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Saturday's notebook— Several stories you might have missed this week: Patel hunting reporters. Trump bombing Iran for peace. Rubio lying about a nuclear weapon Iran does not have. *In this episode:* • Kash Patel sics the FBI on the reporter who caught his drinking problem • Kash Patel polygraphs his own agents to find out who likes him • Pete Hegseth wants a "red, white, and blue dome" — sounds like a Vegas buffet • Trump bombs Iran and calls it peace • Trump tore up the 2015 nuclear deal in 2018 — this is the bill coming due • Marco Rubio lies — says Iran has a nuclear weapons program • Our own intelligence told Trump twice — Iran abandoned that program in 2003 • Iran was inspected. Iran was compliant. Iran does not have a bomb. • Rubio claims foreign nations begged us to escort their ships — can't name one • North Korea quit the treaty and built a bomb. Iran signed the treaty and didn't. • Five countries with nukes, five countries still at war — the bomb stops nothing • Justice Alito fast-tracks Louisiana redistricting to gut a Black congressional district • California's billionaire tax hits the 2026 ballot — Newsom, Porter, Becerra all run • Tom Steyer is the only billionaire in the governor's race who supports the tax • NYC Mayor Zoran Mamdani freezes a slumlord's assets and gives the building back • Ken Griffin's hedge fund skims your pension while retired teachers eat dog food
Howard Lutnick begged Jeffrey Epstein for an island invite. Kash Patel lost it after losing his bourbon. Putin's and Shell Oil's quarterly oil profits more than doubled since the war began In this episode: • Howard Lutnick's emails to Jeffrey Epstein — and his defense: "I brought my wife and kids" • Epstein's suicide note finally made public — found by his cellmate, an ex-cop charged with quadruple homicide • Kash Patel's missing bourbon at Quantico and the threat to prosecute the FBI agent who took it • Three U.S. destroyers attacked in the Strait of Hormuz — and the ceasefire Trump never wanted • Shell Oil's quarterly profits more than doubled since the war began • The two people who put Trump in office: Big Oil and Vladimir Putin • Pete Hegseth and the War Crimes Act of 1996 • Marco Rubio's Cuba story falls apart — his family came three years before Castro • Zoran Mamdani puts a slumlord's head on a stick — $31 million judgment, $900,000 frozen • Steven Roth says "tax the rich" is the same as a racial slur • John Catsimatidis defines the middle class from his Florida mansion • Ken Griffin's $238 million Manhattan penthouse and the pied-à-terre tax • California governor race — the 2026 Billionaire Tax Act, Katie Porter, Tom Steyer • If you're not angry, you're depressed Key figures: Howard Lutnick, Jeffrey Epstein, Kash Patel, Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio, Zoran Mamdani, Steven Roth, John Catsimatidis, Ken Griffin, Gavin Newsom, Katie Porter, Tom Steyer, Ro Khanna, Kamala Harris
Trump runs from and towards his own war. Rubio lies for him. Alito hands Republicans a map to erase Black voters. Indiana and Ohio vote today. Recorded LIVE Tuesday, May 5, 2026 In this episode: • Trump's 36-hour Iran whiplash and the cease-fire that ISN'T BUT IS • The Strait of Hormuz "blockade" that's not a "blockade" and one Maersk tanker gets a Navy escort • A Pentagon out of bombs in the middle of a war it picked • Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth reciting the same rancid six lies on a loop • Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito gutting Section Two of the Voting Rights Act on his way out the door • Louisiana cancels its own primary so the rigged map can clear in time • Spirit Airlines folds as diesel climbs and the war bill comes due • A White House quietly bracing for a 2026 bloodbath the President says won't happen because he isn't leaving anyway Key figures covered: • Donald Trump • Marco Rubio • Samuel Alito • Pete Hegseth • Vivek Ramaswamy • Florida Senator Rick Scott • Tennessee Republican John Rose
Iran offered a 14-point peace deal. Donald Trump ignored it and announced he is sending the Navy into the Strait of Hormuz instead. He wants a war. In this episode:
Pete Hegseth lied to Congress while 175 dead kids cooled in the rubble. Trump lost to Iran. Comey got indicted for a tweet. The Defense Secretary is a fascist with crusader tattoos. None of this is hyperbole. It's the record. *In this episode:* • Hegseth caught lying under oath about the war with Iran • A Tomahawk killed 175 children in an elementary school • His own mother called him a serial abuser — in writing • Trump threatens to yank 35,000 troops from Germany • Comey indicted by Trump's hand-picked prosecutor • Seth Moulton names the war crime: "no quarter" Key figures: Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump, James Comey, Adam Smith, Seth Moulton, Friedrich Merz, Todd Blanche
Germany's Chancellor said it on the record. Iran is humiliating Donald Trump. Meanwhile his Department of Justice indicts Jim Comey over a photo of seashells, and Lindsey Graham begs for a half-billion-dollar ballroom. Tonight: a sitting American president, humiliated by Iran on the world stage, takes it out on a former FBI director by indicting him for an Instagram post. ⦿ Friedrich Merz says it out loud — Iran has shut the Strait of Hormuz, and Trump has no move. ⦿ Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, the man who used to defend Trump in court, now files felony charges over seashells. ⦿ And the Republican response to a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner? Lindsey Graham wants a ballroom. Comey indicted a second time, this time over a beach photo Merz on the record: Iran humiliated the American president Trump's double blockade of Hormuz and what happens to the global economy The Correspondents' Dinner shooting and the GOP's instant blame game Lindsey Graham, Eric Schmitt, and the half-billion-dollar ballroom
A man walked into the Washington Hilton with guns, a shotgun, and knives. A Secret Service agent got shot. Trump said the system worked. It did not. In this episode:
Trump is secretly shipping 1,100 Afghan refugees to the Congo. His DOJ just indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center. Trump extends the Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire and claims he can make a deal with Iran "immediately," while the Pentagon reveals the U.S. has burned through nearly half its precision missiles, THAADs, Patriots, and Tomahawks. Lebanon and Israel hold direct talks in Washington; Hezbollah says they won't honor any agreement. David also covers: • The world's largest condom maker raising prices 30% because of the Iran war ("I call five billion condoms a good weekend") • UK bans smoking for anyone born after 2009 • RFK Jr. blocking a CDC study showing COVID vaccines cut ER visits in half • The full Afghanistan betrayal: interpreters who risked everything for America now being shipped to the Democratic Republic of Congo by Trump • Southern Poverty Law Center indicted by Trump's DOJ right after they labeled Turning Point USA a far-right extremist group tied to hate groups • Trump reading the Old Testament in the Oval Office (not the Jesus parts) • Pete Hegseth's Pentagon purge, Hung Cao's Christian nationalist comments, Kash Patel's drinking scandals, and Lindsey Graham's alleged drinking problem • MAGA's "heritage American" obsession vs. Kash Patel, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Usha Vance's birthright citizenship • 2026 midterm outlook: Congress at 10% approval, massive gerrymandering wars in Virginia, California, Texas, and a looming Supreme Court Voting Rights Act case Dark humor, zero filter, three hours of unvarnished truth. Subscribe, like, and drop a comment: What story pissed you off the most this week?
Trump extends the Iran ceasefire. Iran immediately says no. The Strait of Hormuz stays closed. TACO Tuesday is back — because Trump Always Chickens Out. There is no military solution to the Strait of Hormuz. There never was. There is no path to Iranian surrender. There is only the path Trump refuses to take: diplomacy. One man is responsible for this catastrophe. *In this episode:* • Trump extends ceasefire — Iran rejects it immediately • Why the Strait of Hormuz will not open • Netanyahu's real war: destroying Hezbollah in Lebanon • Trump's peace envoys who never left the US • What Trump said to grieving military families • The War Powers Act fight in Congress • Iran's uranium program — what's actually true • Why there is no military solution *Key figures:* Donald Trump · Benjamin Netanyahu · Pete Hegseth · JD Vance · Steve Witkoff · Jared Kushner · Rand Paul · Thomas Massie · Tucker Carlson · Pakistan PM Shabbaz Sharif · Iran's Parliament
Trump's self-inflicted Iran nightmare won't end as the Strait of Hormuz stays shut, gas prices explode to $6–$7 a gallon, and the world economy heads for stagflation. With just 72 hours left before the ceasefire expires, Trump flip-flops on peace talks in Islamabad (JD Vance is going… he's not… he is… he isn't for "security reasons"), threatens war crimes, and realizes he's a cornered rat who can't reopen Hormuz no matter how many $1 trillion bombs he buys. Plus: • Lindsey Graham's unhinged call to send American troops to die on Kharg Island ("We did Iwo Jima!") • Texas Rep. Pat Fallon's toupee and his "boots on the ground" fantasy • The kill-box geography lesson proving why the U.S. Navy is powerless against Iran's asymmetrical warfare • The White House drunk tank: Pete Hegseth, Kash Patel's latest paranoid meltdown, and FBI lie-detector drama It's all here—Trump's chaos, your higher gas bill, and the global chokehold that could cause a recession, hunger for 45 million people, and Europe running out of jet fuel by June. Live Sundays, Tuesdays & Thursdays at 6:05 PM ET. Subscribe, hit the bell, and support the show so we can keep unspooling these lies faster than Trump can tell them.
Israel & Lebanon announce ceasefire — but Netanyahu says troops stay while hardliners push for "Greater Israel" south of the Litani River Trump invites Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to the White House (first talks in 34 years) Pope Leo goes to war with the Trump administration — JD Vance, Tom Homan, and Catholic Charities funding cuts Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's unhinged Pentagon press conference: compares the Iran war to Jesus, calls journalists modern-day Pharisees, and channels his controversial Christian nationalist pastor Doug Wilson The brutal reality of America's war with Iran: Strait of Hormuz blockade, exploding oil prices, running out of missiles, low public support, and mounting casualties Plus: RFK Jr.'s raccoon genitalia story, Marjorie Taylor Greene's death-threat call with Trump, John Eastman disbarred, record April heat wave, and more cabinet scandals
Trump's Hormuz blockade sparks global recession warnings — and MAGA is now calling him the Anti-Christ. Tonight on The Mop-Up. The Strait of Hormuz blockade is the dumbest and most dangerous thing a sitting U.S. president has ever done. Twenty percent of the world's oil moves through that channel. Saudi Arabia is nervous. The IMF is warning of a global recession. There is no military solution — only damage control for a catastrophe Trump created, ignored every warning about, and now can't walk back without looking weak. In Texas, Republicans have found a new group to hate. Running against immigrants doesn't poll the way it used to — border crossings are at a record low — so the party consciously pivoted to Muslims. This isn't an accident. It's a strategy. The "Epic City" panic, manufactured by men like Brandon Gill and amplified by Greg Abbott, is Exhibit A in how Republican politics manufactures enemies to win primaries. Pete Hegseth's pastor wants a Christian theocracy. Doug Wilson has already built one in Idaho. And Elbridge Colby told the Vatican to fall in line behind U.S. military power. The party that claims to love Jesus has clearly never read the Sermon on the Mount. Oh, and *Tucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Nick Fuentes, and the specter of Jared Kushner's 666 Fifth Avenue building* have convinced a growing slice of MAGA that Donald Trump is literally the Anti-Christ. In this episode:
In this episode of The Mop Up, we break down the reality behind the highly disputed U.S.-Iran ceasefire and why the Strait of Hormuz remains firmly closed. We examine the massive political blowback Donald Trump is facing from both foreign policy hawks and his own MAGA base, the staggering cost of recent military operations, and suspicious prediction market bets placed just before major tactical announcements. Later in the broadcast, we take a deep dive into the "tuning fork" of Middle East geopolitics. This comprehensive breakdown covers the historical context of Israel, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Saudi Arabia, and how the Abraham Accords shifted the balance of power leading up to the current conflict. Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe. Next live show: Sunday at 6:05 PM Eastern. ⏰ Time Stamps: 0:00 -
Donald Trump claims we have "total air superiority" over Iran. Pete Hegseth calls our military operations "flawless." But the reality is an F-15 and an A-10 Warthog smoking in the Iranian desert on Friday. How did two of our most advanced jets get swatted out of the sky by a "decimated" enemy? Welcome to The Mop-Up. While Pete Hegseth is busy holding Protestant-only prayer services at the Pentagon and asking for "divine wrath," the actual US military is burning through 25% of our Tomahawk missile stockpile in just five weeks. It takes two years to restock. Do the math. We aren't just losing the hardware; we're losing the moral high ground. US troops are being pulled off airbases and blended into civilian populations — a move that, by any other name, is using human shields. Meanwhile, Trump is proposing a $1.5 trillion military budget to build "Trump Class Battle Ships" while gutting FEMA, education, and disease research. The Pope is calling for a ceasefire. Our allies in Europe and Japan are cutting their own deals with Tehran. We are isolated, overextended, and led by a man who thinks prayer is a substitute for a flight plan. In this episode: • The F-15 and A-10 Takedowns – What really happened in the skies over Iran. • Stockpile Collapse – Why we're running out of Tomahawks faster than we can build them. • Human Shields – The Pentagon's new strategy of embedding troops in civilian centers. • The $1.5T Grift – Who loses their social safety net to pay for "Trump Class Battle Ships." • International Breakaway – Why the world is leaving Washington behind. Key Figures: Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump, Seth Moulton, Pope Leo, Archbishop Timothy Broglio, Marco Rubio, Susan Collins, Pastor Doug Wilson, Paula White-Cain.
Trump just fired Pam Bondi as Attorney General for botching the epstein files release. While the cabinet purges begin and Todd Blanche takes over, Kristi Noem's husband was caught spending $25,000 on drag shows while she was busy banning them. Welcome to the "Cabinet of Chaos." In this episode of The Mop-Up: • The Bondi Purge — Why Trump fired Pam Bondi as Attorney General. It wasn't just loyalty; it was her failure to weaponize the epstein files and her botched "enemies list" indictments. • Todd Blanche Steps In — What the new AG pick means for the Department of Justice and the upcoming legal retaliations. • The Noem Hypocrisy — Kristi Noem spent 2023 banning drag shows on public university campuses to "protect the children." Meanwhile, her husband Bryon Noem was performing under the name "Jason Jackson" in a $25,000 online drag scandal. • "Special Envoy" Demotion — Why Noem was removed from the cabinet and hidden in a meaningless "envoy" role while the DHS investigation into her $220 million no-bid campaign continues. • Kompromat Management — Why authoritarian leadership requires hiring people with secrets you can use against them later. Support The Mop-Up: Subscribe for "award-losing" journalism that the corporate media won't touch. We expose the moral decay of the ruling class, one scandal at a time. Chapters: 00:00
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"God does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war. He rejects them." When the Pope issues a direct condemnation of a sitting U.S. Defense Secretary, we aren't just talking about policy failure — we're talking moral apocalypse. Pete Hegseth isn't just running a war; he's leading a Middle Eastern crusade, complete with his "Deus Vult" ink to prove it. But what happens when the "Holy War" you've been praying for finally arrives, and you're losing? In this episode, we expose the rot that is Christian Nationalism. The Vatican's Rebuke: Why Pope Leo just stripped the moral cover off Hegseth's "Operation Epic Fury." ⛪ The "Deus Vult" Pentagon: Inside Hegseth's Christian Nationalist monthly prayer service and the "Christian-based culture" being forced on our military in violation of the First Amendment.
Day 30. 2,000 tankers trapped in the Persian Gulf. Oil at $107. Gas at $5. Trump says we're winning. Iran has launched 79 waves of strikes. We've dropped 10,000 bombs and we're running out of them. Putin is selling oil at a premium. Exxon just posted record profits. Congress is being handed a $200 billion tab. Nobody voted for this. Everybody's paying for it. This is The Mop-Up. Award-losing journalism.
Trump sent Iran a peace proposal. Iran sent it back. Meanwhile, 50,000 American soldiers are in harm's way, oil barrels hit $101, and only 12% of Americans support boots on the ground. Trump has no exit. The strait of hormuz is shut because it's a kill box for any military solution. But here's what the war coverage is burying: Democrats just flipped Trump's home district in Florida by 22 points. That's 115 special elections since November 2024 — Democrats flipped 12 seats, Republicans flipped zero. The midterms are happening right now. Plus: Markwayne Mullin just got confirmed as DHS Director while owning stock in companies that do business with the agency he now runs. That's not a conflict of interest. That's a business model. David Feldman breaks it all down on The Mop-Up.
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