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Useful Idiots is an informative and irreverent politics podcast with journalist Aaron Maté and podcaster/writer Katie Halper. Episodes feature analysis of the political news of the week and exclusive interviews, with humor, commentary and dissection of why both Republicans and Democrats suck. Join Aaron and Katie as they examine important stories that have slipped through the cracks and what the media got wrong – and laugh about whatever is left to laugh about.

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  • Friday · 1 hr 13 min

    Zelensky’s Days in Power Are “Numbered,” Ukraine Suffers “Unwinnable” Defeat

    Go to https://groundnews.com/useful to get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan and unlock world-wide perspectives on the stories shaping our world. See the film American Doctor, with a Director Q&A moderated by Katie, TONIGHT in NYC: https://americandoctorfilm.com/buy-tickets Read our guests' books: Guerres contre l'Iran by Jacques Baud: https://www.strandbooks.com/guerres-contre-l-iran-9782315028641.html What I Saw in Ukraine by Benoît Paré: https://booksrun.com/9782959860119-what-i-saw-in-ukraine-2015-2022-diary-of-an-international-observer Ukraine: The Great Manipulation by Benoît Paré: https://olivea.savnora.shop/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=237305594 Pre-order Aaron's new book on the Ukraine war: Their Blood, Our Bullets https://orbooks.com/catalog/their-blood-our-bullets/ Check out Quince and use our code https://quince.com/useful for a great deal: https://www.quince.com Check out TruDiagnostic and use our code USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTS Check out Chilipad and use my code sleep.me/USEFUL for a great deal: https://sleep.me/useful ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support our work and get the extended interview with former OSCE Monitor Benoit Paré: https://open.substack.com/pub/usefulidiots/p/extended-interview-zelenskys-days?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Watch the Friday Free-For-All: Hillary Clinton Claims Netanyahu KNEW About October 7 Before Attack https://usefulidiotspodcast.com Join us LIVE on Youtube every Monday at 10am EST for Monday Mourning, where we watch the Sunday morning news shows so that you don't have to. This week we hear from two different guests with insider perspectives on the Ukraine Proxy War: first is Jacques Baud, a former Swiss intelligence officer and NATO analyst who published early reports that Ukraine was overmatched in this war and should make peace. For expressing this analysis, the European Union sanctioned him, accusing him of spreading conspiracy theories and pro-Russian propaganda. Jacques is now barred from using his own bank account or even buying himself food. It seems Russiagate truly never ends. Our second guest is Benoît Paré, who was a monitor on the ground for the OSCE after the Maidan Coup in Ukraine from 2014 to 2022 during the civil war which eventually led to the Russian invasion. For our full interview with Benoît, which gets into false flags, civil war, and whether Russia will be able to hold onto its advantage in the next year, please subscribe and support our work. You’ll also get our Friday Free-for-All: here’s a screenshot from today’s episode that gives an idea of the insanity we went through watching an episode of Morning Joe, starring Hillary Clinton and Donny Deutsch. 00:00 Intro 02:20 Hillary Clinton Claims Netanyahu KNEW About October 7 Before Attack 07:40 Aaron's take: Did Netanyahu know? 08:04 Jacques Baud interview 24:00 Why the far-right party in Europe just won elections 36:59 EU Sanctions Jacques for his reporting 48:49 It's illegal to bring Jacques food 57:26 Benoît Paré interview 1:00:10 The greatest media manipulations over the Ukraine War 1:11:07 An argument for the Ukrainian side Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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  • Monday · 1 hr 9 min

    The State of the Strait: Trump officials panic as Iran tightens its grip over the Strait of Hormuz

    Go to https://groundnews.com/useful to get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan and unlock world-wide perspectives on the stories shaping our world. Pre-order Aaron's new book on the Ukraine war: Their Blood, Our Bullets https://orbooks.com/catalog/their-blood-our-bullets/ Check out Quince and use our code https://quince.com/useful for a great deal: https://www.quince.com Check out TruDiagnostic and use our code USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTS Check out Chilipad and use my code sleep.me/USEFUL for a great deal: https://sleep.me/useful ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support our work and get the ad-free interview with Hana Masud: https://open.substack.com/pub/usefulidiots/p/ad-free-israel-loses-control-over?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Watch the Friday Free-For-All: JD Vance just admitted Iran was NEVER a nuclear threat in desperate attempt to cover for Trump’s economic meltdown https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/jd-vance-just-admitted-iran-was-never?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Join us LIVE on Youtube every Monday at 10am EST for Monday Mourning, where we watch the Sunday morning news shows so that you don't have to. Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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  • September 4 · 57 min

    Israel LOSES CONTROL over Settler Terrorists, Forced to Confess to Teen Murders

    Go to https://groundnews.com/useful to get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan and unlock world-wide perspectives on the stories shaping our world. Pre-order Aaron's new book on the Ukraine war: Their Blood, Our Bullets https://orbooks.com/catalog/their-blood-our-bullets/ Check out Quince and use our code https://quince.com/useful for a great deal: https://www.quince.com Check out TruDiagnostic and use our code USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTS Check out Chilipad and use my code sleep.me/USEFUL for a great deal: https://sleep.me/useful ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support our work and get the ad-free interview with Hana Masud: https://open.substack.com/pub/usefulidiots/p/ad-free-israel-loses-control-over?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Watch the Friday Free-For-All: JD Vance just admitted Iran was NEVER a nuclear threat in desperate attempt to cover for Trump’s economic meltdown https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/jd-vance-just-admitted-iran-was-never?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Join us LIVE on Youtube every Monday at 10am EST for Monday Mourning, where we watch the Sunday morning news shows so that you don't have to. Hana Masud is a Palestinian-American Chicago-based psychologist and professor whose family has been in the West Bank village of Al-Mughayyir for hundreds of years. This week, in an attempt to ethnically cleanse Hana’s village, masked Israeli settlers, accompanied by Israeli soldiers, stormed into the homes of two Palestinian shepherds and stole their sheep, which are these farmers’ livelihood. When young protesters came out to stop the theft, Israeli soldiers opened fire on them and killed Hana’s 17-year-old cousin and another teenager. In a difficult but important discussion, we see videos of how Israeli settlers systematically create terror against Palestinians: school shootings, beating anyone who dares to report settler violence, stealing sheep, burning and uprooting trees, and one nauseating video of a young settler draining the water supply of a village as a woman begs him to stop. At times the violence and evil can feel like it has no end, but Hana tells us how she still finds hope in the world and the lesson she learned from Gabor Maté on how to grow through the pain of trauma. This episode is free to all, please share to spread Hana’s voice. 00:00 Intro 00:39 We made the news! Our feud with Brian Stelter and an NBC journalist 05:30 Scott Bessent has a crazy new scapegoat to blame for rising oil prices 09:03 Netanyahu advisor just gave Trump his new orders 11:44 Hana Masud interview 15:47 Settlers attack Hana's village and kill her cousins 27:22 Settlers are also school shooters 30:15 This is so sadistic 34:27 Hana responds to Netanyahu over the murder of her cousins Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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  • August 31 · 1 hr 10 min

    Settler Terrorists Attacked Three NBC Journalists in the West Bank – Did Meet the Press Cover It?

    Go to https://groundnews.com/useful to get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan and unlock world-wide perspectives on the stories shaping our world. Pre-order Aaron's new book on the Ukraine war: Their Blood, Our Bullets https://orbooks.com/catalog/their-blood-our-bullets/ Check out Quince and use our code https://quince.com/useful for a great deal: https://www.quince.com Check out TruDiagnostic and use our code USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTS Check out Chilipad and use my code sleep.me/USEFUL for a great deal: https://sleep.me/useful ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support our work and get the ad-free interview with Professor Richard Sakwa: https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/subscriber-only-ad-free-cias-secret?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Watch the Friday Free-For-All: “Your parents will die young like mine!” Lindsey Graham’s Sister Unveils New Senate Campaign Promise https://usefulidiotspodcast.com Join us LIVE on Youtube every Monday at 10am EST for Monday Mourning, where we watch the Sunday morning news shows so that you don't have to. Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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  • August 28 · 49 min

    CIA’s Secret Moscow Trip Causes PANIC in Ukraine

    Go to https://groundnews.com/useful to get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan and unlock world-wide perspectives on the stories shaping our world. Pre-order Aaron's new book on the Ukraine war: Their Blood, Our Bullets https://orbooks.com/catalog/their-blood-our-bullets/ Check out Quince and use our code https://quince.com/useful for a great deal: https://www.quince.com Check out TruDiagnostic and use our code USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTS Check out Chilipad and use my code sleep.me/USEFUL for a great deal: https://sleep.me/useful ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support our work and get the ad-free interview with Professor Richard Sakwa: https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/subscriber-only-ad-free-cias-secret?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Watch the Friday Free-For-All: “Your parents will die young like mine!” Lindsey Graham’s Sister Unveils New Senate Campaign Promise https://usefulidiotspodcast.com Join us LIVE on Youtube every Monday at 10am EST for Monday Mourning, where we watch the Sunday morning news shows so that you don't have to. This week, a big development for the proxy war in Ukraine: CIA Chief John Ratcliffe made a surprise visit to Moscow, and depending on which corporate outlet you read, the reason for the trip is confusing. The Wall Street Journal says Ratcliffe went to issue a warning to the Russians, (‘Don’t you dare attack NATO.’) But the New York Times reported that Racliffe was merely sharing some friendly advice that the war isn’t going well for Russia and they should end it before it widens further. Either way, the CIA in Moscow, nearly five years into the war, surely means something is about to happen. To help sort out the confusion, we are joined by Richard Sakwa, author and Professor Emeritus at the University of Kent, who specializes in Russian and European Politics. He explains that, while Russia has dominated the war so far, time is actually not on their side. Useful Idiots: This war has been going on for a long time, and the longer it drags on, the bigger the risk that it widens beyond Russia and Ukraine. Richard Sakwa: That’s precisely the argument of the hardliners, the hawks in Russia, who basically say that time is not on Russia’s side in the sense that the West is in a vanguard of crossing all of Russia’s red lines. Putin himself also added to the warnings that Ukraine and the West are opening a Pandora’s box. It wasn’t quite clear yet what is in that box. In response, [UK Prime Minister] Burnham himself then said, ‘Well, you started the fire.’ Now that shows an extraordinary intellectual and conceptual myopia that the West has been locked into since the beginning of this conflict. They simply cannot understand the underlying logic of this conflict, as if Putin woke up one fine morning in February and attacked Ukraine in his mad zeal to re-establish the Soviet Empire if not the Russian Empire So it’s just an entrenched a position. And of course, this raises, as you suggest, that if Russia does not respond, then it is a sign of weakness. 00:00 Intro 01:47 Dana Bash MELTS DOWN over Hasan Piker comments 06:24 Caught on tape: showing when Dana Bash said that EXACT THING to Netanyahu 07:41 Professor Richard Sakwa interview 08:22 Why is the CIA in Moscow? 15:31 Who really wants the war to expand? 25:31 The West is crossing Russia's Red Lines 30:43 Boris Johnson admits it again 39:10 Zelensky knew ALL ALONG Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  • August 24 · 1 hr 10 min

    “Today is D-Day for the economy in Iran”

    Go to https://groundnews.com/useful to get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan and unlock world-wide perspectives on the stories shaping our world. Pre-order Aaron's new book on the Ukraine war: Their Blood, Our Bullets https://orbooks.com/catalog/their-blood-our-bullets/ Check out Quince and use our code https://quince.com/useful for a great deal: https://www.quince.com Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTS Check out Chilipad and use my code sleep.me/USEFUL for a great deal: https://sleep.me/useful ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support our work and get the extended, ad-free interview with Sharmine Narwani: https://open.substack.com/pub/usefulidiots/p/extended-interview-trump-afraid-after?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Watch the Friday Free-For-All: Democrats ADMIT plans to sabotage progressives in general elections against Republicans https://usefulidiotspodcast.com Join us LIVE on Youtube every Monday at 10am EST for Monday Mourning, where we watch the Sunday morning news shows so that you don't have to. Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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  • August 21 · 46 min

    Trump “Afraid” After Iran Plans New Attacks, Teams with China w/ Middle East Analyst Sharmine Narwani

    Go to https://groundnews.com/useful to get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan and unlock world-wide perspectives on the stories shaping our world. Pre-order Aaron's new book on the Ukraine war: Their Blood, Our Bullets https://orbooks.com/catalog/their-blood-our-bullets/ Check out Quince and use our code https://quince.com/useful for a great deal: https://www.quince.com Check out TruDiagnostic and use our code USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTS Check out Chilipad and use my code sleep.me/USEFUL for a great deal: https://sleep.me/useful ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support our work and get the extended, ad-free interview with Sharmine Narwani: https://open.substack.com/pub/usefulidiots/p/extended-interview-trump-afraid-after?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Watch the Friday Free-For-All: Democrats ADMIT plans to sabotage progressives in general elections against Republicans https://usefulidiotspodcast.com Join us LIVE on Youtube every Monday at 10am EST for Monday Mourning, where we watch the Sunday morning news shows so that you don't have to. On this week’s show we find out that when you launch an unprovoked regime-change war against a big country like Iran, it turns out that not only is it a bad idea militarily, but it might also tank your economy. The US debt just hit a record-setting $40 trillion, rising $3.6 trillion in the last twelve months alone. That high mark being more than double what it was in 2016. Check out the graph: More damning evidence for the 1971 theory With a ballooning military budget for Pete Hegseth’s flailing Department of War and a strangled oil market from Iran’s continued control over the Strait of Hormuz, the US and global economies have been sent reeling. Our guest, Middle East analyst Sharmine Narwani, explains why Iran’s surprise military strength has shocked both US commanders and economists, and gives her prediction that comes out quite bleak for the future of American interests on a global scale: “Major financial institutions around the world are talking about the US potentially losing its position, and the dollar losing its position as a global reserve currency. When that happens, the house of cards falls apart. You cannot finance wars. Nobody wants the dollar. Nobody’s stocking it. You can’t hold other countries to anything if they’re trading in other currencies. If it doesn’t go through New York, you don’t have eyes on things anymore. You lose control.” 00:00 Intro 00:53 Three questions about Hasan Piker 5:00 MS Now tries to get Angie Nixon to ditch the DSA 07:03 Bakari Sellers ADMITS Dems will help Republicans over progressives 07:35 Sharmine Narwani interview 08:27 Refuting Stephen Miller 20:12 US debt hits $40 trillion 23:55 Is Iran a theocracy? 45:08 American power is about to take a huge hit Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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  • August 17 · 1 hr 16 min

    House Candidate Oliver Larkin Crashes Monday Mourning with Katie and Aaron

    Go to https://groundnews.com/useful to get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan and unlock world-wide perspectives on the stories shaping our world. Pre-order Aaron's new book on the Ukraine war: Their Blood, Our Bullets https://orbooks.com/catalog/their-blood-our-bullets/ Check out Quince and use our code https://quince.com/useful for a great deal: https://www.quince.com Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTS Check out Chilipad and use my code sleep.me/USEFUL for a great deal: https://sleep.me/useful ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support our work and get the extended, ad-free interview with Michael Lange: https://open.substack.com/pub/usefulidiots/p/extended-episode-irans-new-red-line?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Watch the Friday Free-For-All: New Yorker's David Remnick Gets SCHOOLED By DSA Chair Over Ukraine https://usefulidiotspodcast.com Join us LIVE on Youtube every Monday at 10am EST for Monday Mourning, where we watch the Sunday morning news shows so that you don't have to. Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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  • August 14 · 58 min

    Iran's New RED LINE Shocks Israel, US Flailing

    Go to https://groundnews.com/useful to get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan and unlock world-wide perspectives on the stories shaping our world. Follow our guests' work: https://sinatoossi.com/ https://www.michaellange.nyc/ Pre-order Aaron's new book on the Ukraine war: Their Blood, Our Bullets https://orbooks.com/catalog/their-blood-our-bullets/ Check out Quince and use our code https://quince.com/useful for a great deal: https://www.quince.com Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTS Check out Chilipad and use my code sleep.me/USEFUL for a great deal: https://sleep.me/useful ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support our work and get the extended, ad-free interview with Michael Lange: https://open.substack.com/pub/usefulidiots/p/extended-episode-irans-new-red-line?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Watch the Friday Free-For-All: New Yorker's David Remnick Gets SCHOOLED By DSA Chair Over Ukraine https://usefulidiotspodcast.com Join us LIVE on Youtube every Monday at 10am EST for Monday Mourning, where we watch the Sunday morning news shows so that you don't have to. This week, returning guest Sina Toossi joins us to check in on Trump’s regime change war on Iran: Trump is pausing the bombing campaign in an attempt to walk away from the war after realizing the total disaster it is for the US, falsely claiming that he controls the Strait of Hormuz, hoping that will let him save face and hide back home. Now, he’s reverting to traditional neocon policy of suffocating Iran from afar, crippling Iran’s economy through murderous sanctions and hoping it submits. Sina Toossi: It’s a strategic catastrophe for America as the global empire. This war has shown America to be weaker than countries around the world thought. And this is very significant in geopolitical calculations and alliance building and countries that depend on the US to provide for their security or to be in the US block. The US war machine is not necessarily all it was made out to be despite the trillion dollar military budget. Iran was a mid-tier power that held its own and was able to inflict all these costs and destroyed a lot of US bases in the region. Hear Sina Toossi’s full analysis of the US strategy in Iran and subscribe to hear our full interview with Michael Lange on Abdul El-Sayed, Zohran Mamdani, Francesca Hong, and the battle between liberal Democrats and progressives. 00:00 Intro 01:12 Bill O'Reilly wants bombs so bad 03:50 Oracle admits their "scary tech" kills Palestinians 06:34 Sina Toossi interview 12:42 Iran is closing in on the US 24:51 Iran's OTHER negotiations 35:27 US shows weakness on the global stage 40:38 Michael Lange interview 46:34 What Francesca Hong's loss means for progressives 57:16 Dems and Progressives go to WAR Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  • August 10 · 1 hr 14 min

    Murdering 2 Birds with 1 Stone: Republicans shill for Israel while ALSO getting to call a Muslim politician a terrorist

    Pre-order Aaron's new book on the Ukraine war: Their Blood, Our Bullets https://orbooks.com/catalog/their-blood-our-bullets/ Go to https://groundnews.com/useful to get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan and unlock world-wide perspectives on the stories shaping our world. Check out Quince and use our code https://quince.com/useful for a great deal: https://www.quince.com Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTS Check out Chilipad and use my code sleep.me/USEFUL for a great deal: https://sleep.me/useful ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support our work and get the extended interview with Eli Clifton: https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/extended-interview-aipac-lashes-out Watch the Friday Free-For-All: Laura Ingraham Wants to Rip Abdul El-Sayed's Tight, Communist Shirt Off and Yell At Him All Over https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/laura-ingraham-wants-to-rip-abdul?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Join us LIVE on Youtube every Monday at 10am EST for Monday Mourning, where we watch the Sunday morning news shows so that you don't have to. Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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  • August 7 · 35 min

    AIPAC Lashes Out After $32 Million Loss to Abdul El-Sayed

    Pre-order Eli's new book: Israel's Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power https://bookshop.org/p/books/israel-s-lobby-america-in-the-grip-of-a-foreign-power-eli-clifton/16ed5a856e6a2af0?ean=9781668210840&next=t&next=t&affiliate=124839 Pre-order Aaron's new book on the Ukraine war: Their Blood, Our Bullets https://orbooks.com/catalog/their-blood-our-bullets/ Go to https://groundnews.com/useful to get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan and unlock world-wide perspectives on the stories shaping our world. Check out Quince and use our code https://quince.com/useful for a great deal: https://www.quince.com Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTS Check out Chilipad and use my code sleep.me/USEFUL for a great deal: https://sleep.me/useful ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support our work and get the extended interview with Eli Clifton: https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/extended-interview-aipac-lashes-out Watch the Friday Free-For-All: Laura Ingraham Wants to Rip Abdul El-Sayed's Tight, Communist Shirt Off and Yell At Him All Over https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/laura-ingraham-wants-to-rip-abdul?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Join us LIVE on Youtube every Monday at 10am EST for Monday Mourning, where we watch the Sunday morning news shows so that you don't have to. Congresswoman Haley Stevens (D-MI), the cartoonish caricature of a Zionist liberal who once claimed that “Israel comes to me in my dreams,” was thrust into the national spotlight when AIPAC pumped $32 million into her senate campaign, the largest single donation from any PAC or donor for any Democratic in this election cycle. This week, that proved to be poison when Abdul El-Sayed narrowly beat her for the Democratic nomination. El-Sayed, who joins the growing train of progressives toppling the Democratic establishment in places like New York City and Colorado, used this Big Money donation (which amounted to about $62 million, creating a 12-1 donation advantage over El-Sayed) against her in debates, speeches, and campaign ads. AIPAC’s main response to El-Sayed’s attacks was that Stevens would fare better come November against “evil” Republican Mike Rogers. But one day after El-Sayed’s victory, Israel’s hypocrisy shines as always as AIPAC begins donations to Rogers’ campaign. Our guest, investigative journalist Eli Clifton, whose new book with Ian Lustick Israel’s Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power is now available for pre-order, explains why he expects AIPAC to well outspend its $32 million primary efforts in November, as well as why the campaign is about to get “much uglier.” 00:00 Intro 02:16 Stephen Miller can't cope with Abdul El-Sayed 06:12 Ted Cruz also has a meltdown 08:23 But Laura Ingraham thinks El-Sayed is hot 11:11 Eli Clifton interview 13:29 People in Michigan HATE AIPAC 16:52 Van Jones gets WRECKED 25:07 How AIPAC stole the presidency from Jimmy Carter 34:18 How AIPAC has responded to Eli's reporting on them Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  • August 3 · 1 hr 7 min

    Is Trump's New Iran Deal Just A Ploy to Momentarily Bump the Stock Market?

    Go to https://groundnews.com/useful to get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan and unlock world-wide perspectives on the stories shaping our world. Pre-order Aaron's new book on the Ukraine war "Their Blood, Our Bullets": https://orbooks.com/catalog/their-blood-our-bullets/ Check out Quince and use our code https://quince.com/useful for a great deal: https://www.quince.com Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTS Check out Chilipad and use my code sleep.me/USEFUL for a great deal: https://sleep.me/useful ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support our work and get the ad-free interview with Lt. Col. Daniel Davis: https://open.substack.com/pub/usefulidiots/p/ad-free-lt-col-daniel-davis-warns?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Watch the Friday Free-For-All: Rahm Emanual Stands Up to Zohran Mamdani in a Fake Story He Made Up About His Own Terrorist Dad https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/rahm-emanual-stands-up-to-zohran?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Join us LIVE on Youtube every Monday at 10am EST for Monday Mourning, where we watch the Sunday morning news shows so that you don't have to. Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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  • July 31 · 48 min

    Lt. Col Daniel Davis WARNS U.S. Running Out of Weapons Against Iran

    Go to https://groundnews.com/useful to get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan and unlock world-wide perspectives on the stories shaping our world. Pre-order Aaron's new book on the Ukraine war "Their Blood, Our Bullets": https://orbooks.com/catalog/their-blood-our-bullets/ Check out Quince and use our code https://quince.com/useful for a great deal: https://www.quince.com Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTS Check out Chilipad and use my code sleep.me/USEFUL for a great deal: https://sleep.me/useful ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support our work and get the ad-free interview with Lt. Col. Daniel Davis: https://open.substack.com/pub/usefulidiots/p/ad-free-lt-col-daniel-davis-warns?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Watch the Friday Free-For-All: Rahm Emanual Stands Up to Zohran Mamdani in a Fake Story He Made Up About His Own Terrorist Dad https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/rahm-emanual-stands-up-to-zohran?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Join us LIVE on Youtube every Monday at 10am EST for Monday Mourning, where we watch the Sunday morning news shows so that you don't have to. Returning to Useful Idiots this week is 4-time combat veteran and host of Daniel Davis Deep Dive on YouTube: Lt. Col. Daniel Davis! In the early stages of the second Trump administration, Davis was considered for a top job under the now-former Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard. He almost got the job until Laura Loomer intervened. That’s right. The Islamophobic, arch-Zionist bigot who’s currently visiting Ukraine and extolling the virtues of arming Zelensky’s government got Daniel Davis’s nomination quashed because Davis has been critical of Israel. So of course that’s a no-go in the so-called America First administration. This week, we tap into his military expertise to discuss the growing conflicts under Trump’s watch, from the Ukraine proxy war to the regime-change war against Iran. Subscribe to support our work and get the ad-free version of the interview. 00:00 Intro 00:54 Trump mocks Lindsey Graham at his own funeral 03:25 Lindsey Graham EXPOSED collaborating with Netanyahu against ICC 07:44 Rahm Emanuel tells FAKE story about confronting Zohran Mamdani 08:14 Lt. Col. Daniel Davis interview 13:51 Davis SHREDS "ignorant" pro-war general 26:20 Trump fakes death count of US soldiers 28:57 More making fun of Lindsey Graham 40:14 Ukraine joins the Iran War Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  • July 27 · 1 hr 6 min

    The US Weapons Stockpile is NOT Depleted and Anyone Who Says it is Should Go to Prison for Leaking Classified Information

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  • July 24 · 48 min

    Trump CENSORS Iran War Reporting After Military Failure

    Follow Rania's reporting at https://breakthroughnews.org/ and sign the petition to stop the government's attack on their free speech: https://breakthroughnews.org/2026/07/22/breakthrough-news-is-under-attack/ Pre-order Aaron's new book on the Ukraine war "Their Blood, Our Bullets": https://orbooks.com/catalog/their-blood-our-bullets/ Go to https://groundnews.com/useful to get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan and unlock world-wide perspectives on the stories shaping our world. Check out Quince and use our code https://quince.com/useful for a great deal: https://www.quince.com Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTS Check out Chilipad and use my code sleep.me/USEFUL for a great deal: https://sleep.me/useful ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support our work and get the full interview with Rania Khalek: https://open.substack.com/pub/usefulidiots/p/full-interview-trump-censors-iran?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Watch the Friday Free-For-All: Arrest Zohran? Israeli Ambassador Embarrasses Himself when Confronted on Latest Threat https://usefulidiotspodcast.com Join us LIVE on Youtube every Monday at 10am EST for Monday Mourning, where we watch the Sunday morning news shows so that you don't have to. This week, the Republican-led House Ways and Means Committee issued a subpoena to the independent online news outlet Breakthrough News, demanding all of the organization’s internal communications, financial records, and more. This comes on the heels of Marco Rubio’s State Department issuing a near-100 page report on communism in Cuba and its left-wing international supporters, describing Breakthrough News as being “intimately linked to the Cuban regime.” To discuss this, we spoke with journalist and host at Breakthrough News, friend-of-show Rania Khalek. 00:00 Intro 02:37 Why's the Washington Post this excited about killing Iranians? 08:48 A blatant and definitional call for US war crimes 10:38 Rania Khalek interview 27:05 Is Israel blackmailing Lebanon's president? 36:51 Rania DESTROYS Israeli Emily Schrader 44:02 Hezbollah is blocking an army of rapists from invading Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  • July 20 · 1 hr 6 min

    Jake Tapper's Israel Gotcha BACKFIRES After Perfect Response from Abdul El-Sayed

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  • July 17 · 1 hr 5 min

    "RETALIATING”: Journalist Warns Iran’s Tanker War ESCALATION

    Go to https://groundnews.com/useful to get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan and unlock world-wide perspectives on the stories shaping our world. Pre-order Aaron's new book on the Ukraine war "Their Blood, Our Bullets": https://orbooks.com/catalog/their-blood-our-bullets/ Read more of Elijah Magnier's work here: https://ejmagnier.com/ Check out Quince and use our code https://quince.com/useful for a great deal: https://www.quince.com Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTS Check out Chilipad and use my code sleep.me/USEFUL for a great deal: https://sleep.me/useful Visit www.functionhealth.com/USEFUL and use gift code USEFUL25 for a $25 credit toward your membership. Check out the Peace Corps at https://peacecorps.gov/serve Check out Webroot: https://webroot.com/USEFUL Check out Mint Mobile: https://mintmobile.com/useful ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support our work and get the ad-free interview with Elijah Magnier: https://open.substack.com/pub/usefulidiots/p/ad-free-iran-is-retaliating-journalist?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Watch the Friday Free-For-All: JD Vance Just Called Out Trump on Joe Rogan https://usefulidiotspodcast.com Join us LIVE on Youtube every Monday at 10am EST for Monday Mourning, where we watch the Sunday morning news shows so that you don't have to. There is chaos in West Asia as a result of Trump continuing his war on Iran: The latest US strikes on Iran hit near a children’s cancer hospital, forcing patients to flee; Israel continues to break the MOU by destroying and stealing more land in Lebanon; and Iraq is back in the picture as Trump cuts off its money in an attempt to break their support of Iran. In order to make sense of the pandemonium, we spoke with veteran journalist and war correspondent Elijah Magnier, who gives his analysis of the expanding conflict, reacts to JD Vance’s thinly-veiled callout of Trump for getting tricked by the Israelis to oppose diplomacy, and explains why Trump is powerless when it comes to taking the Strait of Hormuz or Kharg Island. Elijah Magnier: Threatening to occupy an island is very easy for US forces to do with a heavy bombardment on several days. But they can’t stay because the cost will be extremely heavy: Iran has the ability to bomb this island or to bomb the Strait of Hormuz or anywhere in the Gulf. Therefore, this plan is actually not feasible. Donald Trump doesn’t have an offer to really propose to end the war in a way that everybody comes out not a loser. He wants to be the winner, and the Iranians aren’t allowing him to be. Iran doesn’t need to win. Iran is not losing because it’s defending itself. And by Donald Trump threatening Kharg Island or the Strait of Hormuz, it means he doesn’t really know the consequences and, militarily speaking, what can be credible or not. His plan in this way is not credible because he can’t hold on to what he potentially can occupy. And then he cannot face the Americans with such a heavy bill. Watch or listen to the full interview with Elijah Magnier where we react to Trump getting called out in JD Vance’s Joe Rogan interview, mocking Syria’s President (and former al-Qaeda founder) Ahmed al-Sharaa to his face, and embarrassing Iraq’s Prime Minister over the Trump-ordered assassination of an Iraqi military leader. 00:00 Intro 02:34 The Massie Amendment STOPS Aid to Israel 05:09 The Dems Who Voted PRO-ISRAEL 08:45 Worse than Netanyahu 13:07 Elijah Magnier interview 17:12 Fmr CENTCOM Commander wants Trump to take the Strait of Hormuz 45:08 Trump's disastrous meetings with foreign leaders 54:16 JD Vance throws Trump shade on Joe Rogan Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  • July 13 · 1 hr 1 min

    The guy who wanted to nuke Gaza and fight Russia to the last Ukrainian is no longer alive

    Pre-order Aaron's new book on the Ukraine war "Their Blood, Our Bullets": https://orbooks.com/catalog/their-blood-our-bullets/ Go to https://groundnews.com/useful to get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan and unlock world-wide perspectives on the stories shaping our world. Check out Quince and use our code https://quince.com/useful for a great deal: https://www.quince.com Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTS Check out Chilipad and use my code sleep.me/USEFUL for a great deal: https://sleep.me/useful Visit www.functionhealth.com/USEFUL and use gift code USEFUL25 for a $25 credit toward your membership. Check out the Peace Corps at https://peacecorps.gov/serve Check out Webroot: https://webroot.com/USEFUL Check out Mint Mobile: https://mintmobile.com/useful ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support our work and get the ad-free interview with Jeremy Scahill and Sami al-Arian: https://open.substack.com/pub/usefulidiots/p/ad-free-iran-strikes-us-bases-and?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Watch the Friday Free-For-All: Analysis: Establishment Dems are seizing the Graham Platner scandal to slander progressives across primary elections https://usefulidiotspodcast.com Join us LIVE on Youtube every Monday at 10am EST for Monday Mourning, where we watch the Sunday morning news shows so that you don't have to. Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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  • July 10 · 1 hr 23 min

    Iran Strikes US Bases & Israel’s Secret Nuclear Plot w/ Jeremy Scahill & Sami al-Arian

    Pre-order Aaron's new book on the Ukraine war "Their Blood, Our Bullets": https://orbooks.com/catalog/their-blood-our-bullets/ Go to https://groundnews.com/useful to get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan and unlock world-wide perspectives on the stories shaping our world. Check out Quince and use our code https://quince.com/useful for a great deal: https://www.quince.com Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTS Check out Chilipad and use my code sleep.me/USEFUL for a great deal: https://sleep.me/useful Visit www.functionhealth.com/USEFUL and use gift code USEFUL25 for a $25 credit toward your membership. Check out the Peace Corps at https://peacecorps.gov/serve Check out Webroot: https://webroot.com/USEFUL Check out Mint Mobile: https://mintmobile.com/useful ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support our work and get the ad-free interview with Jeremy Scahill and Sami al-Arian: https://open.substack.com/pub/usefulidiots/p/ad-free-iran-strikes-us-bases-and?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Watch the Friday Free-For-All: Analysis: Establishment Dems are seizing the Graham Platner scandal to slander progressives across primary elections https://usefulidiotspodcast.com Join us LIVE on Youtube every Monday at 10am EST for Monday Mourning, where we watch the Sunday morning news shows so that you don't have to. This week we have a powerhouse panel on Useful Idiots: Professor Sami al-Arian and investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill of DropSite News, who join us to analyze Trump’s wars in West Asia. The breaking news is that Trump is renewing the bombing of Iran, insulting its leaders, and threatening to take out more civilian infrastructure, all while Israel is allowed to continue its genocide in Gaza as well as steal and destroy land in Lebanon. Useful Idiots: Trump has said the deal is likely over. So where are we with the state of war against Iran? Sami al-Arian: The deal was basically an admission by the United States that it’s been defeated. It is surrender in all points. And I think the Zionists have upped the pressure against this administration, which has been beholden to it for whatever reason. They were trying to find justification to renege on this deal. But regardless, there is nothing that the US could do to defeat Iran. There is nothing that it could do to achieve its objectives, which is basically regime change, regime collapse, breakup of the country, and to reverse its advanced scientific achievements in nuclear power or in missiles or even to stop its support of its allies in the region. None of these objectives were reached in the first thirty-nine days of the war and they are very unlikely to be reached again. Jeremy Scahill: What we’ve seen since Trump took this deal is that he has not been able to effectively spin his victory-narrative on this thing. This is the latest iteration of the Trump pattern, which is that he’s flailing around like a child throwing a tantrum and threatening. And the more he escalates it, the more it becomes clear that he is in the quagmire of all quagmires in this situation. One thing that we have to be always concerned about is that Trump is a very erratic character. I wouldn’t put it past him to authorize a much more significant escalation of the bombing against Iran. My understanding from Iranian officials is that if that happens, if a Rubicon is crossed and it becomes a full-blown war again, that Iran’s response to this in the Persian Gulf and aimed at Israel is going to exceed what it did in the initial weeks when it fought the United States and Israel to a point where Trump was the one essentially begging for some kind of a deal. Watch our full, unpaywalled interview with Professor Sami al-Arian and Jeremy Scahill. Please consider subscribing to support our work and watch the ad-free version of the show. 00:00 Intro 01:05 Aaron's new book 03:16 CNN manufactures a scandal with Netanyahu to hurt Michigan's el-Sayed 09:35 Jeremy Scahill and Sami al-Arian interview 15:38 Could Israel use its nukes? 28:08 Jeremy's sources in the Iranian government 42:56 Who really benefits from this war? Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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  • July 3 · 29 min

    Abby Martin Exposes Palantir CEO and US Military’s “Disturbing” Secret

    Go to https://groundnews.com/useful to get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan and unlock world-wide perspectives on the stories shaping our world. Check out Quince and use our code https://quince.com/useful for a great deal: https://www.quince.com Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTS Check out Chilipad and use my code sleep.me/USEFUL for a great deal: https://sleep.me/useful Visit www.functionhealth.com/USEFUL and use gift code USEFUL25 for a $25 credit toward your membership. Check out the Peace Corps at https://peacecorps.gov/serve Check out Webroot: https://webroot.com/USEFUL Check out Mint Mobile: https://mintmobile.com/useful ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Watch Abby Martin's new film OUT TODAY: https://createsend.com/t/i-96F446CD3620EF692540EF23F30FEDED Support our work and get the extended interview with Abby Martin: https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/full-interview-abby-martin-exposes?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Watch the Friday Free-For-All: https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/cnns-jake-tapper-humiliated-for-zohran?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Join us LIVE on Youtube every Monday at 10am EST for Monday Mourning, where we watch the Sunday morning news shows so that you don't have to. Friend-of-show Abby Martin, journalist and filmmaker behind the Empire Files, Gaza Fights for Freedom, and Cuba After Castro, returns to Useful Idiots on the premiere day of her bold new film: Earth’s Greatest Enemy. The new documentary examines how the Pentagon, exempt from international climate agreements or emissions laws and rarely scrutinized in mainstream reporting, is the world’s single largest institutional polluter—spewing carbon, contaminating water, and scarring landscapes across the globe. Martin went deep into Washington as well as into the communities and ecosystems it destroyed in order to expose the truth about the US military and put pressure on its most powerful conspirators, from bought-out politicians like Nancy Pelosi to squirming army officials to corporate profiteers like Palantir’s Alex Karp. In this interview, Abby recounts the most shocking discoveries she and her team made while unraveling the story and filming where the military didn’t want them to be filming. She also reveals bonus secrets she uncovered that aren’t in the documentary, explains why a movie on such a serious topic is filled with biting gallows humor, and the real way that AI data centers are “going to literally kill us all.” To watch our full interview with Abby Martin on what she found on her reporting trip to Israel (and the most racist Israelis she caught on camera), the truth about the US history of violence on Cuba and how she became the first US journalist to be granted a sit-down interview with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, and what Israeli military officers are doing in Venezuela after the US coup and a devastating earthquake in Caracas, please subscribe to our show. 00:00 Intro 04:12 Jake Tapper Humiliated for Zohran Mamdani Meltdown 08:16 Fraudfather Jonathan Greenblatt gets mocked for antisemitism rant 09:27 Abby Martin interview 13:08 Confronting Nancy Pelosi 19:53 Palantir's Alex Karp wants to kill the Earth 27:56 Exposing the most RACIST ISRAELIS Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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