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On Monday, I interviewed Hussein Aboubakr Mansour and Dan Cohen about the Israel and Palestine conflict. Mansour, an Egyptian-born Muslim who grew up hating Israel, is now pretty staunchly in the pro-Israel camp. Cohen, an American Jew who grew up being told Israel was his homeland, is one of the most followed anti-Israel and anti-Zionist journalists on the internet.
As you'll hear in my intro to this conversation, there is some unevenness in how close each of them are towards the extreme on their respective ends of the spectrum, there was some controversy about the interview after we finished recording, and there are some details about both of their backgrounds that you should know before listening to this interview (for instance, Cohen worked for two years at RT America, part of the state-funded Russia Today news outlet). Still, I think the conversation was worth having, and I think the strong arguments, the bad arguments, and the complexity of this topic are all self-evident to the viewer when watching.
I did my best to both moderate and add some context after the fact where appropriate, but I'd love to hear your feedback on whether you found the conversation educational, valuable, interesting; or alternatively if you found it useless, boring, or counter-productive. We are always looking to improve.
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Today’s clickables: Introduction (0:18), Part 1 (9:54), Part 2 (17:25), Part 3 (36:35), Part 4 (63:20), Part 5 (80:40)
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The third Republican debate. On Wednesday night, five Republican candidates took the stage in Miami, Florida, to debate foreign policy, abortion, former President Donald Trump's record, and the economy. To qualify for the third debate, candidates needed to poll above 4% in either two national surveys or in one national survey and two surveys from early-nominating states. Each candidate also needed to receive more than 70,000 individual donations. The Iowa caucuses for Republicans begin in just over two months.
On stage were Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Former President Trump, who is leading in the polls, skipped the debate for the third time.
You can read today's podcast here and today’s “Have a nice day” story here.
You can also check out our latest YouTube video, an interview with Rep. Dean Phillips and his bid for the Democratic Presidential nomination here, and a sizzle reel of our first ever Tangle Live event from August 2023, here.
Today’s clickables: Announcements (0:36), Quick hits (1:40), Today’s story (3:41), Tim Scott (5:37), Chris Christie (8:05), Vivek Ramaswamy (10:19), Nikki Haley (13:20), Ron DeSantis (16:06), Left’s take (19:38), Right’s take (22:50), Isaac’s take (26:06), Numbers (31:46), Have a nice day (32:58)
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Tuesday's election results. Yesterday, voters across the U.S. cast ballots in gubernatorial races, state House races, state Supreme Court races, and on ballot measures related to abortion and marijuana. In most of the contested and closely watched elections, Democrats and abortion rights activists prevailed.
You can read today's podcast here and today’s “Have a nice day” story here.
You can also check out our latest YouTube video, an interview with Rep. Dean Phillips and his bid for the Democratic Presidential nomination here, and a sizzle reel of our first ever Tangle Live event from August 2023, here.
Today’s clickables: Preview of the Friday edition (0:47), Quick hits (3:03), Today’s story (4:58), Right’s take (10:55), Left’s take (14:26), Isaac’s take (18:06), Listener question (22:25), Numbers (25:26), Have a nice day (26:43)
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Take the poll. If the 2024 election were held tomorrow, which issues would matter the most to you? Let us know!
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The latest 2024 polls. One year out from the 2024 presidential election, former President Donald Trump is polling ahead of President Joe Biden in five of the six swing states expected to determine the election outcome. The numbers come from the latest New York Times and Siena College poll released over the weekend, which showed Trump with a lead in Nevada, Georgia, Arizona, Michigan, and Pennsylvania — all states Biden won in 2020. Biden led only in Wisconsin.
You can read today's podcast here, our “Under the Radar” story here, and today’s “Have a nice day” story here.
You can also check out our latest YouTube video, an interview with Rep. Dean Phillips and his bid for the Democratic Presidential nomination here, and a sizzle reel of our first ever Tangle Live event from August 2023, here.
Today’s clickables: Quick hits (1:04), Today’s story (3:19), Left’s take (5:22), Right’s take (9:00), Isaac’s take (12:34), Listener question (17:38), Under the Radar (21:06), Numbers (21:44), Have a nice day (22:44)
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Take the poll. If the 2024 Democratic primary were held today, who would you vote for? Let us know!
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Sam Bankman-Fried's conviction. On Thursday, the FTX founder was convicted of stealing billions of dollars from customers of his crypto exchange, marking one of the largest financial fraud convictions in U.S. history. After a short deliberation, a New York federal jury convicted Bankman-Fried on all seven counts he faced. He was also found guilty of money laundering and defrauding investors and lenders to FTX's sister company, a hedge fund called Alameda Research.
"SBF," as Bankman-Fried is commonly known, will face sentencing March 28, 2024 and could serve decades of prison time.
You can read today's podcast here, our “Under the Radar” story here, and today’s “Have a nice day” story here.
You can also check out our latest YouTube video, an interview with Rep. Dean Phillips and his bid for the Democratic Presidential nomination here, and a sizzle reel of our first ever Tangle Live event from August 2023, here.
Today’s clickables: Quick hits (1:40), Today’s story (3:33), Right’s take (7:29), Left’s take (11:10), Isaac’s take (14:47), Listener question (18:56), Under the Radar (22:17), Numbers (23:21), Have a nice day (24:23)
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The mass shooting in Maine. On Wednesday, October 25, an Army reservist killed 18 people and injured 13 others at a bowling alley and bar in Lewiston, Maine. After a two-day manhunt, the shooter was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. His body was found at the recycling facility where he worked.
Editor's note: Tangle does not name mass shooters because of the well-documented contagion effect. We also try to share limited information about the shooter and their alleged motives where possible, and typically wait several days after a mass shooting to report on it, as the information in the first hours and days after these events is typically unreliable.
You can read today's podcast here, our “Under the Radar” story here, and today’s “Have a nice day” story here.
You can also check out our latest YouTube video, an interview with Rep. Dean Phillips and his bid for the Democratic Presidential nomination here, and a sizzle reel of our first ever Tangle Live event from August 2023, here.
Today’s clickables: Quick hits (1:38), Today’s story (3:58), Left’s take (7:30), Right’s take (10:55), Isaac’s take (14:27), Listener question (20:54), Under the Radar (23:50), Numbers (25:01), Have a nice day (26:09)
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The United Auto Workers deal. On Monday, General Motors and United Auto Workers struck a deal that ended the union's six-week series of strikes aimed at Detroit’s Big Three automakers. The deal with GM came after Ford reached a deal last Wednesday and Chrysler-owned Stellantis struck a deal with workers over the weekend.
You can read our previous coverage of these strikes here.
You can read today's podcast here, our “Under the Radar” story here, and today’s “Have a nice day” story here.
You can also check out our latest YouTube video, an interview with Rep. Dean Phillips and his bid for the Democratic Presidential nomination here, and a sizzle reel of our first ever Tangle Live event from August 2023, here.
Today’s clickables: Quick hits (0:54), Today’s story (2:50), Right’s take (6:27), Left’s take (9:38), Isaac’s take (12:58), Listener question (17:22), Under the Radar (20:11), Numbers (20:56), Have a nice day (21:56)
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Mike Pence. On Saturday, Mike Pence announced the end of his 2024 presidential campaign during a speech at the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas. The announcement drew audible gasps from the crowd, which had gathered to hear a campaign speech, and was followed by a standing ovation.
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Today’s clickables: Quick hits (0:56), Today’s story (2:44), Left’s take (5:34), Right’s take (9:12), Isaac’s take (12:34), Listener question (16:14), Under the Radar (19:18), Numbers (20:11), Have a nice day (21:10)
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Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN). The third-term Minnesota congressman announced that he will be running in the Democratic primary, issuing an unusual challenge to a sitting president of his own party. We were able to get an exclusive interview with Rep. Phillips just hours after his announcement, which we've shared a preview of after "My take" in today's podcast.
For the full interview you can check it out on our YouTube channel here.
You can read today's podcast here and our
You can also check out our latest YouTube video, a sizzle reel of our first ever Tangle Live event from August 2023, here.
Today’s clickables: Quick hits (1:24), Today’s story (3:23), Right’s take (6:24), Left’s take (9:42), Isaac’s take (13:19), Preview of Dean Phillips Interview (16:58)
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Mike Johnson (R-LA). Yesterday, Republicans in the House of Representatives elected Johnson their new Speaker. His election ended three weeks without a Speaker, and came after Reps. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Tom Emmer (R-MN) all failed to win a full floor vote after being nominated by the party. Johnson unified the party, winning the votes of all 220 Republicans in attendance, while all 209 Democrats present voted for Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).
You can read today's podcast here, today’s Under the Radar story here, and today’s “Have a nice day” story here.
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Today’s clickables: Announcements (0:36), Quick hits (2:29), Today’s story (4:21), Left’s take (8:31), Right’s take (12:05), Isaac’s take (15:24), Listener question (20:43), Under the Radar (23:17), Numbers (24:04), Have a nice day (25:10)
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