Posting Through It 083: How MAGA Laid the Blueprint for Attacking Elections in 2018 [Preview]
Feb 26, 2026
They rewind Florida’s razor-thin 2018 midterms to expose an early “Stop the Steal” playbook and its activists. They trace how protests, hashtags, and pressure campaigns were tested years before 2021. They riff on a flamboyant former FBI official and speculate about delayed investigations and political theater.
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Kash Patel Locker Room Celebration
- Jared Holt and Michael Edison Hayden joke about Kash Patel partying with the Olympic hockey team and Jared's birthday hospital stay.
- The locker-room beer-chugging clip and messages to the hosts fueled their recurring mockery of Patel's behavior.
Potential Protection From Epstein Files
- Hosts raise concern that the FBI may be holding sensitive documents that mention Trump, possibly protecting officials like Kash Patel.
- Jared suggests Patel might be untouchable because he could know damaging details in the Epstein files.
Hosts Ask FBI For Interview As A Joke
- Michael describes contacting the FBI press office asking for an interview with Kash Patel as a tongue-in-cheek stunt.
- They joke about being added to watch lists and publicly inviting Patel for comment.