Bombs, Barrels & Bulls#!t

Iran War Update: Gas Goes Up, Missiles Go Boom, and Epstein Still Ain’t Dead (Probably)

On the Libservative podcast, Corey hosts with Bell while Dan is away, covering the ongoing Iran war, rising gas prices, and political fallout. They criticize Trump golfing while authorizing a major Strategic Petroleum Reserve release, compare it to Biden’s 2022 release, and mock the recurring “short-term pain for long-term gain” messaging. They argue the U.S. is spending about $1B/day firing expensive missiles at cheap drones, warn the conflict could drag on (with a memo preparing through September 2026), and say the war is destabilizing alliances, including pulling Patriot/THAAD systems from South Korea. They discuss claims a U.S. tomahawk hit a school, broader history of U.S.-Iran tensions, cluster munitions hypocrisy, job losses and higher unemployment, and new Epstein guard cover-up allegations, then touch on special-election “blue wave” chatter and Trump targeting Thomas Massie.

00:00 Welcome to Libservative

01:12 Show topics and tech issues

03:01 Trump golfing and war optics

04:00 Oil reserves and gas prices

07:07 Short term pain montage

08:51 Drone math and war costs

11:58 Public support and goalposts

13:15 Religion and the war lens

17:49 School strike and deniability

21:35 How we got here since 1954

26:43 Regime change and mission creep

28:50 Cluster bombs and hypocrisy

30:11 Patriot systems and global spillover

37:05 THAAD moved from Korea to Israel

38:46 Two state solution and blowback fears

42:44 War of attrition and economic pain

45:18 Diplomacy bombed and summer outlook

47:19 Unit Party Blue Wave

48:55 War Spending Inflation

49:45 Silver Demand Explained

50:40 War Powers Backroom Deals

52:12 DHS Shutdown Surveillance

55:33 Draft Fears Kids Recruiters

59:20 Bases Alliances Munitions

01:03:03 Money Printing Homefront

01:06:23 Subsidies Supply Demand

01:12:39 MAGA No New Wars

01:14:16 Massey Ana Third Way

01:20:12 Jobs Report Economy Data

01:25:49 Epstein Guard Coverup

01:28:31 Midterms Special Elections

01:37:17 Final Thoughts Sign Off