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

Iran War Propaganda Meltdown: Rubio Flip-Flops, MAGA Shrinks, and Kristi Noem’s Taxpayer Bang Bus

Dan and Corey argue the U.S. is being dragged into a war with Iran through propaganda, shifting justifications (nukes, missiles, Hezbollah, regime change), and character assassination of anti-war voices like Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, and Dave Smith. They criticize polls claiming most Trump supporters back the war, warn about rising gas prices, inflation, supply-chain disruption, and likely escalation from proxies to contractors to boots on the ground, plus refugees and blowback. They mock Orwellian messaging, viral videos of Iranians “celebrating,” and cite Rubio and Hegseth statements as narrative-caving flip-flops, alongside claims Israel pressured U.S. action. They highlight a Marine veteran protester whose arm was broken during a hearing, discuss war-gambling on Polymarket, alleged DHS contract corruption, and end with crude jokes about Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski, and Markwayne Mullin.

00:00 Cold Open Ground Zero

01:31 Iran War Doublethink

03:55 Maga Polls And Bots

07:00 Poll Questions Matter

09:42 Propaganda After Bombs

15:14 Liberators And Blowback

18:22 Sleeper Cells Narrative

23:25 Rubio Flip Flop Clip

28:15 Israel Pressure And Nukes

31:25 Endless Evil Whackamole

36:32 Regime Change Goalposts

39:11 Foot In Door Escalation

41:15 Ceasefire Doubts

42:10 War Costs Hit Home

42:54 Regime Change Fallout

44:31 Refugees And Blowback

46:12 Hegemony Reality Check

48:33 War Powers Breakdown

52:21 Energy Shockwaves

53:11 Iran Not The Enemy

57:26 Hegseth Press Clip

59:36 Diplomacy Betrayed

01:06:29 Propaganda Memory Hole

01:11:40 Veteran Protest Crackdown

01:20:29 Betting On Nuclear War

01:22:55 Flag Hypocrisy Watch

01:23:51 Old Iran Flag Debate

01:25:56 Kristi Noem Fired Fallout

01:27:42 Blankie Plane Scandal

01:31:02 Markwayne Mullen Chaos

01:36:56 Trump Softens Immigration

01:40:06 DHS Contract Fraud Hearing

01:44:21 Vote Out Every Incumbent

01:46:10 Midterms War Economy Fears

01:51:33 Ayatollah Assassination Fallout

01:54:45 Congress Harassment Coverup

01:57:31 Final Rant and Signoff

Hockey, Hot Mics & Skynet: Trump’s Winning Too Much, ICE Goes Rogue, and Iran Is “Weeks Away” (Again)

Dan and Corey riff through a chaotic Libservative episode: a U.S. hockey gold win gets instantly politicized via a Cash Patel selfie and Trump’s comments, with both left and right accused of ruining sports and the women’s team dragged into the discourse. They call Trump’s State of the Union a boring, theatrical “WWE” event full of cherry-picked stats, hot-mic moments, and performative outrage, including a clip of Trump bragging about “winning too much.” They argue media manufactures consent for war, especially around repeated Iran nuclear scare narratives, highlighted by a montage of Netanyahu saying Iran is close for decades. The show covers fears of AI-driven surveillance and autonomous weapons as the Pentagon pressures Anthropic, plus whistleblower testimony alleging ICE training is gutted and cadets are taught to enter homes without judicial warrants. They praise a political stunt by NYC’s Zohran Mamdani leveraging Trump’s vanity to push housing, then end with TikTok clips about “schizos,” legal harassment of lawmakers, and JD Vance chair-humping memes.

00:00 Cold Open Banter

02:17 Hockey Win Gets Political

09:54 Trump Call Fallout

13:10 Iran War Drumbeat

13:36 State Of Union Theater

25:01 Winning Too Much Clip

27:06 SOTU Side Characters

30:48 Medals And Politicization

33:51 Wrap SOTU Loose Ends

35:00 Medicaid Cutoff Confusion

35:22 Handshake Mandela Moment

36:05 Iran Nukes and Netanyahu Clips

38:23 Deterrence and Who Uses Nukes

42:59 Bible Politics and Land Claims

46:52 Iraq War Playbook Returns

48:56 Media Manufacturing Consent

52:10 Venezuela Oil and Dollar Power

54:00 Pentagon Pressures Anthropic

01:03:14 AI Surveillance and Rights Debate

01:10:44 DHS Shutdown and ICE Oversight

01:15:44 Whistleblower on ICE Training Cuts

01:19:58 Warrantless Entry Memo

01:21:36 Constitution Over Deportations

01:25:44 Undertrained Agents Fallout

01:27:56 Catholic Church Tangent

01:29:42 Anti Federal Government Rule

01:32:23 Voter ID Debate

01:38:52 Trump Vanity Housing Play

01:44:32 TikToks Schizos vs Psychos

01:48:45 Harassing Congress Legally

01:51:50 JD Vance Chair Tell

01:55:03 Wrap Up and Plugs