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Hey folks,
I’m back with my friend Pat Dennis, president of American Bridge and the mind behind the new Substack Oppo Drop. We got into it on this one — war crimes, the economy, Aftyn Behn’s special election, immigration raids, and whether Trump’s movement still has the juice it thinks it does. This one is sharp, honest, and honestly a little infuriating in the best way.
[00:01:07] Post-Thanksgiving burnout, conservative parents, and why family time isn’t a “vacation” — plus being the only one at the table who sees what’s coming.
[00:05:56] Pete Hegseth’s Caribbean strike, clear war crimes, and the GOP blaming a general — while 2016 Hegseth calls 2025 Hegseth out.
[00:10:09] “Death by a thousand cuts”: Klarna Christmas, fake Target deals, and the double-stuffed Oreo that radicalized us mid-flight.
[00:18:00] Aftyn Behn’s race in a Trump +22 district and why it’s a five-alarm GOP warning — from Texas dummy-manders to Democrats’ path in Iowa and Maine.
[00:26:45] Immigration raids, Chicago arrests, and Stephen Miller’s revenge politics — where cruelty, racism, and economic self-sabotage collide, and what voters actually want.
If there’s a theme running through this episode, it’s that none of this is theoretical anymore — the stakes are real, and the choices voters make will be grounded in lived experience, not slogans. Exposing bad actors, naming the harm, and talking honestly about what people need is the only way to meet this moment. These conversations help cut through the noise, and I’m grateful we get to have them with people who aren’t afraid to say the quiet parts plainly. Help me keep them going.
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With urgency,
—Mike
