Mehdi Hasan: 9/11's Fallout 25 Years Later

Tim Miller opens the podcast with a few fun updates for the show, including new music from Orville Peck and The War on Drugs, an upcoming event in Springfield, and new Bulwark merchandise. He then introduces his guest, Mehdi Hasan, founder, CEO, and editor-in-chief of Zeteo, and host of the weekly show "Mehdi Unfiltered."

The 25th Anniversary of 9/11: A Reckoning

Miller and Hasan dive into a discussion about the 25th anniversary of 9/11, prompted by a conversation Miller had with Hasan about interviewing him on 9/11. Hasan recounts the backlash faced by Zohran Mamdani, a New York City Council member, for simply being Muslim and holding office during the anniversary. Hasan highlights the absurdity of blaming a nine-year-old on 9/11 for the attacks and the racist rhetoric employed by figures like Rudy Giuliani and Senator Tommy Tuberville. He emphasizes that Muslim communities universally condemned the attacks and that many Muslims, including NYPD cadet Mohammed Salman Hamdani, died heroically on that day. Hasan points out the hypocrisy of those who demand Muslims condemn 9/11 while never asking Jewish people to condemn Israel or Christians to condemn Christian extremists.