Mamdani's Doxxing Campaign, Idaho In-N-Out Shooting & Sophie Cunningham vs WNBA | PBD Podcast #839

August 3, 2026

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Doxxing, a Hero in Idaho, and a Hedge Fund Blow-Up

The episode opens with a cascade of stories that range from the political to the tragic to the financial, but a clear through-line emerges: institutions and figures once trusted or celebrated are facing reckoning, while new, often unexpected, actors are stepping into the spotlight. The dominant theme is a crisis of credibility—in media, in political leadership, and in the systems that govern public life.

The Mamdani Doxxing and the Democratic Party's Internal War

The most politically charged segment centers on New York City Mayor Eric Adams—referred to throughout as "Mamdani"—who released a list of nearly 950,000 addresses of residents who might be eligible for his proposed "Pied-à-Terre" tax on properties worth over $5 million. The host and panelists frame this as a dangerous escalation. Scott Galloway, a liberal businessman who had previously supported Adams, appeared on his podcast with Kara Swisher and condemned the move, calling it a "wanted poster" published 18 months after a healthcare CEO was executed in the street. The panel argues that only about 13,000 homes were supposed to be targeted, yet the list included hundreds of thousands of ineligible addresses.

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1 (00:27) **Episode Kickoff & Teaser Roundup** - Host Patrick Bet-David previews the major stories: Joe Rogan's earnings, a $11M baseball card pull, RFK vs. CNN, Scott Galloway's doxxing outrage, the Idaho In-N-Out shooting, Bill Gates' Q clearance, and the WNBA transgender debate.
2 (11:12) **Scott Galloway Turns on Mamdani Over Doxxing** - Scott Galloway, a previous Mamdani supporter, publicly blasts the mayor for releasing a "wanted poster" of 950,000 residents as a "pied-à-terre tax" list.
3 (17:02) **Bill Maher Exposes DSA's Communist Goals** - The panel plays a clip of Bill Maher reading the Marxist Unity Group's stated goal of a "classless society," i.e., communism.
4 (23:54) **The Democratic Party's Internal War & Donor Strike** - The discussion pivots to the Democratic Party's fractured donor base and financial struggles, contrasting their $16.3M cash on hand with the GOP's $406M.
5 (27:24) **CBS Hits Newsom, High-Speed Rail Failure** - The panel covers a rare CBS News exposé on Gavin Newsom's failed California high-speed rail project, where the state missed deadlines and quietly dropped a lawsuit against Trump.
6 (40:25) **Idaho In-N-Out Shooting: The Hero's Story** - The panel recounts the tragic shooting at an Idaho In-N-Out where an armed civilian, Jordan Salinas, engaged the shooter, preventing further casualties.
7 (52:22) **The Rise and Margin Call of a 23-Year-Old Hedge Fund Prodigy** - The hosts detail the story of Leopold Aschenbrenner, a 23-year-old who turned a $225M fund into $45B before a margin call wiped out most of it.

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Guests on this episode

Eric Adams Scott Galloway Kara Swisher Bill Maher Chad Williams Jordan Salinas

Show Notes

Patrick Bet-David and the Home Team react to Trump reversing course on Ukraine’s Patriot missile deal, Gavin Newsom revealing millions in income and taxes, and Scott Galloway accusing Zohran Mamdani of turning a property database into a “wanted poster.” Plus, Apple’s stock plunge, the Polymarket-Kalshi feud, and Spain’s migrant crisis.

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