On Friday, July 11, 2025, Kim Monson examines the ongoing battle against despotism in government with General Joe Arbuckle on military DEI reforms, Patty McKernan on election integrity concerns in Arapahoe County, Alicia Garcia and Teddy Collins on Second Amendment advocacy, and Steve Goreham on the collapse of net-zero energy policies.
Patty McKernan, chair of Congressional District 6, exposes troubling irregularities in Arapahoe County’s 2020 election records. The county clerk’s office altered 15.5 million data points in cast vote records after citizens discovered identical voting patterns between Biden and Trump voters on the Gallagher Amendment repeal. McKernan details how both groups appeared to vote exactly the same way to repeal Gallagher, a statistical impossibility that raised immediate red flags among election watchers.
When confronted with the evidence, the county quietly changed the records and re-presented them on the Arapahoe Votes website without public notification. The clerk’s office has since accused concerned citizens of spreading “disinformation” and attempting to “destabilize democracy.” McKernan announces the Colorado Election Integrity Summit scheduled for Tuesday, July 15, featuring keynote speaker Dr. Douglas Frank, known as the “Johnny Appleseed of election integrity.”
“When it was pointed out to Joan Lopez, lo and behold, in 2025, they went back in and said, oh, it was a redacting error.”
Patty McKernan, Chair, Congressional District 6
General Joe Arbuckle, retired Army Major General and Vice Chairman of STARRS, reports significant progress in eliminating DEI programs from the Department of Defense. President Trump’s executive order on January 20th declared DEI “unlawful and immoral,” requiring all DEI offices throughout the federal government to shut down immediately. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has issued six or seven implementing memos to execute the president’s guidance.
General Arbuckle highlights Operation Midnight Hammer as the epitome of military professionalism, where B-2 bombers flew from the middle of America to strike Iranian nuclear facilities with flawless coordination. He emphasizes the warrior ethos of “one team, one fight,” where identity groups based on skin color or gender are irrelevant. Forty-four Army soldiers remained at an air base in Qatar, firing Patriot missiles to defend against incoming Iranian attacks under the command of a captain and lieutenant.
The General warns about both foreign and domestic threats to America, referencing the 45 communist goals read into the Congressional Record in 1963, which included capturing political parties, controlling schools, infiltrating the press, eliminating prayer, and breaking down moral standards. He recommends the book Unrestricted Warfare by two Chinese colonels outlining plans to defeat America without firing a shot.
“If I’m in a foxhole and there’s an enemy out there in front of me, we’re in a firefight, and I have a machine gunner next to me, I don’t care what that machine gunner’s color is or gender. All I want is the best machine gunner that Army can produce at that moment.”
General Joe Arbuckle, Vice Chairman, STARRS
Alicia Garcia of Concilitary Classes and Teddy Collins, co-owner of Spartan Defense in Colorado Springs, discuss the Second Syndicate’s mission to unite the broader firearms community. Garcia explains that many industry participants like educators, optics manufacturers, and ammunition makers lack representation in traditional Second Amendment advocacy. The grassroots organization works with national groups including Firearms Policy Coalition, Second Amendment Foundation, and the NRA.
Collins addresses the Big Beautiful Bill’s impact on suppressors and NFA items. While the Hearing Protection Act was struck by the Senate parliamentarian, the bill reduced the NFA tax stamp fee from $200 to $0 for suppressors and short-barreled rifles. However, applicants must still undergo fingerprinting and the full application process, falling short of removing these items from NFA regulation entirely.
“Although this wasn’t the slam dunk that we were hoping for, it’s progress.”
Alicia Garcia, Second Syndicate Co-founder
Steve Goreham, Executive Director of the Climate Science Coalition of America and author of Green Breakdown: The Coming Renewable Energy Failure, analyzes the tragic Texas floods that killed over 100 people. He notes the area is called “Flash Flood Alley” and Texas has recorded more flood deaths than any other state over the past 60 years. Weather experts attributing the disaster to climate change ignore the region’s long history of extreme precipitation events.
Goreham explains how the Big Beautiful Bill dramatically scales back renewable energy subsidies that had ballooned to $100 billion annually under the Inflation Reduction Act. Tax credits now require construction to begin within 12 months and finish by 2027, and credits can no longer be resold. The $7,500 federal EV tax credit disappears by end of September. California’s waiver for zero-emission vehicle mandates has been eliminated, impacting 11 other states including Colorado.
The artificial intelligence revolution has shocked grid operators with unprecedented electricity demand. Virginia must double its electricity consumption within a decade, while Texas faces a 2.5x increase by 2031. Data centers grew from 2,700 to 3,800 in just one year. Over 200 natural gas plants are in planning or construction as coal plants extend operations and nuclear plants restart to meet 24/7 AI computing demands that intermittent wind and solar cannot satisfy.
“36 of the 50 state record highs were set 50 years or more ago, 1975 or earlier. There have been only six records set after the year 2000.”
Steve Goreham, Executive Director, Climate Science Coalition of America
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Episode from The Kim Monson Show
Episode from The Kim Monson Show