💬 The Rubin Recap, Issue 11

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HUNTER, HULKSTER, TULSI, WOKE AI BANNED, AND MORE

What a strange week it was in America — some of our biggest pop culture icons from the ‘80s died within a few days of each other. Hulk Hogan’s death hit me hard — I got to spend some time with him about seven years ago, and saw him last year at Donald Trump’s NYC rally at Madison Square Garden where he appeared onstage to fire up the crowd like only he could. What an American legend, a star of stars. 💪💪💪

And what about the news? Noted crackhead Hunter Biden showed up on some podcast and went bonkers, tearing into George Clooney and a bunch of other prominent Dems, like David Axelrod and James Carville, and dropping more F-bombs than a character in a Quentin Tarantino movie. He said his dad was on Ambien during the infamous debate with Trump, and then gave instructions on how to make crack cocaine. Say what you want about Clooney, but at least his mediocre movies don't come with a side order of instructions on how to properly freebase. That's not exactly a flex, Hunter.

Tulsi Gabbard continued rolling out the receipts this week showing how the Obama administration fabricated the Russia, Russia, Russia hoax and then laundered the lie through the mainstream media. It’s almost poetic that Tulsi could’ve been Joe Biden’s VP — but instead the Dems smeared her, going all the way back to Hillary calling her a Russian asset in 2016. And then the Biden administration put her name on a no-fly list. Tulsi is killing it with these disclosures, revealing how Obama and his top intel officials essentially mounted a years-long coup against Trump, which undermined the will of American voters. Obama and some of his top officials probably will never be prosecuted for any of this, but that doesn’t mean it’s not worth exposing their corruption.

Ahem — I’m not telling you how to vote, but Tulsi is included in this week’s power rankings poll below. 🎯

On Wednesday, I ventured into the swamp to attend the All In podcast AI conference in Washington. Trump spoke, and he said, “America is the country that started the A.I. race, and I'm here today to declare that America is going to win it.” That remark from Trump represents one of the big recurring themes of the day — just how different the Trump White House is approaching AI than the Biden White House did. Whether you like it or not, AI is coming — and Trump is positioning America to not only win, but to not be infected by woke AI. He signed an executive order banning woke AI. That’s a win already, folks.

Safe to say, I survived my trip inside the Beltway, and all I have to show for it is the existential dread that A.I. will be taking over my job — sooner than you might think. 😉

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RFK JR NOTCHES 1ST WIN IN OUR ‘TOP 10 TRUMP PEEPS’ POLL — GET YOUR VOTE IN FOR NEXT WEEK

Have you been voting in the Trump administration’s power rankings poll? If you voted last week, there’s a good chance you voted for RFK Jr, who rose to the top of the rankings for the first time. Love what Bobby’s been doing as HHS secretary. Who ya got in this week’s poll? ⬇️

TWEET OF THE WEEK

WHAT TO KNOW

•  Daisy and Mockarena, AKA Chicks on the Right, had me on their podcast this week to talk about what’s been happening on the “woke right” in recent months. Before we got into that, though, I brought my expertise in aging women’s sexuality to the topic of J. Lo’s recent hypersexualized live performance, which they thought was dangerously close to crossing the line into “grandma cringe.” And the ladies were most impressed with my perspective on J. Lo and her 54-year-old sexuality. Check out the full episode here.

• We celebrated National Tequila Day on Thursday at The Rubin Report with some Copal reposado and filet mignon. Hope you had a chance to celebrate. The people at the distillery are working on bottling the second batch right now, and sales should open up again in a few weeks if you didn’t get a bottle from the first batch. Stay tuned.

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Until next week … — Dave