Not Even Mad: Jeff Nussbaum & Dan Rothschild

The Gist

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🗓️ 12 March 2026

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Jeff Nussbaum and Dan Rothschild debate the Iran war's shaky public support, the administration's failure to make a clear case for sacrifice, and whether the mission is deterrence, regime change, or just another round of mowing the lawn. Then they turn to the Democrats who won in 2025, asking whether Abigail Spanberger, Mikie Sherrill, and Zohran Mamdani are actually governing on affordability or drifting toward the usual cultural and ideological fights. Plus, in Goat Grinders, conference badges, left-side driving in St. Lucia, and the humiliations of the new Acela. Produced by Corey Wara Video and Social Media by Geoff Craig Do you have questions or comments, or just want to say hello? Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠thegist@mikepesca.com For full Pesca content and updates, check out our website at https://www.mikepesca.com/⁠ For ad-free content or to become a Pesca Plus subscriber, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/ For Mike's daily takes on Substack, subscribe to The Gist List https://mikepesca.substack.com/ Follow us on Social Media:⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4_bh0wHgk2YfpKf4rg40_g⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/pescagist/ X https://x.com/pescami TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@pescagist To advertise on the show, contact ⁠⁠⁠⁠ad-sales@libsyn.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ or visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://advertising.libsyn.com/TheGist

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0:41.5	It's Thursday, March 12th, 2026.
0:44.1	From Peachfish Productions, it's the gist.
0:45.1	I'm Mike Pesca.
0:50.2	And Donald Trump trothed today, that is, you know, his version of Twitter.
0:56.6	The United States is the largest oil producer in the world by far. So when oil prices go up,
1:03.0	we make a lot of money. But a far greater interest and importance to me as president is stopping an evil empire, Iran, from having nuclear weapons and destroying the Middle East and indeed the
1:08.8	world. I won't ever let that happen.
1:11.2	Thank you for your attention to this matter.
1:12.7	Okay.
1:13.7	So there we have what I was talking about a little bit in the context of Reagan and Grenada yesterday,
1:20.0	the call for shared sacrifice.
1:22.6	Although Donald Trump doesn't call for any sacrifice.
1:26.4	He, in fact, has to include the lie. The lie being
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