Mehdi Hasan

It could be worse, John Fetterman could have chased after me with a gun.

Bari Weiss Is Going Full ‘Propaganda-Palooza’ With the Iran War The CBS News war coverage is going exactly as we thought it would. Plus, Gayle King goes 'all in' on Weiss, while CNN commentator Scott Jennings sucks up to her.

“Bari Weiss Is Going Full ‘Propaganda-Palooza’ With the Iran War”

Read our media columnist ⁦Justin Baragona’s latest scoops from inside pro-Israel, pro-war CBS News:

Trump Blurts Out Damning Iran Admission as MAGA Turns Harshly on Him As Trump accidentally reveals too much about his failure to plan for his war against Iran, a reporter who covers Trumpworld explains the real reasons MAGA is in such a fury over this developing fiasco...

"A lot of people in MAGA are thinking: You were supposed to be making war on the Twin Cities and Minnesota and Mexico! What are you doing with this invading Iran bullshit?"

On the pod, @swin24.bsky.social skewers the myth of antiwar MAGA. It's great stuff. Listen:
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First Draft: The Vote to Stop the War? Congress has a chance this week to block further US military action in Iran. Gavin Newsom says the A-word about Israel. And a clear victory for Democrat James Talarico in the Texas Senate primary.

“The Vote to Stop the War?”

Congress has a chance this week to block further US military action in Iran. Gavin Newsom says the A-word about Israel. And a clear victory for Democrat James Talarico in the Texas Senate primary.

Today’s First Draft:

Laura Loomer and the far-right ultra-hawks cheering on Trump in Iran Maga figures drown out opponents of conflict with loud support for the president

"Mark Levin, the rightwing radio host, has demanded critics of the war, such as Mehdi Hasan, the British-American broadcaster, be deported. He has also denounced California Democratic senator Adam Schiff as “the enemy within” and called Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib a “Marxist-Islamist psycho”."

Bibi’s Iran Goals Are Not Necessarily Trump’s Iran Goals Israel and the United States are united in pushing a brutal and illegal war that anti-Iran hawks in both countries have sought for decades. But, perhaps, not for long.

"Bibi’s Iran Goals Are Not Necessarily Trump’s Iran Goals"

Israel and the US are united in pushing a brutal and illegal war that anti-Iran hawks in both countries have sought for decades. But, perhaps, not for long, writes @attackerman.bsky.social for Zeteo:

Anti-vaxxers are bad parents. Not vaccinating your child is abuse.

We should eliminate all non-medical exemptions for vaccines.

Sorry, not sorry.

Scoop: U.S. ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee joked to embassy staff about procreating while sheltering in place on Tuesday in a memo one U.S. official described as “awkward” and “odd.”

The Pentagon Wants to Use AI to Kill People Without Checks. Is Anthropic Really Pushing Back? Anthropic’s rupture with the Pentagon has sparked public backlash and soaring support. But an AI ethics expert warns against 'falling for the theatrics.'

"The Pentagon Wants to Use AI to Kill People Without Checks. Is Anthropic Really Pushing Back?"

Anthropic’s fight with the DOD has sparked public backlash but an AI ethics expert warns against 'falling for the theatrics.

Important reporting from @taylorlorenz.bsky.social for Zeteo:

UK Green Party Surges Ahead of Starmer’s Labour in a New Poll The YouGov poll reflects a seismic shift happening in UK politics after the Greens won a historic victory in the Gorton and Denton by-election last week.

"UK Green Party Surges Ahead of Starmer’s Labour in a New Poll"

The YouGov poll reflects a seismic shift happening in UK politics after the Greens won a historic victory in the Gorton and Denton by-election last week.

First Draft: Israel First, America Second Trump’s madman war with Iran has led to Democrats finally coalescing around a new anti-war, Israel-critical stance, while Republicans flounder with no idea what they’re supposed to say.

"On Monday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio made the subtext the text: The US launched its already devastating war on Iran for… the sake of Israel."

Read @premthakker.bsky.social, especially on the Dems' surprisingly strong response, in today's Zeteo 'First Draft' morning newsletter.
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From Gaza to Iran, Children Have Always Been Sacrificed by Western Imperial Aims A US-Israeli strike on a elementary school in Minab reportedly killed at least 165 – mostly young girls who were only trying to learn.

"From Gaza to Iran, Children Have Always Been Sacrificed by Western Imperial Aims"

A US-Israeli strike on an elementary school in Minab reportedly killed at least 165 – mostly young girls who were only trying to learn, writes Fatima Bhutto for Zeteo:

This president has called members of the WHCA "scum", "fake news," "enemies of the people," and a female reporter "piggy." Just a year ago, the WHCA was criticizing Trump for undermining "the independence of a free press in the United States."
Now they're "happy" to host him.

By Killing Khamenei, the West Created a Martyr – and Mainstream Media Is Ignoring the Muslim Backlash Ali Khamenei was not Saddam Hussein or Muammar Gaddafi. Killing him will have religious reverberations throughout the Muslim world for years to come.

"By killing [Khamenei], the US and Israel didn’t just strike Iran’s government. They struck a spiritual leader with transnational religious authority – and created exactly the kind of martyr that galvanizes movements for generations." - fascinating and important piece by Iran scholar Narges Bajoghli

I actually owe Trump and Hegseth an apology. I mocked them for renaming the Department of Defense the Department of War, but they’ve sure made that new name an accurate one.

You cannot talk like this about any other minority in America.

And if it was any other president’s adviser who said something like this about any other minority, it’d be the instant end of their presidency.

From Gaza to Iran, Children Have Always Been Sacrificed by Western Imperial Aims A US-Israeli strike on a elementary school in Minab reportedly killed at least 165 – mostly young girls who were only trying to learn.

Read here: zeteo.com/p/gaza-iran-...

"Israel has destroyed not only the rules-based order but also obliterated the most basic rules of war – you don’t attack children."

@fbhutto.bsky.social reports on US‑Israeli attacks in Iran, where children are paying the deadly price of western imperialism.

A reminder that fascist Mussolini invaded Abyssinia partly to divert from domestic economic troubles at home.

Mandelson, Epstein, and the Lure of the Rich Donald Macintyre, who wrote a biography of Peter Mandelson, lays out the latter's links with Epstein, the challenge for Keir Starmer going forward, and the need to tackle corruption.

“Mandelson, Epstein, and the Lure of the Rich”

Donald Macintyre, who wrote a biography of Peter Mandelson, lays out the latter's links with Epstein, the challenge for Keir Starmer going forward, and the need to tackle corruption.

For Zeteo:

I Was a US Intelligence Analyst. Israel and the US Are Lying to You About Iran Debunking 7 key lies behind Trump and Netanyahu’s new Middle East regime change war.

“I Was a US Intelligence Analyst. Israel and the US Are Lying to You About Iran”

Debunking 7 key lies behind Trump and Netanyahu’s new Middle East regime change war.

Ex-US defense intelligence analyst Harrison Mann for Zeteo:

Iran, Epstein, and a New Mideast War: Mehdi and Experts React Learn everything you need to know about Trump’s second war in two months by watching this Zeteo town hall from today.

Watch the full conversation: zeteo.com/p/iran-epste...

“Every Republican president comes to office, cuts benefits for the poor, cuts taxes for the rich, raises prices, and then bombs a Middle East country.”

@mehdirhasan.bsky.social explains how Trump’s ‘anti-war’ campaign was a lie, noting the president has bombed seven countries in his second term.

"[The Republican Party] finally got their man to help them do [a regime change war in Iran]. A mentally desiccated, elderly racist game show host."

"We had a bunch of people who bought into this bullshit line that Donald Trump would be an antiwar candidate, Donald the Dove, it was bullshit, the people who fell for it should apologize today or hang their heads in shame." - me.

Our full discussion today: zeteo.com/p/iran-epste...

"I am not afraid to condition aid for Israel"

I challenged Rep. Seth Moulton, a Democrat running for the Senate in MA, on why he won't back the Block the Bombs Act, his view of Netanyahu, and his changed relationship with AIPAC.

Full interview: zeteo.com/p/moulton-ic...

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As I scroll through triumphal pro-war tweets, thinking about this image a lot today:

Is Donald Trump a foreign policy dove? If only | Mehdi Hasan Trump is surrounding himself with hawks so you can be assured that his will be a very hawkish administration

I think this piece of mine from November 2024 sadly aged well: