The Supreme Leader Congratulates Iranians on Their “Victory” over Israel and the U.S., While the Head of the IAEA Says Fordo is “No Longer Operational”
We begin with indications that might contradict the DIA report, which assessed that little damage was done to Iran’s Fordo nuclear site, with the head of the IAEA stating that centrifuges at Fordo are “no longer operational” but that it would be “too much” to assert that Iran’s nuclear program has been “wiped out.” Meanwhile Iran’s Supreme Leader has downplayed the extent of damage, while congratulating Iranians on their “victory” over Israel and the United States. Joining us is Dr. Trita Parsi, the Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, who has served as a professor of International Relations at Johns Hopkins University SAIS, New York University, Georgetown University, and George Washington University. He is the co-founder and former President of the National Iranian American Council. His books include, Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Iran, Israel and the United States and Losing An Enemy: Obama, Iran and the Triumph of Diplomacy.
As Trump Demonizes Democrats and Democratic Lawmakers Are Assassinated, How Long Before ICE and DHS Start Rounding up His Political Enemies?
Then we examine the unprofessional nature of ICE and DHS law enforcement with officers beating immigrants, pointing guns at bystanders while arresting immigrants, the majority of whom have no criminal records. We discuss Trump’s demonization of Democrats and Democratic lawmakers, some of whom have been recently assassinated, making it not a stretch that ICE and DHS may move from rounding up immigrants to rounding up Trump’s political opposition. Joining us is Mike German, a fellow with the Liberty and National Security program at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School. He has worked at the ACLU and served sixteen years as an FBI special agent. He is the author of Thinking Like a Terrorist as well as Disrupt, Discredit, and Divide: How the New FBI Damages Our Democracy. His latest book, co-authored with Beth Zasloff, is Policing White Supremacy: The Enemy Within.
Explaining the 60-Fold Rise in Autism, While the Quack Heading HHS, RFK Jr. Still Blames it on Vaccines
Then finally, following RFK Jr’s disastrous testimony to a House Health Subcommittee on Tuesday, we speak with Dr. Allen Frances, a Professor Emeritus and former Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Duke University. He is the author of the award-winning international bestseller Saving Normal and the reference work Essentials of Psychiatric Diagnosis. His latest book is Twilight of American Sanity: A Psychiatrist Analyzes the Age of Trump, now out in an updated paperback version. We discuss his article at The New York Times, “Autism Rates Have Increased 60-Fold. I Played a Role in That,” which debunks Trump’s dangerously unqualified head of HHS who blames vaccines for autism.