Trump Sets the Iran War's Clock to the Election
Summary
Hosts Dean Bundell and Sam Sacks discuss the return of the USS Lincoln to San Diego, highlighting the ship’s poor condition and the Navy’s 321-day deployment. They also cover Trump’s contradictory statements on Iran, the Nobel Literature Prize awarded to Anne Carson, and Leon Botstein’s resignation from Bard College amid Epstein investigations. The episode further details the consolidation of CNN under Larry Ellison and Kimberly Guilfoyle’s corruption scandal involving a $100,000 credit card payoff.
Topics discussed
DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day announcement
Show intro: San Antonio rally, Ukraine bombing, and RFK
Host's vacation in the Bahamas and local news
Trump's threats against San Diego and the USS Lincoln return
Sailors' conditions, Trump's stolen valor, and military morale
Iran, Strait of Hormuz, and Trump's pre-midterm lies
Canadian poet wins Nobel Prize; Trump's Nobel hopes
Leon Botstein resignation and Epstein network investigations
Corporate responsibility, Elon Musk, and technocratic fascism
Musk's revenge against Trump and the science award controversy
CNN/MSNBC consolidation and media bias under Trump
Kimberly Guilfoyle scandal and Trump donor corruption
Incompetence, corruption, and calls for accountability
Canada-EU partnership and sovereignty from US influence
Promoting 'The Greatest Heist' and Epstein's role in 2008 crash
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