Meta BS | DeProgram with Ted Rall and John Kiriakou
February 19, 2026
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February 19, 2026
Meta BS | DeProgram with Ted Rall and John Kiriakou
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<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> • Is <strong>Big Tech</strong> about to be finally be held accountable for their <strong>toxic products? </strong>Meta CEO <strong>Mark Zuckerberg testified</strong> at trial about whether his company designed Instagram to be addictive. Parents who traveled from across the country for the trial brought by a girl who said bullying and addiction turned her suicidal, saying their kids were hurt or died because of social media. The outcome in the “Kaley” trial could put Big Tech on the hook for billions in damages and forced to make changes to platforms that have shaped how we live.</p><p>• Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the perv formerly known as <strong>Prince Andrew</strong>, is arrested at his home in Great Britain.</p><p> • Trump plans to turn eight warehouses into “<strong>large-scale detention centers</strong>” and 16 facilities into processing sites, according to ICE, with at least <strong>100,000 beds</strong>. ICE also intends to buy 10 detention facilities where they already operate. Cost will be about $38 billion, which will be drawn from the billions of dollars Congress for ICE approved last summer. But <strong>community opponents</strong> include pro-deportation Trump voters.</p><p> • Bernie wants a <strong>Billionaire Tax</strong> in California. Gavin does not. </p><p> • Former <strong>South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol</strong> was found guilty of leading an insurrection and sentenced to <strong>life in prison</strong> for his brief imposition of martial law in 2024.</p><p> • The beating death of <strong>Quentin Deranque</strong> in Lyon has quickly become a flashpoint between the far right and far left as <strong>France</strong> prepares for local elections next month and presidential elections next year.</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>





























