The Hormuz Bottleneck

  Sponsored by the Equator Today in The New York Review of Books: Adam Hanieh assesses the damage Trump’s war is doing to the global economy; Dan Rockmore sings the praises of algebra; Omari Weekes reads Tyriek White’s debut novel; David A. Bell digs into the origins of […]

3/26/26: Trump Threatens Iran, Pentagon Preps Ground Troops, Oil Spikes, Proff Pape, Cuba & MORE!

Krystal and Saagar discuss Trump threatens Iran as peace talks collapse, Pentagon preps ground troops, US enlistment age increased, Trump economic numbers flounder, oil spikes after Ukraine blows up Russian refinery, Professor Pape dire warning on Iran war, Cuba makes huge offer to USA. Robert Pape: https://escalationtrap.substack.com/ Timestamps: […]

3/25/26: Trump Begs For Ceasefire, Israel Conquest Of Lebanon, Cuba Aid Trip, Newsom Flops & MORE!

Ryan and Emily discuss Trump begs for ceasefire w/Iran, Israel demands conquest of Lebanon, Ryan smeared for Cuba aid trip, Ryan cooks Newsmax host on Cuba, Newsom flips on Israel apartheid, blackouts imminent in US, mortgage rates spiral. Christopher Rabb: https://www.chrisrabb.com/ Timestamps: (00:00)Intro (6:22)Trump BEGS For HUMILIATING CEASEFIRE […]

3/24/26: Trump Negotiation Fantasy, Insider Trading, Lebanon Annexation, Airport Chaos, AI & MORE!

Krystal and Saagar discuss Trump Iran negotiation fantasy, insider trading on Iran war, Pentagon preps troops for boots on the ground, Israel pushes for Lebanon annexation, airport chaos, AI bubble collapse. Jeremy Scahill: https://x.com/jeremyscahill?s=20 Brandon J. Weichert: https://x.com/WeTheBrandon?s=20 Brendan Steinhauser: https://x.com/bstein80 Timestamps: (00:00)Intro (2:09)Dropsite DEBUNKS Trump Iran Negotiation […]

Have an ICE Flight

Have an ICE Flight Plus: Trump seems to back down from his Iranian ultimatum, Lindsey Graham is eager for another Iwo Jima, and more… ERIC BOEHM Meet the T-ICE-A. With airport checkpoint lines snarled by a shortage of Transportation Security Administration officers, President Donald Trump says he will […]

Trump backs off Iran power plant threat; Israeli settlers torch West Bank villages; Dozens killed in East Darfur hospital attack

Drop Site Daily: March 23, 2026 Drop Site News Mar 23, 2026   Trump backs off threat to target Iran’s energy infrastructure. Strikes on Iran continue. Iran death toll surpasses 1,500. U.S. and Israel strike Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility. Iranian missile strikes hit southern Israel. Iran denies responsibility […]

Revenge of the Count

In the Review’s April 9 issue, on the occasion of the eight-episode PBS adaptation, Michael Dirda revisits Alexandre Dumas’s The Count of Monte Cristo, “simply the classic novel of revenge”: The Hound of the Baskervilles might have been more spookily atmospheric, Journey to the Center of the Earth more wondrous, and King Solomon’s Mines even more adventure-packed, but The […]

Israel asserts control over southern Lebanon; 82,000 civilian targets struck in Iran, Red Crescent says; Antibiotics, insulin scarce in Cuba

Drop Site Daily: March 24, 2026 Drop Site News Mar 24, 2026 Today marks the one-year anniversary of the assassination of our colleague, Palestinian journalist Hossam Shabat, in an Israeli airstrike in Beit Lahia. Shabat, 23, was a Gaza correspondent for Al Jazeera Mubasher and a contributor for […]

Trump-Ayatollah Inc.

Trump-Ayatollah Inc. Plus: Ohio’s THC seltzer ban, Bernie Sanders’ silly chat with Claude, and more… ELIZABETH NOLAN BROWN Who will control the Strait of Hormuz if President Donald Trump’s negotiations with Iran pan out? “It’ll be jointly controlled,” the president told CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins on Monday. Collins […]

3/24/26: Trump Negotiation Fantasy, Insider Trading, Lebanon Annexation, Airport Chaos, AI & MORE!

Krystal and Saagar discuss Trump Iran negotiation fantasy, insider trading on Iran war, Pentagon preps troops for boots on the ground, Israel pushes for Lebanon annexation, airport chaos, AI bubble collapse. Jeremy Scahill: https://x.com/jeremyscahill?s=20 Brandon J. Weichert: https://x.com/WeTheBrandon?s=20 Brendan Steinhauser: https://x.com/bstein80 Timestamps: (00:00)Intro (2:09)Dropsite DEBUNKS Trump Iran Negotiation […]

3/23/26: Iran Rejects Trump Ceasefire Claim, Israel Hit Hard, Oil Market Chaos & MORE!

Krystal and Saagar discuss Iran rejects Trump claim of ceasefire, Lindsey Graham demands boots on the ground, massive damage in Israel, oil market chaos, Bibi claims Al-Aqsa threatened, Trump declares regime change victory. Trita Parsi: https://x.com/tparsi?s=20 Timestamps: (00:00)Intro (2:19)BREAKING: Iran REJECTS Trump Claim Of Talks, 5 Day Limited […]

Villains of Judea: Shabbos Kestenbaum

Kestenbaum takes political shape-shifting to a whole new level. José Alberto Niño Mar 18, 2026   Share In the annals of political opportunism, few transformations have been as swift or as lucrative as that of Shabbos Kestenbaum. The 27-year-old Harvard graduate has journeyed from voting for Bernie Sanders […]