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This week, Roqayah and Kumars discuss the latest developments on the ground in south Lebanon and review some common tropes in Western coverage of imperialism in the south and the region more broadly. You can now listen to this episode on YouTube. Roqayah is now also blogging at roqayahchamseddine.substack.com. If you want to support the show and receive access to tons of extra content, from bonus episodes to exclusive video and photojournalism by Roqayah, you can subscribe on our Patreon for as little as $5 a month. Also, don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review the show on Apple Podcasts. We can't do this show without your support!!!  

This is just a teaser for today's episode, which is available for Patreon subscribers only!   We can't do the show without your support, so help us keep the lights on over here and access tons of extra content, from bonus episodes to exclusive video and photojournalism by Roqayah, by subscribing on our Patreon for as little as $5 a month. While you're at it, we also love it when you subscribe, rate, and review us on Apple Podcasts.  This week, Roqayah and Kumars are back on the bonus feed to go in depth into her reporting from the ground in south Lebanon. Roqayah shares her analysis of why the Lebanese government is sanctioning Israel's genocide in the south and why Hezbollah still the leading representative of the people's ongoing resistance. You can subscribe to Roqayah's new Substack The Southern Citadel and check out Kumars's YouTube for the video versions of all free episodes from now on.

You can now watch the video edition of this episode on YouTube. Roqayah is off this week, so Kumars is joined from the top of the hour by returning guests Maryam Jamshidi and Adnan Husain to discuss sportsball and geopolitics. Maryam Jamshidi is associate professor of law at the University of Colorado Law School and a nonresident fellow at the Quincy Institute. Adnan Husain is associate professor of history at Queen's University in Ontario, medievalist scholar of religion in Europe and West Asia and host of The Adnan Husain Show on YouTube. Topics include the continuously unfolding corruption scandals surrounding FIFA President Gianni Infantino in the aftermath of the World Cup, the mutual defense pact between Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, the campaign to ban Israel from soccer, Trump's "Board of Peace," the crumbling facade of neoliberal institutions in general, and the challenges of solidarity between global South nations. Follow Maryam on Twitter @MsJamshidi and Adnan @AdnanAHusain. 

You can now watch the video edition of this and every episode of the Delete Your Account free feed on YouTube @kumarsontv.  This week's episode of Delete Your Account is a special collaboration with The East is a Podcast. Kumars, Navid Zarrinnal and Sina Rahmani review bad takes on Iran by left-liberal academics and journalists in the Iranian diaspora. Navid is now on Twitter @navidwahraman and Sina is still @UrOrientalist. Find East is a Podcast on YouTube and more of Navid's coverage on Instagram. Watch the video edition of this and every episode of the Delete Your Account free feed on Kumars's new YouTube channel. You can also support the show and get access to bonus episodes with Roqayah by subscribing to our Patreon for as little as $5 a month. We can't do this show without your support!!!

Roqayah is off this week, but Kumars is joined once again by esteemed friends of the show Alex Aviña and Sam Sacks to review the knockout stage of the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup and play the 2026 Delete Your Account Major Men's Soccer Tournament Trivia Game.  Alex is Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and author of Specters of Revolution: Peasant Guerrillas in the Cold War Mexican Countryside, and Sam is the host of the daily news roundup Means Morning News on Means TV.  Follow Alex on Twitter @Alexander_Avina and Sam @SamSacks, and subscribe to Means Morning News on Means TV. You can watch the video edition of this and all future episodes for free on Kumars's new YouTube channel or on our Patreon, where you can also support the show and get access to bonus content like Roqayah's "Last Week in Lebanon" column when you subscribe for as little as $5 a month. We can't do this show without your support!!!