Discussed:

* Note to self: never get distracted by Iran.

* A quick phone-in from an expert on the history and geography — which is an island, in case you didn’t know.

* Latin American despots were looksmaxxing before it was cool.

* “If they do anything to Cuba, I’m gonna be really, really mad.”

* Is Flávio Bolsonaro a low-energy candidate?

* What we’re seeing in the polls is a consolidation. Nothing more; nothing less.

* Lula is polling better than some of us would like to think.

* Deep State vs. Deep State Lite.

* How The Big Short has poisoned an entire generation of analysts.

* Some thoughts on VP Geraldo Alckmin.

* Will Mario win Lula the youth vote?

* And much more!

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