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9 SEP 2026 · Journalist and author Sonali Kolhatkar joins Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas on DeProgram to discuss her new book Breaking ICE and the growing national fight over immigration enforcement. The conversation tackles ICE raids and detention, surveillance technology, undocumented immigration, American workers and wages, national borders and sovereignty, crime, labor shortages, and the role communities are playing in resisting federal immigration enforcement. Ted and Jamarl press Kolhatkar on whether nations have the right to control their borders and what meaningful immigration enforcement should look like, while Kolhatkar argues that the United States' current approach is increasingly harmful to immigrants, citizens, and local communities alike. After the interview, producer Robby West joins the Q&A and strongly challenges several claims made during the discussion—particularly arguments surrounding immigration, American wages, sovereignty, and whether the guest received enough pushback from the hosts. It becomes a considerably more heated conversation from there. Topics include: ICE and immigration enforcement, Breaking ICE, undocumented immigration, American wages and workers, border sovereignty, immigrant crime, surveillance and license-plate readers, labor shortages, community resistance, Donald Trump's immigration policies, and the economic consequences of immigration. DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas brings together political commentary, disagreement, debate, and long-form conversations about the issues driving American politics. Catch our entire lineup of shows featuring hosts like Jeff Dornik, Shannon Joy, Ann Vandersteel, Patrick Howley, Ted Rall and Dr Michael Scheuer on Rumble, X and your favorite podcast platform.
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8 SEP 2026 · Germany's political establishment just got rocked. On this episode of The TMI Show, Manila Chan, Ted Rall and Producer Robby dig into Alternative for Germany's stunning performance in Saxony-Anhalt—and immediately end up in a fiery debate over immigration, nationalism, Germany's Nazi past, the future of the European Union and whether the traditional labels of “left” and “right” even make sense in modern European politics. AfD's surge comes amid enormous dissatisfaction with Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government, with voters focused on the cost of living, pensions and Germany's stagnant economy. The conversation quickly expands into a much bigger question: What happens to the EU if nationalist and populist parties eventually take power in both Germany and France? Also on the show: federal authorities receive court approval to force-feed an ICE detainee on hunger strike, prompting a heated argument over bodily autonomy, government custody and whether officials have the right—or responsibility—to prevent a detainee from starving himself. Then billionaire Bill Ackman's family tragedy leads to an extraordinary medical experiment. After his 26-year-old daughter Lucy suffered a devastating brain hemorrhage, doctors received emergency FDA authorization to inject mitochondria harvested from her leg muscles into her eyes in an attempt to repair damaged optic nerves. Ackman has since pledged more than $400 million toward research into brain recovery, rehabilitation, longevity and human performance. And finally: Would you give up driving for $29,000? Malta wants to pay eligible young drivers €25,000 to surrender their licenses for five years in an effort to reduce traffic congestion and encourage public transportation. There's just one catch that has the TMI crew wondering whether Malta managed to ruin an otherwise clever idea. Plus: TMI explains why the show is intentionally rebuilding its presence on YouTube while remaining on Rumble—and why changing creator economics have forced independent shows to rethink where they invest their time. It's politics, science, immigration, sovereignty, experimental medicine and $29,000 for sitting your ass on a bus. It's TMI. Catch our entire lineup of shows featuring hosts like Jeff Dornik, Shannon Joy, Ann Vandersteel, Patrick Howley, Ted Rall and Dr Michael Scheuer on Rumble, X and your favorite podcast platform.
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7 SEP 2026 · Apparently “America First” now comes with a terms-of-service agreement. Ann Vandersteel joins me on The Jeff Dornik Show for a wide-ranging conversation about what happens when political loyalty replaces actual principles, Republicans become afraid to criticize their own side and Americans are kept fighting over personalities while the donor class, intelligence apparatus and technocrats keep accumulating power. We get into Trump 2.0, the AI and data-center gold rush, Elon Musk and X Money, universal basic income, censorship, corporate-government partnerships, the Federal Reserve, the IRS, media access journalism and why surrendering constitutional rights to beat China still leaves you without constitutional rights. The bigger question is simple: are we actually putting Americans first, or just building a shinier digital prison with an American flag hanging out front? Catch our entire lineup of shows featuring hosts like Jeff Dornik, Shannon Joy, Ann Vandersteel, Patrick Howley, Ted Rall and Dr Michael Scheuer on Rumble, X and your favorite podcast platform.
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5 SEP 2026 · What kind of attitude should define the Christian life? Preaching from 2 Timothy chapter 2, Pastor Nathan Bemis walks through seven biblical attitudes that every Christian should seek to develop and maintain. The Christian life isn't meant to be passive. Scripture pictures the believer as a son, soldier, runner, husbandman, workman, vessel, and servant—each revealing something important about how Christians should live for Jesus Christ. The first attitude begins with knowing who you are: “Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.” — 2 Timothy 2:1 (KJV) A Christian should never hide his identity in Christ. Pastor Bemis challenges believers to live openly as children of God and let others know that they belong to Jesus Christ. Then comes the soldier: “Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.” — 2 Timothy 2:3 (KJV) Christians will lose battles. They will experience hardship, temptation, disappointment, and failure. But a good soldier doesn't abandon the war because he lost a battle. Get back up and keep fighting. Pastor Bemis also challenges Christians to run their own race—and run it to win. Don't spend your Christian life trying to run someone else's race. Give God your best while there is still time. Seven attitudes of the Christian life:
- A Son — Know that you belong to God.
- A Soldier — Endure hardness and keep fighting.
- A Runner — Run your race faithfully and according to God's rules.
- A Husbandman — Labor while allowing God to produce the fruit.
- A Workman — Study and rightly divide the Word of Truth.
- A Vessel — Keep yourself clean and prepared for the Master's use.
- A Servant — Remember who your Master is and faithfully serve Him.
One of the strongest challenges comes directly from 2 Timothy 2:15 (KJV): “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” Pastor Bemis urges Christians not merely to own or occasionally read their Bible, but to study it and make God's Word central to their lives. Finally, the Christian is a vessel prepared for the Master's use and a servant belonging to Jesus Christ. We were bought with a price at the cross. Our lives therefore belong to Him. Scripture: 2 Timothy 2 (KJV) The question Pastor Bemis leaves us with is simple: What kind of attitude do you have in your Christian life? Catch our entire lineup of shows featuring hosts like Jeff Dornik, Shannon Joy, Ann Vandersteel, Patrick Howley, Ted Rall and Dr Michael Scheuer on Rumble, X and your favorite podcast platform.
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5 SEP 2026 · How can Christians reach the world if God hasn't first reached their own hearts? In this special missionary service from Flathead Valley Baptist Church, Missionary Stephen Mustard shares an update from his family's ministry in Africa and preaches a powerful challenge from Luke 12. Stephen and his family have served in Africa for five years, ministering in Sierra Leone and now Zimbabwe through evangelism, discipleship, Bible distribution, pastoral training, and strengthening local churches. Their next chapter includes establishing a Bible-believing local church in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, while continuing rural Gospel outreach, including ministry among the Tonga people of the Binga region. In Luke 12, an enormous multitude gathered around Jesus—yet Christ turned first to His disciples. Why? Because before the disciples could effectively reach the multitude, Christ had to reach them first. Stephen challenges Christians to examine the hypocrisy, covetousness, materialism, and earthly distractions that can hinder us from fulfilling the Great Commission. Jesus warned His disciples to beware of hypocrisy and later declared that “a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.” Scripture: Luke 12 (KJV) In this message:
- Stephen Mustard's testimony and call to missions
- Missionary work in Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe
- Reaching Bulawayo with the Gospel
- Ministry among the Tonga people
- The Great Commission and reaching the world
- Why Jesus addressed His disciples before the multitude
- The danger of hypocrisy in the Christian life
- Covetousness and materialism
- Biblical contentment
- Living with an eternal perspective
- Letting our light shine before the world
- Why God must work in us before He can work through us
There is a multitude that still needs to hear the Gospel. God wants to use His people to reach them—but He has to reach us first. Thank you for listening to this special missionary message from Flathead Valley Baptist Church in Kalispell, Montana. Catch our entire lineup of shows featuring hosts like Jeff Dornik, Shannon Joy, Ann Vandersteel, Patrick Howley, Ted Rall and Dr Michael Scheuer on Rumble, X and your favorite podcast platform.
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5 SEP 2026 · Chad Caton joins The Jeff Dornik Show to break down Darline Graham Nordone’s victory in the South Carolina Republican Senate primary after receiving Donald Trump’s endorsement. Yes, Lindsey Graham’s sister is now the GOP nominee, because apparently South Carolina politics decided we needed a sequel. But the bigger issue is what conservatives do when Trump throws his weight behind an establishment Republican they fundamentally disagree with and that candidate wins. Do we abandon the GOP, keep fighting from within, hold our noses in November, or start getting serious about why the wrong people keep making it through Republican primaries? Chad breaks down what Darline Graham Nordone’s victory says about Trump’s influence, the GOP establishment and the choices conservatives face when the primary doesn’t go their way. Catch our entire lineup of shows featuring hosts like Jeff Dornik, Shannon Joy, Ann Vandersteel, Patrick Howley, Ted Rall and Dr Michael Scheuer on Rumble, X and your favorite podcast platform.
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3 SEP 2026 · Milo Yiannopoulos spent years supporting Donald Trump and the political movement behind him. Then the machinery of Trump's immigration crackdown came for him. After being detained and deported to the United Kingdom, Yiannopoulos described the experience as humiliating, frightening and physically degrading—and said he was now ashamed that he supported Trump. Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas examine what Milo's experience says about ICE, the Trump administration and the growing fractures inside the American right. But that's only the beginning. Ted and Jamarl are joined by Robby West for a heated debate over the Tupac Shakur murder verdict and whether a man's own public admissions should be enough to convict him decades after the crime. Then the show turns to immigration after the death of a Haitian college student whose family blamed the humiliation and pressure surrounding his immigration status. That launches a much bigger argument over ICE, mass deportation, American workers, immigration policy and whether the United States has an obligation to put its own struggling citizens first. Robby argues that immigration itself isn't the root problem: the American government is. Jamarl pushes back on where responsibility belongs, while Ted argues that even enforcement of immigration law doesn't require cruelty or public humiliation. Finally, Germany alleges Russian involvement in attempted attacks involving Ukrainian aircraft at Leipzig Airport—raising another dangerous question: how far can NATO countries go in supporting Ukraine before Russia considers them participants in the war? It's another fiery episode of DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas. Topics include: Milo Yiannopoulos and ICE, Donald Trump, Laura Loomer, immigration and mass deportation, the Haitian immigration controversy, American workers and wages, the Tupac Shakur murder case, Russia and Germany, Ukraine, NATO and the widening confrontation with Moscow. Hashtags:
#MiloYiannopoulos #DonaldTrump #ICE #Immigration #Tupac #Russia #Germany #Ukraine #TedRall #JamarlThomas #DeProgram Catch our entire lineup of shows featuring hosts like Jeff Dornik, Shannon Joy, Ann Vandersteel, Patrick Howley, Ted Rall and Dr Michael Scheuer on Rumble, X and your favorite podcast platform.
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2 SEP 2026 · Why study a book of the Bible that begins with the words “Vanity of vanities... all is vanity”? Pastor Josh Miller begins a new sermon series through the book of Ecclesiastes by examining why this ancient book remains remarkably relevant to life in 2026. Ecclesiastes confronts some of humanity's biggest questions: What is the meaning of life? Why are we dissatisfied even when we have so much? Why is there suffering and injustice? Does God care? And how should we live knowing that one day we will die? Solomon possessed extraordinary wealth, wisdom, power, and opportunities for pleasure, yet discovered that everything this world offers ultimately fails to provide lasting meaning. Ecclesiastes allows us to learn from his experience rather than repeating the same mistakes ourselves. But Ecclesiastes is not ultimately a message of despair. Pastor Miller explains that the book exposes the futility of placing our hope in earthly things so that we might instead place our hope in the everlasting God. Its conclusion points us toward fearing God—and ultimately toward our need for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1–2 (KJV) In this message:
- Why Ecclesiastes remains relevant today
- The meaning of “vanity of vanities”
- Why prosperity doesn't guarantee happiness
- Solomon's search for meaning
- The brevity of life and reality of death
- Why Christians shouldn't be afraid of difficult questions
- Why preaching through entire books of the Bible matters
- Learning to see life from God's perspective
- Why earthly pleasures and treasures cannot satisfy
- How Ecclesiastes points us toward Jesus Christ
Pastor Miller also explains why Flathead Valley Baptist Church emphasizes a steady diet of Scripture rather than allowing current events or politics to determine what is preached from the pulpit: God's Word is timeless. Join us as Flathead Valley Baptist Church begins this journey through one of the Bible's most challenging—and surprisingly practical—books. Catch our entire lineup of shows featuring hosts like Jeff Dornik, Shannon Joy, Ann Vandersteel, Patrick Howley, Ted Rall and Dr Michael Scheuer on Rumble, X and your favorite podcast platform.
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1 SEP 2026 · The G20 finance meeting turns into an international guest-list fight, artificial intelligence beats human writers in a surprising experiment, and a German artist creates a Hawaiian shirt designed to confuse AI surveillance cameras. Manila Chan, Ted Rall and Producer Robby break down the Trump administration's handling of the G20 finance meeting in Asheville, North Carolina—including Russia's return to the room, European objections and the exclusion of South Africa. The dispute raises a bigger question about how an organization designed for international economic cooperation functions when its members are simultaneously sanctioning and isolating one another. Then, a Villanova University study finds readers sometimes rated AI-generated short stories more highly than human-written ones—but their opinions changed when they were told AI was responsible. That launches a much bigger debate over whether AI can actually become creative, how recognizable machine-generated writing really is, and what happens to writers as the technology improves. Robby also gives an inside look at the ongoing development of Fang Chen AI, explaining why he's training Fang to understand complete thoughts and function as an editor rather than trying to build another general-purpose chatbot. Finally, the crew examines an $88 "digital camouflage" Hawaiian shirt designed by German artist Simon Weckert to confuse computer-vision systems. The experiment leads straight into a discussion about facial recognition, Flock cameras, government surveillance and whether citizens should have technological tools that make mass surveillance harder. And because this is TMI, somehow there are also otter attacks, rabid goats, bat boxes, polar bears, Teddy Roosevelt, Billy Possum, bison, Jeffrey Dahmer, postpartum psychosis, stolen cookies and an extended argument over the insanity defense. It made sense at the time. Catch our entire lineup of shows featuring hosts like Jeff Dornik, Shannon Joy, Ann Vandersteel, Patrick Howley, Ted Rall and Dr Michael Scheuer on Rumble, X and your favorite podcast platform.
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1 SEP 2026 · An NBC News crew reporting from the occupied West Bank was attacked while documenting Israeli settler violence against Palestinians. Correspondent Matt Bradley and his team were interviewing Palestinian woman Aida Ahmed Abdullah after she had reportedly been driven from her home when masked attackers arrived and assaulted the group with sticks and stones. The camera captured part of the attack before hitting the ground. The Palestinian woman was left unconscious and seriously injured. On The DeProgram, Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas examine what the incident reveals about escalating settler violence, the treatment of Palestinians, the danger facing journalists covering the West Bank, and whether Israel is actually paying a meaningful international price as disturbing images continue reaching Western audiences. But that's only part of today's show. Ted and Jamarl also tear into Van Jones and the Democratic establishment's continued support for Israel, including the argument over conditioning American military aid and whether there is any meaningful distinction between supplying “defensive” and “offensive” weapons to a country accused of atrocities in Gaza and elsewhere. They also discuss: The Supreme Court and presidential power — A ruling over Trump's ballroom project becomes a much larger argument about congressional spending authority, standing, separation of powers and whether the presidency is effectively being permitted to ignore constitutional restraints. A potential mail-in ballot crisis before the midterms — The show examines claims attributed to a Postal Service whistleblower that new procedures could create an extraordinarily strict failure standard for processing mail-in ballots, potentially affecting large numbers of voters before November. The government targeting an anti-ICE activist — Laura Berlin created an interactive map identifying companies profiting from ICE operations using publicly available information. The hosts discuss reports that she has subsequently been flagged in government communications as a potential domestic-terrorism concern and what that could mean for First Amendment activity. Plus: Abdul El-Sayed, Democratic Party politics, political apologies, AIPAC, Israel's international isolation, Trump, Project 2025 and the continuing erosion of institutional accountability. The DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas — September 1, 2026. Catch our entire lineup of shows featuring hosts like Jeff Dornik, Shannon Joy, Ann Vandersteel, Patrick Howley, Ted Rall and Dr Michael Scheuer on Rumble, X and your favorite podcast platform.
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