Hey There Rubinites,

Welcome back to the 12th issue of The Rubin Recap! 

I’m so excited to be back in the studio and reconnecting with you all! This past month away was a much-needed break from this crazy world we are living in, so I’m glad I got to step back and take a moment to recharge. As always I’m excited to continue sharing facts, insights, and more while hearing your thoughts on all things Rubin Report. So without further ado….Let’s get into it! 

This Week on The Rubin Report: 

This week after returning back from my time off the grid we had a whole lot to cover. From that disastrous first interview of Kamala Harris to Mark Zuckerberg’s admission about Facebook I made sure to keep you all up to date with craziest the stories of the past month! 

As you all know I have been off-grid with no access to news, social media, or his phone since July 31. So, on Tuesday (my first official day back), we went live and our guest-host and my close freind Sage Steele told me everything I missed thus far in August. If you haven’t already, tune in to see my live reactions to finding out about Kamala Harris’ disastrous first interview as a presidential candidate with CNN’s Dana Bash, Harris picking Tim Walz to be her vice president, Walz’s stolen valor scandal, Nancy Pelosi finally admitting the truth about the coup against Joe Biden to the New Yorker’s David Remnick, Elon Musk’s abrupt ending of Twitter in Brazil, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspending his campaign with a surprise endorsement of Donald Trump and so much more! What do you think was the craziest thing that happened this past month? Comment down below. 

On Wednesday, I started off by talking about “Modern Wisdom’s” Chris Williamson being shocked by Eric Weinstein’s prediction about Donald Trump being prevented from becoming president again. We moved on to “Club Random’s” Bill Maher getting an unhinged lecture from Quentin Tarantino about questioning Kamala Harris’ tactics and Tucker Carlson being shocked by Robert F Kennedy Jr. revealing the behind-the-scenes stories of how the Biden administration forced censorship on all the major social media companies. I also included my thoughts on “Shark Tank’s” Kevin O’Leary explaining why so many businesses are leaving New York to Don Lemon and his CNN co-hosts and Fox News’ Peter Doocy asking Karine Jean-Pierre to explain Kamala Harris’ bizarre code switching and fake Southern accent. We ended the day off with Donald Trump explaining to Lex Fridman the real reason that he calls Kamala Harris a communist and why her price control proposal should scare every American.

On Thursday, I began by discussing Bret Weinstein shocking Joe Rogan with his dark prediction for the 2024 election and his telling “Valuetainment’s” Patrick Bet-David why the Democratic Party is now a major threat to democracy. Then I moved on to Donald Trump telling Shawn Ryan about his private talks with Elon Musk and what position he could hold in his Cabinet before taking a turn to CNN’s David Chalian showing host Kate Bolduan how current polling in important swing states is showing which groups of voters could tip the election in favor of Republicans. I had to mention MSNBC’s Morgan Radford not getting the answer she expected from a biracial voter whom she expected to be excited by Kamala Harris and Vivek Ramaswamy unloading on CNN’s Kate Bolduan for ignoring the flip-flopping of Kamala Harris. Lastly, I finished the episode off by taking a look at Joe Rogan and Bret Weinstein thinking that a recent New York Times headline could have been from the Babylon Bee.

Get ready because today, I’m doing a LIVE Q & A! Use this link to join now or watch later!

 This Week’s Sit Down Interviews: 

In my most recent Sit Down interview I talked with Dennis Quaid about his political views, his support for Trump, and how it has impacted his career in Hollywood, how sharing political opinions has become risky, and led to attempts to cancel him, why he felt compelled to speak out in this election, the diminishing mystery around actors due to social media, his connection to Ronald Reagan, which inspired him to take on the role in the upcoming biopic “Reagan” and so much more.

 Special Announcements:

If you’ve been following my Locals channel you probably know I’m getting ready to release my own Tequila brand! Things are still in the works but everything is going great and I’m so excited to share this with you all soon. I’ll be sharing more in the coming weeks!

Dave’s Fave’s and Insights:

Where to begin! This month was really a wonderful time to step back and appreciate the moment after months of utter chaos. I enjoyed the time off in Mexico, hanging out with my family, drinking cocktails, and of course hitting the beach!

I also thought I’d include some reflections from our amazing team! See below and comment what you did! 

Adi (Chief of Staff):

I traveled around Budapest, Vienna, and Prague with my mom and then Portugal and Greece with my new fiance!  Some of the most beautiful views and sunsets I’ve ever seen! My takeaway from Off the Grid August is that stepping away from the daily grind and disconnecting from the usual routine sparks creativity and allows space for reflection. It’s in these moments of pause and separation that the best ideas truly come to life.

Phoenix (Executive Producer):

I went to Phuket, Thailand and lived at Tiger Muay Thai Gym for 10 days! It was a great experience and rewind from a busy season. 

Brock (Social Media Manager): 

I went to Scotland on a golfing trip and got to play 7 courses all across the country including St. Andrew’s (the home of golf) and Trump Turnberry (lighthouse photo). It was one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been - and Isabel and I got to do a lot of cool stuff. Oh and we ate a ton of great food!

Christopher (Youtube Channel Management):

I visited Seattle and the Olympic Peninsula, home of Twin Peaks, Bigfoot and Twilight. I also discovered that that part of the Pacific Northwest is especially inhospitable to taking your child to fancy meals and any place serving fancy cocktails.

Connor (Director):

This August I visited family back home in Arizona and saw my nephews first little league baseball practice. Then spent a week in Boise visiting my best friend, his wife and 1 year old girl:) We floated down the Boise river, went pigeon shooting and biked the Green Belt. After Boise I spent a couple days in D.C. to check out the Nationals stadium and then Baltimore to watch an Orioles game at Camden Yards and visit the famous aquarium. I’ve now been to 15/30 MLB ballparks which is a bucket list goal of mine to visit them all. The last week I spent preparing for the new season of The Rubin Report! It was a restful and fun August!

Joey (Video Editor):

This summer I went to Greece and Italy with my girlfriend! My takeaway from this August is how important balance is in life. Working hard but also being able to enjoy life outside of work is something I struggled with but now feel like I am better at. Everyone should have a good work life balance in order to enjoy life to its fullest!

Joseph (Intern):

This summer, I had a great time working for the Rubin Report, seeing Dave & the team in their element, meeting the Locals team, and celebrating Joey's birthday. I've been hiking a lot in Griffith Park, went to the beach a few times, took my brother to a baseball tournament at the KC Royals’ Spring Training facility, and spent time with my dog!

Abbey (Intern):

This summer I had the opportunity to relax, spend time with family and friends, and hang out with my dog! It was really nice getting to step back from the chaos of everything going on in the world and just focus on the moment.

 Dave’s Tweet of the Week:

Check out my tweet of the week here! 

 Weekly Motivation:

Let’s end the week off with some motivation:

Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid.” - Ronald Reagan

Signing Off: 

Well, that's all folks. Make sure to share this newsletter with friends and family and continue to hop on every Friday for my weekly updates. Let me know what you guys want to see on the show or in my newsletter next!

Until next time, stay sane and keep the conversation going!

Bye, Ciao, Stay Hard,

Dave Rubin

Hey There Rubinites,

Hope you all are having a great week! Welcome to the eleventh issue of The Rubin Recap! As I’ve mentioned on the show, every month in August I go off the grid to stay sane and spend time with family. That being said, this will be the LAST edition of the Rubin Report before I take a little hiatus. I’ll miss you all, but for now I’m excited to continue sharing facts, insights, and more while always hearing your thoughts on all things Rubin Report. Let’s get into it!

This Week on The Rubin Report: 

Well, Kamala Harris is officially the presumptive nominee for the democrats and it just keeps getting crazier. Between the Olympics opening ceremony and Elon Musk showcasing Google’s election interference, the world has shown no signs of slowing down. So here it goes! Before I take a break it’s time for one more weekly rundown. 

On Monday, I talked about the controversy over Joe Rogan’s latest interview with Jordan Peterson, in which Peterson stopped holding back about the real damage of gender-affirming care on minors and trans youth. I moved on to that insane anti-Christian Paris Olympics opening ceremony. I also made reference to Ben Carson surprising Tucker Carlson with his brutal assessment of Kamala Harris and a clip of “Real Time with Bill Maher” exposing how Kamala Harris is to the left of Bernie Sanders on the issue of equity vs. equality. I then discussed a damaging resurfaced clip of Kamala Harris telling Lester Holt that she supports abolishing private health insurance in favor of a Medicare-for-all plan and Elon Musk’s vicious comeback to Gavin Newsom for threatening him for posting an AI-generated Kamala Harris campaign ad. Lastly, we ended the day off with Bill Maher explaining in simple terms why Kamala can’t win.

On Tuesday, I started the day off by talking about Elon Musk sharing a hilarious video proving how the mainstream media is simply a propaganda organization for the Democratic Party and NPCs with their latest talking points about JD Vance being “weird.” We moved on to “The View’s” Sunny Hostin and a parade of other TV personalities working overtime to make viewers forget about Kamala Harris’ past radical leftist policy proposals as they desperately lie to convince voters that she is a moderate and a centrist while Greg Gutfeld is exposing Kamala for hiring child actors for a photo op. I had to make mention of Harry Sisson embarrassing himself by returning to “Piers Morgan Uncensored” after deciding never to back down from supporting President Biden. The show ended with me discussing how Elon Musk is accusing Google of election interference and Nicolas Maduro beginning to lose control of Venezuela following the contested elections as the military begins to refuse his orders.

On Wednesday, I released my FINAL DM (for the time being) where I talked about why I go off the grid for the month of August despite the upcoming Democratic National Convention and the insanity of political news at this moment. I wanted to discuss the importance of his digital detoxes as well as roundup my favorite interviews and moments of the past year with Bill Maher, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Jordan Peterson, Patrick Bet-David, Megyn Kelly, Ben Shapiro, Michael Knowles, Dr. Phil, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Dr. Drew, and Douglas Murray just to name a few. I also made sure to do a special “ask me anything” question-and-answer session on a wide-ranging host of topics, answering questions for all of you! I want to know what your favorite Rubin moments of the year were and what you hope to see when I get back. Comment down below!

This Week’s Sit Down Interviews: 

In my most recent Sit-Down I talked with NYU professor Scott Galloway about his political stance as a "raging moderate," the challenges moderates face from both political extremes, the importance of government support in his success, why the current state of affirmative action is failing and how a shift toward income-based support rather than race-based could help reform it and why government involvement in helping underprivileged kids is necessary.

To watch clips of my interviews be sure subscribe to my Youtube page, or receive full access to the full clip through a premium subscription to Locals.

Special Announcements:

Though I’m taking a break now I’m still cooking up a bunch of surprises for you all for when I get back! Be sure to stay tuned for a rebrand and exciting new tequila company! I’ll be sharing more in the coming weeks!

Dave’s Tweet of the Week: 

Here are my favorite tweets of the week!

Weekly Motivation:

The motivation for this week goes with the theme!

Sometimes the best way to recharge is to unplug.” - Chris Butler

Signing Off: 

Well, that's all folks. Make sure to share this newsletter with friends and family and continue to hop on next month in September every Thursday at 6pm. 

Until next time, stay sane and keep the conversation going!

Bye, Ciao, Stay Hard,

Dave Rubin

Hey There Rubinites,

Hope you all are having a great week! Welcome to the tenth issue of The Rubin Recap! It’s crazy that we are already here! I’m excited to continue sharing facts, insights, and more while always hearing your thoughts on all things Rubin Report. Let’s get into it!

This Week on The Rubin Report: 

As if this month couldn’t get any crazier, it did. Biden has officially dropped out of the race and Kamala is up for the nomination. Hate to say I told you so but well…I told you so. As always, I made sure to stay on top of it, and shared my ideas on the whole debacle. Let’s get into it. 

On Monday, we started off by talking about new questions emerging after President Biden announced he would end his re-election campaign and how the media and Democrat elites like Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, and Alex Soros are already rallying around Kamala Harris as the presumptive Democratic nominee. I moved on to discuss, Elon Musk giving his brutal assessment of Kamala Harris, some flashbacks of Kamala Harris’ worst moments, including her disastrous interview with NBC News’ Lester Holt, where he called her out for lying about visiting the border during the migrant crisis, and the time that she was caught lying about Tupac and Snoop Dogg to “The Breakfast Club’s” Charlamagne tha God to appear cool. To end off our direct message for the day I referenced “The View’s” Sunny Hostin lecturing Joy Behar about why black voters will not tolerate anyone but Kamala Harris being the Democratic nominee and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listed the numerous failures of Harris. After that, I dropped by my friend Megyn Kelly’s channel to discuss all of these topics and more before filming recorded footage for our new trailer. I also filmed an interview with NYU Professor Scott Galloway that will be posted next week so as always stay tuned!

On Tuesday, I began the daily DM by talking about Jordan Peterson’s controversial interview with Elon Musk for DailyWire+, in which Musk revealed never-before-shared details of his personal experience with gender-affirming care/puberty blockers and how his experience became the main motivating factor for his buying Twitter and taking on the “woke mind virus.” I moved on to Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle being grilled by Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), and even progressive Democrat Rep. Ro Khanna (Calif.) for the complete failure to prevent the attempted assassination attempt of Donald Trump. I made sure to discuss how more questions are being asked about why Joe Biden has not been seen or photographed in public since stepping down from his re-election campaign and “The View’s” Sunny Hostin and Ana Navarro putting a bizarre spin on Joe Biden’s stepping down as well as his record as president. I had to point out Jack Posobiec telling Tucker Carlson why recent events are proof that the Deep State has lost control of the narrative because of the invention of social media and Michael Malice explaining the NPC meme to Joe Rogan. To end the day, I referenced Elon Musk explaining to Jordan Peterson how the Democratic Party's support of DEI and a war on meritocracy has led him to support the Republican Party. Tuesday was a busy day because right after I recorded an interview with Roseanne Barr as well as pre-records for video game content and reaction content! COMING THIS AUGUST!

On Wednesday we talked about Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy’s scathing attack on the Democratic Party for pretending to be the party that can save democracy as Democrat elites appoint Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee while ignoring the will of Democrat voters. Then I made reference to Chuck Schumer being greeted by awkward silence as he tries to get the press excited for Kamala Harris. We moved on to Harris’ past appearance on “The View,” where Meghan McCain asked her if she supported the far-left policies of democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as well as Karine Jean-Pierre’s embarrassing avoiding of questions from “The View’s” Alyssa Farah Griffin about Joe Biden’s health. I made sure to mention the clip of Elon Musk tellingJordan Peterson his honest opinion on Donald Trump’s leadership. Lastly, we ended the direct message by discussing “The Circuit’s” Emily Chang being stunned by Mark Zuckerberg’s surprising comments about Donald Trump’s reaction to the assassination attempt on his life. I also made sure to record lots of off-the-grid content for this upcoming month so be sure to stay on the lookout! 

On Thursday, I discussed CNN’s Kaitlan Collins asking Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) to name one major accomplishment of Kamala Harris as well as the headlining news of Joe Biden finally speaking publicly about his decision to not seek re-election. We moved on to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre fumbling to explain why Joe Biden should stay in office until the end of his term. I pointed out the major news that Kamala Harris skipped Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress with Elon Musk and Douglas Murray attending instead. Of course we took a look at Rashida Tlaib using Netanyahu’s speech to push her insulting propaganda and pro-Palestine protesters removing an American flag at Washington, D.C., protests and burning it. Lastly we talked about, Conor McGregor blaming Ireland’s government for the wave of immigrant crime. I also did a special “ask me anything” question-and-answer session on a wide-ranging host of topics, answering questions from all of you here on Locals! To cap it all off I interviewed former Israeli government spokesperson Eylon Levy in a special release that will debut this August while I’m off the grid!

Get ready because this Friday we will be releasing our weekly roundtable featuring the one and only David Sacks! I can’t wait for you all to watch it.

This Week’s Sit Down Interviews: 

In my most recent Sit-Down I talked with The Daily Wire’s Michael Knowles. The two of us discussed the anticipated disarray at the Democratic National Convention, Matt Walsh's tweet criticizing identity politics at the Republican National Convention, the importance of the convention's inclusive approach to gain broad support, the necessity of embracing diversity to win elections, how Trump's consistency and the varied coalition of supporters reflect the GOP's evolving strategy and so much more. I would like to note though, this was filmed before the craziness of the whole Biden dropping out debacle so note that!

To watch clips of my interviews be sure subscribe to my Youtube page, or receive full access to the full clip through a premium subscription to Locals.

Special Announcements:

If you’ve been following my Locals channel you probably know I’m getting ready to release my own Tequila brand! Things are still in the works but everything is going great and I’m so excited to share this with you all soon. I’ll be sharing more in the coming weeks!

Dave’s Fave’s and Insights:

This week I had the opportunity to meet so many of you at our Locals Meetup in Coconut Grove Florida! It’s actually happening right now! I have been able to talk to so many of you learning about you all personally as well as your feedback on The Rubin Report. Sharing some of my favorite pictures below!

As I mentioned in my newsletter last week (edition 9) this past weekend I celebrated David’s birthday. We got to spend time at a resort and take a step back from the chaos of this past month. Family time is always a great source of relaxation for me. What about you all? How do you unwind?

Also had to include a picture of this big guy at the studio yesterday! 

Dave’s Tweet of the Week: 

Here are my favorite tweets of the week!

Weekly Motivation:

The motivation for this week rings strong and true:

The ballot is stronger than the bullet.” - Abraham Lincoln

Signing Off: 

Well, that's all folks. Make sure to share this newsletter with friends and family and continue to hop on every Thursday at 6pm for my weekly updates. Let me know what you guys want to see on the show or in my newsletter next!

Until next time, stay sane and keep the conversation going!

Bye, Ciao, Stay Hard,

Dave Rubin