Some More News Even More News: Trump Probably Doesn't Want Iran to Blow Up LA… Probably
Oct 9, 2026
Will Gordh, a writer, director, and co-creator of Talking Politics with Mom and Man Boy Nice, joins a sharp discussion on the 10-year anniversary of the Access Hollywood tape. They unpack Trump’s alarming Iran remarks, war propaganda, election interference fears, and midterm anxiety. The conversation also tackles J.D. Vance’s distorted attacks on socialism, exploitative H-2A labor policies, and the class conflict beneath culture-war politics.
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Trump Turned Misogyny Into Permission
- Donald Trump's survival after the tape normalized public permission for openly cruel behavior.
- The hosts connect his success to a culture where men feel owed access and women are treated as possessions.
Trump's Los Angeles Remark Was Still Dangerous
- Donald Trump's Los Angeles remark referred to accepting higher gas prices to prevent attacks, not endorsing an attack.
- His incoherence still matters because supporters cheered the more alarming interpretation.
Fearmongering Hides The War's Real Costs
- The war raises gas prices while Trump frames those costs as protection from an implausible Iranian attack on California.
- This fearmongering redirects attention from the war's civilian deaths and lack of clear gains.