Why, America? with Leeja Miller

The Senate shutdown ending bill gives Senators the right to sue Jack Smith. Trump floats the idea of 50-year mortgages. All that and more answering your frequently asked questions of the week. FREE TOYS OR GIFT CARDS FOR TOYS! Everyone who signs up to my giveaway with @bellesaco wins something! https://www.shopbboutique.co/vibe/leejamiller-yt10 #bbpartner 🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2025/11/12/50-year-mortgages-amp-shady-shutdown-deals-explained 👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com 

So... what just happened? Let's discuss the 8 Democrat defectors *cough* traitors *cough* who decided to capitulate to Republicans and move forward with ending the government shutdown despite no movement on the ACA subsidies that this entire shutdown was about. What happens next?? 🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2025/11/10/is-the-shutdown-over-explainer  👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller  👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/  📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com 

Zohran Mamdani will be the next mayor of New York City. And across the country, numerous other Democratic candidates and initiatives saw victory. Will it actually change anything? Go to my sponsor https://aura.com/leeja to try 14 days and let Aura go to work protecting your private information online! 🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2025/11/5/mamdani-won-now-what 👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com 

When your government no longer represents you, and is taking your tax dollars to fund wars you don't believe in, what methods of resistance do you have left? Is it time to stop paying taxes? Check out NWTRCC at www.nwtrcc.org  Go to https://ground.news/Leeja to stay fully informed on US Politics and see all sides of every story. Subscribe through my link for 40% off for unlimited access on the Vantage plan. 🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2025/11/3/is-it-time-to-stop-paying-taxes  👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃 Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com

SNAP benefits will end and health insurance open enrollment will begin this weekend. Both will squeeze everyday Americans beyond their breaking point. What does this mean long term and who do we blame? Perhaps this shutdown may be a radicalizing force for millions of Americans. Go to https://ground.news/Leeja to stay fully informed on US Politics and see all sides of every story. Subscribe through my link for 40% off for unlimited access on the Vantage plan. 🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2025/10/29/this-shutdown-is-about-to-get-so-much-worse  👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃 Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com

Graham Platner is facing criticism for problematic Reddit posts from his past and a Nazi tattoo that he just got covered up. Is redemption possible? Can we expect perfection from our politicians? Where does that line get drawn? These are important conversations the regime doesn't want us to be having, so let's discuss! You’re 30 seconds away from being debt free with PDS Debt. Get your free assessment and find the best option for you at https://PDSDebt.com/miller.  🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2025/10/27/can-progressive-politicians-save-us  👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com 

This week, Trump made the claim that the DOJ owes him $230 million in taxpayer money. He also demolished the East Wing of the White House. And then Steve Bannon said there's a plan for Trump to win re-election in 2028. It's been a doozy of a week, so here are answers to some of your most asked questions this week. Thank you Wildgrain for sponsoring. Visit http://wildgrain.com/leeja30 and use code “LEEJA30” at checkout to receive $30 off your first box PLUS free Croissants for life! 🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2025/10/24/can-trump-run-for-a-third-term  👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com 

Remember states' rights? Can states arrest ICE officers? Governors like JB Pritzker of Illinois and Gavin Newsom of California are sure saying a lot, but what are they DOING? And what CAN they do to protect their own citizens from growing instances of abuse at the hands of federal agents?   Go to https://ground.news/Leeja to stay fully informed on US Politics and see all sides of every story. Subscribe through my link for 40% off for unlimited access on the Vantage plan. 🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2025/10/22/how-can-states-stand-up-against-trump  👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃 Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com

While evidence mounts of Trump and his MAGA goons committing war crimes and crimes against humanity, will they ever be held accountable for their heinous acts? Today we look to history and to international law to answer this frequently asked viewer question. Go to https://ground.news/Leeja to stay fully informed on US Politics and see all sides of every story. Subscribe through my link for 40% off for unlimited access on the Vantage plan. 🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2025/10/20/will-trumps-goons-ever-be-held-accountable  👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃 Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com

From the Otpor movement in Serbia to the Yippies here in the US, tactical frivolity and other humor has been used to great effect to raise awareness for a cause or even to topple a dictator. Today we're discussing what we can learn from these movements. Go to https://ground.news/Leeja to stay fully informed on US Politics and see all sides of every story. Subscribe through my link for 40% off for unlimited access on the Vantage plan. 🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2025/10/18/humor-can-topple-dictators  👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃 Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com

Adelita Grijalva won her special election 3 weeks ago. Since then, over 800,000 people in Southern Arizona have been unrepresented in the House while Mike Johnson drags his feet and uses his job of administering the oath of office to hold her seat hostage to punish Democrats and block the release of the Epstein files. Are there any consequences for Johnson, and could this happen again after the 2026 midterms? Go to my sponsor https://aura.com/leeja to try 14 days and let Aura go to work protecting your private information online!  🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2025/10/15/can-republicans-just-refuse-to-seat-elected-democrats 👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com 

The Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Louisiana v. Callais on Wednesday, and the conservative justices, once again, seem poised to strike down more of the hard earned freedoms that have attempted to increase equality in this country. The consequences from the Court's ruling on this case would be widespread and devastating.  You’re 30 seconds away from being debt free with PDS Debt. Get your free assessment and find the best option for you at https://PDSDebt.com/miller 🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2025/10/13/voting-rights-are-on-the-chopping-block  👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃 Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com

Russell Vought is Trump's Director of Management and Budget and, despite being incredibly, painfully boring, is actually someone worth paying attention to. He is intent on infecting the government with his Christian Nationalist world view and is one of the most influential people pulling the strings of the Trump regime today. Go to https://ground.news/Leeja to stay fully informed on US Politics and see all sides of every story. Subscribe through my link for 40% off for unlimited access on the Vantage plan. 🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2025/10/10/russell-vought-is-boring-and-evil  👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃 Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com

Stephen Miller freezes on live tv because he accidentally says the quiet part out loud. Pam Bondi rants and raves instead of just doing her job. Mike Johnson dangles back pay over the heads of 750,000 federal workers. The cruelty and the obfuscation are NOT normal, and it's important to acknowledge that Trump's many goons are acting in ways that are completely abhorrent and, at times, even illegal. Go to https://ground.news/Leeja to stay fully informed on US Politics and see all sides of every story. Subscribe through my link for 40% off for unlimited access on the Vantage plan. 🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2025/10/8/the-presidents-goons-are-glitching  👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃 Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com

Trump and the DOJ have threatened retaliation against leftist organizations and protesters through the use of RICO investigations, as well as designating certain leftist groups as terrorist organizations. This is the latest on the weaponization of the death of Charlie Kirk against the left. Go to my sponsor https://aura.com/leeja to try 14 days and let Aura go to work protecting your private information online! 🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2025/9/17/how-rico-could-be-used-against-leftists 👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com 

I have so many thoughts on this, but it felt most important to address the immediate messaging from the Trump regime blaming Charlie Kirk's death on leftists. Today's episode is a deep DEEP dive into the likely online lore that at least attempts to explain what the motivation was, if there even was one. Go to https://ground.news/Leeja to stay fully informed on US Politics and see all sides of every story. Subscribe through my link for 40% off for unlimited access on the Vantage plan. 🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2025/9/15/is-charlie-kirks-killer-a-leftist  👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃 Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com

In a ruling from the Supreme Court Shadow Docket on Monday, the court, without explanation, allowed ICE to move forward with racially profiling individuals in LA and, presumably, in raids around the country. Brett Kavanaugh issued a concurring opinion that laid bare his complete disdain for reality or the truth. And the court seems unlikely to let up on this problematic shadow docket work any time soon. You’re 30 seconds away from being debt free with PDS Debt. Get your free assessment and find the best option for you at https://PDSDebt.com/miller.  FURTHER READING: The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic by Stephen Vladeck https://bookshop.org/a/83711/9781541605183 🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2025/9/10/racial-profiling-is-back-baby  👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com 

A boat from Venezuela allegedly carrying 11 members of the Tren de Aragua cartel was gunned down by the US military last week. Was this legal (spoiler: it was not) and what does this mean for Venezuelan-US relations going forward? The first ever SILENT TOYS are here! Everyone who signs up to my giveaway with Bellesa wins either a fully free WhisperVibeTM or a FREE Rose suction toy with any WhisperTechTM order! Get yours HERE: https://www.shopbboutique.co/vibe/leejamiller-yt9  🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2025/9/8/whats-happening-between-venezuela-and-the-us-explainer  👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com 

Can you still get vaccinated? What's up with new COVID vaccine restrictions? Who's been fired at the CDC? What happened at the RFK Jr. hearings yesterday? Today we break down wtf is up at the US department of health and how you can still protect yourself despite The Horrors. Go to https://ground.news/Leeja to stay fully informed on US Politics and see all sides of every story. Subscribe through my link for 40% off for unlimited access on the Vantage plan. 🔗 Sources: https://www.leejamiller.com/episodes/2025/9/5/wtf-is-happening-at-the-cdc 👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃 Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com

Trump and his sons Don Jr and Eric have turned the presidency into the world's biggest grift. Their latest profit scheme involves a new crypto coin and a bitcoin mining firm. This is the literal definition of corruption, and Trump is quickly making it the status quo. Go to https://ground.news/Leeja to stay fully informed on US Politics and see all sides of every story. Subscribe through my link for 40% off for unlimited access on the Vantage plan. 📖 Further Reading: Burned By Billionaires by Chuck Collins https://bookshop.org/a/83711/9781620979099  🔗 Sources: https://leejamiller.com/episodes/2025/9/3/trumps-biggest-grift-yet 👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leejamiller 👕 Get your Reagan Ruined Everything t-shirt right here: https://leejamillermerch.com/ 📃 Sign up for Why, America? The Newsletter for news insights every Friday: https://leejamiller.substack.com