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Antifa Convictions Sentenced to 450 Years, but Media Focus Shifts to Reflecting Pool, Podcast Hosts Charge

Episode 1880 of the No Agenda Show highlights the first federal Antifa terrorism convictions in U.S. history, with eight defendants sentenced to a combined 450 years in Fort Worth, arguing that mainstream media largely ignored the story in favor of distractions like the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool.
Antifa Convictions Sentenced to 450 Years, but Media Focus Shifts to Reflecting Pool, Podcast Hosts Charge

In the latest episode of the No Agenda Show, hosts Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak dissected what they consider a significant gap between mainstream news coverage and the week's most consequential story: the first federal Antifa terrorism convictions in U.S. history. The episode, titled 'Antifa Book Club' and published June 25, 2026, focuses on the sentencing of eight defendants to a combined 450 years in Fort Worth, Texas, a story that the hosts argue was largely overshadowed by other topics.

During their signature 3x3 segment, Curry and Dvorak analyzed coverage from ABC, CBS, and NBC, then pivoted to the Fort Worth case. Dvorak noted that independent journalist Andy Ngo reported one defendant received 100 years. The hosts criticized network newscasts for amplifying what they deemed distractions. 'You don't want to promote this story. You want to talk about the reflecting pool and give people ideas,' Dvorak said, referring to coverage of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool as deliberate misdirection.

The episode threaded multiple storylines through its media-deconstruction lens. It examined how PBS NewsHour framed the Antifa sentences against January 6 defendants, J.D. Vance's Bloomberg explanation of unfrozen Iranian assets funneled into American soy, corn, and wheat purchases, and Tulsi Gabbard's revelations about Anthony Fauci and overseas bio labs. Other topics included Mark Rutte's 'Trump Trillion' PowerPoint at the White House and the Senate war powers reversal that saw Bill Cassidy flip after a closed-door meeting with the president.

Curry recounted a session of binge-watching The West Wing with his wife Tina, calling the Aaron Sorkin series 'total mind control propaganda for the Democrat Party.' The hosts also discussed the Emma Goldman Reading Society defense raised by cooperating witnesses, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's statement on Antifa terrorists, and the National Security Presidential Memo 7 signed after Charlie Kirk's murder. Tucker Carlson's declaration that he is leaving the Republican Party was parsed, along with his Alex Jones interview and a takedown of Marco Rubio.

Other segments covered Zohran Mamdani's Prophet Muhammad speech, a fatal Tesla autopilot crash in Katy, Texas killing 76-year-old Martha Avila, Trump's quantum executive orders, the Mythos AI security panic from Anthropic, and a $6.5 billion Medicare fraud sweep announced by RFK Jr. and Kash Patel. The hosts returned repeatedly to the Antifa sentencing, arguing that its implications for national security and the justice system warranted more attention. Curry and Dvorak emphasized the value-for-value model of their show, which relies on audience contributions and is available on platforms listed at podcastindex.org.

The episode is available now wherever podcasts are heard, including modern podcast apps. No Agenda is a long-running, listener-supported podcast hosted by Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak that takes a skeptical, independent look at mainstream media, politics, culture, and the forces shaping the daily news cycle.

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