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The Prologue to the Trump Criminal Trial Underway in Which AG Barr Went Out of His Way to Protect “Individual 1” We begin with the criminal trial of Donald Trump underway in New York and examine the prologue to the trial, going back to the case brought by the Republican SDNY U.S. Attorney at the … Continued
A Look Inside Iran as Its People Wait for Israel’s Retaliation Which Could Lead to a Wider War We begin with a look inside of Iran to gauge the attitudes of its people, as the country waits for a retaliation from Israel that could lead to a wider war. Joining us is Assal Rad, former … Continued
Biden Meets With Iraq’s P.M. Over Concerns That U.S. Troops in Iraq and Syria Are Vulnerable if Israel Retaliates Against Iran We begin with today’s White House meeting between President Biden and Iraq’s Prime Minister Al-Sudani to discuss the future of U.S. troops in a country heavily influenced by Iran, with the possibility of an … Continued
Israel’s AI Tools “Gospel,” “Lavender” and “Where’s Daddy” are Being Used for Targeted Assassinations in Gaza We begin with information emerging that Israel has weaponized artificial intelligence and that AI tools are being used in Gaza for targeted assassinations, with the “Gospel” system used to target buildings used by militants, “Lavender” used to compile kill … Continued
The Arizona Supreme Court Takes the State Back to 1864 Before it Was a State With a Draconian Abortion Law We begin with the Arizona Supreme Court’s ruling to take Arizona back 160 years to before it was a state, making an 1864 law criminalizing abortion the law of the land in two weeks. Joining … Continued
Did Trump’s Lawyers Mislead the NY Appeals Court to Get a Lower Bond? We begin with information emerging that the $175 million bond put up by Don Hankey Jr, the bottom-feeding billionaire who so far has lined Trump’s pockets with $400 million, may have been the result of Trump’s lawyers misleading the New York Appeals … Continued
Iran’s Vow to Retaliate Against an Israeli Strike Could Lead to a Wider War Biden is Trying to Avoid We begin with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei promising retribution, declaring that those responsible for the recent killing of top IRGC officers at an Iranian diplomatic compound in Damascus “will be punished by our brave men,” … Continued
Trump’s Piety in Contrast to the Porn He Faces and the Cruelty and Hatred He Displays We begin with Trump campaigning as a “Christian” televangelist, with his piety in contrast to the porn he is facing on April 15 in the New York hush money trial and his cruel display of racist hatred yesterday before … Continued
Jack Smith’s Shot Across the Bow at the Trump-Friendly Judge on the Classified Documents Case We begin with Special Counsel Jack Smith challenging the Trump-appointed judge on the documents case to make a ruling, which is likely to embrace her alternative reading of the 1978 Presidential Records Act instead of the Espionage Act and thus … Continued
Israel’s Killing of Seven Aid Workers Who Were Feeding Starving Gazans Sparks International Outrage We begin with Israel’s killing of seven aid workers from Palestine, the UK, Australia, Poland, Canada, and the U.S. who were with Chef Jose Andres’ World Central Kitchen, making food for the starving Gazans. Joining us to discuss this and Israel’s … Continued
