Pirates of Petulance | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas

<p>Editorial cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM EST. </p><p>Today we discuss:</p><p>• Hours after the US and Iran announced a ceasefire deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Trump took to social media with insulting, triumphantalist messaging that reneged on America’s promise to suspend its own blockade of Iranian ships. <strong>The Strait closed again, Iran attacked</strong> two ships and the <strong>U.S. attacked and took over an Iranian cargo vessel</strong>. Peace talks are supposed to start Wednesday—but<strong> will US envoys be talking to themselves?</strong></p><p>• Republicans have few days left to extend Section 702 of the <strong>Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act </strong>(FISA). But Trump, GOP leaders and White House officials have failed to come up with a workable framework for months—and there is no agreement.</p><p>• <strong>Progressive Bulgaria</strong>, the party led by former President Rumen Radev, wins general elections in Bulgaria with 44.7%, a better-than-expected performance and one of the largest parliamentary mandates by any party in recent years. <strong>Warmer relations with Russia</strong> are likely.</p><p>• <strong>Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney</strong> says that Canada's strong economic ties to the US were once a strength but are <strong>now a weakness</strong> that must be corrected.</p><p>MERCH STORE: <a href="https://www.deprogram.live" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.deprogram.live</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://x.com/tedrall" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://x.com/tedrall</a></p><p><a href="https://x.com/JamarlThomas" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://x.com/JamarlThomas</a></p><p></p><p>LIVE ON RUMBLE: <a href="https://rumble.com/c/DeProgramShow" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://rumble.com/c/DeProgramShow</a></p><p>SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2kdFlw2w8sSPhKI8NRx8Zu" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/2kdFlw2w8sSPhKI8NRx8Zu</a></p><p>APPLE MUSIC: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deprogram-with-ted-rall-and-jamarl-thomas/id1825379504" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deprogram-with-ted-rall-and-jamarl-thomas/id1825379504</a></p>