🎙️ Turkeys, Term Limits & Tighter Pants – Ohio News Gets Spicy
After a long Thanksgiving weekend of too-tight waistbands and overpriced Christmas trees, Robert and Tom jump straight into another busy week across Ohio and D.C., from a tragic National Guard attack to the DOJ’s “we’re totally not spying on you” antics, to Cleveland’s usual politics, the guys break it all down with punchlines, clips, and rants.
Let’s jump in. 👇
🔫 National Guard Attack in D.C.
A heartbreaking start: a National Guard member was killed in an attack in D.C. The guys open the show by acknowledging the tragedy and the human cost behind headlines. No politics, no spin — just a moment of real-world seriousness.
Source:
🔗: National Guard member dies after DC attack, President Trump says
🦃 Turkey Pardons… Just Not the Human Kind
Trump makes jokes at the turkey pardoning ceremony but still throws shade at enemies, real and some that believe they are imagined. The guys react accordingly to the clip!
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🔗: Trump spares turkeys — but not his political opponents — at annual pardoning ceremony
📉 Georgia Drops Election Interference Case
The last of Trump’s major “political enemy” cases falls away. Robert and Tom unpack why this matters and what happens now that these prosecutions have fizzled.
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🔗: The Georgia election interference case against Trump and others has been dropped
👀 DOJ Spying on Jim Jordan & Others
The guys go hard on this one — and realistically, who wouldn’t? Secretly grabbing phone data from lawmakers for 2.5 years under the Biden administration? Even Cleveland.com called it “out of control.” Tom stresses that most people have no idea why Trump targets certain officials… and this is exactly the context.
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🔗: [LISTEN] ‘If they can do that to us, think what they can do to all Americans’: Jordan Blasts DOJ Spying Expedition
🔗: Justice Dept’s secret grab of Jim Jordan phone records shows government ‘out of control’
👋 Shout-out to the Webmaster (Hey, That’s Me!)
When the guys got into voter ID clarification and proof-of-citizenship requirements, they gave me a shout-out for correcting the record. Thanks, boys, much appreciated!
Tom claims he never makes mistakes. Uh-huh. Sure, buddy. 😄
🐀 CRITTER CORNER
🕰️ Ohio Legislature Wants… Term Limits?!
Ohio is calling for federal term limits. The guys say “wait for it…” and then dig into the irony: lawmakers asking to limit themselves. We’ll believe it when we see it. The link below is not the one the boys referenced, which is actually: Ohio resolution calls for federal term limits | Ohio | theohiopressnetwork.com, however if you don’t have a subscription, you cannot read this, so let’s go to “Just the News.”
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🔗: Ohio resolution calls for federal term limits
🕶️ Ohio Supreme Court: Police Can Hide Their Identities
Under Marsy’s Law, police officers involved in cases can now redact their names. Robert asks, “Why is this needed and what’s next?” Less transparency = more shenanigans, don’t you think?
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🔗: Ohio Supreme Court rules police officer identities can be hidden from public under Marsy’s Law
🏈 Student Athlete NIL Shake-Up
Ohio high schools voted yes on student NIL deals. The GOP almost immediately said: “Wait just a minute…” (Clip included in the show.) The whiplash is real.
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🔗: Ohio high schools vote to allow student athletes to strike NIL deals, ending lawsuit
🔗: Ohio GOP lawmakers moves to ban Name, Image, and Likeness bendfits for high school athletes: This comes a day after OHSAA allows for NIL deals…
❤️ New Bill: Mandatory Heart Screenings for Student Athletes
A bipartisan push that actually sounds sensible: ensuring young athletes get heart checks. No jokes here — feels like a win? Not really. House Bill 437 would require student athletes to get screenings for heart conditions during physicals, for asymptomatic patients and conditions that may not be detected in screenings, which is why CPR training and having AEDs nearby would still be essential. These tests can lead to further risks or symptoms to trigger further testing with a specialist…..
Source:
🔗: New Ohio bill requires cardiac screenings for student athletes
🗳️ Recounts Coming in Cuyahoga County
Five races in recount territory — and in one of them, the socialist wins! (Cue the clip from the show.) Tanmay Shah takes Cleveland’s Ward 12.
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🔗: Five Cuyahoga County races headed to recount, including close Cleveland City Council contest
🔗: ‘A lot of excitement’: Tanmay Shah wins Cleveland City Council Ward 12 seat after Danny Kelly concedes
🏟️ Cleveland City Council Fumbles the Browns Settlement
Leave it to Cleveland to take a football issue and fumble that, too. Council is wrestling over settlement money with the Browns, because nothing is ever simple.
Source:
🔗: Cleveland City Council Wrestles With Browns Settlement Deal, With Lakefront Money at Stake
🚢 Great Lakes Cruise Line Says “No Thanks” to Cleveland
American Cruise Lines is dropping Cleveland from its 2026 itineraries due to docking issues. Ouch. Another L for the lakefront.
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🔗: American Cruise Lines removes Cleveland from stops on its 2026 Great Lakes voyages
✨ GOOD THINGS!
Because we all need a break.
🏃♂️ Tim Ryan Not Running for Governor
Is this good? Bad? Depends on who you ask. But with Amy Acton as the only prominent Dem in the lane, the guys say: “Yeesh.”
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🔗: Tim Ryan opts to stay out of Ohio’s 2026 race for governor
🛍️ Hyper-Local Markets Bringing Small Biz Together
Small businesses teaming up in Mentor Mall to reinvent local retail. Very cool story and very Ohio. Let’s bring indoor malls back, please, it’s snowing here, ya know?
🎄 New Christmas Song from Cleveland’s Anita Keys
A little new Christmas music never hurts — except maybe your wallet after buying that overpriced tree (right, Robert?).
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🔗: anitakeys Releases New Christmas Song
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