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"Rufo & Lomez" brings together the killer combo of Christopher Rufo, the Right’s most feared political strategist, and Jonathan “Lomez” Keeperman, an English professor turned renegade culture writer and publisher. Step inside their inner circle as they dissect the news, discourse, culture, and art through an anthropological lens, revealing the power structures, taboos, and hidden narratives shaping the modern world.
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- Yesterday1h 13m
The Rise and Fall of the Intellectual Dark Web | Ep 84
Bari Weiss and her 2018 New York Times article on the Intellectual Dark Web launched Jordan Peterson, Sam Harris, and the Weinstein brothers into the mainstream. Nearly a decade later, we dissect how that moment imploded into conspiracy rabbit holes, algorithm addiction, and the collapse of a would‑be heterodox revolution. Sponsors: ►Preroll Try Sage Teacher at https://www.sageteacher.ai/ One subscription covers your whole family. Use promo code RUFO at checkout for 20% off. 0:00 – Bari Weiss, the NYT, & the ‘Intellectual Dark Web’ 3:12 – Bari Weiss Predicts the Collapse 8:45 – From Free Speech Heroes to Cranks: The Fall of the IDW 14:20 – “Classical Liberal” Was Always Fake 19:05 – The Myth of Deplatforming Alex Jones & Milo 23:50 – How Peterson & the Weinsteins Went Off-Grid 29:30 – When Heterodoxy Became a Drug 34:10 – Charles Murray vs. the Weinsteins: Who Was Right All Along? 39:42 – Neocons Did It First (and Better) 45:15 – The Algorithm Fried Their Brains 51:00 – Was the IDW Just a Media Grift? 56:20 – NYT vs. IDW: Who Looks Sane Now? 1:01:40 – The IDW’s Kamikaze Mission Explained Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 5 days ago59 min
One Year Without Charlie Kirk & The Death of Idealism | Ep 83
One year after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the Right remains without a clear leader. Its coalition unity is shattered, and its leadership vacuum is only deepening. 0:00 – Charlie Kirk Assassination: One Year Later 3:12 – “Hinge Event” After 9/11: How Kirk’s Death Changed Everything 8:45 – Right-Wing Meltdown: Why the Coalition Shattered After Kirk 13:27 – Inside Charlie Kirk’s Power: Charisma, Humility & Raw Influence 18:50 – How Kirk Made Changing Your Mind a Superpower 23:39 – One Man, Massive Power: The Truth About Political Capital 29:05 – Can Anyone Replace Charlie Kirk? 34:42 – JD Vance: The Only Man Who Can Rebuild the MAGA Coalition? 41:03 – Candace Owens, Conspiracies & Cash: Monetizing Charlie’s Death 47:18 – Checked-Out Conservatives: Has Idealism on the Right Died? 53:02 – Real Voters or Just Clicks? The Mirage of Online Right-Wing Clout 59:40 – From Opposition to Power: Why the Right Can’t Figure Out Governing 1:06:11 – Scott Adams & Charlie Kirk: The Lost Architects of Trumpism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago51 min
I Was Inside the Pentagon on 9/11 — Here's What Happened | Col. Rob Maness | Ep 82
Col. Rob Maness was inside the Pentagon on 9/11. He provides an unfiltered, minute-by-minute account of the attack, the chaos, and the rescue efforts he witnessed firsthand. He connects that day to America's wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, and Ukraine, and he makes the case that America is back to a "September 10" mindset today. 0:00:00 25 Years After 9/11: Are We Back to ‘September 10th’ America? 0:02:45 Inside the Pentagon on 9/11: Colonel Maness's Account 0:06:10 Nuclear War Game on 9/11: Coincidence or Something More? 0:10:35 “We Are Under Attack”: The Moment It Became Clear 0:15:20 Chaos at the Pentagon: Fire, Asbestos, and Triage in the Hallways 0:20:40 Who Really Did 9/11? Inside the Future Operations Group 0:25:05 Afghanistan vs. Iraq: Why One War Was Justified and the Other a ‘Bad Idea’ 0:30:30 We Won the War in 2005 — Then We Lost the Strategy 0:36:15 Patriot Act & FISA 702: How 9/11 Still Haunts American Freedom 0:42:00 Iran Since 1979: Ending a 50‑Year War with Blockades and ‘Economic Fury’ 0:48:10 Can America Outlast Iran’s Fanatics? Political Will vs. Religious Zeal 0:54:25 Ukraine, NATO, and Russia’s Red Line: Did the West Push Too Far? 1:00:10 Can Trump End Two Wars at Once? Predictions on Iran & Ukraine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago1h 2m
Jeremy Boreing: Behind the Scenes of The Pendragon Cycle | Ep 81
From The Pendragon Cycle to the future of the GOP, Jeremy Boreing lays out a long-term strategy for rebuilding conservative culture. Sponsors: ►Preroll Try Sage Teacher at https://www.sageteacher.ai/ One subscription covers your whole family. Use promo code RUFO at checkout for 20% off. 0:00 – The Fantasy Epic Owning Amazon Prime 3:15 – How Jeremy Boreing Beat Hollywood at Its Own Game 7:42 – Why Conservative Movies Keep Failing 12:30 – Will & Grace, Game of Thrones, and the Real Power of Story 18:05 – Rebuilding a 100‑Year Hollywood Machine from Scratch 23:40 – 300 Crew Members, 79 Shoot Days, and Everything Went Wrong 29:10 – Real Bulls, Real Blood: The Insane Pendragon Stunt Everyone Thinks Is Fake 34:25 – Why Conservative Money Won’t Build the Next Facebook or HBO 40:55 – Are Conservatives Doomed by a Failure of Imagination? 47:20 – Lady Ballers vs. Pendragon: Politics, Polemics, and Real Art 53:45 – Evangelicals: The GOP’s Most Powerful Bloc… and Its Weakest Link? 1:00:30 – Tucker Carlson, Israel, and the Coming Right‑Wing Realignment 1:08:10 – Can the Right Actually Build Institutions to Replace Hollywood? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago58 min
Trump’s JD Vance Gamble: Successor in 2028 or Scapegoat in 2026? | Ep 80
With the RNC convention landing in Dallas next week, the midterm math is starting to look ugly for Republicans. Rufo & Lomez ask the question nobody in the White House wants to answer: why is J.D. Vance the one holding the bag? ►Preroll Try Sage Teacher at https://www.sageteacher.ai/ One subscription covers your whole family. Use promo code RUFO at checkout for 20% off. 00:00:00 – JD Vance’s case for Republicans in the midterms 00:04:05 – Betting Markets FLIP: Why Democrats Are Favored to Win 00:08:30 – Is the GOP message on fraud and crime falling flat? 00:12:55 – How the Iran conflict is dragging down Republican support 00:17:40 – Is JD Vance Being Set Up to FAIL for 2028? 00:22:00 – SHOCK NUMBERS: 3 Million Fewer Illegal Immigrants 00:26:35 – Deportations, Cheaper Rent, More Jobs: Did Trump Actually Deliver? 00:31:20 – Do Trump’s tariffs actually help American workers? 00:35:55 – From Reagan to Trump: the right’s ideological transformation 00:40:35 – Obergefell, gay marriage, and the collapse of the religious right 00:45:10 – Has Trumpism Turned the Right Into a Nihilist Casino? 00:49:45 – Can the right hold together in the new media ecosystem? 00:54:25 – Final 2026 midterm predictions: House and Senate outlook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago53 min
Dr. Richard Ebright Explains Why Fauci’s Pardon Began in 2014 | Ep 79
Rutgers scientist Dr. Richard Ebright lays out, in forensic detail, how Anthony Fauci funded gain-of-function research in Wuhan, buried the evidence, and orchestrated a fraudulent cover-up paper and why his 2025 pardon is quietly backdated to the exact year the violations began. 00:00 – Fauci’s Backdated Pardon 04:12 – Gain-of-Function Pause in 2014 08:35 – What Is EcoHealth Alliance? 12:49 – Why the U.S. Funded High-Risk Coronavirus Work in China 17:03 – Dick Cheney, NIAID, and the Shift to Biodefense & Bioweapons Research 21:44 – Evidence SARS‑CoV‑2 Came from a Wuhan Lab, Not a Wet Market 26:58 – DARPA, NIH Grants, and the ‘Blueprint’ for Engineering SARS‑CoV‑2 32:37 – Furin Cleavage Site: Statistical Case for a Lab-Engineered Virus 37:50 – Debunking the Wuhan Wet Market Zoonotic Origin Narrative 42:05 – Alleged Scientific Misconduct: Andersen, Garry, Rambaut, Holmes 47:21 – Fauci's “Big Ask” to Shape COVID Origin Science 53:09 – Indictments, David Morens, Peter Daszak, and Slow Fauci Accountability 58:26 – Dr. Ebright’s Personal Cost & Backlash from the Scientific Community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 weeks ago1h 14m
The REAL Problem With Social Media | Ep 78
Three controversies collide: Meta's $17 billion settlement, the disturbing TikTok defense of Lindsay Clancy, and former Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino's explosive claim to Tucker Carlson that the Trump administration wants him dead. 0:00 – Happy Birthday Chris! 4:18 – Meta hit with $17 billion: is social media the new Big Tobacco? 9:02 – Are we medicalizing sin? The “addiction” label out of control 14:47 – Should we ban social media for kids under 16? 20:31 – Screen time, parenting, and the myth of “digital skills” 26:05 – Screens, video games, and raising kids in a digital world 32:12 – Fertility crisis, phones, and the future of the gene pool 38:40 – Lindsey Clancy, TikTok hysteria, and modern motherhood 45:55 – Postpartum psychosis, meds, and the ugly truth about modern moms 52:23 – Greg Bovino’s claim of 107 million illegal immigrants 58:41 – Immigration numbers: facts vs fantasy on the right 1:05:09 – Why getting mad at your phone isn’t real politics 1:11:56 – From online outrage to real power: can the right actually govern? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 weeks ago1h 2m
Nick Freitas: The Right Has Lost Its Way — Here's How We Take America Back | Ep 77
Nick Freitas tackles federal power, abolishing agencies like the Department of Education, rebuilding assimilation, and why a 20‑year strategy of faith, marriage, and children beats the left’s revolution. 00:00:00 Nick Freitas on the Right Reorganizing 00:05:10 Blackpilled Conservatives & Demoralization Ops 00:10:45 Collapse of Trust: Institutions, COVID, Media Lies 00:16:30 “Woke Right,” Neocons & Leftist Debate Tactics 00:22:05 After Trump: What Holds the Right Together? 00:28:00 Libertarians vs National Conservatives on Power 00:33:40 Should the Right Seize Institutions or Scrap Them? 00:39:20 Hart‑Celler, Mass Immigration & American Identity 00:44:55 Cultural Homogeneity, Assimilation & Trust 00:50:30 Why Young Men Are Demoralized: Porn, Gaming, No Purpose 00:56:05 Masculinity vs Modern Feminism: How We Were Lied To 01:01:25 AOC, Frozen Eggs & the New Feminist Archetype 01:06:30 How the Right Actually Wins: Faith, Family, Children Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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