US Attacks Iran

On tonight’s show I’ll be discussing the latest escalation with Iran, after U.S. forces launched new strikes in response to Iranian attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz -- and the Trump administration revoked the oil-sale waivers it had just given Tehran.

I’ll also be talking about Trump at the NATO summit: his complaints that NATO “never does anything” for us -- even though NATO invoked Article V for us after 9/11 -- his renewed obsession with taking Greenland from Denmark, and reports that he’s considering giving Turkey F-35s even though Turkey bought Russia’s S-400 air defense system.

Then we’ll look at the far-right in Europe: Marine Le Pen cleared to run for president in France in 2027, Nigel Farage suddenly resigning from Parliament to run again amid growing financial scandal, and the broader question of how much these leaders have really moved away from their old Russia-friendly positions.

I’ll also get into a wild Wall Street Journal report about how European leaders have basically learned to manage Trump by flattering him, using his own language, and even rebranding Ukraine ceasefire plans as “stop the killing” because that’s what works with him.

And finally, we’ll talk about Ukraine running dangerously low on critical U.S. air-defense interceptors, Trump saying the war “doesn’t affect” the United States, a Manhattan office building reportedly on the verge of collapse, and Mitch McConnell’s cardiac arrest.

00:00 Tech setup and going live
04:14 Trump bombs Iran again
07:20 Tonight’s news: Iran, NATO, Europe, Ukraine, McConnell
08:00 U.S. strikes Iran after attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
09:59 Trump at NATO and possible F-35s for Turkey
11:58 Trump whines about Greenland again
12:20 Trump claims NATO never does anything for America
12:49 Marine Le Pen cleared to run in France in 2027
14:00 Le Pen, Bardella, Russia, and Ukraine
15:22 Nigel Farage’s Trump-style political stunt
16:00 Farage resigns and runs again amid financial scandal
17:20 The $6.7 million “gift” problem
18:55 Farage’s other undeclared benefits
19:16 Terrifying Manhattan building-collapse story
20:00 Former Pfizer building, bent beams, and evacuation fears
22:00 Video from inside the collapsing building
24:12 How European leaders learned to flatter Trump
26:00 Trump, Norway, the Nobel Prize, and “tariffs” instead of sanctions
28:00 Trump reportedly throws a tablet during a Trudeau call
29:07 Ukraine runs out of Patriot interceptors
29:42 Trump says Ukraine “doesn’t affect” the United States
30:24 Mitch McConnell’s cardiac-arrest scare
32:00 Aging senators, power, and refusing to leave office
34:00 Why cardiac arrest at 84 is so serious
36:00 CPR, DNRs, and what resuscitation can do to older bodies
38:00 McConnell’s public messaging versus the medical reality
40:00 Why the rosy spin doesn’t quite add up
42:10 Weird orange water at Trump’s renovated DC park
44:00 Rust, algae, sediment, or something else?
46:57 Posting the park video and getting official attention
48:00 Trump fans blame liberals for Trump’s bad optics
50:00 CPR discussion and how the guidelines have changed
52:00 McConnell 911 call and more questions about his condition
54:00 Dispatcher audio, CPR in progress, and the official spin
58:00 Breaking update: new Iran strikes and oil prices jump
01:00:00 Iran escalation, dinner, and the Halloween goat
01:02:00 Plant update: compost, geraniums, lemon tree
01:05:00 Christmas cactus cuttings from family plants
01:08:00 Mother-in-law’s tongue / snake plant flowers
01:10:00 Peace lily repotting questions
01:14:00 Sun Gold cherry tomatoes disappoint
01:16:00 Scallions, chives, and easy balcony plants
01:18:00 Tomato allergy tingle and wrapping up
01:20:00 Final goodbyes