John Phelan out as Navy secretary after 13 months — The Washington Post The billionaire was a significant contributor to President Donald Trump’s campaign, but officials said he clashed repeatedly with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Phelan, a billionaire campaign contributor for President Donald Trump, clashed repeatedly with Hegseth throughout his time atop the Navy

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Ceasefire Extended Indefinitely—Iran Strikes Ships, Blockade Persists 4/22/26 YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show

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REPORT: Trump Working On A 20 Billion Dollar Deal With Iran #trump #iran #politics YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show

In over their heads …
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DOJ Fake Out? Are there Millions More Epstein Files or Have They All Been Released? 4/15/26 YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show

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CHRISTINA KOCH GREETING HER DOG AFTER RETURNING FROM THE MOON IM GONNA CRYYY 😭😭😭

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I’ll have what Hungary’s having.

Hungary’s Viktor Orban, ally of Trump and Putin, concedes election defeat — The Washington Post WIth record turnout, Hungarians chose to end the 16-year rule of the prime minister who was a self-proclaimed champion of illiberal Christian democracy.

So much for the JD Vance bounce

“Hungary’s Viktor Orban, ally of Trump and Putin, concedes election defeat
WIth record turnout, Hungarians chose to end the 16-year rule of the prime minister who was a self-proclaimed champion of illiberal Christian democracy.”

Officials Release Design for 250-Foot Arch in Washington, as Trump Seeks Another Imprint

Excited yet?

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Is MAGA Turning Away From Trump & His Iran War? 4/8/26 YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show

We’re on…
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Why Europe needs a payment system beyond Mastercard and Visa Europe spends trillions of euros every year on card payments, yet almost none of them run through a European system. Now the EU wants to change that, but can it? Watch the video. #EuXl

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Europe has taken note that the US can't be trusted anymore. One action they've undertaken: getting off US payment service providers.
Roll-out in progress, many major banks signed up, operational in 2026/2027.

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Sha’Carri Richardson chasing down other runners after the staggered start

Trump weighs broader cabinet shake-up as Iran war pressure grows — Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump is considering a broader cabinet shake-up in the wake of Attorney General Pam Bondi's removal this week, as he grows increasingly frustrated with the political fallout from...

Several ​sources saying Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's director of national intelligence, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick are among those potentially on the chopping block, after Trump ousted Bondi and Homeland Security ⁠Secretary Kristi Noem
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Inside the Plan to Take Iran’s Uranium—and the Risk to U.S. Troops 3/30/26 YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show

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Iran Pushes Back, Denying Trump’s “Very Good Talks” Ever Happened, David Cay Johnston Joins 3/24/26 YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show

Were on!!
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Trump Steps Back From Threat to Obliterate Iran’s Power Centers, Gives 5 Day Reprieve 3/23/26 YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show

On live with Political Analyst, Gary Dietrich and the brilliant @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
Also, @jessicadenson07.bsky.social and aviation expert Patrick Weil.
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Trump Steps Back From Threat to Obliterate Iran’s Power Centers, Gives 5 Day Reprieve 3/23/26 YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show

On live with Political Analyst, Gary Dietrich and the brilliant @sarahkendzior
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Why the Iranian Theocracy will likely Survive YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show

Expert Shares The One Reason the Iranian Theocracy will Likely Survive
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U.S. Weighs Sending More Troops to Middle East 3/20/26 YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show

Packed Friday show…

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Wanna see me when I was 17?

Hegseth ignored military officials when he slashed offices that limit risk to civilians — POLITICO The Defense secretary’s decision to cut offices that mitigate civilian harm faces renewed attention as the Pentagon investigates a strike that killed hundreds of Iranian children.

Top military officials warned the Pentagon unsuccessfully last year not to gut oversight offices that limit risk to civilian casualties and investigate responsibility for their deaths, such as the recent strike on an Iranian girls’ school that killed hundreds of children.
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Sarah @sarahkendzior.bsky.social i am soooo happy to see you regularly on with Mark Thompson! @themts.bsky.social Your voice is so damn important to hear every week now as events are unfolding in this autocratic, criminal takeover of USA. Mark is a smart guy, love him as interviewer! 👏👍💯

A Civil Liberties Attorney Reveals the Dark Truth About Digital Surveillance YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show

@themts.bsky.social talks to Cindy Cohn about her new book, "Privacy's Defender My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance" #booksky #eff

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Markets Rattling as Trump Faces Pressure to Wrap Up the Iran War 3/10/26 YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show

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Pulitzer winner David Cay Johnston joining…

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Report Says Some Troops Were Told the Iran War is Part of God’s Divine Plan 3/4/26 YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show

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Hegseth’s First Iran Remarks: No Timeline, More Troops Not Ruled Out 3/3/26 YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show

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Trump’s Iran War Widening Fast as Regional Conflict Intensifies 3/2/26 YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show

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U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1.5 trillion.

Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.

Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.

The military industrial complex is cheering today.

Paramount Skydance Poised to Acquire Warner Bros. Discovery After Netflix Bows Out of Bidding War Paramount Skydance is poised to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery now that Netflix has declined to increase its existing offer valued at $83 billion.

Great conversation with Variety’s Michael Schneider about this

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Our Worst Nightmare Has Come True, Trump Threatens Total Authoritarianism - Sarah Kendzior YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show

Sarah Kendzior had a good discussion today with Mark Thompson about SM being used to harness the autocratic regime takeover, the control of fascistic oligarchs, that we are seeing with Trump totalitarian regime. @sarahkendzior.bsky.social @themts.bsky.social
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Tedious, Packed with Lies and Struggling to Improve His Political Fortunes 2/25/26 YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show

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