JUDGE NAP—A significant portion of the conversation focuses on the Houthis’ strategic actions in the Bab al-Mandab Strait. Crooke explains this is not merely as a sectarian conflict, but as a major shift in the regional geopolitical paradigm. He argues that this movement is inverting the influence held by the Gulf States (specifically Saudi Arabia) in favor of a rebalancing reminiscent of earlier regional power structures.

DD—This video, titled “Socialist Conference is a CIA-Coded CLOWN SHOW” by Due Dissidence, presents a critical analysis of contemporary left-wing movements, arguing that they have been subverted by intelligence services and corporate interests into ineffective, identity-focused organizations. (An important vector has been the Democratic Party, aided by the near-totality of mainstream media).

The second video, titled “ZIONISM IN RETREAT: Comics BOYCOTT Seinfeld, Pink FAILS To Cancel Macklemore,” argues that the cultural and political influence of Zionism is declining, specifically within the entertainment industry. The hosts discuss several recent instances where public figures and institutions faced backlash for their association with Israel or their support for the war in Gaza.

DW—Prof Postol explains why it is far more difficult than most people assume to hit ships with missiles when operating at sea. Hitting a moving target, including a large target like an aircraft carrier, especially when engaged in complex maneuvers to avoid attack, requires a complex web of assets, notes Prof Postol, from advanced radar and global positioning systems, to missile characteristics, military intelligence (i.e., supplied by subs constantly following the carrier group), to sheer luck. 

CH—This video features Chris Hedges interviewing media scholar Robin Andersen about the role of Western media in shaping the narrative regarding the war in Gaza. The discussion focuses on how journalistic language and reporting practices have allegedly dehumanized Palestinians and legitimized Israeli actions. Andersen points to the “flower massacre” (February 2024), where she claims the media often framed the deaths of starving Palestinians seeking aid as “lawlessness” rather than violence by Israeli forces. She also discusses the destruction of Al-Shifa Hospital, criticizing the media for repeating unverified claims about the facility’s use by Hamas to justify its attack.

RB—After years of the Western rebuilding of the Ukrainian military it was massed on the borders of the Donbass, while the Ukrainian shelling of the Donbass greatly intensified. With thousands of Donbass civilians killed by shelling and mining intentionally aimed at civilian targets over the years since Debaltseve. After the Donbass militias and small Russian forces routed the Ukrainian forces in February 2022, the West rapidly moved to negotiate to save their proxy army.

GO—Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (MBS) wants Trump to begin strikes against rapidly advancing Ansarallah (mistakenly called Houthis) forces but, for now, Trump has rejected the request. Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of US Central Command rushed to Saudi Arabia on Thursday after Ansarallah seized the Yemeni port city of Mokha. The Pentagon has stationed 200 advisers in the country to provide geospatial data to locate potential targets. (Some of us recall JFK sending 400 Green Beret “Special Advisers” to Vietnam in May, 1961) In any case, the US is now involved in three wars: Yemen, Iran and Ukraine.