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Why Democrats Are Nervous About the Election

Ruthless Podcast

Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan and John Ashbrook

August 14, 2026

Show Notes

Fun Time Friday brings Dr. Luke Thompson to the progrum to break down Democratic Party infighting, Abdul El-Sayed’s resurfaced videos, the media’s reaction to an Iranian assassination plot against President Trump, an SPLC fraud case, Karoline Leavitt’s White House departure, and plenty of Variety—from Italy’s cheese banks to college chaos and Hard Pivot fallout. #RuthlessPodcast #Politics #FunTimeFridayDemocrats Turn on Each Other After Primary Chaos

Peggy Flanagan Dodges Minnesota Fraud Responsibility

Flanagan Refuses to Set an Age Limit on Gender-Affirming Care

Jamie Raskin Downplays the Democratic Socialists’ Agenda

Hakeem Jeffries Faces the DSA Takeover of the Democratic Party

How Democratic Party Elites Lost Control of Their Voters

Abdul El-Sayed’s Deleted Videos Reveal His Anti-Fireworks Agenda

El-Sayed Wants to Rewrite the Second Amendment

Journalists Melt Down Over Trump’s Escape From an Iranian Assassination Plot

Former SPLC Executive Charged in Federal Fraud Case

Karoline Leavitt Leaves the White House Press Secretary Role

Italy’s Billion-Dollar Cheese Banks Face a Melting Problem

The Economist Targets Paw Patrol as Authoritarian Capitalism

University of Michigan Drops First-Semester Grades

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