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Glenn Beck
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DATE: TUESDAY, 06.17.25
LAST UPDATE: 08:53 AM ET
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GUEST: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.)
TOPIC: A 1980 CIA "playbook" exposes strategy to "set off riots and destabilize governments."

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June 17, 2011 - Sheila Jackson Lee says militant Christians are as bad as militant Muslims... The long and sordid past of Anthony Weiner... Glenn predicts that the media will slowly come clean on Weiner story... Glenn praises 'Spiderman' on Broadway...

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News...

FBI gives Congress intel on alleged Chinese plot to create fake mail-in ballots in 2020
Newly declassified intelligence report partially corroborated but was recalled before it could be fully investigated, officials say.

Task forces won’t cut it. Trump needs a truth commission.
The weaponization of government was systematic. Trump can’t fix it with subcommittees and working groups. He needs a mission-oriented strike team.

Dems Lecture About ‘Political Violence’ After Years Of Leftist Threats, Attacks, And Assassination Attempts
Blue politicians never fail to use the acts of violent radicals, whose roots are assigned by the corporate media to the right, to grandstand about the evils of Republicans.

Study Shows How Many Times Cable News Outlets Referred To Violent LA Riots As ‘Peaceful’
While rioters torched cars and hurled cinder blocks at police, CNN and MSNBC stuck to their script, labeling the chaos “peaceful” over 200 times.

No Kings protests expose left’s phony revolt and deeper craving for control
From aging boomers attacking Trump dolls to violent Antifa mobs terrorizing cities, this wasn’t resistance — it was a deranged power grab by people who don’t hate kings, they just want to wear the crown.

Former reality TV contestant shot and killed at No Kings protest by 'peacekeeper,' police say
The shooting victim is reportedly a "widely known and accomplished fashion designer" who appeared on the "Project Runway" reality TV show.

Update: Man accused of murder at Salt Lake City No Kings protest is a radical leftist
The actual shooter, a volunteer "peacekeeper" for the protest in place of police, may have fatally misjudged the situation before firing off rounds into the crowd, killing a bystander.

SCOTUS Must Rein In Rogue Judges Threatening To Enable Violent Rioters
A federal judge blocked Trump’s lawful use of the National Guard to restore order in L.A., overriding clear constitutional authority and substituting his own judgment for the president’s. The decision emboldens unelected judges to tie the president’s hands while chaos spreads, with real consequences for law-abiding Americans.

Federal judge rules against Trump ending NIH grants; accuses admin of racial and LGBTQ discrimination
Massachusetts District Judge William Young ruled against Trump’s decision to terminate NIH grants, accusing the administration of racial and LGBTQ discrimination, and ordered the reinstatement of 367 grants pending the ongoing lawsuit. The judge condemned the grant cuts as "arbitrary" and discriminatory.

Cops remove 88 children from a Bible study camp in Iowa as part of a human trafficking investigation: Officials
A leader at the church says no one was arrested in what he says is a false human trafficking accusation.

Politics...

Bedford: The Democrats’ key to success
From staged arrests to online meltdowns, Democrats like Alex Padilla and LaMonica McIver are provoking chaos in hopes of sparking backlash they can weaponize.

SALT Republicans threaten to tank Trump’s tax bill after Senate slashes deduction deal
Senate Republicans cut the state and local tax deduction cap from $40K back to $10K, enraging swing-district GOP members like Rep. Mike Lawler, who warned the bill is “dead on arrival” without the full deduction.

NY Times: Our Advice to Voters in a Vexing Race for New York Mayor
With the city in decline, the Times refuses to endorse a candidate but urges voters to reject far-left Zohran Mamdani, calling his agenda a turbocharged version of de Blasio’s failures.

Early voters in NYC’s Democratic primary question why Zohran Mamdani listed first on mayoral ballot
Mamdani — an assemblyman who has gained momentum in recent polling to catch up with favorite Andrew Cuomo — has copped backlash for his refusal to acknowledge Israel having a right to exist as a Jewish state and his involvement in the BDS movement, which seeks to divert U.S. funding to the country.

Nevada's GOP governor breaks his own record with 87 vetoes
Gov. Joe Lombardo torched 87 bills this session, topping his previous record and blocking Democrat priorities like open primaries, paid leave, and a flawed voter ID deal. With no supermajority, Democrats were powerless to stop him.

Economy...

‘Fair To Both Sides’: Trump, UK Prime Minister Starmer Say They Have A Deal On Trade
“The level of enthusiasm is very good, but the relationship that we have is fantastic.”

Immigration...

Murder rates plummet as Trump unleashes cops and deports criminal illegal aliens
With ICE crackdowns and FBI agents moved out of D.C. and into crime hot spots, the U.S. is on track for the lowest murder rate ever. Trump’s focus on real policing and deporting violent illegal aliens is paying off while the Biden-era weaponization of law enforcement gets dismantled.

Most Hispanic Voters Back Trump Deportation Policy Amid Anti-ICE Riots, Poll Shows
Notably, 53% of Hispanic voters as well as 49% of voters between the ages of 18 and 24 indicated they somewhat or strongly supported increasing the pace of deportations, the LAW/TIPP poll found.

NBC Poll: Majority Of Voters Support Trump On Immigration, More Than Before LA Riots
Fifty-one percent of Americans approve of Trump’s immigration and border security policies, according to an NBC poll. This number is up 2% from a similar poll taken in April before the L.A. riots began.

States Must Work With ICE Or Lose Transportation Funding, Secretary Says
The policy aims to remove roadblocks to deportation efforts.

Trump’s amnesty for illegal workers punishes employers who follow the law
If the cost of maintaining a sovereign nation is paying slightly more for food grown and harvested by American hands, then it’s a price worth paying.

Farmers beg for help as ICE raids leave fields empty in South Texas
With zero workers showing up due to immigration enforcement, Rio Grande Valley farmers warn crops may go unharvested and the U.S. food supply could suffer. President Trump says he's considering an executive order to keep agriculture afloat.

NBC News: How a city in Nebraska is recovering after the state's largest worksite immigration raid
Every seat in the waiting area of Glenn Valley Foods was occupied with people filling out job applications early Thursday afternoon, two days after the meatpacking plant became the center of the largest worksite immigration raid in the state of Nebraska so far this year.

WaPo: US could lose more immigrants than it gains for first time in 50 years
Economists at two Washington think tanks expect Trump’s immigration policies to drive this reversal: This includes the near-total shutdown of the southern border, threats to international students, and the loss of legal status for many new arrivals, according to a forthcoming paper.

Democrat Party Doxxes ICE Agents In Los Angeles, Holds Protests At Their Hotels
The Department of Homeland Security tells the Daily Wire it will prosecute "thugs" who doxx ICE agents.

WAR News...

5 Reasons The Army‘s Birthday Parade Was Money Well Spent
It is too bad the protesters can’t stop fighting Trump long enough to appreciate the Army that preserves their freedom to protest.

Israel - Iran...

Israel's strikes on Tehran broaden as Trump issues ominous warning
"Iran should have signed the 'deal' I told them to sign. What a shame, and waste of human life. Simply stated, IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. I said it over and over again! Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social on Monday night.

Trump channels Iran’s own playbook: Denies involvement, urges Tehran to negotiate
After Israel’s devastating strikes on Iran, Trump distanced the U.S. from the operation while pressuring Tehran to return to nuclear talks — mirroring Iran’s longtime tactic of using proxies while feigning neutrality.

Trump denies Macron’s claim he left G7 to work on Israel-Iran ceasefire
"Wrong! He has no idea why I am now on my way to Washington, but it certainly has nothing to do with a Cease Fire. Much bigger than that. Whether purposely or not, Emmanuel always gets it wrong. Stay Tuned!"

WSJ: A Battered Iran Signals It Wants to De-Escalate Hostilities with Israel and Negotiate
Messages passed by Tehran through intermediaries seek a return to talks if the U.S. stays out of the fight.

Iran tried to stop Trump with cyber ops and assassination plots, now faces crushing strikes from Israel
After years of meddling in U.S. elections and targeting Trump directly, Iran is now under heavy fire as Israel launches Operation Rising Lion with quiet backing from President Trump. Tehran’s nukes, missile sites, and top commanders are being wiped out after blowing their chance to cut a deal — just as Trump warned.

IDF: 80-90% of Iranian missiles intercepted, but 24 Israelis killed in attacks
The IDF on Monday provided its first statistics of the war on its shoot-down success against Iran’s ballistic missiles, setting it at 80-90%, with only about 5-10% of ballistic missiles hitting residential areas.

US deploys refueling fleet to Europe, bolsters forces as Iran-Israel war escalates
More than 30 U.S. Air Force tankers and the carrier Nimitz have been moved into position as Trump strengthens military readiness amid rising conflict, warning Iran not to target American assets.

Fetterman Urges Israel To Take Out the Ayatollah: 'No Mercy'
Dem senator also tells Free Beacon he'd like the U.S. to "join Israel to fully destroy Iran's nuclear facilities."

Trump Lays Into ‘Kooky’ Tucker Carlson Over Opposition To Israeli Strikes On Iran
“Somebody please explain to kooky Tucker Carlson that, ‘IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON!’”

As masses appear to flee Tehran, police blame traffic on clunkers breaking down on the road
“Despite repeated warnings and information from the traffic police, some drivers have entered the roads with vehicles with technical defects, leading to traffic jams and long delays, especially on the northern routes,” a top police official is quoted saying.

Redefining shock and awe: Lessons from Israel's opening strikes on Iran
Israel didn’t just strike Iran. It disarmed, disoriented, and destabilized a much larger adversary before the war had even begun in earnest.

March for Gaza descends into farce as fed-up Egyptians clash with woke mob of activists
A swarm of foreign protesters tried marching to Gaza but were stopped, detained, and chased off by Egyptian police and angry locals, with scenes of crying activists and thrown water bottles turning the stunt into a Middle East Fyre Festival.

China...

How Chinese Intel Infiltrated LA Mayor Karen Bass’ Camp
An official in Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ administration is the son of a Chinatown powerbroker and Democratic donor who has praised the Chinese Communist Party and works with foreign intelligence agencies, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation discovered.

Europe...

Meloni rolls her eyes at Macron whisper during tense G7 summit
As world leaders clashed over Russia and the Middle East, Italy’s Giorgia Meloni couldn’t hide her reaction to whatever Macron muttered.

Entertainment...

Bill Maher roasts Sean Penn for meeting Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro but not Trump
Penn told Maher he would not sit down for dinner with Trump, adding: “The only reason I would not accept an invitation is ... it’s a long flight.” Incredulous, Maher reacted: “Really, you’ll meet with f**king Castro and Hugo Chavez but not the president of the United States?”

Boy George picks fight with JK Rowling, immediately regrets it
He called her a “rich, bored bully” — she responded with a verbal autopsy that reminded him (and everyone else) why arguing with a billionaire wordsmith with receipts is a terrible idea.

Media...

Fired ABC correspondent Terry Moran says he ‘wasn’t drunk’ before anti-Trump tweet
He claims the network broke an agreement to re-sign him after the ensuing firestorm, according to a report.

Environment...

Trump blocked Biden-era plan to remove Snake River dams, and he may have prevented an eco-disaster
If the experiences of those in Northern California living along the Klamath River are any indication, Trump is right that a dam-removal project on the Snake River would cause serious and lasting impacts.

AI...

MIT's AI learns to upgrade itself
MIT built an AI that teaches itself new tricks by rewriting its own code — no human needed. It gets smarter with each update, like a brain that edits itself.

Technology...

You could stream music by phone more than 100 years ago
Before Spotify or Apple Music, there was Thaddeus Cahill’s telharmonium — a massive electric instrument that streamed synthesized music through phone lines to hotels, restaurants, and homes. Popular but impractical, it vanished by 1920 without leaving a single recording behind.

Science...

Strange radio signals from deep under Antarctic ice defy explanation
A NASA balloon experiment over Antarctica picked up bizarre radio waves coming from below the ice — at angles that break the laws of physics — leaving scientists completely baffled.

Related: Scientists in Antarctica once uncovered a buried threat beneath the ice in 'The Thing'
In John Carpenter’s classic 1982 film, a remote research team in Antarctica investigates strange signals and uncovers an ancient alien organism buried deep under the ice.

Sports...

Pitcher Clayton Kershaw makes quiet Christian stand against Dodgers Pride Night
Kershaw marked his team-issued Pride cap with Genesis 9:12-16, reminding fans that the rainbow is God's covenant, not a political symbol. While the Dodgers honored anti-Christian drag activists, Kershaw protested respectfully, saying, “I don't agree with making fun of other people’s religions.”

Nezza says she was told not to sing national anthem in Spanish at Dodgers game — then did it anyway
It's a bold move for someone whose fame ranks somewhere between your Uber driver in 2021 and a Canadian celebrity.

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