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Ernesto Araújo addresses the Venezuelan earthquake and the Maduro regime's inability to manage the crisis, calling leadership a "gangster gathering." He sees international aid as a chance for accountability and renewal. He also questions why the US hesitates to allow democratic leader María Machado to return home. 3

SCHEDULE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 6-29-2026.1950Hussain Haqqani and Bill Roggio discuss the fragile US-Iran ceasefire and a flawed memorandum concerning the Strait of Hormuz. Roggio argues the agreement effectively grants Iran control, while Haqqani notes GCC countries feel excluded and wary of de-escalation on Iranian terms. The US lacks a plan to force Iranian understanding of consequences. 1Hussain Haqqani and Bill Roggio examine regional dynamics, noting the Iranian system remains unchanged despite the Supreme Leader's death. Haqqani describes the US-Iran memorandum as a "damp squib" that ignores fundamental security issues. Roggio suggests Saudi Arabia feels "stuck" with the US but may reconsider its primary regional backing. 2Ernesto Araújo addresses the Venezuelan earthquake and the Maduro regime's inability to manage the crisis, calling leadership a "gangster gathering." He sees international aid as a chance for accountability and renewal. He also questions why the US hesitates to allow democratic leader María Machado to return home. 3Ernesto Araújo discusses recent democratic victories in Colombia and Peru, characterizing them as a rejection of organized crime and socialism. He criticizes media bias for framing these shifts as a "right-wing drift" while ignoring the deep-seated corruption of regional leaders like Lula da Silva. 4Jonathan Schanzer and Bill Roggio analyze Iran's perceived "escalation dominance" in the Strait of Hormuz after the US lifted its naval blockade. Schanzer argues Iran uses the waterway as leverage to derail nuclear talks. Roggio critiques the US admission that there is no military solution to the waterway. 5Jonathan Schanzer and Bill Roggio investigate reports of damaged historic sites in Iran, suggesting they are Iranian information operations. Schanzer explains that many sites were actually torched by protesters rejecting Islamism. He also notes the morality police are doubling down on control following recent ceasefire stunts. 6David Daoud explores the Israel-Lebanon security deal and the IDF's destruction of a major Hezbollah arsenal. Daoud explains the concept of "pilot zones" where the Lebanese Armed Forces must perform demonstrably before territorial expansion. He notes Hezbollah wants a pragmatic end to pain but rejects normalization. 7David Daoud and Bill Roggio analyze "pilot zones" as a mechanism to hold Lebanon's feet to the fire regarding Hezbollah's disarmament. Daoud warns that if the US prioritizes quiet with Iran, these zones could become pressure tactics against Israel rather than mechanisms for actual Lebanese performance. 8Richard Epstein critiques the Supreme Court's 6-3 decision allowing the President to fire independent commission heads. Epstein argues this undermines the separation of powers between prosecution and adjudication. He warns that "presidential accountability" is an illusion in such a unitary power structure. 9John Hardie and Bill Roggio report on Russian fuel shortages caused by Ukrainian long-range drone strikes on refineries. Hardie notes this crisis breaks Putin's "social contract" of stability for passivity. Despite economic trouble, Putin maintains maximalist war demands due to inflated military reports from his general staff. 10Edmund Fitton-Brown critiques the UN's "toxic obsession" with Israel and its lack of evidence regarding genocide claims. Fitton-Brown highlights how China and Russia manipulate the UN system to avoid scrutiny. He notes Israel is uniquely targeted by permanent commissions while worse regimes go free. 11Edmund Fitton-Brown and Bill Roggio discuss the instability of the Iran MOU and the upcoming Doha talks. He contrasts this with a balanced Israel-Lebanon framework that aims to marginalize Hezbollah. However, the MOU's vague language allows Iran to claim legitimate control over the Strait of Hormuz. 12Henry Sokolski examines the stalemate over Iran's nuclear program following a previous B2 raid. Sokolski notes Iranrefuses IAEA inspections at damaged uranium enrichment sites. He warns of massive plutonium risks at the Bushehrplant and calls for public hearings on regional nuclear restraint. 13Ahmad Sharawi documents Hamas's presence in Turkey, where senior operatives enjoy sanctuary to plot attacks in the West Bank. Sharawi notes Turkey provides a permissive environment to weaken Israel's regional freedom. Hamas maintains leadership and financing networks despite being whittled down in Gaza. 14David 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. 15Gordon Chang challenges China's manufacturing numbers as "science fiction" and the promotion of robotics to hide massive youth unemployment. Chang explains that Xi Jinping prioritizes manufacturing over consumption to keep the population dependent. He also warns of rising state-promoted xenophobia against foreigners. 16

In April, a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier was indicted for using classified intelligence to make bets online. It comes as online prediction markets have exploded in popularity. The war in Iran and capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro have revealed suspiciously-timed bets on when an attack might happen, even the fate of world leaders. Correspondent Jon Wertheim reports on the phenomenon of betting on war and the creation of a whole new category of insider trading. Andy Bast and Jessica Kegu are the producers. A year-long investigation by 60 MINUTES examines what might be the greatest art heist in history: the theft of thousands of sacred stone, bronze and gold artifacts from religious sites across Cambodia. Correspondent Anderson Cooper reports on Douglas Latchford, the British dealer who masterminded the looting amidst genocide, civil war and political turmoil and sold to the world's wealthiest collectors and most prestigious museums. The Cambodian government has spent more than a decade tracking it all down and wants their history and heritage brought home. This is a double-length segment. Michael H. Gavshon and Nadim Roberts are the producers.

CannCon and Ghost open the final show before GART week in Deadwood with a Tuesday packed with stories that connect in ways most people are not seeing. An AP investigation with a named whistleblower reveals the DEA knowingly allowed 74,000 fentanyl pills to flood New Mexico between 2023 and 2025 to catch bigger fish while running the "one pill can kill" public campaign at the same time. Bill Pulte walks into ODNI and CNN immediately runs a smear piece while Letitia James attacks his qualifications despite simultaneously backing Jay Clayton, who has identical gaps in intelligence experience. Ghost and CannCon apply the white hat versus black hat framework and explain why neither applies: incentive-based leverage is how this operation actually works. A federal judge blocks the SAVE database cross-referencing Social Security and citizenship data, and CannCon asks the only relevant question: who issues your Social Security number and who determines citizenship status? In geopolitics, Ghost delivers a layered breakdown of Colombia's contested election, tracing the Alex Saab connection to De La Espriella, the Smartmatic globalist pivot of 2014, and why Hispanic neocon Republicans are backing a Maduro ally while publicly opposing Maduro. A viral JD Vance Qatar slight gets debunked with the full video.

En medio de un clima de crisis económica y tensión social, el grupo de oposición Consejo para la Transición Democrática en Cuba denunció la detención y tortura de su presidente Manuel Cuesta Morúa. En RFI hemos entrevistado al activista Cuesta Morúa, quien nos relató cómo se produjo la detención y los motivos que hay detrás. El ruido de las caceroladas es habitual durante las noches en La Habana, Cuba. La gente protesta por los cortes de luz y la escasez de combustible tras cinco meses de bloqueo petrolero por parte de Estados Unidos. En este contexto, la organización opositora Consejo para la Transición Democrática en Cuba denunció que la policía secuestró y torturó a su líder, Manuel Cuesta Morúa. “Recibiría un tiro en la cabeza” “Me condujeron hacia otra provincia contigua que se llama Artemisa y en un lugar descampado, luego de horas de tortura dentro de la patrulla, con todos los cristales cerrados y esposado en las espaldas, y luego de haber recibido algunos golpes, me amenazaron de muerte, definitivamente, la frase fue repetida de que si Estados Unidos de alguna manera invadía Cuba, pues yo, y no solo yo, han amenazado también a otros activistas, recibiría un tiro en la cabeza”, cuenta a RFI el activista. La policía acusó a Cuesta Morúa de "incitar a la ciudadanía a manifestarse el 11 de julio", pero este señala que se trata de una estrategia para acallar a las masas. “Nosotros, el Consejo para la Transición Democrática, y yo personalmente he venido ofreciendo solidaridad y apoyo a ese movimiento nacional que se ha ido articulando de cacerolazos a lo largo y ancho del país, para expresar el aquí y el ahora de las necesidades urgentes y emergentes de la sociedad cubana, y que se van a profundizar. Y por supuesto, el Gobierno cubano teme justamente algún liderazgo de la sociedad civil en relación con esta protesta en un momento que toma medidas que están pensadas para el 1%”, explica. “Un proceso liderado por los cubanos” En marzo de este año, el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, aseguraba que Cuba sufriría una intervención como la que llevó a cabo en Venezuela y que desembocó en la captura del expresidente Nicolás Maduro. Ahora, parece que el eco de las palabras de Trump resuena más fuerte que nunca. “Desde el día 1 que esta alternativa se presentó como posible, nos opusimos a una intervención de Estados Unidos. Estados Unidos, como todas las naciones democráticas del mundo, debe apoyar un proceso de cambio en el país, debe apoyar un proceso de transición. Pero esto tiene que ser un proceso liderado por los cubanos, apoyado por la comunidad internacional, eso incluye a Estados Unidos, pero liderado por los cubanos. Nos hemos opuesto a la salida venezolana. Cuesta Morúa señala que la situación en Cuba es insostenible, y que el Gobierno teme unas protestas como las del 11 de julio de 2021, las más grandes desde la Revolución Cubana, y que dejaron un muerto, múltiples heridos y más de mil detenidos.

Human beings have always loved to gamble. Archeological records suggest we've been doing it for the last 12,000 years, since the end of the last Ice Age. But for as long as we've been playing games of chance, we've worried about what they might be doing to us. For thousands of years, everyone from Aristotle to George Washington condemned gambling, an ancient anxiety that ran so deep it became something like a moral consensus. And then that consensus evaporated. In the span of a decade, both Canada and the US legalized sports betting. Now anyone with a smartphone and a credit card can wager on basketball, hockey, or American cornhole. But it turned out that was just the beginning. A few years later came “prediction markets” like Kalshi and Polymarket that let you bet on, well, just about anything: whether the US will invade Cuba, the odds of James Comey being sent to prison, and whether Jesus Christ will return before 2027. That last one, by the way, is currently sitting at 3 per cent on Polymarket. If betting on missile strikes, military coups, and political prosecutions feels kind of gross, I'm with you. But James Surowiecki thinks we should give prediction markets a chance. Surowiecki is the author of The Wisdom of Crowds, a book he wrote more than 20 years ago, where he argued that large groups of ordinary people are actually better than experts at making predictions. It's become something of a foundational text for these markets: the idea that they can crowdsource knowledge, aggregate what millions of people believe about the future, and use that signal to make better decisions. So I wanted to have James on to make the case for prediction markets, and to see if he could make me feel just a little less squeamish about a world where you can gamble on everything. Mentioned The Wisdom of Crowds, by James Surowiecki (Doubleday, 2004).  Francis Galton, “Vox Populi,” Nature 75 (1907): 450–451 — the–ox-weighing experiment. The 1986 Challenger disaster and Morton Thiokol's stock: Maloney & Mulherin, “The complexity of price discovery in an efficient market,” Journal of Financial Economics (2003).  Kalshi (prediction market platform). Polymarket (prediction market platform). The 2024 “French whale” (Théo), who used neighbour polls to bet roughly $85M on a Trump win — CBS–News / 60 Minutes. The Polymarket trader's well-timed bets on the June 2025 US strikes on Iran — CNN– The market on the length of a Karoline Leavitt White House briefing Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and the earnings-call “mention markets” — Tec–Crunch. The market on Maduro's removal and the ~$400K Venezuela payout — PBS–NewsHour. The Zohran Mamdani NYC mayoral market — DL –ews. The market on Bad Bunny's first Super Bowl LX song — Pol–market. DARPA's Policy Analysis Market (the “terrorism futures” proposal, cancelled after backlash in 2003) — CNN–(2003). The 1979 Iranian Revolution as a US intelligence failure — Nat–onal Security Archive, George Washington University. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dana Loesch clears up confusion about what's actually happening with peace talks in Switzerland with J.D. Vance. A reporter calls what's happening in Lebanon “genocide” and Vance never corrects the premise. Stephen Yates from Heritage joins us to react to Keir Starmer's resignation, what's next in the UK, the pro-conservative wave sweeping Latin America since Maduro's ousting and more.Thank you for supporting our sponsors that make The Dana Show possible…Concerned Women For Americahttps://ConcernedWomen.org/DanaFor a donation of $20 or more, Concerned Women of America  will send you their book: A Woman's Guide: Seven Rules for Success in Business and Life.  Ghost Bedhttps://GhostBed.com/DANAGhostBed has the cooling luxury mattress you need for the best summer sleep. Use code DANA for an extra 10% off sitewide.Jones Road Beautyhttps://JonesRoadBeauty.comGet a Free Full Size Mascara with first purchase using code DANA.Webroothttps://Webroot.com/DanaMake the switch and feel the difference of truly fast, modern antivirus protection — for a limited time, you can save 60% with code DANARelief Factorhttps://ReliefFactor.comDeclare your independence from pain with Relief Factor—start the 3-Week QuickStart for just $17.76Prebornhttps://PreBorn.com/DanaDonate today to help another Mother and Father experience hope. $28 sponsors one ultrasound and can help save a baby's life. Or Dial  #250 and say BABYByrnahttps://Byrna.com/DanaTrusted by law enforcement, security professionals, and everyday Americans—defend yourself and your family with Byrna.HumanNhttps://Humann.com/DanaSave $5 on HumanN Cholesterol Health Daily at Sam's Club. Head to your local Sam's Club and do more to support your cholesterol health with the science-first brand. Patriot Mobilehttp://PatriotMobile.com/DANAVisit online or call 972-PATRIOT and use promo code DANA for a FREE month of service.Pocket HoseText DANA to 64000For a limited time, get two FREE gifts—a 360° rotating pocket pivot and thumb drive nozzle when you buy a new Pocket Hose Ballistic; just text DANA to 64000, message and data rates may apply.Subscribe today and stay in the loop on all things news with The Dana Show. Follow us here for more daily clips, updates, and commentary:YoutubeFacebookInstagramXMore InfoWebsite

CannCon and Zak Paine open GART week with a Monday show full of political fireworks before Deadwood. Trump called it on Truth Social over the weekend and it happened: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigns, becoming the seventh British leader in ten years. Zak connects Starmer's tenure to the Jimmy Savile prosecution he buried and the Pakistani rape gang cases he never brought. Colombia elects Trump-backed political outsider Abelardo de la Espriella in a razor-thin vote, and CannCon flags the remarkable connection: de la Espriella was the attorney for Alex Saab, the Maduro associate who briefed the Trump administration on Central American cartel corruption, making his election look like the Venezuela playbook in one more country. Chuck Schumer goes on MSNBC and inadvertently confirms 25 to 30 million people would come off the voter rolls under the SAVE America Act. Politico drops a hit piece on Ruben Gallego's PAC spending covering Disney trips, a St. Barts birthday, an au pair, and Super Bowl attendance with Eric Swalwell, and CannCon says something big is coming. Ilhan Omar's husband goes from a $30M net worth to negative $95,000 in one year. A federal judge clears the DOJ to hand Biden's audio tapes to the Heritage Foundation. And the Iran deal continues its on-again-off-again cycle as Trump threatens to take over the Strait of Hormuz entirely.

Il Il 16 giugno in Sudafrica è stato celebrato il cinquantesimo anniversario della rivolta di Soweto, una grande protesta di studenti neri contro l'imposizione della lingua afrikaans nelle scuole che fu repressa nel sangue dal regime dell'apartheid. Con Andrea Spinelli Barrile, giornalistaProsegue il riavvicinamento tra Washington e Caracas cominciato dopo la cattura del presidente Nicolás Maduro e della moglie Cilia Flores lo scorso 3 gennaio. Con Elena Basso, giornalista, da Buenos AiresOggi parliamo anche di:Scienza • "Perché preferiamo svoltare a sinistra" di Ian Samplehttps://www.internazionale.it/magazine/ian-sample/2026/06/18/perche-preferiamo-svoltare-a-sinistraLibro • Siria il giorno dopo di Asmae Dashan (Add)Ci piacerebbe sapere cosa pensi di questo episodio. Scrivici a podcast@internazionale.it Se ascolti questo podcast e ti piace, abbonati a Internazionale. È un modo concreto per sostenerci e per aiutarci a garantire ogni giorno un'informazione di qualità. Vai su internazionale.it/abbonatiConsulenza editoriale di Chiara NielsenProduzione di Claudio Balboni e Vincenzo De SimoneMusiche di Tommaso Colliva e Raffaele ScognaDirezione creativa di Jonathan ZentiCi piacerebbe sapere cosa pensi di questo episodio. Scrivici a podcast@internazionale.it Se ascolti questo podcast e ti piace, abbonati a Internazionale. È un modo concreto per sostenerci e per aiutarci a garantire ogni giorno un'informazione di qualità. Vai su internazionale.it/abbonatiConsulenza editoriale di Chiara NielsenProduzione di Claudio Balboni e Vincenzo De SimoneMusiche di Tommaso Colliva e Raffaele ScognaDirezione creativa di Jonathan Zenti

Chuck Todd focuses this episode around a single, almost too-perfect metaphor: the reflecting pool Trump remade, where the paint is now visibly peeling off the concrete and the president is blaming vandals rather than his own shoddy work — a fitting symbol, Chuck argues, for a presidency defined by grandiose self-promotion and an inability to take responsibility for anything. He opens on the Iran fallout, where JD Vance is attending the latest round of negotiations while Marco Rubio is conspicuously MIA, MAGA is openly fracturing over the war and over support for Israel, and Trump's defenders are stuck trying to explain away an obvious capitulation.He warns that the Iranians have now learned to manipulate the markets the same way Trump does — opening and closing the Strait of Hormuz whenever they need cash — and that there will be no positives to come out of this war. From there Chuck pivots into one of his sharpest character indictments yet, arguing Trump is the worst role-model president in American history — a man who behaves like an elementary-school playground bully, and who constantly tries to steal other people's achievements.The contrast crystallized, Chuck says, in the split-screen of Obama's library dedication against Trump's UFC spectacle — the Obamas embodying the story of American meritocracy while Trump embodies inherited advantage squandered. That comparison leads Chuck into a genuinely nuanced reassessment of Obama's legacy: a successful president by traditional measures whose party nonetheless weakened badly on his watch, in part because there was no accountability for the financial crisis, no real effort to set up an heir apparent, and because Obama built a movement around himself rather than the party.He closes on Tuesday's pivotal New York primaries, where he argues the Democratic Socialists of America — led by Zohran Mamdani and AOC — are attempting a genuine takeover of New York Democratic politics, where the long-convenient "progressive" label is about to be torn apart to reveal the socialist faction underneath, and where the central question facing the entire party will be forced into the open: the socialist brand isn't automatically fatal, but it terrifies suburban voters, and a committed faction of supporters is all it takes to hijack a political party. Finally, Chuck hops into the ToddCast Time Machine to revisit the Korean War and its lasting legacy on both American culture and geopolitics. He also answers listeners’ questions in the “Ask Chuck” segment. Link in bio or go to https://getsoul.com & enter code TODDCAST for 30% off your first order. Protect your family with life insurance from Ethos. Get up to $3 million in coverage in as little as 10 minutes at https://ethos.com/chuck. Application times may vary. Rates may vary. Refresh your wardrobe with Quince. Go to https://Quince.com/chuck for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code CHUCKTODDCAST at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https://incogni.com/chucktoddcast Timeline: (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements) 00:00 Chuck Todd’s introduction 01:30 The reflecting pool has become a metaphor for Trump’s presidency 05:30 JD Vance attending latest round of Iran negotiations, Rubio MIA 07:30 MAGA is divided over the Iran war and support for Israel 08:45 Trump’s defenders stuck trying to explain away capitulation to Iran 09:30 Administration threatening to purge any critics of the Iran deal 10:30 Much of the administration is more populist, less pro-Israel 13:00 Growing movement of isolationism in both parties 14:30 Iranians have learned from Trump how to manipulate the markets 15:15 Iran will open and close the Strait whenever they need money 16:00 There will be no positives coming out of the Iran war 17:15 Will Republicans pretend Trump won, or will they start to speak out? 18:30 Trump has been a terrible role model for young American boys/men 19:30 Trump is the worst role model president we’ve ever had 20:15 Trump’s behavior is like an elementary school bully 21:15 Crypto.com bribed Trump to get out of legal trouble 21:45 UAE bribed Trump get export controls for chips dropped 22:45 Trump pardoned J6 rioters, then tried to reward them with slush fund 24:00 At least 40 pardoned J6ers have reoffended & been arrested again 25:00 Trump sent troops into cities to intimidate them like a playground bully 26:00 Trump, like a kid, tries to steal other people’s achievements 27:00 Trump’s remake of the reflecting pool has been a disaster 27:45 Paint is peeling off the concrete from the pool, Trump blames vandals 29:00 It’s clear Trump wasn’t parented at all, not given character tests 29:45 Trump gets a pass for behavior we wouldn’t tolerate from a child 30:30 How do we assess Obama’s legacy when Trump was elected after him? 31:15 Obama library ceremony reminded us about what he did best 31:45 Obama library vs Trump’s UFC showed sharp contrast between the two 32:45 The Obamas embodied the story of American meritocracy 33:15 Trump was born on 3rd base, and always trying to steal home 33:45 Both Obama and Trump’s stories are American stories 35:00 As time passes it becomes harder to separate Obama from Trump 35:45 By traditional measures, Obama was a successful president 36:30 The Democratic party weakened during Obama’s presidency 37:00 Three things Obama could have done to strengthen his party 37:30 Public was upset there was no accountability for financial crisis 38:00 Obama didn’t help identify and set up an heir apparent for success 39:00 22nd amendment a mistake? Would the country be better with 3 Obama terms? 39:30 Obama built a movement around himself, leaving party weaker 40:30 New York holds its primary on Tuesday with major implications 41:30 The Democratic Socialists of America trying to shift the party left 42:00 The Democratic party is splitting into 3 camps 42:45 “Progressive” used to cover both progressives and socialists 43:15 Tuesday’s primaries will tear the cover off the socialism facade 44:15 Mamdani believes he’s leading a movement, challenging establishment 44:45 Mamdani and AOC trying to lead DSA takeover of NY Democratic politics 45:45 Mamdani trying to remake the Democratic party in his image 46:30 Can the DSA brand work in the suburbs and outside the 5 boroughs? 47:15 Dem leadership treated Mamdani like a liability, socialism only sells in cities 48:15 The socialist label isn’t automatically fatal, but it scares suburban voters 49:00 Tuesday will force Democratic candidates to fit into one of the boxes 49:45 A faction of supporters is enough to hijack a political party 57:30 Chuck’s thoughts on interview with Paul Taylor 57:45 ToddCast Time Machine - June 25th, 1950 58:00 The Korean War never ended 58:45 The Korean War has a strange place in American history 59:15 The Korean War memorial in DC is haunting 01:00:30 The Korean War produced a world we’re still living in 01:01:00 America’s approach to foreign intervention began in Korea 01:01:45 Before the war, South Korea was third world and impoverished 01:02:45 North Korea has become a repressive military regime, more dangerous 01:03:45 The fighting ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty 01:04:15 The DNZ is one of the most heavily fortified borders on earth 01:04:45 The first fighting between US and China was in Korea 01:05:15 Truman didn’t rely on congress for a formal declaration of war 01:06:15 Korea was really America’s first true “forever war” 01:07:15 Korea taught America to live with a problem rather than fix it 01:08:00 Korea was not a clear victory or a clear defeat 01:09:00 Ask Chuck 01:09:15 Where’s the best place to go for civics education for kids? 01:12:15 Have you thought about creating an “election manifesto”? 01:16:15 Are there guardrails around presidential interference in elections? 01:20:30 If you could warn the founders about one blind spot, what would it be? 01:23:45 What happens behind the scenes during a TV news anchor walk-off? 01:27:00 What has actually changed on the ground in Venezuela post-Maduro?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chuck Todd focuses this episode around a single, almost too-perfect metaphor: the reflecting pool Trump remade, where the paint is now visibly peeling off the concrete and the president is blaming vandals rather than his own shoddy work — a fitting symbol, Chuck argues, for a presidency defined by grandiose self-promotion and an inability to take responsibility for anything. He opens on the Iran fallout, where JD Vance is attending the latest round of negotiations while Marco Rubio is conspicuously MIA, MAGA is openly fracturing over the war and over support for Israel, and Trump's defenders are stuck trying to explain away an obvious capitulation.He warns that the Iranians have now learned to manipulate the markets the same way Trump does — opening and closing the Strait of Hormuz whenever they need cash — and that there will be no positives to come out of this war. From there Chuck pivots into one of his sharpest character indictments yet, arguing Trump is the worst role-model president in American history — a man who behaves like an elementary-school playground bully, and who constantly tries to steal other people's achievements.The contrast crystallized, Chuck says, in the split-screen of Obama's library dedication against Trump's UFC spectacle — the Obamas embodying the story of American meritocracy while Trump embodies inherited advantage squandered. That comparison leads Chuck into a genuinely nuanced reassessment of Obama's legacy: a successful president by traditional measures whose party nonetheless weakened badly on his watch, in part because there was no accountability for the financial crisis, no real effort to set up an heir apparent, and because Obama built a movement around himself rather than the party.He closes on Tuesday's pivotal New York primaries, where he argues the Democratic Socialists of America — led by Zohran Mamdani and AOC — are attempting a genuine takeover of New York Democratic politics, where the long-convenient "progressive" label is about to be torn apart to reveal the socialist faction underneath, and where the central question facing the entire party will be forced into the open: the socialist brand isn't automatically fatal, but it terrifies suburban voters, and a committed faction of supporters is all it takes to hijack a political party. Then, Paul Taylor — former executive vice president of the Pew Research Center and author of This Is Getting Old — joins the Chuck Toddcast for a sweeping, data-rich conversation about the generation that has dominated American political life longer than any other: the Baby Boomers. Taylor's framing is striking — voters keep electing presidents born in 1946, and no generation in American history has enjoyed the kind of political hegemony Boomers have held since becoming the largest voting bloc in the 1980s. He argues this dominance has had real consequences as America approaches its 250th birthday in a genuinely dark place: CEO pay has ballooned from a 20-to-1 ratio to 300-to-1 on the Boomers' watch, their decisions have fueled the very populist backlash now reshaping both parties, and — in a deep irony — they spent decades undermining public confidence in the very institutions that benefited them most, helping imprint Trump's "everything is rigged" worldview onto the broader public. Taylor offers a wealth of arresting data points: Jimmy Carter is the only Democrat to win a majority of the Boomer vote in the last 14 elections, and the United States is the only country on earth where a majority of citizens believe their fellow citizens are morally bad — a stunning measure of how thoroughly Americans have turned on one another. The conversation broadens into questions of national identity, demographics, and where the country goes from here. Taylor argues that America is fundamentally a creedal nation rather than a "blood and soil" one, that it has accepted far more immigrants than any other country (though he's candid that too much immigration too fast tends to produce political and cultural backlash, and that the shift toward majority non-white immigration over the past 60 years has been a profound change), and that today's young generation celebrates difference — but a mosaic, he cautions, still needs glue to hold it together. Boomers, he notes, are the last living generation to experience America as something close to a monoculture, and the last to remember segregated America firsthand, which shapes their politics in ways younger generations struggle to understand. Taylor doesn't shy away from the harder verdicts: the generalization that Boomers are a narcissistic generation, he says, is fair. He and Todd explore the demographic time bomb of declining birth rates and an inverting age pyramid (and whether AI and robotics might paradoxically reduce the need for a baby boom), and trace a fascinating through-line from Gary Hart to Graham Platner on how the television era forced politicians to perform their character for the public — and how both Platner and Trump ultimately channel the same anger at a broken system. Taylor closes on a cautiously hopeful note that the next wave of American politics could be a backlash against the current divisiveness, even as he braces for the possibility that his fellow Boomers may not love what they read in his book. Finally, Chuck hops into the ToddCast Time Machine to revisit the Korean War and its lasting legacy on both American culture and geopolitics. He also answers listeners’ questions in the “Ask Chuck” segment. Link in bio or go to https://getsoul.com & enter code TODDCAST for 30% off your first order. Protect your family with life insurance from Ethos. Get up to $3 million in coverage in as little as 10 minutes at https://ethos.com/chuck. Application times may vary. Rates may vary. Refresh your wardrobe with Quince. Go to https://Quince.com/chuck for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code CHUCKTODDCAST at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https://incogni.com/chucktoddcast Timeline: (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements) 00:00 Chuck Todd’s introduction 01:30 The reflecting pool has become a metaphor for Trump’s presidency 05:30 JD Vance attending latest round of Iran negotiations, Rubio MIA 07:30 MAGA is divided over the Iran war and support for Israel 08:45 Trump’s defenders stuck trying to explain away capitulation to Iran 09:30 Administration threatening to purge any critics of the Iran deal 10:30 Much of the administration is more populist, less pro-Israel 13:00 Growing movement of isolationism in both parties 14:30 Iranians have learned from Trump how to manipulate the markets 15:15 Iran will open and close the Strait whenever they need money 16:00 There will be no positives coming out of the Iran war 17:15 Will Republicans pretend Trump won, or will they start to speak out? 18:30 Trump has been a terrible role model for young American boys/men 19:30 Trump is the worst role model president we’ve ever had 20:15 Trump’s behavior is like an elementary school bully 21:15 Crypto.com bribed Trump to get out of legal trouble 21:45 UAE bribed Trump get export controls for chips dropped 22:45 Trump pardoned J6 rioters, then tried to reward them with slush fund 24:00 At least 40 pardoned J6ers have reoffended & been arrested again 25:00 Trump sent troops into cities to intimidate them like a playground bully 26:00 Trump, like a kid, tries to steal other people’s achievements 27:00 Trump’s remake of the reflecting pool has been a disaster 27:45 Paint is peeling off the concrete from the pool, Trump blames vandals 29:00 It’s clear Trump wasn’t parented at all, not given character tests 29:45 Trump gets a pass for behavior we wouldn’t tolerate from a child 30:30 How do we assess Obama’s legacy when Trump was elected after him? 31:15 Obama library ceremony reminded us about what he did best 31:45 Obama library vs Trump’s UFC showed sharp contrast between the two 32:45 The Obamas embodied the story of American meritocracy 33:15 Trump was born on 3rd base, and always trying to steal home 33:45 Both Obama and Trump’s stories are American stories 35:00 As time passes it becomes harder to separate Obama from Trump 35:45 By traditional measures, Obama was a successful president 36:30 The Democratic party weakened during Obama’s presidency 37:00 Three things Obama could have done to strengthen his party 37:30 Public was upset there was no accountability for financial crisis 38:00 Obama didn’t help identify and set up an heir apparent for success 39:00 22nd amendment a mistake? Would the country be better with 3 Obama terms? 39:30 Obama built a movement around himself, leaving party weaker 40:30 New York holds its primary on Tuesday with major implications 41:30 The Democratic Socialists of America trying to shift the party left 42:00 The Democratic party is splitting into 3 camps 42:45 “Progressive” used to cover both progressives and socialists 43:15 Tuesday’s primaries will tear the cover off the socialism facade 44:15 Mamdani believes he’s leading a movement, challenging establishment 44:45 Mamdani and AOC trying to lead DSA takeover of NY Democratic politics 45:45 Mamdani trying to remake the Democratic party in his image 46:30 Can the DSA brand work in the suburbs and outside the 5 boroughs? 47:15 Dem leadership treated Mamdani like a liability, socialism only sells in cities 48:15 The socialist label isn’t automatically fatal, but it scares suburban voters 49:00 Tuesday will force Democratic candidates to fit into one of the boxes 49:45 A faction of supporters is enough to hijack a political party 58:45 Paul Taylor (This Is Getting Old) joins the Chuck ToddCast 59:45 Voters keep electing presidents born in 1946 01:00:30 No generation has had political hegemony like the Boomers 01:01:30 Since the 80s, boomers have been biggest voting bloc 01:02:15 America in a dark place as it prepares to celebrate 250 01:03:45 Disneyland opened in the 50s but has lost its egalitarian culture 01:04:30 CEO pay has gone from 20-1 to 300-1, boomers facilitated that 01:05:15 Boomers’ decisions have led to a major populist backlash 01:06:45 Boomers came of age during a period of deep division in America 01:08:45 During the 60s, people believed the system was built to do good 01:09:15 Trump’s “rigged” worldview has been imprinted on the public 01:10:30 Boomers undermined confidence in institutions that benefitted them 01:12:15 There’s always been a class distinction in the boomer generation 01:13:15 Carter is the only Democrat to win majority of boomer vote in past 14 elections 01:14:45 U.S. is the only country where majority thinks fellow citizens are morally bad 01:16:15 Boomers grew up with a sense of triumphalism after World War 2 01:17:15 American exceptionalism didn’t start with the boomers 01:18:15 America has accepted far more immigrants than any other country 01:19:15 Too much immigration leads to political and cultural backlash 01:20:15 In the last 60 years, most immigrants have been non-white, a big change 01:21:15 Today’s young generation celebrates differences, but a mosaic needs glue 01:22:45 Boomers are the last generation to experience America as a monoculture 01:25:00 American is a creedal nation, not a “blood and soil” nation 01:27:30 Americans are misinformed, but generally pragmatic and collaborative 01:28:45 Hopefully the next wave of politics is a backlash to our current, divisive politics 01:29:30 Boomers are the last living generation to experience segregated America 01:31:30 Despite current tensions, progress for women and minorities has happened 01:32:45 Expanding minority rights is a hard thing to pull off 01:33:30 Why has it taken so long to push boomers out of leadership? 01:34:45 Women’s liberation has led to declining birth rates 01:36:15 Inverted demographic chart is going to create problems 01:37:15 Will we need a baby boom if AI & robotics will perform many of the jobs? 01:39:15 The generalization that boomers are a narcissistic generation is fair 01:40:00 Is there a thru line between Gary Hart and Graham Platner’s character issues? 01:43:00 The television era forced politicians to present themselves to the public 01:44:30 Mainers will have to decide about Platner’s shortcomings 01:45:45 Platner & Trump channel anger at the system 01:49:15 Will your fellow boomers hate what they read in this book? 01:51:45 Chuck’s thoughts on interview with Paul Taylor 01:52:00 ToddCast Time Machine - June 25th, 1950 01:52:15 The Korean War never ended 01:53:00 The Korean War has a strange place in American history 01:53:30 The Korean War memorial in DC is haunting 01:54:45 The Korean War produced a world we’re still living in 01:55:15 America’s approach to foreign intervention began in Korea 01:56:00 Before the war, South Korea was third world and impoverished 01:57:00 North Korea has become a repressive military regime, more dangerous 01:58:00 The fighting ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty 01:58:30 The DNZ is one of the most heavily fortified borders on earth 01:59:00 The first fighting between US and China was in Korea 01:59:30 Truman didn’t rely on congress for a formal declaration of war 02:00:30 Korea was really America’s first true “forever war” 02:01:30 Korea taught America to live with a problem rather than fix it 02:02:15 Korea was not a clear victory or a clear defeat 02:03:15 Ask Chuck 02:03:30 Where’s the best place to go for civics education for kids? 02:06:30 Have you thought about creating an “election manifesto”? 02:10:30 Are there guardrails around presidential interference in elections? 02:14:45 If you could warn the founders about one blind spot, what would it be? 02:18:00 What happens behind the scenes during a TV news anchor walk-off? 02:21:15 What has actually changed on the ground in Venezuela post-Maduro?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Estados Unidos y Venezuela han escenificado una nueva etapa en su relación bilateral desde la caída de Nicolás Maduro. La reciente operación contra el líder del Tren de Aragua ha puesto de manifiesto una colaboración entre ambos gobiernos que plantea una cuestión difícil de ignorar: dos países enfrentados durante décadas han terminado cooperando en nombre de la seguridad. En ese giro político, el tradicional relato antiimperialista del chavismo ya no parece tan inamovible. Pero más allá del debate ideológico emerge otro de carácter jurídico. La muerte del llamado 'Niño Guerrero' se produjo sin que mediara un proceso judicial, un hecho que reabre interrogantes sobre los límites de la acción estatal y los riesgos que este tipo de operaciones pueden representar para el Estado de derecho. Lo analizamos con nuestra analista María Dolores Albiac.También analizamos la extensión del estado de excepción en Ecuador y el alcance de la cooperación con Estados Unidos en materia de seguridad. Profundizaremos además en la crisis que atraviesa Haití y en el papel que está desempeñando la comunidad internacional ante el deterioro de la situación. Por último, abordaremos el significado político y diplomático de una futura reunión entre la presidenta mexicana, Claudia Sheinbaum, y el rey de España.Escuchar audio

Episode 500 of The Bourbon Road is a milestone worth savoring, and hosts Jim Shannon and Todd welcome back the man who helped start it all — original co-host Randy Minnick. Randy joined Jim for the very first episodes of the show before life took him and his wife Julie to the mountains of Virginia, and tonight he returns to raise a glass and reminisce about the early days of one of bourbon podcasting's longest-running shows. The conversation winds through memories of drilling barrels with Elizabeth McCall at Woodford Reserve, tasting dusty Wild Turkeys with David Jennings in Lexington, and the slow but deliberate journey from a handful of listeners to over 3,200 Roadies strong. It is a night of gratitude, laughter, and genuinely outstanding whiskey. On the Tasting Mat: - Four Roses Limited Edition Small Batch 2022: A carefully composed annual release bottled at 109 proof, this Ellie opens with a beautifully floral nose of rose blossoms, ripe berries, and warm cinnamon. The palate is layered and polished in the way only a thoughtfully curated Four Roses release can be — sweet fruit up front giving way to gentle spice and a long, refined finish. A whiskey built for contemplation. *(00:02:03)* - Wild Turkey Masters Keep Beacon 13 Year: Bottled at 118 proof and finished in toasted American oak, the Beacon delivers the unmistakable Wild Turkey DNA in an elevated form. The nose offers grilled orange, dark cherry, toffee, and a signature dusty, funky oak character that is pure Lawrenceburg. On the palate the oak deepens into tobacco territory while sweetness from dark fruit and brown sugar keeps everything in beautiful balance. It does not drink its proof. *(00:21:00)* - Garrison Brothers Cowboy Bourbon 2021: Texas bourbon at its most unapologetic — 131.3 proof and a color so dark it borders on black water. The nose immediately conjures campfire s'mores, burnt marshmallow, overcooked caramel, and graham cracker. The palate follows through with deep molasses, charred oak, and a touch of dark chocolate. A whiskey made for a Maduro cigar under open sky. *(00:33:06)* - Augusta Distillery Buckner's 13 Year Single Barrel: A high-proof single barrel release at 138.6 proof, almost certainly Barton distilled, selected by Todd and Jason Colori. Rich, concentrated dark cherry dominates the nose alongside clove, cinnamon, and fresh ginger. The palate is big and enveloping with dried dark fruit, tobacco, and a long, warm finish that earns its proof. *(00:58:10)* Five hundred episodes in and the Bourbon Road shows no signs of slowing down. With a new theme song composed by Todd, a brand-new website at thebourbonroad.com complete with a searchable archive of over 1,300 tasting notes and the all-new Roadie Bar, the community around this show has never been stronger. Randy put it best — who would have thunk it? Here is to the next five hundred.

Alpha Warrior and Josh Reid catch their breath after one of the wildest weeks in years. Iran's civilian government just ended the war, the Strait of Hormuz reopened, sanctions are coming off, and Trump's approval rating in Israel went from positive twenty three to negative twenty three in seven days. Save Israel for last is happening in real time. Mark Levin is having a public meltdown, the APEC lobby is in panic mode, and the MOU to Israel was never released. The bombshell of the episode comes when the guys catch what Trump quietly admitted at the G7. He installed Jolani in Syria with Erdogan before he was even back in office. That confirms the takedown of Assad and the dismantling of the Iran to Hezbollah land bridge were Trump's moves, not Bibi's, and it completely shreds the controlled by Israel narrative. From there they unpack the Jay Clayton ODNI nomination and his SDNY history with Maduro, the Cartel de los Soles generals, Epstein, the Weiner laptop, and the Clinton Foundation. Plus the Tulsi report driving a national emergency on election integrity, the Hochul Medicaid fraud indictment, Newsom's California DOJ investigating his own wife, and the eight man B-52 crash at Edwards that has the Mossad telegram channels celebrating.

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El expresidente Zapatero declara como investigado ante la Audiencia Nacional, negando implicación en el rescate de Plus Ultra y tráfico de influencias. Afirma que sus consultorías son reales y no posee bienes fuera de España, pero no responde sobre joyas de 1,3 millones. El juez deniega cautelares, aunque mantiene indicios de criminalidad, y expertos vinculan el caso con el régimen de Maduro. En economía, la Reserva Federal de EE. UU. mantiene tipos de interés. La electricidad triplica su precio por caída eólica y calor, reduciendo la productividad. El gobierno prorroga ayudas fiscales por Ucrania. La AIReF advierte sobre el uso del fondo de emergencias para gasto corriente y 20.000 millones en sentencias. El absentismo laboral, que afecta a 1,5 millones y cuesta 33.000 millones, genera alta carga fiscal a empresas, que reclaman a la Seguridad Social asumir el coste de las bajas. Estados Unidos difunde un acuerdo con Irán para poner fin a la guerra en Oriente Medio. Entra en vigor ...

President Trump's aggressive "Anaconda Foreign Policy" is crushing China and its proxies. In today's episode, we break down the Iran MOU, the dramatic collapse of the Maduro regime, and how America is winning without endless wars. Plus, a shocking UFC-linked terrorism plot is thwarted, explosive new details on Gavin Newsom's wife being investigated for her role in a non-profit and government contracts, and the latest on an SPLC officer funneling money to her Nazi romantic partner to the tune of over a million dollars. Plus, 15 Antifa related individual indicted in Minnesota. Powerful analysis, unfiltered truth, and the real story behind the headlines you won't hear anywhere else. Please take a moment to rate and review the show and then share the episode on social media. You can find me on Facebook, X, Instagram, GETTR, TRUTH Social, TikTok, YouTube and Rumble by searching for The Alan Sanders Show. And, consider becoming a sponsor of the show by visiting my Patreon page!

Desde el penal de Aragua, Guerrero consolidó y manejó su cartel con la total bendición de Maduro y de la misma Delcy, quien fungía entonces como Vicepresidente y cabeza del temido Sebin

Benjamin Netanyahu ha dicho que no va a abandonar el sur del Líbano, a pesar de que para Teheran es una condición sine qua non para que el memorando se haga realidad dentro de unos días. Donald Trump, mientras, se ha mostrado satisfecho con el pacto, que asegura ya está firmado con Irán. Hay cumbre del G7 en Francia, hablaremos de ello.En las últimas horas Rusia ha lanzado otro duro ataque contra Ucrania que ha dejado al menos 11 muertos. Estaremos en el Reino Unido, donde el primer ministro ha anunciado la prohibición de acceso a plataformas de rrss como TikTok, Instagram o Youtube a los menores de 16 años. Seguiremos contando los problemas que se están viendo en el mundial de fútbol, estaremos en Noruega y también explicaremos cómo fue la operación militar que acabó con la vida del líder del Tren de Aragua, la organización criminal venezolana a la que Trump puso en el mapa con esa campaña de bombardeos a narcolanchas poco antes de invadir Venezuela y secuestrar al presidente Nicolás Maduro.Escuchar audio

En este EDN & Friends recibimos a Araya Vlogs para hablar de cómo se planifica un viaje a algunos de los lugares más remotos del mundo y de su experiencia tras ser detenido en Rusia. Además, conversamos sobre cómo logró entrar a la mansión abandonada vinculada a Nicolás Maduro en Punta Cana y cuál es el país al que no volvería jamás.GRACIAS A:NordVPN Deal ➼https://nordvpn.com/ednDeal exclusivo de 4 meses gratis.Remitly, envía dinero a todas las partes del mundo de manera fácil: descarga la app, elige el monto, el país y el destinatario y listo. Más info en: https://www.remitly.com #publicidadSíguenos en nuestras redes sociales:ESCUELA DE NADAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/escueladenada/Twitter: https://twitter.com/escueladenadaTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@escueladenadaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/escueladenada0:00 Intro3:19 Los diferentes tipos de creadores de contenido de viajes4:23 ¿Cómo se planifica un viaje a los lugares más remotos del mundo?10:30 Los pasaportes latinoamericanos más poderosos13:20 ¿Qué te lleva a crear contenido mientras recorres el mundo?20:00 Los inicios de Araya Vlogs25:18 La mansión abandonada de Maduro en Punta Cana32:14 Así fue estar preso en Rusia44:49 ¿A qué país no volverías jamás?47:38 ¿Cuánto cuesta ir a ver los animales más extraños del mundo?52:54 ¿Cómo se arma el presupuesto para documentar un país?58:20 El dilema moral de grabar las partes más duras del mundo

In this episode of The PDB Situation Report: We turn our attention inside Iran as economic hardship, political unrest, and growing public dissatisfaction continue to mount beneath the headlines of the U.S.-Iran confrontation. We're joined by Alireza Jafarzadeh for an insider's perspective on the regime's challenges and what may come next. Later, five months after the fall of Nicolás Maduro, Washington and Caracas continue taking steps toward rebuilding diplomatic ties. Retired CIA operations officer and former Caracas Station Chief Rick de la Torre joins us to discuss the evolving relationship between the United States and Venezuela and what it could mean for the region. 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 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 Fox One: Sign up at https://fox.com to watch The PDB show and more on-demand with FOX One. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Så här var det. USA:s militär flög in i Venezuela. Maduro grips. Med det började Robins vandring bakåt genom Latinamerikas 1900-tal. Alla juntor förtjänar eget fokus. Men vi börjar från början. I veckans avsnitt hamnar vi därför i Brasilien: militärkuppen 1964, generalernas rättsstatsmaskerad och den märkliga diktatur som både ville framstå som laglig och styra med våld.Men Brasilien är också berättelsen om ett ekonomiskt mirakel byggt på billig arbetskraft, utländskt kapital, rovdrift och enorma lån. Vi följer hur tillväxten exploderar, hur oljekriserna slår sönder modellen – och hur diktaturen till slut försöker avveckla sig själv... utan att helt försvinna?---Läslista:Chasteen, J.C. Latinamerikas historia. [Ny utg.]. (Historiska media, 2009).Retsö, D. Brasiliens historia. (Historiska media, 2011).Codato, Adriano Nervo. ‘A Political History of the Brazilian Transition from Military Dictatorship to Democracy', Revista de Sociologia e Política, specialnummer 2 (2006), s. 83–106.I'm Still Here. Regi: Walter Salles. 2024. Visad på SVT Play, åtkommen maj 2026.---Det här avsnittet presenteras i betalt samarbete med Klarna:Bli Klarna Premium- eller Max-medlem och få 30% rabatt under de tre första månaderna: https://l.klarna.com/22XC/historiepodden Erbjudandet gäller endast nya Premium- och Max-användare, utgår 31.7.26. Villkor gäller. Klarna-medlemskap erbjuds mot en månadsavgift. Avsluta när som helst i Klarna-appen. Undantag, villkor och begränsningar gäller för medlemskapsförmåner. Villkor för Klarna-medlemskap gäller: https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/legal/terms/sv-SE/tmp-klarna-membership-planFörsäkrings- och täckningsförmåner tillhandahålls av XCover, ett handelsnamn för Cover Genius Europe BV, och omfattas av försäkringens villkor och undantag. Se fullständiga uppgifter (https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/legal/terms/sv-SE/membership-rewards-benefits-summary#14) för täckningsinformation och begränsningar.Tjänsten ”Avbryt av valfri anledning” tillhandahålls av Klarna och är inte en försäkring. Villkor gäller: https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/legal/terms/sv-SE/membership-rewards-benefits-summary#15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Three Indian sailors are dead after U.S. forces struck a commercial tanker in the Gulf of Oman, marking the first reported fatalities tied to Washington's blockade of Iran. We'll explain what happened, why India is demanding answers, and how the incident could complicate one of America's most important strategic relationships. Ukraine may have found a cheaper way to defend its skies. We'll look at a new homegrown interceptor missile that costs less than a quarter of a Patriot round and could help Kyiv counter Russian missile attacks at a fraction of the cost. Five months after the fall of Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela is rapidly dismantling the symbols of his rule. We'll examine how the former dictator is being erased from public life and what it says about the country's post-Maduro future. In today's Back of the Brief, the House rejects a last-minute effort to extend a controversial surveillance authority, putting the future of a key U.S. intelligence tool in doubt.  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 expensive repairs with https://HomeServe.com/dailybrief and get 50% off your first year of coverage. Tax Relief Advocates: End your tax nightmare today by visiting us online at https://TRA.comor call 800-583-6515 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

Pedido é considerado um marco da justiça internacional e resultado das investigações da Missão da ONU; especialistas documentaram suspeitos abusos e crimes durante os protestos contra o governo de Nicolás Maduro.

El Papa León 14 visita Cataluña, llega a Montserrat y celebra misa en la Sagrada Familia, inaugurando su Torre de Jesucristo. Su mensaje apela a la unidad y valores universales, usando el catalán como gesto de cortesía que genera interpretaciones políticas. El presidente Illa destaca la sensibilidad papal hacia Cataluña y su defensa de la tolerancia. La actualidad judicial se centra en casos de corrupción. El juez Calama solicita cooperación internacional por pruebas del móvil de Rodolfo Reyes en el caso Plus Ultra, que implica a José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. Los diarios de Leire Díaz revelan una trama que compromete al gobierno, con reuniones de altos cargos y la nacionalidad española de Nervis Villalobos, ex alto cargo de Maduro, vía Ley de Memoria Democrática. El juicio al hermano de Pedro Sánchez queda visto para sentencia, y las joyas de Zapatero generan controversia por su origen y falta de declaración. En política nacional, Alfonso Fernández Mañueco es investido presidente de ...

Die Lage in Kuba spitzt sich zu, die USA erhöhen den Druck. Die UNO warnt vor einer humanitären Krise. Steht die Insel vor einem Wendepunkt? Und welche Lehren lassen sich aus Venezuela ziehen? Zu Gast ist der Politikwissenschaftler und Lateinamerika-Experte Wolf Grabendorff. Kuba leidet unter den US-Sanktionen: Nun fordert der UN-Hochkommissar für Menschenrechte deren sofortige Aufhebung und warnt vor dramatischen Folgen für die Bevölkerung. In Venezuela stellt sich die Frage: Wie steht das Land ein halbes Jahr nach dem Sturz von Nicolás Maduro da? Und in Peru kämpfen die Kandidatinnen und Kandidaten um die Präsidentschaft mit Folgen weit über die Landesgrenzen hinaus. Über die politischen Umbrüche in Südamerika spricht David Karasek mit dem Lateinamerika-Experten Wolf Grabendorff. Der deutsche Politikwissenschaftler war Gastprofessor für internationale Beziehungen an der Universität von Quito in Ecuador. Er hat in den letzten 40 Jahren in mehreren Ländern Lateinamerikas gelebt und für die SPD-nahe Friedrich Ebert Stiftung zahlreiche Programme geleitet.

Al cabo de cinco meses de la captura de Maduro, ¿cuál es la situación política de la oposición venezolana? El politólogo Juan Manuel Trak estima en esta entrevista a RFI que la administración Trump "no necesita un gobierno de la oposición" y por esa razón su líder, María Corina Machado, "no aparece en los planes de Trump ni de Rubio". A finales de mayo, María Corina Machado y varios opositores venezolanos firmaron en Panamá una hoja de ruta para negociar el proceso electoral con la mandataria interina de Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez, la tercera fase que Donald Trump planteó tras la captura y extracción de Nicolás Maduro. No obstante, el gobierno venezolano rechaza hablar de una transición. Según el politólogo Juan Manuel Trak, profesor de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León en México, ésta ya no sería necesaria porque Estados Unidos ha conseguido sus objetivos sin tener que cambiar el gobierno. "La estrategia de los Estados Unidos fue garantizar una estabilidad que no derivara en un conflicto interno a manos de diferentes facciones. La única manera que pareciera que el gobierno de los Estados Unidos logró alcanzar ese objetivo fue capturar a Maduro y controlar a la vicepresidenta Delcy Rodríguez y de esta manera garantizar la cooperación con los objetivos e intereses de la administración de la Casa Blanca. Esto lo vimos casi inmediatamente con la aprobación en primer término de la Ley de Hidrocarburos a finales de enero. Ni siquiera habían pasado cuatro semanas de la extracción de Maduro cuando se hizo la reforma que permitía la participación de las empresas norteamericanas y las inversiones extranjeras en el negocio petrolero venezolano". Estados Unidos apoyó en 2024 a María Corina Machado, pero hoy le da la espalda, estima Trak. "La administración de Trump no necesita de un gobierno opositor. De hecho, considera que un gobierno de la oposición no tendría las herramientas para garantizar la gobernabilidad para cumplimiento de los intereses de los Estados Unidos. María Corina Machado no aparece en los planes de Marco Rubio ni del presidente Trump. Evidentemente, aun cuando ella trate de mostrarse como indispensable, no lo es", sostiene.  A pesar de ello, María Corina Machado continúa liderando la oposición en Venezuela. "Hay una 'oposición simbólica', vamos a llamarla así, que está representada por Manuel Rosales y Henrique Capriles Radonski, pero es minúscula. Son personas que no cuentan con la simpatía del electorado. Machado sigue siendo la líder que tiene mayor apoyo en las encuestas con 55%, según la encuestadora Atlas".

We welcome poet and activist Vanessa Torres-Mayorga to talk about Colombian elections, Indigenous rights in South America, Maduro and more.  Check out AlcolirykoZ new song La funa innercityleft.com Support us at patreon.com/innercityleft Follow us on IG @InnerCityLeft

VLOG June 9 Najibullah sentencing for kidnapping NYT Rohde. Live Nation & Ohio, FOIA. Polymarket Maduro case, Geragos says no CIPA https://matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/for-soldier-indicted-for-polymarket Populist opposition to bank mergers, What Will Warsh Do? Volker Turk's RightsX waste as @USUN Waltz skydives

Mesa Especial - A 5 meses desde la captura de Maduro, ¿cuál es la situación actual en Venezuela? ¿Qué perspectivas de cambio esperan? by En Perspectiva

Hoy en #LosDanieles nuestro invitado Roberto Deniz del medio Armando.Info nos compsrtió su análisis del panorama político tras la deportación de Alex Saab de Venezuela. También entrevistamos al ensayista Mauricio García Villegas. 

Since the illegal U.S. abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Combatant Cilia Flores, Global North commentators have rushed to declare the Bolivarian Revolution betrayed or defeated. The recent extradition of Alex Saab has only intensified these accusations.  In this episode, Chavista intellectuals Cira Pascual and Chris Gilbert discuss Venezuela's new reality and the tendency of Global North observers to interpret the Bolivarian process through abstract ideological schemas rather than its concrete historical development. Read: "A Great Leap into Reality: Venezuela Today" by Chris Gilbert and Cira Pascual Marquina:  https://mronline.org/2026/05/28/a-great-leap-into-reality-venezuela-today/ Cira Pascual Marquina is a popular educator at the Pluriversidad, El Panal Commune's educational initiative in the working-class barrio of 23 de Enero in Caracas. She is also a founder and member of the Communal Democracy Network. Chris Gilbert is a professor of political studies at the Universidad Bolivariana de Venezuela, contributing editor at Monthly Review magazine, and the author of Commune or Nothing!: Venezuela's Communal Movement and Its Socialist Project (Monthly Review, 2023), among other books and articles.  Gilbert and Pascual Marquina are the creators and hosts of Escuela de Cuadros, a Marxist educational television program and podcast. They are coauthors of Venezuela, the Present as Struggle: Voices from the Bolivarian Revolution (Monthly Review, 2020) and the book series Resistencia comunal frente al bloqueo imperialista (Observatorio Venezolano Antibloqueo, 2021–2026). Watch the video edition on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/to_O4ypFz9o Empower our work: GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/empower-red-medias-indigenous-content  Subscribe to The Red Nation Newsletter: https://www.therednation.org/ Patreon www.patreon.com/redmediapr

Welcome to this week's episode of the PEBCAK Podcast!  We've got four amazing stories this week so sit back, relax, and keep being awesome!  Be sure to stick around for our Dad Joke of the Week. (DJOW) Follow us on Instagram @pebcakpodcast   Please share this podcast with someone you know!  It helps us grow the podcast and we really appreciate it!   Simple 6 signup link https://simple6.co/r/CFUR98   Meta's AI support bot was weaponized to hijack Instagram accounts, including the Obama White House page, by tricking it into adding attacker-controlled emails during password resets. https://x.com/zachxbt/status/2061251183675949365?s=46 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/instagram-users-locked-out-after-meta-ai-abused-to-steal-accounts/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/06/hackers-used-metas-ai-support-bot-to-seize-instagram-accounts/ Meta's AI customer support bot was socially engineered into resetting account passwords for targets, exposing the new attack surface that AI-powered support creates — and enabling hijacks that MFA would have blocked.   A Google security engineer was arrested and charged with insider trading after using confidential "Year in Search" data to pocket $1.2M on the prediction market Polymarket. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-charges-google-security-engineer-with-polymarket-insider-trading/ Operating under the alias "AlphaRaccoon," Michele Spagnuolo went 22-for-23 on Google search trend bets using nonpublic internal data — marking the second high-profile Polymarket insider trading arrest this year, following a Special Forces soldier who bet on the Maduro raid he was part of.   New data shows 55% of companies regret their AI-driven layoffs, with half already quietly reversing them — the so-called "Layoff Boomerang." https://medium.com/@curiouser.ai/the-great-ai-layoff-boomerang-68e38c88fa7d Forrester, Gartner, and PwC data confirm the "replace humans with AI" thesis is failing: companies that cut aggressively are scrambling to rehire at higher cost, while firms that augmented their workers are seeing 3x revenue growth per employee.   Google's Verily is seeking EPA approval to release up to 64 million Wolbachia-infected male mosquitoes in Florida and California to crash disease-carrying mosquito populations. https://x.com/bulltheoryio/status/2060810332831129782?s=46 https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2026/06/04/google-mosquito-release-florida-california/90384899007/ The Debug Project's sterile male mosquitoes mate with wild females but produce no viable eggs — a technique that's already shown 80–90% suppression of Aedes aegypti in prior trials and has the internet predictably losing its mind.   Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)   Find the hosts on LinkedIn: Chris - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chlouie/ Glenn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennmedina/ Raja - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajazkhalid/

L'issue de la présidentielle péruvienne reste incertaine ce lundi 8 juin 2026. Après le dépouillement de 90% des bulletins, la candidate de droite Keiko Fujimori devance très légèrement son rival de gauche Roberto Sánchez, selon les autorités électorales. Nous en parlons avec notre correspondant sur place, Martin Chabal. L'avance de Keiko Fujimori risque de s'effriter à mesure que les résultats arrivent au compte-gouttes des zones rurales, où son rival Roberto Sánchez a dominé. Selon notre correspondant, ses partisans ont déjà célébré ces premiers résultats dans la capitale Lima. Ils le considèrent comme un défenseur des régions rurales et des populations longtemps délaissées par les élites politiques de la capitale. Roberto Sánchez a également bénéficié d'un fort vote anti-fujimoriste, le nom Fujimori restant associé, pour de nombreux électeurs, aux dérives autoritaires du passé. L'électricité, nouvelle arme des gangs en Haïti À Carrefour, au sud de Port-au-Prince, l'électricité est devenue un nouvel enjeu dans la lutte pour le contrôle du territoire. Depuis plus de deux semaines, le chef de gang « Krisla » occupe la centrale électrique qui alimente une partie de la commune ainsi que plusieurs quartiers de la région métropolitaine. Conséquence : les coupures se multiplient et les habitants disposent de moins en moins d'heures de courant. Une situation qui alimente la colère, l'inquiétude et l'incompréhension de la population. Étudiants et jeunes citoyens dénoncent une nouvelle dégradation de leurs conditions de vie, alors que les groupes armés continuent d'étendre leur emprise sur le pays. Reportage de Peterson Luxama. À écouter aussi«Ce qui se passe est horrible»: en Haïti, les attaques des groupes armés se multiplient Delcy Rodriquez en quête de stature internationale Delcy Rodríguez poursuit sa tournée internationale avec une étape en Turquie après cinq jours en Inde, où elle doit rencontrer le président Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Cette visite s'inscrit dans une stratégie à la fois diplomatique et économique, la Turquie étant l'un des rares partenaires du Venezuela à maintenir une continuité entre les présidences de Hugo Chávez, Nicolás Maduro et Delcy Rodríguez, notamment dans les secteurs de l'énergie, de l'or, de la défense ou encore de l'agriculture. En parallèle, son déplacement en Inde a confirmé la reprise des exportations pétrolières vénézuéliennes, essentielles pour un pays confronté à une grave crise économique et à des tensions sociales. Au-delà de ces enjeux économiques, cette tournée marque aussi une montée en visibilité internationale de la dirigeante, qui cherche à consolider sa légitimité diplomatique, dans un contexte où ses relations avec Washington semblent moins conflictuelles, même si les États-Unis continuent de suivre la situation sans exercer de pression directe sur une ouverture politique au Venezuela, selon le politologue Thomas Posado. À lire aussiVenezuela: «La Turquie est l'un des rares partenaires qui assurent une continuité entre Nicolas Maduro et Delcy Rodríguez» Journal de la 1ère Une association martiniquaise fait appel aux autorités françaises pour l'aider à acheminer des denrées alimentaires vers Cuba.

On Thursday's Mark Levin Show, WJNO's Brian Mudd fills in for Mark. The AI jobs boom is coming. But there's a tale of two economies, where investors have enjoyed a phenomenal stock market run driven by AI, while everyday life feels strained by high gas and grocery prices. Despite concerns over AI job losses, Iran-related issues, and costs, there is strong economic momentum and Reaganomics-style trickle-down effects, with wealth from companies redeploying across the economy.  April saw 115,000 jobs added driven by actual American workers, with 3.6% wage growth exceeding inflation. Tech jobs cut by AI have been more than offset by gains in construction, utilities, and AI-supporting infrastructure, signaling booming AI-related job creation in the early months of this shift. Meanwhile, the current average gas price is around $4.24 per gallon; even if sustained all year on an inflation-adjusted basis, it would rank only as the 9th most expensive year in U.S. history, with four of the top five (including the top three) most expensive years occurring under the Obama administration. Also, President Trump sidelined Maduro in Venezuela—redirecting its vast oil reserves (previously 80% to China, though only 2% of China's supply) to the US via Chevron, boosting production 50%—and now targeting Iran (47% of China's oil), Trump has disrupted China's new Axis network of allies (including Russia, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua). This strategically hampers China's military capabilities, preventing escalation to World War III.  Later, this version of the Democrat party is the most dangerous yet.  Sen Chuck Schumer opposed funding reconciliation for the Department of Homeland Security, including $140 billion for Border Patrol and ICE. Democrats' support for the BLM-led defund the police movement caused total crime rates to rise 30% and murders 44% in embracing communities, with devastating effects. Open border policies under President Biden allowed criminal illegal aliens to run rampant, committing a quarter of all U.S. crime. If you vote for Democrats, you are voting for more murders and crime to take place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

¿Qué pasa entre AMLO, Claudia Sheinbaum y Donald Trump? En esta emisión de Saga Noticias, Max Espejel analiza la polémica carta de Andrés Manuel López Obrador dirigida al entorno de Donald Trump y la respuesta de Claudia Sheinbaum, quien defendió la autonomía de su gobierno e incluso reaccionó al ritmo de “Macho Man” frente a las críticas de la oposición. Además, revisamos la defensa de Sheinbaum al gobernador de Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha Moya, ante señalamientos por contratos millonarios presuntamente vinculados con socios de sus hijos. También abordamos el caos vial provocado por las protestas de la CNTE en la autopista México-Cuernavaca, la preocupante desaparición de la periodista Roxana Guzmán en Veracruz y las últimas novedades sobre el caso de Nicolás Maduro rumbo a un eventual proceso judicial en Nueva York. Un recorrido por los temas que marcan la agenda nacional e internacional. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's now five months since the United States removed the then Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from Caracas by force to face trial on drug charges. What has changed in the interim in Venezuela?Also in the programme: The leader of the Cuban Five - Gerardo Hernández - speaks to us about Raúl Castro's 95th birthday, and US pressure for change in Havana; and the German film director Wim Wenders says he's withdrawing his 1975 film Wrong Move because of complaints by the actress Nastassja Kinski who appeared topless in it when she was 13 years old.(Photo: Members of Venezuelan opposition political parties, public sector workers and students protest demanding higher wages, better working conditions, and an electoral calendar for the presidential election, in Caracas, Venezuela, 3 June 2026. Credit: Reuters/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria)

Coming to you from the JRE Tobacco Aladino Studios, we're doing a Cigar 101 course on wrapper tobacco. Nick goes over a variety of commonly used wrapper tobacco, detailing some of their differences. He also goes over some of the various fermentation techniques like Maduro and Candela. The goal is for listeners to understand what some of the various words mean, and how type of tobacco and how it is treated are different things. Find out how Friday's Parishioners Zoom Herf went in the Villiger Cigars Entertainment Report. And its Tuesday, which means its time for another lemonade review Get your calls in for Ask the Pulpit at (863)874-0000. Or email your comments to Nick@CigarPulpit.com! SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS... For all your online cigar purchasing needs, head over to 2GuysCigars.com! In business for 40 years, they are THE trusted name in the cigar industry! Family owned and operated, they provide a great selection, fair prices, and outstanding customer service. That's 2GuysCigars.com! Follow JRE Tobacco/Aladino at @AladinoCigars on Instagram or check out their website, JRETobacco.com for a store near you that carries their cigars Follow Villiger Cigars at @VilligerCigar on Instagram or check out their website, VilligerCigars.com for a store near you that carries their cigars, or visit their new online shop at https://villigercigars.store/home  

Could Cuba be next as tensions rise across Latin America? Buck breaks down the latest developments involving Cuba, Venezuela, and the ongoing Iran negotiations. From renewed U.S. sanctions and pressure on Havana to major shifts in Venezuela’s oil industry after Maduro’s removal, the geopolitical landscape is changing fast. Never miss a moment from Buck by subscribing to the Buck Sexton Show Podcast on IHeart Radio, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts! Connect with Buck Sexton:Facebook – / bucksexton X – @bucksexton Instagram – @bucksexton TikTok - @BuckSexton YouTube - @BuckSexton Website – https://www.bucksexton.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alex Saab, one of ousted President Nicolás Maduro's most important fixers, is back in US custody for the second time. His case helps explain how corruption in Venezuela moved from state contracts into daily life. Also, Alberta's premier has announced that a referendum will be held in October, asking voters in the province whether they wish to remain part of Canada, or begin the legal process of pursuing separation. And, Brooklyn Rivera, Nicaragua's most prominent Indigenous leader has died while in government custody, sparking questions and criticism. Plus, we take a listen to the mournful sounds of Vasilis Kostas' Greek lute.We are aiming to raise $30,000 by June 30. Help us reach our goal! Every donation will be matched. Donate today! Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

It's Friday, May 29th, A.D. 2026. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 140 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus and Jonathan Clark 180 Christian families denied communal water in India More than 180 Christian families in 32 villages across Chhattisgarh State in central India have reportedly been denied access to communal water sources and livelihood opportunities for the past three weeks as punishment for refusing to leave their Christian faith, reports International Christian Concern. Many Christian families in the Antagarh region of the district have been barred from using community rivers, ponds, taps, and hand pumps. At the same time, Christians have been denied work under a government employment scheme.  2 Timothy 3:12 says, "Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted." According to Open Doors, India is the 12th most oppressive country worldwide for Christians. Trump's accelerating squeeze on Cuba The Trump administration is bracing for the potential collapse of Cuba's totalitarian government as early as this summer, and has war-gamed new military response plans in case the island descends into chaos, reports Axios. President Trump will keep pushing economic sanctions to try to strangle the regime in Havana in a slow-motion constriction. This methodical squeezing of Cuba's communist regime is also designed to buy time for Trump — who's now engrossed in peace talks with Iran — to eventually focus on Cuba and decide how to bring about change there. The Cuba operation aims to eliminate Latin America's source of Marxist agitation and anti-U.S. activism ever since Fidel and Raul Castro led their successful revolution in 1959. To bring Cuba to its knees this year, the administration first focused on the island's lifeline: Venezuela, which is 1,200-miles south, and its socialist dictator, Nicolás Maduro. Venezuela kept Cuba afloat with shipments of oil that helped power the country and gave it a source of export revenue. Former Attorney General Pam Bondi has thyroid cancer Former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi was diagnosed with thyroid cancer shortly after her departure from office earlier this year and is now receiving treatment, reports USA Today. Bondi, age 60, was fired by President Donald Trump in April but is set to return to the Trump administration to serve on an advisory committee on artificial intelligence policy as she battles cancer. Thyroid cancer results from malignant cells growing in a person's thyroid gland, the butterfly-shaped gland at the base of your neck that makes hormones, according to the Cleveland Clinic and Mayo Clinic. These hormones regulate how your body uses energy, including metabolism, heart rate and blood pressure. Jill Biden wondered whether Joe had a stroke mid debate Remember this pivotal moment in the 2024 presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump? BIDEN: “Making sure that we continue to strengthen our health care system. Making sure that we're able to make every single solitary person eligible for what I've been able to do with the uh, with the COVID, excuse me, with, um, with dealing with everything we have to do with.  Look, if.  We finally beat Medicare!” As First Lady Jill Biden watched her husband stumble through the most cringeworthy portion of his disastrous June 2024 debate, she wondered if he had unknowingly ingested drugs or was having a medical episode on live television. In an upcoming CBS News Sunday Morning interview she said this. JILL BIDEN: “As I watched it, I thought, ‘He's having a stroke!' And it scared me to death.” However, at the time, right after the debate two years ago, Jill Biden said this. JILL BIDEN: “Joe, you did such a great job! You answered every question. You knew all the facts.” In her new biography entitled, View From the East Wing, she was far more candid. She wondered, “Is he short-circuiting? Is this a stroke? I felt like we were watching an AI hologram of the man we knew, and the hologram was glitching. Has he been drugged?” According to The Atlantic, which has seen a preview copy ahead of the June release, Jill Biden wondered, “Will people watching assume this is how he is all the time?” Bidens fighting to squelch embarrassing audio recordings Gary Bauer, founder of American Values and the co-host of Family Talk, wrote, “Right now, the Bidens are fighting to prevent closed-door audio recordings of interviews Joe Biden did from being released to the public. Why? Because in those interviews Biden couldn't remember basic events in his life. He couldn't remember when he was vice president. He couldn't remember when his son, Beau, died. He couldn't remember the advice his generals gave him.”   Bauer concluded, “And we all remember what Special Counsel Robert Hur said. Hur did not charge Biden for keeping classified documents because no jury would convict an ‘elderly man with a poor memory.' In other words, Joe was not mentally competent to stand trial.” Teenage worker bees drops to lowest level since 1948 The number of teenagers working jobs this summer is expected to fall to the lowest level since 1948. The consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas predicts teens will gain 790,000 jobs in May, June, and July. That's down from 801,000 last summer. The firm noted, “Rising inflation, climbing oil prices, and a broadly cautious hiring environment are expected to keep the 2026 summer hiring total well below historical averages as employers and consumers rein in spending.” Welsh preacher John Penry pleaded for Welsh evangelism before execution And finally, on May 29,1593, 433 years ago today, Welsh Protestant preacher John Penry appealed for Christian pastors to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ in Wales shortly before his execution under the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. John Penry wept for Wales. He noted that thousands of Welsh had never heard of Christ. He wrote, “O destitute and forlorn condition! Preaching itself in many parts is unknown. In some places, a sermon is read once in three months.” Penry proposed a system of lay pastors supported in part with voluntary gifts from the people. His attack on the neglectful behavior of the Church of England won Penry the undying hostility of John Whitgift, the Archbishop of Canterbury, reports the Christian History Institute. Having become a Puritan Separatist in his thinking, Penry could not accept a state-run system because, "The truth of Christ” could not be in bondage to an “anti-Christian power.” Because of such outspoken views, and his stern warnings to Queen Elizabeth I and her bishops, Penry had to flee. Because he dared to expose the Church of England for its neglect, John Penry was captured and treated to a travesty of justice. Some strong words of warning against the queen in his notebook were interpreted as treason. Archbishop Whitgift was the first to sign his death warrant. Penry was hauled off to be hanged on this day, May 29, 1593. A thin scattering of bystanders, none of them his friends, watched as the 34-year old departed this world at the end of a rope about four in the afternoon. He was not allowed to preach a final sermon. He had, however, written a lengthy letter to his four daughters named Deliverance, Comfort, Safety, and Sure Hope -- who ranged in age between 4 and four months. He implored them to follow the true faith. James 1:12 says, “Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love Him." Close And that's The Worldview on this Friday, May 29th, in the year of our Lord 2026. Subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music, or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com.  Plus, you can get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

Not long after U.S. commandos swiftly extracted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and flew him to the United States, Donald Trump set his sights on the next target: Cuba. Some administration officials seem interested in Cuba's nickel and cobalt deposits. Secretary of State Marco Rubio shares the dream of many Cuban exiles for regime change on the island. Although, from the Cuban perspective, the prospect of the U.S. bringing regime change is fraught, coming after centuries of conflict and colonial extraction.  On this week's Radio Atlantic: Host Hanna Rosin speaks with Atlantic staff writer Vivian Salama, and with historian Ada Ferrer, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Cuba: An American History, as well as the new book Keeper of My Kin: Memoir of an Immigrant Daughter. - - -Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You'll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news to fascinating explorations of our world. Atlantic subscribers also get access to exclusive subscriber audio in Apple Podcasts. Subscribe today at TheAtlantic.com/Listener. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SPONSORS: 1) HENSON SHAVING: Just head to https://hensonshaving.com/julian to get a free 100-pack of blades with your razor purchase 2) MCG TACTICAL: Grab your Stinger now before this deal disappears and visit https://mcgtac.com/Dorey JOIN PATREON FOR EARLY UNCENSORED EPISODE RELEASES: https://www.patreon.com/JulianDorey CLIPPERS DISCORD: https://discord.gg/8QmWEKJ3BT (***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Stefano Ritondale is a military intelligence analyst, defense technology executive, and prominent subject-matter expert on Mexican drug cartels and regional security trends in Latin America. He is widely recognized for tracking the evolving tactics, militarization, and territorial control of transnational criminal organizations. FOLLOW STEFANO: YT: https://youtube.com/@allsourcenews?si=tQyCJ_fdEWlBuQLj X: https://x.com/all_source_news?s=21&t=sfqubsp5OipDY-MIDoR7VA IG: https://www.instagram.com/all_source_news?utm_source=qr WEBSITE: https://sitrep.artorias.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@all_source_news?_r=1&_t=ZT-96grCTgEUQv FOLLOW JULIAN DOREY YT: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey/ X: https://x.com/juliandorey ****TIMESTAMPS**** 00:00 - Stefano's Cartel Intel Journey & Military Background 09:35 - Intel Operations, Iran Threats & OSINT Growth 21:05 - Military War Games, ODIN & Intelligence Misconceptions 29:09 - Soleimani Strike, Iran Response & War Simulations 40:37 - October 7th, Iran Weakness & Israel Debate 51:14 - Iran's Limited Response & Strait of Hormuz Risks 1:03:32 - Maduro, Iran & CIA Assassination Allegations 1:11:20 - Cartel Power Structures, El Chapo's Heirs & Loyalty 1:23:54 - El Mencho Ops, Cartel X Accounts & Community Intel 1:35:04 - OSINT Theft, Cartel Territory Maps & Escapes 1:46:04 - Kingpin Strategy, Fentanyl Labs & Global Cocaine Trade 1:55:12 - Border Cartels, Chinese Weed Markets & El Mayo Capture 2:04:55 - El Mayo Setup & Untouchable Cartel Figures 2:10:20 - CIA, Cartels & the Future After Iran/Maduro 2:20:18 - CIA-Vetted Units, FBI Credit & Pacific Drug Routes 2:32:59 - Cartel Business Models, Oil Smuggling & Cienfuegos 2:48:48 - Fixing the Cartel Crisis & El Mencho Death Theory 2:58:43 - CJNG Leadership Shift & Cartel Stabilization 3:09:30 - Terrorist Organization Debate & Possible US Cartel War 3:12:38 - Stefano's Work CREDITS: - Host, Editor & Producer: Julian Dorey - COO, Producer & Editor: Alessi Allaman - https://www.youtube.com/@UCyLKzv5fKxGmVQg3cMJJzyQ - In-Studio Producer: Joey Deef - https://www.instagram.com/joeydeef/ Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 427 - Stefano Ritondale Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: The United States and Iran reportedly agree in principle to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, potentially easing pressure on global oil markets and reducing fears of a wider Middle East war. But while the White House is signaling progress, many of the toughest questions surrounding Iran's nuclear program remain unresolved.  New details emerge from CIA Director John Ratcliffe's trip to Havana, including reports he brought along a paramilitary operator involved in the capture of Nicolás Maduro as the administration ramps up pressure on Cuba and warns about growing Russian and Chinese intelligence activity on the island. Russia launches one of its largest aerial assaults on Kyiv since the start of the war, reportedly deploying its nuclear-capable Oreshnik hypersonic missile during the massive overnight barrage against the Ukrainian capital. And in today's Back of the Brief—a tense maritime standoff erupts between Chinese and Taiwanese coast guard ships near the strategically sensitive Pratas Islands in the South China Sea. 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 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. ZBiotics: Go to https://zbiotics.com/PDB and use PDB at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics probiotics. AmmoSquared: Secure your supply and take control of your preparedness at https://AmmoSquared.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ralph welcomes back union organizer, Chris Townsend, to discuss the reasons why the AFL-CIO shrinks from effectively fighting for its members and expanding the power of workers. Then, political scientist Lee Drutman lays out a system of proportional representation that would take away the incentive to gerrymander congressional districts. Plus, Ralph gives some quick takes on Thomas Massie's primary loss, fish hopped up on cocaine, and the situations in Lebanon and Ukraine.Chris Townsend has been a union member and labor leader for more than 45 years. He was most recently the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) International Union Organizing Director. Previously, he was an International Representative and Political Action Director for the United Electrical Workers Union (UE), and he has held local positions in both the SEIU and UFCW.[The upcoming AFL-CIO] convention is deliberately kept secret. It's what I describe as sort of a hideout strategy. It enables the leadership to not have to discuss or take positions that for them are difficult, such as: What is the labor movement going to do to confront the rampant lawlessness and criminality of the Trump regime? What is the labor movement going to do to address the rampaging inflation that is eating up living standards? There's no wage policy. There's no bargaining policy of the Federation. What are they going to do to address the ongoing national health care crisis and disaster?... And what are they doing about the crisis of the unorganized?Chris TownsendThe labor movement finds itself (I would submit) with the leadership disinterested in going out and organizing the unorganized. But even for those who do (and there are some), the laws—Taft-Hartley primary among them—provide such a minefield that we have to run through, that our ability to organize on any scale for decades has been stopped. And therefore, we are condemned to a perpetual shrinking size, resources, and whatnot. [And what] might help for folks to figure out how or why this is happening is that the labor movement is systematically being converted from trade union fighting organizations, membership-driven fighting organizations, to harmless not-for-profit organizations. And this is today's administrative layer of trade union leaders that don't see anything wrong with that. But that doesn't help anyone in the shop, in the office, in the workplace. And it doesn't help anyone looking to the labor movement for something better—better treatment, better wages, better benefits, better conditions, better health and safety in the workplace.Chris TownsendLee Drutman is a senior fellow in the Political Reform program at New America, where he focuses on electoral reform, Congress, and democratic health. He writes the newsletter Undercurrent Events and co-hosts the podcast Politics in Question. And he is the author of The Business of America is Lobbying and Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop: The Case for Multiparty Democracy in America.The whole issue of gerrymandering is really just an outgrowth of this way that we use single-winner districts with winner-take-all votes. It's also what entrenches the two-party system in the US, which limits the choice of voters. So there's this one weird voting mechanism that we have that most countries have gotten rid of, that is an antiquated voting system, that preserves the two-party system and makes gerrymandering just inevitable—and that's the use of single-member districts. Now, in a proportional system, you take away the districts, and you do this statewide, you can carve up larger states into a few multi-member districts. And then seats get allocated proportionally by party share. That takes away the entire incentive of gerrymandering, it gives voters everywhere meaningful choices, meaningful votes, and it is just a superior system of representing the pluralism and diversity of our pluralistic and diverse society.Lee DrutmanPeople like the idea of proportional representation as basic fairness—that people think that parties should get seats in proportion to the share of votes they get. I did some polling on it a few years ago, and I'm hoping to do a little bit more… But I think that one of the challenges is people don't entirely understand how it works. And so it's a challenge to poll people on a concept that they don't know about. But I think more and more people understand it. And from the polling I've seen, at a principles-based level, people get the idea that proportionality is a form of fairness, and people like fairness.Lee DrutmanKaty O'Donnell is the editorial director at Haymarket Books, a radical, independent, nonprofit book publisher based in Chicago.News 5/22/26* Our first story this week has to do with what appears to be the impending downfall of ultrazionist media personality, Bari Weiss. Weiss, who resigned from the New York Times to found the Free Press and then sold that venture to become “Editor-in-Chief” for CBS News under the Ellison regime, is reportedly facing down the barrel of her role being scaled back substantially. Puck reports “As Paramount closes in on its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery…members of the senior leadership team have had informal discussions about changing Bari's mandate at CBS News—and, eventually, CNN—in ways that would give her less control over the linear product.” This piece cites her missteps stewarding CBS News, including her inability to improve the ratings for Evening News, even failing to secure new anchor Tony Dokoupil a travel visa to China in time for President Trump's recent visit to the People's Republic. While a total dismissal of Weiss seems unlikely in the near future, such a dramatic reduction in her clout would constitute a tremendous, humbling blow.* Moving to state-level news, last week, Colorado Democratic Governor Jared Polis announced he would be commuting the sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who was sentenced to nine years in prison for tampering with voting systems to overturn Joe Biden's victory in the Centennial State. Peters will now be eligible for parole June 1st. This move has been widely condemned, most notably by the Colorado Democratic Party which voted by a margin of over 90% to officially censure Polis. In a statement, the CDP wrote, “Reducing [Peters'] sentence now, under pressure from Donald Trump, is not justice…It sends a message to future bad actors that election tampering has consequences, unless you're friends with the president.” According to NBC, the CDP also banned Polis from being able to “participate as an honored guest, speaker or officially recognized representative of the Colorado Democratic Party at party-sponsored functions.”* In more positive state-level news, NPR reports Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has signed a bill banning prediction market sites like Polymarket and Kalshi – which allow consumers to “place…wager[s] on…future outcome[s], like sports, elections, live entertainment” – from operating in the North Star State. This makes Minnesota the first state in the nation to ban the prediction betting platforms. As this story notes, the Trump administration is pursuing legal action on behalf of the platforms, ensuring a legal battle over whether states can act to protect their own consumers from these predatory betting services. Minnesota Rep. Emma Greenman, who introduced the measure, is quoted as saying, “We as a state should decide how best and what regulations we think should attach to gambling, to protect public safety, to protect our kids.” The administration, meanwhile, specifically the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is arguing in court that prediction market industry regulation should be the sole preserve of the federal government.* Looking toward Congress, this week saw a number of high-profile primaries, including in the state of Pennsylvania. Leading up to that primary, the Pennsylvania machine went all out against the congressional campaign of State Representative Chris Rabb. Rabb, who had won the endorsements of everyone from AOC and Rashida Tlaib to Jamie Raskin and Philly DSA to the Philadelphia Inquirer, was targeted by a barrage of anonymous text messages to Philadelphia voters accusing him of “spreading conspiracy theories and holding extremist views,” per the Inquirer. What is remarkable about this smear campaign, however, is that it was organized by Philadelphia's Democratic City Committee and that it violated federal election law by failing to disclose that fact. In another troubling portend of things to come, one of the texts featured an “AI-generated image of Rabb acknowledging his supposed lack of legislative accomplishments in Harrisburg.” Rumors have long circulated that Governor Josh Shapiro wanted Rabb to lose, and worked the backrooms to this end while avoiding public statements.* Yet, despite all of that, Rabb prevailed – winning over his two establishment-backed opponents with around 45% of the vote compared to his opponents, who each won approximately 30% and 24% respectively. The Pennsylvania primaries turned out to be a good night for progressives more generally, with Bob Brooks – a firefighter's union chief and former state rep. who successfully united the Democratic Party behind him, winning the endorsements of both Governor Josh Shapiro and Senator Bernie Sanders. Brooks will face off against freshman Republican Congressman Ryan Mackenzie in November in the R+1 seventh district of Pennsylvania, while Rabb's general election campaign is seen as little more than a formality in the D+40 PA-03.* Yet, if it was a good streak for Democratic progressives, it was a very bad one for Trump critics within the GOP. This week, Thomas Massie lost his primary in Kentucky's fourth congressional district, buckling under the war chest deployed against him in what amounted to the most expensive House primary on record. Massie joked that “My vote was never for sale, so they bought a congressional seat. They found out what it cost.” Massie, perhaps Trump's most formidable intra-party opponent in the House during his second term, worked with Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna on bills ranging from the Epstein Files Transparency Act to War Powers Resolutions related to the administration's actions in Venezuela and Iran. In retaliation, Trump made it clear that he would go to any lengths to ensure Massie would not be reelected. That said, Massie will remain in the House until January and has indicated that he will make that time as painful for Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson as he possibly can. Moreover, during his concession speech, Massie's supporters chanted for him to run for president in 2028, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. Whether he is even entertaining that thought is unclear, but if he did run as a right-wing independent candidate, one could easily imagine him capturing a large enough share of the vote to deny certain states to the Republican nominee. Meanwhile, his ally across the aisle, Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna, said in a statement that Massie “lost because he had the guts to stand up to the Epstein class and against the war…He won voters under 45 by 30 points…Tonight, I say to [his] voters who feel rejected by Trump. We welcome you. Join our coalition to take on a rotten system and stand for the working class over the Epstein class.”* Massie isn't the only Republican targeted in the latest round of Trump purges. Downballot, Trump loyalists have ousted the Indiana Republicans who resisted Trump's pressure to implement mid-decade redistricting, but the real scalps he is claiming are in the Senate. Last weekend, Republican Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana lost his primary runoff. Fox reports this makes Cassidy the “first elected Republican senator to lose renomination since Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana in 2012.” Trump wasted no time in dancing on Cassidy's political grave, writing on Truth Social, “His disloyalty to the man who got him elected is now a part of a legend, and it's nice to see that his political career is OVER!” His supposed disloyalty, of course, refers to Cassidy's vote to convict Trump in the Senate trial for his second impeachment following January 6th. Former Senator Mitt Romney, who also voted to convict, is quoted in this article saying that Cassidy is a “person of character,” and that his “departure is a loss for the country.” Cassidy, however, is likely soon to be joined by longtime Texas Republican Senator John Cornyn. Cornyn is currently making his last stand against scandal-ridden Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in that runoff election. Trump has long prevaricated regarding whether and whom he would endorse in this race, at times leaning towards either candidate but remaining neutral up until this week, when he formally gave the nod to Paxton, per the Texas Tribune. This move has caused great consternation amongst Senate Republicans and cautious optimism among Democrats, who see Paxton as the weaker opponent to go up against Democratic nominee James Talarico in November – giving Democrats their best chance in years to flip a Senate seat in Texas.* What Cornyn's next move will be is a mystery, especially as he has not yet officially lost the Texas primary. Cassidy, however, appears to have chosen the Massie route of going down fighting. This week, Cassidy flipped his position to become the deciding vote in favor of the Senate War Powers Resolution on Iran – successfully pushing it through along with support from fellow Republican Senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Rand Paul, despite disloyal opposition from Democratic Senator John Fetterman. The measure was then sent back to the House, but fearful it might actually pass – Democratic holdout Jared Golden had vowed to vote yes, and war-weary House Republicans Thomas Massie, Warren Davidson, Brian Fitzpatrick and Tom Barrett were all signaling their support – leadership abruptly canceled the vote, per MSN.* One factor cited in the Republicans' calculus around this latest War Powers push was the absences of Members of Congress. In their view, the absences would have given Democrats the votes they needed to win. Two of these absences have garnered substantial attention in the media: those of Republican Congressman Tom Kean Jr. of New Jersey and Democratic Congresswoman Frederica Wilson of Florida. The 83-year-old Wilson, who was missing for a month with little public acknowledgment or explanation, has finally resurfaced, saying that she was undergoing a major eye surgery but still plans to seek reelection. In a remarkably tone-deaf comment, a source close to the Congresswoman was quoted in Axios saying “missing votes is not a sign she's sick or retiring…She shows up when she wants to.” Still, at least her absence has been explained and she has now returned to her duties in the House. Congressman Kean's disappearance is more mysterious. As of May 21st, Kean has not “been seen in Washington for more than 75 days,” NOTUS reports. When his absence first began to gain media traction, his Chief of Staff added fuel to the fire with the cryptic remark “there are no cameras where Tom is.” Now it is being reported that his neighbors back in New Jersey haven't seen hide nor hair either. There has been some indication that Kean is dealing with a personal or medical issue, but Speaker Mike Johnson claims to have no knowledge of the particulars. It is not controversial to say that being an American Member of Congress is too important to simply be AWOL for long periods of time, especially without deigning to explain why to one's constituents. Something must be done.* Finally, we turn to Latin America, where former president Evo Morales has leveled claims that the government of his native Bolivia, in coordination with the DEA and the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) is plotting to “detain or kill” him, TeleSUR reports. According to this report, “Morales detailed specific military units allegedly involved, including the Army's Ninth Division in the tropical region under Colonel Franz Andrade Loza, whom he said the government promised to promote to general and appoint as armed forces commander ‘if he finishes off Evo.'” Morales also “cited an F-10 unit under Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Giménez Ortuño,” a former aide to the defense minister in the government of the unelected U.S.-backed regime of Jeanine Áñez. These allegations sound somewhat outlandish, but in a moment when the U.S. has recently kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, worked to undermine the governments of Mexico and Colombia via the Hondurasgate scheme, and just recently moved to indict 94 year old Raúl Castro for his role in an incident three decades ago when the Cuban government downed a civilian aircraft that entered their sovereign airspace, it does not seem so far fetched.This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

Evan Ellis reports that Venezuela has surrendered Alex Saab, Nicolas Maduro's former bagman, to the U.S. for prosecution. Saab possesses critical information on illicit financial flows involving Iran, Cuba, and Colombia. Delcy Rodriguez's decision to extradite him suggests a complex internal power play to appease Washington while eliminating her own political rivals. (8/16)1986

1. Historic Indictment Raúl Castro has been indicted by the U.S. for murder, conspiracy, and destruction of aircraft. Charges relate to the February 24, 1996 incident where Cuban military jets shot down two civilian planes. Four people (including three U.S. citizens) were killed. 2. Allegation of Direct Responsibility Prosecutors claim: The attack was intentional, not accidental. Castro, then Cuba’s Defense Minister, authorized and helped direct the operation. Evidence cited includes: Military communications Intelligence reports Longstanding testimony 3. Delayed Justice The indictment comes nearly 30 years after the incident. It is portrayed as long-awaited accountability for victims’ families. 4. Symbolic and Political Context Announcement took place in Miami’s Freedom Tower, a symbolic site for Cuban exiles. Marks one of the first times a senior Cuban leader is charged in U.S. court. 5. Shift in U.S. Policy Approach There is a change in U.S. posture toward authoritarian regimes: From diplomacy (e.g., Obama-era engagement) To criminal prosecution, sanctions, and pressure 6. Broader Strategic Message The indictment is framed as part of a larger strategy: Indict leaders Cut financial resources Increase international isolation Encourage defections Wait for internal collapse 7. Comparison to Venezuela The approach is compared to actions taken against Nicolás Maduro. Suggests indictments can: Isolate leaders globally Trigger internal fractures within regimes 8. Limited Immediate Practical Impact Castro is 94 years old, and Cuba is unlikely to extradite him. A trial in the U.S. is uncertain. 9. Psychological and Geopolitical Impact The indictment is presented as: A “warning shot” to authoritarian regimes A tool to undermine regime stability internally Intended to send message: Leaders who harm Americans can be pursued indefinitely Please Hit Subscribe to this podcast Right Now. Also Please Subscribe to the The Ben Ferguson Show Podcast and Verdict with Ted Cruz Wherever You get You're Podcasts. And don't forget to follow the show on Social Media so you never miss a moment! Thanks for Listening X: https://x.com/benfergusonshowYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VerdictwithTedCruzSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1. Power of Trump’s Endorsement Donald Trump’s political endorsements strongly influence Republican primaries. Multiple examples are cited: Indiana: Lawmakers who opposed Trump-backed redistricting lost primaries. Louisiana: Senator Bill Cassidy lost after Trump opposed him (linked to impeachment vote). Kentucky: Rep. Thomas Massie lost after Trump backed a challenger. Texas: Trump’s endorsement of Ken Paxton is expected to significantly shape the race. 2. Party Loyalty and Political Consequences Trump favors candidates loyal to his agenda. Politicians who consistently oppose him are portrayed as: Weakening party goals Facing electoral backlash There is an implication that internal GOP dissent is being reduced through these outcomes. 3. Impact on Senate Dynamics Short-term consequence: Some Republicans who lose or retire may become less cooperative (“pissed”), complicating votes. Long-term outlook: Trump could gain greater control over the Senate with more aligned members. 4. Potential DOJ Indictment of Raúl Castro The DOJ may indict Cuban leader Raúl Castro. Possible implications: Could mirror actions against Nicolás Maduro. May increase pressure on the Cuban regime. Broader narrative: Suggests a possible geopolitical shift in Cuba, Venezuela, and Iran. 5. Cuba Situation Cuba is: Facing severe economic crisis (fuel shortages, blackouts). U.S. pressure could lead to collapse of the communist regime. Vision: A free-market, democratic Cuba with strong U.S. ties. 6. Debate on Racial Gerrymandering A Senate Judiciary hearing: Republicans argue race-based districting is unconstitutional. Democrats are criticized for defending it. Key claims made: Democrats historically supported racist policies (poll taxes, Jim Crow). Gerrymandering is portrayed as more heavily used by Democrats. Counter-dynamic: Heated exchange shows deep partisan conflict on race and representation. Please Hit Subscribe to this podcast Right Now. Also Please Subscribe to the 47 Morning Update with Ben Ferguson and The Ben Ferguson Show Podcast Wherever You get You're Podcasts. And don't forget to follow the show on Social Media so you never miss a moment! Thanks for Listening YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VerdictwithTedCruz/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/verdictwithtedcruz X: https://x.com/tedcruz X: https://x.com/benfergusonshowYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VerdictwithTedCruzSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1. Spirit Airlines Bailout Debate A proposed U.S. government bailout of Spirit Airlines ($500 million for ~90% ownership) was considered but ultimately rejected. Government should not own or run private companies. Bailouts are seen as wasteful and ineffective (compared to “burning money” metaphor). Argument that free-market capitalism is more effective than government control. 2. Impact of Spirit Airlines Collapse Emphasis on human consequences, especially job losses. A retired pilot missed his final flight due to shutdown. Received a symbolic sendoff from Southwest Airlines—highlighting solidarity and empathy within the industry. Displaced workers may find jobs elsewhere, but hardship remains. 3. Tucker Carlson He spreads misinformation and makes controversial or extreme statements. Allegations that he: Attacks political figures (especially Ted Cruz). Promotes or normalizes extremist views. Makes contradictory or false claims in interviews. His credibility and audience influence are declining. Heated exchange regarding: Claims of violence and moral responsibility by public officials. Comparisons involving extremism (Nazism, Holocaust references). Sympathizes with authoritarian regimes or controversial figures. Criticizes U.S. policies and capitalism. Promotes anti-American or antisemitic narratives. 6. Pramila Jayapal and Cuban Policy Rep. Pramila Jayapal: Accused of supporting Cuba’s government by encouraging efforts to supply oil. Criticized for: Calling U.S. actions “illegal” or harmful. Describing actions against Venezuela’s Maduro as “kidnapping.” Opposing viewpoint: Siding with communist regimes over U.S. interests. 7. Anti-Communism Argument Major ideological stance: Communism is historically destructive (oppression, poverty, violence). Personal anecdote: Family experience with Cuban communism used to reinforce position. Vision proposed: A post-communist Cuba with: Free markets U.S. alignment Economic investment and tourism growth Please Hit Subscribe to this podcast Right Now. Also Please Subscribe to the 47 Morning Update with Ben Ferguson and The Ben Ferguson Show Podcast Wherever You get You're Podcasts. And don't forget to follow the show on Social Media so you never miss a moment! Thanks for Listening YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VerdictwithTedCruz/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/verdictwithtedcruz X: https://x.com/tedcruz X: https://x.com/benfergusonshowYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VerdictwithTedCruzSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.