Ep. 49 | MAGA's Iran Divide, Tucker's Qatar Problem, and SCOTUS Protects Kids

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Ep. 49 | MAGA's Iran Divide, Tucker's Qatar Problem, and SCOTUS Protects Kids

Breaking down conservative infighting, foreign funding allegations, and the Supreme Court's transgender ruling

Meseidy

Rachel Reeves

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Rivera and Reeves

Jun 19, 2025

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This week Rachel and Meseidy are diving headfirst into the chaos that's got everyone talking. We're breaking down the supposed "civil war" in MAGA over Israel and Iran (spoiler: we don't think it's as dramatic as the media wants you to believe), dissecting Tucker Carlson's absolutely insufferable interview with Ted Cruz, and getting into the whole Qatar funding allegations swirling around conservative media.

Plus, we're celebrating some actual good news for once - the Supreme Court's ruling on Tennessee's law protecting kids from transgender medical treatments. Rachel's got thoughts on influencer hubris, I'm calling out the clickbait behavior, and we're both wondering why grown adults think they know better than the president when they're sitting in their podcast basements.

Grab your coffee and buckle up - we're not holding back on this one!

Episode Highlights

Tucker's Ted Cruz Interview Backfires - We break down why Tucker's gotcha moment with Cruz was peak influencer hubris and terrible for conservative unity.
The Qatar Money Trail Allegations - Examining Laura Loomer's claims about Tucker Carlson and foreign funding with actual FARA documents (spoiler: the evidence doesn't add up).
MAGA's Iran Divide Isn't Actually Civil War - Why the loudest voices pushing isolationist vs. war hawk narratives are missing Trump's third option entirely.
Supreme Court Delivers on Protecting Kids - Celebrating the 6-3 ruling that upholds Tennessee's ban on transgender medical treatments for minors and what Barrett's concurrence means.
Conservative Influencer Reality Check - Rachel and I call out the clickbait behavior and binary thinking that's poisoning political discourse on our own side.

Homework

Amanda Talks

Striking Iran Nuclear Program is in America's Interest, Independent of Israel

Trump’s recent movements in the Middle East have spurred the usual suspects on the left and right to bemoan a potential “war with Iran”. Their arguments are weak, and the root of their arguments are almost always that Israel is “dragging us into another pointless war”. Let me explain why they couldn’t be more wrong—why it is absolutely in the United Sta…

a month ago · 7 likes · Amanda Peterson

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