Same Time Next Year | 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>• So, there IS more “Mr. Nice Guy.” <strong>Trump blinked again </strong>by <strong>extending the ceasefire with Iran</strong>. His critics are mocking another TACO Tuesday. But the derision is better than risking more Iranian and US lives by doubling down to preserve his tough-guy persona. Inside Iran, though, Trump’s threats of military escalation lack credibility. The challenge for diplomats, from Pakistan and elsewhere, will be to <strong>find a way for Trump to claim some kind of win</strong>.</p><p>• Leaked documents reveal details of a <strong>secret Saudi Arabia–Pakistan Mutual Defense Pact</strong>, now that Pakistan is playing a key role mediating the US-Israel-Iran War. We dig into this entanglement with <strong>journalist Murtaza Hussain, who broke this story</strong> for DropSite News. Hussain is a journalist specializing in national security and foreign policy. A former <em>Intercept</em> reporter now at <em>Drop Site News</em>, he offers commentary on U.S. interventions, human rights, and global affairs. He appears regularly on CNN, BBC, and MSNBC.</p><p>• <strong>Trump asks Congress to increase the Defense budget by 42%</strong> (2/3 over Biden’s last one), to $1.5 trillion. Trump is seeking a 10% cut in discretionary domestic spending, chopping medical research, job training, home heating assistance, environmental protection and disaster relief after hurricanes. At a private Easter luncheon, Trump said: “We’re fighting wars,” he said. “It’s not possible for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid, Medicare.” Will Trump get his way?</p><p></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>