Predictions from a Madman, Turkey and Syria Have an Historic Meeting & China Enters its Zero Cares Moment

In this episode, Alex starts with some bad news regarding Jamie Raskin. Congressman Raskin has said that he has a “serious but curable form of cancer” and will begin outpatient treatment soon. Next, Alex discusses how Dmitri Medvedev, a Putin ally, once moderate Kremlin official, and former Russian president, has gone on a radical and delusional rant on Twitter. He discusses the fall of the global order, the creation of a Fourth Reich, a Civil War in the United States, and Elon Musk winning a US election as president. These rantings from Medvedev offer a troubling and deranged look into Russian information and delusions. After this segment, Alex notes that Syrian and Turkish officials met on Wednesday in Moscow. This was the first meeting between the two countries since they were on different sides of the Syrian Civil War. Alex argues that it seems like Russia, Syria, and Turkey may have reasons to work together. Finally, it seems like China has entered its “zero f**ks” mode for handling the COVID-19 pandemic. As cases are surging, China has opened the floodgates and other countries are now instituting restrictions. Alex wonders what the socio-political ramifications of this event could be.