Warning: There is a small amount of adult language in today’s podcast

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Welcome to The Village Oak Tree

I’m your host, Terrance Ó Domhnaill.

Thank you for joining me again this week.

I’m going to make this a short one because, for one, I’m very tired, and two, the Americans are celebrating their 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. And as such, I don’t want to bring too much doom and gloom for them heading into the weekend.

So, gather round, sit you down somewhere comfortable for a bit while I talk a little bit about why I don’t think the United States is so great nor are the people running it so exceptional.

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Fáilte

Welcome to The Village Oak Tree

I’m your host, Terrance Ó Domhnaill.

Thank you for joining me again this week.

I want talk about a couple of related and likely very controversial topics today that might upset a few people. Especially anyone who still believes in that myth of American exceptionalism.

I don’t have any news stories to share this week, but I do have a couple of references I will add to the end in the written portion, along with a YouTube video from Lena Petrova. I do have one picture of an antique sign I will share with you that’s hanging on my office wall. It came from a shop in Boston, MA dated 1915 and has been passed down through my family for a couple of generations now.

So, gather round, sit you down somewhere comfortable for a bit while I try to paint a picture of the Americans as they truly are, despite the hype around the world that’s been trying to tell us otherwise for decades.

Please visit www.crann-na-beatha.com to learn more about the author and more.

Fáilte

Welcome to The Village Oak Tree

I'm your host, Terrance Ó Domhnaill.

Thank you for joining me again this week.

To start, I want to try and address an elephant in the room.

It's so hard to talk about anything positive these troubled days we find ourselves in without sounding like a podcast about kittens and puppies. Although some people would like that as a way to forget all of the doom and gloom around us everywhere.

I'm not a bubbly writer. I don't do hearts and flowers or self-help shows, sorry. What I do talk about are all of the things that I worry about as a normal everyday American citizen. Things that I see and hear are the same things you see and hear. I'm just saying them out loud for all to hear.

Right now, we're all worried about whether our grocery bills and the already high cost of living is going to get higher this year, with everything Trump is doing. I don't have any good answers either. What I do know, is that letting the oligarchs keep us divided when we need more than ever to work together, no matter our cultural differences or political beliefs, is a path to nowhere.

So, gather round, sit you down somewhere comfortable for a bit while I bring you some stories about our economy, ICE, and where we need to get if we're going to save this country from those who would steal it from us.

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