Misinformation, Leaks, and the Social Media War

The gang discuss misinformation about Kurds in Iran, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, ICE’s detention of a Columbia student, an anti-trans law in Kansas, and James Talarico winning the senate primary in Texas.

Sources:

https://apnews.com/article/bovino-minnesota-immigration-minneapolis-good-pretti-0ace82ca68846109fbf6d30439e6f0f1 

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-10th-circuit/1431469.html 

https://www.axios.com/2026/03/02/trump-iran-war-kurds-iraq 

https://x.com/KurdistanWatch/status/2028447001508012501?s=20

https://www.militaryreligiousfreedom.org/2026/03/mrff-inundated-with-complaints-of-gleeful-commanders-telling-troops-iran-war-is-part-of-gods-divine-plan-to-usher-in-the-return-of-jesus-christ/ 

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/03/politics/cia-arming-kurds-iran

https://presidency.gov.krd/sarok-nechervan-barzani-o-oazeri-daraoai-aeran-peshhathkani-naochhkh-taotoe-dhkhn/ 

https://x.com/qubadjt/status/2029199935917187252?s=20 

https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2029219939102401017?s=20 

https://www.centcom.mil/

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/04/pam-bondi-subpoena-epstien-00812960

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/03/fcc-chair-brendan-carr-wbd-paramount-merger-deal-netflix.html

https://x.com/KellieMeyerNews/status/2027181141162111461 

https://president.columbia.edu/news/message-acting-president-claire-shipman-0

https://x.com/NoahHurowitz/status/2027124257394774140?s=20

https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/transgender-kansans-challenge-state-law-invalidating-their-drivers-licenses-and-allowing-them-to-be-sued-for-using-public-restrooms

https://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/sb244_enrolled.pdf

https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/kansas-revokes-license-no-gender-change

https://x.com/admcrlsn/status/2029041869074604256?s=20

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/results-texas-us-senate-primary.html

https://www.texastribune.org/2026/03/03/jasmine-crockett-dallas-williamson-county-voting-changes/

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/us/elections/dallas-county-vote-tally-court-ruling.html

https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/04/on-the-issues-a-qa-with-the-texas-democrats-running-for-u-s-senate/

https://jamestalarico.com/issues/

https://punchbowl.news/article/campaigns/talarico-pitch/

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