On Today’s Show:

 👉 Southern Poverty Law Center under federal investigation

 👉 The SPLC hate map and accusations of ideological targeting

 👉 Moms for Liberty, Charlie Kirk, and conservative groups labeled as hate groups

 👉 Cory Booker’s anti-lynching crusade and over-the-top speech

 👉 President Trump’s latest warning to Iran as another deadline arrives

 👉 The political pressure of gas prices and a prolonged conflict

 👉 Dana Perino’s Purple State and its subtle jabs at Democrat figures

 👉 Chicago’s mayor pushing reparations while violence continues in the city

 👉 Voter ID hypocrisy at an Ayanna Pressley and AOC event

 👉 Republicans killing the SAVE Act and renewing FISA

 👉 China buying land, Russia gaining from oil disruption, and India’s role in the Strait of Hormuz crisis

Rich Zeoli opens with a blistering takedown of the Southern Poverty Law Center as news breaks that the organization is under federal investigation. We spend a huge part of the opening stretch on what Rich sees as the scam at the core of the SPLC, from its infamous hate map to its labeling of groups like Moms for Liberty, Charlie Kirk, and Christian organizations as extremist threats. We talk about how Zeoli believes the group inflated the threat of hate in America to keep money flowing, and why this investigation matters if federal officials and paid informants were used to target conservative and libertarian groups.

We also move into a broader conversation about political grandstanding, starting with Cory Booker. Rich goes after Booker’s long-running anti-lynching push, arguing it was always more about drama than reality, and then reacts to Booker’s latest full-volume speech as if it were an audition for president. 

The final stretch turns to foreign policy and election law. Rich breaks down President Trump’s latest comments on Iran, why this deadline feels familiar, and whether more military action is the likely outcome. We also get into the broader energy consequences, including how Russia, China, and India could all benefit or shift as the Strait of Hormuz remains under pressure.

00:13 What people think the Southern Poverty Law Center is versus what Rich says it became

01:10 The SPLC hate map and how groups get labeled extremist

05:49 Why Rich says the SPLC keeps redefining hate to keep money flowing

07:10 Hate group numbers, anti-government groups, and how the map expanded

08:37 Christian groups, gender ideology, and culture-war labeling

15:29 Why Rich thinks conservative groups were monitored under Biden

17:48 Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA, and the politics of fear

19:44 Why the federal investigation into the SPLC makes Rich happy

21:08 Iran deadline returns as Trump warns Tehran again

21:38 Cory Booker’s anti-lynching push and political theater

25:26 Trump on Iran, regime change, and why he says the U.S. holds leverage

30:14 Why Rich thinks more military action is still the likely bet

34:30 Dana Perino’s Purple State and what Rich liked about it

35:57 Cory Booker’s screaming speech and why Rich thinks it is phony

38:21 Chicago’s mayor, reparations, and the contrast in delivery

40:00 Violent street chaos in Chicago and what it says about city leadership

41:13 Mamdani’s city-run grocery stores and the promise of lower prices

43:02 Crime, police pursuits, and safety concerns closer to home

46:54 Voter ID, Fox News security, and the SAVE Act collapsing

48:18 Ayanna Pressley and AOC requiring ID for an event about movement politics

53:47 Spencer Pratt, California politics, and Chinese land buying concerns

55:39 China, India, Russia, and the energy fallout from the Strait of Hormuz crisis

58:25 Final thoughts on Iran, Putin, and the need to end the conflict soon 

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