{"id":5660,"date":"2024-12-12T08:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T08:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/311-leo-shane-iii-the-legendary-military-times-reporter-on-hegseths-history-and-rocky-nomination-collins-for-va-secretary-who-is-this-guy-assad-goes-down-musk-and-ramaswamy-wanna\/"},"modified":"2024-12-12T12:59:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T12:59:38","slug":"311-leo-shane-iii-the-legendary-military-times-reporter-on-hegseths-history-and-rocky-nomination-collins-for-va-secretary-who-is-this-guy-assad-goes-down-musk-and-ramaswamy-wanna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/311-leo-shane-iii-the-legendary-military-times-reporter-on-hegseths-history-and-rocky-nomination-collins-for-va-secretary-who-is-this-guy-assad-goes-down-musk-and-ramaswamy-wanna\/","title":{"rendered":"311. Leo Shane III. The Legendary Military Times Reporter on Hegseth\u2019s History and Rocky Nomination. Collins for VA Secretary\u2014Who Is This Guy? Assad Goes Down. Musk and Ramaswamy Wanna Cut All Vets Benefits. Army Navy Week. Remembering Eddy Schrank."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IA-311-mail.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"611\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5662\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ANA9540998425\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive  embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EC-6uuN4-jk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" class=\" embed-responsive-item\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Leo Shane III (<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LeoShane\">@LeoShane<\/a>) understands the intersection of politics and the military better than almost anybody. He\u2019s covered Capitol Hill and the White House bureau chief for the Military Times for 20 years and has countless awards for his commitment to his craft and tireless dedication and outstanding reporting.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s an inspiring journalist who has stood alongside veterans for decades as an ally and truth teller. His reporting has led to reforms for how the military deals with journalists and he has shown light in places where light was sorely needed.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s here to break it all down with your host, Paul Rieckhoff, and it\u2019s another wild week of national security news. From the arrest of the United Healthcare CEO\u2019s shooter to the acquittal of Daniel Penny in New York it\u2019s been a wild ride and we\u2019re hitting all of it with the no holds barred style you\u2019ve come to expect. It\u2019s a dose of reality the cable news spin machine doesn\u2019t want you to hear and you can only get it here.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Skip the cable news and partisan spin and get your weekly dose of independent vigilance.\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 51% 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\/\">Independent Americans<\/a>\u00a0is your trusted place for independent news, politics, inspiration and hope.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/independentveteransofamerica.org\/\">Independent Veterans of America<\/a>\u00a0and reach out if you\u2019re interested in running in 2025 or 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/EC-6uuN4-jk\">WATCH video of Paul and Leo\u2019s conversation on our YouTube channel.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/support-ed-schranks-family-in-their-time-of-need\">Support the family of Eddy Schrank by making a donation here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithcorcoran.com\/obituaries\/obituary-listings?obId=33792956\">Eddy Schrank\u2019s obituary.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7wwEV3MTr-g?si=Rtk6oUY8BfjO6m74\">Eddy singing the National Anthem.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/independentamericans\/posts\">Join the movement. 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And share yours.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Find us on social media or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.IndependentAmericans.us\">http:\/\/www.IndependentAmericans.us<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/merch\/\">And get cool IA hats, t-shirts and other merch<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Check out other Righteous podcasts like <a href=\"https:\/\/thefirefighters.us\/\">The Firefighters Podcast with Rob Serra<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/unclemontel.us\/\">Uncle Montel &#8211; The OG of Weed<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/bdorm.us\/\">B Dorm<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Independent Americans is powered by veteran-owned and led <a href=\"https:\/\/righteous.us\/\">Righteous Media<\/a>.<\/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>Leo Shane III (@LeoShane) understands the intersection of politics and the military better than almost anybody. He\u2019s covered Capitol Hill and the White House bureau chief for the Military Times for 20 years and has countless awards for his commitment to his craft and tireless dedication and outstanding reporting. He\u2019s an inspiring journalist who has&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/311-leo-shane-iii-the-legendary-military-times-reporter-on-hegseths-history-and-rocky-nomination-collins-for-va-secretary-who-is-this-guy-assad-goes-down-musk-and-ramaswamy-wanna\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">311. Leo Shane III. The Legendary Military Times Reporter on Hegseth\u2019s History and Rocky Nomination. Collins for VA Secretary\u2014Who Is This Guy? Assad Goes Down. Musk and Ramaswamy Wanna Cut All Vets Benefits. Army Navy Week. Remembering Eddy Schrank.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5661,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5660","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\/12\/aedd8b094645d89320c6a333413f3440.jpg",800,800,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/aedd8b094645d89320c6a333413f3440.jpg",800,800,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/aedd8b094645d89320c6a333413f3440.jpg",800,800,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/aedd8b094645d89320c6a333413f3440-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/aedd8b094645d89320c6a333413f3440-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/aedd8b094645d89320c6a333413f3440.jpg",750,750,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/aedd8b094645d89320c6a333413f3440.jpg",800,800,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/aedd8b094645d89320c6a333413f3440.jpg",800,800,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/aedd8b094645d89320c6a333413f3440.jpg",800,800,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":"Leo Shane III (@LeoShane) understands the intersection of politics and the military better than almost anybody. He\u2019s covered Capitol Hill and the White House bureau chief for the Military Times for 20 years and has countless awards for his commitment to his craft and tireless dedication and outstanding reporting. 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