A WORLD GONE MAD
A Progressive Liberal News Podcast
Veteran Television, and Radio Broadcaster Jeff Alan Wolf offers his Observations on the issues (many issues) of the week with a fearless liberal bent. His solid delivery, and dry common sense approach sets him apart from other liberals that populate Talk and Commentary Podcasts”
Jeff Does NOT Pull Punches.
He does NOT Make comments that are “SAFE”.
He tells the Truth.
(He Tells It As He Sees It)
He Is Very OPINIONATED!
He says the things Out Loud YOU’RE
already thinking.
Jeff is Unfiltered, Unspun, A little Unhinged, but offers a lot of Common Sense.
This Podcast could make you MAD.
This Podcast could make you SMILE.
Regardless, it WILL make you THINK!
A WORLD GONE MAD
Congress Celebrated July 4th by Setting Democracy on Fire!
America celebrated Independence Day with fireworks and barbecues, but behind the festivities, a political bombshell was detonating in Washington. While you were checking the doneness on your burgers, House Republicans passed what Trump calls a "big, beautiful bill”.
This massive bill guts our Democracy.
The timing was no accident. Passed during a major holiday when public attention was diverted, this legislation represents a calculated attempt to reshape American governance while citizens were distracted by celebrations.
As the firework smoke clears and the reality of this bill comes into focus, a sobering truth emerges: democracy isn't fueled by symbolic displays and patriotic slogans—it requires constant vigilance, especially when those in power are counting on your distraction.
Listen as I unpack what happened while America was celebrating, and what it means for our collective future when the holiday weekend ends.
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This is a world on fire. This is a world on fire. Fire, fire, fire, fire. It's Saturday, july 5th, the grills are cold, the fireworks are over. You survived, uncle Ralph, almost burning down the neighbor's tree and blowing his fingers off in the process while being in charge of the fireworks, and the only thing still smoldering is the Republican Party's dignity. Welcome back to A World Gone Mad. I'm Jeff Allen Wolfe.
Speaker 1:While most Americans were just trying to figure out if hot dogs count as protein and looking up potato salad recipes, donald J Trump was busy pushing what he calls a big, beautiful bill. And no, it's not infrastructure Beautiful bill. And no, it's not infrastructure. It's not health care, it's not anything remotely useful. It's a self-serving legislative fantasy that manages to be both absurd and dangerous. It's like giving a toddler a lighter and calling it innovative child care.
Speaker 1:This bill passed in the House on Thursday, july 3rd. It reads like it was written by someone who skimmed the Constitution once while eating glue. It's a 900-page budget bomb stuffed with priorities that would make a lobbyist cry tears of joy. With priorities that would make a lobbyist cry tears of joy. A $5 trillion debt ceiling increase from the same people who scream fiscal emergency anytime someone mentions school lunches. Permanent tax cuts for corporations and high earners, because what better way to say trickle down than with another golden shower of giveaways. Deep cuts to Medicaid and SNAP because poor people don't vote Republican often enough. A 10-year ban on federal AI regulation, because apparently the Republicans think the free market will raise our robot overlords correctly. The free market will raise our robot overlords correctly. Rollback of clean energy credits because wind turbines give Republicans migraines. A provision to gut civil service protections so future presidents can fire experts and replace them with influencers, family members or whichever. Intern didn't spill Diet Coke on the president's golf cart. It's government by cronies, curated by chaos and sponsored by loyalty over literacy. House Republicans, take your seats, please. The vote to screw America is now in session.
Speaker 1:The vote 218 to 214 for Trump's big, beautiful bill Just enough to pass, but more than enough to show the Republican Party's spine is officially a decorative item. Somewhere in the distance, a bald eagle screamed. One Republican called it a strong signal that freedom still matters. Right after he voted to gut it, another Republican whispered we're just trying to stay in office without getting primaried by a guy in a QAnon hoodie. Meanwhile, the rest of us woke up today with dry mouths, empty coolers, sounds of Aunt Martha throwing up in the bathroom because she ate too many corn dogs, and the nagging realization that democracy isn't fueled by fireworks and slogans.
Speaker 1:You can't gut health care and call it liberty. You can't deregulate AI and call it innovation. You can't kneecap public service and call it. You can't kneecap public service and call it patriotism. And you sure as hell can't gut Medicaid for families, seniors, kids, the disabled and call it efficiency. But that's what this big beautiful bill tries to do Reward the base, punish the opposition and if Trump tries to crown himself president for a third term, whether by claiming divine right and brandishing a gold-plated Bible or flat-out cheating, the system's already cleared to welcome his excellency with open arms and zero questions.
Speaker 1:So as you crawl out of your barbecue coma and scroll through firework photos, just remember they didn't take a holiday, they took a vote and they're hoping you were too distracted to notice what they passed while you were checking the doneness on your burgers. That's the real firework show, and it's not red, white and blue, it's just red. I'm Jeff Allen Wolfe. This is A World Gone Mad. Trump signs this bill next and the moment he does, people will start dying a little faster. But don't worry, america's billionaires will still have tax breaks big enough to bury the evidence. Catch you Monday.
