Rufo & Lomez

Republicans just got annihilated. The Iran war plus soaring costs crushed the party, and young voters fled in droves. Jeremy Carl joins Lomez to dissect the worst GOP beatdown since Watergate. 00:00 — GOP’s Election Disaster 01:13 — The Senate Firewall Falls 03:46 — Did Iran Doom the GOP? 08:41 — Young Voters Abandon Republicans 13:22 — The Economy Beats the Culture Wars 18:38 — Good GDP, Bad Reality 22:27 — Gas Prices, Voter Anger 28:10 — Is Immigration Still a GOP Winner? 33:02 — The Immigration Backlash 36:13 — Why Latino Voters Swung Back 41:17 — Can Vance or Rubio Win Over Swing Voters? 51:19 — Is Populism Losing Its Grip? 59:15 — The GOP’s Next Generation? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can America still become one people? Noah Smith joins Lomez for an honest debate over immigration, assimilation, ethnogenesis, and the future of American identity. Sponsors: Patriot Mobile : Join the movement today. Go to PatriotMobile.com/PAT or call 972-PATRIOT. Use promo code PAT for a FREE MONTH of service. Real estate agents: Go to RealEstateAgentsITrust.com. That’s RealEstateAgentsITrust.com. BlazeTV: $40 off a BlazeTV+ annual subscription with code POLLWATCH40. ►Preroll Try Sage Teacher at https://www.sageteacher.ai/ One subscription covers your whole family. Use promo code RUFO at checkout for 20% off. 00:00 — Noah Smith on Politics, Economics & “No Opinion” 01:34 — Noah Smith vs. the DSA Left 05:05 — Is America Fundamentally Good? 07:07 — Abundance Politics: What Does “Abundance for Americans” Mean? 10:44 — Who Could Lead the Democrats in 2028? 14:52 — Israel, Palestine & the Challenge of a Jewish Candidate 18:43 — Immigration and the Politics of Ethnic Conflict 25:39 — Irish and German Immigration: How Assimilation Happened 31:57 — Is Today’s Immigration Wave Historically Unprecedented? 35:38 — “Replenished Ethnicity”: Does Immigration Slow Assimilation? 43:23 — Immigration, Ethnic Majorities & Political Balkanization 47:35 — Can “American” Become a Shared Ethnicity? 55:31 — Would an Immigration Pause Help or Hurt Assimilation? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

America is being robbed blind, over half a trillion dollars a year, and the politicians in charge are either too weak or too complicit to act. We lay out the scale of the fraud, the scams, and the political corruption, and why Washington can't seem to stop it. Sponsors: ►Preroll Try Sage Teacher at https://www.sageteacher.ai/ One subscription covers your whole family. Use promo code RUFO at checkout for 20% off. 00:00 — America's $500 Billion Fraud Problem 03:00 — Inside the $40 Million Medicaid Fraud Allegation 07:00 — Gavin Newsom's “Empire of Fraud” 11:00 — Why High-Profile Arrests Aren’t Enough 15:00 — The Politics Behind Medicare and Medicaid 19:00 — Can Washington Stop the Money? 23:00 — Reform, Collapse, or Opt Out? 27:00 — How AI Could Catch Fraud at Scale 31:00 — Blockchain, Transparency, and Fraud Bounties 35:00 — Why There’s No “Fix-It Room” in Washington 40:00 — The Talent Problem in Politics 45:00 — Public Service Without the Payoff 50:00 — Staying in the Fight Without Becoming a Martyr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is it about race, class, or something else entirely? We confront America's most uncomfortable immigration debate. 00:00 — The Bo French Tweet Sparks a Firestorm 03:20 — Why Indian Immigration Became a Flashpoint 07:45 — Indian American Success—and the Backlash 12:10 — H-1B Visas: Skilled Worker Pipeline or Wage Pressure? 17:30 — Immigration, Assimilation, and the Ellis Island Comparison 22:00 — Are Indian Americans Assimilating? 27:00 — Race, Class, and the “Indian Question” 32:20 — Homogeneity, Diversity, and American Identity 37:00 — Is Mass Immigration Changing American Culture? 42:20 — Indian Americans, Politics, and Blue-State Assimilation 47:30 — Grind Culture vs. the American Dream 53:00 — Vivek Ramaswamy and the Credential Arms Race 59:00 — Immigration Reform, H-1B Changes, and What Comes Next Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Investigative reporter Brian Chau reveals who is bankrolling the “AI will kill everyone” panic and buying influence in Congress. Sponsors: ►Preroll Try Sage Teacher at https://www.sageteacher.ai/ One subscription covers your whole family. Use promo code RUFO at checkout for 20% off. 00:00 – “AI Will Literally Kill Everyone” – Inside the Doomer Mindset 05:12 – The ‘AI God’ Theory: Recursive Self‑Improvement or Sci‑Fi Fantasy? 11:03 – Paperclip APOCALYPSE: How Doomers Think AI Turns Humans Into Office Supplies 16:44 – Reality Check: Superhuman at Math…But Still TERRIBLE at Writing 21:58 – Will AI Help Some Rando Build a Doomsday Bioweapon? 27:21 – State Bioweapons vs Lone Wolves: Who’s the REAL Threat? 33:09 – Inside Effective Altruism: From ‘Saving Africa’ to Saving Imaginary Future Billions 39:02 – When ‘Doing Good’ Means LYING: The Dark Logic of Effective Altruism 44:35 – Brian’s EA Conference Story: Intelligence, Narcissism, and Straight‑Up Deception 51:10 – The ‘Rogue AI’ HACKS Were STAGED? What Really Happened at OpenAI & Anthropic 57:48 – Hugging Face Incident: Cybersecurity Test or Manufactured AI Scare? 1:03:30 – Why AI Doomers Are Winning: Billions in PR, Media Plants, and DC Influence Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bari Weiss and her 2018 New York Times article on the Intellectual Dark Web launched Jordan Peterson, Sam Harris, and the Weinstein brothers into the mainstream. Nearly a decade later, we dissect how that moment imploded into conspiracy rabbit holes, algorithm addiction, and the collapse of a would‑be heterodox revolution. Sponsors: ►Preroll Try Sage Teacher at https://www.sageteacher.ai/ One subscription covers your whole family. Use promo code RUFO at checkout for 20% off. 0:00 – Bari Weiss, the NYT, & the ‘Intellectual Dark Web’ 3:12 – Bari Weiss Predicts the Collapse 8:45 – From Free Speech Heroes to Cranks: The Fall of the IDW 14:20 – “Classical Liberal” Was Always Fake 19:05 – The Myth of Deplatforming Alex Jones & Milo 23:50 – How Peterson & the Weinsteins Went Off-Grid 29:30 – When Heterodoxy Became a Drug 34:10 – Charles Murray vs. the Weinsteins: Who Was Right All Along? 39:42 – Neocons Did It First (and Better) 45:15 – The Algorithm Fried Their Brains 51:00 – Was the IDW Just a Media Grift? 56:20 – NYT vs. IDW: Who Looks Sane Now? 1:01:40 – The IDW’s Kamikaze Mission Explained Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One year after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the Right remains without a clear leader. Its coalition unity is shattered, and its leadership vacuum is only deepening. 0:00 – Charlie Kirk Assassination: One Year Later 3:12 – “Hinge Event” After 9/11: How Kirk’s Death Changed Everything 8:45 – Right-Wing Meltdown: Why the Coalition Shattered After Kirk 13:27 – Inside Charlie Kirk’s Power: Charisma, Humility & Raw Influence 18:50 – How Kirk Made Changing Your Mind a Superpower 23:39 – One Man, Massive Power: The Truth About Political Capital 29:05 – Can Anyone Replace Charlie Kirk? 34:42 – JD Vance: The Only Man Who Can Rebuild the MAGA Coalition? 41:03 – Candace Owens, Conspiracies & Cash: Monetizing Charlie’s Death 47:18 – Checked-Out Conservatives: Has Idealism on the Right Died? 53:02 – Real Voters or Just Clicks? The Mirage of Online Right-Wing Clout 59:40 – From Opposition to Power: Why the Right Can’t Figure Out Governing 1:06:11 – Scott Adams & Charlie Kirk: The Lost Architects of Trumpism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Col. Rob Maness was inside the Pentagon on 9/11. He provides an unfiltered, minute-by-minute account of the attack, the chaos, and the rescue efforts he witnessed firsthand. He connects that day to America's wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, and Ukraine, and he makes the case that America is back to a "September 10" mindset today. 0:00:00 25 Years After 9/11: Are We Back to ‘September 10th’ America? 0:02:45 Inside the Pentagon on 9/11: Colonel Maness's Account 0:06:10 Nuclear War Game on 9/11: Coincidence or Something More? 0:10:35 “We Are Under Attack”: The Moment It Became Clear 0:15:20 Chaos at the Pentagon: Fire, Asbestos, and Triage in the Hallways 0:20:40 Who Really Did 9/11? Inside the Future Operations Group 0:25:05 Afghanistan vs. Iraq: Why One War Was Justified and the Other a ‘Bad Idea’ 0:30:30 We Won the War in 2005 — Then We Lost the Strategy 0:36:15 Patriot Act & FISA 702: How 9/11 Still Haunts American Freedom 0:42:00 Iran Since 1979: Ending a 50‑Year War with Blockades and ‘Economic Fury’ 0:48:10 Can America Outlast Iran’s Fanatics? Political Will vs. Religious Zeal 0:54:25 Ukraine, NATO, and Russia’s Red Line: Did the West Push Too Far? 1:00:10 Can Trump End Two Wars at Once? Predictions on Iran & Ukraine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From The Pendragon Cycle to the future of the GOP, Jeremy Boreing lays out a long-term strategy for rebuilding conservative culture. Sponsors: ►Preroll Try Sage Teacher at https://www.sageteacher.ai/ One subscription covers your whole family. Use promo code RUFO at checkout for 20% off. 0:00 – The Fantasy Epic Owning Amazon Prime 3:15 – How Jeremy Boreing Beat Hollywood at Its Own Game 7:42 – Why Conservative Movies Keep Failing 12:30 – Will & Grace, Game of Thrones, and the Real Power of Story 18:05 – Rebuilding a 100‑Year Hollywood Machine from Scratch 23:40 – 300 Crew Members, 79 Shoot Days, and Everything Went Wrong 29:10 – Real Bulls, Real Blood: The Insane Pendragon Stunt Everyone Thinks Is Fake 34:25 – Why Conservative Money Won’t Build the Next Facebook or HBO 40:55 – Are Conservatives Doomed by a Failure of Imagination? 47:20 – Lady Ballers vs. Pendragon: Politics, Polemics, and Real Art 53:45 – Evangelicals: The GOP’s Most Powerful Bloc… and Its Weakest Link? 1:00:30 – Tucker Carlson, Israel, and the Coming Right‑Wing Realignment 1:08:10 – Can the Right Actually Build Institutions to Replace Hollywood? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the RNC convention landing in Dallas next week, the midterm math is starting to look ugly for Republicans. Rufo & Lomez ask the question nobody in the White House wants to answer: why is J.D. Vance the one holding the bag? ►Preroll Try Sage Teacher at https://www.sageteacher.ai/ One subscription covers your whole family. Use promo code RUFO at checkout for 20% off. 00:00:00 – JD Vance’s case for Republicans in the midterms 00:04:05 – Betting Markets FLIP: Why Democrats Are Favored to Win 00:08:30 – Is the GOP message on fraud and crime falling flat? 00:12:55 – How the Iran conflict is dragging down Republican support 00:17:40 – Is JD Vance Being Set Up to FAIL for 2028? 00:22:00 – SHOCK NUMBERS: 3 Million Fewer Illegal Immigrants 00:26:35 – Deportations, Cheaper Rent, More Jobs: Did Trump Actually Deliver? 00:31:20 – Do Trump’s tariffs actually help American workers? 00:35:55 – From Reagan to Trump: the right’s ideological transformation 00:40:35 – Obergefell, gay marriage, and the collapse of the religious right 00:45:10 – Has Trumpism Turned the Right Into a Nihilist Casino? 00:49:45 – Can the right hold together in the new media ecosystem? 00:54:25 – Final 2026 midterm predictions: House and Senate outlook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rutgers scientist Dr. Richard Ebright lays out, in forensic detail, how Anthony Fauci funded gain-of-function research in Wuhan, buried the evidence, and orchestrated a fraudulent cover-up paper and why his 2025 pardon is quietly backdated to the exact year the violations began. 00:00 – Fauci’s Backdated Pardon 04:12 – Gain-of-Function Pause in 2014 08:35 – What Is EcoHealth Alliance? 12:49 – Why the U.S. Funded High-Risk Coronavirus Work in China 17:03 – Dick Cheney, NIAID, and the Shift to Biodefense & Bioweapons Research 21:44 – Evidence SARS‑CoV‑2 Came from a Wuhan Lab, Not a Wet Market 26:58 – DARPA, NIH Grants, and the ‘Blueprint’ for Engineering SARS‑CoV‑2 32:37 – Furin Cleavage Site: Statistical Case for a Lab-Engineered Virus 37:50 – Debunking the Wuhan Wet Market Zoonotic Origin Narrative 42:05 – Alleged Scientific Misconduct: Andersen, Garry, Rambaut, Holmes 47:21 – Fauci's “Big Ask” to Shape COVID Origin Science 53:09 – Indictments, David Morens, Peter Daszak, and Slow Fauci Accountability 58:26 – Dr. Ebright’s Personal Cost & Backlash from the Scientific Community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three controversies collide: Meta's $17 billion settlement, the disturbing TikTok defense of Lindsay Clancy, and former Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino's explosive claim to Tucker Carlson that the Trump administration wants him dead. 0:00 – Happy Birthday Chris! 4:18 – Meta hit with $17 billion: is social media the new Big Tobacco? 9:02 – Are we medicalizing sin? The “addiction” label out of control 14:47 – Should we ban social media for kids under 16? 20:31 – Screen time, parenting, and the myth of “digital skills” 26:05 – Screens, video games, and raising kids in a digital world 32:12 – Fertility crisis, phones, and the future of the gene pool 38:40 – Lindsey Clancy, TikTok hysteria, and modern motherhood 45:55 – Postpartum psychosis, meds, and the ugly truth about modern moms 52:23 – Greg Bovino’s claim of 107 million illegal immigrants 58:41 – Immigration numbers: facts vs fantasy on the right 1:05:09 – Why getting mad at your phone isn’t real politics 1:11:56 – From online outrage to real power: can the right actually govern? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nick Freitas tackles federal power, abolishing agencies like the Department of Education, rebuilding assimilation, and why a 20‑year strategy of faith, marriage, and children beats the left’s revolution. 00:00:00 Nick Freitas on the Right Reorganizing 00:05:10 Blackpilled Conservatives & Demoralization Ops 00:10:45 Collapse of Trust: Institutions, COVID, Media Lies 00:16:30 “Woke Right,” Neocons & Leftist Debate Tactics 00:22:05 After Trump: What Holds the Right Together? 00:28:00 Libertarians vs National Conservatives on Power 00:33:40 Should the Right Seize Institutions or Scrap Them? 00:39:20 Hart‑Celler, Mass Immigration & American Identity 00:44:55 Cultural Homogeneity, Assimilation & Trust 00:50:30 Why Young Men Are Demoralized: Porn, Gaming, No Purpose 00:56:05 Masculinity vs Modern Feminism: How We Were Lied To 01:01:25 AOC, Frozen Eggs & the New Feminist Archetype 01:06:30 How the Right Actually Wins: Faith, Family, Children Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Arday's fraud, James Fishback's chaos campaign, and America's rollout of facial-recognition drones don't look related until you see them as three symptoms of the same collapse in institutional trust. 00:00 – American Psychosis & the Jason Arday Fraud Exposed 04:12 – Cambridge’s Racial Fairy Tale and Academic Plagiarism 09:35 – What “Epistemic Closure” Really Looks Like in Universities 15:02 – Digital Lynching, George Floyd Myths, and Media Manipulation 20:47 – Nathan Cofnas vs. Cambridge: Race, IQ, and Scapegoating 27:10 – Why Elite Academia Is Non‑Reformable from the Inside 33:28 – How to Defund Higher Ed: $150 Billion in Taxpayer Subsidies 39:55 – Spinning Off STEM and Letting Liberal Arts Sink or Swim 46:20 – GOP Civil War: Byron Donalds vs. Meme Candidate James Fishback 52:03 – The Rise and Limits of Online Right‑Wing Populism 57:41 – Goy Slop, School Lunches, and Real Economic Anxiety 1:03:18 – AI Data Centers, Job Panic, and Anti‑Tech Populism 1:09:44 – Flock Cameras, Drones, and the Coming Surveillance State Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Foreign policy expert Zineb Riboua explains how Third-Worldism became the Left’s new organizing ideology, why Israel became its obsession, how China and Iran fit into the picture, and what happens when anti-Western politics moves beyond the Left. 0:00:00 – What Is Third Worldism? Zineb Riboua Explains 0:01:19 – From Woke 1.0 to Third Worldism: The Left’s New Phase 0:03:50 – Reparations, Redistribution, and the New Left Coalition 0:07:20 – Why Third Worldism Attracts Elite White College Students 0:09:50 – Why Israel Became the Left’s Obsession 0:16:40 – China, Iran, and the Middle East: The Hidden Axis 0:21:10 – How Third Worldists Flipped U.S. Opinion on Israel 0:28:50 – Islam as Symbolic Politics in the New Left 0:39:05 – Third Worldism as the Next Stage After Woke 0:55:15 – Third Worldism on the Right: When Anti-Imperialism Goes MAGA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Paul Gottfried has spent decades watching the Left evolve. His conclusion is chilling: Wokeness may be more culturally powerful than American communism ever was. 0:00 – From New Left to Trump: Paul Gottfried’s Big Picture 1:23 – “Post‑Marxist Left”: Why Today’s Left Isn’t Marxist 4:18 – Marxism vs Wokeness: What Actually Changed? 7:21 – Why the Working Class Is Abandoning the Left 10:00 –Today’s “Socialists” Are Just Playing Communist 17:06 – Woke 2.0: What Comes After Peak Wokeness? 23:05 – Is Trumpism the Triumph of Paleoconservatism? 28:51 – Does Trump Have an Actual Ideology? 38:10 – Inside the Gen Z Right: Energy, Chaos, Potential 48:43 – How the Left Captured Every Major Institution Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Israel, Iran, and the $20 burrito: Everything Is a proxy fight for 2028. Rufo & Lomez connect the dots between grocery inflation, the Michigan primary, and Tucker's third-party trial balloon and how it all leads to the same place. 0:00:00 – The $20 Burrito Meltdown 0:02:19 – Is Inflation Really to Blame for Expensive Burritos? 0:04:10 – The Brutal Truth About Beef Prices 0:08:59 – When Chipotle Becomes a Luxury Item 0:15:36 – Why Your Life Feels Less Affordable 0:19:32 – Upward Mobility Is Dying 0:26:25 – Cheap Burritos vs. Mass Immigration 0:35:41 – “No More Foreign Aid?” The New Anti-Israel Litmus Test 0:45:24 – The Collapse of Pro-Israel Democrats 0:56:30 – After Trump: Who Really Runs the Right? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former CIA Targeter Sarah Adams warns that Islamist influence isn't just overseas anymore. Sarah argues the Muslim Brotherhood has spent decades building political power inside America and says both Democrats and Republicans have been quietly cultivated for years. 0:00 – Why We’re Really at War with Iran 2:34 – Inside America’s Botched Strike on Iran’s Nukes 6:58 – Iranian Sleeper Cells in the U.S.? 10:06 – Why Hasn’t Iran Assassinated U.S. Leaders Yet? 13:22 – Is Iran’s Regime About Religion or Power? 17:59 – How the Muslim Brotherhood Bought Influence in D.C. 22:19 – The Caliphate Dream: Iran's Real Endgame 27:36 – Who Failed Us: CIA, FBI, or the Politicians? 41:22 – Is There Actually a Deep State in U.S. Intel? 45:27 – “20 Million Unknowns” – Sarah Adams' Biggest Fear for America Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From ‘Kill the Infidels’ chants at Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s mosque to government price-fixed bananas ;  Rufo & Lomez expose how Bin Laden’s ideology is merging with the Left’s pure spectacle politics… and why conservatives did nothing about it. 0:00 – NYC’s Socialist Banana Scheme 1:40 – Price Commissars in New York City 3:35 – Government Groceries = Soviet Throwback 6:55 – Why Economics Won’t Beat the Socialists 8:20 – Crime, Chaos, and Losing Your Own City 10:50 – How ‘Law and Order’ Triggers Blue America 13:20 – Fraud, Incompetence, Corruption: The Winning Attack 18:30 – Can the Right Defend American Identity? 21:25 – Quality of Life: The Real New York Fight 27:10 – “Kill the Infidels”: Mamdani’s Mosque Moment 34:50 – From 9/11 to Mamdani: What Happened to America? 48:20 – The Right’s Outrage Addiction and Powerlessness 55:20 – No Blackpill: Why Despair Is a Death Wish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The revolution succeeded but the Online Right is falling apart. Discover why the insurgent energy that crushed woke is now exhausted and directionless. 0:00 – Has the Online Right Lost Its Purpose? 0:39 – How Meme Culture Helped Elect Trump 3:49 – From Anti‑Woke Wave to “What Now?” 5:55 – “America Will Be Woke No Longer” 9:03 – Did the Anti‑Woke Right Actually Win? 12:13 – Nick Fuentes, Transgression, and the Fringe 16:02 – Why the Left Has a Vanguard and the Right Has a Fringe 21:05 – Immigration, Power, and Losing Revolutionary Nerve 30:12 – “Deport Them All”: When Con Inc Flipped 33:21 – Cannon Fodder and the Online Right’s Hangover 39:48 – Is the System Rigged Against Young Conservative Men? 45:44 – Academia Reforms and the Conservative Talent Shortage 55:21 – Can the New Right Become a Legitimate Ruling Class? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Priou dissects Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey," revealing the philosophical, political, and moral differences between Nolan's blockbuster and Homer's enduring classic. 0:00 – Nolan’s Odyssey: Why This Film Is a Big Deal 0:40 – Is Nolan’s Odyssey a Progressive Trojan Horse? 2:51 – Homer vs. Nolan: What the Original Odyssey Really Asked 5:34 – Guilt, Sin, and “Zeus’s Law”: Christian or Progressive? 6:49 – Trans Casting, Trojan Horse & Elliott Page Debate 10:04 – Civilizational Decline: What Sinon and the Horse Symbolize 16:51 – Dark Humor, Dead Puppies, and Ancient Morality 22:01 – Adaptation vs. Appropriation: Did Nolan Betray Homer? 29:10 – Odysseus Without Glory: The Modern, PTSD Hero 33:35 – Calypso as Malibu Therapist: SSRIs, Yoga, and Letting Go 40:51 – Is Nolan Accidentally Exposing Late Liberal Decadence? 46:50 – “Sea Peoples,” Empire, and the Fate of the West 56:25 – “Just Read Homer”: Best Odyssey Translation and Why Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TPUSA spokesperson Andrew Kolvet opens up on the splintering of the Right after Charlie Kirk's death, Tyler Robinson's guilt, Candace Owens' betrayals, and the proxy war over Israel tearing apart the Right. 0:00:00 The Assassination of Charlie Kirk & Birth of Conspiracy Theories 0:02:45 Inside the Tyler Robinson Case: DNA, Bullet, Rifle 0:07:40 Wild Theories vs Courtroom Facts 0:09:35 Roof Cam: The Shooter on Video 0:11:00 Murder Weapon, Confessions, Motive 0:12:43 How the Right Fractured After Charlie 0:17:40 Candace Owens and the Conspiracy Machine 0:23:48 Israel, the Right, and a New Civil War 0:30:18 Can the Right Still Talk Like Adults? 0:42:02 Free Speech, Defamation, and Punishing Lies 0:50:34 Can Turning Point USA Survive Charlie’s Death? 0:56:48 Online Fringe vs Real‑World Conservatives 1:01:47 MAGA, Mamdaniism, and $20 Burritos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsey Graham's death exposes the Left's deranged hatred. Governor Hochul's statewide assault on data centers fuels the Democrats' war on AI and technological progress, while socialist Zohran Mamdani is forced to backtrack after the Little Italy backlash. 0:00:00 - Lindsey Graham Is Dead – And the Left Is Celebrating 0:00:31 - Lib Wine Mom Meltdown: The Sick Fantasies of the Anti-Graham Left 0:03:36 - Why Everyone Hated Lindsey Graham—And He Still Won 0:05:48 - Respect for the Swamp? Graham, Pelosi, McConnell & the Necessary Villains 0:09:28 - Boomers vs. Gen X Freakshow: From Lindsey Graham to Marjorie Taylor Greene 0:15:10 - Was Lindsey Graham Secretly Gay? 0:18:30 - The Left’s Hatred of the Dead: Why They Cheer Their Enemies’ Funerals 0:26:50 - Kathy Hochul Declares War on Data Centers – The Anti-Tech Left Arrives 0:32:54 - From Progressives to Degrowthers: Bomb the Factories, Stop the Future 0:38:02 - Right-Wing AI Panic: Are Data Centers the New ‘Fake Economy’? 0:45:32 - Rufo’s Case for a Right-Wing Futurism: Why We Must Go All-In on AI 0:52:16 - Close the Borders, Save Our Workers: Immigration in the Age of AI 0:53:34 - Little Italy vs. Zoran Mamdani Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The raw truth behind Spencer Pratt’s insane Los Angeles mayoral run. Pratt’s creative director, Gabriel Mann, reveals paid gang ballot harvesting, how Democrats rigged the election, and why Hollywood tolerates sexual abusers but blacklist conservatives.   00:00:00 – The 10-Minute Script That Blew Up L.A. Politics 00:03:15 – “Like Batman”: Pratt’s Burned-Out Lot Origin Story 00:06:10 – Zero Consultants, All Chaos: Inside the Pratt Run 00:10:20 – Paying Bloods & Crips to Ballot Harvest 00:15:05 – “Karen Tricked Us”: South L.A. Turns on Democrats 00:20:10 – Why L.A. Keeps Voting for Its Own Collapse 00:24:30 – Hollywood’s Secret Pratt Fans (Too Scared to Speak) 00:28:10 – Crew Member Fired for Meeting Spencer Pratt 00:34:40 – AI Campaign Ads vs. Real Humans 00:42:15 – Did They Steal It? The 43,000-Vote Swing 00:49:20 – “There Will Be Arrests”: Inside the Fraud Claims 00:53:40 – Spencer’s Plan to Fix Elections 00:58:25 – The Right Can’t Win Without Art & Movies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Tracey dissects the sexual misconduct allegations against Maine socialist Senate candidate Graham Platner, exposing the role of Democratic Party power brokers, #MeToo-era moral panics, and media-driven political hit jobs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Cernovich reveals why trust between MAGA and the Tech Right has collapsed and why Silicon Valley's biggest players are facing a reckoning. He weighs in on billionaire influence, censorship, immigration, AI, and the future of the conservative movement. 0:00:00 – No Boomer Wise Men 0:02:25 – We’re a Slave Species for Elites 0:04:41–Audience Capture Is Killing Honest Discourse on the Right 0:09:31– Trolling at 50: Extended Adolescence on the Right 0:15:00 – Tech Elites Refuse Masculine Accountability and Real Leadership 0:20:47– Inside the Billionaire Dinners: ‘I Realized How Cheap and Useless They Are 0:23:56 – Big Tech Let Me Burn: How Big Tech Abandoned MAGA 0:28:01– Why Silicon Valley Still Fears Saying the Truth About Immigration and Deportations 0:32:33 – Elon Isn’t ‘Tech Right’: Cernovich Torches the Rest of Big Tech 0:36:12 – The Real Reason the New Right Wants War with Iran 0:43:29 – Tucker’s Third Party Will Crash the Right 0:58:12 – If Luigi Walks Free, America Enters Weather Underground 2.0 1:03:00 – Re-Conquering California: Voter ID, Billionaires, and the Coming Showdown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What the New York Times refused to say for years, Ezra Klein finally admitted. Rapid demographic transformation isn’t white nationalism; it’s common sense. The discussion torches Nicholas Kristof’s insane accusations pinning millions of African deaths on Elon Musk and slams the Supreme Court for upholding anchor babies and birth tourism. [0:00:00] Ezra Klein’s Great Replacement Moment [0:01:18] What Ezra Now Admits Was Once Branded White Nationalism [0:02:22] NYT: It’s OK to Fear Rapid Immigration [0:04:37] Are U.S. Institutions Anti-White? [0:05:40] Trans Mass Shooters: Most Violent Group? [0:08:30] No Regrets for Pushing Woke? [0:13:39] Should Woke Leaders Be Punished? [0:21:32] Do We Owe Africa More Than Americans? [0:31:36] Left Accuses Elon Musk of Killing Africans by Cutting Aid [0:38:23] The New White Man’s Burden [0:47:27] Supreme Court Backs Anchor Babies [0:53:05] Deportation Is the Only Real Fix [1:00:13] How the Right Actually Wins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yoram Hazony warns that Tucker Carlson is waging war on Israel and dragging the entire conservative coalition into chaos over the Iran war. The future of conservatism will be decided by whether nationalists can crush this divisive force from within ►Craftco Visit https://www.FlyingAcesSpirits.com and use promo code BLAZE for free shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Democratic machine is dead, and third worldism is now running the party. Radical socialists endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani swept elections on abolishing ICE, abolishing police, and seizing housing. Sponsors: ► Craftco Visit https://www.FlyingAcesSpirits.com  and use promo code BLAZE for free shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is China already winning the future? Balaji Srinivasan makes the case that China's rise, America's debt crisis, and the explosion of AI are reshaping the global order faster than most people realize. SPONSORS: ► CRAFTCO Buy online at https://www.flyingacespirits.com — use code BLAZE for free shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Roman Helmet Guy to the rise of India and China, Balaji Srinivasan joins Rufo and Lomez for an honest debate over nationalism, globalism, tech, and American decline. Find more of Balaji: https://balajis.com/ https://ns.com/ https://thenetworkstate.com/ Sponsors:► CRAFTCO Buy online at https://www.flyingacespirits.com — use code BLAZE for free shipping. [0:00:00] Indian Internationalism vs American Nationalism [0:01:50] Balaji Calls Out “Roman Helmet Guy” on Immigration Flip-Flop [0:06:50] “Minimum Necessary Indian”: Balaji Explains His Identity [0:09:30] Global Techno-Capitalism vs Ethnic Politics [0:13:00] Are Indian Engineers Displacing American Workers? [0:17:10] The 1,000-Year Shift in Global Economic Power [0:21:50] Why MAGA’s Golden Age Can’t Come Back [0:23:40] America Is an Empire, Not a Democracy? [0:30:00] Is Immigration Actually the Real Problem? [0:36:05] How China Broke GOP Manufacturing & Tech Broke the Media [0:38:40] Did “Go Broke, Go Woke” Really Happen? [0:44:50] Democrats, China, and the Future of the Surveillance State [0:52:30] Is American Decline Real in the Age of AI? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Machiavelli to Tom Wolfe, Michael Anton delivers a master class on the intellectual roots of a new conservative cultural movement and argues that right-wing ideas can once again shape America's books, movies, and culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Right is searching Skid Row for evidence that Spencer Pratt was robbed. Rufo & Lomez argue the real explanation is far simpler and far more depressing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if the biggest story isn't MAGA's setbacks, but how much MAGA has already changed the country? Scott Greer breaks down why the Right is winning battles that seemed impossible just a few years ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spencer Pratt takes on Karen Bass, late-breaking ballots, and an entrenched Democratic machine determined to hold power as the battle for Los Angeles enters a decisive new chapter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump is anti-ideological, but rival factions are fighting to define his movement. Benjamin R. Teitelbaum breaks down the clash between traditionalists (Bannon, Evola, cyclical time, borders and order) and the rising tech Right (Thiel, Land, accelerationism, dissolving boundaries through AI and capitalism). SPONSORS: FLYING ACE Order at https://flyingacespirits.com/ with code BLAZE for free shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is this the final death blow to the Bush-era GOP? President Donald Trump helped Ken Paxton crush John Cornyn in Texas, setting up a massive Senate showdown with Democrat James Talarico. SPONSORS: FLYING ACE Order at https://flyingacespirits.com/ with code BLAZE for free shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author Michael Shellenberger joins the show to discuss UFO/UAP sightings, extraterrestrial life, spiritual and psychological theories, and what the mystery reveals about trust and belief. ► Subscribe to Rufo & Lomez on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoxZVv224nHvTmkMk0N3fYA?sub_confirmation=1 ► Join BlazeTV! https://get.blazetv.com/rufoandlomez/ Ep 52: 1. [0:00:00] – Intro: Trump’s UFO Files, Government Secrecy & UFO/UAP Theories 2. [0:05:37] – Why Now? Timing, Trump & Agnosticism 3. [0:11:01] – Best Evidence: Pilots, Radars & Nukes 4. [0:15:28] – Bob Lazar, Physical Craft & False Memories 5. [0:23:30] – Politics of UFOs 6. [0:35:08] – Epistemic Collapse vs. Conspiracism 7. [0:39:25] – UFOs, Religion, NDEs & the “Control System” 8. [0:46:01] – Shellenberger’s Faith, Personal Sighting & Final Takeaways Connect with us: https://twitter.com/christopherrufo https://twitter.com/L0m3z https://facebook.com/rufoandlomez https://instagram.com/rufoandlomez ►Subscribe on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/rufo-lomez/id1849758826 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) calls out the Epstein class and loses his primary election. Also, Chud the Builder, a man in Tennessee who walks around calling people the N-word, gets shot, and Rufo and Lomez discuss the political consequences. ► Subscribe to Rufo & Lomez on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoxZVv224nHvTmkMk0N3fYA?sub_confirmation=1 ► Join BlazeTV! https://get.blazetv.com/rufoandlomez/ Ep 51: 1. [0:00:00 – 0:01:02] – Thomas Massie’s Primary Upset 2. [0:01:02 – 0:03:18] – Trump vs. the Tucker Wing of the Right 3. [0:03:18 – 0:06:16] – Generational Divide and the Limits of Podcast Politics 4. [0:06:16 – 0:09:43] – Is Trump Delivering Exactly What MAGA Wants? 5. [0:09:43 – 0:15:19] – The “Epstein Class” and the Empty Promise of the Files 6. [0:15:19 – 0:23:31] – The Kentucky Reality Check 7. [0:23:31 – 0:30:38] – Door-to-Door Politics vs. Digital Silos 8. [0:30:38 – 0:35:20] – Libertarians in MAGA? 9. [0:35:20 – 0:43:02] – “Chud the Builder” Saga and the First Amendment 10. [0:43:02 – 0:54:52] – First Amendment Absolutism, Social Order, and Westboro/Charlottesville Lessons Connect with us: https://twitter.com/christopherrufo https://twitter.com/L0m3z https://facebook.com/rufoandlomez https://instagram.com/rufoandlomez ►Subscribe on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/rufo-lomez/id1849758826 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Curtis Yarvin joins Rufo and Lomez to dissect Trump’s two administrations, the hollowing out of GOP power, and performative vs. real politics and to debate America’s founding history. ► Subscribe to Rufo & Lomez on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoxZVv224nHvTmkMk0N3fYA?sub_confirmation=1 Sponsors: ►Flying Ace Buy online at https://www.flyingacespirits.com and use code BLAZE for free shipping ► Join BlazeTV! https://get.blazetv.com/rufoandlomez/ Ep 50: 1. 0:00:00 – 0:01:02 – Intro 2. 0:01:02 – 0:04:51 – Yarvin on Trump’s First vs. Second Administration 3. 0:04:51 – 0:09:22– USAID, ‘Doge,’ and Accidental Power Moves 4. 0:09:22 – 0:12:06 – Legitimizing Power Grabs 5. 0:12:06 – 0:15:31 – Irreversible Actions & Foreign Policy as Real Power 6. 0:15:31 – 0:21:21 – Soft Power in Europe & ‘Right-Wing Theater Kids’ 7. 0:21:21 – 0:25:00 – Three Levels of Politics & The Dobbs Example 8. 0:25:00 – 0:32:34 – Power vs. Respectability & The Reality of Congress 9. 0:32:34 – 0:42:22 – Casting Politicians 10. 0:42:22 – 0:47:05 – Can Trump Actually Control Congress? 11. 0:47:05 – 0:50:55 – The Visibility Problem: Herding Voters vs. Voter Backlash 12. 0:50:55 – 0:56:24 – Power, Learned Helplessness, and Turnout 13. 0:56:24 – 1:03:31 – Was the American Revolution a Leftist Mistake? 14. [1:03:31 – 1:09:45] – Civic Religion vs. Nihilism: What Message Can Win? 15. 1:09:45 – 1:12:50] – Saving People vs. Saving Myths & Closing Clash Connect with us: https://twitter.com/christopherrufo https://twitter.com/L0m3z https://facebook.com/rufoandlomez https://instagram.com/rufoandlomez ►Subscribe on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/rufo-lomez/id1849758826 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rufo and Lomez discuss the New York Times' recent article accusing the Israeli government of systematic sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners and California giving state prisoners free iPads, which are being used to watch porn.  ► Subscribe to Rufo & Lomez on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoxZVv224nHvTmkMk0N3fYA?sub_confirmation=1 ► Join BlazeTV! https://get.blazetv.com/rufoandlomez/ Ep 49: 1. 0:00:00 – 0:01:34 – Intro 2. 0:01:34 – 0:06:36 – NYT Israel Sexual Abuse Allegations 3. 0:06:36 – 0:11:50 – Atrocity Stories, Blood Libel, and Media Credulity 4. 0:11:50 – 0:18:35 – Incubator Babies and Wartime Propaganda 5. 0:18:35 – 0:27:46 – Has Israel Lost the PR War? 6. 0:27:46 – 0:33:07 – Gaza Destruction, Endless Wars, and American Detachment 7. 0:33:07 – 0:40:24 – ‘Porn on Death Row’ 8. 0:40:24 – 0:48:23 – iPads in California Prisons: Porn, Predators, and Policy 9. 0:48:23 – 0:52:02 – Hobbes vs. Rousseau: Are Criminals Broken or Just Bad? 10. 0:52:02 – 1:03:20 – Is California Lost? Plus 2026 Midterms Outlook Connect with us: https://twitter.com/christopherrufo https://twitter.com/L0m3z https://facebook.com/rufoandlomez https://instagram.com/rufoandlomez ►Subscribe on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/rufo-lomez/id1849758826 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Richard Hanania joins the show to discuss his evolution on the Right and debate Rufo and Lomez on populism, elite human capital, immigration, and how labor markets should really work. ► Subscribe to Rufo & Lomez on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoxZVv224nHvTmkMk0N3fYA?sub_confirmation=1 ► Join BlazeTV! https://get.blazetv.com/rufoandlomez/ Ep 48 1. [0:00:00] – Who Is Richard Hanania Now? 2. [0:03:23] – Why Richard Trolls the Right 3. [0:11:28] – The “Chud Veto” Explained 4. [0:14:34] – Tea Party vs. MAGA 5. [0:21:38] – Conspiracy Theories: Left vs. Right 6. [0:35:58] – Do “Abundance” Reforms Actually Work? 7. [0:53:26] – Immigration Showdown: High‑Skill, Low‑Skill, and the Chud Veto 8. [1:11:36] – Richard’s Takeaway Connect with us: https://twitter.com/christopherrufo https://twitter.com/L0m3z https://facebook.com/rufoandlomez https://instagram.com/rufoandlomez ►Subscribe on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/rufo-lomez/id1849758826 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rufo and Lomez break down Spencer Pratt’s Los Angeles mayoral bid, California’s governor’s race, and the fractured Democrat field heading into 2028. ► Subscribe to Rufo & Lomez on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoxZVv224nHvTmkMk0N3fYA?sub_confirmation=1 ► Join BlazeTV! https://get.blazetv.com/rufoandlomez/ Ep 47: 1. [0:00] California in focus 2. [4:45] Pratt vs. Bass vs. Rahman 3. [7:55] Institutions vs. influencers 4. [10:30] Fires in the Palisades — and why it may not move enough LA voters. 5. [14:00] Why decline doesn’t flip blue states red 6. [21:30] How a Mayor Pratt would govern 7. [26:00] Katie Porter and HR-style governance 8. [30:20] The money machine behind California Dems 9. [36:40] Can California ever hit rock bottom? 10. [46:30] PolyMarket odds for 2028 Democratic Nominees Connect with us: https://twitter.com/christopherrufo https://twitter.com/L0m3z https://facebook.com/rufoandlomez https://instagram.com/rufoandlomez ►Subscribe on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/rufo-lomez/id1849758826 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Investigative reporter Michael Tracey debunks some of the most infamous Epstein conspiracy theories and shares how the Epstein files became the ultimate political weapon. ► Subscribe to Rufo & Lomez on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoxZVv224nHvTmkMk0N3fYA?sub_confirmation=1 ► Join BlazeTV! https://get.blazetv.com/rufoandlomez/ Ep. 46: 1. (0:00:00) – Intro: Michael Tracey’s Ideology and Career Path 2. (0:07:34) – From the Left to Ideological Skeptic 3. (0:12:12) – The Epstein Discourse & Tracey’s Role 4. (0:17:15) – Virginia Giuffre, Dershowitz, and Recantation 5. (0:20:43) – Epstein as a Pop‑Culture Conspiracy Phenomenon 6. (0:28:35) – Elon Musk, ‘Client List,’ and Political Weaponization 7. (0:37:19) – What Did Epstein Actually Do? Tracey’s Steelman 8. (0:51:20) – Debunking Mossad Super‑Spy Myths & Money Questions 9. (0:58:15) – Michael Tracey vs Jim Acosta at the Substack Party Connect with us: https://twitter.com/christopherrufo https://twitter.com/L0m3z https://facebook.com/rufoandlomez https://instagram.com/rufoandlomez ►Subscribe on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/rufo-lomez/id1849758826 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are conspiracy theories about a search for the truth or taboo? Rufo and Lomez explore the Left’s political violence, internet radicalization, and the conspiracy-theory culture that may be fueling it all. ► Subscribe to Rufo & Lomez on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoxZVv224nHvTmkMk0N3fYA?sub_confirmation=1 ► Join BlazeTV! https://get.blazetv.com/rufoandlomez/ Ep. 45: 1. (0:00:00 – 0:05:39) Opening & latest Trump assassination attempt 2. (0:05:39 – 0:10:00( Security limits vs. deeper cultural instability 3. (0:10:00 – 0:15:00) Internet‑scale radicalization on left and right 4. (0:15:00 – 0:21:49) Algorithms, echo chambers & “disinformation expert” trap 5. (0:21:49 – 0:30:48) Collapse of old gatekeepers & media incentive shifts 6. (0:30:48 – 0:37:14) Assassination polling & bipartisan conspiracism 7. (0:37:14 – 0:43:30) Conspiracy theories as an “epistemic sandbox” & vice 8. (0:43:30 – 0:51:28) 9/11 / Building 7 as a case study in bad reasoning 9. (0:51:28 – 0:58:05) Conspiracy as folk culture & psychological coping 10. (0:58:05 – 1:05:53) When “conspiracies” point to real issues 11. (1:05:53 – 1:12:04) Elite human capital & the myth of the more rational left 12. (1:12:04 – 1:15:16) Closing: who should govern & invitation to debate Connect with us: https://twitter.com/christopherrufo https://twitter.com/L0m3z https://facebook.com/rufoandlomez https://instagram.com/rufoandlomez ►Subscribe on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/rufo-lomez/id1849758826 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paleoconservative Patrick Casey, host of the “Restoring Order” podcast, discusses the inner workings of the alt-right and the Southern Poverty Law Center. But what is fact, and what is fiction?  ► Subscribe to Rufo & Lomez on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoxZVv224nHvTmkMk0N3fYA?sub_confirmation=1 ► Join BlazeTV! https://get.blazetv.com/rufoandlomez/ Ep 44: (0:00:00) – Intro (0:02:06) – From Alt-Right Roots to Moderate Paleoconservative (0:03:20) – Immigration, Anti-White Discrimination & the Online Right (0:06:09) – Informants, Feds, and Paranoia on the Fringe Right (0:09:19) – The SPLC’s Paid Informants (0:13:16) – SPLC, Criminality, and Acting Like an Intelligence Agency (0:21:13) – FBI, NGOs, and the “Fed Cutout” Theory (0:24:09) – Was Charlottesville Organic or Manufactured? (0:28:02) – Confederate Statues and the Fallout of Charlottesville (0:45:23) – Online Antisemitic Conspiracies (0:57:14) – The New Antisemitic Wave & Where This Ends Connect with us: https://twitter.com/christopherrufo https://twitter.com/L0m3z https://facebook.com/rufoandlomez https://instagram.com/rufoandlomez ►Subscribe on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/rufo-lomez/id1849758826 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After years of attacking conservatives, including Rufo and Lomez, the SPLC is losing its power to shape media narratives. But how can the Right protect its base and take back its moral compass?  ► Subscribe to Rufo & Lomez on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoxZVv224nHvTmkMk0N3fYA?sub_confirmation=1 ► Join BlazeTV! https://get.blazetv.com/rufoandlomez/ Ep 43: (0:00) – SPLC Indicted: Too Good to Be True? (3:20) – Funding the ‘Hate’ They Condemn (5:02) – Media Gatekeepers & the Charles Murray Case (10:00) – Woke Takeover of the SPLC (15:00) – The Right Learns to Protect Its Own (20:00) – Truth, Provocation & Character (28:03) – Scarcity, Status & Gatekeeping on the Right (35:00) – Delegating Morality to the Left (41:51) – Inside the SPLC Indictment & Declining Fear (49:16) – Saving the Next Generation of Dissidents Connect with us: https://twitter.com/christopherrufo https://twitter.com/L0m3z https://facebook.com/rufoandlomez https://instagram.com/rufoandlomez ►Subscribe on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/rufo-lomez/id1849758826 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacob Siegel argues that the MAGA civil war isn’t organic, but a manufactured narrative pushed by figures like Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens to dominate the next phase of the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is not a troll. Christopher Rufo’s newest investigation reveals that California is stretching public health care into deeply controversial territory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are we already losing control of AI? Samuel Hammond breaks down national security risks, massive job losses, weaponization risks, and what makes humans irreplaceable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

California taxpayers are bankrolling a fraud machine that, under Gavin Newsom’s leadership, is driving sweeping changes in the state’s population. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blake Neff warns that fringe conspiracy influencers are pulling the Right off course. He cautions that indulging these figures risks electoral losses and gives the Left a powerful narrative advantage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve Hilton paints California as a cautionary tale of unchecked Democrat governance. He offers a plan to dismantle the machine and restore opportunity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Americans haven’t stopped wanting families; they’ve stopped building them. Lyman Stone’s explanation cuts across technology and culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What’s replacing woke behind the scenes? “Third worldism” is consolidating power as the Left’s new organizing idea, with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) stepping forward as an early leader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can the U.S. really claim victory in Iran without igniting something far more dangerous? Army Ranger veteran William Thibeau cautions that the effort to secure the Strait of Hormuz risks spiraling into a broader Middle East conflict. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Kent resigned as director of the National Counterterrorism Center, accusing Trump’s Iran policy of being driven by Israeli influence. Then, in a Tucker Carlson interview, he ignited controversy by suggesting Israel may have been tied to Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What’s the strongest case for the Iran war? Will Chamberlain explains why he believes the conflict could ultimately advance American interests and produce a decisive geopolitical outcome. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Trump’s Iran war a quagmire in the making driven by Israeli priorities rather than American interests? Curt Mills warns it could repeat the disasters of past Middle East interventions.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Trump coalition is cracking, and Israel is the fault line. From the Iran strikes to generational revolt, "Rufo & Lomez" ask if the split is fatal or fixable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The strike on Iran raises a core question for MAGA. Has President Donald Trump broken his pledge to steer clear of new wars, or will his base continue to back his instinctive, decisive, and force-oriented foreign policy? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who defines American culture? What happens when even asking that question becomes politically taboo? Jeremy Carl reflects on his Senate confirmation hearing and the broader clash over assimilation, identity, and institutional power.  SPONSORS: BIRCH GOLD To get your free copy of the "Ultimate Guide for Gold in the Trump Era," text RUFO to 989898. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is America becoming numb to assassination attempts against President Trump? A volatile digital information ecosystem is accelerating political paranoia and deepening America’s crisis of stability. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is colorblind equality back at the DOJ? Harmeet Dhillon is using her authority at the U.S. Department of Justice to challenge DEI-driven discrimination nationwide. Sponsors: BIRCH GOLD To get your free copy of the "Ultimate Guide for Gold in the Trump Era," text RUFO to 989898. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Nick Fuentes a threat to the Left or a strategic asset for it? Fuentes' extremism hands Democrats a perfect “Nazi Right” boogeyman, while his Groyper army fractures the conservative coalition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy Carl’s confirmation hearing exposes how anti-white racism and identity politics are reshaping American identity and the prospects for a shared national culture. Sponsors: BIRCH GOLD  To get your free copy of the "Ultimate Guide for Gold in the Trump Era," text RUFO to 989898. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can conservative parallel institutions genuinely challenge and disrupt leftist cultural dominance, or do they ultimately just reinforce their own subordination within the existing power structure? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The internet has dismantled the media monoculture, ending the monopolies that once shaped public perception. Elites and audiences alike are now scrambling to understand what comes next. Sponsors: ►BIRCH GOLD To get your free copy of the "Ultimate Guide for Gold in the Trump Era," text RUFO to 989898. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do the millions of Epstein documents reveal a hidden global conspiracy or a morally bankrupt elite driven by sex, money, and institutional rot? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is America entering a full-scale color revolution? Left-wing protest movements and domestic pressure campaigns threaten to destabilize Trump’s presidency. Sponsors: ►BIRCH GOLD To get your free copy of the "Ultimate Guide for Gold in the Trump Era," text RUFO to 989898. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did the death of Alex Pretti expose a crisis of law enforcement or a coordinated attempt to undermine Trump’s immigration agenda? Rufo and Lomez examine how the Left has weaponized the incident to challenge the legitimacy of Trump’s presidency. Sponsors:  BIRCH GOLD To get your free copy of the "Ultimate Guide for Gold in the Trump Era," text RUFO to 989898. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did the Left evolve from Occupy Wall Street and Bernie Sanders to AOC, DEI, and the post-woke era? Is Ro Khanna’s “post-woke” economics just a technocratic rebrand of elite managerial power? Sponsors: KINDRED HARVEST  Order at KindredHarvest.co and use code RUFO for 20% off. BIRCH GOLD To get your free copy of the "Ultimate Guide for Gold in the Trump Era," text RUFO to 989898. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump confronted globalist elites at the World Economic Forum in Davos, demanding negotiations over a U.S. acquisition of Greenland. Sponsors: KINDRED HARVEST  Order at KindredHarvest.co and use code RUFO for 20% off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why are more young men becoming obsessed with the Jewish question? Dr. David Azerrad explores how internet culture (Tucker, Candace, Fuentes), foreign policy debates, and postwar taboos are fueling this trend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if the real scandal in Minnesota isn’t the fraud itself, but who made sure no one talked about it? Scott Bessent forced a political reckoning with Tim Walz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Minnesota didn’t ignore abuse; it institutionalized a blueprint for Somali fraud operators. Trump Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent breaks down the ongoing investigation into the Somali fraud operation. Sponsors: KINDRED HARVEST Order at KindredHarvest.co and use code RUFO for 20% off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2026 starts with a victory lap! Tim Walz abandons his reelection bid and Trump sends a warning to China and Russia with the capture of Venezuela's Maduro. Sponsors: KINDRED HARVEST  Order at KindredHarvest.co and use code RUFO for 20% off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Antifa operates with near-impunity, coordinating violence and intimidation through anarchist cells, NGOs, universities, and unions nationwide. Sponsors:  KINDRED HARVEST  Order at KindredHarvest.co and use code RUFO for 20% off. BLAZETV Right now, head over to giftblazetv.com and use promo code RUFO20 to get 20% off a BlazeTV gift card. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lomez didn't get a chance to thank Charlie Kirk for his invitatino to speak at AmFest this year, but it meant everything to him. He talks about how he met Charlie after founding his publishing company, how he learned so much from him even though Charlie was his junior, and how important it is to remember your obligations to yourself, your allies, and your country Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

White males have been subjected to blatant, open, and unlawful discrimination since 2014.  How was this injustice allowed to flourish, and is there some good that can come from this?  Sponsor  Sponsors: KINDRED HARVEST  Order at KindredHarvest.co and use code RUFO for 20% off. Christian College Guide DOT COM  A free online directory of over 250 Christian colleges and universities https://www.christiancollegeguide.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did Candace Owens learn the art of political theater from Kayne West? Tim Pool claims she is burning the Right down with her conspiracy theories.  Sponsors: FLYING ACE Order at https://flyingacespirits.com/ with code BLAZE for free shipping. Christian College Guide DOT COM A free online directory of over 250 Christian colleges and universities https://www.christiancollegeguide.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if America’s immigration crisis isn’t a failure, but a coordinated plan? Mark Krikorian reveals the bipartisan machinery driving the open-border agenda. Sponsor: KINDRED HARVEST  Order at KindredHarvest.co and use code RUFO for 20% off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D), radical activist Omar Fateh, and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D) collide at the center of an explosive scandal. Rufo and Lomez expose how local corruption, foreign regimes, and legacy media are converging into one immediate, coordinated threat to U.S. sovereignty and national security. Sponsor:  KINDRED HARVEST  Order at KindredHarvest.co and use code RUFO for 20% off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Biden and former Homeland Security Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas flooded America with illegal aliens, displacing workers and destroying national identity and assimilation. Democrat elites are dismantling America on purpose. Sponsors: FLYING ACE Order at https://flyingacespirits.com/ with code BLAZE for free shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DESCRIPTION:  Hollywood crowns stoner Seth Rogen as the face of manhood while degenerates Dave Portnoy and Andrew Tate get celebrated as role models.    Sponsor: KINDRED HARVEST  Order at KindredHarvest.co and use code RUFO for 20% off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Somalis in Minnesota are stealing BILLIONS in taxpayer cash and smuggling it to al-Shabaab terrorists. Why are Tim Walz and Democrats covering it up? Sponsors: FLYING ACE Order at https://flyingacespirits.com/ with code BLAZE for free shipping. KINDRED HARVEST Order at KindredHarvest.co and use code RUFO for 20% off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rufo and Lomez break down five concrete, high-impact actions Trump can take right now to reignite the agenda and dominate the midterms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Candace Owens is turning the Charlie Kirk assassination story into a surge of schizo-politics that is pushing the country to the edge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What price have Rufo & Lomez paid for exposing the Left’s cultural stranglehold? Ruined for defying the regime, can they reclaim what rejected them? SPONSOR    FLYING ACE Order at https://flyingacespirits.com/  with code BLAZE for free shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did Tucker fall into the Left's trap by interviewing Nick Fuentes? We examine the MAGA fallout and the consequences of New York City electing Zohran Mamdani. SPONSORS CRAFTCO FLYING ACESFlying Ace Bourbon blends aged bourbons into one smooth, bold pour — caramel, vanilla, toasted spice, and a hint of fruit. It’s a bourbon that delivers. Order at https://flyingacespirits.com/ with code BLAZE for free shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christopher Rufo and Jonathan "Lomez" Keeperman bring you "Rufo & Lomez," a new podcast exploring the forces shaping politics, culture, and power today. Each week, they cut through the noise to uncover the deeper structures driving our world. Subscribe now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices