System Update with Glenn Greenwald

Glenn answers questions from our Locals community about the influence of AIPAC and foreign lobbying on U.S. politics, Peter Thiel's interview with Ross Douthat, the Ukraine war, and more.  ------------------------------------------------------------ Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook    

Published: 4 July 2025

Silicon Valley's close collaboration with the military reaches a new level as tech executives are now being commissioned as lieutenant colonels in the Army. Plus: FIRE's Nico Perrino breaks down Trump's lawsuit against Paramount and warns of this administration's continued attacks on media outlets and free speech.  ---------------------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

Transcribed - Published: 3 July 2025

A rap duo is under investigation in the UK for chanting "Death to the IDF" at a concert. Glenn Greenwald breaks down the revealing reactions to the chant and the free speech implications. Plus: Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' is a gift to the defense industry, but will it help everyday Americans?  ----------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

Transcribed - Published: 1 July 2025

Glenn answers questions from our Locals community about the anti-Muslim attacks against Zohran Mamdani, the latest SCOTUS rulings, the Israel/Iran war, and more. --------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

Transcribed - Published: 28 June 2025

Michael Tracey reports on the NATO Summit from The Hague.  ------------ Read Michael Tracey's Reporting  Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

Transcribed - Published: 27 June 2025

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mosab Abu Toha discusses daily life and survival in Gaza under Israel's siege and control. Plus: Glenn breaks down Zohran Mamdani's win in the New York City primary and what the young democratic socialist candidate's victory over Andrew Cuomo means for the future of the Democratic party.  --------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow Mosab Abu Toha Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

Transcribed - Published: 26 June 2025

Prof. John Mearsheimer on Trump's attempt to renegotiate an Iran nuclear deal, the U.S./Israeli war with Iran, Israel's U.S.-backed destruction of Gaza, and more.  ------------------------------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

Transcribed - Published: 25 June 2025

Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, but is it meaningful and will it last? Plus: Glenn dismantles the propaganda and lies about Iran used to instigate the "12 Day War." Finally: State Department Spokeswoman Tammy Bruce blatantly states what many in the foreign policy establishment firmly believe: that the U.S. is "the greatest country on earth next to Israel." --------------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

Transcribed - Published: 24 June 2025

UNLOCKED episode: Glenn answers questions from our Locals community on war with Iran, executive power, the Trump administration, and more.  Join our Locals community to submit questions to this weekly segment here! ------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook  

Transcribed - Published: 21 June 2025

The rift between the hawkish voices in the Trump administration and DNI Tulsi Gabbard becomes more apparent after Tulsi's exclusion from Trump's Camp David meeting on Iran. What does her future look like within MAGA? Plus: outrage erupts after Iran strikes a hospital in Israel, yet there is little concern over the several hospitals in Gaza that have been destroyed by Israel.  ----------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook      

Transcribed - Published: 20 June 2025

Glenn breaks down Tucker Carlson's interview with Sen. Ted Cruz and what it reveals about U.S. foreign policy dogma and the U.S. relationship with Israel.  ---------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

Transcribed - Published: 19 June 2025

Trump's statements about supporting Israel's war with Iran become more deranged as Trump takes ownership for the war. Plus: journalist Ken Klippenstein on Trump's next foreign policy moves.  -------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

Transcribed - Published: 18 June 2025

The bipartisan ruling class is repeating the same War on Terror script in order to sell war with Iran to the American public. Glenn Greenwald dissects the dangerous propaganda and lies.  -------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

Transcribed - Published: 17 June 2025

SPECIAL EARLY EPISODE: Glenn discusses the U.S. involvement in Israel's attack on Iran. Plus: Prof. Mohammad Marandi on the local reactions from Tehran. Finally: Jon Hoffman and Justin Logan from the CATO Institute on the implications for foreign policy and the dangers of a wider war.  ----------------------------------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

Transcribed - Published: 13 June 2025

Glenn breaks down the escalations between Israel and Iran prior to Israel's attack on Iran's nuclear and military sites. Plus: Curt Mills, the executive director of The American Conservative, discusses the future of the Iran nuclear deal and Trump's foreign policy.  Note: this episode aired before Israel struck Iran.  ----------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

Transcribed - Published: 13 June 2025

A federal court dismissed and called out the absurdity of a lawsuit brought by pro-Israel students alleging that the University of Pennsylvania allowed for antisemitism on campus. Plus: Dave Portnoy, who used to vehemently oppose "woke" cancel culture has a meltdown over jokes about Jewish people.  ----------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

Transcribed - Published: 11 June 2025

Glenn Greenwald exposes Palantir's role as the new, privatized Deep State as the mysterious company expands its reach into government surveillance and warfare. Plus: Who is Palantir's CEO, Alex Karp, and what is motivating him to produce this all-powerful technology?   ---------------------------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

Transcribed - Published: 10 June 2025

Glenn interviews Senator Rand Paul about his opposition to the "Big Beautiful Bill" and his role in the Senate, why Washington continues to increase the defense budget, threats to free speech, and more. ------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

Transcribed - Published: 5 June 2025

Journalist Michael Tracey examines the legacy of DOGE and its promises to dismantle the "deep state." Plus: Steve Witkoff draws an impossible red line in Iran nuclear deal negotiations and the U.S. continues to allow Israel to decimate Gaza while ceasefire negotiations drag on. Finally: Ukraine strikes Russian air bases in an attack Politico Playbook compared to "Pearl Harbor." But, if this analogy holds, why are people openly celebrating such a potentially apocalyptic escalation?  ------------------------- Follow Michael Tracey  Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

Transcribed - Published: 3 June 2025

Journalist Aaron Maté and guests Prof. Jonathan Haslam and Prof. Nicolai Petro discuss the upcoming Ukraine War peace talks in Istanbul. Plus: political analyst Mouin Rabbani on the famine in Gaza, new Israeli settlements in the West Bank, and Palestinian state recognition.  ------------ Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

Transcribed - Published: 31 May 2025

Bad Faith podcast host Briahna Joy Gray chronicles the Democrats' latest acts of self-destruction: from the 2024 primary, to the Biden mental decline cover-up, to the party's quixotic quest to find the next "Joe Rogan of the left." Political commentator and podcast host Katie Halper joins Briahna to unpack the future of the Democrats as they fail to mobilize against Trump's policies.  ------------------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

Transcribed - Published: 29 May 2025

Glenn takes your questions on the Trump administration's war with Harvard, fallout from the murders of two Israeli Embassy staffers, libertarianism, why he doesn't like the term "gaslighting," and more. Plus: Lee Fang on the major unanswered questions from the Epstein files.  ---------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Read Lee Fang's article here Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

Transcribed - Published: 24 May 2025

Glenn Greenwald reacts to the killing of two Israeli Embassy staffers in D.C. and explains how the tragedy is being politicized and weaponized against free speech in the United States.  --------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

Transcribed - Published: 23 May 2025

JD Vance argues that the court decisions ruling against Trump's deportation policies under the Alien Enemies Act violate the will of the U.S. majority. Glenn unpacks why this argument is a flagrant misinterpretation of the Constitution. Plus: Dan Bongino and Kash Patel say Epstein did in fact kill himself, but critical questions about Epstein's potential ties to foreign intelligence remain unanswered. Finally: Major stories from Brazil including a major online gambling scandal.  -------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

Transcribed - Published: 22 May 2025

Israel allows a miniscule amount of food to enter Gaza, only after the country's most steadfast allies began condemning Netanyahu's horrific atrocities. Then: Steve Witkoff announces an impossible 'red line' in Iran deal negotiations. Finally: Democrats weaponize Biden's cancer diagnosis to shield themselves from criticism about Biden's mental decline cover-up.  ----------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

Transcribed - Published: 20 May 2025

The American Conservative's Curt Mills discusses the Trump/Netanyahu split, Trump's foreign policy speech in Saudi Arabia, the meaning of "neocon," and the Ukraine war. Plus: Glenn answers questions from our Locals audience.  ------------------------ Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

Transcribed - Published: 17 May 2025

Western leaders embrace ex-wanted terrorist Abu Mohammad al-Jolani now that he is leading Syria after the fall of the Assad regime. Plus: Red states push to ban lab-grown meats in an effort to protect the meat industry. Reason's Emma Camp explains why these laws violate free market principles.  -------------------------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

Transcribed - Published: 16 May 2025

CNN's Jake Tapper is now pretending he didn't know about Biden's obvious cognitive decline even though he was among the corporate media pundits attacking those who doubted Biden's mental fitness. Plus: does Trump's Saudi Arabia speech signal a new vision for U.S. foreign policy?  ------------------------------------------------ Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn    

Transcribed - Published: 14 May 2025

While it is still unclear whether the reported rift between Trump and Netanyahu will be lasting, Trump continues to deprioritize Israel, angering pro-Israel fanatics like Ben Shapiro. Plus: Trump issues an executive order cutting prescription drug prices. Journalist Matt Stoller explains why he's skeptical of the policy and discusses the significance of Republicans' economic populism movement.  ------------------------ Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

Transcribed - Published: 13 May 2025

Economist and former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis discusses the merits and pitfalls of Trump's tariff plan, growing populist movements in Europe, the EU's "dangerous" and misguided push toward military Keynesianism, and Israel's destruction of Gaza. ----------------------------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

Transcribed - Published: 10 May 2025

The U.S. celebrates the conclave's election of the first American pope while commentators scramble to parse his political beliefs. Is Pope Leo XIV MAGA? Is he a "Woke Marxist Pope?" Then: Is Trump really splitting with Netanyahu and pursuing his own America-First policy in the Middle East? Finally: Casey Means's nomination exposes a rift in MAHA world and Trump selects another Fox News host for a key position.  -------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook   LinkedIn  

Transcribed - Published: 9 May 2025

Christopher Rufo and Glenn Greenwald debate the role of government in higher education, the meaning of academic freedom, the American Founders' vision for universities, and more.  ------------ Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Follow Christopher Rufo Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook   LinkedIn  

Transcribed - Published: 8 May 2025

The NIH finally ends brutal taxpayer-funded experiments on beagles. White Coat Waste SVP of Advocacy and Public Policy Justin Goodman explains why these horrific experiments continued for so long and why they needed to be stopped. Then: Congress shuts down an extreme anti-boycott law meant to shield Israel. Reason assistant editor Matthew Petti unpacks the origins of the repressive law and the efforts to prevent its passage.  ------------ Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow Matthew Petti Follow Justin Goodman Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn  

Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2025

Glenn Greenwald answers questions submitted by our supporters on Locals. We received questions covering a wide range of issues, including the bizarre story told by former Senator Pat Leahy of Vermont about how he was secretly accosted by shadowy members of the Deep State who directed him to proof that the Bush administration was lying about the proposed war in Iraq, and he still failed to do anything about it; the significant ruling yesterday by a Trump-appointed federal judge who concluded that the Trump administration lacks the authority to invoke the war-time Alien Enemies Act to deport people to El Salvador; and Ilhan Omar's naughty words to a journalist from the Daily Caller. ----- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn

Transcribed - Published: 3 May 2025

Glenn Greenwald answers questions submitted by our supporters on Locals. We received questions covering a wide range of issues, including the bizarre story told by former Senator Pat Leahy of Vermont about how he was secretly accosted by shadowy members of the Deep State who directed him to proof that the Bush administration was lying about the proposed war in Iraq, and he still failed to do anything about it; the significant ruling yesterday by a Trump-appointed federal judge who concluded that the Trump administration lacks the authority to invoke the war-time Alien Enemies Act to deport people to El Salvador; and Ilhan Omar's naughty words to a journalist from the Daily Caller. ----- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn

Transcribed - Published: 3 May 2025

Glenn Greenwald takes a look at Mike Waltz sacking and how that relates to the foreign policy divisions within the MAGA movement. Glenn also takes a look at the minerals deal signed between the US and Ukraine. PLUS: Matt Walsh shares a deranged nad ignorant opinion about adoption by same-sex couples. ----- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn

Transcribed - Published: 2 May 2025

Lee Fang talks to Leighton Woodhouse about the first 100 years of the new Trump Administration. They discuss tariffs, free speech, corruption and much more. THEN: Lee is joined by Lara Friedman, of the Foundation for Middle East Peace, to discuss the barrage of laws banning criticism of Israel and how they open door for an escalation of censorship in the US. ----- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook   LinkedIn

Transcribed - Published: 1 May 2025

Glenn comments on the Canadian Elections, the Dems' latest meaningless resistance stunt, and the increasingly desperate talking-points from pro-Israel pundits. PLUS: Jewish Academics Debunk “Campus Anti-Semitism” Narrative. ------ Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn

Transcribed - Published: 30 April 2025

Glenn Greenwald discusses the escalation of the extremist rhetoric employed by pro-Israel pundits and commentators, and the deliberate starvation of the civilian population in Gaza by the Israeli military. PLUS: A NYC event featuring Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Givr ends with a pro-Israel mob chasing down a lone woman, and a BBC documentary reveals the supremacist ideology behind the Israeli settler movement. ------ Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn

Transcribed - Published: 29 April 2025

Glenn Greenwald reacts to the major stories of this week including the FBI's arrest of a Wisconsin judge, Trump's TIME interview, a Coachella scandal, and more. PLUS: Glenn answers audience questions on the Douglas Murray/Dave Smith debate fallout, independent journalism, and the possibility of war with Iran.  ----------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook   LinkedIn  

Transcribed - Published: 26 April 2025

Transcribed - Published: 24 April 2025

Establishment pro-Israel factions within the Trump administration continue to push the U.S. toward war with Iran amid major Pentagon shake-ups. Plus: Lee Fang reports on a repressive censorship law prohibiting NIH employees from boycotting Israel. ---------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Read Lee Fang's article on Substack Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 23 April 2025

Journalists Zaid Jilani and Michael Tracey discuss Trump's Iran threats, JD Vance's online debate over deportations, and more. ------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 17 April 2025

Trump meets with El Salvador's Bukele as the Trump administration refuses to facilitate the return of a man who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador. Plus: Trump unveils a disturbing proposal to deport U.S. citizens. --------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 16 April 2025

UNLOCKED: This segment originally aired on April 9th exclusively for our Locals subscribers. -------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 15 April 2025

Lee Fang and Michael Tracey discuss the fallout from Trump's tariffs, developments in Mahmoud Khalil's case, Ukraine negotiations, and more with Glenn in this special "Week in Review" episode. ----------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 12 April 2025

Glenn takes questions from our Locals subscribers on lawfare in the democratic world against popular candidates, Trump's tariffs, the changing role of independent media, Douglas Murray's debate against Dave Smith, and more. ---------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 11 April 2025

Journalist David Sirota explains the political implications of Trump's tariffs in the U.S. and their potential effects on Wall Street vs. Main Street. Plus: did Biden's CBP fabricate documents in order to help Brazil imprison a Bolsonaro advisor? Finally: new polls reveal declining support for Israel while DHS unveils a program to search immigrants' social media for "antisemitic" content. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 10 April 2025

Trump warmly welcomes Netanyahu to the White House as Israel continues to escalate a potential war with Iran and destroy all civilian life in Gaza. Plus: the Supreme Court affirms the right of due process in a mixed ruling on Trump's deportations to El Salvador. ----------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 9 April 2025

Prof. John Mearsheimer discusses Trump's bombing of Yemen, attacks on free speech at universities, the geopolitical implications of tariffs, and why he believes Israel's destruction of Gaza is a genocide. Plus: Glenn takes questions from our Locals audience. ---------------------------- Watch full episodes on Rumble, streamed LIVE 7pm ET. Become part of our Locals community Follow System Update:  Twitter Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 9 April 2025