Day: April 21, 2026
#654 – Something New
Theo is back with a solo episode to talk about his weekend at the Supercross, the beef between the Pope and the President, and how crows are cleaning up the streets of Sweden. He also responds to some of your voicemails and talks to a caller about breaking negative cycles. Busboys Movie: Get tickets at
Pro-union Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigns as labor secretary amid misconduct probe
Another member of President Donald Trump’s cabinet is stepping down after a turbulent 13-month term at the Department of Labor.
The White House praised Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s time as labor secretary in a statement Monday announcing that she would be leaving the administration to join private industry.
‘While my time serving in the Administration comes to a conclusion, it doesn’t mean I will stop fighting for American workers.’
“Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will be leaving the Administration to take a position in the private sector,” White House Director of Communications Steven Cheung said on social media. “She has done a phenomenal job in her role by protecting American workers, enacting fair labor practices, and helping Americans gain additional skills to improve their lives.”
Cheung said Deputy Secretary Keith Sonderling would become acting director of the agency.
Chavez-DeRemer had been known as a pro-union Republican before she joined the Trump administration and would not have been confirmed without the help of three Democrats on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
The 58-year-old’s husband was reportedly banned from the Labor Dept. offices over sexual harassment allegations, but a criminal investigation related to those claims was closed.
In March, two of her aides were forced out of the department over allegations of misconduct that included drinking on the job and inappropriate vacation trips.
Chavez-DeRemer issued a statement on social media as well.
“It has been an honor and a privilege to serve in this historic Administration and work for the greatest President of my lifetime,” she wrote.
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“At the Department of Labor, I am proud that we made significant progress in advancing President Trump’s mission to bridge the gap between business and labor and always put the American worker first,” she added.
“While my time serving in the Administration comes to a conclusion, it doesn’t mean I will stop fighting for American workers. I am looking forward to what the future has in store as I depart for the private sector,” she concluded.
Trump’s cabinet has seen two other departures in the last few weeks: Kristi Noem as head of Homeland Security and Pam Bondi as U.S. attorney general.
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Glenn Beck warns: Trump Jesus meme scandal and Hegseth prayer smear are part of the same foreign psyop
Last week during a Pentagon worship service tied to the Iran conflict, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered what he called a “CSAR 25:17” prayer for rescue crews. In this prayer, he almost word-for-word quoted Samuel L. Jackson’s famous Ezekiel 25:17 monologue in Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 film “Pulp Fiction,” which does not quote the actual verse but rather loosely blends parts of it with other Bible verses and additional fictional elements.
Even though Hegseth never said the prayer was actual Scripture but rather “meant to reflect Ezekiel 25:17,” the mainstream media framed it as an embarrassing misquoting of the Bible, ruthlessly mocking him for not knowing the difference between Scripture and a Hollywood monologue.
Glenn Beck went searching for where this narrative originated, and what he found deeply disturbed him.
Glenn brings in his executive producer, Rikki Ratliff-Fellman, who dug into the media controversy. According to her research, it’s “a Turkish psyop account and the Russian state media that are behind amplifying this noise about Pete Hegseth.”
“This whole thing went viral on X, and it appears to have started around a Turkish account and then became mainstream news reported by Variety, Independent, [and] other outlets,” she says.
Glenn immediately sees a pattern.
“We started the week with a viral post about Donald Trump not really being a Christian because, of course, he blasphemed Jesus,” he says, referencing Trump’s now-deleted AI-generated meme depicting him in white and red robes healing a sick person, which many interpreted as him equating himself to Jesus.
In response to this post, the Iranian Embassy in Tajikistan posted an AI-generated video showing a figure resembling Jesus Christ punching Donald Trump (depicted in the same flowing robes from his own recent AI “Jesus” image) and violently throwing him into a pit of lava/hell, complete with blood effects and dramatic narration. It went massively viral on social media, racking up millions of views.
Further, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian condemned Trump’s post as the “desecration of Jesus, the prophet of peace and brotherhood.”
Putting all these things together, Glenn sees the big picture: “We are in a giant psyop right now.”
“You have to understand, the only way that Iran can win this war is if we tear each other apart — and Russia knows it, and China knows it,” he says.
These two nations, both of which are hurting from the Iran war, as well as the “Shia Muslim crazies — the Twelvers — who actually believe in chaos and think [America is] the great Satan,” have only one weapon, he explains: “the American people against themselves.”
Glenn pleads with Americans to see these social media scandals for what they really are: a ploy to destroy America from within.
“Please, America, wake the F up. You’re not this stupid. Understand, your social media is nothing but a weapon of mass destruction,” he warns.
“Don’t believe anything on social media. Don’t jump to conclusions on anything. Please don’t get involved in tearing everyone apart.”
To hear more, watch the video above.
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Ilhan Omar revises financial disclosure of her assets by MILLIONS of dollars
Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota faced intense scrutiny after revising the personal wealth she amassed in her required financial disclosure as a member of Congress.
Omar had previously reported that her wealth grew from $51K in one year to at least $6 million and up to $30 million. Members of Congress are not required to report exact sums but general valuations of their wealth.
‘While anyone can make a mistake on any type of form, the scope and scale of the mistake does not pass the smell test.’
In February, Republicans demanded financial documents from Omar and her husband related to the suspicious report of a massive increase in wealth.
Months later, Omar is saying mistakes were made.
“The amended disclosure confirms what we’ve said all along: The congresswoman is not a millionaire,” said Jacklyn Rogers, a spokesperson for Omar.
Rogers added that the form was amended “as soon as the discrepancy was identified.”
The new disclosure form says Omar and her husband’s assets are worth between $18,004 and $95,000.
Economic expert and Blaze Media contributor Carol Roth explained the dubious nature of the revision in a statement to Blaze News.
“Who among us hasn’t made a $6 million to $30 million error in estimating our net worth for disclosure documents?” Roth replied.
“While anyone can make a mistake on any type of form, the scope and scale of the mistake does not pass the smell test. It seems appropriate for the appropriate governmental bodies to put forth extra scrutiny on Rep. Omar and her family’s finances, given this ‘mistake,'” she added.
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Republican Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota sharply criticized Omar after the financial revision.
“Not only should her accountant be fired, but that girl should be fired and she does not deserve to be in Congress,” Emmer said.
“Quite frankly, if she is discovered to be involved in any of this fraud personally, that she benefited from it, even by her actions of promoting it and trying to resist investigations, she should be held accountable to the fullest extent,” he added.
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Enhypen’s Jay claps back at comments on Heeseung’s exit
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Jodi Sta. Maria on working with Sanya Lopez: ‘I super love her”
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Oil jumps on Hormuz tensions, stocks mostly retreat
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Fisherfolk in Zambales gets aid from GMA Kapuso Foundation amid high fuel prices
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