The Ceasefire That Wasn’t #552 (w/ Abe Greenwald)

<p>-The wrong Greenwald, but the actual Abe</p><p>-Everyone loves our ad spots</p><p>-Iran’s deranged peace menu</p><p>-Ceasefire, with extra missiles</p><p>-The joint Hormuz tollbooth fantasy</p><p>-What Iran lost, even if nobody can sell it</p><p>-Regime change, but not the fun version</p><p>-Vanceworld (probably) leaks to the Times</p><p>-Trump threatens apocalypse, then shrugs</p><p>-Pakistan, Vance, and easier marks</p><p>-Groypers and other forms of loser energy</p><p>-The anti-Jewish right stops pretending</p><p>-Sovereignty for me, not for thee</p><p>-When the right starts sounding like the left</p><p>-Israel’s image problem, and America’s deeper one</p><p>-RFK Jr. enters the podcast economy</p><p><strong>Prefer to watch & chat live with other members of the Fifdom? </strong><a href="https://youtu.be/V3Lbu14NUAM" target="_blank"><strong>This episode premieres over on our YouTube channel </strong></a><strong>at 12PM EST.</strong></p><p>After 10 years, we’ve finally found a sponsor we actually like. <strong>Ground News</strong> pulls coverage of the same story into one place so you can compare headlines across sources and see how framing changes depending on the outlet.</p><p>Subscribe for 40% off our Vantage plan using our unique link <a href="https://groundnews.com/fifth" target="_blank">https://groundnews.com/fifth</a></p><p><p>The Fifth Column (A Podcast) is a reader & viewer supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></p><p><strong>Follow The Fifth Column</strong></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://substack.com/redirect/9e5f160b-065d-42ce-92a4-edf21df804ae?j=eyJ1IjoiZTQzMWYifQ.dc-8vtNe6mnVPNyWzBj8PVjHOlHrTw5oo2hNegjrHnA" target="_blank">@wethefifth</a>Instagram: <a href="https://substack.com/redirect/49442cc1-448b-481d-a04c-a58e62415aa9?j=eyJ1IjoiZTQzMWYifQ.dc-8vtNe6mnVPNyWzBj8PVjHOlHrTw5oo2hNegjrHnA" target="_blank">@we.the.fifth</a>X: <a href="https://substack.com/redirect/e5c13b74-b540-4b93-a1ed-2ba2670462c1?j=eyJ1IjoiZTQzMWYifQ.dc-8vtNe6mnVPNyWzBj8PVjHOlHrTw5oo2hNegjrHnA" target="_blank">@wethefifth</a>TikTok: <a href="https://substack.com/redirect/971da500-8db0-4269-9aaf-7d7459adf93a?j=eyJ1IjoiZTQzMWYifQ.dc-8vtNe6mnVPNyWzBj8PVjHOlHrTw5oo2hNegjrHnA" target="_blank">@wethefifth</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/@thefifthcolumn" target="_blank">@thefifthcolumn</a></p> <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.wethefifth.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.wethefifth.com/subscribe</a>