Need to Know: The Coming Earthquake in US Politics and Why It May Be a Very Good Thing

The DSR Network

Chris Cotnoir

Government

4.5 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2026

⏱️ 51 minutes

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It’s time to face the facts: Donald Trump’s goose just might be cooked. After the violence of Minneapolis and the shocking revelations of the Epstein Files, it’s clear that a major political shake-up is coming. The Contrarian’s Jennifer Rubin joins David Rothkopf to explore the fall of legacy media, the rise of independent voices, and the tectonic generational shifts happening in American politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:47.8	world. Hello and welcome to DSR's Need to Know. I am David Rothko, your host, and this week, as every
1:55.8	week we try to talk to somebody who can put things in perspective for you. We're super lucky to have with us this week, our friend Jen Rubin, who is one of the founders
2:06.8	of the contrarian.
2:08.9	I'm not sure whether she's the contrarian or Norm Eisen, the other founder is the contrarian,
2:14.5	or whether you debate that.
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