🔴 Redshift: Iran's Online Warfare
Also, Newsom's massive lawsuit against Fox News
Editorial Team
June 29, 2025
WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
⚖️ Newsom sues Fox News for $787.5 million over Trump call. California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) filed a defamation suit against Fox News, claiming the network deceptively edited footage to make it seem he lied about speaking with Trump. Fox aired call logs showing a June 6–7 conversation, while Trump claimed it happened more recently than it actually did. The lawsuit mirrors the Dominion Voting Systems case in both substance and settlement figure.
🧠 Journalists plot how to discredit conservatives. At a major investigative journalism conference, reporters were instructed to frame conservative speech as “extremism” and avoid presenting both sides. Speakers urged attendees to expose networks behind figures like Charlie Kirk and Moms for Liberty, portraying them as threats to democracy. The panel revealed how deeply partisan some in the press have become, prioritizing narrative over neutrality.
📈 Tucker Carlson’s podcast surges amid MAGA rift. Tucker Carlson’s show jumped to No. 2 on Spotify and No. 5 on YouTube after a viral interview with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and escalating feuds with more hawkish MAGA figures. Carlson has attacked Mark Levin and Sean Hannity for backing US strikes on Iran, claiming they’ve abandoned “America First.” The rift shows how foreign policy is fracturing the populist right.
💥 Mark Levin calls Bannon a “disgusting fraud” in Iran feud. Fox host Mark Levin denounced Steve Bannon after Bannon accused him of cheerleading war in the Middle East. Levin responded with a profanity-laced post, calling Bannon a convicted fraud and accusing him of betraying Trump. The clash likewise reflects a divide between foreign policy hawks and doves, with Levin now becoming one of the faces of the MAGA interventionists.
INSIDER RADAR
Elon Musk on his ambitious AI plans
Insiders behind the paywall: Elon Musk, Tucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Ryan Girdusky, and Benny Johnson.
QUICK AND IMPORTANT
A Washington Post reporter was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography.
Conservative podcaster Brett Cooper is joining Fox News as a contributor.
Conservative commentator Steven Crowder and libertarian comic Dave Smith agreed to an on-air debate over Israel.
Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles deleted her X account with 1.9 million followers following her clash with conservative activist Riley Gaines over male athletes competing in women's sports.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
How Qatar Bought America with Frannie Block
Frannie Block’s reporting reveals how Qatar uses its vast financial resources in a soft power campaign to shape American politics and soften its image to the American public — while supporting Islamism and jihadism — to position itself as one of the world’s major brokers of diplomatic negotiations…
Listen to the interview in your podcast player of choice here.
An army of Iranian bots infiltrates the West
WHAT’S HAPPENING
A coordinated Iranian influence campaign has been uncovered, targeting both the United States and the United Kingdom.
Earlier this month, dozens of X accounts promoting Scottish independence abruptly went silent, coinciding with Israeli airstrikes that crippled Iran’s cyber infrastructure…
MEDIA BIAS SPOTTER
How left and right outlets frame Gavin Newsom suing Fox News
Mentioned behind the paywall: LA Times, Politico, Washington Examiner, and Fox News.
THE DAILY DEBATE
📊 Do you think foreign bots flooding social media will have long-term implications for Americans?Results will be in tomorrow's newsletter |
POLL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY
Are both the US and Europe better off with NATO members boosting their defense spending?
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✅ Yes (998)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🇺🇸 US benefits most (94)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🇪🇺 Europe benefits most (62)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🤔 Unsure (20)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 💬 Other (6)
✅ Yes: “Europe has been taking advantage of the USA. They need to grasp our new improved America First policies.” — Scott
🇺🇸 US benefits most: “I think we benefit most because we have to pay less and have less military support to give.” — TS
🇪🇺 Europe benefits most: “The USA will always bear more of the defense burden, so contributing more to their own defense benefits Europe.” — Laney
POP QUIZ
What insult did Mark Levin throw at Steve Bannon? |
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