Tommy Vietor and Ben Rhodes discuss late-breaking news that Russia and Ukraine may agree to a 30-day ceasefire, Canada’s new Prime Minister and the rapidly escalating trade war with the United States that he’ll inherit, and the final death knell for USAID. They also talk about the irrational anger at the Trump administration’s direct talks with Hamas, and the Anti-Defamation League’s ludicrous support of the arrest of a Columbia university student for his role in pro-Palestine protests. Then they cover the recent violence in Syria between the new government and pro-Assad loyalists, and the ICC arrest of Rodrigo Duterte, former President of the Philippines. Then Tommy speaks to journalist and System Update host Glenn Greenwald about the Trump administration’s attacks on free speech, a realistic end to the war in Ukraine, Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s new FBI leadership, and censorship in Brazil.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
4:36 - Ukraine War ceasefire
12:53 - New Canadian PM
28:10 - Ad break
31:25 - DOGE kills USAID
39:47 - Gaza updates
52:01 - Syria updates
55:59 - Duterte arrested
59:26 - Ad break
1:02:01 - Glenn Greenwald interview
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