6/10/26: Putin Assassination Attempt, Bernie Candidate Wins In CA, Cuba Preps For US War

The episode opens with a deep dive into the mysterious assassination attempt on Russian President Vladimir Putin in December 2025, a story that vanished from Western headlines despite initial confirmation from Donald Trump and a video release by Putin showing 91 crashed Ukrainian drones. The hosts question why the CIA later dismissed the event, raising alarms about intelligence integrity and the potential for false briefings—especially as this coincides with growing tensions in Iran, Cuba, and Venezuela. The narrative then shifts to California’s insurance commissioner race, spotlighting Jane Kim, a Bernie Sanders-endorsed candidate running on a bold platform of 'insurance for all,' including a single-payer, nonprofit disaster insurance program modeled on New Zealand and France. Kim argues that the current system funnels 51 cents of every premium dollar into profits and shareholder dividends, not claims, and proposes structural reforms like interest payments on delayed claims and public reinvestment of excess capital into climate resilience. The episode closes with a critical look at U.S. immigration policy under Biden and Trump, featuring journalist Juan David Rojas, who reveals that most asylum seekers are economic migrants, not political refugees, and calls for a balanced, humane approach that includes E-Verify enforcement and limits on asylum abuse—while condemning both Trump’s punitive tactics and the chaos of Biden-era lax enforcement.