Je Suis Charlie Kirk | DeProgram with Ted Rall and John Kiriakou

<p>Political cartoonist Ted Rall and CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM EST. </p><p>Today we discuss:</p><p> • France has its own <strong>Charlie Kirk</strong>. The centrist Macron administration blames the "ultra-left" LFI party and the <em>Jeune Garde</em> of Jean-Luc Melenchon for the fatal beating of 23-year-old Quentin Deranque, a right-wing extremist, in Lyon—a notorious hotbed of right-wing violence. Macron calls for patience and calm. Will France listen?</p><p> • <strong>Local police</strong>, sometimes seen as a bulwark against <strong>ICE</strong> goon squads on city streets, are signing deals to cooperate with and deport immigrants for the aggressive agency. There were 135 such deals a year ago; now there are 1,168.</p><p><strong> • Persian Gulf Showdown: </strong>As <strong>US-Iran/Israel talks stall</strong> and another carrier heads to the Gulf, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards drill in <strong>Strait of Hormuz</strong>.</p><p> • <strong>BlanketGate: </strong>Corey Lewandowski, an unpaid special government employee who acts as chief of staff for and lover to <strong>Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem,</strong> fired a Coast Guard pilot for leaving Noem’s blanket on a plane — but was forced to rehire them upon realizing there was nobody else to fly the party home. Lewandowski has overseen a reign of terror over DHS.</p><p> • Civil rights leader <strong>Jesse Jackson</strong>, who made history as a third-party presidential candidate, dies at 84. <strong>Robert Duvall</strong>, the actor, passes at 95.</p><p></p><p>MERCH STORE: <a href="https://www.deprogram.live" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.deprogram.live</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://x.com/tedrall" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://x.com/tedrall</a></p><p><a href="https://x.com/JohnKiriakou" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://x.com/JohnKiriakou</a></p><p></p><p>LIVE ON RUMBLE: <a href="https://rumble.com/c/DeProgramShow" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://rumble.com/c/DeProgramShow</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2kdFlw2w8sSPhKI8NRx8Zu" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/2kdFlw2w8sSPhKI8NRx8Zu</a></p><p>APPLE MUSIC: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deprogram-with-john-kiriakou-and-ted-rall/id1825379504" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deprogram-with-john-kiriakou-and-ted-rall/id1825379504</a></p>