NATO as a spiritual idea is still intact, NYC Mayor's race, Ceasefire appears to hold

AND Alex Hall Hall Penultimate episode How To Navigate Our Disordered World

Hello Mega Orderers,

Apologies for how many substack emails, I am issuing this week. I promise a reprieve over the summer. It is as Lenin didn’t say thought! It is one of those weeks where decades happen. Pls follow through with me down to the bottom of the email past the news to a great episode with Alex at the bottom of the email..

But First the wild NYC mayor race (we are speaking about the Dem primary). It is truly a global issue and my fear is it will allow Team Trump to tar the dems with being wild out of control pro-migrant socialists… but maybe I am wrong.. it certainly shows the need for Dems to not put forward establishment and tainted candidates:

Mamdani’s Success Spotlights a Deepening Rupture Among U.S. Jews

While Zohran Mamdani won over some Jewish supporters, other Jewish Democrats suggested that concerns about their community’s safety are being dismissed in a movement and a city they helped build.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/us/politics/zohran-mamdani-jewish-voters.html

Trump says Nato defence spend rising to 5% of GDP is 'big win' for US and the West

Read the News part here.

I was amazed and thrilled to see all NATO members even spain agree to spend 5% on Defence within a decade… and upgrade their capabilities. I see NATO as a spiritual idea is still intact. I discussed it on Radio 5 Live, you can watch the clip here (I know these days you can watch the radio):

Now as for the Ceasefire.. here is an interesting pod from the NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/podcasts/the-daily/israel-iran-cease-fire.html

And a joke that is true… the Europeans need to bloody step up.

Exactly as I said in my Boston Globe piece of yesterday.

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In Alex’s penultimate episode as an official Disorder cohost, she and Jason discuss her decision to step back from co-hosting due to the overwhelming chaos in the world and the emotional toll it takes.

Plus: they unpack the struggle to maintain empathy in a disordered world, the rising fear of deportation, cancellation, political violence, censorship, enemies lists, and their implications for democracy. And – as they Order the Disorder – they look at the importance of maintaining professional integrity, while dealing with emotional challenges. They also explore strategies for coping with the chaos of modern life.

Disorder on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@DisorderShow

SHOWNOTES LINKS FOR THE EPISODE

Read about Georgia’s struggle for democracy and slide into authoritarianism and how it mirrors our own in the USA: https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/06/08/i-was-not-fierce-enough-georgian-activists-brutal-confession-as-democracy-collapses/

Watch How The Iran Israel War Could End -

Read ‘Donald Trump’s Los Angeles Military Deployment Is an Assault on American Democracy’ - https://bylinetimes.com/2025/06/10/donald-trump-los-angeles-military-deployment-assault-on-american-democracy/

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