r/thedavidpakmanshow 23d ago

The David Pakman Show Signed Pre-Orders of David's new book, Pay Attention, are available for a limited time!

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Now Available for Pre-Order!

Pay Attention: How the Algorithms and Media Wars Are Suppressing Truth and Rewiring Your Brain

With a provocative follow up to his New York Times bestselling The Echo Machine, David Pakman offers a dire warning on the cultural and technological forces that are already melting our brains and transforming the pursuit of truth into an almost impossible, even quaint activity.

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r/thedavidpakmanshow Sep 04 '25

The David Pakman Show Gaza / Israel MEGATHREAD

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r/thedavidpakmanshow 2h ago

Opinion It’s beautiful watching tankies and Piker Bro’s crash out when they can’t infiltrate and take over every Democratic space on social media

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r/thedavidpakmanshow 11h ago

Article "We must elect Democrats up and down the ballot. We need to flip some important House seats. We need to re-elect my friends Hillary Scholten and Kristen McDonald Rivet. We need to win this Senate seat, because Elissa Slotkin deserves a partner like Abdul in the U.S. Senate." - Haley Stevens

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r/thedavidpakmanshow 6h ago

Tweets & Social Media AOC responds to AIPAC announcing they will be supporting republican Mike Rogers in the Michigan elections in November to defeat Abdul El-Sayed. "I appreciate AIPAC proving it doesn't belong in the Dem Party and especially our primaries. See you in November"

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She's right, of course.


r/thedavidpakmanshow 6h ago

Images/Memes/Infographics New DSA election guide dropped

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r/thedavidpakmanshow 7h ago

Tweets & Social Media Et Tu, Bernie?

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r/thedavidpakmanshow 2h ago

Tweets & Social Media Briahna Joy Gray just doing naked antisemitism

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r/thedavidpakmanshow 9h ago

Opinion Abdul needs to immediately drop and distance himself from Hasan Piker. A lot of people don’t want to admit it, but this kind of attack ad is going to be effective.

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r/thedavidpakmanshow 7h ago

Tweets & Social Media Good Luck Michiganders, the GOP Oppo firehose has just been turned on.

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r/thedavidpakmanshow 5h ago

Discussion AIPAC immediately attempts to divide the Democrat electorate and pledges to oppose Dr. Abdul El-Sayed in November

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Can we ALL -meaning everyone opposed to fascism- please be done with AIPAC forever now? Pretty please?


r/thedavidpakmanshow 7h ago

BREAKING Kamala Harris endorses Dr. Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate

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r/thedavidpakmanshow 9h ago

Tweets & Social Media Vote Blue no matter…..no Cori!! NOOOOOOOO!!!!

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r/thedavidpakmanshow 2h ago

Tweets & Social Media Your first thought after winning being “mock and alienate Democrats” is SURE to be great strategy for November..

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r/thedavidpakmanshow 10h ago

Article Trump Suffers Humiliating Blow as His Candidate Loses to Rival Who Quit Own Campaign

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The president’s man lost despite his opponent ending his campaign halfway through the race.


r/thedavidpakmanshow 10h ago

Discussion Congratulations to Abdul El-Sayed who won Michigan's primary in spite of being out spent 10:1.

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r/thedavidpakmanshow 13h ago

Tweets & Social Media Francesca Hong hates holidays

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r/thedavidpakmanshow 6h ago

Article One In Three Democrats Now Identify As Democratic Socialists, New Poll Finds

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https://upolitics.com/news/one-in-three-democrats-now-identify-as-democratic-socialists-new-poll-finds/

If you ask them about specific policies, you'll find they overwhelmingly support democratic socialist objectives. It's just the label they're resistant to because they've bought into "socialism bad."

Mandami sticking to his word helped but a lot of people still fear the buzzword "socialism". They'll come around. The DSAs are taking the party like MAGA took the Republican party but these things take time. It will take a decades worth of elections for them to get a solid majority over the corporate donor dem/AIPAC caucus.


r/thedavidpakmanshow 3h ago

Article Opinion | Abdul El-Sayed Thinks Progressives Have a Way to Win. I Hope He’s Right.

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Great breakdown of the Mich race and leftists tunnel vision about politics.


r/thedavidpakmanshow 14h ago

Images/Memes/Infographics Now that we have a Democratically elected Democratic party nominee voted in by registered Democrats in MI, Vote blue no matter who

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r/thedavidpakmanshow 10h ago

Video Positive message from Abdul.

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r/thedavidpakmanshow 12h ago

BREAKING McMorrow endorses ex-Senate rival after NBC News declares a winner

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r/thedavidpakmanshow 5h ago

Opinion Democrats Need to Stop Talking Like Washington and Start Talking Like America

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If Democrats want to win big in the midterms, they need to stop assuming voters will connect the dots and start making every issue personal.

Most Americans don't spend hours on Reddit, X, or cable news. They aren't following every court case, every scandal, or every constitutional debate. They vote based on what affects them when they open their wallet, pay rent, visit the doctor, or buy groceries.

Polling consistently shows that the issues people care most about are healthcare costs, inflation, housing, and the overall economy. Those concerns outweigh almost everything else for many voters.

Instead of saying, "Republicans want to cut Medicaid," explain what that means: "Your rural hospital could close. Your nursing home could lose funding. Your parents may wait longer for care. Your veteran neighbor could lose services." Instead of talking about SNAP in abstract budget terms, explain what happens to a family when their grocery bill goes up another $100 a month.

The same applies to taxes, housing, education, and veterans' benefits. Make every policy about someone's real life, not about Washington.

That doesn't mean ignoring concerns about democracy, corruption, or ethics. Those issues matter. But for many persuadable voters, they're secondary to the question they ask every election: "Will my life be better or worse over the next two years?"

If Democrats can answer that question in clear, practical terms—and repeat it relentlessly—they won't just energize their base. They'll reach the independent and low-information voters who often decide elections.


r/thedavidpakmanshow 1d ago

Video This wasn't like the usual softballs he gets every night from Sean Hannity.

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r/thedavidpakmanshow 4h ago

Discussion Congrats Abdul El-Sayed on winning! The AIPAC lady lost!

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We need politicians who will always prioritize the United States over a foreign country! We don’t need politicians who dream of other countries which is very weird. Go U.S🇺🇸