Political cartoonist Ted Rall and CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM EST.

Today we discuss:

• According to the DOJ, there was a secret Trump Administration agreement between DOGE employee and an unidentified political advocacy group to turn over Americans’ confidential Social Security Administration data to try to overturn election results in certain states

• The Greenland Crisis has not only sparked full-out trade war but rattled Western allies at the World Economic Forum at Davos. Always helpful, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calls Denmark “irrelevant” after Denmark sells off $100 million in US Treasury bonds and notes. Greenlanders prepare for a possible US invasion.

• Canada’s Mark Carney calls for a new New World Order in which the US is no longer considered reliable.

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Political cartoonist Ted Rall and CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM EST.

Today we discuss:

• Trump tells Norway that being snubbed for the Nobel Peace Prize makes him think less about peace and more about what’s good for the US—so he’ll continue to press to somehow acquire Greenland. Trump shared a private text from Macron wondering WTF. America’s top Catholic archbishops denounce Trump’s aggressive foreign policy against Venezuela and Greenland.

• China, Russia and Turkey invited to join Trump’s Gaza “Board of Peace.”

• BLM protest against ICE pastor in Minneapolis investigated by AG Pam Bondi. A Hmong man was dragged out of his home naked into the bitter cold by ICE—he’s a US citizen.

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Political cartoonist Ted Rall and CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM EST.

Today we discuss:

• The US Army orders 1,500 troops stationed in Alaska to prepare for possible deployment to Minnesota in preparation for a possible Trump declaration of the Insurrection Act. Noem denies ICE using chemical agents against peaceful Minnesotans, then backtracks. And the FBI is asking agents to go to Minneapolis for “temporary duty.” Medical examiner to rule killing of detainee by ICE officers in El Paso as homicide. And: FBI killed investigation into shooting of Renee Good.

• The Greenland Crisis has broken out into full-out trade war between the US and the EU. $108 billion in tariffs against US products go into effect February 1.

• Kamala Harris’ team asked Josh Shapiro if he had ever been an Israeli agent.

• There’s not actually anything inside Trump’s one-page “Great Healthcare Plan.” Does it matter?

• Portuguese elections: Socialist Party’s Antonio Jose Seguro and far-right Andre Ventura head to a run-off.

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Political cartoonist Ted Rall and CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM EST.

Scott Stantis of The Chicago Tribune fills in for John today.

Today we discuss:

• As Trump mulls invoking the Insurrection Act against Minnesota, the first poll after ICE gunned down Renee Good—with four shots—shows most Americans disapprove of the agency and its violent tactics. Also: ICE shoots another man and gasses a family of six trying to escape the chaos in Minneapolis, where ICE is targeting daycare centers.

• France, Germany, Sweden and Norway rush troops to Greenland as a shown of force against the United States. Even lickspittle Republicans are pushing back against an invasion.

• María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s extreme-right politician and neoliberal darling, gave her Nobel Peace Prize to The Donald.

• Even as Israel continues to kill Palestinians in Gaza, Israel and the US announce phase two of their ceasefire: the Board of Peace.

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Political cartoonist Ted Rall and CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM EST.

Today we discuss:

• Trump caves in, reversing $2 billion in cuts to mental health and addiction programs after one day, after bipartisan pushback.

• 75% of Americans don’t want the US to take control of Greenland.

• Josh Hawley (R-MO) wimps out, and joins Todd Young (R-IN) in voting against a War Powers Resolution requiring Congressional approval for Trump’s war against Venezuela that they initially supported.

• Elon Musk’s Grok AI will no longer let users virtually “undress” people.

Political cartoonist Ted Rall and CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM EST.

Today we discuss:

• Bill and Hillary Clinton tell the House Oversight Committee say they’ve “had enough” of the Epstein investigation and won’t testify despite a subpoena. James Comer says he’ll hold the former First Couple in contempt of Congress.

• Iran says it may attack US military bases if the US attacks it again. Protesters claim 2,400 of their own have been killed in Iran.

• Ogala Sioux and Lakota Nation officials say tribal members are being targeted in Minnesota and held hostage by ICE to coerce them into allowing ICE operations on tribal land. HHS outnumbers cops in Minneapolis. And: federal prosecutors are resigning over the DOJ’s instructions to go after Renee Good’s widow.

• Japan and South Korea cozy up to confront China.

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Political cartoonist Ted Rall and CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM EST.

Today we discuss:

• The presumption that the FBI can be trusted to investigate the killing of activist Renee Good by ICE agent Jon Ross fairly has been all but destroyed by White House statements, freezing out local authorities, and the DOJ’s refusal to allow its civil rights experts to weigh in. Does it matter if the government abandons all pretense of objectivity?

• As if life didn’t suck enough for Gazans who have survived the genocide, severe storms are ripping away the tents of hundreds of thousands of refugees.

• Western analysts are eagerly hoping for revolution in Iran.

• Malaysia and Indonesia block Grok over deep-fake porn. Even Renee Good has been virtually undressed.

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Political cartoonist Ted Rall and CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM EST.

Today we discuss:

• Iran threatens to retaliate if the US follows through on its threat to militarily attack to defend protesters, while requesting negotiations with the White House.

• Back home in the US, the Trump Administration characterizes anti-ICE protesters as domestic terrorists and threatens to send in more ICE forces.

• Trump threatens to veto extension of Obamacare subsidies.

• Trump to meet with Denmark over Greenland.

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Political cartoonist Ted Rall and CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM EST. Producer Robby West fills in for John today.

Today we discuss:

• The ICE agent who shot Minneapolis resident Renee Good to death in her car has set off a confrontation between the federal government and local law enforcement. Protests heat up and major questions about ICE tactics and training arise as the weekend begins and ICE shoots two more people in Portland.

• Oil executives head to the White House to discuss looting Venezuela’s oil. Major companies want taxpayers to guarantee they’ll be compensated if their risks head south. Meanwhile, Russia is being accused of spreading propaganda about US imperialism.

• Gavin Newsom is pre-running for President.

• Trump says he’s only constrained by his own morality. Is that enough? 61% of Americans say they want America to be a moral leader. 39% say it is.

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Political cartoonist Ted Rall and CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM EST.

Today we discuss:

• Trump’s plan to run the Venezuelan government via coercion and threat of force is turning the acting post-coup government paranoid. Will this powder keg explode into civil war? Meanwhile, Bruce Fein joins Nicolás Maduro’s legal defense team. Will Trump’s continuing recognition of the Venezuelan government validate Maduro’s claim to be a POW?

• Abruptly changing course, Trump invites Colombian President Gustavo Petro to the White House. Can Petro trust Trump not to arrest him too?

• Trump pulls the US out of a key climate treaty and dozens of others.

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