1/9/26: NEW ICE Shooting Video, 2 More SHOT in Portland, Trump TAKES L ON Venezuela Vote

January 9, 2026

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🎙️ The Voices & The Context

The Format: Fast-paced daily news panel with hosts debating headlines, clips, and interviews; mix of live analysis and pre-recorded candidate chats.
The Key Players:
- Hosts: Sagar, Crystal, Ryan, and Emily – sharp, ideological mix (left-leaning critics of Trump admin); lively chemistry with friendly disagreements on ICE shooting details.
- Guests: Claire Valdez (NY Assemblywoman, UAW organizer running for Congress in deep-blue NY-7; endorsed by Zohran Mamdani & UAW's Sean Fain); Milat Kiros (Denver lawyer fired for pro-Palestine stance, challenging long-time Dem incumbent Diana DeGette; backed by Justice Democrats).
The Vibe: Intense outrage at Trump-era overreach, educational breakdowns of footage/laws, fun mockery of media like Tony DeCoppel; optimistic on progressive candidates.

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What you'll learn

1 (00:00) **🎙️ Guests: Claire Valdez & Milat Kiros**
2 (04:01) **Minneapolis ICE Shooting: New Footage on Renee Good Killing**
3 (31:14) **Portland ICE Shooting Incident**
4 (36:40) **Senate War Powers Resolution on Venezuela**
5 (45:00) **Interview: Claire Valdez (NY-07 Congressional Candidate)**
6 (60:35) **December Jobs Report Breakdown**
7 (71:06) **Protests in Iran**

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Show Notes

The BP team takes a look at newly released video of a separate angle on the shooting of Renee Good and two more people shot in Portland, 5 Republicans defect and vote yes on a War Powers resolution for Venezuela, then we speak to New York Assemblywoman Claire Valdez who announced a run for Congress with the endorsement of Zohran Mamdani and UAW's Shawn Fain. After we look at the rocky start of CBS's new evening news anchor Tony Dokoupil and finally we speak to another congressional candidate Melat Kiros who is running in Colorado after being fired from her job for speaking out about Palestine.

Claire Valdez: https://clairevaldezforcongress.com/https://www.instagram.com/claireforny/

Melat Kiros: https://www.kirosforco.com/https://www.instagram.com/melatkirosco/?hl=en

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