Nation of Jake

In a historic move that shatters over six decades of military precedent, the Trump administration has officially authorized the execution of 2009 Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan by a military firing squad. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the December 3rd event will be fully available to the public, marking the nation's first public military execution in nearly a century.

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Justin J. Pearson is leading the charge on another clown show at the Memphis City Council as fights, weaves pulled, and angry chants broke out during last night’s city council meeting, where the vote on a one-year moratorium on data centers was delayed. We react to the insane clips that went viral online, and how ridiculous all of this really is.

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Former Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. is facing a sentence of 2 years in prison and 2 years of supervised probation. This comes after his he was taken into federal custody in February of 2025 and charged with bribery and kickback regarding federal funds. He was also facing six counts of attempted tax evasion and has 45 days to report to court.

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In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello revealed his "righteous fury" toward the U.S. electoral system, confirming that he did not vote for Kamala Harris in 2024 due to the war in Gaza and his objections to a corporate-controlled establishment. His guitar skills are dope, and his politics are a NOPE.

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Donald Trump has publicly blasted Attorney General Letitia James’s appointment as special prosecutor for the Cornell gang rape case, calling her "corrupt" and claiming the accused stand no chance at a fair trial. Critics argue her previous social media posts already show a definitive bias, turning a high-profile campus investigation into an explosive legal and political battleground.

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Tennessee’s only female death row inmate is living the dream—if your dream is a botched execution attempt, endless suffering, and becoming America's favorite legal debate topic. While bureaucrats scratch their heads, a stadium's worth of armchair experts, advocates, and lawyers are eagerly chiming in to decide exactly how Christa Pike should pay for her heinous crimes.

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When a co-pilot stabs the captain and plunges a commercial airliner 14,000 feet in a violent attempt to crash the plane, you would think the headline writes itself. Yet, while officials sound the alarm on a thwarted jihadist terror hijacking in Dubai, mainstream news outlets are working overtime to repackage it into a routine "violent pilot dispute" or a simple "cockpit misunderstanding".

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It’s been exactly one year since the Memphis Safe Task Force was deployed to begin their work to crack down on violent crimes across the city. Since then, murders have plummeted down 37% according to the Office of the U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Tennessee. Should Mayor Paul Young embrace it or reject it?

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We unpack the massive backlash over Trump’s new student loan overhaul, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The controversial plan cuts over $300 billion in federal student aid, kills the popular SAVE repayment plan, and places strict new borrowing caps on graduate students and parents. Should parents start re-considering college for their kids?

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Fed-up Mid-South residents have launched a federal class-action lawsuit against SpaceXAI, alleging that the company's massive data center complex has completely destroyed their neighborhood's peace. The legal filing claims that up to 69 gas-powered turbines generate a relentless, 24/7 roar exceeding 70 decibels, leaving nearby community members suffering.

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Jake's on the road in Green Bay, Wisconsin, home of the Green Bay Packers! On today's show, Johnson City police are investigating after an alleged vandalism at a business owned by Tennessee independent gubernatorial candidate David Hatley. He now wants answers, despite being anti-flock cameras, which ironically could help him a lot right now.

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"So you mean to tell me 4 white boys unalive NOLAN WELLS AND THEY WALK FREE? Jim Crow 2026"... THAT was the post submitted online by none other than Tawanna Murphy after no criminal charges were submitted for the tragic death of Nolan Wells. Despite no evidence, Murphy is adamant this is white supremacy in modern times.

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Welcome to the great White House media ghosting of 2026. After Trump banned three major outlets for what he called "cumulative" negative reporting, the banned trio immediately hit back with a First Amendment lawsuit. Meanwhile, their media rivals showed a rare moment of sibling solidarity by packing up their cameras and leaving Trump's daily activities completely untelevised.

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What do pleather Honda Civics and cassette tapes have to do with heat domes? Some metaphors are more effective than others! 

Dale Jackson returns to the Nation of Jake to recap the happenings of the week, such as the recent hubbubs around AI. 

A drama-filled weekend awaits college football fans, as among other things Lane Kiffin is "Kiffin-ing?!"

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When six-year-old Winter Jones—a nonverbal child with autism—was left to die inside a scorching Memphis daycare van, the community demanded answers. Investigators soon uncovered a devastating chain of neglect, including a worker who allegedly skipped the mandatory safety walkthrough simply because she herself felt "too hot." 

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Memphis City Council is dealing with a messy situation in the city, and their brilliant solution involves spending a fortune on public toilets. We are diving headfirst into the city's wildest political plumbing projects, from the lack of facilities on Beale Street to budgets that will make your eyes water. Are expensive toilets the solution?

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It's been one year since the Memphis Safe Task Force, and Trump says crime's goin' down! 

And speaking of law enforcement, to whom it may concern, the B in FBI does not, in fact, stand for "Bestiality."

Why's Sydney Sweeney causing such scandal in the sports world when she herself is no athlete?!

"None of these people I trust to do anything with AI," says Jake. Learn who he means and why. 

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25 years ago, the world changed forever, leaving a generation bound by the shared promise to "Never Forget." We honor that vow by sharing personal stories from the day that defined an era. But as a quarter-century passes, a new generation has grown up in a different world—one where the true weight of 9/11 is fading into history, misunderstood, or even downplayed.

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