Beating Establishment Politics & Phony Controversies with Abdul El-Sayed

Melat Kiros won in Colorado, Abdul El-Sayed is in the lead, and Kamala Harris is capitulating to the Uncommitted Movement. Leftist election-watchers are EATING!! The boys break all of the recent election news down for you, and later, Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12) joins the show to discuss it further. Lastly, the boys cover recent rulings from SCOTUS, specifically the birthright citizenship case and its discontents. Make sure to mark your calendars for the upcoming Michigan Democratic Senate primary debate on July 7th at 6:30PM ET!Check out Rachel Cohen’s SCOTUS analysis: https://cohen489.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chipsEarly access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodSubstack: https://headintheoffice.substack.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQSubscribe to second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3UoTN328OA7fK2dzicP-ZATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeThreads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected](0:00) Conservatives scared of DSA(6:05) Intro(8:16) ELECTION WATCH: Melat Kiros wins in Colorado(16:20) ELECTION WATCH: what's next?(36:55) Interview with Rep. Summer Lee(58:10) SCOTUS news: birthright citizenship, political ads, and more(1:41:45) Reviews/endingSeen on this episode:ELECTION WATCH - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/us/politics/colorado-primary-takeaways.html https://www.cnn.com/election/2026/primaries/colorado?admin1=08&election-data-id=2026-SD&election-painting-mode=single-party-candidates&filter-key-races=false&filter-flipped=false&filter-remaining=false https://www.axios.com/2026/07/01/harris-mamdani-progressives-2028 SCOTUS - https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/14th-amendmenthttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/30/supreme-court-ruling-birthright-citizenshiphttps://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/supreme-court-strikes-down-trumps-order-ending-birthright-citizenship/https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/justices-strike-down-campaign-finance-law/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/supreme-court-transforms-campaign-finance-rules-lifting-limits-on-party-spending

Centrist Democrats are still freaking out about the progressive wins in last week's New York primary elections. Elissa Slotkin said we need new leadership in the House and Senate, to which she was met with pushback from multiple establishment Democrats. The boys break down the biggest narratives that have emerged from the centrists trying to discredit the work of progressives. What's in the moderate's new “Promise to America”? Nothing – literally nothing, not unlike their usual statements. Broadly, the Centerist/moderate wing of the Democratic Party is failing to cope with their waning grip on the base. Also, the war with Iran is still on, kind of???Early access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodSubstack: https://headintheoffice.substack.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQSubscribe to second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3UoTN328OA7fK2dzicP-ZATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeThreads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected](0:00) Elissa FLOPkin(6:26) Intro(8:55) Iran updates: tensions rise, Israel & Lebanon agreement(22:00) Promise to America & other centrist cope(1:16:15) Reviews/endingSeen on this episode:Iran war news, Lebanon & Israel - https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/escalating-us-iran-strikes-threaten-unravel-peace-efforts-rcna352093 https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-israel-washington-deal-hezbollah-da963d9d930698c5b62f8591af7b31ef https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/27/world/middleeast/lebanon-israel-deal-divisions-protests-beirut.html 

NOTE: Espaillat was not elected to Congress until 2017 -- the statement about him serving for 30 years was incorrect. Sorry for the misinformation!The boys break down the massive wins for progressives and Mamdani’s political movement in NYC. Republicans and Democrats alike are NOT happy about what transpired Tuesday night, and we cover all of the biggest reactions. From Jaime Harrison to Jesse Watters to other establishment Democrats, there is no cope not analyzed and no seethe unmade-fun of. What does this mean for the future of the party, can a progressive win in a swing state, and will moderate Democrats ever give Progressives their flowers? Tune in to find out answers to these questions and so much more!Trevor Project Fundraiser!: https://headintheoffice.com/ Early access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodSubstack: https://headintheoffice.substack.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQSubscribe to second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3UoTN328OA7fK2dzicP-ZATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeThreads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected](0:00) Centrist election cope(5:20) Intro(7:40) ELECTION WATCH: DSA takes New York(1:00:45) ELECTION WATCH: Michigan(1:15:50) Extras: Iran, political prosecution, SCOTUS(1:20:50) Reviews/endingSeen on this episode:Election watch - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/results-new-york-primary.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/nyregion/new-york-primary-campaign-spending.html https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/haley-stevens-elon-musk-critic-keeps-spacex-pac-money-key-michigan-sen-rcna351252 https://x.com/PatrickSvitek/status/2064313280869335317 https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5938488-letitia-james-mamdani-endorsements/

The boys talk about the woes of translating Ben Gvir's tweets, why JD Vance will never be president, and a host of other news revolving around the US-Israel relationship as it pertains to the Iran war and beyond. Stay tuned to the end, where we round up some of the weekend's nonsense, from the Reflecting Pool drama to Jasmine Crockett not endorsing James Talarico. Trevor Project Fundraiser!: https://headintheoffice.com/ Early access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodSubstack: https://headintheoffice.substack.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQSubscribe to second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3UoTN328OA7fK2dzicP-ZATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeThreads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected](0:00) Never translate a tweet from Ben Gvir(4:30) Intro(8:25) Israel is trying to drag us back into war with Iran(50:30) Reflecting Pool algae(56:55) Jasmine Crockett won't endorse Talarico(1:09:20) Reviews/endingSeen on this episode:Israel tries to pull us back into war - https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/iran-trump-lebanon-israel-war-mou https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06/22/world/iran-us-trump-lebanonhttps://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/22/strait-of-hormuz-iran-us-shipping-oil.htmlWhite House reflecting pool - https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/18/politics/blue-material-reflecting-pool-renovationJasmine Crockett - https://www.newsweek.com/jasmine-crockett-unsure-shell-support-talarico-campaign-12097308

Trump lost the Iran war BIGLY, and the boys are here to break down the surrender and laugh about how funny it is. The 14-point memorandum of understanding went public on Wednesday and includes a complete end to the war on all fronts, including Lebanon, a $300 billion investment fund for the rebuilding of Iran, and unfreezing up to $167 Billion in Iranian assets. Trump flip-flopped on ballistic missiles and nuclear enrichment for civilian reasons, saying it would be unfair not to let Iran do it if their neighbors get to. The question hanging over everyone's heads is whether or not the deal will hold, considering Israel continues to strike Lebanon and says publicly that they will not pull out. Stay for the end where the HITO boys clown on Peter Thiel's secret society and the people involved in it, thanks to a new WIRED article. Trevor Project Fundraiser!: https://headintheoffice.com/ Early access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodSubstack: https://headintheoffice.substack.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQSubscribe to second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3UoTN328OA7fK2dzicP-ZATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeThreads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected](0:00) Insane cope(3:48) Intro(6:50) Iran defeats the United States, peace deal made public(57:00) Peter Thiel's Secret Society "Dialog"(1:09:00) Reviews/endingSeen on this episode:U.S.-Iran peace deal - https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/strait-hormuz-reopen-us-lift-iran-sanctions-14-point-deal-seeking-end-rcna350513 https://time.com/article/2026/06/17/us-iran-peace-deal-agreement-leaked-draft-text/ https://time.com/article/2026/06/17/trump-s-iran-agreement-draws-more-alarm-than-relief-from-gop/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_content=170626 https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/netanyahu-to-lean-on-right-wing-pundits-pro-israel-senators-to-influence-final-iran-deal-cnn-reports/ https://www.nbcnews.com/world/lebanon/israel-issues-new-lebanon-occupation-map-talks-us-deployment-rcna350681https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/17/middleeast/us-iran-war-mou-text-intlhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/17/israeli-air-strikes-on-lebanon-continue-threatening-us-iran-dealhttps://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/iran-live-updates-israel-wont-074331332.htmlhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/18/iran-war-day-111-tehran-warns-us-as-14-point-plan-takes-effecthttps://www.kcra.com/article/what-we-know-300-billion-economic-plan-iran-deal/71618736https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/16/politics/trump-obama-iran-moneyhttps://www.reuters.com/business/finance/iran-deal-includes-300-billion-fund-more-than-half-which-already-committed-2026-06-16/https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/17/business/iran-war-financial-benefitPeter Thiel’s secret society - https://www.wired.com/story/leak-exposes-members-of-peter-thiels-secretive-dialog-society/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/hollywood-peter-thiel-secret-society-1236624737/

Does anyone know what is in this deal?! Sunday evening, the US and Iran signed (?) an agreement that would supposedly open the Strait of Hormuz and end the US naval blockade. The deal supposedly ends hostilities and opens parties up to negotiate on Iran's nuclear future over the 60-day period. What else is in the deal? No one knows! Will the deal hold up? Probably not! All parties involved in the negotiations said ending the war in Lebanon was part of the deal, yet Israel is still committed to their invasion. Stay tuned for the end, where the HITO men talk about the proliferation of data centers across the country, and what Democrats like Gretchen Whitmer aren't doing to stop them. Trevor Project Fundraiser!: https://headintheoffice.com/ Early access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodSubstack: https://headintheoffice.substack.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQSubscribe to second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3UoTN328OA7fK2dzicP-ZATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeThreads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected](0:00) bruh(2:00) Intro(4:40) U.S.-Iran Peace Deal (??)(39:20) The Politics of AI: Data Centers, Public Opinion, and Democrats(1:05:15) Reviews/endingSeen on this episode:Iran war - https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-war-ceasefire-deal-e0a9e4e1152ea8da10ea066ad174a23ahttps://www.npr.org/2026/06/14/nx-s1-5858099/us-iran-trump-deal-end-war-hormuzhttps://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06/14/world/iran-war-trump-ushttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/deal-reached-united-states-iran-war-rcna350039https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/world/middleeast/israel-us-iran-deal.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06/15/world/iran-war-trump-us-dealhttps://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/15/vance-iran-deal-negotiations-nuclear.htmlData centers & AI - https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/13/republicans-ai-josh-hawley-tech-republicans-artificial-intelligence-00961315 https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/where-republicans-and-democrats-stand-ai-data-centers https://coloradosun.com/2026/04/27/data-center-bills-stalled-colorado-legislature/ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/climate/data-center-bans.html?eafs_enabled=false https://hai.stanford.edu/ai-index/2026-ai-index-report 

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, candidate for US Senate in Michigan, joins the boys once again to discuss how his campaign has gone thus far, the various "controversies" he has faced (Hasan Piker, fake doctor allegations, etc.), Medicare for All vs a public option, how we should think about regulating artificial intelligence, abolishing ICE, and much more. Support Abdul's campaign: https://abdulforsenate.com  Trevor Project Fundraiser!: https://headintheoffice.com/ Early access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodSubstack: https://headintheoffice.substack.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQSubscribe to second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3UoTN328OA7fK2dzicP-ZATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeThreads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected]

It's been over 100 days of war with Iran and everyone is lying! Countries are lying about ceasefires, investors are believing them (WHY??), and Donald Trump is saying he never promised no new wars. Also, another Graham Platner story dropped and it’s not great! Early access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodSubstack: https://headintheoffice.substack.com/HITO Merch: https://headintheoffice.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQSubscribe to second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3UoTN328OA7fK2dzicP-ZATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeThreads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected] on this episode:Iran war reescalates - https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/07/world/live-news/iran-war-trump-israel-lebanonhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/world/middleeast/israel-beirut-attacks-hezbollah.htmlhttps://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/pentagon-raised-threat-israeli-spying-us-highest-level-sources-say-rcna348565https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/06/us/politics/pentagon-sees-growing-espionage-threat-from-israel.htmlhttps://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/energy/articles/gas-prices-falling-last-experts-132233565.html

Melat Kiros, candidate for Colorado's 1st Congressional District (CO-1), joins the show to discuss her challenge to 30+ year Democratic incumbent Diana DeGette, cutting off offensive and defensive aid to Israel, abolishing ICE and addressing immigration from the left, regulating the development of AI, and a lot more.If you want to support Melat, check out her campaign page: www.kirosforco.comOur fundraiser for the Trevor Project: www.headintheoffice.comEarly access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodSubstack: https://headintheoffice.substack.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQSubscribe to second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3UoTN328OA7fK2dzicP-ZATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeThreads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected]

This week, Graham Platner finds himself embroiled in yet another controversy that probably won't have electoral consequences. Amid the controversy, the HITO boys reflect on the state of the Maine senate race, the Democratic party’s strategy writ large, and the motivations behind most of the anti-Platner forces. On the Iran war side of things, on Monday, negotiations completely broke down as state-affiliated Iranian news announced Iran would close the Strait of Hormuz and no longer consider talks while Israel continues its operations in Lebanon and Gaza. The boys also cover protests outside of Delaney Hall, an ICE detention center in New Jersey, where detainees are doing a hunger strike.Trevor Project fundraiser: https://headintheoffice.com/ Early access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodSubstack: https://headintheoffice.substack.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQSubscribe to second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3UoTN328OA7fK2dzicP-ZATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeThreads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected](0:00) Susan Collins blames veterans for their own deployment(5:40) Intro(9:30) Iran War CONTINUES(26:20) Graham Platner controversies(54:18) Delaney Hall & Massive anti-ICE protests(1:09:05) Reviews/endingSeen on this episode:Delaney Hall hunger strike - https://www.reuters.com/pictures/protests-outside-newark-ice-facility-hunger-strike-inside-continues-2026-05-28/ https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/25/us/new-jersey-ice-facility-protests https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/30/protests-ice-immigration-detention-center-new-jersey https://tracreports.org/immigration/quickfacts/https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/29/us/ice-protests-new-jerseyIran war - https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/01/iran-us-negotiations-strait-of-hormuz.htmlhttps://www.nbcnews.com/world/lebanon/israel-captures-key-lebanon-site-crossing-litani-river-rcna347732Platner - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/us/politics/graham-platner-maine-senate-texts.htmlhttps://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/30/platners-campaign-sexual-texts-00943720?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it