The Tea with Myriam Francois

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"Truth isn't shared anymore. It’s manufactured."

For a decade, the script has been the same: Iran is "two weeks away" from a nuclear weapon. Is this a fact, or a decade-long disinformation campaign designed to sell an illegal war? From AI-generated war footage to bot networks swinging European elections, the "Disinformation Machine" is the most dangerous weapon system of the 21st century. And it’s in full swing in the US-Israel war on Iran.

This week on The Tea, Marc Owen Jones, Associate Professor at Northwestern University in Qatar and author of Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East, exposes the empires that turn hate into profit and the disinformation machines operating on Meta, X, TikTok, and beyond.
We discuss:

⚡ Iran and America’s war narratives: AI deepfakes and propaganda fuelling escalation
⚡ How the major tech companies profit from fake news and our outrage
⚡ How Donald Trump and others weaponise “truth”
⚡ Inside the global far-right disinformation networks
⚡ From “Islamism” to “Muslims”: how language gets quietly weaponised
⚡ UAE, Israel, and evangelical alliances — a shared anti-Muslim agenda
⚡ Dubai’s golden cage: influence, image, and narrative control
⚡ Far-right Islamophobic agenda targeting the mayors of London and NY
⚡ The Israeli Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and the 2024 disinformation push
⚡ Can UK and EU laws actually curb disinformation?

As Mark argues, disinformation isn’t just noise – it shapes policy, fuels racism, and prepares the ground for war. The narrative is messy, but the stakes are painfully real.
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AUDIO CREDITS
Presenter–Producer: Dr. Myriam François
Guest: Marc Owen Jones
Senior Producer: Sara Farolfi
Producer: Nadège Bizimungu
Assistant Producer: Poppy Jacobs
Research: Maryam Abada, Ayman Ahmer, Ariana Hashtrudi, Dahlia Melaine and Martha Missingham
Video Editor: Max Bubnov
An MPWR Productions show.

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Corruption. Endless wars. Distruction. Propaganda. Empires don’t fall from external enemies — they rot from within. So, are we witnessing that collapse in real time?

From Iran to Gaza to Venezuela, the mask is slipping. The myth of a benevolent empire, spreading democracy and human rights, has crumbled. What’s left is what’s always been there: domination, extraction, control.
It's not about strategy. It's about profit. Wealth funnelled to a tiny elite, while corporations feed on crisis — turning war, environmental collapse, and even human suffering into business models.

In this eye-opening episode of The Tea, we sit down with legendary American journalist, Empire Files host and Peabody Award nominee, Abby Martin, to unpack what the final stage of the American empire really looks like — and where it’s headed next.

We discuss:
⚡ The war with Iran and the manufacturing of consent
⚡ The US–Israel alliance and shifting power in the region
⚡ Trump’s “cartoon dictatorship”
⚡ De-dollarisation and the limits of US global dominance
⚡ Military: the fourth biggest polluter in the world
⚡ The state of journalism: media control and propaganda
⚡ A multipolar world — shift or illusion?
⚡ AI and the future of warfare
⚡ Peter Thiel, the “Antichrist,” and the Vatican talks
As Abby Martin argues, “We have to confront this military empire at its core — the arteries of capital — because that’s the only language it understands.”

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AUDIO CREDITS
Presenter–Producer: Dr. Myriam François
Guest: Abby Martin
Senior Producer: Sara Farolfi
Producer: Nadège Bizimungu
Assistant Producer: Poppy Jacobs
Research: Mariam Abada, Dahlia Melaine and Martha Missingham
Video Editor: Max Bubnov
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A sitting President named thousands of times in the Epstein files. Powerful figures across the globe involved in a web of crimes so vast and brazen that they may qualify as crimes against humanity, says the UN.
Yet the FBI declares the case closed. The DOJ insists there’s no evidence of a wider trafficking network.

The Epstein files are sending shockwaves worldwide — and what we’re seeing is only 2% of the FBI’s evidence. Thousands of pages remain heavily redacted. If there were no wider network, why are so many names still hidden?

In this explosive episode of The Tea, investigative journalist Lucia Osborne-Crowley returns — one of only four reporters inside the Ghislaine Maxwell trial — to cut through the fog of the newly released documents.
We discuss:
⚡ Alleged obstruction of justice by the Trump administration
⚡ Epstein’s long and secretive ties to Israel
⚡ The DOJ contradiction: “case closed” vs ongoing redactions
⚡ Doctors secretly treating Epstein’s victims outside hospitals
⚡ How the FBI failed the victims
⚡ The unprecedented plea deal that let Epstein avoid serious charges
⚡ Could the war in Iran be a distraction from the Epstein files?
⚡ How civil settlements and NDAs silenced victims
⚡ Ghislaine Maxwell’s mysterious court appearances
⚡ “Pizzagate” and coded language in Epstein files
⚡ The Epstein Files Transparency Act — and potential violations

The Epstein scandal isn’t just about one man — it’s a story about how power protects itself. When victims speak out, and institutions refuse to act, justice fails all of us.

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AUDIO CREDITS
Presenter–Producer: Dr. Myriam François
Guest: Lucia Osborne-Crowley
Senior Producer: Sara Farolfi
Producer: Nadège Bizimungu
Assistant Producer: Poppy Jacobs
Research: Mariam Abada, Dahlia Melaine and Martha Missingham
Video Editor: Max Bubnov
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Is US Christian nationalism fueling a holy war in the Middle East?
As Israel and America target Iran, US troops are told that Donald Trump has been “anointed by Jesus” to ignite Armageddon — and Netanyahu is quoting scripture to justify bombs.

From the White House to the battlefield, Christian nationalism is turning geopolitics into prophecy.

In this explosive episode of The Tea, Myriam François speaks with Monte Mader, a former Christian nationalist insider who grew up at the heart of the Republican right. Monte exposes how apocalyptic theology is shaping foreign policy — and why claiming divine authority turns politics into holy war.

We discuss:
⚡ Netanyahu’s Bible quotes – fueling US evangelical support
⚡ The “New Taliban” – what the Christian right shares with extremists
⚡ Pete Hegseth’s faith politics – women “belong” in the home
⚡ Pam Bondi’s coded Christian messaging
⚡ GOP divides over Israel and Palestine
⚡ MAGA’s internal war and revival
⚡ Texas voter suppression targeting women
⚡ Faith-based policymaking on schools and abortion
⚡ ICE’s “immigration holy war”
⚡ Heritage Foundation “Nazi playbook” – extremist strategies exposed
Monte warns: Christian nationalism isn’t about Christ — it’s about power.

And even inside conservative circles, resistance is growing as more Americans see the MAGA movement for what it is — a fight for control, power, and empire.

Watch now to uncover how apocalyptic faith is rewriting US politics — and the world order.

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AUDIO CREDITS
Presenter–Producer: Dr. Myriam François
Guest: Monte Mader
Senior Producer: Sara Farolfi
Producer: Nadège Bizimungu
Assistant Producer: Poppy Jacobs
Research: Mariam Abada, Dahlia Melaine and Martha Missingham
Video Editor: Max Bubnov
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Thousands of peaceful protesters arrested. A direct-action group branded “terrorist.” A UN official sanctioned. ICC judges attacked.
We were told the rule of law would keep us safe. So why does it increasingly look like a system where power protects power?

This week on The Tea, we sit down with Tayab Ali — lawyer and director of the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians — about the growing clash between the rule of law and what he calls a “rules-based order.”
From the “unlawful” proscription of Palestine Action to the arrest of peaceful protesters, from UK citizens joining the IDF to the targeting of doctors, lawyers, and UN officials who speak out against the genocide, decisions are increasingly dictated by political interests — and the Israeli lobby, which pulls strings across government and media.

The result? A system that treats people differently depending on who they support.

We discuss:
🔍 The legacy of the Terrorism Act 2000 — security vs civil liberties
⚖️ The influence of the Israeli lobby in the UK and abroad
🌍 UK nationals joining the IDF — why aren’t they investigated?
🇺🇳 Sanctions against UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
🧑‍⚕️ The regulatory case of surgeon Ghassan Abu-Sittah
📢 Palestine Action and protest arrests under counter-terror laws
🏛️ Calls for a public inquiry into lobbying, influence, and policy decisions
⚖️ Potential end of trial by jury — who benefits from limiting public accountability?
🌍 The case South Africa brought against Israel at the International Court of Justice

As Tayab Ali warns, there’s a separate system for certain people and groups — and Israel is one of them. “We must reclaim the law, defend it at every level, and make sure justice applies equally to everyone” — or risk losing it entirely.

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AUDIO CREDITS
Presenter–Producer: Dr. Myriam François
Guest: Tayab Ali
Senior Producer: Sara Farolfi
Producer: Nadège Bizimungu
Assistant Producer: Poppy Jacobs
Research: Martha Missingham, Maryam Abada and Dahlia Melaine
Video Editor: Max Bubnov
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