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Did the SPLC Actually FUND the KKK? Tyler O’Neil Breaks it Down | The Brief with Shabbos Kestenbaum | PragerU

Why was the SPLC indicted?  The story is bigger than anyone expected. In this episode of The Brief, host Shabbos Kestenbaum sits down with Tyler O'Neil, Senior Editor at The Daily Signal and author of Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center, to break down the explosive DOJ indictment against the SPLC. In April 2025, a federal grand jury indicted the SPLC on 11 counts including wire fraud, false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to commit money laundering — all tied to a secret decade-long program that paid more than $3 million to informants embedded in the KKK, the Aryan Nations, the National Alliance, and the organizers of the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville. But the real question Tyler raises: was the SPLC actually manufacturing the hate it was profiting from? We also cover: * Why the SPLC labels Moms for Liberty, PragerU, and the Family Research Council as "hate groups" on par with the Klan * How the SPLC classifies groups (and why the criteria matter) * What was the SPLC’s role in Charlottesville * How the SPLC became a weapon used by Big Tech, corporations, and Democrats to silence conservatives * The bank fraud charges that Tyler says the SPLC cannot escape * What the $800 million endowment means for the organization's future * The 2012 terrorist attack on the Family Research Council — and the SPLC's role * What is the SPLC's defense against the indictment * Was there fraud with the SPLC donor money If you’ve ever asked: “Is the SPLC credible?” “How do they pick ‘hate groups’?” “Why does the Hate Map have so much influence?”—this episode is the deep dive you’ve been looking for. 🔔 Follow The Brief so you never miss an episode. ▶️ Watch more episodes of The Brief at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://l.prageru.com/4uoSxNz]https://l.prageru.com/46yupO6 ⭐ Enjoyed this episode? Follow the show, leave a rating, and share it with someone who needs to hear this conversation! 👉 What else is PragerU unpacking? From timeless wisdom with Dennis Prager to unfiltered Real Talk with Marissa Streit — discover your next favorite at ⁠⁠⁠⁠PragerU.com/podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://l.prageru.com/40ZbPLH%E2%81%A0] Follow PragerU: YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@PragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@PragerU] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prageru/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/prageru/] X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/prageru⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/prageru] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/prageru⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/prageru] Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/PragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://rumble.com/c/PragerU] PragerU Español: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@esPragerU⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@esPragerU] Follow Shabbos: Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/shabboskest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/shabboskest]  X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/shabbosk?s=11⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/shabbosk?s=11] Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/shabbi.kestenbaum/ [https://www.facebook.com/shabbi.kestenbaum/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

America’s Cost-of-Living Warning: New York Is the Blueprint | The Brief | PragerU

Why Is New York So Expensive NOW? In this episode of The Brief: Insights From The Inside, Shabbos Kestenbaum sits down with Bruce Blakeman to break down the affordability crisis squeezing New Yorkers—from skyrocketing housing costs and tax burden to daily cost-of-living pain that’s pushing families and young professionals out of the state. But here's what should concern EVERY American, not just New Yorkers: Blakeman breaks down the exact policies that drove New York to this point—runaway green energy mandates, unchecked illegal immigration spending, rent freezes that kill housing supply, pied-à-terre taxes that chase out job creators, and sanctuary policies that tie law enforcement's hands. If you're watching from another state and any of those sound familiar, this episode is for you too. ▶️ Watch more episodes of The Brief at:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://l.prageru.com/4uoSxNz]https://l.prageru.com/46yupO6 ⭐ Enjoyed this episode? Follow the show, leave a rating, and share it with someone who needs to hear this conversation! 🚚 The Freedom Truck is rolling into town with an immersive, hands-on journey through American history! 🇺🇸 Step inside, celebrate 250 years, and experience our founding like never before. ✨Check it out here 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://l.prageru.com/4eCo09m⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://l.prageru.com/4eCo09m] 👉 What else is PragerU unpacking? From timeless wisdom with Dennis Prager to unfiltered Real Talk with Marissa Streit — discover your next favorite at ⁠⁠⁠PragerU.com/podcasts⁠⁠⁠ [https://l.prageru.com/40ZbPLH%E2%81%A0] Follow PragerU: YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@PragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@PragerU] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prageru/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/prageru/] X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/prageru⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/prageru] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/prageru⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/prageru] Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/PragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://rumble.com/c/PragerU] PragerU Español: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@esPragerU⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@esPragerU] Follow Shabbos: Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/shabboskest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/shabboskest]  X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/shabbosk?s=11⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/shabbosk?s=11] Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/shabbi.kestenbaum/ [https://www.facebook.com/shabbi.kestenbaum/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Homeless Crisis Nobody is Talking About | The Brief with Shabbos Kestenbaum | PragerU

Joey Tuccio is a volunteer animal rescuer with Starts With One Today, and he's seen things on the streets of Skid Row most people refuse to look at—dogs sold for crack, newborn puppies found alive in trash cans, animals used for dogfighting, and abusers arrested and back on the streets within days. In this episode of The Brief, Shabbos Kestenbaum sits down with Joey to pull back the curtain on the animal welfare crisis hiding in plain sight in Los Angeles—and why local leaders like Mayor Karen Bass and City Council members are allowing it to continue. Explore life’s biggest questions with PragerU’s The Rational Case for God 101. Sign up now to get free access to this 10-part video series 👉⁠https://l.prageru.com/3OPMqBE [https://l.prageru.com/3OPMqBE] ▶️ Watch more episodes of The Brief at:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://l.prageru.com/4uoSxNz]https://l.prageru.com/46yupO6 ⭐ Enjoyed this episode? Follow the show, leave a rating, and share it with someone who needs to hear this conversation! 👉 What else is PragerU unpacking? From timeless wisdom with Dennis Prager to unfiltered Real Talk with Marissa Streit — discover your next favorite at ⁠⁠PragerU.com/podcasts⁠⁠ [https://l.prageru.com/40ZbPLH%E2%81%A0] Follow PragerU: YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@PragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@PragerU] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prageru/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/prageru/] X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/prageru⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/prageru] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/prageru⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/prageru] Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/PragerU⁠⁠⁠ [https://rumble.com/c/PragerU] PragerU Español: https://www.youtube.com/@esPragerU [https://www.youtube.com/@esPragerU] Follow Shabbos: Instagram:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/shabboskest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/shabboskest]  X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/shabbosk?s=11⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/shabbosk?s=11] Facebook:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/shabbi.kestenbaum/ [https://www.facebook.com/shabbi.kestenbaum/] Follow Joey Tuccio: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joey.tuccio/ [https://www.instagram.com/joey.tuccio/] XTwitter: https://x.com/joey_tuccio [https://x.com/joey_tuccio] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Is Science Embracing Intelligent Design? Stephen Meyer on The Story of Everything | The Brief | PragerU

Is the universe fine-tuned for life? Is DNA “digital information” that points to design? And why are more people asking whether science supports the God hypothesis? In this episode of The Brief, Shabbos Kestenbaum sits down with Stephen Meyer — author of Return of the God Hypothesis and featured voice behind the new film The Story of Everything (in theaters April 30) — to tackle the questions people keep searching: What is intelligent design (and what isn’t it)? What do scientists actually mean by “fine-tuning”? Is the “information problem” in DNA real — and why does it matter? Can evolutionary theory explain novel biological information, or does it mostly rearrange what already exists? And why are some thinkers arguing that the “God hypothesis” is becoming scientifically discussable again? * Get tickets and learn more about the film, The Story of Everything at: https://www.thestoryofeverything.film/ [https://www.thestoryofeverything.film/] * Explore life’s biggest questions with PragerU’s The Rational Case for God 101. Sign up now to get free access to this 10-part video series 👉https://l.prageru.com/3OPMqBE [https://l.prageru.com/3OPMqBE] ▶️ Watch more episodes of The Brief at:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://l.prageru.com/4uoSxNz]https://l.prageru.com/46yupO6 ⭐ Enjoyed this episode? Follow the show, leave a rating, and share it with someone who needs to hear this conversation! 👉 What else is PragerU unpacking? From timeless wisdom with Dennis Prager to unfiltered Real Talk with Marissa Streit — discover your next favorite at ⁠PragerU.com/podcasts⁠ [https://l.prageru.com/40ZbPLH%E2%81%A0]. Follow the The Story of Everything: Instagram: @TheStoryofEverything ⁠https://www.instagram.com/storyofeverythingfilm/ ⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/storyofeverythingfilm/] Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/thestoryofeverythingfilm/about/⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/thestoryofeverythingfilm/about/] X: @TSOEfilm ⁠https://x.com/TSOEfilm/⁠ [https://x.com/TSOEfilm/] YouTube: @TheStoryofEverythingFilm ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Thestoryofeverythingfilm⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@Thestoryofeverythingfilm] TikTok: @TheStoryofEverythingFilm ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thestoryofeverythingfilm⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@thestoryofeverythingfilm] Follow PragerU: YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@PragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@PragerU] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prageru/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/prageru/] X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/prageru⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/prageru] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/prageru⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/prageru] Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/PragerU⁠⁠ [https://rumble.com/c/PragerU] Follow Shabbos: Instagram:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/shabboskest⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/shabboskest]  X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/shabbosk?s=11⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/shabbosk?s=11] Facebook:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/shabbi.kestenbaum/ [https://www.facebook.com/shabbi.kestenbaum/] Follow Stephen Meyer: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drstephencmeyer/ [https://www.instagram.com/drstephencmeyer/] X/Twitter: https://x.com/StephenCMeyer [https://x.com/StephenCMeyer] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Earth Day Bonus Episode: What’s Wrong with Wind and Solar? | 5-Minute Videos | PragerU

In this special Earth Day bonus episode from our 5-Minute Videos series, Mark Mills breaks down the hidden downsides of wind and solar energy. Are wind, solar, and batteries the magical solutions to all our energy needs? Or do they come with too high a price? Mark Mills, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, analyzes the true cost — both economic and environmental — of so-called green energy. Want more? Sign up now for Climate Change 101 — your ultimate toolkit to shut down every climate crisis argument. ➡️⁠https://l.prageru.com/4uommNt⁠ [https://l.prageru.com/4uommNt] ▶️ Watch more episodes of 5-Minute Videos at: ⁠https://l.prageru.com/4lCX76A⁠ [https://l.prageru.com/4lCX76A] ⭐ Did you enjoy this episode? Follow the show, leave a rating, and share it with someone who needs to hear this conversation! 👉 What else is PragerU unpacking? From timeless wisdom with Dennis Prager to unfiltered Real Talk with Marissa Streit — discover your next favorite at PragerU.com/podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://l.prageru.com/40ZbPLH⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://l.prageru.com/40ZbPLH] Follow PragerU: YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@PragerU⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@PragerU] ⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prageru⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/prageru]  X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/prageru⁠ [https://x.com/prageru] ⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/prageru⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/prageru] ⁠⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/PragerU⁠ [https://rumble.com/c/PragerU] Follow Mark Mills: X/Twitter: ⁠https://x.com/MarkPMills [https://x.com/MarkPMills] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]