DraftTrump Moves to Fund Putin’s War While Betraying Ukraine (ft. Sarah Longwell) Episode for Oct 12, 2026
DraftTrump Moves to Fund Putin’s War While Betraying Ukraine (ft. Sarah Longwell) Episode for Oct 12, 2026
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Quick Insights
  • No high-conviction, actionable investment trade is supported by these insights: they provide no company financial analysis, valuation, price targets, or specific trade setups.
  • Treat AI workplace software (MNDY) and GLP-1 treatments (HIMS) as themes to research—not buy signals based on sponsor ads.
  • Monitor Russian-energy policy for potential market effects, but the discussion offers no specific asset, durable catalyst, or timeframe to trade.
Detailed Analysis

Monday.com (MNDY)

Context

  • A sponsor ad described Monday.com as an AI work platform where people and AI agents can work together on tasks such as drafting briefs, flagging risks, and competitive research.
  • The ad encouraged listeners to create an AI agent, but the discussion offered no financial results, valuation, or assessment of the company’s competitive position.

Takeaways

  • The ad points to AI-enabled workplace software as a commercial theme, but it does not establish an investment case for MNDY. Consider the company’s financial performance and competitive position separately before investing.

Hims & Hers Health (HIMS)

Context

  • A sponsor ad promoted Hims’ weight-loss services, including access to FDA-approved GLP-1 medications such as the Wegovy pill and pen, if a licensed provider determines a prescription is appropriate.
  • The ad cited weight-loss results from a Wegovy clinical trial alongside diet and exercise. Those figures describe the medication trial, not Hims’ own investment performance.

Takeaways

  • The ad highlights consumer access to GLP-1 weight-loss treatments as a healthcare theme. It provides no assessment of Hims’ business outlook, valuation, or risks, so it should not be treated as a recommendation to buy HIMS.

ZBiotics (private company)

Context

  • A sponsor ad described ZBiotics’ pre-alcohol probiotic drink and claimed it is engineered to break down acetaldehyde, an alcohol-metabolism byproduct.
  • The transcript gave no financial information or investment terms for the company.

Takeaways

  • ZBiotics was mentioned as a consumer-product brand, not as a publicly traded investment opportunity. The transcript offers no basis for evaluating it as an investment.

Russian diesel and energy markets

Context

  • The hosts discussed a Trump–Putin deal that temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian diesel. One host characterized the expected price relief as roughly three cents, and only briefly.
  • The discussion cited 1.8 million tons of diesel and compared that volume with U.S. consumption, while also arguing that the deal could benefit Russia.
  • The hosts connected the issue to rising energy prices, the war involving Iran, and proposed congressional legislation to block purchases of Russian oil.

Takeaways

  • The discussion underscores how sanctions and geopolitical decisions can affect energy supply and prices. It does not identify a specific energy stock or commodity trade, and it provides no durable price target or investment recommendation.
  • The transcript presents uncertainty around policy: the sanctions relief was described as temporary, while lawmakers were pursuing legislation to block Russian oil purchases.

SpaceX and Starlink (private companies/businesses)

Context

  • One guest said she was increasingly concerned about Elon Musk’s influence and the extent to which taxpayers subsidize his businesses.
  • Another guest floated nationalizing SpaceX and Starlink as a theory; the first guest said she generally dislikes nationalizing private companies, while questioning whether the current level of Musk’s power could continue.

Takeaways

  • The conversation raises political influence and public-subsidy questions, but it does not discuss SpaceX or Starlink financials, a valuation, or a path to public investment. Both were discussed as political issues, not as investment recommendations.

X (private company)

Context

  • The hosts discussed Elon Musk’s use of X to amplify a false claim about a political candidate. They also expressed concern about the influence of major platform owners over how information is disseminated.
  • The discussion focused on election-related misinformation and political power, not X’s business performance.

Takeaways

  • The transcript highlights platform influence and misinformation as public-policy concerns. It offers no financial analysis of X and no direct way to invest in the company.

Data centers

Context

  • Data centers were mentioned as one issue that could upset voters in rural areas. The discussion did not identify specific operators, suppliers, or projects.

Takeaways

  • Data-center development appears as a political and local-impact theme, but the transcript provides no company-level investment case or recommendation.
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Episode Description
Jessica Tarlov is joined by The Bulwark’s Sarah Longwell, host of the Focus Group podcast, and NYT bestselling author of How to Eat an Elephant: One Voter at a Time — for a wide-ranging conversation 22 days before the midterms. They open with Ukraine and Russia, where Trump is claiming there is now an “energy ceasefire” — even as senators from both parties call on him to reverse plans to temporarily lift sanctions on Russian diesel. Sarah breaks down the current state of the Ukraine war, whether Trump really thought a Putin energy deal would go over well domestically, and what Trump’s weekend comments that Ukraine needs a new president mean for the relationship with Kyiv and America’s allies. Sarah also talks about how all of this information means an opportunity for Democrats, and whether they can capitalize on it in the midterms.  Elon Musk is running a misinformation operation at home. Election officials in Colorado and Washington have warned about misleading texts from Musk’s America PAC asking voters to confirm “ballot requests” they never made. The PAC also runs VoteSafe.org, a registration site that collects and may share users’ personal information. And Musk amplified a false claim — pushed by conservative commentators including Spencer Pratt and GOP strategist Caroline Wren — that Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico had been at an Ohio mental health facility rather than recovering from the flu at home. Both Talarico’s campaign and the facility denied the claim.  Federal agents raided the Washington residence of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) Monday as the Trump administration investigates her immigration paperwork — 22 days before the midterms, raising immediate questions about DOJ policy against election-period interference. No findings of wrongdoing have been announced, and Rep.  Omar denounced the raid as the “weaponization of federal law enforcement to target political enemies.” There is ongoing controversy over whether the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will be livestreamed — which would make it the first military execution since 1961. Trump has said he hasn’t made a final decision after the Pentagon and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced their intentions, and Vice President Vance is now distancing himself from Hegseth’s position.  The White House has a new press secretary: conservative lawyer and commentator Katie Zacharia, who takes over from Karoline Leavitt. The Bulwark reported that Zacharia deleted past social media posts ahead of her appointment, including one that called for the suspension of habeas corpus. Sarah assesses the pick — and the stakes of the press secretary role — as Trump heads into lame duck territory. Find Sarah’s work at thebulwark.com, and pick up How to Eat an Elephant: One Voter at a Time wherever books are sold. For ad-free episodes, exclusive livestreams, and to connect with Scott, Jessica, and the Raging Moderates community, join us at ProfG+ on Substack: https://ragingmoderates.profgmedia.com/ Get The Monday Rage newsletter: https://profgmedia.com/s/monday-rage/ Follow Raging Moderates on IG, Tiktok, and Facebook: https://www.instagram.com/ragingmoderatespod/ https://www.tiktok.com/@ragingmoderates https://www.facebook.com/ragingmoderates Follow Jessica Tarlov on Instagram, Substack, and Bluesky: https://instagram.com/jessicatarlov https://substack.com/@jessietarlov https://bsky.app/profile/jessicatarlov.bsky.social Follow Scott on Instagram, Substack, and Bluesky: https://instagram.com/profgalloway https://substack.com/@profgalloway https://bsky.app/profile/profgalloway.com Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RagingModerates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
About Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov

By Vox Media Podcast Network

We all know elections are won in the middle so why aren't politicians giving the people what they want? Bestselling author, professor and entrepreneur Scott Galloway and political strategist and The Five co-host Jessica Tarlov are here to give those of us who reside somewhere between the center left and the center right their takes on the latest politics all through a centrist lens. New episodes every Wednesday and Friday. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.