No Kings, No Wars | Ep. 245

This episode dives deep into the escalating tensions between Iran and Israel, unpacks the "No Kings" protest movement, and explores a wild governance theory: What if we ran states like companies with CEOs?

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Episode Highlights:

🇮🇷 Déjà Vu: Is Iran the New Iraq? Debating WMDs and the true motives for war

👑 The "State CEO" Model: Is replacing democracy with a king the answer?

💔 Crisis in Tehran: Firsthand reports of food shortages and fear beyond the headlines

✊ "No Kings" Protests: A principled stand or "completely unprincipled" hypocrisy?

🔥 Deportation Debate: A raw, emotional clash over policy vs. humanity

🕵️‍♂️ Elon, Epstein & The Puppet Masters: Who is really pulling the strings?

🍷 The New Sobriety: Why Gen Z is ditching booze, the news, and other poisons

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Timestamps:
· 00:00 – Intro & Hanging On By A Thread

· 06:45 – What Would You Be in Another Life?

· 10:19 – News is Poison & Why Zoomers Aren't Drinking

· 16:30 – Israel vs. Iran: The Conflict Begins

· 17:15 – Firsthand Accounts from Tehran

· 22:30 – Trump's "Evacuate Tehran" Tweet

· 24:55 – Is This Another Iraq? "We've done this before..."

· 30:30 – The Real Goal: A Regime Change Operation?

· 40:15 – A Liberator's Welcome? How Iranians Really Feel

· 51:00 – Geopolitical Fallout: China & Russia's Role

· 59:03 – Why Iran's Conflict Affects You

· 01:17:19 – The "No Kings" Protests & Buyer's Remorse

· 01:21:57 – Fiery Debate on Mass Deportation

· 01:31:40 – "No Kings" or No Principles?

· 01:35:38 – Conspiracy Corner: Elon, Epstein & Who's in Control

· 01:40:40 – A Modest Proposal: "We just need a king."

· 01:48:15 – The "State as a Startup" Model· 02:07:10 - Sign-off & "Yas King."

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