Podcast appearances and mentions of kim jong un

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Ukraine launches a dramatic long-range strike on an Iranian-linked vessel in the Caspian Sea, bringing the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East closer together than ever before. I'll explain why the strike could mark a dangerous new phase in both conflicts. A new DEA assessment raises difficult questions about the Trump administration's military campaign against drug traffickers, finding that dozens of deadly maritime strikes have done little to reduce the flow of cocaine into the United States. Kim Jong Un quietly expands North Korea's global espionage capabilities with major investments in cyber warfare, intelligence operations, and covert activities targeting America's allies. In today's Back of the Brief, massive wildfires force hundreds of thousands of people from their homes across France and Spain as Europe confronts one of its worst fire emergencies in years. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President's Daily Brief by visiting https://PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief QUO: Make this the season where no opportunity slips away. Try QUO for free PLUS get 20% off your first 6 months when you go to https://Quo.com/PDB Cardiff: Get fast business funding without bank delays—apply in minutes with Cardiff and access up to $500,000 in same‑day funding at https://Cardiff.co/PDB Pendulum: Ditch the afternoon crashes and naturally curb your cravings with 20% off the doctor-recommended Pendulum Metabolic Daily at https://pendulumlife.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Desertores cuentan a la BBC que, a pesar de las restricciones, escuchaban K-pop en Corea del Norte en secreto, a menudo sin saber quiénes eran los artistas. Algunos incluso lograron ver presentaciones, sorprendidos por los ídolos de cabello azul y maquillados: "¿Por qué los hombres se ven así?".

“It's like asking turkeys to vote for Christmas.” — Ricardo Semler on why bosses won't let their workers vote on them Ricardo Semler might be the most anti-boss boss in the history of corporate bosses. Thrown into his Austrian immigrant father's São Paulo manufacturing firm at seventeen, the young Brazilian ripped up the rulebook — no dress codes, no time clocks, a ten-page cartoon manual instead of HR — and grew the company from 110 employees to more than 5,000. In the mid-Eighties he was already inventing hybrid work, shipping Telex machines to his workers' homes. One of them even squeezed one of these 150-pound machines into his bathroom. Now, in his upcoming e-book The End of the Boss, the author of the iconoclastic autobiography Maverick argues that the corporate pyramid — an inheritance, he says, from West Point via the railroads — is as dead as a cuckoo bird (as the Swiss would say). Nothing good has been done with it since World War Two. Not in Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, his native Brazil, and certainly not in corporate America where Elon Musk's current pay package equals the wages of all his employees for the next five years. Semler's alternative is disarmingly simple: groups of ten who validate their leader every six months. Fail the vote and you're not fired — you go back to being one of the nine. His Netherlands-based consultancy has brought versions of the idea to 208 companies, including the giant Dutch bank ABN AMRO, which agreed to do away with 399 branch managers. So why don't more bosses follow? Because, says Semler, asking executives to be elected from below is like asking turkeys to vote for Christmas. Even the self-styled “fearless” Elon Musk would be terrified to end up as the roasted centerpiece of the Xmas table. That same maverick idea (his first ex-wife joked he's only ever had one) runs through everything Semler has ever proposed — from the rotating district presidents of São Paulo, to the untethered MBA whose cohorts hire their own professors, to the schools that grade Call of Duty and map it to the curriculum. Switzerland, he points out, has been governed by seven rotating nobodies since the fourteenth century. No, The Third Man's Harry Lime was wrong. Rather than the cuckoo clock, it's this anti-boss invention which explains Switzerland's five hundred years of democracy and peace. Five Takeaways •       The Pyramid Came from West Point — and It's Dead. The corporate hierarchy, Semler argues, is a military inheritance that reached business from West Point via the railroads — and nothing good has been done with it since World War Two, from Korea to Vietnam to Afghanistan. The numbers agree: the average company's lifespan on the stock market has collapsed from 61 years to 21, which makes the classical pyramid, not self-management, the biggest gamble of all. Jack Welch's GE is a shadow because he prepared it for nothing except Jack Welch. And when one Alexander Wang is valued like 20,000 engineers, or a CEO's package equals five years of everyone's wages, something structural is wrong.•       Turkeys Voting for Christmas. Semler's system is cells of ten that choose or validate their leader by anonymous survey every six months. Fail the vote and you aren't fired — you return to being one of the nine. His consultancy has brought the idea to 208 companies, including ABN AMRO, which agreed to eliminate 399 branch managers. The reason it doesn't spread is not that it doesn't work; it's that nobody at the top wants it — turkeys don't vote for Christmas, and Bezos, Musk, and Zuckerberg would be terrified of their employees deciding whether they keep their jobs. His model is Switzerland: seven rotating councilors nobody can name, working out fine since the fourteenth century. The alternative ends, sooner or later, in Kim Jong Un.•       Cycles, Not Failures. “Until death do us part,” Semler says, is about the silliest question anybody could ask. His own eighteen-year marriage with three children wasn't a failure — it was a cycle that ended, ten beautiful years out of eleven. Children born today will live to 100 or 110, with time for three full careers and still a retirement, so asking a seventeen-year-old what they want to be for the rest of their life is the wrong question. His daily metric is simpler: was today a valid day — like getting your parking ticket validated — or a dues day? When the dues days outnumber the valid ones week after week, the marriage or the job is already finished, whether you admit it or not.•       The Untethered MBA. Semler taught MBAs at MIT and spent four years at Harvard Law School, so he knows exactly what he's calling outmoded, outdated, and obsolete. His replacement: cohorts of ten who work through a dashboard curriculum at their own pace, study the case of the day rather than decade-old case studies — is SpaceX worth a trillion dollars, or nothing? — and spend credits to summon former CFOs or Stanford professors on demand. The same logic runs his schools, which grade TikTok and Call of Duty and map them to the curriculum. The smartphone panic, he says, is mostly nostalgia: what the screens are ruining is your ability to memorize the periodic table.•       AI Is Electricity — and He's Losing the Argument. AI, Semler says, is irrelevant the way electricity is irrelevant: a tide rising for every boat, pointless to oppose and impossible to live without. He runs everything through four LLMs — “there's nothing left of slop or hallucination at the end of that” — and confesses that when he tells his AI to push back, he now has trouble keeping up intellectually, which wasn't true a year ago. His hope is that we don't become “domesticated pets” over the next fifteen years. The deeper obstacle to everything, though, remains human: the cattle aspect of fear. There is no Trump and no Putin, he says — there is thirty percent of the population willing to support them, and one person who understands what populism can do. About the Guest Ricardo Semler is the chairman and majority owner of Semco Partners, the São Paulo company he took over from his father at 21 and transformed into the world's most famous experiment in industrial democracy. His book Maverick: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace (1993) was an international bestseller published in sixteen languages; The Seven-Day Weekend followed in 2003. He is the founder of the Lumiar schools and the Ralston Semler Foundation, has taught at MIT's Sloan School and Harvard Law School, and his TED talks have been viewed millions of times. His new e-book is The End of the Boss (endoftheboss.org, 2026). References: •       The End of the Boss by Ricardo Semler (2026) — the e-book, and its “Round Pyramid” alternative: self-managing cells of ten with leaders validated from below.•       Maverick: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace by Ricardo Semler — the million-copy classic whose Brazilian predecessor, Turning the Tables, was rejec...

This month, Dr. Rüdiger Frank joins North Korea Unpacked with Jacco Zwetsloot to discuss how decades of marketization have transformed North Korea's economy and society, and why old assumptions about engagement and pressure may no longer apply. He talks about the emergence of what he describes as a sizable North Korean middle class, how smartphones, private wealth and limited consumer choices point to deeper social change, and why leader Kim Jong Un may be a reluctant reformer forced to manage economic realities he did not create. He also explains why money is increasingly trapped inside North Korea, how projects like Wonsan-Kalma may be designed to absorb domestic spending and why Pyongyang could be moving toward something resembling a developmental dictatorship. Dr. Rüdiger Frank is professor of East Asian Economy and Society at the University of Vienna and one of Europe's foremost experts on North Korea. He studied at Kim Il Sung University in Pyongyang from 1991-1992, and has spent decades researching North Korea's political economy, economic transformation and international relations. About the podcast: North Korea Unpacked with Jacco Zwetsloot is a monthly long-form interview series from the NK News Podcast, featuring in-depth conversations with experts and specialists on North Korea. The regular weekly NK News Podcast, hosted by Alannah Hill, continues to cover the latest developments in the North Korea news cycle.

Dans une histoire absolument spectaculaire, le New-York Times nous apprend que Donald Trump a déployé le célèbre Seal Team 6 dans une mission secrète pour espionner Kim Jong-Un.   Dans le cadre des négociations nucléaires entre la Corée du Nord et les États-Unis en 2019, le président américain aurait donné le feu vert à une mission audacieuse qui a rapidement tourné en tragédie et coûté la vie de nombreux civils.   Jamais dévoilée au grand public, cette histoire promet d'agiter les relations entre Pyongyang et Washington pour les années à venir.   Dans cette vidéo, Benjamin Tremblay de 7 jours sur Terre revient en détails sur l'article du New-York Times et décrypte les principales ramifications géopolitiques de cet événement. Lien direct: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/us/navy-seal-north-korea-trump-2019.html Devenez membre exclusif de 7 Jours sur Terre et profitez de nombreux avantages, dont notre revue de presse : une émission hebdomadaire de plus d'une heure dans laquelle nous revenons sur les dernières nouvelles géopolitiques à travers le monde, avec des analyses approfondies : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRDafCFB27KOBXvgc6kgS0A/join

VOV1 - Theo thống kê của các cơ quan báo chí Hàn Quốc, trong nửa đầu năm nay, số lần nhà lãnh đạo Triều Tiên Kim Jong Un tham gia các hoạt động công khai đã tăng gấp gần 2 lần so với cùng kỳ năm trước.Theo thống kê do Hãng thông tấn Hàn Quốc Yonhap tập hợp từ các cơ quan báo chí chủ lực của CHDCND Triều Tiên, trong giai đoạn từ 1/1 đến 30/6/2026, nhà lãnh đạo Triều Tiên Kim Jong Un đã tham gia 92 hoạt động công khai được đăng tải trên các phương tiện thông tin đại chúng, tăng rất cao so với con số 50 lần của cùng kỳ năm 2025 và là 1 kỷ lục mới tính từ năm 2014 đến nay.Trong khi đó, theo Viện nghiên cứu thống nhất Hàn Quốc, tần suất ông Kim Jong Un tham gia các hoạt động quân sự của Triều Tiên được công khai trong nửa đầu năm 2026 lên tới 30 lần, cao nhất trong 14 năm trở lại đây. Viện nghiên cứu thống nhất Hàn Quốc cũng so sánh kỷ lục 49 lần của cả năm 2024 và 43 lần của cả năm 2025 để minh chứng cho tần suất hoạt động dày đặc chưa từng có của ông Kim trong lĩnh vực quốc phòng.Bên cạnh đó, sự xuất hiện của con gái nhà lãnh đạo Triều Tiên – cô Kim Ju-ae cũng được dư luận Hàn Quốc đặc biệt chú ý. Theo Yonhap, con gái ông Kim xuất hiện lần đầu tiên trước công chúng vào tháng 11/2022, trong một vụ thử tên lửa đạn đạo liên lục địa (ICBM) và chỉ trong 6 tháng đầu năm nay, cô Kim Ju-ae đã cùng cha xuất hiện tới 19 lần, trong đó có 11 sự kiện quân sự, cao hơn con số 17 lần của cả năm 2025.Theo phân tích của các chuyên gia thuộc Viện nghiên cứu thống nhất Hàn Quốc, tần suất dày đặc các hoạt công khai của nhà lãnh đạo Triều Tiên là động thái nhằm chứng tỏ địa vị chiến lược của Triều Tiên, quảng bá các thành tựu quốc phòng, trong bối cảnh tình hình quốc tế biến động mạnh, cũng như quan hệ giữa Bình Nhưỡng với Moscow và Bắc Kinh đang được tăng cường, cải thiện rõ rệt.Giới quan sát cũng cho rằng, trong bối cảnh Triều Tiên tiếp tục khép kín và các thông tin bị hạn chế dẫn tới những đồn đoán, các hoạt động liên quan đến ông Kim Jong Un do các cơ quan báo chí chính thống của Triều Tiên đăng tải đang trở thành dữ liệu tình báo quan trọng và việc thống kê, phân tích các hoạt động này sẽ góp phần đánh giá tình hình Triều Tiên, tạo tiền đề cho các bước đối phó phù hợp của Hàn Quốc.PV/VOV-TokyoNhà lãnh đạo Triều Tiên Kim Jong Un và con gái. Ảnh KCNA

La alianza con Rusia y cambios en el panorama internacional han aliviado la situación económica del régimen de Pyongyang. Pero ¿durará?

NK News Senior Analytic Correspondent Colin Zwirko joins this week's podcast to discuss North Korea's naval modernization push, from Kim Jong Un's latest cruise missile test from the Kang Kon destroyer to the recent commissioning of the Choe Hyon, the country's first 5,000-ton warship to formally enter service. He also breaks down his latest NK Pro analysis on the apparent restart of makeshift smuggling routes across the North Korea-China border, including what satellite imagery shows, why private vehicles appear to be a major driver of the trade and what the activity suggests about China's willingness to tolerate sanctions violations while maintaining plausible deniability. Afterward, Gabriela Bernal joins the podcast to discuss her analysis on South Korea's shift toward “peaceful coexistence” with North Korea and what Seoul can learn from the Balkans.  She explains the concept of “functional coexistence,” why Serbia-Kosovo dialogue offers a useful but limited comparison and what role institutions like the U.N. Command, the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission and the Military Armistice Commission can play.  About the podcast: The North Korea News Podcast is a weekly podcast hosted by Alannah Hill exclusively for NK News, covering all things DPRK — from news to extended interviews with leading experts and analysts in the field, along with insight from our very own journalists.

Preview for Later Today: Analyst Bruce Bechtol discusses Xi Jinping's visit to North Korea, noting Kim Jong-un'sincreased leverage as a weapons supplier. Kim seeks oil and military upgrades from China to bolster his nation's ruined economy. (2)1951

VOV1 - Các báo lớn của Hàn Quốc và Nhật Bản số ra hôm nay (5/7) đồng loạt đưa tin về việc CHDCND Triều Tiên lại vừa tiến hành một vụ thử vũ khí trên một tàu khu trục thế hệ mới do nước này tự chế tạo.  Hãng thông tấn Hàn Quốc Yonhap dẫn nguồn tin từ Hãng thông tấn trung ương Triều Tiên (KCNA) số ra hôm nay (5/7) cho biết, CHDCND Triều Tiên lại vừa tiến hành một vụ thử các loại vũ khí tấn công được gắn trên tàu khu trục thế hệ mới Kang Kon vào hôm 3/7 vừa qua, dưới sự thị sát của nhà lãnh đạo Kim Jong Un .Kang Kon là tàu khu trục lớp 5.000 tấn thứ 2 do Triều Tiên tự chế tạo. Tàu này được hạ thủy vào tháng 5/2025, nhưng ngay sau khi tiếp nước, tàu bị mất thăng bằng, đổ nghiêng và vỡ đáy. Sau khi xảy ra sự cố, Triều Tiên đánh giá mức độ hư hại của khí tài chiến lược này là "không nghiêm trọng" và tàu đã được đưa vào ụ khô để khắc phục. Kang Kon đã được chạy thử nghiệm hôm 4/6 vừa qua.Theo KCNA, các loại vũ khí được thử nghiệm lần này để đánh giá tính năng, sức công phá và độ chính xác… bao gồm tên lửa hành trình, pháo hạm, pháo tự động, cùng các phương tiện chiến đấu điện tử khác. Quá trình thử nghiệm bao gồm các bước như đánh giá khả năng tầm soát, dò tìm mục tiêu của hệ thống trinh sát được gắn trên tàu, xạ kích các loại pháo hạm và phóng thử tên lửa.Trong khi đó, Hãng thống tấn Jiji Press của Nhật Bản cũng dẫn nguồn tin từ Triều Tiên cho biết, sau khi thị sát vụ thử vũ khí, nhà lãnh đạo Triều Tiên Kim Jong Un nhấn mạnh “hoàn toàn có thể tin cậy vào khả năng phát triển sức mạnh chiến đấu của hải quân”, đồng thời khẳng định “sẽ tiếp tục duy trì và tăng cường khả năng răn đe, khả năng tiến hành chiến tranh bằng những nguồn lực mạnh mẽ”.Trước đó, vào hôm 23/6 vừa qua, Bình Nhưỡng cũng đã tiến hành trọng thể lễ bàn giao tàu khu trục Choe Hyon cho lực lượng hải quân, trong khi Kang Kon có khả năng sẽ được triển khai thực chiến trong vòng 2 tháng tới. Nhà lãnh đạo Kim Jong Un cũng đã đề cập khả năng đóng mới một tàu khu trục lớp 10.000 tấn cùng việc nghiên cứu – phát triển các loại “vũ khí bí mật dưới nước”.Tất cả những động thái mang tính quân sự này của Triều Tiên đang thu hút sự chú ý đặc biệt và gây lo ngại sâu sắc cho Hàn Quốc và Nhật Bản.Tuấn Nhật/VOV- TokyoTriều Tiên thử nghiệm vũ khí tấn công trên khu trục hạm Kang Kon (Nguồn ảnh: Reuters)

This week's episode of the NK News Podcast looks at North Korea's military modernization, from Kim Jong Un's new 5,000-ton Choe Hyon destroyer to recent tactical missile and artillery tests. Korea Risk Group Correspondent Joon Ha Park discusses what the destroyer adds to Pyongyang's navy, why its assignment to the West Sea Fleet matters and what South Korea's delayed public confirmation of a Hwasong-11D launch reveals about missile disclosure policy. He also breaks down Seoul's push to expand drone and counter-drone capabilities — including loitering munitions, laser and microwave defenses — and plans to train hundreds of thousands of “drone warriors.” Afterward, Dr. Fyodor Tertitskiy joins the podcast to discuss his new book, “Pyongyang on the Brink,” which explores 16 crises that could have changed North Korea's history — and what they reveal about the survival, fragility and possible future of the Kim dynasty. About the podcast: The North Korea News Podcast is a weekly podcast hosted by Alannah Hill exclusively for NK News, covering all things DPRK — from news to extended interviews with leading experts and analysts in the field, along with insight from our very own journalists.

David Maxwell and Gordon Chang analyze North Korea's "salami slicing" strategy in the DMZ designed to normalize its activities. Maxwell warns Kim Jong-un seeks to divide the US-South Korea alliance. He urges a superior political warfare strategy to expose and strangulate North Korea's malign activities. 151951 21st Infantry

On this week's Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, Michael Herson of American Defense International, former DoD Europe chief Jim Townsend of the Center for a New American Security, and former Pentagon Comptroller Dr. Dov Zakheim of the Center for Strategic and International Studies join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss President Trump's derailing of the budget process by refusing to sign a bipartisan housing affordability measure until lawmakers pass his SAVE Act that critics maintain is a voter suppression measure; prospects for Reconciliation 3.0 as lawmakers move to tie it to portions of the SAVE measure; House and Senate authorization and appropriations processes move ahead as the administration is expected to request $88 billion to cover Iran war costs; analysis of ongoing US-Iran negotiations — as well as direct contact between American military officials and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps — as Tehran fired on a Singaporean tanker for using an unauthorized transit corridor through the Strait of Hormuz, shutting traffic as Iranian officials continue efforts to assert ownership of the key waterway; Secretary of State Marco Rubio's efforts at the Gulf Cooperation Council to sell the deal to nervous allies as Saudi Arabia opened direct talks with Iran; Israel's continuing operations fighting Hezbollah in Lebanon; NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's visit to Washington to pave the way for a smooth alliance summit 7-8 July in Ankara as the administration considers deep cuts in US capabilities available to NATO and fires Gen. Chris Donahue, the top US Army commander in Europe; Ukraine turns the tables on Russia and Crimea; China sails its newest aircraft carrier — the Fujian — through the Taiwan Strait and pressures US states and private American firms to cut ties with Taipei; US efforts to modernize alliances across Asia whether through new operational concepts or economic ties; South Korea's investment in the United States and whether US lawmakers will allow the US Navy to buy foreign-made ships; Japan's $2.3 trillion industrial plan; Kim Jong Un commission's North Korea's largest ever new destroyer on the 76th anniversary of north's invasion of the south; and reflections as America celebrates its 250th birthday.

North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, has just signalled its nuclear ambitions at sea by saying that the country should build two warships every year in the next five years. Mike Chinoy, a former CNN senior Asia correspondent, who has made 17 trips to Pyongyang, shared his insights on Kim and discussed a new book, "Miss Kathi: Saving Lives in North Korea," which he co-authored with Swiss aid worker Kathi Zellweger.

Em dezembro de 2024, um cargueiro russo chamado Ursa Major afundou na costa da Espanha levando uma carga oficialmente descrita como tampas de bueiro, contêineres vazios e guindastes.Mas a investigação apontaria para uma possibilidade muito mais sensível: o navio transportava componentes de reatores nucleares de submarinos, com destino real à Coreia do Norte.Neste vídeo, explico a história do Ursa Major, a rota suspeita do navio, o envolvimento da Rússia, a possível conexão com Kim Jong Un, os indícios de uma operação clandestina ocidental e por que esse episódio pode revelar uma nova fase da guerra nas sombras entre grandes potências.O caso envolve torpedos, navios militares russos, investigação espanhola, explosões registradas no fundo do mar, o navio Yantar, voos americanos de detecção nuclear e a possibilidade de que a Rússia tenha tentado transferir tecnologia de submarino nuclear para a Coreia do Norte.Uma história sobre guerra secreta, proliferação nuclear, Ucrânia, Rússia, Coreia do Norte e a disputa silenciosa que acontece longe das manchetes.Você já conhece o meu aplicativo? No HOC ACADEMY você tem acesso a cursos e aulas exclusivas, além do BUNKER DO HOC, um feed de notícias e análises em tempo real sobre as coisas mais importantes que acontecem no mundo. Clica no link e não fique de fora dessa!LINK HOC ACADEMY:https://lp.hocacademy.com.br/home-nova/

The Lebanese president says he will not accept any peace deal that does not include the full withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon. The two sides met in Washington on Tuesday for a fifth round of talks. Hezbollah has accused Israel of violating the recently-agreed ceasefire claiming IDF soldiers opened fire on a group of civilians in Lebanon killing two people. Also in this podcast: A United Nations-backed commission accuses Israel of deliberately targeting and killing Palestinian children in what it calls a "genocide". Kim Jong Un announces that he's equipping North Korea's navy with nuclear weapons. People across western Europe brace for what's forecast to be the hottest day of the year. Researchers in Australia discover why some memories are more vivid than others. And we hear from the men being paid $50,000 to watch the World Cup. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk Photo: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun attends a press conference in February 2026 Credit: Reuters/Mohamed Azakir

Xi Jinping's Strategic Outreach to North Korea. Guest: Gregory Copley. Xi Jinping's visit to Pyongyang is seen as a move to reassert Chinese influence over North Korea as Kim Jong-un shifts away from communist identity. Kim is positioning himself as an equal to Xi while strengthening his ties with Russia, creating a complex ideological shift in the region. 101936

Kim Jong Un has ruled North Korea with an iron fist since taking power in 2011. But if the dictator died tomorrow, what would happen? Would North Koreans finally taste freedom? Who's in charge of the nuclear codes? And could his 13-year-old daughter Kim Ju Ae really be next in line to rule one of the world's most dangerous regimes? Journalist, foreign affairs analyst, and author of The Great Successor: The Secret Rise and Rule of Kim Jong Un Anna Fifield joins Seth Thévos to discuss succession scenarios and where the country – and world – might stand.  • Buy Anna's book The Great Successor: The Secret Rise and Rule of Kim Jong Un from our affiliate bookshop and you'll help fund the podcast by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org's fees help support independent bookshops too. • Special offer! Get 20% off any vehicle history check at carVertical.com/TheBunker• Back us on Patreon – www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Seth Thévos. Producer: James Liddell. Audio production: Jade Bailey. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Music by Kenny Dickinson. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. www.podmasters.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened down 190-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 46,909 on turnover of 17.6-billion N-T. The market lost ground (下跌；走低) on Tuesday as semiconductor stocks, especially memory chip suppliers came under heavy pressure as investors rushed to pocket gains (獲利了結；把收益落袋) built in recent sessions. Lai urges democracies to unite against transnational repression President Lai Ching-te is once again calling for closer international cooperation to counter (對抗；反制) transnational repression (跨國鎮壓) and describing it as a growing challenge facing democracies around the world. Speaking at the opening ceremony of a Global Cooperation and Training Framework workshop in Taipei, Lai told attendees that threats facing democratic countries today have gone beyond traditional military domains and geographic boundaries (地理界線). The workshop was titled "Building Resilient Democracies: Responding to Transnational Repression." Organizers say it brought together experts and scholars from 29 countries to exchange views on safeguarding democracy, freedom, human rights and the rule of law. Oil tanker chartered by CPC expected to arrive in Taiwan in July C-P-C has confirmed that a an oil tanker (油輪) it chartered (包租；租用) is expected to arrive in Taiwan in mid-July after exiting the Strait of Hormuz. According to the state-refiner, the "Dubai Energy" is carrying 2-million barrels of crude oil. The statements come after Reuters reported that the Dubai Energy left the Strait of Hormuz and is bound for Kaohsiung. The vessel had been stranded in the Strait for over three months due to the Iran war. C-P-C says the crude oil being shipped to Taiwan will be assigned to C-P-C's refinery plants (煉油廠) in Kaohsiung and Taoyuan based on market demand. NKorea Commissions New Destroyer North Korea has commissioned (正式服役) a 5,000-ton destroyer that leader Kim Jong Un touts as a symbol of the country's growing naval and nuclear capabilities. North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency says Kim made the comments Tuesday at a commissioning ceremony at the western port of Nampo. Kim says that warships such as the Choe Hyon show that the nuclear armament (核武裝) of his navy is progressing as planned. State media says Kim during Tuesday's speech said Kang Kon, a second destroyer in the same class as the Choe Hyon, will also be entering service soon. North Korea also has separate plans to build a larger, 10,000-ton destroyer. US Senate passes war powers resolution on Iran for first time The United States Senate has voted to approve a war powers resolution (戰爭權力決議) directing US President Donald Trump to withdraw American forces (撤軍) from the conflict with Iran — the first time such a measure has passed both chambers of Congress. The White House has dismissed the vote as having no legal significance (法律效力；法律意義), but four Republican senators broke ranks (倒戈；不跟隨所屬陣營立場) to support the resolution alongside Democrats. Mitch Mccann reports from New York. That was Mitch Mccann reporting from New York. Germany Trains Halted Amid System Malfunction A problem with a communications system forced Germany's railway system to halt all trains, leaving passengers stranded (受困；滯留) across the country. Trains were held at stations late Tuesday evening and would-be travelers stood in long lines at information desks as they tried to figure out how to get to their destinations. The main national railway operator said shortly before 1 a.m., nearly two-and-a-half hours after it first reported the outage (系統中斷；故障), that the problem had been resolved and service was resuming “step by step.” (逐步恢復) The company said there was a nationwide problem with a system which is used for internal communication on the railway network. That was the I.C.R.T. EZ News, I'm _____. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Hour 1 of the Wednesday Bob Rose Show, with the latest on Iran negotiations, and North Korea's dictator missing publicity on the world stage. Kim Jong Un announced ramping up of naval forces, threatening the Pacific region and grabbing a momentary spotlight amid world turmoil. Plus, all the morning's biggest stories for 6-24-26

North Korea has been led by a string of vicious dictators — all men. But Kim Jong Un seems to be auditioning his daughter for the job. This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King. A TV screenshot of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un's daughter attending a parade for North Korea's 75th anniversary. Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nach jahrelanger Corona-Isolierung fährt wieder ein Zug zwischen China und Nordkorea. Doch die Verbindung ist von tiefem Misstrauen und strikter Geheimhaltung geprägt. Der Grossteil des Zuges ist wie ein normaler chinesischer Zug, doch die letzten zwei Wagen bleiben für die Öffentlichkeit komplett abgeschirmt. Man soll nicht wissen, wer hier ins abgeschirmte Nordkorea reist. Hinter der Wiederaufnahme der Strecke steckt geopolitisches Kalkül. China versucht, das Regime in Pjongjang enger an sich zu binden und den wachsenden Einfluss Russlands in der Region auszubalancieren. Gleichzeitig benötigt das wirtschaftlich isolierte Nordkorea den grossen Nachbarn dringend für den eigenen Aussenhandel. Für ausländische Beobachter endet die Reise jedoch spätestens an der schwer bewachten Grenzstadt Dandong – ein Blick auf das abgeschottete Land bleibt nur aus der Ferne möglich. Gast: Matthias Kamp, China-Korrespondent Host: Nadine Landert Produktion: Vera Pache Redaktion: David Vogel Bilder der Reise findest du im [Artikel von Matthias](https://www.nzz.ch/international/peking-pjongjang-express-rollt-wieder-aber-in-groesster-diskretion-ld.10009814) in der NZZ. Lust auf noch mehr digitale Inhalte der NZZ? [Probier`s drei Monate aus.](https://abo.nzz.ch/25077808-2/)

To simply call North Korea a Chinese puppet state doesn't capture the complexity of that relationship. To fully understand it, we must look back at three generations of the Kim dynasty, the current partnerships with other powers, and Kim Jong Un's aspirations. Join the Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/PeterZeihan Full Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3PQgjTd

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On this week's Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, Michael Herson of American Defense International, former DoD Europe chief Jim Townsend of the Center for a New American Security, and former Pentagon Comptroller Dr. Dov Zakheim of the Center for Strategic and International Studies join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the Senate markup of its version of the National Defense Authorization Act as House appropriators unveil their $1.07 trillion defense spending measure; as lawmakers pass Reconciliation 2.0 that funds President Trump's immigration efforts, Sens. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, see dim prospects for the $350 billion Reconciliation 3.0 plus up for the Pentagon; how the administration and lawmakers can pack $1.5 trillion in planned spending into a smaller funding package; the future of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act; the president's decision to tap US attorney Jay Clayton as the next Director of National Intelligence; what's next for the Iran war as Trump declares a deal involving Tehran and Jerusalem is imminent, a stance Iran and Israel deny; as Russia escalates its provocations against Europe, Washington prepares deep cuts to US capabilities for NATO, including cuts to fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, and refueling aircraft as well as a missile sub and warships including an aircraft carrier as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Alex “Grinch” Grynkewich tells a European audience that “Russia is not looking for a conflict;” British Defence Secretary John Healey and Armed Forces Minister Al Carns resigned to protest Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's unwillingness to increase defense spending to bolster the country's flagging military capabilities; Starmer visits Tokyo where officials express frustration that Britain is underfunding the Global Combat Air Program that includes Japan and Italy; Japan and South Korea work increasingly closely with Europe with the Takaichi to expand her tour of Europe during the upcoming G7 meeting; China continues to salami slice in South China Sea and arrests US citizen Min Zin, testing its detente with Washington; and Xi Jinping's visit to Pyongyang bolstered Kim Jong Un's nuclear hand.

Greg Scarlatoiu analyzes Xi Jinping's visit to Pyongyang, noting that Kim Jong-un now views himself as a strategic equal to Xi and Putin. Despite sanctions, North Korea's economy shows a facade of growth fueled by billions made exporting artillery and special forces to Russia. Kim is also modernizing his security apparatus into a structure similar to Russia's FSB. (1)

Preview for Later Today: Jack Burnham discusses Kim Jong-un's rise from pandemic-era economic failure to a confident global leader. A modernized military and support from Russia and China have strengthened his position relative to Xi Jinping.1951 Korea

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: • Just hours after threatening another round of strikes against Iran, President Trump abruptly called them off, claiming negotiators may be closing in on a deal. We break down what the White House is saying, why Tehran has yet to confirm it, and what it could mean for the future of the crisis. • A newly revealed uranium-enrichment facility inside North Korea could significantly expand Kim Jong Un's ability to produce nuclear weapons. We explain what the discovery reveals about Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions and why it matters. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President's Daily Brief by visiting https://PDBPremium.com.  Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief.  YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Goldbelly: Make Father's Day unforgettable with iconic foods delivered—get free shipping and 20% off your first order at https://GOLDBELLY.com with code PDB. Acre Gold: Turn your pocket change into physical 24-karat gold and enter to win a limited-edition Hot Wheels gold bar at https://GetAcreGold.com/PDB Chapter: Compare every medicare plan call 915-671-5252 today! Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan's contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don't directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact https://Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show Andrew and Bill begin with takeaways from Xi's visit to North Korea this week, including the conspicuous silence on North Korea's nuclearization, Kim Jong Un's assistance to Russia's war in Ukraine, Beijing as Kim's top priority, U.S.-Japan dialogue on regional nuclear threats, and an email about the PRC as a communist country. From there: CPPCC Chairman Wang Huning leads an inspection tour of Xinjiang ahead of the July 1st implementation of the national ethnic unity law, plus thoughts on Xinjiang's strategic importance generally and why Beijing sees its recent efforts as successful. At the end: China preps for an AI infrastructure buildout, the Pentagon alleges that Alibaba, Baidu and BYD are linked to the PLA, the Busan truce is being tested by both sides, and two Knicks stars wish students good luck on the GaoKao.

Tommy and Ben are back to discuss a week that includes collapsed ceasefire(s), the World Cup, and Jared and Ivanka pretending to be conquistadors.The so-called ceasefires between Israel and Lebanon and the US and Iran continue to unravel, while Trump insists he has Iran and Israel under his control and twists reality (and the English language) to fit his narrative. Then, Ivanka Trump claims to have "discovered" a pristine, protected ecological island off the coast of Albania, sparking major protests and a government corruption investigation. The FIFA World Cup kicks off this week across three countries and 16 cities, and the guys dig into the Trump administration's decision to use the biggest sporting event on earth as an opportunity to deny visas to fans, journalists, and even Africa's top referee. Xi Jinping pays his first visit to North Korea in seven years amidst reports about Kim Jong Un's surprising economic turnaround. Former Trump National Security advisor John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling classified information, while a CIA official is caught with 303 gold bars and a 15-year-old Nigerian congressional candidate is exposed for faking his age on the campaign trail. Then Tommy speaks with the BBC's Mexico, Central America, and Cuba Correspondent, Will Grant, about life on the ground in Cuba, what US intervention on the island could look like, and the vibes in Mexico City ahead of the World Cup. Will's book is Populista: The Rise of Latin America's 21st Century Strongman.Buy Ben's book All We Say: The Battle for American Identity: A History in 15 Speeches  and subscribe to his Substack here.For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast, episode title, and episode date

Greg Scarlatoiu Greg Scarlatoiu analyzes the meeting between Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un. He highlights the distinct leadership style of the current North Korean leader compared to his predecessors, marking a significant and generational shift.1952

On this week's episode, NK News Lead Correspondent Shreyas Reddy unpacks Chinese President Xi Jinping's first visit to North Korea in seven years and what it reveals about the future of China-DPRK relations. The conversation examines the symbolism and strategic messaging behind the two-day summit, including Xi's meetings with Kim Jong Un, visits to the Sino-DPRK Friendship Tower and the Workers' Party cadre school. Shreyas also discusses why denuclearization was notably absent from official readouts and what that suggests about Beijing's evolving approach to North Korea's nuclear program. The episode also explores whether China is seeking to reassert its influence as North Korea's ties with Russia deepen, what signs to watch for regarding trade, tourism and border reopenings, and why the composition of the Chinese delegation may offer clues about Beijing's priorities.  About the podcast: The NK News Podcast is a weekly podcast hosted by Alannah Hill exclusively for NK News, covering the latest developments in and around North Korea. Each episode breaks down the week's news cycle with NK News journalists, analysts and expert guests.

Decades of dictatorship culminated in 15 years of war and turmoil in Syria, making the country a focal point of hardship in the Middle East. But with the region torn asunder by the U.S.-Iran war, a relatively peaceful Syria is now an outpost of progress and hope. Also: today's stories, including why questions are being raised about who sets and implements AI policy in the U.S.; a look at a recent summit between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un; and how this year's World Cup differs in size compared to years past. Join the Monitor's Ira Porter for today's news.

Today, Les, John, and Andy take stock of a North Korea that has used Western distraction to significantly expand its strategic position. Pyongyang reportedly plans to exponentially increase its' nuclear enrichment capacity with the construction of the new Yongbyon nuclear facility and is undertaking a housing construction boom that allegedly rivals major American cities. Meanwhile, Xi Jinping's recent visit to Pyongyang, which focused heavily on trade rather than denuclearization, signals that Beijing has effectively taken pressure off Kim Jong Un to roll back his weapons program.Is the economic development inside North Korea real, and what does it mean for Kim's grip on power? With China sidelining denuclearization and ignoring UN sanctions, how does the U.S. compete against a four-power bloc of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea? Do Moscow and Beijing's deepening friendships with North Korea create friction over who calls the shots in Pyongyang? And with North Korea's missile capabilities increasingly capable of reaching American soil, is now the right moment for Washington to engage, or will U.S. regional partnerships be enough to hold the line?Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.@lestermunson@johnclipsey@andykeiserLike what we're doing here? Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. And don't forget to follow @faultlines_pod and @masonnatsec on Twitter!We are also on YouTube; watch today's episode here: https://youtu.be/jVLazDheT9A Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alice Han and James Kynge break down reports that a Chinese robotics startup has topped a leading international benchmark for embodied AI, raising new questions about whether China is pulling ahead in one of the most important technological competitions of the decade. They also examine Xi Jinping's first trip to North Korea since 2019 and what it reveals about China's evolving relationships with Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin, and Donald Trump amid growing geopolitical tensions. Plus, China's government launches a sweeping crackdown on "ghost kitchens" after regulators uncovered tens of thousands of fake restaurants operating on major food delivery platforms. Subscribe to China Decode on Substack for weekly analysis, livestreams, and deep dives into the biggest story shaping the global economy: chinadecode.profgmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Xi Jinping's first visit to North Korea in seven years has been marked by pomp and shows of friendship. But what does the Chinese leader really want from the trip? Our correspondent visits Goma in Congo to see what life is like under Rwanda-backed rebel group M23. And why curry may soon be off the menu in Japan. Guests and host:Jeremy Page, chief China correspondentJohn McDermott, chief Africa correspondentMoeka Iida, Japan correspondentRosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”Topics covered: Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un, Russia, nuclear proliferationCongo, Goma, M23, RwandaJapan, India, immigration, curry  Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Xi Jinping's first visit to North Korea in seven years has been marked by pomp and shows of friendship. But what does the Chinese leader really want from the trip? Our correspondent visits Goma in Congo to see what life is like under Rwanda-backed rebel group M23. And why curry may soon be off the menu in Japan. Guests and host:Jeremy Page, chief China correspondentJohn McDermott, chief Africa correspondentMoeka Iida, Japan correspondentRosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”Topics covered: Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un, Russia, nuclear proliferationCongo, Goma, M23, RwandaJapan, India, immigration, curry  Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un played host to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping this week. It's the Chinese leader's first visit to North Korea in seven years and follows two high-profile meetings in Beijing between Xi and the leaders of the US and Russia. Also, Taliban forces in Afghanistan have fired on protesters as women face increasing arrests and detention for leaving their homes without wearing a full face and body covering. And, a look into the world of the Yahoo Boys, young Nigerian hustlers who con lonely Westerners out of their money through online scams. Plus, sticker album fever is sweeping Latin America ahead of the World Cup.Your support is critical in sustaining our nonprofit newsroom. Donate today and your gift will be matched 2:1! Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Chinese President Xi Jinping has wrapped up a two-day visit to North Korea featuring military honours, public displays of friendship and talks with Kim Jong Un. While few concrete agreements emerged, the trip sends a clear signal that Beijing wants to strengthen its relationship with its isolated neighbour.Plus, Indonesia's central bank has unexpectedly raised interest rates in an effort to stabilise the rupiah after its sharpest decline in years. And the race to public markets is accelerating. Just days before SpaceX is expected to begin trading, OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has confidentially filed for an initial public offering. We look at what could be one of the most significant listings in the technology sector for years. Presenter: Leanna Byrne Producer: David Cann

Global stock markets have fallen sharply after a sell-off in technology shares combined with growing uncertainty over tensions in the Middle East.South Korea's Kospi index briefly suspended trading after plunging at the open, while Japan's Nikkei also suffered heavy losses. Plus, Chinese President Xi Jinping is in North Korea for talks with Kim Jong Un. We look at what the visit could mean for trade and economic ties between the two neighbours. Oil prices initially surged before easing back. We ask what that tells us about how investors are assessing the risk of a wider regional conflict. And Prada has entered the space race. The Italian fashion house has helped develop part of a new spacesuit for future NASA missions. Presenter: Leanna Byrne Producer: David Cann

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AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports China' president is in North Korea for key talks with leader Kim Jong Un.

The Situation Report for June 5, 2026. Rep. Crenshaw covers the biggest stories of the past week. The ceasefire agreement the U.S. just brokered between Israel and Lebanon – and why Hezbollah could screw it all up. How a shocking murder case in Britain is exposing the country's "two-tier system" of justice. Why President Trump just went all-in on coal – and what it means for grid reliability and energy costs. All this and much more news in less than 12 minutes.   All you need to know about Iranian Proxies, Hezbollah, and the U.S. brokered ceasefire in Lebanon   The Henry Nowak murder case rocks Britain   UK erupts in riots over Britain's 'Two-Tier Justice' system   Senate passes massive border security funding   President Trump revives the American coal industry   Why reliable power matters more than green subsidies   Hiring surges as the labor market beats expectations     China deepens ties with Kim Jong Un regime     US cities brace for the World Cup     If you read nothing else before America 250: American Covenant by Yuval Levin

In this episode of Pekingology, CSIS Senior Fellow Henrietta Levin is joined by Adam Farrar, who previously served as Special Advisor to the Vice President for the Indo-Pacific, Space, and Intelligence as well as Director for the Korean Peninsula and Mongolia at the White House National Security Council. Adam is currently a Senior Geoeconomics Analyst at Bloomberg and Non-Resident Senior Associate with the CSIS Korea Chair. As Xi Jinping prepares for a rare trip to Pyongyang, Henrietta and Adam unpack China's complex relationship with North Korea. They discuss what the Trump-Xi summit revealed about Beijing's position on denuclearization, how much leverage China actually has over Pyongyang, and why Kim Jong Un keeps creating problems for Xi. The conversation also explores how Beijing balances its desire for stability on the Korean Peninsula with Moscow's growing influence there, and what all of this means for U.S. strategy in Asia.

We think of North Korea as a communist dictatorship. But Jonathan Cheng, the Wall Street Journal's China Bureau Chief and former Korea Bureau Chief, says that misses the real story.He argues North Korea functions more like a religion -  complete with rituals, worship, and a ruling family treated like immortals. Once you hear it, you can't unsee it.His new book is Korean Messiah. 

Greg Scarlatoiu details North Korea's role as an arsenal for Russia and Iran, providing missiles and tunnel technology for profit. Kim Jong-un's survival strategy relies on nuclear weapons and maintaining relevance among allies. (2/16)NAMPA IH

Welcome to Last Call, a look at the biggest stories Jim and Greg covered over the past week on the 3 Martini Lunch. This week, Jim was away and his National Review colleague Charles C.W. filled in for three days.This week, Charlie and Greg highlight he Trump administration's escalating crackdown on Medicare and Medicaid fraud, the dangerous Democratic push to expand the U.S. Supreme Court, the disturbing number of people who think the Trump assassination attempts were staged, and North Korea's new nuclear policy.First, Charlie and Greg applaud Vice President JD Vance and CMS Director Mehmet Oz for taking a tougher stance against Medicare and Medicaid fraud. The administration announced it is deferring $1.3 billion in Medicare reimbursements to California over concerns the state is failing to combat fraud effectively. Vance warns other states could face similar consequences, while Oz explains the huge benefits we could see from greatly reducing fraud.Next, Charlie goes deeper into his condemnation of Democrats openly plotting to expand the U.S. Supreme Court by enough seats to give the left a likely majority. Charlie explains why he believes that would be the most damaging event to our constitutional order since the Civil War.Then, they're horrified that a third of Democrats believe the attempted White House Correspondents Dinner shooting was staged. And even more of them believe the shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania - where Trump actually got shot - was staged. Charlie and Greg discuss the relentless conspiracies in our politics and whether there's a way to reverse the trend.Finally, they comment on North Korea's new law that if another nation kills or incapacitates Kim Jong-Un, North Korea would "automatically and immediately" launch nuclear weapons.Please visit our great sponsors:CalotrenIf you're looking for the missing piece-Calotren is it. Visit https://toploss.com/martini and use codeMARTINI for FREE Shipping.Fast Growing TreesBetter plants, better growing, and an extra 20% off with code MARTINI athttps://FastGrowingTrees.com/Martini for a limited time; terms and conditions may apply.New episodes every weekday. 

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Iran's months-long internet blackout is exposing growing cracks inside the regime itself, as politically connected elites reportedly receive privileged online access through controversial “white SIM cards” while millions of ordinary citizens remain digitally cut off from the outside world. North Korea reportedly adopts a chilling new constitutional provision requiring automatic nuclear retaliation if Kim Jong Un is assassinated, raising fresh concerns about a potential “nuclear dead man's switch” inside the isolated regime. An international maritime operation delivers a major blow to global drug cartels after authorities crack down on what investigators describe as a transatlantic “cocaine highway” stretching across the Atlantic Ocean. And in today's Back of the Brief—the man accused of targeting President Trump during last month's White House Correspondents' Dinner pleads not guilty to multiple federal charges as questions surrounding the security breach continue mounting. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President's Daily Brief by visiting https://PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief.  YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief HomeServe: Protect your home systems from costly repairs with HomeServe—plans start at $4.99/month at https://HomeServe.com.  BUB Naturals: Live Better Longer with BUBS Naturals. For A limited time get 20% Off your entire order with code PDB at https://Bubsnaturals.com  Ridge Wallet: Upgrade your wallet today! Get 10% Off @Ridge with code PDB at https://www.Ridge.com/PDB#Ridgepod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

National Review Senior Editor Charles C.W. Cooke, who also hosts the Charles C.W. Cooke Podcast, fills in for Jim on Tuesday's 3 Martini Lunch. Join Charlie and Greg as they break down the Democrats' latest overt attacks on our courts, Congress considering a federal gas tax holiday, the disturbing number of people who think the Trump assassination attempts were staged, and North Korea's new nuclear policy.First, they react to California Gov. Gavin Newsom accusing the U.S. Supreme Court of exercising "raw power politics" and raising questions about its legitimacy because the justices allowed Alabama to change its congressional map. Meanwhile, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is vowing "massive" judicial reforms if Democrats get back in power. Charlie explains what's really happening here.Next, there's a movement in Congress to suspend the federal gas tax for 90 days. Charlie explains why he sees this more as a gimmick than a solution to high prices. But he also reveals why he's glad to see Congress doing this even though he opposes the bill.Then, they're horrified that a third of Democrats believe the attempted White House Correspondents Dinner shooting was staged. And even more of them believe the shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania - where Trump actually got shot - was staged. Charlie and Greg discuss the relentless conspiracies in our politics and whether there's a way to reverse the trend.Finally, they comment on North Korea's new law that if another nation kills or incapacitates Kim Jong-Un, North Korea would "automatically and immediately" launch nuclear weapons.Please visit our great sponsors:Quo Money is on the line. Always say hello with QUO. Try QUO for FREE PLUS get 20% off your first 6 months when you go to https://Quo.com/3ml Mizzen&Main Right now, Mizzen&Main is offering our listeners 20% off your first purchase at https://MizzenandMain.com promo code 3ML20.Pocket Hose For a limited time, get two free gifts—a 360° rotating pocket pivot and a thumb drive nozzle—when you buy the Pocket Hose Ballistic; just text MARTINI to 64000, message and data rates may apply.New episodes every weekday. 

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