Useful Idiots with Katie Halper and Aaron Maté

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  “Lying is part of their religion” 14.09.2026 1t 4min

  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.comCheck out TruDiagnostic and use our code USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comCheck out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTSCheck 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=webWatch the Friday Free-For-All: Hillary Clinton Claims Netanyahu KNEW About October 7 Before Attack https://usefulidiotspodcast.comJoin 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.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  Zelensky’s Days in Power Are “Numbered,” Ukraine Suffers “Unwinnable” Defeat 11.09.2026 1t 13min

  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-ticketsRead our guests' books:Guerres contre l'Iran by Jacques Baud: https://www.strandbooks.com/guerres-contre-l-iran-9782315028641.htmlWhat I Saw in Ukraine by Benoît Paré: https://booksrun.com/9782959860119-what-i-saw-in-ukraine-2015-2022-diary-of-an-international-observerUkraine: The Great Manipulation by Benoît Paré: https://olivea.savnora.shop/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=237305594Pre-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.comCheck out TruDiagnostic and use our code USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comCheck out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTSCheck 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=webWatch the Friday Free-For-All: Hillary Clinton Claims Netanyahu KNEW About October 7 Before Attack https://usefulidiotspodcast.comJoin 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 Intro02:20 Hillary Clinton Claims Netanyahu KNEW About October 7 Before Attack07:40 Aaron's take: Did Netanyahu know?08:04 Jacques Baud interview24:00 Why the far-right party in Europe just won elections36:59 EU Sanctions Jacques for his reporting48:49 It's illegal to bring Jacques food57:26 Benoît Paré interview1:00:10 The greatest media manipulations over the Ukraine War1:11:07 An argument for the Ukrainian sideOur 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.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  The State of the Strait: Trump officials panic as Iran tightens its grip over the Strait of Hormuz 07.09.2026 1t 9min

  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.comCheck out TruDiagnostic and use our code USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comCheck out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTSCheck 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=webWatch 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=webJoin 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.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  Israel LOSES CONTROL over Settler Terrorists, Forced to Confess to Teen Murders 04.09.2026 57min

  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.comCheck out TruDiagnostic and use our code USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comCheck out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTSCheck 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=webWatch 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=webJoin 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 Intro00:39 We made the news! Our feud with Brian Stelter and an NBC journalist05:30 Scott Bessent has a crazy new scapegoat to blame for rising oil prices09:03 Netanyahu advisor just gave Trump his new orders11:44 Hana Masud interview15:47 Settlers attack Hana's village and kill her cousins27:22 Settlers are also school shooters30:15 This is so sadistic34:27 Hana responds to Netanyahu over the murder of her cousinsOur 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.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  Settler Terrorists Attacked Three NBC Journalists in the West Bank – Did Meet the Press Cover It? 31.08.2026 1t 10min

  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.comCheck out TruDiagnostic and use our code USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comCheck out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTSCheck 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=webWatch the Friday Free-For-All: “Your parents will die young like mine!” Lindsey Graham’s Sister Unveils New Senate Campaign Promise https://usefulidiotspodcast.comJoin 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.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  CIA’s Secret Moscow Trip Causes PANIC in Ukraine 28.08.2026 49min

  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.comCheck out TruDiagnostic and use our code USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comCheck out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTSCheck 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=webWatch the Friday Free-For-All: “Your parents will die young like mine!” Lindsey Graham’s Sister Unveils New Senate Campaign Promise https://usefulidiotspodcast.comJoin 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 EmpireSo 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 Intro01:47 Dana Bash MELTS DOWN over Hasan Piker comments06:24 Caught on tape: showing when Dana Bash said that EXACT THING to Netanyahu07:41 Professor Richard Sakwa interview08:22 Why is the CIA in Moscow?15:31 Who really wants the war to expand?25:31 The West is crossing Russia's Red Lines30:43 Boris Johnson admits it again39:10 Zelensky knew ALL ALONGOur 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.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  “Today is D-Day for the economy in Iran” 24.08.2026 1t 10min

  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.comCheck out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTSCheck 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=webWatch the Friday Free-For-All: Democrats ADMIT plans to sabotage progressives in general elections against Republicans https://usefulidiotspodcast.comJoin 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.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  Trump “Afraid” After Iran Plans New Attacks, Teams with China w/ Middle East Analyst Sharmine Narwani 21.08.2026 46min

  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.comCheck out TruDiagnostic and use our code USEFUL for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comCheck out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTSCheck 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=webWatch the Friday Free-For-All: Democrats ADMIT plans to sabotage progressives in general elections against Republicans https://usefulidiotspodcast.comJoin 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 theoryWith 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 Intro00:53 Three questions about Hasan Piker5:00 MS Now tries to get Angie Nixon to ditch the DSA07:03 Bakari Sellers ADMITS Dems will help Republicans over progressives07:35 Sharmine Narwani interview08:27 Refuting Stephen Miller20:12 US debt hits $40 trillion23:55 Is Iran a theocracy?45:08 American power is about to take a huge hitOur 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.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  House Candidate Oliver Larkin Crashes Monday Mourning with Katie and Aaron 17.08.2026 1t 16min

  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.comCheck out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTSCheck 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=webWatch the Friday Free-For-All: New Yorker's David Remnick Gets SCHOOLED By DSA Chair Over Ukraine https://usefulidiotspodcast.comJoin 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.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  Iran's New RED LINE Shocks Israel, US Flailing 14.08.2026 58min

  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.comCheck out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTSCheck 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=webWatch the Friday Free-For-All: New Yorker's David Remnick Gets SCHOOLED By DSA Chair Over Ukraine https://usefulidiotspodcast.comJoin 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 Intro01:12 Bill O'Reilly wants bombs so bad03:50 Oracle admits their "scary tech" kills Palestinians06:34 Sina Toossi interview12:42 Iran is closing in on the US24:51 Iran's OTHER negotiations35:27 US shows weakness on the global stage40:38 Michael Lange interview46:34 What Francesca Hong's loss means for progressives57:16 Dems and Progressives go to WAROur 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.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  Murdering 2 Birds with 1 Stone: Republicans shill for Israel while ALSO getting to call a Muslim politician a terrorist 10.08.2026 1t 14min

  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.comCheck out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTSCheck 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-outWatch 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=webJoin 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.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  AIPAC Lashes Out After $32 Million Loss to Abdul El-Sayed 07.08.2026 35min

  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=124839Pre-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.comCheck out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTSCheck 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-outWatch 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=webJoin 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 Intro02:16 Stephen Miller can't cope with Abdul El-Sayed06:12 Ted Cruz also has a meltdown08:23 But Laura Ingraham thinks El-Sayed is hot11:11 Eli Clifton interview13:29 People in Michigan HATE AIPAC16:52 Van Jones gets WRECKED25:07 How AIPAC stole the presidency from Jimmy Carter34:18 How AIPAC has responded to Eli's reporting on themOur 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.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  Is Trump's New Iran Deal Just A Ploy to Momentarily Bump the Stock Market? 03.08.2026 1t 7min

  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.comCheck out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTSCheck 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=webWatch 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=webJoin 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.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  Lt. Col Daniel Davis WARNS U.S. Running Out of Weapons Against Iran 31.07.2026 48min

  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.comCheck out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTSCheck 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=webWatch 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=webJoin 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 Intro00:54 Trump mocks Lindsey Graham at his own funeral03:25 Lindsey Graham EXPOSED collaborating with Netanyahu against ICC07:44 Rahm Emanuel tells FAKE story about confronting Zohran Mamdani08:14 Lt. Col. Daniel Davis interview13:51 Davis SHREDS "ignorant" pro-war general26:20 Trump fakes death count of US soldiers28:57 More making fun of Lindsey Graham40:14 Ukraine joins the Iran WarOur 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.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  The US Weapons Stockpile is NOT Depleted and Anyone Who Says it is Should Go to Prison for Leaking Classified Information 27.07.2026 1t 6min

  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.comCheck out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTSCheck 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=webWatch the Friday Free-For-All: Arrest Zohran? Israeli Ambassador Embarrasses Himself when Confronted on Latest Threat https://usefulidiotspodcast.comJoin 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.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  Trump CENSORS Iran War Reporting After Military Failure 24.07.2026 48min

  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.comCheck out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTSCheck 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=webWatch the Friday Free-For-All: Arrest Zohran? Israeli Ambassador Embarrasses Himself when Confronted on Latest Threat https://usefulidiotspodcast.comJoin 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 Intro02:37 Why's the Washington Post this excited about killing Iranians?08:48 A blatant and definitional call for US war crimes10:38 Rania Khalek interview27:05 Is Israel blackmailing Lebanon's president?36:51 Rania DESTROYS Israeli Emily Schrader44:02 Hezbollah is blocking an army of rapists from invadingOur 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.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  Jake Tapper's Israel Gotcha BACKFIRES After Perfect Response from Abdul El-Sayed 20.07.2026 1t 6min

  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.comCheck out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTSCheck out Chilipad and use my code sleep.me/USEFUL for a great deal: https://sleep.me/usefulVisit 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/serveCheck out Webroot: https://webroot.com/USEFULCheck 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=webWatch the Friday Free-For-All: JD Vance Just Called Out Trump on Joe Rogan https://usefulidiotspodcast.comJoin 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.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  "RETALIATING”: Journalist Warns Iran’s Tanker War ESCALATION 17.07.2026 1t 5min

  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.comCheck out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTSCheck out Chilipad and use my code sleep.me/USEFUL for a great deal: https://sleep.me/usefulVisit 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/serveCheck out Webroot: https://webroot.com/USEFULCheck 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=webWatch the Friday Free-For-All: JD Vance Just Called Out Trump on Joe Rogan https://usefulidiotspodcast.comJoin 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 Intro02:34 The Massie Amendment STOPS Aid to Israel05:09 The Dems Who Voted PRO-ISRAEL08:45 Worse than Netanyahu13:07 Elijah Magnier interview17:12 Fmr CENTCOM Commander wants Trump to take the Strait of Hormuz45:08 Trump's disastrous meetings with foreign leaders54:16 JD Vance throws Trump shade on Joe RoganOur 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.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  The guy who wanted to nuke Gaza and fight Russia to the last Ukrainian is no longer alive 13.07.2026 1t 1min

  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.comCheck out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTSCheck out Chilipad and use my code sleep.me/USEFUL for a great deal: https://sleep.me/usefulVisit 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/serveCheck out Webroot: https://webroot.com/USEFULCheck 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=webWatch the Friday Free-For-All: Analysis: Establishment Dems are seizing the Graham Platner scandal to slander progressives across primary elections https://usefulidiotspodcast.comJoin 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.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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  Iran Strikes US Bases & Israel’s Secret Nuclear Plot w/ Jeremy Scahill & Sami al-Arian 10.07.2026 1t 23min

  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.comCheck out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/IDIOTSCheck out Chilipad and use my code sleep.me/USEFUL for a great deal: https://sleep.me/usefulVisit 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/serveCheck out Webroot: https://webroot.com/USEFULCheck 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=webWatch the Friday Free-For-All: Analysis: Establishment Dems are seizing the Graham Platner scandal to slander progressives across primary elections https://usefulidiotspodcast.comJoin 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 Intro01:05 Aaron's new book03:16 CNN manufactures a scandal with Netanyahu to hurt Michigan's el-Sayed09:35 Jeremy Scahill and Sami al-Arian interview15:38 Could Israel use its nukes?28:08 Jeremy's sources in the Iranian government42:56 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.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy