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Hey folks,
My buddy Jessiah Eberlin from Pondering Politics joined me to talk about something I really hate being the story of: the Trump administration targeting me and the very real human cost that comes with it. We get into what’s happening, why I refuse to back down, and why supporting independent voices matters so much right now.
[00:02:35] I explain what I can about the DOJ investigation, why I believe this is a fishing expedition, and what people can actually do to help.
[00:06:46] We get into how this went from a House Judiciary investigation to Trump’s DOJ—and why I’m not going to bow down.
[00:10:15] The part that matters beyond me: intimidation works when it scares good people out of politics. That’s exactly why we can’t comply in advance.
[00:14:09] I have a message for Jim Jordan and everyone else playing these games: my door is open. Come talk to me.
[00:17:14] Why we need a thousand independent voices—not one, two, or three—and why lifting up smaller creators is part of fighting back.
This conversation is about more than subpoenas or one political fight. It’s about what happens when the power of government gets turned toward intimidation, what that does to real people and their families, and why our response has to be building stronger communities that refuse to disappear. I’m not going anywhere.
With urgency,
—Mike
