This week Seena and Travis take a look at Gaza and the stated Israeli strategy of occupation and “voluntary migration.” Seena remembers the Eggshell Plaintiff from his law school days and explains why a recent NYT correction about starving Palestinian children was misguided at best. We also look into the “Japan First” movement and the nationalist Sanseito party’s gains in recent Japanese elections. And while the world crumbles, we ask why the f*** is JD looking for UFOs?!

Articles/Sources

https://x.com/UAPJames/status/1951343754276655248

https://www.instagram.com/p/DM_wV1RIeIT/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=aGU4eXV2dGZpOW1m

https://youtu.be/Y4whl4oiDjQ?feature=shared&t=100

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DC2OMqzOAVy/

https://gaza-aid-data.gov.il/main/

https://youtu.be/tlyyXUAyQr0?si=RP4_L69KdRPx51Di&t=389

https://youtu.be/r7QWply967Q?si=CYqgXu1kY3dQJUTU&t=66

https://youtu.be/3vvqRBBkghE?si=17RfK96A3e_cckuT&t=6

https://www.facebook.com/reel/4086058841676158

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/y9-ACGCC3_U

https://youtu.be/SS6Qs-wVQ-Y?feature=shared&t=30

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cntf1U5toY8

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Seena’s back! He &  Travis are joined in the studio by Marcus Parks to talk all the Epstein ugliness. How did this case instigate such intense right-wing theorizing? Will the MAGA-world love for Trump stretch all the way to pedophilia? They also take a look at the long history of US/Ukrainian relations - why is Ukraine so important?  Did we keep our promises? How does Putin work his magic on all presidents and why might Trump’s recent heartbreak might be the one that breaks the spell. And, of course, we have JD Vance corner to celebrate a pretty good Trump on Vance troll. All JD haters welcome here!

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Articles/Sources

https://www.forbes.com/sites/giacomotognini/2025/07/25/how-jeffrey-epstein-got-so-rich/

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=today%203-m&q=%2Fm%2F0fz196&hl=en

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/07/27/repub/tumult-over-epstein-files-dogs-trump-in-both-dc-and-florida/

https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-earlier-tariff-deadline-force-vladimir-putin-ukraine-ceasefire-russia-us/

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-budapest-memorandum-at-20/

https://www.cfr.org/timeline/ukraine-crisis

https://carnegieendowment.org/2022/03/03/us-security-assistance-to-ukraine-pub-86535

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/24/world/europe/us-ukraine-aid.html

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMqh-bApIT-/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=bzh2dXZocXczc3Vq

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-history-explainer-2022-02-24/

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/why-ukraine-matters-to-putin/

https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/12/01/ukraine-nato-membership-obstacles/

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56720589

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/14/trump-ukraine-aid-freeze-00123456

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/03/16/trump-zelensky-white-house-ukraine-aid/

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/18/politics/trump-ukraine-intelligence-cut/index.html

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/ukraine/2025-04-01/trump-and-ukraine-next-frontline-collapse

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-could-end-ukraine-war-24-hours-if-reelected-2023-03-04/

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This week, comedian and “liberal redneck” Trae Crowder joins the show to talk Trump, his appeal to Southern voters, and why certain chickens may be coming home to roost. Seena and Travis also ask him all about his most recent book, Round Here and Over Yonder, which covers his travels in the UK. Plus, JD Vance corner is back!

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This week, Seena and Travis bring back Corey Brettschneider to discuss the recently completed Supreme Court term, focusing primarily on the birthright citizenship/universal injunction case and two cases dealing with religion in schools. Is the house really on fire? Ah, yep. Is there some serious beef between Amy Coney Barrett and Ketanji Brown Jackson? You bet. Are we in the midst of a self-coup? Quite possibly. What’s Seena’s breaking point? Listen and find out!

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This week, Seena and Travis take a frightening look inside the mind of Bibi Netanyahu to try and figure out what his real goals are in Iran. Who is Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and why is he so cozy with Israel? Why would Israel choose to bomb areas in Iran with no nuclear facilities but high populations of ethnic minorities? Why the hell is Bibi nominating Trump for a Noble Peace prize?! We dig into all these questions and also get a little heated reading through some of the finer print in Trump’s new bill.

https://youtu.be/CSpW5qNe63w?si=1bI7dZrrZy8h3cDR&t=287

https://youtu.be/XADgJtEBRGE?si=mfzNDVbdsCvr7hC3&t=112

https://youtube.com/shorts/-oqq6idHqAE?si=6wELNDhjBGW_z8pM

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/07/06/repub/on-the-fourth-of-july-trump-signs-his-big-beautiful-bill-into-law/

https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/iransource/reza-pahlavi-iranian-opposition-hashtag/

https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/01/israels-war-on-iran-backfired/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/3/9/analysis-why-are-iranian-monarchists-backing-israel-over-its-gaza-war

https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.newarab.com/features/new-battle-irans-narrative-media-monarchists-and-diaspora-politics

https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/how-supporters-woman-life-freedom-iran-rejected-israel-assault

https://www.google.com/search?q=https://jacobin.com/2025/06/reza-pahlavi-iran-monarchy-regime-change-israel-us-foreign-policy

https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.newsweek.com/israel-iran-regime-change-opposition-divisive-divided-1909876

https://www.google.com/search?q=https://jcpa.org/article/exclusive-the-significance-of-reza-pahlavis-visit-to-israel/

https://www.google.com/search?q=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/israel-iran-war-tel-aviv-did-not-achieve-all-its-aims-says-report-did-netanyahus-gamble-backfire/articleshow/111492061.cms

https://www.google.com/search?q=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/degraded-us-strikes-set-back-irans-nuclear-programme-says-pentagon-estimates-upto-2-year-delay/articleshow/111492055.cms

https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-799446

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This week we dive deep into the Abraham Accords: what they are, why they matter, and how a former terrorist on the US most wanted list might just launch Syria to the big kids table in the Middle East. We also cover some confounding updates on Kilmar Abrego Garcia and Mahmoud Khalil, take a look into a terrifying new tactic of the Russians, and, as always, wonder how the hell JD Vance invariably finds a way to irritate us.

Sources/Articles:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/06/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-provides-for-the-revocation-of-syria-sanctions/

https://2017-2021.state.gov/the-abraham-accords/

https://www.state.gov/the-abraham-accords#:~:text=Download%3A%20DECLARATION%20%5B448%20KB%5D,%5D%20%7C%20Sudan%20%5B215%20KB%5D

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/syria-willing-normalise-ties-israel-under-right-conditions-leader-says#:~:text=Syria%20willing%20to%20normalise%20ties,Sharaa%20says%20%7C%20Middle%20East%20Eye

https://orfme.org/expert-speak/syria-and-the-abraham-accords-recalculating-middle-east-power-equations/

https://www.orfonline.org/research/syria-and-the-abraham-accords-recalculating-middle-east-power-equations

https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/reconsidering-turkeys-influence-syrian-conflict#:~:text=Observers%20also%20emphasise%20that%20Turkey,strongest%20communication%20channels%20and%20enormous

https://www.chathamhouse.org/2024/12/fall-assad-has-exposed-extent-damage-irans-axis-resistance

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/30/russia-pays-ukrainians-suicide-bombers-shadow-war-you-now?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X75D0bE5TwOHFa4aupUQ1-u_MzqDWWW5/view

https://apnews.com/article/kilmar-abrego-garcia-maryland-tennessee-charges-deportation-c96844906793b35a80f9bbb4afa07e94?user_email=92bc3449781eed425b4f99e69ea51e8c0d0aa3f457676d4160e921b1bcac8241&utm_medium=Morning_Wire&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=MorningWire_27June-2025&utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribers

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/nyregion/mahmoud-khalil-interview-trump.html

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/24/jd-vance-returns-to-ohio-to-celebrate-trump-tariffs-iran-attacks/84331566007/

https://www.cincinnati.com/story...

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We have a big show for you all this week as Seena is joined by Jonathan Panikoff, the Director of the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative at the Atlantic Council, and Rachel Brandenburg, the Managing Director of the Israeli Policy Forum, to discuss the nature of the current ceasefire between Israel and Iran and where things are likely to go from here. Before that, Seena and Travis wonder what the hell words like “war” and “ceasefire” even mean anymore and watch as JD Vance gets a little too slippery with language.

Our Guests:

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/expert/jonathan-panikoff/

https://x.com/jpanikoff?lang=en

https://israelpolicyforum.org/about/staff/rachel-brandenburg/

https://www.cnas.org/people/rachel-brandenburg

Articles/Resources:

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/politics/intel-assessment-us-strikes-iran-nuclear-sites

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/jd-vance/iran-vance-intervention-skeptic-role-salesman-rcna214345

https://youtu.be/QeEN1uPiXF0?si=SQTPAWZIwa6Ex7vZ

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/jd-vance/iran-vance-intervention-skeptic-role-salesman-rcna214345

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/jd-vance-trump-iran-dumb-presidents-b2774935.html

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/06/23/iran-strikes-nuclear-program-00419268

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/06/22/repub/vance-dispatched-to-la-after-trump-administration-court-victory-in-national-guard-case/

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/06/24/as-veep-former-ohio-u-s-sen-jd-vance-just-cant-stop-trolling-gaslighting-and-flip-flopping/

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/trump-iran-israel-bomb-fordow-war/

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/after-israels-strikes-on-iran-these-four-questions-could-determine-the-middle-easts-future/

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/from-a-to-f-heres-how-to-grade-a-possible-nuclear-deal-with-iran/

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/gaza-cease-fire-is-over-whats-next-from-israel-hamas-and-the-us/

https://www.cnas.org/publications/podcast/the-israeli-iranian-war-how-we-got-here-what-it-means

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Marcus Parks joins Seena and Travis this week to discuss the escalating war between Iran and Israel. They dig into the context for BiBi’s  decision to launch a preventative strike and project forward to where this may lead. They also find hilarity in Trump’s poorly produced birthday parade along with the various ways he was humiliated during the G7 and watch a gleeful Tucker Carlson eviscerate Ted Cruz.

Articles/Sources:

https://x.com/YourAnonCentral/status/1934909431613149199

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/world/middleeast/iran-islamic-republic-seyyed-ahmad-khomeini.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

https://x.com/tuckercarlson/status/1935136085266387417?s=46

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As an Iranian-American, Seena shares his emotional exhaustion and fear for what lies ahead. Seena answers questions posted to the TFR YouTube page. This episode features insightful interviews with experts like Ambassador Joseph Manso and writer, activists, and comedian Dean Obeidallah, providing a comprehensive analysis of the conflict. 

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*Note - this podcast was recorded before Israel’s attack on Iran

This week Seena and Travis walk through the timeline of Trump’s decision to send the National Guard, and later the Marines, to Los Angeles, in response to localized protests against his immigration policies, a decision that knocks the US another step down the empire in decline ladder. Always a fun moment. They also discuss recent developments in Trump's Qatari plane fiasco, Israel’s decision to deport Greta Thunberg, and the implementation of Trump’s new travel ban. They close the show with a recent report that the TSA is developing VR technology that will allow it to virtually “feel” passengers being screened at airports, which is definitely not creepy at all.

Articles Referenced:

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/10/us/video/nine-news-australian-reporter-la-hit-rubber-bullet-contd-digvid

https://youtu.be/jq5vNlreDrg?si=Ug0II3Vq1B0-zYXk&t=115

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xguam0TKMw8

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/05/28/trump-qatar-air-force-one/

https://apnews.com/article/thunberg-deported-mideast-gaza-israel-7d6868f213dfcf78969f8e3d982788c6

https://apnews.com/article/gaza-famine-war-israel-1360c6d16902c163234b0eb1e96e694b

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5340832-trump-mocks-greta-thunberg-gaza-aid/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/us/politics/trump-travel-ban.html?campaign_id=56&emc=edit_cn_20250609&instance_id=156204&nl=on-politics®i_id=61617578&segment_id=199610&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/04/us/politics/trump-travel-ban-map.html?campaign_id=56&emc=edit_cn_20250609&instance_id=156204&nl=on-politics®i_id=61617578&segment_id=199610&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23

https://www.404media.co/tsa-working-on-haptic-tech-to-feel-your-body-in-virtual-reality/

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