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Michael Fanone Live: The Battle for Kansas Senate with Noah Taylor

Michael Fanone — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:02:37 GMT

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 — investigations get blocked or buried, and where extremists get empowered when decent people decide politics is “too exhausting.”

And here’s the truth: if Kansas doesn’t have accountability candidates — candidates who answer to voters instead of party bosses, donors, and the MAGA machine — then the same people who lied about January 6, excused political violence, and normalized corruption are going to keep writing the rules for the rest of us.

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That’s what Noah and I get into here.

Not consultant fluff.

Not safe soundbites.

The real questions:

How do you build a campaign that can actually compete in a place the establishment loves to write off?

How do you reach voters who’ve tuned out?

How do you fight propaganda with receipts?

How do you make accountability feel real again?

Because “accountability” isn’t a vibe.

It’s a choice.

It’s whether elected officials fear the voters — or whether voters are trained to fear the officials.

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EXCLUSIVE: Former Jan. 6 police officer Michael Fanone on ICE, midterms, Trump’s corruption

Michael Fanone — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:21:29 GMT

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 treating these stories like separate lanes. Immigr…

Michael Fanone Live: Wichita’s Fight with Katy Tyndell on Taking Back KS-04

Michael Fanone — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:07:04 GMT

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I sat down live with Katy Tyndell, who’s running in Kansas’ 4th Congressional District, and what stood out to me wasn’t just her platform — it was how she thinks about the job.

Because right now, we don’t just have a policy problem in this country.

We have a leadership problem.

Katy didn’t come into this conversation trying to give …

Live with Michael Fanone and Sheriff Chris Swanson

Michael Fanone — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 22:13:25 GMT

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BYOB Substack Live Q & A with the Fanone Brothers

Michael Fanone — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:20:25 GMT

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LIVE: Injustice — How Politics and Fear Vanquished America’s Justice Department

Michael Fanone — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 22:33:39 GMT

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, and what it’ll take to make it stand up again.

What I Saw This Week Defies Everything I Was Trained To Do

Michael Fanone — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 21:20:19 GMT

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 language for a reason. When agents kick in a door …

Top Senator Talks Trump, Epstein & More — Live with Michael Fanone

Michael Fanone — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:30:28 GMT

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 should’ve looked like
How to spot the next disinform…

We Don’t Move On After January 6th, We Move Forward (5-Year Livestream)

Michael Fanone — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 18:20:20 GMT

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 looked like, what it cost, and why “move on”…

Why You Should Still Be Angry About the January 6th Insurrection - Mike Fanone

Michael Fanone — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 22:58:55 GMT

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.

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I’m not here to relive trauma for clicks. I’m here because truth without memory dies fast. If you’ve felt the pressure to shut up and get over it, this one’s for you.

Hear the full conversation, and add your story in the comments — where you were, what you saw, what changed for you. If it lands, pass it to someone who still gives a damn. And if you want these lives the minute they drop, get on the list and stick with me.

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LIVE at NOON: A Conversation w/ Peter Rothpletz (Zeteo News)

Michael Fanone — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 15:42:30 GMT

At 12 PM ET today, I’m hosting a Substack Live with someone who’s been at the center of one of the most interesting shifts in American media: Peter Rothpletz, a producer at Zeteo News.

Peter’s got a front-row seat to the battles happening inside newsrooms — the pressure, the disinfo, the political intimidation, and the work it takes to tell the truth any…

Why Musician Bryan Andrews Keeps Going Viral

Michael Fanone — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:53:52 GMT

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 getting squeezed, towns getting written off, t…

Rough Day for the Rule of Law, but the good news is we've got a special guest tonight . . .

Michael Fanone — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 15:53:06 GMT

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. It’s a snapshot of where we are as a nation — …

Michael Fanone Show LIVE: Women Fighting for Our Future in 2026

Michael Fanone — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 22:00:45 GMT

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 state looks the other way, and turning kitch…

Countdown to DC FLARE Protests with Michael Fanone & Cliff Cash

Michael Fanone — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 18:40:13 GMT

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 discipline, ground game, and stopping the habit of b…

Election Night in America with Jim Acosta

Michael Fanone — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 15:47:13 GMT

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 didn’t land, abortion bans got punished, and t…

Halloween BYOB LIVE with the Fanone Brothers

Michael Fanone — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 17:55:35 GMT

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 long year.

Then Peter and I opened it up and to…

From January 6 to Now — LIVE with Don Lemon & Michael Fanone

Michael Fanone — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 21:00:58 GMT

Don and I go back to the worst day of my life and trace how we ended up here — the aftermath, the threats, the moments that changed our careers, and the first conversation that turned into a friendship. No spin, no scripts, just two people comparing scars and talking about what it costs to keep telling the truth.

We get into:

What January 6th looked like …

Protect & Serve With Michael Fanone & Maya May | Cops, Communities, and Chaos: Rosa Brooks on Trump's Policing Playbook

Michael Fanone — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 22:01:06 GMT

What does “law and order” really mean when the cameras are off? Maya and I sit down with Rosa Brooks to pull apart the tactics behind the slogan — from protest crackdowns and loyalty tests to the quiet policy moves that make bad policing harder to fix and good policing harder to do.

What we get into:

How “tough on crime” becomes a permission structure for…

I Exposed The Truth Behind the MAGA Shutdown & Chaos with David Hogg & Sen. Van Hollen

Michael Fanone — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 22:01:17 GMT

House hardliners aren’t “fighting waste.” They’re manufacturing a crisis and sending the bill to vets, workers, and families — then fundraising off the wreckage.
David Hogg breaks down the playbook; Sen. Chris Van Hollen tells you what can actually move in the Senate and what’s pure theater.

Jump in, hear the receipts, and tell me where you land. If it h…