Human Events with Jack Posobiec – October 29, 2025

Episode Overview

This episode of Human Events focuses on alleged political weaponization of federal law enforcement, particularly the FBI’s actions against conservative activists in the aftermath of January 6, 2021. Jack Posobiec hosts in-depth discussions with activist Brandon Straka and political strategist Cliff Maloney, highlighting issues of government overreach, election strategies in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and the upcoming Turning Point USA campus event featuring Vice President J.D. Vance. Throughout the show, the tone is urgent, combative, and optimistic, underscoring themes of resilience and activism amid political adversity.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The “American Stasi” and FBI Political Targeting

• Posobiec frames the FBI’s recent revelations as a Stasi-like operation.
• Discusses newly released Judiciary Committee documents indicating the federal government’s involvement in prosecutions that were previously pitched as state actions, especially relating to Turning Point USA’s Tyler Boyer and the so-called "electors scheme."
  • "We always knew the feds were behind this ... we always knew it was Biden and we always knew it was Chris Wray." – Jack Posobiec [09:42]
• Draws parallels to East Germany and political surveillance, referencing citizens accessing their Stasi files post–Berlin Wall.
  • "Guess what, ladies and gentlemen … you better be interested in communist revolutions because you’re in one." – Jack Posobiec [09:58]

2. Interview with Brandon Straka: Life as a "J6er" and Government Reprisal

• Straka, founder of the WalkAway campaign, shares personal experiences with FBI raids, social and professional isolation, and what he describes as government-driven intimidation.
  • "It really created a climate of fear, intimidation, and isolation … that's why all of this was happening, this coordinated attempt by our government to destroy the MAGA movement." – Brandon Straka [16:13]
• Details the pressure on activists to inform on others, chilling conservative activism and movement-building.
  • "My entire interview was them … 'How do you know this person? What do they do? Are you friends?'" – Brandon Straka [20:15]
• Discusses being banned from banks and social media, but celebrates recent legal victories (WalkAway returning to Facebook).
• Reiterates that the MAGA movement is being targeted not for crime, but for effective activism.

Memorable Quotes:

• Brandon Straka: "It goes far beyond just charging people with crimes ... they try to kind of fragment everybody and create this division because they want to make people afraid to be able to organize." [16:56]
• Jack Posobiec: "Anyone that they could build a case against, that's exactly who they went after ... this was a political witch hunt." [17:41]

3. Populism in NYC: Fighting Democratic Socialism

• Straka describes WalkAway’s anti–Zoran Mamdani (Democratic Socialist) ground game:
  • "We built what I believe is the largest anti Mamdani ground game in New York City." – Brandon Straka [31:27]
  • Focus on open-mic street debates, daily engagement with voters, and real-time policy fact-checking.
• Contrasts MAGA populism (empower people by dismantling the system) vs. left-wing populism (give more power to the system under the banner of fairness).
  • "Democratic socialism takes vulnerable people and lies to them." [32:31]

Posobiec adds:

• "This is the difference between right-wing populism and what I call resentment populism ... let’s take it from all those rich white people ... rather than just try to make things better for everyone." [33:07]

• WalkAway is "the largest national movement of former Democrats walking away from the Democratic Party" and is now seeing positive impacts in early voting, especially with older voters.

4. Cameras in the Courtroom: The Charlie Kirk Murder Trial

• Coverage of the controversy over allowing cameras in the Tyler Robinson murder trial (of Charlie Kirk):
  • Posobiec argues for transparency: "Charlie Kirk did not have a choice … whether or not his murder would be live streamed. Only his assassin had a say in that." [43:05]
• Guest Julie Grant of CourtTV supports open trials, dismisses defense claims about tainting the jury pool.
• Both Posobiec and Cliff Maloney advocate for public courtroom access as both a deterrent and a democratic check.

Notable Exchange:

• Cliff Maloney: "100% yes. Open transparency, that's what we need. It's what the people want. Let everything be seen." [44:29]
• Jack Posobiec: "The public having access is a check on the court process ... That’s the entire point of America." [44:36]

5. Election Strategy: New Jersey "Chase" as a Test Case

• Cliff Maloney details ballot-chasing efforts aiming to flip NJ’s gubernatorial race:
  • Reports 76,000 requested GOP mail-in ballots have not yet been returned, stressing the critical nature of follow-up.
  • "This is the entire election … Right now the battle is getting that 76,000 number down." – Cliff Maloney [47:19]
• Posobiec points to changing electoral realities: "Our elections have changed from a persuasion process to a collection process. It's about putting pieces of paper in boxes." [48:32]
• Urges listeners to volunteer or sponsor ballot chasers.
• Highlights presence of the "shy voter" effect in NJ polling—possibility of undercounted GOP support.

6. Pennsylvania Judicial Race: Maria Batista and the Mail-in Ballot Challenge

• Maria Batista describes her statewide campaign for Superior Court:
  • Focused on restoring trust, transparency, and keeping politics out of the judiciary.
  • Personal motivation rooted in child justice amidst the Luzerne "cash for kids" scandal.
  • "People want politics out of the courtroom. … They want independent people that are going to do what's right." – Maria Batista [61:08]
• Maloney emphasizes the shrinking Democrat lead in mail-in ballots since 2023 (from 430k to 270k gap).
  • "Maria Batista will get elected to the Superior Court. It will be a huge win." – Cliff Maloney [60:50]
• Action steps for support: Sponsor ballot chasers (PAChase.com) or donate directly to BatistaForJudge.com.

Timestamps for Important Segments

| Timestamp | Topic / Quote | |-----------|---------------| | 09:39 | Posobiec on FBI targeting Turning Point USA and the "American Stasi" theme | | 15:54 | Introduction of Brandon Straka, WalkAway campaign | | 16:13 | Straka on government intimidation after J6 | | 20:15 | FBI interrogations and pressure on conservative activists | | 23:11 | Posobiec on tech censorship and Charlie Kirk’s efforts | | 31:13 | Straka on ground game against Zoran Mamdani in NYC | | 33:07 | Posobiec contrasts MAGA populism with Democratic Socialism | | 41:03 | Recap of cameras-in-courtroom controversy, Charlie Kirk trial | | 44:29 | Maloney: "100% yes. Open transparency, that's what we need." | | 47:19 | Maloney on ballot chasing numbers in NJ gubernatorial race | | 48:32 | Posobiec: new elections are "a collection process" | | 56:49 | Maria Batista on her Superior Court campaign in PA | | 59:06 | Maloney: "vote by mail discrepancy ... Democrats up 270,000" | | 61:08 | Batista: "They want politics out of the courtroom." | | 64:27 | Batista explains the importance of PA Superior Court |

Notable Quotes

• Jack Posobiec: “We always knew the feds were behind this … we always knew it was Biden and we always knew it was Chris Wray.” [09:42]
• Brandon Straka: “It really created a climate of fear, intimidation, and isolation … that's why all of this was happening, this coordinated attempt by our government to destroy the MAGA movement.” [16:13]
• Brandon Straka: "My entire interview was them … 'How do you know this person? What do they do? Are you friends?'" [20:15]
• Jack Posobiec: "Our elections have changed from a persuasion process to a collection process. It's about putting pieces of paper in boxes." [48:32]
• Cliff Maloney: "100% yes. Open transparency ... Let everything be seen." [44:29]
• Maria Batista: "People want politics out of the courtroom ... they want independent people that are going to do what's right." [61:08]

Closing Summary

Jack Posobiec’s Human Events this week delivers an impassioned indictment of federal overreach, a testimonial from a persecuted activist, and a pragmatic deep dive into grassroots electioneering. The episode’s heartbeat is resilience: whether surviving personal raids, beating censorship, fighting city-based socialism, or knocking on doors for down-ballot judicial candidates, the message is clear—conservatives must organize, adapt, and contend by the rules of the current system. The show concludes with actionable calls to support local activism and election operations as the November races near.