Doom and Loom(er) - September 16, 2026

Cenk Uygur (0:12)

What's up everyone, welcome to TYT. I have the brain of a toddler when it comes to deciphering whether or not artificial intelligence really does pose a threat to the human race. So luckily we will have an expert on the second hour of the show to speak to me like a toddler and explain exactly what's going on. I'm really looking forward to that interview because speaking to someone who actually knows about AI, its functions, the possibilities in the future is really important to make sense of everything that's transpired in regard to AI over the last week. So I'm really looking forward to that. In the first hour, we're going to check in on the Federal Reserve, see where we're at on the idea that maybe it makes sense to raise interest rates.

Did the Fed raise interest rates? You're going to have to wait to find out. We're going to do that in the first hour. We'll also give you some cold hard truth about how damaged our military bases are in the Middle East. It's not looking good for the US. I think it's pretty obvious we have lost this war and we've lost badly. The real question is will we be rebuilding those military bases?

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SPEAKER_2 (2:23)

I think I've given enough evidence and enough examples, maybe, just maybe, it's not such a great idea to allow for Muslims to be involved in our political process in America, maybe, maybe. But I guess, I don't know, maybe we need another 9-11, because I guess those clips right there from those people in their own words isn't going to be enough to convince the Democrats.

Cenk Uygur (2:47)

Maybe, we need another 9-11.

I remember when current Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, was asked about 9-11 right after it happened. And he said that 9-11 was very good. And then he caught himself. And then he said it would lead to more sympathy.

October 7th certainly led to a lot of sympathy for the Israelis. And given the fact that Netanyahu had Intel from the head of the UAE, warning him that an attack was coming and he ignored it. I wonder if he ignored it, knowing it was going to happen, and just let it happen. But putting that aside, and just focusing on what Laura Loomer said there. Maybe America needs another 9-11.

So it appears that Israel's most vociferous defenders, people like Laura Loomer, think that in order for us to have the same head space as the genocidal Israeli regime, well, we would need to suffer a terrible terror attack carried out, allegedly, by Muslims. That would help us just draw the conclusion that all Muslims are unworthy, even if they're Americans, American citizens. We shouldn't allow them to be part of our democratic process. We shouldn't allow them to vote. But again, put all of that aside and just focus on what, maybe America needs another 9-11, and no one cares. No one cares. I have heard about Hassan's statement about America deserve 9-11 a billion times. And as I've said, I said it yesterday during the bonus episode, I'll say it again today. I've never defended him on those comments. Okay, you want to make a statement about how US foreign policy leads to blowback? That's totally fine. I agree with that statement and I think that's what he was trying to say. But when you say America deserve 9-11, there's a reason why he apologized after he said it. Because when you word it that way, it is deeply offensive and honestly, it hides the true message of what Hassan was trying to say. But in the case of Laura Loomer, no one's given her even an ounce of grief after saying, maybe America needs another 9-11, just so you guys hate Muslims enough to my liking. To my liking, interesting. I mean, would the equivalent be me saying maybe our military needs another liberty bombing, USS Liberty bombing? First of all, I would never say that.