The Hartmann Report State of the Swamp
Feb 24, 2026
Miles Taylor, former DHS chief of staff and national security commentator who runs Defiance.News, discusses threats to democratic institutions and how government systems can suppress dissent. He covers plans to skip a lie-filled presidential speech, warnings he says have come true, and a live rebuttal event called State of the Swamp. Short, urgent, and politically charged conversation.
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Most Blowback Predictions Are Materializing
- Miles Taylor says 90% of predictions from his book Blowback about a second Trump term have come true.
- He lists ICE deployments, court defiance, election surveillance, and regulatory overreach as concrete examples of implemented infrastructure for repression.
Stay Vigilant And Organize Against Abuses
- Miles Taylor urges listeners not to be complacent and to push back against abuses of power.
- He emphasizes organizing, staying vigilant, and preparing to take to the streets as institutional repression accelerates.
U.S. Detention Network Called Concentration Camps
- Thom Hartmann equates the U.S. immigration detention network to "concentration camps" for holding people without criminal conviction.
- He notes 235 current facilities and a Trump goal to expand to 600, warning these can be repurposed against political opponents.
