The Scott Jennings Podcast A CALIFORNIA NIGHTMARE, OUR PAIN OF THE WEEK & PETE SEAT FOR FRIDAY PUNDITRY
Feb 6, 2026
Pete Seat, former Bush 43 White House staffer turned Indiana public affairs consultant, offers sharp state-level media and politics commentary. Jason Simmons, chair of the North Carolina GOP and veteran operative, breaks down NC politics and criminal-justice controversies. Jessica Costaskew, a Washington Free Beacon reporter, reports on campus activism and anti-ICE agitation in Minneapolis. They tackle California decline, Minneapolis protests, and NC political battles.
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High-Speed Rail Used As Example Of Mismanagement
- Jennings criticizes Governor Gavin Newsom over the California high-speed rail project's cost and delays.
- He uses the project's failures to argue California's leadership is incompetent and mismanaged.
Campus Radicals Shift From Palestine To Anti-ICE
- Jessica Costaskew describes the University of Minnesota SDS chapter's shift from anti-Israel occupations to leading anti-ICE protests.
- She notes the group's October 2024 building occupation caused tens of thousands in damage and minimal disciplinary response.
Activists Migrate Between Causes
- Scott Jennings and Jessica Costaskew observe activist networks repeatedly move across causes (climate, BLM, Free Palestine, anti-ICE).
- They argue the tactics remain similar: occupations, illegal blockades, and escalating confrontation.