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December 18, 2025

Trump State Department Declares War on ‘Destructive Ideologies’

In a controversial departure from decades-long practice, the U.S. State Department under the Trump administration has announced significant changes to how its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices will define and classify human rights issues. Officials say this represents a fundamental shift in what the United States considers violations …

December 18, 2025

EP251210 The Woke Right’s War on Israel & Zionism w/ Karys Rhea

“Today Brian O’Shea talks with guest Karys Rhea about the huge uptake in anti-Semitic, anti-Israel, and anti-Zionist attacks that have increased rapidly since the assassination of Charlie Kirk and earlier since October 7, 2023. Many of these attacks seem to be coming from those who call themselves Conservatives and / …

December 17, 2025

Elon Musk Returns to the GOP Ahead of the 2026 Midterms

Elon Musk has begun financially backing Republican House and Senate campaigns ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, signaling a notable political realignment after months of public tension with President Donald Trump. The move suggests that a relationship once described as fractured — and at times openly hostile — has cooled, …

December 17, 2025

Dan Bongino to Resign as FBI Deputy Director After Turbulent Tenure

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino announced Wednesday that he will resign from the bureau next month, bringing an end to one of the most unconventional and controversial tenures in the agency’s modern history. His departure, expected for weeks, marks one of the highest-profile exits of the Trump administration’s second term …

December 17, 2025

Europe Is Not Ready for a Long War

For three years, the war in Ukraine has exposed an uncomfortable truth Western leaders once preferred to avoid: wars are not won by declarations, summits, or strategy papers. They are won by factories, supply chains, logistics, and endurance. Ammunition stocks, air defenses, drones, spare parts, energy security, and trained labor …

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