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00:00:50 – Conservatives Flip Cancel CultureOpening segment critiques GOP leaders for embracing censorship after Charlie Kirk's assassination, arguing they are betraying his free speech legacy and becoming worse than the left. 00:06:30 – Radical GOP ProposalsRepresentative Clay Higgins is condemned for pushing lifetime social media bans, revoked business licenses, and even driver's license cancellations for speech deemed offensive—an attack on the First Amendment through Big Tech partnerships. 00:14:00 – Smith-Mundt Act MisusedA viral Trump-supporting TikToker calls for a “Charlie Kirk Act” to censor the press. The host explains how the Smith-Mundt Act was never about punishing speech but restricting government propaganda—warning that censorship is being rebranded for conservatives. 00:23:15 – Cancel Culture HypocrisyBoth Democrats and Republicans are accused of exploiting Kirk's death—Democrats tying it to gun control, Republicans pushing censorship. The host argues both sides are betraying the principles Kirk defended. 00:31:38 – GOP Leaders Demand ConsequencesSenators like Katie Britt and J.D. Vance are highlighted for calling to punish “hate speech,” showing how the right is embracing the same cancel culture tactics they once condemned. 00:52:28 – Israel, Donors & ConspiraciesSpeculation surfaces that Kirk's rejection of Netanyahu-linked funding and warnings to Trump about Israel may have made him a target. The host urges caution, noting no evidence yet connects Israel to his assassination despite widespread rumors online. 01:02:08 – Motives Behind Kirk's MurderCommentary on possible motives for Charlie Kirk's assassination, including Trump benefiting from chaos and his recent criticism of Israel. Calls for careful examination before jumping to conclusions. 01:03:53 – FCC, Censorship & Big TechGuard Goldsmith highlights how GOP proposals mirror unconstitutional FCC powers. The host warns conservatives are embracing the same censorship and propaganda tactics they once opposed. 01:12:00 – Public Schools as Root CauseDiscussion shifts to government schools as the breeding ground for Marxism, transgender ideology, and political violence. Schools are described as “seminaries” for collectivism and indoctrination. 01:19:21 – Socialist Politicians on the RiseProfiles of young socialist candidates like Mamadou Niang in NYC and Omar Fatah in Minneapolis. Their platforms include rent freezes, taxing “white people,” gender ideology, and anti-police measures. 01:23:11 – Property Taxes & Education FundingAnalysis of efforts in Florida, Texas, and Indiana to roll back property taxes that fund schools. Property taxes are described as “theft,” preventing true ownership and propping up socialist indoctrination. 01:35:36 – Ending Political Violence by Ending Public SchoolsClosing argument that Marxist frameworks taught in schools normalize hatred and violence. The only solution, the host insists, is the complete separation of education from government. 01:44:24 – Discord, Radicalization & SchoolsCriticism of Zero Hedge and conservative media for blaming Discord for radicalizing shooters. The argument is that the true root cause is government schools, not messaging platforms. 01:51:26 – FBI Failures & Influencer BureaucracyCash Patel and Dan Bongino are mocked as “influencer appointees” running the FBI like a pageant. The bureau is accused of incompetence after failing to catch Kirk's killer without public tips. 02:01:06 – Co-Conspirators & Shooter's RadicalizationFBI claims to be investigating possible co-conspirators. Discussion focuses on how schools, not Discord or games, radicalize youth into violence, while trans ideology fuels desperation. 02:07:17 – Shooter's Identity & Furry SubcultureDetails emerge about the assassin's background: Mormon upbringing, transgender partners, furry subculture, and ideological indoctrination. Schools are again blamed as the pipeline of radicalization. 02:22:14 – Prayer Criminalized in AustraliaReports from New South Wales highlight laws banning prayer for transgender individuals. Framed as proof that Western democracies are outlawing Christianity while enforcing state ideology. 02:35:42 – AI Becomes a False ReligionMillions use AI-powered religious chatbots for guidance. This is described as “Ouija board religion,” a technocratic counterfeit that flatters narcissism while storing confessions for surveillance. 02:51:16 – Venezuela Oil Grab & Trump's War PlansFinal segment argues Trump's push into Venezuela is about seizing the world's largest oil reserves under the guise of “democratic stability.” Parallels are drawn to CIA drug running and past U.S. wars for resources. Follow the show on Kick and watch live every weekday 9:00am EST – 12:00pm EST https://kick.com/davidknightshow Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to https://davidknight.gold/ for great deals on physical gold/silverFor 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to https://trendsjournal.com/ and enter the code KNIGHTFind out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.com If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-showOr you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-david-knight-show--2653468/support.
00:00:50 – Conservatives Flip Cancel CultureOpening segment critiques GOP leaders for embracing censorship after Charlie Kirk's assassination, arguing they are betraying his free speech legacy and becoming worse than the left. 00:06:30 – Radical GOP ProposalsRepresentative Clay Higgins is condemned for pushing lifetime social media bans, revoked business licenses, and even driver's license cancellations for speech deemed offensive—an attack on the First Amendment through Big Tech partnerships. 00:14:00 – Smith-Mundt Act MisusedA viral Trump-supporting TikToker calls for a “Charlie Kirk Act” to censor the press. The host explains how the Smith-Mundt Act was never about punishing speech but restricting government propaganda—warning that censorship is being rebranded for conservatives. 00:23:15 – Cancel Culture HypocrisyBoth Democrats and Republicans are accused of exploiting Kirk's death—Democrats tying it to gun control, Republicans pushing censorship. The host argues both sides are betraying the principles Kirk defended. 00:31:38 – GOP Leaders Demand ConsequencesSenators like Katie Britt and J.D. Vance are highlighted for calling to punish “hate speech,” showing how the right is embracing the same cancel culture tactics they once condemned. 00:52:28 – Israel, Donors & ConspiraciesSpeculation surfaces that Kirk's rejection of Netanyahu-linked funding and warnings to Trump about Israel may have made him a target. The host urges caution, noting no evidence yet connects Israel to his assassination despite widespread rumors online. 01:02:08 – Motives Behind Kirk's MurderCommentary on possible motives for Charlie Kirk's assassination, including Trump benefiting from chaos and his recent criticism of Israel. Calls for careful examination before jumping to conclusions. 01:03:53 – FCC, Censorship & Big TechGuard Goldsmith highlights how GOP proposals mirror unconstitutional FCC powers. The host warns conservatives are embracing the same censorship and propaganda tactics they once opposed. 01:12:00 – Public Schools as Root CauseDiscussion shifts to government schools as the breeding ground for Marxism, transgender ideology, and political violence. Schools are described as “seminaries” for collectivism and indoctrination. 01:19:21 – Socialist Politicians on the RiseProfiles of young socialist candidates like Mamadou Niang in NYC and Omar Fatah in Minneapolis. Their platforms include rent freezes, taxing “white people,” gender ideology, and anti-police measures. 01:23:11 – Property Taxes & Education FundingAnalysis of efforts in Florida, Texas, and Indiana to roll back property taxes that fund schools. Property taxes are described as “theft,” preventing true ownership and propping up socialist indoctrination. 01:35:36 – Ending Political Violence by Ending Public SchoolsClosing argument that Marxist frameworks taught in schools normalize hatred and violence. The only solution, the host insists, is the complete separation of education from government. 01:44:24 – Discord, Radicalization & SchoolsCriticism of Zero Hedge and conservative media for blaming Discord for radicalizing shooters. The argument is that the true root cause is government schools, not messaging platforms. 01:51:26 – FBI Failures & Influencer BureaucracyCash Patel and Dan Bongino are mocked as “influencer appointees” running the FBI like a pageant. The bureau is accused of incompetence after failing to catch Kirk's killer without public tips. 02:01:06 – Co-Conspirators & Shooter's RadicalizationFBI claims to be investigating possible co-conspirators. Discussion focuses on how schools, not Discord or games, radicalize youth into violence, while trans ideology fuels desperation. 02:07:17 – Shooter's Identity & Furry SubcultureDetails emerge about the assassin's background: Mormon upbringing, transgender partners, furry subculture, and ideological indoctrination. Schools are again blamed as the pipeline of radicalization. 02:22:14 – Prayer Criminalized in AustraliaReports from New South Wales highlight laws banning prayer for transgender individuals. Framed as proof that Western democracies are outlawing Christianity while enforcing state ideology. 02:35:42 – AI Becomes a False ReligionMillions use AI-powered religious chatbots for guidance. This is described as “Ouija board religion,” a technocratic counterfeit that flatters narcissism while storing confessions for surveillance. 02:51:16 – Venezuela Oil Grab & Trump's War PlansFinal segment argues Trump's push into Venezuela is about seizing the world's largest oil reserves under the guise of “democratic stability.” Parallels are drawn to CIA drug running and past U.S. wars for resources.Follow the show on Kick and watch live every weekday 9:00am EST – 12:00pm EST https://kick.com/davidknightshow Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to https://davidknight.gold/ for great deals on physical gold/silverFor 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to https://trendsjournal.com/ and enter the code KNIGHTFind out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.com If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-showOr you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-david-knight-show--5282736/support.
Just when we thought the Supporters Shield was out of reach for the Orange and Blue, some big players stepped up in big moments to squeeze out another 1 goal win at the death. Cincinnati also got some help from the beating Philly took in Vancouver and San Diego dropping points to Minnesota. Now with a secure spot in the playoffs, it's just a matter of what position they can grab as they roll through the final four matches of the season. Join us for episode 437 of Cincinnati Soccer Talk. Get your Apple MLS Season Pass. Leave a note in the comments. #MLS #FCCincinnati #soccer #FCCincy Show Sponsors: Apollo Home - www.apollohome.com Go Beyond Exercise - www.gobeyondexercise.com Follow Us: Twitter Facebook Instagram Website Support the Show Email Us - feedback@cincinnatisoccertalk.com Photo Credit: CST Media LLC Support CST by using StreamYard. Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6126879713525760
Benjamin Franklin wrote “They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security.” What does it say about the American people who seem willing to give up their right to control their government in exchange for Internet access?
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1385 - Full Version (With repeater ID breaks every 10 minutes) Release Date: September 13, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Steven Sawyer, K1FRC, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:39:34 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1385 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. Russia's Mysterious Buzzer Resumes Broadcast With Secret Codes 2. FCC: FCC Chairman Climbs Nexstar Broadcast Tower To Promote Industry, and Jobs 3. AMSAT: AMSAT Ambassadors Show At HamXposition Convention 4. AMSAT: AMSAT Announces Two New GridMaster Award Recipients 5. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 6. WIA: Young Ladies Radio League Selects Six Recipients For Scholarships 7. ARRL: Amateur Radio Serves During New England Tornadoes 8. ARRL: National Preparedness Month – Ham Radio Supply List 9. ARRL: ARRL Section Manager Nomination Results 10. ARRL: Arkansas Club Shares Ham Radio At Maker Faire 11. ARRL: Northern Panhandle Amateur Radio Club Will Operate W8ZQ, For POW / MIA Awareness Special Event 12. AST SpaceMobile Is Granted Limited Use Of The Amateur Bands By The FCC 13. Indian Amateurs Are Mandated To Convert To Digital Licenses 14. Solar Cycle Prediction Methodology Raises Doubts 15. Mobile Phone Jamming At Prisons Is Eyed By The FCC 16. Amateurs Across New York State Activate The States Erie Canal 17. Satellite To Cellphone Service Is Considered By Ofcom The UK Regulator 18. World RadioSport Championship Wild Card Members Are Chosen 19. ARRL: Battleship Iowa upcoming special event station 20. ARRL: Upcoming RadioSport Contests and Regional Convention Listings 21. LBK: Equatorial Guinea suspends all amateur licenses in the country 22. AMSAT: NASA seeks volunteers to assist in tracking the upcoming Artemis II mission 23. WIA: NASA deploys a 39 foot wide radar antenna in orbit 24. XRN: High power shortwave stock trading transmitters adjacent to amateur HF bands 25. TVR: The FCC will allow ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC to shutdown free ATSC 1.0 and switch to ATSC 3.0 26. ARRL: National Preparedness Month is here. 12 ways to prepare 27. ARRL: ARRL Labs helps radio amateurs avoid interfering with the US Space Force PAVE PAWS radar 28. Band plans changes for 30 meters is eyed by New Zealand amateurs 29. Well known European Amateur Radio Retailer halts shipments to the US due to tariffs Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will answer the question, in amateur radio, How Small is Small? * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radiosport contests and more * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Bill Continelli, W2XOY - The History of Amateur Radio. W2XOY, Silent Key, returns with another edition of The Ancient Amateur Archives. This week we look back at the events of 9-11-2001, when Bill found himself in New York City on that fateful morning, and how radio helped him escape the city * Monthly Volunteer Monitoring Report ----- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at w2xbs77@gmail.com. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.
Emails, Ted vs the FCC, Headlines Mike is NOT working on and the Shot of the Day
Birthday Emails, and Ted vs the FCC
On This Week in Radio Tech, we’re joined by veteran broadcast journalist Scott Fybush, publisher of NorthEast Radio Watch and Fybush.com, and the well-known Tower Site Calendar. Scott unpacks the FCC’s new deregulation initiative, popularly nicknamed “Delete, Delete, Delete”, which proposes removing a range of legacy rules. We also explore the sobering reality of declining radio station values, what’s driving the trend, and how it’s reshaping the broadcast landscape. On a lighter note, Scott shares details about a different kind of stage performance — a comedy act with his wife that will soon debut at Rochester’s Fringe Fest. It’s an episode that blends policy, economics, and a dash of humor — all through the eyes of one of radio’s most trusted observers. Show Notes:Scott’s article entitled, The FCC in Authoritarian TimesScott’s main website, Fybush.comFCC Deletes Outdated Broadcast Rules and Requirements - from FCC.govDelete, Delete, Delete; Removal of Obsolete Regulations - from the Federal RegisterFCC Deletes Outdated Broadcast Rules and Requirements - from FCC.gov Guest: Scott Fybush - Editor/Publisher at NorthEast Radio Watch/Fybush MediaHost:Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, Star94.3, South Seas, & Akamai BroadcastingFollow TWiRT on Twitter and on Facebook - and see all the videos on YouTube.TWiRT is brought to you by:Broadcasters General Store, with outstanding service, saving, and support. Online at BGS.cc. Broadcast Bionics - making radio smarter with Bionic Studio, visual radio, and social media tools at Bionic.radio.Aiir, providing PlayoutONE radio automation, and other advanced solutions for audience engagement.Angry Audio and the new Rave analog audio mixing console. The new MaxxKonnect Broadcast U.192 MPX USB Soundcard - The first purpose-built broadcast-quality USB sound card with native MPX output. Subscribe to Audio:iTunesRSSStitcherTuneInSubscribe to Video:iTunesRSSYouTube
On This Week in Radio Tech, we're joined by veteran broadcast journalist Scott Fybush, publisher of NorthEast Radio Watch and Fybush.com, and the well-known Tower Site Calendar. Scott unpacks the FCC's new deregulation initiative, popularly nicknamed “Delete, Delete, Delete”, which proposes removing a range of legacy rules. We also explore the sobering reality of declining radio station values, what's driving the trend, and how it's reshaping the broadcast landscape. On a lighter note, Scott shares details about a different kind of stage performance — a comedy act with his wife that will soon debut at Rochester's Fringe Fest. It's an episode that blends policy, economics, and a dash of humor — all through the eyes of one of radio's most trusted observers.
As unscrupulous actors continue to impersonate government agencies and target unknowing people with texts about unpaid tolls, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel this week reissued a consumer alert.With that in mind, this week's edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast is a reprise of a conversation in June with J. Michael Skiba, also known as “Dr. Fraud,” a national expert on scams, like those proliferating in Michigan and other states, where text messages tell people they have unpaid road tolls. Skiba is department chair at Colorado State University Global, where he oversees the Criminal Justice Department, including specializations in fraud, financial crime and cybercrime. He discusses the psychology that prompts so many victims of online fraud to engage with scammers on smishing attempts. If you've been targeted, the FCC offers many tips. In April, the Michigan Department of Transportation released a video of Director Bradley C. Wieferich urging people not to respond to the texts.
On episode 300 of The PostCast, Kevin, Grayson, and The Chief embrace debate on the Miles Robinson deal. Making a current player, a center back, a designated player, brings out a lot of opinions. iShowSpeed signs a deal with The FC, people fight in the training ground parking lot, and three old men yell at clouds about the whole thing. And finally in Part Three, the Nashville match this weekend is predicted. Timestamps: (12:30) - iShowSpeed shows up to FCC (40:49) - Miles Robinson becomes a DP (1:54:51) - Nashville Predictions Links: Looking for an MLS podcast? Check out The World's GAM Visit our friends at Streetside Brewery Cincy Shirts: www.cincyshirts.com/CincyPostCast PROMO CODE: THEPOSTCINCY for 10% Off! Check out The Post at www.thepostcincy.com Music by Jim Trace and the Makers Join the Discord Server and jump into the conversation Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ThePostCincy
Brendan Carr is signaling that the FCC is going to expand their mission from regulating broadcast media to censoring it - and MAGA is just fine with this
Live from the AFPM Summit, David Leach, Vice President and General Manager-FCC, Ketjen, discusses the challenges refiners are experiencing, especially when processing heavier feeds. This includes implications of metal contamination in FCC unit performance, as well as a new catalyst technology that provides refiners flexibility and enhanced efficiency when processing opportunity/heavier crudes.
For today's episode, Lawfare Senior Editor Scott R. Anderson and Contributing Editor Brandon Van Grack sit down with Adam Chan, the first National Security Counsel at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to discuss the FCC's increasingly important role in U.S. national security policy.Together they discuss the origins of the FCC's role in national security, how and why it has grown in an era of major power competition, and several of the initiatives they currently have underway. Since recording, the FCC has taken further action on one such issue: the problem of “bad labs.” You can read their press release here.This episode is part of the special “The Regulators” podcast series, which features conversations with senior officials working at the intersection of national security and the economy.To receive ad-free podcasts, become a Lawfare Material Supporter at www.patreon.com/lawfare. You can also support Lawfare by making a one-time donation at https://givebutter.com/lawfare-institute.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
00:00 Intro01:35 How U.S. Tech Enabled China's Surveillance State05:20 FCC to Ban 7 Chinese Labs from Certifying Electronics06:12 Communist China Behind World's Unrest: Mills11:30 Vietnam's China Imports, U.S. Exports Both Drop 2%13:02 South Korea Sending Plane to Bring Back Detained Workers15:00 Japan: Lower U.S. Tariffs to Take Effect by Sept. 1615:40 Japan Prime Minister Hopefuls Prepare Leadership Bids16:37 U.S. Joins South Korea, Japan in Defense Drills17:18 China Uses Pacific Islands Influence to Exclude Taiwan17:56 EU Opposes China's Tariffs on Pork Products
Sermon Recording from Sunday, August 17th, 2025.A study of James 2:14-26.Thesis: Faith that is the real thing is seen in our works.
Sermon recording from Sunday, August 24th, 2025. A study of James 3:1-18.Thesis: Peace begins with our timely words of truth and love.
Sermon recording from August 31st, 2025.A study of James 4:1-12.Thesis: Community is built by humility.
Sermon recording from September 7th, 2025.A study of James 4:13 - 5:6.Thesis: Remember that God is in control as you plan your next step.
FCC is on a break but there was still soccer to watch this weekend as the USMNT took on South Korea. Tonight we'll tackle the tactics in that match, break down the roster, and give our MLS post season matchup predictions. Join us for episode 435 of Cincinnati Soccer Talk. Get your Apple MLS Season Pass. Leave a note in the comments. #MLS #FCCincinnati #soccer #FCCincy Show Sponsors: Apollo Home - www.apollohome.com Go Beyond Exercise - www.gobeyondexercise.com Follow Us: Twitter Facebook Instagram Website Support the Show Email Us - feedback@cincinnatisoccertalk.com Photo Credit: CST Media LLC Support CST by using StreamYard. Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6126879713525760
In this episode of Yet Another Value Podcast, host Andrew Walker welcomes back Wei from Yummy Century Stocks for a follow-up on EchoStar/Sats. They analyze the surprise $23 billion spectrum deal with AT&T, what it means for the rest of the spectrum portfolio, and whether liquidation or a new satellite venture is next. The discussion touches on cable's strategic options, risks of regulatory interference, and shifting dynamics in fixed wireless and spectrum valuation. They also explore ongoing broadcaster M&A and close with a candid conversation on value investing psychology, bagholding, and lessons from QVC.First SATS podcast (episode 322): https://www.yetanothervalueblog.com/p/yummy-century-eggs-guowei-zhang-on?r=a7n3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web___________________________________________________________[00:00:00] Intro, guest, EchoStar background[00:03:38] AT&T spectrum deal overview[00:06:36] AT&T overpaying and implications[00:09:11] Fixed wireless reshapes landscape[00:14:07] Cable's possible DISH spectrum move[00:20:12] Why EchoStar shuts down network[00:23:31] Spectrum value and liquidation path[00:31:27] DOJ vs. FCC spectrum concerns[00:38:53] Broadcaster M&A wave begins[00:48:48] Affiliate value vs. disruption[00:52:38] Bagholding and QVC psychology[00:59:05] Closing thoughts and wrap-upLinks:Yet Another Value Blog: https://www.yetanothervalueblog.com See our legal disclaimer here: https://www.yetanothervalueblog.com/p/legal-and-disclaimer
Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the pending sale of EchoStar's spectrum assets, who stands to benefit, and the role of regulators in shaping the market.*Note: This episode was recorded 9/5/2025 before the SpaceX acquisition of EchoStar's spectrum assets on 9/8/2025.00:00 Episode intro 00:25 The sale of AWS-4 02:03 Who will buy AWS-3 and 700 MHz? 03:54 Dish's path forward depends on regulators 05:30 Fourth-largest operators traditionally struggle 07:54 MMOs vs. MVNOs 08:39 A failing venture can be a success 10:28 Will spectrum go to good use? 10:49 Episode wrap-upTags: telecom, telecommunications, wireless, prepaid, postpaid, cellular phone, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, Dish, EchoStar, AT&T, AWS-4, Elon Musk, Charlie Ergen, Starlink, FCC, AWS-3, 700 MHz, Verizon, spectrum, T-Mobile, satellite, MVNO, Peter Adderton, Rakuten, network, MMO
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1384 - Full Version (With repeater ID breaks every 10 minutes) Release Date: September 6, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Don Hulick, K2ATJ,Will Rogers, K5WLR, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Joshua Marler, AA4WX, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:44:59 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1384 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. ARD: ROC-HAM Radio Network Celebrates 200th Anniversary of Erie Canal 2. AMSAT: NASA Seeks Volunteers to Track Artemis II Mission 3. AMSAT Satellite Shorts From All Over 4. WIA: NASA Deploys 39 Foot Wide Radar Antenna In Orbit 5. XRN: Weapons Detection At 300 GigaHertz 6. XRN: Earthquake Prediction Experiments Continue / PhasorLabs Experiments With Spread Spectrum 7. XRN: High Power Shortwave Stock Trading - An Update 8. TVT: The FCC Will Allow ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC TV Stations To Shutdown Free ATSC 1.0 & Switch To ATSC 3.0 9. ARRL: National Preparedness Month: 12 Ways To Prepare 10. ARRL: Northeast HamXposition Draws Crowds 11. ARRL: Ham YouTubers Boost ARRL Teachers Institute 12. ARRL: ARRL Lab Helps Radio Amateurs Avoid Interfering With US Space Force PAVE PAWS Radar 13. ARRL: Team USA Earns Medals At ARDF World Championships In Lithuania 14. ARRL: K6C Will Operate At The California State Capitol Park On Tuesday, September 9th 15. ARRL: The Swedish Amateur Radio Association To Celebrate Its 100th Anniversary Sept 10 thru Oct 12th 2025 16. NZART: Band Plan Changes For 30 Meters Is Eyed By New Zealand Society of Radio Transmitters 17. RAC: Straight Key Night Is Now On The Air In Canada 18. European Amateur Radio Retailer Halts Shipments To The US Due To Tariffs 19. Japan Amateurs Optimistic On Their New Multi-Mode Linear Transponder 20. Markus Baseler, DL6YYM, BA-MA-TECH Owner SK 21. ARRL: The Hurricane Watch Net enters the world of Podcasting 22. ARRL: Upcoming RadioSport Contesting and Regional Convention Listing 23. Monthly Volunteer Monitoring Report 24. RW: Ham radio uses explain why they are worried about AST SpaceMobile Satellite use of the 70cm band 25. AMSAT: Amateur weather satellite reception opportunities beyond the retiring POES Fleet 26. ARRL: Interview with ARRL CEO David Minster now available on The DX Mentor Podcast on YouTube 27. ARRL: Resilience through amateur radio is the theme of National Preparedness Month 2025 28. ARRL: ARRL Contest Advisory Committee is reviewing Canadian Section Multipliers 29. Delays plague the launch of AST SpaceMobile Satellites Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, gets back to his Bald Yak Project, and in this edition, he covers the process of Getting Raw Data From A Remote Receiver * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and more * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * September edition of The Volunteer Monitoring Report * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR returns with another edition of A Century Of Amateur Radio. This week, Will takes us aboard The Wayback Machine to the late 1920's. Though radio had changed rapidly and radically during the 1920's, that change only accelerated in the early 20's. New regulations, the broadcast boom, the abandonment of spark for CW, and new transmitter, receiver, and antenna designs were all happening simultaneously. This week's edition is titled, "New Circuits" ----- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at w2xbs77@gmail.com. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.
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Boston Pop's Conductor Keith Lockhart co-hosts with Jim and Margery. Brian Stelter joins for Friday morning media analysis. We talk about 250 media outlets signing an appeal to have better protections for journalists in Gaza. Plus Trump calling for the FCC to revoke licenses for ABC and NBC.Jacyn Tremblay is a vocalist, former Universal/Motown artist, and current one-third of the band Three Second Chances. She joins for Live Music Friday. Broadway star Mandy Gonzalez, from In the Heights and Hamilton, who plays Norma Desmond in the revival of Sunset Boulevard, joins ahead of a collaboration with The Pops on September 20th. Author and actor Marianne Leone discusses her new novel “Christina the Astonishing."
The only question from the Jobs Report that was issued on Friday is...who will President Trump fault for the lousy numbers. This is the Business News Headlines for Friday the 5th day of September and thank you for listening. In other news, the Tesla board wants to pay Elon Musk a trillion dollars…you heard that correctly. The FCC is moving to jam the cell phones of prisoners in the US…and why. YouTube and the NFL made the news. We'll check the Friday numbers in The Wall Street Report and we'll take a look at the new mortgage rate for a 30 year fixed mortgage that should put you in a happy place. Let's go! Thanks for listening! The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon Central on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour...and on Threads @Insight_On_Business.
On this week's episode Blake & Brian discuss:Rd. 26 Dropped Points (5:11)FCC's form (10:52)Dejan Joveljic's career year (17:06)International Call-Ups (19:07)DGW Tap-In, 50/50, Long Shot (21:55)SGW Tap-In, 50/50, Long Shot (41:09)Start-Bench-Sell (1:03:49)+ SO MUCH MORE
On today's episode, the guys sit down with radio and TV personality (and #1 Macrodosing fan), Bobby Bones. He tells us about his early life, how he got his start in radio and where he is in his career now. Plus, he opens up about his time on Dancing With The Stars and we dive into the world of college football, country music and much more. Enjoy! (00:04:00) RedZone Commercials (00:07:43) Fantasy Football (00:18:35) College Football (00:38:46) Donald Trump (00:47:49) Consciousness & Time (01:11:10) Bobby Bones ((01:15:17) Dancing with the Stars, (01:20:10) Bobby's start in radio , (01:22:03) Fined by the FCC for $1 Million, (01:26:57) Southern Baptist Church, (01:31:57) Running a marathon with no training, (01:43:58) Country Music , (01:56:27) NFL takes, (02:01:48) College Football ) (02:07:06) Morning Show MishapsYou can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/macrodosing
BREAKING: President Trump is turning up the heat on ABC — threatening to revoke the network’s FCC license as he DEMANDS top “talent” Donna Brazile and George Stephanopoulos be FIRED. The network is already on the ropes as The View just SUFFERED a humiliating defeat in a brand-new daytime TV survey… and ABC executives are PANICKING. Plus — Jasmine Crockett’s shocking “transformation” EXPOSED as nothing more than political phoniness… Trump & Karoline Leavitt TORCH a CBS host ON THE RECORD… The lamestream media gets caught pushing a dark new HOAX about Trump’s health… and President Trump escalates the showdown with Venezuela’s authoritarian Maduro regime. All that and more — right here on The Trish Regan Show. LIVE! https://Youtube.com/TrishReganChannel
The 2025 Bengals season is here — and we're breaking it all down on Episode 143 of the Cincy Sports Scene Podcast! From spicy quick hitters on FCC, UC, and the Reds, to our full game-by-game predictions for Joe Burrow and the Bengals, this episode is packed with debate, hot takes, and interactive challenges.
Aylo, the parent company of many pornography websites including PornHub, will be forced to pay the state of Utah 5 million dollars in an agreement made with the FCC. Greg and Holly discuss the decision with Utah Attorney General Derek Brown.
Modern technology introduces profound privacy and security challenges. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth devices constantly broadcast identifiers like SSIDs, MAC addresses, and timestamps, which services such as Wigle.net and major tech companies exploit to triangulate precise locations. Users can mitigate exposure by appending _nomap to SSIDs, though protections remain incomplete, especially against companies like Microsoft that use more complex opt-out processes.At the global scale, state-sponsored hacking represents an even larger threat. A Chinese government-backed campaign has infiltrated critical communication networks across 80 nations and at least 200 U.S. organizations, including major carriers. These intrusions enabled extraction of sensitive call records and law enforcement directives, undermining global privacy and revealing how deeply foreign adversaries can map communication flows.AI companies are also reshaping expectations of confidentiality. OpenAI now scans user conversations for signs of harmful intent, with human reviewers intervening and potentially escalating to law enforcement. While the company pledges not to report self-harm cases, the shift transforms ChatGPT from a private interlocutor into a monitored channel, raising ethical questions about surveillance in AI systems. Similarly, Anthropic has adopted a new policy to train its models on user data, including chat transcripts and code, while retaining records for up to five years unless users explicitly opt out by a set deadline. This forces individuals to choose between enhanced AI capabilities and personal privacy, knowing that once data is absorbed into training, confidentiality cannot be reclaimed.Research has further exposed the fragility of chatbot safety systems. By crafting long, grammatically poor run-on prompts that delay punctuation, users can bypass guardrails and elicit harmful outputs. This underscores the need for layered defenses input sanitization, real-time filtering, and improved oversight beyond alignment training alone.Security risks also extend into software infrastructure. Widely used tools such as the Node.js library fast-glob, essential to both civilian and military systems, are sometimes maintained by a single developer abroad. While open-source transparency reduces risk, concentration of control in geopolitically sensitive regions raises concerns about potential sabotage, exploitation, or covert compromise.Meanwhile, regulators are tightening defenses against longstanding consumer threats. The FCC will enforce stricter STIR/SHAKEN rules by September 2025, requiring providers to sign calls with their own certificates instead of relying on third parties. Non-compliance could result in fines and disconnection, offering consumers more reliable caller ID and fewer spoofed robocalls.Finally, ethical boundaries around AI and digital identity are being tested. Meta has faced criticism for enabling or creating AI chatbots that mimic celebrities like Taylor Swift and Scarlett Johansson without consent, often producing flirty or suggestive interactions. Rival platforms like X s Grok face similar accusations. Beyond violating policies and reputations, the trend of unauthorized digital doubles including of minors raises serious concerns about exploitation, unhealthy attachments, and reputational harm.Together, these cases reveal a central truth: digital systems meant to connect, entertain, and innovate increasingly blur the lines between utility, surveillance, and exploitation. Users and institutions alike must navigate trade-offs between convenience, capability, and control, while regulators and technologists scramble to impose safeguards in a rapidly evolving landscape.
In this episode of the IoT For All Podcast, Terrence DeFranco, CEO of IotaComm, joins Ryan Chacon to discuss the intersection of IoT, sustainability, and infrastructure modernization. The conversation also covers repurposing licensed wireless spectrum, smart buildings and cities, how data drives businesses, integrating IoT with emerging technologies, connecting legacy systems, and bridging the digital divide.Terrence DeFranco is Chairman and CEO of IotaComm and brings 25 years of leadership experience in strategy, corporate finance, and governance to the senior management team and a servant-leader management style that empowers his teams to excel. He is also the Managing Member of the Center for Sustainable Innovation, a public benefit corporation focused on promoting technology adoption to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Previously, DeFranco served as CEO of Edentify, an identity management software and data analytics company. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BA in Economics and an MBA from Kenan Flagler Business School at UNC-CH.IotaComm is a wireless communications and data services company that provides secure, carrier-grade low-power connectivity for the Internet of Things. Through its nationwide FCC-licensed 800 MHz spectrum portfolio and proprietary Delphi360™ platform, IotaComm delivers critical data-driven solutions for smart buildings, smart cities, and sustainable infrastructure. IotaComm leverages the globally adopted LoRaWAN standard and is a member of the LoRa Alliance. Headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, IotaComm is committed to innovation, sustainability, and delivering value for customers, communities, and shareholders.Discover more about IoT at https://www.iotforall.comFind IoT solutions: https://marketplace.iotforall.comMore about IotaComm: https://iotacomm.comConnect with Terrence: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tmdefranco/Our sponsor: https://www.hologram.io(00:00) Ad(00:29) Intro(00:38) IotaComm and Terrence DeFranco(02:39) IoT, sustainability, and modernization(06:18) Lessons learned from IoT deployments and connectivity(08:29) Licensed wireless spectrum(11:32) IoT data and business transformation(14:35) User experience in IoT(16:59) Air quality monitoring in schools and real estate(21:01) Bridging the digital divide(24:21) IotaComm crowdfunding and the future(28:09) Learn more and follow upSubscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2NlcEwmJoin Our Newsletter: https://newsletter.iotforall.comFollow Us on Social: https://linktr.ee/iot4all
The shield may be slipping away but Adam and Adam are bullish on the chances for FCC in the playoffs.Listen as they recap the 1-0 loss to Doop from the weekend, discuss the current break, and what to expect of the squad coming out against Nashville.@TheKingAdRock73 @NinoOne @sbucks67 @crackityFC @ComeOnYouFCC @fccincinnati @Zuhause513 @MLS #AllForCincy #FCCincy #YAL #WestEndBoys
EP 258. In this week's hyper focused update:Unveiling the hidden reach of Wi-Fi tracking, exposing how everyday devices can reveal your location to anyone, anywhere.A global cybersecurity alert highlights a sprawling Chinese hacking operation targeting critical communication networks across 80 nations.OpenAI's new surveillance measures on ChatGPT spark debate over privacy and safety in AI-driven conversations.Anthropic's shift to train AI on user data raises critical choices for privacy and security by September 28th.A clever linguistic trick exposes vulnerabilities in AI chatbots, challenging the robustness of their safety filters.A widely used software tool, maintained by a Russian developer, raises security concerns for U.S. Defense Department projects.The FCC's 2025 STIR/SHAKEN rules aim to restore trust in caller ID by cracking down on robocalls with stricter compliance.Meta's unauthorized AI chatbots mimicking celebrities ignite ethical concerns over digital likeness and platform oversight.There's a lot to see (and hear) in this week's update. Let's get looking!Find the full transcript here.
It was a clash of the titans on Saturday night as league-leading Philadelphia Union came to town to face a Cincinnati side with some new fire power. But for the third time in a row, Cincinnati dropped all three point at TQL. Now with just 5 matches left, three of them at home, where will FCC finish in the table? Will they find their new rhythm in time for the playoffs? Join us live every Monday night at 9 pm eastern. Get your Apple MLS Season Pass. Leave a note in the comments. #MLS #FCCincinnati #soccer #FCCincy Show Sponsors: Apollo Home - www.apollohome.com Go Beyond Exercise - www.gobeyondexercise.com Follow Us: Twitter Facebook Instagram Website Support the Show Email Us - feedback@cincinnatisoccertalk.com Photo Credit: CST Media LLC Support CST by using StreamYard. Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6126879713525760
This week, we're crossposting this episode where our own Evan Swarztrauber joined American Moment CEO Nick Solheim on the Moment of Truth podcast to discuss the evolving politics of Big Tech on both left and right.Evan draws on his FCC experience during the net neutrality debates to explore how conservative thinking on tech regulation has shifted. He and Nick discuss key moments like the Parler de-platforming and examine whether recent conservative support for antitrust enforcement represents a genuine policy evolution or short-term political expediency.From Google's search dominance to content moderation battles, they unpack the tension between free market principles and concerns about corporate power over speech. The discussion offers insights into how tech policy debates are reshaping both ideology and regulatory approaches.
Cloudflare's latest moves to police who can access the internet and governments' push for age verification set off alarms for the future of the open web, as panelists debate the hidden costs of centralization and regulation. Microsoft fires four workers for on-site protests over company's ties to Israel Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 water Nvidia says two mystery customers accounted for 39% of Q2 revenue FBI cyber cop: Salt Typhoon pwned 'nearly every American Mastodon says it doesn't 'have the means' to comply with age verification law UK's Online Safety Act censors the internet — a preview of US proposal Meta updates chatbot rules to avoid inappropriate topics with teen user Meta reportedly allowed unauthorized celebrity AI chatbots on its service UK's demand for Apple backdoor may have been broader than previously though Bluesky now platform of choice for science community SpaceX's giant Starship Mars rocket nails critical 10th test flight in stunning comeback FCC rejects calls for cable-like fees on broadband providers The web does not need gatekeepers Intel warns a US equity stake could trigger "adverse reactions" US firms are racing through a $1 trillion buyback spree in record time Microsoft reveals two in-house AI models Authors celebrate "historic" settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action A rule exempting small packages from tariffs is ending today Framework is working on a giant haptic touchpad, Trackpoint nub, and eGPU for its laptops Germany fines economist Thomas Vierhaus €16,100 for sarcastic X posts Google wants to make sideloading Android apps safer by verifying developers' identities South Korea bans smartphones in all middle and elementary school classrooms Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Shoshana Weissmann, Cory Doctorow, and Louis Maresca Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: shopify.com/twit ZipRecruiter.com/twit NetSuite.com/TWIT zscaler.com/security smarty.com/twit
Cloudflare's latest moves to police who can access the internet and governments' push for age verification set off alarms for the future of the open web, as panelists debate the hidden costs of centralization and regulation. Microsoft fires four workers for on-site protests over company's ties to Israe Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 water Nvidia says two mystery customers accounted for 39% of Q2 revenu FBI cyber cop: Salt Typhoon pwned 'nearly every American Mastodon says it doesn't 'have the means' to comply with age verification law UK's Online Safety Act censors the internet — a preview of US proposal Meta updates chatbot rules to avoid inappropriate topics with teen user Meta reportedly allowed unauthorized celebrity AI chatbots on its service UK's demand for Apple backdoor may have been broader than previously though Bluesky now platform of choice for science communit SpaceX's giant Starship Mars rocket nails critical 10th test flight in stunning comeback FCC rejects calls for cable-like fees on broadband providers The web does not need gatekeepers Intel warns a US equity stake could trigger "adverse reactions" US firms are racing through a $1 trillion buyback spree in record time Microsoft reveals two in-house AI models Authors celebrate "historic" settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action A rule exempting small packages from tariffs is ending today Framework is working on a giant haptic touchpad, Trackpoint nub, and eGPU for its laptops Germany fines economist Thomas Vierhaus €16,100 for sarcastic X posts1 Google wants to make sideloading Android apps safer by verifying developers' identities South Korea bans smartphones in all middle and elementary school classrooms Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Shoshana Weissmann, Cory Doctorow, and Louis Maresca Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: shopify.com/twit ZipRecruiter.com/twit NetSuite.com/TWIT zscaler.com/security smarty.com/twit
Cloudflare's latest moves to police who can access the internet and governments' push for age verification set off alarms for the future of the open web, as panelists debate the hidden costs of centralization and regulation. Microsoft fires four workers for on-site protests over company's ties to Israe Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 water Nvidia says two mystery customers accounted for 39% of Q2 revenu FBI cyber cop: Salt Typhoon pwned 'nearly every American Mastodon says it doesn't 'have the means' to comply with age verification law UK's Online Safety Act censors the internet — a preview of US proposal Meta updates chatbot rules to avoid inappropriate topics with teen user Meta reportedly allowed unauthorized celebrity AI chatbots on its service UK's demand for Apple backdoor may have been broader than previously though Bluesky now platform of choice for science communit SpaceX's giant Starship Mars rocket nails critical 10th test flight in stunning comeback FCC rejects calls for cable-like fees on broadband providers The web does not need gatekeepers Intel warns a US equity stake could trigger "adverse reactions" US firms are racing through a $1 trillion buyback spree in record time Microsoft reveals two in-house AI models Authors celebrate "historic" settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action A rule exempting small packages from tariffs is ending today Framework is working on a giant haptic touchpad, Trackpoint nub, and eGPU for its laptops Germany fines economist Thomas Vierhaus €16,100 for sarcastic X posts1 Google wants to make sideloading Android apps safer by verifying developers' identities South Korea bans smartphones in all middle and elementary school classrooms Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Shoshana Weissmann, Cory Doctorow, and Louis Maresca Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: shopify.com/twit ZipRecruiter.com/twit NetSuite.com/TWIT zscaler.com/security smarty.com/twit
Cloudflare's latest moves to police who can access the internet and governments' push for age verification set off alarms for the future of the open web, as panelists debate the hidden costs of centralization and regulation. Microsoft fires four workers for on-site protests over company's ties to Israe Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 water Nvidia says two mystery customers accounted for 39% of Q2 revenu FBI cyber cop: Salt Typhoon pwned 'nearly every American Mastodon says it doesn't 'have the means' to comply with age verification law UK's Online Safety Act censors the internet — a preview of US proposal Meta updates chatbot rules to avoid inappropriate topics with teen user Meta reportedly allowed unauthorized celebrity AI chatbots on its service UK's demand for Apple backdoor may have been broader than previously though Bluesky now platform of choice for science communit SpaceX's giant Starship Mars rocket nails critical 10th test flight in stunning comeback FCC rejects calls for cable-like fees on broadband providers The web does not need gatekeepers Intel warns a US equity stake could trigger "adverse reactions" US firms are racing through a $1 trillion buyback spree in record time Microsoft reveals two in-house AI models Authors celebrate "historic" settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action A rule exempting small packages from tariffs is ending today Framework is working on a giant haptic touchpad, Trackpoint nub, and eGPU for its laptops Germany fines economist Thomas Vierhaus €16,100 for sarcastic X posts1 Google wants to make sideloading Android apps safer by verifying developers' identities South Korea bans smartphones in all middle and elementary school classrooms Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Shoshana Weissmann, Cory Doctorow, and Louis Maresca Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: shopify.com/twit ZipRecruiter.com/twit NetSuite.com/TWIT zscaler.com/security smarty.com/twit
Part One | Part TwoI didn't just leave the Democratic Party. I ran screaming from them. On Friday night, I was reminded once again why.The news hit X that Trump had died. It wasn't true, of course, but for some reason, those who think that the only way to gain back power from Trump is “mess with him” or “troll him” seemed to think this was funny.But as usual, the Left can't meme. It wasn't funny. It was chilling because of how obsessed with Trump they've been and how their hatred has boiled over into madness.It became a frenzy, a wild-eyed bacchanalia on TikTok. They were smiling and cackling at the mere thought of “it finally happening.”After all, the TikTok trend of “when it happens” has been flourishing on the app, along with “somebody just do it,” for quite some time. They're strung-out junkies by now, hunting for that dopamine hit that comes from blurting out what shouldn't be said.Looking at their eyes, their crazy, crazy eyes, always makes me think of the Manson followers who had that same look, especially as they skipped through the courthouse while on trial for having slaughtered innocent people who were enjoying a hot August night in 1969 before the creepy crawlers came.The conclusion at the time was that they'd been brainwashed by Charlie. But how he brainwashed them wasn't that different from how the Left has brainwashed their followers. He surfed the wave of the anti-establishment counterculture, finding easy targets to dehumanize and blame. Are you angry? He seemed to say, take it out on them. They deserve it.The evil was at the top - cops were “pigs,” the rich “deserved” to die, which is why when Susan Atkins, aka Sadie, plunged the knife into the pregnant stomach of Sharon Tate, she only felt relief and a kind of euphoria:The Left of today reminds me so much of my childhood growing up as a hippie kid in Topanga during that time. I was too young to really remember the Manson murders, but I could sense the vibe shift in the wake of them. It was their inability to hold power, how the silent majority rejected them, that transformed the “make love not war” hippies into violent radicals.I also knew that we all believed religion was too oppressive, which is partly what birthed the counterculture movement in the first place. Sex, drugs, and rock n' roll only took us so far, I remember that, too. I was a child of the narcissistic “me” generation, where kids were sidelined as adults chased their bliss and “found themselves.”The rise of feminism also meant women adopted a false sense of security, and serial killers and rapists began sprouting up like mushrooms all through the 1970s. I remember the gas lines and the malaise. I remember the pendulum shift, and how welcome it was when our culture finally became too exhausted of the hippies, especially after the violence, and opted for a different kind of life.Money and success were the fix in the 1980s - mortgages, marriages, kids, jobs. But even that failed to do the trick. We were still broken and empty inside. By the 1990s, just as the self-help revolution and therapy culture arose in the wake of the FCC allowing Pharma to market to consumers, we turned to the brave new world of psychologists and psychiatrists who would “fix” us, heal us from our trauma and abuse.After a while, though, how we were abused, what made us victims, would eventually become our identity. For years, every time I met a man or anyone, I would tell my story of abuse to put it all into context: see me as a victim, feel sorry for me.In 2008, the Wall Street bailout of $700 billion was the crisis that sparked the Fourth Turning, according to Neil Howe, who co-authored the book with the late William H. Strauss. But it was an important year for another reason. It was the rise of Barack Obama, the iPhone, Twitter, and Facebook.While the bailout would awaken the public and eventually birth two populist movements — Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party — the rise of Obama would be the religion we didn't even know we needed. It was a collective sense of purpose where everyone had a seat at the table, but mostly focused on marginalized groups, everyone but the majority.We colonized the internet as Obama built his coalition on Twitter, as civilization began to migrate into virtual spaces. Because we were all connected, we could decide the rules of behavior, of language, of status. We remade a new America online to address our collective trauma and abuse and build a better America, a shining Woketopia on the Hill.As wealth and power shifted Leftward under Obama's rule, much of America's rust belt was abandoned. We didn't realize this as we tinkered with our perfect little world, our insulated bubble. We were so cut off that we almost speciated, with an entirely different language from the rest of America.The ruling elites could find absolution by borrowing oppression. They could elevate the marginalized and use them as a protective layer as the populists began rising up against the government.The Democrats, as the party of the wealthy, didn't have to address their needs or even acknowledge them. Turning the public against them by convicting them as “racists” in the media and in the court of public opinion served the Democrats well. Now, they had an existential crisis because Trump was leading the populists, and they were about to shock the world by winning.Mass PsychosisTrump's win would kick off Trump Derangement Syndrome, otherwise known as mass psychosis. Maybe it wouldn't have afflicted so many and gone on for so long if the people at the top - the Democrats and the ruling class - cared enough to calm things down. But they didn't. Having a public crippled by mass psychosis served their needs.Trump Derangement Syndrome: The Movie begins there. It was never about Trump. He was what Alfred Hitchcock would call “The MacGuffin.” It's the thing people in the movie care about, but the audience knows doesn't matter.As they chased their Macguffin for ten years, they had no idea that the real story unfolding was what happened to all of them. What happened during COVID, during lockdowns? What happened to a group of people who were fed the Russiagate lie, and even now, it has never been corrected or debunked.What happened to people who were told by the New Yorker, the New York Times, and the Washington Post that fascism was coming to America? What happened to the young people who absorbed and internalized the unending and relentless focus on the evils of Trump as the media cherry-picked the worst things he said and dumped them into the churn?And all for what? To turn out voters when the candidates don't drive enthusiasm? They never once thought using fear for that long would ultimately cause a mental health crisis in this country, especially among the young?By 2020, I could no longer endure the daily ritual, the two minutes of hate for one more minute.It felt like poison. I had to know whether it was true or not. Was Trump really all of these things we believed him to be, or was he the guy we all remembered from the 1980s, the guy in Home Alone? Or, in the worst-case scenario, was he the Goldstein-like figure from Orwell's 1984, used only to keep their voters in compliance and full of hate?So I did the hard thing and I decided to find out for myself. I watched Trump's rallies heading into the election, all five a day. I saw his supporters for the first time. They were nothing like as described. They were intersectional, for one thing, all different races, gay people, and even trans people.The one thing they had in common was that they did not belong to the ruling class and were not part of the Doomsday Cult. They were sick of Trump Derangement Syndrome: The Movie. They were exhausted by it. They wanted to move on. So did I.For me, finally seeing that none of it was real, that Trump wasn't who I was led to believe he was, that he was the Macguffin, and his supporters were not mouth-frothing brown shirts fueled by racism. And that meant, for me, there was no going back. It took all the courage I could muster — my Soylent Green is People moment, my To Serve Man is a Cookbook plea to say to them, “It's not about race. It's about class!”But class had been eliminated out of necessity. If America is a systemically racist country, then Barack and Michelle Obama are still oppressed, which gives them status. But some white guy strung out on fentanyl dying on the streets in Wisconsin is still an oppressor and has no status.Are they surprised the revolution happened to them?The Trump They Invented Never ExistedThe story the Left has been telling itself is how Shakespeare once described life in the play Macbeth: A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.Focusing solely on Trump for ten long years has meant they have never made any progress in solving the problems that put Trump in power in the first place.They've only hurt themselves because there is no version of this movie that comes to anything good. Should they take back power, what is their plan for the rest of the country that voted for Trump? Gulags? Mass deportation? Firing squads?Trump Derangement Syndrome has all but collapsed the empire, with Hollywood barely clinging to life, network television hemorrhaging viewers, and a rising counterculture movement they can't keep up with. Their jokes aren't funny. Their movies are unwatchable. Their moral superiority is unbearable.Voters are fleeing like rats off a sinking ship.The Democrats themselves have been recorded now as having no faith in the direction of the country, down to zero for the first time in history.Unfortunately, there is no snapping out of it any time soon. They are trapped in a hell of their own making and have arrived at the abyss. Their Great White Hopes, such as Gavin Newsom and JB Pritzker, seem to think that “fighting back” must also mean reflecting the mass psychosis that has distorted their perception of reality.But a great leader would be the one to help them out of it, offering rationality and critical thinking. A good leader would welcome Trump's help with crime to save mothers from having to worry about their children, but this is not a party that cares about them. This is a party that only cares about the ruling elite, still stuck in the Doomsday cult.It should not be about Donald Trump 10 years laterWhat has destroyed the Democrats and the Left was never Trump. They could have easily beaten him. They just had to be a little less crazy. But they couldn't even do that. The voters had in Trump someone who could see the working class at all, let alone help address their problems. But really, most of us voted for Trump as a way outThe Democrats have become so disconnected from reality that they believe it's acceptable to sterilize children and amputate their body parts, among other horrors.There is no such thing as a sane Democrat. Even those who seem semi-sane, like Rahm Emanuel, will buckle under the question of “gender affirming care.”That made voting for Trump in 2024 one of the easiest things I've ever done. I will spend the rest of my life reminding every single Democrat that they not only went along with it, but they also fought to preserve it. They own this and every terrible thing that will happen in the next ten years as children wake up and become adults and realize what has been done to them.That's just one of the reasons I think Trump is the Gray Champion of this Fourth Turning, the one we're living through now. 8 years ago, Neil Howe was asked this question. He wasn't prepared to answer it because Trump's presidency had not yet been tested.All of these years later, it's hard to see Trump as anything else:And maybe that's why a death fantasy was their last best hope. Maybe deep down, they know this is the end. Trump Derangement Syndrome: The Movie is nothing less than the rise and fall of a once-mighty empire and a disastrous campaign that has all but destroyed the minds of a generation.What the Democrats don't realize or won't accept is that the pendulum wants to swing. So let it. But until they find their way out of mass psychosis, we should do everything we can to keep them as far away from our schools and our government as possible.It brings me no pleasure to watch the empire fall, but I always knew it would. We built an empire of lies. I also knew that sooner or later, the truth would bring the whole thing crashing down.You can't stop what's coming. It ain't all waiting on you. That's vanity. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.sashastone.com/subscribe
Cloudflare's latest moves to police who can access the internet and governments' push for age verification set off alarms for the future of the open web, as panelists debate the hidden costs of centralization and regulation. Microsoft fires four workers for on-site protests over company's ties to Israe Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 water Nvidia says two mystery customers accounted for 39% of Q2 revenu FBI cyber cop: Salt Typhoon pwned 'nearly every American Mastodon says it doesn't 'have the means' to comply with age verification law UK's Online Safety Act censors the internet — a preview of US proposal Meta updates chatbot rules to avoid inappropriate topics with teen user Meta reportedly allowed unauthorized celebrity AI chatbots on its service UK's demand for Apple backdoor may have been broader than previously though Bluesky now platform of choice for science communit SpaceX's giant Starship Mars rocket nails critical 10th test flight in stunning comeback FCC rejects calls for cable-like fees on broadband providers The web does not need gatekeepers Intel warns a US equity stake could trigger "adverse reactions" US firms are racing through a $1 trillion buyback spree in record time Microsoft reveals two in-house AI models Authors celebrate "historic" settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action A rule exempting small packages from tariffs is ending today Framework is working on a giant haptic touchpad, Trackpoint nub, and eGPU for its laptops Germany fines economist Thomas Vierhaus €16,100 for sarcastic X posts1 Google wants to make sideloading Android apps safer by verifying developers' identities South Korea bans smartphones in all middle and elementary school classrooms Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Shoshana Weissmann, Cory Doctorow, and Louis Maresca Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: shopify.com/twit ZipRecruiter.com/twit NetSuite.com/TWIT zscaler.com/security smarty.com/twit
While most people are distracted by headlines, a hidden war is raging between Trump, the media, activist judges, and the global elites pulling the strings. From Disney's cultural propaganda to FCC battles over biased networks, Chinese cash infiltrating elections, and judicial roadblocks stopping reform—this fight is about more than politics, it's about who controls America's future. I break down what's really happening behind the curtain, why the stakes are higher than ever, and how this unseen battle impacts every one of us.
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Today's Headlines: Trump claims he's “not-a-dictator” while justifying plans to send the National Guard into states under the banner of fighting crime. He followed that up by signing a stack of executive orders: one to criminalize flag-burning (directly challenging a Supreme Court ruling that protects it as free speech), and another targeting cashless bail by pressuring cities and D.C. to roll it back. He also picked new fights with Chris Christie and threatened to have FCC revoke their licenses - which he can't really do. Meanwhile, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is openly defying Trump, calling him a wannabe dictator and vowing to stop him. On Capitol Hill, the House Oversight Committee subpoenaed Epstein's estate for financial records, contacts, and his infamous birthday book. In deportation news, ICE re-detained Kilmar Abrego Garcia—less than 24 hours after his release—though a judge has temporarily blocked his deportation to Uganda. In other news, Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro is urging citizens to join the pro-government militia in response to U.S. warships and a $50M bounty on his head (though his claim of 4.5M soldiers is… generously padded). Trade tensions are also flaring again, with foreign postal services pausing shipments to the U.S. over confusion around Trump's changes to tariff exemptions. Lastly, Elon Musk's xAI is suing Apple and OpenAI, accusing them of illegally rigging the AI market by locking ChatGPT into every iPhone. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: Axios: Trump denies being a dictator as he threatens new National Guard deployment AP News: Trump moves to ban flag burning despite Supreme Court ruling that Constitution allows it WSJ: Trump Takes Aim at Ending Cashless Bail Axios: Trump threatens ABC and NBC over "BAD STORIES" WTTW Chicago: Pritzker Vows to Stop Trump From Sending National Guard to Chicago AP News: House committee subpoenas Jeffrey Epstein's estate for documents AP News: Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces new deportation efforts after ICE detains him in Baltimore CBS News: Housewives, retirees in Venezuela line up to join militia in response to what Maduro calls "outlandish threats" by U.S. Axios: Global shippers cut U.S. off as de minimis tariff deadline nears WSJ: Elon Musk's xAI Sues Apple and OpenAI, Alleging They Are Monopolists Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
CNN delivers a stunning 180, ripping Democrats and declaring their brand is “garbage… bad, bad, bad — like Cracker Barrel!” Networks are in meltdown as Trump threatens to strip FCC licenses from ABC and NBC. MSNBC faces a major shake-up with insiders saying Rachel Maddow could soon exit. Dan Bongino, meanwhile, warns there will be “no protection” as FBI targets expand. Consider this: John Bolton’s home was just raided, putting the former Trump insider under the spotlight. And, Letitia James is under fire as DOJ investigations heat up and her $500 million penalty against Trump is tossed. Trish Regan exposes the panic inside the media and Washington in this explosive episode. Get Trish’s financial newsletter at https://76research.com today. Check me out on SPOTIFY!!
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