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Thanks to our channel sponsor: ExpatMoney.com/Jim. - get your free Plan B report today. Supporting our sponsors, supports the show. Download your free guide today. ExpatMoney.com/JimA viral Blue Angels flyby over Pensacola kicks off a much bigger question: what do we do with national morale when everything gets filtered through outrage and liability first? We talk about why locals celebrate a loud, low pass, why critics frame it as reckless, and how that same cultural reflex shows up in politics, media narratives, and the way leaders manage public perception.Then the news gets weird and revealing: the Department of Defense announces testosterone deficiency screening for service members over 30, with optional testosterone replacement therapy. We dig into what TRT actually means, why it can become a lifetime commitment, and how âoperator syndrome,â combat stress, and even the militaryâs steroid history complicate any simple readiness story. Taking care of troops matters, but policy headlines donât replace serious reform.From there, we go straight into hard foreign policy. More than 100 House Democrats vote to cut Israel aid, and we lay out the domestic tradeoffs, AIPAC politics, and why voters are increasingly skeptical of blank-check funding. We also confront the war in Iran, the moral cost of civilian casualties, and the operational risk of AI-assisted targeting. Doug Macgregor joins to break down missile stockpile constraints, why escalation can spiral through energy chokepoints, and what he thinks is really happening in Ukraine as attrition grinds toward an eventual snap.Subscribe for more unfiltered analysis, share this with a friend who follows geopolitics, and leave a review. Whatâs the one claim you agree with, and whatâs the one you donât?Chapter Markers0:00 Welcome And Whatâs Ahead1:19 Sponsor And Why Support Matters2:22 Blue Angels Flyby Goes Viral5:09 Risk, Skill, And Public Perception7:15 Pentagon Screens Troops For Low T11:04 Steroids, TRT, And Long Commitments12:02 House Vote To Cut Israel Aid18:24 Infrastructure, Debt, And Foreign Funding22:19 Party Politics And Midterm Warnings26:38 Iran War Targeting And AI Failures31:31 Doug McGregor On Iran Strategy35:44 Missile Shortages And Industrial Limits38:41 The Dangerous Ground Invasion Talk44:40 Houthis, Saudi Moves, And Oil Lanes50:57 Global Energy Shock And US Economics59:04 Ukraine Leadership Purges And Battlefield Reality1:04:39 Why Russia Moves Slowly And What It Wants1:08:22 Tomorrowâs Show And Final Sponsor PlugSupport this podcast at â https://redcircle.com/jim-webb-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy