#955 - "Bad Omens, Zohran's Powerful Ad, Soulless JD Vance, and Government Shutdown Strategy."

Jesse and Brittany discuss their recent encounters in DC which may signal a bad omen, listener emails and voicemails related to coping with the current political moment, Vice President JD Vance making the rounds in the media to defend Donald Trump's possible invoking of the Insurrection Act and the targeting of his political enemies, the sudden walking back of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth proclaiming that the US will host a Qatari Air Force facility in Idaho, the improved strategy from Democrats on the messaging related to the government shutdown and the devastating impacts on Americans' daily lives including on food banks, and New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's powerful new ad in support of trans rights. Katelyn Burns' write-up on the Mamdani ad: Support Kat Abughazaleh: Read Tracy Kidder on America's social safety net (gift link): ProPublica reporting: SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: NEW MERCH AVAILABLE AT: Send a text or voicemail of fewer than three minutes to (657) 464-7609 Show Facebook: Show Bluesky: Jesse on Bluesky: Brittany on Bluesky: Patreon: PayPal: Advertising Inquiries: & Opt-Out: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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#955 - "Bad Omens, Zohran's Powerful Ad, Soulless JD Vance, and Government Shutdown Strategy." is an episode from I Doubt It with Dollemore by Jesse Dollemore & Brittany Page.

This episode is 67:22 long.

This episode was published on Oct 12, 2025.

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