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David Closson - returns as our guest at Courageous Leadership with Virginia Prodan Podcast - with a great message - Life After Roe: Equipping Christians in the Fight for Life Today. David Closson serves as the Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview at Family Research Council where he researches, writes, and speaks about life, human sexuality, religious liberty, and related issues from a biblical worldview. He is the author of FRC's Biblical Worldview Series, which seeks to help Christians and Christian leaders apply the teachings of the Bible to difficult moral questions. David's work has appeared at Fox News, Real Clear Politics, National Review, The Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, Decision Magazine, WORLD Opinions, The Gospel Coalition, Townhall, and Christian Post. He is the author of Life After Roe: Equipping Christians in the Fight for Life Today (B&H Academic, 2025) and is the co-author of Male and Female He Created Them: A Study on Identity, Sexuality, and Marriage (Christian Focus, 2023). David is a regular guest on Washington Watch, FRC's national television and radio program heard on over 800 stations in forty-eight states. While in seminary, David served as a Teaching Assistant and as an assistant to the Dean of the School of Theology at Southern Seminary. He has also served as a Program Leader for Covenant Journey, leading trips to Israel designed to strengthen Christian college students in their faith through an experiential journey of biblical and modern Israel. David has served on staff or as an ordained deacon at churches in Florida and Kentucky. He also interned for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. Since 2024, David has served as a Fellow for Human Dignity and Public Policy at the Land Center for Cultural Engagement at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Currently, David is a Ph.D. candidate in Christian Ethics at Southwestern Seminary. David is a graduate of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div., Th.M.) and the University of Central Florida (B.A., political science, cum laude). David lives in the Washington, D.C. area and is a member of Capitol Hill Baptist Church. We love to hear your comments, questions or share what you have learned from this podcast. Or to help you with any questions, concerns you might have or trainings . You can apply for our training and coaching sessions - here: https://www.virginiaprodanbooks.com/freedom-coaching Follow Courageous Leadership with Virginia Prodan #Podcast on: https://open.spotify.com/show/7kHPeoAgbkAHCg2C6RApEZ - to hear encouraging & inspiring messages ‬. Order your autographed copy(s) of #SavingMyAssassin by Virginia Prodan - directly here: https://virginiaprodanbooks.com/product/book/- Invite Virginia Prodan to speak at your events - go to: https://lnkd.in/eQwj4R2u Subscribe to Virginia Prodan Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/VirginiaProd Follow Virginia Prodan on: Twitter : https://twitter.com/VirginiaProdan Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/virginia.prodan.1 LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/virginia-prodan-0244581b Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/virginiaprodan/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/VirginiaProd Courageous Leadership with Virginia Prodan #Podcast : https://open.spotify.com/show/7kHPeoAgbkAHCg2C6RApEZ - ------ Invite Virginia Prodan to speak at your events -: https://virginiaprodanbooks.com/invite-virginia/ ----- Donate to Virginia Prodan #Ministries - here: https://www.virginiaprodan.com/donate/ We love to hear from you; your comments or questions. Please share it with others. #network #podcast #film #events #training #training #leadership #coaching #people #community #australia #motivation #share #like #power #romania #america @frcdc @AllianceDefends @focusonthefamily @VirginiaProd

"SHERRI"  E! Entertainment, Wendy Williams, CNN ~Two Time NAACP Image Award win for Outstanding Talk Show; four Daytime Emmy Award nominations; and a Bronze Telly Award for Promotional Campaign in its debut season of the nationally syndicated talk show "SHERRI"Want to be in the "Know" about current political,, social, news & pop culture? My guest Jawn Murray knows!! As an entertainment and pop culture analyst, Jawn has become a staple on television offering commentary on networks like CNN, HLN, MSNBC, Fox News, TV Guide Channel, TV One, VH1, E! Entertainment, TruTV and BET. In addition to appearing on shows like NBC's “Today Show,” “Wendy Williams Show,”," SHERRI", “Access Hollywood,” “Washington Watch with Roland Martin” and “Our World with Black Enterprise,Murray also started doing contributing segments for television, initially making his TV debut on an E! Entertainment series called "Love Chain." He would go on to appear as a subject matter expert on both Court TV and HLN, as well as doing commentary on round-up shows like VH1's The Fabulous Life of... and E!'s True Hollywood Story, Hollywood Wives' Tales and Relatively Famous. In late 2011,, Murray would appear as a subject matter expert on 21 TV network shows including NBC's Today[and multiple series on CNN, HLN, BBC, MSNBC and Fox News.On the day of Houston's funeral, Murray did live commentary for the inaugural episode of MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry Show.In April 2014, Murray co-hosted ABC's The View just two weeks before the show's creator Barbara Walters retired. During the episode, Walters turned to him on live TV and declared: "I love your way with words." He would go on to appear as a panelist on other talk shows like The Meredith Vieira Show] and The Wendy Williams Show and taped numerous episodes on the TV One series Unsung. In September 2022, Murray joined The Sherri as a Executive Producer and commentator.© 2025 Building Abundant Success!!2025 All Rights ReservedJoin Me on ~ iHeart Media@ https://tinyurl.com/iHeartBASSpot Me on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yxuy23baAmazon ~ https://tinyurl.com/AmzBAS

In today's show, Dustin continues his coverage of Washington Watch as he visits with Iowa 3rd District Congressman Zach Nunn, Riley talks about a potential new soybean cyst nematode management tool with Iowa State University Professor Thomas Baum, and Andy gets a planting update from Beck's Agronomist Greg Shepherd.

In today's show, Riley has the latest South America update with Greg McBride of Allendale, Mark visits with Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley about the push for E15, and Dustin continues his coverage of Washington Watch with National Pork Producers Council President Duane Stateler.

It's Friday, May 2nd, 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 Pakistan's record 344 blasphemy cases against Islam A human rights watchdog group chronicled a record 344 new so-called “blasphemy” cases in the 96 percent-Muslim country of Pakistan in 2024, highlighting increased abuse of the country's condemned blasphemy laws, reports Morning Star News. The top three categories include “hurting of religious sentiments,” “desecration of the Quran,” and “disrespecting [their false prophet] Muhammad.” Of the 344 new blasphemy cases, 70 percent of the accused were Muslims, 6 percent were Christians, 9 percent Hindus, and 14 percent Ahmadis, according to the Annual Human Rights Observer report issued by the Center for Social Justice. Between 1994 and 2024, the report stated that at least 104 persons in Pakistan accused of so-called “blasphemy” were executed extra-judicially. Mike Waltz out as National Security Adviser Mike Waltz is out as President Donald Trump's national security adviser and is instead his new nominee for ambassador to the United Nations in a major shake-up of Trump's national security team, reports USA Today. On May 1, Trump said that Waltz was leaving his White House post, confirming a departure that was reported hours earlier amid the continued fallout after Waltz accidentally invited a journalist into a messaging chat in which top national security officials discussed plans for Yemen airstrikes. United States and Ukraine sign rare earth metals agreement On April 30th, the United States and Ukraine finally signed the minerals deal that was delayed by the now-infamous Oval Office exchange between the U.S. and Ukrainian presidents two months ago, reports The Epoch Times. With China continuing to tighten its grip on critical minerals after the imposition of U.S. tariffs, control of so-called “rare earth metals”—essential for the production of electric vehicles, wind turbines, and smartphones—is becoming ever more important. One challenge is that 20 percent of Ukraine's mineral resources, including about half its rare earth elements deposits, are in areas under Russian occupation. The agreement stipulates that future American military assistance to Ukraine will count as part of the U.S. investment into the fund, rather than calling for reimbursement for past assistance. Jewish author David Horowitz, defender of Christians, has died On April 29th, conservative Jewish author David Horowitz died at the age of 86, reports NewsMax.com. His story is one of a self-proclaimed former Marxist who had "second thoughts" on Leftist ideology and became a conservative stalwart and a fierce defender of religion and President Donald Trump. In fact, Trump used the title of Horowitz's book Final Battle: The Next Election Could Be the Last to make it a prevailing theme in hundreds of Trump campaign rallies leading up to his 2024 re-election. In Final Battle, Horowitz had predicted the leftists, so fearful of Trump's return to the White House, would stop at nothing, including indictments against the former president. The effort backfired, as Trump's campaign raised millions off the indictments and would ultimately knock out the Biden family dynasty and defeat replacement candidate Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. Horowitz's books often dealt with his conversion to become a Republican during Reagan's administration, the fight from the Left against religion, and the Left's seeking to destroy America. A practicing Jew, Horowitz said one of the most important books he wrote was entitled Dark Agenda: The War to Destroy Christian America—which detailed the Left's war on Christianity, which, he warned, would lead to making the religion illegal and open for persecution. Psalm 27:1 should be the guiding verse of all Christians who are persecuted worldwide. “The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?” Companies bolt from Homosexual Pride Month And finally, two years after transgender Dylan Mulvaney's catastrophic undoing of Bud Light, June's over-the-top sexual perversion celebration—at least as a wholesale business concept—is dead, reports The Washington Stand. For most CEOs, it's been a year of unprecedented realignment. Dozens of major brands are following up on their commitments to drop Diversity Equity Inclusion, and leftist political causes, prompting them to drop sponsorships of June's marquee events. The first warning shots were fired in March, when organizers of the San Francisco Homosexual Pride Parade confessed that they were having trouble hanging on to corporate sponsors. The signature event in America's Homosexual-Transgender Paradise has already lost $300,000! Among those who pulled back were big-time names like Comcast, Anheuser-Busch, and Guinness/Smirnof. Plus, at major Homosexual-Transgender Pride events across New York City, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C., gun-shy businesses are running for the exits. According to the Wall Street Journal, Mastercard, PepsiCo, Nissan, Citibank, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Booz Allen Hamilton, and Darcars Automotive Group are opting out of major sponsorships altogether. Most businesses are even asking to have their names and logos removed “from official displays and apparel.” More executives have decided it's financial suicide to team up in any meaningful way with June's in-your-face celebration. In fact, 39 percent of corporate leaders plan to decrease their observance of Homosexual-Transgender Pride this year, according to Gravity Research. The result? A massive shortfall in funds for Homosexual Pride-fests on both coasts. Bloomberg noted six in ten “point to President Donald Trump's policies regarding transgenderism and diversity, equity and inclusion as a driver. Almost 40% of all firms raised concerns over criticism from conservatives and customers.” Appearing on Washington Watch, Will Hild, executive director of Consumers' Research, is delighted. HILD: “I couldn't have asked for more. It's been such an incredible whirlwind of pushback and Executive Orders on the entire DEI-grift complex. So, I think it's been fantastic. We've seen what this is doing to the federal government, but I'm hopeful over the next 100 days, we're going to start to see this trickle through to the for-profit sector, the corporate sector.” Hild had a word for Christians and conservatives as well. HILD: “I think conservatives tend to only think of their power being in terms of their wallet. In other words, if they don't like a company, what they're doing, they just won't shop there. “They spend millions upon millions of dollars trying to figure out why people shop at Target or Walmart or go to a different place. It's a lot easier when you send an email or call somebody and say, ‘I don't appreciate this thing.' We saw this with Target. We saw this with Budweiser. It went viral on social media. “Say something both to the company and say something on social media because they track that kind of thing. So, I would say, use both your wallet and use your voice.” Sign up to receive a weekly text message from Consumers' Research that will alert you to a different woke company which you can email or call. Ephesians 5:11 says, “Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.” Close And that's The Worldview on this Friday, May 2nd, in the year of our Lord 2025. Subscribe for free 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.

It's Thursday, May 1st, 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 Jonathan Clark Police attacked Christians in India The All India Christian Council called out officials in Odisha State, India last week for violence against Christians. The council found that police assaulted tribal Christians, attacking women, children, and priests back in March.  International Christian Concern reported a particularly disturbing event. “A 62-year-old woman who had buried her husband just hours earlier was also allegedly beaten up, along with her 17-year-old daughter, while they were in mourning.” The council noted that officials did not take any formal action against the violent police personnel. Proverbs 11:20-21 says, “Those of crooked heart are an abomination to the LORD, but those of blameless ways are His delight. Be assured, an evil person will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.” 47 percent of Germans are religiously unaffiliated A new study found that people who identify with no religion outnumbered Protestants and Catholics in Germany for the first time last year. These religiously unaffiliated make up a shocking 47 percent of the country's population. Catholics represent 24 percent of the population, and Protestants represent 21 percent. Together, Catholics and Protestants lost over one million members last year in Germany. Meanwhile, the number of Muslims in the country increased by 80,000 last year. Supreme Court could allow publicly-funded religious charter school In the United States, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday in a case that could lead to the nation's first publicly-funded religious charter school. Oklahoma's charter school board approved funding for St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School. However, the state's attorney general is challenging the decision. Conservative justices on the high court appeared supportive of the religious charter school. Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters told CBN News what the case is all about. WALTERS: “It's about the freedom to express your religious beliefs without being penalized by the government. And it's about school choice and making sure that parents actually have that power over their kids' education. Avinger, Texas is 74th Sanctuary City for the Unborn Avinger, Texas is the 74th city in the country to become a Sanctuary City for the Unborn. The city council passed the measure in a 3-1 vote on Monday. Avinger resident and former State Representative David Simpson said, “Avinger is blessed to join cities and counties across Texas who are going as far as they can to address the tragedy of abortion, specifically abortion trafficking and the mailing of abortion-inducing drugs.” U.S. economy shrank in first quarter The U.S. economy shrank during the first quarter of this year. The Gross Domestic Product fell 0.3 percent compared to last year. This was the biggest decline since 2022. Economic growth slowed as businesses tried to stock up on imports ahead of President Donald Trump's tariffs. And federal government spending was down 5.1 percent this year. Membership drops again among Southern Baptists Membership declined in the Southern Baptist Convention for the 18th consecutive year in 2024. The U.S. denomination grew from about seven million members in the 1950s to a peak of over 16 million in the mid-2000s. Since then, it has declined to 12.7 million members last year. However, the Southern Baptist Convention baptized 250,000 people last year, a 10 percent jump from 2023.  Kevin Ezell, the president of the North American Mission Board said, “We celebrate every baptism and every new life in Christ. It's encouraging to see these numbers continue to move upward.” Capitol Hill's Bible Reading Marathon And finally, Christians gathered on Capitol Hill to read the entire Bible aloud. The Bible Reading Marathon started Saturday and finished yesterday.  For 90 continuous hours, Christians read from Genesis to Revelation in Washington, D.C. Keith Davidson led the event. He told The Christian Post, “Our goal is to bring attention back to our legislators, of course, and to get the attention back on the word of God. And then for [legislators] to remember that's where our nation's foundation is at, and also, for people who are reading, to let them publicly express their faith.” In an interview on Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, Mike Herbster, Director of Southland Christian Ministries, talked about the power of reading the Bible aloud in the capital of Louisiana, like they did on Capitol Hill. HERBSTER: “We know that the word of God is quick and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword. [Hebrews 4:12] We know that obviously, as the word of God goes forth, the Bible says it will not return void. [Isaiah 55:11] So, even in the public declaration of it out loud to our state, even though not everybody will hear all of it, we know that some will hear some of it.” Deuteronomy 31:10-11 says, “And Moses commanded them, saying: ‘At the end of every seven years … when all Israel comes to appear before the LORD your God … you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing. Gather the people together, men and women and little ones, and the stranger who is within your gates, that they may hear and that they may learn to fear the LORD your God and carefully observe all the words of this law.” Close And that's The Worldview on this Thursday, May 1st, in the year of our Lord 2025. Subscribe for free 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.

John Fabricatore, a retired ICE field director and current fellow at the Heritage Foundation, discusses the stark contrasts between media narratives and the realities of immigration enforcement. John shares insights from his extensive career in fugitive operations, shedding light on the complexities of dealing with illegal immigration and the challenges faced by ICE. Additional special interview, only John Solomon is the interviewed and not the interviewer. John sat down with Tony Perkins on his show, Washington Watch, to discuss President Trump's recent tariff announcements, the strategic positioning against China, and the potential outcomes for American workers and consumers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Jack, Kaleb, and Bigelow get together to watch and enjoy (?) Nebraska's 86-72 win over Washington. The game got off to a terrible state as Washington made their first 87 three-pointers (approximately). The mood was sour, but SIPS FOR SUPER CHATS helped improve things a bit.Nebraska then rolled in the second half, doing so in a way that was surprisingly comfortable. Take it all in with the boys from After Nebrasketball and relive the third-straight win for the Big Red!Watch it all on YouTube!Did you enjoy the episode? For more content like this, become a Patron today for as low as $5 a month: patreon.com/i80club | For more on Husker sports, visit huskermax.com | Subscribe to the Stretch Big with Jacob Bigelow! And don't forget to subscribe to the I-80 Club YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Washington Watch with Tony Perkins

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Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed, Roland Martin. For years, Roland Martin has earned a reputation for being outspoken and unfiltered. Behind this influential pundit lies a savvy businessman and entrepreneur who has successfully navigated challenges and criticism. Join us to hear how Roland Martin transformed negative opinions into a thriving independent media brand, "The Black Star Network," and learn about his journey to redefine media representation and impact.”Over the course of a journalistic career that has seen him interview multiple U.S. presidents to the top athletes and entertainers in Hollywood, Roland S. Martin is a journalist who has always maintained a clear sense of his calling in this world. Many have bestowed upon him the moniker, “The Voice Of Black America.” Martin is the host and managing editor of #RolandMartinUnfiltered, the first daily online show in history focused on news and analysis of politics, entertainment, sports, and culture from an explicitly African American perspective. It launched on Sept. 4, 2018. On Sept. 4, 2021, Martin launched the Black Star Network, an OTT network that features a variety of shows focused on news, culture, finance, wellness, history and wellness. BSN is available on Apple and Android phones; Apple and Android TV; Roku; Amazon Fire, XBox One and Samsung TV. He was a commentator for TV One, the host of News One Now, and Washington Watch with Roland Martin.  He was also a CNN contributor, appearing on a variety of shows, including The Situation Room, Anderson Cooper's AC360, and many others. In October 2008, he joined the Tom Joyner Morning Show as senior analyst. He currently hosts his popular series, Roland Martin Unfiltered on YouTube.  Books authored by Martin include Speak, Brother! A Black Man's View of America, Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith and The First: President Barack Obama's Road to the White House as originally reported by Roland S. Martin and White Fear: How the Browning of America is Making White Folks Lose Their Minds. #BEST #STRAW #SHMSSupport the show: https://www.steveharveyfm.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed, Roland Martin. For years, Roland Martin has earned a reputation for being outspoken and unfiltered. Behind this influential pundit lies a savvy businessman and entrepreneur who has successfully navigated challenges and criticism. Join us to hear how Roland Martin transformed negative opinions into a thriving independent media brand, "The Black Star Network," and learn about his journey to redefine media representation and impact.”Over the course of a journalistic career that has seen him interview multiple U.S. presidents to the top athletes and entertainers in Hollywood, Roland S. Martin is a journalist who has always maintained a clear sense of his calling in this world. Many have bestowed upon him the moniker, “The Voice Of Black America.” Martin is the host and managing editor of #RolandMartinUnfiltered, the first daily online show in history focused on news and analysis of politics, entertainment, sports, and culture from an explicitly African American perspective. It launched on Sept. 4, 2018. On Sept. 4, 2021, Martin launched the Black Star Network, an OTT network that features a variety of shows focused on news, culture, finance, wellness, history and wellness. BSN is available on Apple and Android phones; Apple and Android TV; Roku; Amazon Fire, XBox One and Samsung TV. He was a commentator for TV One, the host of News One Now, and Washington Watch with Roland Martin.  He was also a CNN contributor, appearing on a variety of shows, including The Situation Room, Anderson Cooper's AC360, and many others. In October 2008, he joined the Tom Joyner Morning Show as senior analyst. He currently hosts his popular series, Roland Martin Unfiltered on YouTube.  Books authored by Martin include Speak, Brother! A Black Man's View of America, Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith and The First: President Barack Obama's Road to the White House as originally reported by Roland S. Martin and White Fear: How the Browning of America is Making White Folks Lose Their Minds. #BEST #STRAW #SHMSSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed, Roland Martin. For years, Roland Martin has earned a reputation for being outspoken and unfiltered. Behind this influential pundit lies a savvy businessman and entrepreneur who has successfully navigated challenges and criticism. Join us to hear how Roland Martin transformed negative opinions into a thriving independent media brand, "The Black Star Network," and learn about his journey to redefine media representation and impact.”Over the course of a journalistic career that has seen him interview multiple U.S. presidents to the top athletes and entertainers in Hollywood, Roland S. Martin is a journalist who has always maintained a clear sense of his calling in this world. Many have bestowed upon him the moniker, “The Voice Of Black America.” Martin is the host and managing editor of #RolandMartinUnfiltered, the first daily online show in history focused on news and analysis of politics, entertainment, sports, and culture from an explicitly African American perspective. It launched on Sept. 4, 2018. On Sept. 4, 2021, Martin launched the Black Star Network, an OTT network that features a variety of shows focused on news, culture, finance, wellness, history and wellness. BSN is available on Apple and Android phones; Apple and Android TV; Roku; Amazon Fire, XBox One and Samsung TV. He was a commentator for TV One, the host of News One Now, and Washington Watch with Roland Martin.  He was also a CNN contributor, appearing on a variety of shows, including The Situation Room, Anderson Cooper's AC360, and many others. In October 2008, he joined the Tom Joyner Morning Show as senior analyst. He currently hosts his popular series, Roland Martin Unfiltered on YouTube.  Books authored by Martin include Speak, Brother! A Black Man's View of America, Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith and The First: President Barack Obama's Road to the White House as originally reported by Roland S. Martin and White Fear: How the Browning of America is Making White Folks Lose Their Minds. #BEST #STRAW #SHMSSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bucky sits down with Tony Perkins, president of Family Research Council, to discuss a variety of issues related to Christians and politics. Family Research Council is a nonprofit research and educational organization dedicated to advancing a family-centered philosophy of public life. Tony also hosts a daily, nationally syndicated radio show, Washington Watch with Tony Perkins.

"SHERRI"  E! Entertainment, Wendy Williams,, CNN ~Two Time NAACP Image Award win for Outstanding Talk Show; four Daytime Emmy Award nominations; and a Bronze Telly Award for Promotional Campaign in its debut season of the nationally syndicated talk show "SHERRI"Want to be in the "Know" about current political,, social, news & pop culture? My guest Jawn Murray knows!! As an entertainment and pop culture analyst, Jawn has become a staple on television offering commentary on networks like CNN, HLN, MSNBC, Fox News, TV Guide Channel, TV One, VH1, E! Entertainment, TruTV and BET. In addition to appearing on shows like NBC's “Today Show,” “Wendy Williams Show,”," SHERRI", “Access Hollywood,” “Washington Watch with Roland Martin” and “Our World with Black Enterprise,Murray also started doing contributing segments for television, initially making his TV debut on an E! Entertainment series called "Love Chain." He would go on to appear as a subject matter expert on both Court TV and HLN, as well as doing commentary on round-up shows like VH1's The Fabulous Life of... and E!'s True Hollywood Story, Hollywood Wives' Tales and Relatively Famous. In late 2011,, Murray would appear as a subject matter expert on 21 TV network shows including NBC's Today[and multiple series on CNN, HLN, BBC, MSNBC and Fox News.On the day of Houston's funeral, Murray did live commentary for the inaugural episode of MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry Show.In April 2014, Murray co-hosted ABC's The View just two weeks before the show's creator Barbara Walters retired. During the episode, Walters turned to him on live TV and declared: "I love your way with words." He would go on to appear as a panelist on other talk shows like The Meredith Vieira Show] and The Wendy Williams Show and taped numerous episodes on the TV One series Unsung. In September 2022, Murray joined The Sherri as a Executive Producer and commentator.© 2024 Building Abundant Success!!2024 All Rights ReservedJoin Me on ~ iHeart Media@ https://tinyurl.com/iHeartBASSpot Me on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yxuy23baAmazon ~ https://tinyurl.com/AmzBAS

In today's episode Riley Smith will speak with Beck's Agronomist Nate Meyer, Dustin Hoffmann visits with Mac Marshall of the United Soybean Board at Washington Watch in D.C., and Russ Parker provides his faith-based segment.

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From the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network studios in Des Moines, this is Iowa Ag Matters! In today's show we've got a big focus on the weather: Dustin brings us more coverage from Washington Watch as he visits with USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey, Mark learns more about the Soil and Water and Outcomes Fund with Adam Kiel, and Riley visits with new ISU Extension ag climatologist Madilynn Wuestenberg.    

From the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network studios in Des Moines, this is Iowa Ag Matters! In today's show, Dustin brings us more coverage from Washington Watch as he visits with United Soybean Board Vice President of Market Intelligence Mac Marshall, Mark talks early soybean planting strategies with Mike Probst of BASF, and Riley visits with Food Bank of Iowa CEO Michelle Book about the donation they received from the Iowa Egg Council yesterday.

Amir joins Tony Perkins for a discussion on the Biblical perspective of Israel's enemies throughout history and today, God's faithfulness to Israel, and how miracles have kept the nation strong despite existential threats. What does Bible prophecy tell us about Israel's future? What about Iran and Hezbollah proxies? Watch this entire episode of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins here.https://www.youtube.com/live/Bv3_zRV6lng?feature=shared

It's Tuesday, February 6th, AD 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus.  (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Kevin Swanson Vietnamese Christian given 4.5-year prison sentence The People's Court of Phu Yen in Vietnam has sentenced religious freedom activist Nay Y. Blang to four years and six months in prison for the crime of "abusing democratic freedoms" during the trial on January 26, 2024, reports Radio Free Asia.   Pastor Blang used his private home in the eastern coastal province of Phu Yen to gather for meetings, pray, and have online fellowship with some key figures of the  Central Highlands Evangelical Church of Christ, a church which is not recognized nor approved by the Communist Vietnamese government. He was falsely accused of “gathering forces, dividing the national unity bloc, inciting secession, self-rule, and establishing a separate state for ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands.” Nicaragua unfairly jailed 11 pastors The Nicaraguan government has jailed 11 pastors, and fined an American missionary for eight evangelistic campaigns conducted last year, accusing them of “organized crime.”   The government has indicted dozens of Catholic Churches as well, and removed hundreds of Evangelical groups thus far.   Mountain Gateway, a Protestant Christian group led by Britt Hancock, an American missionary, inspired 200,000 people to attend a crusade in the capital city of Managua last year. Hancock talked to Tony Perkins, president of Family Research Council, on Washington Watch, about the amazing openness of the Nicaraguan people to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. HANCOCK: “Every space that we got for a campaign, God filled it up with extremely desperate people. We did eight evangelism campaigns starting in February. We did the last one in November. We ended up getting the national plaza called the Plaza de Fe in Managua. We had 200,000 people the second night there. It was just a massive response.” Sadly, the Nicaraguan government has put a stop to it, falsely claiming that Mountain Gateway is guilty of money laundering and organized crime.  Mountain Gateway denied these false allegations. Indeed, the Evangelical group has diligently followed all legal requirements in the U.S. and Nicaragua that apply to non-profit and faith-based groups.  Britt Hancock himself has been indicted. In addition, six Latin American countries, including Mexico, have agreed to arrest him if he enters these countries, and will extradite him to the Nicaraguan government.  MacArthur removes Alistair Begg from conference over controversial remarks The Christian Post reports that Pastor Alistair Begg, the host of “Truth for Life” heard on 1,800 Christian radio stations, has been removed from John MacArthur's Shepherd's Conference speakers' lineup. The reason?  He made controversial comments encouraging a grandmother to attend her grandson's wedding to a transgender person. On his broadcast, Begg summarized her concerns this way. BEGG: “My grandson is about to be married to a transgender person. I don't know what to do about this, and I'm calling to ask you to tell me what to do,' which is a huge responsibility. People may not like this answer, but I asked the grandmother, ‘Does your grandson understand your belief in Jesus?' ‘Yes.' ‘Does your grandson understand that your belief in Jesus makes it such that you can't countenance, in any affirming way, the choices that he has made in life?' ‘Yes.' “I said, ‘Well, then okay, as long as he knows that, then I suggest that you do go to the ceremony, and I suggest that you buy them a gift.' ‘Oh,' she said, ‘What?' She was caught off guard. I said, ‘Well, here's the thing. Your love for them may catch them off guard, but your absence will simply reinforce the fact that they said these people are what I always thought -- judgmental, critical.' It is a fine line, isn't it?” World Magazine founder Joe Belz has died Christian Education advocate and founder of World Magazine Joel Belz died on Sunday at 82 years of age. Joel launched World Magazine in 1986, and served as Moderator for the PCA General Assembly in 2003. World News Group includes an editorial staff of about 60 reporters, editors, producers, and designers. Together, they reach an audience of 500,000 readers and listeners. Paul's words in 2 Timothy 4:7-8 seem especially appropriate as we consider the life of Joel Belz. “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.” King Charles III has cancer In the providence of God, King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer, reports the BBC.  Neither the type of his cancer nor the stage of his cancer has been revealed. The 75-year-old monarch was coronated 10 months ago, after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.  Catholic Church split over Pope's urging to bless homosexual relationships The Rome-based Catholic Church is experiencing a worldwide division on the Pope's encouragement of blessings for homosexual relationships, reports LifeSiteNews.com. Supporting the move are Catholics in Austria, Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, and Spain. However, Catholic leadership in Africa, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Hungary, and Poland oppose the Pope's recommendation. 30-year mortgage rate over 7% again The 30-year fixed mortgage rate popped back up over 7%, reports Mortgage News Daily. It's the first time since last December. Senate's $118 billion bipartisan aid bill for Ukraine, Israel, and border The U.S. Senate is considering a bill containing $118.2 billion of bipartisan aid for Ukraine, Israel, and the southern U.S. border, reports The New York Post. It includes $60.1 billion for Ukraine aid, $14.1 billion for Israel and $20.2 billion to handle the illegal immigration problems on the U.S. border. Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing a bill which would only fund Israel's war against Hamas, reports CNBC. Los Angeles' downpour And finally, Los Angeles, California is getting drenched. Rainfall of 6.35 inches has fallen in 24 hours from Sunday morning to Monday morning, reports KTLA. The city of Anchorage, Alaska has received over 100 inches of snow this year, reports FoxWeather. That's approaching a record for the city of 134 inches. So far, 8.3 feet of snow, and there are reports of commercial roofs collapsing throughout the city.   Plus, New Jersey and Tennessee have also seen record snowfalls this year. Jeremiah 5:23-24 offers Biblical insight. “But this people has a defiant and rebellious heart; They have revolted and departed. They do not say in their heart, ‘Let us now fear the Lord our God, Who gives rain, both the former and the latter, in its season. He reserves for us the appointed weeks of the harvest.'” Close And that's The Worldview in 5 Minutes on this Tuesday, February 6th in the year of our Lord 2024. Subscribe 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.

It's Monday, January 29th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus Sudanese paramilitary group killed a Christian On Saturday, January 20, Muslim militants from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed a Christian in Omdurman, Sudan, reports Morning Star News. The Rapid Support Forces, which has been fighting the Sudan Armed Forces since April 15, shot dead Hidar Al Amin at his home across the Nile from Khartoum. The Muslim militants insulted Al Amin, a member of the Sudanese Presbyterian Evangelical Church in his 30s, for being a Christian. They looted his property and left him in a pool of blood. Psalm 7:9 says, “Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the just.” 50 young Canadians join March for Life in D.C. At least 50 Canadian young adults marched in the streets of Washington DC at the March for Life to call for an end to abortion, reports LifeSiteNews.com. Campaign Life Coalition helped sponsor a bus of pro-life young people to bring American strategies and motivation back to Canada. With the fall of Roe v Wade in 2022, U.S. states are now able to legislate abortion as they see fit.  Maeve Roche, the Canadian pro-life Youth Coordinator, said the key term used at this year's gathering was “the end of the beginning.”  Roche led the group on a 12-hour journey from Mississauga, Ontario, to give the young Canadians the experience of being part of a massive gathering of likeminded people.  She said, “The U.S. March in DC is the largest annual human rights demonstration in the world, so I think bringing our youth is truly a transformative experience. They get to be surrounded by tens of thousands of American pro-lifers. There's something really unique and reinvigorating about being involved in such a huge demonstration for the rights of the preborn.” Trump promises largest domestic deportation in U.S. history Appearing before a massive crowd in Las Vegas on Saturday, former president Donald Trump promised, if elected, he would implement the largest domestic deportation operation in American history, reports Christian talk show host Todd Starnes. Listen. TRUMP: “Within moments of my inauguration, we will begin the largest domestic deportation operation in America. (cheers) That's right. We have no choice because this is not sustainable. It's no wonder Joe Biden and his thugs are so desperate to stop us. They know that we are the only ones who can stop them. They know that.” Trump called on all states to send National Guard troops to the border to assist Texas in stopping the invasion of the country. Trump leads Haley before South Carolina primary Ahead of the February 24th GOP presidential primary in South Carolina, TheHill.com revealed a recent poll which shows Donald Trump has the backing of 67% of South Carolinian Republicans and Nikki Haley, who was once Governor there, only excites 27% of them. Plus, five of the six members of the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as both Republican Senators – Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham, have endorsed Trump. In addition, South Carolina's Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, House Speaker, and State Treasurer have all endorsed Trump over Haley. That's why it comes as no surprise that Mick Mulvaney, Trump's former White House Chief of Staff, contended on Sky News Australia that Haley will drop out of the presidential race before the South Carolina primary. Listen. MULVANEY: “If she loses her home state by 35 points, the money is going to stop. And in our system, money is the lifeblood of politics. So, she has a real serious problem. In the folks I talk to in South Carolina, we fully expect her to drop out before the South Carolina primary. “Why? If she loses South Carolina by a huge margin, it actually hamstrings her going into 2028. It would do nothing but invigorate folks like Ron DeSantis, or other potential 2028 challengers, if Nikki Haley can't even win her home state or gets crushed in her home state. So, there's a lot more downside perhaps. “Right now the conventional wisdom, amongst those in the admittedly political class, is that she does not have a chance in her home state and, for that reason, she will be getting out before the end of February.” Ohio may require age verification to access pornography Ohio GOP State Senator Stephanie Kunze is hoping to add The Buckeye State to a growing list of states requiring age verification to access pornography, reports FaithWire.com. The proposal — Senate Bill 212 — would require visitors to pornography sites to confirm they are of legal age by mandating an identification check through an independent, third-party verification application. Job 31:1 says, “I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a young woman.” Son of Pawn Stars creator died of fentanyl overdose Adam Harrison, the son of “Pawn Stars” creator and star Rick Harrison, died at 39 due to a fentanyl overdose, reports KKTV.com. Rick Harrison wrote, “You will always be in my heart. I love you Adam.” Adam Harrison was the second child of Rick Harrison and his ex-wife. He was the younger brother of Corey Harrison, who stars in “Pawn Stars” with his father. The Roe of Roe v. Wade asked Supreme Court to reverse Roe And finally, on June 22, 1996, Norma McCorvey, the Roe of Roe v. Wade, asked the US Supreme Court to reverse its Roe v. Wade decision in light of the fact the case was based on fraudulent evidence. McCorvey was the original plaintiff, “Jane Doe.” The court declined at the time. But it finally did reverse the ruling in June 2022. Remarkably, she never did get an abortion.  She delivered her third child, Shelly Lynn McCorvey, on June 2, 1970. In 1994, McCorvey published her autobiography, I Am Roe. At a book signing, McCorvey was befriended by Flip Benham, an Evangelical minister and the national director of the anti-abortion organization Operation Rescue. McCorvey trusted Jesus Christ as her Savior and was baptized on August 8, 1995, by Flip Benham, in a Dallas, Texas, backyard swimming pool—an event that was filmed for national television. He shared her testimony on Washington Watch. Two days later, she announced that she had quit her job at an abortion mill and had become an advocate of Operation Rescue's campaign to make abortion illegal. McCORVEY: “Upon knowing God, I realized that my case, which legalized abortion on demand, was the biggest mistake of my life.” She voiced remorse for her part in the Supreme Court decision and said she had been a pawn for abortion activists. Close And that's The Worldview in 5 Minutes on this Monday, January 29th in the year of our Lord 2024. Subscribe 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.

It's Monday, November 13th, A.D. 2023. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus Why Nigeria tops list of 2023 Worst Persecutors Appearing on Washington Watch, the Family Research Council radio show, Jeff King, president of International Christian Concern, explained that Nigeria, Africa now tops the list of the 2023 Worst Persecutors of countries worldwide, edging out North Korea. KING: “Well, North Korea can always be number one or two on the list. We wanted to move Nigeria to the top. “If you look at the last 20 years, imagine up to 100,000 Christians killed, 3.5 million farmers pushed off their lands their land stolen. And this is all from radical Islamists. The mindbender in all this is that, year after year, they come to Washington and they say, ‘Oh, my gosh, this is such a hard problem to tackle. We're doing our best. Maybe if you sent more money or arms, we could do a better job.' “To scale these numbers up to the United States, imagine if in the last 20 years, 400,000 Christians had been murdered, and 18 million people kicked out of their homes and the government never does anything. The reason is because the Islamists are embedded in the government and they control the security organs of the state -- that's Intel, that's police, army, etc. So, Washington, I think, is slowly waking up to this and saying this is actually a religious conflict. They didn't actually even see that before.” The 88-page report documenting the world's most oppressive countries for Christians. Between 200 and 300 million Christians live under persecution – attacks, arrests, forced conversions, denial of rights and more – fueled by radical Islam, communist regimes, discrimination, and plain evil.  Pro-Hamas mob shuts down NYC's Grand Central Station Christian talk show host Todd Starnes reports that New York City's Grand Central Terminal was shut down on Saturday after thousands of pro-Hamas demonstrators, wearing headscarves, stormed the historic building. PROTESTORS: (yelling) “Shut it down. Shut it down.” NEW YORK POLICE: “This is the New York City Police Department. You are unlawfully obstructing pedestrian traffic. You are ordered to disperse now to allow the safe flow of pedestrian traffic. If you do so voluntarily, no charges will be placed against you. If you refuse to disperse, you will be placed under arrest and charged with disorderly conduct.” Viral News NYC tweeted, “Pro-Hamas and pro-Palestinians rioters break windows, spit, and kick cops.” Elsewhere in New York City, violent demonstrators clashed with Jews in Times Square and Columbus Circle outside Central Park. An Israeli flag was set on fire and fake blood was thrown on the front doors of The New York Times. The Netherlands: Abortions up almost 15% in 2022 According to the Dutch Healthcare and Youth Inspectorate, the number of abortions in the Netherlands increased by almost 15% last year, reports Evangelical Focus. The rise in mothers between 25 and 35 years of age who kill their unborn babies was up by 23%. And 13% more teenage mothers chose to abort their children. Proverbs 24:11 says, “Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.” DeSantis remains number one challenger to Trump According to a RealClearPolitics.com average of polls of Republican presidential contenders between October 17th and November 5th, Donald Trump polled at 58.5% among likely GOP voters.  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis came in at 14.4%, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley at 9%, and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy at 4.7%. Last Wednesday in Miami, NBC hosted the third Republican presidential debate which Trump chose not to attend.  DeSantis, who has been endorsed by Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, spoke decisively on key issues like Bidenomics. DeSANTIS: “I'm going to take all the executive orders, the regulations, everything involving Bidenomics, and I'm going to rip it up and I'm going to throw it in the trashcan on Day One where it belongs.” The Florida governor spoke to our southern border. DeSANTIS: “I'm sending the U.S. military to the border. I'm going to stop the invasion cold. If someone in the drug cartels is sneaking fentanyl across the border when I'm president, that's going to be the last thing they do. We're going to shoot them stone cold dead.” DeSantis addressed Hamas-supporting students here in America on a student visa. DeSANTIS: “If you are here on a student visa, as a foreign national, and you're making common cause with Hamas, I'm canceling your visa and I'm sending you home.” And he appealed directly to the voter. DeSANTIS: “I will take the arrows. I will take the barbs because it's not about me. It's about you. It's not about the past. It's about your future. I will always put service above self as President. And, as your president, I will not let you down.” Sen. Joe Manchin not to seek re-election, possible presidential run Democrat Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, age 76, announced Thursday that he will not seek re-election to the Senate in 2024, reports TheHill.com. MANCHIN: “After months of deliberation and long conversation with my family, I believe in my heart of hearts that I have accomplished what I set out to do for West Virginia. I have made one of the toughest decisions of my life and decided that I will not be running for re-election to the United States Senate.” He was staring down the toughest electoral challenge of his Senatorial career, as West Virginia Republican Governor Jim Justice has increasingly become the favorite to win next year. However, Manchin has long flirted with a 2024 presidential bid with an upstart centrist party, called No Labels, that has shown interest in fielding a bipartisan presidential ticket. Good cardiovascular health can knock six years off your biological age And finally, good cardiovascular health can knock six years off your biological age, reports Good News Network. A team from Columbia University Medical Center in New York City tested the American Heart Association's Essential 8 checklist and the effects of sticking to it. To take care of the heart and blood vessels, which are linked to many diseases, adopt the Essential 8 habits: healthy sleep, not smoking, regular physical activity, healthy diet, healthy body weight, and healthy blood glucose, cholesterol and blood pressure. The study, presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2023 in Philadelphia, examined 6,500 adults from varying backgrounds and found that when people abided by the Essential 8 they tested six years younger biologically than their actual age. In 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, Paul asks, “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, Who is in you, Whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore, honor God with your bodies.” Close And that's The Worldview in 5 Minutes on this Monday, November 13th in the year of our Lord 2023. Subscribe 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.

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In our continued coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Ralph welcomes James Zogby, co-founder and president of the Arab American Institute and author of "Palestinians: The Invisible Victims.” Then, no-nukes activist Harvey Wasserman joins to warn us about the dangerous condition of nuclear reactors across the country, including the threat of “embrittlement” at the California reactor in Diablo Canyon. James Zogby is co-founder and president of the Arab American Institute, and he is featured frequently on national and international media as an expert on Middle East affairs. Since 1992, he has written a weekly column— “Washington Watch” —that is published in 12 countries. He is the author of several books, including Looking at Iran: The Rise and Fall of Iran in Arab Public Opinion, The Tumultuous Decade: Arab, Turkish, and Iranian Public Opinion - 2010-2019, Arab Voices: What They Are Saying to Us, and Why it Matters, and Palestinians: The Invisible Victims.There are two narratives, and we have to understand both. There's Israeli trauma and Jewish trauma, and there's Palestinian and Arab trauma. Both are real because there are two groups of humanity who each have histories. When we adopt one and ignore the other, then we end up creating the kind of torment the Palestinians have been living with.James ZogbyThis does not make Israel more secure. Taking massive amounts of Palestinian lives, evacuating them, forcing them to flee from their homes, murdering them from the air—doesn't make them more secure. At the end of the day, when the dust settles and the tears dry, you're going to have a whole lot more dead people, a whole lot more anger, a whole lot more frustration, and nothing else will change in Gaza or in the West Bank.James ZogbyHamas was a tiny religious organization which was fostered into a more powerful organization by the United States and Israel. They thought that if they built up a religious organization, it would undermine the PLO (the Palestine Liberation Organization). And once again, just as in Afghanistan, we create our own adversaries, blundering back and forth.Ralph NaderHarvey Wasserman is a journalist, author, democracy activist, and advocate for renewable energy. Mr. Wasserman is the author of Solartopia! Our Green-Powered Earth, and The People's Spiral Of U.S. History. He has written and researched atomic energy since 1973, and co-authored Killing Our Own: The Disaster of America's Experience With Atomic Energy.There's only one explanation why they're continuing to operate these two reactors and all the other reactors in the United States. And that's because the commercial reactor industry is now the infrastructure of the nuclear weapons industry. If you like nuclear power, you love nuclear weapons. They are joined at the hip, these two industries.Harvey WassermanThese two reactors are upwind of the entire United States. An accident at Diablo Canyon could—within four hours—send an apocalyptic radioactive cloud into Los Angeles, into the Central Valley where we get our fruits and vegetables for the winter, and into the Bay Area. The stakes could not be higher. And again, these are military facilities, masquerading as fighters of global warming, which is absolutely ridiculous.Harvey WassermanIn Case You Haven't Heard with Francesco DeSantis1. The Huffington Post reports that the State Department has imposed a censorship regime, directing high-level diplomats involved in Middle East affairs to refrain from using the following phrases: “de-escalation/ceasefire, end to violence/bloodshed, and restoring calm.” This mirrors White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre's response to a reporter's question during a recent briefing, when she deemed calls for a ceasefire by progressives in Congress “wrong…repugnant, and…disgraceful.” Rejecting this censorious framework, Rep. Jamaal Bowman tweeted that the “Official statement from [his] office [is] De-escalate. End the violence. Restore calm.”2. According to Semafor, MSNBC has “quietly” pulled their Muslim anchors from the air, preventing them from covering the rapidly escalating situation in Gaza. “The network did not air a scheduled Thursday night episode of The Mehdi Hasan Show…reversed a plan for Ayman Mohyeldin to fill in this week…for…Joy Reid's 7 p.m. show… [and] the network also plans to have Alicia Menendez fill in …for Ali Velshi.” This piece goes on to quote from anonymous MSNBC sources who “[feel] all three hosts have some of the deepest knowledge of the conflict.” NBC denies this is an intentional and coordinated move, instead claiming these shifts are merely “coincidental.” Meanwhile, MSNBC did prominently feature New York City Mayor Eric Adams making the extraordinarily dubious claim that “the DSA and others [were] carrying swastikas and calling for the extermination of Jewish people.” DSA members are now mulling a suit against the mayor for defamation, per City and State NY.3. The Intercept is out with a story about divisions within the liberal Zionist advocacy group, J Street. Per the story, J Street is supporting a congressional resolution that “pledges unconditional support to Israel's war in Gaza,” which “makes no mention of Palestinian civilians.” In response, over 1,000 former J Street staffers and representatives are urging the organization to join calls for a ceasefire. J Street's position mirrors that of many congressional progressives who have been hesitant to call for a ceasefire even as the civilian death toll continues to mount.4. Law schools have become another major venue for conflict on this issue. The Jewish Law Students Association of the City University of New York has issued a statement, expressing their “uncompromising solidarity with the Palestinian people in their righteous struggle for self-determination,” and noting that “institutions like the UN have consistently demonstrated an unwillingness and/or inability to hold Israel accountable over its blatant disregard for international law.” Similar statements have come out of Harvard, Columbia, and NYU – leading top law firm Davis Polk to rescind job offers they had extended to students from these institutions, per NBC. Some donors have also cut ties with Harvard over the statement, including the Wexner foundation, founded by former Victoria's Secret CEO and close Epstein associate Leslie Wexner.5. The Washington Post reports Venezuela and the United States have reached a breakthrough agreement in which the U.S. will ease sanctions on the country's oil industry, and in exchange the country will hold  “a competitive, internationally monitored presidential election next year.” This agreement represents a win for both nations, with the Biden administration hoping it will ease oil and gas prices, while the Maduro administration will, at long last, have the opportunity to reaffirm its legitimacy following the Trump-backed coup attempt that began in 2019.6. Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania has called on the full Senate to expel Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey following his indictment on corruption charges and allegations by the Department of Justice that he was acting as an unregistered foreign agent. Fetterman's statement reads “Senator Menendez should not be a U.S. Senator. He should have been gone long ago. It is time for every one of my colleagues in the Senate to join me in expelling Senator Menendez…This is not a close call.” This from the Hill.7. Negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP have broken down yet again, this time over two specific issues. The first, according to the LA Times, is the actors' demand for a 2% share of streaming revenue, or alternatively 57 cents per subscriber per year. The studios have called this an “overreach” which would “create an untenable economic burden.” The other major point of contention is AI, with the studios “continuing to demand ‘consent' on the first day of employment for use of a performer's digital replica for an entire cinematic universe (or any franchise project),” per Deadline. Meanwhile, the guild has lauded a new Senate bill – the NO FAKES Act – which would “prevent a person from producing or distributing an unauthorized AI-generated replica of an individual to perform in an audiovisual or sound recording without the consent of the individual being replicated.” SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher said of the bill “A performer's voice and their appearance are all part of their unique essence, and it's not ok when those are used without their permission. Consent is key,” per Deadline.  8. Finally, the Guardian reports that Indian officials have approved a trial for sedition against renowned author Arundhati Roy concerning a 2010 speech she made on Kashmir. The article notes Reporters Without Borders has warned that “press freedom is in crisis” in India. Roy herself has been an outspoken critic of the rising tide of Hindu nationalism in India, which has earned her the ire of right-wing authoritarian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe