# Wed Episode #2307:  How Endless War Destroys a Republic

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Podcast: [The David Knight Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-knight-show-1060966)
Published: 2026-07-15T19:42:39+00:00
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──────────────────────────────────────── [00:02:15] US Strikes Iran for the Fourth Straight Day — Trump Backs Off 20% Hormuz Toll Hours Before Escalating Wall Street jokes: Trump always "chickens out taco." He threatened to destroy bridges and power plants next week while saying he's not interested in negotiating. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:04:40] Threatening Civilian Infrastructure Is Not a Legitimate Military Target — Brigadier General Confirms It on CNN Kimmett: bridges used primarily by civilians aren't legitimate targets; what Trump is threatening is a war crime under every legal framework. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:13:00] Rubio Wants to Dismantle the ICC "Brick by Brick" — To Protect War Criminals in This Administration They don't object to UN climate panels or parental rights destruction — only to the court that could issue arrest warrants for Trump, Rubio, and Hegseth. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:29:02] Democrat Socialists Plan to Abolish the Senate and Subordinate President and Courts to a Single Congress Madison: accumulation of all powers in the same hands is the very definition of tyranny; the DSA model is the Soviet Politburo. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:51:21] ICE Committed Two Murders in One Week — Houston and Maine — Masked Agents With No Identification A witness heard the Maine victim say "I tried to stop" after being shot through the windshield; experienced agents blew the whistle on 2,000-arrest-per-day quotas. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:56:24] 121+ Ex-Israeli Operatives Serving as ICE Agents in Chicago Alone — IDF Training Atlanta Police at Cop City Knight: we don't want IDF tactics brought here — they have no respect for human rights or civil liberties. ───────…

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