What you'll learn

• 1 (00:49) **The Democratic Socialists Are Ascendant** - Dave introduces the topic: the Democratic Socialists' big primary wins in New York City, led by Zoran Mam Dani (Mondaire Jones) and Hassan Piker, and why this matters.
• 2 (03:00) **The Decade-Long Civil War Within Both Parties** - Dave traces the populist insurgencies of Trump and Bernie Sanders as the root of the current crack-up.
• 3 (08:35) **Van Jones: "The Roof Is Collapsing on the Democratic Establishment"** - Dave plays a clip of Van Jones declaring the insurgency a "movement and a machine" after Mom Dani's hat trick.
• 4 (11:03) **Why the Insurgency Is Dangerous (and Regime-Approved)** - Dave argues these "regime-approved revolutionaries" are a unique threat because they focus on real issues (unaffordability) and have the same "touch them and they fall apart" quality as Trump.
• 5 (14:58) **The "Art of War" Advantage: Pissing Off the Right People** - Dave notes that even he, a hardcore free-marketer, enjoys watching Mom Dani infuriate the worst establishment figures.
• 6 (16:37) **What This Movement Actually Is (and Isn't)** - Dave argues the "Democratic Socialists" are not real socialists but welfare-state liberals, lacking a coherent theory.
• 7 (24:12) **The Hannity/Jennings Freakout: A Case Study in Bad Opposition** - Dave plays clips of Sean Hannity and Scott Jennings framing the primary losses as anti-Semitic persecution.

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