# Moscow on Fire; Hegseth Guts NATO; JD Vance Turns on Israel's Hawks, and SCOTUS Set To Redefine Who Can Be American

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Published: 2026-06-18T21:41:28+00:00
Episode link: https://www.narativ.org/p/moscow-on-fire-hegseth-guts-nato
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Five stories, one motion. On Thursday the president pulled America back from almost everything it has held for eighty years — the alliance that contained Russia, the war he says he ended, the courts that check him, even the Israeli hawks he used to arm. Each retreat left a space, and into every one of them someone else is already stepping. That was the through-line of today’s Fivestack. 5️⃣ Vance Tells Israel “You Can’t Kill Your Way Out” For the first time, a senior Trump official said it to Israel’s face. JD Vance — who helped negotiate the Iran framework — named Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir and dismissed their revolt against the deal as a “freakout,” warning Israel to “wake up and smell the reality.” It’s a real crack in a coalition that has run on lockstep support for Netanyahu’s government. Trump wants the war closed so he can bank the win; Israel’s far right wants it open. Watch the daylight widen — this is the rare fight where the administration is to Jerusalem’s left. 4️⃣ Four Presidents, One Stage — Obama Opens His Center on Juneteenth While the sitting president gutted NATO, four former presidents shared a stage in Chicago. Barack and Michelle Obama dedicated their $850 million center with Springsteen, Stevie Wonder and Bono performing and Clinton, Bush and Biden in the seats; the doors open to the public Friday, on Juneteenth. Dean took the turn the moment earns: this is the counter-image to the rest of the board. One definition of America was being dismantled in Washington today. Another was being enshrined on the South Side. 3️⃣ “Your Moscow Will Burn” — Ukraine’s Biggest Strike on the Capital A day after Trump shrugged him off at the G7 — “it has no impact on us, we’re thousands of miles away” — Zelensky made Moscow impossible to ignore. Ukraine’s…

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