Iran has scored a major blow to Trump in the midterms tsunami that is throwing the reeling US administration into panic mode as Netanyahu holds an emergency meeting to begin for another round of war. Is Trump TACOing or is the US trying to lull Iran to sleep before major escalation? Patrick Henningsen and Col. Lawrence Wilkerson join the show for a full round of geopolitical analysis amid post-election fallout.
Joe Kent and Prof. Glenn Diesen on post-midterm desperation and whether Israel could escalate to a nuclear strike on Iran. Kent is the former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, who resigned in March 2026 due to the war against Iran.
Timeline:
00:00:00 Kent says voters have rejected the Iran war
00:03:02 Could Israel draw the U.S. back into the conflict?
00:09:33 Iran's retaliation risk and the limits of escalation
00:14:03 Military capacity, blockade costs, and the nuclear danger
00:20:19 How Gulf infrastructure could widen the war
00:25:26 A shifting Middle East and the future of U.S. security guarantees
00:32:32 Could Washington and Tehran cooperate against jihadists?
00:37:24 Kent's account of U.S. policy and unintended consequences
00:42:33 Why Kent calls Iran pragmatic and negotiable
00:45:10 Trump's remaining opportunity to end the war
The late Marty Rosenblatt, MS, was a computational physicist who spent his career working in the military and industrial sectors. He was the president of the Applied Precognition Project.
In this video rebooted from 2016, he traces the origin of his work in applied precognition to the development of “remote viewing” and its use by the U.S. military intelligence establishment in the mid-1970s. He specifically points to the associative remote viewing (ARV) methodology used for financial forecasting. Several published studies have used this methodology successfully for financial forecasting. He discusses some paradoxes associated with precognition and how he, personally, has come to resolve them.
Trump's political troubles are mounting, America's political landscape is shifting, and the consequences could reshape the global balance of power.
In this special post-November election episode of Silk and Steel, Carl Zha welcomes back returning guest Einar Tangen, Senior Fellow at CICG, to examine the political fallout in Washington and what it means for America, China, and the rest of the world.
The discussion explores how Trump's promises of peace and lower prices have collided with the realities of war, inflation, and growing public dissatisfaction. With Democrats gaining ground in the election, the question is no longer simply who won — but what happens next to Trump's presidency and the Republican Party.
As Washington becomes increasingly unpredictable, China may find itself in an increasingly advantageous position. While America alienates allies and struggles with domestic political divisions, China's economic stability, industrial capacity, and long-term planning could become increasingly attractive to countries looking for predictability.
Former Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Aguilar and former CIA analyst Ray McGovern tell Danny Haiphong that JD Vance blamed the Iran war for the Republican midterm losses, while Trump is still talking about a large strike on Iran. They also take up an Israeli warning that Iran is considering chemical weapons, and Aguilar says he still expects major fighting to restart before the new Congress meets on 3 January 2027.
Timeline:
00:00:00 News update and escalation
00:04:57 Analysis of congressional war funding and the executive branch's role
00:13:37 Chemical weapons accusations and criticism of General Jack Keane
00:20:39 Potential for military escalation and Netanyahu's political motivations
00:34:48 Military planning, resource constraints, and the reality of the war
00:48:21 The potential for an off-ramp, nuclear war, and intelligence assessments
00:56:54 Final thoughts on the future of the war post-midterms
Pepe Escobar says Vladimir Putin phoned Iran’s No. 2, Mohsen Rezaei, directly and spoke with him for 97 minutes; China and Pakistan called afterwards. Host Zulfiqar Ali, citing a person in the room, says Rezaei then formally rejected the US offer and came back to Iran’s seven points. Ali also says two strike routes are “completely locked.” Neither the Kremlin nor Tehran has confirmed the call or the rejection.
Sourcing note: The call and the rejection come from a person in the room, as described by Pepe Escobar and by the host, and cannot be independently verified. Escobar says on the recording: “We don’t have the details of what they discussed.”
Timeline:
00:06:12 The call: Putin phones Iran’s No. 2, per Pepe Escobar
00:06:56 Why Escobar calls it “mind-blowing”: Putin’s calls “never last more than half an hour”
00:08:31 China and Pakistan call afterwards
00:23:42 Rezaei “rejected the U.S. offer formally… came back to the 7 points”, per the host
00:28:04 “You signed it as well” — Ali on Iran’s position
00:30:51 Can Trump still strike? Ali: two routes “completely locked”
Stanislav Krapivnik with The Duran on Ukraine's last defensive line and Kiev turning on itself.
Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction with Stanislav Krapivnik
00:01:02 Ukraine negotiations and a new phase of the conflict
00:02:26 Why Dobropillia fell so quickly
00:05:11 Four directions for the Russian advance
00:06:32 Dry autumn, mud season and isolated Ukrainian forces
00:09:09 Azov counteroffensive and photo op losses
00:11:13 Failed counterattack from Sloviansk
00:12:49 Zaporozhye encirclement and Dnieper crossings
00:14:52 Russian artillery dominance and salami slicing
00:15:39 ISW claims, the Kharkov pocket and Sumy
00:18:03 The Dobropillia flower and open fields
00:20:28 Ruhr comparison and the ISW narrative
00:22:47 Is Kiev the next target? Left bank Ukraine
00:24:47 Strikes on the Dnieper bridges and logistics collapse
00:29:03 Locomotives, Carpathian tunnels and Ukraine's diesel problem
00:30:35 Biletsky, Azov and the transitional houses scandal
00:40:41 An inside leak and a regime turning on itself
00:43:59 Budanov implicated and the power struggle in Kiev
00:45:39 Russian air dominance, Geran 5 and Patriot costs
00:54:33 Peace talks, Oreshnik and Russia's diesel supply
Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH, is a physician, author, and chief scientific officer of The Wellness Company. His most recent book is "Vaccines: Mythology, Ideology, and Reality," co-authored with John Leake.
The US midterm elections delivered a crushing defeat for the Republicans, and Alex argues this was a punishment vote against Trump over Iran, inflation and gas prices rather than a mandate for the Democrats. Alex also covers Zelensky's surprising admission that Russia is producing too many weapons, the massive Russian missile strikes that plunged Kiev into darkness, Merz's new 11.6 billion euro package, the Tusk tribunal standoff in Poland and Melania Trump's ceasefire push ahead of the Abu Dhabi talks. Will a Democrat Congress change anything in Washington, and who is really behind Europe's strange supermarket freezer hack?
Timeline:
00:00:00 Trump reacts to the midterm defeat
00:00:22 Democrats sweep the House and Senate
00:02:15 A vote against Trump, not for the Democrats
00:04:08 Trump blames everyone but himself
00:05:13 What a Democrat Congress means for Ukraine and Iran
00:07:49 A punishment election and the Starmer comparison
00:09:40 Trump on Iran, gas prices and Russian energy sanctions
00:12:33 Clown world wins and Lindsey Graham's mixed night
00:14:52 Why Trump should have walked away from Project Ukraine
00:17:22 Massive Russian missile strikes leave Kiev in the dark
00:21:27 Zelensky in Germany and Merz's 11.6 billion package
00:25:54 Zelensky admits Russia is not running out of weapons
00:28:54 Tusk, Nawrocki and the constitutional tribunal standoff
00:33:20 Abu Dhabi talks, Medinsky and Melania's ceasefire push
00:38:02 Clown world: Carney, Budanov and the freezer hack mystery
Douglas Macgregor tells Glenn Diesen that Germany has not been a sovereign state since 1945, that the loss of cheap gas and the closing of factories are destroying the economy, and that parliamentary tricks will not keep the AfD out forever. He says the United States is about to attack Iran again without a strategic reason, that the defense budget should be cut in half, and that Iran, Turkey, and China will shape the Middle East once Washington's position there is gone.
Timeline:
00:00:00 Germany's political crisis and the AfD's rise
00:03:22 Energy costs, deindustrialization, and German sovereignty
00:05:12 Wagenknecht, the AfD, and possible political alliances
00:07:50 European nationalist movements and US influence
00:10:27 Macgregor's claims about US institutions and European politics
00:13:26 Why he favors a more regional European order
00:16:18 The limits of a unified European identity
00:19:28 Regional security zones and the future of Europe
00:21:30 Ukraine diplomacy and the US midterms
00:25:51 US debt, the unipolar moment, and military priorities
00:30:03 How drones and electronic warfare are changing combat
00:33:27 Defense spending, inflation, and the case for retrenchment
00:35:20 Tactical nuclear weapons and escalation risks
00:38:09 Iran, US influence, and the Middle East's future
00:40:17 Turkey's role as US influence recedes
James Corbett's Sunday(?) Update for November 4 covers three stories. He says governments in the UK, Germany, France, Sweden, Ireland, the EU, Japan, and the United States are telling people to stockpile and prepare for cyberattacks, supply shocks, and grid failure, and he treats that campaign as fear meant to keep the public compliant.
He says Australia's Bureau of Meteorology conceded errors in its historical temperature records after an independent audit found 110 years of one-way warming adjustments at Sydney Observatory, and he points to similar claims about US and UK records. He then describes elections in the US, Israel, and Brazil as a ritual that, in his telling, changes nothing.
Pepe Escobar with Zulfiqar Ali on Transition Protocol. Sources say Pickaxe Mountain, the Iranian site Trump says the US may strike, is empty, its materials moved to a highly secure location fewer than five people know. Escobar says a strike would hit "a mega, mega mountain for nothing."
Ali's Iranian contacts say "multiple warheads" are locked onto Dimona. Escobar describes a Saudi prince's warning in Tehran and a ghost Italian jet, and a contact close to Mohsen Rezaei says "flat-out no" to the deal reports.
The Pickaxe Mountain report is Transition Protocol's own sourcing and cannot be independently verified.
Timeline:
00:05:56 The empty mountain, a TP exclusive
00:07:37 Italy's ghost jet at Mehrabad: a plea to spare Aviano and Sigonella?
00:15:25 Oil fell on deal reports. A contact close to Rezaei: "flat-out no."
00:19:14 "Multiple warheads, many angles": what Iran's contacts say about Dimona
00:38:23 A Saudi prince in Tehran: "Turkey next. Then us."
Scott Ritter discusses his reaction to Tucker Carlson's nuclear Iran warning and the secret US combat operation underway during midterm elections that threatens a wider war in the Middle East.
Scott Ritter is a former US Marine Corps Intelligence Officer and UN Weapons Inspector.
Russia has just launched what may be its biggest mega strike of the entire conflict, hitting five major power plants and crippling Ukraine's energy grid as winter approaches. Alexander breaks down the Geran 5 drone now flying at 1,000 kilometers an hour, analyst Ben Aris's case that Russia now outproduces America and the conflict has reached its endgame, Azov's sudden disappearance from the Donbass after the Kiev detention scandal, and Vladimir Medinsky's hardline mission at the Abu Dhabi talks. With the Dnieper bridges next in line, is Ukraine's army in the east running out of time?
Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro and Midterms on Hold
00:00:27 Russia's Biggest Mega Strike So Far
00:06:02 Five Power Plants and Substations Hit
00:07:36 Zatoka Bridge Near Odessa Struck Again
00:09:54 Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih Plants Devastated
00:12:08 Russia Masters Combined Strike Coordination
00:15:38 Geran 5 Now Flies at 1,000 KM per Hour
00:20:57 Kinzhal and Oreshnik Return Expected
00:22:17 No Rasputitsa: Why the Front Is Quiet
00:24:58 Orikhiv, Omelnik and a Possible Counteroffensive
00:27:47 Lyman, Kharkov and the Battle for Liptsy
00:35:03 Ben Aris: Russia Outproduces America
00:43:07 Industrial Imbalance and the Endgame
00:45:24 Azov Vanishes From the Donbass
00:52:07 Kiev Detention Basement and Budanov Admission
01:01:13 Azov as a State Within the State
01:06:52 Emergency Ministry Hack Mystery
01:09:24 Medinsky to Lead Russia at Abu Dhabi Talks
01:15:22 Lavrov on Europe's Security Architecture
01:23:01 Tucker Carlson Iran Claims Cloud the Talks
Pepe Escobar on Glenn Diesen on how Brazil defeated what he calls the mother of all hybrid wars.
Pepe Escobar is a journalist, a political analyst, and author.
00:00 Glenn Diesen introduces Pepe Escobar and Brazil's election 05:48 WhatsApp networks and voter mobilization 09:30 Brazil's election in the Western Hemisphere context 14:27 Why Escobar says Brazil is strategically important 17:02 The coalition Escobar sees behind Bolsonaro's campaign 21:13 Digital organizing, street protests, and political resistance 23:11 Brazil's role in BRICS and multipolarity 26:08 Escobar's account of Flávio Bolsonaro's departure 34:21 How US election politics could shape the next chapter 36:10 Lula, Brazil's foreign ministry, and BRICS policy 40:28 Brazil's political identity and Lula's domestic challenges 44:05 Possible pressure on Brazil and closing remarks
Russia just launched its biggest drone strike yet, 1,400 drones in 48 hours, while Zelensky courted Erdogan in Istanbul and Trump floated a Miami G20 summit with Putin that the Kremlin flatly rejected. In this episode we break down Peskov's hardened line ahead of the Abu Dhabi talks, the split inside Washington over Project Ukraine, and why Starshield and Elon Musk's SpaceX could become the next flashpoint. Will the West push Turkey to open the Dardanelles and bring NATO warships into the Black Sea this winter?
The Duran: Episode 2664 00:00:00 Zelensky Meets Erdogan as Trump Floats Miami Summit 00:01:02 Russia's Record 1,400 Drone Strike on Ukraine 00:02:17 Why Zelensky Rejects Any Real Ceasefire 00:03:43 Peskov Hardens the Kremlin Line Before Abu Dhabi 00:05:17 Putin Says No to a Miami Trilateral 00:06:21 Xi Jinping Distances China From Ukraine Talks 00:07:15 The Split Inside Washington Over Project Ukraine 00:10:16 Winter Escalation and the PAC 3 Shortfall 00:11:48 Starshield, Musk and the Risk to SpaceX 00:14:30 Dardanelles and a Black Sea Naval Showdown
Catherine Austin Fitts on Danny Jones on Kushner, Epstein, black budgets, and a banker's breakaway civilization.
Catherine Austin Fitts is an investment banker and former Bush administration official known for her critiques of government finance and advocacy for transparent economic systems. She later established Solari, Inc., and publishes The Solari Report, offering insights into global finance and governance.
OUTLINE 00:00 - Catherine's fight against mortgage fraud 03:28 - The central bank reset led by BlackRock 08:32 - Dillon, Read & Co.'s yearly predictions of pump & dump schemes 15:27 - The Big Short & fact vs. fiction in Hollywood 22:43 - HUD's housing budget, space funding & the black budget 24:25 - Catherine's claims about mind control & financial fraud 31:17 - Catherine says she was poisoned 8 times 35:41 - Electronic harassment, non-lethal weapons & spiritual warfare 43:56 - Why wealthy people seek second passports & homes abroad 48:00 - Who owns the Federal Reserve banks? 50:35 - Howard Lutnick, Epstein & the whistleblower's death 54:01 - Chronology of Epstein, Lutnick & 9/11 01:02:42 - The Clinton Foundation & the Enron coverup 01:07:19 - Catherine's theory of Epstein's intelligence ties & mind-control funding 01:17:45 - JPMorgan & Madoff, Epstein's brain research & spoon bending 01:26:09 - Jared Kushner's wealth & Vectors of Grift 01:32:55 - Bubble economics: Americans are financing their own prison 01:41:26 - The GENIUS Act, tokenized stocks & the stablecoin control grid 01:52:06 - Automating the "third lock" in financial transactions 01:59:11 - Why they're building so many data centers 02:02:42 - How to invest your money today 02:13:12 - The "People Bank," family wealth & independent income 02:23:45 - Homeschooling, co-ops & alternatives to government schools 02:26:44 - Operation Fortress, microreactors & why cash matters 02:30:17 - AI doomsday scenarios & who is funding China 02:37:06 - X is a honey trap & Elon's real plan for DOGE 02:45:01 - Starlink in Ukraine & Catherine's theory of the Iran operation 02:47:41 - Iran, China's borrowing costs & control of global energy 02:56:34 - Breakaway civilizations, disclosure & billionaire longevity 03:04:28 - Solari, Coming Clean & personal financial planning
Belgium's government has collapsed, with Prime Minister Bart De Wever handing his resignation to King Philippe after budget talks failed to close a 10 billion euro hole. Alex breaks down why Belgium is trapped by debt, the euro and sky high energy prices, why Brussels is openly backing Tusk in Poland, Zelensky's Patriot plea to Trump on Fox News, the Witkoff and Kushner plan to sell Russian gas into Europe, and Bulgaria's big win for Iliana Iotova. If Project Ukraine is bankrupting the very heart of the EU, which country falls next?
Episode 2226 00:00:00 Trump's Vietnam comments and intro from Athens 00:00:53 Belgium PM De Wever resigns to King Philippe 00:04:02 Two scenarios for Belgium's government 00:04:53 Belgium's debt, deficit and energy trap 00:07:31 Euroclear and why defeating Russia is existential for the EU 00:09:39 Brussels openly backs Tusk in Poland 00:12:29 Massive Russian drone strike on Ukraine 00:13:35 Medvedev mocks Tusk's Russian bots claim 00:15:38 Zelensky's Patriot offer to Trump on Fox News 00:18:36 Zelensky's October claims and the four propaganda pillars 00:21:58 Julia Mendel debunks Zelensky
