Mehdi launches Zeteo's new morning newsletter 'First Draft.' In today's inaugural edition: Trump's crazy video, 'No Kings' fallout, Gaza latest, and the return of George Santos.
Mehdi & the Zeteo Team: I LOVE this layout! This feels like what I wanted so badly, to sort of streamline the faucet of important, silly, crucial, nutty stuff that is constantly going on these days. I like that it's a mix of visual & text to keep me going with things (I feel like it's enough to want to know more but not too much that I want to start skimming). This is so excellent! Thank you so much for doing this, I'm so excited with this going forward. I will be sharing with my ppl.
Alright. Finally a morning newsletter that doesn't make my coffee taste bitter and gets me informed at the same time! I see my future clearly, unsubscribing from morning "news"letters that raise my blood pressure. Thank you Mehdi and Zeteo!
Great speech at No Kings Day in DC, Mehdi! For everyone asking, what's next, mark your calendars to be in the streets again on Nov 5th. Yes, a Wednesday and the first anniversary of Trump's election. It's the launch date of sustained nonviolent protests in the Capitol that don't stop until their one unifying demand is met: Trump Must Go Now. Think "color" revolutions, South Koreans' peaceful removal of not one but two would be dictators. Waiting for future and rigged elections to remove a fascist who's already attempted a coup in 2020 is delusional. Go to Refuse Fascism.org to get involved. The future quite literally depends on what we do now.
7+ million joyfully, & peacefully carrying homemade signs, demanding release of the Epstein files, defending Lady Liberty & democracy, laughing, dancing & singing. Americans at their best. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl3MRViOFHQ
Unless the United Nations passes a bill for a sovereign Palestinian state with its original boundaries, and orders payment of losses inflicted on the Palestinians, which should be endorsed by Trump, there can be no peace and no justice. Even this would not make up for the losses --human and material--inflicted by the mass murderer, Israel !!Trump was a party to the genocide so he should also be liable to pay!! No murderers should even dream of Nobel Prizes
One thing I would point out about your comments today Mehdi. You mention information released by the "palestinian government office". I am not sure most of us are aware of such an office. If we are, it isn't clear what to make of their information and its veracity. What is this government and do you believe what they say?
Feel it is worth calling out the privately funded 88/HH flag poles in the background in the interview with Rep Ramirez. During this entire interview there is an 88 foot flag pole behind Mehdi installed by the current president on White House grounds with “his own” funds. There is significant controversy regarding whether this height was specified as a “dog whistle” to a white supremacist segment of the MAGA base. According to ADL 88 may be used to reference HH or H@il Hitl@r base on H being the 8th letter of the alphabet. (The ADL hate symbols database that was previously publicly accessible has reportedly been taken down at the behest of Elon Musk, but this can be confirmed through other sources). It may be worth considering whether to continue to showcase these poles by using this background vs. an older still shot, or another angle. Alternatively, labeling it somehow might be jnformative to viewers. Either way, having this flag pole behind Mehdi throughout the interview may make some uncomfortable. Obviously it is hard to avoid by design.
Thank you! Now, my morning newsletters are complete: Zeteo, Heather Cox Richardson, and The Guardian.
So happy to wake up and listen to this over NYT’s both sides coverage of “no kings” and their pro occupation propaganda.
Excellent summary, with humor no less. And please keep the Pop Quizzes coming!
Thanks to Medhi & the Zeteo team for a great first edition of the morning newsletter. Looking forward to many more of these.
Thank you. A great start to the week.
Thank you. I am very glad to be getting some reliable news. Reporting from Gaza is essential, - and perhaps, a few words for Sudan?
Mehdi & the Zeteo Team: I LOVE this layout! This feels like what I wanted so badly, to sort of streamline the faucet of important, silly, crucial, nutty stuff that is constantly going on these days. I like that it's a mix of visual & text to keep me going with things (I feel like it's enough to want to know more but not too much that I want to start skimming). This is so excellent! Thank you so much for doing this, I'm so excited with this going forward. I will be sharing with my ppl.
Thanks for the support and thanks for sharing as far and wide as possible. Best regards Dakota
Alright. Finally a morning newsletter that doesn't make my coffee taste bitter and gets me informed at the same time! I see my future clearly, unsubscribing from morning "news"letters that raise my blood pressure. Thank you Mehdi and Zeteo!
Thanks Richard, here's to enjoying a good cup of coffee!
Please share the newsletter.
Cheeto baby shouldn't be running a marathon let alone a country. Painful to witness.
Excellent newsletter btw :)
Great speech at No Kings Day in DC, Mehdi! For everyone asking, what's next, mark your calendars to be in the streets again on Nov 5th. Yes, a Wednesday and the first anniversary of Trump's election. It's the launch date of sustained nonviolent protests in the Capitol that don't stop until their one unifying demand is met: Trump Must Go Now. Think "color" revolutions, South Koreans' peaceful removal of not one but two would be dictators. Waiting for future and rigged elections to remove a fascist who's already attempted a coup in 2020 is delusional. Go to Refuse Fascism.org to get involved. The future quite literally depends on what we do now.
Call Me Antifa – A Patriotic Anthem for Freedom, Justice and Love: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLo5BgzXWtc
7+ million joyfully, & peacefully carrying homemade signs, demanding release of the Epstein files, defending Lady Liberty & democracy, laughing, dancing & singing. Americans at their best. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl3MRViOFHQ
Unless the United Nations passes a bill for a sovereign Palestinian state with its original boundaries, and orders payment of losses inflicted on the Palestinians, which should be endorsed by Trump, there can be no peace and no justice. Even this would not make up for the losses --human and material--inflicted by the mass murderer, Israel !!Trump was a party to the genocide so he should also be liable to pay!! No murderers should even dream of Nobel Prizes
or another presidential terms!!
Thanks for this ! I’m a Zeteo supporter. Mainstream media has fallen so far short and ignores, whitewashes or both sides what it does report
One thing I would point out about your comments today Mehdi. You mention information released by the "palestinian government office". I am not sure most of us are aware of such an office. If we are, it isn't clear what to make of their information and its veracity. What is this government and do you believe what they say?
Okay, now that you’ve complained (appropriately) about it, what do you think we should DO about it?
Feel it is worth calling out the privately funded 88/HH flag poles in the background in the interview with Rep Ramirez. During this entire interview there is an 88 foot flag pole behind Mehdi installed by the current president on White House grounds with “his own” funds. There is significant controversy regarding whether this height was specified as a “dog whistle” to a white supremacist segment of the MAGA base. According to ADL 88 may be used to reference HH or H@il Hitl@r base on H being the 8th letter of the alphabet. (The ADL hate symbols database that was previously publicly accessible has reportedly been taken down at the behest of Elon Musk, but this can be confirmed through other sources). It may be worth considering whether to continue to showcase these poles by using this background vs. an older still shot, or another angle. Alternatively, labeling it somehow might be jnformative to viewers. Either way, having this flag pole behind Mehdi throughout the interview may make some uncomfortable. Obviously it is hard to avoid by design.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/01/anti-defamation-league-removes-extremism-research
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/18/trump-flag-poles-white-house/84257902007/
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Voie0EATMY8&pp=0gcJCR4Bo7VqN5tD