The Muckrake Political Podcast

Global Thermonuclear Election

Feb 27, 2026
They unpack a reported blueprint to blame China for the 2020 narrative and weaponize emergency powers to reshape future voting. They trace how authoritarian thinking and a powerful presidency could normalize takeover tactics. They examine a captured DOJ and intelligence gaps. They warn about the military push for full AI access and big tech money shaping what will not be fought.
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INSIGHT

2020 Narrative As Blueprint For Future Power

  • The 2020 stolen-election narrative functions as a template to seize future elections using emergency powers.
  • Jared Yates Sexton explains think tanks and legal planners use that narrative to justify executive orders targeting voting methods like machines and mail ballots.
INSIGHT

Authoritarian Imagination Normalizes Power Grabs

  • Authoritarian thinking normalizes extreme actions as necessary salvation rather than outright theft of power.
  • Nick Hauselman and Jared show how repeated claims about 2020 germinate into institutional plans that justify extraordinary measures.
ADVICE

Organize Now For Street Resistance

  • Prepare for nonlegislative resistance because Congress likely cannot stop executive overreach before elections.
  • Jared Yates Sexton urges organizing mass protests and street readiness if an executive order attempts to seize electoral control.
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