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The Foundation Against Deadly Dumbasses - with Mark Dubowitz

July 30, 2026·1h 10m
Episode Description from the Publisher

Mark Dubowitz is the chief executive of The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), and our new reluctant friend. We sit him down to talk about Iran, Saudi Arabia, why the IRGC wants Ted Kaczynski to kill him, why we can’t just send Bruce Willis (in Armageddon) to drill into Pickaxe mountain, and who the bad guys would want winning the Israeli election…Follow Mark on X, but not too closely like the Iranian government.Who’s joining us in Wyoming for our first ever live show?? Nadav Eyal will be there, will you? August 10th, there are only 37 tickets left!!Also in this episode:* Why didn’t Iran pick a good photo of Mark to present at Khamenei’s funeral?* Make democracy cool again.* Mark never met a self-hating Jew until he came to America.* How to deal with your anti Zionist kids? Tell them they’re idiots.* The Iranians won’t miss an opportunity to kiss an opportunity.* Mark realizes we want to talk about whether or not Ahmedinejad is attractive… and he has some thoughts.* What do you say to Americans who ask why are we in this war with Iran?* Trump was talking about Kharg island before it was cool.* The US Israel military alliance is something to behold.* Is Trump forcing Saudi Arabia to hang out with us?* Who do the Iranians want leading Israel?* Israeli politics - this coalition must be defeated.* The Israeli expression that shouldn’t be used in English.* We need to talk about the Mexican president.* Magic Pickaxe mountain. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit askajew.substack.com/subscribe

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