AOC Laughs at Her Dangerous "Woke 1" Past, and WNBA "White Privilege" Nonsense, with Sean Davis, Sohrab Ahmari, and Dr. Nathan Cofnas | Ep. 1376
August 10, 2026
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5 min readIn a Sunday show interview, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dismissed the "woke" movement's most extreme years with a casual brush-off, calling it "woke one" and suggesting it was "crazy." Megyn Kelly and her guests, Sean Davis and Sohrab Ahmari, argue this is not a moment of reflection but a calculated political pivot ahead of a potential 2028 presidential run. They contend that AOC is attempting to distance herself from a decade of advocacy that, in their view, led directly to ruined careers, mutilated children, and thousands of preventable deaths in Black communities. The episode uses this as a lens to examine the ongoing culture war, focusing on the WNBA as a microcosm of woke ideology's logical endpoint, where racial and sexual identity hierarchies have replaced merit, and where violence on the court is excused by claims of "white privilege."
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:47) **Opening: AOC’s Attempt to Dismiss “Woke 1.0”** - Megyn Kelly launches into a furious critique of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for laughing off her past support for defunding the police and other radical positions, calling it a cynical 2028 presidential campaign play.
- 2 (04:02) **WNBA as a “Microcosm” of Woke Ideology** - Kelly pivots to the WNBA, describing it as a toxic, woke organization that demonstrates what society would look like under leftist racial and LGBTQ hierarchies.
- 3 (09:50) **Men Declaring for the WNBA Draft** - Kelly introduces two men, Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White, who have publicly declared themselves women for the purposes of entering the WNBA draft, highlighting the absurdity of the league’s inclusion policies.
- 4 (14:47) **Sophie Cunningham’s Injury and “White Privilege” Claim** - Kelly details an incident where WNBA player Sophie Cunningham was violently fouled by D.J. Carrington, who was ejected and then posted “White privilege” on social media.
- 5 (20:32) **Coach Stephanie White’s Controversial Defense** - Kelly and her guest Sean Davis criticize Fever coach Stephanie White for defending the player who fouled her own star, Sophie Cunningham, calling it a “race-based pander.”
- 6 (26:37) **The WNBA’s Corrupting Influence** - Kelly plays a clip of D.J. Carrington speaking normally and warmly about her family and aspirations, then contrasts it with her current behavior, questioning what the league did to her.
- 7 (29:57) **Panel Discussion: The WNBA’s “Low IQ Race War”** - Sean Davis and Sohrab Ahmari join Kelly to dissect the WNBA’s internal conflicts, with Davis calling the league “welfare for black lesbians” and Ahmari noting its “hot house quality.”
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Show Notes
Megyn Kelly discusses why the WNBA is imploding amid its latest controversies, Caitlin Clark's refusal to stand up for women, two former NBA players announcing they identify as women and want to join the WNBA, how their announcements could test the league's eligibility rules, Sophie Cunningham being assaulted on the court by DiJonai Carrington, Carrington getting kicked out of the game before alleging "white privilege," and more. Then Sean Davis, co-founder of The Federalist, and Sohrab Ahmari, U.S. editor of UnHerd, join to discuss how the WNBA's embrace of grievance politics has fueled controversies over gender and race, why the league is now being forced to confront the reality of its own ideology, AOC laughing off the left's radical policies of 2020 by claiming "Woke 1 was crazy," her attempts to move past her support for defunding the police and cancel culture without taking accountability, the media's failure to press her on her record, AOC oversharing about her decision to freeze her eggs despite having a long-term partner, the political debate the posts started on both sides of the aisle, and more. Then Dr. Nathan Cofnas, postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University, joins to discuss how former Cambridge professor Jason Arday's lies finally caught up with him, how DEI ideology and fears of being labeled racist protected him from scrutiny for years, why the plagiarism accusations finally led to his exit, and more.
Davis- https://thefederalist.com/
Ahmari-https://unherd.com/
Cofnas- https://ncofnas.com/
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