Former US diplomat, and former senior foreign policy advisor Jim Jatras joins Misfits hosts John Kiriakou and Ben Zinevich to discuss the continued anticipation of a delayed Ukrainian counteroffensive, the increased bilateral usage of suicide drones on both sides of conflict in Ukraine, the report on attacks on Americans in Syria, an aversion of the debt ceiling crisis as politicians set spending limits on everything but the military, expectations around politics between Greece and Turkey after consequential elections in both countries, and the US sale of F-35 jets to Greece.
Technologist and also the cohost of the CovertAction Bulletin podcast Chris Garaffa discusses the settlement of a lawsuit involving Amazon’s recording of children’s voices, an existential warning about the unregulated use of AI, the Pentagon’s SpaceX contract, and where Elon Musk and his businesses stand in relation to Washington’s escalations towards war with China.
Professor of law and public policy at Cornell University Robert Hockett discusses who the winners and losers are with the debt ceiling agreement reached this week, whether this highlights a lack of influence of both the Freedom and Progressive Caucuses, the ensuing battles between Trump and DeSantis, the widening field in the Republican primary as Biden refuses a primary competition among Democrats, whether Democrat-turned-Republican Governor of West Virginia Jim Justice can launch a successful senate campaign against incumbent Joe Manchin, and Hunter Biden as a posterchild for the second amendment.
The Misfits also discuss this week’s News of the Weird, including a coaster collision in Canada, a hot pocket-related shooting, a cooked swan, and a potato protest on a Danish bridge.
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