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This episode of Democracy Now! covers a wide range of international and domestic issues, focusing on escalating tensions in the Middle East, particularly the U.S.-led campaign against Iran and its regional consequences. The segment details U.S. military actions, including drone attacks in Lebanon and intensified CIA operations in Mexico targeting drug cartels, while highlighting contradictions in official narratives—such as the claim that Iran’s military capabilities were destroyed, despite intelligence reports showing 90% recovery of underground facilities. Domestically, the episode scrutinizes the Trump administration’s policies, including the detention of DACA recipient Jennifer England, the closure of the controversial 'Alcatraz of the Alligators' immigration facility, and the ongoing fallout from Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse scandal, with survivors testifying before Congress near Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. The episode also features sharp political exchanges, including a heated confrontation between FBI Director Cash Patel and Democratic lawmakers over allegations of alcohol abuse, and critiques of U.S. foreign policy, from plans to establish military bases in Greenland to the humanitarian toll of war in Lebanon and Gaza.