Mehdi Hasan

Me: "Do you regret [hosting Netanyahu]?" Neera Tanden: "I wish we did not host him" Mehdi: "Because at the time you emailed John Podesta saying Jonathan Lavine at Bain Capital 'is joining our board. So Netanyahu was worth it.' Smiley emoji." Neera: "I don't remember that."

“The Matthew Yglesias of 1963 would have been telling [JFK and LBJ] don’t touch this civil rights bill. It’s unpopular.” I thought this was one of the more fascinating exchanges with @mattyglesias.bsky.social, on how far politicians defer to public opinion. Full interview: zeteo.com/p/matt-ygles...

"The Most Racist Election in Israel’s History" If Netanyahu stays, Israel will become a pariah state – so the Israeli establishment is doing everything it can to ensure that he loses. But a Gadi Eisenkot victory won’t help Palestinians either, writes Peter Oborne for Zeteo UK:

“I admit that freely. I did pass [intelligence] on to the Embassy of Israel.” Watch this striking clip from our documentary, ‘Night Flower: Inside AIPAC’s Fight for Influence,’ in which former AIPAC analyst Keith Weissman admits to passing intelligence to Israel. Watch: zeteo.com/p/watch-our-...

"Lula’s Incredible Comeback Shows How Democrats Can Win in 2028" The Brazilian leftist's big win is a blueprint for taking on the far-right, and shows up Democrats in the U.S. who appear ready to botch the next presidential election in two years, writes @alonso-gd.bsky.social for Zeteo:

Me: "You've said 'because of the war' maybe 7 times..." Ex-Trump adviser: "Because it spiked prices..." Me: "But you're treating the war like it's a natural disaster... like it fell from the sky. The war was started by your guy, deliberately, a war of choice." Full: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLJV...

New tonight from @andrewperez.bsky.social and me for @zeteo.com zeteo.com/p/venues-sta...

A helpfully clear exchange here Hasan: "So your argument is that [Minnesota ICE protesters] should stay at home because immigration is a salient issue for Donald Trump. Opposing ICE is only going to help Trump. Wait until we win the election in 2028." Yglesias: "Yes that is what I would have said"

My exchange with a former top Trump adviser who says it is totally "inappropriate" & "irresponsible" to use the word fascist when talking about Trump. Then I reminded him of his own use of the word. Watch/enjoy/share: (Full 'Head to Head' show with Steve Cortes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLJV...)

"You're tweeting about the streamer you didn't want to talk about more than the Republican you say you want to defeat." Establishment elites trying to maintain plausible deniability while undermining the Dems in the general election will fail on both fronts. We will win, and we will remember.

This clip rocks

I encourage everyone to watch til the end. It’s clear that Yglesias is not used to actually being pressed in a live interview. He used to posting and hiding behind his screen. But he cant log off from this interview, so Hasan forces him to accept that he was wrong.

Me: "What does it say for your credibility on foreign policy issues, if you've gotten the two biggest foreign policy issues of our lifetime, Iraq and Gaza, both wrong?" Matthew Yglesias: "I don't know, what does it mean to get Gaza right?" New clip below. Full interview: zeteo.com/p/matt-ygles...

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"What do you want me to say? You got me." - @mattyglesias.bsky.social From an exchange on Hasan Piker from my new Zeteo interview with the top centrist pundit Matthew Yglesias - on the left, Michigan, Gaza, immigration, polls, electability, and more: zeteo.com/p/matt-ygles...

Iirc, @zeteo.com broke news of the Hegseth / Eisenhower’s globe saga / hilarious visual metaphor in this Oct 15 profile of Trump’s “war secretary” zeteo.com/p/secretary-... I want to be clear: WaPo has pics and it’s a good story. I’m not bitching about credit I’m just pointing out that people…

"What’s Behind Trump’s Midterm Obsession With a Senator’s ‘Ass’?" The president has a party to save yet doesn’t think rhapsodizing about Senator Husted’s bottom makes him the butt of the joke, writes @swin24.bsky.social. From Zeteo's First Draft morning newsletter:

About to go live on Democracy Now with Amy Goodman, in a few minutes, to discuss Zeteo's new investigative documentary, 'Night Flower: Inside AIPAC's Fight For Influence'. Have you watched it yet?

"This Is What a Truly ‘Responsible’ Budget Would Look Like" The media focus on the fiscal ‘black hole’ is unhelpful. As top economist Jonathan Portes argues, the real question is whether the chancellor is brave enough to raise taxes and encourage migration. From Zeteo UK: zeteo.uk/p/this-is-wh...

*WATCH OUR NEW AIPAC DOCUMENTARY* Zeteo pulls back the curtain on the pro-Israel lobby, in a landmark investigation into AIPAC and whether it should have to register as a foreign agent under U.S. law. Featuring exclusive interviews with whistleblowers, AOC, Massie, and more: insideaipac.com

In Chicago for the premiere of Zeteo’s new documentary ‘Night Flower: Inside AIPAC’s Fight For Influence’ which will be available at zeteo.com and in your inboxes tomorrow. A lot of revelatory whistleblower testimony in this film. Full house expected tonight!

"I Believed American Healthcare Was the Best in the World. Then I Did the Math" Yale epidemiologist @Alison_Galvani anticipated a hefty price tag for Medicare for All. But she found that we are already paying more than enough right now to cover the cost of universal healthcare.

They named their cat after me? 😯😂😂

Chicago! Join us tomorrow evening for the premiere of our new documentary on AIPAC. Get your tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/zeteo-live...

"What the UK Is Doing to Pro-Palestine Novelist Sally Rooney Is an Act of Orwellian Villainy"

“Forget Abdul El-Sayed’s Mom – Here’s the Truth About Donald Trump’s Dad and the KKK”

‘Night Flower’, Zeteo’s new documentary investigating AIPAC and whether it should have to register as a foreign agent, has its premiere in Chicago on Tuesday evening. Get your tickets for the screening and the panel discussion here, before they sell out: www.eventbrite.com/e/zeteo-live...

Everything is bigger in Texas, including our live event in Houston with over 1,500 supporters of independent media! From a live taping of ‘We’re Not Kidding’ with Mo Amer to a special conversation with Rep. @gregcasar.bsky.social, see why Texans support unfiltered journalism. 🔗 zeteo.com/subscribe

Sarah Helm Proves That Supporting Palestine Action Is a Crime – Except When It Isn’t” The wife of the government’s national security adviser backed the banned group, but the police took no action. Others have not been so lucky. Read Shehab Khan for Zeteo UK:

On 'HeadtoHead,' I asked top Democrat and CAP head @neeratanden.bsky.social why she both quote-tweeted and retweeted Laura Loomer, "one of the most vicious anti-Black, anti-Muslim bigots in this country," and whether Democrats take Islamophobia seriously. Full show: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh49...

The line outside of University of Houston is 100s and 100s long, we can’t even start on time. 1,600 people bought tickets! Another sold out Zeteo live event, tonight with Mo Amer and Rep. Greg Casar.

Huckabee’s critics say he puts Israel ahead of America, while denying Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Now, as U.S. ambassador to Israel, his family business is still selling pricey trips to the country. Where does diplomacy end and family business begin? @premthakker.bsky.social zeteo.com/p/the-israel...

On today's 'HeadtoHead,' I asked @neeratanden.bsky.social about her "obsession" with Hasan Piker, whether she's "helping" Republicans on this, and why she doesn't target Mike Rogers's extremist allies. Watch her responses below. The full show is now on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh49...

"‘Secretary of Cuck’: How Marco Rubio Learned to Love Waging Trump’s War on the World" Rubio was once a supposedly reasonable Republican, even the GOP’s ‘savior.’ Now he’s Donald Trump’s ‘Narco Rubio’ and overseeing a level of violence his staffers are terrified to question internally. From Zeteo:

"You're not the 'Establishment'? If you're not 'Establishment,' who is?" A relatively light-hearted exchange/preview from my 'Head to Head' interview with CAP President & ex-Hillary adviser @neeratanden.bsky.social at Georgetown last week, airs tonight at 10pm ET. www.aljazeera.com/video/head-t...

"‘Secretary of Cuck’: How Marco Rubio Learned to Love Waging Trump’s War on the World" Rubio was once a supposedly reasonable Republican, even the GOP’s ‘savior.’ Now he’s Donald Trump’s ‘Narco Rubio’ and overseeing a level of violence his staffers are terrified to question internally. From Zeteo:

"Read the Details From the ‘Unhinged’ Tantrum of Bari Weiss’s Pro-Israel Foreign Chief" CBS News foreign editor Shayndi Raice explained exactly why Netanyahu was removed from an Oct. 7 script. You also won’t believe what she said about the Palestinian death toll in Gaza.

"The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Ranking Celebrity Responses to the Gaza Genocide" Three years on, how have celebrities responded to Israel’s genocide in Gaza? It’s a weirdly mixed bag.

"America's prime minister" Read @swin24.bsky.social and @andrewperez.bsky.social's deep-dive profile of Stephen Miller, the "world’s most powerful unelected bureaucrat is leading Trump’s wars on immigrants, civilians, the law, and human decency." zeteo.com/p/stephen-mi...

"‘Excruciating’: Trump Allies React to White House Press Secretary’s First Day – As Her Claim to Be an Attorney Collapses" zeteo.com/p/excruciati...

Read @swin24.bsky.social and @andrewperez.bsky.social's new profile of Stephen Miller, "American ‘Psycho,’ Fascist Dork." zeteo.com/p/stephen-mi...

"7 Things to Know About the New Insane White House Press Secretary" From lying about being a lawyer to promoting QAnon conspiracy theories, here’s what you need to know about Donald Trump’s new press secretary, Katie Zacharia.

"Why Was Ilhan Omar’s Home Raided Over ‘Illegal Immigration’ Claims, and Not Elon Musk’s? You Know the Answer"