The David Rutherford Show

Jimmy Graham and David Rutherford went through Hell Week together in Class 208. Their paths split into different SEAL teams, different deployments, different wars — and converged again through the CIA's Global Response Staff. Today, Jimmy breaks down what actually happened inside Blackwater before the Fallujah ambush, what the Benghazi movie got wrong, why he punched a teammate on a memorial motorcycle ride, and how losing his closest brother led him to build Able Shepherd — one of the most respected tactical protection training programs in the country. Jimmy Graham is a veteran U.S. Navy SEAL (15+ years, Chief Petty Officer), former CIA GRS protective officer, and founder/CEO of Able Shepherd Emergency Readiness Training in Denver, Colorado. He is also the author of "The Return of Man" and founder of Abel Nation, a 501(c)(3) dedicated to protecting churches, schools, and communities.✅ Sponsor: ☕️ Black Rifle Coffee, use code froglogic20 for discount: https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/🏫 Get coaching by David Rutherford: https://www.froglogicinstitute.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this Memorial Day, former Navy SEAL and CIA officer David Rutherford does what his family does every year: he reads the names. Then he walks through the full cost of American warfare — from the 25,000 dead in the Revolutionary War to the 150,000 veterans who have taken their own lives since 9/11 — and makes the case that sacrifice is the single idea that holds civilization together. This isn't a generic tribute. This is a man who has been part of what he calls "the culture of death" since he was 23 years old, asking you to take 60 seconds and contemplate what it cost for you to have what you have.✅ Sponsor: ☕️ Black Rifle Coffee, use code froglogic20 for discount: https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/🏫 Get coaching by David Rutherford: https://www.froglogicinstitute.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

68 cents of every dollar in your wallet were printed in the last 18 years. The other 32 cents took 200 years to create. That's what the Federal Reserve actually did to your money. Brian Wesbury is the Chief Economist at First Trust Advisors, former Chief Economist for the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress, and ranked the #1 economic forecaster in America by The Wall Street Journal. He's been warning about this for decades. David and Brian break down how quantitative easing tripled the money supply, why that created the biggest generational wealth gap in American history (boomers won, Gen Z got crushed), how Jerome Powell's Fed enabled a government spending addiction at artificially cheap rates — and what the new Fed chair Kevin Warsh inherits now that the bill is coming due. They also dig into the Iran conflict's impact on oil and inflation, why two-thirds of Americans under 30 now believe socialism is a better system, and what Brian would tell every young person about building wealth in this economy.✅ Sponsor: ☕️ Black Rifle Coffee, use code froglogic20 for discount: https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/🏫 Get coaching by David Rutherford: https://www.froglogicinstitute.com/Follow Brian on X: https://x.com/wesbury Timestamps00:00 — How the Fed Tripled the Money Supply in 18 Years 09:42 — Why Two-Thirds of Gen Z Now Believe in Socialism 12:19 — Jerome Powell Created This Mess15:14 — Warsh vs. Powell: The Fed's Civil War 27:25 — The Fed Caused the Great Depression, the '70s, and Covid Inflation 31:41 — Iran, AI, Tariffs, and the Most Complicated Economy in History 33:55 — Building Wealth, College Is Overrated & The Soul of Americans44:09 — Brian's Message to Every Young Person: Be Who You AreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Look, I'm seeing it everywhere — people calling for raising militias, starting a new revolution, fighting back. And I get it. The frustration is real. But as a former Navy SEAL and CIA officer who's actually been in rooms where these operations get planned, I've got some bad news for your militia fantasy. What you'll hear: — David reads from the Declaration of Independence and highlights the line nobody ever quotes the one where the founders tell you NOT to do this lightly. — The full American rebellion scorecard: 1 win, 7 losses, from Shays' Rebellion to Wounded Knee and why the pattern hasn't changed. — The government's legal toolkit to destroy you: the Patriot Act, FISA 702, RICO, asset forfeiture, and why your Signal chat isn't as private as you think. — Five things that actually work to push back legally and constitutionally including one David learned from the Amish. — Why getting your own house in order is the most important thing you can do before trying to change the country.✅ Sponsor: ☕️ Black Rifle Coffee, use code froglogic20 for discount: https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/🏫 Get coaching by David Rutherford: https://www.froglogicinstitute.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On April 18, 2026, President Trump signed an executive order that opened the federal door to psychedelic therapy for American veterans — and the man who's been fighting for that breach for seven years sits down with David today. Tommy Aceto is a former Navy SEAL medic of 16 years who lost his trident, his marriage, and access to his children in the same window — and rebuilt his life through ibogaine therapy. In this episode, you'll learn how one dose can erase opioid withdrawal in hours, why the vagus nerve is the missing link in PTSD treatment, and how Tommy, Marcus Capone, Morgan and Marcus Luttrell, Shawn Ryan, and Bobby Kennedy Jr. quietly built the coalition that just changed federal policy. David and Tommy break down the legislative fight in Tennessee and Kentucky, why Big Pharma is racing to shut this down, and what every veteran, first responder, and family member needs to do right now to push their state to act. Tommy Aceto is a former Navy SEAL medic, founder of Hope Project, and one of the lead advocates behind the America for Ibogaine coalition. ✅ Sponsor: ☕️ Black Rifle Coffee: https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/🏫 Get coaching by David Rutherford: https://www.froglogicinstitute.com/ 📕 Get David's novel, The Poet Warrior: https://www.ballastbooks.com/ballast-bookstore/the-poet-warrior 📰 Sign up for David's newsletter for free coaching tips, updates, and more: https://davidrutherfordletter.substack.com/   00:00 – Trump's Executive Order Changes Everything03:00 – Tommy Loses His SEAL Trident, His Marriage, and His Kids07:30 – What Ibogaine Actually Is and Where It Comes From13:00 – Why This Is Different From Every Other Psychedelic17:00 – The Vagus Nerve: Why Thinking Can't Fix a Feeling Problem25:30 – ⚡ "One Dose. Seven Years Sober."30:00 – The Mission Within and the SEAL Healing Pipeline38:00 – Brian Hubbard, Rick Perry, and the State-by-State Fight46:00 – Big Pharma's Game: Why They Want This Locked Behind FDA Doors52:00 – Shawn Ryan's Testimony in Tennessee57:30 – What You Can Do This Week1:03:00 – Tommy's Final Word🇺🇸 Hope Project / Tommy Aceto: [LINK] This conversation breaks down ibogaine therapy for veterans, the Trump psychedelic executive order, the Tennessee Hope Treatment Act, and the SEAL community's seven-year fight to open this medicine to American warriors.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The mail-in ballot machine that decided Virginia is loaded and pointed at the 2026 midterms — and the Republican Party has almost no margin to absorb the hit. Captain Seth Keshel joins David to break down what really happened in Virginia's redistricting referendum, why the Save Act is dead in the Senate, and the four symptoms of "electoral dysfunction" that have turned American elections into a multi-week guessing game. You'll learn why voter registration — not polling — is the only intelligence signal that actually predicts elections, why 28 of 30 party-registration states are bleeding Democrats, and why Seth is still giving the GOP a 25% chance of holding the House. David and Seth also break down the Texas Senate primary, the Cornyn–Paxton fight, the redistricting wars, and what Trump should be doing right now to "buy the midterms" — psychologically, not illegally. Captain Seth Keshel is a former Army intelligence officer, election analyst, and author of The American War on Election Corruption (foreword by Newt Gingrich). ✅ Sponsor: ☕️ Black Rifle Coffee: https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/🏫 Get coaching by David Rutherford: https://www.froglogicinstitute.com/ 📕 Get David's novel, The Poet Warrior: https://www.ballastbooks.com/ballast-bookstore/the-poet-warrior 📰 Sign up for David's newsletter for free coaching tips, updates, and more: https://davidrutherfordletter.substack.com/Follow Seth on X: https://x.com/RealSKeshel Get Seth's book: https://www.amazon.com/American-War-Election-Corruption-Crusade/dp/B0GQM7XW15  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.