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Angelica sits down with Carl Zha, host of the Silk and Steel podcast, to unpack the rapidly escalating geopolitical crisis. From the US-Iran conflict threatening global energy security to Taiwan's dramatic nuclear energy reversal and a historic KMT delegation to Beijing, we cover the stories mainstream media is ignoring.
Plus: Carl shares his harrowing experience with YouTube channel termination and how creators can fight back.

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Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:26 - The "Frog Boiling" Moment: Comparing 2025 to March 2020
01:25 - Energy Crisis Deep Dive: Why no oil means no food, no medicine
02:47 - Taiwan's Vulnerability: 40% LNG-dependent with only 11 days supply
03:43 - The Strait of Hormuz: Irreversible damage to global shipping
05:06 - Taiwan's Nuclear Reversal: A vindication for energy realists
07:01 - Taiwan's Economic History: From "Made in Taiwan" to semiconductors
08:30 - The "Made in Taiwan" stigma: George Clooney clip and Taiwan's transformation
10:30 - The Helium Crisis: 70% of Taiwan's helium comes from the Gulf – AI bubble at risk
12:30 - The Butlerian Jihad: How Iran is killing the "thinking machines" (Dune reference)
14:00 - Why the US and Israel are self-harming with no plan
16:30 - The KMT Chairwoman's Historic Trip to Beijing (April 7)
18:30 - KMT internal politics: The whisper campaign against Cheng Li-wen 20:30 - DPP vs. KMT: Why attitudes on Taiwan are shifting
23:00 - Comparing KMT infighting to the Democratic Party establishment 25:00 - Energy vulnerability: How this crisis could flip elections in Taiwan 26:45 - Bali's tourism crisis: Australia's jet fuel shortage and what it means 28:30 - The Vietnam parallel: 3,500 Marines to 500,000 troops
30:00 - The tactical nuke scenario: What if things spiral?
32:00 - The Democratic Party's cowardice: Why they won't oppose the war 34:30 - The "neolib" disappointment: How Obama-style imperialism persists 36:30 - China's overinvestment vindication: EVs, batteries, and solar
39:30 - Iran's yuan pivot: How lifting sanctions backfired on the US
42:00 - The dollar cauldron: Nezha 2 and the de-dollarization allegory
44:00 - Why sanctions are becoming obsolete
46:00 - China's role: Can Beijing mediate?
48:00 - Iran's impossible demands: US withdrawal from West Asia
52:00 - The 10-day pause: Is Trump buying time for troops?
54:00 - Carl's YouTube termination story: How he got his channel back 58:00 - How to reach a human at YouTube: @TeamYouTube on X
62:00 - Closing thoughts: A new world is coming

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Mike Robinson, Charles Malet, and Vanessa Beeley present today's UK Column News.

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00:00 Intro
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05:42 Jolani: Downing Street welcomes ‘traitor to humanity’
09:02 UK at War: Latest situation in British military
20:41 Lebanon: Displacement continues
27:25 Iran splits MAGA: Special report from Patrick Henningsen in Arizona
33:30 UKC’s new magazine, The Column: Now available in our shop
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Max Igan shares insights on global geopolitics, covert operations, and the
manipulation of society through media, religion, and political systems.

The conversation explores the true nature of power, the role of religion, and the potential paths forward for humanity amidst chaos.

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Mike Robinson speaks with former senior professional staff member at the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and author of Dark Crusade, Cliff Kiracofe, about the deep roots of Christian Zionism and its increasingly visible grip on American foreign policy.

Kiracofe traces the ideology back to its British origins in the 1820s (see Mike's earlier interview with Cliff for the background to this), when it was weaponised by Lord Palmerston to build public support for imperial Middle East policy. Two centuries on, he argues, the same playbook is running in Washington with Pete Hegseth, Paula White, Marco Rubio, and a network of Christian Zionist believers embedded at the heart of the Trump administration, alongside Jewish Zionist influence concentrated in the president's inner circle.

The conversation turns to the war on Iran: Trump bypassed normal National Security Council processes to override the advice of the Joint Chiefs and the Director of National Intelligence. Kiracofe also addresses the more than 100 lawsuits filed by US military personnel who object to religious coercion in the ranks, the resignation of National Counterterrorism Center head Joe Kent, and long-term prospects for political change with cautious hope placed in the 2028 elections and the rising generation of anti-Zionist candidates across party lines.

Cliff Kiracofe's updated edition of Dark Crusade: The Israel Lobby and Christian Zionism is available on Amazon, with a revised paperback due in May 2025.

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