The Adult in the Room

Victoria Taft
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Victoria Taft is The Adult in the Room Who Sets You Straight on Life, News, Politics. Talking to the most interesting people in the news. The News Sherpa You Didn't Know You Needed.

  1. 1d ago

    Election Day 2026:20K Non-Citizens in CA, & Portland Ballot Tampering Caught on Tape

    On this live Election Day edition of The Adult in the Room, Victoria Taft breaks down the high-stakes 2026 midterms, legal battles over voter rolls, and the systemic efforts to push radical candidates across the finish line: The Midterm Stakes & DSA's Domestic Revolution: Victoria examines the ideological forces driving this election, playing undercover footage from Canary Mission capturing Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) activists explicitly vowing to "hit the kill switch on American imperialism" from within. Plus, the fallout after a University of Texas at San Antonio student celebrated the assassination attempt on conservative speaker Charlie Kirk, only to issue a groveling apology that was 100% written by ChatGPT. Trump Pollster John McLaughlin’s Election Day Forecast: McLaughlin & Associates CEO John McLaughlin breaks down real data versus corporate media push-polling. McLaughlin projects Republicans holding a 52 to 53-seat Senate majority, highlights unexpected momentum behind Bruce Blakeman against Kathy Hochul in New York, analyzes African American voters in Detroit defecting from radical Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, and details the Republican defense in Alaska and Maine. Abdul El-Sayed’s Radical Ties Unmasked: A deep dive into Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. Victoria details El-Sayed's recent October 28 appearance alongside Osama Siblani—a publisher who openly praises Hezbollah and Hamas as "freedom fighters"—as well as his familial ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, CAIR, and ISNA. Alaska's "Decoy Dan" Scheme: An investigation into ranked-choice voting tricks in Alaska, where a phantom decoy candidate named Dan Sullivan was placed on the ballot to siphon votes from incumbent Republican Senator Dan Sullivan, prompting federal calls to preserve all ballot materials. Caught on Camera: Oregon Ballot Tampering: Victoria reviews undercover footage recorded by independent journalist Mike Strickland (Laughing at Liberals) at the Multnomah County Elections Office in Portland. Election workers are captured instructing voters that they can tear open sealed ballot envelopes, cross out candidates, and tape them back shut without signature verification. California’s 20,000 Non-Citizen Voter Roll Battle: Interim U.S. Attorney Bill Esseily takes California to federal court after verifying that over 20,000 ineligible non-citizens were placed on voter rolls and mailed ballots, while Senator Alex Padilla and state officials fight to block federal roll audits. Election Palate Cleansers: Comedian Alex Stein crashes the Portland City Council to deliver a satirical rap praising the city’s "clean fentanyl", and Steve Hilton releases a viral campaign ad urging Americans to "save California refugees" stranded in red states.

  2. 6d ago

    Why the Left & Islam Are 'United in Hate': Jamie Glazov Exposes the Red-Green Axis

    Victoria Taft hosts a fiery live edition of The Adult in the Room, pulling back the curtain on the unnatural alliance between Western progressives and radical Islamists, election integrity battles in California, and municipal absurdity: Jamie Glazov on United in Hate: The Left’s Romance with Tyranny, Terror, and Hamas: FrontPage Magazine editor and author Jamie Glazov joins Victoria to unpack the ideological roots connecting Western leftists and radical Islam. Glazov details how secular progressives, animated by a hatred of Judeo-Christian foundations and the individual, romanticize totalitarian movements. He explains why modern feminists march for the burqa, deconstructs the left's utopian death wish to "sterilize the earth" for a new order, and revisits David Horowitz's historic campus confrontation with the Muslim Students Association. California's 20,000 Ineligible Voters (Bill Esseily vs. Alex Padilla): The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California identifies 20,000 non-citizens on California’s voter rolls who received mail-in ballots. Victoria breaks down the courtroom battle before Federal Judge David Carter, exposes Senator Alex Padilla’s evasions regarding voter roll transparency, and explains why California’s reliance on simple "attestation" without verification invites systemic election fraud. Alex Stein Trolls Portland City Council: Comedian Alex Stein crashes the Portland City Council to sarcastically praise the city's "clean fentanyl," mocking local officials' hands-off drug policies that have devastated downtown streets. Steve Hilton's "California Refugee" Ad: A breakdown of Steve Hilton’s satirical campaign ad urging voters to "bring California refugees home" from Texas, Idaho, and Tennessee. Mobilizing the Christian Vote: Victoria issues an urgent call for Christians and conservative voters to overcome apathy, show up at the ballot box, and defend constitutional governance.

  3. Oct 22

    France Riots Spiral, Rose City Antifa Founders Unmasked in Sweden, & The 764 Cult

    On this live edition of The Adult in the Room, Victoria Taft delivers an investigative broadcast tracking international riots, violent domestic extremists on the run, and the dark underbelly of online nihilism: The Fall of France (Simone Rodan): FDD Senior Envoy for Europe Simone Rodan joins live from France to break down the nationwide violence. Rodan details how high school classroom complaints were hijacked by Black Bloc anarchists, Antifa cells, and foreign state actors like Algeria, Russia, and Iran to destabilize the republic. She exposes far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s calculated strategy to stoke street chaos to force a polarization showdown against Marine Le Pen, analyzes President Emmanuel Macron’s crisis of state authority, and examines the realities of opportunistic street looting. Rose City Antifa Founders Tracked Down in Sweden (Christian Peterson): Swedish investigative reporter Christian Peterson reveals how he located the fugitive co-founders of Portland's Rose City Antifa, Johan and Caroline Victorin. Peterson details how Johan Victorin is currently working as a children's soccer trainer while Caroline works as a hospital nurse in Varberg, despite founding one of the most violent extremist networks in the United States. Peterson also breaks down his joint undercover infiltration with James O’Keefe at "Cyklopen," Antifa’s municipal-backed headquarters in Stockholm. The Bend School Shooting & The 764 Cult (Nils Grevilius): Private investigator Nils Grevilius (The Last Lawman) joins Victoria to analyze the horrific shooting at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon, where a 16-year-old killed four people before being neutralized by an armed parent and a courageous teacher's aide. Grevilius examines emerging investigations connecting the shooter to "764," an international nihilistic online predator cult focused on grooming, self-harm, and violence. Drawing on his prison interviews with Manson follower Bobby Beausoleil, Grevilius links the rise of youth radicalization to fatherless households and societal decay. Portland Justice System Targets TommyBoi: Victoria reviews the legal double standard in Multnomah County, where local prosecutors refuse to indict a radical activist who carried out an on-camera drive-by pellet gun attack against conservative livestreamer TommyBoi, while aggressively weaponizing the courts against him. Fabricated Polling Scandal & Epstein Thursday: The fallout after Wedgwood Polls admitted to fabricating entire batches of swing-state polling data—a hoax that dried up campaign funding for Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow and cleared the path for Abdul El-Sayed. Plus, a reality check on Jeffrey Epstein's files, debunking the mythical "client list," and reviewing Donald Trump's banishment of Epstein from Mar-a-Lago after he harassed a young Virginia Giuffre. ROSE CITY ANTIFA FOUNDERS FOUND! Working as Kids' Soccer Coach & Nurse in Sweden! FRANCE ON FIRE: Simone Rodan on the Far-Left Plan to Overthrow the Government! BEND SHOOTING INVESTIGATION: Did the 764 Satanic Online Cult Brainwash the Shooter?

  4. Oct 20

    Remember the Alamo: Chris Burgard on Sharia in Texas, Bend School Shooting Hero, & More

    Victoria Taft delivers an explosive edition of The Adult in the Room, unpacking civilizational conflict, school safety reality checks, and the organized network fueling domestic political unrest: Remember the Alamo: Don’t Sharia My Texas (Chris Burgard): Award-winning filmmaker Chris Burgard joins Victoria to discuss his documentary exposing civilization jihad (Hijra) across the United States. Burgard details how the Muslim Brotherhood aims to undermine American constitutional governance from within, recaps his on-camera confrontation with Islamic Association of Texas founder Aziz Badri, and breaks down the ideological alliance between Western Marxists and Islamists fueling unrest in France and across Europe. Armed Father Stops Bend Elementary School Shooter (Kevin Starrett): Following a deadly shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, Oregon Firearms Federation Executive Director Kevin Starrett joins Victoria to discuss the reality of school defense. Starrett breaks down how a 16-year-old shooter breached fortified security doors before being neutralized by an armed parent and an unarmed teacher's aide. They expose the dangerous failure of gun-free zones and make the case for training and arming willing school staff. Riot Incorporated: Rep. Pramila Jayapal's Resistance Lab: Victoria uncovers the training apparatus behind anti-Trump and anti-Tesla street actions. Footage reveals Washington Representative Pramila Jayapal and Harvard Professor Erica Chenoweth coaching activists on civil disruption, measuring personal risk tolerance for arrests, and laying out strategies to force rapid political collapse. Eiffel Tower Image Retraction & Palate Cleanser: Victoria corrects the record on a viral image depicting an Islamic flag over the Eiffel Tower, confirming it was fabricated propaganda. Plus, a viral town meeting clash where a tyrannical clerk demands citizens sign in to exercise basic civic rights.

  5. Oct 16

    Muslim Brotherhood Ties in Michigan, Girls Walk Out on Male Runner, & Ed Morrissey on El-Sayed

    Victoria Taft hosts a fiery edition of The Adult in the Room, exposing political subversion, ideological capture in schools, and the growing pushback from courageous citizens: Abdul El-Sayed's Radical Network (Ed Morrissey): Hot Air managing editor Ed Morrissey joins Victoria to investigate Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. Morrissey details El-Sayed’s ties to the Muslim Brotherhood through his father-in-law, Dr. Tayeb Jukaku—a board member of unindicted co-conspirator groups CAIR and ISNA. They expose the mainstream media's refusal to press El-Sayed on his defund-the-police history and highlight New Jersey congressional candidate Adam Hamawi’s ties to the 1993 World Trade Center "Blind Sheikh". Mark Halperin on the "Next Bernie Sanders": Analysis of Mark Halperin’s warning on Dan Senor's Call Me Back podcast, projecting that El-Sayed possesses Bill Clinton-level political charisma and could seize the progressive grassroots mantle to become the Democratic presidential nominee. Girls Team Quits Rather Than Race Boy (Dr. Andrew Fox): Author and Anglican priest Dr. Andrew Fox (Truth in the Age of Applause) joins Victoria to discuss the brave walkout by the Camas High School girls cross-country team in Southwest Washington. Rather than race against a biological male who previously competed on the boys team and was forced into a hotel room bunk with a female student, multiple runners stepped off the starting line in protest. Dr. Fox applies Dietrich Bonhoeffer's "Theory of Stupidity" to explain how adults in leadership surrender moral sanity to ideological pressure. James Talarico’s 63 Radical Statements: Victoria reviews the exhaustive list of Texas Senate candidate James Talarico’s theological and political assertions, including declaring that God is "non-binary," calling Jesus a "radical feminist" and mere prophet, and arguing the U.S. flag is an offensive symbol. Ilhan Omar Federal Subpoenas: Updates on the expanding federal investigation into Representative Ilhan Omar, including subpoenas issued to family members abroad, marriage fraud allegations, and connections to widespread Minnesota federal relief racketeering. Breaking News from Bend, Oregon: Early reports from Silver Rail Elementary School, where an active shooter incident was swiftly brought under control, reportedly by an armed father on the scene.

  6. Oct 13

    Andy Ngo Exposes the Trans Death Cult 'The Zizians', FBI Raids Ilhan Omar's Home, & Iran SITREP

    Victoria Taft hosts a loaded edition of The Adult in the Room, breaking down explosive investigations into domestic extremism, federal political corruption, and Middle East warfare: Andy Ngo on The Zizians: Inside the Trans Death Cult: Independent investigative reporter Andy Ngo joins Victoria to uncover the chilling story of the Zizians, an insular, trans-led, vegan death cult connected to at least eight violent deaths across the country. Ngo exposes how founder Jack Lasota (alias "Ziz") radicalized high-IQ Silicon Valley tech elites, using pseudo-scientific brain-hacking experiments, cross-sex hormones, and extreme vegan dogma based on the fear that super-intelligent AI will exterminate meat-eating humans. Federal Search Warrant Executed on Rep. Ilhan Omar: Breaking down federal law enforcement executing a judicially authorized search warrant at the home of Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar. Victoria reviews early reports linking the raid to an ongoing RICO and public corruption probe investigating massive financial fraud networks in Minneapolis. Iran SITREP with Edmund Fitton-Brown: Former UK Ambassador to Yemen and FDD Senior Fellow Edmund Fitton-Brown joins live from New York City to unpack the Gulf crisis. Fitton-Brown analyzes the lethal Houthi drone and missile strike on Riyadh Airport that killed an American citizen, coordinated attacks on Saudi oil pipelines, the suffocating impact of the U.S. naval blockade on Tehran, and the dangerous weapons pipeline connecting Iran, the Houthis, and Russia's war in Ukraine. Oregon Antifa Blocks ICE Vehicles: Video evidence catches Hillsboro bar owners Kylie and Kareem Delgado deliberately boxing in federal ICE vehicles with their SUV, screaming at bystanders to form illegal blockades, and doxxing agents—all while Kareem Delgado runs for Hillsboro City Council. James Talarico's Mysterious 12-Day Absence: Victoria analyzes Texas Senate candidate James Talarico’s bizarre explanation for disappearing from the campaign trail, claiming his campaign staff forced him into home confinement over the flu.

  7. Oct 9

    Did Trump Really Tell Iran to Bomb LA? Rabbi Michael Barclay & Hannah Puder join

    Victoria Taft delivers an investigative edition of The Adult in the Room, taking on media hoaxes, ideological warfare in American classrooms, and frontline military operations: Did Trump Really Tell Iran to Bomb California? (The Fact-Check): Victoria deconstructs the latest legacy media spin orchestrated by NBC, CNN, Gavin Newsom, and Karen Bass. She plays the full, unedited audio from Donald Trump’s Grand Island, Nebraska rally, proving he was outlining the catastrophic stakes of a nuclear-armed Iran and explaining why slightly higher gas prices are a small price to pay to prevent Tehran from acquiring weapons capable of annihilating cities like Los Angeles and San Diego. The 3rd Anniversary of October 7 (Rabbi Michael Barclay): Host of The Rabbi’s Table and Temple Ner Simcha founder Rabbi Michael Barclay joins the show to examine the unprecedented explosion of anti-Jewish hate across the United States. Rabbi Barclay details how California public schools teach that Israel is a "colonial oppressor", exposes Gavin Newsom signing legislation embedding Islamic holidays into the state school calendar, explains why Islam functions primarily as an expansionist political ideology rather than a personal faith, and draws chilling parallels between today's campus protesters and the naive student radicals purged after Iran's 1979 revolution. Inside Israel's Daring Hostage Rescue (Director Hannah Puder): Filmmaker Hannah Puder (@Defcon_Blonde) breaks down her documentary, Operation Arnon: Inside Israel's Daring Hostage Rescue in Gaza. Puder shares behind-the-scenes insights into the June 8, 2024 Nuseirat extraction that freed four hostages, detailing the tactical execution of the elite YAMAM counter-terror unit and honoring Chief Inspector Arnon Zamora, who made the ultimate sacrifice during the raid. Epstein Thursday & UNRWA Complicity: Victoria reviews a new civil lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein's estate alleging missing Palm Beach hard drives and CSAM evidence, covers the resignation of Bard College president Leon Botstein over Epstein ties, and highlights the United Nations OIOS report admitting nine UNRWA staff members were likely complicit in the October 7 massacre.

  8. Oct 6

    PI Nils Grevillius on Lindsay Clancy's Trial and Aftermath

    On this edition of The Adult in the Room, Victoria Taft welcomes veteran private investigator, former Pinkerton operative, and author of The Last Lawman, Nils Grevillius, for an unfiltered forensic analysis of the Lindsay Clancy murder trial and the broader collapse of criminal accountability: Forensic Deconstruction of Lindsay Clancy: Nils Grevillius analyzes the legal boundary between clinical psychosis and psychopathic intent. Grevillius and Victoria review the prosecution's evidence establishing premeditation—including Clancy sending her husband away on an 18-minute errand, cutting her own neck and wrists without severing major arteries to stage an alibi, and using exercise bands to methodically strangle her three children. The Toll on First Responders: Nils shares harrowing firsthand experiences from decades of working with homicide detectives and coroners. He recounts bringing a young British criminology student to the Los Angeles morgue next to a father who had murdered his three children, as well as the lasting psychological trauma endured by officers who worked the Dorothy May Hotel fire. Lone Holdout Juror Peggy Desronville: Victoria and Nils review the courage of holdout juror Peggy Desronville, who withstood intense pressure from pro-acquittal jurors demanding a political statement on maternal mental health. They dissect documented juror misconduct, including nurses on the jury delivering unauthorized medical opinions during deliberations and reviewing phones in the jury room. Psychiatric Malpractice & Cultural Decay: A critique of modern psychiatric medicine's lack of enforceable malpractice metrics, the over-reliance on psychotropic cocktail prescriptions over therapy, and the moral normalization of infanticide in progressive legal circles. Global Intel Brief: Updates on Scott Bessent's enforcement chokehold on Iranian oil exports, foiled terrorist plots, and Nils's recollections patrolling the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) targeting North Korean infiltration tunnels.

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Victoria Taft is The Adult in the Room Who Sets You Straight on Life, News, Politics. Talking to the most interesting people in the news. The News Sherpa You Didn't Know You Needed.

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  • Creator
    Victoria Taft
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    283
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Victoria Taft
  • Show Website
    The Adult in the Room

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