Why Israel Assassinated Hamas Negotiator, Venezuela Stops a Coup & the Politics of the 2024 Olympics [Preview]
The Socialist Program with Brian Becker
The Socialist Program
4.7 • 587 Ratings
🗓️ 1 August 2024
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
In this patrons-only Q&A seminar, Brian & Nicole discuss Israel's assassination of Hamas negotiator Ismail Haniyek, the coup attempt in Venezuela amid presidential elections, what countries are allowed in the the 2024 Olympics and which are not, "anti-war" Republicans, the dissolution of Project 2025, and more.
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Venezuela explainer video referenced during the seminar:
x.com/BTnewsroom/status/1818429996932739455
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to The Socialist Program. |
| 0:02.5 | This is the audio of our monthly seminar. |
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| 0:19.6 | We can make this program with you, |
| 0:21.1 | but not without you. Brian, I know we have a lot to talk about today, but I want to make sure to, |
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| 1:33.4 | really appreciate it. And so without further ado, Brian, let's get started. Sure. So much has |
| 1:39.5 | happened in the last couple weeks and even in the last couple of days that we do have a lot of ground to cover. |
| 1:46.2 | And people have been sending in questions ahead of time. There are new questions based on the |
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