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Day Break | The Backlash Is Growing Across America
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- The Steve Gruber Show
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- Jun 4, 2026
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Day Break | The Backlash Is Growing Across America --- 00:00 - Monologue 19:12 – Joe Maxwell, President of the Farm Action Fund. Maxwell discusses the organization's new bipartisan Rural Independence Initiative, aimed at supporting candidates who advocate for healthy food systems and rural communities. The conversation focuses on the challenges facing family farms, concerns about corporate consolidation in agriculture, and efforts to strengthen rural economies and local food production. 38:20 - Monologue Featuring Ivey Gruber 47:18 – David A. Kallman, Senior Partner with the Kallman Legal Group. In this edition of the Kallman Legal Report, Kallman discusses Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP lawsuits), explaining how such lawsuits can be used to silence critics, intimidate opponents, and raise broader questions about free speech and legal protections. 57:30 – Mark Vargas, GOP media surrogate, Editor-in-Chief of Illinois Review, and former member of the Iraq Task Force in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Vargas discusses calls for Bill Pulte to serve as Acting Intelligence Director, arguing that public trust in intelligence institutions has eroded and examining whether outsider leadership could bring reform and accountability. 1:06:25 – Elizabeth Weiss, anthropologist and researcher. Weiss discusses concerns about academic freedom and whether female scientists and researchers are facing increasing challenges within certain areas of academia. The conversation explores debates over scientific inquiry, research priorities, and the climate within higher education institutions. 1:16:35 - Monologue 1:35:38 – State Rep. Jason Woolford (R–Howell, District 50). Woolford discusses Michigan’s Rx Kids program, election-related legislation focused on citiz…