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Top Gun: Optics vs. Mavericks

The Friday Brief with Phoenix Ricks

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Welcome
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Hurricane Melissa
1:56
U.S. warships are moving toward Venezuela
2:52
Optics vs. Mavericks
5:48
Does the U.S. have a free press?
8:24
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The Friday Brief with Phoenix Ricks
Top Gun: Optics vs. Mavericks
Oct 28, 2025 Season 2 Episode 28
Girl Friday

Hurricane Melissa is a Category 5 storm that is heading toward Jamaica. This historic storm has already claimed lives in the Caribbean, and it's expected to have devastating impacts when it makes landfall in Jamaica. What can we proactively do now to help Jamaica recover in the aftermath? Plus: why are U.S. warships headed to Latin America and the Caribbean? Is the Trump administration's war against "narco-terrorism" an effective strategy to stop the drug trade, or is it a Top Gun photo op? 

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