EPISODE · Apr 22, 2026 · 31 MIN
Hour 3 - Hour three connects the SPLC federal indictment scandal and Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld’s analysis to the fallout from the Anderson Gubernatorial Debate and the SC Senate's 80% pay raise.
from The Charlie James Show Podcast
The third hour of The Charlie James Show on April 22, 2026, focuses on unraveling a massive institutional scandal and holding local leaders accountable. The hour begins with a deep dive into the SPLC indictments alongside Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld, who analyzes the organization’s alleged "money-making smear machine" and the manufactured extremism detailed in the federal charges. Charlie then pivots to the Anderson Gubernatorial Debate, contrasting the candidates' promises with the SC Senate's controversial 80% pay raise, which he frames as a betrayal of taxpayer trust. The show concludes by connecting these themes to Virginia’s redistricting vote, warning that both the "follow the money" trail at the SPLC and the self-serving actions of state legislators reflect a broader trend of political insiders prioritizing power over the public interest.
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00:00 I think it's pretty funny. just wanted to kind of get a rundown of all the indictments that were handed down to the SPLC, the Southern Poverty Law Center. So I asked, ChatGPT, and listen to the response I got. This is from ChatGPT. You ready? Let's clear something up right out of the gate. There is no confirmed credible evidence that the Southern Poverty Law Center is facing 00:29 an 11 count indictment. Yeah. They said if that were real, it would be everywhere. DOJ announcements, major media coverage, file. Yeah. Well, guess what, Chad? GPT, it is everywhere. And we're talking about it right now. Joining us is Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld. uh She's one of the world's leading experts on economic warfare, disinformation and propaganda. And she joins us right now. Dr. Ehrenfeld, welcome to the program. 00:57 thank you for having me it's really it's really funny i mean you know uh... if i uh... i've been doing research if i had site type on uh... john fallows uh... into that uh... did you keep yeah uh... you can do the same you will see what you get the hot and angry you know yes absolutely he's an angel what you get with the and i uh... 01:26 is what was put in. Yep, you're exactly right. They're programmed by humans. But let's talk about this Southern Poverty Law Center. 11 count indictments on them. This is major, major news. They've been giving money to the KKK. I mean, that's amazing. What I really like of the indictments, they will get indicted in wire fraud and money laundering. Yeah. Those are those with evidence for that. 01:55 somebody should be going to uh... uh... to prove actually yeah i know that they will have the most expensive lawyers uh... money can buy uh... in this country dot dot good luck uh... it's uh... they have been funding uh... for example on okta after all hummus attack uh... israeli and more one hundred people to practice 02:23 two hundred and sixty one not hostages uh... and cause really burned down and ched butchered really people in babies and everything uh on october twenty there was a big enough if you recall uh... demonstration at the time down capitol hill and uh... before properly pro-hamas against israel 02:51 and uh... accusing israel of course of genocide and not come out and uh... among the funders of the uh... demonstration uh... was uh... who else if not the front-line public health center they were funded that they were funding it to but that but that's what they were known for right right so uh... they are but here they actually you've been nice to it 03:19 So they actually took people who infiltrated conservative organizations, right-wing organizations, uh in order to incite uh and convince them, or suggest to go and do all kinds of illegal things or demonstrations and anti-actually all kinds of activities that uh then the Southern Poverty 03:49 law center can blame the right. So it's really agents of influence if you want. I mean, this is kind of like. uh But they were raising money from ah people who happily fund the left to do that. So they didn't tell them that they are going uh to pay right wing informals to do that. 04:15 yeah you're exactly right i mean this is like a fire department setting fire so they can increase their budget next year yeah but if they can prove in crime just thinking about it speaking loudly do you uh... if they can prove that the agent that they send the adjunct of a control that they send to uh... uh... to white wing organizations when actually a member of the southern poverty law center 04:44 I don't know, maybe it is not fraud? I'm sure they're going to follow that money trail, right? Do you think this is the only organization like that doing this? Oh no! 04:58 right had given money and given money to question organizations to uh... to demonstrate also for pro-khamas activities okay uh... so to to question organization that support israel etc to engaging activities which are anti-israel uh... an ...
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Hour 3 - Hour three connects the SPLC federal indictment scandal and Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld’s analysis to the fallout from the Anderson Gubernatorial Debate and the SC Senate's 80% pay raise.
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