RADIOOctober 17, 2024

REVEALED: Is an “armed MILITIA” really threatening FEMA?

FEMA recently said that it had to relocate workers in the Hurricane Helene disaster zone due to threats from an “armed militia.” But was FEMA referring to the military veterans and civilian groups who are on the ground rescuing people and providing relief? Glenn speaks to the Vice President of one of those groups, the United Cajun Navy, to get the truth. Brian Trascher tells Glenn, “it turns out it was the WORST militia ever because it was just one guy.” So, why would government officials use this language, which caused leftists and the media to accuse Trump supporters of violence? “There’s been so much misinformation,” Brian says, “not just on the internet, but from the feds also.”

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GLENN: Brian Trascher, he's the United Cajun Navy vice president. He's on the program to you. Brian, how are you, sir?

BRIAN: Oh, I'm just living the dream, GB. Living the dream.
(laughter)
GLENN: Are you still in North Carolina?

BRIAN: I tell you what, since we've last spoke, I've been back to Louisiana, to Florida. Back to Louisiana. And about to go to North Carolina again. And, you know, people see us online in different places. But I just want everyone to know that we still have teams, both in North Carolina and in Florida.

Just because I'm not there -- well, they're not getting baby-sat if I'm not there. But it doesn't mean we don't have people there.

GLENN: Yeah. I was going to say, they're pretty capable.

I've seen members much your team.

They're pretty darn capable. So tell me about this militia. That FEMA is taking about.

BRIAN: Turns out, it was the worst militia ever, because it was one guy who went -- and
I believe this is the correct story. He went on TikTok and was showing videos of federal employees and federal vehicles.

Going around, I guess near his property. Or near where he lives. And he was showing videos of some of them that were armed. Which, you know, it's not that big of a deal. Some of these federal officials are armed. It's like, cops are -- and North Carolina is an open carry state anyway.

GLENN: Everyone was armed when I was down there.

BRIAN: Yeah. No kidding. So he made a comment. I believe he made a comment that was construed as like, you know, he was not happy about it. Maybe he was going to do something about it. Somehow, that turned into, there's an armed militia. Fortunately the North Carolina National Guard came out fairly quickly and said, hey, look. We talked to our troops. They haven't seen anything like that.

Now, you know, the feds -- like they have caution. In case this rumor is true --

GLENN: Wait. You're breaking up badly. Brian, are you there?

BRIAN: Yeah. I'm here. Can you hear me?

GLENN: Yeah. Go ahead.

BRIAN: I'm sorry. Yeah, so I understand the feds in an abundance of caution for their employee safety, pausing things.

But my understanding, is that it was a brief pause. And they're back at it. But, again, there's been so much misinformation, not just on the internet.

But from the feds also. Glenn, we both know that the federal government will tell you, don't believe your lying eyes. And then their allies in the media, unfortunately, will stand in front of the burning Hindenburg.

And tell everybody that it was just a mostly peaceful flint landing.

GLENN: Right. Right.

BRIAN: So nobody is helping. You know what I mean?

Just help. If people see something and they actually get it on video, then, you know -- just don't tell them, it's not true. Tell them they're investigating.

At least, try to tell the truth.

GLENN: That's difficult for a lot of people to do.

Especially, at the higher levels of government.

I feel bad for the FEMA government. A lot of these people are volunteers, or very low level.

That are just going out, trying to help.

You know, some of them are part of the red tape.

And I'm going to leave out the ones at the very tippy top, that I have a little bit of contempt for.

BRIAN: Right.

GLENN: But nobody should. Nobody should ever threaten any of them.

I mean, I don't think it's a problem, to say, you know what, thank you. But, no, thank you.

We as a community, have decided, you can turn your trucks around and go home.

We have this.

There's no problem with that. But there should never be any threats made.

BRIAN: Correct.

At the very top. There are political appointees confirmed by the Senate. Like you said. You're talking about employees, and sometimes in their 20s and 30s, and they are out there.

And not all of them with FEMA. They have people from the forestry service. Different federal departments that are out there, trying to just beef up the staff that they have and the presence that they have.

We've heard reports that people are turning down help. From, you know, federal agencies. And saying, you know, no. We want the Cajun Navy.

I mean, as heartwarming as this is, they have to understand, we're just a tiny non-profit. We can't get to everybody. So we wouldn't suggest turning down any help. To your point. Any communities have the right to, you know, self-reliance and doing things on their own.

GLENN: Yeah. And I mean, I understand -- I mean, this used to be something that Americans were proud of.

That we're going to take care of it ourselves.

And no, thank you. We believe the government is the problem.

We should be skeptical of our government.

We shouldn't be violent against our government.

Or threaten violence.

But we should be skeptical of them.

And especially when they deserve that side eye. You know, when they have not been there for seven to ten days. And then they show up because the pressure is, you know, on them.

I think it's reasonable to have the community, come to their own conclusion, that I don't know that they really care about us.

So I'm not going to be a photo op.

But, you know, how --

BRIAN: Right. Well, a reporter asked me, you know, what the genesis. My opinion of the genesis of this distrust in government.

I said, well, I think it goes back to how this nation was founded. They were distrusting of a crazy king.

And despite having a 13-colony lead, the British still got their asses thrown off this continent, right? So it goes back a long way. And then of course, a lot of stuff that went on during COVID didn't help. So, you know, it's healthy.

You know, always, always question your leaders. It's your duty as a citizen to question your elected leaders and their policies.

And, you know, make your voices heard at the ballot box, is the best advice I can give.

GLENN: I mean, George Washington said, treat government as you treat fire.

If you're in control of it, it's fine.

If it's -- if you're not in control of it, it's deadly.

You know, don't -- don't trust the government. It was in -- you know, one of my favorite stories from history on -- on, you know, federal -- federal help is, the -- the hurricane that came in, I think in the 1920s. In Texas.

And the citizens met them -- met the government. Hoover sent a bunch of people down. With a bunch of relief. And they met them at the state line. And said, turn your trucks around. They don't need your help.

And he went back and said, hey, Texans need the money. Let's raise the money, and pass this law, so we can give them money.

Congress turned it down. And said, no.

We're not in that business.

That's not our deal.

And Texas raised more money than what the government was thinking about. Doing.

And they did it on their own. That's the way it should work.

BRIAN: Yeah. And, look, I'll point you to a situation closer to home here. 1815, a fleet of British man-o-war showed up in Lake Borgne, just north of New Orleans. Louisiana wasn't a state yet.

Most of the people living in New Orleans, didn't even know they were American citizens yet. Yet, they asked them to come down and defend the city.

And they had to enlist a band of pirates because they were the only ones who had gunfire and rifles. And they, again, they were able to thwart a force of 3500 British soldiers. Who had put -- put on ground in Louisiana.

So, you know, it's always up to the citizens to act first and take care of themselves. And if the cavalry shows up, great. But if it never does, you have to always assume that it won't.

GLENN: So what are the lessons that we should be pulling out of this whole situation, Brian?

BRIAN: Well, first of all, always -- you know, I listened to your -- I hear your ad all the time about My Patriot Supply. We might have to get linked up to those guys. But it's not a bad idea to have at least a few weeks. Or a month of food that will stay good.

Just store it somewhere.

You never know when something like this will happen to you.

Make sure that you have a plan.

If you know a disaster is coming. Make sure you can execute it.

And again, just collaborate with your community.

I mean, like, there has to be some sort of local response plan, that goes beyond what the government is doing.

Because I think -- especially local governments have the best intentions on how to respond to these things.

But when you're -- when your police and your fire and your EMS employees. Who are usually out there doing a great job every day.

I'm not saying they don't ever do a great job. But, I mean, when they get hit too.

When their house floods and their roof rips off, they have other problems besides their job. You know what I mean?

GLENN: Right.

BRIAN: So, you know, just make sure, you can be as self-reliant as you can. Because the cavalry is always going to come. You just don't know when. That's why we talked about it last time. FEMA is a second responder.

That's why we're the first responders or we try to be.

GLENN: You know, Brian, are you former military?

BRIAN: I'm not. I come from a long line. And veterans make the best volunteers for us, because you can't freak them out.

GLENN: Right. And, you know, what I learned from this, on the ground, a lot of vets are like, what was all of that for? If we just gave it back to them?

What was all of that for.

I'll tell you, that I really think that it will be former military that saves us.

If there are natural disasters everywhere. If there's real distrust, and unrest in the country.

You guys are just so good at organizing.

And just saying, no, no.

Relax. Relax.

You over there, you just do this. You go find this.

And you do that.

I mean, it was so well-organized. Really, by you guys.

And military vets. That were just in the area.

KAMALA: Yeah. And I love the saying. The most powerful thing a man can carry into combat is a purpose.

And you can't just be aimlessly going out and shooting at things.

We had this morning. There's an area in Florida. Some FEMA representatives called and asked if we could -- they knew we had some supplies delivered in the area.

They asked if we could come down.

I said, sure. They don't have -- FEMA doesn't have to confiscate nothing from us. We'll give it to them. You know, it's all donated to us. It's not ours. We're supposed to give it to people that need it.

So we work with them when we can.

And then, you know, obviously, sometimes, it -- they're slow. Or they're this or that.

People can criticize the job they're doing.

But they are doing a job. And we just say, let them do it. Be kind to their workers. And let's get through this recovery.

Because it will be a marathon, not a sprint.

GLENN: Yeah. Brian, thank you so much.

God bless you. And God bless the Cajun Navy. God bless you.

BRIAN: We love you.

GLENN: Yeah. Love you too.

It's a remarkable and really, really good thing that we're seeing from volunteers. Unless he said, maybe we should get together with the My Patriot Supply people.

We're already -- we're already on that.

Mercury One is putting together a disaster team, unlike anything I think anybody has.

I mean, it's remarkable.

The team that we're going to have for the next disaster.

Because we've been slowly finding them, and -- and we're -- and we just work together, so well.

You know, we don't get into their business. They don't get into our business. And if they are clean and efficient, we help them.

And so we thank you for everything you've done for Mercury One.

At MercuryOne.org.

Bold Predictions for 2026: UFOs, A Deported Congresswoman & More!

Global power is shifting, and 2026 may be the most disruptive year in decades. As Glenn Beck, Steve Deace, Liz Wheeler, and Jason Buttrill lay out—from a China–Taiwan flashpoint tied to Venezuela, to the explosive rise of UFO/NHI disclosure, to the possibility of a U.S. congressmember being denaturalized and deported—major geopolitical, cultural, and political shocks are converging at once. Meanwhile, pressure is mounting inside the Trump administration, voter patience is thinning, and the world is racing toward a new strategic realignment. These aren’t far-off hypotheticals. These are the indicators shaping the next year of global conflict, domestic upheaval, and institutional collapse.

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How Glenn Beck's "AI George Washington" went VIRAL and Caused a Leftist MELTDOWN

The Left is erupting over Glenn Beck’s new “George AI,” a completely fenced-off system trained only on Founding-era writings, the Federalist Papers, and the documents that shaped the United States. Critics insist it “sounds like Glenn,” but the AI doesn’t even know who Glenn is—and it doesn’t know any modern figures, media outlets, or political movements. What George AI does know is the worldview of the Founders, and that’s exactly what seems to be triggering its opponents. When the tool is asked about today’s issues, it responds entirely through the lens of 18th-century principles, often echoing truths that modern politics can’t seem to handle. This video breaks down why the backlash is so intense, how the AI works, and what it reveals about the widening ideological gap in America.

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GLENN: By the way, the left is losing their ever-loving mind on this George AI thing. There's more. I think it was trending again today. On one of the -- I mean, what -- I don't understand it.

I don't understand it.

STU: They are fired you up, and I don't know -- it's a fascinating thing, and you talked a little bit about this yesterday. I don't know if you're able to run the test. One of the fascinating parts of this.

Not only is it not echoing you.

GLENN: Yep.

STU: It is unaware of who you are.

Which, again, I wish I was.

GLENN: It is fenced off.

A lot of America is saying, right on, brother.

I'm with you, preach.
The -- the -- the way it's built, is it is only built on these specific documents.

It's only their writings.

What influenced them at the time.

The founding documents. The Federalist Papers. Et cetera, et cetera.

They keep saying, say what Glenn Beck should say.

Maybe that should tell you something. It doesn't know who I am.

I said that, and yesterday afternoon. You called me and said, does it really not know you?

We were just having a conversation. Does it really not know you. So I called Jason, who was on a plane.

And said, hey, Jason, can you have access to George AI?

What happened?

JASON: I had really crappy Wi-Fi, first thing I plugged in and said, who is Glenn Beck? And it's -- I won't give all the details for how this all works right now. But basically, what it spit out immediately is I can't even generate content on that, because I don't have data, Glenn.

GLENN: Doesn't know who I am. Has no data on me. So I asked him. Ask, does it know CNN? Does it know Anderson Cooper?

Does it know Donald Trump? Does it know the United Nations? The WEF? Does it know any of these people or any of these organizations? What happened?

VOICE: Same exact answer for every single one of them. It was actually so crazy. Well, does it know who anyone is? So I'll just pick a random person from George's era.

I just picked John Adams. Okay. So who is John Adams? And George AI spit out this amazing.

GLENN: Amazing. You sent it to me.

VOICE: Did you read this first paragraph? This is George AI.

He's saying, let me tell you about the reluctant architect of a republic. He goes, let me take you back the time before powdered wigs were considered cool before independence was in, before anyone had the audacity to name a country after ideals.

There was this man from Massachusetts. He didn't care much for fame. Didn't sparkle in debates and couldn't charm a crowd to save his life.

But give him a quill and a cause, and he would change history.

That's who John was. He goes on.

GLENN: I saw another -- I saw another piece of that, that was just -- it was just all the facts on him.

I mean, I'm reading it like I didn't know that. I didn't know that. I didn't know that.

JASON: So good.

GLENN: George AI, which begins January 5th in its own way.

I mean, we are being very careful with all of our AI. We -- it's going to be beta testing for quite some time.

And you will have access to the -- the -- the products.

As of January 5th. But you won't recognize it a year from now. But we just want to make sure that everything is safe.

And Stu asked me earlier, well, then how do you ask it. If it doesn't know anything. How do you ask it, you know, things like, what about this story? What about this story?

What about this story?

You have to put that story in. You have to say, here's a story, according to, you know, the Founders and the founding documents, what would you guys say is the problem here. Or how would you fix this, if this was happening in your society?

That's -- that's how we could compare things. You could you put in. You know, new laws, bills, anything else.

I put something in the other day. Was it yesterday or day before. Where we were talking about, oh, whether the president could fire somebody from his administration.

And the answer, I said, if there's anything in the Federalist papers, and it came back. Like, there's nothing in the Federalist Papers, per se.

However, Hamilton said, and -- and it went on. And it was like, I don't know what context he said that in, in the Federalist Papers.

I would have to look, thank you for showing all of this.

But it was exactly the answer that we're looking for. It's really a remarkable tool.

And it doesn't know who I am. So all of you lefties that are so freaked out, that it sounds like me, maybe -- maybe -- just maybe, that's something you should ponder.

Because it only has access. This is not a large language model.

This is a -- a fenced off server, that only has founding era you documents. Founding era information.

Ow, things that influence them. Things that came from them.

That's all it can relate to.

So if you're saying, it sounds like Glenn Beck. Maybe you should say, why do I hate Glenn Beck so much? If I claim to love the founding of our country?

If I claim to care about our Constitution.

JASON: One of the ways you can use this as you describe. A recent story of Donald Trump's new national security policy.

And I was running through tests with George. And just seeing what it would think about it.

GLENN: What did it say?

JASON: I won't go through the entire thing. It's pretty long. But just, from the very opening paragraph. You know, it's interesting. I'm trying to figure out, so many words of saying, when did the obvious, or stating the obvious become controversial?

GLENN: That's exactly what -- oh, my gosh. That's exactly what I said about this on the air. I read the policy on the air two days ago.

And I said, when is -- when did it become the obvious, it's like so revolutionary?

So controversial.

That is amazing.

JASON: Crazy.

GLENN: That is amazing.

The AI Jobs Crash is COMING... And We're Not Even CLOSE to Ready

AI is NOT the bubble... the real bubble is jobs. Entire industries are on the verge of disappearing, and college degrees are rapidly losing real-world value as automation accelerates. The next decade is set to erase millions of careers far faster than most Americans are prepared for. Manufacturing continues to collapse, robotics and AI are replacing workers at an unprecedented speed, and a widening disconnect between higher education and economic reality leaves younger generations feeling cut off from the American dream. A deepening generational divide, rising economic hopelessness, and the uncertain future of both white-collar and blue-collar work reveal a reshaped workforce where even trade skills are only temporarily secure. This is the new landscape facing the next generation—and it is arriving much sooner than anyone expected.

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GLENN: All right. So we are -- we're just talking about how jobs and AI. That's the bubble that everybody should be talking about. Not the AI bubble. Everybody should be talking about the yobs bubble.

And I think in some ways, everyone in America is. I mean, why?

Honestly, why -- why would you go to college?

I mean, anybody who is sending their kids to college, unless it's for something very specific or you just want, you know, your kid to find themselves. And to, you know, whatever. That is.

Why?

Why are you doing it?

I'm -- I'm begging my kids, trade school. Trade school. Trade school. Trade school. Because that -- that is the job -- those are the jobs of the future. Trade schools. You know, you can be a plumber. I don't know how long that will last. Maybe ten or 15 queers. But that will last longer than let's say truck driver. That will last a lot longer than attorney. Physician's assistant. Well, maybe a physician's assistant. A PA will probably last a while. Nursing will probably last a while.

But doctors -- I mean, it's -- it's -- you don't need as many as we have, right now.

In the future. Because it will be able to be done, robotically.

And I know this sounds crazy, but it's coming! It is come!

Now, we need doctors. So, yes. Go to school for a doctor. But what else?

Why are you going to school? Accounting? Business?

Really? You need that degree.

JASON: I had the same conversation with my son. Exact same.

Doesn't like it. Doesn't even want to talk about it.

STU: It is depressing.
JASON: Yeah, it is depressing, but they completely shut down over anything.

I told him -- I even offered him, I said, I will go to an electrician school with you.

We will do it at night. I was going to do it just to learn another skill.

GLENN: He was confident in the show? No, the sports thing is going to work out, Glenn. The electrician.

JASON: I was actually trying to get around my life screaming at me, the next time I blow the entire circuit in the house. It happened a few times.

GLENN: Sure. Sure. I got it. I got it. You know something I don't know.

JASON: They don't even want to talk about it. These are issues that I'm scared about. It's a complete crazy circle catch-22 situation going on right now. On one hand, the youth are not able to basically survive in the economy right now.

GLENN: They're not able to survive in anything.
JASON: No.

GLENN: In anything. If it's not cooked in a microwave, how many of our kids know how to cook? Even know where food comes from?
JASON: Yeah.

GLENN: I mean, they're not able to survive. You know, I read something about Teddy Roosevelt.

STU: Robotics can definitely do that. Right?

You think, if all this stuff is going away, these jobs are going away, who will need to know how to cook?

This becomes a really depressing conversation. I'm not surprised your son was like, gosh, this sucks. And shuts down. You know what, my -- I have a relative who owns a plumbing business, and he does great. He does awesome.

And it's been incredible for him and his awesome family.

GLENN: Awesome.

STU: That being said, not everybody wants to be a plumber or an legacy. So if what you're --

GLENN: No, I know that.

STU: You're the bad parent in the after school specials. Like, just screw your dreams. Go be a plumber. Who wants to be that guy?

GLENN: Not true. Not true.

My daughter wants to do the absolute impossible. She wants to be an actress. I would love to say, screw your dreams, you're not doing that.

And she talked about going to school, you know. I could go up to, you know, some university up in New York. And I'm like, that's not happening. You want me to pay for it.

Not paying for that. Have a good time. You want to earn it yourself. Go ahead. But I'm not sending you up into that viper's nest.

But I said to her, let's design a school for you. Instead of paying all of this money, let me get private acting classes.

Let me get, you know, private dance classes. It's less than a university. And what you know really got her? Was you then don't have to study all the stuff that you're never, of going to use.

You don't -- you don't -- you don't need to take advanced calculus or anything. Because you're not going to use that. You're never going to use that. You're never going to use that.

Now, my son, he likes math. That's fine with him.

You know, but there are things, when they are driven for something, you don't have to say, be a plumber. You can say, let's find ways for you to learn this in a better way.

STU: Yeah. If you're making a point against the university system, you do not need to sell -- it's like trying to sell me on the Jasmine Crockett candidacy. You have to do no work on that one.

GLENN: Right. Right.

STU: But I do think, it's interesting. I think you're right. I think a lot of these jobs are going to go away. In fact, there are already signs of this.

GLENN: They are.

STU: To the extent of, the back and forth about, you know, tariffs and all this other stuff.

We've seen a decline in manufacturing jobs in this country, this year. A decline. Like, and I don't think that's because tariffs, you know, are shutting down manufacturing anymore than they would have previously.

You know, there's gotten harder arguments about that. But I think more than anything else, people are just taking these jobs offline.

And automating them. All these big companies are replacing thousands of jobs. These announcements are in the news every day.

And it's going to be tough to -- to figure out what the next thing is.

I think you're right. Plumbing and electricians and all these things are going to be very valuable. Particularly in the short to medium term.

It's tough to message that to a kid. Hey. Find this job, that you don't really like. And just do it. It's the only job that exists. It's not exactly an inspiring message.

GLENN: So let me just ask you a question. Because maybe it's me, and what I do.

But I don't think it is.

You know, I'm married into the idea of AI. I have wrestled with it hard. I mean, you know Stu, I've been talking about this since the 1990s. And I've been wrestling with this. Because it is a nuclear weapon, in the hands of every single person.

It's the most dangerous thing man has ever created, and the greatest thing man has ever created, okay?

And so you have to really be careful with it, and have to know how to use it. But, you know, I told -- who was it? Sara, I think I told you yesterday. I said, I am -- I mean, I cried at Kleenex commercials. So, you know, this doesn't mean anything.

But I've gotten emotional using it recently, because there's been stuff inside of me, since I was ten. Things, dreams, ideas that I've always wanted to do. And I'm now being able to not only do those things, but do those things in a way that would have cost me hundreds of thousands of dollars, that would have taken me months to are do.

It was -- just, I couldn't do it. And I'm realizing now, as I'm scratching the surface. I'm learning more about history right now. Because I can grab the resources so fast. I can look into stuff and go, well, that doesn't seem right. And I can go deeper.

What is the difference between doing that, as long as you're using -- you're directing it, and you're using it and checking the sources et cetera, et cetera.

What's that -- what's the difference between that and almost like a book that was written for all the questions that you have?

And because it -- all it's doing, it's taking what you have inside of you.

And following that, is mining for things that will make that stronger.

I've -- I've learned so much history in the last year.

I've learned so much about not just technology, but -- but by -- about my own nature on how I work. What I believe is right. What I believe is wrong.

I mean, I've had this explosion, because I'm using AI every day.
And I don't understand why that's not considered like a university in its own way.

JASON: Can I give you? So you have a perspective of that as a creative.

Think of the amazing things you can do with it. Can I view the perspective of, like, my son's generation?

GLENN: Yeah. Yeah.

JASON: This is what they're thinking. While this sucks, the economy is so screwed, I will never be able to own anything my entire life.

Now, this is what they're telling us, speaking from my son's perspective, but everyone is telling us, don't worry about it, we're going to build, build, build, and we're betting everything on AI. Okay. Great. So it is going to get better, right?

Oh, how many jobs are going to be destroyed? So I can't do that one thing that I wanted to do because of AI? So the solution to why I can't ever take part of the American dream is what's going to eventually take the job that I want to get, so I can some day get the American dream. They're in that circle. And they're like, I'm screwed.

And then you look at the people like Elon Musk, that says, don't worry about it. Because automation, I'm going to be building all these robots. It's going to completely solve world hunger. But wait a minute. I won't have a job.

So none of the math adds up. They're like, wait a minute. And, no. It does. Remember, Stu. We've been talking about this problem for how many years. And I could not get anybody to listen.

I couldn't get anybody to listen.

The Charlie Kirk Effect: Why His Impact Has Only JUST Begun to Be Felt

Charlie Kirk’s passing became the defining story of 2025, and not simply because of the tragedy, but because of the extraordinary spiritual and cultural awakening that followed. Glenn Beck, Steve Deace, Liz Wheeler, and Jason Buttrill reflect on how Charlie’s life, integrity, and leadership transformed young conservatives, reshaped the American Right, and ignited a nationwide revival unlike anything seen in decades. From the shock felt across the country to the outpouring of renewed faith, unity, and purpose, Charlie’s legacy continues to move hearts and inspire millions. This episode honors the man who built a generational movement, awakened a nation, and left a light that refuses to be extinguished.

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