Polls, Pots & Flamingos

A comedian & ex President (of Estonia, twice) - childhood buddies, American raised now living in Europe - riff on the 'divorce' between the US & Europe. Serious politics, questionable hosts. This week EUBS asks why… does Pete Hegseth equate the allied (including US) storming the Normandy beaches on D-Day to liberate Europe from Nazi tyranny with migrants fleeing war; whether dressing some of his kids in US military uniform is good “optics”, and why the EU Parliament hosts groups with odd beliefs. Also… Is America Europe’s friend or, er… not? https://ecfr.eu/publication/home-alone-europeans-are-ready-to-defend-themselves/ Ireland’s alumina scandal https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/08/why-ireland-is-under-fire-over-its-alumina-exports-to-russia https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/09/kaja-kallas-urges-ireland-to-get-the-facts-straight-on-alumina-sales-to-russia Albania gets in a mess with Kushner & EU https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/5/why-the-kushners-plan-to-build-an-albanian-resort-has-sparked-protests Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:32 America, friend or....not? 00:05:12 EUBS 00:11:09 Ireland's alumina scandal 00:16:05 Albania's Kushner Resort 00:22:15 Other fun stuff & looking ahead CREDITS Editor Valter Nõmm Animation & Design Roland Seer - Tartu Multifilm @rolandseer Music by Paabel @paabeltheband (Estonian folk-fusion) Executive Producer Fred Casella © Fresh Lens Film Sàrl 2026 all rights reserved