Category: ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

TMI 09/05/2025 – No LGBT Movement Without Trans Voices, Google’s Hollow Monopoly Loss, Protests Erupt Nationwide, more

We begin this episode with a direct response to a listener email regarding trans inclusion, providing a necessary history lesson that proves there is absolutely no LGBT movement without trans people. Then, we look at Big Tech, explaining how Google managed to win while losing—a judge officially ruled them an illegal monopoly, but the proposed remedy completely fails to do anything about it.

Next, we aim to give fresh insights into the growing national unrest. We report on the massive protests against Federal troops and anti-labor policies erupting simultaneously in Chicago, Jacksonville, and Denver. All this and more on TMI for Friday, September 5, 2025 – listen in for YOUR Cure for the Common Media!

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TMI 08/29/2025 – ICE Abuses Flight Privacy Laws, DC Protestors Stand Up to Fascism, Holding Hospitals Accountable, more

Public figures and celebrities have laws designed to help keep their flight information private, but now Trump’s ICE is blatantly abusing those flight privacy laws to hide their own activities! We examine this aggressive lack of transparency. Then, we look at the resistance on the ground, highlighting how DC protestors successfully stood up to Trump’s fascist coup of local police forces.

Next, we aim to give fresh insights into legal accountability for trans healthcare. We discuss how the Michigan Attorney General is aggressively holding hospitals accountable for unlawfully denying trans care. We also review the “Lost Science Fair” held by Congressional Democrats to highlight crucial projects whose grants were abruptly canceled by Trump and DOGE. All this and more on TMI for Friday, August 29, 2025 – listen in for YOUR Cure for the Common Media!

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TMI 08/15/2025 & 08/22/2025 – Trump’s Coup of DC, The Tariff on AriZona Iced Tea, Buffalo Wild Wings Sued, more

(Original broadcast August 15, 2025, rebroadcast the following week)

You’ve heard the rumors of federal overreach in the capital, but did you hear our in-depth examination of Thom Hartmann’s breakdown detailing Trump’s ongoing coup of Washington DC? We examine the systemic dismantling of local authority. Then, we look at the economy, revealing how Trump’s chaotic tariffs are trickling down to affect something as inconsequential and universally known as a can of AriZona Iced Tea.

Next, we aim to give fresh insights into the bizarre fallout of anti-trans paranoia. We discuss the case where Buffalo Wild Wings was sued for viciously harassing a cisgender woman because they falsely assumed she was trans. Finally, a grim look at global warming as the body of a Pakistani man, missing for 30 years, is released from a melting glacier. All this and more on TMI for Friday, August 15 (and August 22), 2025 – listen in for YOUR Cure for the Common Media!

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TMI 07/25/2025 & 08/01/2025 – Colbert Cancelled by FCC Abuse, Feds Criminalize Helping Protestors, Stonewall Erasure, more

(Original broadcast July 25, 2025, rebroadcast the following week)

CBS/Paramount caused shock waves in the world of late-night television, but did you hear why Colbert’s sudden show cancellation is merely the beginning of unchecked FCC abuse under Trump? We examine how federal agencies are being weaponized against broadcast critics. Then, we look at the chilling escalation in law enforcement, as the Feds move to officially make it a crime simply to help ICE protestors.

Next, we aim to give fresh insights into the quiet erasure of LGBTQ+ history as we discuss how the Trump administration deliberately erased all bisexual references from the Stonewall Monument. All this and more on TMI for Friday, July 25 (and August 1), 2025 – listen in for YOUR Cure for the Common Media!

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TMI 07/18/2025 – BEST OF TMI – Will Roberts Documents the Vital CUNA/Trustage Strike in “Out of Office”, “Alligator Alcatraz” is a 21st Century Concentration Camp, WI Supreme Court News, more

On this Bestof TMI episode, Will Roberts joins us to discuss his Means.TV documentary “Out of Office” which succinctly and clearly shows the union’s side of the 2023 OPEIU Local 39 strike on Trustage (nee CUNA Mutual). We examine how even when a union is present, effort must be made to use it to protect the workers… and when that effort is made, it can win BIG. Listen in!

Next, we look at the shame that is the “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center in Florida. Erected in eight days, designed to hold people out where escape can mean death by predator, and ready to be abused as this-century’s version of a concentration camp, we look at this thing that both Trump and DeSantis hail as the new way to treat people they don’t like. Finally, we go over some good news from the Wisconsin Supreme Court, as the majority decided to stop the Wisconsin State Legislature from unconstitutionally negating the rightful powers and duties of the office of Governor. All this and more on this Best of TMI for Friday, July 18, 2025 – listen in for YOUR Cure for the Common Media!

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TMI 07/11/2025 – Will Roberts Documents the Vital CUNA/Trustage Strike in “Out of Office”, “Alligator Alcatraz” is a 21st Century Concentration Camp, WI Supreme Court News, more

Will Roberts joins us on this episode to discuss his Means.TV documentary “Out of Office” which succinctly and clearly shows the union’s side of the 2023 OPEIU Local 39 strike on Trustage (nee CUNA Mutual). We examine how even when a union is present, effort must be made to use it to protect the workers… and when that effort is made, it can win BIG. Listen in!

Next, we look at the shame that is the “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center in Florida. Erected in eight days, designed to hold people out where escape can mean death by predator, and ready to be abused as this-century’s version of a concentration camp, we look at this thing that both Trump and DeSantis hail as the new way to treat people they don’t like. Finally, we go over some good news from the Wisconsin Supreme Court, as the majority decided to stop the Wisconsin State Legislature from unconstitutionally negating the rightful powers and duties of the office of Governor. All this and more on TMI for Friday, July 11, 2025 – listen in for YOUR Cure for the Common Media!

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TMI 05/09/2025 – Interview with Ricky Gaona, Documentary Filmmaker of Means TV’s “Parque Central”, Judge Quotes Shakespeare in Takedown of Trump, Gov. Evers Stands Up to ICE Czar Homan, more

Parque Central, exclusive to Means TV (means.tv), is a documentary about the sharp divides to be found in the day to day lives of those native to the Antigua, Guatemala area and the rich tourist-catering class that runs the city – Ricky Gaona comes to us to talk about his experiences in making such a visceral and vital look at how the need for money turns people into problems.

Next, we look at how Judge Beryl Howell used Shakespeare in permanently blocking Trump’s attempt to destroy law firm Perkins Coie and how that then stops Trump from doing the same to other lawyers who don’t agree with his edicts. Finally, we follow up on Governor Tony Evers’ memo on how to handle interactions with ICE agents, as Tom Homan, acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) threatened Evers with dire consequences over what was a perfectly legal statement by the Governor. Evers isn’t going to back down, and we let you hear it in his own words. All this and more on TMI for Friday, May 09, 2025 – listen in for YOUR Cure for the Common Media!

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TMI 4/25/2025 – A Memoriam of Pope Francis’ Legacy Fighting For the Marginalized, Governor Evers’ Memo on How to Deal with ICE agents, AOC Rides Momentum of Dem’s Need for Leadership, more

Pope Francis passed away this week, leaving behind a legacy that many outside the Catholic Church don’t realize. We look at a tribute by John Nichols from The Nation which helps shed a light on how the departed pontiff fought to make the world better for those who are marginalized by capitalism. Then, we review how Governor Tony Evers’ memo to Wisconsin State agencies and facilities on how to deal with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents caused a stir, despite it being fairly standard advice on how to keep your rights intact in the face of overzealous enforcement. Finally, we examine how the tide has shifted in the Democratic Party, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seems well positioned to ride it into leadership of the Party. All this and more on TMI for Friday, April 25, 2025 – listen in for YOUR Cure for the Common Media!

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TMI 4/4/2025 – The Horror of ICE AND Self Deportation with Leslie “Uber Girl” James, Elon’s “Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day”, Some Good Trans News, more

You’ve heard that ICE raids and sweeps have sent many people to horrific confinement and even brutal violence in El Salvador, but did you hear about the US Citizen that was swept up and sent along? We examine why he likely won’t be coming back, and then we hear the firsthand experience of Leslie “Uber Girl” James with two women who had the heartbreak of self-deportation, escaping the nightmare the USA has become for hopeful future citizens.

Next, we aim to give fresh insights into the horrible losses suffered by Elon Musk, Donald Trump and the GOP in general this past Tuesday. Yes, its all over the common media, but there are parts to it that they aren’t talking about. Finally, we wrap up with some GOOD news for trans and intersex people. All this and more on TMI for Friday, April 4, 2025 – listen in for YOUR Cure for the Common Media!

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TMI 3/28/2025 – Jasmine Mooney’s Firsthand Account of 2025 ICE Detention Will Leave You Chilled, Trump Seeks to Make Military Border Zone with Mexico, Why It Is Wrong To Call MAGA Stupid, more

Canadian actress and entrepreneur Jasmine Mooney spent a nearly two week span this year detained by ICE. She gives a harrowing firsthand account of how, despite being assured by the intaking officer “You didn’t do anything wrong. You are not in trouble, you are not a criminal,” she was literally imprisoned with hundreds of others, many of whom were there before her and remain in captivity to this day. You need to hear what happened if you want to understand how dire the situation is.

Next, we go over how Trump wants to make a long narrow military base at the border between Mexico and New Mexico to act as a “buffer zone” run by the US Military, in order to skirt the Posse Comitatus Act. Then we check out reports that a French scientist heading for Houston was refused entry to the USA because his phone contained mean texts about Trump. Finally, we go over how it is a mistake to refer to MAGA-voting people as “stupid”, when the unfortunate truth is far darker. All this and more on TMI for Friday, March 28, 2025 – listen in for YOUR Cure for the Common Media!