{"id":5737,"date":"2025-07-10T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/342-todd-achilles-independent-veteran-for-senate-in-idaho-national-parks-under-attack-dan-osborn-is-running-again-trump-threatens-to-bomb-moscow-russia-sanctions-bill-finally-coming-va\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T07:01:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T07:01:00","slug":"342-todd-achilles-independent-veteran-for-senate-in-idaho-national-parks-under-attack-dan-osborn-is-running-again-trump-threatens-to-bomb-moscow-russia-sanctions-bill-finally-coming-va","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/342-todd-achilles-independent-veteran-for-senate-in-idaho-national-parks-under-attack-dan-osborn-is-running-again-trump-threatens-to-bomb-moscow-russia-sanctions-bill-finally-coming-va\/","title":{"rendered":"342. Todd Achilles. Independent Veteran for Senate in Idaho. National Parks Under Attack. Dan Osborn is Running Again. Trump Threatens to Bomb Moscow. Russia Sanctions Bill Finally Coming. VA\u2019s Cutting 30K. The Fight for Open Primaries is Rolling in NYC."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ANA2409740722\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Things are hot in America this summer. And they\u2019re only getting hotter. The VA is cutting 30,000 jobs, Trump is threatening to bomb Moscow and Beijing, Hegseth is doing Hegseth things at the Pentagon, and New York City is hovering around one hundred degrees while a socialist is leading in the polls for Mayor. Shit is toasty and it\u2019s only gonna get hotter. And your host Paul Rieckhoff is here to tear into all of it with a cool head and light to contrast the heat of the mayhem, spin and partisanship.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And as the mayor&#8217;s race in New York continues to heat up and show how broken America\u2019s politics and two parties are, there\u2019s some news for 2026 that is a contrast to the crazy. <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/303-dan-osborn-the-surging-independent-vet-for-senate-in-nebraska-returns-gen-milley-calls-trump-a-fascist-jimmy-mccain-endorses-harris-north-korean-troops-in-ukraine-steven-seagal-loves-putin\/\"><u>Independent vet Dan Osborn<\/u><\/a> has announced he\u2019s again running for US Senate in Nebraska\u2014and after a historic showing as an independent last year, he\u2019s hitting the ground running.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That now makes three independent vet candidates for Senate running next year. You\u2019ve already heard from <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/334-brian-bengs-independent-vet-for-senate-in-south-dakota-retired-ltc-and-almost-doged-park-ranger-the-toxicity-of-the-democrat-brand-running-as-a-d-vs-i-the-new-pope-is-american-trump-a\/\"><u>Brian Bengs in Episode 334<\/u><\/a> and we\u2019re pretty sure you\u2019ll be hearing from Dan in short order. But today we\u2019ve got the third candidate, and he\u2019s one that might just make the most noise. Because he left the Democratic Party and announced his run as an independent just before July 4th. He\u2019s more evidence of the move away from the parties and towards the independent movement.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s Todd Achilles, independent veteran candidate for Senate from the great state of Idaho. He grew up on a family farm, served in the U.S. Army as a tank commander and armor officer and led teams at T-Mobile, Hewlett-Packard, and several start-ups. He\u2019s now a teacher and advocate for veterans and is running to fight for fair markets and livable wages for all Idahoans. And he\u2019s a moderate, common-sense, patriotic, strong breath of fresh air.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the kind of campaign we love to see and the kind of candidate we love to share with you\u2014the real independent Americans. Things are heating up in the independent movement from the push for open primaries to the wave of new candidates. And a lot of it is thanks to the listeners of this show. So let\u2019s keep it going with another installment of our groundbreaking and unique \u201cMeet The Independents\u201d series.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to Independent Americans, Episode 342.<\/p>\n<p>Every episode of <em>Independent Americans<\/em> is independent light to contrast the heat of other politics and news shows. It\u2019s content for the 49% of Americans that call themselves independent. Always with a unique focus on national security, foreign affairs and military and vets issues. This is another pod to help you stay vigilant. Because vigilance is the price of democracy. In these trying times especially, <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/\"><em>Independent Americans<\/em><\/a> is your trusted place for independent news, politics and inspiration.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Get extra content, connect with guests, events, merch discounts and support this show that speaks truth to power by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/independentamericans\/posts\"><u> joining us on Patreon<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_NCnbA00QR0\"><u>WATCH video of Paul and Todd\u2019s conversation.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MO1hw7NBlkA\"><u>NEW! Watch the video version of the entire podcast here<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Help us continue the fight to empower all independents by passing open primaries:<\/p>\n<p>And the fight for open primaries nationwide:<a href=\"https:\/\/openprimaries.org\/\"> <u><a href=\"https:\/\/openprimaries.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/openprimaries.org\/<\/a><\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>-Check #LookForTheHelpers on Twitter. And share yours.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Find us on social media or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independentamericans.us\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.IndependentAmericans.us\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.IndependentAmericans.us<\/a><\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>-Hear other Righteous pods like <a href=\"https:\/\/thefirefighters.us\/\"><u>The Firefighters Podcast with Rob Serra<\/u><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/unclemontel.us\/\"><u>Uncle Montel &#8211; The OG of Weed<\/u><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bdorm.us\/\"><u>B Dorm<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Independent Americans<\/em> is powered by <a href=\"https:\/\/righteous.us\/\"><u>Righteous Media<\/u><\/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>Things are hot in America this summer. And they\u2019re only getting hotter. The VA is cutting 30,000 jobs, Trump is threatening to bomb Moscow and Beijing, Hegseth is doing Hegseth things at the Pentagon, and New York City is hovering around one hundred degrees while a socialist is leading in the polls for Mayor. Shit&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/342-todd-achilles-independent-veteran-for-senate-in-idaho-national-parks-under-attack-dan-osborn-is-running-again-trump-threatens-to-bomb-moscow-russia-sanctions-bill-finally-coming-va\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">342. Todd Achilles. Independent Veteran for Senate in Idaho. National Parks Under Attack. Dan Osborn is Running Again. Trump Threatens to Bomb Moscow. Russia Sanctions Bill Finally Coming. VA\u2019s Cutting 30K. The Fight for Open Primaries is Rolling in NYC.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5738,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5737","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\/2025\/07\/71264177b123aba732de522bfe3d7cbd.jpg",800,800,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/71264177b123aba732de522bfe3d7cbd.jpg",800,800,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/71264177b123aba732de522bfe3d7cbd.jpg",800,800,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/71264177b123aba732de522bfe3d7cbd-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/71264177b123aba732de522bfe3d7cbd-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/71264177b123aba732de522bfe3d7cbd.jpg",750,750,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/71264177b123aba732de522bfe3d7cbd.jpg",800,800,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/71264177b123aba732de522bfe3d7cbd.jpg",800,800,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/71264177b123aba732de522bfe3d7cbd.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":"Things are hot in America this summer. 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