{"id":15783,"date":"2025-04-15T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/?p=15783"},"modified":"2025-04-15T21:43:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T01:43:51","slug":"panama-canal-at-risk-hot-takes-uncovers-the-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/panama-canal-at-risk-hot-takes-uncovers-the-truth\/","title":{"rendered":"Panama Canal at Risk? Hot Takes Uncovers the Truth!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In Fired Up: Hot Takes Episode 09, William Del Pilar and Jee-Man reveal concerns about Chinese influence over the Panama Canal, sparking U.S. security proposals. They also tackle California\u2019s budget crisis with Newsom\u2019s Medi-Cal cuts, Apple\u2019s tariff-driven losses, Defense Health Agency union issues, Space Force firings, drone strike debates, Trump\u2019s GOP fundraising, leftist rhetoric, and Biden\u2019s White House decisions. 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