Trump Bombs at White House Correspondents’ Dinner & Jon Stewart Offers Comedy Tips | The Daily Show

Trump is surrounded by yes-men that laugh at all his bad jokes like sycophantic monkeys.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF_tDPRNV5U

Modern Zionism, Explained

Nice bit of Israeli history, although…Zionism ended in 1948. Once Zionism was achieved and the state of Israel was formed, we just have the policies of Israel and the ideologies of its citizens, not something special called Zionism. It doesn’t make sense to have a word that means the ideology to form a particular state for a particular people when that state has already been formed. Other countries don’t have a special term that means people think that that country should continue to exist, neither should Israel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKELq9Jdc0k

The Iranians Who Want More War

Within the conservative group in Iran’s leadership, there is a divide between neverending war until Israel is destroyed, as well as no talks with the US, and a side that believes in the theocracy but are more pragmatic and willing to make peace.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l6Zb83XMjk

US bombers should be renamed missilers because, these days, they tend to drop missiles more than bombs.

US bombers should be renamed missilers because, these days, they tend to drop missiles more than bombs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ-qBf5ufMc

The bond market is declaring Trump’s policies bad for the long-run economic health of the US economy.

The bond market is declaring Trump’s policies bad for the long-run economic health of the US economy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZAjCcDVNRw

When the Gods Fell Silent: The End of Mythology in Ancient Greece | Greek Mythology Final Episode

The Greeks created their myths, and works of art based on those myths, over hundreds of years. They’d make new versions of old myths and change some of it, and other Greeks would complain that they weren’t true to the original.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOy1gZP7SDA

How Trump Decided to Go to War with Iran, with Jonathan Swan

According to interviews with people who have been in the room with Trump as president, Trump isn’t playing 4D chess or putting on a front. Trump actually has nonsensical economic and foreign policy views. He thinks trade deficits are what determine whether he should be friendly or mean to a foreign country. He believes the US would be strong if not for the huge impact of political correctness holding us back. Trump has limited moral values in foreign policy and just wants to make what he views as good one-on-one deals. Trump seems to be a legitimate Iran hawk. Trump formed his views during his formative years based on what was happening at the time and based on his gut, and he just sticks to that, even if his gut intuitions are nonsense.

When it came to the war with Iran, Trump was convinced that the regime would fall. He was less convinced by Israel’s persuasion and more by Iran’s lack of response after the 12-day war and Israel’s success in that war.

The CIA told Trump that Iranian regime change was not likely, but Trump believed in his gut that it was.

Risks, like the Strait of Hormuz, were presented to Trump, but super softly. Trump was advised by a small group of scared yes men. Only Vance seriously tried to dissuade him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmaoPUpf5I8