Dead Man Talking | 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!Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET.• U.S. envoys emerge from Ukraine War talks with Putin and announce Europe will join the next round of negotiations. But Russia digs in against any European role and rejects peacekeepers, setting up potential deadlock.Today we also discuss:• Gadi Eisenkot races to form Israel’s next government and rebuild the shattered U.S. alliance. Trump slashes military aid, blames Israel for Republican midterm losses, and public support collapses over Gaza and the Iran war.• Missiles and mines slam oil tankers across the Strait of Hormuz, unleashing vast oil slicks visible from space. The pollution coats beaches, poisons mangroves and coral, and threatens dolphins, turtles, and fish with generational damage. Yet Trump declares “no deal necessary” with Iran and sidelines JD Vance. What next?• Former Chihuahua prosecutor Guillermo Zuany flees to the United States under U.S. government protection after secretly guiding CIA officers on counter-cartel missions. Mexico issues an arrest warrant, and President Sheinbaum blasts the operation as a sovereignty breach.• A new Politico poll shows Democrats feeling more unified after their midterm sweep, with near-universal demand to slash living costs. But cracks already appear over 2028 candidates and whether to pursue systemic reform or incremental economic fixes. Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen launches a challenge against Chuck Schumer for Senate Majority Leader. He rallies progressives demanding fresh leadership to cut living costs and end the Iran war.00:01:12 - Europe Joins Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks 00:26:34 - Can Gadi Eisenkot Repair U.S.-Israel Ties? 00:40:32 - Mark Levin Blames Iran for AOL Lockout 00:48:40 - Trump Softens Immigration Stance After Midterms 00:55:07 - Chris Van Hollen Challenges Chuck SchumerMERCHANDISE: 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!Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET.• Democrat Scott Colom clinches a dramatic Senate victory in Mississippi, narrowly toppling Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith and bringing Democratic control of the Senate up to 55 seats with Alaska still being counted. The historic triumph marks the state's first Black senator since Reconstruction and first Democratic win in decades, fueled by intense Black voter energy and cost-of-living fury.Today we also discuss:• After 11 Democratic lawmakers “miss” a pivotal procedural vote to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, allowing Republicans to shelve the effort by a slim 211-204 margin, progressive voters are furious. The absences are blamed on traffic and conflicting events (AIPAC gala!), as colleagues apologize for letting down voters.• Continuing its genocide, Israeli forces bomb Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza with a deadly airstrike, killing six including a surgeon and wounding dozens of patients. The blast devastates the surgical wing of a rare functioning facility while the IDF claimed it hit Hamas militants using the site.• Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang confronts explosive claims of an affair with VP Kimberly Powell, filmed affectionately at a hotel. Already under fire for a love affair with a suspected Chinese spy, this bombshell ramps up board probes and Capitol scrutiny.00:02:48 - Celebrity Podcaster Email and Brazil Election Relief 00:06:51 - NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Resigns Amid Affairs and Spy Allegations 00:16:42 - How Modern Media Skips Verification and Spreads Unchecked Narratives 00:26:34 - Democrat Scott Cullum Flips Deep-Red Mississippi Senate Seat 00:33:32 - Breaking: Mass Shooting in Washington DC and Gaza Hospital Strike 00:37:46 - Eleven Democrats Skip Hegseth Impeachment Vote for AIPAC EventMERCHANDISE: 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!• House Republicans derail the impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. They vote 211-204 to bury the resolution in committee, refusing accountability for unauthorized wars against Iran, Yemen and Venezuela, civilian murders, and free-speech retaliation.Behind the story is a bombshell revealing that “back to brunch Democrats” are ignoring voters: 11 House Democrats who skipped the Hegseth vote could have pushed the impeachment forward! Coincidence: all collect big pro-Israel AIPAC money. Just seven voting against the referral would have flipped the 211-204 vote. Top taker Haley Stevens pulls in $15.9 million; other Zionist Dems range from $551K down to $21K.Editorial cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM Eastern time.Today we also discuss:• Is this the US or Chile under Pinochet? ICE disappears thousands of detainees into its gulags from its public locator and hides them from lawyers and families. California nurse and professor Ann Lawani vanishes into the system after her arrest, leaving relatives and attorneys scrambling amid chaos.⁠ Meanwhile, David Brouillette, the rookie ICE officer who killed a Colombian migrant in Maine, has a troubling work history, past complaints of domestic violence and abuse, mental health issues, and a record of deep-seated anti-immigrant bigotry, especially against Colombians.• Tennessee fights to stop Christa Pike’s lawyers from testing the pentobarbital that failed to kill her in a botched execution. Officials claim any inspection would expose the secret supplier and threaten the state’s lethal-drug supply. Pike survived two doses after the IV line goes wrong and the drug pools in her arms.⁠• UNICEF blasts Israel for blocking gear needed to repair Gaza’s sewage-contaminated stormwater basin. Officials warn the damaged site could overflow after heavy rains, flooding tents and spreading disease among nearly a million displaced people who have managed to survive the genocide. Toxic sewage threatens to pour into streets and shelters.00:05:07 - AIPAC Recipients Missed the Hegseth Vote 01:03:25 - Media Outlets Silence Democratic Critics 01:21:56 - Tennessee Blocking Tests on Pike's Execution Drugs 01:32:32 - Israel Blocking Gaza Stormwater and Disease Relief 01:52:14 - ICE Black Sites Disappearing Detainees from DatabasesSUBSCRIBE on YouTube/Rumble: $5/month$10/month on YouTube: Get a Closing Credit$20/month on YouTube: Exclusive Monthly Hangout with Ted and Jamarl (Rumblers: contact [email protected] for details)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!Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET.• French officials blast Iran’s IRGC for a brazen cyber-assault that hijacks supermarket freezers, cranks temperatures past 50°C, spoils tons of food, and sparks fires across roughly 700 stores. Paris summons Tehran’s ambassador and vows European sanctions.Today we also discuss:• Republican Rep. Thomas Massie forces a House vote by filing eight impeachment articles against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The charges accuse him of abusing power and waging an unauthorized war in Iran plus other illegal military actions.• California voters reject Proposition 40, a one-time 5% wealth tax on billionaires’ assets that would have funded health care. The measure splits Democrats, faces opposition from Gov. Newsom, and collapses under heavy advertising by targeted billionaires.• A Saudi court sentences Kenyan domestic worker Esther Wanja Muthoni to 100 lashes and a year of banishment for giving birth outside marriage. The mother of a one-year-old faces the penalty under the kingdom’s interpretation of Islamic law.00:01:46 - Saudi Arabia Sentences Esther Muthoni to 100 Lashes 00:06:16 - U.S. Ties to Saudi Arabia and the Jamal Khashoggi Murder 00:16:09 - Ted Rall on Returning to Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan 00:17:46 - Pete Hegseth Impeachment and the Iran War Fallout 00:25:32 - 2028 Candidates, Midterm Lessons, and Democratic Strategy 00:40:15 - Why California’s Billionaire Wealth Tax Failed 00:54:19 - France Accuses Iran of Cyber Attacks on Freezers and Blood BanksMERCHANDISE: 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!Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET.• President Trump sounds dazed and in denial about election results that send a harsh signal: Americans are finished with him. Now the nation enters a murky interregnum of ultra-lame-duck governance, a shattered GOP, and empowered Democrats facing a wide-open 2028 race.Today we also discuss:• House Republican leaders brace for the fact that there may be enough GOP defections to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this week, as defeated GOP lawmakers blame Hegseth for the midterm disaster.• Potential 2028 presidential hopefuls including Florida’s Ron DeSantis, Georgia’s Brian Kemp, and Texas’s Ted Cruz smell blood around Vice President JD Vance. Vance distances himself from the Iran war.• Israeli President Isaac Herzog tasks opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot with forming a new government, dealing a major setback to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Likud lost its majority; Eisenkot has 28 days after securing recommendations from 67 lawmakers, including Arab parties, though deep divisions could still block a coalition.• Pro-Palestinian cyclists stage a “boycott ride” targeting Zionist-owned restaurants around Rittenhouse Square, as the targets accuse organizers of antisemitism on the eve of the Kristallnacht anniversary. Zionist counterprotesters waving Israeli flags overwhelm them, form long lines at the businesses, and draw false condemnation from officials including Gov. Josh Shapiro as antisemitism.⁠00:03:16 - Philadelphia Bike Boycott and Anti-Zionist Claims 00:33:18 - Book Promotion and Listener Comments 00:42:55 - Israeli Election Results and Coalition Negotiations 01:00:00 - NVIDIA CEO Affair and Stock Reaction 01:03:14 - Russell Brand Sentencing and Sexual Assault Allegations 01:20:12 - Hegseth Impeachment Push and Republican Fallout 01:24:21 - Trump After the Election and 2028 ContendersMERCHANDISE: 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!N.B. Due to a technical glitch, this episode is audio-only. Nevertheless, it's well worth listening to even though you can't watch the participants. So we're releasing it now, in the hope of inviting Prof. Zenkus back soon for the full audio-visual experience of "DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas."On the day after the 2026 midterms, hosts Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas interviewed Professor Anthony Zenkus. The pre-taped episode centers on the election results, JD Vance’s public statement distancing himself from Trump (blaming the Iran war for losses, calling for honesty about potentially losing the Senate, and advocating a different U.S. relationship with Israel), and what this signals for 2028 and a possible lame-duck or truncated Trump term. They discuss Trump’s psychology (narcissism, hedonism, laziness), speculation he may not finish his term, and the urgency of preventing resumed hostilities with Iran in the next 60 days. A major thread is the shifting U.S.-Israel relationship: Trump’s election-day announcement about ending the longstanding ~$3.8 billion annual aid package (with Netanyahu’s claimed acquiescence), contrasted with continued weapons transfers via the Pentagon budget and NDAA provisions that could hide support. Guest argues for a full arms embargo (citing the Leahy Act and ongoing operations in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, and elsewhere), note collapsing public support especially among younger Americans, and critique Hasbara narratives as failing. Zenkus also addresses Columbia University’s crackdown on pro-Palestine encampments (suspensions, expulsions, banning Jewish Voice for Peace, treatment of Mahmoud Khalil), his own experiences with attempts to silence him, students feeling chilled from discussing Gaza/Palestine, and signs of gradual shifts on campus amid broader generational rejection of unconditional support for Israel. Anthony Zenkus is a progressive activist, licensed social worker, and senior lecturer at the Columbia School of Social Work and Adelphi University. With over 30 years of clinical experience, he also serves as the Director of Education at The Safe Center LI, training professionals on trauma, domestic violence, and human trafficking. An organizer with roots in Occupy Wall Street, Zenkus frequently writes and speaks on the intersections of socioeconomic inequality, climate change, and childhood trauma. 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 #politics00:00:10 - Introducing Professor Anthony Zenkus After the Midterms 00:03:40 - JD Vance Distances Himself From Trump Over the War 00:21:05 - What the New Democratic Congress Should Prioritize 00:26:03 - Trump’s Election-Day Move to Cut Aid to Israel 00:34:45 - Why Ending Overt Aid Is Not Enough: The Arms Embargo Case 00:41:07 - Can Pro-Israel Democrats Like Kamala Harris Recover? 00:48:55 - A Defining Moment as Trust in Power Collapses 01:03:57 - Columbia University’s Crackdown on Campus Protests

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!• Here are the receipts on America’s decades-long schemes and plots to leverage Ukraine against the USSR and now Russia. Join “DeProgram” for a live conversation with Stephen Kinzer, veteran foreign correspondent, author, and senior fellow at Brown University’s Watson Institute. A former New York Times reporter who covered more than 50 countries, he is known for books on U.S. interventions such as Overthrow and All the Shah’s Men.⁠His new book, Boiling Point: How America Brought War to Ukraine, shows how a secret 75-year American campaign set the stage for the current war. It traces CIA operations from postwar refugee camps—recruiting Ukrainian agents, often with ties to former Nazis—through Cold War covert missions and post-1991 efforts to promote anti-Russian Ukrainian nationalism and NATO expansion. Ukraine is the site of the longest U.S.-Russia covert proxy conflict, culminating in the 2022 invasion, which he says was aggressive but hardly “unprovoked.”Editorial cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM Eastern time. Today we also discuss:• Stocks erase a post-midterm rally as Democratic wins revive AI-regulation fears. The S&P 500 falls 4.4%—its worst day since 2025—while the Nasdaq drops into correction territory.• Democratic wins strain RFK Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again partnership with Trump. MAHA allies blame the president on glyphosate and vaccine policies while Kennedy faces a newly hostile Congress and rivals court his supporters.• Gov. Gavin Newsom starts commuting the sentences of more than 500 California death-row inmates, a step that would empty the nation’s largest death row and cut U.S. death sentences by over a quarter.• President Santiago Peña resigns amid the collapse of Ueno Bank, which freezes millions of accounts and sparks probes into his ties to the lender. Congress rejects resignation and moves forward with impeachment.SUBSCRIBE on YouTube/Rumble: $5/month$10/month on YouTube: Get a Closing Credit$20/month on YouTube: Exclusive Monthly Hangout with Ted and Jamarl (Rumblers: contact [email protected] for details)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!Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. • Positioning himself for the 2028 presidential campaign, Vice President JD Vance published a shockingly blunt statement blaming Trump’s war against Iran for the GOP’s massive midterms defeat. He said that voters shifted to Democrats out of frustration, and outlined a four-point plan focusing on ending the war and tackling inflation: End the war with Iran, Focus on the cost of living and inflation, Put America First, Change the U.S. relationship with Israel. Trump loyalists slammed Vance as disloyal but Trump called Vance's comments "largely true.” Today we also discuss:• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is on thin ice over the unpopular Iran war, higher gas prices, and a possible House impeachment for allegedly defying Congress. Trump may oust him during the lame-duck period before a Democratic Senate takes over.• France braces for a major nationwide general strike and marches involving unions, students, and Yellow Vests over wages, living costs, education, and public services. Authorities expect 500,000–700,000 demonstrators, with disruptions to transport, schools, and hospitals. • French blood banks suffered a cyberattack targeting cold-storage monitoring systems; no blood products were damaged and the situation is under control. It follows European supermarket fridge hacks that spoiled food and bomb hoaxes that grounded flights.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!Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET.• In a dramatic repudiation of President Trump, Democrats seize both the House and Senate, flipping seats in traditionally red states such as Texas and Kansas by capitalizing on broad voter discontent over high prices and the Israeli/US war against Iran. Ted and Jamarl analyze the results. MAGA is dead. Can America First regroup?• Democratic majorities will mark a sharp break from the prior GOP Congress that largely rubber-stamped his agenda.⁠ Are there possible areas of bipartisan cooperation, or is gridlock and nonstop law fare inevitable?• Notable, historic and stunning Democratic victories underscored the Blue Wave, including progressive Abdul El-Sayed becoming the first Muslim U.S. senator (from Michigan) despite the GOP’s racist anti-Muslim attacks, alongside strong gains among young voters, Latinos, and those who didn’t vote in 2024. 28 Governorships are now Democratic. Nevada voters enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution. Idaho rejected a measure to expand access, preserving its near-total ban. Missouri voters blocked an effort to repeal the 2024 abortion-rights amendment. Virginia approved constitutional amendments protecting reproductive freedom (including abortion), restoring felon voting rights, and removing a same-sex marriage ban. Democrat Jon Rosenthal became the first Democrat elected to the Texas Railroad Commission in over 30 years.Today we also discuss:• Polish PM Tusk accused Russia of a border provocation involving “individuals with flashlights” near Kaliningrad.• Iran called the US response to its Hormuz reopening conditions unconvincing.⁠00:00:14 - Democrats Deliver Historic Midterm Sweep 00:05:22 - The Iran War Symbolized Multiple Failures 00:07:36 - Americans Used the Ballot to Reject Trump 00:14:16 - A Heated Clash Over Protest Votes 00:18:01 - Mark Levin Deflects Blame From Trump 00:36:28 - Invoking the 25th Amendment to Save the GOP 00:59:26 - Scott Stantis Joins to Discuss Trump's Character 01:31:19 - Epstein Files and the Chance of a Real ReckoningMERCHANDISE: 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!• Finally—it’s Election Day in the US Midterm Elections. Most Americans have already voted early, and analysts expect Democrats to sweep the House, Senate and local races in an historic Blue Wave. Republican candidates and supporters are privately furious at Trump over his oblivious style, inattention to the economy, and the unpopular Iran War. But will Trump pull a dirty trick to annul the results? Will Democrats enact meaningful change on these issues voters care about? And: now the 2028 presidential campaign begins.• A record low 32% of Americans approve of Trump’s performance as voters see today’s midterms as a chance to punish him. Democrats surge on the generic ballot while rising energy prices from the Iran war drive voter anger.• Republicans watch in alarm as nearly one in ten Trump 2024 voters plan to back Democrats. Young voters and Latinos peel away amid the unpopular Iran war, shredding the president’s coalition.Editorial cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM Eastern time. Today we also discuss:• American fighter jets blast missile and drone sites along the Strait of Hormuz and on Qeshm Island, striking back after Iran hits a cargo ship. The sharp retaliation jolts the fragile cease-fire and raises the risk of wider conflict.• Labour ends power-sharing deals with the Greens in 11 councils after the national Green Party declares Zionism a form of racism. SUBSCRIBE on YouTube/Rumble: $5/month$10/month on YouTube: Get a Closing Credit$20/month on YouTube: Exclusive Monthly Hangout with Ted and Jamarl (Rumblers: contact [email protected] for details)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