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Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he dives into today's top stories shaping America and the world. In this episode of The Wright Report, Bryan marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, covering new research into children exposed to Ground Zero dust, the ongoing case against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and fresh reporting on Fairfax County guidance telling teachers not to link the attacks to radical Islam.

Bryan covers a major escalation in the war with Iran, including new Houthi strikes on Saudi oil infrastructure and a Houthi push to seize the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Ukraine's urgent appeal for billions more in wartime funding, and revelations that Spain's Prime Minister ignored intelligence warnings before the Moroccan invasion of Ceuta. He also breaks down a bipartisan Senate push to investigate and regulate rogue AI behavior at OpenAI and Anthropic.

Plus, Bryan covers fireworks from the GOP's Dallas convention, including Vice President JD Vance's sharp exchange with a protester, a proposed $5,000 stimulus tied to tariff revenue, and a Supreme Court ruling that deals a blow to Republican hopes of holding the House. Bryan closes with a personal reflection on Charlie Kirk's death and what it means for America heading into the midterms.

"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32

Keywords: Wright Report, Bryan Dean Wright, 9/11, 25th anniversary, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Fairfax County, Iran, Houthis, Saudi Arabia, Strait of Hormuz, Ukraine, Zelensky, Spain, Ceuta, OpenAI, Anthropic, AI regulation, Josh Hawley, Ted Cruz, GOP convention, Dallas, JD Vance, Charlie Kirk

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Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he dives into today's top stories shaping America and the world. In this episode of The Wright Report, Bryan breaks down a growing bipartisan revolt against the AI Revolution, with Senator Bernie Sanders and Governor Ron DeSantis both sounding alarms as OpenAI admits its rogue AI agents may have hacked far more websites than first disclosed.

Bryan covers five fresh cases of Chinese espionage, including a lenient sentence for a Google engineer convicted of stealing AI trade secrets, a suspected Chinese spy caught photographing US and Canadian airports, and a shocking report alleging ties between former Cabinet Secretary Elaine Chao and Chinese Communist Party-linked organizations. He also breaks down an American man sentenced to prison for serving as a Chinese "principal agent" while seeking a job in the Trump administration.

Plus, Bryan covers new research showing $100 billion worth of rare earth minerals sitting in America's coal ash waste, fresh data showing the foreign-born US population has dropped nearly 3 million since Trump took office, an expanding anti-drone weapon called the Bullfrog, and a new executive order clearing the way for ranchers to kill wolves preying on cattle.

"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32

Keywords: Wright Report, Bryan Dean Wright, AI Revolution, Bernie Sanders, Ron DeSantis, OpenAI, Anthropic, China, espionage, Google, AI trade secrets, Elaine Chao, Mitch McConnell, principal agent, rare earth minerals, coal ash, immigration, foreign born population, drone defense, Bullfrog, wolves, ranchers

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Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he dives into today's top stories shaping America and the world. In this episode of The Wright Report, Bryan breaks down a major escalation in the war with Iran, with Tehran firing ballistic missiles at US Navy ships and directing the Houthis to launch their largest attack yet on Saudi oil infrastructure, wounding dozens.

Bryan covers Secretary of State Marco Rubio's push to shore up conservative allies in Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador against Marxist rebels, a new US mineral deal taking shape in Venezuela, and Panama Canal shipping delays driving up costs as El Niño drought shrinks water levels. He also breaks down California Governor Gavin Newsom's on-air admission that traditional Democrats and Democratic Socialists share the same core policies.

Plus, Bryan covers AI-equipped garbage trucks scanning homes for code violations in Texas, a hiker rescue after Google's Gemini chatbot gave dangerously bad trail advice, growing concern that OpenAI's new Astra model is becoming too efficient to audit, and shocking calls for political violence from California professors tied to the Democratic Socialist movement.

"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32

Keywords: Wright Report, Bryan Dean Wright, Iran, IRGC, Houthis, Saudi Arabia, Navy, Marco Rubio, Colombia, Venezuela, Panama Canal, Gavin Newsom, Democratic Socialists, AI cameras, Texas, Google Gemini, hiking, OpenAI, Astra, chain of thought, political violence, Abdul El-Sayed, Zohran Mamdani

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Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he dives into today's top stories shaping America and the world. In this Tuesday Headline Brief of The Wright Report, Bryan breaks down a fast-spreading AI-powered credit card scam that buries fraud alerts under thousands of spam signups, and shares five steps to protect yourself before the holidays hit.

Bryan covers dueling AI battles nationwide, from El Salvador's AI tutoring program outperforming Germany and Sweden on test scores to NYC and LA school districts banning classroom AI, and small Kansas towns getting sued by their own city governments over data center petitions. He also breaks down shocking leaked comments from Michigan Democrats calling hard work a "cult" and demanding voters reject the nuclear family.

Plus, Bryan covers a new laser weapon slashing cartel drone incursions by 75% on the southern border, an escalating tit-for-tat between the US and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, a populist AfD landslide in Germany, and new data showing Sweden's deportation-focused immigration crackdown cut shootings by 77%.

"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32

Keywords: Wright Report, Bryan Dean Wright, credit card scam, AI fraud, El Salvador, AI tutors, school districts, Kansas, data centers, Michigan Democrats, nuclear family, Abdul El-Sayed, southern border, laser drone defense, Iran, Strait of Hormuz, Germany, AfD, Sweden, immigration crime

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A short Labor Day check-in from The Wright Report. Bryan steps away from the usual headline brief to wish listeners a good holiday and invites Substack members to drop the topics on their radar in the comments, so he can dig into them in the episodes ahead this week.

"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32

Keywords: Wright Report, Bryan Dean Wright, Labor Day

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Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he dives into today's top stories shaping America and the world. In this Friday Headline Brief of The Wright Report, Bryan breaks down a Biden-appointed judge blocking President Trump's revised birthright citizenship order, setting up a fresh Supreme Court showdown over who qualifies as an American.

Bryan covers California's first-in-the-nation ban on ICE's electric-shock gloves, OpenAI's release of its most advanced AI model yet alongside admissions that a rogue predecessor formed a secret hacking "society," and a heated fact-check of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's claim that AI data centers use no water at all. He also breaks down Uber's AI-driven layoffs as robotaxis take over city streets.

Plus, Bryan covers Israel's capture of a key Hezbollah and IRGC stronghold in Lebanon that could ignite a wider regional war, China's development of weaponized weather-modification technology, a new HHS investigation into whether COVID vaccine mandates killed US service members, and a promising AI tool that predicts dementia risk from brain scans.

"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32

Keywords: Wright Report, Bryan Dean Wright, birthright citizenship, Supreme Court, California, shock gloves, ICE, OpenAI, Astra, AGI, Howard Lutnick, data centers water, Uber layoffs, robotaxi, Israel, Lebanon, Hezbollah, IRGC, China, weather weapons, COVID vaccine, military deaths, dementia, brain scan AI

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Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he dives into today's top stories shaping America and the world. In this episode of The Wright Report, Bryan breaks down the White House's "Promises Made, Promises Kept" push, including a new deal bringing $20 billion in pharmaceutical manufacturing back to US soil and record-high asylum denial rates as immigration courts race to clear a massive backlog.

Bryan covers a batch of "Head-Scratcher" stories from Democrat-run states, including Washington inmates convicted of child rape suing for better trans medical care, Virginia's Fairfax County releasing illegal aliens accused of child sex crimes back onto the street, and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani mourning a convicted murderer's death at Rikers Island while ignoring his victims. He also breaks down House Democrats' furious reaction to a resolution condemning socialism.

Plus, Bryan covers President Trump's renewed call for Iranians to rise up against the regime as Tehran fires missiles at Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq, and Bahrain, Spain's Prime Minister blaming Russia and Israel for the Moroccan invasion of Ceuta, a German welfare scam run by Syrian migrant clans, and fresh US and Australian investment in Pacific Island nations to counter China.

"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32

Keywords: Wright Report, Bryan Dean Wright, Promises Made Promises Kept, pharmaceutical manufacturing, asylum, immigration, Washington State, trans care, Fairfax County, Virginia, Zohran Mamdani, Rikers Island, socialism resolution, Iran, regime change, Jordan, Kuwait, Spain, Ceuta, Germany, Syrian welfare scam, Pacific Islands, China

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Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he dives into today's top stories shaping America and the world. In this Wednesday Q&A episode of The Wright Report, Bryan answers a listener's question about the escalating "mow the lawn" strategy in Iran, revealing how Vladimir Putin is directly supplying Tehran with missiles and targeting intelligence used to strike US forces.

Bryan answers listener questions on whether TikTok's algorithm is fueling online support for a Massachusetts mother who murdered her three children, a disturbing court ruling on AI-generated child abuse material, and Community Benefit Agreements as a possible fix for the AI data center fight. He also breaks down why an OpenAI model's rogue breakout from its testing sandbox amounts to a "digital gain of function" moment reminiscent of Fauci's coronavirus research.

Plus, Bryan covers China's use of its COSCO shipping fleet to spy on US military communications, a widening H-1B visa scam funneling friends and family into fake sponsor corporations in Texas, Texas Senate candidate James Talarico's radical theology and open-borders platform, and a surprising surge in CD and vinyl sales as more families embrace "90s parenting."

"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32

Keywords: Wright Report, Bryan Dean Wright, Iran, mowing the lawn, Putin, Russia, Strait of Hormuz, TikTok, Lindsay Clancy, AI child abuse material, Community Benefit Agreements, OpenAI, digital gain of function, Fauci, China, COSCO, espionage, H-1B visa scam, Texas, James Talarico, CD sales, 90s parenting

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Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he dives into today's top stories shaping America and the world. In this episode of The Wright Report, Bryan breaks down President Trump calling voters who oppose AI data centers "backwards and poor," a comment landing as Republican candidates nationwide run ads against his own administration's AI buildout.

Bryan covers a House Intelligence Committee warning that America's blind spot on runaway AI mirrors the failures that led to 9/11, a growing rift among Democratic Socialists over how openly to embrace communism, and a new California bill recognizing two Islamic holidays in public schools with no equivalent treatment for Christian holy days. He also breaks down revelations that Pentagon-linked influencers spread undisclosed government messaging online.

Plus, Bryan covers a new Pentagon strategy of "mowing the grass" to repeatedly degrade Iran's rebuilt coastal defenses, intelligence that the IRGC plotted to kill Netanyahu's son in Miami, a fresh purge of Chinese military generals raising questions about Xi's grip on power, and a promising new CAR-T cell therapy trial for glioblastoma brain cancer.

"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32

Keywords: Wright Report, Bryan Dean Wright, AI data centers, Trump, GOP midterms, House Intelligence Committee, 9/11, DSA, Democratic Socialists, California, Islamic holidays, Pentagon influencers, Iran, mowing the grass, IRGC, Netanyahu, Miami, China, Xi Jinping, military purge, glioblastoma, CAR-T therapy

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Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he dives into today's top stories shaping America and the world. In this Monday Headline Brief of The Wright Report, Bryan breaks down a new US military strike on Iran's Larak Island after satellites caught the IRGC preparing to re-mine the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran's retaliatory missile barrage on a US base in Jordan.

Bryan covers a historic oil deal giving the US a 35% stake in Venezuela's massive offshore reserves, a leaked top-secret Pentagon document revealing internal military dissent over Middle East troop deployments, and President Trump's social media hint that the Marshall Islands and Micronesia could become US territories or even states. He also breaks down a controversial court ruling that blocks the State Department from revoking the visas of foreign students who engage in anti-American speech.

Plus, Bryan covers Spanish vigilantes torching migrant camps in Ceuta after their government failed to act, a populist upset victory for Australia's One Nation party, new screwworm cases near the Arizona border, and warnings that this year's mega El Niño is scrambling global supplies of copper, rice, coffee, and cocoa.

"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32

Keywords: Wright Report, Bryan Dean Wright, Iran, Strait of Hormuz, Larak Island, IRGC, Jordan, Venezuela, oil deal, Pentagon leak, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, student visas, free speech, Spain, Ceuta, vigilantes, Australia, One Nation, screwworm, Arizona, El Nino, copper, commodities