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It’s time to get DeProgrammed! Join political cartoonist Ted Rall and CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou, who bring you incisive analysis on today’s most urgent issues. Today, Ted and John dive into the latest developments shaking everything from economics to a fallen rap baron.
Trump makes a bold move to double tariffs on steel imports to 50%, an attempt to reindustrialize the Rust Belt while supporting Biden’s stalled Nippon Steel-US Steel partnership in Pittsburgh, drawing $14 billion in investment. Will this acquisition, justified under trade laws but contested for Trump’s referring to immigration and drug trafficking, revive the steel industry or fall flat?
Next, immigration takes center stage as the Supreme Court allows Trump administration to end Biden-era humanitarian legal protections from 500,000 immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, paving the way toward mass deportations. Additionally, ICE has escalated entrapment at courthouses, nabbing migrants immediately after the government drops deportation charges. Will people stop showing up?
We pivot to the Iran talks, where Gulf leaders are pushing Iran to engage while pushing the US to restrain Israel, as Israel itself faces growing pressure from Europe over Gaza.
Finally, the Sean Combs trial continues as testimony from his ex-assistant “Mia” described severe emotional distress and alleged assaults—but defense attorney Brian Steel is challenging her via her social media posts and texts from 2016. The sex trafficking and racketeering trial reminds us that we are not past the point of he-says-she-says. Tune in for unfiltered, hard-hitting commentary that cuts through the noise, unpacking these stories with the sharp wit and outsider perspective only Rall and Kiriakou can provide.
