Background Briefing w/ Ian Masters

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We speak with @HaitiJustice about the latest example of the sadistic pleasure that Trump, Stephen Miller and Markwayne Mullin get from their increasingly cruel treatment of immigrants, even those here legally. https://t.co/93BbzUugPP

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We’re joined by @AaronRegunberg for assessment of David Crowley’s narrow victory in yesterday’s primary election for governor in Wisconsin as well as Aaron's article at @TheNation, “Will El-Sayed’s Centrist Opponents ‘Vote Blue No Matter Who’?” https://t.co/X1nuZGgU8m

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We spoke with @hbarkey to assess the recently-signed Turkey/Saudi/Pakistan defense pact. https://t.co/Q607QjI6aa

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We spoke with @ninaburleigh about the latest example of Trump family sleaze with Barron and Don junior’s buddies and heroes the Tate brothers facing extradition to the UK for decades of sex trafficking, rape and vicious misogyny. https://t.co/CNJzypTdz0

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Nina Burleigh examines how Trump-aligned platforms and investors turned the Tate brothers’ online following into profit and political influence, monetizing what she calls “rape propaganda.”

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Jacob Heilbrunn examines the parallels between Hitler’s dismantling of the Weimar Republic and Trump’s attacks on the press, civil service, courts, and democratic institutions.

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We’re joined by @cjcmichel discussing his latest book, just out, United States of Oligarchy: How America’s Wealthiest Ally with Dictators, Weaken the U.S., and Destroy Democracy. https://t.co/wzTWwJkLvZ

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We’re joined by @EliClifton and Ian Lustick discussing their new book Israel’s Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power and the extent to which AIPAC’s power has peaked as Washington’s most powerful kingmaker. https://t.co/6N6OPL17Sx

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We spoke with @Andy_Levin, a former congressman who lost his seat to Congresswoman Haley Stevens in large part due to AIPAC money which failed Stevens this time in her senate bid against Abdul El- Sayed. https://t.co/jBJ9GSOYCJ

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We spoke w/ @Harrison_J_Mann @WinWithoutWar about the Reuters report that the US has used “virtually all” of its long range missiles in the Iran war as well as the Iranian deal with Oman over traffic in and out of the Gulf which does not involve the US. https://t.co/VwEWUbHdTU

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With Trump backing down from his promised massive attack on Iran, we spoke with @milanimohsen about how Iranian officials scoffed at Trump’s claims of ongoing peace talks, saying they are not planning or are interested in talking to Trump. https://t.co/O1xp6VCcz3

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We spoke with @ProfessorPape about his article at Foreign Affairs, “Iran and the New Rules of Global Power: The Making and Unmaking of American Dominance” as well as his forthcoming book, Our Own Worst Enemies: America and the Age of Violent Populism. https://t.co/YMPAi44z58

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With 60,000 Moroccans storming Spanish enclaves in North Africa, we spoke with @sebasfaber to assess the fate of Spain’s embattled PM Pedro Sanchez who is on Trump’s hit list for opposing the Iran war. https://t.co/7Kp7oTmoMB

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Thanks to Ian Masters for having me on his show, Background Briefing, to speak about Hinterlands.
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We assess whether World War III is underway and speak with @hannahluci about her new book, just out, Hinterlands: The New Cold War Brewing at the Peripheries of the West. https://t.co/sCJffdAtTx

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We spoke with @SimonWDC about how the Democrats can heal the divisions between centrists and Democratic Socialists on display in the must-win senate race in Michigan as well as the fate and future of the embattled head of the DNC. https://t.co/oyyMr3ymqf

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We spoke with @AdamNoahWho about Trump’s closed-door Oval Office meeting with Netanyahu prior to the funeral for Sen. Graham as well as the dismal options Trump has of either escalating or capitulating in an unnecessary war that he and Netanyahu started. https://t.co/Df8Q3sbq7M

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With the US- Iran war at a strategic dead end, we spoke with @naderalihashemi about Netanyahu and Trump’s attendance at Senator Graham’s funeral on Tuesday as an opportunity for Israel’s PM to invoke the late senator’s hawkish agenda. https://t.co/AJeZiGK0HU

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As oil spikes to $100 a barrel following the Houthi closure of the only other chokepoint for the export of Gulf oil, we speak with @davidmfaris about his article at the @TheNation, “Trump Can’t Admit That He Lost the Iran War.” https://t.co/gdQpcJjCfo

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Ian Masters speaks with Patrick Blanchfield about the fatal ICE shooting in Maine, the agency’s hiring practices, its expanding budget, and the violence and impunity behind Trump’s immigration crackdown.

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