MAGA's Civil War: Trump Losing Grip on His Movement
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Books
- "Notes on Being a Man" - Mentioned as a book by Scott Galloway that Jessica Tarlov wanted to tell him something cool about.
Articles & Papers
- Axios report - Mentioned in relation to Ted Cruz positioning himself for 2028.
- Politico published text chain - Mentioned as a shocking text chain of GOP staffers.
People Mentioned
- Corey Booker - Mentioned as someone who was supposed to have banter time with Jessica Tarlov.
- Noam Chomsky - Mentioned as a figure whose ideas are being adopted by the far left and far right.
- Peter Thiel - Mentioned as someone JD Vance might be an automaton for.
- David Geffen - Mentioned as the owner of the boat Michelle Obama and Barack Obama were on in Capri.
- Abigail Spanberger - Mentioned as a woman who won her race by a large margin.
- Mikie Sherrill - Mentioned as a woman who won her race by a large margin.
- Margaret Thatcher - Mentioned as a figure a Republican female president might resemble.
- Hillary Clinton - Mentioned in the context of her popular vote win and potential factors influencing the 2016 election.
- Nate Silver - Mentioned in the context of analyzing the 2016 election.
Organizations & Institutions
- Jewish Federation of North America (JFNA) - Jessica Tarlov was on a panel at this organization.
- Nvidia - Mentioned as the employer of one of the released hostages.
- Heritage Foundation - Kevin Roberts from this organization was mentioned.
- McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State - The "Democracy Works" podcast is a production of this institute.
Websites & Online Resources
- Calci - A platform where people can wager on events, mentioned for its predictive capabilities.
- Polymarket - A platform where people can wager on events, mentioned for its predictive capabilities.
- Odu.com - Mentioned for its business software.
- Sierra.ai - Mentioned for its AI platform for customer experiences.
- Getsoul.com - Mentioned for Soul's out of office gummies and beverages.
- Factormeals.com - Mentioned for chef-prepped meals.
- Democracyworkspodcast.com - The website for the "Democracy Works" podcast.
- Google Store - Mentioned for learning more about the Google Pixel 10.
Other Resources
- Epstein Files - Mentioned in the context of political fallout and conspiracy theories.
- H1B Visas - Mentioned as a policy point of contention within the MAGA movement.
- Tariffs - Mentioned as a policy point of contention within the MAGA movement.
- 50-year mortgage - Mentioned as a policy idea that seemed stupid.
- Groyper - Mentioned as a term for fans of Nick Fuentes.
- Stalin - Mentioned in relation to Tucker Carlson's interview with Nick Fuentes.
- MTV - Mentioned as a media entity that has closed down.
- Chipotle - Mentioned in relation to Michelle Obama's first book.
- DNC - The Democratic National Convention, where Michelle Obama gave a speech.