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The Muckrake Political Podcast

Did Hegseth Order The Double Tap?

The Muckrake Political Podcast

CLNS Media Network

News, Politics

4.6530 Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman dig into the reported double-tap strike on fishermen ordered under Pete Hegseth, why both the first and second hits are war crimes, and how Trump somehow manages to both deny and admit responsibility in the same breath. From there they track the widening fallout, from a possible Venezuela strike and resource grab to corrupt pardons for drug traffickers and oligarchs, all wrapped in the familiar language of “security” and “freedom.” The conversation turns to the DC National Guard shooting by a former CIA-linked Afghan asset, the long shadow of blowback, and how decades of unaccountable covert operations have shredded public trust and reality itself. Then it is on to the Olivia Nuzzi and Ryan Lizza mess, the alleged secret Butler, Pennsylvania Trump recording, and how access journalism plus capitalism keeps turning vital evidence into premium content. They close with a sharp look at the real history and purpose of Thanksgiving, and why JD Vance’s war on turkey is perfectly on-brand for a ruling class that hates joy almost as much as it loves power. Support the show by signing up to our Patreon and get access to the full Weekender episode each Friday as well as special Live Shows and access to our community discord: http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast

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0:00.0

Hey, everybody. Welcome to the McRig podcast. Nick Alstman. I'm Jared Yef Sexton. I've been shoveling fucking snow.

0:09.0

I'm not happy about it, Nick. Well, what about the Sisyphus thing where, you know, there's nobility in good, meaningful, meaning, meaning, meaning, meaning work, I suppose.

0:18.7

If there is a way to explain what it feels like to shovel snow as more snow comes down,

0:25.0

it's Sisyphian.

0:26.4

Sisyphian, absolutely.

0:27.6

When's the last time you shoveled snow?

0:30.6

Oh, my goodness, dear Jared.

0:32.7

Which is the last time you picked up a snow shovel and got to work?

0:36.5

You know, you're going to get into double figures

0:38.1

here in terms of years, if you ask me. Do you think that you could shovel a drive right now? You know, that's another good question. You know, with the back, the way it is these days, I probably could do a little bit, but not, I wouldn't want to go, you know, more than about 15. I went outside and I was just like okay today is a wash

0:55.1

Yeah right there have been good things that have happened today. I've done a little bit of work. I was just like, I'm going to grab the bottle of Jim Beam. I'm going to put it in the snow. It's going to cool it. I'm going to do half the drive. I'm going to have a nip and then I'm going to do the rest of the drive. I'm, I didn't want to do this today.

1:12.6

Well, I'm glad to hear that you're functioning as you are. I am functioning and we are functioning. Listen, everybody, I'm going to lay it on the line. I'm going to be frank. I know you always hear me say, head over to patreon.com slash my Craig podcast. I always say that because you're listening

1:26.5

through the previews of the weekend

1:27.9

or you want to listen to the entire show.

1:30.3

We need your support. slash McCrack Podcast. I always say that because you're listening to the previews of the

1:27.6

weekend or you want to listen to the entire show. We need your support. We actually need your

1:33.2

support because we need to keep this thing going. We need to keep this thing growing. Times are hard

1:38.1

right now. If you are listening to this show, if you support this show, if it has meant something to

1:42.7

you, please head over to patreon.com slash

1:45.4

McCrack Podcast. Become a patron, gain full access to the weekend, but also please support us.

1:51.0

We need that more than ever.

1:53.1

Nick, there is, I'm looking at the rundown right now, and what a wild time this is, just in general. I mean, it's, it's this thing where it's

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