# Xi, ICE, Iran, and the Tech Right

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Podcast: [What Really Matters with Walter Russell Mead](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-really-matters-with-walter-russell-mead-6447442)
Published: 2026-01-26T23:07:00+00:00
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## Resource

This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss Xi Jinping's purge of the People's Liberation Army, the ongoing showdown between ICE and Minneapolis, the death toll in Iran, and how the tech-MAGA alliance could outlast Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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