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Today I am happy to announce the release of the very short audio for Thomas Jefferson's interesting letter "A Dialog between the Head and Heart", which reaches just past 30 minutes long. Yes, it is a very short recording, but this one is a little different than most others I work on. This recording is a compilation; that is, there are three voices present that are seemingly talking to each other in a way. One of the recordings in this I recorded. This does not signal my triumphant return to the microphone though. I wish. I still have a very...

As someone who looks at culture and politics regularly, I often write about problems and, on occasion, proffer solutions. Sometimes the solutions are relatively straightforward and obvious, like suggesting to the GOP that if they don’t pass the SAVE Act and bring about something resembling honest elections, they’re going to get their asses handed to them in November. Others, I recognize, are far more complex than my 30,000-foot take on the issue. This is most certainly the case when I suggested the government should get out of the wealth redistribution business. Knowing that there are thousands of programs handing out...

Pro-Iranian rioters seeking to approach the US Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq being forced back by Iraqi security forces. New explosions reported in Tehran at mid-morning local time. Iran's Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani saying Israel seeks to split Iran into pieces to weaken Iran as a nation. He described US President Donald Trump as 'the perfect symbol of plunder' Larijani also saying: "America and the Zionist regime burned the hearts of the Iranian nation, and we will burn their hearts too" The Iranian attacks continued mid-morning on Qatar and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The election of a new...

Newsdump Alert: Qatar's Prime Minister Meets Iran's Security Council Chief To Discuss "Easing Regional Tensions"... Newsdump Alert: At Least 30 Killed In Israeli Attacks In Gaza Where There Is Supposed To Be A Ceasefire... Newsdump Alert: Controversy Over Trump DOJ Epstein File More Revelations Of Epstein Victims Heavy Redactions... "His friends are running our government. That's the point. You've already been conquered if you don't understand the magnitude of this..." Republican Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky comments on the significance of the Epstein Files... "For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh....

When I grew up, we would never dare scream at, push, or even touch a police officer. We sure as hell would never throw things at a cop car. We would never refuse to comply with their orders or interfere with an arrest. It's different today. A destructive anti-ICE mob called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be hanged and declared that the only “good” immigration agent is a “dead one” as they turned Minneapolis into an apocalyptic wasteland overnight. Dystopian photos show a car with smashed-in windows in the middle of the debris-filled block, covered with threatening messages...

Newsdump Alert: Israeli Attacks Continue In Gaza An Israeli quadcopter drone strike killed two... Newsdump Alert: Russian Drone And Missile Attacks In Eight Ukrainian Regions 653 drones and 51 missiles used in Russian attacks on Ukraine... "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace" Isaiah 9:6 NIV Bible... During the week there is talk of peace it helps keep stock market prices up but then after the markets close on Friday... "You see...

Newsdump Alert: Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene Lays Out Frustration With Republican Leadership... Today Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney saying he has apologized to US President Donald Trump... A pretty stunning video interview happened just over a week ago involving Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes... Nick Fuentes: "A lot of them agree with it because they get it. It's their life. A lot of them that's their life. Their life is and another thing we didn't even bring up is the porn thing which is there also. This is their life. Weed, gaming and porn. And I think they know it's...

This week Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin visited former President Nicolas Sarkozy being held at the Sante prison in Paris... New taxes for France's 2026 Budget considered in the National Assembly yesterday a limited tax on holding companies approved. But a major tax on... Four Bulgarians convicted for spraying graffiti on a Holocaust memorial in Paris. The 'red handprint' defacing of the memorial said to have been a Russian action to sow division in France... And video from a Yellow Vests protest this afternoon... On Friday National Rally presidential candidate for 2027 Jordan Bardella at a book signing... This week by...

A media spectacle unfolded in Paris on Tuesday when former President Nicolas Sarkozy left his home for prison. This followed his latest corruption conviction one for involvement in a criminal organization. The charges revolved around Libyan President Moammar Qadaffi's financial support for Sarkozy's 2007... Last Sunday in broad daylight the robbery of 'priceless' jewelry from the Louvre in Paris... BBC News reported this week that French authorities were backing away from stricter enforcement of migrant crossings on the English Channel. The former Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau credited with that more aggressive... French support for Ukraine reaffirmed Friday at a mass...

President Trump will not allow Israel to impose sovereignty over the biblical heartland of Israel. It’s not the West Bank - it’s Judea and Samaria. It’s where Abraham Isaac and Jacob and the stories of most of the Old Testament took place. I am not surprised! The pressure from Saudi Arabia Turkey Qatar Egypt France UK and Canada was too much for him.

French President Emmanuel Macron formally asking Prime Minister Francois Bayrou to take a tougher line when it comes to former colonial territory Algeria. Tensions rising as Algeria has cracked down on... France has disappointed Algeria with its embrace of neighboring Morocco... "Such an operation would worsen an already catastrophic situation" The social media message Friday from France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot regarding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan for total military control of Gaza... Meanwhile US Secretary of State Marco Rubio claims the stalemate in Gaza between Israel and Hamas can be blamed on France... The protest in Paris this...

France's Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu revealing that France shot down about 10 Iranian drones during the recent conflict between Israel and Iran. Lecornu telling the parliamentary debate on the war... "real impact" President Emmanuel Macron describing the US attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities last weekend as successful backing the views of President Donald Trump and the Pentagon... "We're going to burn your Palestine" Those words from two people who confronted the Leftist European Parliament member Rima Hassan outside a Paris real estate office... In Paris this afternoon the "Historic Yellow Vests"... Will there be a sudden dissolution of the National...

At least two killed in an apparent Israeli assassination in the Iranian city... The liberal pro-European Union Armenian Prime Minister...visiting Turkey... Confrontation in the South China Sea today as Philippine ships... A state of emergency declared in western Panama where demonstrators... "We're not prepared to negotiate with them anymore, as long as the aggression continues" That is Iran's Foreign Minister... Federal agents deploying tear gas and smoke...just outside Los Angeles... Los Angeles Dodgers...one million dollars...families impacted by the immigration crackdown... Spanish police raiding offices of the ruling Socialist Party... Illegal immigrants may still be able...President Trump suggesting.., The Louisiana law...

The murder of a 31-year-old teaching assistant by a 14-year-old student using a knife triggering the responsive reflexes of the French secular state. Quick calls for action on 'knife crime'... Ahead of the now postponed conference on the Palestinians France is co-chairing with Saudi Arabia, President Macron getting a message... When it comes to Iran one sees France clearly in the US-Israel camp when all is said and done. France came in on the heels of President Trump's toughening attitude towards Iran at midweek... And that closeness to the US position again came out as Israel launched its attacks on...

Newsdump Alerts: Trump, Zelensky Meet... Hundreds Hurt In Explosion In Iranian Port City... New Round Of US-Iran Talks Slated For Next Weekend... Another attempt at media excellence your host with you again "Senator Dick Turban" announcing his retirement this week... I get the impression President Donald Trump wants peace. His envoy Steve Witkoff talking with both Russia and Iran seeking to avoid warfare... 15 of the 9/11 hijackers came from one nation the President of the United States will visit again next month... Qatar is a nation linked to Hamas, Turkey (Türkiye) and the Muslim Brotherhood. This week King Abdullah...

I asked Grok: “In the past 10 years in the entire world, as far as you know, how many people were killed by each of the following? Pit bulls. Border collies. Cheetahs. No need for a long explanation. Just the numbers will be fine.” This is the answer that it gave: Pit bulls: ~400 (U.S. and Canada only; global data unavailable) Border collies: 0 Cheetahs: 3

Cecil B Demille’s 1927 film, King Of Kingz, is a visual feast, one of the most unremittingly great depictions of the story of Jesus I have ever seen. Ave Maria for Mary and Waltzing Matilda for Peter. AVE Matilda.

US politics an appeals court in North Carolina ruling in favor of the Republican... The US government will not pay...weight-loss drugs... In Israel an autopsy on a 17-year-old Palestinian prisoner... In the UK a Pro-Life activist ordered...The US State Department monitoring... Ukrainian officials say at least 18 were killed... "Axios" reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be at the White House...dependent on cancellation...testimony at his corruption trial... Israeli domestic intelligence chief Ronen Bar says...Netanyahu wanted him to tell a court... A Houthi drone taken down by Israel... President Trump signing an order allowing TikTok...another 75 days...China said to...

More files related to the 1963 John F. Kennedy Assassination released by the National Archives... In Jerusalem late tonight police clashing with demonstrators as the cabinet met to fire the chief of domestic intelligence. Windows of cars being used by demonstrators smashed by police... Universities in Maine saying they will not discriminate against female athletes by allowing biological males...message given to US Department of Agriculture... Judge James Boasberg is doing everything in his power to usurp the Power of the Presidency" That is some of the messaging from President Trump... President Trump signing an executive order... Israeli air strikes late...

Air raid alerts across Ukraine tonight in Kiev and 10 other regions with explosions... The polls are closed in Greenland...a lead for the Naleraq Party... The US Department of Education firing more than 1,300 employees... The Houthi government in Yemen announcing a 'resumption of military operations' against Israel... In Portugal the government of Prime Minister Luis Montenegro losing a confidence vote... The plan to keep spending money in Washington called a "Continuing Resolution" isn't conservative. That's the message from... In Saudi Arabia Ukraine agreeing to a 30-day ceasefire at talks with US officials... In South Africa at least 16 people...