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In this explosive Perspectives episode, Shane Burkett breaks down the Supreme Court’s latest bombshell: a 6-3 ruling that limits lower courts’ power to block presidential orders nationwide — a shift with massive consequences for American checks and balances.

The ruling centers on President Donald Trump’s first-day executive order to end birthright citizenship for children born to undocumented immigrants or temporary visa holders — a direct challenge to over a century of precedent grounded in the 14th Amendment. Three federal judges froze the order with sweeping injunctions. Now, those nationwide blocks are gone — the order will take effect in 30 days, except for the specific plaintiffs who sued.

Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s majority opinion declares lower courts overstepped. Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s dissent is a gut punch: “No right is safe,” she writes, warning this paves the way for unchecked executive power. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson goes further, calling the decision “an existential threat to the rule of law.”

But this isn’t just about immigration. It’s about the power shift that’s been brewing for decades. Back in 1898, the Supreme Court confirmed birthright citizenship for a Chinese American man, Wong Kim Ark — a precedent that’s shaped American identity ever since. Trump’s team argues that ruling was narrowly intended for former slaves — not today’s undocumented immigrants.

The episode also unpacks the rise of “universal injunctions,” a tool that ballooned under Trump’s first term (64 times!) and Biden’s administration (28 times). With this new ruling, future plaintiffs may have to coordinate 50-state class action lawsuits just to stop a nationwide executive order.

So what does this mean for other hot-button issues — like gun rights, freedom of religion, or civil liberties? Legal scholars say this ruling could empower any president to test constitutional limits, knowing it’s now much harder for one district judge to slam the brakes.

We also tackle the political backlash: Trump is celebrating a “monumental victory for the Constitution.” Critics like Chuck Schumer see creeping authoritarianism. Immigration advocates fear stateless children. Meanwhile, some justices on both sides admit the universal injunction problem was due for a reckoning — just maybe not like this.

How does Congress fit in? Could new legislation restore broad court power? Could judicial panels issue future nationwide orders? And what does this ruling mean for the next big legal fight that lands on the Supreme Court’s doorstep?

Perspectives cuts through the noise to ask the big question: What happens when the Constitution’s protections and presidential power collide — and one branch of government can’t fully check the other?

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Ever heard of a shipping lane so vital that companies will drop $4 million just to skip the line? In this episode of Perspectives, Shane Burkett breaks down why the 50-mile Panama Canal has become one of the most fascinating — and expensive — shortcuts in modern trade.

Discover how this man-made wonder, once a U.S.-controlled public utility, now operates like a mix of a luxury restaurant, an auction house, and a climate battleground — all while moving 5% of the world’s maritime cargo and generating nearly 4% of Panama’s GDP.

We unpack the hidden economics: Why it sometimes makes sense for ships to pay millions to cut the line. How a single ship burns $200,000 daily. And why 50 million gallons of fresh water are flushed with each transit — water that half of Panama’s people rely on for drinking.

Plus: the real stakes behind recent droughts, BlackRock’s controversial bid for two canal ports, and why these tensions between the U.S., China, and Panama are just getting started.

From the Culebra Cut’s one-way traffic jams to the pilots who train 14 years to navigate these giant vessels — this is a global trade story you don’t want to miss.

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Perspective: Faith, Science, Politics, and Life is a thought-provoking podcast that explores the forces shaping our world. Hosted by Shane Burkett, this show dives into the intersections of religion, scientific discovery, political shifts, and everyday life, featuring deep conversations with experts, thought leaders, and changemakers. No topic is off-limits—expect bold discussions, critical thinking, and new insights that challenge the way you see the world. Join the c

Perspective: Faith, Science, Politics, and Life is a thought-provoking podcast that explores the forces shaping our world. Hosted by Shane Burkett, this show dives into the intersections of religion, scientific discovery, political shifts, and everyday life, featuring deep conversations with experts, thought leaders, and changemakers. No topic is off-limits—expect bold discussions, critical thinking, and new insights that challenge the way you see the world. Join the c

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In this searing episode of Perspectives, host Shane E. Burkett unpacks the growing fusion of Pentecostal dominion theology, prosperity gospel preaching, and American right-wing politics. With bold commentary, spoken word rhythm, and unapologetic analysis, Shane explores how charismatic movements have evolved from fringe revival tents into full-blown political machines—with prophets in pulpits and QR codes on altars.

At the center of this story is Paula White-Cain: televangelist, prosperity preacher, and former spiritual advisor to Donald Trump. Her sermon in a Miami megachurch wasn’t just revival—it was a declaration of theological conquest. Quoting scripture while pledging a $12,000 check on stage, White-Cain urged believers to “take over” society in the name of God’s Kingdom, blending faith, nationalism, and spiritual warfare into a political roadmap for 2024 and beyond.

This episode dives deep into:

• What Dominion Theology is—and how it twists Genesis 1:28 into a mandate for Christian rule.
• The Prosperity Gospel’s role in building political loyalty through financial obedience.
• The emergence of the New Apostolic Reformation and its global influence.
• How charismatic leaders like White-Cain use dreams, prophecy, and tongues to justify political control.
• Why this movement threatens religious freedom, democracy, and pluralism in the U.S.

From mega-churches to the White House, Shane examines how faith is being used not to redeem, but to reign. It’s not just about votes—it’s about divine appointment. This isn’t salvation; it’s strategy. This isn’t revival; it’s realignment.

With spoken word fire and sharp critique, Kingdom Come challenges listeners to look beyond the altar and ask: when prophecy becomes policy, who gets left behind?

🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite platform. And don’t forget to like, subscribe, and leave a review if this episode makes you think, question, or feel.

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Perspective: Faith, Science, Politics, and Life is a thought-provoking podcast that explores the forces shaping our world. Hosted by Shane Burkett, this show dives into the intersections of religion, scientific discovery, political shifts, and everyday life, featuring deep conversations with experts, thought leaders, and changemakers. No topic is off-limits—expect bold discussions, critical thinking, and new insights that challenge the way you see the world. Join the c

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In this searing episode of Perspective, reader Angela Peterman rips the velvet curtain off the biggest scam in modern American politics: the culture war distraction. With a blend of satire, straight talk, and piercing political insight, Shane exposes how billionaires and political elites use social wedge issues—like race, abortion, immigration, guns, and DEI—as smoke bombs to blind the public while they rob the nation blind.

Let’s break it down. While average Americans are arguing over Target displays, book bans, and gender-neutral bathrooms, the ultra-wealthy are buying lawmakers, privatizing public services, slashing taxes for themselves, and rigging democracy from the inside out.

Here’s the hustle:

• Affirmative Action? “They’re taking your jobs!” But somehow, the jobs also got shipped overseas and automated.
• Abortion? A moral debate that conveniently distracts from the fact that maternal healthcare is collapsing in many red states.
• Immigration? They’re “invading,” yet they quietly power the labor market. The same people who scream “build the wall” also hire undocumented nannies, landscapers, and dishwashers.
• Guns and Religion? Politicians wrap greed in the American flag and weaponize the Bible—so you’ll ignore that they’re cutting your pensions while quoting Corinthians.
• DEI? Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion suddenly become the villains in America’s story—because it’s easier to blame equity programs than admit you’ve been exploited by the same rich people giving you talking points on cable news.

And then there’s the kicker: people keep voting against their own interests because they’ve been fed a nonstop diet of fear, outrage, and identity politics—while the 1% laughs from their climate-controlled tax havens.

This isn’t just political commentary—it’s a call to action.

Angela urges listeners to stop being pawns in a rigged chess game and start asking the real questions:

👉 Who’s profiting from my anger?

👉 Who benefits when we’re divided?

👉 And why is the person telling me to “watch out for immigrants” also selling my community to developers?

This episode is equal parts truth serum and gut punch—and if you’re not at least a little uncomfortable by the end, you might already be on the yacht.

🎧 Listen if you’re tired of:

• Billionaires playing puppet master
• Culture war smoke screens
• Voting against your own paycheck
• Politicians quoting scripture while gutting your public school

💡 This episode is for:

• Working-class Americans of all backgrounds
• Voters who are sick of being lied to
• Activists, organizers, and reg

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In this episode, we dig into the deceptively named “One Big Beautiful Bill” — also known as H.R.1, recently passed by the House in a razor-thin 215–214 vote. While its name may sound poetic, this sweeping legislation is a brutal, calculated attempt to codify an extreme political agenda under the guise of economic reform and patriotic pageantry.

As your host, Shane E. Burkett, I break down what’s really buried in the 1,100+ pages of this bill — from permanent tax cuts for the wealthy and sweeping social safety net rollbacks to radical healthcare restrictions and massive fossil fuel giveaways.

You’ll hear how this bill:

• Adds over $5 trillion to the national debt while slashing programs like SNAP and Medicaid
• Enforces work requirements that could disenfranchise millions of low-income Americans
• Eliminates green energy credits and prioritizes border wall construction over real infrastructure
• Creates “MAGA savings accounts” for babies born in a narrow political time window — yes, really
• Dismantles student loan protections, guts Pell Grant expansions, and restricts educational equity
• Raises the SALT deduction cap to benefit millionaires while pushing working-class families off the cliff

This isn’t about fiscal responsibility — it’s about ideological entrenchment.

It’s not about reform — it’s about regression.

And it’s certainly not beautiful — it’s cruel.

Join me as I expose the legal landmines, economic consequences, and moral contradictions woven into this bill. We’ll also unpack how this legislation is likely to provoke constitutional challenges, further divide Congress, and shape the political battleground heading into 2026 and beyond.

Whether you’re a policy nerd, justice advocate, or just someone trying to make sense of what’s happening in Washington, this episode will leave you informed, fired up, and ready to hold power accountable.

🎧 Let’s get into the truth behind the lie.

📎 Resources Mentioned:

• Full text of H.R.1 via Congress.gov
• CBO Report on Budget Impact
• Legal Analysis via SCOTUSblog and Brookings
• Energy, Education, and Medicaid Reports from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

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How did a grassroots movement led by a radical Jewish mystic become a global religion wrapped in dogma, political power, and cultural control?

In this thought-provoking solo episode, host Shane E. Burkett peels back the sacred veneer to explore the forgotten mysticism at Christianity’s core—and how its message of spiritual revolution transformed into a machinery of empire, identity, and governance.

From the dusty roads of first-century Galilee to the smoke-filled megachurch stages of modern America, Shane dives deep into:

• The true origins of Christianity through the lens of early letters, oral traditions, and evolving theology
• How Paul’s writings and the Gospel timeline reflect a slow elevation of Jesus from man to divine figure
• The Council of Nicaea and the political vote that declared Jesus “of one substance with the Father”
• The journey of Christian mysticism from intimate spiritual experience to Enlightenment-era embarrassment
• The emergence of American expressions of faith—from Puritan rigidity to Quaker stillness to revivalist fire
• How modern evangelicalism replaced mystery with marketing, and worship with branding
• And why the mystical impulse—personal, ineffable, and sacred—refuses to be tamed

Drawing on scripture, history, and cultural critique, Shane guides listeners through a lyrical and powerful narrative that challenges conventional religious thinking and reclaims the space for mystery, authenticity, and inner transformation.

Whether you’re a believer, skeptic, deconstructing Christian, or simply someone asking deeper questions—this episode offers clarity, context, and a call to rediscover the sacred in a world that’s turned faith into formula.

🎧 Listen now and step into the space where the sacred meets the skeptical—and where mystery still speaks louder than dogma.

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In this gripping and deeply unsettling episode, we walk listeners through a real-life constitutional nightmare that every American should be paying attention to. Imagine starting your morning with government agents at your door—no explanation, no charges, no rights read to you, and no court appearance. Instead, you and your loved one are taken and forcibly deported, without warning, despite being legally permitted to remain in the country. This isn’t a dystopian thriller—it’s the true story of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a legally present immigrant living in Maryland with no criminal record and full protection under U.S. law.

The episode dives deep into the disturbing case of Garcia, whose 2019 immigration court ruling granted him protection from deportation due to verified threats from gangs in El Salvador. Despite that ruling and an active federal court order, ICE agents, under the direction of executive power, detained and deported him with no due process—no warrant, no indictment, no hearing. We analyze how this blatant disregard for the law directly violates 8 U.S.C. § 1231(b)(3), which prohibits the removal of individuals to countries where they may face persecution.

More alarming, this episode unpacks the constitutional violations at the heart of this case. Garcia’s Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment rights—his right to due process, equal protection, and a fair hearing—were completely ignored. The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure were bypassed. His Miranda Rights, required for custodial interrogation under the Fifth and Sixth Amendments, were never given. Even more brazenly, the government acted in contempt of a standing federal court order, demonstrating a chilling willingness to override the judicial branch.

This isn’t about immigration policy—it’s about every American’s freedom. When our government can disappear someone with no evidence, no charges, and no trial, no one is safe. If we allow these violations to continue unchallenged, we open the door to unchecked executive power, eroding the very principles of liberty and justice that our country was founded on.

Listeners are urged to consider: if it can happen to him, what’s to stop it from happening to you?

The episode concludes with a powerful call to action for vigilance, accountability, and legal integrity. This is not a partisan issue—this is a moment for Americans of all stripes to defend the Constitution itself. Because, as the Founders warned, “When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.” And tyranny, once allowed to root, grows quickly.

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What if one of the most widely shared conservative news sources on social media wasn’t just a media outlet, but the mouthpiece of a fringe spiritual movement—one that believes in demons, karma, and a cosmic showdown between good and evil?

In this explosive episode, host Shane E. Burkett pulls back the digital curtain on The Epoch Times—a media juggernaut that grew from a quiet anti-communist newsletter into a $122 million empire, pushing everything from political conspiracy theories to climate change denial, all while allegedly laundering millions through a complex financial web.

But the deeper you dig, the stranger it gets.

We trace The Epoch Times back to its spiritual roots—Falun Gong, a movement founded by Li Hongzhi, who claims to possess supernatural powers and preaches a blend of qigong, alien mythology, and anti-scientific beliefs. What started as a peaceful resistance to Chinese Communist persecution evolved into a global spiritual-political hybrid—and The Epoch Times became its digital sword.

This isn’t just a case of media bias—it’s a story of blurred lines between faith and propaganda, between ideological warfare and information manipulation. Through firsthand accounts, investigative reporting, and leaked memos, we explore how the organization channeled Falun Gong’s apocalyptic worldview into a coordinated social media strategy that made Breitbart and Newsmax look like amateurs.

From obscure beginnings in 2000 to viral Facebook posts reaching hundreds of millions, The Epoch Times found its groove not in journalism, but in digital evangelism—pushing content that fed America’s growing appetite for divisiveness and moral clarity.

But in 2024, the cracks split wide open.

CFO Bill Guan was indicted for allegedly running a sophisticated money laundering operation that funneled illicit funds into the company’s accounts, allegedly inflating revenue by over 400%. Suddenly, the empire built on spiritual warfare and clickbait headlines was under federal scrutiny—and facing an existential crisis.

Founder Li Hongzhi distanced himself, warning his followers to stop engaging in political attacks. The Epoch’s leadership quietly shifted. Their Hollywood ambitions through Epoch Studios began to stall. And what was once the right’s favorite viral content mill is now navigating its most unstable chapter yet.

In this episode, Shane unpacks:

• 🔍 The founding of The Epoch Times and its entanglement with Falun Gong
• 🧠 How spiritual ideology shaped editorial decisions and media expansion
• 📈 The meteoric growth from $3.8M to $122M in five years—and the hidden cost
• 💸 The federal indictment and what it reveals about their funding strategies
• 🌍 Their global f

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