10 Minute Drill

In today's 10 Minute Drill, we're covering the biggest stories of the day

Iran & Qatar Talks — New diplomatic talks are underway in Qatar even as tensions escalate inside Iran. What Tuesday's meeting signals about where this conflict heads next.

Democratic Party Infighting — Scott Wiener got shouted out of a San Francisco Pride event by anti-Israel activists. Meanwhile, Raphael Warnock and Chris Murphy insist the party is unified and growing. Is it?

Jamie Dimon & Your Financial Data — Big banks are pushing to restrict access to your personal financial data and limit electronic purchases. Will the Trump-era CFPB push back on what amounts to a consumer innovation crackdown?

Gavin Newsom's California Disaster — A billionaire wealth tax, a $250 billion high-speed rail to nowhere, rampant fraud, and a little-known port regulation quietly adding billions to the cost of goods for every American. Congress could repeal it — but will they?

SF Giants Pride Night Fallout — The controversy keeps growing after on-field vow renewals and a beat reporter suggesting "bigoted free agents" shouldn't bother signing with San Francisco.

James Talarico Goes Viral — The Texas Democrat tells supporters to embrace every attack label thrown at him. Does the messaging connect with the voters he's trying to win?

0:00 - Intro

0:37 - USA and Iran meet in Qatar

2:02 - Dems and the single issue Socialists

3:45 - Data Rationing memes

4:56 - Gavin’s Bad Ideas

7:28 - Giants Pride Fallout

9:21 - Tofu Talarico

Iran bombed tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. America bombed Iran. Iran struck US military installations. We break down the escalation cycle and where this is heading next.

San Francisco State Senator Scott Wiener — one of the most radical Democrats in the country — was chased out of a Pride event by pro-Palestine protesters. The socialist wing of the Democrat Party, primarily animated by hatred of Israel, has taken over. Nobody is safe — not even their most reliable allies.

Arabella Advisors and a network of dark money groups are bankrolling the anti-Israel energy consuming the Democrat Party. We break down who is funding it and how it flows.

The Supreme Court struck down Hawaii's gun law in a major Second Amendment and textualism victory. And on Temporary Protected Status for Haitians — what exactly do Democrats think "temporary" means? The theater of elected legislators getting mad at the Supreme Court for not doing their job for them is something. If any of them remembered Schoolhouse Rock, they'd know they're the only ones with the power to make "temporary" permanent.

Looking ahead: California is piling new regulations onto ships in nearby waters — driving energy prices up further. And Gavin Newsom is proposing a national wealth confiscation scheme to win back the socialist wing of his party.

Time Stamps: 

0:00 - Intro 

0:45 - America 250 Week! 

1:02 - Bombing Iran again 

2:07 - Far-left Democrat chased out of pride event 

3:50 - dark money anti-Israel activity 

4:45 - Supreme Court updates 

5:48 - week ahead

All of it in 10 minutes or less.

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In the latest episode of The 10 Minute Drill, Darializa Avila Chevalier — founder of Columbia University Apartheid Divest — shocks the Democratic Party by defeating a sitting congressman in NY-13. The twist: she won with white college-educated voters while losing Hispanic voters in a majority-Hispanic district. Hakeem Jeffries is reportedly next.

IRAN DEAL UPDATE: NEW POLLING & WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING

Trump joins international inspectors on nuclear material as ship traffic resumes through the Strait of Hormuz. A new YouGov poll shows 66% of Americans want the conflict to end — but only 32% support the deal. We explain what that gap actually means.

GAVIN'S BIDEN BET IS BLOWING UP

Nate Silver’s latest polling shows Gavin Newsom losing ground in the 2028 Democratic primary. His decision to double down on Joe Biden in South Carolina is starting to look like a major miscalculation.

THE JPMC TRASH DUMPER IS A DEI EXECUTIVE

The woman caught on video dumping a trash can has been identified as a DEI executive at JPMorgan Chase.

JAMES TALARICO: THE CHRISTIAN WHO HATES CHRISTIANITY

Texas Democrat James Talarico calls himself “a Christian who hates Christianity.” We examine what that actually means for the voters he claims to represent.

Plus listener reviews and more

0:00 - Intro

0:41 - DSA Election Fallout

5:32 - Iran Deal Polling

7:52 - Gavin's Bet on Biden

9:44 - JPMC Trash Collector

11:03 - Listener Reviews

12:44 - James Talarico Hates Christians

Last night New York voters elected to advance a number of Zohran Mamdani endorsed "Democrat socialist" candidates, even over progressive candidates with robus far-left records.

Darializa Avila Chevalier just beat far-left hispanic leader Adriano Espillat, who has a stronger progressive voting score than AOC and brags about being the first former illegal immigrant elected to Congrss

Trump impeachment lawyer Dan Goldman was overthrown by DSA aligned Brad Lander, just days after Goldman was banned from a New York coffee shop for being Jewish and supporting Israel

A radical socialist who argues America deserved 9/11 is headed to the New York State Senate

What happens next? What does this mean for the historically unpopular Democrat leadership?

We break it all down in less than 10 Minutes!

The US Treasury has issued a waiver that effectively rolls back 40 years of American oil sanctions against Iran. US refiners can now import Iranian oil and pay in dollars. It's framed as 60 days — but don't be surprised if it becomes permanent.

Darializa Avila Chevalier is running in NY-13 against the sitting Democrat — who was the first formerly undocumented immigrant elected to Congress — and she wants to defund the police, allow violent criminals in public housing, and is running explicitly as a Democratic Socialist. If she wins, normal Democrats are finished. Meanwhile Republicans are going on offense on affordability and the Democrat congressional ballot advantage is evaporating.

Kamala Harris has discovered that hope is a verb. She also wants to abolish the Electoral College. Reminder: if the National Popular Vote compact had been in place in 2024, Trump would have won 520 electoral votes.

Ro Khanna, Cory Booker, and Morris Katz are defending Graham Platner. It is not going well for any of them.

World Cup tourists continue discovering America. A French fan experiences air conditioning. An Australian finds free refills at Texas Roadhouse. Costco is involved.

And "Team Algae" — the protest movement that feels like an SNL bit — turns out to be organized by a professional BLM activist who previously targeted Supreme Court Justices at their private homes. Not exactly grassroots.

Time Stamps: 

0:00 - Intro

1:12 - Iranian Oil

2:38 - Dem Socialist in Primaries

6:04 - Kamala Discovers New Word Meanings

7:43 - Graham Platner’s Defenders Still Struggle

10:14 - Europeans Discover AC

11:30 - Team Algae Paid Protesters

All of it in just over 10 Minutes.

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