The Rob Maness Show

Most of us who’ve followed the events in Ukraine, Russia’s responses, and American involvement in the country, have been saying what the New York times finally published, after millions of dead, that the United States has indeed been fighting an all-out proxy war against Russia using the Ukraine Armed Forces. We have had American boots on the ground and American Generals have been calling the shots. The concept that Russia’s invasion in 2022 was unprovoked was and still is, a complete lie. The reality is we, and NATO, have wasted time, resources, and lives. Now we have a new Trump administration and the President ran on ending the war, but can we do it when behind the scenes our own national security apparatus is likely fighting against peace? We have now been very clear that the US priorities are focused on defense of the homeland and turning to deterring China with a peace through strength approach, but not everyone agrees. Dangerously, sitting full colonel-level commanders are publicly opposing President Trumps foreign policy. Our department of defense and intelligence organization leaders are in open rebellion while the new administration is still trying to get up and running. What has happened to the non-partisan nature of America’s national security professionals? L Todd Wood joins us today to discuss these circumstances. A former Special Operations pilot, As CEO of CD Media, he’s on a mission to report the truth, as America’s free press should be to protect our way of life.🇺🇸Colonel's Brief is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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Those of us in the programming and computing space have long known that artificial intelligence would arrive in the real world for decades and now it finally has. So far, we see its use as a tool to make faster, more efficient, and better decisions using very large data sets that humans and ordinary computers struggle to manipulate and use as decision tools. While these uses may seem harmless and what we want, faster and more reliable decision-making, especially in government, there are real dangers on the AI superhighway ahead of us that we must identify, plan for, and establish ethics frameworks to prevent harm to individual Americans. My guest back with us today is Jeff Dornik, a man who stands on principle, is not afraid to ask the hard questions, and fights to get the truth to the American people. He’s here to do discuss government use of AI and recently wrote an op-ed for Newsweek voicing his concerns. Jeff is CEO of Pickax, an author, podcast host and an independent media network creator.

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They’ve been doing it for a long time. Even in the days when some protests were organic and attendees truly cared about the ideas they were advocating for, there was an element of astroturfing. But these days, they’re all astroturf, or externally generated and paid for by the left’s billionaires and believe it or not, our tax dollars through non-government organizations. Fake protesters pushing fake messages harms our political discourse by distracting us from what matters most, and that is insisting on effective policy that protects us and our prosperity, so it is very dangerous. My guest today to pull the curtain back on the secrecy behind these shady groups paying for and organizing all this is Adam Swart. Adam is the founder and CEO of Crowds on Demand—the original paid protesting firm—and one of the nation’s leading experts on protests, advocacy, and political influence. A lifelong liberal, he now finds himself increasingly “not liberal enough” for the modern Left—and has become a vocal critic of what he calls “a party of tantrums, not ideas.”🇺🇸Colonel's Brief is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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The "woke right" is a term that has emerged in political discussions to describe a segment of conservative or right-leaning individuals or groups who adopt certain rhetorical styles, strategies, or cultural critiques typically associated with progressive or "woke" left-wing ideology. It’s a bit of a paradox—think of it as conservatives borrowing from the progressive playbook but flipping the script to fit their own values and goals. At its core, the woke right critiques what they see as excesses or hypocrisies in liberal culture, institutions, or policies, often using the same language of justice, oppression, or moral superiority that’s more commonly wielded by the left. For example, they might frame traditional values (like family, religion, or national identity) as under attack by a dominant "woke" elite, casting themselves as an oppressed minority fighting back against cultural erasure. It’s less about policy specifics and more about a vibe—a way of signaling that they’re awake to some perceived societal scam, just not the one the left is focused on. None of this sounds particularly dangerous, but it is. The right’s version of wokeism could be headed toward a fascism and totalitarianism that is just as dangerous to Americans and our core values of life, liberty, and property as the woke left’s Marxism and Communism are. My guest today is that man in the video, Dr James Lindsay. Dr Lindsay has been a leader in identifying and countering cultural Marxism, Critical Race Theory, Woke Ideology, and DEI policies for many years. He is a leading voice in the discussion about the Woke Right, essentially sounding a warning about where we could be headed if we don’t gain a solid understanding of the concept and its dangers soon. His X bio is instructive for our discussion today as it says: Perennial outsider. Cancelled by both sides. Pro-America. Anti-Communist. Anti-Fascist. Based af. Liberty First!

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Fact: Swatting is a despicable act of terrorism. Just so we are clear about this fact, here is the definition: Terrorism is the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political, religious, or ideological goals. It typically involves acts intended to create fear, disrupt societies, or coerce governments or populations into meeting certain demands. I’m doing this show, and will do more on this subject, because many of the conservatives being swatted in the last few weeks are really just regular but prolific influencer voices for America First, and in these cases are in a circle of friends and colleagues I’m part of. Most aren’t independent media mega superstars and that tells me the target set is widening and will eventually hit anyone at any time, like your neighbors and mine. That is always who terrorists end up targeting, the average citizen. It is very important that law enforcement get a handle on these attempted murders and acts of domestic terror. I guess if these terrorists were J6ers, they would already be in jail, but they are on the left, likely part of the Antifa terror group or some others affiliated and they are probably funded by groups like Indivisible, who you saw in action with the nutty protests over this weekend. One of those swatting victims is my guest today, Sean Geroge, you know him as Beard Vet, a Marine Corps veteran, and founder of Beard Vet Coffee and an influencer on social media!

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What if I told you that USAID and DHS funded non-government organizations (NGOs) are suing citizens just because they tried to confirm the public voter rolls in a state? Do you know that NGOs suing over civil rights never have to pay court costs when they lose? Citizens are being lawfared using an old law designed to attack the KKK and are automatically defamed by the media such as NPR as violent and intimidating, racists and white supremacists! All if this is true. A group of volunteer citizens, including veterans, set out to verify addresses and individuals on Colorado’s voter rolls as a non-partisan civics project and found themselves in a lawsuit by several NGOs, including the NAACP, designed to smear them as racists and election deniers! My guest today is one of those citizens, Holly Kasun. Ms. Kasun is an entrepreneur, founding e-tech startups and citizen action organizations.

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With the Trump administration pushing to end DEI indoctrination in public universities and penalizing schools out of control with antisemites protesting on campuses, we're finally witnessing an administration that is doing something about failing educational institutes, including Christian universities. I look forward to seeing Christian leaders stepping up to push for positive change in our institutions back to biblical principles and as far away from secularism as possible. But how did we get here in the first place? Was it due to leftist professors overtaking these institutions? What lessons do we need to absorb and implement in order to get back on track and save our society and its Christian institutions? My guest today to help us find answers and solutions is author of the book Stockholm Syndrome Christianity: Why America’s Christian Leaders Are Failing — and What We Can Do About It Dr John West. Dr West holds a PhD in Government, is Vice President of the Discovery Institute and an award-winning author and filmmaker who has written or edited 12 books.🇺🇸Colonel's Brief is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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News on the economic front is looking up even though as JD Vance said "The last administration left us with a terrible economy. They left us with sky-high prices. They left us with home values that had doubled in just four short years... In the history of the United States of America, we have never had deficits and debt so high as we had under Joe Biden's leadership." Fortunately, we’ve started the great American economic comeback! Economic reporting in the last few weeks showed the economy is recovering from Biden's disastrous policies. We’re seeing lowest core inflation in four years, experiencing the lowest mortgage rates since December 2024, and gas prices & airfare down. President Trump has won over $5 trillion in new investments from manufacturing industries returning to the United States, re-igniting our manufacturing base, with appositive outlook for future economic growth again. But even with these economic indicators recent reporting shows “many conservatives are still concerned about their financial future due to the current state of the economy. Many are searching for safer, more reliable investing choices because of geopolitical concerns affecting global markets and record amounts of debt held by consumers and corporations. Formerly seen as the foundation of many retirement portfolios, traditional stocks and bonds are now recognized as being susceptible to inflation, market declines, and other economic upheavals.” And that’s where today’s guest comes in, Alexander Spellane is the CEO of Fisher Capital and helps investors find the right places to put their investments as economic uncertainty continues to be the overall trend. Fisher Capital is a full service, Conservative-owned & operated precious metals, gold, and silver investment company that specializes in IRAs. Alexander is also host of The Right Wing Voice podcast and a rising voice in the conservative movement, who has earned a reputation for his sharp financial acumen and ability to make complex economic concepts accessible to his audience.🇺🇸Colonel's Brief is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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peninsula as the government faces fighting massive wildfires that have broken out all over the country. The US Intelligence community released its annual threat assessment last week amid outrage over the fake signal chat scandal, highlighting China as stands out as the state actor most capable of threatening U.S. interests globally but still a weak assessment that needs to be accomplished under the Trump administration. Late last week a leaked Pentagon memo signed by Secretary Hegseth calls for the US military to prioritize resources against China, labeling it the "sole threat." The guidance emphasizes troop presence and warns against a potential Taiwan takeover. Hegseth also reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to its alliance with Japan. While visiting Tokyo on March 30, he specifically called out China, saying the US and Japan will stand firm “in the face of aggression and coercive actions by the Communist Chinese.” Retired COL John Mills is back with us today to discuss all this and more. Mills is a national security professional with service in five eras: Cold War, Peace Dividend, War on Terror, World in Chaos – and now, Great Power Showdown and the fight to save our Republic. He is the former Director of Cybersecurity Policy, Strategy, and International Affairs at the Department of Defense. John is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Security Policy and his latest book, War Against The Deep State is a must read in these uncertain times!🇺🇸Colonel's Brief is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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Something is very wrong with our world—drag queen story hour, trans child genital mutilations, soaring inflation, bio-lab-released pandemics, experimental drugs forced on the public, toxic food, a national health crisis, endless wars, open borders, rising crime, election manipulation, the infringing of rights, and relentless lies from media and government. Something is wrong, and it’s being coordinated. This dangerous conflict is reaching a boiling point in the West and now that Donald Trump is President again, the war to end this craziness is on. Author TS Dixon is my guest today to discuss the mind viruses afflicting America. He is an American husband, father and businessman living in Southwest Florida. After witnessing the weaponization of government and the justice system against Trump and the Conservative movement, Dixon decided he had to do more to get involved. In 2025 he released his debut book "The Woke Mind Viruses: Wokeism, Liberalism, Leftism, Globalism" The Mind Plagues destroying Western Civilization and how to stop them.🇺🇸Colonel's Brief is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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