Paul Rieckhoff is solo from New York City with Trump, Zelensky and Netanyahu all in town for UNGA, and the news cycle already on fire. AI researchers are sounding the alarm that models are breaking containment. The Pentagon quietly undercounted American military deaths in the Middle East by at least four. Reaper drones are being shifted to Southern Command as Trump and Rubio keep Cuba on the vision board. And the chairman of the Joint Chiefs is openly telling troops to prepare for war on the moon. When Congress is out and Trump is losing in the polls, that is precisely when the most reckless moves get made.
Paul also breaks down Trump banning CNN, MS Now and Politico from the White House, Pete Hegseth’s “send me” crusade speech at a Texas A&M football game, Alex Ovechkin cutting propaganda alongside Putin, and Kirk Herbstreet’s confused version of “independent.” Then a rare bright spot: Ed Sheeran’s Philadelphia statement on Israel and Gaza, delivered with the tone of reconciliation nobody else in pop culture is willing to try. And a first look at Paul’s new lawsuit against the state of New York to end closed primaries and give independent voters and independent veterans a real seat at the table.
In this episode
- Andrew Yang’s CNBC warning that AI researchers are freaked out because models are “breaking containment” — and Congress is gone until November
- Why Trump makes his biggest moves when Congress is on break and his poll numbers are underwater
- Reaper drones being repositioned to Southern Command and why Cuba is still on Trump and Rubio’s vision board
- Joint Chiefs chair Dan Cain telling troops to prepare to wage and win wars “on and around the moon”
- Washington Post reporting that the Pentagon undercounted U.S. military fatalities in the Middle East by at least four
- Trump banning CNN, MS Now and Politico from the White House as the propaganda machine deepens
- Pete Hegseth’s “send me” crusade speech at Texas A&M — and why jamming religion down the throats of a diverse force is un-American and unlawful
- Alex Ovechkin cutting a propaganda video with Putin, Kirk Herbstreet’s fake “right down the middle” independence, and Ed Sheeran’s Philadelphia statement on Gaza
- Paul’s announcement: suing the state of New York to end closed primaries and empower independent voters and independent veterans
