While the aftermath of Hurricane Helene is still dominating the news cycle, Al Robertson and Zach Dasher got a front-row seat to the devastation — and are still dealing with it. Robertson and his family were trapped in the Black Mountain region of North Carolina, while Dasher and his family were trapped in the Asheville area. “Thanks to Elon Musk, we’ve got Starlink. Bunch of Starlinks got sent in. So I got Starlink on the top of the building, and then I’ve got a 6,000-watt generator full of gas outside and about eight extension cords to make all this happen,” Dasher tells the Robertson family on “Unashamed.” “Did you ever think we’d be in our culture, where you open the podcast by thanking Elon Musk?” Jase Robertson jokes. “We laugh and we joke, but this has been a tremendous sobering moment for our history. A lot of people have lost their lives, and a lot of stories are just horrific.” Dasher can attest to the horrific nature of the stories. “I don’t know what the total count is; I mean, they’re still pulling bodies out now. Some of these people’s bodies will never be recovered, because they’re under 20 feet of mud, and these mudslides, and this river. Just, I mean, it’s horrific,” he tells the Robertsons. While there are too many horror stories to count, there are also plenty of stories of hope as well. “I’ll tell you this, though, to see God’s people swarm in has been humbling. That part has been beautiful. You know, in the midst of all the storm, to see God’s people come into this area in a way that I never knew was possible,” Dasher says. However, while Dasher was overwhelmed with appreciation for good people who came out to help, he couldn’t help but notice that there wasn’t much government aid. “What’s happening in our culture right now is that we’re being slowly duped into believing that the government systems and programs are going to take care of us, but in a catastrophe like this, you see the incompetency of it,” Dasher explains. “And you think, ‘Well, it's not possible for someone trained at the London School of Economics that sits in an ivory tower in Washington, D.C., to know how to fix something in Swannanoa, North Carolina,’” he adds. Want more from the Robertsons?To enjoy more on God, guns, ducks, and inspiring stories of faith and family, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

A one-legged man who went viral on social media for saying he was going to face Hurricane Milton in his sailboat turns out to have a long criminal past, including an allegation that he tried to set a woman on fire. 54-year-old Joseph Malinowski was nicknamed "Lieutenant Dan" by his fans online after the character in the "Forrest Gump" movie and went viral after being interviewed by “Tampa” Terrence Concannon, who has half a million followers on TikTok. 'God told me to come out here and get a boat ... I’m in good shape. We’re gonna ride this one out.' The man credited his faith in God when asked why he was refusing to evacuate. “God told me to come out here and get a boat," Malinowski said. "I came out here and got a boat. He’s been telling me in the last two days I’m doing the right thing. He’s got my back. I’m in good shape. We’re gonna ride this one out.”Concannon set up a GoFundMe account to raise money for Malinowski, who he described as "the kindest soul" with the "true spirit of a pirate." Online sleuths then discovered that the man had a lengthy rap sheet with charges beginning from simple traffic infractions all the way to assault on a police officer. There's even a criminal case related to whether he actually owns the sailboat he is celebrated for. Malinowski was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, drug possession, and attempted breaking and entering. In one case, he was accused of trying to light a woman on fire after getting into an argument, but the charges were dropped without explanation in that case. The GoFundMe account has raised more than $43k for Malinowski. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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