Pirates of Petulance | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas

About this episode

Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas discuss recent geopolitical events involving the US, Iran, and Bulgaria, along with critiques of mainstream media.

Editorial cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM EST. Today we discuss: • Hours after the US and Iran announced a ceasefire deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Trump took to social media with insulting, triumphantalist messaging that reneged on America’s promise to suspend its own blockade of Iranian ships. The Strait closed again, Iran attacked two ships and the U.S. attacked and took over an Iranian cargo vessel . Peace talks are supposed to start Wednesday—but will US envoys be talking to themselves? • Republicans have few days left to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). But Trump, GOP leaders and White House officials have failed to come up with a workable framework for months—and there is no agreement. • Progressive Bulgaria , the party led by former President Rumen Radev, wins general elections in Bulgaria with 44.7%, a better-than-expected performance and one of the largest parliamentary mandates by any party in recent years. Warmer relations with Russia are likely. • Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says that Canada's strong economic ties to the US were once…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ted Rall, Jamarl Thomas

Topics covered

• US-Iran relations
• Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
• Bulgaria elections
• Canada-US economic ties
• mainstream media critique

Keywords

• US Iran ceasefire
• Trump social media
• FISA Section 702
• Bulgaria elections
• Canada economic ties

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Republican Party, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

Places: Iran, United States, Bulgaria

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