Katie talks to Rep. Chris Rabb about running for congress, Sami Hamdi about being detained by ICE and humiliating a bigot on Piers Morgan, and Butch Ware about the sneaky attempts to keep him off the ballot for Governor.
Katie talks to Rep. Chris Rabb about running for congress, Sami Hamdi about being detained by ICE and humiliating a bigot on Piers Morgan, and Butch Ware about the sneaky attempts to keep him off the ballot for Governor.
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00:00:00 Intro
00:03:08 Rep. Chris Rabb joins, why he’s running for Congress as a Democratic Socialist
00:06:57 Rabb’s political and personal history, from a family of abolitionists
00:11:35 Difference between Rep. Rabb and his opponents
00:21:43 Clip: Rabb’s opponent Dr. Ala Stanford comparing using the word genocide to the n-word
00:27:17 Clip: Rabb’s other opponent Sharif Street accuses him of anti-semitism for calling out AIPAC donors
00:33:00 Jewish and black communities are not a monolith, bipartisan complicity
00:41:50 Abolishing ICE, anti-immigrant sentiment weaponized long before Trump
00:47:29 Why run as a Democrat if the party is so corrupt?
00:51:42 Intertwined history of Black & Jewish radical traditions; apartheid was perfected first in the U.S.
00:55:03 Sami Hamdi joins, talks about his recent viral appearance on Piers Morgan
01:13:05 When Sami Hamdi was detained by ICE, targeted by Laura Loomer
01:27:30 Comparing Katie’s treatment when detained by CBP as a white woman
01:37:44 Watch more from Sami on the term “America First” + more on Patreon:
01:38:20 Butch Ware, CA candidate for Governor joins, explains why the establishment is trying to disqualify him,
01:47:38 The Democratic Party is “the most effective counter-insurgency institution” in human history – “THEY’RE AFRAID”
01:52:50 Comparing Butch Ware to his opponents (Katie Porter, Tom Steyer, et al) – Every other candidate is a Zionist!
02:05:04 Ware’s campaign has garnered many endorsements, including Vic Mensa
02:09:05 Did Hasan Piker endorse Tom Steyer? More spicy takes from Butch Ware on Patreon — coming soon!
Chris Rabb is an American politician, professor, and author. A Democratic Socialist, he has represented the 200th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2017. He is running in the 2026 Democratic primary for Pennsylvania’s 3rd congressional district. Chris Rabb is the author of Invisible Capital: How Unseen Forces Shape Entrepreneurial Opportunity. In his fourth year of teaching at Temple, Rep. Rabb helped to successfully unionize 1,500 fellow adjunct professors in a landslide victory for worker rights. He is currently a board member of Friends of the Wissahickon and Race Forward and has been on the faculty of the Institute for Strategic Leadership at Drexel University’s Bennett S. LeBow College of Business. Rep. Rabb previously served on the boards of the Bread and Roses Community Fund, Mt. Auburn Cemetery, and The Baltimore Afro-American newspaper, which was founded by his great-great grandfather in 1892.
Sami Hamdi is a British journalist, political commentator, and risk‑intelligence advisor, who was detained by the Trump administration in the United States for statements he made about the Gaza war in 2025. Hamdi serves as the Managing Director and Editor‑in‑Chief of The International Interest, a global risk and intelligence consultancy/analysis firm focused on geopolitical dynamics, especially in Europe and the MENA region. He is a frequent media commentator, featuring on media outlets including Al Jazeera (both English and Arabic), BBC, Sky News, LBC and TRT World, offering geopolitical analysis of the Middle East. He is the host of MOVE – with Sami Hamdi
Butch Ware is an an activist, educator, and organizer running for Governor of California for the Green Party. He is currently an associate professor in the department of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara and the founder and director of the Initiative for the Study of Race, Religion, and Revolution an academic historian at the University of California, Santa Barbara, his work offers a people’s history—focused on abolition, social transformation, and the role of knowledge in collective uplift.
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Thanks Katie and esteemed guests and Brad💯👍🏽
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Katie and Jeremy in Cuba – beautiful, sad, and journalism at its very best. Thank you both!!!
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I would vote for Chris Rabb if I were in his district/state. Good answers on everything.
456th ^ vote
And an ALL 🌟 crop of guests. Voted for Dr. Jill Stein & Dr. Butch Ware
Hamdan is the best
Excellent guests. Sami Hamdi so inspirational
Thank you all, beautiful humans! Your insight, education, leadership is most important for humanity & our People! Mr. Rabb is so articulate, principled, courageous, inspiring, may you achieve this election with a sweeping majority!
Go Sami
Hi Katie, thank you for another great show. Really fantastic and impressive guests.
0:47 – Green Party?!
Great episode
Yay, love Sami Hamdi. Such a clear voice of reason
We have to be careful. The Zionist lobby had some success in Illinois primaries while not using "AIPAC" or "Israel". We must do our research.
No proof of a "durrr gEnoCiDe".
I look forward to all of you failing to do so as well. 😂
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Sami Hamdi is based AF
Fabulous Sami, and Sami's Dad!
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What the fuck does that woman think feelfeels have to do with a genocide. It’s as vapid as refusing to call slave owners slavers because they get triggered by it.
Butch ftw
Hi Katie and your amazing guests ❤❤❤
Very informative episode! Appreciate you and your team's work and also appreciate the work and insights if your guests!
Appreciate you Katie for bringing on Sami Hamdi and hope he'll be back 👍
"It's hurtful for these who've been accused of committing it" !?!?!?
For me, that's one of the most disgusting comments I've EVER heard.
We know the dance but to hear that say it with such passion (fake of course) is just out of this world.
For that alone, her hands are red too. They know what they do and even when they're at the point of believing their own lies??? Still the same creature.I don't hate any demographic… Simple rule… I hate anyone that hates ME. So let's just say, she does NOT love her people.
NO VOTE SHAMING? LOL WAR STARTED UNDER DEMS! DEMS HAVE BEEN IN POWER.
THAT'S A LIE IN AMERICA. THEY MARK EVERYONE AS WHITE TO FALSIFY CRIME DATA.
Sami’s American accent is hilarious. 😂 He’s such a captivating speaker. Great guest Katie!
Katie, see the excellent Spanish movie "Border Line"/Upon Entry, 2024, made by JS Vásquez and A. Rojas! It dramatizes American brand hubris/idiocy at customs & immigration.
Philly! let's send Chris Rabb to Congress!!
Great job Katie, for inviting Sami Hamdi, and Chris Rabb. I always watch all Sami interviews, he does consulting for the state Department.
This dude needs to do a little more thorough research on some things he’s stating as fact or expressing as opinions. Don’t fudge reality to suit your narrative.
Katie is such a beautiful soul! You’ve really been talking to a lot of Muslims and taking an interest in Islam. I really hope Allah guides you to the beauty of Islam. May Allah bless you with Afiyah (goodness and wellness) Ameen 🤲🏾
Love your work, Katie! Bold & beautiful!