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Hey folks,
This one gets at something much bigger than Mitch McConnell. We’re talking about what happens when Washington becomes a club where everyone protects everyone else—even when it’s obvious somebody can’t do the job anymore.
And the deeper you get into this story, the more staggering it becomes.
[00:01:19] The Senate footage that raises serious questions about just how many people knew something was wrong with Mitch McConnell.
[00:03:17] Why this isn’t just about Republicans—and why Democrats have a responsibility to confront Washington’s gerontocracy too.
[00:05:23] McConnell’s absence collides with actual governing as the Farm Bill stalls and farmers and ranchers wait for Washington to do its job.
[00:07:20] This becomes bigger than one senator: Dianne Feinstein, aging lawmakers, disappearing members of Congress, and a system that refuses to change.
[00:09:30] The part that really matters: regular people are asking about this because they recognize what it says about how fundamentally broken our politics have become.
That’s what this is really about. Not gossip. Not partisan point-scoring. Accountability. We have a political system where powerful people protect each other in ways ordinary Americans could never get away with—and people across the political spectrum are sick of it. If you value independent media willing to keep asking uncomfortable questions, help me keep building it.
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With urgency,
—Mike
