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Episode 41

Mazdack Rassi

With America locked in a global face-off with Iran, Paul Rieckhoff ( @PaulRieckhoff ) breaks down the latest news with his trademark independence, experience, and humor.

The Brief

→ Four things from today’s episode
01

Ty’s thesis. the national Democratic Party uses Black voters in Mississippi as sacrificial lambs to juice presidential-year turnout — and has since 1982

02

The receipts. Musgrove 2000, Childers, Barria, Espy 2018, 2020, Presley 2023 — the same “it’s this close” playbook every cycle

03

“The only group that’s offered me money to drop out is Democrats”. the summer-long pressure campaign nobody’s reporting on

04

Why the DNC asked Democrats to clear the field in South Dako. Why the DNC asked Democrats to clear the field in South Dakota, Idaho, and Nebraska for independent veterans — but refused to do it in Mississippi

With America locked in a global face-off with Iran, Paul Rieckhoff (@PaulRieckhoff) breaks down the latest news with his trademark independence, experience, and humor. This episode, we approach the enormous stress of this precarious time in history with light, rather than heat. Angry Americans (@AngryAmericans) goes deep into an extremely human side of the issue with one of the most successful Iran-American business and cultural leaders in America. 

Kanye West called Mazdack Rassi (@MazdackRassi) a visionary. [39:00] He is an Iranian-American real estate, fashion and branding entrepreneur and creative force that has changed the face of American business and culture. He is best known as the co-founder and Creative Director of Milk Studios (@Milk)–a groundbreaking and globally-recognized creative ecosystem where visionary designers, artists, and brands unite to create, collaborate and share their work with the most influential audience in the world. Rassi is also co-founder of Milk Makeup and Camp David in Brooklyn, New York and serves on the Board of Directors for Burton Snowboards and Parsons School of Design. 

Angry Americans is here to take you through the headlines–and deep inside a fascinating world of fashion, branding, business and cool with the 4 I’s: integrity, information, inspiration and impact. Download the hottest news and politics podcast in America that has been featured by Variety, CNN, The New York Times, Vice and more. 

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