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The Lead Masks Mystery: Death on Vintém Hill 5:58

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In 1966, two Brazilian men were found dead on Vintém Hill under bizarre circumstances that continue to perplex investigators and conspiracy theorists alike. Lying side by side, their bodies were discovered wearing matching lead masks—shields with no eyeholes—alongside cryptic notes. Were they victims of a cult ritual, a failed experiment, or something even more otherworldly? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .…

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Harsh Tariff Truths Sinking In, While MAGA Celebrates Trump 'Genius' 12:37

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Trump reversed course, and the stock market flowered in response, and everything's now OK, right? Well, except that a lot of damage has been done, most of the tariffs actually still remain, and there's no sign that the administration really has learnt the lessons of what just happened. As a result of that sinking in, the stock markets have been sliding again today. And the world is getting to grips with what it really means to have the two biggest trading nations locked in a fierce trade war. While we're doing that, MAGA leaders are celebrating Trump's genius and saying how this was the plan all along. As a result of the stupidity, this episode carries an 'enhanced snark' warning!…

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Trump’s Panic Tariff Pause - Why It Might Be Too Late 13:25

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The news is just in - after all the bluster and the boasting, Trump finally noticed that not all was going swimmingly with his tariffs on the entire world, and he has hit the pause button. For everyone save China, because he can't abide the idea of backing down. But this comes just a day after the full ugliness of this extortion attempt was on show for all to see - and the damage to the idea that the United States treasuries might be the world's safe haven has already been done. So is the backtrack - even if it should become permanent - too late? Let's discuss.…

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Why China Won't Back Down On Trump's Tariff Shakedown 15:25

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When President Trump announced his tariffs to the world, China was right at the top of the list, and it was hit with one of the largest tariffs of the day. This was supposed to get Beijing to the negotiating table to beg for tariff relief, but instead Xi Jinping declared a trade war, and said that China would win this, and any other sort of war Trump wanted to fight with them. Why did it escalate so quickly? Because Trump's power play is about trying to hold on to American hegemony and China is determined to oust it from the top slot. So this one is in deadly earnest. Let's discuss.…

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The GOP Is ALREADY Preparing for the Post-Trump Fight 11:06

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Trump is at the centre of things - throwing the global economy into turmoil in the aim of reshaping everyone's relations with the US, as well as reshaping geopolitical alliances and introducing autocratic measures into the federal government. While all that is going on, the signs are being picked up of how GOP senators and others are preparing the ground for the moment Trump's grasp on power begins to slip. At that point, there will begin a likely bitter fight for the soul of the party between the traditionalists and the would-be MAGA standard-bearers for the next generation. Let's discuss.…

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Is Trump about to invoke the insurrection act? 11:27

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President Trump wanted to invoke the Insurrection Act back in 2020, but he was prevented by the opposition of his then-defence secretary and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. But now those people have been replaced with loyalists, and there's nobody around him who is going to tell him it's a bad idea. On his first day, he inserted a ticking time bomb into one of his initial Executive Orders - a deadline for when he should receive a report recommending whether or not he should cross that line. The deadline expires very soon ... Let's discuss.…

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Is The US (Still) On Course For Civil War? 12:05

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I've been talking about the likelihood of the US heading towards a second civil war for some time on this channel. Patreon supporter Peter asked me if I still felt that to be the case, with everything that's been happening recently with the Trump 2.0 administration. It's a good question, and certainly bears some further exploration - so let's discuss.…

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Why does JD Vance hate Europe? 16:27

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The recent Signalgate text messages leak gave us a real insight into just how much JD Vance really actually hates and despises Europe - much more than had previously been stated in public. We'd seen him argue that Europeans should care more about free speech, and we'd seen him wish for more of the far-right populist parties on the Continent to be elected. So what is it about his own personal and political journey that has left him with such an antipathy for the 'old world'? This guy is a heartbeat away from the Presidency, so we should probably discuss!…

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Trump Sparks World Economic Crisis 15:22

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President Trump called it 'Liberation Day' - but that's not what many others were calling it. Instead, the wide-ranging raft of tariffs levied on imports to the US, which seemed based on wholly fictitious claims of how much other countries levied against the US, has thrown the stock markets, the leaders of all other nations, and even some Republicans (quietly) into turmoil. Most believe that Trump's faith in tariffs as the way to 'make America wealthy again' is unfounded, and that instead he is imposing a global recession on the population of the world - and the US itself will suffer not benefit. This could be the most consequential act by one man in our lifetimes. We'd probably better discuss.…

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Trump’s Science Purge: Why Researchers Are Leaving the US in Droves 13:52

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Health researchers, climate scientists, and more - they are finding significant projects being axed for what appear to be purely ideological grounds. This can include projects you would think would be immune to such factors, such as cancer research. The US has had the benefit of cutting edge research and technology for many decades - it has been one of the assets that has made it so successful. But now scientists are being sacked, and even the ones that haven't been yet are nevertheless looking to abroad to be able to work again in an environment where the basics of science are understood and valued. Let's discuss.…

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Elon Musk is nearly finished at DOGE - what next? 12:59

11일 전12:59

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Elon Musk has been all over the Federal Government for the last ten weeks. But his original term of office is coming to an end, and both Trump and Musk himself are now talking as though that will be it. He has to get back to his businesses, they say, which have been suffering. But he does not want to stop playing this fun political game - and so he is throwing his money into today's State Supreme Court election in Wisconsin, and threatens to do the same for a lot of other races in the future. But has he become such damaged goods that even him money will be toxic for Republicans in the future? Let's discuss.…

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Marine Le Pen BARRED - Harsh Justice Or Legal Coup? 10:07

12일 전10:07

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The front-runner for the next French Presidential elections, according to current polls, Marine Le Pen has been sensationally barred from standing by a judge who was sentencing her in an embezzlement case. The verdict had expected to be less severe, and to be no block to her challenging the political establishment as the potential first far-right candidate to cross the finish line. But the State Prosecutor had requested the banning, and the judge went for it. Now, voices of condemnation are loudly raised - as you would expect - but the truth is nobody knows just how this shocking outcome will affect the result of the next election, and the tone of French politics in the mean time. And, of course, the edgy discourse between MAGA America and Europe, come to that.…

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What Makes A Democracy Turn Into A Dictatorship? 23:09

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In their book 'How Democracies Die', Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt identify the four tells for a despot-in-waiting, the democratic guardrails that all dictators-in-progress seek to dismantle, and how they go about it - and the two other essential ingredients that protect a system that people often underestimate, or even miss entirely. And it won't astonish you to learn that all of this is really rather relevant to Donald Trump's America (and a number of other places besides). Let's discuss.…

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JD Vance SLATES Denmark, Hides from Greenland 12:41

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So the visit to Greenland of the Vice President JD Vance finally happened. Originally intended to be a 'charm offensive' to the population, eventually the Americans could find no Greenlanders who wanted to talk to them or who wanted them there at all, so they flew into the US base and stayed there. And slated Denmark for being a bad ally. And said that the wonderful people of Greenland would be much better off as part of America. But we all know that Trump won't take 'no' for an answer, so for all that the official line is that America respects Greenlander's right of self-determination - what happens now?…

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Ukraine Stunned As Trump’s Ruthless Minerals Grab is BACK ON 10:22

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In the immediate aftermath of the debacle in the Oval Office, it was reported that Trump wanted the minerals deal toughened up to 'punish' Ukraine. This week we got first news that this is exactly what has been done - the Ukrainians were presented with a full proposal that reportedly gives America 100% control of all of its resources in perpetuity! It is a ridiculous deal, one that Ukraine could surely never sign up to. But then that raises the questions of what will be consequences of turning it down? Let's discuss.…

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National Security Disaster Gets Bigger - And They Just Don’t Care! 8:41

17일 전8:41

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After various members of the senior Trump administration stated flatly that no classified information was revealed in the group chat on the bombing of Yemen, The Atlantic went ahead and published the entire chat thread, showing clearly the detail of attack plans, precise timings, weapons and systems to be used, that were added to the thread by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Various voices have been raised to say that - obviously in these circumstances, Hegseth and probably others should resign. But the administration just doesn't seem to think it's that big a deal.…