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The war in Ukraine continues as Doc and Harpo, along with their friend and 2/7 brother Matthew Maxwell, keep up the vigil. In this episode they discuss how Iranian arms shipments are helping Russia and how this is the first true 21st century war.

This week the war in Ukraine has seen an increase in the use of Iranian made drones by Russia to target civilian areas in Ukraine. What does it mean for the future of the war? Doc, Harpo and their friend and 2/7 brother Matthew Maxwell discuss.

The war in Ukraine continues unabated. This week Russia launched a series of drone attacks into Ukrainian cities targeting civilian areas. What does that mean for US politics? Doc and Harpo bring their friend and 2/7 brother Matthew Maxwell onto the show to discuss.

Over the weekend the Kerch bridge, a strategic bridge connecting Russia and Crimea which has been used by Russia to transport supplies to the front, was attacked and damaged. Also, General Sergei Surovikin was put in charge of Russia's war effort. What does it all mean? Doc and Harpo discuss along with their friend and 2/7 brother Matthew Maxwell.

The war in Ukraine has entered a brutal but potentially positive new phase. As the Ukrainian army moves into more territory that Russia "annxed" last week, the scope of the devastation has become clear. Many Ukrainians have been held against their will at Russian filtration camps just as over a million others have been forcibly removed to Russia. Mass graves and evidence of other war crimes are widespread throughout the country. While all of this is bleak, it comes as the Ukrainian army continues to make strategic gains. Doc and Harpo discuss with their friend and 2/7 brother Matthew Maxwell.

Last week saw an audacious speech by Russian president Vladimir Putin in which he announced sham elections in Russian occupied regions in Ukraine, the recall of former Russian army soldiers to go fight in the war and bellicose threats to use nuclear weapons. What does this mean for the war in Ukraine? Doc, Harpo and their friend and 2/7 brother Matthew Maxwell discuss.

In a stunning development, Ukraine has pressed an offensive against Russia over the past few days and retaken large swaths of territory. What does this mean for the war? Doc, Harpo and their 2/7 brother Matthew Maxwell discuss.

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine has been cut off from the rest of the power grid and is occupied by Russian troops. The IAEA has inspected it and is warning of a potentially catastrophic incident if shelling continues around the facility. Doc and Harpo welcome back their friend and 2/7 brother Matthew Maxwell to discuss this and other developments in the war. 

As with everything these days, President Biden's recent executive order to offer up to $20,000 in college debt relief to Americans was viewed through a partisan lens. What do Doc and Harpo think? Listen as they discuss. Also, they talk about the state of the elections in Georgia.

Darya Dugina, daughter of ultra-nationalist Russian political philosopher Aleksandr Dugin, was killed by a car bomb over the weekend outside Moscow. As of our recording an investigation of the bombing was underway but the Kremlin blamed Ukraine for the blast, a charge that Ukraine denies. What does this mean for the war? Doc and Harpo discuss the situation with their friend and 2/7 brother Matthew Maxwell.