Tangle - We're off for Veterans Day, but...

Episode Date: November 11, 2024

In the madness of election week, we forgot to note that we are off for Veteran's Day today. As longtime readers and listeners know, the Tangle team observes all federal bank holidays, and also takes a couple "recesses" throughout the year around major holidays and congressional breaks (if Congress can take recesses, why can’t we as news reporters and consumers?).While we are off today, we still wanted to provide you with a little bit of content. So, below, we've compiled a list of some of recent publications and interviews that you might be interested in, as well as today's "quick hits."On Friday, we published an election-focused reader mailbag newsletter. We answered questions about the future of democracy, "missing votes," purported sexism in the election, how different news outlets call state elections, the argument that Trump is better for women's rights, and much more. You can read it here (newsletter members only).Also on Friday, we published a members-only podcast interview with Ken Block, the election fraud expert hired by the Trump campaign in 2020 to help them litigate election fraud claims. We chatted with him about what he did (and didn't) find. You can listen here (podcast members only).I recently appeared on the “Being Jewish” podcast with Jonah Platt to discuss my journey with Judaism, journalistic integrity today, and the Tangle mission. You can listen here. We have a lot of new content on our YouTube channel, including our election night livestream. You can check out the latest here.If you’re a new Tangle listener, you might also be interested in checking out my TED talk from April, in which I discuss politicized language choices and how even small changes can help us all have better conversations with people who think differently than we do. You can watch it here. Ad-free podcasts are here!Many listeners have been asking for an ad-free version of this podcast that they could subscribe to — and we finally launched it. You can go to tanglemedia.supercast.com to sign up!Check out Episode 8 of our podcast series, The Undecideds. Please give us a 5-star rating and leave a comment!You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here or drop something in our tip jar by clicking here. Our podcast is written by Isaac Saul and edited and engineered by Jon Lall. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75. Our newsletter is edited by Managing Editor Ari Weitzman, Will Kaback, Bailey Saul, Sean Brady, and produced in conjunction with Tangle’s social media manager Magdalena Bokowa, who also created our logo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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From executive producer Isaac Saul, this is Tangle. Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening, and welcome to the Tangle podcast, a place we get views from across the political spectrum, some independent thinking, and a little bit of my take. I'm your host, Isaac Saul, and today is Veterans Day. So we are actually off today. This is my mea culpa for not letting podcast listeners and newsletter subscribers know that we are going to be off today. In the madness of election week last week, we just forgot to notify people. So as longtime readers and listeners know, the Tangled team observes all federal bank holidays. We also take a couple of quote-unquote recesses throughout the year around major holidays and congressional breaks because, you know,

if Congress gets to take recesses, why can't we as news reporters and consumers? So today is Veterans Day. That comes every year on November 11th. It honors the cessation of fighting between the allied nations and Germany at the end of World War I. We have a link in today's episode description if you want to read more about that. Unlike Memorial Day, by the way, Veterans Day is an opportunity to honor all of those who serve both living and, during times of war and peace. Today, there are roughly 15.8 million veterans alive in the U.S., which makes up about 6.1% of the U.S. population. So today, I have some recommendations for recent content that you

might want to dive into. We also have some quick hits. But before we get into either of those, I have to actually issue a correction, a very silly correction. In our coverage of Vice President Kamala Harris's concession speech on Thursday, we incorrectly identified Senator Bernie Sanders as D from Vermont. As most readers will know, the Vermont senator is not a Democrat, but an unaffiliated independent who caucuses with the Democrats. In a busy week, stuffed with coverage, all of our editors miss this small but important detail. We're going to be catching up on some sleep today, yesterday, etc. And ensure future small but important details are stated correctly. So this is our 118th correction in Tangle's 275-week history. It is our first correction since September 30th, which was a pretty nice streak. we track corrections and place them at the top of the podcast in an effort to maximize transparency with listeners. All right, with that out of the way, I'm going to give you some quick hits. First up, the Justice Department

announced federal charges against a man alleged to have been instructed by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump. The man, Farhad Shaqiri, is still at large in Iran. The Justice Department also charged two American citizens with helping the Iranian government surveil a U.S. citizen of Iranian origin. of Iranian origin. Number two, President Joe Biden will meet with President-elect Trump on Wednesday at the White House, where he will reportedly lobby Trump to maintain support for Ukraine in its war against Russia. The Washington Post reported that Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday and advised the Russian president not to escalate the war in Ukraine. Separately, Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who reportedly felt reassured by the conversation.

Elon Musk also joined the call. Number three, Ukraine carried out its biggest drone strike on Moscow, Russia's capital, since the start of the war, forcing flights to be diverted from three of the city's major airports and injuring at least five people. Russia launched a record 145 drones towards Ukraine on Sunday. people. Russia launched a record 145 drones towards Ukraine on Sunday. Number four, the Qatari foreign minister announced that it would pause efforts to mediate a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, suggesting neither side showed a willingness to end the war. Qatari officials reportedly told Hamas political leaders they were no longer welcome in the country due to the stalled negotiations. Separately, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had spoken to President-elect Trump three times since his electoral victory and plans to send Israel's

Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago this week. And number five, the mountain fire, which is burning northwest of Los Angeles, California, forced the evacuation of more than 10,000 people and has destroyed more than 130 structures in the area. Local officials say the fire was 31% contained as of Sunday evening. And also a quick Senate update. Jackie Rosen, the Democrat, defeated Sam Brown, the Republican, in Nevada's Senate race, and Dave McCormick, the Republican, defeated Bob Casey, the Democrat, in Pennsylvania's Senate race, according to the Associated Press. Separately, Decision Desk HQ projected that Ruben Gallego will defeat Carrie Lake, the Republican, in Arizona's Senate race.

All right, that is it for some quick hits. And now a few call outs for some content of ours that you might have missed. First of all, if you're listening to this podcast, and you are not yet a premium podcast subscriber, a quick reminder that you can do that by going to anglemedia.supercast.com. Doing that unlocks our Friday and Sunday edition podcasts as well as exclusive content like interviews, and it gets you ad-free podcasts. It's really simple. You sign up, and then you basically just add a new podcast feed to wherever you listen to podcasts, and they all come out ad-free. And then you get a bunch of additional content. People seem to really like it. We actually broke over 1,000 podcast subscribers

over the weekend. So thank you to all of you who are listening and have already done that. over the weekend. So thank you to all of you who are listening and have already done that. So speaking of some additional content, on Friday, we published an election-focused reader mailbag newsletter. We answered questions about the future of democracy, missing votes, purported sexism in the election, how all the different news outlets call state elections, the argument that Trump is better for women's rights, and much more. You can find a link to that newsletter in today's episode description. Also on Friday, we publish a members-only podcast interview with Ken Block, the election fraud expert hired by the Trump campaign in 2020 to help them litigate election fraud claims. We chatted with him about what he did and did not

find. You can listen to that podcast by going to the premium podcast member feed or by becoming a premium podcast member. I also recently appeared on the Being Jewish podcast with Jonah Platt to discuss my journey with Judaism, journalistic integrity today, and the Tangle mission. If you're interested in maybe something a little different, you can go listen to that podcast by looking up Jonah's podcast. It's called Being Jewish with Jonah Platt. And we have a lot of new content on our YouTube channel, including our election night live stream. You can check that out by going to Tangle News on YouTube.

And finally, if you are a new Tangle reader or listener, you might also be interested in checking out my TED Talk from April in which I discuss politicized language choices and how even small changes can help us all have better conversations with people who think differently than we do. There is a link to that TED Talk in today's episode description and today's newsletter. All right, that is it for today's podcast. As I mentioned, we are really genuinely off for Veterans Day today, but we wanted to check in and say hi because we forgot to let you guys all know that. But we'll be back tomorrow with our normal podcast and newsletter.

For those of you who get a day off from work today, I hope you enjoy it. Otherwise, we'll see you tomorrow. Have a good one. Peace. Our podcast is written by me, Isaac Saul, and edited and engineered by John Wall. The script is edited by our managing editor, Ari Weitzman, Will Kabak, Bailey Saul, and Sean Brady.

The logo for our podcast was designed by Magdalena Bokova, who is also our social media manager. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet75. And if you're looking for more from Tangle, please go to readtangle.com and check out our website. Based on Charles Yu's award-winning book, Interior Chinatown follows the story of Willis Wu, a background character trapped in a police procedural who dreams about a world beyond Chinatown. When he inadvertently becomes a witness to a crime, Willis begins to unravel a criminal web,

his family's buried history, and what it feels like to be in the spotlight. Interior Chinatown is streaming November 19th, only on Disney+. The flu remains a serious disease. Last season, over 102,000 influenza cases have been reported across Canada, which is nearly double the historic average of 52,000 cases. What can you do this flu season? Talk to your pharmacist or doctor about getting a flu shot. Consider FluCellVax Quad and help protect yourself from the flu. It's the first cell-based flu vaccine authorized in Canada for ages six months and older,

and it may be available for free in your province. Side effects and allergic reactions can occur, and 100% protection is not guaranteed. Learn more at FluCellVax.ca.