# 🎧 It’s Time to Face the Obvious Truth

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Podcast: [Underground USA's Corner of the Bar Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/underground-usa-s-corner-of-the-bar-podcast-62195)
Published: 2026-04-21T03:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.undergroundusa.com/p/its-time-to-face-the-obvious-truth
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## Resource

In this segment, I open by thanking those who offered up well wishes and prayers during my time off the air. I was thrust into the unexpected chaos of a family medical crisis, and those thoughts and prayers were and are deeply appreciated. Ironically, I had penned a piece titled, Democrats Posture on Trump’s HHS Cuts Ignoring the Potential Benefits , before the emergency that became truly pertinent during our eight-day hospital stay. Please give it a read. I think it will make your blood boil. Then, when we come back, Kyle and I talk about all things Iran and throw in a little Zorhan Mamdani for good measure. I wrap it all up with a few words about the meat of our discussion, how ultimately futile it is to negotiate with Islamofascists—like the Iranian mullahs, Hamas, or Hezbollah—because they cannot be trusted to keep their word. They have never honored an agreement they have made…at any time…with anyone. I map this argument out in a piece titled, Only Unconditional Surrender Without Compromise Ends Islamofascist Tyranny . We take up this issue…at The Corner of the Bar . I can’t express how important it is for Republicans, Conservatives, conservative-minded Independents, and Libertarians to turn out at the polls, not just for the midterms and the general elections, but for every single election from local to county to state to national. It’s about momentum. It’s about sending the undeniable signal that we are here, haven’t gone anywhere, and are committed to the cause. Remember, the American Marxist-Left is playing the long game. They believe they can wait out Trump’s four years and then pounce at the polls. We need to send clear messages at every opportunity that this is not the case; that we haven’t gone anywhere, and that our numbers are solid and growing. The enti…

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