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Glenn Beck
MORNING BRIEF

DATE: FRIDAY, 08.25.23
LAST UPDATE: 08:48 AM ET
PREPARED BY: CB, RR, JB, SK, BM

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We have the following scheduled for today's program:

TOP OF HOUR 1
GUEST: J.P. Decker
TOPIC: An update on the ground in Maui.

BOTTOM OF HOUR 1
GUEST: Kristen Waggoner
TOPIC: A Finnish member of Parliament is on trial AGAIN for quoting the Bible.

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Granger Smith
TOPIC: Finding hope on the other side of tragedy.

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Here are some highlights from this day on previous shows:

August 25, 2004 - Russian aircraft bombings in Moscow… 'Isolated incidents'… The aftermath of Hurricane Charley… Fashion changes tied to the presidency… Glenn's childhood… Orders to pull 527 election ads… Opposite-sex wedding attendants… Men and women can’t be best friends…

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Banana Republic...

Trump posts his first tweet in more than 2 years
It's a picture of his mug shot, along with the messages "ELECTION INTERFERENCE" and "NEVER SURRENDER!" The tweet also links to a fundraising page.

Donald Trump Gives First Reaction After Surrendering In Georgia
“I really believe this is a very sad day for America. This should never happen. If you challenge an election, you should be able to challenge an election. I thought the election was a rigged election, a stolen election — and I should have every right to do that."

Joe Biden Celebrates Trump’s Arrest as a ‘Great Day’ to Donate to His Campaign
Biden fundraised online the same day Trump was arrested, calling it a “great day” to donate to his campaign.

Report: DA Fani Willis campaign director locks Twitter after anti-Trump posts exposed
"Fani Willis Campaign Director locks twitter account after I exposed his anti-Trump posts and affiliation with Biden campaign," Natalie Winters posted on Twitter.

Fulton County DA hit with congressional investigation over Trump indictment
"Your indictment and prosecution implicate substantial federal interests, and the circumstances surrounding your actions raise serious concerns about whether they are politically motivated," Jim Jordan wrote.

'Another Dark Day': Republicans Condemn Trump Arrest On Fulton County Charges
“Today is another dark day in U.S. history,” Rep. Byron Donalds tweeted. “A day when We The People & the world, will witness the continued weaponization of the justice system against a political opponent, former POTUS, & leading candidate for the upcoming presidential election. This is a travesty of justice.”

Director of Black Voices for Trump is held in jail without bond
Harrison Floyd becomes first MAGA ally to be booked behind bars in the Georgia election fraud case.

A mug shot will turn Trump's legal peril into his greatest possible political weapon
Democrat prosecutors in Fulton County handed Trump not just the single most compelling advertisement of his campaign but perhaps the most valuable image in the history of paid politics.

Trump mug shot T-shirts already for sale online
Trump's website is currently selling T-shirts, beverage coolers, mugs, and bumper stickers, all with the photo captioned "NEVER SURRENDER."

Internet not buying Trump’s booking weight in Georgia election case
The 77-year-old’s measurements, which were pre-reported, according to ABC News, indicate that Trump is 215 pounds with a height of 6’3″ — 25 pounds lighter and 1 inch taller than when he was booked in Manhattan in April.

DOJ Prosecutor Who Allegedly Refused To Charge Hunter Biden Made His Career Going After Financial Crimes
Biden-appointed D.C. U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves, who allegedly refused to charge Hunter Biden for failing to pay his taxes, made his career in the DOJ by going after financial crimes and corruption.

90 Democrats call on Biden to 'use your authority' to cancel student debt
Pressley and Elizabeth Warren led nearly 90 Democratic members of Congress who are pushing Biden to "use your authority" to cancel student debt for millions of Americans.

Politics...

Here are Glenn's top puppets that YOU created for the GOP debate recap
How did Glenn try to get around Fox's debate embargo? PUPPETS! That's right ... on the air, Glenn asked radio listeners to send in PUPPETS of the presidential candidates to act out debate recaps, and YOU delivered. Check out some of the specimens in Glenn's studio.

TheBlaze: Who won the first GOP primary debate? Here's what conservatives are saying
Here's what conservatives said across the right side of the political spectrum.

CNN Focus Group Reveals Who They Believe Won The GOP Debate
A CNN focus group of Iowa Republican voters believe Ramaswamy won the first 2024 GOP presidential debate.

WaPo poll finds two big winners of the GOP debate, with a third making gains
29% of the respondents to the WaPo poll said that DeSantis was the winner. A close second was Ramaswamy, who won over 27%.

Google Trends Shows Big Winner In The GOP Debate
Ramaswamy surged on Google after the first GOP debate, reaching over 2 million searches in total searches and beating the other candidates on Google Trends.

First 2024 GOP presidential primary debate averaged 13 million viewers
The online interview that Trump did with ex-Fox News Channel host Tucker Carlson, during the same time as the debate, has gotten over 200 million views.

The First Republican Debate Was Only A Game Changer For The Delusional Media Desperately Hoping For One
Anyone’s guess is as good as mine as to whether the Republican debate this week “mattered” or “made a difference” in the race — I’m leaning heavily towards “Nooo…” — but what I do know for sure is that there are some awfully stupid attempts out there to insist that it did.

Why Did the GOP Debate Ignore Inflation?
Inflation is by far the top concern for Americans, and the word "inflation" came up only six times throughout the night. Compare that to "Ukraine," which came up 23 times.

Jen Psaki Says ‘No One’ Supports Abortion Until Birth, But She And Other Democrats Support Exactly That
Psaki, in an attempt to cover for leftists’ long history of demanding abortion at any stage, confidently posted her erroneous claim during the GOP primary debate after several Republicans onstage lamented Democrats’ radical abortion agenda.

NY Times: At First Debate, a Glimpse of Trumpism Without Donald Trump
At times onstage, Republican rivals could imagine the primary race was about issues, ideology, and biography. Then reality set in.

Leftist Rep. Cori Bush names the 'Winners' of the Republican debate as 'Racism,' 'Fascism'
"Every candidate made clear last night that the GOP is a threat to democracy as a whole."

News...

Third-trimester abortions are much more common than 'assault-rifle' deaths
Defenders of legal abortion, in politics and the news media, do not like talking about third-trimester abortions. That’s natural because, as everyone who has had a baby knows, in the third trimester of pregnancy, the not-yet-born baby looks just like a baby, acts like a baby, and is viable outside the womb.

Pro-life activist schools federal judge on abortion ban; judge mocks and denies law
"While taking the stand, pro-life activist Herb Geraghty educated a federal judge about a partial-birth abortion ban that's been on the books for 20 yrs. The judge mocked Herb & denied the existence of a federal ban on the procedure."

What If The Answer To Skyrocketing Child Care Costs Is Staying Home With Your Kids?
Parents of young children who both work full-time do indeed make us richer as a nation, but that doesn’t mean the result is a net positive.

Parents find remains of teen son hugging dead dog in Maui home destroyed by wildfire
Grieving parents found the body of their 14-year-old adopted son hugging his dead dog after the Maui wildfires — then carried him around half a mile to a police station to be confirmed among the dead.

Man caught on camera injecting opioid ‘chemical agent’ under neighbor’s door
A Florida chemistry student was caught on a neighbor’s hidden camera allegedly injecting an opioid "chemical agent" underneath their front door, causing the family and their newborn baby to fall ill, according to police.

Economy / ESG...

Carol Roth: The BRICS expansion is pro-oil and anti-US dollar
The yearly BRICS conference wrapped up with a major announcement. The group has put out invitations to more than double its size as of January 2024. These invites went to Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the UAE, as well as Argentina, Ethiopia, and Egypt.

Disney’s stock closes at a 9-year low, and it still may not be cheap
If there are lessons to learn from 2023, it’s that corporate politics matters. Target, Bud Light, and Disney have lost billions in revenue or market cap, all because they prioritized appeasing the left, showing they didn’t understand their own customers.

Immigration...

Biden administration sues Elon Musk's SpaceX for 'only hiring US citizens'
SpaceX discouraged refugees and asylees from applying to the company “by wrongly stating that SpaceX can only hire U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents.”

NY Governor Pushes Biden to Speed Up Migrant Permits
“New York has shouldered this burden for far too long,” the governor said. “There does not appear to be a solution to this federal problem any time soon. This crisis originated with the federal government, and it must be resolved through the federal government.”

WAR News... 

No plea deal for 9/11 terrorists: Bipartisan group in House tells Biden
The Biden administration, which will put a grandma in jail for "parading" on J6, is looking to go soft on the 9/11 terrorists.

US will start training Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16s in October
Ukraine put forward a list of approximately 32 pilots who are ready to begin training on F-16 fighter jets, according to another U.S. official, but most did not have a strong enough command of the English language yet.

White House Assures Ukraine of More Aid Despite Republicans’ Reluctance
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Wednesday that there is still bipartisan support for more Ukraine aid despite Republicans’ increasing reluctance to provide it.

Was Prigozhin already dead? Mystery over Wagner plane crash bodies’ ‘missing heads’
An unnamed source has claimed that "several" of the bodies discovered lack heads, adding an eerie and perplexing layer to the incident.

Putin Responds After Prigozhin Killed Following Failed Coup Attempt: ‘Made Serious Mistakes’
“I knew Prigozhin for a very long time, since the early ’90s,” Putin started.

COVID-19...

A third of adults believe COVID-19 vaccines caused thousands of sudden deaths: Poll
The new polling data found that a third of adults believed the COVID-19 vaccines “caused thousands of sudden deaths in otherwise healthy people,” with 10% believing that claim to be “definitely true” and 23% saying it is “probably true.”

Jamie Lee Curtis bashed for face mask ‘propaganda’ amid COVID spike
“And we’re BAAAAACCCCKKKK,” the actress wrote. “No, not Michael Myers but masking will be. COVID is on the rise. SO MANY friends now are really sick. BE MINDFUL. WEAR A MASK if required or even if you feel unwell and are out in public spaces.”

Florida Surgeon General: Do Not Cooperate With Mask Mandates
"What do you call re-imposing mask policies that have been proven ineffective or restarting lockdowns that are known to cause harm?" posted Ladapo on Twitter. "You don't call it sanity. These terrible policies only work with your cooperation. How about refusing to participate…"

Entertainment...

Oliver Anthony says government will not 'save us'
"What I want out of this for the general public its for people to stop relying on someone 150 or 500 miles away from them to solve their problems for them."

Halle Berry To Pay $8K A Month In Child Support
The actress and her ex have finalized their divorce, with both sharing joint custody and Berry providing child support and “4.3% of any income she receives above $2,000,000″ in additional support.”

30 Years Later, Politically Incorrect 'PCU' Has a Lot To Say About College
How many movies have remained so relevant decades after their release as the 1994 college comedy "PCU"?

Europe...

‘I will rape Jesus!’ – Migrant shouts obscenities on video while smashing Swedish Catholic church windows with rocks
“Sweden, I’m going to rape Jesus in there now,” he shouted in the video. He then screams: “Allahu Akbar!”

Environment...

Now paper straws are canceled
Scientists say "eco-friendly" utensils contain potentially toxic chemicals and are just as bad for the environment as plastic versions.

US Turns To Country Notorious For Child Labor And Unsafe Mines To Source Its EV Ambitions
In order to facilitate electric vehicle production, the U.S. is seeking to spend taxpayer dollars to develop cobalt supply chains from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a country which is known for high prevalence of unsafe child labor in its mines, many of which are controlled by Chinese interests.

LGBTQIA2S+...

Trans-Identified Male Coach Used Girls’ Locker Room to Undress Multiple Times
Incidents kept quiet by Pennsylvania school district.

NY Times vindicates trans-clinic whistleblower Jamie Reed
In February, a former gender-clinic employee came forward to expose the horrific practices of the doctors there. She detailed a regime under which kids, often suffering from severe mental illness, were rushed into life-altering treatment with cross-sex hormones and even surgery.

Court rules against Muslim-led parents demanding opt-out of LGBTQ propaganda in Maryland schools
The parents, who included many of the Muslim faith, were calling for an injunction ahead of August 28, when school is scheduled to begin again. They were originally allowed to opt out their students until the district changed its policy in March.

Emergency Room Staff Near St. Louis Gender Clinic Worry ‘No One Is Ever Told No’
Emergency room workers at a St. Louis children’s hospital that houses a popular gender clinic said they worry that the young trans-identifying patients showing up at the ER in crisis are never “told no” when it comes to hormone treatments.

Amazon’s Canceled ‘A League of Their Own’ Co-Creator Plays Victim
"All queer people are Personally and Politically under Attack across the Country."

Alice Cooper blasts gender ideology and 'woke thing,' says trans push 'absurd'
The rock legend slammed efforts to confuse children about gender, calling transgenderism a "fad," and criticized the "whole woke thing" as illogical in a new interview.

Carlos Santana under fire for saying: 'A woman is a woman'
He's a singer, not a biologist, so how would he know?

Report: Marketing Firm Behind Bud Light Transgender Disaster Fires 13 Workers
The California marketing firm behind Bud Light’s disastrous tie-up with Dylan Mulvaney fired more than a dozen employees — days after top brass boasted about a lavish junket to an award ceremony on the French Riviera.

Education...

High School Tells Teenager To Remove His U.S. Flags From Truck
He chooses homeschooling instead.

Health...

Biden’s health czar warns new guidance could be only 2 beers a week
Americans could be urged by officials to drink no more than two beers a week as part of strict new alcohol guidelines.

Gender Studies Professor Blasts Fight Against Obesity As ‘Fatphobic’
A Canadian gender studies professor claims new drugs deployed in the fight against obesity are a “dangerous” new front in the culture war on “fatphobia.”

Religion...

How to Pray for the Elections
How should we pray for the 2024 elections? Should we pray for a particular candidate to win? Should we pray for specific issues and ask God to raise up those who will do the best job on those particular issues? Or should we simply pray, “Your will be done, Lord”?

Science...

We Might Have Accidentally Killed the Only Life We Ever Found on Mars Nearly 50 Years Ago
In one experiment, the Viking landers added water to Martian soil samples. That might have been a very bad idea.

The World’s Leading Alien Hunter Is a Harvard Professor
Avi Loeb’s search for extraterrestrial life has made him the most famous practicing astronomer in the country — and possibly the most controversial.

Travel...

NASA announces supersonic plane almost twice as fast as the Concorde
NASA wants to take commercial passengers from New York to London in 90 minutes.

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