DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!• Sir Patrick Stewart, the distinguished British actor, dies at age 86 in Los Angeles from Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia.⁠ He rose from a working-class childhood to become a leading Shakespearean stage performer before achieving global fame as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men films. Stewart brought gravitas, intelligence, and humanity to both classical theater and popular culture, influencing generations of actors and audiences worldwide. Ted and Jamarl, both Trekkies, explain his legacy.Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. Today we also discuss:• Binance freezes $2.54 billion in assets while investigating a possible security breach. Tether froze nearly $1.57 billion and Circle more than $800 million. The exchange will cover all losses, user funds remain safe, and withdrawals are paused pending full resolution.• Following Israel’s October 27 election, a desperate Benjamin Netanyahu turns to racism, alleging without evidence that record gains by Arab parties were due to voter fraud. Arab leaders say Bibi’s toxic claims are a ploy to stop Gadi Eisenkot from forming a government with their support. • The Justice Department formally accuses Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign and the DSCC of misleading a federal court in a stunning October Surprise case of trickery. It says she recruited a similarly named candidate, Daniel J. Sullivan, to siphon votes from Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, then denied knowledge.• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin submit sworn statements claiming President Trump’s proposed 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington is needed for national security against drones. If not approved, will DC be easily defeated by invaders?MERCHANDISE: DeProgram.MySpreadShop.comLIVE ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@DeProgramShowLIVE ON RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/DeProgramShowhttps://x.com/tedrallhttps://x.com/JamarlThomas#tedrall #jamarlthomas #news #politics

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!• In an echo of the Cold War, right-wing presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro flees to exile in Miami with his family after losing to Lula. He defies a Brazilian court order to surrender his passport, proclaims himself the nation’s true leader, and thanks Trump for the warm welcome amid political upheaval.⁠ He vows to lead the opposition from exile but risks a power vacuum, weakens his own movement, and intensifies tensions between Trump’s Washington and Lula’s Brasília. Is Trump plotting regime change in Latin America’s biggest country?Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET.Today we also discuss:• In a wild conspiracy, Democrats secretly hunted for and recruited another Dan Sullivan to confuse voters and peel support from “real” GOP incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan. The bold “ballot composition project” aims to propel Democrat Mary Peltola to a stunning Senate victory.⁠ Trump explodes and demands criminal prosecution of Democratic challenger Mary Peltola. He brands the scheme voter fraud at the highest level and pushes to strip her and the second Sullivan from the Alaska Senate ballot.• Researchers deliver a chilling estimate: three out of four retired NFL players who died between 2008 and 2023 most likely had CTE from repeated head hits. The stark finding dwarfs the near-zero rate in the general population and intensifies football’s danger debate. Football remains more popular in working-class and lower-income regions than many other sports, with 1.1 million kids playing. Should this national pastime be banned?00:01:55 - Bolsonaro's Exile and Questions of Regime Change 00:03:24 - The Case for Banning Football After New CTE Study 00:04:14 - The High Cost of Taking a Real Vacation 00:09:34 - Can Football Be Made Safe or Should It Be Banned? 00:29:48 - Could the US Install Bolsonaro Back in Power? 00:43:57 - How Democrats Allegedly Rigged the Alaska Senate BallotMERCHANDISE: DeProgram.MySpreadShop.comLIVE ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@DeProgramShowLIVE ON RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/DeProgramShowhttps://x.com/tedrallhttps://x.com/JamarlThomas#tedrall #jamarlthomas #news #politics

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!• Alex Pretti’s parents slam the US government for staying silent and misleading them about the investigation into their son’s fatal shooting by immigration agents in Minneapolis last January. Michael and Susan Pretti say officials ignore their questions, refuse to share basic facts, and shield the agents who fired at least 10 bullets into the 37-year-old nurse’s back. Their lawyer says the Justice Department’s stonewalling violates the Crime Victims’ Rights Act. The U.S. attorney for Minnesota and the Justice Department still have not answered the family’s letter or disclosed the shooters’ names. Homeland Security still stands by its early claim that Pretti planned to massacre law enforcement. The parents call the response abnormal and unjust.Jamarl is out today on vacation. Filling in is Jeff Dornik, the founder and CEO of Pickax, a free-speech social media platform. He co-founded Freedom First Network, hosts The Jeff Dornik Show, and writes on politics, culture, censorship, and technology. He has co-authored books and speaks at conservative events.Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET.Today we also discuss:• Exit polls show Israel’s election in a tight race as Eisenkot’s bloc ties Netanyahu’s. Neither side grabs a majority. Arab parties surge to record gains while vote counting continues. Middle East nations expect little change from Israel.• ICE holds a mentally ill US citizen in an Indiana prison for nearly a year and pushes to deport him to Jamaica. Records and family prove he was born in Florida, yet he insists otherwise. Meanwhile, a jury convicts Halima Salman of taking ISIS weapons training after her father brought her to Syria as a teen and married her to a fighter. She faces up to 10 years in prison.• RFK Jr. claims Arab Muslims produce no prize-worthy science or literature and blames the Muslim Brotherhood. The comments spark sharp backlash as he campaigns for GOP candidates in Michigan.00:00:45 - Alex Pretti’s Parents Accuse ICE of Stonewalling Investigation00:23:35 - Israeli Elections Leave Netanyahu and Eisenkot Deadlocked00:44:39 - ICE Tries to Deport U.S.-Born Citizen to Jamaica01:15:00 - American Woman Convicted for ISIS Training as a Teen01:30:12 - Ilhan Omar and the Problem of Politically Motivated Cases01:33:56 - U.S. Signals Possible Post-Midterm Strikes on Iran01:52:54 - RFK Jr. Claims Arabs Produce No Prize-Worthy ScienceMERCHANDISE: DeProgram.MySpreadShop.comLIVE ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@DeProgramShowLIVE ON RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/DeProgramShowhttps://x.com/tedrallhttps://x.com/JamarlThomas#tedrall #jamarlthomas #news #politics

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!• Catholic bishops accuse the White House of conning them and then secretly filming them praying over Trump in the Oval Office and turning a private meeting into a political stunt. Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. Today we also discuss:• Protests work in France! The nation scraps its controversial Parcoursup university admissions platform after weeks of violent student protests over school conditions and living costs. Officials promise more spots, higher grants, and funding renovations, yet students demand far bigger concessions and keep protesting.• Middle East Crisis: Netanyahu presses Israel’s military for strike on Iran before today’s election, but the chief of staff resists. Egypt’s parliament green-lights President Sisi to send defensive military aid—air defenses and aircraft—to Saudi Arabia against Houthis. • Thieves hack freight systems, spoof GPS trackers, and even ram security escorts to steal over $100 million in servers, chips, and copper destined for data centers. Experts call the gear “pure gold bars” and warn the digital heists are only growing.• The Justice Department files a third case against ex-FBI director James Comey, accusing him of leaking classified information in 2016 and using a rare “criminal information” to beat the statute of limitations. And a federal judge rules the Trump administration unlawfully fired Maurene Comey, his daughter, and orders her reinstatement with back pay.MERCHANDISE: DeProgram.MySpreadShop.comLIVE ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@DeProgramShowLIVE ON RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/DeProgramShowhttps://x.com/tedrallhttps://x.com/JamarlThomas#tedrall #jamarlthomas #news #politics

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!• Voting has begun in the US midterm elections. With 8 days left until Nov. 3rd, Democrats are heavy favorites for the House (85–95% across models, projecting ~230 seats) and slight favorites for the Senate (55–75%). A generic-ballot lead of roughly 8–11 points and Trump’s ~37% approval create a Democratic-leaning environment. Republicans currently hold narrow majorities (House 218–214, Senate 53–47); races in Maine, Ohio, Texas, Iowa, and Alaska are decisive.Filling in for the vacationing Jamarl is Jeff Dornik. Jeff Dornik is the founder and CEO of Pickax, a free-speech social media platform, and co-founder of Freedom First Network. He hosts The Jeff Dornik Show, and has co-authored books including Church & State and Social Injustice. He focuses on free speech, politics, culture, faith, and challenging Big Tech censorship.Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. Today we also discuss:• At a Port Huron rally for Mike Rogers, Trump intensified anti-Muslim attacks on Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, calling him a “jihadist,” suggesting he wanted Sharia law, and claiming Christmas would end if Democrats won. In Detroit, Obama backed El-Sayed, declaring “change is in the air” and calling the midterms the “last best chance” to rein in Trump’s “foolishness,” corruption, and high costs.• Brazil’s Lula won a fourth term with 51.8% of the vote, overcoming a first-round deficit—the first since 1989. His opponent Flávio Bolsonaro disputed the results and called for annulment after voting hours were extended. The win breaks a recent string of conservative victories in Latin America.• Longtime Serbian strongman Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat in parliamentary elections to the student-led “Student List-Students Win” slate, which secured at least 135 of 250 seats. The result followed nearly two years of protests; celebrations erupted in Belgrade.• A Young Turks video features three men claiming the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (who died in July) paid them for sex, including one who says he was 17 and was secretly filmed. The release comes amid South Carolina’s Senate race involving Graham’s sister.MERCHANDISE: DeProgram.MySpreadShop.comLIVE ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@DeProgramShowLIVE ON RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/DeProgramShowhttps://x.com/tedrallhttps://x.com/JamarlThomas#tedrall #jamarlthomas #news #politics