Israel Tests Iran

Israel Tests Iran Plus: Trump watches the Knicks, H-1B fee ruling, Mormons off the list, and more… LIZ WOLFE Yesterday’s promises: Just a day ago, the Iranian military warned that if Israel strikes southern Lebanon again, “much harsher and more crushing actions than before will be on the […]

Trump and Bibi Are Fighting

Trump and Bibi Are Fighting Plus: L.A. mayoral race updates, stabbing at Penn, Jon Ossoff thirst, and more… LIZ WOLFE   Israel and Iran exchange first strikes since April: For the last two months, the ceasefire between Israel and Iran had mostly held. Until this weekend, when it […]

Israel kills 29 in Lebanon strikes; DOJ moves to strip citizenship from 17; Trump’s World Cup restrictions

Drop Site Daily: June 9, 2026 Drop Site News Jun 09, 2026 FROM DROP SITE: U.S.-Nigerian Strikes Killed Dozens of Civilians, Villagers Say Israel continues attacks on southern Lebanon despite “ceasefire” and Iranian warnings. Hezbollah and Ansarallah launch drones toward Israel. Hezbollah continues attacks against Israeli forces in […]

The Great Leap Backward

Who promoted and supported Mao? Michael Rectenwald Jun 09, 2026 This essay’s title derisively refers to the notorious Great Leap Forward (1958-1961) as the Great Leap Backward. But China’s Great Leap Forward is not the ultimate object of my scorn. That scorn is reserved for the contemporary project […]

6/9/26: US Helicopter Downed, Prof Pape On Iran War, North Korea Econ Surge, Trump Booed at Knicks, Chris Rabb On Platner & MORE

Krystal and Saagar discuss a US helicopter reportedly downed in the Strait of Hormuz, Professor Pape on Iran’s new axis of resistance push, North Korea economy surges, Trump booed at Knicks game, sports gambling scandal, Chris Rabb on Graham Platner controversy. Chris Rabb: https://www.chrisrabb.com/ Professor Pape: https://escalationtrap.substack.com/ Timestamps: […]

6/8/26: Iran & Israel Exchange Fire, Trump Rage Quits NBC Interview, Pentagon Warns Of Israeli Spying & Chip Stocks Tank MORE!

Krystal and Saagar discuss Iran and Israel exchanging fire, Trump rage quits NBC interview, Pentagon warns of Israeli spying, chip stocks hammered, Trump floats gov stake in AI companies. Jeff Stein: https://x.com/jstein_star Timestamps: (00:00)Intro (1:32)BREAKING: Iran, Israel MISSILES FLY, TRUMP BEGS BIBI NOT TO STRIKE (27:31)Trump RAGE QUITS […]

F-word? I Can Think of a Better One

Troy Southgate Jun 06, 2026 HOLLY Combe, who contributes to the feminist blog, The F-Word, appeared on BBC Radio Five Live to endorse male-only clubs and associations on the basis that “men are more patronising than women”. Rather than defend her stereotypical remarks or bother to explain that […]

Add It to the Tab

Add It to the Tab Plus: Graham Platner scandal, L.A. can’t get all their votes counted, Gowanus rezoned, and more… LIZ WOLFE  Funding the immigration crackdown: Early this morning, the Senate passed a $70 billion immigration enforcement bill at the behest of Republicans and the White House. Sen. […]

Coming together and rising up

Paul Cudenec Jun 05, 2026 [Plus audio version] Imagine, if you possibly can, living in a country under foreign occupation, where the brutal power of the state is in cahoots with organised crime to keep you and your fellow citizens humiliated and controlled. And then imagine, in the […]

Israel angles for permanent occupation in Lebanon; Dr. Hussam Abu Safiyah transferred to solitary confinement; Trump sanctions Cuban president

Drop Site Daily: June 5, 2026 Drop Site News Jun 05, 2026 Israeli attacks continue across Gaza. “The war is not over”: Gaza grandfather whose daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren were burned alive rejects claims of ceasefire. Iranian foreign minister reaffirms support for Palestinians. Hamas arrives in Cairo ahead […]

The Latest on the New York Primary

JUNE 5, 2026 The Latest on the New York Primary In the Race to Succeed Nadler, Micah Lasher Says Fighting Trump Is Not Enough → This week, Democratic candidates in New York’s 12th Congressional District geared up for a primary election, Peter Thiel kicked off his Argentinian exit […]

The Innocents Abroad

 Sponsored by Cambridge University Press Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, “with his cowboy arms and crispy gelled hair, is a parody come to life,” writes Suzy Hansen in our June 11 issue. He is a parody of a certain type of American swashbuckler: brash, aggressive, god-fearing, contemptuous of the wretched […]

Madison Square Darlings

Sponsored by Classical Pursuits Today in The New York Review of Books: Jonathan Lethem blogs about the New York Knicks’ transcendent season; Andrew Arsan asks why authoritarianism took root in the Middle East; Michael Gorra signs with an agent; Arya Roshanian listens to Vincenzo Bellini; Joseph O’Neill does […]

The Resolution That Changed the World

American Leviathan Richard Henry Lee forces the question Jun 07, 2026 June 7, 1776 Every political system eventually arrives at a moment when ambiguity becomes impossible. June 7, 1776 was that moment for America. On that day, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia stood before the Second Continental Congress […]

The Brilliance of Jimmy Dore talking Anti-Imperialism with Tucker Carlson

“Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism: Key Writings and Lectures from Caleb Maupin” ORDER YOUR COPY: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H2F6L19H Join the Center for Political Innovation: https://www.cpiusa.org/join-cpi Caleb Maupin reacts to Jimmy Dore’s appearance on Tucker Carlson and explains why anti-imperialist ideas are breaking through to mainstream audiences. What does Dore’s message reveal about […]

6/6/26 2 pm Eastern: Round-Table #154: Military Industrial Complex

Join Keith, Florian, and me for a discussion on the US military-industrial complex. Locals: https://praiseoffolly.locals.com/ X: https://twitter.com/PoFPodcast Telegram: t.me/PraiseOfFolly_1511 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PraiseOfFoll… BuyMeACoffe: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PraiseOf… Subscribe Star: https://www.subscribestar.com/PraiseO… Substack: https://substack.com/profile/40985862… Email: tertullian155@protonmail.com Co-host: Keith Preston: https://attackthesystem.com/ X: @TKeithPreston1 Ulrich: flulrich@gmail.com 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check […]

6/5/26: Graham Platner Scandal, California Elections, Screwworm Outbreak & MORE!

Krystal, Ryan and Emily discuss Graham Platner facing accusations from ex girlfriends, California election results continue rolling in as Raman and Steyer make up ground, screwworm outbreak after DOGE cuts, and interview with Oliver Larkin on his race in Florida. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033kFes… Submit AMA question: https://breakingpoints.supercast.com/… Oliver Larkin: […]

Trump’s Ennui

Trump’s Ennui Plus: California’s races, how not to blow an inheritance, life extension hits the wall, and more… LIZ WOLFE  Benjamin Netanyahu listened, kinda sorta: The Israeli military has stopped striking Beirut, seemingly buckling under pressure from President Donald Trump and others to deescalate lest a regional ceasefire […]

Why Nations Fail

Trump’s America and the extractive institutions that destroy societies from within. Where the extraction goes first and what happens when the laboratory comes home. Ahmad Ibsais Jun 02, 2026 I am studying for the bar exam in Trump’s America, which means I am memorizing the rules of a […]

Oh, Great

   Sponsored by Reaktion Books In the Review’s June 25 issue, Fintan O’Toole celebrates the three-hundredth anniversary of Gulliver’s Travels (first published on October 28, 1726) by revisiting the novel’s “excoriation of the rapacity and brutality of empires” in the light of a new age of rapacious and brutal imperialists. In […]