3593 - Trump's Iran War Flip Flops; Section 230 30 Years Later w/ Brian Reed, Mike Masnick

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🗓️ 4 March 2026

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The Trump administration still cannot explain the reasoning for this war in Iran or if it's a war at all. This confusion comes after Marco Rubio and House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested that the timing of U.S. strikes was driven by Israel's planned attack on Iran, arguing that a preemptive strike was necessary to protect American forces, installations, and assets in the region. Trump has since contradicted Rubio and Johnson after his ego was hurt by the suggestion that he is controlled by Israel which forced Rubio to walk back his statements from Monday.

Mike Masnick, editor of Tech Dirt and Brian Reed, host of Question Everything on KCRW join the program to discuss their opposing views on Section 230 of Communications Decency Act of 1996.

Chuck Schumer, Markwayne Mulling and John Fetterman all stumble over their words as they address the media on Iran.

MS NOW contributor David Rohde debunks Witkoff's claims that Iran had enough enriched uranium to make 11 nuclear weapons.

James Talarico wins the democrat primary for the Senate.

Frederick Haynes wins the dem primary in TX-30, the seat that will replace Jasmine Crockett.

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0:00.0	You are listening to a free version of The Majority Report.
0:04.1	Support this show at join the Majority Report.com and get an extra hour of content daily.
0:12.0	The Majority Report with Sam Cedar.
0:17.3	It is Wednesday, March 4th, 2026. My name is Sam Cedar. This is the five-time award-winning majority report. We are broadcasting live steps from the industrially ravaged Gowanus Canal in the heartland of America, downtown Brooklyn, USA.
0:38.2	On the program today, Brian Reed, investigative journalist, host of Question Everything on KCRW, and Mike Maznick, editor of TechDirt and on the board of directors for Blue Sky to discuss section 230 of the Communication Decency Act
0:57.9	from 1996
0:58.9	on and about
1:01.6	its 30th anniversary.
1:05.0	But of course,
1:06.7	meanwhile, Trump widens the illegal war
1:10.1	with Iran.
1:13.5	Ask defense contractors to make more bombs because we're running out of them.
1:19.9	Death toll in Iran now over a thousand at least.
1:25.8	CIA planning to arm or is arming or has armed Kurds.
1:31.6	The plan to balkanize Iran.
1:35.1	Israel invades southern Lebanon.
1:38.9	And the U.S. Senate set to vote on the War Powers Act today.
1:43.7	This, as Chuck Schumer, sets a table to give Donald Trump more money for this war against Iran.
1:51.8	Fascist collaborators. Say it with me.
1:55.5	Meanwhile, primaries yesterday, James Calerico wins Texas, driven by Latino voters and highlighting a massive
2:06.6	Democratic turnout outvoting the Republicans in their primary for the first time in 24 years.
2:14.6	Someone should write a book about how Texas is not as red as we think.
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