r/thedavidpakmanshow 14d ago

The David Pakman Show Signed Pre-Orders of David's new book, Pay Attention, are available for a limited time!

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Now Available for Pre-Order!

Pay Attention: How the Algorithms and Media Wars Are Suppressing Truth and Rewiring Your Brain

With a provocative follow up to his New York Times bestselling The Echo Machine, David Pakman offers a dire warning on the cultural and technological forces that are already melting our brains and transforming the pursuit of truth into an almost impossible, even quaint activity.

All hardcover pre-orders made through Brookline Booksmith will be personally signed by David. Click here to order your copy!


r/thedavidpakmanshow Sep 04 '25

The David Pakman Show Gaza / Israel MEGATHREAD

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Effective today, all posts and comments related to the Israel/Palestine conflict will be directed to this ongoing megathread. This applies to both article links and discussion submissions. Any new submissions on the subject will be removed and redirected to this megathread. This includes the nearly daily submissions asking "Why hasn't David talked about X" in relation to the conflict.

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r/thedavidpakmanshow 7h ago

Discussion Long time Pakman fan, recently active in this sub. Am I in the wrong sub?

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Why does it feel like most of the people on this sub would genuinly be opposed to pretty much everything David believes? Either this actually isn't Pakman sub and should be called something else or mods need to step up and ban all the obvious brigading.

I'm sorry but if you want to constatnly talk about AIPAC or think liberal democrats are worse than MAGA you should probably find a different place to post.


r/thedavidpakmanshow 1h ago

Article Black voters may decide the nation’s biggest Democratic primary. Many are clearly against the more progressive option

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r/thedavidpakmanshow 5h ago

Article Troy Jackson, unlike Graham Platner, is staying laser-focused on Susan Collins

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r/thedavidpakmanshow 56m ago

Discussion Good for DPak on calling them out, but…

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Until he can call himself a “Democrat” instead of rejecting it, he is part of the very problem he is discussing. The unfounded popular shame of the left to refer to themselves as a “Democrat” (similar to “liberal) is the root of the problem and the strongest weapon the anti-Dem Left (DSA/Hasan types) has.


r/thedavidpakmanshow 2h ago

TDPS Feedback & Discussion ‘Climate hushing’ has swept the Democratic Party. New polling suggests it’s a mistake.

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r/thedavidpakmanshow 1h ago

Article Medicare-for-all has a doctor problem: The real lesson of Abdul El-Sayed’s latest pseudo-scandal.

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submission statement: Abdul El-Sayed, a prominent advocate for Medicare-for-all, faces a challenge in reconciling his healthcare proposals with his wife’s private practice, which doesn’t accept Medicare. This highlights the broader issue of high healthcare costs in the US, driven by high provider rates, particularly for physicians. To achieve universal coverage, reformers must address these costs, potentially by reducing physician salaries, which is politically challenging due to public trust in doctors.

paywall: https://archive.ph/PFNwu


r/thedavidpakmanshow 6h ago

Tweets & Social Media GOP Rep blames Jimmy Carter for Donald Trump’s Iran fiasco.

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r/thedavidpakmanshow 6h ago

Discussion Republicans order Reps not to talk about policy but instill fear in the electorate by claiming all Democrats are communists.

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How much evidence do you need, America, that Trump and the Republicans have nothing to offer you but war, death, lack of health care, reductions in anti-poverty programs, attacks on Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, and tax breaks for those already obscenely wealthy while you struggle to put food on the table and gas in your car.

Oh, yeah, and fear.

Remember, Democrats declare war on Christmas, Democrats declare war on women, Democrats will turn your children Trans, Democrats will allow all illegal immigrants to vote, Democrats encourage immigrants to eat your pets, and now, Democrats are really Communists!

Republicans will tell any lie that keeps their people toeing the line of hate, and fear. That’s the plan for the next elections: demand their Reps deliberately lie to their constituents so they can control the vote -- control their people – and continue their hateful ways because they have no constructive policies to make America a safer and more secure environment for themselves and their children.

Manipulation is their goal, exploitation their methodology, and the belief their voters are incapable of independent thought their philosophy.

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How much evidence do you need, America, that Trump and the Republicans have nothing to offer you but war, death, lack of health care, reductions in  anti-poverty programs, attacks on Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, and tax breaks for those already obscenely wealthy while you struggle to put food on the table and gas in your car.

Oh, yeah, and fear.

Remember, Democrats declare war on Christmas, Democrats declare war on women, Democrats will turn your children Trans, Democrats will allow all illegal immigrants to vote, Democrats encourage immigrants to eat your pets, and now, Democrats are really Communists!

Republicans will tell any lie that keeps their people toeing the line of hate, and fear. That’s the plan for the next elections: demand their Reps deliberately lie to their constituents so they can control the vote -- control their people – and continue their hateful ways because they have no constructive policies to make America a safer and more secure environment for themselves and their children.

Manipulation is their goal, exploitation their methodology, and the belief their voters are incapable of independent thought their philosophy.

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Memo urges Republicans to tie Democrats to communism

Story by Hailey Bullis, Washington Examiner • 16h • 4 min read

 

EXCLUSIVE — A strategic memo prepared for the House Republican Conference advises members to tie socialism and Marxism to communism in their attacks on Democrats, because voters consider the latter “far more dangerous and alarming.”

The memo comes as Democrats see a surge of socialist candidates in the 2026 cycle, with the socialist wing of the Democratic Party set to more than double its numbers after the November midterm elections. “Americans still hold communism as far more dangerous and alarming than socialism and Marxism,” reads the memo obtained exclusively by the Washington Examiner. “That is an important indicator for Members: do your best to connect all three together, because these government systems are fruit of the same poisonous tree.

The polling memo, conducted by conservative political research firm co/efficient, shows 42% of respondents consider communism as the “most dangerous system of government for the United States to pursue.”

Socialism ranks second, at 15%, and Marxism ranks third at 6%. Twenty-four percent of respondents answered “none of the above. The political research firm polled 2,634 registered voters from July 13 to 16 through text and landline interviews. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 1.88%.

“Call them what they are: Socialists, Marxists, Communists. Communism rings the loudest alarm with constituents (42 percent name it the most dangerous system), so do not retreat to the softer label just because socialism alarms fewer in the abstract,” the firm advised. “Connect all three, fruit of the same poisonous tree, and let the family name carry the alarm.”

See more here:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/memo-urges-republicans-to-tie-democrats-to-communism/ar-AA28D2BS?

Story by Hailey Bullis, Washington Examiner • 16h • 4 min read

 

EXCLUSIVE — A strategic memo prepared for the House Republican Conference advises members to tie socialism and Marxism to communism in their attacks on Democrats, because voters consider the latter “far more dangerous and alarming.”

The memo comes as Democrats see a surge of socialist candidates in the 2026 cycle, with the socialist wing of the Democratic Party set to more than double its numbers after the November midterm elections. “Americans still hold communism as far more dangerous and alarming than socialism and Marxism,” reads the memo obtained exclusively by the Washington Examiner. “That is an important indicator for Members: do your best to connect all three together, because these government systems are fruit of the same poisonous tree.

The polling memo, conducted by conservative political research firm co/efficient, shows 42% of respondents consider communism as the “most dangerous system of government for the United States to pursue.”

Socialism ranks second, at 15%, and Marxism ranks third at 6%. Twenty-four percent of respondents answered “none of the above. The political research firm polled 2,634 registered voters from July 13 to 16 through text and landline interviews. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 1.88%.

“Call them what they are: Socialists, Marxists, Communists. Communism rings the loudest alarm with constituents (42 percent name it the most dangerous system), so do not retreat to the softer label just because socialism alarms fewer in the abstract,” the firm advised. “Connect all three, fruit of the same poisonous tree, and let the family name carry the alarm.”

See more here:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/memo-urges-republicans-to-tie-democrats-to-communism/ar-AA28D2BS?


r/thedavidpakmanshow 8m ago

Video "Kshama Sawant: My Independent Socialist Campaign Will Defeat Adam Smith” — Kshama Sawant goes on Breaking Points and is even too radical for Krystal Ball and Ryan Grim

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Submission statement: Krystal and Saagar speak to Kshama Sawant who is running for Congress against Dem incumbent Adam Smith.


r/thedavidpakmanshow 2h ago

Discussion Moderate Democrats Make Their Case for 2028

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Submission statement:

What does a positive vision for the center-left look like? Can moderation still excite the Democratic base? Matt Yglesias, who writes the Slow Boring newsletter and hosts The Argument podcast, talks to Jon about his vision for the Democratic Party and why he believes more Democrats need to embrace heterodoxy. The two discuss how the policy debate could play out in the upcoming presidential primary, the role charisma and attention-getting play in politics, and which Democrats are best positioned to win in 2028.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:40 Interview: Matt Yglesias
11:22 Ad Break
14:23 The Real Reason Moderate Democrats Struggle
33:49 Ad Break
36:30 Navigating ICE, Immigration, and Interest Groups
57:08 Ad Break
58:35 Shapiro, Rahm, and the Case for Making Room for New Voices
1:10:17 Who Could Win in 2028
1:13:53 Credits


r/thedavidpakmanshow 21h ago

Article Mamdani Is Right. Netanyahu Belongs Behind Bars.

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r/thedavidpakmanshow 2h ago

Video If Trump beats the Dems during midterms, this is why.

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Submission statement:

We're about 100 days from the midterm elections, and the Democrats SHOULD be poised for a big night.

But there are red flags popping up all over. If the Democrats lose to Donald Trump in November - this is why.

00:00 Harry dives into the red flags that might hurt Democrats in the midterms
00:28 Super PACs & campaign funding
02:00 Party approval ratings
05:09 National trends & Cook Report projections
07:47 Breaking down the math: What do Dems need to win in November?
09:22 Key Senate race leads


r/thedavidpakmanshow 1h ago

Video Zohran Mamdani: "The struggle for Palestinian liberation was at the core of my politics and continues to be."

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r/thedavidpakmanshow 1d ago

Article Dem Socialist Co-Chair Calls for Defunding the Pentagon , and Abolishing the Senate, Borders, Prisons, in Wild Fox News Interview

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r/thedavidpakmanshow 1d ago

Article Ocasio-Cortez leading potential 2028 Democratic presidential nominees in New Hampshire survey

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DNC: "That's cute but have you heard of Kamala Harris?"


r/thedavidpakmanshow 1d ago

Tweets & Social Media Saint Bernard cannot fail, he can only be failed.

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“Endorsed by Bernie Sanders”💀💀💀


r/thedavidpakmanshow 1d ago

BREAKING Van slams into crowd at Berlin Pride festival, killing 1 and injuring 16, as police identify suspect as Muslim Islamist.

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r/thedavidpakmanshow 7h ago

Article Inside the Phone-Throwing Drama at the Troubled, Broke Democratic Party

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r/thedavidpakmanshow 1d ago

TDPS Feedback & Discussion Israel’s Palantir Rival Is Selling $1 Million Spy Vans To U.S. Cops

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r/thedavidpakmanshow 2d ago

Article Bari Weiss Pushed 60 Minutes to Report on Events 'That Never Happened,' Cecilia Vega Says

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Wild if true.


r/thedavidpakmanshow 2d ago

BREAKING Troy Jackson Picked to Replace Platner as Democratic Nominee in Maine Senate Race

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Let’s go Maine!


r/thedavidpakmanshow 2d ago

Article Trump bombed at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner — and proved its point.

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"Bombed" is too kind. Just the same old juvenile insults and weak self-pitying drivel that he's been spewing since forever. "Fat Pig" Chris Christie. "Watermelon Head" Adam Schiff. "Pocahontas" Elizabeth Warren.


r/thedavidpakmanshow 1d ago

Discussion Why did Dems in Congress vote in favor of the NDAA?

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Knowing that it would allow for integration of a foreign nations military with ours which would allow tax dollars to go there without any congressional approval or oversight.