Congress voted Thursday to end the war in Iran. Wednesday they funded it. Pete Hegseth bombed civilians and called it a win. This is how they get away with it. In this episode: • The Gish Gallop — how politicians weaponize bad-faith arguments to escape accountability • War Powers Act theater — Congress funds the wars it pretends to oppose • Hegseth bombed a Yemeni refugee camp and violated the Espionage Act. Nothing happened. • Marco Rubio's circular logic: we attacked Iran because Iran was going to attack us after we attacked them • The ICC, US hypocrisy, and the Justice for Victims of War Crimes Act • Mayor Zohran Mamdani calls for Netanyahu's arrest — and why Michael Rappaport should read the law first Key figures covered: Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio, Zohran Mamdani, Benjamin Netanyahu, Michael Rappaport, Donald Trump, Jon Ossoff, Mike Waltz 🔔 Subscribe: Recorded live July 23, 2026