December 11, 2025: Courts Order Release of Epstein Grand Jury Materials, $12 Billion Aid Package for Farmers, Changes to National Park Free Entrance Days, Social Media Vetting for Tourists, and More.

Episode Format:

1. Trump Introduces $12B Aid Package for Farmers; Here's Why and What It's Intended to Help With (2:16)

2. Multiple Federal Judges Order Unsealing of Secret Grand Jury Materials from Epstein and Maxwell Prosecutions (9:12)

3. Ex-FBI Agents Sue Patel, Bondi, and DOJ After They Were Fired for Kneeling During 2020 Protest (~17:14)

4. Quick Hitters: Fed Cuts Rates, CBP Proposes Social Media Vetting for Tourists, State Department Changes Official Font, Trump Administration Opens Applications for New Gold Card, Mamdani Sparks Debate After Appointing Convict Turned Social Justice Activist, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Announces Governor Run (~20:48)

5. Rumor Has It: Did Trump Remove MLK Day and Juneteenth from List National Park Free Admission Days? (~24:18)

6. Critical Thinking Segment (~27:49)

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Trump Introduces $12B Aid Package for Farmers; Here's Why and What It's Intended to Help With

https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/12/08/trump-administration-announces-12-billion-farmer-bridge-payments-american-farmers-impacted-unfair

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/04/nx-s1-5598434/farmers-are-hit-hard-by-donald-trumps-tariffs

https://fieldreport.caes.uga.edu/publications/C1259/timeline-of-the-u-s-china-trade-dispute-and-tariffs-on-cotton-and-textile-trade/#:~:text=April%202%2C%202018:%20China%20suspended,wine%2C%20ginseng%2C%20and%20ethanol

https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2018/july/current-indicators-of-farm-sector-financial-health

https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/farm-income-and-wealth-statistics/update-and-revision-history

https://www.fb.org/market-intel/usdas-early-look-at-2019-farm-income

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/14/1251096758/biden-china-tariffs-ev-electric-vehicles-5-things

https://yeutter-institute.unl.edu/research/blogs/trade-war-round-two/

https://www.fas.usda.gov/data/china-sctc-announces-retaliatory-tariffs-us-agricultural-products

https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/12/10/soybeans-have-been-a-top-u-s-ag-export-for-decades-what-happens-when-the-top-buyer-stops-buying/

https://www.cato.org/commentary/trumps-tariff-war-leaving-ohio-farmers-red-china-drivers-seat

https://soygrowers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Ragland-Testimony-Judiciary-Input-Costs-Hearing.pdf

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/agriculture/2025/12/08/iowa-farm-aid-trump/87675508007/

Multiple Federal Judges Order Unsealing of Secret Grand Jury Materials from Epstein and Maxwell Prosecutions

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/doj-cleared-release-secret-jeffrey-epstein-case-grand-jury-materials

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/york-judge-orders-release-ghislaine-144246258.html

https://san.com/cc/federal-judge-orders-ghislaine-maxwell-related-grand-jury-records-released/

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4405

https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcrmp/rule_6

https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/politics/epstein-transcript-records-judge-order

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/09/ghislaine-maxwell-epstein-files-grand-jury-00682668

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/ghislaine-maxwell-documents-epstein-victims-judge-b2881030.html

https://www.lawyer-monthly.com/2025/12/maxwell-grand-jury-files-release/

Ex-FBI Agents Sue Patel, Bondi, and DOJ After They Were Fired for Kneeling During 2020 Protest

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.287445/gov.uscourts.dcd.287445.1.0.pdf 

Quick Hitters

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/divided-fed-set-announce-decision-interest-rates/story?id=128204427 

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/10/us-to-inspect-tourists-social-media-history-from-past-5-years-.html 

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rubio-orders-state-department-change-official-memo-font/story?id=128282010

https://san.com/cc/trumps-1-million-gold-card-visa-program-for-expedited-residency-launches/

https://nypost.com/2025/12/08/us-news/zohran-mamdani-taps-ex-con-rapper-to-serve-as-criminal-justice-adviser-on-mayoral-transition-team/

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/11/mike-lindell-minnesota-governor-race-00686859

Rumor Has It: Did Trump Remove MLK Day and Juneteenth from List National Park Free Admission Days?

https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/department-interior-announces-modernized-more-affordable-national-park-access

https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=3CF7E92B-DA6B-DF37-DE656C0546A1D13D

https://www.neefusa.org/what-we-do/conservation/national-public-lands-day/national-public-lands-day-faq

https://x.com/SecretaryBurgum/status/1993450053856641420

https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1651/fee_free_days_2016.htm

https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/11-14-2016-fee-free-days.htm

https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/12-12-2017-fee-free-days-2018.htm

https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/fee-free-days-2022.htm

https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/12-08-22_2023-entrance-fee-free-days.htm 

https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/national-park-service-announces-entrance-fee-free-days-for-2024.htm 

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-national-parks-mlk-day-juneteenth/