The Glenn Beck Program – Best of the Program | Guest: DataRepublican | 1/27/26

Date: January 27, 2026
Host: Glenn Beck (Blaze Podcast Network)
Episode Focus:
The episode dives deep into the escalation of unrest in Minneapolis, the ideological motives behind certain activist groups, the potential consequences for American society, and Glenn’s personal thoughts on a nonviolent “third way” approach to restoring national reconciliation.

Main Theme & Episode Purpose

Overview:
Glenn Beck provides a detailed analysis of the turmoil in Minneapolis, warning that organized far-left activist movements are leading a true insurgency—not just protests—against the legitimacy of the American government and its institutions. He exposes the ideologies and alliances fueling this movement and ultimately explores whether reconciliation through radical nonviolent action, a la Martin Luther King Jr. or Gandhi, could offer a solution.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Situation in Minneapolis: Insurgency, Not Protest

Timestamps: 03:02–14:30

• Organized Far-Left Networks:

  • Cites the work of investigative journalists (Azra Nomani, Free Beacon, James O’Keefe) and groups like the Morrow Institute in unmasking complex networks driving unrest.
  • Quotes O’Keefe’s experiences in Minneapolis, describing police-free “autonomous zones” where activists surveil outsiders with “spotters everywhere” [17:46].

• Mirac – The Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee:

  • Exposes MIRAC’s deep role in organizing resistance, linking them to calls for abolition of U.S. borders, rejection of the American state, and support for global revolutionary causes, including endorsement of violence against “enemy” authorities.
  • MIRAC’s materials urge “train up community members in rapid response and intervention” and “immigration raid response trainings” [05:50].

• Revolutionary Ideology:

  • Claims MIRAC is “not about reform or reconciliation. They are seeking abolition of borders, any deportation, any enforcement, [and] the abolition of the United States as it is presently constituted.” [07:30]
  • Draws direct parallels between the language of the “Turtle Island” movement and anti-Israel/Palestinian resistance, equating American law enforcement with the Israeli military.

  Notable Quote:

  “This is not about immigration, compassion, or civil rights. This is an insurgency…It’s about power. It’s about ideology. It is about a movement that doesn’t believe that America even has a right to exist.”
  — Glenn Beck, [04:38]

2. The Dangers of Normalizing Political Violence

Timestamps: 12:30–14:30

• Violent Rhetoric and Escalation:

  • Describes MIRAC, their allies, and affiliated organizations as openly encouraging or excusing physical confrontation, criminal vandalism, and violent resistance against law enforcement (“bash the fash,” “organized, militant, and ready to fight back”).
  • Raises concerns over their solidarity with foreign adversaries and support for groups with terrorist links.

  Notable Quote:

  “They provide resources that support all arrestees, rejecting any kind of distinction between peaceful protest and criminal destruction…ICE is equated with the Israeli military…This is rhetorical framework that transforms law enforcement into enemy occupiers and then calls killing them resistance.”
  — Glenn Beck, [13:50]

3. The Spell of Extremism: Real-World Examples

Timestamps: 17:05–18:50

• Medical Worker’s Call for Sabotage and Harm:

  • Shares social media clips of a Virginia healthcare worker (Melinda) encouraging others to sabotage ICE agents by spiking their food or intimidating them with loaded syringes as a form of “resistance.”

  Notable Quote:

  “She was talking about filling a syringe with a paralytic just to scare them. That’s sick. I mean, is anybody for that?”
  — Glenn Beck, [18:41]

4. Glenn’s “Third Presence” Solution: Radical Nonviolence

Timestamps: 19:20–29:40

• Rejecting Escalation:

  • Observes that moving more troops or cracking down with force is what revolutionaries want—to provoke an escalation.

• Calling for Ordinary Heroism:

  • Proposes imagining “a third presence” at protests—unarmed individuals acting as a calm boundary between authorities and activists, without anger or fear, simply standing and witnessing:

    • “What if a group locked arms, not in hostility, but in resolve?”
      [21:00]
    • “Faces that refused to mirror the violence…would cause hesitation. People would all of a sudden go, ‘Wait, what is happening here?’”
      [21:40]

  • Draws inspiration from Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi:

    • “The strongest force in human affairs is not domination, but a disciplined compassion that is so visible, so undeniable, that it actually unsettles even those who are prepared for violence.” [20:55]

  • Emphasizes moral courage and spiritual preparedness; questions whether the country can muster even 350 or 50 leaders to embody this.

  Notable Quotes:

  “Martin Luther King and Gandhi both knew this kind of action does something extraordinary…It denies both sides their expectation of conflict…Nonviolence is not the absence of tension. It is the creation of a moral tension so pure it demands reflection instead of retaliation.”
  — Glenn Beck, [22:20]

  “This will not be won. We have to reconcile with people who are under this spell of lies.”
  — Glenn Beck, [29:30]

5. Personal Reflection on Division and Hope for Reconciliation

Timestamps: 27:00–29:50

• Glenn’s Family Experience:

  • Shares the pain of being estranged from family due to political division.
  • Stresses longing for reconciliation, not “winning”.

  Notable Quote:

  “I don’t want victory over my family members that don’t talk to me anymore. I want reconciliation. I want to come back together. I want peace with justice…That’s more important than any politics or anything else.”
  — Glenn Beck, [28:40]

Memorable Moments & Quotes

• “This is not a protest. This is pre-justification. This is rhetorical framework that transforms law enforcement into enemy occupiers and then calls killing them resistance.” [13:50]
• “Can we find 350 people out of 350 million that could actually do it and would do it? Let me ask you this: Do you think you could find 50 pastors that would do it?” [26:40]
• “Every single tactic, if you will, that we play out—if it’s not led by God, it will fail…If you want to save Judeo-Christian values, you must demonstrate love for those who hate you… I am not the guy for this. But that is the only answer.” [29:00]

Key Segment Timestamps

• 03:02–14:30: Exposure of activist networks, MIRAC, and the ideological roots of the Minneapolis unrest.
• 17:05–18:50: Social media violence from a healthcare worker.
• 19:20–29:40: Glenn’s “third way” plea for nonviolent intervention, with references to MLK and Gandhi.
• 27:00–29:50: Personal story about division, call for reconciliation.

Summary

This episode of The Glenn Beck Program is a highly charged warning about the systemic organization and radical goals of certain far-left activist groups in Minneapolis, their rejection of America’s foundation, and the dangerous normalization of violence. Glenn argues that the nation is at a crossroads and warns against escalating the cycle. Drawing on historical examples, he advocates for a return to moral courage, radical nonviolence, and reconciliation—even when it seems impossible—as the only genuine hope for restoring civil society.

Tone: Urgent, reflective, and at moments deeply personal. Glenn is candid about both the threats and the spiritual/moral demands of the current crisis.