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Trump vs. AI Giants | McConnell's 92 Day Vanishing Act | The Story of 'Bravo' | 9/15/26 Sep 15, 2026

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Aaron McIntire covers President Trump and Vice President JD Vance pushing back hard against AI companies like Anthropic and OpenAI over recent doomsday warnings, arguing it is a bid for regulatory capture rather than genuine safety concern. He notes Senator Mitch McConnell's 92 day public absence continues even as the Senate returns to session, and covers prosecutor Joe diGenova's abrupt resignation from the Justice Department investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan, who has now been subpoenaed to testify. Aaron covers a Massachusetts family's fight to regain custody of their daughter after they allege a school secretly began her gender transition, and reports that Chinese entities allegedly supplied Iran with satellite images used in a deadly strike on U.S. troops in Jordan. He closes with a moving CBS 60 Minutes account of an F-15 pilot's survival and rescue after being shot down over Iran, a story Aaron calls one of the best he has ever heard.

The AI Doomer PsyOp Exposed | GPT-6 Can't Spell 'Seventeen' | 9/14/26 Sep 14, 2026

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Aaron McIntire lays out why he thinks recent doom laden warnings from AI researchers at Anthropic and OpenAI, including a viral resignation post from ex-employee Jacob Coxon, may be less about pure safety concerns and more about pushing regulatory capture against open source competitors. He walks through the timeline, from Coxon's post to statements from researchers at both companies, and argues the real motive is protecting these companies' bottom line ahead of potential IPOs by outlawing local AI models. Aaron connects this to his broader theory that much of the public backlash against data centers and AI traces back to foreign propaganda. He closes with a viral clip of a YouTuber getting the AI model GPT-6 to insist, incorrectly, that the word seventeen has four E's, using it as a lighthearted counterpoint to claims that AI is on the verge of ending humanity.

McIntire Raw Ep. 4 | 9/10/26 Sep 10, 2026

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More adventures in Aaron's basement.

Jimmy's Story | 9/3/26 Sep 03, 2026

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In this special, no-news edition of The A.M. Update, Aaron McIntire sits down with Jimmy Moon, a father from Sacramento, California, for one of the most powerful testimonies he's ever heard. Jimmy opens up about the terrifying early hospitalization of his daughter, now three years old, and the promise he made to God in the midst of that trial. He also shares his personal journey through suicidal ideation as a young man, and how that experience later led him to found a small local ministry that places highlighted scripture references into donated Bibles for others walking through similar struggles. Aaron reflects on why stories like Jimmy's matter, especially for those who follow the news closely enough to feel worn down by it. This episode is a reminder that God is still at work, even when the headlines tempt us to believe otherwise.

Vance Drops Truth Bomb | Birth Tourism Doctor Pleads Fifth | Tucson Hate Crime | 9/2/26 Sep 02, 2026

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Aaron McIntire covers leaked comments from Vice President JD Vance at a private Michigan campaign event, where he linked rising anti-Semitism to immigration from cultures with what he called ancient ethnic hatreds. He covers Congressman Brandon Gill's questioning of a Miami doctor who ran a birth tourism business, repeatedly pleading the Fifth Amendment when asked about ties to the Chinese Communist Party and criminal organizations. Aaron also covers a new Justice Department lawsuit against Kansas City, Kansas public schools over a policy allowing student gender transitions without parental knowledge, and renewed U.S. strikes on Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz. He covers the fatal shooting outside a Tucson, Arizona gay bar being investigated as a hate crime, and a father's emotional congressional testimony about his daughter's permanent injuries from a crash caused by an unlicensed illegal immigrant driver.

Trump Rules Out Nukes on Iran | 270 Trucking Schools Shut Down | Data Center Throwdown | 9/1/26 Sep 01, 2026

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Aaron McIntire covers President Trump ruling out the use of nuclear weapons against Iran when asked directly in the Oval Office. He covers Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy shutting down 270 commercial driving schools nationwide for training unqualified and non-English speaking drivers, and the growing public feud over data centers, including Vice President JD Vance's more measured take on utility costs. Aaron also covers a Massachusetts jury's lengthy deliberation in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, and Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's campaign event, where a woman reading a scripted endorsement appeared to grow faint mid-speech. He touches on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani dismissing concerns about wealthy residents leaving the city, and Buc-ee's CEO Arch Aplin's comments on prioritizing conservative states for expansion. Aaron closes with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's blistering written response to Senator Elizabeth Warren over the U.S. currency intervention in Japan.

Trump's Venezuela Oil Deal | Iran Heats Up Again | Milo Yiannopoulos Detained by ICE | 8/31/26 Aug 31, 2026

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Aaron McIntire covers President Trump's newly announced oil deal with Venezuela, giving American companies majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of reserves under interim President Delcy Rodriguez. He covers renewed fighting with Iran near the Strait of Hormuz, including new U.S. strikes and an Iranian retaliation attempt near Jordan. Aaron also covers a series of immigration enforcement stories, including the State Department revoking the visa of an Iraqi national with past ties to the FBI terror watch list, and provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos's ICE detention over an expired visa. He touches on HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s list of MAHA accomplishments, the killing of Nigerian pastor Hills Emmanuel and the ongoing search for missing hikers after Grand Canyon flash flooding, and closes with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele's comments on crime, forgiveness, and punishment.

Trump Renames Lake Ontario 'Lake America' | Trump: Dems Are Communists | AOTMA | 8/28/26 Aug 28, 2026

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Aaron McIntire covers President Trump's executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America amid the ongoing trade war with Canada, and a reported internal memo instructing Canadian Broadcasting Corporation staff to avoid calling 9/11 a terrorist attack. He covers Trump's interview with Trey Gowdy, where the president argues the Democratic Party has shifted from socialism toward outright communism, plus Michigan Congresswoman Debbie Dingell's frustration over continued questions about streamer Hasan Piker. Aaron also covers closing arguments in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's criticism of license plate reading cameras and digital surveillance. He highlights former Daily Wire CEO Jeremy Boreing's commentary on the role of pastors in confronting cultural and political decline. Aaron closes with a full Ask Or Tell Me Anything, covering church history, data centers, and AI search results.

Rubio Sanctions Antifa Network | Is Khamenei's Son Dead? | Dearborn Pastor Unloads | 8/27/26 Aug 27, 2026

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Aaron McIntire covers Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's sanctions against Autistici/Inventati, an Italy based tech collective tied to Antifa cells, along with new nonprofit related terror financing rules. He covers President Trump's comments on Glenn Beck about the uncertain status of the new Iranian Supreme Leader, the son of the late Ayatollah Khamenei. Aaron also covers the growing wave of Democrat lawmakers publicly disavowing streamer Hasan Piker ahead of the general election, and catastrophic flash flooding along the China-Nepal border that has killed more than 150 people, with dozens of Americans reported missing. He covers Dearborn, Michigan pastor Lorenzo Sewell's confrontational speech to the city council over accusations the city operates under Sharia law. Aaron closes with this week's poll results on Dolly Parton's best song, following her passing this week.

Remembering Dolly Parton | CIA Director's Secret Moscow Trip | Data Center Debate | 8/26/26 Aug 26, 2026

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Aaron McIntire remembers country music icon Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday at age 80 after a decades spanning career, and covers Darline Graham's primary loss to Ralph Norman in the race for her late brother Lindsey Graham's Senate seat. He covers President Trump's zero tolerance warning to Iran over sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, and unconfirmed reports that CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a secret trip to Moscow. Aaron also covers the WNBA's reported decision to bar former NBA players Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White from the draft after they declared themselves eligible for the women's league, and a rare interview with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on race and ideology. He closes with his own skepticism toward the growing public backlash to data centers and Flock license plate cameras.

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