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Pentagon

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Why Democrats Are Melting Down Over Hasan Piker & MAGA’s Iran War Anxiety is Getting Worse
US politicsDemocratic PartyRepublican Party
Mar 30, 2026

Why Democrats Are Melting Down Over Hasan Piker & MAGA’s Iran War Anxiety is Getting Worse

Democrats are divided over engaging with controversial streamer Hasan Piker, while the MAGA movement grapples with internal conflict and the Trump administration's escalating, contradictory rhetoric on the Iran war, alongside a growing Christian nationalist influence in the Pentagon.

The Philip DeFranco Show
The Philip DeFranco Show
Todd Blanche’s Jaw-Dropping Ethics Violation (w/ Andrew Weissmann) | Illegal News
Government EthicsRule of LawDepartment of Justice
Mar 28, 2026

Todd Blanche’s Jaw-Dropping Ethics Violation (w/ Andrew Weissmann) | Illegal News

This episode exposes the alarming erosion of legal and ethical norms within the U.S. government, from questionable financial settlements and conflicts of interest to the Pentagon's attempts to control press access and the Department of Defense's coercive tactics against an AI company.

Bulwark Takes
Bulwark Takes
Is Trump Already Getting Tired of His Iran War? | Morning Chaser
US Foreign PolicyIran ConflictTrump Administration
Mar 10, 2026

Is Trump Already Getting Tired of His Iran War? | Morning Chaser

The hosts dissect the Trump administration's approach to the Iran conflict, arguing Trump is seeking an exit despite maximalist objectives, and then pivot to the emerging political and regulatory challenges of rapidly advancing AI.

Bulwark Takes
Bulwark Takes
Trump Made an Insane Bet on a Risky War (w/ Derek Thompson) | The Bulwark Podcast
Trump AdministrationForeign PolicyIran
Mar 5, 2026

Trump Made an Insane Bet on a Risky War (w/ Derek Thompson) | The Bulwark Podcast

Derek Thompson and Tim Miller dissect the Trump administration's foreign policy and domestic governance, revealing a pattern of executive overreach, transactional decision-making, and the weaponization of obscure legal statutes.

Bulwark Takes
Bulwark Takes
The Pentagon's AI Fight Was Never Just About Anthropic (w/ Hayden Field)
AI ethicsDefense contractingLethal autonomous weapons
Feb 28, 2026

The Pentagon's AI Fight Was Never Just About Anthropic (w/ Hayden Field)

A high-stakes conflict between the Pentagon and leading AI firm Anthropic over contract terms exposes fundamental disagreements on AI's military application, particularly regarding autonomous lethal weapons and mass surveillance.

Bulwark Takes
Bulwark Takes
AIs Push NUCLEAR WAR In 95% of Scenarios
AI safetyAnthropicPentagon
Feb 26, 2026

AIs Push NUCLEAR WAR In 95% of Scenarios

The Pentagon is pressuring leading AI safety company Anthropic to drop its ethical safeguards for military use, while AI models in simulations recommend nuclear strikes in 95% of scenarios and are already being used for government data breaches.

Breaking Points
Breaking Points
Nothing to see here, just chaos everywhere
InflationTariffsTrade Wars
Feb 18, 2026

Nothing to see here, just chaos everywhere

This episode exposes the economic fallout of trade wars, constitutional violations within the Pentagon, the political expediency of 'situational constitutionalism,' and a clinical analysis of Donald Trump's cognitive decline, alongside revelations of Steve Bannon's private concerns about Trump's fitness for office.

The David Pakman Show
The David Pakman Show
Republicans drop Trump as Noem impeachment is happening
US PoliticsFederal ReserveDonald Trump
Jan 14, 2026

Republicans drop Trump as Noem impeachment is happening

Republican senators are blocking Trump's Federal Reserve nominees due to a politicized probe into Jerome Powell, while DHS Secretary Christine Gnome faces impeachment over an ICE shooting and other alleged abuses.

The David Pakman Show
The David Pakman Show