In this episode, Charlie and Peter Erickson discuss the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, the risks of NATO intervention, the dangers of escalating rhetoric, the West's shifting military capabilities, American and European attitudes toward Russia, the Israel-Gaza crisis, and what a collapsing U.S. system might mean for the world. Plus: brief commentary on Sudan and the limits of American influence today.

Timestamps:

00:00 – Introduction & Today’s Headlines00:55 – The Fall of Pokrovsk and Minnigrad: What It Means for Ukraine04:15 – Is This a Turning Point in the Ukraine War?09:42 – The Risk of NATO Intervention & Escalation to Nuclear Conflict20:47 – Can the West Outproduce Russia? The State of EU & U.S. Military Industrial Complex29:05 – Russophobia, Demonization, & Western Media Narratives41:16 – Israel-Gaza War: Comparing Rhetoric, Policy, and Moral Dilemmas49:52 – Who Truly Holds Power? Assassinations, Blackmail, and International Influence58:33 – U.S. Government Shutdown: Fallout at Home and Abroad1:08:07 – Brief: Sudan’s Crisis & Why the World Watches Some Disasters, Not Others

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