Catching Up With Jacob Ep 267

Iran’s water crisis topped the headlines this week—an unfolding emergency with real-world consequences. But it wasn’t the only system showing strain. From New Year’s chaos in Germany, to drone warfare reaching Moscow, to academic rhetoric recycled as outrage, to alleged public-fund fraud exposed outside the press, and the quiet return of antisemitism across America’s extremes—this episode looks at what happens when collapse is normalized and questions become taboo.

No panic. No slogans. Just patterns, pressure points, and the stories you’re not supposed to connect.