# Nick Reed 08.31.26 - Dems Pivoting From Piker

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Podcast: [Nick Reed Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/nick-reed-podcast-7025838)
Published: 2026-08-31T11:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Hour 1 - Good Monday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour: New polls show that Democrats are starting to get nervous about the DSA. Democrats are now trying to pivot away from Twitch streamer Hasan Piker. Grammy Award-winning rapper “Lefty Gunplay” was booked in the Greene County Jail Saturday morning. The Clintons are on the lookout for a new intern to help their global foundation with research, memos, office management, and more. The unpaid intern will work for Hillary Clinton’s office on Madison Avenue in NYC. The position requires a “high level of professionalism and discretion,” according to a posting on DayBook. President Donald Trump’s new oil agreement with Venezuela could give the United States access to a 65 billion-barrel crude-oil prize. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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