{"id":6120,"date":"2026-05-09T00:06:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T00:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/worst-truce-ever-u-s-fires-on-tankers-trump-tries-to-silence-sen-kelly\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T00:06:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T00:06:45","slug":"worst-truce-ever-u-s-fires-on-tankers-trump-tries-to-silence-sen-kelly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/worst-truce-ever-u-s-fires-on-tankers-trump-tries-to-silence-sen-kelly\/","title":{"rendered":"Worst Truce Ever. U.S. Fires on Tankers. Trump Tries to Silence Sen Kelly."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Deal Team Six?? Pentagon Releases UFO\/UAP Files. Antisemitic Firebomber Gets Life. Stupid Tariffs Ruled Illegal. Dems Slammed in VA. Charlemagne vs Dana White. Bigfoot in Ohio. WNBA Season Begins. Happy Mother\u2019s Day!\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>The truce isn&#8217;t a truce. The U.S. Navy is firing on Iranian-flagged oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, gas is climbing toward five bucks a gallon in Ohio, and Trump is on record saying he&#8217;s fine with $200-a-barrel oil \u2014 as long as the war grinds on. Meanwhile, the administration is hauling Senator Mark Kelly back into court to silence a decorated Navy combat veteran and astronaut, sending a clear message to two million military retirees and every troop in uniform: shut up and fall in line. Paul Rieckhoff delivers a solo Friday briefing on what the MAGA machine is actually doing while you&#8217;re trying to plan Mother&#8217;s Day brunch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>From the Pentagon&#8217;s convenient new tranche of UFO files dropping the same week the Epstein files pressure builds, to Don Jr. and Eric landing Air Force drone contracts through their American Venture firm, to a Virginia court torching the Democrats&#8217; redistricting gambit \u2014 this episode lays out how the rigged two-party system keeps failing the angry middle. Paul also gets into Dana White&#8217;s bogus apolitical act, Olivia Pichardo making NCAA D1 baseball history, and why the spirit of America&#8217;s mothers \u2014 perseverance, humility, and the golden rule \u2014 is exactly the operating system this country needs right now.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-WATCH <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MuYRSUVpsZM\"><span>full video of this episode here<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><span><br \/>\n<\/span><span><br \/>\n<\/span><span>-Check out <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tracybonham.com\/\"><span>Tracy Bonham<\/span><\/a><span> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.steadybuckets.org\/\"><span>Steady Buckets<\/span><\/a><span> for Something Good.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Join <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/independentveteransofamerica.org\/no-more-forever-wars\/\"><span>IVA and stand up to Trump\u2019s Forever Wars<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/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>-Learn more about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/americanveteransforukraine.org\/\"><span>American Veterans for Ukraine here<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Remember <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/do8wjRtDZJ4?feature=share\"><span>Independent is an Attitude<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Learn more about<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/theheadstrongproject.org\/\"><span> The Headstrong Project <\/span><\/a><span>for Veterans, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.taps.org\/\"><span>Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)<\/span><\/a><span>, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/health-care\/health-needs-conditions\/mental-health\/\"><span>Department of Veterans Affairs resources in your area<\/span><\/a><span>. 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Hook into our exclusive Patreon community<\/span><\/a><span> 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<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8211;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/merch\/\"><span>And get cool IA and Righteous hats, t-shirts and other merch<\/span><\/a><span> now in time for the new year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Independent Americans is powered by veteran-owned and led <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/righteous.us\/\"><span>Righteous Media<\/span><\/a><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And now part of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bleav.com\/shows\/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff\/\"><span>the BLEAV network<\/span><\/a><span>!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. 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>The truce isn&#8217;t a truce. The U.S. Navy is firing on Iranian-flagged oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, gas is climbing toward five bucks a gallon in Ohio, and Trump is on record saying he&#8217;s fine with $200-a-barrel oil \u2014 as long as the war grinds on. Meanwhile, the administration is hauling Senator Mark Kelly back into court to silence a decorated Navy combat veteran and astronaut, sending a clear message to two million military retirees and every troop in uniform: shut up and fall in line. 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