Nathan Rizzuti

1 week ago | audacy.com | Nathan Rizzuti

Juneteenth was declared a federal holiday in 2021, but its origins date back over 160 years. On June 19th, 1865, 2,000 Union Troops marched into Galveston, Texas, declaring to the state's 250,000 slaves that remained in captivity that, legally speaking, they were already free. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in January of 1863, but the slaveowners in Texas withheld the news to keep them in forced labor.

2 weeks ago | audacy.com | Nathan Rizzuti |Dave Cohen

It's a couple of years after the fact, but just over five years after the fact, Missouri Senator Tom Cotton has finally gotten his wish: They've sent in the troops. President Trump has sent 700 Marines to Los Angeles to assist the National Guard against the will of Governor Gavin Newsom. In response, Newsom is suing the Trump administration for violating state sovereignty. The state of Downtown Los Angeles and the ensuing federal actions can be boiled down to one word: Chaos.

2 weeks ago | audacy.com | Nathan Rizzuti

The eyes of the media, Washington, and the American public are on Downtown Los Angeles. Over the past two days, videos and images of protesters, looters, armed guards, rubber bullets, and burning Waymos have peppered newsfeeds. Now, many politicians are offering their two cents. Louisiana Senator John Kennedy appeared on Fox News, where he hammered home his analogy-of-the-day: wolves and sheep. "Number one, I think all those people need to pop a Zoloft and relax a little bit.

3 weeks ago | audacy.com | Nathan Rizzuti

There's been no shortage of drama at the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office since May 16th, when 10 inmates escaped from the Orleans Parish Justice Center. But the drama didn't end with the escape. Details continued coming to light when New Orleans City Council members met with OPSO to discuss how the poor state of the facility and lapses in oversight led to the jail break. Reports continue to emerge, showing how the conditions in the jail remain dire and are getting worse by the day.

3 weeks ago | audacy.com | Nathan Rizzuti

This morning's jabs have turned into uppercuts and attempted knockout blows as the Elon Musk - Donald Trump alliance has devolved into an all-out feud. Elon Musk posted on X that Trump was involved in burying the Epstein files due to his association with the convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. Musk's post states, "Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files.