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DD—The video presents a stark and critical examination of Israeli society, its political leadership, and the ongoing conflict with Gaza, emphasizing themes of indoctrination, militarism, and morally bankrupt societal attitudes towards Palestinians. It opens with a controversial statement by Israeli politician Bezalel Smotrich, who openly advocates for extreme measures against Gaza, including withholding humanitarian aid and inflicting mass destruction. The video then explores how such extremist views are not isolated but rather reflective of broader societal norms and attitudes in Israel.

JAYANT BHANDARI—You may think you will be safe if you work with family members, but they may turn out to be your biggest enemies, for even they will betray you. Honor is not a part of the social code. Indians are atomized people and do not know loyalty. Indians across the board hide gold in their own houses and do not tell even family members about it.

I have never (I am using the word advisedly) had a contract honored in India. When you bribe, you must do so skillfully. If you have an opposing side in a legal fight, the judge and the police will take bribes from both sides. Your lawyer will collude with the opposing side and with the judge right in front of you to maximize bribes. This might sound unbelievable, but that does not change reality.

DH—The dark truth about the major attack on the National Guard in America’s capital is coming out, and it’s worse than you think. Danny Haiphong breaks down the bloody CIA connections to the alleged attacker and why their importance goes far beyond this tragic event.

BILL ASTORE—A dysfunctional society produces dysfunctional kids. If that’s true, how do we make a society that better serves everyone? If American society and culture is uniquely disorienting and destabilizing, can’t we change that? Can’t we make a better saner world for our kids?

Grim factoid: In 2008, Americans consumed 80% of the world’s opioid supply. Though that percentage has dropped to roughly 40% today, what is it about American life that is so painful? Why are we so addicted to (legal and illegal) drugs? And now our kids too?

BRIAN BERLETIC—The US has once again changed the status of terrorists of its own creation to open allies with the head of Al Qaeda in Syria (Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham aka Jabhat al-Nusra), Abu Mohammed al-Jolani (now “Ahmed al-Sharaa”) recent visit to the White House. The new narrative includes US-al-Jolani cooperation to “fight” the so-called Islamic State, a pretext to maintain US military forces in Syria well into the future, ensuring the survival of the nascent terrorist-led client regime;
The narrative change reflects past US pivots where Al Qaeda was hailed as “heroes” during their war with the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s before being rebranded as terrorists turning them into a convenient, global pretext for US military interventions from Africa to Asia and everywhere in between (including Afghanistan).