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A near miss by millimeters, a sniper who waited, and a teenager’s digital footprint that should have set off alarms—our conversation with investigative reporter Ken Silva digs into the attempted assassinations against Donald Trump, the shooting of Charlie Kirk, and the enduring mystery of the January 6 pipe bombs. We trace what the investigations missed, where the public record contradicts official lines, and how secrecy fuels the very conspiracies authorities claim to fight.

We start with Butler: the rooftop angle outside a tight 150‑yard perimeter, the lack of snipers on a usable roof, and a timeli...

Duration: 00:34:32

What happens when conscience collides with command? We dig into the duty to refuse illegal orders, why “just following orders” isn’t a shield under U.S. military law, and how real-world pressures push service members toward compliance even when red flags are waving. Drawing on the Nuremberg legacy and the Uniform Code of Military Justice, we lay out the reasonable person standard, the gray zones operators face, and the information gaps created by tempo, classification, and deference to the chain of command.

The debate isn’t abstract. We tackle drone strikes and maritime interdictions that occ...

Duration: 00:41:32

(This is a Christmas-season reissue of a vintage DHP episode made all the way back in 2015.)

In the cold, damp, muddy ditches of the Western Front in December, 1914, the rank-and-file of the Allied and German armies spontaneously set aside their hatreds to take a break from mass-murdering each other, much to the dismay of their so-called ‘leaders.’

Join CJ as he discusses:

The context of the Christmas Truce How it happened The aftermath, legacy, and lessons to be learned from it

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Mark Thornton of the Mises Institute joins the show to talk about the state of the economy, the boom bust cycle and why anybody—left, right, and center—who cares about the wellbeing of the working class needs to oppose the existence of the Federal Reserve.

Discussed on the show:

“The Seven Deadly Economic Sins” (Mises.org) The Minor Issues Podcast

Mark Thornton is a senior fellow at the Mises Institute. His most recent book is The Skyscraper Curse: And How Austrian Economists Predicted Every Major Economic Crisis of the Last C...

Duration: 00:55:58

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On COI #859, Kyle Anzalone breaks down the latest news on US foreign policy.

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Scott interviews Brandt Burleson about how he stumbled into his former job at an Israeli consulate, what they had him doing, why they were interested in him and what he thinks of all that now.

Discussed on the show:

Creative Chaos: Inside the CIA’s Covert War to Topple the Syrian Government by William Van Wagenen “The Alawite women taken as sex slaves in Syria” (The Spectator) “Inside Syria’s state-backed cover-up of Alawite women’s kidnappings” (The Cradle)

Brandt Burleson holds a MA in International Affairs from American University. He w...

Duration: 00:45:07



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Scott interviews William Van Wagenen about some of the horrific crimes taking place in Syria now that Bin Ladenite Islamists have taken over the country. They explore some of these stories and discuss the level of attention these are getting in the Western press and the broader geopolitical context behind this consequential regime change.

Discussed on the show:

Creative Chaos: Inside the CIA’s Covert War to Topple the Syrian Government by William Van Wagenen “The Alawite women taken as sex slaves in Syria” (The Spectator) “Inside Syria’s state-backed cover-up of...

Duration: 00:45:20

A kitchen joke about tomato sauce quickly gives way to the hard edge of politics as we unpack a growing fracture on the right. Trump’s volleys at Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie aren’t just personality drama; they point to a deeper shift toward a larger security‑state posture and a party that now tolerates the same speech controls it once condemned. We break down NSM‑7 and what “disrupt” really signals when it’s assigned to the FBI, CIA, DHS, and even the IRS: pre‑crime logic entering mainstream governance.

The tension doesn’t end there. Israe...

Duration: 00:33:38

On COI #858, Kyle Anzalone breaks down the latest news on Ukraine, Gaza, and Venezuela.

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Duration: 00:32:09

I offer my scorched earth solutions to fighting Antifa and communism in the US..

America is in a Civil War with a major political party and its blacked-shirted paramilitary arm going from cold to hot war.

Prepare accordingly.

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Part Three at Episode 074

Part Two at Episode 073

Part One at Episode 072.

I did a primer on cell organization in Ep 051 “Cellular Ecology: Guerrilla Organizations and Grunt Math”.

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House Un-American Activities Committee records, 1945-1975

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Scott interviews Sangar Paykhar, host of The Afghan Eye Podcast, about where things stand in the country today. They touch on the formation and eventual triumph of the Taliban, their escalating tensions with Pakistan, the status of ISIS-K and more.

Discussed on the show:

Paykhar’s interview with Scott

Sangar Paykhar is the host of AFGHANEYE. Subscribe to the show on YouTube and follow him on X @paykhar

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Scott interviews Brad Pearce about the actual reasons the Trump administration is moving towards an utterly stupid war with Venezuela. Then, Pearce explains what’s really going on in Sudan.

Discussed on the show:

“Florida Man Occupied Government vs Venezuela” (The Wayward Rabbler – Substack) “The UAE’s Neo-Venetian Empire” (The Wayward Rabbler – Substack) “Africa’s Forthcoming AI Drone Nightmare” (The Libertarian Institute)

Brad Pearce is a writer focused on international relations and politics. He writes at The Wayward Rabbler. Follow him on Twitter @WaywardRabbler

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Scott brings Dave DeCamp back on the show to talk about the legality of the Venezuelan boat strikes, America’s aggressive air campaign in Somalia and Trump buddying up with the Al Qaeda faction that now runs Syria.

Discussed on the show:

news.antiwar.com “Report: Hegseth Ousted Head of US Southern Command Who Raised Concerns About Boat Strikes” (Antiwar.com)

Dave DeCamp is the news editor of Antiwar.com and the host of Antiwar News with Dave DeCamp. Follow him on Twitter @decampdave

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Duration: 00:43:57

On COI #857, Kyle Anzalone discusses the wars in Ukraine and Israel.

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Reading We, a Russian dystopian novel.

 

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On COI #856, Kyle Anzalone breaks down the latest news on US foreign policy.

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Duration: 00:31:52

I further examine the educational feeder mechanism for communist and terrorist insurgency that is Antifa and its affiliated organizations both governmental and non-government. In this third episode, I examine the pedagogical origins of government supremacist ideology in American schools.

America is in a Civil War with a major political party and its blacked-shirted paramilitary arm going from cold to hot war.

Prepare accordingly.

Part Three at Episode 074

Part Two at Episode 073

Part One at Episode 072.

I did a primer on cell organization in Ep 051 “Cellular Ec...

Duration: 00:57:25

A ceasefire that looks good on paper means little when people are living under lockdowns and raids. We open with the West Bank, where daily operations near schools and reports of soldiers quartering in homes reshape civilian life and hollow out the promise of “stability.” The Gaza story is no better: UNICEF’s plan to vaccinate young children falters when syringes and solar refrigeration get blocked, turning a humanitarian fix into a diplomatic fault line. Pair that with silence from Washington on creeping annexation and you can see why trust is evaporating across the region.

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On COI #855, Kyle Anzalone discusses the wars in Ukraine, Israel, and Latin America.

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Scott brings Matthew Hoh back on the show to talk about the rumored deal Trump made with the Russians to end the war in Ukraine, the legacy of Dick Cheney, the ramifications of what Israel accomplished and has failed to accomplish in Gaza and more.

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“Top Army officials visit Kyiv on peace and tech sharing mission” (Politico) Scott’s Twitter thread

Matthew Hoh is associate director at the Eisenhower Media Network and formerly worked for the U.S. State Department. Hoh received the Ridenhour Prize Recipien...

Duration: 01:18:28