Podcasts about Militarization

Former Rep. Conor Lamb (D-PA) joins the podcast to discuss the first several months of President Donald Trump's second term in office. Conor and Colin also talk about the Epstein files, Trump's effective paramilitary force, the economy, and the path forward for the Democratic Party.

-- On the Show: -- Donald Trump sent federal troops into Washington, D.C., but daily protests only grow stronger -- Gavin Newsom teases 2028 while Wes Moore bows out of 2028, raising questions about Democratic strategy -- Trump threatens to send troops to Chicago against the will of Mayor Brandon Johnson and Governor JB Pritzker -- Illinois leaders, including JB Pritzker and Juliana Stratton, keep protests peaceful to deny Trump a pretext for military action -- Trump briefly praises vaccines in a rare moment that contradicts his own Health Secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr -- Trump rambles incoherently about immigrants, Putin, Chicago, and beef prices in a series of disastrous answers -- American farmers post viral videos showing anger and despair over Trump's policies -- Trump attends the US Open with broadcasters ordered to avoid boos, but fan videos expose the crowd reaction -- Corporate media downplays Trump's visible health issues while independent outlets highlight his disappearance and confusion -- House Speaker Mike Johnson accuses Trump of secretly working with the FBI, raising questions about his loyalty -- On the Bonus Show: Republicans are turning on Thomas Massie, Democrats are more focused on young leadership than Republicans, food makers phasing out artificial dyes, and much more... ☕ Trade Coffee: Get 50% off a 1-month trial at https://drinktrade.com/pakman

In the latest edition of "The Schmidt Storm", Steve answers your questions on the RFK Jr congressional hearings, Trump's Chicago threats and the new name for the Department of Defense. Subscribe for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES

D.C. Councilmember Christina Henderson joins the podcast to talk about President Donald Trump's power grab in Washington, D.C. Christina and Colin also discuss the president's threat to send National Guard troops to other blue cities and steps this administration is taking to normalize the military as an effective national police force.

In this episode of The Healers Café, Manon Bolliger, FCAH, RBHT (facilitator and retired naturopath with 30+ years of practice) speaks to Jeff about the need to reimagine policing in the 21st Century, emphasizing the importance of incorporating community input and addressing societal expectations. He highlights the critical failure of law enforcement in managing the narrative post-incidents, which erodes public trust. Weninger notes that 36% of officer-involved shootings involve individuals in mental health crises, and stresses the need for better training and de-escalation tactics. He advocates for hiring practices that prioritize education and empathy, and suggests incorporating civilian experts to improve law enforcement's effectiveness and public perception. For the transcript and full story go to: https://www.drmanonbolliger.com/jeff-wenninger     Highlights from today's episode include: Jeff advocats for reimagining policing by prioritizing transparency, community involvement, and honest conversations about law enforcement's role and culture. Jeff recommends adopting hiring and training practices similar to Nordic countries, emphasizing empathy, critical thinking, and multi-year training to reduce use-of-force incidents. Manon drew a parallel between the challenges in law enforcement and medicine, stressing the importance of maintaining the heart and soul of a profession despite institutional pressures.   ABOUT JEFF WENNINGER: Jeff Wenninger is a nationally recognized expert in law enforcement as a retired Lieutenant with over 33 years of experience primarily with the LAPD. As the Founder & CEO of Law Enforcement Consultants, LLC, Jeff draws from his vast experience in the investigation and adjudication of police use of force incidents, crowd management and control, school and campus safety, and the development of police management best practices. His work focuses on aligning police methods with societal expectations and improving public trust by administering comprehensive evaluations and recommendations to police departments, municipalities, and universities aimed at enhancing police training, reducing liability, improving safety, and fostering better community efficacy. Jeff is a recognized court use of force expert with experience testifying in criminal and civil cases as well as administrative hearings. Having worked the LAPD elite Metropolitan Division, Jeff obtained extensive experience working with the Secret Service and U.S. State Department in coordinating dignitary protection details for the President, Vice President, First Lady, and any Head of State visiting Los Angeles. With this experience, he later oversaw the security of some prominent entertainers, and the venue security of a Major League Baseball team. Despite challenges in his youth to overcome dyslexia and a speech impediment, Jeff excelled athletically and academically, earning a college scholarship for ice hockey and obtaining degrees in sociology, psychology and criminal justice. Jeff recognizes the historical value of traditional policing, but also appreciates the empirical evidence which supports that equally, if not more importantly, how research data can significantly impact the future of law enforcement. He built a distinguished career in law enforcement, beginning with receiving the Certificate of Merit for having the highest level of achievement of overall performance while in the academy & i.e. academics, physical fitness, firearms proficiency, and leadership. Throughout his career, Jeff was selected for coveted positions that included working in the elite LAPD Metropolitan Division, supervising the Rampart Gang Enforcement Detail, and managing police lethal force investigations used in evaluating potential criminal culpability on the part of the involved officers and the department adjudication of the police actions. Jeff's contributions to law enforcement have been recognized with prestigious awards, including the LAPD Medal of Valor, Police Star, and Meritorious Unit Citation. His dedication to excellence is also reflected in his athletic achievements, having served as the captain of the LAPD hockey team and winning multiple medals in police sports competitions at national and international levels. Jeff's insights and experiences have informed his forthcoming book, which proposes actionable solutions for improving law enforcement practices. Adopted and raised in a diverse and civic-minded family, Jeff's commitment to community service extends beyond his professional life. He has been involved in numerous community initiatives, including animal welfare and charitable projects, school safety programs, serving on numerous boards, and volunteering as a school crossing guard. Jeff is a regular contributor to NPR and a law enforcement print media guest columnist, which has spurred international attention. Jeff currently lives in Ohio with his son. Core purpose/passion: To educate the public about policing in the 21st century and help officers with their mental health and well-being. What can they be doing actively that will help them overcome trauma once they retire? Website | LinkedIn |    ABOUT MANON BOLLIGER, FCAH, RBHT  As a de-registered (2021) board-certified naturopathic physician & in practice since 1992, I've seen an average of 150 patients per week and have helped people ranging from rural farmers in Nova Scotia to stressed out CEOs in Toronto to tri-athletes here in Vancouver.  My resolve to educate, empower and engage people to take charge of their own health is evident in my best-selling books:  'What Patients Don't Say if Doctors Don't Ask: The Mindful Patient-Doctor Relationship' and 'A Healer in Every Household: Simple Solutions for Stress'.  I also teach BowenFirst™ Therapy through and hold transformational workshops to achieve these goals. So, when I share with you that LISTENING to Your body is a game changer in the healing process, I am speaking from expertise and direct experience". Manon's Mission: A Healer in Every Household!  For more great information to go to her weekly blog:  http://bowencollege.com/blog.  For tips on health & healing go to: https://www.drmanonbolliger.com/tips  Follow Manon on Social – Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube | Twitter | Linktr.ee | Rumble   ABOUT THE HEALERS CAFÉ:  Manon's show is the #1 show for medical practitioners and holistic healers to have heart to heart conversations about their day to day lives.   Subscribe and review on your favourite platform: iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | Libsyn | iHeartRadio | Gaana | The Healers Cafe | Radio.com | Medioq |   Follow The Healers Café on FB: https://www.facebook.com/thehealerscafe   Remember to subscribe if you like our videos. 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8/28/25: Bill & Buz Fishwrap. ACLU of MA Ex Dir Carol Rose on militarization of DC law enforcement and SCOTUS- approved cuts. Fran Volkmann & Carol Edelstein, authors of "Herself to the End." Jon Anz w/ Ruth Griggs, President of Northampton Jazz Festival.

As Donald Trump's deployment of National Guard troops in Washington continued on Wednesday, protesters booed Vice President JD Vance during a photo op with the guardsmen stationed in the city. People jeered Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller as they visited Union Station, blocks from the U.S. Capitol which has seen it's police federalized in a fake claim of a crime wave. Join this channel for exclusive access and bonus content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkbwLFZhawBqK2b9gW08z3g/join Five Minute News is an Evergreen Podcast, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering independent, unbiased and essential news for the US and across the world. Visit us online at http://www.fiveminute.news Follow us on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/fiveminutenews.bsky.social Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/fiveminnews Support us on Patreon http://www.patreon.com/fiveminutenews You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Please subscribe HERE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkbwLFZhawBqK2b9gW08z3g?sub_confirmation=1 CONTENT DISCLAIMER The views and opinions expressed on this channel are those of the guests and authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Anthony Davis or Five Minute News LLC. Any content provided by our hosts, guests or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything, in line with the First Amendment right to free and protected speech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, Nathan Goodman interviews sociologist Timothy Dunn on the militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border and its consequences for human rights. Dunn discusses how U.S. border militarization grew out of the Cold War era “low intensity conflict” doctrine and was expanded by both parties through the 1990s strategy of “prevention through deterrence.” While this policy reduced crossings in urban areas like El Paso and San Diego, it pushed migrants into deserts and mountains, ultimately contributing to thousands of migrant deaths. Dunn explains how U.S. military training and interventions in Central America fueled violence and migration, how financial institutions and drug war policies have perpetuated instability, how political entrepreneurs use crisis narratives to expand coercive power, and how programs like Operation Lone Star model a new wave of militarized enforcement. He calls for more humane immigration reforms grounded in human rights, economic realities, and the everyday resilience of immigrant communities.Dr. Timothy J. Dunn is a Professor of Sociology at Salisbury University in Maryland. He is the author of Blockading the Border and Human Rights: The El Paso Operation that Remade Immigration Enforcement (University of Texas Press, 2009) and The Militarization of the U.S.-Mexico Border, 1978-1992: Low-Intensity Conflict Doctrine Comes Home (University of Texas Press, 1996).Show Notes:Handbook on Human Security, Borders and Migration (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021) edited by Natalia Ribas-Mateos and Timothy DunnTodd Miller's book, Empire of Borders: The Expansion of the US Border around the WorldJason De León's book, The Land of Open Graves: Living and Dying on the Migrant TrailGary Becker's article, "Crime and Punishment: An Economic Approach" (Journal of Political Economy, 1968)Mexican Migration ProjectMacArthur Fellowship Recipient: Kelly Lytle HernándezNo More Deaths / No Más MuertesCoalición de Derechos HumanosCoalition for Humane Immigrant RightsACLU | Immigrants' RightsIf you like the show, please subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and tell others about the show! We're available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and wherever you get your podcasts.Virtual Sentiments, a podcast series from the Hayek Program, is streaming. Subscribe today and listen to season three, releasing now!Follow the Hayek Program on Twitter: @HayekProgramLearn more about Academic & Student ProgramsFollow the Mercatus Center on Twitter: @mercatusCC Music: Twisterium

It's been another wild week, after the D.C. Attorney General sued the government for attempting to install the head of the D.E.A. as D.C.'s emergency police commissioner. Following an emergency hearing, US Attorney General Pam Bondi backed down and re-wrote the directive. But Andrew and Mary highlight why that's just the start: it's no longer just the D.C. National Guard being deployed in the nation's capital, National Guard units from five other red states are being sent to the city, making a complicated stew of who's in charge and who has jurisdiction. Next, they weave this thread into last week's trial over whether California's National Guard performed law enforcement operations in Los Angeles, a potential violation of The Posse Comitatus Act. And with Russia and Ukraine so much in the news, Andrew offers some reflections from the 2019 Special Counsel's report that exposes Russia's long-held goal of taking over the Donbas region. And last up, Andrew and Mary fill listeners in on two DC Circuit cases that have their attention: a decision allowing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to be dismantled and another that allows Trump to withhold billions in foreign aid.And a reminder: tickets are on sale now for MSNBC Live – our second live community event featuring more than a dozen MSNBC hosts. The day-long event will be held on October 11th at Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan. To buy tickets visit msnbc.com/live25.Want to listen to this show without ads? Sign up for MSNBC Premium on Apple Podcasts.

On August 11, the Trump administration announced the deployment of national guard troops and the federal takeover of the police department in Washington, DC. This follows military troops being deployed to Los Angeles and ICE agents snatching people throughout the country. Last week, the Pentagon also announced the creation of a 600-member national guard unit ready to deploy to cities within an hour when there are protests. Clearing the FOG speaks with Erica Caines of the Black Alliance for Peace about the checkpoints and patrols in DC, how this fits into the long history of policing mainly black and brown communities and how people are organizing community self-defense and mutual aid. She also discusses the demand to disqualify the United States and Israel from FIFA and the Olympic games. For more information, visit PopularResistance.org.

Mickey Huff and Eleanor co-host this week's Project Censored Show. In the first half of the program, Esra'a Al Shafei tells Eleanor about the now-pervasive surveillance systems governments use to spy on their populations and target dissidents; she warns that, “We cannot resist what we do not know.” Then Mickey Huff and Peter Byrne discuss the militarization of Artificial Intelligence (AI), including the the corporations profiting from Pentagon AI procurement, and the sinister individuals at the top of some of those firms. Note: this is a rebroadcast of a program that originally aired in April 2025. Esra'a Al Shafei is a Bahraini civil rights activist and free-speech advocate, and the founder of the web site surveillancewatch.io, a site that monitors the global surveillance industry. Peter Byrne is a veteran investigative reporter who has written on topics ranging from breast cancer to wildlife conservation to corruption at the Postal Service. His personal web site is www.peterbyrne.info. Together with Project Censored, he's launching a ten-part series on the militarization of AI: www.projectcensored.org/military-ai-watch Music-break information: “Plug In Baby” by Muse The post The dark side of technology: surveillance and militarization. appeared first on KPFA.

This week on Talk World Radio, we are talking about NATO invading classrooms. Our guest Nolan Higdon is a political analyst, author, host of The Disinfo Detox Podcast, lecturer at Merrill College and the Education Department at University of California, Santa Cruz, and Project Censored Judge. Higdon's popular Substack includes the bi-weekly Gaslight Gazette, which chronicles important and well-researched examples of disinformation, character assassination, and censorship in the United States. He recently co-wrote an article called "The Militarization and Weaponization of Media Literacy."

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

Why is the military marching on a city park? Who profits from private prisons? Why do Dems hate NY Mayoral contender Zohran Mamdani? Dominique DiPrima and Sherri Bell debunk terrible talking points and the phone lines are open. https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ https://www.instagram.com/sherri_de_la_ghetto/

Why is the military marching on a city park? Who profits from private prisons? Why do Dems hate NY Mayoral contender Zohran Mamdani? Dominique DiPrima and Sherri Bell debunk terrible talking points and the phone lines are open.https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/ https://www.instagram.com/sherri_de_la_ghetto/

Welcome to Colonial Outcasts, the unapologetically anti-imperialist podcast where we break down how Operation Excalibur — an ICE/National Guard raid on LA's MacArthur Park — connects to Netanyahu's "voluntary migration" speech at the White House. Governments learn from each other — and this week, we're watching that play out in real-time.

Tony's guest on the Thursday Buzz, Alan Lizarraga, a spokesman for the El Paso-based Border Network for Human Rights, discusses the establishment of National Defense Areas around El Paso. The post The Militarization Of The El Paso Border appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

Tonight on The Brian Crombie Hour, Brian interviews Mykola Kuleba. Mykola is an Ukrainian statesman, children's rights advocate, and humanitarian. He has led major reforms to advance children's welfare in Ukraine and is co-founder and head of Save Ukraine, an organization that rescues children from conflict zones. He served as Commissioner for Children's Rights and headed the Kyiv Children's Service. Mykola, the organization's founder and CEO, and Anastasiia Dovbnia, responsible for government relations at Save Ukraine, discuss the ongoing efforts to rescue Ukrainian children abducted by Russia, particularly in occupied territories. Save Ukraine has rescued around 680 children, focusing on the most vulnerable, including orphans and those subjected to militarization, trafficking, or sexual abuse. 

The Kremlin says NATO is on a path of militarization, as the alliance gathers in The Hague in a new push to raise the defense budget.

The panel "Border Enforcement, Militarization & Walls" is part of the “Who Needs a Border Wall? Borders, Fences, and Walls: Toward a New Research Agenda” conference, organized by the Center for Geopolitical Studies of the Raoul Dandurand Chair at the Université du Québec à Montréal, in collaboration with Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University in Fez.With:Lizzy Schick and David Donatti, American Civil Liberties UnionKenneth Madsen, Ohio State University at NewarkDamien Simonneau, National Institute of Languages and Oriental CivilizationsChair: Katarzyna Stoklosa, University of Southern Denmark

Ryan, Noah, Lou and Matt discuss the militarized response by the Trump administration towards pushback against its deportations.

President Trump has ordered federalization of the California National Guard and deployed them to Los Angeles. He also has deployed active Marines in the city. Does this violate the law? What is the law of posse comitatus? What is its history? And will mass protests help preserve democracy? The law of Posse Comitatus needs reform … Continue reading Scholars' Circle – ICE and Militarization on the streets of Los Angeles – June 15, 2025 →

Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) joins the show to discuss the rising authoritarian threat from the Trump administration and the president's politicization of the military. Gov. Walz also talks about his record of delivering for Minnesotans and how the American public can push back in this moment.

Donald Trump deployed the US military to repress protesters in Los Angeles, California, as people flooded the streets to denounce the abuse of immigrants by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement). Ben Norton discusses how the oppressive tactics used by the empire eventually return home. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYcRBkB2KCw Topics 0:00 LA protests 0:28 California government rebukes Trump 1:10 Police shoot journalists 1:48 Empire's tactics come home 2:11 Militarization of US police 2:59 Private prison corporations 3:43 Trump wages war inside his country 4:43 Foreign flags and Israel 5:27 Trump deports pro-Palestine protesters 6:13 Mahmoud Khalil, political prisoner 7:05 Lawlessness of ICE 8:26 ICE targets children 8:50 ICE's criminal behavior 12:54 ICE targets migrants with tattoos 14:11 Trump's police state budget 15:24 Scapegoating immigrants 16:26 Unemployment 17:14 Essential workers 18:03 Taxes 18:47 Crime rates 19:34 US imperial hypocrisy 19:46 Hong Kong riots 21:02 US coups in Latin America 22:18 US guns in Mexico 23:38 Obama, Biden, and Trump 24:12 Imperial boomerang 24:38 Outro

Gov. Newsom's national address criticizing President Trump's response to immigration protests. Also, the legality of federal militarization on U.S. soil. Plus, the state of Sacramento's craft beer industry. Finally, Sac Pride Festival this weekend. Gov. Newsom's National Address

Gov. Newsom's national address criticizing President Trump's response to immigration protests. Also, the legality of federal militarization on U.S. soil. Plus, the state of Sacramento's craft beer industry. Finally, Sac Pride Festival this weekend.

The United Nations has urged all parties to avoid further escalation of unrest in Los Angeles, after US President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard.

Send us a textIsrael blocked aid into Gaza for 10 weeks. Then the US and Israel came up with a new plan – without the United Nations. Established aid agencies had doubts. Inside Geneva finds out why.Jan Egeland,secretary general, Norwegian Refugee Council: ‘We would welcome anything that would allow us to resume work for a population that is starving and that has been suffocated by a siege over two months. But this seems to be militarized, politicized, manipulated. People have to walk long distances through the rubble to get aid.'The new Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has had a disastrous start. Dozens of Palestinians have been shot trying to get aid.Chris Lockyear, Secretary General, MSF: ‘This is not child's play. It is not a military operation. It is a different thing that requires years and decades of experience to get where we've got to now. So it breaks my heart to say it, but it wasn't a surprise to see those horrendous images from the first day of operation of the GHF in Gaza.'It's not clear who is actually running the new Foundation, but international lawyers warn they could be liable for war crimes.Philip Grant, Trial International: To lend material aid to the Israeli plan can be construed as complicity in the war crime of forcible displacement of the civilian population. And that would entail first of all the possibility for any state, almost any state in the world to use universal jurisdiction.Meanwhile the UN warns that Gaza's population is now close to famine.Jan Egeland: We now hope to see Europe, the United Nations and those who are there to defend international law to stand up for principle when Israel is besieging 2 million Palestinians, where half of them are children and totally innocent.Join host Imogen Foulkes on Inside GenevaGet in touch! Email us at insidegeneva@swissinfo.ch Twitter: @ImogenFoulkes and @swissinfo_en Thank you for listening! If you like what we do, please leave a review or subscribe to our newsletter. For more stories on the international Geneva please visit www.swissinfo.ch/Host: Imogen FoulkesProduction assitant: Claire-Marie GermainDistribution: Sara PasinoMarketing: Xin Zhang

There is a long history of industry heavy war profiteers like Lockheed Martin and Northrup Grumman having deep ties within elite political and military circles. This has led to trillions being spent on weapons manufacturing. With the rise of Silicon Valley and artificial intelligence (AI) in our society, we're seeing those same elites build out AI for military and geopolitical purposes. In our latest, we talk with Project Censored and award-winning investigative journalist Peter Byrne about his groundbreaking 10-part exposé on the dangerous militarization of artificial intelligence—and the profiteering that drives it. Bio//Peter Byrne is an award-winning investigative science reporter who has long uncovered corruption at the nexus of science and industry. Now, in partnership with Project Censored, Byrne has launched Military AI Watch, a groundbreaking ten-part series that will run monthly on Project Censored.——————Outro- "Green and Red Blues" by MoodyLinks//+ Military AI Watch (https://bit.ly/3ZjLRCh)+ Peter's website: https://www.peterbyrne.infoFollow Green and Red// +G&R Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/greenandredpodcast⁠⁠⁠ +Our rad website: ⁠⁠⁠https://greenandredpodcast.org/⁠⁠⁠ + Join our Discord community (https://discord.gg/3a6AX7Qy)+Follow us on Substack (https://greenandredpodcast.substack.com)+Follow us on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/podcastgreenred.bsky.social)Support the Green and Red Podcast// +Become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast +Or make a one time donation here: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/DonateGandR⁠⁠⁠ Our Networks// +We're part of the Labor Podcast Network: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.laborradionetwork.org/⁠⁠ +We're part of the Anti-Capitalist Podcast Network: linktr.ee/anticapitalistpodcastnetwork +Listen to us on WAMF (90.3 FM) in New Orleans (https://wamf.org/) + Check us out! We made it into the top 100 Progressive Podcasts lists (#68) (https://bit.ly/432XNJT) This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). Edited by Scott.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivered an extremely hawkish speech in which he demonized China as a "threat" and said, "We are preparing for war". Ben Norton analyzes the top Trump admin official's aggressive remarks at the Shangri-La Dialogue 2025 summit. He explains the geopolitics of the Asia-Pacific region, and Washington's unsuccessful attempt to pressure countries to join its new cold war on Beijing. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLOTTVI_LAA US defense secretary declared 'holy war' on China, left & Islam: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/03/07/us-defense-secretary-hegseth-overthrow-china-crusade/ Is war on China coming? The US military is seriously preparing: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/04/28/us-military-war-china-silicon-valley/ Topics 0:00 (CLIPS) US defense secretary speech 0:30 US military prepares for war 1:05 (CLIP) "We are preparing for war" 1:25 Trump admin's war threats 1:55 (CLIP) Trump "will never hesitate to" use force 2:13 (CLIP) "Deterrence" and war 2:24 Shangri-La Dialogue 2025 summit 2:41 Asia-Pacific region 3:59 (CLIP) USA is "here to stay" in "Indo-Pacific" 4:19 US empire seeks hegemony 4:50 (CLIP) Pentagon says China is a "threat" 5:11 Pete Hegseth, extremist US "crusader" 6:31 Myth of Chinese "hegemony" 7:24 (CLIP) Hegseth on China "threat" 8:01 China opposes hegemony 9:34 China doesn't want hegemony 10:33 US pressures Asia to cut ties with China 11:17 (CLIP) USA opposes "economic cooperation" 11:47 Taiwan 13:05 (CLIP) Hegseth on Taiwan 13:32 Hegseth's hawkish rhetoric 13:56 (CLIP) US "warfighters" and "warfighting" 14:31 US military budget of $1 trillion 14:40 (CLIP) Trump boosts US military spending 15:02 Military interventions 15:32 (CLIP) USA tells Asia: Join us against China 15:48 US divide-and-conquer strategy is failing 16:23 China, Japan, South Korea cooperate 16:47 Trump's tariff threats 17:25 RCEP trade deal 17:55 ASEAN-GCC-China summit 18:36 India 18:43 (CLIP) Hegseth on US-India partnership 19:00 India-China relations 20:24 Philippines volunteers to be Ukraine of Asia 21:21 US military bases and missiles in Philippines 21:51 Militarization of first island chain 22:48 Regional non-alignment 23:19 Philippines and Australia 24:40 Colonialist Monroe Doctrine 25:03 (CLIP) Hegseth threatens Panama Canal 25:31 US imperialism is bipartisan 26:03 Biden official praises Trump's China policy 27:02 Republicans vs Democrats 27:39 US empire says war is peace 28:32 (CLIP) USA doesn't seek encirclement? 28:45 US "grand encirclement plan" for China 29:34 Biden admin's China policy 30:02 (CLIP) Antony Blinken on China containment 30:15 Imperial hypocrisy 31:05 Cold War Two 31:54 Silicon Valley profits from war preparations 32:15 Outro

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(AURN News) — President Donald Trump's latest executive order directing federal agencies to enhance support for law enforcement has sparked renewed fears over the militarization of local police and its potential impact on civil liberties. The order, signed Monday, instructs the attorney general and other agency heads to “maximize the use of Federal resources” in support of state and local law enforcement. Among its directives: developing new best practices to “aggressively police communities,” increasing officer pay and benefits, seeking enhanced penalties for crimes against police, and investing in prison infrastructure. Section 4, mandates that within 90 days, the attorney general and the secretary of defense “shall increase the provision of excess military and national security assets in local jurisdictions to assist State and local law enforcement.” The order also calls for determining how military training, non-lethal capabilities, and personnel “can most effectively be utilized to prevent crime.” With provisions that call for expanded use of military assets in local jurisdictions, the order is likely to renew public debate over the federal government's role in shaping local law enforcement — and how far is too far when it comes to crime prevention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a lively conversation, The Border Chronicle founders grapple with the last three months of militarization and surveillance, and ponder what's to come.What is happening on the border three months into the Trump administration? Well, you've come to the right place. Here, Border Chroniclefounders Melissa and Todd spend the hour discussing just that.Among the topics covered are Stryker armored vehicles deployed in El Paso, including one conducting surveillance from a garbage dump; DHS secretary Kristi Noem recounting an epiphany about a Target store by Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele (this epiphany helps Bukele justify the 40,000-person capacity “terrorist” prison accepting U.S. deportees); the chilling surveillance tower known as the Torre Centinela looming over Ciudad Juárez; a DOD spokesperson telling Melissa that “you know more than we know”; and Todd sharing the story of how he got kicked out of the Border Security Expo 10 years ago (yes, there is some good old-fashioned humor as well).Militarization, surveillance, privatization, water, and climate change are all addressed as The Border Chronicle attempts to grapple with what has happened, what is happening, and what's to come.And since there is so much to discuss, we'd love to hear your perspectives about the last 100 days. Please feel free to comment below. What are your thoughts and opinions? Border residents, what have you seen? Anything of note? Please don't be shy about adding to our conversation. Also, here's a few of Melissa's favorite signs from the “Hands Off” protest in Tucson last week as mentioned in the podcast.The building in the distance is the Torre Centinela under construction in Ciudad Juárez. Photo taken from the El Paso side in late March. (Photo by Todd Miller).

Clip taken from Raised By Giants episode titled “JFK Revelations, Original Zapruder Film & Militarization of Space with Dr. Joseph Farrelll” link to full episode here: https://youtu.be/mzfFGREEBEw Raised By Giants LInkTree:https://linktr.ee/raisedbygiantspod

This week we're looking at the insidious and nefarious sides of tech, starting with a conversation with Esra'a Al Shafei discussing her new site Surveillance Watch, an incredible trove of data formulated into an easily searchable and interactive site that exposes the vast interconnected web of global authoritarian surveillance systems. Esra'a discusses the impunity with which these corporations and financial institutions operate, with no care for borders, side-stepping sanctions, and using genocide as a marketing tool. She highlights the importance of bringing this information to light, of acting to protect ourselves and each other and never normalizing the Orwellian panopticon. Next, cohost Mickey Huff sits down with investigative journalist Peter Byrne to unveil a new 10-part series titled Military AI Watch: the dangerous militarization of AI and the profiteering behind it. Peter and Mickey discuss the first piece in the series, “One Ring to Rule them All,” where Peter names the cast of characters in this dark fantasy turned reality, their terrifying aims, the monopoly on murder, and more. GUESTS: Esra'a Al Shafei is a Bahraini civil rights activist, free-speech advocate, and the founder of Surveillance Watch, a website that monitors the global surveillance industry. Peter Byrne is a veteran investigative reporter who has written on topics ranging from breast cancer, to wildlife conservation, to corruption at the Postal Service. Together with Project Censored, he is launching “Military AI Watch,” a ten-part series on the militarization of AI.   The post The Dark Side of Technology: Surveillance and Militarization appeared first on KPFA.

Send us a textThe Mapuche people of Chile are fighting to reclaim ancestral lands taken over by vast industrial eucalyptus and pine plantations established during the Pinochet dictatorship in the 1970s. Their struggle goes beyond land ownership—it's about reclaiming culture, spirituality, language, and food sovereignty while facing criminalization under Chile's new "usurpation law."• Mapuche territory (Wallmapu) was initially protected by treaty but later seized through what the Chilean government called "pacification of the Araucanía" • Industrial tree plantations have destroyed native ecosystems, depleted water resources, and created conditions for devastating "megafires" and "gigafires"• Chilean authorities use "preventative prison" to hold Mapuche activists for up to two years without formal charges or trials• Militarization of Mapuche territories has led to surveillance, intimidation, and targeting of young activists• The controversial "usurpation law" criminalizes land reclamation efforts, violating international indigenous rights agreements Chile has ratified• The struggle connects to broader patterns of indigenous land theft for industrial tree plantations under dictatorships globally• Land reclamation is essential for Mapuche cultural revival and addressing extreme poverty On this episode of Breaking Green, we spoke with Anne Petermann.  Petermann co- founded Global Justice Ecology Project in 2003. She is the international coordinator of the Campaign to STOP GE Trees, which she also co founded. Petermann is a founding board member of the Will Miller Social Justice Lecture Series. She has been involved in movements for forest protection and indigenous rights since 1991, and the international and national climate justice movements since 2004. She participated in the founding of the Durban group for climate justice in 2004, in Durban, South Africa, and Climate Justice Now in 2007 at the Bali Indonesia UN climate conference. She was adopted as an honorary member of the St. Francis- Sokoki band of the Abenaki in 1992 for her work in support of their struggle for state recognition. In 2000, she received the wild nature award for activist of the year.Photo by Orin Langelle.For more information visit: https://globaljusticeecology.org/brazil-2023/This podcast is produced by Global Justice Ecology Project.Breaking Green is made possible by tax deductible donations from people like you. Please help us lift up the voices of those working to protect forests, defend human rights and expose false solutions.  Donate securely online hereOr simply text GIVE to 716-257-4187Support the show

Tanner Mirrlees on the new Cost of War paper from the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University entitled, "The Militarization of Movies and Television." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Tanner's writing here: https://home.watson.brown.edu/research/research-briefs/militarization-movies-and-tv Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell

This week Magnum discusses how 50 years of "The War on Drugs" has utterly failed.

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This week on Talk World Radio we're talking about how popular culture fuels war. Our guest Mimi Healy is an Associate with the Costs of War project where she provides research assistance and editing. Most recently, she is one of the co-editors on Costs of War's latest research series "Consuming War." Costs of War's Consuming War research series showcases how, every day, Americans are inundated with cultural products promoting militarism. The first report in the series is titled, "The Militarization of Movies and Television." See: https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/papers/2025/consumingwar https://www.instagram.com/costsofwar

#LEU: Inevitable militarization of Low Earth Orbit and the Earth Moon System. Henry Sokolski, NPEC. 1958

"PREVIEW: STARLINK: Colleague Henry Sokolski explores whether LEO communication constellations like Starlink constitute space militarization and risk countermeasures. More later." 1940

On Sunday, The Washington Post, El Universal in Mexico, and Lighthouse Reports published “Death and Deterrence in the Rio Grande,” a yearlong investigation on drowning deaths of asylum seekers. As the U.S.-Mexico investigations editor for Lighthouse Reports, I helped collect the data, did reporting, and coordinated the binational investigation. We wanted to examine how border militarization, including Texas' Operation Lone Star, contributes to the growing number of drowning deaths in the Rio Grande/Río Bravo. As a longtime border reporter, I had never encountered a comprehensive, binational investigation of this issue, so a year ago, we set out to document what was happening, especially in the Eagle Pass/Piedras Negras corridor on the Rio Grande, which has seen the highest number of drownings. The investigation began November 15, 2023, when I and my colleagues Daniel Howden, director at Lighthouse Reports, and Justin Hamel, an independent photojournalist, set out from the boat ramp at Shelby Park in Eagle Pass. Leading us down the river was Jessie Fuentes, owner of Epi's Canoes and Kayaks. We set out at sunrise as fog drifted across the river, lending it a ghostly, ethereal ambience. But we were soon met with a cold, hard reality: desperate families stranded on islands in the middle of the river. We came across a family of four, the father with a toddler on his shoulders, standing in the freezing water. Soldiers in Texas yelled at them to go back to Mexico. During our investigation, we found that in 2023, one out of every 10 people who died in the river was a child. Our trip down the river was a heartrending experience, one I'll never forget. In this special Backlight & Border Chronicle podcast, I discuss our investigation's findings with my Lighthouse colleagues Beatriz Ramahlo da Silva and Tessa Pang. And please check out the full investigation published by our media partners The Washington Post and El Universal. You can also read about how we undertook the lengthy data collection and analysis for this project at Lighthouse Reports. Support our work and local border journalism at theborderchronicle.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/border-chronicle/support

Welcome back to the series, Perspectives on Peace, hosted by Chris Coyne. The first four episodes of this series will focus on The Legacy of Robert Higgs (Mercatus Center, 2024) and will feature a collection of short interviews with many of the chapter authors.This episode focuses on the military and health industrial complexes of Robert Higgs, featuring authors Nathan Goodman on “The Military-­Industrial Complex and the Militarization of Society”, Raymond March on “What About the Healthcare State? Robert Higgs's Contribution to Health Economics”, and Yuliya Yatsyshina on “The War Industry as Economic Cancer.” In their conversations, the authors share the impact Robert Higgs has had on their life and career and dive into a short summary of their respective chapters.Nathan P. Goodman is a Senior Research Fellow and Senior Fellow at the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Nathan is an alum of the Mercatus PhD Fellowship.Raymond J. March is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Angelo State University.Yuliya Yatsyshina is an Associate Program Director for Academic & Student Programs at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Yuliya is an alum of the Mercatus MA Fellowship.Learn more about Chris Coyne's work as Director of the Initiative for the Study of a Stable Peace (ISSP).If you like the show, please subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and tell others about the show! We're available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and wherever you get your podcasts.Virtual Sentiments, our new podcast series from the Hayek Program is streaming! Subscribe today and listen to seasons one and two.Follow the Hayek Program on Twitter: @HayekProgramLearn more about Academic & Student ProgramsFollow the Mercatus Center on Twitter: @mercatusCC Music: Twisterium

Dr. Nick Begich discusses the latest developments in technology and their impact on humanity, freedom, human dignity, sovereign individuality and self-determination. Topics include: Update on the HAARP Project; The Revolution in military affairs and its impact on freedom; Non-lethal weapons and their use and impact on people; including radio frequency (RF) radiation, electromagnetic pulse (EMP), extremely low frequency (ELF) fields, lasers and chemicals; Environmental and weather control; New technologies which will eliminate privacy; Militarization of law enforcement.

Dr. Nick Begich discusses the latest developments in technology and their impact on humanity, freedom, human dignity, sovereign individuality and self-determination. Topics include: Update on the HAARP Project; The Revolution in military affairs and its impact on freedom; Non-lethal weapons and their use and impact on people; including radio frequency (RF) radiation, electromagnetic pulse (EMP), extremely low frequency (ELF) fields, lasers and chemicals; Environmental and weather control; New technologies which will eliminate privacy; Militarization of law enforcement.

Dr. Nick Begich discusses the latest developments in technology and their impact on humanity, freedom, human dignity, sovereign individuality and self-determination. Topics include: Update on the HAARP Project; The Revolution in military affairs and its impact on freedom; Non-lethal weapons and their use and impact on people; including radio frequency (RF) radiation, electromagnetic pulse (EMP), extremely low frequency (ELF) fields, lasers and chemicals; Environmental and weather control; New technologies which will eliminate privacy; Militarization of law enforcement.

Emissions from anesthesia are one of the largest sources of greenhouse gases from hospitals. This anesthesiologist wants to change that. And, a cultural anthropologist discusses the Mariana Islands' long history of colonization and why demilitarization matters for climate progress.A Major Source Of Greenhouse Gases In Hospitals? AnesthesiaDid you know that some of the gases used in anesthesia are strong greenhouse gases? A few years ago, Seattle Children's Hospital analyzed its carbon footprint and found that the gases used in anesthesia made up about 7% of the hospital's total emissions, right behind emissions from heating and power and those from commuting.Faced with this problem, Dr. Elizabeth Hansen, a pediatric anesthesiologist at Seattle Children's, took matters into her own hands and slashed the operating room's emissions. She now helps other hospitals do the same with Project Spruce.Guest host Anna Rothschild talks with Dr. Hansen about how and why she took on the problem.Militarization And Environmental Injustice In The Mariana IslandsLet's take a trip to the Northern Mariana Islands, a string of islands in the Pacific just north of Guam. The islands were sites of major battles during World War II and were captured by the United States in 1944. The US established a military presence across the territory—including building the world's largest air force base at the time, on an island called Tinian.The US military never left, and in the 1980s, the Northern Mariana Islands became a US territory. A few years ago, the Pentagon proposed building a bombing range on an island called Pagan, but residents of the islands pushed back.Dr. Isa Arriola is a cultural anthropologist at Concordia University in Montreal and co-founder of the organization Our Common Wealth 670, based in Saipan, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands. She's fought back against the militarization of her home islands, and she talks with guest host Anna Rothschild about how the military presence has affected the people and environment of the Marianas, and why demilitarization needs to be part of climate action.Transcripts for each segment will be available after the show airs on sciencefriday.com. Subscribe to this podcast. Plus, to stay updated on all things science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters.

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 - 12:51)We Need Order Along the Border: We Cannot Support the Subversion of Our Border and the Rule of LawIn Shift, Biden Issues Order Allowing Temporary Border Closure to Migrants by The New York Times (Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Hamed Aleaziz)Biden to Issue Executive Order on Southern Border, Limiting Asylum by The Wall Street Journal (Michelle Hackman and Tarini Parti)Part II (12:51 - 14:08)Every Country Needs an Immigration Policy: No Nation That Has Unrestricted Borders Will Survive to Help AnyonePart III (14:08 - 19:47)No, We Should Not Sell China Our Military Expertise: Allies Warn U.S. and Allied Military Pilots Not to Train Chinese MilitaryAllies Warn Former Fighter Pilots Not to Train Chinese Military Members by The New York Times (Julian E. Barnes and Helene Cooper)Part IV (19:47 - 22:17)A Simple Mountain Hotel or a Nest of Spies? A Chinese Couple, a Century-Old Lodge, and a Plot to Steal Information on Advanced American AircraftMystery in the Alps: A Chinese Family, a Swiss Inn and the World's Most Expensive Weapon by The Wall Street Journal (Drew Hinshaw, Joe Parkinson, Liza Lin)Part V (22:17 - 25:30)A Potential War in Space? America Prepares for the Militarization of the World Far, Far AwayAmerica Is Getting Ready for Space Warfare by The Wall Street Journal (Doug Cameron and Micah Maidenberg)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.