🎧 introGood morning. It’s Sunday, September 14th, and this is the record🗞️.Today’s show is about contradictions, cover-ups, and cruelty.Just days after saying he doesn’t care about uniting the people, Trump is now calling for “national healing” in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination—while blaming the left. The FBI is in chaos, Fox News hosts are openly suggesting death for the unhoused, and on the international stage, Trump is dangling sanctions on Russia and tariffs on China like bargaining chips in a global casino.This isn’t chaos. This is the news.And I’m tired of it being filtered through corporate neutrality.So here we go.
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🗞️ 1: Trump blames the “radical left” after Kirk assassination (00:00:44)What’s happening:In an NBC interview, President Trump called for “national healing” after conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination. But just days earlier, he said outright that he doesn’t care about uniting the American people. Now, he’s blaming the “radical left” as the obstacle—while demanding Democratic donor George Soros be jailed under RICO laws. Investigators, however, say the suspect’s motive remains unclear.
What to know:This is classic Trump: reject unity one day, weaponize it the next. It’s not sloppiness—it’s strategy.
My take:You don’t get national healing by criminalizing your opponents. You get authoritarianism.
🗞️ 2: FBI Director Patel under fire for botched response (00:01:41)What’s happening:FBI Director Kash Patel is facing criticism over his handling of the Kirk investigation—posting prematurely on social media, berating agents, and sparking concerns even among conservatives.
What to know:Yes, the suspect was arrested quickly. But the chaos inside the bureau reflects Trump’s politically-driven staffing shuffle. Credibility is being eroded from the inside out.
My take:When law enforcement turns into a loyalty test, truth takes the backseat. And democracy can’t survive on vibes alone.
🗞️ 3: Fox host calls for killing the homeless (00:02:32)What’s happening:Fox News host Brian Kilmeade outraged viewers by suggesting that mentally ill unhoused people should face “involuntary lethal injection…or something, just kill them.”
What to know:This isn’t just “rhetoric.” It’s mainstreaming exterminationist language on prime-time television. No corporate sponsor has pulled ads. No network apology has been issued.
My take:When powerful media figures call for killing the vulnerable, that’s not free speech. That’s a blueprint. And history tells us exactly where it leads.
🗞️ 4: Trump floats sanctions—but only if NATO obeys (00:03:21)What’s happening:Trump said he would sanction Russia only if all NATO nations joined in and halted Russian oil imports. He also urged allies to impose 50%–100% tariffs on China until the Ukraine war ends.
What to know:It’s a hardball tactic that shifts the burden of U.S. foreign policy onto allies—while avoiding any unilateral accountability. The danger? It fractures NATO unity when solidarity is most needed.
My take:This isn’t about ending war. It’s about transactional leverage. Trump is auctioning off U.S. foreign policy on the global stage.
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