#0075 - JD Vance, Socialism and Voter Fraud

Michael Marshall and Cecil Cicirello break down Joe's July 15th 2026 interview with US Vice President JD Vance.

Introduction

• Inside Trump’s White House, the Epstein Files Caused a Freakout - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/magazine/trump-epstein-files-white-house-vance-doj.html

• Immigrants are not hurting U.S.-born workers: Six facts to set the record straight | Economic Policy Institute - https://www.epi.org/blog/immigrants-are-not-hurting-u-s-born-workers-six-facts-to-set-the-record-straight/

Main Event

• NYC Mayor Mamdani wants to crack down on 'bad landlords.' First he has to find them | PBS News - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/nyc-mayor-mamdani-wants-to-crack-down-on-bad-landlords-first-he-has-to-find-them

Undercard

• LA voters approve 3 tax measures in June primary election - Daily Bruin - https://dailybruin.com/2026/06/13/la-voters-approve-three-tax-measures-in-june-primary-election

• https://x.com/MattSeedorff/status/2064943987052667271?s=20

• COMMENTARY: In California, your vote is worth more than $2 and a cigarette - https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/commentary-in-california-your-vote-is-worth-more-than-2-and-a-cigarette-3848774/

• Homeless people on Skid Row were paid to register to vote, feds charge - Los Angeles Times - https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-18/skid-row-voter-charges

• California Woman Federally Charged with Paying Individuals, Including Homeless People on L.A.’s Skid Row, to Register to Vote | United States Department of Justice - https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/california-woman-federally-charged-paying-individuals-including-homeless-people-las-skid-row

• Elon Musk likely broke the law by promising voters $1 million payouts, Wisconsin board says - ABC7 Los Angeles - https://abc7.com/story/elon-musk-broke-law-promising-voters-1-million-payouts-wisconsin-board-says/19515645/

• Musk Boosts Spencer Pratt’s Claims Of ‘Legalized Election Fraud’ In LA Mayoral Race - https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2026/07/09/legalized-election-fraud-musk-boosts-spencer-pratts-claims-of-janky-voting-system-after-la-mayoral-loss/

• Spencer Pratt’s L.A. Mayoral Race Opponent Blasts Him for Filming Campaign Ad Outside Her House -https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/spencer-pratts-mayoral-race-opponent-blasts-reckless-ad/

• ACLU-PA Statement on Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ruling on Vote-By-Mail - https://www.aclupa.org/press-releases/aclu-pa-statement-pennsylvania-supreme-court-ruling-vote-mail/

• Trump and Vance Escalate Efforts to Sow Doubts on Pennsylvania Voting - The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/31/us/politics/trump-vance-pennsylvania-voting.html

Clips used under fair use from JRE show #2526

Listen to our other shows:

• Cecil - Cognitive Dissonance and Citation Needed

• Marsh - Skeptics with a K and The Skeptic Podcast

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