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In this fireside chat riff, Adam talks about; Israel assassinating Palestinian journalist Anas al-Sharif and all of Al Jazeera’s Gaza staff; Israel moving forward with its plan to re-occupy Gaza and push for a Greater Israel in the Middle East; Black American labor activist Chris Smalls being beaten up by Israel; the failure of the mainstream Black media and political class to fight for Black political interests independent of the Democratic Party; The Joe Budden Podcast being absolute trash for wanting to pivot from Marc Lamont Hill discussing Gaza; Trump’s federal takeover of D.C. police, fearmongering of Black crime, and growing fascism; the importance of health and fitness on the Left. (Recorded August 18-19, 2025; addendum recorded August 21, 2025) 

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Links, research related to episode 

• Hamas accepts Hamas proposal mediated by Egypt and Qatar https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2025/8/18/hamas-agrees-terms-for-gaza-ceasefire-source-tells-al-jazeera; https://aje.io/p3b4a3?update=3896606; Israel reviews Hamas response https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250818-israel-reviews-hamas-response-to-gaza-ceasefire-proposal/  
• Gaza Tribunal calls for armed UN intervention to halt ‘most lethal phase of genocide’ in Gaza https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250818-gaza-tribunal-calls-for-armed-un-intervention-to-halt-most-lethal-phase-of-genocide-in-gaza/ 
• Anas al-Sharif among four Al Jazeera journalists killed by Israel in Gaza https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/10/al-jazeera-journalist-anas-al-sharif-killed-in-israeli-attack-in-gaza-city 
• Anas al-Sharif’s last will and testament: https://x.com/jeremyscahill/status/1954658627274293472; https://www.palestinechronicle.com/i-entrust-you-with-palestine-the-final-testament-of-anas-al-sharif/ 
• Here are the names of the journalists Israel killed in Gaza https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/11/here-are-the-names-of-the-journalists-israel-killed-in-gaza  
• Marc Lamont Hill, on Joe Budden Podcast, says that all of his Al Jazeera colleagues in Gaza have been killed, rest of hosts silent, try to pivot, Joe Budden tries to pivot https://youtu.be/FXZhCriUpJg?si=crF1V04NJtbssG5z&t=9187 (clip on Twitter/X https://x.com/Chatnigga101/status/1955470569048264829) 
  • Marc Lamont Hill’s response to the backlash: https://www.youtube.com/live/Lvmi4-pJiVI?si=b6eJSxcbELByMcnx&t=568 
• Chris Smalls interview with Tavis Smiley https://www.youtube.com/live/JNvOxkA4Yr8?si=gcTu2-UPpJ88XkVU&t=1995 
• Chris Smalls interview with Sabby Sabs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z23xAscG1eQ 
• Palestine letter to the UN on Israel continuing violate ceasefire (March 2025) https://www.un.org/unispal/document/israel-continues-to-violate-the-ceasefire-agreement-un-facilities-are-being-attacked-letter-from-the-state-of-palestine-a-es-10-1027-s-2025-173/ 
• Israeli minister announces 3,400 new homes for occupied West Bank https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3u2N4wyBfw 
• Fox News article blaming crime in D.C. on Black fatherlessness https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/black-fatherlessness-turning-dc-war-zone 
• Washington D.C.’s crime data (shows a decline in violent crime): 
  • D.C. police crime statistics https://mpdc.dc.gov/dailycrime 
  • Violent Crime in D.C. Hits 30 Year Low https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/violent-crime-dc-hits-30-year-low 

• Is crime in Washington DC ‘out of control’, as Trump claims? https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8600x7dnn4o 

• Study: Black dads more involved in activities with their children than other groups https://www.abc10.com/article/news/community/race-and-culture/black-dads-more-involved-in-childrens-lives-than-other-groups/103-df371add-144c-40e3-bb3c-986377347fa1 

• Study: Black dads more involved in children’s lives than other groups  https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/study-black-dads-more-involved-in-childrenss-lives-than-other-groups/ 

• Race/Ethnic Differences in Nonresident Fathers’ Involvement after a Nonmarital Birth https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6133319/ 

• Newsom says California to draw congressional maps to ‘END TRUMP PRESIDENCY’ https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/newsom-californias-new-congressional-maps-trump/story?id=124609132 

• IDF Chief Says He’s Approved Plans for the ‘Conquest of Gaza’ https://news.antiwar.com/2025/08/13/idf-chief-says-hes-approved-plans-for-the-conquest-of-gaza/ 

• Bibi MASK OFF ON ‘GREATER ISRAEL’ Conquest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o10ez4HkZvE 

• Trump’s remarks on homelessness in DC spark concerns among homeless advocates https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trumps-remarks-homelessness-dc-spark-concerns-homeless-advocates/story?id=124560423 

• Trump’s D.C. takeover escalates with surge in arrests and homeless encampments cleared https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHw9mIzn8ew 

• “Big Balls” assaulted in D.C. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/05/trump-administration-staffer-known-as-big-balls-assaulted-in-dc-00494990 ; https://www.newsweek.com/photos-show-poi-big-balls-attack-doge-worker-dc-police-2111587  

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Real Sankara Hours is a Pan-African socialist political podcast that covers domestic and global politics, current events, race, Black radical political theory, and Black culture from a Pan-African socialist and Black Left perspective. It’s hosted by Adam Hudson and Peter MGunn.