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Zahra Billoo, Executive Director of the Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR) joins the show to discuss the detention of British Muslim journalist Sami Hamdi by ICE, who continues to be held in ICE custody despite traveling on a valid U.S. visa. Billoo discusses how Hamdi’s abduction—cheered on by extremist Laura Loomer—exposes how anti-Muslim bigotry and pro-Israel fanaticism are driving U.S. policy and targeting those speaking out against Israel’s genocide in Gaza. #breakthroughnews

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Dozens have been killed in U.S. airstrikes on boats off the Venezuelan and Colombian coasts. The Trump administration claims it’s targeting drug traffickers — but there’s no evidence. And now they’re threatening airstrikes inside Venezuela. U.S. warships now encircle Venezuela, joined by 10,000 troops and the Navy’s largest aircraft carrier. This is a war in slow motion, justified by recycled lies, CIA covert ops, and billionaire-backed propaganda. Rania Khalek speaks with Zoe Alexandra, managing editor of Peoples Dispatch and co-author of “Why Venezuela? How the US tries to undermine democracy and sovereignty in Latin America,” to unpack the truth behind Washington’s latest regime-change operation and what it means for Latin America and the Global South. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 3:03 U.S. Officials Promise Regime Change 5:23 Understanding the U.S. Military Buildup 10:44 They’re Lying About the “Drug War” 16:50 Weaponizing Tren de Aragua 22:28 Little Marco Rubio 30:50 Opposition to Another Regime-Change War 40:33 History of U.S. Coup Attempts in Venezuela 54:15 María Corina Machado Tries to Sell Out Her Country 👉 Watch the full episode: www.patreon.com/BreakThroughNews 👉 Subscribe, Like, Share! 👉 Follow Breakthrough News on all social media platforms @btnewsroom

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Taylor Frazier McCollum, an organizer from Landover, Maryland, joins the show to discuss the grassroots campaign against the construction of a massive hyperscale AI data center in Prince George’s County. She explains how residents have mobilized, organizing town halls and gathering 20,000+ petition signatures—to fight pollution, rising utility costs, and environmental racism, as communities nationwide push back against Big Tech’s billion-dollar data center boom. #breakthroughnews

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Join BreakThrough’s Rania Khalek LIVE from D.C. where Veteran organizations are holding a 'Remember Your Oath Rally' in protest of Trump’s militarization of U.S. cities and ongoing support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza. #breakthroughnews

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Eugene Puryear and Rania Khalek discuss fissures on the U.S. right over Israel, explaining why figures like Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, and Marjorie Taylor Greene are now becoming increasingly critical of Israel. They debate the implications for leftists navigating these right-wing critiques, emphasizing the need for caution given the broader reactionary agendas of these personalities and what it means for solidarity with Palestinian liberation. #breakthroughnews

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China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, just upgraded their free trade agreement, strengthening economic ties amid Trump’s tariff war. But key US ally president of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is set to assume the ASEAN chair in 2026 — what does this mean for the future China-ASEAN relations? For tensions in the South China Sea? This week, geopolitical analyst Anna Malindog-Uy joins Amanda Yee to discuss these new developments. The two also go over the recent statement from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth released after the Trump-Xi meeting which asserts that “the relationship between the U.S. and China has never been better” — and whether it really signifies a retreat from military confrontation. Our understanding of China — and U.S.-China relations — has become a defining feature of all global politics. The China Report is a weekly show where we will be helping you through all the propaganda with an independent view of the country we are taught to hate, but know so little about.

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Buy tickets for Downstream IRL with Cory Doctorow and Aaron Bastani: https://dice.fm/event/oen5rr-downstream-irl-aaron-bastani-in-conversation-with-cory-doctorow-17th-nov-earth-london-tickets The gloves are off as Keir Starmer accuses Reform UK of bringing racism back to UK politics. Plus: A new ITV documentary features shocking testimony from IDF soldiers, and the BBC bias row continues. With: Aaron Bastani & Kieran Andrieu. Support our work: http://novara.media/support Buy Novara Media merch: https://shop.novaramedia.com/

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Palestinian writer and analyst Muhammad Shehada joins the show to discuss Israel’s ongoing genocide and assault on Gaza, including the horrific r@pe of Palestinian hostages that mainstream media ignores, and the deadly continuation of airstrikes under the so-called ceasefire. He discusses how Israel is using the “Yellow Line” to divide the Gaza Strip, impose proxy rule, restrict aid, and engineer permanent despair — with expulsion and entrenched control as the ultimate goal — as Trump claims a supposed “peace.” #breakthroughnews

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The much politicised Aston Villa football match against Maccabi Tel Aviv has gone ahead with fans of the Israeli team absent from the event. 11 people have been arrested at protests surrounding the event. Plus: Four British prisoners accused of offences related to Palestine Action are on hunger strike over the conditions in which they are being held. With Steven Methven, Aaron Bastani, Francesca Nadin of Prisoners for Palestine and Simon Childs. Support Novara Media through purchasing merch. shop.novaramedia.com

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BreakThrough’s Rania Khalek spoke with Jamaal Bowman about the Democratic Party’s response to Zohran Mamdani’s historic win in Brooklyn. Watch the full HD stream of BreakThrough’s election night coverage at patreon.com/breakthroughnews.

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Zohran Mamdani’s election as New York City mayor marks a significant advance for progressive politics, winning broad support despite a right-wing backlash, Islamophobic attacks, and red-baiting from both Republicans and the Democratic establishment. Rania Khalek and Eugene Puryear discuss how his modest reforms like taxing billionaires slightly more, subsidizing groceries, and expanding public transit—policies designed to ease inequality without threatening capitalism— proposals triggered panic among elites. While the victory is significant, Puryear and Khalek emphasize the limits of reform within entrenched capitalist structures and the need for ongoing grassroots pressure to hold the administration accountable. #breakthroughnews

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The wife of British ICE detainee Sami Hamdi raises concerns for his health. Plus: How Elbit Systems planted a story about Palestine Action, and the backlash over John Lewis’ latest Christmas ad. 00:00 Intro 01:20 Wife Of British Journalist Arrested By ICE Speaks Out 32:18 How Elbit Systems Planted A Story About Palestine Action 43:21 Right-Wingers Freak Out Over John Lewis Advert With @NoJusticeMTG, Dalia Gebrial & Soumaya Hamdi. Buy tickets for Downstream IRL with Cory Doctorow and Aaron Bastani: https://dice.fm/event/oen5rr-downstream-irl-aaron-bastani-in-conversation-with-cory-doctorow-17th-nov-earth-london-tickets Support our work: http://novara.media/support Buy Novara Media merch: https://shop.novaramedia.com/

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Buy tickets for Downstream IRL with Cory Doctorow and Aaron Bastani: https://dice.fm/event/oen5rr-downstream-irl-aaron-bastani-in-conversation-with-cory-doctorow-17th-nov-earth-london-tickets Sign up for the launch of our new Downstream Newsletter here: https://novaramedia.com/newsletters/the-downstream-newsletter/ It has been just over a year since Labour, led by Keir Starmer, took office with a huge majority. But a lot can happen in a year, and Starmer’s approval has tanked, making him the second most unpopular leader in Europe. Across Britain, voters seem to be turning their backs on the two-party system that has dominated British politics since the 1800s, looking to Reform on the right, the Greens and Your Party on the left, for a political offering that meets the moment. On Downstream this week is investigative journalist Paul Holden. In conversation with Ash Sarkar, they discuss the book Holden has spent the last four years writing. The Fraud is a meticulously researched account of the political machinations at the heart of the Labour Party currently ruling Britain. How did Holden first get hold of a cache of leaked Labour Together emails, pointing him towards wrongdoing by a little-known member, Morgan McSweeney? What was it like to watch from the sidelines as that same McSweeney rose through the ranks, becoming Keir Starmer’s chief of staff and, according to Andrew Marr, the most powerful man in Labour history? What role did McSweeney’s political group Labour Together play in sabotaging the Corbyn political project? And does Holden think we should believe McSweeney’s claims that they committed massive electoral funding fraud by mistake? 00:00 Intro 01:47 Formative Years in Apartheid South Africa 05:42 Accidentally Becoming an Investigative Journalist 11:26 First Suspicions Towards Labour Together 15:36 Who Is Morgan McSweeney? 20:16 Why Is the Labour Party So Factional? 25:04 McSweeney’s Purge of the Labour Party 30:20 ‘So Many People Knew’ 35:31 Starmer’s Leadership Ambitions 41:24 How McSweeney and Starmer Joined Forces 49:50 Labour Together’s Hand in the Antisemitism Crisis 58:30 What Was Operation Red Shield? 1:01:43 Pretending to be Leftists 1:06:52 The Conspiracy Against Corbyn Explained 1:09:11 McSweeney’s Dirty Money 1:15:37 How Does This Shape British Politics? 1:22:25 Who Will Succeed Starmer? Support our work: http://novara.media/support Buy Novara Media merch: https://shop.novaramedia.com/

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According to a Private Eye source, the head of a British PR firm hired by Elbit Systems has admitted to planting a story in the UK press about Palestine Action before the group’s proscription. Buy tickets for Downstream IRL with Cory Doctorow and Aaron Bastani: https://dice.fm/event/oen5rr-downstream-irl-aaron-bastani-in-conversation-with-cory-doctorow-17th-nov-earth-london-tickets Support our work: http://novara.media/support Buy Novara Media merch: https://shop.novaramedia.com/

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After Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were banned from attending their Europa League group stage fixture at Villa Park, accusations of anti-semitism were levied at those who made that decision. Simon Childs travelled to Birmingham to attend the various protests that emerged in response to the ban and subsequent political storm. Buy tickets for Downstream IRL with Cory Doctorow and Aaron Bastani: https://dice.fm/event/oen5rr-downstream-irl-aaron-bastani-in-conversation-with-cory-doctorow-17th-nov-earth-london-tickets Support our work: http://novara.media/support Buy Novara Media merch: https://shop.novaramedia.com/

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This year’s John Lewis Christmas advert has anti-woke crusaders on social media gushing over its portrayal of a white family - why are they so obsessed with race? Buy tickets for Downstream IRL with Cory Doctorow and Aaron Bastani: https://dice.fm/event/oen5rr-downstream-irl-aaron-bastani-in-conversation-with-cory-doctorow-17th-nov-earth-london-tickets Support our work: http://novara.media/support Buy Novara Media merch: https://shop.novaramedia.com/

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Subscribe to Means TV: https://means.tv/join Means Morning News is your source for anti-capitalist news & analysis. New episodes every Tuesday-Friday at 11am ET Means Morning News (MMN) is a daily news show featuring a variety of original reporting, interviews, guests, and analysis from voices across the revolutionary left. Journalist host Sam Sacks reports from inside the beast - Washington, DC - cutting through the corporate noise, and breaking down the news working people need to know. Subscribe to the MMN Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MeansMorningNews Follow on Twitter: https://x.com/MMNonMeansTV Listen to the Means Morning News Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/means-morning-news/id1506676334

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Subscribe to Means TV: https://means.tv/join Means Morning News is your source for anti-capitalist news & analysis. New episodes every Tuesday-Friday at 11am ET Means Morning News (MMN) is a daily news show featuring a variety of original reporting, interviews, guests, and analysis from voices across the revolutionary left. Journalist host Sam Sacks reports from inside the beast - Washington, DC - cutting through the corporate noise, and breaking down the news working people need to know. Subscribe to the MMN Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MeansMorningNews Follow on Twitter: https://x.com/MMNonMeansTV Listen to the Means Morning News Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/means-morning-news/id1506676334

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Support the channel and protect yourself online with our sponsor, Aura! You can get two weeks absolutely free, no strings attached, by using my link: https://aura.com/secondthought The Hollywood Accounting Scam – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS New video every other Friday! Follow and Support Second Thought! Patreon: https://patreon.com/secondthought BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/secondthought CashApp: $JTChapman Citations and Further Reading: Fatal Subtraction: The Inside Story of Buchwald v. Paramount by Pierce O’Donnell and Dennis McDougal Pierce O’Donnell Interview on Buchwald v. Paramount - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt8xa3WWdNU&t=2895s LA Times on Buchwald v. Paramount - https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-02-04-mn-537-story.html Art Buchwald Charlie Rose Interview - https://charlierose.com/videos/20862 Movie Money: Understanding Hollywood’s (Creative) Accounting Practices by Bill Daniels, David Leedy, Steven D. Sils, Peter Klass The Feature Film Distribution Deal by John Cones Down and Dirty Pictures by Peter Biskind Star: How Warren Beatty Seduced America by Peter Biskind How I Made a Hundred Movies in Hollywood and Never Lost a Dime by Roger Corman The Big Picture by Edwad Jay Epstein Amid Ruins of an Empire, a New Hollywood Arises by Eric Hodgins - https://books.google.com/books?id=Nz8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA146#v=onepage&q=&f=false David Prowse Says Lucasfilm Has Told Him Return of the Jedi Hasn’t Made Profit - https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/darth-vader-actor-david-prowse-warns-beware-of-small-print-68bqlvlllrl Lord of the Rings and Hollywood Accounting - https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/media-marketing/the-hollywood-shell-game/5XC3CBBH3B6AJZLZJTYOOAFTI4/?c%5C_id=3&objectid=10693123 Dominic Monaghan Talks Not Receiving Profit Participation on Lord of the Rings - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG6xeEOLkYY&t=1s Hary Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Hollywood Accounting - https://deadline.com/2010/07/studio-shame-even-harry-potter-pic-loses-money-because-of-warner-bros-phony-baloney-accounting-51886/ Spider-Man: Homecoming Writer Claims Studio Says Movie Made No Profit - https://x.com/JM/_Goldstein/status/1210429047269756929?ref%5C_src=twsrc%5Etfw Alien and Hollywood Accounting - https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1980/06/15/the-alien-papers-can-a-100-million-film-lose-money/323f82f9-ff00-488b-ad20-4426669eb882/ Bohemian Rhapsody and Hollywood Accounting - https://deadline.com/2019/04/bohemian-rhapsody-box-office-profit-2018-freddie-mercury-queen-rami-malek-1202586151/ https://deadline.com/2023/11/bohemian-rhapsody-profits-lawsuit-queen-freddie-mercury-writer-anthony-mccarten-fox-1234876595/ Michael Lewis NPR Interview - https://freshairarchive.org/segments/how-few-made-millions-betting-against-market Jack Nicholson’s payday for Batman - https://www.cnn.com/2013/11/08/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/jack-nicholson-you-dont-know-jack/ Tom Cruise’s profit participation for Top Gun: Maverick - https://variety.com/2022/film/features/movie-star-salaries-joaquin-phoenix-joker-2-tom-cruise-1235320046/ Christopher Nolan’s profit participation for Oppenheimer - https://variety.com/2024/film/news/christopher-nolan-oppenheimer-pay-1235938430/ George Lucas, Steven Spielberg Swap Points on Films - https://www.businessinsider.com/george-lucas-star-wars-bet-made-steven-spielberg-millions-2014-3?op=1 How Hollywood Accounting Can Make a $450 Million Movie 'Unprofitable' by Derek Thompson - https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/09/how-hollywood-accounting-can-make-a-450-million-movie-unprofitable/245134/ Hollywood all grossed out by Michael Fleming (Variety article with wild claims) - https://variety.com/2008/film/features/hollywood-all-grossed-out-1117987471/ Pixar and profit-sharing - https://www.ign.com/articles/inside-out-2-was-the-hit-pixar-needed-but-the-laid-off-employees-who-crunched-on-it-are-still-hurting Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s company Artists Equity - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/feature/ben-affleck-air-production-company-grammys-memes-justice-league-1235353301/ Inside Hollywood’s Visual Effects Crisis - https://defector.com/inside-hollywoods-visual-effects-crisis Working Conditions for Animators - https://nofilmschool.com/artists-working-conditions-spider-verse 2023 Hollywood Labor Disputes - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023/_Hollywood/_labor/_disputes Warner Bros. Shelving Movies - https://www.npr.org/2023/11/19/1214042387/why-warner-bros-has-shelved-another-finished-movie About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a socialist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com

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Who is Larry Ellison, and what does he want from us? For decades, Ellison’s software company Oracle has bought up competitors, paving the way for a digital surveillance state. He and his allies could soon control TikTok — giving the billionaire more opportunity for profit.

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