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Editor and CEO, Zeteo Author, ‘Win Every Argument’ British-American

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Editor and CEO, Zeteo Author, ‘Win Every Argument’ British-American

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Mehdi Hasan

“The Nobel Prize and a Testy Phone Call: How the Trump-Modi Relationship Unraveled” Fascinating piece about how the once-super-close Modi/Trump friendship has fallen apart over Pakistan, and of course, due to both men’s egos - especially Trump’s!

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“President Homelander” - @radiofreetom.bsky.social

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“This Week in Democracy – Week 32: 'Maybe We Like a Dictator,' Says Wannabe Dictator Donald Trump” Zeteo's project to document the ongoing, pressing, week-by-week growth of authoritarianism in Donald Trump's second term.

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"Dangerous, Irrational, Illogical: RFK Jr. Has Put So Many Lives at Risk" The decision by Trump's extremist health secretary to restrict COVID vaccines & oust the CDC chief could be a death sentence for vulnerable Americans, writes John Harwood for Zeteo.

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"I had never seen anyone virtue-signal so gracefully, so effortlessly. I was like, 'I have to work with this guy.'" 😂😂😂😂 Meet Cory Booker's (fake) political consultant, played by Zeteo's very own @heycapello. "No one does it like Cory." zeteo.com/subscribe

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Ex-Israeli minister Danny Ayalon: "This is where Hamas is." Me: "Danny, where is the Israeli military headquarters?" Ayalon: "Tel Aviv." Me: "It's in the heart of Tel Aviv. So can a Palestinian group blow up all of Tel Aviv to get to [it]"? Ayalon: "No." Full interview: zeteo.com/p/danny-ayal...

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"Egypt Isn’t Starving Gaza – Israel Is" Debunking the latest lie from pro-Israel propagandists: Egypt could open its border crossing with Gaza anytime and end the Israeli-created famine in the Strip. Here's the truth.

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"A grand jury would indict a ham sandwich," then-Chief Judge of New York's Court of Appeals, Sol Wachtler, said in 1985. Oh. The. Irony.

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Me: "Anera is wrong? Christian Aid is wrong? The Danish Refugee Council is wrong? The Norwegian Refugee Council is wrong? Doctors Without Borders is wrong? Save the Children is wrong? Oxfam is wrong? 100 aid groups are all wrong? Do you realize how silly you sound?"

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“The recent change in the adult and children’s immunization schedule threaten the lives of the youngest Americans and pregnant people.” This should be one of the biggest scandals in America right now. And every Democrat should be loudly calling for RFK Jr’s resignation

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"Is Trump Embracing Socialism With His Intel Deal?" This is a huge opportunity for the left, writes @graceblakeley.substack.com for Zeteo. Because the question is not now 'big government or free markets?' It's 'who controls the economy – the elites or the people?' Must-read:

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This administration of extremists, quacks, and grifters continues to endanger the lives and health of millions

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The party that claims to care about law and order sends the military to pick up trash in DC but has nothing to say about the regular massacre of children in schools under than ‘thoughts and prayers.’

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Ex-Israeli minister Ayalon: "There is no famine in Gaza." Me: "Why does the IPC say there is a famine?" Ayalon: "The IPC changed the criteria." Me: "That's a lie. What criteria did they change?" Ayalon: "They changed many criteria." My full interview with Danny Ayalon: zeteo.com/p/danny-ayal...

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"When is everyone going to say we have had enough of Islam once and for all?" asks Loomer. Imagine a top ally of President Biden saying: "When is everyone going to say we have had enough of Judaism once and for all?" Would there be media silence? Wouldn't every Democrat be asked to denounce it?

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"ICE Gives No-Bid SUV Contract to Republican Donor with a History of Fraud" The $2.25M award for ICE recruitment vehicles seemed to go around normal contracting procedures. Read Jason Paladino's latest scoop for Zeteo:

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"Hold on, is it an accident or did you attack [the Nasser hospital] deliberately? You're telling me two different things at the same time."

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"Danny, Oct. 7th doesn't justify killing paramedics and then mass-grave burying them with their ambulances. That is a war crime." Watch my full heated interview with former Israeli deputy foreign minister Danny Ayalon on Gaza and more. Preview below. zeteo.com/p/danny-ayal...

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Watching Loomer harass & demonize individual Muslim government employees simply for being Muslims while the Democrats & 'liberal media' say nothing is a reminder of how mainstreamed & normalized anti-Muslim bigotry is in the US, across the spectrum. Imagine if these were Jewish or Black employees.

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Imagine if a top ally of President Biden had spent days on end, online, talking about exposing the ‘Zionist infiltrators inside the US government’ - how do you think the DC political & media establishments would have reacted? But it’s Muslims, & it’s Trump, so it’s all fine. 🤷🏽‍♂️

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"Why Did Pakistan Award 'Israel's Favorite US General' a Prestigious Medal?" Bestowing a medal on the very American general who has been so intimately involved in Israel’s holocaust of Gaza is beyond absurd, writes Fatima Bhutto for Zeteo:

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The antiwar president wants to change the Department of Defense’s name to the Department of War. 🤷🏽‍♂️

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"The Rohingya, Gaza, and Two Genocides the World Refuses to End" As I watch Gaza, I can't help but think about what's been inflicted on the Rohingya in Myanmar and the role Israel has played in it, writes Burmese activist Maung Zarni for Zeteo:

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Trump Administration Live Updates: President Removes Lisa Cook From Federal Reserve Board www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...

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A wave of authoritarianism is reshaping the world. Donald Trump isn’t leading it—he’s learning from it. See how he’s borrowing from his peers, such as Orban, Putin, Netanyahu, and Modi, in Zeteo’s new breakdown of the Global Authoritarian Playbook. Watch the full video: zeteo.com/p/the-global...

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If you’re doing a ‘double tap’ strike on a hospital, you’re a war criminal and a terrorist.

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This guy is the vice president, a venture capitalist, and a Yale Law grad. And completely ignorant about the basics of World War 2. Sheesh.

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"The Rule of Law in the US Just Took Its Last Breath" With the raid on Bolton's home, and the new investigations against top Democrats, we should be prepared for a new two-tiered system of laws. Rules for everyone else - but not for Trump. Another must-read for Zeteo from @kimwehle.bsky.social

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Every week, we at Zeteo compile a day by day list of Trump’s authoritarian excesses, abuses, law-breaking, fascism. He wants to flood the zone and numb us; we won’t let him. Read/share/subscribe:

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This will break you

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Trump taking a 10% stake in Intel for the government is yet another reminder that Dems, when in power, should stop being afraid of their own shadows and do whatever the f*ck they want and not worry about political norms or rules or conventions or media name calling.

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The number of people who told me last year that ‘it can’t get any worse for Gaza.’ But it always could get worse, things can always get worse- and they have. We are now witnessing an official, full-blown, US-approved famine in Gaza. Shameful.

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They get away with it not just because of a failing media but because Democrats are silent.

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"Zohran is bigger than Zohran, he's about the interest of people over the elite...over the interest of lobbies... he is a crack in the matrix." Anees to me on 'We're Not Kidding,' on the power of the Zohran Mamdani candidacy for mayor of NYC. Full show: zeteo.com/p/i-dont-giv...

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"Trump's America Is No Boiling Frog" The US president's authoritarian power grabs are coming so fast and furious the country is being flash frozen into fascism, writes Peter Rothpletz for Zeteo. Read/share/subscribe: zeteo.com/p/trumps-ame...

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From a retired senior Israeli general: www.972mag.com/israeli-inte...

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"How We Can Use Israeli Generals to Win the Argument on Gaza" My latest: Seven quotes from top Israeli military commanders that totally undermine and debunk pro-Israel propaganda on everything from apartheid to genocide. Read/subscribe/share: zeteo.com/p/how-we-can...

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Do you know how insane and infuriating it is to live in a country where one party claims, with media and public support, the mantle of being the ‘tough on crime’ party while its leader openly calls for convicted criminals to be released from prison ‘or else’?

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"Sometimes these celebrities that seem like they're these big people are very small. Because the measure of a person isn't celebrity...it's what you stand for. What are you willing to do for your fellow human?" Anees on the silence of DJ Khaled on Gaza, on my podcast: zeteo.com/p/i-dont-giv...

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"Why Did Meta’s AI Policy Let Chatbots Have ‘Sensual’ Conversations With Kids?" Forget the AI apocalypse: chatbots are already wreaking havoc, writes @jacobsilverman.com for Zeteo. But it’s not too late for Congress to try and bring tech companies to heel. Read/share/subscribe:

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I watched Nobody 2 tonight. So much mindless fun and action. Question: who would win in a fight? Hutch Mansell or John Wick?

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"Is there a reason of going up and down the escalator repeatedly?" Zeteo's @premthakker.bsky.social follows HSI and FBI agents as they go after... fare evaders in DC. And gets into a bit of a debate with a police sergeant. Watch/share/subscribe:

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1. We have normalized having a toddler in the White House who uses random " marks ("HOTTEST"?). How is any of the below normal? How are we okay with this? 2. We have a president who doesn't want us to cover, in our museums "how bad Slavery was". Was it not bad? Imagine if Reagan had said this? FFS

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"Little Amna Went to Get Water. An Israeli Drone Killed Her" Zeteo's newest contributor and Pulitzer Prize winner, Mosab Abu Toha, speaks to Amna al-Mufti's father about the murder of his 11-year-old daughter in Gaza - caught on video for all the world to see. zeteo.com/p/little-amn...

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Good

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"I don't give a shit what DJ Khaled thinks." Anees, the Palestinian-American rapper and musician, on Gaza, resistance, joy, political music, breaking down taboos, Zohran Mamdani, and more. Watch the full episode of the latest 'We're Not Kidding': zeteo.com/p/i-dont-giv...

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“Can you imagine if a Muslim judge on the Court had said Allah told him to side with Palestine?” For Zeteo, Alonso Gurmendi on the Christian Zionist ICJ judge who keeps backing Israel because “the End Times” are here. She should be removed, or forced to recuse:

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Good

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Once again, Trump ‘jokes’ about staying on in office beyond 2028 and canceling the next elections. But it’s just a joke, right? He’s just trolling us? Ok.

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"The Vice President Who Can’t Stop Taking Vacations" Zeteo breaks down the controversies surrounding Vance's 8 trips in 7 months – what could possibly go wrong for the tone-deaf, holidaying veep who wants to succeed Trump in 3 years?

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Please read this

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"The Latest Government Gift to Big Tech and Corporate Power" Lawmakers claim new age verification laws are about ‘child safety’ – but, in reality, they expand surveillance and silence dissent, writes for @taylorlorenz.bsky.social for Zeteo.

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Abolish ICE

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It’s not just Trump. Rubio is taking phone calls from Loomer. We are fucked as a country.

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If you’re under any illusions about what an authoritarian personality cult the GOP has become, they’re not hiding it:

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Good stuff here from @passantino.bsky.social and @status.news www.status.news/p/trump-puti...

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"This Week in Democracy – Week 30: DC Gets Troops While Putin Gets a Red Carpet" Follow Zeteo's project to document the ongoing, week-by-week growth of authoritarianism in Donald Trump's second term. Read/share/subscribe:

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“Putin Got a Red Carpet, Trump Got Nothing” The ‘dealmaker’ leaves Alaska summit with no deal – only humiliation, writes ⁦‪Aida Chavez‬⁩ for Zeteo.

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"Instead of being worried about the fingers he was missing, 16 years old, he kept pointing to his mouth & telling me to feed him. He had no fingers left on his hands, that had been blown away." A US doctor talked to me from Gaza City about starvation. Shocking testimony. zeteo.com/p/bombs-go-o...

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"EXCLUSIVE: Centrist Ruben Gallego Circulating Letter Pushing Trump to Investigate Israeli Settler Violence" The effort comes after Gallego and other Democrats have faced criticism for their responses to the US-backed Gaza genocide, writes @premthakker.bsky.social for Zeteo:

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Going live with two American doctors on the ground in Gaza City at 11am Eastern. Join us via our YouTube or Substack channels, for a Zeteo town hall and ask us/them your questions. Or via zeteo.com.

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The same Republicans and conservatives who have spent the past few days insisting we don’t mention Jan 6th because ‘it was four years ago!’ have also spent the past few weeks obsessing over the *2016* election and indicting Obama for treason.

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Trying to think how many long features and book deals would be signed off on if Biden had rambled like this about… grass.

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Under Biden and previous presidents, HSI agents were tasked with investigating drug and weapons smuggling, child exploitation, and human trafficking. Under Trump, they’re diverted onto doing whatever the hell this is. But supposedly Trump is the ‘tough on crime’ president. 🤷🏽‍♂️

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