DeepSummary
The episode begins with a discussion about the upcoming presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Hosts Krystal Ball and Ted speculate on whether the debate will actually happen, given the uncharted territory of it being organized without the Presidential Debate Commission. They analyze Hillary Clinton's op-ed warning Biden about the challenges of debating Trump.
The hosts then delve into recent election results, focusing on Jamal Bowman's loss to a Democratic establishment candidate backed by millions of dollars from AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Ryan Grim exposes how AIPAC and its allies concealed their funding in the race through various super PACs and delayed disclosure filings.
Later, the episode shifts to the ongoing crisis in Haiti, where Kenyan troops have been deployed as part of a US-backed international force, even as protests and unrest escalate in Kenya itself. The hosts discuss the wider geopolitical dynamics at play, including the US's designation of Kenya as a major non-NATO ally.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- The upcoming Biden-Trump debate, organized without the traditional Presidential Debate Commission, is unprecedented and carries significant uncertainties.
- Pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC spent millions to defeat progressive candidate Jamal Bowman, concealing its funding through super PACs and delayed disclosures.
- The crisis in Haiti has escalated, with Kenyan troops deploying as part of a US-backed international force, even as protests rock Kenya itself.
- Nuclear expert Theodore Postel warns that recent Ukrainian strikes on Russian radar sites heighten the risk of nuclear escalation, especially given Russia's mindset.
- Postel assesses that Ukraine has already lost the war against Russia, which is minimizing its own casualties while destroying Ukrainian forces.
- Hillary Clinton's op-ed advises Biden on the challenges of debating the unpredictable Trump as an incumbent president.
- The concealment of AIPAC's funding in the Oregon race reveals shady tactics of pro-Israel groups influencing Democratic primaries.
- The situation in Haiti and Kenya highlights the complexities of US geopolitical interests and interventions in different regions.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “We know this happened. We know this happened. In fact, I have studied this in great detail and written about it. We know that in 1990, 619 96, it was Yeltsin Clinton, and we were in this phase where both Russia and the United States were hoping to have a wholly new relationship. We botched it, in my view, but that's another discussion. But people were not at each other at all. And there was a sounding rocket, a rocket that's launched vertically by scientists, pointy headed people like me, who were just, who were just trying to understand, take measurements in the ionosphere, upper ionosphere.“ by Theodore Postel
- “Polyak knew his organization was spending a million dollars of AIPAC's money on top of lots more from AIPAC directed donors. Yet he said exactly the opposite the day before the election.“ by Ryan Grim
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Episode Information
Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar
Breaking Points
6/26/24
Ryan and Emily discuss Hillary warning Biden that debating Trump is impossible, Bowman crushed by AIPAC in New York election, Kenya parliament on fire as troops occupy Haiti, Ryan exposes pro-Israel group lying about campaign funding, MIT nuclear expert dire warning on Russia Ukraine war.
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