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Political Satirist Karl Zahn: Reflecting Pools, UFC Fight, and CA Elections

Posted on June 19, 2026 by Tom Novak

Political satirist and Substack Commentator Karl Zahn joins the Morning Update at the Red Arrow Diner for Counter Confersations.

We start off discussing the latest outrage over the UFC fight held on the White House Lawn. We then wander into the issues with the resistance to the DC beautification projects (including the reflecting pool). We ended up talking about the election in California.

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