The Paul Brothers & the Declining American Empire

The situation in the Middle East continues to deteriorate – something that has never happened before!! The Houthis are escalating their conflict with Saudi Arabia, Trump is still lying about negotiations with Iran, and gas prices are still too high. In other news, Gavin Newsom and Jake Tapper pretended to be normal people in a recent interview, and a Democrat in Ohio is running a new ad with the bold and innovative strategy of throwing trans people under the bus. Help us fundraise for PCRF: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Early access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQSubscribe to second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3UoTN328OA7fK2dzicP-ZATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeThreads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected](0:00) Jake & Logan Paul address the Pentagon(5:00) Intro(7:25) PCRF fundraiser plug(9:10) Houthis continue to beat on Saudi Arabia(19:40) Energy costs rise around the world & businesses worry(39:10) Republicans say gas prices don't matter(50:15) Gavin Newsom cosplays as a proletarian(55:00) Marcy Kaptur's anti-trans ad(59:20) Reviews/endingSeen on this episode:Iran war continues - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-riyadh-houthis.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/16/us-officials-decide-against-backing-saudi-arabia-yemen-meeting-houthi-leaders https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/18/as-houthis-grab-bab-al-mandeb-us-appears-willing-to-watch-from-sidelines https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq0m3gmv8n7ko https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/20/economy/covid-diesel-supply-chain https://apnews.com/article/gas-prices-trump-midterms-affordability-iran-war-d2f5d5aa7ecc1f6d55d8f5759db03150

The boys explore the AI drama, including calls for regulation on AI companies and the recent incidents that spawned them. Later, the boys provide brief economic updates as they pertain to the Iran war, and a new $2.8 billion arms deal that would send 40,000 2,000lbs bombs to Israel at the expense of the U.S. tax payer. Early access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodYouTube: 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) JD "Second Chance" Vance(2:50) Intro(5:35) Will AI end humanity?(58:00) Iran war, troubling economic indicators(1:08:45) U.S. giving Israel free weapons (and Cory Booker)(1:17:00) Reviews/endingSeen on this episode:AI - https://metr.org/blog/2026-08-26-openai-hugging-face-incident-investigation/#july-8th-9th-phaseone10841-establishes-the-primary-message-board-and-agents-collaborate-to-reverse-engineer-their-flagshttps://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/26/1143013/the-inside-story-on-why-openai-agents-hacked-hugging-face/https://www.newsweek.com/chinas-stance-on-ai-regulation-amid-trumps-post-against-formal-guardrails-12440150https://hai.stanford.edu/ai-definitions/what-is-ai-alignmenthttps://www.reuters.com/world/europe/openai-agents-hijacked-german-website-previously-undisclosed-ai-breakout-this-2026-09-04/https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/11/openai-reveals-another-rogue-ai-attack-01073312https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/anthropic-whistleblower-congress-ai-companies-regulation-rcna597465https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/technology/doomsday-discussions-ai-companies.htmlIran war updates - https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/fed-raises-rates-defying-trump-rcna598148 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/business/10-year-treasury-yield-5-percent.html 2.8 billion to Israel - https://apnews.com/article/trump-israel-weapons-sales-gaza-eb48cb7ecf773ffc472fbafc995aef2a#https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/us/politics/trump-israel-bombs.html

NOTE: The Mitch McConnell segment was recorded before he announced his return to the Senate.The Iran War continues and is becoming a full-blown regional war as the Houthis in Yemen just took over the Bab al-Mandab Strait and explosions disrupt the Saudi East-West pipeline that carries ~5% of the world's oil. Get ready for price hikes!! At the RNC Midterm convention, Trump said the quiet part out loud when he acknowledged that if Iran had a nuke, we wouldn’t be bombing them anymore. The boys also touch on some extras such as Mitch McConnell still being absent, the wave of Islamophobia, and Jasmine Crockett honoring Chris Brown with a spot in the Congressional record. Early access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodYouTube: 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) You are NOT seeing that $5K(2:30) Intro(5:25) Iran War escalates, Houthis get involved(32:20) Jasmine Crockett & Chris Brown(40:10) What's up with Mitch McConnell????(45:45) Elon Musk to spend $100M on the midterms(52:40) Reviews/endingSeen on this episode:Iran war updates - https://www.npr.org/2026/09/12/g-s1-143044/yemens-houthis-capture-red-sea-island https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62m933465eo https://www.cbsnews.com/news/saudi-arabia-mbs-trump-houthis-yemen/

The boys do a retrospective on the first Kirkiversary since Charlie Kirk’s death. Kirkification, right-wing feuds, and the attempts to turn him into a martyr have plagued us for the past year, and the boys simply must engage in the discourse. Then, Mike Rogers' cynical use of 9/11 is discussed along with her terrible record after the 9/11 attacks.Early access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodYouTube: 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) Welcome to the Kirkiversary(4:00) Intro(7:00) Getting into the Kirk discourse(17:10) Analysis of Kirkification & failed martyrdom(45:20) What happened to TPUSA?(54:48) Mike Rogers cynical use of 9/11(1:09:50) Reviews/endingSeen on this episode:Kirk - https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/06/politics/charlie-kirk-turning-point-future-jd-vancehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbXIxbe7DX89/11 retrospective - https://costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/costs/human https://costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/costs/economic https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/10/mike-rogers-911-first-responders-votes-abdul-el-sayed

The boys discuss why Hakeem Jeffries is unfit to be Speaker of the House through his newly unveiled 2027 agenda, his endless fighting with the progressive and conservative wings of the Democratic Party, and his overall lack of messaging and leadership ability. They also talk about a new KFILE drop about old deleted tweets from Will Lawrence, his broader struggles with the DCCC & CBC, and John Fetterman being Israel's strongest soldier. Stay tuned until the end of the show for discussion of the 2026 Socialism Conference discourse and early thoughts about the anniversary of Charlie Kirk's death (Kirkiversary). Early access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodYouTube: 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) Hakeem Jeffries unveils his new "agenda"(7:50) Intro(12:10) Hakeem Jeffries facing pressure(29:20) KFILE exposé of Will Lawrence & controversy(46:20) John Fetterman leaked texts(59:00) 2026 Socialism Conference discourse(1:07:55) Kirkiversary preview(1:12:22) Reviews/endingSeen on this episode:Democrats bro come on - https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/07/politics/jeffries-challenges-left-progressiveshttps://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/healthcare-tops-democrats-list-win-control-house-2026-rcna595354 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/03/israel-boycott-university-ban-bill More drama among Democrats - https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/04/politics/william-lawrence-michigan-midterms-kfile https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/john-fetterman-little-interest-senator-be74e7a3?mod=article_inline

Nico & Daniel from the Political Integrity Project (and @stocking_the_capitol) join the show to discuss the truly cataclysmic amount of money spent during primary season (especially in the races featuring Abdul El-Sayed and Angie Nixon), the tsunami of money that will be spent in the general election, and the power of the AI lobby (and how they are combating it!).Support Nico & Danielhttps://integrityindex.ushttps://donate.politicalintegrity.ushttps://www.instagram.com/stocking_the_capitol/?hl=enEarly access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodYouTube: 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) Introduction(2:20) Roundup of wins in primary season(9:30) Breaking down the Michigan primary(19:30) Angie Nixon's massive win in Florida(36:40) Looking ahead to the general election(42:00) Combating the AI lobby(51:40) Ending

The boys talk about the state of the Republicans and our Democrats as we get ready for MidtermMadness2026™. Will My Democrats be able to retake power and actually do anything compelling with it? Will Democrats be able to take advantage of a historically unpopular Republican Party? Is Trump sowing the seeds of doubt for the 2026 midterm elections, and will we ever get out of this war with Iran? All these and so much more on today's HITO! Early access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodYouTube: 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) Abdul & 9/11(4:50) Intro(8:15) GOP fumbling the midterms(19:10) Democrats MUST lock in(38:30) Trump plotting to steal the election(1:05:10) Iran war: new strikes & economic "D-Day"(1:21:10) Reviews/endingSeen on this episode:Republicans are anxious for the midterms - https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/28/trumps-cabinet-is-hitting-the-road-to-talk-his-agenda-theyre-getting-an-earful-instead-01053543 https://www.economist.com/interactive/trump-approval-tracker Trumps possible pre election election denial - https://www.npr.org/2025/04/13/g-s1-59684/save-act-married-women-vote-rights-explainedhttps://apnews.com/article/trump-mail-voting-supreme-court-157afc3c195ce0a62c522da5ce904b04https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-trump-noncitizen-voting-census-bureau-36cf1524fda629b139b7de5c86119622https://apnews.com/article/trump-elections-mullin-dhs-voter-fraud-save-6871e13d3f0e2caadaf56f9b2bc1580dhttps://apnews.com/article/trump-noncitizen-voting-midterms-election-integrity-ids-3c24d72b0b91803ed097226ee00f9483#Economic “D-Day” for Iran - https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08/24/us/trump-news-iran-economy#section-81393067 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/25/purely-just-up-to-iran-bessents-d-day-unlikely-to-end-war-calm-energy-markets-01049825 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/24/bessent-iran-economy-01047365 https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/24/politics/iran-barron-trump-threat-intl-hnk https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/6060440-pentagon-trump-administration-response-iran-war-dissent-leak-washington-post/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/30/military-leaders-warn-hegseth-against-extending-iran-war-operations/

Hasan Piker is in the news once again, this time, for a “controversial” statement he made about antisemitism. This statement, that was no different than statements made uncontroversially by Ezra Klein, Haley Stevens, and Neera Tanden, drew condemnations from a wide variety of Democratic officials. From presidential hopefuls like Elissa Slotkin and Jon Ossoff to DNC chair Ken Martin, there has been a coordinated effort to disparage Hasan Piker. So much of this general election cycle has been eaten up by Hasan Piker discourse that voters are being robbed of a chance to learn about the two candidates that will actually be on the ballot: Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed. Oh also, Trump started a brand new trade war with Canada for no reason.(0:00) Ken Martin don't be a bum challenge failed(4:00) Intro(7:15) Unending Hasan Piker discourse(1:03:30) Trump launches a new trade war(1:09:00) Reviews/endingSeen on this episode:Piker-pocalypse - https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/09/10/mike-rogers-justifies-trumps-tariffs-with-return-of-manufacturing-jobs-which-are-decreasing/https://michigandems.com/coffee-prices-spike-41-due-to-tariffs-backed-by-price-hike-mike/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/opinion/hasan-piker-democrats.html?eafs_enabled=false https://hakg.uzi.uni-halle.de/editions/2?lang=de https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/canada-softens-us-tariff-reprisal-115226010.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADr7hs7hVWPJqDR9YBkwH9wOepKAk0mDuInNQ-NeM5RmLawxLkK_VgpAnlGElCKIacSESX_cKQ_yDDUoiAnUXXjeSOjqOdEbWDVEbjbcMwFpLG8DmdyDvWM1996yEtn5UGnKyz0DHwe_kxYxpRr99v3rWt7PO4PyTrjBnXmkS6QQhttps://www.newsweek.com/democrats-are-fighting-a-war-over-a-man-most-voters-have-never-heard-of-12366860New trade war with Canada dropped - https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6054237-trade-representative-jamieson-greer-trump-us-canada-trade-war/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3v4xg5klx7o https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/world/canada/canada-us-trade-war-trump-carney.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/world/canada/trump-carney-trade-war-tariffs.html

The President is now beefing with Hasan Piker. God, please save us. On today's episode, the boys talk about how the internet isn't real life (or at least, shouldn't be), why we don't trust Hakeem Jeffries to do anything positive in his secret meeting with Jared Kushner, a series of republican switch ups (on data centers & AIPAC), and Ezra Klein’s latest think piece about Twitter. The internet is not real life, and this merger between online political discourse and actual politics is messy, to say the least.Early access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodYouTube: 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) STOP TALKING ABOUT HASAN PIKER(9:30) Hakeem Jeffries meets with Jared Kushner(15:25) Mike Rogers distances himself from AIPAC(24:00) Republicans switch up on data centers(36:10) Ezra Klein, woke 1.0, conservative media bias(1:12:00) Reviews/endingSeen on this episode:Hakeem Jeffries meets with Kushner - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/us/politics/jeffries-kushner-private-meeting.html Recent GOP flip flops on AIPAC & data centers - https://www.axios.com/2026/08/22/mike-rogers-aipac-michigan-senate https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/24/data-centers-oh-s-t-moment-01046465 https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/08/23/most-gop-politicians-now-talk-negatively-about-data-centers-data-shows/ https://www.axios.com/2026/08/23/greg-abbott-texas-data-centers-ai-backlash https://prospect.org/2026/08/20/mi-07-tom-barrett-scrambles-to-bury-his-data-center-past/ Ezra Klein article - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/opinion/twitter-x-woke-1-elon-musk.htmlhttps://www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/politics/relationship-charlie-kirk-donald-trump

Hakeem Jeffries, the Bulwark, and Third Way can't help themselves from throwing cold water on the only faction of the party that has any motion right now. Whether it be Jeffries shadowboxing with defund the police rhetoric on Meet the Press, or Third Way announcing a $15 million investment into an effort to discredit the DSA, one thing is clear: the moderates are freaking out. The Florida primary happened this week and the boys break down what we can learn from the mixed bag of results, and what the possible general election scenarios could mean for the progressive movement and Florida as a whole. With general election season in full effect in Michigan, it's important to familiarize ourselves with Abdul El-Sayed's opponent Mike “mass surveillance” Rogers. Through statements and his own legislative record, Mike has made a career out of defending and helping contribute to the mass surveillance of US citizens by the US government.Early access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodYouTube: 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) Hakeem Jeffries is an op(8:30) The coordinated anti-DSA operation (Bulwark & Third Way)(39:10) ELECTION WATCH: Florida(49:50) ELECTION WATCH: Michigan & Mass Surveillance Mike Rogers(1:10:20) Reviews/EndingSeen on this episode:Michigan election news - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/08/18/democrats-road-retaking-senate-complicated-by-michigan/ https://michiganadvance.com/2026/08/19/telecom-industry-gave-mike-rogers-nearly-100k-while-he-pushed-to-deepen-government-data-sharing/Florida election news - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-primary-special-elections/florida-senate-resultshttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/08/18/us/elections/results-florida-governor-primary.html Attacks on the DSA - https://www.thebulwark.com/p/is-the-dsa-a-republican-psy-op?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=subshttps://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/390527/the-new-principled-anti-americanism/ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/us/politics/democratic-party-socialists-moderates.html?eafs_enabled=false