{"id":5914,"date":"2026-01-14T21:39:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/ice-can-disappear-you-at-any-moment-exclusive-lindsay-church-independent-veteran-for-congress-il-4th\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T21:39:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:39:00","slug":"ice-can-disappear-you-at-any-moment-exclusive-lindsay-church-independent-veteran-for-congress-il-4th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/ice-can-disappear-you-at-any-moment-exclusive-lindsay-church-independent-veteran-for-congress-il-4th\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE Can Disappear You at Any Moment. EXCLUSIVE  Lindsay Church. Independent Veteran for Congress &#8211; IL 4th."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>How Dems Rig the System. Chicago the Next Minneapolis? Non-binary is About Freedom. Trump Sics FBI on Wash Post. US Troops to Iran? RIP John Forte.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Independent Americans host Paul Rieckhoff has an exclusive first media interview with Lindsay Church\u2014Minority Veterans of America founder, disabled post\u20119\/11 veteran, queer non-binary parent, and now independent candidate for Congress in Illinois\u2019 4th District. This all-new episode dives into what it means to take on ICE in Chicago, confront a rigged Democratic party primary, and run as an independent veteran in the middle of Trump\u2019s escalating war on democracy and the free press.\u200b Lindsay\u2019s campaign is already historic\u2014as they\u2019d be the first non-binary candidate on a federal ballot in American history.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>From the streets of Berwyn and Cicero\u2014where ICE raids have become an everyday terror\u2014to the halls of Congress where Lindsay has already helped pass landmark reforms like the PACT Act and the Deborah Sampson Act, this is a raw, unfiltered conversation about power, courage, leadership and accountability. Paul and Lindsay break down the murder of Renee Good in Minneapolis from a combat veteran\u2019s perspective, the weaponization of ICE and PTSD, and how this shooting exposes the consequences when discipline and democracy break down.\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>You\u2019ll hear why Lindsay believes the corrupt Democratic Party machine in IL\u201104 \u201ccoronated\u201d a successor behind closed doors, how an independent needs more than 10,000 signatures just to get on the ballot, and why they are running for office in the face of hate and danger\u2014because people deserve a real choice in November and a representative who\u2019s earned their vote, not inherited it. The episode zooms out to Trump\u2019s broader authoritarian overreach\u2014ICE raids, FBI raiding the home of a Washington Post journalist, threats to NATO, escalation toward Iran, Greenland and Venezuela\u2014while Paul also honors the late musician John Fort\u00e9, celebrates his wife\u2019s new independent film \u201cThe Florist,\u201d and reminds listeners that from Tehran to Kyiv to Chicago\u2019s Southwest Side, hope and resistance are still alive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Because every episode of Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff breaks down the most important news stories&#8211;and offers light to contrast the heat of other politics and news shows. It\u2019s independent content for independent Americans. In these trying times especially, Independent Americans is your trusted place for independent news, politics, inspiration and hope. The podcast that helps you stay ahead of the curve&#8211;and stay vigilant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8211;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/EHWPIvdh9f0\"><span>WATCH video of this episode on YouTube now.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>-Watch\/hear previous appearances on the show by Lindsay &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/325-lindsay-church-its-not-a-trans-ban-its-a\/id1457899667?i=1000742331481\"><span>Episode 324<\/span><\/a><span> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/177-lindsay-church-roes-impact-on-the-military\/id1457899667?i=1000742331734\"><span>Episode 177<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Learn more about Lindsay\u2019s work at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/minorityvets.org\/\"><span>Minority Vets<\/span><\/a><span> as well as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/churchforcongress.com\/\"><span>their campaign for Congress<\/span><\/a><span> here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Support <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/support-for-john-fortes-children\"><span>John Fort\u00e9\u2019s family through GoFundMe here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>-Learn more about Paul\u2019s work to elect a new generation of independent leaders with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/independentveteransofamerica.org\/\"><span>Independent Veterans of America<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8211;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/independentamericans\/posts\"><span>Join the movement. 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See <a href=\"https:\/\/pcm.adswizz.com\">pcm.adswizz.com<\/a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independent Americans host Paul Rieckhoff has an exclusive first media interview with Lindsay Church\u2014Minority Veterans of America founder, disabled post\u20119\/11 veteran, queer non-binary parent, and now independent candidate for Congress in Illinois\u2019 4th District. This all-new episode dives into what it means to take on ICE in Chicago, confront a rigged Democratic party primary, and run as an independent veteran in the middle of Trump\u2019s escalating war on democracy and the free press.\u200b Lindsay\u2019s campaign is already historic\u2014as they\u2019d be the first non-binary candidate on a federal ballot in American history.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5915,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5914","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\/2026\/01\/ia-promo-square-ep413.jpg",1400,1400,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ia-promo-square-ep413.jpg",1400,1400,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ia-promo-square-ep413.jpg",1400,1400,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ia-promo-square-ep413-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ia-promo-square-ep413-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ia-promo-square-ep413-1024x1024.jpg",750,750,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ia-promo-square-ep413.jpg",1400,1400,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ia-promo-square-ep413.jpg",1400,1400,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ia-promo-square-ep413.jpg",1400,1400,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":"Independent Americans host Paul Rieckhoff has an exclusive first media interview with Lindsay Church\u2014Minority Veterans of America founder, disabled post\u20119\/11 veteran, queer non-binary parent, and now independent candidate for Congress in Illinois\u2019 4th District. 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