The Necessary Conversation

This week on The Necessary Conversation, we cover one of the most disturbing weeks yet in Trump’s second term — from ICE killing an American citizen in broad daylight, to toddlers being detained and transported across state lines, to Trump humiliating the U.S. on the world stage while openly mocking climate science.
🚨 ICE This Week: Children Detained, American Citizen Killed
ICE escalated its campaign of terror with actions that shocked the nation:
ICE used a 5-year-old child as bait, coercing him to knock on his own front door so agents could detain his father. Both were sent to a detention camp in Texas despite the family entering the U.S. legally and having an active asylum case.
ICE detained a 2-year-old girl, ignored a judge’s order for her immediate release, and still transported her to Texas.
ICE agents killed U.S. citizen Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA, after he tried to protect a woman they had shoved to the ground.Pretti was unarmed when shot
Had no criminal record
Was legally carrying a firearm before being disarmed
Was shot 10–12 times despite posing no threat

Kristi Noem publicly lied about the incident. ICE is withholding the name of the agent, denied state investigators access to the scene, and reportedly detained witnesses.
🌍 Trump at Davos: Greenland, Grift, and Global Fallout
At the World Economic Forum:
Trump rambled about American dominance and his obsession with taking Greenland
Introduced his so-called “Board of Peace”, a pay-to-play alliance requiring countries to give Trump $1 billion and never oppose him
No European nations joined — while countries that have previously bribed Trump were invited
In response, China and several European countries began selling off U.S. Treasury bonds, risking long-term damage to the dollar.
🏛️ Trump’s Racism on Full Display
This week Trump:
Ordered exhibits about slavery removed from the President’s House Site in Philadelphia — erasing the history of the enslaved people owned by George and Martha Washington
Failed to acknowledge Martin Luther King Jr. Day until after intense backlash, finally posting after the day had already passed
🧊 Climate Disaster & Trump’s Climate Denial
One of the largest winter storms in U.S. history slammed the country:
Up to 2 feet of snow
Over 200 million people impacted
Thousands of flights canceled
More than 135,000 without power
15+ states declared emergencies
Experts explain how climate change increases storm severity — yet Trump responded by mocking global warming on social media, once again proving he doesn’t understand basic climate science.
🧘 Simmer Down
We take a pause to look at Haley’s wedding photos from 22 years ago, offering a rare moment of calm in an otherwise heavy episode.
💬 We ask:
Should ICE be allowed to detain children and kill citizens without accountability?
Why is Trump erasing American history?
What happens when a president openly denies climate reality?
How much damage can one administration do in a single week?
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The Lib Sibs are back to discuss their appearance on Hasan Piker's show today as well as some of the current political issues form the week AND the recent UFO documentary Age of Disclosure. Enjoy a casual conversation in the middle of the week as we prepare for this Sunday's full show.
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⚠️ NOTE: Haley is not on this episode — she’s out galavanting — but Mary Lou brings in her MAGA friend Jules as a special guest, making for one of the most intense and revealing conversations we’ve had yet.
This week on The Necessary Conversation, we break down a terrifying escalation of federal power, shocking allegations tied to the Epstein network, and Trump openly flirting with the end of elections and international war — all while ICE violence spirals out of control inside the United States.
🚨 ICE Violence & the Insurrection Act
As peaceful protests erupt in Minnesota over ICE abuses, Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act, potentially allowing the U.S. military to be used against American civilians.
This week alone:
ICE shot a Venezuelan man in the leg
Tear-gassed a 6-month-old baby, causing the child to stop breathing
Blinded a U.S. citizen by shooting him in the eye at point-blank range
Arrested hundreds of U.S. citizens without cause
A 55-year-old Cuban immigrant, Geraldo Lunas Campos, was choked to death in ICE custody, ruled a homicide by the medical examiner
We also reveal:
ICE training has been slashed from 6 months to 6 weeks
Hiring standards have collapsed
An ICE officer recently pleaded guilty to raping a detainee
73.6% of ICE detainees have no criminal record
DHS is using Nazi-adjacent slogans and white-nationalist imagery in recruitment content
Despite a federal judge ordering ICE to stop arresting protesters and using force, the order is being ignored, and Trump is now preparing to deploy 1,500 U.S. Army troops into Minneapolis.
🔥 Epstein Network Allegations: Sascha Riley Audio
Viral, unverified audio released this week contains explosive allegations from Iraq War veteran Sascha Riley, who claims:
Trump, Lindsey Graham, Jim Jordan, and Clarence Thomas participated in child trafficking
Children were raped, tortured, and murdered within the Epstein network
Trump was physically injured during abuse
Meanwhile, the DOJ is now over a month past the deadline to release the Epstein files — and late Friday filed a motion to block Congress from enforcing release.
We ask:
Why is the DOJ protecting the Epstein files?
What happens if these allegations are ignored?
Who benefits from silence?
💰 Trump’s Offshore Oil Money
Trump sold $500 million worth of seized Venezuelan oil — and instead of placing the money in the U.S. Treasury, parked it in a Qatari bank account.
Yes, the same Qatar that just gave him a $400 million jet.
Why offshore?
 Who controls the money?
 Where is the oversight?
🗳️ “We Shouldn’t Even Have an Election”
In a Reuters interview, Trump said:
“When you think of it, we shouldn’t even have an election.”The White House says he was “joking.”
We ask the obvious question:
 What’s the joke?
❄️ Greenland: Tariffs, Threats & NATO Fallout
Trump escalates his Greenland obsession by:
Threatening 10–25% tariffs on NATO allies
Pushing for the “complete and total purchase” of Greenland
Risking a fracture of NATO
Only 4% of Americans support this plan — yet Trump presses on.
🤖 GROK Goes to War
Pete Hegseth announces Elon Musk’s AI Grok will be integrated into classified Pentagon systems, despite Grok’s history of:
Deepfake sexual images

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In this mid-week episode Chad plays clips for Mary Lou to show her just how bad things are in Minnesota. Will she believe what she's seeing and hearing is even real?
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This week on The Necessary Conversation, we cover one of the most disturbing weeks yet — from the killing of a U.S. citizen by an ICE agent in Minnesota, to mass protests and bloodshed in Iran, to Trump openly floating military action against Greenland and claiming that the only thing that can stop him is his own mind.
Are we watching the normalization of authoritarian power in real time?
🚨 ICE Kills Renée Nicole Good
During ICE’s largest raid in Minnesota history, 37-year-old U.S. citizen and mother of three Renée Nicole Good was shot and killed by ICE officer Jonathan Ross.
Officials claimed self-defense — but video shows Ross firing as Good attempted to flee and posed no imminent threat.
ICE then blocked medical aid, Trump falsely claimed the agent was hospitalized, and JD Vance defended the killing by saying ICE agents have “absolute immunity.”
As protests erupt nationwide, a new movement — “ICE Out For Good” — has launched over 1,000 demonstrations across the country.
We ask:
Was this shooting justified?
Should ICE agents have absolute immunity?
Why is the administration blocking an independent investigation?
🏫 ICE Storms a Public High School
The same operation saw ICE agents raid Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis, using pepper spray and force on staff.
Classes were canceled for safety as hundreds were detained across immigrant communities — particularly Somali neighborhoods.
Why Minnesota?
 Why a public school?
 And is this coming to other cities next?
🇮🇷 Iran in Revolt
Protests in Iran have exploded into a full-scale uprising against clerical rule.
 The regime responded with:
A nationwide internet blackout
Mass arrests
Live ammunition used on protesters
Hospitals report overwhelming numbers of dead and wounded.
Trump warns Iran not to shoot protesters — while quietly weighing military options.
Could this ever happen here?
 Would Trump ever shut down the internet in the U.S.?
❄️ Trump Threatens Greenland
Trump says the U.S. will take Greenland “the nice way or the hard way” and has asked the military to prepare invasion plans.
European leaders warn this could fracture NATO and spark global conflict.
Is this bluster — or the road to World War III?
⚡ “My Own Mind Is the Only Check on My Power”
Trump vetoed two bipartisan bills that passed unanimously — killing:
A clean-water project for rural Colorado
Tribal land protections in Florida
When asked what checks his power, Trump said:
“My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.”Should that terrify us?
📉 Jobs Down, Housing Unaffordable
Just 50,000 jobs added in December
2025: one of the weakest job years since the pandemic
Housing is now less affordable than ever in U.S. history
Meanwhile Trump talks about giving $100,000 to every Greenland resident.
🛢️ Venezuelan Oil Fantasy
Trump says oil companies will invest $100 billion in Venezuela — but:
Exxon calls it “uninvestable”
ConocoPhillips says conditions make it impossible
Halliburton says Trump’s own sanctions drove them out
Trump also says Venezuelan oil profits would go into accounts he personally controls.
Is this corruption — or something worse?
🎵 Simmer Down
We lighten things up with:
Dad finally answering his celebrity cr
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