Action packed On The Record with midterm predictions and a look at the chaos unfolding all across Europe. Features include Haley Stephens revealing her true allegiance, Scott Bessent hiding from a legitimate question, the UK government encouraging citizens to stockpile for emergencies, and Christine Lagarde throwing in the towel. Killer Left Take of the Week goes to Adam McKay’s studio for its new mock infomercial on Exxon. We’ve got a snippet from our Phone A Friend with Pitchfork Economics co-host Nick Hanauer and a special Max Notes segment on the military budget.

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:38

Quick Takes: 00:01:39

Memberships: 00:06:10

Phone A Friend: 00:08:04

Max Notes: 00:10:15

Killer Left Take of the Week: 00:23:52

Chart of the Week: 00:25:05

Outro: 00:26:57

Resources

CNN: Multiple Stevens aides quit after she endorses MI GOP Senate candidate

AIPAC Tracker: Haley Stevens Sees Israel In Her Dreams

BBC News: Why is the UK telling people to stockpile?

Bloomberg Television: ECB’s Lagarde Says She Can’t Stay Neutral in Current Situation

KARE 11: Treasury Secretary asked about ICE paying for MN prison

The New York Times: Iran War Cost Rises to $47.1 Billion, Pentagon Told Lawmakers

SIPRI: Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2025

Head Start: About the Office of Head Start

Democracy: A Journal of Ideas: Market Humanism: A New Paradigm for a New Era

POGO: The True Total U.S. Military Budget

DefenseNews: Pentagon fails financial audit for 8th year in a row

Straight Arrow News: Pentagon’s failed audit obscures how taxpayer dollars are actually being used

npr: U.S. withdrawal from Iraq is complete

CNN: US troops complete Iraq exit, as Iran and its allies celebrate

Brown: Costs of the 20-year war on terror: $8 trillion and 900,000 deaths

A-Mark Foundation: Afghanistan War: U.S. Deaths and Costs

Task & Purpose: 2 airmen died in noncombat incidents while supporting Iran war operations

Polygraph: Over 110 US military aircraft lost or damaged in Iran War

Task & Purpose: US munition stockpile ‘especially problematic’ in a war with China, report warns

Forever Wars: No, The Navy’s Lasers Are Not Ready for Iranian Drones

Bloomberg: US Starts at ‘Basically Zero’ in Cheap Military Drones (Correct)

MarineLink: Inside Iran’s Precision Strikes on Port, Energy Infrastructure

Responsible Statecraft: 750 US Military bases remain around the planet

Yellow Dot Studios: New Exxon El Niño Commercial

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UNFTR Resources

Video: Phone A Friend: Nick Hanauer

Essay: The Duhpartment of Duhfense.

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