{"id":28,"date":"2024-09-11T22:12:40","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T22:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2026-04-26T12:38:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T17:38:55","slug":"nicks-take-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick&#8217;s Take Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"28\" class=\"elementor elementor-28\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34a4843 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34a4843\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-028fef6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"028fef6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Latest Episodes<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d2532 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"27d2532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3623616 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-posts--show-avatar elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"3623616\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-677 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sources category-nicks-take category-politics tag-assassination-attempt tag-political-violence tag-president-trump tag-trump-shooting tag-white-house-correspondents-dinner entry has-media\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/2026\/04\/26\/nicks-take-april-26-2026\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2-300x150.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-101\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Nick&#039;s Take Episode Sources<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t<img alt='Nick B.' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74c45edd9f60063881f405f503610c273e611e2d9c592e98b5681a7f9a0245ac?s=128&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74c45edd9f60063881f405f503610c273e611e2d9c592e98b5681a7f9a0245ac?s=256&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/2026\/04\/26\/nicks-take-april-26-2026\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tNick&#8217;s Take April 26, 2026\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Below, you will find the video replay, podcast link, audio replay, and all the sources and more that we discuss in this episode. Video and<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/2026\/04\/26\/nicks-take-april-26-2026\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Nick&#8217;s Take April 26, 2026\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 26, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-618 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sources category-nicks-take entry has-media\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/2026\/02\/03\/nicks-take-february-02-2026\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2-300x150.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-101\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Nick&#039;s Take Episode Sources<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t<img alt='Nick B.' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74c45edd9f60063881f405f503610c273e611e2d9c592e98b5681a7f9a0245ac?s=128&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74c45edd9f60063881f405f503610c273e611e2d9c592e98b5681a7f9a0245ac?s=256&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/2026\/02\/03\/nicks-take-february-02-2026\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tNick&#8217;s Take February 02, 2026\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>My take on why there is no such thing as &#8220;no one is illegal on stolen land&#8221;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/2026\/02\/03\/nicks-take-february-02-2026\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Nick&#8217;s Take February 02, 2026\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFebruary 3, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-526 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sources category-nicks-take tag-donald-trump tag-iran tag-iran-israel-conflict tag-iran-war tag-president-trump tag-thoughts tag-us-bombs entry has-media\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/2025\/06\/22\/season-2-episode-03\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2-300x150.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-101\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Nick&#039;s Take Episode Sources<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t<img alt='Nick B.' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74c45edd9f60063881f405f503610c273e611e2d9c592e98b5681a7f9a0245ac?s=128&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74c45edd9f60063881f405f503610c273e611e2d9c592e98b5681a7f9a0245ac?s=256&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/2025\/06\/22\/season-2-episode-03\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSeason 2 Episode 03\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Below, you will find the video replay, podcast link, audio replay, and all the sources and more that we discuss in this episode.\u00a0 Video of<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/2025\/06\/22\/season-2-episode-03\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Season 2 Episode 03\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 22, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3891b14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3891b14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/episodes-of-nicks-take\/\">View All<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff93f4f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ff93f4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3dcc4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0b3dcc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"52277fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-665 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-just-talking category-politics tag-iran tag-israel tag-war entry has-media\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/2026\/03\/02\/time-for-the-iran-talk\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2-300x150.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-101\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Just Talking<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t<img alt='Nick B.' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74c45edd9f60063881f405f503610c273e611e2d9c592e98b5681a7f9a0245ac?s=128&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74c45edd9f60063881f405f503610c273e611e2d9c592e98b5681a7f9a0245ac?s=256&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/2026\/03\/02\/time-for-the-iran-talk\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tTime for the Iran Talk\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Why did we attack Iran?<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/2026\/03\/02\/time-for-the-iran-talk\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Time for the Iran Talk\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 2, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-650 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-just-talking category-politics tag-ice tag-laws tag-politics tag-trump entry has-media\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/2026\/02\/06\/lets-talk-ice\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2-300x150.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-101\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Just Talking<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t<img alt='Nick B.' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74c45edd9f60063881f405f503610c273e611e2d9c592e98b5681a7f9a0245ac?s=128&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74c45edd9f60063881f405f503610c273e611e2d9c592e98b5681a7f9a0245ac?s=256&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/2026\/02\/06\/lets-talk-ice\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tLet\u2019s Talk ICE\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Supporting ICE isn\u2019t an easy yes or no for me. You asked I try to answer. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/2026\/02\/06\/lets-talk-ice\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Let\u2019s Talk ICE\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFebruary 6, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-614 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-just-talking category-politics tag-activist-protests tag-minneapolis-shooting tag-political-violence tag-protester-killed entry has-media\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/2026\/01\/26\/another-one\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2-300x150.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-101\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Just Talking<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t<img alt='Nick B.' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74c45edd9f60063881f405f503610c273e611e2d9c592e98b5681a7f9a0245ac?s=128&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74c45edd9f60063881f405f503610c273e611e2d9c592e98b5681a7f9a0245ac?s=256&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/2026\/01\/26\/another-one\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAnother One?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The shooting in Minnesota was preventable and it was a tragedy. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/2026\/01\/26\/another-one\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Another One?\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJanuary 26, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-604 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-just-talking category-politics entry has-media\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/2026\/01\/20\/this-argument\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2-300x150.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-101\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Just Talking<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t<img alt='Nick B.' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74c45edd9f60063881f405f503610c273e611e2d9c592e98b5681a7f9a0245ac?s=128&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74c45edd9f60063881f405f503610c273e611e2d9c592e98b5681a7f9a0245ac?s=256&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/2026\/01\/20\/this-argument\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThis argument.\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The use of firearms for whatever purpose if legally deemed acceptable should always be used. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/2026\/01\/20\/this-argument\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about This argument.\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJanuary 20, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-603 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-just-talking category-politics entry has-media\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/2026\/01\/17\/the-unease-we-all-feel\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2-300x150.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-101\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Just Talking<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t<img alt='Nick B.' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74c45edd9f60063881f405f503610c273e611e2d9c592e98b5681a7f9a0245ac?s=128&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74c45edd9f60063881f405f503610c273e611e2d9c592e98b5681a7f9a0245ac?s=256&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/2026\/01\/17\/the-unease-we-all-feel\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe UnEase We All Feel\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The world all has the same feeling of unease and it\u2019s not getting any better. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/2026\/01\/17\/the-unease-we-all-feel\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The UnEase We All Feel\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJanuary 17, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-595 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-just-talking category-politics tag-democrat tag-ice tag-ice-shooting-shooting tag-republican tag-rhetoric tag-violence entry has-media\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/2026\/01\/08\/ice-shooting\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2-300x150.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-101\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/09\/Top_site2.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Just Talking<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t<img alt='Nick B.' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74c45edd9f60063881f405f503610c273e611e2d9c592e98b5681a7f9a0245ac?s=128&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74c45edd9f60063881f405f503610c273e611e2d9c592e98b5681a7f9a0245ac?s=256&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/2026\/01\/08\/ice-shooting\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tICE Shooting\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>This is going to be a delicate topic for many, but the recent shooting that happened with ICE and resulted in the death of Renee<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/nickbnation.com\/nickstake\/2026\/01\/08\/ice-shooting\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about ICE Shooting\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJanuary 8, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo 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