The Muckrake Political Podcast DMs! My Kingdom For DMs!
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Feb 17, 2026 A heated dive into DHS and ICE subpoenas aimed at unmasking anonymous social accounts and what that means for online dissent. Discussion of state watchlists, travel restrictions, and how surveillance chills resistance. A rundown of political theater around private security, agency corruption, and the East Wing fiasco. Closing with the EPA move on greenhouse gas rules and why leaders keep stalling on climate action.
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Warehouse Camps And Direct Action
- Nick mentions people buying warehouses to incarcerate immigrants and warns it's broader than just immigrants.
- Jared praises a woman who set fire to one such facility as an act of resistance.
Assume You're Tracked; Take Precautions
- Recognize the surveillance reality and take precautions if you oppose state actions.
- Jared Yates Sexton urges listeners to assume they're being tracked and act accordingly.
Party Leaders Protect Their Creations
- Democratic leadership helped construct enforcement systems and resists abolishing ICE.
- Jared Yates Sexton says leaders prefer preserving institutions they helped build over radical reform.