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Mugged By Reality: Mamdani Is Already In Trouble + Todd Ricketts Joins The Progrum

Ruthless Podcast

Ruthless Podcast

News, Politics

4.75.8K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2026

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

New York just dropped a $127 BILLION budget — and somehow you’re still not getting what you paid for. Where’s the money going? And how long before this model spreads to every blue state in America? The fellas — Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan, and John Ashbrook — dive headfirst into the insanity. New York’s Mamdani budget math doesn’t add up. $50 billion for schools. Massive spending hikes. “Tax the rich” — except it never stops there. Is this the future Democrats want nationwide? IN THIS EPISODE… • The jaw-dropping NYC budget breakdown • Why raising taxes never fixes the problem • Eric Swalwell’s resurfaced poetry • Trump’s stand-up moments at the Board of Peace PLUS, A LIBERAL PARENTING GROUP CHAT TURNS INTO A WAR ZONE. Yes. A DC mom group melts down over Israel, Gaza, and “comrades.” You truly can’t make this up. Then — Featured Interview: Todd Ricketts 🇺🇸⚾ • Cubs season outlook • The MLB salary cap fight • Bears stadium drama • Launching the new “Free Spoke” search engine Serious policy. Cultural absurdity. Sports. Politics. All in one. Question of the Day: What’s your favorite Trump stand-up moment — and why? Subscribe for new episodes every Tuesday, Thursday, and Fun Time Friday. Like. Comment. Share. Stay ruthless. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Mom Dani, all he wants is power.

0:01.8

So anyway, Mom Dani's got to figure out a way to pay for a budget that is larger than the state of Florida with three times more of the population.

0:14.2

The rich people that I deem to be rich pay more, or everybody else pays more.

0:19.7

I have not investigated whether the government

0:21.6

should maybe get less. I'm going to extort the governor.

0:26.1

This is like some joker-fying thing. He's like, I'm going to burn this pile of money while all of you

0:31.9

watch. I have been a physician for 35 years and sadly have had a front seat to witness the decay and decline of the health insurance industry.

0:44.3

There has been systematic denial and delay of care.

0:48.3

There's been abuse with the Medicare Advantage plans, deceiving and extorting taxpayer dollars.

0:55.0

You guys own PBMs. You own pharmacies. You own health agencies, physician groups.

1:01.0

Good God, you own a bank. You have put profits above patients and you have put profits above those who care for patients. You are killing people who are trying to

1:13.4

get health care. I am glad that we have a president in the office who is willing to confront

1:19.7

what I believe is unethical, unscrupulous, and unprincipled behavior of the American health

1:25.2

insurance industry. President Trump has said he's going to do it.

1:29.1

I believe he's going to do it, and it is long overdue.

1:36.8

Ladies and gentlemen, your attention, please.

1:41.4

Keep the faith. Hold the line and own the lives.

1:44.1

It's time for our main event

1:47.5

fun time friday i hope you all are ready to have a good time because i know we are here

1:56.9

through this friday program i'm josh hol, along with comfortably smug, Michael Duncan,

2:01.2

and John Ashbrook left right across your radio dial. As you all know, we've saved some of our most

2:06.1

fun stuff for Fridays, kind of like a weekly recap of just the shit that's going on in the country

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