Shooting Wars & Trade Wars
Summary
Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson argues the US republic has collapsed under Trump, detailing Pentagon purges by Pete Hegseth and warning of potential authoritarian overreach. Toby Heaps discusses Canada’s retaliatory tariffs against US trade aggression, highlighting economic leverage and political fallout. The episode also features a report on a fatal hospital drug error in Nashville.
Topics discussed
Introduction and guest lineup
Col. Wilkerson on the destruction of the US Republic
Purges in the Pentagon and Christianization of the military
Military leadership, CIA influence, and historical comparisons
Election fears, insurrection act, and civil war warnings
Brief news: Hospital medication error in Canada
US-Canada trade war and economic leverage
Canadian economic independence and US debt crisis
Hakeem Jeffries, impeachment, and Democratic leadership
Critique of Hillary Clinton's foreign policy views
Gaza death toll estimates and US brutality
Iran, Israel's expansion, and drone proliferation
False flag operations and the end of the Republic
Impeachment efforts and Trump's self-enrichment
Canadian social model vs US and AI regulation
Risks of unregulated Artificial Intelligence
Robert Reich's pledge and Trump's broken promises
Midterm election updates and Middle East news
Iran's new military junta leadership
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