Matters of Democracy podcast · THOMAS MARINO

2026 2-26 Matters of Democracy SAVE; USPS; DoD; Electoral trends

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A new postal policy means your absentee ballot could be postmarked days late by a distant facility, causing it to be automatically rejected.

This episode analyzes interconnected stories of institutional 'friction' in 2026, including a Pentagon ultimatum to an AI firm over ethical safeguards, postal changes that could invalidate absentee ballots, a proposed banking citizenship check, and political shifts toward one-party state control. The hosts argue these are systemic attempts to impose control amid perceived political instability.

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