This week we welcome Travis back to the studio(!!) and talk through the nightmare that is unfolding in Minneapolis. How dumb do they think we are? What should Dems do? Will abolishing ICE do anything? We also dive into the US’s options for intervention in Iran. What are they exactly? What does it mean for Trump to promise help and then watch as thousands are killed. Considering our pitiful track record, should we intervene at all? And just when you thought it couldn’t get worse, we finish things up with an exceptionally infuriating JD Vance corner. Make yourselves comfortable, folks, it’s going to be a rough (but bearable) ride.

Media:

https://x.com/DHSgov/status/2015115351797780500

https://www.axios.com/2026/01/27/trump-stephen-miller-massacre-minnesota-shooting?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

https://x.com/StephenM/status/2015133481261474030

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amhb8PK_an8

https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000010668660/new-video-analysis-reveals-flawed-and-fatal-decisions-in-shooting-of-pretti.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20260127&instance_id=170169&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=214362&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/us/politics/democrats-shutdown-ice-shooting.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20260127&instance_id=170169&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=214362&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23

https://x.com/BulwarkOnline/status/2014429395599983030?s=20

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DT2SUCyjWJd/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

https://x.com/atrupar/status/2014427244815356380?s=20

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=824131843931883

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This week we welcome Hamoun Dolatshahi to discuss how the Kurdish-Iranian community is responding to rumblings of the Shah’s return and the thwarted revolution in Iran. We dive into Kurdish culture more broadly and Rojava, their transformative practice of borderless governing. We also take some time to ridicule Trump’s “Board of Peace” and tariff threats, along with JD Vance reminding us that sometimes smoking is therapeutic.

Notes:

https://dolatshahi.com/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/16/trump-gaza-board-rubio-blair?utm_term=696b41899b91f1accbe955924076ac83&utm_campaign=SaturdayEdition&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=saturdayedition_email

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/world/middleeast/trump-board-of-peace-gaza.html?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/us/politics/trump-france-wine-gaza.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20260120&instance_id=169564&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=213944&smid=url-share&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23

https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000010655180/trump-norway-prime-minister-texts-greenland.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20260120&instance_id=169564&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=213944&smid=url-share&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23

https://www.reuters.com/business/davos/us-treasury-secretary-bessent-brushes-off-hysteria-over-greenland-2026-01-20/

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1421530059693312

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This week, Seena breaks down the Pahlavi dynasty in Iran– how it started, what happened during the Iranian revolution, and how Reza Pahlavi fits into the current situation. Is reverting to a monarchy the pathway to a secular democracy or a slide backwards? We don’t know, but one thing is clear: anything is better than the current regime. We also look into Trump’s embarrassing attempt to take down Jerome Powell, Pakistan’s kangaroo court, and Australia’s crackdown on hate speech. We also raise our blood pressure watching JD Vance’s attempts to gaslight the public over the murder of Renee Good.

Notes/Links:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/us/politics/jerome-powell-fed-inquiry-trump.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20260112&instance_id=169149&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=213526&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23

https://youtu.be/VWi_oyqRUfI?si=CRBkADzC9btFES3q&t=24

https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/powell20260111a.htm?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20260112&instance_id=169149&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=213526&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23

https://x.com/brendanpedersen/status/2010836111384269280?s=46&t=Rt3obzYwRA_nH1pyOmaHPQ&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/commonwealth-secretariat-lodges-dissent

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-13/neo-nazi-group-national-socialist-network-to-disband/106225638

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2026/01/vp-vance-defends-ice-officer-in-fatal-minneapolis-shooting-announces-new-doj-position.html

https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/08/repub/defiant-vance-scolds-reporters-over-descriptions-of-minneapolis-ice-shooting/

https://x.com/Acyn/status/2009073815066947750?s=20

https://x.com/atrupar/status/2009334128433406234?s=20

https://x.com/atrupar/status/2009340240314393028?s=20

https://x.com/Acyn/status/2009339527622742509?s=20

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