Greg Belfrage Podcasts

In the Top of the News Stack, President Trump is rethinking the livestream of the Fort Hood shooter's execution. Sources say Trump is now hesitating because he learned Hasan has been paralyzed from the waist down since the attack and uses a wheelchair.  President Trump turned an Alaska campaign rally into a live presidential pardon ceremony, signing clemency documents for two diesel mechanics...

The Last Word..... Minnehaha County Deputy Katherine Frank was 26 years old. She answered a call Friday night in southwest Sioux Falls and did not come home. She died yesterday, surrounded by her family. She had been with the sheriff’s office a little over two years. Before that she worked at the state penitentiary. She was an organ donor.  May she rest in peace.  See omnystudio.co...

Data Centers have become a political bogeyman. Voters worry about congested power grids that could eventually push up utility bills and the broader impact of artificial intelligence. The analysis of polling data suggests Republican strategists have a more immediate concern: these projects appear to be turning their voter's blue. This is what the Economist is saying.  See omnystudio.com/listen...

Minnehaha County Deputy Katherine Frank was 26 years old. She answered a call Friday night in southwest Sioux Falls and did not come home. She died yesterday, surrounded by her family. She had been with the sheriff’s office a little over two years. Before that she worked at the state penitentiary. She was an organ donor. For years we have heard that police are the problem. Defund. Abolish. A...

In Belf's News Gallery, Greg Belfrage goes over the latest in trending news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the Top of the News Stack, Minnehaha County Sheriff's office is mourning the loss of one of their own. Deputy Katherine Frank passed away after being shot on a call Friday night.  President Trump held a midterm rally in Ohio and spoke about Minnesota multiple times. He brought up the raid on Representative Omar's home, the Somalia community in Minnesota and the fraud the crowd began to cha...

The Last Word.....  James Talarico had been absent from the Texas Senate race for 2 weeks and no one knows where he'd been and there have been all kinds of stories as to where Talarico was. He was saying the flu and talking about his diabetes. There are reports saying that Talarico was in an Ohio mental hospital. Now he is denying that rumor.  The New York Post says President Trump testi...

Prediction markets, the online platforms where people buy and sell shares tied to the outcome of future events, are booming. Combined monthly trading volume on the two biggest, Kalshi and Polymarket, hit $53 billion in July, more than double what it was in May. Americans can bet on something as low stakes as whether President Donald Trump will say "sleepy Joe" this week or as high stakes as who wi...

Australia's parliament is arguing this morning about whether their people should be allowed to see the Fort Hood execution if it is livestreamed. A Greens senator wants the government to block it and fine YouTube, Meta and the rest if the video shows up. She called it barbaric. The government said the pictures would be distressing, especially for kids, and that the platforms have a duty to keep it...

In Belf's News Gallery, Greg Belfrage goes over the latest in trending news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the Top of the News Stack, James Talarico has been MIA for the last 2 weeks. People on social media are saying Talarico has been in a mental health hospital.  President Trump announced an energy cease fire between Russia and Ukraine.  President Trump also has announced a new press secretary, Katie Zacharia will take her place behind the podium today.      See omnystudio...

The last word... U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a sweeping speech against the backdrop of the Acropolis in Athens, called for the nations of the West to return to their civilizational roots and restore the values that drove the rise of Europe and North America to global dominance for centuries. Before his speech, Rubio declined to comment when asked about allegations of misconduct le...

Pete Hegseth said the public will be able to watch the execution of the Fort Hood shooter. The Pentagon said it will be livestreamed. Nidal Hasan killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009 and wounded 32. The execution is set for December 3, on that post, by firing squad of soldiers. It would be the first military execution since 1961. No execution in the country has been carried out in public since 19...

You may have heard news of a study yesterday that counted swear words on the Reddit page for every state. Iowa came in first. South Dakota was right behind them, along with Ohio. Arizona was the cleanest state on the list. I don't know what to make of that. Reddit is not the coffee shop. People will type things they would never say out loud. But we finished near the top, and that is not how most o...

In Belf's News Gallery, Greg Belfrage goes over the latest in trending news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the Top of the News Stack, the Mayor of New York, Zohran Mandami says he tried to negotiate with President Trump the release of the man ICE shot.  DHS Secretary Mark Wayne Mullins sat down with Breitbart earlier this week and gave a spectacular interview and went over everything DHS handles.  Pete Hegseth announced yesterday the Fort Hood shooter will face a live execution.  Marc...

The last word.... Legacy Media says polls are bad for Republicans. Republicans coast to coast are getting pulled under by a violent undertow fueled by Trump's unpopularity.  X broke a story down and said Republicans are gaining registration and censorship ahead of the midterms.  Scott Pressler is out there exposing illegals on voter rolls. He is doing so by purging 1,000's of illegals in...

South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds joined Greg on the phone this morning with the latest from Washington DC. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ottumwa, Iowa, city council opened Tuesday night with a satanic prayer. A former member started with “dear dark father” and “hail Satan.” A pastor in the room said a curse had been put on the city. The mayor called 30 seconds of silence and the meeting went on. They voted in January to let any faith or philosophy give the invocation. One council member warned them this...

In Belf's News Gallery, Greg Belfrage goes over the latest in trending news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the Top of the News Stack, the Ottumwa, Iowa City Council opened Tuesday night with a Satanic prayer. A pastor in the room said a curse had been put on the city.  Israels gathered in silence mourning victims of the Hamas attacks. October 7th attacks were the deadliest days in Israel's history, Hamas killed more than 150 people.  The FBI thwarted an attack at the Mall of America. An 18...

At the president’s rally in Grand Island, Nebraska, Trump claimed that high prices due to the war with Iran are a “small price to pay for keeping the world safe – keeping our country safe”. He went on: “They can take out a city. Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego.” The crowd applauded the line. What President Trump really said, "I want to...

Every Wednesday Greg gets updated on the Stampede season from Stampede President Jim Olander. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said last week that artificial intelligence can give you a second opinion better informed than any doctor in the country. He said you get six minutes with a doctor and a thousand-page chart, and the machine can read the chart. Doctor groups said that undermines the physician and the patient’s trust. People have been typing symptoms into a search box for years instead of...

In Belf's News Gallery, Greg Belfrage goes over the latest in trending news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.