Hegseth Lives (with Help from “Democrats”) | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas

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• House Republicans derail the impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. They vote 211-204 to bury the resolution in committee, refusing accountability for unauthorized wars against Iran, Yemen and Venezuela, civilian murders, and free-speech retaliation.

Behind the story is a bombshell revealing that “back to brunch Democrats” are ignoring voters: 11 House Democrats who skipped the Hegseth vote could have pushed the impeachment forward! Coincidence: all collect big pro-Israel AIPAC money. Just seven voting against the referral would have flipped the 211-204 vote. Top taker Haley Stevens pulls in $15.9 million; other Zionist Dems range from $551K down to $21K.

Editorial cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM Eastern time.

Today we also discuss:

• Is this the US or Chile under Pinochet? ICE disappears thousands of detainees into its gulags from its public locator and hides them from lawyers and families. California nurse and professor Ann Lawani vanishes into the system after her arrest, leaving relatives and attorneys scrambling amid chaos.⁠ Meanwhile, David Brouillette, the rookie ICE officer who killed a Colombian migrant in Maine, has a troubling work history, past complaints of domestic violence and abuse, mental health issues, and a record of deep-seated anti-immigrant bigotry, especially against Colombians.

• Tennessee fights to stop Christa Pike’s lawyers from testing the pentobarbital that failed to kill her in a botched execution. Officials claim any inspection would expose the secret supplier and threaten the state’s lethal-drug supply. Pike survived two doses after the IV line goes wrong and the drug pools in her arms.⁠

• UNICEF blasts Israel for blocking gear needed to repair Gaza’s sewage-contaminated stormwater basin. Officials warn the damaged site could overflow after heavy rains, flooding tents and spreading disease among nearly a million displaced people who have managed to survive the genocide. Toxic sewage threatens to pour into streets and shelters.

00:05:07 - AIPAC Recipients Missed the Hegseth Vote

01:03:25 - Media Outlets Silence Democratic Critics

01:21:56 - Tennessee Blocking Tests on Pike's Execution Drugs

01:32:32 - Israel Blocking Gaza Stormwater and Disease Relief

01:52:14 - ICE Black Sites Disappearing Detainees from Databases

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