System Update with Glenn Greenwald

A former Israeli special forces agent promotes his AI mass surveillance program on Fox News in the wake of the Minnesota shooting, exploiting Americans' fears. Plus: journalist Taylor Lorenz discusses her WIRED article exposing the dark money group paying Dem influencers. Taylor and Glenn also discuss the dangers of the UK's Online Safety Act and the threat of censorship worldwide.  ------------------ Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook Read Taylor Lorenz's article here Watch Taylor Lorenz on YouTube 

Glenn discusses the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting and the disturbing and revealing online reactions to the tragedy.  -------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

Glenn answers your questions on censorship, Whitney Webb, Brazil's President Lula da Silva, and more. PLUS: reporter Dave Weigel reports from the DNC summer meeting where Democrats are scrambling to rebuild after their 2024 loss.  ---------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

Israel kills more journalists in a horrific double tap attack on a Gaza hospital. Then: does Trump's Executive Order on flag burning violate the Constitution? Plus: Glenn takes your questions.  --------------------------------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

An Israeli official accused of soliciting a minor online in the U.S. was able to return to Israel: why was this allowed? Plus: new data from Israel reveals that 83% of the dead in Gaza are civilians. Finally: Bari Weiss's Israeli propaganda outlet attempts to deny Israel's atrocities once again, showing the Free Press's shameless loyalty to the foreign country.  -------------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

Trump continues his efforts to end the Russia/Ukraine war while the D.C. foreign policy class clings to delusions about Ukraine's prospects. Plus: former Pentagon official Dan Caldwell explains why the U.S. lags behind Russia in munitions production and how this shortage informs U.S. foreign policy.  ------------------------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

Glenn reacts to Trump's DC takeover, Israel's killing of more journalists, and JD Vance and Pete Buttigieg's latest comments on Israel.  Note: on Tuesday, August 12th, Glenn will be debating Anna Gorisch at the Soho Forum in NYC. You can watch a livestream of the debate here at 6:30pm ET.  --------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

Glenn answers audience questions in an extended Q&A as System Update celebrates the 500 episode milestone. Thank you for listening and supporting our independent journalism!  ---------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

Israel supporters twist Mahmoud Khalil's New York Times interview into blatant propaganda in an effort to smear him as a terrorist. Plus: First Amendment lawyer Conor Fitzpatrick explains why FIRE is suing Secretary of State Marco Rubio. ----------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

As it becomes apparent that Obama administration officials spread Russiagate lies, will these government officials now face any consequences for the hoax? Plus: tensions between Brazil and the U.S. escalate as Brazil's censorship judge continues to crack down on speech and persecute his political opponents.  -------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

The Trump administration unveils more extreme policies to shield and support Israel at the expense of U.S. citizens and their rights. Plus: Mel Witte (known as @Villgecrazylady on X) joins to discuss a smear campaign against a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation whisteblower.  --------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

New Russiagate disclosures reveal more intelligence communities lies about Trump's "collusion" with Russia during the 2016 election. Plus: the Trump administration demands that universities adopt DEI programs only for Jewish students, while claiming to crusade against wokeness. Finally: a controversy at FSU shows the Trump administration's desperate attempts to shield Israel at every opportunity.  ----------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

Glenn debunks Stephen Miller's blatant lies about Trump's campus hate speech codes. Plus: editor and journalist Sohrab Ahmari discusses how the MAGA movement has betrayed its economic populist campaign promises.  -------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

As support for Israel declines among every age group, corporate media outlets scramble to spread their pro-Israel narrative. Plus: Drop Site News co-founder and journalist Ryan Grim discusses the Skydance/Paramount merger, Bari Weiss's potential role at CBS, and the pro-Israel nonprofit pushing news content through The Free Press.  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

Glenn discusses the undeniable mass starvation crisis in Gaza and Western governments' scramble to cover up their complicity.  ------------------ Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

Glenn Greenwald answers questions from our Locals subscribers about Russiagate revelations, Columbia's $200M settlement, Mehdi Hasan's Jubilee debate, Zohran Mamdani, and more.  ------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

Journalist Aaron Maté discusses the latest Russiagate revelations, protests in Ukraine, and Israel's strikes on Syria with special guests John Solomon, Marta Havryshko, and Joshua Landis.  ------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

Semafor's Ben Smith discusses the latest Epstein saga developments. Plus: Michael Tracey reviews Ari Aster's latest film 'Eddington' and what it reveals about Covid, BLM, and social media in 2020. Finally: System Update producer Meagan O'Rourke also joins to discuss interviews with MAGA supporters from a Fourth of July parade on Staten Island.  ------------------------ Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

As Israel weaponizes food against Gaza, mass starvation expert Alex de Waal warns of the spiraling humanitarian crisis. Plus: AOC votes to fund Israel's Iron Dome despite calling Israel's destruction of Gaza a genocide.  ------------------------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook    

Congress holds another hearing on antisemitism, and university leaders once again allow politicians to dictate university policies and faculty decisions. Plus: New York Times reporter and author David Enrich exposes the sinister ways UnitedHealth Group censors its critics online.  ------------ Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

Trump continues Biden's policy of sending endless weapons to Ukraine, again blatantly breaking his campaign promise to end the war. Plus: Trump bizarrely insists that the Epstein documents were fabricated by Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and James Comey.  ----------------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

While Trump, the FBI, and the DOJ are trying to shut down any more questions about Jeffrey Epstein, a major question remains: did Epstein have ties to domestic or foreign intelligence? Plus: Brazil's tyrannical censorship judge demands that Rumble censor a U.S. citizen and hand over data, escalating tensions between Brazil and the Trump administration.  -------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

Glenn Greenwald interviews UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese about the US sanctions against her and her latest findings about how Western companies enable Israel's atrocities in Gaza. Plus: Glenn answers audience questions about Trump's tariffs on Brazil, Bill Ackman's pathetic tennis tournament, and Sam Harris. ------------------------ Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook

Irish actor and activist Liam Cunningham discusses the growing outrage over Israel's destruction of Gaza and why he has been vocal about Israel's atrocities. Plus: journalist Zaid Jilani on more Epstein case fallout, why establishment Democrats fear Zohran Mamdani, and a senator to watch in the Democratic party.  ---------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

Trump dismisses any more questions about the Epstein case after his own inner circle obsessed over the files and promised the public answers. Plus: Trump continues Biden's policy of arming Ukraine, continuing to fuel the war. Finally: Trump weighs in on Bolsonaro's prosecution in Brazil, sparking a controversy with Lula.  ---------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

The DOJ announces that there is no incriminating client list in the Epstein files despite the administration having promised MAGA influencers that there would be bombshell revelations in the case. Plus: the State Department drops the "terrorist" designation for the Al-Qaeda affiliated HTS organization, showing the emptiness of the "terrorism" label.  ------------------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

Glenn answers questions from our Locals community about the influence of AIPAC and foreign lobbying on U.S. politics, Peter Thiel's interview with Ross Douthat, the Ukraine war, and more.  ------------------------------------------------------------ Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook    

Silicon Valley's close collaboration with the military reaches a new level as tech executives are now being commissioned as lieutenant colonels in the Army. Plus: FIRE's Nico Perrino breaks down Trump's lawsuit against Paramount and warns of this administration's continued attacks on media outlets and free speech.  ---------------------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

A rap duo is under investigation in the UK for chanting "Death to the IDF" at a concert. Glenn Greenwald breaks down the revealing reactions to the chant and the free speech implications. Plus: Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' is a gift to the defense industry, but will it help everyday Americans?  ----------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

Glenn answers questions from our Locals community about the anti-Muslim attacks against Zohran Mamdani, the latest SCOTUS rulings, the Israel/Iran war, and more. --------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

Michael Tracey reports on the NATO Summit from The Hague.  ------------ Read Michael Tracey's Reporting  Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mosab Abu Toha discusses daily life and survival in Gaza under Israel's siege and control. Plus: Glenn breaks down Zohran Mamdani's win in the New York City primary and what the young democratic socialist candidate's victory over Andrew Cuomo means for the future of the Democratic party.  --------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow Mosab Abu Toha Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

Prof. John Mearsheimer on Trump's attempt to renegotiate an Iran nuclear deal, the U.S./Israeli war with Iran, Israel's U.S.-backed destruction of Gaza, and more.  ------------------------------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, but is it meaningful and will it last? Plus: Glenn dismantles the propaganda and lies about Iran used to instigate the "12 Day War." Finally: State Department Spokeswoman Tammy Bruce blatantly states what many in the foreign policy establishment firmly believe: that the U.S. is "the greatest country on earth next to Israel." --------------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

UNLOCKED episode: Glenn answers questions from our Locals community on war with Iran, executive power, the Trump administration, and more.  Join our Locals community to submit questions to this weekly segment here! ------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

The rift between the hawkish voices in the Trump administration and DNI Tulsi Gabbard becomes more apparent after Tulsi's exclusion from Trump's Camp David meeting on Iran. What does her future look like within MAGA? Plus: outrage erupts after Iran strikes a hospital in Israel, yet there is little concern over the several hospitals in Gaza that have been destroyed by Israel.  ----------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook      

Glenn breaks down Tucker Carlson's interview with Sen. Ted Cruz and what it reveals about U.S. foreign policy dogma and the U.S. relationship with Israel.  ---------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

Trump's statements about supporting Israel's war with Iran become more deranged as Trump takes ownership for the war. Plus: journalist Ken Klippenstein on Trump's next foreign policy moves.  -------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

The bipartisan ruling class is repeating the same War on Terror script in order to sell war with Iran to the American public. Glenn Greenwald dissects the dangerous propaganda and lies.  -------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

SPECIAL EARLY EPISODE: Glenn discusses the U.S. involvement in Israel's attack on Iran. Plus: Prof. Mohammad Marandi on the local reactions from Tehran. Finally: Jon Hoffman and Justin Logan from the CATO Institute on the implications for foreign policy and the dangers of a wider war.  ----------------------------------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

Glenn breaks down the escalations between Israel and Iran prior to Israel's attack on Iran's nuclear and military sites. Plus: Curt Mills, the executive director of The American Conservative, discusses the future of the Iran nuclear deal and Trump's foreign policy.  Note: this episode aired before Israel struck Iran.  ----------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

A federal court dismissed and called out the absurdity of a lawsuit brought by pro-Israel students alleging that the University of Pennsylvania allowed for antisemitism on campus. Plus: Dave Portnoy, who used to vehemently oppose "woke" cancel culture has a meltdown over jokes about Jewish people.  ----------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

Glenn Greenwald exposes Palantir's role as the new, privatized Deep State as the mysterious company expands its reach into government surveillance and warfare. Plus: Who is Palantir's CEO, Alex Karp, and what is motivating him to produce this all-powerful technology?   ---------------------------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

Glenn interviews Senator Rand Paul about his opposition to the "Big Beautiful Bill" and his role in the Senate, why Washington continues to increase the defense budget, threats to free speech, and more. ------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

Journalist Michael Tracey examines the legacy of DOGE and its promises to dismantle the "deep state." Plus: Steve Witkoff draws an impossible red line in Iran nuclear deal negotiations and the U.S. continues to allow Israel to decimate Gaza while ceasefire negotiations drag on. Finally: Ukraine strikes Russian air bases in an attack Politico Playbook compared to "Pearl Harbor." But, if this analogy holds, why are people openly celebrating such a potentially apocalyptic escalation?  ------------------------- Follow Michael Tracey  Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

Journalist Aaron Maté and guests Prof. Jonathan Haslam and Prof. Nicolai Petro discuss the upcoming Ukraine War peace talks in Istanbul. Plus: political analyst Mouin Rabbani on the famine in Gaza, new Israeli settlements in the West Bank, and Palestinian state recognition.  ------------ Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

Bad Faith podcast host Briahna Joy Gray chronicles the Democrats' latest acts of self-destruction: from the 2024 primary, to the Biden mental decline cover-up, to the party's quixotic quest to find the next "Joe Rogan of the left." Political commentator and podcast host Katie Halper joins Briahna to unpack the future of the Democrats as they fail to mobilize against Trump's policies.  ------------------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

Glenn takes your questions on the Trump administration's war with Harvard, fallout from the murders of two Israeli Embassy staffers, libertarianism, why he doesn't like the term "gaslighting," and more. Plus: Lee Fang on the major unanswered questions from the Epstein files.  ---------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Read Lee Fang's article here Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

Glenn Greenwald reacts to the killing of two Israeli Embassy staffers in D.C. and explains how the tragedy is being politicized and weaponized against free speech in the United States.  --------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

JD Vance argues that the court decisions ruling against Trump's deportation policies under the Alien Enemies Act violate the will of the U.S. majority. Glenn unpacks why this argument is a flagrant misinterpretation of the Constitution. Plus: Dan Bongino and Kash Patel say Epstein did in fact kill himself, but critical questions about Epstein's potential ties to foreign intelligence remain unanswered. Finally: Major stories from Brazil including a major online gambling scandal.  -------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

Israel allows a miniscule amount of food to enter Gaza, only after the country's most steadfast allies began condemning Netanyahu's horrific atrocities. Then: Steve Witkoff announces an impossible 'red line' in Iran deal negotiations. Finally: Democrats weaponize Biden's cancer diagnosis to shield themselves from criticism about Biden's mental decline cover-up.  ----------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn