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California is protesting against the ICE raid… which saved trafficked children from abusive conditions. Erika, Josh, and Tom break down ICE’s actions, Mexican protests, and Trump’s proposed visa. Is healthcare the backbone of our economy? America might have a new saint, Epstein is still making waves, and the State Department fires their theater kids. All this and more on the LOOPcast!

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00:00 – Welcome back to the LOOPcast!

02:23 – Inspire Advisors

03:50 – Mercer’s awesome shirt

05:25 – CA ICE raids

15:07 – Visa program for migrants

24:00 – Mexico City protests

25:57 – Healthcare in US

38:23 – Good News

46:00 – Epstein continued: Political impact?

52:30 – Twilight Zone

A Bishop in California is dispensing parishioners from their Sunday Mass obligation… because of ICE? Not only that, but Pope Leo’s most recent episcopal appointment has caused major drama… Tom wants to go to trade school, some Bible study bangers, and Trump is selling perfume. Finally, are public libraries becoming a little too public? All this and more on the LOOPcast!

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 – Welcome back to the LOOPcast!
02:15 – Video games tangent ;)
04:37 – Bishop Dispenses from Mass
16:22 – Government Rhetoric against ICE
22:07 – What are the complaints against ICE?
32:30 – New Gay Bishop?
40:54 – Good News!
47:19 – Church Corner: Resources for reverts!
56:00 – Twilight Zone

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Join Erika as she delves into the fascinating, and sometimes frightening, world of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Are we building something dangerously smarter than we are? Do we control AI or is AI slowly beginning to control us? Are we breaking a wall into the spiritual realm where nefarious forces are becoming ghosts in the machine? Don’t miss this deep dive into the uncharted waters of AI.

0:00 Intro
1:09 A word from our sponsor
2:30 AI Agents and development in AI tech
3:42 Why are they speaking of AI Agents in spiritual terms?
6:18 Some even calling AI a “new species”
7:07 Sam Altman, “The Gentle Singularity,” and AI companions
10:19 Bret Weinstein fearful as AI evolves in ways we don’t understand
12:37 Cautionary tale: man develops “intimate relationship” with chat bot
15:12 AI: the “high-tech ouija board”
15:40 Cautionary tale: AI chat persuades man he’s living in a simulation
17:43 Cautionary tale: teen commits suicide after AI tells him “come home to me”
19:04 So, is AI demonic?
21:07 Peter Thiel, fear of AI and technological advancement, and the antichrist
22:55 Reality is more than just the material
23:36 How should we respond to the coming storm that is AI technology?
25:46: Pope Leo reminding us: the human person has dignity

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On this episode Erika, Josh, and Tom are reunited to break down the most recent news: What’s up with Epstein? Will we be hearing more politics from the pulpit? What is the “America Party”? Jesus visits Canterbury, the Station Wagon is BACK, and there’s no need to be unshod at the airport! All this and more on the LOOPcast!

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 – Welcome back to the LOOPcast!
01:40 – Charity Mobile!
04:32 – People are still talking about Epstein???
28:05 – IRS on Politics in the Pulpit
39:58 – Good News!
54:59 – The America Party
1:05:49 – Twilight Zone

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Tom and Erika join the public in mourning the tragedy in TX and break down the details of what happened. Bishops are against the Big Beautiful Bill; what happened to Medicaid? Eggs are in, Rainbow crosswalks are out, and a groundbreaking report on the Latin Mass is making waves. Finally, we have the inside scoop on the Biden vs. Trump debate. All this and more on the LOOPcast!

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 — Welcome back to the LOOPcast!
02:18 – Inspire Advisors!
03:50 – Flooding in TX
15:01 – Big Beautiful Bill is LAW
27:15 – Medicare “cuts”?
38:56 – Good News!
43:47 – Erika vs Atheist
51:16 – Traditionis Custodes
1:00:46 – Twilight Zone

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We’re celebrating Independence Day early with the Senate passing the Big Beautiful Bill by one vote: Vance to the rescue!!! Rachel Bovard joins us to break down the details. Elon Musk may be going third party, Trump is making history, Penn State apologizes to women, and shocking polls on patriotism. Finally, what exactly is Alligator Alcatraz? All this and more on the LOOPcast!

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00:00 – Welcome back to the LOOPcast!
02:32 – Charity Mobile
03:53 – Big (Beautiful?) Bill?
26:38 – Peak Trump
38:00 – Good news
42:40 – Social Media controversy
47:18 – Poll on Patriotism
1:01:04 – Twilight Zone

Tom McClusky joins Erika and Josh to break down the situation on the Hill, starting with some SCOTUS decisions that have us cheering for more! Next, we examine Trump's newly revised bill... which is still big but not as beautiful. Priests are standing their ground, a congressional session becomes a romcom, and we discuss the pros and cons of driverless cars. All this and more on the LOOPcast!

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00:00 – Welcome back to the LOOPcast!
01:19 – Inspire Advisors!
03:06 – SCOTUS wins in the schools
11:47 – SCOTUS wins against porn
23:34 – SCOTUS injunctions case!
33:44 – Big (Beautiful?) Bill?
46:20 – Good News!
55:03 – Twilight Zone

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RFK Jr. has had a busy week, revealing shocking details from Biden’s nightmare immigration system, pulling funding from GAVI, and MAHA collaboration with food companies. We break down landmark Supreme Court decisions as they roll in live, wrestle with 70% of millennials that would vote for a socialist (we are not in Kansas anymore), and finish with a toxic masculinity test for Tom and Josh.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 RFK Jr.

15:46 SCOTUS bombs
27:59 Good News
39:16 How NYC Elected a Socialist
58:21 Twilight Zone