Trump Bored Of Peace; Leftists Surge 2026 Midterms w/ Alexis Goldstein, Anabel Mendoza, Junaid Ahmed
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Takeaways
- ❖The Trump administration initiated a war against Iran, assassinating its Supreme Leader and bombing a girls' school, despite Pentagon reports of no imminent threat and a recent Iranian offer for a more restrictive nuclear deal.
- ❖The war is framed as illegal, lacking congressional or UN consultation, and driven by Israeli lobbying, with only 21-27% public support.
- ❖Progressive congressional candidates Alexis Goldstein (MD-6), Annabel Mendoza (IL-7), and Junaid Ahmed (IL-8) are running on platforms advocating for Medicare for All, affordable housing, immigrant rights, and an end to US military aid to Israel, often against wealthy, corporate-funded opponents.
- ❖Candidates emphasize grassroots organizing and refusing corporate/APAC money as crucial to their campaigns.
- ❖The hosts suggest the 'Epstein class' and 'capitalist class' are acting with urgency, recognizing a loss of public opinion, leading to aggressive actions like the Iran war.
Insights
1Trump's Unjustified War on Iran
The Trump administration launched a "meandering war" against Iran, assassinating its Supreme Leader and bombing an Iranian girls' school. This occurred despite a Pentagon assessment that Iran was not planning to attack the United States. The hosts characterize this as an illegal act without congressional approval or clear objectives, driven by Israeli lobbying.
Donald Trump launches a meandering war against Iran. Iranian supreme leader killed. other members of the Iranian uh leadership killed... Pentagon says there were no no evidence Iran was planning to attack the United States. (, ) 153 dead from a US attack on an Iranian girls school. () Netanyahu successfully lobbyed the Trump administration... to get more United States uh involvement in this bombing campaign in Iran. ()
2Iran's Unacknowledged Nuclear Offer
Oman's Prime Minister revealed that Iran had offered the Trump regime a deal going "further than the JCPOA," agreeing to "zero stockpiling" of enriched nuclear material and full IAEA verification. This proposal would prevent bomb creation, but was apparently ignored or misunderstood by the US administration.
Oman's prime minister reveals Iran had just offered the Trump regime that it would go further than the JCPOA. () Iran went even further than the JCPOA did uh in that they weren't talking about temporarily shutting down their program... but they would not stockpile it. () The single most important achievement I believe is the agreement that Iran will never ever have a nuclear material that will create a bomb... zero stockpiling and full verification. ()
3Progressive Challenge to Corporate Money in Politics
Three congressional candidates (Alexis Goldstein, Annabel Mendoza, Junaid Ahmed) are running on platforms that reject corporate PAC and APAC money, advocating for policies like Medicare for All, affordable housing, and an end to US military aid to Israel. They face significant financial opposition from wealthy incumbents and special interest groups, including crypto and AI lobbies.
Annabel Mendoza: I'll never take a single penny from corporate packs or apex. Not now, not ever. But I want to be very clear that there are candidates up here who are bought and sold. () Junaid Ahmed: Melissa Bean... supported by just about everything you can think of APAC has thrown millions and millions uh and to add to it it's a crypto that's come in it's AI that has come in. () Alexis Goldstein: I'm running against a billionaire and a megaillionaire in the Democratic primary. ()
4Immigrant Rights and Federal Overreach
Annabel Mendoza, an immigrant rights organizer, highlights the targeting of immigrant rights organizations and activists by the administration, and the mass deaths in for-profit detention facilities. Alexis Goldstein notes increased ICE activity in her district, causing fear and economic hardship for small businesses and residents.
Annabel Mendoza: this administration has placed a target on different immigrant rights organizations... who are speaking out against ICE. () Alexis Goldstein: increased ICE activity in northern Montgomery County... people aren't scared to go to the grocery store. ()
Quotes
"How dare you call an offensive bombing campaign against a sovereign nation under the guise of uh it being defensive? How dare you call that a war? Because that's the line now. That's how much we've devolved."
"The single most important achievement I believe is the agreement that Iran will never ever have a nuclear material that will create a bomb."
"I'll never take a single penny from corporate packs or apex. Not now, not ever. But I want to be very clear that there are candidates up here who are bought and sold."
"If we can spend $170 billion on ICE and CBP in the last appropriations bill, we absolutely can fund affordable housing."
"Melissa Bean... she was part of the finance oversight committee she left Congress the next day she took on the job of the CEO with the exact same industry that she was expected to oversee."
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