John and Charles examine how Latter Rain and Message-world teachings overlapped with the theology Jim Jones absorbed during his revival years. They trace the shared restorationist themes, the appeal to apostolic living, and the ways communal practices in People’s Temple mirrored patterns already present in other Latter Rain-influenced groups.
The discussion also explores the wider network around William Branham, Jim Jones, and Joseph Mattsson-Boze in the mid-1950s, asking how these ministries intersected and where their ideologies converged. Along the way, John explains why printed sermon transcripts can be more useful than audio for evaluating Branham’s teachings and shows how certain doctrines evolved across movements over time.
The cyber group “Handala” announced it has hacked and taken control of IranWire, a media outlet it described as “anti-Iranian.”
In a statement, the group said it carried out what it called a “complex and targeted operation” and successfully gained full access to IranWire, which it said operates under the direct guidance and support of the CIA.
Handala added that a large volume of documents—including communications, full lists of collaborators and infiltrators, and highly sensitive data—has been extracted and securely encrypted, with plans to transfer it to the intelligence agencies of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The group further stated that “from this moment onward, there is no safe space for betrayal or espionage,” adding that all individuals who had any cooperation or communication with the outlet in past years, or who transferred photos, videos, or coordinates to foreign services, have been identified and are now under continuous surveillance by what it called the “Axis of Resistance.”
It warned that any attempt to delete data or sever connections would be ineffective, saying its cyber network has penetrated multiple layers of communication systems and infrastructure, allowing all suspicious activity to be rapidly detected and recorded. (more...)
Mike Robinson speaks with former senior professional staff member at the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and author of Dark Crusade , Cliff Kiracofe, about the deep roots of Christian Zionism and its increasingly visible grip on American foreign policy.
Kiracofe traces the ideology back to its British origins in the 1820s (see Mike's earlier interview with Cliff for the background to this), when it was weaponised by Lord Palmerston to build public support for imperial Middle East policy. Two centuries on, he argues, the same playbook is running in Washington with Pete Hegseth, Paula White, Marco Rubio, and a network of Christian Zionist believers embedded at the heart of the Trump administration, alongside Jewish Zionist influence concentrated in the president's inner circle.
The conversation turns to the war on Iran: Trump bypassed normal National Security Council processes to override the advice of the Joint Chiefs and the Director of National Intelligence. Kiracofe also addresses the more than 100 lawsuits filed by US military personnel who object to religious coercion in the ranks, the resignation of National Counterterrorism Center head Joe Kent, and long-term prospects for political change with cautious hope placed in the 2028 elections and the rising generation of anti-Zionist candidates across party lines.
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Bishop Joseph Strickland on Israel closing the holiest church in Christendom and the “holocaust of our time” in Gaza.
Most Reverend Joseph E. Strickland is a Catholic bishop known for his unwavering fidelity to Jesus Christ, his defense of the Deposit of Faith, and his courageous witness to the truth in an age of confusion. Ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Dallas in 1985, he was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012 as the fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, a role he served until 2023. A lifelong shepherd devoted to the Holy Eucharist and the Blessed Virgin Mary, Bishop Strickland has consistently proclaimed the Church’s teachings on the sanctity of life, moral truth, and Eucharistic reverence. In 2025, he founded Pillars of Faith, an apostolate dedicated to strengthening Catholics in fidelity to Christ and His Church. Today, Bishop Strickland continues his apostolic mission nationally and internationally through preaching, teaching, writing, and media outreach.
In filmmaker Annemarie Jacir’s new film, Palestine 36, one of the most pivotal moments in Palestine’s history is brought to life for the first time through cinema.
In this episode of The Chris Hedges Report, host Chris Hedges speaks with Jacir about the 1936–39 Palestinian uprising against British colonial rule — a mass revolt that laid the groundwork for the modern Palestinian struggle, and also the crushing of Palestine’s organizational infrastructure that culminated into the founding of the Zionist state a decade later.
Jacir explains that this period represents “the beginning of the national movement for liberation in Palestine,” emphasizing its scale and significance as “the first really mass uprising” that spread from “countryside to city” and “across classes.” For her, revisiting this moment is essential to understanding everything that followed, as “it sets up everything for the Nakba in 1948 and the loss of Palestine.”
Jacir explains how her film reconstructs not only the revolt itself but also the conditions that shaped it—British colonialism, offensive attacks on Palestinian labor, and the exploitation of the Palestinian elite’s fractured nature and ambitions for power. In her research, Jacir says she was struck by the extent of that brutality, noting, “I was really… surprised… I’d never really heard about that under the British,” only to later uncover detailed accounts in archival records, including testimonies from British soldiers themselves. In fact, “it’s the blueprint of military occupation that we live today,” she says.
But Jacir frames Palestine 36 as more than a historical drama. It is, she says, about “a moment of real possibility” and the moral choices faced by those living under oppression. Even during production—disrupted by the war in Gaza—the film’s themes felt urgently contemporary. “There is no past and present,” she reflects. “We’re still living the same thing.”
