Van and Rachel are still on TRUMP WATCH, this time reacting to the nomination of Robert Kennedy Jr. to head the Dept. of Health and Human Services (14:39), and the Pete Hegseth sexual assault allegation (38:29). Then, 27-year-old Jake Paul fights 58-year-old Mike Tyson (41:58), Diddy’s accused of influencing witnesses from behind bars (59:19), and Snoop speaks on his neutrality during the election (1:10:05). And finally, Van lists his top 10 cartoon dogs in the latest VanLaTEN (1:25:05).
Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay: The Nomination of RFK Jr and Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson
The Brief
→ Four things from today’s episode
01
Why putting masked ICE agents in airport terminals is asking the wrong question. and what it says about the culture inside ICE
02
The Admiral’s strategic read on Trump’s Iran roller coaster. The Admiral’s strategic read on Trump’s Iran roller coaster and the two “inconvenient truths” nobody wants to talk about
03
A thousand pounds of enriched uranium and the Strait of Hormuz. the leverage Iran still holds
04
Three specific things to watch in the Gulf right now. the Marines, the physical location of Kushner and Witkoff, and the Strait itself
Show Notes
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