Grand Rapids 2024 Election Guide

KAXE contacted every candidate twice using contact information submitted to the Secretary of State’s Office to invite them to participate in our Election Guide. Candidate responses have not been edited and are published as submitted. As necessary, our news team added contextual information clearly marked with an “editor’s note” and in italics, though responses have…

FTC Findings on Commercial Surveillance Can Lead to Better Alternatives

On September 19, the FTC published a staff report following a multi-year investigation of nine social media and video streaming companies. The report found a myriad of privacy violations to consumers stemming largely from the ad-revenue based business models of companies including Facebook, YouTube, and X (formerly Twitter) which prompted unbridled consumer surveillance practices. In…

Hamas Attacks Israel:  One Year Later

Date: October 7, 2024 Host: Jim Schneider ​Guest: Dr. Richard Schmidt MP3 | Order

Dr. Richard Schmidt is pastor of Union Grove Baptist Church and founder of Prophecy Focus Ministries.  He is the speaker on the weekly TV program, Prophecy Focus and the radio broadcast, Prophecy Unfolding.  He spent 32 years in law enforcement including that of acting sheriff of Milwaukee County until his retirement.  He’s authored several books including: Are You Going to a Better Place?, Daniel’s Gap Paul’s Mystery, Tribulation to Triumph: The Olivet Discourse, Globalism: The Great World Consumption and Artificial Intelligence: Transhumanism and the De-evolution of Democracy.

As many Crosstalk listeners know, Hamas, an Islamic terror organization, launched a brutal attack on the nation of Israel on October 7th of 2023.  It was called Israel’s 9-11.  It was the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust.  The barbaric slaughter of men, women and children turned the stomach of the world as Hamas carried out their rampage.  

In response, the prime minister of Israel declared war.  It was the first time that the Israeli Security Cabinet voted to go to war against an enemy since the Yom Kippur War of 1973.

Attacks have continued against Israel from Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis.  Even this morning, one year later, alarms sounded once again as Hamas launched a missile barrage against central Israel.  Then, in the face of all this, anti-Israel rallies have been staged blaming Israel for causing the attack against itself on October 7th.  U.N. resolutions have come against Israel and now nations are threatening an arms embargo against them.

As part of his review dealing with what took place on this date one year ago and to update listeners concerning what’s currently happening in the region of Israel, Dr. Schmidt addressed the following:     

Hamas: their tunnel system and where the cease-fire talks stand.

Israel’s pager/walkie-talkie attacks. 

Iran’s direct attack on Israel. 

The relationship between Israel and the current U.S. administration. 

Why the secretary general of the U.N. has yet to condemn Hamas. 

Why is VP Harris sending millions in additional humanitarian aid to Lebanon when there are citizens in the U.S. suffering greatly from Hurricane Helene?

Why is French President Macron calling for an arms embargo against Israel?

Jim and Dr. Schmidt have even more to present as they look in detail at this religious war that is challenging the loyalties of many nations around the world.

More Information

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Germany Rushes to Expand Biometric Surveillance

Germany is a leader in privacy and data protection, with many Germans being particularly sensitive to the processing of their personal data – owing to the country’s totalitarian history and the role of surveillance in both Nazi Germany and East Germany. So, it is disappointing that the German government is trying to push through Parliament,…

News Roundup & Comment

Date: October 4, 2024 Host: Dalton Windsor MP3 | Order

News from sources you can trust.  It’s Crosstalk and the Friday News Round-Up!  Dalton presented content that focused primarily on news related to Hurricane Helene.  Here are some highlights from the first half of the broadcast:

–As of Thursday, more than 2,100 have been rescued in North Carolina as the death toll from Hurricane Helene has reached 200.  This has been the fifth deadliest hurricane in the last three-quarters of a century.

–A volunteer firefighter from South Carolina was threatened with arrest after using his private helicopter to help the rescue efforts in North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene’s devastation.

–Audio of Georgia Governor Brian Kemp who ripped in to the Biden/Harris administration for their lack of response and even ignoring several counties and communities. 

–Audio of people who share their extreme frustration with the lack of government response to the storm over 4-5 days.  In spite of this, the major media insists on concentrating on new allegations against President Trump. 

–A grieving mother talks about her son’s last moments during the storm as he called out for Jesus.

–The Harris/Walz campaign is blaming Trump for gutting FEMA and therefore blocked disaster relief funding when he was president.

Hear the rest, including what listeners had to say, on this edition of Crosstalk.