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A year ago, the great American historian Adam Hochschild came on KEEN ON AMERICA to discuss American Midnight, his best selling account of the crisis of American democracy after World War One. A year later, is history really repeating itself in today's crisis of American democracy? For Hochschild, there are certainly parallels between the current political situation in the US and post WW1 America. Describing how wartime hysteria and fear of communism led to unprecedented government repression, including mass imprisonment for political speech, vigilante violence, and press censorship. Hochschild notes eery similarities to today's Trump's administration. He expresses concern about today's threats to democratic institutions while suggesting the importance of understanding Trump supporters' grievances and finding ways to bridge political divides. Five Key Takeaways* The period of 1917-1921 in America saw extreme government repression, including imprisoning people for speech, vigilante violence, and widespread censorship—what Hochschild calls America's "Trumpiest" era before Trump.* American history shows recurring patterns of nativism, anti-immigrant sentiment, and scapegoating that politicians exploit during times of economic or social stress.* The current political climate shows concerning parallels to this earlier period, including intimidation of opposition, attacks on institutions, and the widespread acceptance of authoritarian tendencies.* Hochschild emphasizes the importance of understanding the grievances and suffering that lead people to support authoritarian figures rather than dismissing their concerns.* Despite current divisions, Hochschild believes reconciliation is possible and necessary, pointing to historical examples like President Harding pardoning Eugene Debs after Wilson imprisoned him. Full Transcript Andrew Keen: Hello, everybody. We recently celebrated our 2500th edition of Keen On. Some people suggest I'm mad. I think I probably am to do so many shows. Just over a little more than a year ago, we celebrated our 2000th show featuring one of America's most distinguished historians, Adam Hochschild. I'm thrilled that Adam is joining us again a year later. He's the author of "American Midnight, The Great War, A Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis." This was his last book. He's the author of many other books. He is now working on a book on the Great Depression. He's joining us from his home in Berkeley, California. Adam, to borrow a famous phrase or remix a famous phrase, a year is a long time in American history.Adam Hochschild: That's true, Andrew. I think this past year, or actually this past 100 days or so has been a very long and very difficult time in American history that we all saw coming to some degree, but I don't think we realized it would be as extreme and as rapid as it has been.Andrew Keen: Your book, Adam, "American Midnight, A Great War of Violent Peace and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis," is perhaps the most prescient warning. When you researched that you were saying before we went live that your books usually take you between four and five years, so you couldn't really have planned for this, although I guess you began writing and researching American Midnight during the Trump 1.0 regime. Did you write it as a warning to something like is happening today in America?Adam Hochschild: Well, I did start writing it and did most of the work on it during Trump's first term in office. So I was very struck by the parallels. And they're in plain sight for everybody to see. There are various dark currents that run through this country of ours. Nativism, threats to deport troublemakers. Politicians stirring up violent feelings against immigrants, vigilante violence, all those things have been with us for a long time. I've always been fascinated by that period, 1917 to 21, when they surged to the surface in a very nasty way. That was the subject of the book. Naturally, I hoped we wouldn't have to go through anything like that again, but here we are definitely going through it again.Andrew Keen: You wrote a lovely piece earlier this month for the Washington Post. "America was at its Trumpiest a hundred years ago. Here's how to prevent the worst." What did you mean by Trumpiest, Adam? I'm not sure if you came up with that title, but I know you like the term. You begin the essay. What was the Trumpiest period in American life before Donald Trump?Adam Hochschild: Well, I didn't invent the word, but I certainly did use it in the piece. What I meant by that is that when you look at this period just over 100 years ago, 1917 to 1921, Woodrow Wilson's second term in office, two things happened in 1917 that kicked off a kind of hysteria in this country. One was that Wilson asked the American Congress to declare war on Germany, which it promptly did, and when a country enters a major war, especially a world war, it sets off a kind of hysteria. And then that was redoubled some months later when the country received news of the Russian Revolution, and many people in the establishment in America were afraid the Russian Revolution might come to the United States.So, a number of things happened. One was that there was a total hysteria against all things German. There were bonfires of German books all around the country. People would take German books out of libraries, schools, college and university libraries and burn them in the street. 19 such bonfires in Ohio alone. You can see pictures of it on the internet. There was hysteria about the German language. I heard about this from my father as I was growing up because his father was a Jewish immigrant from Germany. They lived in New York City. They spoke German around the family dinner table, but they were terrified of doing so on the street because you could get beaten up for that. Several states passed laws against speaking German in public or speaking German on the telephone. Eminent professors declared that German was a barbaric language. So there was that kind of hysteria.Then as soon as the United States declared war, Wilson pushed the Espionage Act through Congress, this draconian law, which essentially gave the government the right to lock up anybody who said something that was taken to be against the war. And they used this law in a devastating way. During those four years, roughly a thousand Americans spent a year or more in jail and a much larger number, shorter periods in jail solely for things that they wrote or said. These were people who were political prisoners sent to jail simply for something they wrote or said, the most famous of them was Eugene Debs, many times the socialist candidate for president. He'd gotten 6% of the popular vote in 1912 and in 1918. For giving an anti-war speech from a park bandstand in Ohio, he was sent to prison for 10 years. And he was still in prison two years after the war ended in November, 1920, when he pulled more than 900,000 votes for president from his jail cell in the federal penitentiary in Atlanta.So that was one phase of the repression, political prisoners. Another was vigilante violence. The government itself, the Department of Justice, chartered a vigilante group, something called the American Protective League, which went around roughing up people that it thought were evading the draft, beating up people at anti-war rallies, arresting people with citizens arrest whom they didn't have their proper draft papers on them, holding them for hours or sometimes for days until they could produce the right paperwork.Andrew Keen: I remember, Adam, you have a very graphic description of some of this violence in American Midnight. There was a story, was it a union leader?Adam Hochschild: Well, there is so much violence that happened during that time. I begin the book with a graphic description of vigilantes raiding an office of the Wobblies, the Industrial Workers of the World, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, taking a bunch of wobblies out into the prairie at night, stripping them, whipping them, flogging them fiercely, and then tarring and feathering them, and firing shotguns over their heads so they would run off into the Prairie at Night. And they did. Those guys were lucky because they survive. Other people were killed by this vigilante violence.And the final thing about that period which I would mention is the press censorship. The Espionage Act gave the Postmaster General the power to declare any publication in the United States unmailable. And for a newspaper or a magazine that was trying to reach a national audience, the only way you could do so was through the US mail because there was no internet then. No radio, no TV, no other way of getting your publication to somebody. And this put some 75 newspapers and magazines that the government didn't like out of business. It in addition censored three or four hundred specific issues of other publications as well.So that's why I feel this is all a very dark period of American life. Ironically, that press censorship operation, because it was run by the postmaster general, who by the way loved being chief censor, it was ran out of the building that was then the post office headquarters in Washington, which a hundred years later became the Trump International Hotel. And for $4,000 a night, you could stay in the Postmaster General's suite.Andrew Keen: You, Adam, the First World War is a subject you're very familiar with. In addition to American Midnight, you wrote "To End All Wars, a story of loyalty and rebellion, 1914 to 18," which was another very successful of your historical recreations. Many countries around the world experience this turbulence, the violence. Of course, we had fascism in the 20s in Europe. And later in the 30s as well. America has a long history of violence. You talk about the violence after the First World War or after the declaration. But I was just in Montgomery, Alabama, went to the lynching museum there, which is considerably troubling. I'm sure you've been there. You're not necessarily a comparative political scientist, Adam. How does America, in its paranoia during the war and its clampdown on press freedom, on its violence, on its attempt to create an authoritarian political system, how does it compare to other democracies? Is some of this stuff uniquely American or is it a similar development around the world?Adam Hochschild: You see similar pressures almost any time that a major country is involved in a major war. Wars are never good for civil liberties. The First World War, to stick with that period of comparison, was a time that saw strong anti-war movements in all of the warring countries, in Germany and Britain and Russia. There were people who understood at the time that this war was going to remake the world for the worse in every way, which indeed it did, and who refused to fight. There were 800 conscientious objectors jailed in Russia, and Russia did not have much freedom of expression to begin with. In Germany, many distinguished people on the left, like Rosa Luxemburg, were sent to jail for most of the war.Britain was an interesting case because I think they had a much longer established tradition of free speech than did the countries on the continent. It goes way back and it's a distinguished and wonderful tradition. They were also worried for the first two and a half, three years of the war before the United States entered, that if they crack down too hard on their anti-war movement, it would upset people in the United States, which they were desperate to draw into the war on their side. Nonetheless, there were 6,000 conscientious objectors who were sent to jail in England. There was intermittent censorship of anti-war publications, although some were able to publish some of the time. There were many distinguished Britons, such as Bertrand Russell, the philosopher who later won a Nobel Prize, sent to jails for six months for his opposition to the war. So some of this happened all over.But I think in the United States, especially with these vigilante groups, it took a more violent form because remember the country at that time was only a few decades away from these frontier wars with the Indians. And the westward expansion of the United States during the 19th century, the western expansion of white settlement was an enormously bloody business that was almost genocidal for the Native Americans. Many people had participated in that. Many people saw that violence as integral to what the country was. So there was a pretty well-established tradition of settling differences violently.Andrew Keen: I'm sure you're familiar with Stephen Hahn's book, "A Liberal America." He teaches at NYU, a book which in some ways is very similar to yours, but covers all of American history. Hahn was recently on the Ezra Klein show, talking like you, like we're talking today, Adam, about the very American roots of Trumpism. Hahn, it's an interesting book, traces much of this back to Jackson and the wars of the frontier against Indians. Do you share his thesis on that front? Are there strong similarities between Jackson, Wilson, and perhaps even Trump?Adam Hochschild: Well, I regret to say I'm not familiar with Hahn's book, but I certainly do feel that that legacy of constant war for most of the 19th century against the Native Americans ran very deep in this country. And we must never forget how appealing it is to young men to take part in war. Unfortunately, all through history, there have been people very tempted by this. And I think when you have wars of conquest, such as happen in the American West, against people who are more poorly armed, or colonial wars such as Europe fought in Africa and Asia against much more poorly-armed opponents, these are especially appealing to young people. And in both the United States and in the European colonization of Africa, which I know something about. For young men joining in these colonizing or conquering adventures, there was a chance not just to get martial glory, but to also get rich in the process.Andrew Keen: You're all too familiar with colonial history, Adam. Another of your books was about King Leopold's Congo and the brutality there. Where was the most coherent opposition morally and politically to what was happening? My sense in Trump's America is perhaps the most persuasive and moral critique comes from the old Republican Center from people like David Brooks, Peter Wayno has been on the show many times, Jonathan Rausch. Where were people like Teddy Roosevelt in this narrative? Were there critics from the right as well as from the left?Adam Hochschild: Good question. I first of all would give a shout out to those Republican centrists who've spoken out against Trump, the McCain Republicans. There are some good people there - Romney, of course as well. They've been very forceful. There wasn't really an equivalent to that, a direct equivalent to that in the Wilson era. Teddy Roosevelt whom you mentioned was a far more ferocious drum beater than Wilson himself and was pushing Wilson to declare war long before Wilson did. Roosevelt really believed that war was good for the soul. He desperately tried to get Wilson to appoint him to lead a volunteer force, came up with an elaborate plan for this would be a volunteer army staffed by descendants of both Union and Confederate generals and by French officers as well and homage to the Marquis de Lafayette. Wilson refused to allow Roosevelt to do this, and plus Roosevelt was, I think, 58 years old at the time. But all four of Roosevelt's sons enlisted and joined in the war, and one of them was killed. And his father was absolutely devastated by this.So there was not really that equivalent to the McCain Republicans who are resisting Trump, so to speak. In fact, what resistance there was in the U.S. came mostly from the left, and it was mostly ruthlessly silenced, all these people who went to jail. It was silenced also because this is another important part of what happened, which is different from today. When the federal government passed the Espionage Act that gave it these draconian powers, state governments, many of them passed copycat laws. In fact, a federal justice department agent actually helped draft the law in New Hampshire. Montana locked up people serving more than 60 years cumulatively of hard labor for opposing the war. California had 70 people in prison. Even my hometown of Berkeley, California passed a copycat law. So, this martial spirit really spread throughout the country at that time.Andrew Keen: So you've mentioned that Debs was the great critic and was imprisoned and got a considerable number of votes in the election. You're writing a book now about the Great Depression and FDR's involvement in it. FDR, of course, was a distant cousin of Teddy Roosevelt. At this point, he was an aspiring Democratic politician. Where was the critique within the mainstream Democratic party? Were people like FDR, who had a position in the Wilson administration, wasn't he naval secretary?Adam Hochschild: He was assistant secretary of the Navy. And he went to Europe during the war. For an aspiring politician, it's always very important to say I've been at the front. And so he went to Europe and certainly made no sign of resistance. And then in 1920, he was the democratic candidate for vice president. That ticket lost of course.Andrew Keen: And just to remind ourselves, this was before he became disabled through polio, is that correct?Adam Hochschild: That's right. That happened in the early 20s and it completely changed his life and I think quite deepened him as a person. He was a very ambitious social climbing young politician before then but I think he became something deeper. Also the political parties at the time were divided each party between right and left wings or war mongering and pacifist wings. And when the Congress voted on the war, there were six senators who voted against going to war and 50 members of the House of Representatives. And those senators and representatives came from both parties. We think of the Republican Party as being more conservative, but it had some staunch liberals in it. The most outspoken voice against the war in the Senate was Robert LaFollette of Wisconsin, who was a Republican.Andrew Keen: I know you write about La Follette in American Midnight, but couldn't one, Adam, couldn't won before the war and against domestic repression. You wrote an interesting piece recently for the New York Review of Books about the Scopes trial. William Jennings Bryan, of course, was involved in that. He was the defeated Democratic candidate, what in about three or four presidential elections in the past. In the early 20th century. What was Bryan's position on this? He had been against the war, is that correct? But I'm guessing he would have been quite critical of some of the domestic repression.Adam Hochschild: You know, I should know the answer to that, Andrew, but I don't. He certainly was against going to war. He had started out in Wilson's first term as Wilson's secretary of state and then resigned in protest against the military buildup and what he saw as a drift to war, and I give him great credit for that. I don't recall his speaking out against the repression after it began, once the US entered the war, but I could be wrong on that. It was not something that I researched. There were just so few voices speaking out. I think I would remember if he had been one of them.Andrew Keen: Adam, again, I'm thinking out loud here, so please correct me if this is a dumb question. What would it be fair to say that one of the things that distinguished the United States from the European powers during the First World War in this period it remained an incredibly insular provincial place barely involved in international politics with a population many of them were migrants themselves would come from Europe but nonetheless cut off from the world. And much of that accounted for the anti-immigrant, anti-foreign hysteria. That exists in many countries, but perhaps it was a little bit more pronounced in the America of the early 20th century, and perhaps in some ways in the early 21st century.Adam Hochschild: Well, we remain a pretty insular place in many ways. A few years ago, I remember seeing the statistic in the New York Times, I have not checked to see whether it's still the case, but I suspect it is that half the members of the United States Congress do not have passports. And we are more cut off from the world than people living in most of the countries of Europe, for example. And I think that does account for some of the tremendous feeling against immigrants and refugees. Although, of course, this is something that is common, not just in Europe, but in many countries all over the world. And I fear it's going to get all the stronger as climate change generates more and more refugees from the center of the earth going to places farther north or farther south where they can get away from parts of the world that have become almost unlivable because of climate change.Andrew Keen: I wonder Democratic Congress people perhaps aren't leaving the country because they fear they won't be let back in. What were the concrete consequences of all this? You write in your book about a young lawyer, J. Edgar Hoover, of course, who made his name in this period. He was very much involved in the Palmer Raids. He worked, I think his first job was for Palmer. How do you see this structurally? Of course, many historians, biographers of Hoover have seen this as the beginning of some sort of American security state. Is that over-reading it, exaggerating what happened in this period?Adam Hochschild: Well, security state may be too dignified a word for the hysteria that reigned in the country at that time. One of the things we've long had in the United States is a hysteria, paranoia directed at immigrants who are coming from what seems to be a new and threatening part of the world. In the mid-19th century, for example, we had the Know-Nothing Party, as it was called, who were violently opposed to Catholic immigrants coming from Ireland. Now, they were people of Anglo-Saxon descent, pretty much, who felt that these Irish Catholics were a tremendous threat to the America that they knew. There was much violence. There were people killed in riots against Catholic immigrants. There were Catholic merchants who had their stores burned and so on.Then it began to shift. The Irish sort of became acceptable, but by the end of the 19th century, beginning of the 20th century the immigrants coming from Europe were now coming primarily from southern and eastern Europe. In other words, Italians, Sicilians, Poles, and Jews. And they became the target of the anti-immigrant crusaders with much hysteria directed against them. It was further inflamed at that time by the Eugenics movement, which was something very strong, where people believed that there was a Nordic race that was somehow superior to everybody else, that the Mediterraneans were inferior people, and that the Africans were so far down the scale, barely worth talking about. And this culminated in 1924 with the passage of the Johnson-Reed Immigration Act that year, which basically slammed the door completely on immigrants coming from Asia and slowed to an absolute trickle those coming from Europe for the next 40 years or so.Andrew Keen: It wasn't until the mid-60s that immigration changed, which is often overlooked. Some people, even on the left, suggest that it was a mistake to radically reform the Immigration Act because we would have inevitably found ourselves back in this situation. What do you think about that, Adam?Adam Hochschild: Well, I think a country has the right to regulate to some degree its immigration, but there always will be immigration in this world. I mean, my ancestors all came from other countries. The Jewish side of my family, I'm half Jewish, were lucky to get out of Europe in plenty of time. Some relatives who stayed there were not lucky and perished in the Holocaust. So who am I to say that somebody fleeing a repressive regime in El Salvador or somewhere else doesn't have the right to come here? I think we should be pretty tolerant, especially if people fleeing countries where they really risk death for one reason or another. But there is always gonna be this strong anti-immigrant feeling because unscrupulous politicians like Donald Trump, and he has many predecessors in this country, can point to immigrants and blame them for the economic misfortunes that many Americans are experiencing for reasons that don't have anything to do with immigration.Andrew Keen: Fast forward Adam to today. You were involved in an interesting conversation on the Nation about the role of universities in the resistance. What do you make of this first hundred days, I was going to say hundred years that would be a Freudian error, a hundred days of the Trump regime, the role, of big law, big universities, newspapers, media outlets? In this emerging opposition, are you chilled or encouraged?Adam Hochschild: Well, I hope it's a hundred days and not a hundred years. I am moderately encouraged. I was certainly deeply disappointed at the outset to see all of those tech titans go to Washington, kiss the ring, contribute to Trump's inauguration festivities, be there in the front row. Very depressing spectacle, which kind of reminds one of how all the big German industrialists fell into line so quickly behind Hitler. And I'm particularly depressed to see the changes in the media, both the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post becoming much more tame when it came to endorsing.Andrew Keen: One of the reasons for that, Adam, of course, is that you're a long-time professor at the journalism school at UC Berkeley, so you've been on the front lines.Adam Hochschild: So I really care about a lively press that has free expression. And we also have a huge part of the media like Fox News and One American Network and other outlets that are just pouring forth a constant fire hose of lies and falsehood.Andrew Keen: And you're being kind of calling it a fire hose. I think we could come up with other terms for it. Anyway, a sewage pipe, but that's another issue.Adam Hochschild: But I'm encouraged when I see media organizations that take a stand. There are places like the New York Times, like CNN, like MSNBC, like the major TV networks, which you can read or watch and really find an honest picture of what's going on. And I think that's a tremendously important thing for a country to have. And that you look at the countries that Donald Trump admires, like Putin's Russia, for example, they don't have this. So I value that. I want to keep it. I think that's tremendously important.I was sorry, of course, that so many of those big law firms immediately cave to these ridiculous and unprecedented demands that he made, contributing pro bono work to his causes in return for not getting banned from government buildings. Nothing like that has happened in American history before, and the people in those firms that made those decisions should really be ashamed of themselves. I was glad to see Harvard University, which happens to be my alma mater, be defiant after caving in a little bit on a couple of issues. They finally put their foot down and said no. And I must say, feeling Harvard patriotism is a very rare emotion for me. But this is the first time in 50 years that I've felt some of it.Andrew Keen: You may even give a donation, Adam.Adam Hochschild: And I hope other universities are going to follow its lead, and it looks like they will. But this is pretty unprecedented, a president coming after universities with this determined of ferocity. And he's going after nonprofit organizations as well. There will be many fights there as well, I'm sure we're just waiting to hear about the next wave of attacks which will be on places like the Ford Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation and other big nonprofits. So hold on and wait for that and I hope they are as defiant as possible too.Andrew Keen: It's a little bit jarring to hear a wise historian like yourself use the word unprecedented. Is there much else of this given that we're talking historically and the similarities with the period after the first world war, is there anything else unprecedented about Trumpism?Adam Hochschild: I think in a way, we have often had, or not often, but certainly sometimes had presidents in this country who wanted to assume almost dictatorial powers. Richard Nixon certainly is the most recent case before Trump. And he was eventually stopped and forced to leave office. Had that not happened, I think he would have very happily turned himself into a dictator. So we know that there are temptations that come with the desire for absolute power everywhere. But Trump has gotten farther along on this process and has shown less willingness to do things like abide by court orders. The way that he puts pressure on Republican members of Congress.To me, one of the most startling, disappointing, remarkable, and shocking things about these first hundred days is how very few Republican members to the House or Senate have dared to defy Trump on anything. At most, these ridiculous set of appointees that he muscled through the Senate. At most, they got three Republican votes against them. They couldn't muster the fourth necessary vote. And in the House, only one or two Republicans have voted against Trump on anything. And of course, he has threatened to have Elon Musk fund primaries against any member of Congress who does defy him. And I can't help but think that these folks must also be afraid of physical violence because Trump has let all the January 6th people out of jail and the way vigilantes like that operate is they first go after the traitors on their own side then they come for the rest of us just as in the first real burst of violence in Hitler's Germany was the night of the long knives against another faction of the Nazi Party. Then they started coming for the Jews.Andrew Keen: Finally, Adam, your wife, Arlie, is another very distinguished writer.Adam Hochschild: I've got a better picture of her than that one though.Andrew Keen: Well, I got some very nice photos. This one is perhaps a little, well she's thinking Adam. Everyone knows Arlie from her hugely successful work, "Strangers in their Own Land." She has a new book out, "Stolen Pride, Lost Shame and the Rise of the Right." I don't want to put words into Arlie's mouth and she certainly wouldn't let me do that, Adam, but would it be fair to say that her reading, certainly of recent American history, is trying to bring people back together. She talks about the lessons she learned from her therapist brother. And in some ways, I see her as a kind of marriage counselor in America. Given what's happening today in America with Trump, is this still an opportunity? This thing is going to end and it will end in some ways rather badly and perhaps bloodily one way or the other. But is this still a way to bring people, to bring Americans back together? Can America be reunited? What can we learn from American Midnight? I mean, one of the more encouraging stories I remember, and please correct me if I'm wrong. Wasn't it Coolidge or Harding who invited Debs when he left prison to the White House? So American history might be in some ways violent, but it's also made up of chapters of forgiveness.Adam Hochschild: That's true. I mean, that Debs-Harding example is a wonderful one. Here is Debs sent to prison by Woodrow Wilson for a 10-year term. And Debs, by the way, had been in jail before for his leadership of a railway strike when he was a railway workers union organizer. Labor organizing was a very dangerous profession in those days. But Debs was a fairly gentle man, deeply committed to nonviolence. About a year into, a little less than a year into his term, Warren Harding, Woodrow Wilson's successor, pardoned Debs, let him out of prison, invited him to visit the White House on his way home. And they had a half hour's chat. And when he left the building, Debs told reporters, "I've run for the White house five times, but this is the first time I've actually gotten here." Harding privately told a friend. This was revealed only after his death, that he said, "Debs was right about that war. We never should have gotten involved in it."So yeah, there can be reconciliation. There can be talk across these great differences that we have, and I think there are a number of organizations that are working on that specific project, getting people—Andrew Keen: We've done many of those shows. I'm sure you're familiar with the organization Braver Angels, which seems to be a very good group.Adam Hochschild: So I think it can be done. I really think it could be done and it has to be done and it's important for those of us who are deeply worried about Trump, as you and I are, to understand the grievances and the losses and the suffering that has made Trump's backers feel that here is somebody who can get them out of the pickle that they're in. We have to understand that, and the Democratic Party has to come up with promising alternatives for them, which it really has not done. It didn't really offer one in this last election. And the party itself is in complete disarray right now, I fear.Andrew Keen: I think perhaps Arlie should run for president. She would certainly do a better job than Kamala Harris in explaining it. And of course they're both from Berkeley. Finally, Adam, you're very familiar with the history of Africa, Southern Africa, your family I think was originally from there. Might we need after all this, when hopefully the smoke clears, might we need a Mandela style truth and reconciliation committee to make sense of what's happening?Adam Hochschild: My family's actually not from there, but they were in business there.Andrew Keen: Right, they were in the mining business, weren't they?Adam Hochschild: That's right. Truth and Reconciliation Committee. Well, I don't think it would be on quite the same model as South Africa's. But I certainly think we need to find some way of talking across the differences that we have. Coming from the left side of that divide I just feel all too often when I'm talking to people who feel as I do about the world that there is a kind of contempt or disinterest in Trump's backers. These are people that I want to understand, that we need to understand. We need to understand them in order to hear what their real grievances are and to develop alternative policies that are going to give them a real alternative to vote for. Unless we can do that, we're going to have Trump and his like for a long time, I fear.Andrew Keen: Wise words, Adam. I hope in the next 500 episodes of this show, things will improve. We'll get you back on the show, keep doing your important work, and I'm very excited to learn more about your new project, which we'll come to in the next few months or certainly years. Thank you so much.Adam Hochschild: OK, thank you, Andrew. Good being with you. This is a public episode. 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An explosion outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on New Year's Day rocked the city, claiming the life of U.S. Army Master Sergeant Matthew Livelsberger and injuring seven bystanders. This tragic incident, involving a Tesla Cybertruck and fueled by fireworks and gasoline, has raised critical questions about mental health, veteran support systems, and the motives behind this devastating act. In this episode of Profiling Evil, we break down the complex details of this case:• Livelsberger's life as a decorated Special Forces veteran• His struggles with PTSD, depression, and personal hardships• The meticulous planning that led to this fateful day• What investigators uncovered, including his notes and manifesto• The broader implications for mental health in veterans and public safetyJoin us as we explore this heartbreaking story and discuss how such tragedies can be prevented in the future. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and comment below with your thoughts! #TrueCrime #LasVegasExplosion #VeteransMentalHealth #TeslaCybertruck #CrimeInvestigation #ProfilingEvil #PTSD #USArmy #TrumpHotel #ElonMusk #MentalHealthAwareness #trump #trumpexplosion #trumplasvegas #MatthewLivelsberger=======================================Order a copy of Deceived or She Knew No Fear and get the book signed for free! https://www.ProfilingEvil.comDONATE to Profiling Evil: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=T54JX76RZ455SSUPPORT our Podcasts: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1213394/support

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On January 1, 2025, Matthew Alan Livelsberger drove a rented Tesla Cybertruck from Denver to Las Vegas, where he parked it outside the Trump International Hotel. At approximately 8:40 a.m., the vehicle exploded due to fireworks-style mortars, camping fuel, and canisters Livelsberger had placed inside, resulting in his death from a self-inflicted gunshot wound and minor injuries to seven others. Prior to the incident, Livelsberger had communicated grievances and conspiracy theories through emails and texts...If you are having a mental health crisis and need immediate help please go to https://troubledminds.org/help/ and call somebody right now. Reaching out for support is a sign of strength.LIVE ON Digital Radio!  http://bit.ly/40KBtlWhttp://www.troubledminds.net or https://www.troubledminds.orgSupport The Show!https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/troubled-minds-radio--4953916/supporthttps://ko-fi.com/troubledmindshttps://rokfin.com/creator/troubledmindshttps://patreon.com/troubledmindshttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/troubledmindshttps://troubledfans.comFriends of Troubled Minds! - https://troubledminds.org/friendsShow Schedule Sun-Mon-Tues-Wed-Thurs 7-10pstiTunes - https://apple.co/2zZ4hx6Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2UgyzqMTuneIn - https://bit.ly/2FZOErSTwitter - https://bit.ly/2CYB71U----------------------------------------https://x.com/ShawnRyan762/status/1875278042144162200https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1875283253344530641https://x.com/AlchemyAmerican/status/1875352438548656331https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/cybertruck-explosion-suspect-matthew-livelsberger/story?id=117271048https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2019/07/19/pentagon-scientists-are-making-talking-plasma-laser-balls-for-use-as-non-lethal-weapons/https://x.com/TheUfoJoe/status/1875549449797439798https://x.com/AeroTech_Space/status/1875561956351877505https://x.com/TheProjectUnity/status/1875471326179463272https://x.com/samosaur/status/1875575101409608144

As 2025 kicks off, U.S. officials have been on high alert following a pair of New Years Day attacks that occurred in separate American cities only hours apart. One of the incidents, a suicide bombing involving a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, has also become the focus of controversy for reasons few might have predicted: new allegations that the bomber had possessed knowledge of U.S. war crimes, secret propulsion technologies being used by China, and a supposed UAP unacknowledged special access program.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we examine the strange allegations that recently surfaced during an appearance by intelligence analyst Sam Shoemate on the podcast of Shawn Ryan. Both Ryan and Shoemate say they received email communications from an individual who identified themselves as Matthew Livelsberger, the same individual's whose body was found at the scene of the Las Vegas incident a short time later. Is there any weight to the shocking allegations, or is there evidence supporting the possibility of an unfortunate hoax?  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Severe US winter storm could bring heaviest snowfall and coldest temperatures in over a decade NASA Says the Sun Just Released an Extremely Strong Solar Flare  Yellowstone's volcanic activity is shifting to the northeast, geologists find  A Modest Theory About Those Drones Over New Jersey LAS VEGAS INCIDENT: Army Green Beret behind Las Vegas Cybertruck attack wrote New Year's Eve letter signaling mental health crisis Motive remains elusive in Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion SHAWN RYAN CLAIMS: Podcaster 'Disappearing' After Matthew Livelsberger Alleged Manifesto Shown Sean Ryan statement on X Ryan McBeth calls out Sam Shoemate for hoaxing the email  FLASHBACK: McBeth has alleged Shoemate has done this before, likens it to “Russian Disinformation” Shoemate pushes back on McBeth  OTHERS RESPOND: X User “Bone” points out potential hoax, says Shoemate is “former CIA” GREEN BERET NAP TIME: GBNT Calls for "Immediate Response" from Sean Ryan  Posting from Green Beret Nap Time account asking for Sam to show the original messages OTHERS??? Shawn Ryan claims he received emails from the same account on Dec 31st Update from Ryan claiming others were contacted by Liversberger APOLOGY? Shawn Ryan Podcast Guest Apologizes After Matthew Livelsberger Episode BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as “classic” episodes, weekly “additional editions” of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. - Winds are fueling dangerous wildfires in Los Angeles, where tens of thousands of residents must evacuate - Trump outlined a second-term foreign policy agenda - US Army Green Beret used ChatGPT to get information on how to conduct his plot to explode a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas.

This week we talk about Luigi Mangione, VAW attacks, and mass shootings.We also discuss stochastic violence, terrorism, and Cybertrucks.Recommended Book: Some Desperate Glory by Emily TeshTranscriptThe terms “Lone Wolf,” “Lone Wolf Actor,” and “Lone Wolf Killer” are interchangeably used in many countries—though most commonly and prominently in the United States—to describe someone who commits a mass-killing or other mass-casualty event, but who is not part of an organization like a terrorist group or other criminal network like a gang.The term is hotly contested in the scholarly world, as it's applied loosely and inconsistently, and the definition varies somewhat by location, government, law enforcement entity investigating said killings, and the press reporting upon it. But in general, to be defined as a mass-casualty event or mass-killing, a collection of murders must occur in public—so it can't be a person killing their family at home, for instance—it must involve at least four victims—so someone killing or injuring three strangers in a public place will typically not be categorized in this way—and it must not occur as part of another crime, like a robbery gone wrong, or as part of a larger conflict between two rival gangs.Within this context of mass-killings and mass-casualty attacks, a lone wolf is someone who acts solo, the term originating with the concept of a wolf that has been separated from, or perhaps outcast from its pack.Someone who kills a bunch of people at the instruction of a terrorist organization like ISIS, then, would not be considered a lone wolf, even if they committed the act without any direct aid from that group; though this definition is wobbly even in that regard, as someone who takes inspiration from a group like ISIS, committing a mass-killing to support that group's cause, but not directly connected to the group, might be labeled a lone wolf, or not. And there's no hard-set rule as to which definition is correct.This was a somewhat common issue back in the late-20th century, when many so-called lone wolf terrorists were committing acts of violence in support of anarchist ends, but the anarchist groups from which they derived their inspiration, and in some cases with which they collaborated, were leaderless by nature—so it couldn't really be said that they were instructed to carry out these acts, they were just inspired by these fellow ideological travelers, and that made determining whether they acted on their own behest or not a tricky and perhaps impossible undertaking; a lot of it is semantics.Also confounding the simple categorization of such killers and attacks is the concept of stochastic terrorism, which is a type of violence that is almost always political or ideological in nature, as opposed to being revenge-driven or otherwise personal, and it's generally incited by someone with a public persona—a politician or other leader—who creates an environment in which violence is more likely to occur, that violence seemingly random, but on average directed in a specific direction.So a politician who says something like “Man, people from the opposing party really believe some horrible stuff, I wouldn't be surprised if something happened to them, considering how evil they are,” while at the same time stoking the flames of potential violence throughout the population by increasing animosity between political parties and maybe even religious groups, might be aiming to spark stochastic terror that would benefit them and their ambitions.By riling up their base in this way, by sowing the seeds for potential attacks against their perceived enemies, violence in their favor, aimed at those enemies, is more likely to happen, but in a way that's deniable for them—just a random act of ideological murder that they can denounce, despite arguably having asymmetrically instigated it.Is stochastic terror an example of planting seeds for violence that makes the resultant killings something more like directed attacks, and therefore not lone wolf in nature, then? Or are all lone wolves arguably inspired by something they've learned or experienced or been told, and thus arguably stochastic in nature—no direct guidance or instruction, but still inspired by someone or something, somewhere along the way?What I'd like to talk about today are three instances of recent supposedly lone wolf attacks, and why some experts are predicting we'll see more such attacks, especially but not exclusively in the US, in the coming years.—There were nearly 500 officially recognized mass-shootings in the US in 2024—and again, that means 4 or more people injured or killed in public, and not as part of another crime being committed.That's down from previous years, the preceding four of which have each had more than 600 mass shootings, and on average a little less than 10 people are killed in these shootings—though that figure is nudged upward by the largest of these mass killings, like one in Las Vegas in 2017 that saw 60 people killed and more than 800 wounded, many in the resulting stampede, by a 64-year-old seemingly lone wolf gunman who fired on an open-air music festival from the 32nd floor window of a nearby hotel.Gun homicides in the US are rampant beyond mass-killings: there were about 21,000 murders committed with guns in the country in 2021, alone—and notably, self-inflicted gun deaths, suicides using these weapons, eclipse that number, tallying more than 26,000 that same year.That means more than 50 people are killed by guns in the US every single day, and about 4 out of every 5 murders are committed using guns in the country; which makes sense, as guns are very effective at what they're meant to do, which is killing something, and there are a lot of guns in the US: about 120 of them per 100 people, as of 2018.And to be clear, that doesn't mean everyone owns a gun: that average is driven sky-high by the gun-enthusiasts who tend to buy a lot of the things, though gun ownership has continued to increase in scope in recent years, as political and economic uncertainty, especially in areas where perception of crime levels, if not always actual elevated crime levels, increases, tends to drive more widespread gun sales.Given all of that, it's maybe not a huge surprise that many apparent lone wolf attacks in the United States are committed using firearms; sometimes assault rifles, sometimes guns that have been augmented using bump-stocks or similar add-ons to make a normal gun into basically an assault rifle, and sometimes just using a pistol, which can be easily pocketed and carried around pretty much everywhere in this country.On December 4, 2024, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, which is part of the largest health insurance company in the United States, UnitedHealth Group, Brian Thompson, was gunned down in front of the Midtown Manhattan Hilton Hotel.The alleged killer, who was later identified by law enforcement officials as Luigi Mangione, was captured on nearby CCTV cameras, was wearing a hoodie and an expensive backpack while shooting Thompson, and used a pistol with a suppressor—a silencer—to shoot him multiple times, the bullet casings left behind inscribed with the words Delay, Deny, and Depose; terms that have been associated with the US health insurance industry for legal tactics they lean on in order to pocket more money, allegedly at the expense of their customers who have their claims denied or long-term delayed, in some cases leaving them without the care they require, and in some cases leaving them in crippling debt following a necessary medical procedure that the insurance company says they won't pay for.The response to killings of any kind, even in a gun-happy country like the US, tends to be fairly grim and sad; the endless mutterings of “thoughts and prayers” by politicians and other public figures has become so common and toothless as to be near-satire at this point, but generally the tone is antagonistic toward whomever committed the killing, before then swinging toward calls for more security and policing if you're on the political right, and more gun regulation if you're on the political left. And that's generally where we leave things until the next headlines-capturing shooting; and we typically, unfortunately, don't have long to wait.Thompson's murder, though, was almost immediately met with celebration across the political spectrum; working class folks, Democrats and Republicans and everyone in between and on the furthest political extremes basically muttering about how it serves him right, before realizing everyone else was muttering the same thing, and that led to outright enthusiasm, especially online, and even calls for more of the same across the social media landscape—many normal people doing the politician and ideologue thing by basically posting their hopes that someone will knock off other CEOs as well, seemingly aiming to spark more stochastic violence in their favored direction.The wealthy and especially the CEO class were horrified at this response, perhaps understandably, and there was pushback from mainstream journalistic and political entities across the board, with lots of tut-tutting and finger-wagging at anyone who dared celebrate what looked to be the cold-blooded murder of another human being.But the nature of American healthcare and especially health insurance being what it is—massively imperfect at least, and by some assessments borderline abusive or even outright evil—this was seen by many as just desserts for someone who himself had committed millions of dollars worth of fraud and gotten away with it, and who was running UnitedHealthcare in such a way that it denies more claims than any of its peers, which in turn has allowed itself to massively enrich itself and its shareholders at the expense of its customers.There were many cries of “serves him right,” then, alongside some requests that other CEOs be next; many of these requests couched in memes and jokes, but also seemingly earnest.The nature of the alleged killer, who was eventually shown to be a good-looking young man of privilege who had maybe suffered under the auspices of the American healthcare system, due to chronic ailments and an insurance system that didn't even serve someone like him, who grew up with substantial advantages, further fanned those flames, and as of the day I'm recording this he's in custody, has pleaded not guilty, and is facing eleven state and four federal charges, including first-degree murder and a terrorism charge, the former of which could lead to the death penalty.Just shy of a month later, in the early morning hours of January 1, 2025, a new year's celebration on the well-know and well-traversed, and on that night, incredibly crowded Bourbon Street in New Orleans was attacked by a man in a large pickup truck, who plowed the vehicle into a crowd of revelers, driving at high-speed across three blocks that were partitioned-off for the celebration.The driver was apparently trying to hit as many people as possible, and then, after crashing into a utility vehicle, he stepped out of the truck and started firing a gun into the crowd.Police fired back at him, but he was wearing body armor, and two of them were injured before they managed to kill him, recovering an assault rifle and a semi-automatic pistol from his body. They also found a pair of explosive devices in coolers he had planted around the area before the attack, and further investigation led to the discovery of more bomb-making materials where he was staying in New Orleans.At least 35 people were injured and 14 people were killed in the attack, alongside the killer, who was later identified as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar: an American-born Army veteran and Texas resident who had apparently been recently radicalized, possibly by online content posted by ISIS, and who had posted videos pledging his allegiance to the group mere hours before he drove into the crowd, an ISIS flag adorning the vehicle.More guns in this attack, then, but much of the damage was caused by the truck, and similar so-called “vehicle as a weapon,” or VAW attacks have been committed around the world in recent years, raising concerns especially in places where firearms are harder to come by, though also at large, open-air events where vehicles might cause more deaths and injuries in a short period of time than even an assault rifle, as seemed to be the case here.This attacker seemed to be self-radicalized, based on testimony from his friends and family, who were shocked at the change in his personality and expressed beliefs. The FBI has said they're pretty confident he acted alone, though they're looking into recent trips he took to Egypt and Canada, in case he met up with someone from ISIS or a similar group, while traveling.And apparently while he initially planned to kill his family—he's had several divorces that led to financial problems, due to many child support payments that exceeded his means—he didn't believe killing his family would have provoked enough of a response to spark a “war between the believers and the disbelievers.” Jabbar was brought up Muslim but left the faith for years, before apparently adopting a more intense and violent reinterpretation of it just recently, and that seemingly helped him justify and perhaps even inspired these acts.This has been called a lone wolf attack, then, but it was apparently heavily influenced by ISIS ideology, despite Jabbar possibly never having been in contact with anyone from that group.Just a handful of hours later, that same morning, at 8:49 January 1, 2025, a Tesla Cybertruck that was parked outside the front lobby of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas exploded—its occupant apparently having died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head right before a bunch of fireworks and gas canisters placed in the trunk were detonated.That occupant was Matthew Alan Livelsberger, who was also American-born, and like Jabbar, had been in the US military, though Livelsberger was an active-duty Special Forces soldier from Colorado who was on leave at the time.The blast didn't kill anyone, and while it hurt a few bystanders, no one was seriously injured. But the intention, according to two letters recovered from his phone by the FBI, was apparently to make a political statement related to alleged clandestine US military operations, and advanced technologies the US and China allegedly secretly possess; though he was also apparently in the midst of a serious mental health crisis, including significant PTSD episodes and what might have been paranoid delusions.The vehicle also contained an assault rifle and two pistols, though none of these weapons were used, as while Livelsberger was seemingly intent on escaping across the Mexican border following the attack, based on what he said in those aforementioned letters, he seemingly decided to kill himself instead—which may support the assertion that this was primarily, if not exclusively, a mental health crisis issue.Livelsberger also apparently had family issues, due in large part to his support of president-elect Trump and his family's opposition to that support, and he was apparently suffering from untreated depression, that lack of treatment possibly the result of stigma toward such things within the military, which sometimes results in people not getting treatment that they might benefit from, because they worry doing so will see them sidelined by their superiors.A manifesto penned by Livelsberger that was sent to a retired Army Intelligence officer claims that he was being monitored by the military because of his knowledge of war crimes and those aforementioned military advanced technologies, and that he didn't intend to self-harm, the divulgence of which has led to some conspiracy theories about this not having been a suicide.That said, this attack is being investigated as potential terrorism, and while it was initially being explored as part of a larger wave of such actions, since that attack in New Orleans happened just hours earlier, and both attackers used the same online car rental service to procure the vehicles they were driving, investigators have since indicated they don't believe these attacks were connected.Interestingly, Livelsberger's letters also criticized income inequality, though with a politically conservative bent, basically saying that the country had become too liberal and effeminate, and that Trump, Elon Musk, and Robert Kennedy Jr needed to take control and make the US more masculine so that it could compete against entities like China, Russia, and Iran.Experts on ideological violence and political fracturing have warned that we may see more lone wolf and lone wolf-esque violence in a more polarized society, in which people are less likely to consider those on the opposite side of the aisle to be people they disagree with, and more likely to think of them as bad or evil or even subhuman, which makes violence more thinkable.That's not ideal, as these sorts of attacks are difficult to prevent, their solo nature meaning there's no network to track and pluck apart, nothing to infiltrate and fewer easily accessible data points to aggregate and in which to recognize a pattern. Lone wolf attackers tend to cause less damage than groups can, then, but they're often almost invisible, to the organizations that hope to stop them, anyway, right up till the moment they start killing and injury people.We're also entering an era in which trust in authority has degraded substantially, new technologies have made the research, hardware procurement, and implementation of such attacks a lot more attainable to more people, which means folks suffering from different sorts of psychological or physical torments, or those who simply have strong opinions and a lot of perceived enemies, are more likely to be able to act on that confusion or those hatreds, in some cases at a moment's notice, and in many cases without anyone beyond their immediate friends and family recognizing that something might be up.We may be entering a period of heightened threat, then, in the US especially, because of the number and wide distribution of highly effective weapons throughout the population, and because of the period of political polarization and animosity we seem to be wading through, but also throughout the rest of the world, to some degree at least, because of those same political and ideological factors, and because of how big and weapon-like vehicles have become, and how relatively easy it is to get one's hands on information that allows for the construction of things like bombs and the technologies required to 3D-print and otherwise manufacture deadly implements of all shapes and sizes.Show Noteshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Mangionehttps://www.vox.com/politics/390438/luigi-mangione-healthcare-shooting-ghost-gunhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Brian_Thompsonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Las_Vegas_shootinghttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41488081https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_Orleans_truck_attackhttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c205ek63433ohttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/us/new-orleans-victims-truck-attack.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_International_Hotel_Las_Vegas_Tesla_Cybertruck_explosionhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/us/matthew-livelsberger-las-vegas-cybertruck.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/us/new-orleans-attack-travel.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/us/new-orleans-attack-shamsud-din-jabbar-isis.htmlhttps://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1257&context=nulr_online&preview_mode=1&z=1519320539https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stochastic_terrorismhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_wolf_attackhttps://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/lone-wolf-terrorism-americahttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1088767917736797 This is a public episode. 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In this compelling episode of The Collier Landry Show, we explore the devastating impact of complex PTSD through the lens of a tragic New Year's Day event. Dr. Roger Rhoades, an expert in trauma and mental health, will join us in discussing the case of Master Sgt. Matthew Livelsberger, a decorated U.S. Army Special Forces veteran whose private struggles led to a public tragedy. Livelsberger's actions—a Tesla Cybertruck bombing outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas—shocked the nation and raised urgent questions about mental health care for veterans. We unpack the string of events, from his cryptic messages to loved ones to the mounting evidence of a traumatic brain injury and unaddressed grief over his military service. Dr. Rhoades sheds light on the psychological toll of complex PTSD, the challenges of reintegration after military service, and the warning signs that often go unnoticed. Together, we examine the intersection of mental health, personal tragedy, and societal accountability to foster understanding and change. Dr. Rhoades can be reached at: drrogerrhoades@gmail.com Link to this episode on YouTube: Check out my links: https://collierlandry.com/links Ways You Can Support this Podcast: ➡️ Buy Me A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/collierlandry ➡️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@collierlandry?sub_confirmation=1 ➡️ AMAZON WISH LIST: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3FH1VW897OG84 ➡️ Venmo: https://www.venmo.com/u/collier-landry ➡️ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collierlandry ➡️ Merch Store: https://www.collierlandry.com/store ➡️ Shop Using My Amazon Affiliate Link (It's FREE!): https://www.amazon.com/shop/collierlandry Collier's Live Schedule: Instagram: Tuesday 2 pm ET / 11 am PT It's important to consider seeking support from a licensed mental health professional or support group. Talking to a trusted friend/family member can also be beneficial in overcoming trauma and its aftermath.  •Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ •Trauma-Recovery.org: https://trauma-recovery.org/ •American Psychological Association: https://www.apa.org/ •National Institute of Mental Health: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml •National Sexual Assault Hotline 1-800-656-4673 https://www.rainn.org/ •National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-7233 https://www.thehotline.org/ • Sources used in this video may include public news sites, interviews, court documents, dedicated Facebook groups, and news channel segments. When quoting others, their statements are considered alleged until confirmed. It's important to note that my content reflects my independent opinion, and I encourage you to do your research. • Disclaimer: The information provided here is intended for general informational purposes and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, diagnosis, or treatment. We are not licensed therapists or medical doctors. If you are experiencing significant stress or mental health challenges, please reach out to a qualified healthcare professional for personalized support. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Views expressed in this content are personal and may not represent the official position of any agency, organization, employer, or company. The assumptions made are solely the creator's own. The views are subject to change & should not be considered permanent. I do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, suitability, or validity of the information in this video, and I am not liable for any errors, omissions, or damages resulting from its use. All information is provided as-is. It is your responsibility to verify the facts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On January 1, 2025, Matthew Alan Livelsberger drove a rented Tesla Cybertruck from Denver to Las Vegas, where he parked it outside the Trump International Hotel. At approximately 8:40 a.m., the vehicle exploded due to fireworks-style mortars, camping fuel, and canisters Livelsberger had placed inside, resulting in his death from a self-inflicted gunshot wound and minor injuries to seven others. Prior to the incident, Livelsberger had communicated grievances and conspiracy theories through emails and texts...If you are having a mental health crisis and need immediate help please go to https://troubledminds.org/help/ and call somebody right now. Reaching out for support is a sign of strength.LIVE ON Digital Radio!  http://bit.ly/40KBtlWhttp://www.troubledminds.net or https://www.troubledminds.orgSupport The Show!https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/troubled-minds-radio--4953916/supporthttps://ko-fi.com/troubledmindshttps://rokfin.com/creator/troubledmindshttps://patreon.com/troubledmindshttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/troubledmindshttps://troubledfans.comFriends of Troubled Minds! - https://troubledminds.org/friendsShow Schedule Sun-Mon-Tues-Wed-Thurs 7-10pstiTunes - https://apple.co/2zZ4hx6Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2UgyzqMTuneIn - https://bit.ly/2FZOErSTwitter - https://bit.ly/2CYB71U----------------------------------------https://x.com/ShawnRyan762/status/1875278042144162200https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1875283253344530641https://x.com/AlchemyAmerican/status/1875352438548656331https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/cybertruck-explosion-suspect-matthew-livelsberger/story?id=117271048https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2019/07/19/pentagon-scientists-are-making-talking-plasma-laser-balls-for-use-as-non-lethal-weapons/https://x.com/TheUfoJoe/status/1875549449797439798https://x.com/AeroTech_Space/status/1875561956351877505https://x.com/TheProjectUnity/status/1875471326179463272https://x.com/samosaur/status/1875575101409608144

What drives someone to turn a crowded street into a scene of terror? Defense Attorney Bob Motta joins the discussion to unravel the tangled web surrounding two alleged attacks—one in New Orleans and another at the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. While both suspects are dead, questions linger: Were they part of a larger conspiracy? How did security fail so catastrophically in such high-profile locations? From amateur execution to eerie coincidences like their shared military background at Fort Bragg, this case is riddled with unanswered questions. Were these attacks coordinated, or just the product of chaos? And why does it seem like basic preventive measures were glaringly absent in New Orleans? It's not just about understanding what happened—it's about preventing it from happening again. But here's the million-dollar question: Was this incompetence, or something much darker at play? #TrueCrime #Terrorism #HiddenKillers #NewOrleansAttack #LasVegasAttack #UnansweredQuestions #DarkTruths Want to listen to ALL of our podcasts AD-FREE? Subscribe through APPLE PODCASTS, and try it for three days free: https://tinyurl.com/ycw626tj Follow Our Other Cases: https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com The latest on The Downfall of Diddy, The Trial of Karen Read, The Murder Of Maddie Soto, Catching the Long Island Serial Killer, Awaiting Admission: BTK's Unconfessed Crimes, Delphi Murders: Inside the Crime, Chad & Lori Daybell, The Murder of Ana Walshe, Alex Murdaugh, Bryan Kohberger, Lucy Letby, Kouri Richins, Malevolent Mormon Mommys, The Menendez Brothers: Quest For Justice, The Murder of Stephen Smith, The Murder of Madeline Kingsbury, The Murder Of Sandra Birchmore, and much more! Listen at https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com 

What drives someone to turn a crowded street into a scene of terror? Defense Attorney Bob Motta joins the discussion to unravel the tangled web surrounding two alleged attacks—one in New Orleans and another at the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. While both suspects are dead, questions linger: Were they part of a larger conspiracy? How did security fail so catastrophically in such high-profile locations? From amateur execution to eerie coincidences like their shared military background at Fort Bragg, this case is riddled with unanswered questions. Were these attacks coordinated, or just the product of chaos? And why does it seem like basic preventive measures were glaringly absent in New Orleans? It's not just about understanding what happened—it's about preventing it from happening again. But here's the million-dollar question: Was this incompetence, or something much darker at play? #TrueCrime #Terrorism #HiddenKillers #NewOrleansAttack #LasVegasAttack #UnansweredQuestions #DarkTruths Want to listen to ALL of our podcasts AD-FREE? Subscribe through APPLE PODCASTS, and try it for three days free: https://tinyurl.com/ycw626tj Follow Our Other Cases: https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com The latest on The Downfall of Diddy, The Trial of Karen Read, The Murder Of Maddie Soto, Catching the Long Island Serial Killer, Awaiting Admission: BTK's Unconfessed Crimes, Delphi Murders: Inside the Crime, Chad & Lori Daybell, The Murder of Ana Walshe, Alex Murdaugh, Bryan Kohberger, Lucy Letby, Kouri Richins, Malevolent Mormon Mommys, The Menendez Brothers: Quest For Justice, The Murder of Stephen Smith, The Murder of Madeline Kingsbury, The Murder Of Sandra Birchmore, and much more! Listen at https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com

Send us a textIn this episode of The Murder Project, we dive into the shocking case of Matthew Livelsberger, the man who made headlines for detonating a Tesla Cybertruck in front of Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. We explore Matthew's background, including his military service, and discuss the puzzling inconsistencies surrounding the events leading up to the explosion.Was this act a calculated statement, or did it spiral out of control? We also examine the discrepancies in media coverage and official reports that followed the incident. Join us as we piece together the story behind this bizarre and controversial case. Also, a big salute to The Murder Projects very own, Mike Smith, for his service to this country in the United States Army!!Sources include:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Special_Forces_selection_and_trainingNew York Posthttps://nypost.com/2025/01/03/us-news/matthew-livelsberger-claimed-las-vegas-cybertruck-bombing-wasnt-a-terror-attack-in-note/Shawn Ryan Showhttps://x.com/ShawnRyanShow/status/1875286017822888338/photo/1

Terror: Former military folks aren't more likely than the average Joe to get radicalized, but when they do, they're way more effective at pulling off extremist attacks. Vegas Bombing: The wife of the US soldier who blew up a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday broke up with him six days before he killed himself inside the vehicle, according to law enforcement sources. Just a Nip: Gen Z are a bunch of goody two shoes. Bad Business: Some businesses go the extra mile to get your extra dollars. Others cut corners and sometimes they get caught.

In the days leading up to the January 1, 2025, Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, Matthew Livelsberger, a 37-year-old U.S. Army Green Beret, allegedly sent an email to retired Army intelligence officer Sam Shoemate. This email, which Shoemate received on December 31, 2024, contained a manifesto outlining Livelsberger's claims of clandestine operations, war crimes, and advanced military technologies. He alleged that both the United States and China had operational "gravitic propulsion systems" and accused U.S. government agencies of covering up war crimes during airstrikes in Afghanistan's Nimruz Province in 2019. Livelsberger instructed Shoemate to release the email after January 1, 2025, and requested anonymity until that date. Shoemate discussed the contents of this email on the Shawn Ryan Show podcast, hosted by retired U.S. Navy SEAL Shawn Ryan, on January 3, 2025. During the podcast, Shoemate revealed that Livelsberger's Signal safety number had changed posthumously, raising concerns about unauthorized access to his account. The manifesto's allegations, including the involvement of a DEA official in the alleged cover-up, have prompted further scrutiny and investigation.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion latest: Police look for clues in suspect's writings - ABC NewsUN Report find alleged drug facilities were not lawful targets - airtrikes caused significant civilian casualties | OHCHR

The New Orleans attacker used a rare compound in his explosive devices, so rare that it has never been seen before in the United States. And a wake-up call tonight, those are the words of the suspect in the fiery explosion outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. Plus, Trump ordered to appear before a judge to be sentenced on 34 felony charges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The new year has kicked off with some truly bizarre and highly suspicious major news events. A US military veteran killed 14 people when he drove a pickup truck into a crowd in New Orleans early New Year's Day and was then killed in a shootout with police. Hours later, another US military veteran reportedly blew himself up in a Tesla Cybertruck outside of the Trump International Hotel in Nevada. Reading by Tim Foley

In the days leading up to the January 1, 2025, Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, Matthew Livelsberger, a 37-year-old U.S. Army Green Beret, allegedly sent an email to retired Army intelligence officer Sam Shoemate. This email, which Shoemate received on December 31, 2024, contained a manifesto outlining Livelsberger's claims of clandestine operations, war crimes, and advanced military technologies. He alleged that both the United States and China had operational "gravitic propulsion systems" and accused U.S. government agencies of covering up war crimes during airstrikes in Afghanistan's Nimruz Province in 2019. Livelsberger instructed Shoemate to release the email after January 1, 2025, and requested anonymity until that date. Shoemate discussed the contents of this email on the Shawn Ryan Show podcast, hosted by retired U.S. Navy SEAL Shawn Ryan, on January 3, 2025. During the podcast, Shoemate revealed that Livelsberger's Signal safety number had changed posthumously, raising concerns about unauthorized access to his account. The manifesto's allegations, including the involvement of a DEA official in the alleged cover-up, have prompted further scrutiny and investigation.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion latest: Police look for clues in suspect's writings - ABC NewsUN Report find alleged drug facilities were not lawful targets - airtrikes caused significant civilian casualties | OHCHRBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Terrorist attack on New Orleans & Cybertruck purposely exploded in Las Vegas on New Year's Day. Plus- Brittney Spears' separating teeth, Luigi Mangione's sweater, Jimmy Carter's final photo, Amanda Bynes smiles, Soy Bomb, Beast Games, Cam Skettebo, post-vacation Maz, and Jim's Pick's-Year songs. Bentley lost the David Hall Bobblehead this month and he's a sore loser. Some loser was inspired by ISIS to attack New Orleans by driving a rented truck onto Bourbon Street killing 14. Another monster rented a Cybertruck, packed it with fireworks, drove to Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, shot himself in the head and blew up the truck. Everyone ("women AND men") loves Luigi Mangione. They love him so much, Nordstrom has sold out of the sweater he wore during his arraignment. RIP Jimmy Carter. What's going on with all the selfies with him during his final days? Angelina Pivarnick, aka The Staten Island Dump from the Jersey Shore, is messing with little people. Whitney Cummings took a huge (and appropriate) shot at CNN while appearing on CNN's New Year's Eve Live. We all love Arizona State RB Cam Skattebo, but ESPN announcer Joe Tessitore loves just saying Skattebo's name. Blue Ivy is a star! And you better not say otherwise. Stuttering John is the world's biggest tattletale. He calls Schuli's dad live on air and comes off like a dope...Like usual... Tom Mazawey joins the show after his trip out to New Jersey. Maz loves him some Skattebo so much that he tweeted at him. Tom approves Gleyber Torres to the Detroit Tigers. The Reliaquest bowl champion Michigan Wolverines! LeBron's son Bryce James has signed with the Arizona Wildcats. Maz again predicts a Detroit Lions 3 point victory. Maz gives a partial score for the ND-Georgia game leaving us no choice, but to get rid of him. Trudi saw Babygirl and wasn't impressed with the orgasm scene. Reliving Soy Bomb and Bob Dylan almost crapping his pants on stage...Then ripping off a sweet guitar solo. Drew is watching Beast Games on Prime. You should too. Drew watched an interesting documentary about murderer William Bradford Bishop. There was a crazy story before the holidays of a non-verbal dude who was in a California hospital and no one knew who he was. His sister came forward and he's been missing for over 25 years. Well, it turns out he was missing for a reason. Breaking Britney Spears Teeth News. Some people are saying they're moving farther apart by the day. Breaking Amanda Bynes news. She gives the biggest smile in 10 years. Oh yeah, and she did a painting. Jim's Picks: Songs with a Year in the title. Playboy After Dark looked like a terrible party. Visit our presenting sponsor Hall Financial – Michigan's highest rated mortgage company. If you'd like to help support the show… consider subscribing to our YouTube Channel, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (The Drew Lane Show, Marc Fellhauer, Trudi Daniels, Jim Bentley and BranDon).

The MeidasTouch Podcast kicks off 2025 with a look at the chaos defining the new year. We cover the tragic attack in New Orleans, falsely blamed on migrants by the GOP, and the shocking attack by a U.S. Army veteran outside Trump International Hotel. Rumors swirl about MAGA Mike Johnson's shaky hold on the Speaker's gavel just before the crucial vote. We also dissect Trump's bizarre Mar-a-Lago New Year's bash, his flip-flop on H1B1 visas, and the Democrats' bold new strategy to hold him accountable. Ben, Brett and Jordy break it all down! Subscribe to Meidas+ at https://meidasplus.com Watch Ben's interview with President Biden: https://youtu.be/TJfOAjUleTc Deals from our sponsors!  Rocket Money: Let Rocket Money reach your financial goals faster by going to https://rocketmoney.com/meidastouch L-Nutra ProLon: Right now, ProLon is offering The MeidasTouch Podcast listeners 15% OFF off their 5-day nutrition program. Go to https://ProlonLife.com/MEIDAS Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Influence Continuum: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Coalition of the Sane: https://meidasnews.com/tag/coalition-of-the-sane  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Police rule out accomplices in the New Orleans truck attack. Meanwhile, Las Vegas authorities comb the scene of a truck explosion outside Trump International Hotel. And House Speaker Mike Johnson hopes to win back his gavel, despite uncertain Republicans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: We start with the shocking revelations about Matthew Alan Livelsberger, the man behind Wednesday's Cybertruck bombing outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. What investigators have uncovered so far. Then, reports of a mass desertion from a western-trained Ukrainian brigade. Hundreds of soldiers reportedly went AWOL before seeing combat. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President's Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Wednesday, two violent events unfolded that are now being investigated by the FBI as acts of terrorism. First, a deadly truck attack in New Orleans, and then later, a Tesla Cybertruck explosion right outside of Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. Authorities identified the suspect in the Louisiana truck attack as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen from Texas and Army veteran who was inspired to carry out this mass killing by the Islamic State. Former National Security Council Senior Director and managing director of Beacon Global Strategies, Michael Allen joins the Rundown to explain how terror can spread through radicalization in the U.S. and the tools we must use to detect extremist threats. The 119th Congress begins today, with the GOP controlling both the House and the Senate. However, before lawmakers can get down to business, they must elect a new speaker. However, some Republicans are wary of re-electing Congressman Mike Johnson (R-LA). A delayed vote could impede the certification of the 2024 election. Republican strategist and co-founder of South and Hill Strategies Colin Reed joins to break down what happens if the vote goes longer than expected. Plus, commentary from FOX News contributor Joe Concha. Photo Credit: AP / Alcides Antunes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The FBI described the New Orleans terrorist attack as "premeditated and evil,” expressing confidence that the attacker, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, acted alone. Authorities say the driver in the Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on New Year's Day, 37-year-old Army Special Forces member Matthew Alan Livelsberger, shot himself in the head before the blast.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's Friday, January 3rd, A.D. 2025. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus Seattle street preacher censored for Biblical speech Being a street preacher is difficult work. But it's a lot more difficult when violent activists are trying to shut you down—and when the local police aid them in silencing you, reports Alliance Defending Freedom. That's what happened to Pastor Matthew Meinecke of Seattle. But thanks to the efforts of ADF, this evangelist is once again free to share the Gospel on his city's streets. Meinecke has been publicly ministering in Seattle for years. He reads the Bible aloud and often holds signs and hands out literature. On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court rightly overturned Roe v. Wade. Pro-abortion demonstrators gathered in Seattle to protest the decision. Meinecke also attended the protest—not to speak about abortion however, but to read from the Bible and share the Gospel message. Not surprisingly, his message was not well received in Seattle. Protesters surrounded Meinecke, grabbed his Bible, and ripped pages out. As the demonstrators grew more aggressive, the street preacher took hold of a traffic sawhorse. Protesters then picked Meinecke up, along with the sawhorse, and dropped him on the pavement across the street. When Meinecke got up and began reading from the Scriptures again, protesters knocked him back down and took one of his shoes. When police officers finally arrived, they ordered Meinecke to leave. When he declined, they arrested him. Matthew Meinecke should not have been censored, much less arrested, for peacefully sharing his views in a public place. The First Amendment guarantees him, and every American, the rights of free speech and religious freedom, both of which he was exercising peacefully. So Meinecke, represented by Alliance Defending Freedom, filed a lawsuit against the city. While a federal district court sided with the city, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled that the actions of the officers, i.e., the city, presented a content-based burden on Meinecke's expressive activity. Romans 1:16 says, “For I am not ashamed of the Gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.” Cybertruck exploded in front of Trump Hotel in Las Vegas A Tesla Cybertruck exploded and burst into flames Wednesday morning at 8:40am just outside the entrance of Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, killing a soldier named Matthew Alan Livelsberger who was inside the vehicle and injuring several others standing nearby, reports NBC News.  It blew up after an improvised explosive was detonated in the truck's bed. Livelsberger, age 37, was a master sergeant in the U.S. Army's elite special forces unit and a resident of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Authorities said a military ID, a passport, and credit cards found at the scene were in Livelsberger's name, but that the body in the Cybertruck was “burned beyond recognition.” While investigators are still awaiting DNA or medical record confirmation of the body's identity, other evidence indicated Livelsberger had died, including tattoos on the body's stomach and arms. The body recovered from the Cybertruck sustained an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head prior to the detonation of the vehicle. The suspicious blast is being investigated as a possible terrorist attack. The blast came hours after a driver in a rented pickup truck, who was flying an ISIS flag, plowed into New Year's Eve revelers on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing at least 15 and injuring more than 30 others before he was shot dead by police. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Sheriff Kevin McMahill said that the pickup truck and the Tesla in the Las Vegas explosion were rented from the same online platform named Turo. Livelsberger's long military career included deployments to the Republic of Congo in 2014, Ukraine in 2016, Tajikistan in 2016, and Afghanistan in 2017, 2018, and 2019. Chris Raia, the deputy assistant director of the FBI's counterterrorism division, said this at a press conference in Louisiana. RAIA: “At this point, there is no definitive link between the attack here in New Orleans and the one in Las Vegas." Nonetheless, the fact that the incidents in New Orleans and Las Vegas came just hours apart and both appeared to involve military members with somewhat similar backgrounds has been noted by officials. Biden honors Liz Cheney with Presidential Citizens Medal In a clear slam of President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday, President Joe Biden honored former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney of Wyoming with the Presidential Citizens Medal for both her work on the special House committee that investigated the January 6, 2021 event at the Capitol and for speaking out about the importance of democracy, reports The Hill. Needless to say, Cheney actively campaigned against Trump's re-election bid and endorsed Kamala Harris, the leftist Democrat, for President, along with her father, Dick Cheney, who served as George W. Bush's Vice President. Lowe's delivered 100 tiny homes for Hurricane Helene families in North Carolina And finally, many families in Western North Carolina were facing Christmas still in need of housing, after Hurricane Helene devastated their towns, reports GoodNewsNetwork.org. Listen. LADY #1: “It was a nightmare. I have never, ever seen it like this.” LADY #2: “Got out of bed to look down to watch water pouring into the house.” LADY #1: “It came so fast, and I went out and I was holding on to the bottom of the rail, and I had water up to my neck.” LADY #2: “That was the beginning of what has been the longest three months of my life.” LADY #1: “I feel like we got forgotten.” In the midst of a tragic situation, Lowe's Home Improvement Stores wanted to help. LOWE'S SPOKESWOMAN: “Our goal is to create 100 tiny homes for people in Western North Carolina. To be able to build tiny homes, to give people a sense of hope, to give people a sense of neighbors helping neighbors. I just really think that this is going to mean a lot. This weather has gotten bad.” Thanks to Lowe's financial investment of building materials and hundreds of volunteer home builders, those 100 tiny homes were built and installed in time for Christmas Eve. The tiny homes, which include heat and all the necessities—like a kitchen, bathroom, and two full-size beds—allow families to remain in their neighborhood while their permanent home is rebuilt. Each home included fresh seasonal greenery, furnishings, and décor all donated by Lowe's. The recipients of those tiny homes were beyond grateful. LADY #1: “Oh my gosh, it's beautiful. It is so gorgeous. I don't know what to say. It's beautiful. I can't believe it. I got my new home, my tiny home. (laughing) It's awesome.” “I am so grateful. I was blessed beyond. Because honestly, I thought we were forgotten.” In Matthew 10:29-31, Jesus asked, “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father's care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So, don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.” Close And that's The Worldview on this Friday, January 3rd, in the year of our Lord 2025. Subscribe by Amazon Music or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com.  Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com).  Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

The incident involving Matthew Livelsberger and the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas raises several unanswered questions that challenge the official narrative. Authorities have described Livelsberger as a lone actor, pointing to his recent personal struggles, including his separation from his wife, as a potential factor in his actions. However, the meticulous nature of his journey, the deliberate planning involved in securing fireworks and gas canisters, and the specific targeting of a high-profile location suggest a complexity that goes beyond individual despair. The official line that this was an isolated act does not sufficiently address why a highly trained Green Beret, presumably familiar with risk assessment and strategy, would carry out such a public and chaotic act without any clear political or ideological statement.Additionally, the FBI's quick dismissal of links between this event and the eerily similar attack in New Orleans by another military veteran using a rented vehicle leaves room for skepticism. Both incidents occurred within a short time frame and involved high-profile targets, making the lack of a deeper investigation into potential coordinated motives appear premature. The focus on Livelsberger's personal issues risks overlooking broader systemic concerns, such as the psychological toll of military service or potential radicalization channels. With limited details on Livelsberger's state of mind and no substantive evidence to confirm or refute alternative motives, the rush to label this as a standalone act may obscure critical aspects of a story that remains incomplete.In this episode, we dive back in.(commercial at 9:21)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Uncle of Vegas Cybertruck bomber Matthew Livelsberger makes jaw-dropping statement about nephew's death mission | Daily Mail Online

Mostly cloudy in the Dallas area today. The sun will peek through on occasion with a high temp of 62. The clouds will stick around this evening with a low of 51. Saturday will be cloudy as well with a chance for an afternoon thunderstorm. The high and low will not differ more than a few degrees in the low 60s. Sunday will be a bit of a transition day. Mostly sunny skies with a high of 64 and then as the day progresses into the evening and early morning hours of Monday, the temperature will plummet into the low 20s, setting up a chilly start for a cold week ahead. Investigators are probing why Shamsud-Din Jabbar who bragged about his Beaumont roots and militant work ethic went from working in real estate to praising ISIS just before he launched a deadly attack in New Orleans. In other news, the suspects at the center of the New Year's terror attack in New Orleans, and another in front of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, both got their vehicles through an app-based car rental service called Turo. Also, November home sales in Dallas-Fort Worth showed the strongest year-over-year improvement since mid-2021 — but those who watch the market closely have some concerns. And, the Texas Longhorns are gearing up for their Jan. 10 showdown with Ohio State in the semifinals at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to 2025 Las Vegas. Today, you'll hear a round up of the biggest stories and developments that will impact Las Vegas this year. But first, authorities are investigating a Tesla Cybertruck explosion in front of the Trump International Hotel on Wednesday morning, leaving one dead and seven injured. Co-hosts Sarah Lohman and Dayvid Figler are joined by Hey Las Vegas editor Rob Kachelriess to share the latest updates and more. Want to get in touch? Follow us @CityCastVegas on Instagram, or email us at lasvegas@citycast.fm. You can also call or text us at 702-514-0719. For more Las Vegas news, make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Las Vegas. Looking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The incident involving Matthew Livelsberger and the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas raises several unanswered questions that challenge the official narrative. Authorities have described Livelsberger as a lone actor, pointing to his recent personal struggles, including his separation from his wife, as a potential factor in his actions. However, the meticulous nature of his journey, the deliberate planning involved in securing fireworks and gas canisters, and the specific targeting of a high-profile location suggest a complexity that goes beyond individual despair. The official line that this was an isolated act does not sufficiently address why a highly trained Green Beret, presumably familiar with risk assessment and strategy, would carry out such a public and chaotic act without any clear political or ideological statement.Additionally, the FBI's quick dismissal of links between this event and the eerily similar attack in New Orleans by another military veteran using a rented vehicle leaves room for skepticism. Both incidents occurred within a short time frame and involved high-profile targets, making the lack of a deeper investigation into potential coordinated motives appear premature. The focus on Livelsberger's personal issues risks overlooking broader systemic concerns, such as the psychological toll of military service or potential radicalization channels. With limited details on Livelsberger's state of mind and no substantive evidence to confirm or refute alternative motives, the rush to label this as a standalone act may obscure critical aspects of a story that remains incomplete.In this episode, we dive back in.(commercial at 9:21)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Uncle of Vegas Cybertruck bomber Matthew Livelsberger makes jaw-dropping statement about nephew's death mission | Daily Mail OnlineBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

New details are emerging about the former Army sergeant who flew an ISIS flag as he mowed down all those victims on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. Yesterday, the FBI said he had accomplices, but today they say he acted alone. And, we now know the identity of the terror suspect who was killed when he set a Tesla Cybertruck ablaze in front of Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. Several remarkable coincidences are emerging between the Vegas suspect and the terrorist in New Orleans. Both men served in the military… at the same base. And both rented their vehicles through the same car rental app. Plus, one enduring image from the New Orleans terror attack is that of a young redhead enjoying the French Quarter scene on New Year's Eve. Her fast reaction when the pickup truck came barreling down the sidewalk may have saved her life. And in the wake of the terror attacks, law enforcement is bracing for several major events that are coming up in the next few weeks, including the inauguration of President-elect Trump and the Superbowl. The Golden Globes awards show is also this Sunday.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On Wednesday, two violent events unfolded that are now being investigated by the FBI as acts of terrorism. First, a deadly truck attack in New Orleans, and then later, a Tesla Cybertruck explosion right outside of Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. Authorities identified the suspect in the Louisiana truck attack as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen from Texas and Army veteran who was inspired to carry out this mass killing by the Islamic State. Former National Security Council Senior Director and managing director of Beacon Global Strategies, Michael Allen joins the Rundown to explain how terror can spread through radicalization in the U.S. and the tools we must use to detect extremist threats. The 119th Congress begins today, with the GOP controlling both the House and the Senate. However, before lawmakers can get down to business, they must elect a new speaker. However, some Republicans are wary of re-electing Congressman Mike Johnson (R-LA). A delayed vote could impede the certification of the 2024 election. Republican strategist and co-founder of South and Hill Strategies Colin Reed joins to break down what happens if the vote goes longer than expected. Plus, commentary from FOX News contributor Joe Concha. Photo Credit: AP / Alcides Antunes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Authorities in the United States say there appears to be no link between two separate incidents in New Orleans and Las Vegas that are being treated as terrorist attacks. Fifteen people were killed and more than 30 injured in a truck-ramming attack in New Orleans as New Year festivities were underway. Meanwhile, authorities in Las Vegas are investigating the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck in front of the Trump International Hotel.

New details as authorities uncover the histories of Matthew Livelsberger, the active duty Special Forces who is said to have killed himself before the Tesla Cybertruck he had rented exploded in front of Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, and Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the Army veteran who used a Ford F-150 Lightning and firearms in his attack on the French Quarter in New Orleans. 

Bourbon Street reopens with new security barriers in place after an attacker plowed his truck into a crowd of people. The FBI takes the lead in the investigation after a vehicle exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. New Orleans City Council member Eugene Green discusses questions surrounding the city's security measures. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill gives an update into the truck attack investigation. House Speaker Mike Johnson's leadership status is in jeopardy as the Congress prepares to convene.

Happy New Year! :: New Orleans - Truck drives through Bourbon Street crowd, Feds believe it to be terrorism :: Las Vegas - Tesla Cybertruck explodes outside Trump International Hotel killing driver, Feds believe it to be terrorism :: New Orleans gets 97 guns off the streets in exchange for 47K in PS5s :: Psychedelic Therapy Begins in CO causing tension between conservatives, veterans 2025-01-01 :: Hosts: Chris R., Riley, Stu

Happy New Year! :: New Orleans - Truck drives through Bourbon Street crowd, Feds believe it to be terrorism :: Las Vegas - Tesla Cybertruck explodes outside Trump International Hotel killing driver, Feds believe it to be terrorism :: New Orleans gets 97 guns off the streets in exchange for 47K in PS5s :: Psychedelic Therapy Begins in CO causing tension between conservatives, veterans 2025-01-01 :: Hosts: Chris R., Riley, Stu

Plus: Investigators say the man who rented a Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas was a 37-year-old U.S. Army servicemember from Colorado. U.S. dockworkers and their employers agree to meet next week to head off a potential strike. J.R. Whalen reports. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At least 15 people were killed and dozens more were injured when a man intentionally plowed a rented pickup truck into a crowd of revelers on Bourbon Street in New Orleans' French Quarter. Police are investigating a possible terror attack involving a Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, killing at least one person.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On January 1, 2025, a Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, resulting in the death of the driver and injuries to seven bystanders. The vehicle, rented via the Turo app, was reportedly loaded with gas canisters and fireworks, leading authorities to investigate the incident as a potential act of terrorism. The driver was identified as 37-year-old U.S. Army veteran Matthew Livelsberger, who had previously served in Germany.This event coincided with a separate attack in New Orleans, where another Army veteran, Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, drove a pickup truck into a crowd, resulting in 15 fatalities. Both vehicles involved in these incidents were rented through the Turo app, prompting investigations into possible connections between the two attacks.The two attackers, Matthew Livelsberger and Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, share a significant connection through their military backgrounds. Both were U.S. Army veterans who were stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, during overlapping periods. This common military posting has raised questions about whether their shared experiences at the base or connections forged during their service played a role in their coordinated or coincidental actions.Additionally, both attackers utilized the Turo rental app to procure vehicles used in their respective attacks. These similarities, combined with the timing of the incidents—the Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas and the vehicle attack in New Orleans—have led investigators to explore potential links between the two events, including shared motivations, influences, or coordinated planning. Authorities are scrutinizing these connections as part of their broader investigation into what may have triggered these acts of violence.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Pictured: Las Vegas bomber who blew up Cybertruck outside Trump hotel as cops say he served at the same military base as New Orleans mass killer Jabbar | Daily Mail Online

A U.S. Army veteran flying an ISIS flag from his truck plowed into New Orleans' crowded French Quarter on New Year's Day, killing 15 people. President Joe Biden says investigators are looking into possible links between that attack and the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. Russian gas exports via Ukraine have come to an end, but where does it leave gas giant Gazprom? And just what is the U.S. debt ceiling and how does it work? Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast here and you can find the episode on debt here. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here are 3 big things you need to know—   One — President-elect Trump says New Orleans has his full support after at least fifteen people were killed and dozens were injured in a terror attack. Trump said his heart is with all of the victims and their loved ones. The suspect has been identified as 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar, who was a U.S-born citizen from Texas.  An ISIS flag was found on the trailer hitch of the pickup truck that he used.   Two ----  Officials in New Orleans say security barriers that would have protected crowds on Bourbon Street had been removed before Wednesday's attack.  The barriers, called bollards, were removed because they had been malfunctioning. The city's mayor says the bollards were being replaced ahead of the city hosting the Super Bowl in February.   And number three — The explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck at the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas also is being investigated as a possible terrorist attack.  One person inside the Cybertruck was killed and at least seven others near the vehicle suffered minor injuries.

On January 1, 2025, a Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, resulting in the death of the driver and injuries to seven bystanders. The vehicle, rented via the Turo app, was reportedly loaded with gas canisters and fireworks, leading authorities to investigate the incident as a potential act of terrorism. The driver was identified as 37-year-old U.S. Army veteran Matthew Livelsberger, who had previously served in Germany.This event coincided with a separate attack in New Orleans, where another Army veteran, Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, drove a pickup truck into a crowd, resulting in 15 fatalities. Both vehicles involved in these incidents were rented through the Turo app, prompting investigations into possible connections between the two attacks.The two attackers, Matthew Livelsberger and Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, share a significant connection through their military backgrounds. Both were U.S. Army veterans who were stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, during overlapping periods. This common military posting has raised questions about whether their shared experiences at the base or connections forged during their service played a role in their coordinated or coincidental actions.Additionally, both attackers utilized the Turo rental app to procure vehicles used in their respective attacks. These similarities, combined with the timing of the incidents—the Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas and the vehicle attack in New Orleans—have led investigators to explore potential links between the two events, including shared motivations, influences, or coordinated planning. Authorities are scrutinizing these connections as part of their broader investigation into what may have triggered these acts of violence.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Pictured: Las Vegas bomber who blew up Cybertruck outside Trump hotel as cops say he served at the same military base as New Orleans mass killer Jabbar | Daily Mail OnlineBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. - The man who allegedly drove a pickup truck into a New Orleans crowd early on New Year's Day might not have worked alone -  a Tesla Cybertruck exploded at the entrance of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas - Power has been restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after a massive outage on New Year's Eve left much of the island in the dark

(AURN News) — President-elect Donald Trump criticized outgoing President Joe Biden's border policies following two separate violent incidents on New Year's Day that left multiple casualties in New Orleans and the suspect dead in Las Vegas. Trump posted on Truth Social: “With the Biden “Open Border's Policy” I said, many times during Rallies, and elsewhere, that Radical Islamic Terrorism, and other forms of violent crime, will become so bad in America that it will become hard to even imagine or believe. That time has come, only worse than ever imagined. Joe Biden is the WORST PRESIDENT IN THE HISTORY OF AMERICA, A COMPLETE AND TOTAL DISASTER. What he and his group of Election Interfering “thugs” have done to our Country will not soon be forgotten! MAGA” In New Orleans, at least 14 people died after Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, a Texas resident, drove through a crowd on Bourbon Street and then fired shots. The FBI reports finding an ISIS flag and potential IED in his rental pickup truck. Jabbar was killed by local law enforcement. Separately, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police are investigating an explosion outside the Trump International Hotel involving a 2024 Tesla Cybertruck. The incident injured seven people and killed the driver. Police discovered gasoline canisters, camp fuel canisters, and fireworks in the truck bed. While investigating possible connections to the New Orleans attack, authorities currently believe it was an isolated incident. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fifteen people have been killed and more than 30 injured in a truck-ramming attack in New Orleans as New Year festivities were underway. And in Las Vegas authorities are investigating the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck in front of the Trump International Hotel. Both incidents are being treated as terrorist acts.

Information on both New Years Day attackers, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of revelers on Bourbon Street, killing 14 people and injuring 35 more, and Matthew Alan Livelsberger, who rented a Tesla Cybertruck and used it in an explosion outside Las Vegas' Trump International Hotel.

Coincidence or connection? Another U.S. military veteran allegedly drove a cyber truck to the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas before it exploded with him inside. Investigators in Las Vegas are working to find out if this explosion is related to the deadly New Orleans attack, but no connection has been made at this time. In a post on X, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the Vegas fire was likely limited because of the Cybertruck's features. Dave and Debbie discuss the latest.