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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/JimFauci pleading the Fifth over basic questions is one of those moments that feels funny for about three seconds, then turns into something darker: a reminder of how hard it is to get straight answers from the people who shaped daily life during COVID. We roll clips from the Senate hearing and talk through what’s actually happening legally, why Rand Paul’s approach matters, and why a “gotcha” headline is not the same thing as accountability.From there, we get personal. We talk about the lockdown era, school closures, social shaming, and the way vaccine mandates rippled through workplaces and the military. When a new parent asks for time, data, or even just breathing room, what should a sane system do? We connect those stories to the bigger trust problem that still hasn’t healed, especially for families who watched kids lose critical years of normal life.Then we change gears into foreign policy: Netanyahu’s Washington trip, polling that shows Americans souring on him, and the growing risk that the Iran war becomes an escalation trap. We break down why the Strait of Hormuz matters, what it means when the US does not respond immediately to strikes, and how attacks on oil infrastructure and Iraq’s PMF can widen the fight fast. If you care about COVID accountability, US foreign policy, Middle East escalation, and energy security, this conversation puts the pieces on one board.Subscribe, share the episode with a friend, and leave a review with the one question you want answered next.Chapter Markers0:14 The Plan Gets Blown Up1:40 The Pinata Hour Setup2:25 Pleading The Fifth On Everything4:10 The Senate Rant And Decorum5:49 Staffers Rand Paul And Substance8:56 Shaming Vaccine Mandates And Careers12:11 Lockdowns Kids And Broken Trust13:07 Pardon Debate Money And Immunity16:32 What COVID Felt Like In Real Life20:31 Netanyahu Comes To Washington24:11 Polls Turn Against Netanyahu28:54 Hormuz Escalation Trap And Reality34:01 Plan B Sponsor Break35:23 Jordan Base Strike And No Response38:25 Saudi Oil Hits And US Strikes Iraq41:35 What The PMF Really Are46:04 How Wars Spiral And Why LeaveSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jim-webb-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy