Episode Details

On Today’s Show:

👉 Hidden FBI files reveal strange details surrounding Thomas Crooks, secret packages, foreign email accounts, and anonymous cremation funding.

👉 Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon form an unlikely alliance pushing for emergency executive action on advanced tech development.

👉 Backlash erupts over Sydney Sweeney's viral sports betting ad while critics ignore growing gambling concerns.

👉 Federal judge Paul Diamond refers Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner for a federal DOJ investigation over alleged evidence manipulation.

Rich Zeoli examines newly released FBI documents surrounding Thomas Crooks that raise disturbing unanswered questions about what happened in Butler. We discuss how federal agents possessed a crucial ladder and gun bag 40 miles away from the scene prior to official testimony claiming no ladder was found. The files reveal Crooks ordered gun parts under pseudonyms, possessed encrypted Belgian email accounts, received funding for his cremation from an anonymous donor, and walked into a gun store with two unidentified men. Zeoli reviews why these bizarre details point to institutional secrecy that demands real answers for the public.

We discuss the unexpected agreement between Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon as both call for immediate executive intervention regarding artificial intelligence. Rich spotlights Donald Trump's comments on the All-In podcast, where he calls panic over tech progress a manufactured hoax designed to benefit select firms and stall national momentum. We look into theories surrounding potential market bubbles, corporate attempts at regulatory capture, and how political operatives use fear campaigns to target suburban voters ahead of major elections. J.D. Vance adds insight on why tech creators must build defensive tools rather than turning to government overreach.

Zeoli covers the media outrage directed at actress Sydney Sweeney over her viral sports commercial, exposing the double standards of modern media commentary. We then shift focus to Philadelphia, where Federal Judge Paul Diamond orders a DOJ referral for District Attorney Larry Krasner over allegations of manipulating evidence to release a convict. Finally, we review the shocking case of an Alaska charter pilot facing the government seizure of his $95,000 airplane because a passenger brought a six-pack of beer into a dry jurisdiction, setting up an Eighth Amendment showdown at the Supreme Court.

00:00 Unanswered Questions on the Thomas Crooks FBI Files

03:23 Withheld Butler Assassination Attempt Evidence Emerges

07:41 Mysterious Gun Store Sightings and Range Encounters

11:13 Encrypted Belgian Emails and Redacted Documents

14:12 FBI Interviews with Thomas Crooks' Father and Anonymous Cremation

20:00 Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon Unlikely Tech Agreement

22:43 Donald Trump Calls Tech Progress Doomerism a Hoax

27:54 Speculation Over Artificial Intelligence Market Bubbles

32:00 Global Cyber Pandemic Fear Campaign Warnings

35:06 Political Midterm Strategy Targeting Suburban Voters

37:35 J.D. Vance on Creating Defenses Against Technology Risks

39:50 Sydney Sweeney Commercial Sparks Media Outrage

46:00 Federal Judge Orders DOJ Investigation of Larry Krasner

53:31 Alaska Pilot Battles $95,000 Plane Seizure Over Six-Pack of Beer