After Renee Good was shot to death by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, right-wing defenders of the Trump administration suggested that she had brought it upon herself by failing to comply with her killers’ orders.
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Protester Mixup
When widespread protests erupted in Iran over soaring inflation and high living costs, the Trump Administration openly supported the demonstrators and even pledged to launch military strikes against Iran if its security forces used violence against them. In the United States, however, when similar protests occurred — such as those following the killing of a woman by ICE in Minneapolis — the official response was strikingly different.
Universal Healthcare?
Among modern industrialized nations, the United States stands out as one of the very few that still lacks universal healthcare. Why do Americans accept this situation?
Who Will Run Greenland Afterward?
Under Article V of the NATO Charter, an armed attack against one NATO member is considered an attack against all members, including the United States itself. If the U.S. were to carry out its threat to attack Greenland—a Danish territory, and Denmark being a close NATO ally—this would create a highly bizarre and unprecedented situation.
Old Girls’ Club
Go to industry gatherings, especially in the media, and you’ll find that the old white male elite has been replaced, not by equality or equity, but by a different set of elites. The old boys’ club is gone, and that’s good. But this isn’t much of an improvement.
American Resistance
Whatever you think of the current administration, it is astonishing that so many Americans who hate the president and the government are willing to sit passively at home, rather than actively resist.
They’re Not Even Trying to Lie Well Anymore
Venezuela is merely one of seven countries Trump bombed in 2025, one of several where regime change is the official but unstated agenda. Increasingly, Americans are being asked to support going to war and deploying the military in lethal actions even in the absence of anything approximating a casus belli.
Manners During Trumpism
ICE agents are the worst possible people. Masked and unidentified, they roam the country terrorizing innocent, hard-working people, and kidnap them and their kids with no consideration for their constitutional rights. Sometimes, you hear about some misfortune befalling one of them. Sadly, you have to pretend to at least feel neutral about this. Until the Trump madness blows over, here’s how to keep your poker face.
Scraping the Bottom
In the same way that companies like Facebook’s habit of scraping news from news websites helped drive traditional news organizations out of business, leaving Facebook with little original news to send out to its users, A.I. models are scraping websites for content, which will deny them the traffic they need to survive. Then, what will A.I. do?
I’m Right Here
Hundreds of thousands of STEM workers who have graduated with professional science and math degrees and have substantial tech experience are unemployed in the U.S. Yet American employers continue the fiction that they can’t find Americans to do these jobs, requiring them to import foreign workers under the H-1B visa program.
“The Stringer”
graphic novel
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“Political Suicide: The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party”
by Ted Rall
“Bernie (Revised 2020 Edition)”
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Piece of Work | DeProgram with Ted Rall and John Kiriakou
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Live at 9 AM Eastern & Streaming 24-7 Thereafter: 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. JOIN US LIVE ON RUMBLE! https://rumble.com/c/DeProgramShow FOLLOW TED: https://rall.com/ https://x.com/tedrall FOLLOW JOHN: https://www.instagram.com/realjohnkiriakou https://x.com/JohnKiriakou LISTEN ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/2kdFlw2w8sSPhKI8NRx8Zu LISTEN ON APPLE MUSIC: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deprogram-with-john-kiriakou-and-ted-rall
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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:…
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LIVE 9:00 am Eastern time, Streaming Anytime: 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…
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LIVE 9:00 am Eastern time, Streaming Anytime: 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. JOIN US LIVE ON RUMBLE! https://rumble.com/c/DeProgramShow FOLLOW TED: https://rall.com/ https://x.com/tedrall FOLLOW JOHN: https://www.instagram.com/realjohnkiriakou https://x.com/JohnKiriakou LISTEN ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/2kdFlw2w8sSPhKI8NRx8Zu LISTEN ON APPLE MUSIC: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deprogram-with-john-kiriakou-and-ted-rall
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LIVE 9:00 am Eastern time, Streaming Anytime: 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. JOIN US LIVE ON RUMBLE! https://rumble.com/c/DeProgramShow FOLLOW…
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