<![CDATA[Radio Free Empire Media]]>https://www.rfemedia.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-I-H!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70ada796-e394-4cb4-9e16-8eea1450c023_1280x1280.pngRadio Free Empire Mediahttps://www.rfemedia.comSubstackWed, 02 Sep 2026 00:44:32 GMT<![CDATA[199. THE US IS RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS: Iran, Ukraine, Venezuela & the Crisis of American Power]]>https://www.rfemedia.com/p/199-the-us-is-running-out-of-optionshttps://www.rfemedia.com/p/199-the-us-is-running-out-of-optionsMon, 31 Aug 2026 19:34:27 GMTA bombshell leak to the Washington post on Sunday, August 31st, demonstrated that US General Officers in the Pentagon are vying for increasingly finite assets and matériel across Combatant Commands, limiting the military viability of interventions in Iran, Ukraine, and Latin America.

This episode examines how and why that is. Here is our general outline:

Part 1: Russia–Ukraine

  • Why did the CIA Director urgently fly to Russia?

  • The US trying to freeze the Ukraine conflict

  • NATO’s fragility

  • Can the US rebuild its industrial base?

Part 2: Iran, Sanctions & Economic Warfare

  • The limits of military force

  • The new sanctions / economic isolation

  • Iran’s capacity to withstand the war

  • Iran’s international partners

Part 3: Venezuela & Latin America

  • Securing Latin America

  • The Venezuela deal

  • Long-term objectives

  • China & multipolarity in the Americas

Final synthesis:

● The three sections ultimately connect:

○ Ukraine: limits of US/NATO military power.

○ Iran: limits of US military and financial coercion.

○ Venezuela: attempt to compensate by consolidating influence closer to home.

● Central question: Is the US adapting to a declining relative position—or attempting to reverse it through increasingly aggressive economic, military and political coercion?

SOURCE LIST:

https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/6060440-pentagon-trump-administration-response-iran-war-dissent-leak-washington-post/

https://www.tbsnews.net/worldbiz/middle-east/iran-invited-join-saudi-turkey-pakistan-mutual-defence-pact-1524246

https://www.cfr.org/articles/the-iran-war-at-six-months-a-region-and-its-relationship-with-the-u-s-transformed

https://www.cfr.org/reports/out-of-ammo-a-two-year-sprint-to-rebuild-the-american-arsenal-and-deter-china

https://www.cfr.org/articles/cfr-report-takeaways-how-to-reshape-u-s-defense-production-to-counter-china

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-28/europe-skeptical-cia-moscow-trip-was-to-warn-off-baltic-attack

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy4ypzvd7po

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/ukraine-needs-changes-avoid-losing-war-ousted-defence-minister-says-2026-08-25/

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/ukraine-cannot-defeat-putins-ballistic-blitz-by-defensive-measures-alone/

https://www.csis.org/analysis/chinas-new-rare-earth-and-magnet-restrictions-threaten-us-defense-supply-chains

https://fortune.com/2026/08/26/bessent-iran-sanctions-china-carveout/

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/business/g20-finance-iran-bessent.html?eafs_enabled=false

]]><![CDATA[198. Western "Leftism" panders to Empire as West Asia unites against it w/ Laith Marouf ]]>https://www.rfemedia.com/p/198-western-leftism-panders-to-empirehttps://www.rfemedia.com/p/198-western-leftism-panders-to-empireSun, 30 Aug 2026 19:05:57 GMTJournalist Laith Marouf unveils the reality on the ground in defiance of the Western media's obfuscation.

In the wake of an open letter from Western "Revolutionaries" parroting CIA and imperial talking points with the cloaked aim of delegitimizing Iran's resistance against an unceasing U.S. and Israeli global aggression, West Asia is proving its resilience through its ability to withstand desperate attempts to divide and conquer populations in Lebanon, Syria and Iran along sectarian, national or religious lines.

Laith speaks on the current status within Lebanon, Syria and the shifting dynamics of power that Iran has managed to assert. These new material changes has exposed western failures in its goals for division and the growing momentum of revolutionary unity manifesting in Lebanon, Syria and West Asia as a whole.

Laith Marouf is a long-time political activist, award-winning journalist, and political commentator working in media since 1999. He is also the founder of Free Palestine TV and regularly appears on television and radio, including Press TV, RT, and Al Mayadeen and has published with independent media such as Electronic Intifada, Mint Press, Black Agenda Report and more.

]]><![CDATA[61. FAF - Beefin’ With the Education System and the Idiocracy]]>https://www.rfemedia.com/p/61-faf-beefin-with-the-educationhttps://www.rfemedia.com/p/61-faf-beefin-with-the-educationFri, 28 Aug 2026 18:21:14 GMTWe are killing it as a polity! Literally, we are killing the polity one poisoned cheeseburger and cup of Israeli lab milk at a time. We discuss:

  • Poisoned Argentine Libertarian Beef

  • CIA Director Flies to Moscow. Totally nothing to worry about…

  • Department of Education gets more Deeducated, which isn’t a word but who cares anymore

  • Patriot Front is now obsesse…

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]]><![CDATA[5. Affirmative Crisis w/ Alvin Williams]]>https://www.rfemedia.com/p/affrimative-crisis-w-alvin-williamshttps://www.rfemedia.com/p/affrimative-crisis-w-alvin-williamsFri, 28 Aug 2026 00:52:47 GMTThank you , , , , , and many others for tuning into my our video! Join us for our next live video in the app.

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]]><![CDATA[197. US Imperialism Bad, Iran Regime Also Bad: An Open Letter From The “Left” ]]>https://www.rfemedia.com/p/us-imperialism-bad-iran-regime-alsohttps://www.rfemedia.com/p/us-imperialism-bad-iran-regime-alsoTue, 25 Aug 2026 22:18:16 GMTDr. Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi, himself a former political prisoner, models what a letter of solidarity written to Iranian political prisoners might look like: https://www.jadaliyya.com/Details/47613/An-Alternative-Open-Letter-to-Iran%E2%80%99s-Political-Prisoners

I'd say subscribe to https://www.rfemedia.com/ for the full episode but we forgot to get to Dr. Ghamari-Tabrizi's solidarity letter until the very end. So enjoy the full episode for free!

Our argument is not a new one: that western intellectuals who purport to be anti-imperialist often do the work of imperialism by bothsidesing human rights abuses and war crimes, thereby manufacturing consent or at least fostering an information atmosphere of moral confusion so people find it challenging to pick a side. This directly aids and abets both Imperialism and the War State. Enjoy!

]]><![CDATA[4. Don’t Mess With Big Bend: the Government vs. the People w/ Laiken Jordahl ]]>https://www.rfemedia.com/p/4-dont-mess-with-big-bend-the-governmenthttps://www.rfemedia.com/p/4-dont-mess-with-big-bend-the-governmentThu, 20 Aug 2026 22:39:59 GMTThank you , , , , , and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.

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]]><![CDATA[196. Survival and Solidarity Among Sumud Flotilla Hostages w/ Mea Marie (Part 1)]]>https://www.rfemedia.com/p/survival-and-solidarity-among-sumudhttps://www.rfemedia.com/p/survival-and-solidarity-among-sumudWed, 19 Aug 2026 19:22:05 GMTRecorded 2 months ago. Mea Marie is a humanitarian, activist and independent journalist who sailed as a volunteer on the last Sumud Flotilla bringing aid to Gaza, whose inhumane treatment only scratches the surface of the everyday reality for Palestinians living under occupation.

She describes in detail the physical torture, psychological abuse, sadism a…

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]]><![CDATA[195. Elite Anxiety: Frustrated in Iran and Asia, Militarism Expands Across the Americas w/ Greg Stoker]]>https://www.rfemedia.com/p/elite-anxiety-frustrated-in-iranhttps://www.rfemedia.com/p/elite-anxiety-frustrated-in-iranMon, 17 Aug 2026 22:32:24 GMTIt is Monday and it is just me and you on this livestream! Just us, unpacking the insanity of the weekend and today it’s all about how Trump, thwarted in Iran and East Asia, ramps up Militarism in the Americas. I know this was supposed to be a Cuba episode but Elina and I have decided to turn it into a series so we need another week. Since I’ll be going over all the things north com and south com are doing next week, we are going to focus on the Homefront a little more today, because everything we are doing overseas we are doing here like clock work and its worth getting into. Things are just getting cartoonishly corrupt and blatant. Thanks for swinging by!

]]><![CDATA[60. FAF - We All Want to Jump Off an Aircraft Carrier. Hang in There Buddy!]]>https://www.rfemedia.com/p/60-faf-we-all-want-to-jump-off-anhttps://www.rfemedia.com/p/60-faf-we-all-want-to-jump-off-anFri, 14 Aug 2026 18:59:27 GMTToday we vent about:

  • Insanely long Naval Deployments

  • Special Ops Podcast Slop

  • Maggie Investigates Gretchen Whitmer’s Prison Hell

  • Big Bend National Park Border Wall

  • And other stuff thats just as fun!!!

Have a great weekend y’all! Going to be covering Cuba Monday!

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]]><![CDATA[3. Earth’s Greatest Comrades with Abby Martin & Mike Prysner]]>https://www.rfemedia.com/p/earths-greatest-comrades-with-abbyhttps://www.rfemedia.com/p/earths-greatest-comrades-with-abbyThu, 13 Aug 2026 23:01:44 GMTThank you , , , , , and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.

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]]><![CDATA[194. Averting Apocalypse: Taking on Climate Collapse in a Hopeful Way w/ Michael Mezzatesta ]]>https://www.rfemedia.com/p/194-averting-apocalypse-taking-onhttps://www.rfemedia.com/p/194-averting-apocalypse-taking-onThu, 13 Aug 2026 18:49:34 GMTThe horrifying research I did for this episode might turn me into an environmental activist from a geopolitical position - things are going to get wild. States will collapse, wars will happen. Gone will be the days of carrier strike groups or even drones as global supply chains break down and all the evangelicals will be euphoric seeing that the end is nigh. There are going to crisis cults popping up everywhere - UFO cults, AI machine god cults - 4 billion people could die in the 25-30 years, and the bottomline is that we here at RFEmedia will still be transmitting this podcast and our Thursday livestream, if we live, from the Great Lakes region of the continental United States.

Today we are joined by friend of the show, Michael Mezzatesta, a storyteller working at the intersection of economics, climate, and culture. His work reaches tens of millions of viewers each month and is recognized for making complex economic and climate issues accessible to a mainstream audience. He has an economics degree from Standoff university and champions a post-capitalist world. He is the host of the Better Future Podcast, the links for which are in the description. Cheers y’all!

https://betterfuturemedia.substack.com/podcast

]]><![CDATA[193. Harris Endorses El Sayed: Navigating the Nightmare of the Midterms w/ Megan Thuy]]>https://www.rfemedia.com/p/193-harris-endorses-el-sayed-navigatinghttps://www.rfemedia.com/p/193-harris-endorses-el-sayed-navigatingMon, 10 Aug 2026 22:25:35 GMTThank you , , , and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.

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]]><![CDATA[59. FAF - Flooding the Hasbara Zone w/ I am Blakeley]]>https://www.rfemedia.com/p/59-faf-flooding-the-hasbara-zonehttps://www.rfemedia.com/p/59-faf-flooding-the-hasbara-zoneFri, 07 Aug 2026 18:02:05 GMTWell, it’s Friday and we are joined by anti-hasbara propagandist I am Blakeley to talk about how a host of different alt-right platforms and creators are uniting to get you to focus on everything but the billionaires and Israel. These creators include:

  • Savana Cannon aka the “Vaginator”

  • Ex Navy SEALs, because of course

  • The Daily Wire

  • Christian Biker gangs w…

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]]><![CDATA[2. Protecting and Serving Private Police Texts w/ Mel Barrett ]]>https://www.rfemedia.com/p/protecting-and-serving-private-policehttps://www.rfemedia.com/p/protecting-and-serving-private-policeThu, 06 Aug 2026 23:15:03 GMTThank you , , , , , and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.

Mel Barrett is an investigative journalist, filmmaker, and writer who explores the gray areas between the headlines and the truth. She is the award-winning host of The In Between Podcast and co-host of Something’s Off with Rebecca Lavoie, where s…

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]]><![CDATA[192. Out of Ideas, Pentagon Crowd-Sources Iran War Planning to Troops: Live Q&A w/ Greg Stoker]]>https://www.rfemedia.com/p/192-out-of-ideas-pentagon-crowd-sourceshttps://www.rfemedia.com/p/192-out-of-ideas-pentagon-crowd-sourcesMon, 03 Aug 2026 22:34:19 GMTThank you , , , , , and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.

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]]><![CDATA[58. FAF - Your Caveperson Brain Was Not Meant to Exist in This Information Hellscape, and That's Okay. ]]>https://www.rfemedia.com/p/58-faf-youre-caveperson-brain-washttps://www.rfemedia.com/p/58-faf-youre-caveperson-brain-wasFri, 31 Jul 2026 18:36:38 GMTWe come in hot on this episode talking about:

  • We haven’t evolved fast enough for this crap

  • Our upcoming “whiteness as a construct” series

  • Elon Musk Sues over “nudification” apps

  • Ex-CIA and Navy SEAL influencer opps

  • Jules Verne for some reason

  • And much more!

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]]><![CDATA[1. Homeland Insecurity w/ Lavish Mack]]>https://www.rfemedia.com/p/homeland-insecurity-w-lavish-mackhttps://www.rfemedia.com/p/homeland-insecurity-w-lavish-mackFri, 31 Jul 2026 14:57:41 GMTThank you , , , , , and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.

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]]><![CDATA[191. The "Cockroach" Janta Party Protests in India - Join the Swarm!]]>https://www.rfemedia.com/p/india-protestshttps://www.rfemedia.com/p/india-protestsThu, 30 Jul 2026 19:00:52 GMTHello and welcome to or welcome back to Colonial Outcasts, the anti-imperialist podcast that your Indian uncle who loves watching police Lathi charges into student protesters, and who actually believes that Prime Minister Narendra Modi got black money out of Indian politics, would absolutely HATE.

What’s a Lathi charge? What is Black Money? Well, we are going to talk all about it because today we are finally covering the “Cockroach” Janta Party student protests in India, which will likely have geopolitical ramifications in the next few years.

We are joined by journalists Shaniyat Turani and Nilofar Absar to discuss these important developments. You can follow them here:

https://www.instagram.com/_shaniyat/

https://www.instagram.com/nilo_flaneur/

]]><![CDATA[190. Why Are Tech Billionaires Moving to Argentina? w/ Marianela Pereyra ]]>https://www.rfemedia.com/p/190-why-are-tech-billionaires-movinghttps://www.rfemedia.com/p/190-why-are-tech-billionaires-movingTue, 28 Jul 2026 19:00:13 GMTYou can subscribe for $5 a month for the last 30min of this episode and even more content!

We start today’s episode with some negligible Argentine world cup controversy, then move onto its idiotically colorful anarcho-capitalist president, Javier Milei and his notorious allegiances to both the state of Israel and trans-national tech billionaires like Pet…

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]]><![CDATA[57. FAF - John Fedderlibs and Bill Mahers Living Obituary w/ Nour Hadidi ]]>https://www.rfemedia.com/p/57-faf-john-fedderlibs-and-bill-mahershttps://www.rfemedia.com/p/57-faf-john-fedderlibs-and-bill-mahersFri, 24 Jul 2026 18:59:17 GMTWhelp, it’s Friday and we have enjoyed another week of abject political dumbassery. Come process and decompress with us this day of July 24th as we are joined by Nour Hadidi - a lefty comedian, writer, and founder of Comedians4Palestine. Much to discuss…

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https://www.instagram.com/nourhadidi/

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