In this week’s episode of Mehdi Unfiltered, Mehdi is joined by Lebanese academic and London School of Economics Professor Fawaz Gerges to discuss Israel’s new front of the war in Lebanon.

Also on the show, human rights activist Dr. Mahrang Baloch tells Mehdi the story of how after being named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Next, the Pakistani government barred her from traveling to New York to be recognized by Time and attend their gala this week. 

Additionally, Ryan Mac and Kate Conger discuss their new book 'Character Limit', Elon Musk's decisions to reduce content moderation on Twitter, and his rise into the far-right MAGA world. 

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