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"Tell me how this ends?" In an emergency Iran-edition of the Washington Roundtable from @newyorker.com, @janemayer.bsky.social @sbg1.bsky.social and I dig into the rationales, the blind spots, the finances, and the key lessons from Vietnam to Iraq and beyond swap.fm/l/tny-tps-Awdxs

What Could Go Wrong, or Right, in a War with Iran The foreign-policy analyst Karim Sadjadpour on what it would mean for the United States to pursue regime change in Iran, once again.

For what lies ahead in Iran, listen to David Remnick's interview (posted Friday) with Karim Sadjadpour, who has long predicted "the autumn of the ayatollahs" but warns "The last two decades has proven that we don't have the ability to dictate our preferred outcome." www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...

The problem with billionaire power goes far beyond Epstein - LSE Review of Books Stinking Rich by scholar Carl Rhodes and The Haves and Have-Yachts by journalist Evan Osnos examine the problem of billionaire power that undermines democracy.

NEW: The problem with billionaire power goes far beyond Epstein.

Stinking Rich by @profcarlrhodes.bsky.social @brisunipress.bsky.social & The Haves and Have-Yachts by @eosnos.bsky.social @newyorker.com @simonandschuster.bsky.social reveal how billionaires undermine democracy.

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Maybe a good moment to listen to this podcast on the historical pattern in which a frantic autocrat--advised by only cowering, compromised toadies--waddles into a flood of self-destructive choices. Mussolini invaded Ethiopia, then allied with Hitler, and so on www.newyorker.com/podcast/poli...

What Happens When a Megalomaniac Begins to Fail The historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat on Donald Trump and “autocratic backfire.”

Fascinating history of strongmen: The dopamine hit from power and impunity is intoxicating, but, craving a bigger hit, you go nuts -- and you lose the public. That's "autocratic backfire." With @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social @sbg1.bsky.social @janemayer.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/podcast/poli...

What happens when speaking truth to power becomes a crime?

A conversation with Mark Clifford and Evan Osnos on Jimmy Lai and the cost of free expression.

Feb 18, 6:30 PM. Hybrid.

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The End Of Epstein's Ring Being Protected w/ Evan Osnos YouTube video by Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast

It’s time to name names

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Jeffrey Epstein’s Bonfire of the Élites His correspondence illuminates a rarefied world in which money can seemingly buy—or buy off—virtually anything, and ethical qualms are for the weak-minded.

In the Epstein era "wealth and ostentation are all too often associated w/ social status, unchecked privilege, and unaccountability...money can seemingly buy—or buy off—virtually anything, and ethical qualms are for the weak-minded." by @johncassidysays.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...

Keep pushing Norm.

This cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US — and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.

The Troublemaker: How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire...and China's Most Feared Critic - Mark Clifford in Conversation with Evan Osnos Elebash Recital Hall

China hands in NYC Feb 18: Come hear the amazing story of Jimmy Lai: "billionaire businessman...who became China’s most famous political prisoner." I'll interview biographer @marklclifford.bsky.social who heads
@thecfhk.bsky.social Details @cuny.edu's @biographyctr www.gc.cuny.edu/events/troub...

From 9/11 to Minneapolis: How ICE Became a Paramilitary Force Podcast Episode · The Political Scene | The New Yorker · 01/30/2026 · 30m

A masterclass by @vermontgmg.bsky.social
on how ICE/CBP became so specifically incompetent and violent. Unintelligent design--capped off by a fateful order from Stephen Miller. w @janemayer.bsky.social @sbg1.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

Public outrage, sustained attention, and effort by elected officials can together make a real difference.

Does China’s Military Purge Raise the Risk Over Taiwan? (with Evan Osnos)

Talked about Xi Jinping, Taiwan, etc with Jon Finer and Jake Sullivan, who've met with a lot of senior Chinese officials, including (now-purged) Gen. Zhang Youxia. Zhang stood out for going off-script open.spotify.com/show/6Df7AyU...

A government can only go to war against its citizens if it can afford to ignore them. The road to Minneapolis ran through the gilded line-up beside Trump at Inauguration. Oligarchy is the timely topic this Fri/Sat at an amazing event, details here @ucirvine.bsky.social
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Wow. A moment in Robert Worth's dispatch from Minneapolis. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September:

Thousands of protesters shut down parts of Minneapolis and St. Paul on Friday as hundreds of businesses closed their doors. David Guttenfelder/The New York Times

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The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:

A Stark Warning About the 2026 Election, with Robert Kagan Podcast Episode · The Political Scene | The New Yorker · 01/16/2026 · 43m

Bone chilling, but important episode for all to listen… super important. Thank you for making my weekend, peppered with expertise, knowledge and most importantly, humor and the laughter, @janemayer.bsky.social, @eosnos.bsky.social and @sbg1.bsky.social 🙏🙏

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Opinion | Local Newspapers Are Closing. Local News Is Surviving.

Local Newspapers Are Closing. Local News Is Surviving. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...

Is Donald Trump Creating the Conditions for Another World War? “What you’re seeing both abroad and at home are completely optional conflicts created by the character of the President,” Jane Mayer says.

I can't remember the last time that a political conversation hit me harder than this week's roundtable on Venezuela, Minneapolis, and the blaring alarms of history. With my amazing colleagues @janemayer.bsky.social and @sbg1.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/podcast/poli...

So excited to watch The Political Scene taping their weekly show live at @harvardiop.bsky.social with the amazing @sbg1.bsky.social @janemayer.bsky.social and @eosnos.bsky.social talking about one year since Trump's election.

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The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.

Take 22 minutes to watch this. Trust me. The end of USAID through the story of a baby named Jane Sunday. "We've found the formula and we delivered it. And then we took it away," says @agawande.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

We're answering listener questions this week in a special 2026 Midterms preview on The Political Scene podcast from @newyorker.com So, what issues/personae/themes do you wonder about and why? What perplexes? Send us a voice memo at themail@newyorker.com, with “midterms” in the subject line.

Jimmy Kimmel and the Power of Public Pressure Podcast Episode · The Political Scene | The New Yorker · 09/27/2025 · 44m

Please listen. Super smart, inspiring and practical. And it doesn't rely on the Democratic Party... @janemayer.bsky.social @eosnos.bsky.social @sbg1.bsky.social @hardymerriman.bsky.social
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People keep asking “What can we do?” Our podcast guest, Hardy Merriman, studies resistance movements and has many suggestions.

Jimmy Kimmel and the Power of Public Pressure Podcast Episode · The Political Scene | The New Yorker · 09/27/2025 · 44m

The successful public backlash against silencing Jimmy Kimmel contains some big lessons on what works in the face of autocracy, as expert Hardy Merriman explains in this fascinating episode with my co-hosts @janemayer.bsky.social @sbg1.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...