions some systems have taken. It’s a brave new world, but...

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Resumen

El resumen informativo de hoy sirve de introducción a una serie de pódcasts que se intercalarán con nuestros programas sobre política durante los próximos años, abordando los avances de la IA (sistemas de inteligencia artificial) y cuestiones clave al respecto. Últimamente, l...

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In part one of the podcast, we examined how Texas becameTrump’s first state to redraw its congressional map in an attempt to secure additional Republican seats in the 2026 midterm election. California then followed the same path, but unlike Texas, where voters weren’t asked, California voters approved the plan to redraw the congressional district lines, to the potential benefit of the Democrats.

But what’s even more significant in this gerrym...

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We’ve covered how the Trump Administration is trying tousurp control over voting in prior podcasts. This recording is an update about the fight.

 Voting has primarily been considered a state prerogative andnot one controlled by the president, though he would wish it were otherwise.

 The legal battle began after President Trump in March signedan executive order announcing plans to restrict mail voting and to create lists of ci...

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En podcasts anteriores, hemos abordado cómo laAdministración Trump intenta usurpar el control del voto. Esta grabación ofrece una actualización sobre la disputa.

El voto se ha considerado principalmente una prerrogativaestatal y no una competencia del presidente, aunque él desearía que fuera diferente.

La batalla legal comenzó después de que el presidente Trumpfirmara en marzo una orden ejecutiva anunciando planes para restri...

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Introduction

We've covered how the Trump Administration is trying to usurp control over voting in prior podcasts. This recording is an update about the fight.

Voting has primarily been considered a state prerogative and not one controlled by the president, though he would wish it were otherwise.

The legal battle began after President Trump in March signed an executive order announcing plans to restrict mail voting and to create lists of citizens in each...

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Introducción

En podcasts anteriores, hemos hablado sobre cómo la Administración Trump está intentando usurpar el control del voto. Esta grabación es una actualización sobre la disputa.

El voto se ha considerado principalmente una prerrogativa estatal y no una competencia del presidente, aunque él desearía que fuera diferen...

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https://erm76.substack.com/p/manipulacion-de-distritos-electorales

En la primera parte del podcast, analizamos cómo Texas se convirtió en el primer estado de Trump en rediseñar su mapa electoral para el Congreso, en un intento por asegurar escaños republicanos adicionales en las elecciones de mitad de mandato de 2026. California siguió el mismo camino, pero a diferencia de Texas, donde no se consultó a los votantes, los californianos aprobaron el plan para rediseñar los distritos electora...

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En la primera parte del podcast, analizamos cómo Texas seconvirtió en el primer estado de Trump en rediseñar su mapa electoral para el Congreso, en un intento por asegurar escaños republicanos adicionales en las elecciones de mitad de mandato de 2026. California siguió el mismo camino, peroa diferencia de Texas, donde no se consultó a los votantes, los californianos aprobaron el plan para rediseñar los distritos electorales, lo que...

 Please visit our substack site for the full text and a videosummary.

https://erm76.substack.com/p/gerrymandering-and-trump-part-2-analysis

In part one of the podcast, we examined how Texas becameTrump’s first state to redraw its congressional map in an attempt to secure additional Republican seats in the 2026 midterm election. California then followed the same path, but unlike Texas, where voters weren’t asked, California voters approved the plan to redraw the congressional district lines, to the potential benefit of the Democrats.

But what’s even more significant in this gerrymandering raceis t...

Please visit our substack site for the full text and a video summary.

https://erm76.substack.com/p/gerrymandering-and-trump-part-2-analysis

In part one of the podcast, we examined how Texas became Trump's first state to redraw its congressional map in an attempt to secure additional Republican seats in the 2026 midterm election. California then followed the same path, but unlike Texas, where voters weren't asked, California voters approved the plan to redraw the congressional district lines, to the potential benefit of the Democrats.

But what's even more significant in this...

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¿Por qué un calendario de cuenta regresiva?

 Creo que podemos sentirnos abrumados al ver la cantidad de días que qued...

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Why a countdown calendar?

I think we can become overwhelmed when we look at the number of days left in the Trump presidency. It’s like an abyss.

 But a countdown calendar can represent a conclusion…an end.And yes, we still have a long way to go, but when you cross out each day, you’re effecting a change. It’s one day less of arguably the worse presidency the country has endured. It’s one day less that we...

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Este es un resumen informativo de One for the Road 1776.

Imprime tu propio calendario de cuenta regresiva para la presidencia de Donald Trump

¿Por qué un calendario de cuenta regresiva?

Creo que podemos sentirnos abrumados al ver la cantidad de días que quedan de la presidencia de Trump. Es como un abismo.

Pero un calendario de cuenta regresiva puede representar una conclusión… un final. Y sí, todavía nos...

This is a One for the Road 1776 News Brief.

Print Your Own Donald Trump Presidential Countdown Calendar

Why a countdown calendar?

I think we can become overwhelmed when we look at the number of days left in the Trump presidency. It's like an abyss.

But a countdown calendar can represent a conclusion…an end. And yes, we still have a long way to go, but when you cross out each day, you're effecting a change. It's one day less of arguably the worse presidency the co...

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Este es un breve informe informativo de One for the Road 1776 y el primero de dos podcasts que tratan sobre la manipulación de distritos electorales, gerrymandering; qué es y el papel de la administración Trump en su uso para influir potencialmente en las elecciones de mitad de mandato de 2026 y las posterio...

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Este es un breve informe informativo de One for the Road 1776 y el primero de dos podcasts que tratan sobre la manipulación de distritos electorales, gerrymandering; qué es y el papel de la administración Trump en su uso para influir potencialmente en las elecciones de mitad de mandato de 2026 y las posteriores. El tema central es el control de la Cámara de Representantes de EE. UU. y, potencialmente, del Senado.<...

This is One for the Road 1776 and the first of two podcasts covering gerrymandering—what it is and the Trump Administration's role in using gerrymandering to potentially influence the 2026 midterm and subsequent elections. At issue is control of the US House and, potentially, the Senate.

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At the urging of President Trump, the Texas State Legislature redrew the state's congressional map. The plan may help garner the Republicans additional seats in the House in the 2026 election.

This manipulation of drawing districts that are favorable to one political party is kn...

Résumé

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Chaque fois que j'entends le secrétaire à la Défense, Pete Hegseth, s'exprimer lors d'une conférence de presse ou que je vois le président Donald Trump dans une nouvelle publicité du Département de la Défense, je me dis qu'ils ont trop regardé le film « 300 . On dirait qu'ils veulent que les militaires américains ressemblent davantage aux Spartiates, tels qu'ils sont présentés dans le film.

Mais nous ne sommes pas Spart...

Riassunto

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Ogni volta che sento il Segretario alla Difesa Pete Hegseth parlare in una conferenza stampa o vedo il Presidente Donald Trump in un nuovo spot del Dipartimento della Difesa, mi viene da pensare che abbiano visto il film 300 troppe volte. Sembra che vogliano che i membri delle forze armate statunitensi siano più simili agli Spartani, come vengono rappresentati nel film.

Ma noi non siamo Sparta. Abbiamo un esercito di volontari che ha affrontato crisi internazionali per anni. Eppure, quando si ascoltano Hegseth e Trump, s...

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Resumen

Cada vez que escucho al Secretario de Defensa Pete Hegseth hablar en una rueda de prensa o veo al Presidente Donald Trump en un nuevo anuncio del Departamento de Defensa, me hace pensar que han visto la película 300 demasiadas veces. Parece que quieren que los miembros del ejército estadounidense se parezcan más a los espartanos, tal como se presentan en la pelíc...

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Summary

Every time I hear Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speak at a news briefing or see President Donald Trump in a new Defense Department ad, it makes me think they've watched the movie 300 too many times. It seems they want US military members to be more like Spartans, as presented in the movie.

But we're not Sparta. We have a volunteer military force that has met international crises for years. But when you hear Hegseth and Trump speak, you get the feeling that under...

Summary

Every time I hear Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speak at a news briefing or see President Donald Trump in a new Defense Department ad, it makes me think they've watched the movie 300 too many times. It seems they want US military members to be more like Spartans, as presented in the movie.

But we're not Sparta. We have a volunteer military force that has met international crises for years. But when you hear Hegseth and Trump speak, you get the feeling that under prior administrations, US armed forces were ill-equipped and...

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Resumen: Como se informó ampliamente en los medios, Qatar regaló a Trump un avión 747-8 en 2025. Y, al igual que ocurrió durante el primer mandato de Trump, surgieron dudas en torno a la cláusula de emolumentos de la Constitución.

Qatar ofreció al presidente Trump el avión —valorado en unos cuatrocientos millones de dólares—, lo que planteó una cuestión constitucional sobre la posible improcedencia de...

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Summary: As had been widely covered in the news, Qatar gifted Trump a 747-8 jet in 2025. And as was the case during the first Trump term, questions arose about the Constitution's emoluments clause.

Qatar offered President Trump the jet, worth in the neighborhood of four hundred million dollars, and a constitutional question arose about the potential impropriety of this gi...

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Este fue un One for the Road 1776 News Brief.

Según un artículo reciente de The New York Times, el secretario Hegseth eliminó de una lista de ascensos los nombres de más mujeres y personas pertenecientes a minorías raciales.

Se trata de personas q...

According to a recent New York Times article, Secretary Hegseth removed the names of more women and people of color from a promotions list. (1)

Individuals who have honorably served the country for years and have been vetted by senior officers have been removed without explanation. And while Hegseth has the authority to take this step, the question is, should he? It's an insult to these officers, as the assumption is they're on this list because of DEI mandates.

Further

—it's an insult to the officers who vetted and approved these individuals fo...

This is a short podcast about Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, President Trump and Wooly Willy. A longer podcast will follow at week's end.

Introduction

In Hegseth's ongoing quest to create a new warrior ethos, he's now refocusing his attention on beards. With few exceptions, military personnel must be clean shaven.

According to a US News & World Report report,

Previous policy allowed permanent exemptions for soldiers with skin conditions like pseudofolliculitis barbae, more commonly known as razor bumps. Caused by hair growing back into the skin, the condition can...

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Introduction

Happy 4th of July to us. This day belongs to us, all of us; it's not just the personal domain of the Trumps, the Vances, the Hegseths, the Millers or the Johnsons. They're just chaff in the wind. They don't define the country or our world. We do.

This is the 250th anniversary of the American experiment, and many people fear it's in danger of failing, as Trump has stressed and tested our country beyond the...

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From Herodotus who lived in the 5th century BCE.

Will the heavens be under the earth and the earth up in the sky on top of the heavens? Will men habitually live in the sea and fish live where men did before? It’s a topsy-turvy world if you Lacedaemonians are really planning to abolish equalrights and restore tyrants to their states, when there is nothing known to ma...

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From Herodotus who lived in the 5th century BCE.

Will the heavens be under the earth and the earth up in the sky on top of the heavens? Will men habitually live in the sea and fish live where men did before? It's a topsy-turvy world if you Lacedaemonians are really planning to abolish equal rights and restore tyrants to their states, when there is nothing known to man that is more unjust or bloodthirsty than tyranny.

A Supreme Co...

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We’re living through a convoluted mess, but it’s also a messthat we have to untangle else the Trumps, the Vances and the Millers of the world will be dictating our future. And that’s one hell I want to avoid and won’t accept.

Centuries ago, Plutarch wrote The Lives of the NobleGrecians and Romans. His biographies were meant to provide moral instruction and were, in a sense, mo...

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We're living through a convoluted mess, but it's also a mess that we have to untangle else the Trumps, the Vances and the Millers of the world will be dictating our future. And that's one hell I want to avoid and won't accept.

Centuries ago, Plutarch wrote The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans. His biographies were meant to provide moral instruction and were, in a sense, mo...

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https://erm76.substack.com/p/who-do-you-think-you-are-part-4-trump

250 Years, of Trump?  

 Trump acts as though he owns the country; Washington is histo do with as he pleases. This is exacerbated by his goal to place his name on everything, it seems-the renaming of the Kennedy Center, his planned ballroom, the huge arch, and his image and signature on currency, passports and National Park passes.

 And the excuse for these developments is the country’s 250thanniversary. Trump’s Administration claims this is all par...

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250 Years, of Trump?

Trump acts as though he owns the country; Washington is his to do with as he pleases. This is exacerbated by his goal to place his name on everything, it seems-the renaming of the Kennedy Center, his planned ballroom, the huge arch, and his image and signature on currency, passports and National Park passes.

And the excuse for these developments is the country's 250th anniversary. Trump's Administration claims this is al...

To read the full text of the podcast and the links to thequoted materials, please see: ⁠ https://erm76.substack.com/p/hegseths-path-of-exclusion-dei-and

The Trump Administration launched a campaign of exclusionfrom the first day he took office. It has manifested itself in many forms, and we’re primarily focusing on the most egregious, the anti-DEI mandate. It has an enormous impact on the life of our country, including today’s podcast’s focus, the military establishment.

DEI, or Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, is the concept andprocess of supporting the equitable treatment of potent...