No Place for Mom | DeProgram with Ted Rall and John Kiriakou
No Place for Mom | DeProgram with Ted Rall and John Kiriakou  
Podcast: DeProgram with John Kiriakou and Ted Rall
Published On: Wed Dec 24 2025
Description: Political cartoonist Ted Rall and CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM EST. Today we discuss: • Poor staffing and conditions at American nursing homes is highlighted by an explosion that killed two people at a Bristol County PA facility that has repeatedly been cited for failure to comply with regulations. • Ukraine suggests a DMZ in the east. A 20-point US/Ukrainian plan includes NATO-style security guarantees and a road toward EU membership. Meanwhile, two Moscow cops are killed by a bomber near the site of the car bombing of a Russian general. • German lawmakers accuse far-right AfD lawmakers of spying for Russia. • Libyan general and 7 others die in a plane crash in Turkey.