Ultimate Fighting Championship event on the South Lawn of the White House, June 15, 2026 (Evan Vucci/Reuters)
In a 57-minute special, I joined CEO Retort’s Tim El-Sheikh to analyze spectacle in hard-right politics from Donald Trump’s MAGA to his Ultimate Fighting Championship cage matches on the White House South Lawn to the damage of Brexit in the UK.
We also check in on “trillionaire” Elon Musk and Russia’s “hybrid warfare”, benefitting from the disruption and division of the hard right.
- 00:00:00: Preview
- 00:02:34: From UFC to Brexit to Russia operation attacking sites connected with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer
- 00:07:07: Trump’s “art of spectacle”
- 00:11:17: How Trump’s 80th birthday affected his War on Iran
- 00:14:50: Elon Musk’s role in propaganda against the UK Government
- 00:23:46: Russian influence of the dark side of hard-right racist campaigns and street violence in Britain, featuring Tommy Robinson and Errol Musk
- 00:33:22: Role of mainstream media and social media platforms in shaping narratives and spectacle
- 0:38:25: Political dynamics in the European Union
- 00:44:50: Toxic narratives on immigration, the economy, and social responsibility
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