This past week on Noosphere - @LauraTrevelyan reports from Seattle - @Shrouqaila reports from Gaza - @rachelhagan_ reports from Afghanistan - @chucktodd speaks with @JessicaTaylor and @kirk_bado - @ChrisCillizza covers the midterms - @dcdufour covers the midterms Access the full reports on the Noosphere app noosphere.app

Former Republican senator Jeff Flake tells @chucktodd that Trump turned Arizona over to Democrats in statewide elections. @JeffFlake: “There are 300,000 more registered Republicans statewide than Democrats. ... All you need is an R behind your name. And as long as you don't say, ‘Well, Donald Trump really won the 2020 election’...” watch the full conversation on the Noosphere app noosphere.app/jeff-flake-bei…

Former U.S. Senator Jeff Flake tells @chucktodd that Thom Tillis is right: Most Republican senators loathe Trump but go along with him. @JeffFlake: “A couple of us would go to the White House to talk about trade policy or immigration or whatever and just come back and regale everybody else ... Does the president know the difference between a trade deficit and a budget deficit? ... And so everybody knows it there.” Watch the full conversation on the Noosphere app noosphere.app/jeff-flake-bei…

Thousands of unaccompanied migrant children face deportation, and many risk going through immigration court without a lawyer. @LauraTrevelyan reports from Seattle, where two Haitian siblings are fighting to remain in the United States after federal funding cuts to legal services. Watch the full report on the Noosphere app noosphere.app/a-matter-of-li…

Trump Jr.-Backed Firm Eyes Brazil’s Minerals A company backed by Donald Trump Jr.’s investment firm 1789 Capital could use Brazilian rare earths to make magnets for the U.S. military. Vulcan Elements has a $620 million Pentagon loan commitment to expand production and is developing a supply chain that could draw minerals from Minas Gerais. The Brazilian supply agreement is not yet binding. Noosphere’s Tiffany Higgins sat down with Gustavo Freitas, editor of the O Fluxo news outlet in Belem (Brazil), to discuss this. Lula has sought to strengthen federal oversight on critical minerals, citing sovereignty concerns. But Flavio Bolsonaro has stated that, if elected, he will give the U.S. access to Brazilian critical minerals. The U.S. has pushed for Bolsonaro for president because they want a pliable candidate they can “manage” to assure U.S. access to critical minerals and other resources, Freitas said. Download the Noosphere app to follow @tiff_higgins' reporting on the Brazilian elections. noosphere.app/author/tiffany…

Indigenous student Elaine Brazão fears a Flávio Bolsonaro presidency would mean “an end to Indigenous territories.” Flávio Bolsonaro has positioned himself against new Indigenous land demarcations, explicitly promising to block them in Mato Grosso state. Many already-occupied Indigenous lands would also be at risk under his presidency. Bolsonaro co-authored the Marco Temporal bill, which, if instituted, would restrict Indigenous land rights. That would impact Indigenous people like Elaine, who talked with Noosphere’s Tiffany Higgins. Bolsonaro has promised to “get rid of environmental constraints,” raising concerns among traditional peoples, environmentalists, and climate experts about the Amazon’s future. Elaine is from the Indigenous Baniwa Bare peoples in the Terra Preta territory on the Rio Negro in Amazonas state in the Brazilian Amazon. Download the Noosphere app to follow @tiff_higgins' complete reporting on the Brazilian elections. noosphere.app/author/tiffany…

Former U.S. Senator Jeff Flake tells @chucktodd what he thinks Trump has gotten right. @JeffFlake: “His ability to cut through garbage and actually build again ... and his willingness to break a few things.” Watch the full conversation on the Noosphere app noosphere.app/jeff-flake-bei…

Former U.S. Senator Jeff Flake tells @chucktodd that the Republican Party has left him. @JeffFlake: "The original sin for me was the birtherism argument in 2012. Not even as a candidate, but as a public official, promoted this idea that Barack Obama wasn't a legitimate candidate because he wasn't born here. I knew Donald Trump didn't believe that. But he knew that some people would, and he used it, which is worse than believing it." Watch the full conversation on the Noosphere app noosphere.app/jeff-flake-bei…

Ukraine faces new threats as jet-powered Shahed drones attack Kyiv. With the heating season approaching, Ukrainians fear another wave of Russian attacks on the country's energy infrastructure, while Ukraine faces a growing shortage of Patriot air defense missiles. Watch @ConklingAnna's full report on the Noosphere app noosphere.app/kyiv-prepares-…

Jessica Taylor tells @chucktodd that Bush Republicans could be making a comeback this midterm season. Chuck Todd points to a New York Times story about a Michigan voter who said, “I'd like the establishment back.” @JessicaTaylor: “Those are the people that could keep the Senate. They could be the firewall instead.” Watch the full conversation on the Noosphere app noosphere.app/republicans-ar…

Kirk Bado tells @chucktodd that Democrats are polling surprisingly well in traditionally Republican states where Trump lost the 2016 primaries. @kirk_bado: “I don't know if it's necessarily a repudiation of MAGA and Trump, but there's at least some sort of ancestral resentment for Trump there.” Watch the full conversation on the Noosphere app noosphere.app/what-will-demo…

Jessica Taylor tells @chucktodd which Democrats could emerge from the midterms as future presidential contenders: Rob Sand, Adam Hamilton, Gina Hinojosa and James Talarico. @JessicaTaylor on @GinaHinojosaTX if she wins: “She's the new star of the Democratic Party.” Watch the full conversation on the Noosphere app noosphere.app/republicans-ar…

Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home as part of an investigation reportedly involving immigration paperwork filed by her father when she was a child. Meanwhile, Trump and his allies have promoted false rumors about Texas Senate candidate James Talarico’s whereabouts. @ChrisCillizza: “Donald Trump and his administration have shown many times over their willingness to use the levers of official power to pressure people that he doesn't like.” Watch the full report on the Noosphere app noosphere.app/republicans-ar…

Chuck Todd calls out @AbdulElSayed for being a weak candidate in Michigan’s Senate race. @chucktodd: “In theory, any other generic Democrat would probably have the Michigan Senate race put away.” @JessicaTaylor: “Haley Stevens would have.” Watch the full conversation on the Noosphere app: noosphere.app/what-will-demo…