Rania Khalek Breaks It Down: Resistance, Empire, and the Global Stakes From the frontlines of media to the heart of geopolitical analysis, Rania Khalek brings clarity to the crises shaping our world. In these three must-watch videos, she exposes the realities of imperial aggression, regional resistance, and global economic upheaval. First, she confronts Piers Morgan […]
ScheerPost Staff Recent reports indicate that the U.S. and Israeli military operations in Iran have inflicted significant damage on civilian infrastructure, contradicting official claims that only military targets are being hit. Despite this, political leaders continue to frame the conflict as precise and strategically targeted. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated, “Unlike them, we’re hitting […]
Donald Trump is panicking about the midterm elections, leading him to unleash a series of ranting tweets on Truth Social. He raged at Republicans for failing to pass voter suppression legislation, urging them to “TERMINATE THE FILIBUSTER” to do so. He followed with a second all-caps tweet reiterating the demand. And he seethed a third time over the GOP failure. Remarkably, Trump doesn’t hide the fact that he sees this as the only way to save the midterms. You can see why: A Fox News poll finds Trump’s disapproval numbers at their highest ever, including a whopping 75 percent of independents, and a large majority opposing the Iran war. We talked to Ryan O’Donnell, executive director of Data for Progress, which has its own polling on all this. We discuss how the war is dovetailing with costs to create a double whammy, why Trump’s tanking with independents is critical, what could still go wrong for Democrats, and why the high quality of Democratic candidates this cycle is an important tell. Listen to this episode here. A transcript is here.