Laura Jedeed|Amy Littlefield

[image: image.png] *opening thoughts* The Qatari royal family bankrolls Hamas. This is Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, relative of the man who the US Defense Department has identified as the funder of the mastermind of the September 11 attacks and helped Khalid Sheikh Mohammed evade capture for many years. Now they just bought their way into Trump’s inner circle. This is the same regime that: • Finances Hamas • Was found guilty of bribing hundreds of European Union officials to sway policy in its favor • Financed 9/11 attacks And it’s not just Trump with his snout in the trough: • Pam Bondi – Qatar’s registered lobbyist $115,000 per month • Kash Patel – Security consulting for Qatar • Eric Trump – Building Qatari-funded golf resorts • Jared Kushner – Took \$1.5B from Qatari and Emirati funds • Lee Zeldin – His firm was paid by a Qatari-linked company • Steve Witkoff – Business ties with Qatari interests • Barry Bennett & Doug Watts – Secretly lobbied for Qatar • Joey Allaham – Arranged Qatari meetings with Trump insiders Qatar doesn’t spend billions for friendship. They don’t give ‘gifts’. They invest to control. They’ve been cited as one of the most corrupt countries on earth, specifically for bribing targets and people it deems necessary to cultivate. Terror money is still terror. No matter how big the check. part one: Laura Jedeed is a freelance journalist based in New York City whose work has appeared in places like *Politico* <www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/08/31/colonial-williamsburg-american-history-culture-wars-00176182> , *Rolling Stone* <www.rollingstone.com/author/laura-jedeed/>, and *The New Republic* <newrepublic.com/authors/laura-jedeed>. You can find her newsletter, BANNED IN YOUR STATE <www.bannedinyourstate.com/>, on Substack. Why Pete Hegseth Still Has a Job Hegseth is terrible at every part of his job except the one that matters to Trump—a willingness to break with norms that keep the military in check.
part two: Amy Littlefield is *The Nation*’s abortion access correspondent and a journalist who focuses on reproductive rights, healthcare, and religion. She is the author of the forthcoming book *American Crusaders*, a history of the anti-abortion movement over the last fifty years, to be published in 2026. What Would It Mean to Defend All Abortions?Democrats love to avoid it, and Republicans love to lie about it. But later-abortion care has never been more important.
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