Trump told reporters at the G7 that Hezbollah is just a 'little pinprick' and that Netanyahu must be 'more responsible' in Lebanon. He even suggested Syria should handle Hezbollah. The hosts note this is designed to embarrass Netanyahu while revealing Trump's buyer's remorse.
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Israel is still occupying a strip of southern Lebanon at least 6 miles deep, and an Israeli airstrike in Beirut nearly blew up the Iran deal at the last minute. At the G7, Trump publicly called Lebanon the 'minor war,' described Hezbollah as a 'little pinprick,' and suggested Syria should deal with the group if Israel can't do it without 'killing everyone else' [1] — Tommy Vietor "Just 75,000 voters in a single UK constituency could decide the future of British politics. If Andy Burnham wins the Makerfield seat, he wi…" 39:40 . The hosts note this is a calculated humiliation of Netanyahu, who is now losing support even inside Israel — Trump's approval in the country has dropped 20 points since May to 38% [2] — Tommy Vietor "Trump approval in Israel: 38% approve: A Kantor poll found Trump's approval rating in Israel dropped 20 points since May 25th to just 38% a…" 36:16 . Ben argues that Netanyahu's bet on Republicans and abandonment of the Democratic Party has left Israel without a political backstop anywhere: the Democratic Party is gone, and now Trump is turning hostile. The Israeli right-wing media calling Jared Kushner a 'Jew boy bought by Qatar' and J.D. Vance a 'scumbag' on Channel 14 is self-defeating noise, but it signals how rapidly the political ground is shifting.
Netanyahu went all-in with Republicans, attacked Obama, torpedoed the JCPOA, and now Democrats despise him. With the Iran war a catastrophe, Trump's approval in Israel has collapsed to 38%. Netanyahu has nowhere else to turn — and the Democratic Party is gone.
Ten years ago, 90% of tech media coverage was relentlessly negative and Kalanick felt he couldn't speak freely. Today, the rise of independent podcasters and Elon Musk buying Twitter has fundamentally changed the game — and it's why he's finally willing to talk.
Kay Classman, 28, was arrested for repeatedly posing as a 16-year-old and enrolling in Bronx high schools across multiple districts. She wasn't a predator — just someone so sad and lonely she wanted her lost childhood back. That's somehow sadder.
Disney, Meta, and Paramount have collectively paid Trump roughly $60 million to settle what Galloway calls nuisance lawsuits — all routed to his presidential library. Newsrooms are folding. The White House is handpicking press pool participants. This is what the end of a free press looks like.
One cheap fake documentary made by a teenager in his mother's basement convinced 16% of Americans that 9/11 was an inside job. Social media didn't invent conspiracy — it just gave it a rocket engine.
A progressive organization with a stated mission to destroy Turning Point USA received millions from ActBlue and is now publicly pushing the narrative that TPUSA insiders and Israel murdered Charlie Kirk. Andrew Wilson traced the network of accounts all amplifying the same conspiracy in perfect unison.
The microphone-bomb theory fails on every physical front: no smoke, no ignition, mic on the wrong side of the wound. And the .30-06 rifle round used is extensively documented by the US Army — it does not always produce a through-and-through wound. Wilson argues this is a well-studied projectile with well-understood behavior.
Andrew Wilson publicly offered Candace Owens $300,000 to debate her theory that Israel and TPUSA murdered Charlie Kirk. She refused. He argues that flat-earthers will debate anyone, but Kirk conspiracy theorists won't defend their claims under scrutiny.
Erika Kirk became the CEO of TPUSA while grieving her husband's murder in public, and now faces tens of thousands accusing her of conspiring to kill him. Andrew Wilson calls it mind-boggling psychological torture. The sparklers at the memorial weren't suspicious — they were a grieving widow doing her best in an impossible situation.
Joe Rogan and Andrew Wilson watch a bystander video of the Corey Ruiz police shooting in Madison, Wisconsin live on air. The video is so blurry they initially think a female officer fired the fatal shots. They later learn a male officer did, after Ruiz allegedly pulled a knife and stabbed officers. Their conclusion: you cannot have a hot take on a story you don't understand yet.
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