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Connecting the dots behind the headlines. 💙 Pro-Democracy news for busy people. youtube.com/@askraphaela Socials: askraphaela.com

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REAL TALK: How War With Iran Will Be Completely Different Than War With Iraq Or Afghanistan
YouTube video by Ask Raphaela REAL TALK: How War With Iran Will Be Completely Different Than War With Iraq Or Afghanistan

REAL TALK: How War With Iran Will Be Completely Different Than War With Iraq Or Afghanistan

Video: youtu.be/hZ-v2awmT8I

#Iran #MiddleEastConflict #ProxyWar #StraitOfHormuz #USForeignPolicy #Geopolitics #MilitaryAnalysis #GlobalSecurity #EnergyCrisis #AskRaphaela

19.02.2026 21:11 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
BEHIND THE HEADLINES: Let's Talk About Why We Are Really 'Going To War' With Iran.
YouTube video by Ask Raphaela BEHIND THE HEADLINES: Let's Talk About Why We Are Really 'Going To War' With Iran.

BEHIND THE HEADLINES: Let's Talk About Why We Are Really 'Going To War' With Iran.

Video: youtu.be/7SBawZBGYAY

#USIran #Netanyahu #IranNuclearDeal #JCPOA #StraitOfHormuz #MiddleEastCrisis #Geopolitics #IsraelUS #OilMarkets #MilitaryBuildUp #ForeignPolicy #IranMissiles #GlobalEnergy

19.02.2026 15:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The onoes that I chose are linked at the top of askraphaela.com

18.02.2026 18:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
REAL TALK: How To Protect Your Phone + Laptop From 🧊. 3 Tools Everyone Should Have ASAP.
YouTube video by Ask Raphaela REAL TALK: How To Protect Your Phone + Laptop From 🧊. 3 Tools Everyone Should Have ASAP.

REAL TALK: How To Protect Your Phone + Laptop From 🧊. 3 Tools Everyone Should Have ASAP.

Video: youtu.be/oILPDeVo2h8

#CitizenLab #GraphiteSpyware #NSPM7 #PrairielandTrial #Palantir #ICESurveillance #ZeroClick #DigitalPrivacy #CivilLiberties #SurveillancePolicy

18.02.2026 18:42 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
THINKING OUT LOUD: WTF Is ‘White Culture’? No Seriously, What Is It?
YouTube video by Ask Raphaela THINKING OUT LOUD: WTF Is ‘White Culture’? No Seriously, What Is It?

THINKING OUT LOUD: WTF Is ‘White Culture’? No Seriously, What Is It?

Video: youtu.be/vZgJwHbY_O4

#WhiteCulture #JeremyCarl #ChrisMurphy #ImmigrationDebate #CulturalIdentity #AmericanDemographics #GreatReplacement #CivicNationalism #Assimilation #Pluralism #RaceAndPolitics #SenateHearing

17.02.2026 18:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

That's crazy.

16.02.2026 18:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
WORKING THEORY: The SAVE Act Isn’t About Voter Fraud — It’s About Who Registers
YouTube video by Ask Raphaela WORKING THEORY: The SAVE Act Isn’t About Voter Fraud — It’s About Who Registers

WORKING THEORY: The SAVE Act Isn’t About Voter Fraud — It’s About Who Registers

Video: youtu.be/LaziPFN0rYQ

#SAVEAct #VoterRegistration #VotingRights #2026Midterms #Election2028 #ProofOfCitizenship #VoterID #ElectionStrategy #TurnoutMatters #americanpolitics

16.02.2026 18:32 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 1

Agree

15.02.2026 20:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Coffee Chat: The Fake War on Christianity
YouTube video by Ask Raphaela Coffee Chat: The Fake War on Christianity

Coffee Chat: The Fake War on Christianity

Video: youtu.be/bdF58fSnHKE

#christianitydecline #churchattendance #religiousnones #evangelicalpolitics #religionandpower #maga #FaithAndPolitics #pewresearch #galluppoll #ReligiousFreedom #churchcontrol #Christians #Christianity

15.02.2026 19:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

So much truth to that

14.02.2026 18:11 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
REAL TALK: The Hard Truth About Election Fraud That MAGA Can’t Accept
YouTube video by Ask Raphaela REAL TALK: The Hard Truth About Election Fraud That MAGA Can’t Accept

REAL TALK: The Hard Truth About Election Fraud That MAGA Can’t Accept

Video: youtu.be/rpX80KIFNOc

#ElectionFraud #VoterFraud #SAVEAct #DominionSettlement #FoxNews #Midterms2026 #VotingRights #ElectionIntegrity #SteveBannon #ICEAtPolls

14.02.2026 18:05 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
WORKING THEORY: 3 Things The News Isn’t Saying About Trump’s EPA Deregulation
YouTube video by Ask Raphaela WORKING THEORY: 3 Things The News Isn’t Saying About Trump’s EPA Deregulation

WORKING THEORY: 3 Things The News Isn’t Saying About Trump’s EPA Deregulation

Video: youtu.be/NwTH-KOnbtI

#EPADeregulation #TrumpPolicy #ClimatePolicy #GreenhouseGases #CleanAirAct #BigOil #CampaignFinance #AIPower #ElectricVehicles #EVMarket #EnergyPolicy #DonorPayback

13.02.2026 17:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
THINKING OUT LOUD: That Uneasy Feeling That Americans Have Right Now
YouTube video by Ask Raphaela THINKING OUT LOUD: That Uneasy Feeling That Americans Have Right Now

THINKING OUT LOUD: That Uneasy Feeling That Americans Have Right Now

Video: youtu.be/aPeQM4Wmyjs

#AmericanDisillusionment #MAGA #PoliticalShift #AmericanMyth #DemocracyCrisis #NationalIdentity #CivicAwakening #InstitutionalTrust #CulturalShift #PostTruthEra

12.02.2026 17:46 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
HISTORY THAT MATTERS NOW: After He Became Führer, Here’s How It Escalated (Part 2 of 2)
YouTube video by Ask Raphaela HISTORY THAT MATTERS NOW: After He Became Führer, Here’s How It Escalated (Part 2 of 2)

HISTORY THAT MATTERS NOW: After He Became Führer, Here’s How It Escalated (Part 2 of 2)

Video: youtu.be/3NyS2CBBsxU

#HolocaustHistory #WWIIHistory #Einsatzgruppen #WannseeConference #AuschwitzBirkenau #NeverAgain #GenocideEducation #NaziGermany #OperationBarbarossa #HistoryMatters

11.02.2026 18:58 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
HISTORY THAT MATTERS NOW: Before He Was “Führer,” People Thought Hitler Was a Joke (Part 1 of 2)
YouTube video by Ask Raphaela HISTORY THAT MATTERS NOW: Before He Was “Führer,” People Thought Hitler Was a Joke (Part 1 of 2)

HISTORY THAT MATTERS NOW: Before He Was “Führer,” People Thought Hitler Was a Joke (Part 1 of 2)

Video: youtu.be/g6QQtFuncqA

#WeimarRepublic #HitlerHistory #MeinKampf #Führer #DemocracyMatters #Authoritarianism #HistoryLessons #NeverAgain #PoliticalEducation #AskRaphaela

11.02.2026 18:44 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
BEHIND THE HEADLINES: What’s Actually on the Table in the DHS Shutdown Fight
YouTube video by Ask Raphaela BEHIND THE HEADLINES: What’s Actually on the Table in the DHS Shutdown Fight

BEHIND THE HEADLINES: What’s Actually on the Table in the DHS Shutdown Fight

Video: youtu.be/cJ2knkPpAeg

#DHS #ICE #governmentshutdown #immigrationpolicy #accountability #federalworkers #shutdownexplained #politics #civilrights #askraphaela

10.02.2026 16:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
THINKING OUT LOUD: What I Personally Experienced Watching Bad Bunny Last Night At The Super Bowl.
YouTube video by Ask Raphaela THINKING OUT LOUD: What I Personally Experienced Watching Bad Bunny Last Night At The Super Bowl.

THINKING OUT LOUD: What I Personally Experienced Watching Bad Bunny Last Night At The Super Bowl.

Video: youtu.be/HQG5-TAdKVI

#badbunny #passing #superbowl #latina #shame #pride #puertorico #halftimeshow #personal #storytime #reaction

09.02.2026 22:12 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
REACTION VIDEO: MAGA’s Bad Bunny Outrage Is What Happens Without Education
YouTube video by Ask Raphaela REACTION VIDEO: MAGA’s Bad Bunny Outrage Is What Happens Without Education

REACTION VIDEO: MAGA’s Bad Bunny Outrage Is What Happens Without Education

Video: youtu.be/rc4RRSZm_j4
#PuertoRico #Borinquen #Boricua #Taino #Colonialism #AmericanEmpire #BadBunny #SuperBowl #USHistory #CaribbeanHistory #AfricanDiaspora #LatinoHistory #PoliticalEducation

09.02.2026 16:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
REAL TALK: WTF Is The GOP Going To Run On In 2026?
YouTube video by Ask Raphaela REAL TALK: WTF Is The GOP Going To Run On In 2026?

REAL TALK: WTF Is The GOP Going To Run On In 2026?

Video: youtu.be/OdGM2aDVepA

#USPolitics #GOP #RepublicanParty #Politics #PoliticalAnalysis #Election2026 #Democracy #Authoritarianism #ChristianNationalism #PoliticalCommentary #midterms #antimaga

07.02.2026 18:08 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
WORKING THEORY: How 5 Random Headlines Are Connected To Controlling The 2026 Midterms
YouTube video by Ask Raphaela WORKING THEORY: How 5 Random Headlines Are Connected To Controlling The 2026 Midterms

WORKING THEORY: How 5 Random Headlines Are Connected To Controlling The 2026 Midterms

Video: youtu.be/wGExXXI7cW8

#ElectionSecurity #ForeignNexus #NationalEmergency #VotingMachines #FederalOverreach #VoterRolls #ElectionLaw #2026Midterms #AskRaphaela #Democracy

06.02.2026 19:29 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
REAL TALK: If I Were Kaitlin Collins, The One Question I Would Ask Trump, On Repeat.
YouTube video by Ask Raphaela REAL TALK: If I Were Kaitlin Collins, The One Question I Would Ask Trump, On Repeat.

REAL TALK: If I Were Kaitlin Collins, The One Question I Would Ask Trump, On Repeat.

VIDEO: youtu.be/q5A0xj1nGBU

#trump #defamation #discovery #epsteinfiles #ejeancarroll #sexualassaultallegations #medialiteracy #legalanalysis #politicalaccountability #askraphaela

05.02.2026 16:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
WORKING THEORY: The Biggest Election Threat That No One Is Talking About
YouTube video by Ask Raphaela WORKING THEORY: The Biggest Election Threat That No One Is Talking About

WORKING THEORY: The Biggest Election Threat That No One Is Talking About

Video: youtu.be/c-1aU7fu2XU

#ElectionLaw #GeorgiaElections #VotingMachines #PaperBallots #FederalPower #ElectionIntegrity #USPolitics #executiveorder14248 #eo14248

04.02.2026 17:29 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
BEHIND THE HEADLINE: What’s Really Happening With the Clintons and Contempt of Congress
YouTube video by Ask Raphaela BEHIND THE HEADLINE: What’s Really Happening With the Clintons and Contempt of Congress

BEHIND THE HEADLINE: What’s Really Happening With the Clintons and Contempt of Congress

Video Version: youtu.be/JVDWTi_WbLE

#AskRaphaela #EpsteinExplained #ClintonSubpoena #ContemptOfCongress #CongressionalOversight #PoliticalProcess #MediaLiteracy #LegalExplainer #USPolitics #PowerAndProcess

03.02.2026 18:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
REAL TALK: A Letter to All ICE + CBP Agents. A Few Things You Should Really Understand.
YouTube video by Ask Raphaela REAL TALK: A Letter to All ICE + CBP Agents. A Few Things You Should Really Understand.

REAL TALK: A Letter to All ICE + CBP Agents. A Few Things You Should Really Understand.

Video: youtu.be/dsz7OKZtVcs

#FederalLawEnforcement #ICE #CBP #ColorOfLaw #CivilRights #SupremacyClause #LegalAnalysis #Accountability #UseOfForce #JonathanRoss #JesusOchoa #RaymundoGutierrez

02.02.2026 18:04 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

THINKING OUT LOUD: Random Thoughts + Walmart Cheating Their Customers

To Find Your State Office To Report the Walmart Behavior, Google:
[Your state] weights and measures complaint

#Walmart #ConsumerProtection #WeightsAndMeasures #FoodPricing #ClassAction #GroceryPrices #RetailAccountability

31.01.2026 23:17 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
BEHIND THE HEADLINE: Understanding Don Lemon’s Arrest. What Is and Isn’t Happening?
YouTube video by Ask Raphaela BEHIND THE HEADLINE: Understanding Don Lemon’s Arrest. What Is and Isn’t Happening?

BEHIND THE HEADLINE: Understanding Don Lemon’s Arrest. What Is and Isn’t Happening?

Video: youtu.be/cCQhshpENGk

#DonLemon #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #CivilRights #FACEAct #Journalism #LegalAnalysis #FederalCharges #PressFreedom

30.01.2026 18:46 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
REACTION VIDEO: GOP And MAGA Are One In The Same. We Blame All Of You!
YouTube video by Ask Raphaela REACTION VIDEO: GOP And MAGA Are One In The Same. We Blame All Of You!

We don't care who you blame Trump. You are all responsible. Try again.
Actually F/O!

Video: youtu.be/Iw2K4D-gAlk

#Minnesota #protests #stevenmiller #KristiNoem #GregBovino #crashout #reactionvideo #reaction

29.01.2026 22:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
REAL TALK: LRADs at Protests and How to Reduce Harm
YouTube video by Ask Raphaela REAL TALK: LRADs at Protests and How to Reduce Harm

REAL TALK: LRADs at Protests and How to Reduce Harm

Video: youtu.be/saLH_vMse44

#LRAD #CrowdControl #CivilLiberties #ProtestRights #UseOfForce #PoliceTechnology #ConstitutionalLaw #minnesota

29.01.2026 17:20 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
WORKING THEORY: Why Trump Is Really Targeting Iran
YouTube video by Ask Raphaela WORKING THEORY: Why Trump Is Really Targeting Iran

WORKING THEORY: Why Trump Is Actually Applying Military Pressure To Iran
Video: youtu.be/khY_vxLIIuU
#GlobalFinance #USDollar #BRICS #Iran #Sanctions #DeDollarization #Geopolitics #InternationalTrade #EconomicAnalysis

28.01.2026 17:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
REACTION VIDEO: MAGA's Fatal Planning Flaw
YouTube video by Ask Raphaela REACTION VIDEO: MAGA's Fatal Planning Flaw

REACTION VIDEO: MAGA’s Fatal Planning Flaw

Video: youtu.be/D62NI_1eyuA

#PeoplePower#DemocracyInAction #civicengagement #GrassrootsMovement #ModernPatriotism #GovernmentAccountability #PeacefulResistance #WeShowedUp #DefendingDemocracy #CommunityPower #AlexPretti #ReneeGood

27.01.2026 17:04 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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