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5 min readOn Friday, the United States launched military strikes against Iran, then did so again on Saturday. Iran retaliated by hitting American military bases in Bahrain and Kuwait. Then, hours before futures markets opened Sunday, Axios reporter Barak Ravid posted that a senior American official said the U.S. and Iran had agreed to halt mutual attacks and would meet Tuesday in Doha. The hosts of the MeidasTouch Podcast describe this as a predictable cycle of market manipulation: strikes after markets close on Friday, retaliation over the weekend, and a de-escalation announcement timed to boost futures before Monday's open. The pattern, they argue, is now so routine that they joked about it in their group chat before Ravid's tweet appeared.
The MOU, the Contradiction, and the Collapse of Talks
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:37) **Episode Overview: War, Market Manipulation, and the "Groundhog Day" Cycle** - The hosts introduce the chaotic news cycle: US strikes Iran on Friday, Iran retaliates against US bases, and then a Sunday Axios report signals a halt to strikes just before markets open.
- 2 (02:20) **The Great American State Fair Flop** - Trump's "Freedom 250" counterprogramming event at the National Mall is a disaster with extremely low attendance, despite Fox News' heavy promotion.
- 3 (03:06) **Trump Dismisses Bipartisan Housing Affordability Bill** - Trump calls the bipartisan housing bill a "big yawn," refusing to endorse it.
- 4 (03:31) **Trump's "Hunting Communists" Rhetoric** - Trump declares Democrats are communists, calling them a bigger threat than 9/11 or the World Wars.
- 5 (04:01) **Supreme Court Rulings: Slaughter, Fed, and E. Jean Carroll** - The Court overturns 90 years of precedent on independent agencies (Humphrey's Executor) but carves out an exception for the Federal Reserve.
- 6 (08:51) **Obama Center Success vs. Trump's State Fair Failure** - The Obama Presidential Center is sold out and celebrated, while Trump's "Great American State Fair" is a poorly attended, partisan disaster.
- 7 (12:39) **The Danger of Small Lies: From the Fair to War** - The hosts argue that lying about visible failures (the fair, the reflecting pool) is a tactic to normalize lying about bigger issues like the economy and war.
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Show Notes
In today's episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast, Ben, Brett, and Jordy break down Trump's "Great American State Fair" becoming a viral punchline as Fox News scrambles to explain away empty fairgrounds and rain-soaked crowds. They also dig into the escalating U.S.-Iran standoff and Trump's whiplash reversal on the housing bill he just signed. Plus, the guys cover the major Supreme Court rulings that just dropped, including decisions on the E. Jean Carroll case, Fed independence, and mail-in ballots. All that and more on today's MeidasTouch Podcast.
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