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Os and Scott kick off by analysing the latest incendiary statements by Israeli politicians and their threat to execute Palestinian political prisoners if the world moves ahead with Palestinian statehood. They also discuss why the Australian media is so uninterested in covering the story, even as Israel continues to breach its ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon, and look at the decision by Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia to boycott Eurovision of Israel's participation.

Then they discuss the trip Penny Wong and Richard Marles made to the US to re-pledge fealty to Donald Trump's regime and the likelihood of Australia spending even more money propping up the US military and weapons companies. Os analyses the latest national security statement from The White House and how it embraces white supremacist rhetoric and demonstrates US support for far-right parties across Europe.

In Keeping Tabs, a look at the Prime Minister who launched a Substack, the latest on the teen social media ban, a conversation about the entitlements scandal engulfing parliament and an update on the Warner Bros merger.

Os and Scott discuss the growing housing and economic crises in Australia and why they seem to have dropped off the political agenda, and why the political media seem less interested in covering growing wealth inequality.

Later in the show they look at the controversy around the TikTok awards held last week, including allegations of racism. They discuss what the platform looks like in 2025 and how it has quickly replicated some of the biggest problems of the legacy media. They also discuss musician Keli Holiday's uncanny ability to inject himself into everyone's social feeds.

Plus, in Keeping Tabs they examine who did, and didn't, cover the big climate protests last week, the massive amount of money the ABC spent defending an unlawful dismissal case and breakdown the ongoing One Nation surge.

Os and Scott share their thoughts on Australia's first ever Prime Ministerial wedding, before talking through their exclusive Jeffrey Epstein scoop, which involved a collaboration with a leading European news outlet.

Then, Scott breaks down Donald Trump's looming war with Venezuela, including Australia's potential involvement.

Os and Scott talk about the bizarre news that Donald Trump has forced a major Hollywood studio to commission Rush Hour 4 and what that reveals about how grim the state of entertainment and culture is now.

They unpack the bizarre week in federal Parliament, including Pauline Hanson's burqa stunt and what the political and media reaction revealed about racism in Australia, before discussing the negotiations taking place over a new bill to reform environmental laws and what that tells us about the dynamic between Labor and the Greens.

Later in the episode, they discuss The Sydney Morning Herald's new campaign targeting the Russian government, and why the newspaper is so willing to criticise Putin for committing war crimes but is unable to do the same thing in relation to Israel.

And in Keeping Tabs: A new editor at The Sydney Morning Herald, who is really backing Erin Molan's pro-Israel content, and a conversation about the state of sports media in Australia.