Season 4!!! VOTE 2026. Episode 8

In this episode of Clock the Tea with Dr. Long, Mark kicks things off with Francesca Hong’s blistering “Pulling the Plug” ad — a statewide callout aimed at the AI data center boom and the political déjà vu of Foxconn‑style promises. Hong’s message sets the tone: Wisconsin is at a crossroads, and voters are waking up to the stakes. Mark leans into the urgency, the energy, and the growing coalition behind Hong as the primary tightens.

From there, Mark digs into Hong’s broader vision for Wisconsin — affordability, working‑class power, and reclaiming the state’s progressive roots. He explores how Hong frames Democratic socialism in a Wisconsin context, why her message resonates across rural and urban communities, and what it means to campaign in a state where people are tired of being told their struggles are imaginary. Listeners get a taste of Hong’s platform, but the deeper details unfold inside the episode.

The conversation then shifts to Madison’s political tension following the killing of Corey Ruiz and the clearing of the Willy Street encampment. Mark doesn’t hold back on his critique of Mayor Satya Rhodes‑Conway’s response, raising questions about leadership, community trust, and what “public safety” actually means when grieving residents are met with heavy machinery and arrests. The episode dives into the emotional and political fallout — but the full story is one you’ll want to hear directly.

Mark also zooms out to the national stage, where MAGA lawmakers are escalating their attacks on Dr. Anthony Fauci. He breaks down the contempt vote, the political theater, and the broader pattern of science denial shaping the far‑right agenda. It’s sharp, it’s pointed, and it’s classic Clock the Tea — but the episode itself goes deeper into the implications and the historical echoes behind these moves.

Finally, Mark closes with the latest drama inside the Trump administration — a chaotic feud over the damaged reflecting pool in Washington, D.C. Yes, really. Janine Pirro, Doug Burgum, boxes of evidence, Oval Office tension — it’s political absurdity at its finest. Mark ties it all together with a call to action: vote, stay loud, and stay locked in as Wisconsin heads toward a defining primary.

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