My white Wolf Fenrir crashed my CNN interview, trying to steal the spotlight...
Spent 20 minutes discussing the flare-up between Israel, Iran, and Lebanon with Steve Bannon.
rumble.com/v7azsci-trit...
At no point since the ceasefire went into effect in April have expectations that a new round of war - not just fighting - been this high on both sides.
But unclear if either side can change the underlying power balance that both believe has midwifed the diplomatic stalemate.
Explained on Owen Jones' show what Netanyahu means by "Iran's new equation" and how Iran seeks to extend its deterrence to Lebanon, and by that limit Israel's maneuverability and impunity in that region. Which would spell a major shift in the region's balance.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVZV...
Clear sign that Israel is stepping up its efforts to sabotage any potential negotiated end to the Iran war:
Israel is stepping up its efforts to spy on a few key US officials: Steve Witkoff, Elbridge A. Colby, and Colby's deputy, Michael DiMino.
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/06/u...
Behold Norway's World Cup team photo.
Paying homage to their Viking past, something neither Swedes nor Danes tend to feel comfortable doing.
I wasn't planning to root for them, but I sure as heck will do now! (up to a point, of course...)
What does it say about you if you look at this infant and see a threat that must be eliminated?
And what does it say about the values of the countries that defend and enable these murders?
This is the 7-month-old Palestinian baby shot & killed by an Israeli soldier yesterday.
Makdisi Street is one of my favourite YouTube shows to go on, but the conversation was particularly rewarding this time around since one of the hosts, Karim, was in Beirut. Tune in!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3g6...
"If Trump doesn’t enter the war, he will be accused of abandoning Israel. If he enters the war, he will validate that Israel has an effective veto on the negotiations and on whether the US is at war or not."
tritaparsi.substack.com/p/after-isra...
One of the most true sentences ever written:
"A regional order organized around Israeli impunity requires levels of coercion that are accelerating American decline."
Brilliant as always from @QuincyInst NRF Asli Bali
www.bostonreview.net/articles/obj...