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What a week, folks. 😵‍💫 It looks like the plague is back but don’t worry– Marco Rubio says it’s fine. Saudi Arabia has taken back the Bab al-Mandeb strait from the Houthis (for now anyway), and Trump is goading Iran into bombing southern California. Pete Hegseth wants to return to execution by firing squad, and toxic bravado aside, is it actually less brutal than lethal injection? Seena and Travis dig into all of it, plus they check in on WTF JD Vance has been up to.
JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB
JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell
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https://understandingwar.org/research/middle-east/iran-update-october-5-2026/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/article/nidal-malik-hasan-who-killed-13-in-fort-hood-shooting-to-be-executed-by-firing-squad-100340498.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAOFl1dbU9fztnnYFadS13dqNkC9zjxIw9hTHsOAV3DFoRdbwOROX0E9YMRa98qw9cfy9KIQtYhRz6g9wezzF4Ixjz11dsvCNwXHd9v0oQcOa1K3PaGYmvo_U8vWI-eh_hgeT06z4NNKykqL4GhNIdyH3ksJAzrzUTzvb2UfmeqJ
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https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/plague
https://www.cdc.gov/labs/BMBL.html

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Three countries warned Netanyahu about an impending attack in the weeks before October 7th, a 45-minute call from the UAE's president, a plane full of Egyptian intelligence officials, and warnings from Jordan... and he told no one, not even his own Shin Bet. This episode Seena and Travis break down the mounting evidence of "Ha'Konsepsia," the belief system that let him ignore it all, plus a bombshell Tucker Carlson clip where Trump reportedly shrugged off nuclear war with "we all die anyway," and why JD Vance can't get a room full of Heritage Foundation loyalists to clap for him. It's all very uplifting.
JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB
JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell
Media/Links:
https://f.io/i9goymyb
https://youtu.be/nCwpg5U13ks?t=16
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/15/as-ohio-haitians-worry-violence-in-their-home-country-spreads/
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https://www.instagram.com/p/DdXLNq-DTJ6/
https://www.weforum.org/stories/global-cooperation/un-general-assembly-what-happens/
https://www.wionews.com/world/unga-2026-theme-explained-what-does-restoring-trust-managing-transformation-a-united-nations-that-delivers-for-all-mean-1789715382814


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This week, Seena and Travis talk about the most recent news out of the United Nations General Assembly– Trump’s unhinged speech, Iran’s upcoming rebuttal, Xi skipping out entirely, the Houthi situation…all the fun! They also covered Trump’s self-proclaimed “win” in Greenland, an AI mishap that almost started a war, and JD’s continued dipshit-ery.
Trump Animation: Jim Tews
JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB
JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell
Media/Links:
https://f.io/i9goymyb
https://youtu.be/nCwpg5U13ks?t=16
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/15/as-ohio-haitians-worry-violence-in-their-home-country-spreads/
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https://www.instagram.com/p/DdWqqpmjSHi/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DdXLNq-DTJ6/
https://www.weforum.org/stories/global-cooperation/un-general-assembly-what-happens/
https://www.wionews.com/world/unga-2026-theme-explained-what-does-restoring-trust-managing-transformation-a-united-nations-that-delivers-for-all-mean-1789715382814

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This week Seena and Travis tackle the recent Houthi attacks on a major oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia. They talk through what exactly happened, explain why you need to know about the “Gate of Tears,” and forecast what this will mean for oil prices in the US. Did they predict this would happen? Yep. Do they gloat about it? They sure do, but delicately, of course. 🙃 They also dive into North Korea’s latest weapons test and why it signifies a middle finger to Trump, the latest in humanoid robots (they’re boxing?!), and struggle through some of JD’s big GOP convention stump speech. Doing the dirty work so you don’t have to. You’re welcome!
JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB
JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell
Media/Links:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/12/saudi-arabia-shuts-down-oil-pipeline-blaming-drones-from-iraq
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/14/saudi-pipeline-drone-attack-houthis-global-oil-supply-prices
https://www.semafor.com/article/09/14/2026/humanoid-robots-fight-it-out-in-riyadh
https://www.dw.com/en/north-korea-says-recent-drill-shows-huge-destructive-power/a-79255028
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/climate/global-warming-limit-paris-climate-agreement.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auf4_Fe-Jtg
https://www.instagram.com/p/DdHzr0iyf3Z/
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/11/repub/vance-blasts-dem-crazies-in-convention-speech-seen-as-possible-2028-audition/

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It’s been 25 years since 9/11, so this week Seena and Travis examine how the decisions made then reverberate today. They also cover the tragedy in Nepal and a new report that claims Netanyahu was warned about 10/7. Plus, a beefy JD Vance corner. T-Cep and FP Zaddy are back and well-rested, so buckle up!
JD Vance Corner Song: Kevin Flatt and SB
JD Vance Corner Animation: Bridgit Connell
Media/Links:
https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.cfr.org/timeline/us-post-911-foreign-policy
https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/
https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/iraq/2023-03-20/iraq-war-20-years-later
carnegieendowment.org/research/us-foreign-policy-middle-east
www.brookings.edu/topics/us-foreign-policy/
www.pewresearch.org/global/topic/us-image/
www.usip.org/publications/great-power-competition
www.csis.org/analysis/chinas-belt-and-road-initiative

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