Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 7, 2026 (Christopher Juhn/Anadolu)
EA-Times Radio VideoCast: Trump’s White House Is Becoming The “Death Star”
In a 65-minute special filmed on Monday, I join CEO Retort’s Tim el-Sheikh to evaluate America’s “permanent state of emergency”, beginning with the ICE killing of Renee Nicole Good and continuing with the Trump camp’s quest for authoritarianism and domination at home and abroad.
I cut through the Trumpist disinformation to set out the facts around the slaying of Good and explain how, under pressure over the killing, the Trump camp have only escalated the ICE assault on individuals and communities.
We’ve got to realize that we are facing opponents who are not confronting you on the basis of discussion, the law, or responsible politics. They are doing this through provocative, click-bait disinformation and if we just chase them, we are always going to be chasing, chasing, chasing.
I also update on the situation in Venezuela after the US kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. I explain how even a wannabe authoritarian power can soon run into trouble, with the Trumpists having to accept the rest of the Maduro regime remaining in power, American oil companies balking at the theft of Venezuelan supplies, and the Administration unsure what to do next.
00:02:46 – The constant state of emergency
00:07:14 – Debunking false narratives around the ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good
00:29:54 – Why the Trump camp is now the “Death Star”
00:43:58 – Updating Venezuela
00:52:50 – Pushing back on the authoritarians
00:57:53 – Can ICE’s abuses spill over into full-blown armed violence?
