Pietro is joined by Lili, a Lebanese-Syrian born woman who lives in Australia, and tells the heartbreaking story of the persecution of the Alawite community in Syria.

Lili starts by giving a detailed rundown of the Syrian conflict, fomented by US funding of terrorist groups, and intensified when, under Obama, the US (and Australia) involved themselves militarily to enact regime change.

Lili details her experience, and that of her family, as well as the broader Alawite community whose suffering is largely ignored by media and humanitarian groups in service of the US’s dogged support for Israel.

For her safety, Lili has chosen to keep her identity anonymous.

*Statistics corrections

17:51 min - Alawites make up roughly 10% of the Syrian community, not 2% as stated.

16:54 min - An estimated 250 000 Alawite men died in the front lines of the Syrian war, as opposed to 750 000 as stated

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Pietro and Floyd look at the messy breakup between Elon Musk and Donald Trump over Trump’s new Big Beautiful spending Bill. They discuss how it came to pass, how Elon Musk’s fiscally conservative idealism led him to naively believe that Trump was genuine about cutting spending, how Trump’s ego won’t allow him to let someone criticise him (regardless of how instrumental they were to his election in 2024) and much more.

They also discuss the impact of Twitter (or X), the effect on Tesla, the impact of Rand Paul, Thomas Massie, and other good congressmen, how the Democratic party is reacting to this spat, the future of the Republican party, and how JD Vance may well be affected by all this.

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Pietro and Floyd reflect on the 2025 Federal Election, and on recent calls from groups such as Reignite Democracy to “Unite” freedom friendly minor parties into one group to achieve electoral success.

They also take a look at what differentiates Libertarians from these other parties, as well as give some insight into what the goals and future of the Libertarian Party might be.

Finally, they look at the collapse in Greens House of Representatives Seats and why this might have occurred.

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