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Newsom’s Billionaire Tax, Iran War Escalates & Israel Acknowledges Genocide | PBD Podcast #825
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Tucker Carlson, Alex Bruesewitz & Republican Infighting
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Patrick plays a clip of Tucker pressing Alex Bruesewitz on a statement about Charlie Kirk's death, where Bruesewitz says he believes Kirk was murdered for his views on Israel — while admitting there is no proof. Patrick dismisses it as Tucker 'playing with people' to build a positioning narrative for 2028. He pivots to a broader warning: the Republican Party is feeding its youth a diet of political outrage and confusing them with fractured voices. Young people are the easiest to gaslight and rage-bait, and the wrong media consumption pattern can consume their prime wealth-building years. As evidence, he tells the story of Australian economist Steve Keen, who at 20 abandoned a promising tennis career after attending one leftist meeting and reading Das Kapital — spending the next 53 years as a confirmed pessimist who genuinely believes he has no regrets.
A newly elected Brooklyn DSA representative literally used the American flag as a napkin. DSA candidates win in deep-blue pockets, but a national election requires patriotism. MAGA says make America great again; the DSA, in Adam's framing, advocates for America's destruction. Two diametrically opposite visions — and voters will have to choose.
Zohran Mamdani is not just a protest candidate — PBD puts him in the same political-talent tier as Trump, Obama, and Clinton. The Republican Party's failure to address affordability for voters under 35 is an open door for DSA socialism. Youth with nothing to lose are the most susceptible. Republicans have roughly 24 months to close that gap before it becomes irreversible.
