Hamas being Hamas, Executing Citizens in Public plus ICE Agents in Danger like Never Before

The Ben Ferguson Podcast

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Politics, News, News Commentary

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🗓️ 16 October 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

1. Hamas and Gaza

Describes alleged public executions by Hamas in Gaza following a ceasefire.
Accuses Hamas of maintaining control through fear and violence, and undermining peace efforts.
Mentions a ceasefire deal brokered by Donald Trump, involving hostage exchanges between Hamas and Israel.
Cites U.S. and Israeli officials’ warnings that fighting may resume if Hamas fails to comply.
Frames Hamas unequivocally as a terrorist organization incapable of peace.

2. Domestic Political Controversy

Discusses a New York City political figure named Mamdani (likely referring to Zohran Mamdani, a New York state assemblyman), labeled here as a “socialist” and “anti-Israel” candidate.
Includes an interview exchange where Mamdani allegedly refuses to condemn Hamas or support Israel, using this as a basis for accusations of antisemitism.
Claims Mamdani said he would arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he visited New York — presented as an example of “anti-Semitic extremism.”

3. DHS and Cartel Threats

Shifts focus to U.S. homeland security.
Reports that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has identified Mexican cartel-linked bounties placed on ICE and Border Patrol officers.
Describes a tiered bounty system — $2,000 for doxing agents, up to $50,000 for assassinations.
Blames cartels, street gangs (e.g., Latin Kings), and “Democrat leaders” for escalating violence and undermining ICE.
References Facebook removing cartel-linked groups that targeted ICE agents.

4. Trump’s Response

Donald Trump is taking decisive military action:
- Authorizing strikes on drug boats and CIA operations in Venezuela.
- Declaring drug cartels as terrorist organizations.
Quotes Eric Trump defending these measures, emphasizing fentanyl deaths, crime in Chicago, and his father’s “war on the cartels.”
Frames Democrats as soft on crime and complicit in cartel activity.

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0:00.0	This is an IHeart podcast.
0:05.2	There's one thing that is always for certain.
0:09.2	Once you're a terrorist organization like Hamas,
0:11.8	you're never going to stop being a terrorist organization.
0:14.6	And we are witnessing this even as the hostages were released back to Israel.
0:21.5	Videos circulating on the public executions becoming a reality.
0:27.3	Multiple news outlets have reported that these videos are real and authentic,
0:33.2	showing mass Hamas gunmen executing blindfolded men in public spaces in Gaza, labeling them
0:40.4	as collaborators or outlaws, people they believe may have been friendly to Israel.
0:47.8	One of the videos that was verified by ABC News also showed multiple people being shot in one of the neighborhoods of Gaza City.
0:57.0	In the report footage, men are forced to kneel blindfolded before they are executed publicly.
1:04.0	In statements and reporting, Hamas framed some of these killings as part of a crackdown on collaborators,
1:10.1	then saying some are criminals,
1:12.1	or just rival militias, they claim in Gaza after the ceasefire. Some local analysts are reporting
1:19.1	that these acts are intended to reassure central control and send a signal to other factions or clans.
1:26.5	The defiance or cooperation with Israel will not be tolerated.
1:30.9	But this really is about fear.
1:33.5	And Hamas is making it clear that as the ceasefire has begun,
1:37.3	they are still a terrorist organization that is going to be in charge of Gaza.
1:43.5	Some of the reports of the number of those publicly executed are killed is at least three dozen.
1:50.6	Some even have it met more than that.
1:52.6	The Washington Post had public executions farther north in Gaza City as part of the actions by Hamas
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