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July 17, 2025
INTERVIEW: Dan Pfeiffer reveals Trumps Epstein plan is failing.
Breaking: Trump gets bad news as his Epstein strategy blows up - Brian Tyler Cohen
INTERVIEW: Dan Pfeiffer reveals Trumps Epstein plan is failing.
July 17, 2025
Jelly Roll steps in as guest host and talks about getting in the ring for WWE SummerSlam this summer, he gives some of our staffers nicknames, and with the ESPY Awards taking place across the street from us tonight, he decides to honor real Americans doing amazing things at The Jelly Awards.
Kimmel: Jelly Roll Guest Hosts Jimmy Kimmel Live
Jelly Roll steps in as guest host and talks about getting in the ring for WWE SummerSlam this summer, he gives some of our staffers nicknames, and with the ESPY Awards taking place across the street from us tonight, he decides to honor real Americans doing amazing things at The Jelly Awards.
July 17, 2025
00:00 Introduction
00:14 US-China Tech War: Nvidia Chip Restrictions Removed
05:35 China Tightens EV Tech Export Controls
08:14 Housing Crisis: Long-Term Strategy, No Short-Term Support
Something Huge Just Happened; China's Crisis Deepens; EV Restrictions; Nvidia's Big China Win - China Update
00:00 Introduction
00:14 US-China Tech War: Nvidia Chip Restrictions Removed
05:35 China Tightens EV Tech Export Controls
08:14 Housing Crisis: Long-Term Strategy, No Short-Term Support
July 17, 2025
💥China seizes control of Russiatodays geopolitical power play revealed: In this explosive breakdown, we expose how Beijing used the latest SCO-style security summit to quietly lock down Russian hypersonic capabilities, dominate Central Asias energy infrastructure, and shut out Roscosmos. This isnt diplomacyits strategic conquest. If you're tracking global power shifts, geopolitical trends, or how China is rewriting the Eurasian order, this is essential viewing.
👉Putin loses ground while Beijing takes chargewithout firing a shot.
As Kremlin media screams no-limits cooperation, Jason Jay Smart lays bare Chinas soft-power weaponization against Russia: draining its tech locks, undermining its influence, and rerouting global alliances. Perfect for anyone following Ukraines frontline gains, NATOs recalibrations, or the broader rise of China in global geopolitics.
Sergei Lavrov's visit to China highlights shifting international relations, particularly Russia's growing reliance. This situation is evolving into a vassal state dynamic, influencing geopolitics. This further impacts the Russia Ukraine war, says Jason Jay Smart, PhD also known as Jason Smart and Jason J Smart, is a political adviser who has lived and worked in Ukraine, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Latin America. In 2010, he was banned for life by the Kremlin for supporting Russias democratic opposition to Vladimir Putin.
How Putin is Losing Ground to China in Asia - Jason Jay Smart
💥China seizes control of Russiatodays geopolitical power play revealed: In this explosive breakdown, we expose how Beijing used the latest SCO-style security summit to quietly lock down Russian hypersonic capabilities, dominate Central Asias energy infrastructure, and shut out Roscosmos. This isnt diplomacyits strategic conquest. If you're tracking global power shifts, geopolitical trends, or how China is rewriting the Eurasian order, this is essential viewing.
👉Putin loses ground while Beijing takes chargewithout firing a shot.
As Kremlin media screams no-limits cooperation, Jason Jay Smart lays bare Chinas soft-power weaponization against Russia: draining its tech locks, undermining its influence, and rerouting global alliances. Perfect for anyone following Ukraines frontline gains, NATOs recalibrations, or the broader rise of China in global geopolitics.
Sergei Lavrov's visit to China highlights shifting international relations, particularly Russia's growing reliance. This situation is evolving into a vassal state dynamic, influencing geopolitics. This further impacts the Russia Ukraine war, says Jason Jay Smart, PhD also known as Jason Smart and Jason J Smart, is a political adviser who has lived and worked in Ukraine, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Latin America. In 2010, he was banned for life by the Kremlin for supporting Russias democratic opposition to Vladimir Putin.
July 17, 2025
Jordan Klepper follows MAGA's continued frustration with Trump for not releasing the Epstein files, and Trump's continued frustration with MAGA for not shutting up about it. Plus, Lauren Boebert suggests the GOP's own underage-sex-trafficking expert, Matt Gaetz, should lead a special counsel investigation into the hidden files, but The Daily Show's Grace Kuhlenschmidt already has all the evidence Trump's supporters could ever need.
Trump Breaks Up With MAGA Over "Boring" Epstein Files: "I Don't Want Their Support" - The Daily Show
Jordan Klepper follows MAGA's continued frustration with Trump for not releasing the Epstein files, and Trump's continued frustration with MAGA for not shutting up about it. Plus, Lauren Boebert suggests the GOP's own underage-sex-trafficking expert, Matt Gaetz, should lead a special counsel investigation into the hidden files, but The Daily Show's Grace Kuhlenschmidt already has all the evidence Trump's supporters could ever need.
July 16, 2025
Ukrainian military plans for a daring invasion into Russias Kursk region have just been exposed, with new classified details revealing the chaotic, high-risk preparation behind the bold incursion. Commander Dmytro Voloshyn speaks out for the first time about how Ukraines top brass, including General Syrskyi, scrambled to avoid internal sabotage and prepare for a cross-border strike in just one month. Meanwhile, in a shocking espionage case, retired U.S. officer David Slater leaked top-secret intel about Russia and NATO to a mystery woman he met on a dating siteraising serious questions about American national security. As all this unfolds, President Zelensky signs a series of urgent wartime laws: withdrawing from the anti-landmine Ottawa Convention, allowing dual citizenship, and greenlighting a war crimes tribunal targeting Russian leadership. These moves are more than headlinesthey represent Ukraine's shift into total wartime survival mode, where international treaties take a backseat to military necessity. As the old global rules unravel, the Kursk incursion, intelligence leaks, and Zelenskys legal overhaul all point to one thing: the war is entering a new, more desperate phase. This is not just geopolitics. This is the frontline of a collapsing international order.
Kursk Invasion Plans Revealed! Classified Documents Leaked. Zelensky's Urgent Laws - The Russian Dude
Ukrainian military plans for a daring invasion into Russias Kursk region have just been exposed, with new classified details revealing the chaotic, high-risk preparation behind the bold incursion. Commander Dmytro Voloshyn speaks out for the first time about how Ukraines top brass, including General Syrskyi, scrambled to avoid internal sabotage and prepare for a cross-border strike in just one month. Meanwhile, in a shocking espionage case, retired U.S. officer David Slater leaked top-secret intel about Russia and NATO to a mystery woman he met on a dating siteraising serious questions about American national security. As all this unfolds, President Zelensky signs a series of urgent wartime laws: withdrawing from the anti-landmine Ottawa Convention, allowing dual citizenship, and greenlighting a war crimes tribunal targeting Russian leadership. These moves are more than headlinesthey represent Ukraine's shift into total wartime survival mode, where international treaties take a backseat to military necessity. As the old global rules unravel, the Kursk incursion, intelligence leaks, and Zelenskys legal overhaul all point to one thing: the war is entering a new, more desperate phase. This is not just geopolitics. This is the frontline of a collapsing international order.
July 16, 2025
Watch Donald Trump call supporters who want the Epstein files released "stupid" for believing in a Democratic "hoax."
Trump Calls His Supporters "Stupid" For Believing In Epstein "Hoax" - Reflect Politics
Watch Donald Trump call supporters who want the Epstein files released "stupid" for believing in a Democratic "hoax."
July 16, 2025
In this episode of Eastern Express, we explore Donald Trumps surprising shift on Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine. Once a vocal admirer of the Russian leader, Trump now expresses frustration over Putins intransigence and failure to deliver peace. We analyze what caused the shift, what it means for U.S.-Russia relations, and how the illusion of strongman diplomacy is unraveling.
Trump turns on Putin - Eastern Express - TVP WORLD
In this episode of Eastern Express, we explore Donald Trumps surprising shift on Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine. Once a vocal admirer of the Russian leader, Trump now expresses frustration over Putins intransigence and failure to deliver peace. We analyze what caused the shift, what it means for U.S.-Russia relations, and how the illusion of strongman diplomacy is unraveling.
July 16, 2025
Roughly 6 in 10 Americans say they oppose the GOP domestic policy bill that President Donald Trump recently signed into law, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. CNN political director David Chalian breaks down the numbers.
New CNN poll: 61% of Americans oppose Trump's 'big, beautiful' bill - CNN
Roughly 6 in 10 Americans say they oppose the GOP domestic policy bill that President Donald Trump recently signed into law, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. CNN political director David Chalian breaks down the numbers.
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