Truth Desk – Aug 17, 2026

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Truth Desk · Monday, August 17, 2026

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Monday LIVE: SPLC Under New Criminal Investigation For Using Illegal Spy Tactics Against Alex Jones In Atte…

Monday LIVE: SPLC Under New Criminal Investigation For Using Illegal Spy Tactics Against Alex Jones In Attempt To Take Down Infowars! Tune In For Exclusive New Info! Plus, Iran Announces Plan To Launch Offensive War Against US Forces In ME!

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Mamdani's government-run grocery stores are estimated to cost $78 million in taxpayer money to build and op… Mamdani's government-run grocery stores are estimated to cost $78 million in taxpayer money to build and operate for just ONE year. Why wouldn't he just take that money and fund an existing welfare program, or cut New Yorkers a check directly? That would be the better way to use

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X VIDEO @ShawnRyanShow on X

Undercover FBI Agent Nearly Gets His Cover Blown. 😳 Continue watching the FULL episode with @Scott_D_Payne… Undercover FBI Agent Nearly Gets His Cover Blown. 😳 Continue watching the FULL episode with @Scott_D_Payne at 12:30 PM CST.

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I am 100% independent and rely on my followers to continue doing what I do. Between security and other cost…

I am 100% independent and rely on my followers to continue doing what I do. Between security and other costs a typical video now costs me $10,000+ to make (pre-Minnesota it cost $1k) if you would like to support subscribe to my 𝕏 or donate via 𝕏 Money 🙏🏼

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In other words “Why can’t a 24 yr old solve all the government’s spending problems?” You people in DC are a…

In other words “Why can’t a 24 yr old solve all the government’s spending problems?” You people in DC are a large part of the problem. All you do is complain and whine on 𝕏 while your job is to actually work for us. I’ve exposed and saved America billions. What have you done?

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We’re just getting started. Dropping another one today.

We’re just getting started. Dropping another one today.

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I beg to differ @Fox9, it’s called journalism. No impersonation. Just tough questions. You should try it in…

I beg to differ @Fox9, it’s called journalism. No impersonation. Just tough questions. You should try it in MN. You and I have history from 2020 when you/NYT defamed me. I sued and got past Motion to dismiss. We started a game we never got to finish. I’m your huckleberry.

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The Secretary of State in MN @MNSteveSimon is threatening us for exposing the truth on their broken vouchin… The Secretary of State in MN @MNSteveSimon is threatening us for exposing the truth on their broken vouching system. In response, the next member of the Justice League @anthonyjrubin will be releasing more evidence from @realmuckraker tomorrow. I’ve been threatened with arrest

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VIDEO The Blaze · Glenn Beck Program

Pat Gray: DSA co-chair EXPOSED as ignorant fool in viral new interview

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VIDEO The Blaze · Glenn Beck Program

Glenn Beck exposes Mamdani’s ‘cheap groceries’ as a fraud pipeline — and classic socialist hypocrisy

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VIDEO The Blaze · Glenn Beck Program

Glenn Beck reacts to Perez Hilton's TikTok ‘horror show’ — and warns of the bigger threat underneath

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VIDEO The Blaze · Glenn Beck Program

Glenn Beck: The Democratic primary elections are exposing the radical left in real time

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VIDEO The Blaze · Glenn Beck Program

Glenn Beck says Bill Maher may be ‘the most important man on the planet’ after shocking DSA monologue

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VIDEO The Blaze · Glenn Beck Program

Glenn Beck’s URGENT warning: The AI singularity is already here, and nobody’s talking about it

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VIDEO YouTube · Glenn Beck

If Glenn Is Right About Trump's Plan, EVERYTHING Is About to Change…

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VIDEO YouTube · Glenn Beck

Glenn Is DONE With Weak GOP Leadership Refusing To Pass The SAVE America Act

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VIDEO YouTube · Glenn Beck

England's Culture Is Being DESTROYED From Within. Could It Happen Here?

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VIDEO Rumble · Alex Jones Show

Alex Jones Live – FULL SHOW – 08.16.2026

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FULL ALEX JONES SHOW — 8/14/26

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FULL ALEX JONES SHOW — 8/13/26

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VIDEO Shawn Ryan Show · full episode

SRS #331 Scott Payne – FBI Undercover Agent Reveals the Most Disturbing Cases of His Career

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SRS #330 Dr. Craig Koniver – The Godfather of Peptides

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VIDEO Shawn Ryan Show · full episode

SRS #329 Justin DeLoretto – Ex-Mongols President Reveals What Really Happens Inside a 1% Club

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VIDEO YouTube · Joe Rogan Experience

Joe Rogan Experience #2540 – Travis Barker

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VIDEO YouTube · Joe Rogan Experience

Joe Rogan Experience #2539 – Protect Our Parks 17

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VIDEO YouTube · Joe Rogan Experience

Joe Rogan Experience #2538 – Joe DeRosa

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VIDEO YouTube · Susan Kokinda (Promethean Action)

Kissinger Exposed: How Trump Dismantled 50 Years of British Mideast Policy

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🔴 MIDWEST UPHEAVAL: Trump's Coalition Builds While the Left Implodes — as Iran Boils

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VIDEO YouTube · Susan Kokinda (Promethean Action)

Is Religious War London’s Last Shot at Trump?

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VIDEO YouTube · The Why Files

The Basement: Mitch Horowitz | Gandhi, Reagan, and the Occultists History Erased

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VIDEO YouTube · The Why Files

The Why Files Declassified

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VIDEO YouTube · The Why Files

They Left Everything Behind Except an Explanation

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AUDIO Alex Jones Show (Spreaker)

Alex Jones 2026-Aug-16 Sunday

Full Alex Jones Show for Sunday, August 16, 2026. Open the Spreaker episode page for the program, or listen to the full audio.

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AUDIO Alex Jones Show (Spreaker)

Alex Jones 2026-Aug-15 Saturday

The Alex Jones Show 8/15/2026 · Alex Jones & Viva Frei Debate Who Really Won The Kirk Assassination Coverup Debate · Threat Israel Warned Trump Of In Turkey Was From A Shoulder-Fired Surface-To-Air Missile

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AUDIO Alex Jones Show (Spreaker)

Alex Jones 2026-Aug-14 Friday VIDEO: Top Rabbi Says China Will Destroy Western Christian Nations On Israel's Behalf! · WARNING: "We Have Christians In America Being Stoned On The Streets! · Israeli-Attempted Coup Against US Hits Brick Wall! Open → Listen Rumble

AUDIO The Glenn Beck Program

New Documents Prove Swalwell’s Fang Fang Entanglement Was WORSE Than We Thought…

We’re now 60 days into the memorandum of understanding in Iran. Filling in for Glenn, Justin Barclay discusses what lies ahead as the MOU comes to an end and the stalemate between Iran and the U.S.

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AUDIO The Glenn Beck Program

Lincoln’s Assassination and the Hunt for John Wilkes Booth | The American Story | Ep 18 In April 1865, victory turns to catastrophe. Just days after Robert E. Open → Listen

AUDIO The Glenn Beck Program

Accused CEO Killer Luigi Mangione Confesses to WHAT?! | 8/14/26

Pat and Jeffy fill in for Glenn. Vice President JD Vance has a plan for how to counter the socialist propaganda winning over young Americans.

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AUDIO The Shawn Ryan Show

#331 Scott Payne – FBI Undercover Agent Reveals the Most Disturbing Cases of His Career Scott Payne is a retired FBI Special Agent who spent twenty-eight years in law enforcement investigating drug trafficking organizations, human traffickers, outlaw motorcycle clubs, gangs, public corruption, and domestic terrorists. He served as the primary undercover agent on dozens of operations, including… Open → Listen

AUDIO The Shawn Ryan Show

#330 Dr. Craig Koniver – The Godfather of Peptides

Dr. Craig Koniver is a physician who rebuilt his entire practice after a near-fatal portal vein thrombosis at age 46 exposed the failures of conventional medicine.

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AUDIO The Shawn Ryan Show

#329 Justin DeLoretto – Ex-Mongols President Reveals What Really Happens Inside a 1% Club Justin "Mooch" DeLoretto is a former president of the Oregon and Missouri chapters of the Mongols Motorcycle Club and a founding member of its Portland charter. After years immersed in motorcycle club culture, he retired from the Mongols in 2021 and transitioned into a career as a social worker focused on youth… Open → Listen

AUDIO The Joe Rogan Experience

#2540 – Travis Barker Travis Barker is a musician, songwriter, producer, entrepreneur, and drummer for Blink-182. He is the subject of the documentary "Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear," which premieres August 13 on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+. Open → Listen YouTube

AUDIO The Joe Rogan Experience

#2539 – Protect Our Parks 17 Shane Gillis, Mark Normand, and Ari Shaffir are comedians, writers, and podcasters.Shane Gillis is the co-host of "Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast," creator and star of Netflix's comedy series "Tires," and one half of the sketch comedy duo Gilly and Keeves. Season three of "Tires" is streaming now. Open → Listen YouTube

AUDIO The Joe Rogan Experience

#2538 – Joe DeRosa Joe DeRosa is a comedian, actor, musician, restaurateur, and host of the "Vile and Horrendous" podcast. His latest special, "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden," is now streaming on Netflix. Open → Listen YouTube

ARTICLE The Blaze

Harvard researchers just found out the dark truth about how to simulate the entire world

A massive system has been built to replicate how humans react to products, apps, and websites, without needing humans at all. Researchers at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology say their network has the ability to simulate the world with "persona agents." 'The agents successfully expressed …

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ARTICLE The Blaze

Fauci was apparently warned to save '$$' to tackle vaccine fallout: 'Will come back to bite you'

Anthony Fauci and other health officials who told Americans the COVID-19 vaccines were " safe and effective " had suspicions to the contrary, a new document drop from Republican Sens. Ron Johnson (Wis.) and Rand Paul (Ky.) appears to show.

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ARTICLE The Blaze

Trump again threatens to bomb ALLY over Iran negotiations

Nearly six months into the U.S.-Iran conflict, President Donald Trump has once again threatened military action against an ally with which America has enjoyed a positive relationship for nearly two centuries. Although the president suggested in early July that America's ceasefire with Iran was effectively defunct,…

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ARTICLE The Blaze

Joe Rogan & Shane Gillis say we're never going back — and young men should listen

A night of drinking in Belfast gave Joe Rogan an epiphany: It's never going to be that way again. Joking with fellow comedians Shane Gillis, Mark Normand, and Ari Shaffir, the quartet were going through their usual roundtable of anecdotes when — as usual — some sage advice poked its head through.

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ARTICLE The Blaze

Famous actress lost 100 pounds — but the left is begging her to stay fat

Morbidly obese actress Chrissy Metz has lost 100 pounds after taking a GLP-1, but the left isn’t happy about it. In an interview on "The Today Show," Metz’s decision was shockingly met with concern by Savannah Guthrie — who pointed to the feelings of those in the “body positivity” movement.

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