If The Democrats Ever Figure It Out...

The Muckrake Political Podcast

CLNS Media Network

News, Politics

4.6 • 530 Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton (fighting off an Oasis-induced cold) and Nick Hauselman break down a 6–3 Supreme Court move that lets ICE ramp up racial profiling in Los Angeles and what that signals for Chicago, protest crackdowns, and a country drifting into a “soft civil war.” They dig into reports of banning trans people from buying firearms under the guise of “mental illness,” Cleta Mitchell’s open chatter about using “sovereign emergency powers” to federalize elections, and a Medicare pilot that outsources care decisions to A.I. (what could go wrong!). Plus: Gallup numbers showing Americans actually like immigration and are souring on capitalism, if only Democrats would act accordingly. 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 McCray podcast. I'm Gary Deas Sexton. I'm in my home studio. I'm here with
0:09.6	my friend Nick Alselman. Nick, I got bad news though. My traveling, my travails, my experiences,
0:15.1	my adventures came home with cold. Oh, well, that's probably to be expected, although, you know, you're not on a
0:22.4	plane, so that you're supposed to avoid that somehow. Yeah, but when you're around 10,000 people,
0:28.1	or tens of thousands of people singing along to some of the greatest songs ever written,
0:34.6	you tend to absorb some things. So here's what I'll say. I am so glad to be
0:39.9	in my home recording studio, but guess what else I'm grateful for? I'm grateful for the mute button
0:45.7	because there's going to be some coughing during this. And the people aren't going to hear it.
0:50.5	How about that? Well, for what it's worth, I went to a Paul McCartney concert and did not get a cold. What are we doing here? I don't know, but maybe... What are we comparing? What are we comparing? Are you saying that Paul McCartney doesn't bring disease and Oasis does? I'm saying that maybe this is some weird, you know, thing that led to telling you about Oasis. I don't know. This is RFK-type medicine. Yeah.
1:11.4	What's happening right now. I will not stand for it, everyone. And I promise you, my hand is on
1:17.3	the mute button. You are not going to suffer through this. But a reminder, in order to support
1:22.3	us, head over to patreon.com slash my great podcast, become a patron, gain full access to the weekly weekender show on Fridays.
1:29.6	You're listening to the previews.
1:31.5	We need your help.
1:32.2	We need your support, particularly in these times.
1:34.3	Patreon.com slash my great podcast.
1:36.7	Nick, we have, I don't know how else to describe it, a jam pack show.
1:41.1	There is so much shit going down that we have to get to. And we have to start
1:46.6	with a Supreme Court ruling completely out of nowhere. Six-three, surprise, surprise, everybody.
1:52.5	The Supreme Court struck down a lower court decision that would stop racial profiling in your
1:58.9	neck of the woods in Los Angeles,
2:06.7	the Supreme Court has now ruled that the federal government can more or less harass people if they are Hispanic, if they speak Spanish, if they have certain jobs.
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