Michael Weiss: Iran Is Not Likely to Forget about the War
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What are the implications of Iran's desire for revenge after the war?
Hello and welcome to the Bullard Podcast. I'm your host, Tim Miller. We are going deep on foreign policy today with one of our faves. But before we get there, a few housekeeping notes. And I got to rant a little bit about Trump's bleats. I'm going to do a little bit on Trump's bleats, okay? I go on vacation. Trump bleats that he's Jesus. I can't ignore it. I can't ignore it. The first on the notes. We have our live shows coming up. Another round of live shows. I'm going back to Southern California. We are going to be in San Diego on May 20th and Los Angeles on May 21st. Tickets are on presale now for Bulwark Plus members. So if you want the good seats... You've got to become a Bulwark Plus member. Go to thebulwark.com slash events to get your tickets today.
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How does Trump's recent behavior affect his political allies?
It's going to be good. Thebulwark.com slash events. And speaking of Sarah, also a reminder, Tuesday nights we've got the Next Level podcast, me, Sarah, and JVL coming out. We're going to have a whole show on Friday. Trump's disintegration. How about disintegration? Let's do that. We're going to do a whole show on that. So if you want an hour on that, go check out the next level. But here's two minutes. My buddy Harry Sisson posted an analysis of Trump's bleats on Sunday night. I was watching Carol G while this happened, so I didn't get to do it. So I appreciate Harry. And I'm going to read this for you. Here's what Trump was posting in the timestamp. 9.49 p.m. He posts the AI Jesus photo, which we're going to get back to.
Trump is Jesus with what appears to be a demon over his head. 9.50, Trump Tower on the moon. 10.10, he posts a meme. 10.32, a news clip. 10.53, a news clip. 12.43 a.m., he announces the Hormuz blockade, which we're going to talk about with Michael Weiss. 2.35 a.m., he posts about Joe Biden. 2.36, another article on the naval blockade. 2.37, he posts about Eric Swalwell. 2.37, he reposts that article about Biden. Maybe he forgot that he posted earlier. He did a double post. 2.38, he posts an article about his ballroom.
What are the outcomes of the recent election in Hungary?
4.10 a.m. in the East, he posts an article on Iran. So, look, I'm a poster. I like to post a lot. That is insane. From 9.49 p.m. till 4.10 a.m., he was posting 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, a dozen bleats. He's up all night. He's announcing blockades. He's announcing military actions near 1 a.m. after posting about himself as God. I mean, it's alarming. Dude needs sleep. Dude needs rest. He's already extremely old. He's already backed into a corner. geopolitically and domestically, politically. And I don't know.
How might Iran retaliate against the US and its allies?
I'm a little worried, I guess I would say. I'm a little bit nervous about whether the president of the United States has the mental faculties to be making life or death decisions when he's not sleeping and he's posting megalomaniacal AI memes about himself in the middle of the night, like simultaneously to posting about updated military strategic decisions. So it's alarming. The good news, though, is it isn't landed well even with his people. And I just want to give you two examples really quick because they were the most delicious ones for me personally. Number one. Riley Gaines tied for fifth place in a swimming competition in college and parlayed that into a career as an anti-trans activist because a trans person was also competing in the race and had that person not competed, she would have finished fifth on her own instead of tied for fifth.
She... Wasn't happy about the Trump is Jesus meme and posted this. Why? Seriously, I cannot understand why he'd post this. Is he looking for a response? Does he actually think this? Either way, two things are true. One, a little humility would serve him well. Two, God shall not be mocked. A little humility would serve him well. Donald Trump? Have these people been lobotomized? Do they exist in the world? It's just like... All right. I mean, being for Trump is one thing. At least you can have some respect for the people who are for Trump who are like, I like that he's a megalomaniac.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the implications of Iran's desire for revenge after the war?
0:12–1:08
2
How does Trump's recent behavior affect his political allies?
1:08–2:31
3
What are the outcomes of the recent election in Hungary?
2:31–3:16
4
How might Iran retaliate against the US and its allies?
3:16–6:50
5
What are the current negotiations regarding Iran's nuclear program?
6:50–9:56
6
How does the US view the ongoing conflict in Ukraine?
9:56–11:07
7
What role does China play in the Iran situation?
11:07–15:01
8
What lessons can be learned from Hungary's election results?
15:01–59:21
Speakers
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