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Death Penalty TV
We began this episode with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s decision to livestream the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hassan, the former Army psychiatrist who murdered 13 fellow servicemen and women at Fort Hood in Texas. That decision has since been rescinded by President Donald Trump. Our theme music this week is “The Weight,” written by Robbie Robertson and performed by The Staples Singers, copyrighted music licensed from LikD.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that convicted murderer Nidal Hassan would be publicly executed on October 7, 2026. Photo credit: U.S. Air Force…
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