Iran War, ICE, Kash Patel's greed, and more
February 24, 2026
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as posted by the channelTonight’s show is a tour of the administration treating the US government like a personal expense account—while quietly building the kind of Middle East posture that usually ends with “oops, we’re at war.”
Here are today’s topics:
* 4-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — 00:05:39.874
* Iran (Wash Post / JCS Chair Gen. Dan Caine warning re munitions + allies) — 00:06:17.071
* US force posture: 40–50% of deployable US airpower in Middle East — 00:09:39.509
* Kash Patel’s $75K jet joyride / hypocrisy — 00:10:52.744
* Iran nukes: Trump “obliterated” vs Witkoff “a week away” — 00:10:18.138
* Peter Mandelson reportedly arrested/questioned — 00:22:36.263
* Polling (CNN / Harry Enten: net approval drop, independents) — 00:27:53.832
* Greenland: Denmark evacuates US crew member; “hospital ship” claim — 00:33:36.463
* Politico: DHS surveillance on Maine activists / watchlist threats — 00:35:54.521
* 404 Media: ICE apps enabling warrantless phone tracking + follow targets — 00:37:01.992
* Ex-ICE instructor whistleblower (rushed crackdown, unlawful enforcement risk) — 00:37:16.271
* France fallout: US ambassador reportedly frozen out — 00:37:48.204
* Judge Cannon blocks release of Jack Smith report — 00:42:01.072
* Tom Nichols: GOP has a Nazi problem — 00:42:24.668
* NYT: Russia return to global sports / Paralympics + Trump-world support — 00:47:25.456
* Ukraine signals possible talks Feb. 26–27; Kremlin hasn’t confirmed — 00:47:51.449
* Russian oil to Slovakia/Hungary cut off since Jan. 27 (pipeline hit/repairs) — 00:47:56.172
* Hungary blocks EU €90B loan until Druzhba resumes — begins 00:48:08.824 and “blocking aid” is explicit at 00:49:27.525.
* Slovak PM Robert Fico: no emergency electricity until Druzhba resumes — Not stated verbatim in the VTT. 00:48:52.858
* Ukrainian drones hit refinery ~1,000 km inside Russia; major fire — 00:49:56.186
* Ukraine claims 400 sq km + 8 settlements liberated since Jan (Syrskyi) — 00:50:03.373
* NYT (Hanna Notte): Trump hasn’t delivered real normalization wins; retreats when pushed — 00:50:21.148
* RUSI (Jack Watling): Russia fight into 2027; talks to split alliance; Europe fears bad terms — 00:51:32.994
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