The Daily Herold: 9/30/26 - Media Attacks, the Superintelligence Rebrand, and Iraq Troop Withdrawal

Jon Herold, broadcasting from a Florida guest room, pushes back on a wave of online attacks accusing Badlands of paying hosts to tell people not to vote, sharing a viral (and satirical) post defending the network's diversity of opinion. He digs into the Senate blocking a congressional stock trading ban after Democrats called it a toothless election year gimmick, an odd Gallup poll showing Republican trust in mainstream media rebounding sharply this year, and Trump's new executive order rebranding "artificial intelligence" as "superintelligence" alongside a voluntary safety accord signed by major tech CEOs, including Anthropic's Dario Amodei. Other topics include a bizarre mid air incident where an El Al pilot allegedly tried to stab a colleague, a suspicious open letter from Iran's IRGC urging Americans to vote out Trump, and a Truth Social announcement of the last American troops leaving Iraq. Sponsor reads, a live attempt at buying a domain name, and plenty of chat banter round out a busy Wednesday show ahead of tonight's Power Hour with Burning Bright.