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This week Ed Larson joins Travis to talk ICE- it’s history, how it’s (de)volved under Trump, and what happens next. They also talk Rubio’s failed attempt to play good cop in Europe, Congress giving Trump a rare hand slap on tariffs, and JD standing by his statement acknowledging the Armenian genocide despite criticism from the right– oh, wait, that didn’t happen.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/DUlIKKHjbf_/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/14/marco-rubio-us-child-of-europe-trump-munich
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/13/trump-sends-second-aircraft-carrier-middle-east-iran?utm_term=69902b96f78d693c6a2a6c5318de06d6&utm_campaign=SaturdayEdition&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=saturdayedition_email
https://apnews.com/article/congress-tariffs-trump-canada-db591b69fbc3d867a82c7ae22d7e308b?user_email=92bc3449781eed425b4f99e69ea51e8c0d0aa3f457676d4160e921b1bcac8241&utm_medium=Morning_Wire&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=Morning%20Wire%2002/12&utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribers
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/12/repub/border-czar-tom-homan-announces-end-to-operation-metro-surge-claiming-success/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arrests-violent-criminal-records-trump-first-year/#
https://www.instagram.com/p/DUhsO8CjVj5/
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/06/repub/immigration-detention-passed-70000-in-january/
https://apnews.com/article/ice-agents-arrested-misconduct-crimes-abuse-corruption-45b0d2248c0add9523e0bf5a953faaea
https://abcnews.com/US/prosecutor-moves-dismiss-charges-migrant-shot-minneapolis-citing/story?id=130131578&cid=social_twitter_abcn
https://www.instagram.com/p/DUmDxigk9Uw/
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/10/repub/health-care-workers-want-ice-out-of-hospitals-and-blue-states-are-responding/
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Marcus Parks is back!! This week he joins Travis to wade deep in the Epstein files, braving all their slimy foulness to deliver some dead-on, signature Parks expletive-strewn rants. They also dissect some video to determine, yes, Trump really did sh*t himself on camera, and find a little satisfaction in the fact that the world still hates JD. All must not be lost then, right?
Media:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein_Files_Transparency_Act#
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https://www.instagram.com/p/DUbNQu8EcCS/
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https://www.instagram.com/p/DUUU7TMDHJA/
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Jam packed show today! Seena & Travis break in the new studio by talking through what’s been happening in Gaza since the so-called ceasefire. They investigate the gray areas in the multi-step, many layered “peace plan” that has allowed for over 500 Palestinian deaths since it was initiated. They also take a look at Steve Witkoff's very full dance card– meeting with Russians, then Netanyahu, then Russians and Ukrainians, then Iran. Confidence is not high over here at TFR but we did get to celebrate a Federal Judge’s order that calls Kristi Noem a racist. As far as wins go these days, we’ll take it.
Media:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/world/europe/ukraine-russia-us-peace-talks.html?campaign_id=346&emc=edit_wor_20260201&instance_id=170445&nl=the-world®i_id=61617578&segment_id=214631&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/world/europe/ukraine-missiles-attack.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/world/americas/un-finances-collapse-debts.html?campaign_id=346&emc=edit_wor_20260201&instance_id=170445&nl=the-world®i_id=61617578&segment_id=214631&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23
https://apnews.com/article/iran-trump-protests-negotiations-nuclear-deal-9758adb33c0d01c70a07ad7de0f5221b?user_email=92bc3449781eed425b4f99e69ea51e8c0d0aa3f457676d4160e921b1bcac8241&utm_medium=Morning_Wire&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=Morning%20Wire%20Feb%203%202026&utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribers
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/02/trump-administration-blocked-tps-haitians
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214.124.0_1.pdf
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/30/minneapolis-ice-vance-police-00756531
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DT_SC2TEpjB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
https://x.com/JDVance/status/2015537769582301388?s=20

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This week we welcome Travis back to the studio(!!) and talk through the nightmare that is unfolding in Minneapolis. How dumb do they think we are? What should Dems do? Will abolishing ICE do anything? We also dive into the US’s options for intervention in Iran. What are they exactly? What does it mean for Trump to promise help and then watch as thousands are killed. Considering our pitiful track record, should we intervene at all? And just when you thought it couldn’t get worse, we finish things up with an exceptionally infuriating JD Vance corner. Make yourselves comfortable, folks, it’s going to be a rough (but bearable) ride.
Media:
https://x.com/DHSgov/status/2015115351797780500
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/27/trump-stephen-miller-massacre-minnesota-shooting?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
https://x.com/StephenM/status/2015133481261474030
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amhb8PK_an8
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000010668660/new-video-analysis-reveals-flawed-and-fatal-decisions-in-shooting-of-pretti.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20260127&instance_id=170169&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=214362&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23
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https://x.com/BulwarkOnline/status/2014429395599983030?s=20
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https://x.com/atrupar/status/2014427244815356380?s=20
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=824131843931883

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This week we welcome Hamoun Dolatshahi to discuss how the Kurdish-Iranian community is responding to rumblings of the Shah’s return and the thwarted revolution in Iran. We dive into Kurdish culture more broadly and Rojava, their transformative practice of borderless governing. We also take some time to ridicule Trump’s “Board of Peace” and tariff threats, along with JD Vance reminding us that sometimes smoking is therapeutic.
Notes:
https://dolatshahi.com/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/16/trump-gaza-board-rubio-blair?utm_term=696b41899b91f1accbe955924076ac83&utm_campaign=SaturdayEdition&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=saturdayedition_email
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/world/middleeast/trump-board-of-peace-gaza.html?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/us/politics/trump-france-wine-gaza.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20260120&instance_id=169564&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=213944&smid=url-share&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000010655180/trump-norway-prime-minister-texts-greenland.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20260120&instance_id=169564&nl=the-morning®i_id=61617578&segment_id=213944&smid=url-share&user_id=938bf81e2a681e73b55de1f8ba3e8d23
https://www.reuters.com/business/davos/us-treasury-secretary-bessent-brushes-off-hysteria-over-greenland-2026-01-20/
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