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May 15, 2026 1 hr 24 min

PODCAST 209

from Aesthetic Resistance Podcast Hosted by John Steppling

Participants: John Steppling, Ray Hosseini, Hiroyuki Hamada, and Dennis Riches. Topics covered: Strait of Hormuz supply shock kind of looks like the sanctions suffered by Iran for decades, UN charter’s “enemy state” clause and the 2+4 treaty concerning German reunification in 1990, what’s behind the big push for data centers? windmills tilting the ecological balance, low morale in the US military, the Trump administration’s fight with the Pope, the return to religiosity and magical thinking among the political leadership, the “band of brothers” meme in war stories, Robert Kagan and the neocons admit defeat. Music track: “Broken Yo-Yo” by Texas Alexander (public domain).

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