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Hey folks,
I went live with Michael Fanone, a former Capitol Police officer who was brutally attacked on January 6th, and we didn’t sugarcoat a damn thing. Five years later, with Trump back in power and the insurrectionists pardoned, this conversation hit deep and stayed there. We talked about anger, accountability, and what it means to keep fighting when the country seems determined to forget.
Here are a few moments you don’t want to miss:
[00:01:07] Michael reflects on January 6th anniversaries — not as memory, but as an ongoing fight for democracy
[00:08:29] The moment Trump’s mass pardons made everything personal again
[00:14:03] Michael describes the threats against his family — and why outrage, not fear, keeps him going
[00:23:16] A brutal breakdown of how Trump’s pardons normalized political violence
[00:41:23] Michael’s unfiltered take on Marjorie Taylor Greene and fake “redemption arcs”
This episode is about what happens when a country shrugs at violent attacks on our democracy — and what it costs the people who didn’t. Michael Fanone has every reason to walk away. Instead, he’s still here, still speaking, still demanding accountability. If you believe January 6th mattered — and still matters — this is a must-watch. If you value honest conversations like this, help me keep them going.
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With urgency,
—Mike
