Government Housing Mandates and Assault on Energy Security

On this January 18, 2023 broadcast, Kim Monson dissects Colorado’s Middle Income Housing Authority Act and its assault on property taxpayers, discusses faith and government tyranny with actor Kevin Sorbo, and examines the pattern of suspicious fires at critical food and energy infrastructure with rancher Trent Loos. As Davos elites gather at the World Economic Forum, Kim connects the dots between global agendas and local policies attacking American energy independence and food security.

Trent Loos: Suspicious Fires Targeting Food and Energy Infrastructure

Start listening at 76:21 – Hour 2

Sixth-generation farmer and rancher Trent Loos joins Kim to discuss the alarming pattern of fires at critical food and energy facilities. After discussing why cattle traditionally calve during February blizzards (historical farming patterns that persist despite being suboptimal), Loos details recent infrastructure damage:

The Phillips 66 refinery in Texas suffered a massive fire injuring six employees, shutting down 150,000 barrels per day of oil production and significant natural gas output. This follows the indefinite closure of Colorado’s Suncor plant, also due to fire. Two weeks prior, a fire destroyed a facility in Illinois producing 50% of the nation’s water treatment chemicals.

“Incrementally, over a long period of time, we have seen a tremendous crippling of the infrastructure. We’ve been talking about food, but also energy is coming right along with that. We have allowed our electric grid to be so vulnerable and we’ve demonized the reliable sources.”

— Trent Loos, Sixth-Generation Farmer and Rancher

Loos emphasizes that natural gas, nuclear, and coal—reliable energy sources—have been attacked and demonized while the grid becomes increasingly vulnerable. He warns this will “cause some pain and hardship for folks very quickly” as the cumulative effect of infrastructure destruction combines with regulatory assault on traditional energy production.

The conversation connects to broader themes of food security, with egg prices skyrocketing due to Colorado’s cage-free mandates. Loos affirms Ike Skelton’s observation that farmers, due to their connection to the land, are among the best environmentalists—a stark contrast to the urban elites gathering at Davos to dictate agricultural and energy policy.

Kevin Sorbo on Faith, Freedom, and Left Behind

Start listening at 27:19 – Hour 1

Returning to the show, Kevin Sorbo—actor, director, and producer known for Hercules and God’s Not Dead—discusses his latest film Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist, releasing January 26-29 in theaters nationwide. Sorbo plays Rayford Steele and directed the film, which depicts life six months after the rapture during the seven-year tribulation period.

The conversation addresses government’s favorite weapon: fear. Sorbo notes how COVID-era panic over toilet paper mirrors current egg shortages manufactured by regulatory overreach. He emphasizes that government officials have forgotten “we the people” are sovereign, with the Founding Fathers “spinning in their graves” over current power grabs.

“The favorite weapon of government is fear. And you know it. They use fear to control our lives and people let their lives be controlled. This is the problem. We put these people in the office and people forget it’s supposed to be we the people.”

— Kevin Sorbo, Actor and Director

On term limits, Sorbo advocates strongly for ending 40-year political careers, though Kim counters that bureaucrats like Fauci—who remain for decades while elected officials rotate—pose the greater threat. Sorbo agrees, noting bureaucrats believe “they’re gods with a lowercase g” and that Washington was meant for housewives, teachers, and people from all walks of life, not just lawyers fundraising for perpetual reelection.

Addressing climate alarmism, Sorbo points out the Earth has warmed “about one degree over the last 100 years” according to top climate activists, yet trillions are being spent to combat it. He challenges the hypocrisy of those demanding fossil fuel elimination while using cell phones, computers, and hundreds of petroleum-based products, noting Al Gore became a billionaire through green energy investments.

“The woke culture has infiltrated so many pastors and so many religious leaders now that they’re afraid of losing their congregation. I love my pastors because they’re not afraid of working their congregation down to a manageable size. They work for God, not government.”

— Kevin Sorbo, Actor and Director