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If you’ve been around here a while, you know the usual menu — corruption, cover-ups, the people in power betraying the folks they’re supposed to serve. I’m not apologizing for any of it. But you can’t run on rage alone, and neither can you. Sometimes you pour a drink, sit down with somebody worth talking to, and just talk. That’s what BYOB is. Bring Your Own Booze. No teleprompter, no producer in...

Missed the live? Pour one and catch the replay. This week's BYOB sat me down with Jolly Good Ginger for the kind of loose, no-script conversation these nights are made for — politics, the stuff nobody else will say out loud, and plenty of tangents in between. If you weren't there in the chat, you missed a good one. Hit play, grab a beer, and pretend you were. Thank you Noble Blend , Skutt Hope , M...

Good conversation today with Julian Andreone and Kurt Bardella — we got into the week’s chaos, what’s actually worth paying attention to, and why staying engaged matters when so many people are trying to wear us down. Thanks to everyone who showed up live, asked questions, and keeps this community moving. Catch the replay here. Thank you Cash Flow Collective , LeftieProf , John H , MzNicky in East...

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If you missed it live, the full Q&A with my brother Peter is up now. We talked through the week’s chaos, what matters, what doesn’t, and why so many people feel like they’re getting played by the same broken system over and over. We also hit your questions in the comments — no scripts, no panels, just a real conversation. If you want more of these (and the paid-subscriber lives every Thursday), be...

Sponsored by Ground News This live was two conversations back-to-back, but they’re connected by the same reality: we’re living through a moment where the people with the loudest megaphones are trying to normalize corruption, intimidation, and political violence—and then act shocked when the country starts to fracture. First, Ben Freedland (The Human Intelligence Ledger) joined me to talk about the...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit michaelfanone.substack.com I joined Dean to talk about the latest insult to every cop who stood that line on January 6: pardons for the people who tried to kill us, and now a taxpayer-funded payout pipeline dressed up as “patriotism.” They didn’t pick “1776” by accident. That’s branding. It’s the same playbook every authoritarian moveme...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit michaelfanone.substack.com A lot is happening fast — Iran, elections, the courts, federal law enforcement getting warped into political theater — and I’m tired of watching people get spun up by clips and hot takes while the actual story gets buried. So every Thursday, we’re doing an “Ask Mike Anything” live. Become a paid subscriber for...

Sponsored by Ground News I went live with Chuck Park because I’m tired of watching local races get treated like they don’t matter until the damage is already done. NY-6 isn’t just another “safe seat.” It’s a test of whether Democrats are going to keep recycling the same political machine — candidates who talk tough, take corporate money, and disappear once the cameras move on — or whether voters a...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit michaelfanone.substack.com I just wrapped a subscriber Q&A, and I wanted to put a quick recap here because we hit three stories that are connected in a way most coverage refuses to say out loud. We talked about Iran , and why the biggest danger right now isn’t just “what happens next” overseas — it’s what happens when leadership treats...

Sponsored by Ground News I’m posting this conversation with Noah Taylor because Kansas is about to matter a lot more than the national media wants to admit — and because too many people still treat the Senate like it’s some abstract DC chess match. It’s not. The Senate is where accountability either happens… or dies. It’s where judges get confirmed, agencies get funded — or hollowed out — investig...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit michaelfanone.substack.com I jumped on a live conversation with Raw America and we talked about what’s happening right now — the real-world consequences of Trump’s agenda: ICE tactics on the ground, what’s breaking inside the system, and why the midterms are going to be a fight over power, not policy. Here’s the thing: people keep treat...

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit michaelfanone.substack.com I sat down with Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis about their new book, Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America’s Justice Department . This isn’t a victory lap. It’s an autopsy. How the place that’s supposed to be the country’s spine — the U.S. Department of Justice — let politics and fear bend it,...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit michaelfanone.substack.com I spent almost twenty years wearing a badge. There were rules that weren’t optional: the Constitution first, human dignity always, and power only when you have to use it. What I watched this week wasn’t policing. It was the costume of authority used to humiliate people in their own homes. I’ve used strong lang...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit michaelfanone.substack.com I went live not long ago to cut through the noise with Sen. Ruben Gallego . We talked about power, impunity, and what accountability looks like when the stakes are real. * Trump’s playbook right now — what’s theater vs. what actually moves power * The Epstein “sweetheart deal” era and what real accountability...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit michaelfanone.substack.com Today the takes will drift away from that day. Their whitewashing will pivot to new stories. Five years to the day, we went live with people who’ve carried the facts and the scars: Jim Acosta, Heather Cox Richardson, Glenn Kirschner, Adam Kinzinger, Miles Taylor, Olivia Troye, and more. We talked about what it...

Five years ago I was a cop on the line at the Capitol. I know what happened because I wore it on my skin and in my bones. What’s worse than the violence is the lie that followed — the revision, the excuses, the politicians who cashed in on amnesia. This live is about why the anger still matters. I’m not here to relive trauma for clicks. I’m here because truth without memory dies fast. If you’ve fe...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit michaelfanone.substack.com I went live with Bryan Andrews , the musician who’s been blowing up feeds by saying out loud what a lot of people are feeling: the country’s not fine, and the folks catching the pain aren’t the ones on TV. We talked about why his songs hit and why his social media videos have been blowing up — working people g...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit michaelfanone.substack.com I went live with Glenn Kirschner to talk through something that should’ve shaken this entire country: two National Guardsmen were shot in Washington, D.C. These men weren’t in a war zone. They weren’t deployed overseas. They were standing on an American street. What happened here isn’t just another crime story...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit michaelfanone.substack.com Last week we went live with the women behind The Moment podcast to talk about what 2026 is really going to take. Here’s what stuck with me. Women are already doing the work — organizing clinics and court support, flipping school boards that got hijacked by culture-war cosplay, keeping survivors safe while the...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit michaelfanone.substack.com Cliff and I sat down and pulled the lens back on MAGA as a system —not just the loudest guy in the room, but the donor networks, media pipes, and hustle that keep it moving even when the headlines shift. We talked about what it will actually take for Democrats to fight like they mean it in 2026—message discipl...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit michaelfanone.substack.com I jumped on with Jim Acosta Tuesday as returns came in, and the story in my backyard wasn’t subtle. In the DMV —Northern Virginia, the close-in suburbs, the I-95/I-66 corridors—voters slammed the brakes on the circus and picked competence. You could see it precinct by precinct: the school-board scare tactics d...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit michaelfanone.substack.com On Halloween we set up in one of my favorite tattoo shops , machines buzzing, and talked about who is actually doing the work and where we are today. The first half we talked with Andy Zee (Refuse Fascism) about what’s coming in the streets—dates, actions, how to plug in if you’re new or coming back after a lo...