01:00 Joe Biden getting out of Afghanistan was the right move, even though it was chaotic
02:00 DOGE is chaotic, but I hope it is doing more good than harm
03:00 WP: Musk team kicks off federal layoffs as White House eyes big cuts, https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/02/12/musk-trump-federal-layoffs/
05:45 2WAY TONIGHT 2/12 | Mark Halperin on Trump’s First 100 Days, Democrats & Today’s Political News, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDsdfdTZuEs
09:00 War in Ukraine is over, https://www.wsj.com/world/trump-writes-a-new-playbook-for-quagmires-in-gaza-and-ukraine-378b29c3?mod=hp_lead_pos1
11:00 Processing pain is very different from analyzing pain, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=158909
21:00 The Morning Meeting S4E29 | Trump’s First 100 Days, Democrat Realignment & Today’s Political News, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR8_id6rgHg
22:00 India PM Mohdi comes on bended knee
24:30 Trump’s key nominees approved by US Senate
34:00 There’s no constitutional crisis, https://www.wsj.com/opinion/is-there-a-constitutional-crisis-donald-trump-executive-actions-elon-musk-judges-courts-a5b774ba?mod=trending_now_opn_1
44:30 FT: Europe reels after Donald Trump announces US-Russia talks on Ukraine, https://www.ft.com/content/f7271853-48a0-4865-ac23-0cc4d87c9fb3
45:30 FT: South Africa has been blindsided by Donald Trump, https://www.ft.com/content/ef60e887-09d6-499e-88cc-4c020e555010
55:00 Constitutional Dictatorship: Its Dangers and Its Design, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=130386
59:00 NYT: There’s a Reason Even ‘Smart’ People Surrender to Trump, https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/opinion/trump-authoritarianism-surrender.html
1:08:00 No foreign leaders appear to threaten Trump now
1:11:30 Israel’s opportunity to take out Hezbollah on Oct. 11, 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPEPztvsJGQ
1:17:30 Dooovid joins to talk about the Jewish reaction to Donald Trump
1:38:00 UK Jewish community reacts to Trump’s Gaza plan, https://www.thejc.com/news/usa/jewish-community-responds-trump-gaza-plan-e9jjfbw0
1:39:00 US Jewish groups respond to Trump’s Gaza comments, https://forward.com/fast-forward/694186/us-jewish-groups-respond-to-trumps-gaza-comments/
1:42:00 Resentment
1:45:00 Decoding Mike Benz (8-18-24), https://rumble.com/v6kbikv-are-we-in-a-constitutional-crisis-2-13-25.html
2:00:00 Luke & Dooovid exchange their assessment of the others’ greatest delusion
2:02:00 The power of mentorship
2:06:30 Holding Onto Ourselves in Relationships, Part Seven, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVs5pnah830
2:15:00 Why didn’t Israel wipe out Hezbollah on Oct. 11, 2023?
2:32:00 Which foreign leaders have Trump by the balls?
2:35:00 Democrats are in dire shape
2:44:00 Anora – Oscar frontrunner
2:48:00 Clinton Rossiter lecturing at UCLA 1964, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTXcLAA2eRo
2:50:00 Political scientist Clinton Rossiter, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton_Rossiter
2:59:00 Unimagined Power: The Presidency in the History of Political Philosophy | Paul Gottfried, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys6adtS5Ez8
3:05:30 JD Vance plays the long game, https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/opinion/jd-vance-donald-trump.html
3:09:00 NYT: There’s a Reason Even ‘Smart’ People Surrender to Trump
3:20:00 We are living in Trump’s America
3:33:00 Great Japanese TV show – Asura, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asura_(TV_series)
3:45:00 Alexander Technique lesson with Diana Devitt-Dawson, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXqIuvav5hY
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