Oct. 9, 2026

Weekly Roundup: Hegseth’s Execution Livestream, “Bomb LA,” and "What Would Hitler Do?"

Weekly Roundup: Hegseth’s Execution Livestream, “Bomb LA,” and "What Would Hitler Do?"

They want to rule, not govern. This week on the Weekly Roundup, Brad Onishi and Dan Miller break down Trump’s “bomb LA” comments, the “enemy combatant” rhetoric aimed at Somalis in Minnesota, Hegseth’s plan to live-stream a firing squad execution, and Tucker Carlson and Curtis Yarvin’s Hitler comments. Then they close with some reasons for hope: Ossoff in the Georgia debate and a Satanic invocation in Ottumwa, Iowa. With the midterms less than a month away, Brad and Dan argue the GOP is ramping up fear-mongering, race-baiting, and empty promises because it has little else left to offer. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro: Iran, LA, Somalis, and the live-streamed execution 03:38 The thesis: ramping up the tactics before the midterms 06:43 Somalis as “the new Haitians” 10:46 JD Vance can’t define socialism 15:26 Ruling vs. governing 17:37 Hegseth’s live-streamed firing squad 27:34 “Pro-life” and “family values”? Bloodlust and the research on televised executions 33:16 Tucker Carlson on why the UK fought WWII 42:38 Curtis Yarvin, JD Vance, and the “engineering” view of society 50:58 Transit funding tied to birth and marriage rates 55:15 Reasons for hope: Ottumwa, Iowa, and Ossoff vs. Collins 1:01:14 Upcoming events and wrap-up UPCOMING EVENTS (Brad Onishi, American Caesar) Oct 11: Knoxville, TN, Unitarian Church, with the Rationalists of East Tennessee Oct 12: Nashville, TN, downtown library, 6 p.m., with Phil Williams Oct 14: Memphis, TN, Rhodes College MORE FROM STRAIGHT WHITE AMERICAN JESUS Sunday: Interview | Tuesday: Live show with Brad and Matt Taylor, 1:30 ET | Wednesday: In the Code with Dan Miller | Friday: Weekly Roundup If you enjoy our work, please subscribe. Paid subscribers get bonus content, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1k episode archive, an invite to our Discord community, and access to the Axis Daily Brief. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... 🔔Subscribe - Substack: www.axismundi.substack.com Books mentioned: 📕 American Caesar: How Theocrats and Tech Lords Are Turning America into a Monarchy by Brad Onishi — out September 15: https://static.macmillan.com/static/e... 📗 Defying Tyrants: Following Jesus in a World of Christian Antichrists by Matthew D. Taylor — out October 6: https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/... Full tour dates: https://axismundinetwork.substack.com... 🔗 axismundi.us www.quo.com/SWAJ - Try QUO for free PLUS get 20% off your first 6 months www.groundnews.com/SWAJ 40% off the Vantage Subscription!

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