Trump lays the groundwork for a massive Iran escalation, Netanyahu plays the weapons-of-mass-destruction card, and North Korean hackers pull off the largest heist in history.
Tommy and Ben read the tea leaves on whether Trump will ramp up the war in Iran after the midterms, taking into account Benjamin Netanyahu’s campaign to re-escalate, the “insane” war plans being drawn up, and Tucker Carlson’s warnings of a nuclear apocalypse. They also take a look at the post-election landscape in Israel, including aspiring prime minister Gadi Eisenkot’s uphill, politically thorny battle to form a government, Netanyahu’s attempts to delegitimize the election results, and Trump’s surprise announcement on halting military aid to Israel. Then: how North Korea’s massive crypto heist is a sign of things to come, Trump’s push for Russia to sell gas to Europe via pipelines in Ukraine, Xi Jinping’s sweeping purge of Chinese elites, and Trump’s weird nonchalance about China’s alleged spying on NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang.
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