Special Episode
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05/06/24 • 33 min
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Hawk discusses two major threats to American democracy leading up to the 2024 election. First, he highlights an article detailing the Republican Party's coordinated efforts to restrict voting access and intimidate voters, especially in minority communities. This includes recruiting over 100,000 partisan "poll watchers," challenging voter signatures on mail-in ballots, and seeking to overturn laws prohibiting voter intimidation. Hawk draws parallels to past voter suppression tactics used by Republicans.
The second major topic is a concerning interview Donald Trump gave to Time Magazine, where he outlined his agenda for a potential second term as president. This includes detaining and deporting over 11 million undocumented immigrants, allowing states to monitor and prosecute women over abortion, withholding funds from states that don't follow his policies, pardoning all January 6th insurrectionists, leaving NATO, and staffing his administration with loyalists who believe the 2020 election was stolen.
Hawk expresses alarm over Trump's openly autocratic ambitions and the organized efforts by right-wing groups to implement his vision from "day one" if elected, including pre-drafting executive orders and training over 50,000 new bureaucrats. He urges listeners to read the full interview, remain informed, and be prepared to have difficult conversations to persuade potential Trump voters given the grave threats to American democracy that a second Trump term would pose.
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Hawk discusses two major threats to American democracy leading up to the 2024 election. First, he highlights an article detailing the Republican Party's coordinated efforts to restrict voting access and intimidate voters, especially in minority communities. This includes recruiting over 100,000 partisan "poll watchers," challenging voter signatures on mail-in ballots, and seeking to overturn laws prohibiting voter intimidation. Hawk draws parallels to past voter suppression tactics used by Republicans.
The second major topic is a concerning interview Donald Trump gave to Time Magazine, where he outlined his agenda for a potential second term as president. This includes detaining and deporting over 11 million undocumented immigrants, allowing states to monitor and prosecute women over abortion, withholding funds from states that don't follow his policies, pardoning all January 6th insurrectionists, leaving NATO, and staffing his administration with loyalists who believe the 2020 election was stolen.
Hawk expresses alarm over Trump's openly autocratic ambitions and the organized efforts by right-wing groups to implement his vision from "day one" if elected, including pre-drafting executive orders and training over 50,000 new bureaucrats. He urges listeners to read the full interview, remain informed, and be prepared to have difficult conversations to persuade potential Trump voters given the grave threats to American democracy that a second Trump term would pose.
SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH HAWK
Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mdg650hawk
Support Hawk's Merch Store: https://hawkmerchstore.com
Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mdg650hawk7thacct
Connect on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hawkpodcasts
ALL HAWK PODCASTS INFO
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Listen to Hawk Podcasts On Your Favorite Platform:
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- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@hawkpodcasts
- iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/47vVBdP
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Previous Episode
Hawk's Guest Appearance with Tom Powell Jr.
Hawk was invited to be a guest on Tom Powell Jr.'s podcast - tune in for their conversation and musings as they discuss music, politics, Trump/Biden, Gaza and the lead up to the 2024 election.
SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH HAWK
Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mdg650hawk
Support Hawk's Merch Store: https://hawkmerchstore.com
Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mdg650hawk7thacct
Connect on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hawkpodcasts
ALL HAWK PODCASTS INFO
Additional Podcasts Available Here: https://www.hawkpodcasts.com
Listen to Hawk Podcasts On Your Favorite Platform:
- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3RWeJfy
- Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/422GDuL
- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@hawkpodcasts
- iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/47vVBdP
- Pandora: https://bit.ly/48COaTB
- Simplecast: https://hawk-droppings.simplecast.com
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Next Episode
Russian Intelligence & The Access Hollywood Tape
In this episode Hawk discusses the events surrounding the release of the infamous "Access Hollywood" tape in October 2016, just weeks before the presidential election. Hawk, details how the tape, which featured Donald Trump making lewd comments about women, was incredibly damaging to his campaign and led many Republicans to withdraw their support or call for him to drop out of the race. In response, Trump's campaign worked with Russian intelligence and WikiLeaks to release hacked emails from the Clinton campaign as a distraction from the tape's fallout.
Hawk cites evidence from the Mueller Report and a 2020 Senate Intelligence Committee report, both of which confirmed that the Trump campaign welcomed and encouraged the release of emails stolen by Russian hackers and funneled through WikiLeaks. Roger Stone, a close Trump ally, had advance knowledge of the WikiLeaks releases and coordinated with the campaign to maximize their impact. The host emphasizes that every key member of Trump's campaign knew the emails had been hacked by Russian intelligence and exploited them for political gain.
The episode also touches on the ongoing criminal trial against Trump for the hush money payments made to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal. Hawk suggests that the campaign's urgency to "catch and kill" the Stormy Daniels story in the aftermath of the Access Hollywood tape was a factor in Trump's decision to pay her off. He criticizes Trump's defense attorney, Todd Blanche, for failing to effectively cross-examine Michael Cohen, a key witness in the trial.
SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH HAWK
Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mdg650hawk
Support Hawk's Merch Store: https://hawkmerchstore.com
Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mdg650hawk7thacct
Connect on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hawkpodcasts
ALL HAWK PODCASTS INFO
Additional Podcasts Available Here: https://www.hawkpodcasts.com
Listen to Hawk Podcasts On Your Favorite Platform:
- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3RWeJfy
- Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/422GDuL
- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@hawkpodcasts
- iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/47vVBdP
- Pandora: https://bit.ly/48COaTB
- Simplecast: https://hawk-droppings.simplecast.com
Hawk Podcasts RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/pPVtxSNJ
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