{"id":5301,"date":"2024-04-18T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/277-mayor-yemi-mobolade-americas-independent-mayor-is-back-who-will-he-endorse-for-president-the-advantages-of-being-an-independent-politician-who-the-hell-is-melina-abdullah-trump-on-t\/"},"modified":"2024-04-19T17:32:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T17:32:52","slug":"277-mayor-yemi-mobolade-americas-independent-mayor-is-back-who-will-he-endorse-for-president-the-advantages-of-being-an-independent-politician-who-the-hell-is-melina-abdullah-trump-on-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/277-mayor-yemi-mobolade-americas-independent-mayor-is-back-who-will-he-endorse-for-president-the-advantages-of-being-an-independent-politician-who-the-hell-is-melina-abdullah-trump-on-t\/","title":{"rendered":"277. Mayor Yemi Mobolade. America\u2019s Independent Mayor is Back. Who Will He Endorse for President? The Advantages of Being An Independent Politician. Who the Hell is Melina Abdullah? Trump on Trial. Ukraine\u2019s 1 to 10 Problem. Tee Ball is Life."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IA-277-topper.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"885\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5307\" \/><br \/>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive  embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x4lPP8GHubE?si=aJeO9tC0w5ciYgei\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" class=\" embed-responsive-item\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ANA9646603141\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The spring offensive is here. The spring offensive of news, chaos, war and misinformation. The spring offensive, attacking democracy foreign and domestic. A spring offensive before the summer storm. A storm of the century.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a storm that\u2019s sweeping across Ukraine. It\u2019s sweeping across America. It\u2019s sweeping across the globe. And despite the fear and the chaos and the turmoil, every once in a while there\u2019s a glimmer of hope. A light on the horizon that you can aim for and keep going.<\/p>\n<p>For independents, one of our brightest lights is the independent Mayor of Colorado Springs, Yemi Mobolade (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorofCOS\">@MayorofCOS<\/a>). He\u2019s back after appearing in <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/228-mayor-yemi-mobolade-the-new-independent-mayor-of-colorado-springs-how-he-won-the-importance-of-non-partisan-primaries-power-of-positivity-captain-positivity-vs-senator-redneck-for-space-comm\/\">Episode 228 &#8211; June 22, 2023<\/a> to check in and let us all know how things are going after his first year in office. He\u2019s a true success story that shows the power of the independent movement\u2014and this inspiring conversation is an appetizer for next week\u2019s first installment of our groundbreaking \u201cMeet The 2024 Independent Candidates\u201d series\u2014highlighting independent candidates of all kinds, for all levels of office, from all across America. If you\u2019re interested in independent politics\u2014or American politics in general\u2014this is a can\u2019t miss.<\/p>\n<p>Your host Paul Rieckhoff (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulRieckhoff\">@PaulRieckhoff<\/a>) rips into all of it in this all new episode of <em>Independent Americans<\/em>. And hits on Trump\u2019s first week on trial, the big Ukraine funding bill stalled in Congress, Zelensky\u2019s latest plea for help, Cornel West\u2019s pick for VP, and why tee ball is what life should be like in America.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Every episode is the truth beyond the headlines\u2013and light to contrast the heat of other politics and news shows. It\u2019s content for the 49% of Americans that proudly call themselves independent. And delivers the <a href=\"https:\/\/righteous.us\/\">Righteous Media <\/a>5 Is: independence, integrity, information, inspiration and impact. <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/\"><em>Independent Americans<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>is your trusted place for independent news, politics, inspiration and hope.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/independentamericans\/posts\">Join the movement. Hook into our exclusive Patreon community<\/a> of Independent Americans. Get extra content, connect with guests, meet other Independent Americans, attend events, get merch discounts, and support this show that speaks truth to power.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/x4lPP8GHubE?si=aJeO9tC0w5ciYgei\">-WATCH video of Paul and Yemi\u2019s conversation.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>-Check the hashtag <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23LookForTheHelpers&amp;src=typed_query\">#LookForTheHelpers<\/a>. And share yours.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Find us on social media or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independentamericans.us\">http:\/\/www.IndependentAmericans.us<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/merch\/\">And get cool IA and Righteous hats, t-shirts and other merch<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Check out other Righteous podcasts like <a href=\"https:\/\/thefirefighters.us\/\"><em>The Firefighters Podcast with Rob Serra<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/unclemontel.us\/\"><em>Uncle Montel &#8211; The OG of Weed<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bdorm.us\/\"><em>B Dorm<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Independent Americans<\/em> is powered by veteran-owned and led <a href=\"https:\/\/righteous.us\/\">Righteous Media<\/a>. America\u2019s next great independent media company.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/megaphone.fm\/adchoices\">megaphone.fm\/adchoices<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The spring offensive is here. The spring offensive of news, chaos, war and misinformation. The spring offensive, attacking democracy foreign and domestic. A spring offensive before the summer storm. A storm of the century.\u00a0 It\u2019s a storm that\u2019s sweeping across Ukraine. It\u2019s sweeping across America. It\u2019s sweeping across the globe. And despite the fear and&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/277-mayor-yemi-mobolade-americas-independent-mayor-is-back-who-will-he-endorse-for-president-the-advantages-of-being-an-independent-politician-who-the-hell-is-melina-abdullah-trump-on-t\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">277. Mayor Yemi Mobolade. America\u2019s Independent Mayor is Back. Who Will He Endorse for President? The Advantages of Being An Independent Politician. Who the Hell is Melina Abdullah? Trump on Trial. Ukraine\u2019s 1 to 10 Problem. Tee Ball is Life.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5302,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-episodes","entry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0522823bd1efac4a63f3f642e51f6d15.jpg",1000,1000,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0522823bd1efac4a63f3f642e51f6d15.jpg",1000,1000,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0522823bd1efac4a63f3f642e51f6d15.jpg",1000,1000,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0522823bd1efac4a63f3f642e51f6d15-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0522823bd1efac4a63f3f642e51f6d15-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0522823bd1efac4a63f3f642e51f6d15.jpg",750,750,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0522823bd1efac4a63f3f642e51f6d15.jpg",1000,1000,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0522823bd1efac4a63f3f642e51f6d15.jpg",1000,1000,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0522823bd1efac4a63f3f642e51f6d15.jpg",1000,1000,false]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/author\/admin\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/category\/episodes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Episodes<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"The spring offensive is here. The spring offensive of news, chaos, war and misinformation. The spring offensive, attacking democracy foreign and domestic. A spring offensive before the summer storm. A storm of the century.\u00a0 It\u2019s a storm that\u2019s sweeping across Ukraine. It\u2019s sweeping across America. It\u2019s sweeping across the globe. 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