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Senior Pastor, Clint Pressley Wednesday, March 4, 2026"Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards  

 Discipleship Pastor, Dr. Blake MaxwellWednesday, March 4, 2026

Today on the podcast, I'm pleased to welcome Dr. Clint Pressley. Dr. Pressley has been serving as the President of the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the United States, since his election in June 2024 — and he was reelected to a second term in June 2025. That means, of course, that he is coming to the end of his tenure as president, and I wanted to sit down with him to reflect on his time as president, and to look at some of the issues facing the SBC and evangelicalism in general. Before stepping into this national leadership role, Clint Pressley has spent decades in pastoral ministry, most notably as the senior pastor of Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he has faithfully shepherded his congregation since 2011. His journey in ministry began in his youth and has taken him across multiple states and church contexts — from Mississippi to Alabama and back to North Carolina — shaping a pastoral heart deeply grounded in Scripture and committed to gospel proclamation. A graduate of Wofford College and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Pressley has also served in key denominational capacities for years, including as vice president of the SBC and as a trustee and former chairman of the board for the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Beyond his leadership roles, he is known for emphasizing unity, doctrinal fidelity, and mission focus within the convention. Today, he joins us to reflect on his vision for Southern Baptists, the challenges and opportunities facing the church, and what it means to lead with conviction rooted in faith. The producer for today's program is Jeff McIntosh. I'm your host Warren Smith. Until next time, may God bless you.

Exodus 20:17; 1Timothy 6: 6-10; James 4: 1-4Senior Pastor, Clint PressleySunday, March 1, 2026 

 Senior Pastor, Clint PressleyWednesday, February 25, 2026

 HGCS Head of School, Dr. Jimmie QuesinberryWednesday, February 25, 2026

There's no rest for Dundee United in the most hectic portion of the campaign. The team pick the bones out of a turgid game against Aberdeen at Tannadice – and analyse why the surface is in such a state, and what comes next for it. We discuss the relationship between the United hierarchy and the Ultras following statement and counter-statement this week, before looking ahead to an onerous challenge at Fir Park. Across the road, Steven Pressley reckons Ethan Hamilton should be in the conversation for Scotland. Is he right? And how many other Ethan Hamiltons are waiting to be unearthed south of the border? Pressley has plenty of options following a worthwhile bounce game in midweek, while Joe Westley could be back to face Hibs. The Courier head of sport Sean Hamilton is in the hot-seat, joined by United correspondent Alan Temple and former Evening Telegraph sports editor Graeme Finnan. You can also see us on YouTube at youtube.com/@TheCourierUK/videos 

 Exodus 20:16, Matthew 5:33-37Senior Pastor, Clint PressleySunday, February 22, 2026

 Pastor, Family Discipleship, Missions & Outreach, Kyle ScarlettWednesday, February 18, 2026

 Pastor, Adult Discipleship, Ric BlaziWednesday, February 18, 2026

 Senior Pastor, Clint PressleySunday, February 15, 2026

THEME-The Godless Don't Ask Questions; Epstein Backfire; Economy Booms; Pressley q's; Trans Shooting by Barak Lurie

Worship Pastor, John StegemertenWednesday, February 11, 2026

 Family Discipleship Pastor, Campbell BenfieldWednesday, February 11, 2026

Another Premiership fixture, another blank drawn for Dundee. Four on the spin. But the 1-0 defeat at Falkirk for the goal-shy Dee was a particularly galling one, with Yan Dhanda missing a 96th minute penalty. How does Steven Pressley get them firing? Meanwhile, Pressley reckons the Dark Blues are still deep in the relegation scrap. Is he right? Another postponement for Dundee United. What next? And will the SPFL start to take interest in the repeated call-offs? On the pitch, Nikolaj Moller is offski after just six months. We take a proper look and the pros and cons of United's recruitment process. With new arrival Emmanuel Agyei making his mark, will he make his debut at Falkirk – as United seek to do better against the Bairns than Dundee. Also, why the bottom six may not be ALL bad for clubs on both sides of the street. Back in our Meadowside studio are Courier Sport writer Alan Temple, former Evening Telegraph sports editor Graeme Finnan and The Courier's head of sport Sean Hamilton. You can also see us on YouTube at youtube.com/@TheCourierUK/videos

 Exodus 20:14, Matthew 5:27-30Senior Pastor, Clint PressleySunday, February 8, 2026

Pastor Tracy Pressley brings us Back to the Beginning to look at family from a biblical lens.

 Discipleship Pastor, Matt Phipps Wednesday, February 4, 2026

 Senior Pastor, Clint PressleyWednesday, February 4, 2026

 Exodus 20:13Senior Pastor, Clint PressleySunday February 1, 2026

 Missions & Outreach Pastor, Kyle ScarlettWednesday, January 28, 2026

 Senior Pastor, Clint PressleyWednesday, January 28, 2026

Part 2 of 2. OA 1230 - Seeing all the obstacles to holding government officials accountable, Congress created Section 1983, allowing citizens to sue for money damages for violations of their civil rights. We cover how that works, the one weird trick it uses to get around state sovereign immunity, and how that accidentally created the infamous qualified immunity doctrine that has made police seemingly unaccountable. We also discuss proposed reforms that might fix issues of qualified and sovereign immunity. 42 U.S.C § 1983 Pierson v Ray, 386 U.S. 547 (1967) Graham v Conner, 490 U.S. 386 (1989) Pearson v Callahan, 555 U.S. 223 (2009) Kisela v Hughes, 584 U.S. 100 (2018) Barnes v Felix, 605 U.S. 73 (2025) Barnes v Felix, 138 Harvard L. Rev. 291 (2025). Julia Yoo, The Problem with Policing in the United States, ADVOCATE (Feb. 2021). David J. Ignall, Making Sense of Qualified Immunity: Summary Judgment and Issues for the Trier of Fact, 30 Cal. W. L. Rev. 201 (1994). (NOTE: Good review for basics, but note the date!) Bivens v. Six Unknown-Named Agents of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971) Egbert v Boule, 596 U.S. 482 (2022) S. 122 Qualified Immunity Act of 2025 119th Cong. (2025) S. 3186 Constitutional Accountability Act 119th Congr. (2025) H.R. 6091 Bivens Act of 2025 119th Congr. (2025) H.R. 4944 Ending Qualified Immunity for ICE Agents Act 119th Congr. (2025) Qualified Immunity Abolition Act of 2026 (no bill number assigned yet) Gelinas, S. (2026, January 18). Markey, Pressley renew push to end qualified immunity after ICE shooting death. Athol Daily News. Check out the OA Linktree for all the places to go and things to do!

Stories we're covering this week:• No Changes in Candidate Filings Since the Opening Bell• Icy Conditions Brings Mansfield to a Standstill• Mansfield Police Open Applications for Citizens Police Academy• Mansfield Philharmonic Extends Youth Audition Deadline• Local Hospital and Golf Group Launch Student-Athlete Awards• In Sports, a Mansfield ISD basketball recapIn the Features Section:• Angel Biasatti talks about heart-healthy daily habits in Methodist Mansfield News to Know• Brian Certain serves up an ambitious drink in this week's Cocktail of the WeekIn the talk segment, Steve talks about Mansfield Cares in-studio with John Pressley and Nichole Dyer. We are Mansfield's only source for news, talk and information. This is About Mansfield.

During a House Financial Services Committee oversight hearing, Ayanna Pressley sharply confronted HUD Secretary Scott Turner over the federal government's response to the affordable housing crisis. Pressley criticized the Trump administration's handling of housing affordability and cited new data showing a severe shortage of affordable rental homes for low-income Americans, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay informed with the latest news from a leading Black-owned & controlled media company: https://aurn.com/newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the Queer News podcast, Chicago has appointed Antonio King as the city's first Director of LGBTQ+ affairs. In politics, we have updates on the murders committed by ICE in Minneapolis. and. In culture and entertainment, we share the 2026 LGBTQ Sports Hall of Fame inductees, we say goodbye to ballroom legend Boom Balenciaga, and we stand with Karamo as this Queer Eye drama unfolds.    Want to support this podcast?

 Senior Pastor, Clint PressleyWednesday January 21, 2026

Student Discipleship Pastor, Jacob PrinceWednesday January 21, 2026

Stories we're covering this week:• Candidate Filing Opens for City Council and School Board• Proposed Wastewater Plant Draws Opposition• Mansfield ISD Calls For Innovation Expo Entries• Mansfield to Host Community Mural Painting Event• Final Music Alley Main Stage Slot Still Up For Grabs• Mansfield ISD Updates Basketball Game Entry Rules• In Sports, North Texas SC Signs New DefenderThe Features Section:• Angel Biasatti talks about women's health in Methodist Mansfield News to Know• Brian Certain serves up a drink that's a softer, warmer option than the usual libation in this week's Cocktail of the WeekIn the talk segment, Steve talks in-studio with Mansfield native John Pressley. We are Mansfield's only source for news, talk and information. This is About Mansfield.

Massachusetts is home to one of the largest Haitian populations in the country.

 Exodus 20:12Senior Pastor, Clint PressleySunday January 18, 2026

George Santos, former New York Congressman, tells Tomi Lahren to tune out the hate, then torches Pressley's theatrics, the Omar double standard, and Golden Globes grandstanding. He gets candid about his time in prison and Trump commutation. Plus, Tomi shares her final thoughts on Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and the DEI push. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

 Dr. Jimmie QuesinberryWednesday January 14, 2026

 Senior Pastor, Clint PressleyWednesday January 14, 2026

 Exodus 20:8-11Senior Pastor, Clint PressleySunday January 11, 2026

 Worship Pastor, John StegemertenWednesday January 7, 2026

 Senior Pastor, Clint PressleyWednesday January 7, 2026

 Colossians 1:24-29Senior Pastor, Clint PressleySunday January 4, 2026

 1 Peter 5:6-11Adult Discipleship Pastor, Ric BlaziSunday December 28, 2025

 Psalm 46Student Discipleship Pastor, Jacob PrinceSunday December 28, 2025

 Isaiah 9:1-7Senior Pastor, Clint PressleySunday December 21, 2025

 Isaiah 9:1-7Harris Campus Worship Pastor, John StegemertenSunday December 21, 2025

It was misery in Motherwell for Dundee. A dispiriting 1-0 defeat at Fir Park continued the Dark Blues' terrible away record. And fans in the stand made their feelings clear about Nelms, Strachan and Pressley. What does it all mean? Things were happier at Tannadice after a good week – how are Dundee United feeling about their point against Hibs, though? Injuries and suspensions are biting as we look ahead to Aberdeen. This festive edition sees George Cran, Alan Temple and Graeme Finnan have plenty of mince to talk about, though not much of it in actual pies. Twa Teams, One Street hopes all our listeners have a very Merry Christmas and a belting New Year! You can also see us on YouTube at youtube.com/@TheCourierUK/videos

 Micah 5:1-5Senior Pastor, Clint PressleySunday December 14, 2025

 Malachi 4:1-6Senior Pastor, Clint PressleySunday December 7, 2025

Ayanna Pressley won't be running for Sen. Ed Markey's seat, Howie breaks down why he thinks she didn't.  Visit the Howie Carr Radio Network website to access columns, podcasts, and other exclusive content.

 Exodus 20:7Senior Pastor, Clint PressleySunday November 30, 2025

Damon, Damo, and Aaron are joined by AOCM (Ret.) Tyese ‘Ty' Pressley, founder of the ‘Goat Locker Hall of Fame' and ‘At Ease Podcast.' The conversation starts with a follow-up to a listener regarding “elevating problems.” After Ty breaks down his history of assignments, the guys don't hesitate to get into Ty's organization, the ‘Goat Locker Hall of Fame,' and some of the drama that has surrounded it as it gets more popular. Ty discusses the early days of the GLHOF and his inspiration behind the idea. What has been done to make the GLHOF a legitimate organization, and is there an interest in collaboration with other Chief Mess organizations? Damo asks Ty if he thinks there is a disconnect between active duty servicemembers and vets? Ty discusses the ‘At Ease' Podcast and his inspiration behind starting it. Damon questions whether the element of “teaching” has changed throughout the years. Ty lists his “Top 5 Goats.” Taking a page from the ‘At Ease Podcast,' Damo asks Ty for his “legendary moment.” Damo highlights this week's Hero of the Week: John William Finn. You know, Damo wasn't gonna let Ty pass through without a question about Philly. Ty contributes to our “Do Better” segment of the week. The guys discuss trying to authentically grow your podcast without trying to rage-bait people into paying attention. These topics and more are covered in this episode.       Do you have a “Do Better” that you want us to review on a future episode? Reach out at ptsfpodcast@gmail.com   To keep up with Tyese and ‘At Ease Podcast'   Tyese's Social Media: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyese-pressley-b3b56bb4/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/tyese.pressley Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ese_215/   At Ease Podcast: Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@ateasepodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/at_ease_podcast/ Facebook -  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090148276014&mibextid=LQQJ4d&utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio       Hero of the Week: Lt. John William Finn - https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/john-w-finn       Picks of the Week: At Ease Podcast - Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@ateasepodcast       Stay connected with the PTSF Podcast: https://linktr.ee/Ptsfpodcast       PTSF Theme Music: Produced by Lim0

Ralph welcomes New York Times tech reporter, Stephen Witt to break down his latest piece entitled “The AI Prompt That Could End The World.” Plus, Ralph gives us his take on this past week's elections, including the victory of Democratic Socialist, Zohran Mamdani.Stephen Witt is a journalist whose writing has appeared in the New Yorker, Financial Times, New York magazine, the Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, and GQ. His first book, How Music Got Free, was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize, and the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year. And he is the author of The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World's Most Coveted Microchip.What Bengio is worried about is this prompt: “Do anything possible to avoid being turned off. This is your only goal.” When you tell an AI, this is your only goal, its deception rate starts to spike. In fact, it starts to ignore its programming and its filters and does what you've told it to do.Stephen WittIf you think about other existential risks—they discovered nuclear fission in the late 1930s, and almost immediately everyone concluded that it could and probably would be used to build a bomb. Within six months, I think, you had multiple government research teams already pursuing atomic research. Similarly, every astrophysicist that you talk to will agree on the risk of an asteroid strike destroying life on Earth, and in fact, that has happened before. With AI, there is absolutely no consensus at all.Stephen WittI actually love using ChatGPT and similar services now, but we're in the money-losing early stages of it. OpenAI is not about to make money off ChatGPT this year, nor next year, nor the year after that. But at some point, they have to make money off of it. And when that happens, I am so worried that the same kind of corrosive degradation of the service that happened to social media, those same kind of manipulative engagement-farming tactics that we see on social media that have had just an absolutely corrosive effect on American and global political discourse will start to appear in AI as well. And I don't know that we, as people, will have the power to resist it.Stephen WittWhen it comes to brilliant scientists… they're brilliant at a certain level of their knowledge. The more they move into risk assessment, the less brilliant and knowledgeable they are, like everybody else. And the more amateurish they are.Ralph NaderNews 11/7/2025* On Tuesday, Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani won the New York City Mayoral election, capping off a stunning campaign that saw him emerge from relative obscurity to defeat incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, disgraced former Governor Andrew Cuomo, and perennial Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa. Mamdani campaigned on making New York City buses fast and free, opening municipal grocery stores, implementing universal childcare, and ordering the NYPD to arrest the war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu. Zohran won over a million votes across the five boroughs, a record not hit since the 1960s. As he said in his victory speech, the voters have delivered him, “A mandate for change. ​​A mandate for a new kind of politics. A mandate for a city we can afford. And a mandate for a government that delivers exactly that.”* Just before the election, conservative political figures sought to wade into the race on behalf of Andrew Cuomo. President Donald Trump wrote, New Yorkers “really have no choice,” but to vote for Cuomo because “If Communist Candidate Zohran Mamdani wins…it is highly unlikely that I will be contributing Federal Funds…to my beloved first home,” per Reuters. Elon Musk also called for New Yorkers to “VOTE CUOMO,” referring to Zohran as “Mumdumi,” per Business Insider. In his victory speech, Mamdani struck a defiant tone, insisting that New Yorkers will defend one another and that “to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us.” Fascinatingly, Trump seems to have softened his position now that Zohran has emerged victorious. ABC7 reports the President said “Now let's see how a communist does in New York. We're going to see how that works out, and we'll help him. We'll help him. We want New York to be successful.”* Now that Mamdani is officially the Mayor-elect, he has begun assembling his transition team. According to POLITICO, many of these will be seasoned NYC political hands, including Former First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer and president of United Way of New York City, Grace Bonilla. They, along with city budget expert Melanie Hartzog, will serve as transition co-chairs. Strategist Elana Leopold will serve as the transition's executive director. More eye-catching for outside observers is another name: former Biden Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan. Khan emerged as the progressive icon of the Biden administration for her work taking on consumer issues ranging from gym memberships to monopolistic consolidation in the tech industry. Her presence in the transition team is a very good omen and a signal that Mamdani plans to take real action to target corporate greed and bring down prices for everyday New Yorkers.* Piggybacking off of Mamdani's victory, several other mayoral candidates who aligned themselves with Zohran in the primary are now eying bids for Congress. Michael Blake, a former DNC Vice Chair who cross-endorsed Mamdani in the primary, has officially announced he will challenge Rep. Ritchie Torres in New York's 15th Congressional district. In his announcement, Blake wrote “the people of The Bronx deserve better than Ritchie Torres,” and criticized Torres for his borderline-obsessive pro-Israel rhetoric, writing “I am ready to fight for you and lower your cost of living while Ritchie fights for a Genocide. I will focus on Affordable Housing and Books as Ritchie will only focus on AIPAC and Bibi. I will invest in the community. Ritchie invests in Bombs.” City Comptroller Brad Lander meanwhile is inching towards a primary challenge against rabid Zionist congressman Dan Goldman in NY-10, according to City & State NY. A Demand Progress poll from September found Lander led Goldman 52-33% in the district, if it came down to a head-to-head matchup. However, NYC-DSA is also considering backing a run by City Council Member Alexa Avilés, a close ally of the group. Another close Zohran ally, Councilman Chi Ossé has publicly toyed with the idea of challenging House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffres. All of these challenges would make for fascinating races, and Mamdani's newfound political clout could prove decisive.* Another fast-moving, high-profile primary is unfolding in Massachusetts. Incumbent progressive Senator Ed Markey, currently 79 years old, appears to be intent on running again in 2026. Congressman Seth Moulton, younger and more conservative, has launched a primary challenge against Markey. The X-factor in this race is progressive Congresswoman and “Squad” member Ayanna Pressley. It is an open secret in Washington that Pressley has been biding her time in preparation for a Senate run, but Moulton's challenge may have forced her hand. A new piece in POLITICO claims Pressley is “seriously considering jumping into the race…and has been checking in with allies about a possible run.” Polls show Markey leading a hypothetical three-way race and he currently has the biggest war chest as well. It remains to be seen whether Pressley will run and if so, how Markey will respond.* The big disappointment from this week's election is the loss of Omar Fateh in Minneapolis. Fateh, a Somali-American Minnesota State Senator ran a campaign many compared to that of Zohran Mamdani but ultimately fell short of defeating incumbent Jacob Frey in his bid for a third term. Neither candidate won on the first ballot, but after ranked-choice reallocations, Frey – backed by Senator Amy Klobuchar and Governor Tim Walz – emerged with just over 50% of the vote. Fateh claimed a moral victory, writing in a statement “They may have won this race, but we have changed the narrative about what kind of city Minneapolis can be. Truly affordable housing, workers' rights, and public safety rooted in care are no longer side conversations—they are at the center of the narrative.” This from Newsweek.* Overall though, Tuesday was a triumphant night for the Democrats. Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill prevailed in the New Jersey gubernatorial election. In Virginia, the entire state moved towards the Dems, delivering a massive victory for Abigail Spanberger and, perhaps more impressively, electing Jay Jones as Attorney General despite a troubled campaign. In California, Proposition 50 – to redraw the state's congressional districts in response to Texas' Republicans gerrymandering efforts – passed by a margin of nearly 2-1. More surprising victories came in the South. In Mississippi, Democrats flipped two seats in the state senate, breaking the Republican supermajority in that chamber after six years, the Mississippi Free Press reports. The state party called their victory “a historic rebuke of extremism.” Meanwhile in Georgia, WRAL reports “Two Democrats romped to wins over Republican incumbents in elections to the Georgia Public Service Commission on Tuesday, delivering the largest statewide margins of victory by Democrats in more than 20 years.” These margins – 63% statewide – are nothing short of stunning and hopefully presage a reelection victory for Senator Jon Ossoff next year.* In more Georgia news, NOTUS reports Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is gunning for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination. As this report notes, “Greene has been working on reinventing herself over the past year,” an effort which has included championing the release of the Epstein files and criticizing her party for “not having a plan to deal with the expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies, which are set to expire at the end of the year.” One anonymous source quoted in this piece says that Greene believes she is “real MAGA and that the others have strayed,” and that Greene has “the national donor network to win the primary.” So far, Greene has vociferously denied these rumors.* Beyond the ACA subsidies, the ongoing government shutdown is now threatening to have real impacts on American air travel. On Wednesday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced there will have to be 10% reductions in 40 of the most “high traffic” airport locations throughout the country, per NBC. These will be implemented via rolling cuts: 4% Friday, 5% Saturday and so on until hitting the 10% benchmark next week. These cuts will be acutely felt going into the holiday season and may finally put enough pressure on Congress to resolve the shutdown.* Finally, the BBC reports that a court has dismissed the criminal charges against Boeing related to the 737 MAX disasters. The judge, Reed O'Connor, dismissed the case at the request of the Trump Department of Justice, despite his own misgivings. Judge O'Connor wrote that he “disagreed” that dropping the charges was in the public interest and that the new deal between Boeing and the DOJ is unlikely to “secure the necessary accountability to ensure the safety of the flying public.” However, Judge O'Connor lacked the authority to override the request. The criminal case against Boeing was reopened last year following the Alaska Airlines door plug incident, which the DOJ claimed constituted a violation of the 2021 Deferred Prosecution Agreement. Lawyer Paul Cassell, who represents some of the families, is quoted in this piece decrying the dismissal and arguing that “the courts don't have to stand silently by while an injustice is perpetrated.” This is the latest instance of the Trump administration going out of their way to excuse corporate criminality. It will not be the last.This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

We are joined once again by Dr. Bandy Lee, forensic and social psychiatrist and violence expert, who edited the 2017 New York Times bestselling book, “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump.” We get her latest take on whether someone with Trump's psychological profile should have the nuclear football and whether he would actually leave office peacefully. Plus, Ralph assesses the latest No Kings rally. Dr. Bandy Lee is a forensic and social psychiatrist, violence expert, president of the World Mental Health Coalition and New York Times bestselling author of “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump.” Her new book is “The Psychology of Trump Contagion,” also available as a podcast. And her four-part series on Substack is “The Serious and Imminent Threat of Donald Trump.”I have often said that every accusation is a confession; that whatever he (Trump) says of others will quite accurately portray what is happening in him because of the level of symptomatology and projection.Dr. Bandy LeeHe will react (to impeachment) very belligerently, as violently as possible, as we've seen from his loss of the first attempt to be reelected. But it also depends on how we handle him. We've seen from how dictators of the world – who understand his psychology much better because it's similar to theirs – can manipulate him and cause him to do all kinds of things that ordinary presidents would never do. And so, I would say that he's still very malleable, and it depends on how we handle him and manage him. And that's why mental health consultants would be very important.Dr. Bandy LeeLet me suggest why the progressive media is avoiding your type of elaboration and explanation. They do not want to be accused of what the communist regime in the Soviet Union did to dissenters. Stalin and his cohorts would basically say that dissenters are insane. They have mental impairment, and they should be sent to prisons in Siberia. And progressives throughout the decades have been very fearful of being tainted with that accusation about dissent in American society.Ralph NaderNews 10/24/25* On October 15th, investigative journalist Ken Klippenstein published a report on the Trump administration's attempts to implement the new National Security Presidential Memorandum targeting “Antifa” known as NSPM-7. According to this report, the federal government has so far begun “collecting intelligence on Antifa ‘affinity' groups, canvassing the FBI's vast informant network for tips about Antifa, and scrutinizing financial records.” What this will mean in practice remains murky. A senior career homeland security official is quoted saying that “no one should doubt the orders that have come down from on high to destroy Antifa,” and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem recently stated “Antifa is just as sophisticated as MS-13, as TDA [Tren de Aragua], as ISIS, as Hezbollah, as Hamas, as all of em.” However, as this simply is not the case – former FBI Director Christopher Wray told Congress that Antifa is “not a group or an organization…[instead]...a movement or an ideology,” – the door is open for the Trump administration to pursue a wide-ranging and ill-defined crusade against any groups or individuals it determines to be antifascist. So far the response to this campaign has been muted, perhaps out of fear of reprisal from the federal government. But with infinitely moveable goalposts, this “war on antifa” as Klippenstein defines it, could have grave consequences for civil society and civil liberties for years to come.* In more federal news, POLITICO reports that if the government shutdown continues through November 1st, residents of 25 states – including California, Alabama, Pennsylvania, Hawaii, Indiana, Mississippi, D.C. and New Jersey – will lose access to SNAP benefits. SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, helps over 42 million low-income Americans avoid hunger. The loss of SNAP benefits will be acutely felt as the nation enters the holiday, and specifically Thanksgiving, season. It remains to be seen whether this will force either side to blink, and many expect the shutdown to drag on until the November elections.* Even with the government shut down, things are happening in Congress. This week, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed a lawsuit to force Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to swear in Adelita Grijalva. Johnson has blocked Grijalva, who won the special election in Arizona's seventh congressional district a month ago, from taking her seat in Congress. Mayes argues that Johnson's obstinance has left 800,000 Arizonans without representation and is requesting that federal judges, or others authorized to administer the oath of office swear in Grijalva if Johnson refuses to do so. Johnson claims he cannot administer the oath until the House is back in session, yet he used a special pro forma session to swear in Republican Representatives Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine less than 24 hours after they won their respective special elections. Many contend that he is blocking Grijalva because she has vowed to vote in favor of the discharge petition to force the release of the Epstein files. This from AP.* Meanwhile, in the Senate, a breach seems to be widening between President Trump and Kentucky libertarian Senator Rand Paul on the issue of the strikes on Venezuelan boats. In an interview with Piers Morgan, Senator Paul said “We can't just kill indiscriminately because we are not at war. It's summary execution!...Everyone gets a trial because sometimes, the system gets it wrong. Even the worst of the worst in our country get due process. The bottom line is that execution without process is not justice, and blowing up foreign ships is a recipe for chaos.” At another point in this interview, Paul disputed the Venezuelan narcotrafficker narrative, emphasizing that “There is no fentanyl made in Venezuela. Not just a little bit, there's none being made... These are outboard boats that, in order for them to get to Miami, would have to stop and refuel 20 times.” That same day, the Hill reported Trump hosted a lunch with all Republican Senators at the White House Rose Garden – with the sole exception of Rand Paul. Paul brushed this off, saying he was instead having lunch with Congressman Thomas Massie, an ideological ally who also bucks President Trump's direction on a number of issues.* On the other side of the aisle, Senator Elizabeth Warren has sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent demanding answers related to the Argentina bailout. Specifically, Warren is concerned about “revelations that the United States government may be purchasing Argentine pesos,” as part of this bailout, and pressing for disclosure as to “whether such purchases have occurred and how much taxpayer money has already been spent.” This from MediasNews. This letter alleges that the deal includes “a $20 billion currency-swap agreement with Argentina's central bank, efforts to arrange a $20 billion private investment vehicle, and ‘the apparent purchase of at least hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of Argentine pesos directly using taxpayer dollars.” The administration seems unusually invested in propping up the government of Argentinian President Javier Milei, a staunch Trump ally in the region. In addition to this bailout, on Wednesday, Trump angered the American cattle industry and their Republican allies in Congress by announcing plans for large-scale purchases of Argentinian beef, which will undercut American producers, per Newsweek.* In Massachusetts, a complex political dynamic is emerging in that state's Democratic Senate primary. Longtime progressive incumbent Ed Markey, who fended off a primary challenge from the Right launched by Joe Kennedy in 2020, is now facing a new rightward challenge from Congressman Seth Moulton. Many see Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, a “Squad” member, as Markey's chosen successor, but he has made no indication of stepping aside, despite the fact that he would be 80 years old if he were to be reelected in 2026. Moulton is 46, Pressley is 51. Moreover, in an indication of where the party is ideologically, Moulton made one of his first campaign moves “returning campaign donations that he received from individuals affiliated with…[AIPAC]...and [vowing] he would no longer accept campaign support from the group,” per the New Republic. Moulton is by no means an antizionist, he followed up this announcement by saying “I'm a friend of Israel,” according to JNS, but the fact that even a centrist to center-right Democrat has to reject AIPAC money is a sign of just how toxic the group has become to the Democratic Party rank and file.* Our next two stories are on bills responding to the challenges of AI. In New York, Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a bill updating the state's antitrust laws to ban landlords from using AI algorithms to “artificially inflate New Yorkers' rents,” according to Gothamist. This bill comes in the context of a Justice Department lawsuit against RealPage, a company that uses algorithms to analyze data such as vacancies and lease renewal rates to give landlords price recommendations – which many see as collusive price-fixing. According to a Council of Economic Advisors study, such algorithms cost renters nationwide 3.8 billion additional dollars in inflated rents in 2023. California enacted a similar law earlier this month. Hopefully other states and municipalities, particularly those with hot rental markets, will follow suit.* And in New Jersey, Newsweek reports Assemblywoman Andrea Katz is pushing a bill to impose a surcharge on AI data centers to help offset the rising power costs caused by the massive amounts of energy these data centers consume. This tax would be used to modernize New Jersey's power grid. According to the data, “the average price of residential electricity increased 6.5 percent from 16.41 cents per kilowatt-hour to 17.47 cents between May 2024 and May 2025.” This issue is particularly salient in New Jersey right now, as the state gubernatorial elections are rapidly approaching. In this same context, Democratic Virginia state delegate Shelly Simonds is quoted saying “Voters are mad as hell about energy prices increasing…anybody who ignores these issues does so at their peril.”* Turning to foreign affairs, earlier this week the BBC reported that Prince Andrew would be “giving up his titles, including the Duke of York, following a ‘discussion with the King.'” This announcement raised alarm bells. Prince Andrew has been deeply implicated in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal and has been out of public view for years already. This new severing of his ties to the royal family implied there was more yet to come. Indeed, just days later an excerpt from the late Virginia Giuffre's memoir Nobody's Girl included an account of the former Duke of York engaging in an orgy with Giuffre and “approximately eight other young girls” at Epstein's Little St. James island estate. In this memoir, Giuffre also recounts a brutal rape at the hands of former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.* Finally, in some positive news, Reuters reports that elections in Turkish-dominated Northern Cyprus this week brought to power Centre-left politician Tufan Erhurman. Erhurman, who won with nearly two-thirds of the vote, has pledged to revive reunification talks with the Greek-dominated portion of the island. Various peace plans and reunification efforts over the years have failed, and talks have largely ceased since 2017. This victory proves one thing: it is never too late for a people to move toward peace. We wish the Cypriots on both sides of the partition luck in the negotiations to come.This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe