JM—I cannot see how Trump could NOT lose the Midterms or avoid another impeachment trial. The only way would be dirty tricks in the election, like interfering with mail-in ballots.

The Trump White House has put into place a series of mechanisms to fix or invalidate the midterm elections. Congress will not save us. The courts will not save us. Our only hope — should the election be rigged or stolen — is nationwide strikes. Our only hope is to cripple the machinery of commerce and government, although this militancy will be met with savage state repression.

Otherwise, we are doomed. There will be no exit.

JN—This video features Judge Andrew Napolitano interviewing Professor Mohammad Marandi from Tehran regarding the ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran. The discussion centers on the assertion that Trump’s policies are backfiring, with Marandi highlighting that Iran will not surrender despite continued military and economic pressure
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Marandi discusses a recent missile attack on a wedding in Iran, which he attributes to the U.S., noting it resulted in five deaths (3:57). He contrasts this with what he claims is Iran’s effort to avoid civilian targets, citing research suggesting minimal civilian casualties in neighboring countries despite large-scale Iranian military responses.

The Status of the Conflict: The participants critique U.S. Vice President Vance’s statements that the situation is not a “war,” with Napolitano describing such claims as “reprehensible”

GD—This video features a conversation between host Professor Glenn Diesen and guest Ambassador Chas Freeman, a former Assistant Secretary of Defense. The discussion centers on current global geopolitical crises, specifically the escalating conflict between the United States and Iran, as well as the ongoing war in Ukraine.

AB—Outrageous acts, typical of monstrous characters like Adolf Hitler, which in their time drew near-universal condemnation today are “normalized” and accepted with indifference by the public—all thanks to the media scoundrels, the reign of algorithms, and the instruments of cognitive and volitional control that the ruling classes have at their disposal to subjugate the people and consolidate their supremacy.

Yet, the forms of genocide have evolved over time. The Nazi barbarism that led to the Holocaust of the Jews in Europe, or the ongoing massacre of the Palestinian people—especially women and children—coexist today with a more covert but no less criminal form of genocide: the policy of “sanctions” imposed by the United States and its unworthy European pawns against countless countries.

MW—Obviously, Trump 2.0 is simply scrambling, juggling conflicting “options” when they’re trapped with no off ramp available.

Iran pounced almost immediately after these reports came out. They clearly know that Trump has painted himself into a corner, and that the electoral damage will happen no matter what. This is the thinking behind Iran’s new unilateral escalations—to force the cornered rat to turn. There is zero chance that Iran will give Trump a breather until November. Note, too, that Iran is ignoring Israeli threats.

DW—This video features a conversation between host Nima Alkhorshid and analyst Pepe Escobar regarding the recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and its geopolitical implications. Second part features economists and geopolitical analysts Michael Hudson and Richard D Wolff. They focus on the recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit and the escalating geopolitical tensions involving Iran, Russia, China, and the United States.