Pete Hegseth’s Slam Poetry, Maine Election Watch, and the Cornell Seven

Iran wants you to vote blue no matter who! The boys assemble to laugh at Pete Hegseth's latest slam poetry piece at the “State of the Force,” discuss Iran's plea to Americans to vote for Democrats this November, break down Susan Collins's blatant pay-to-play corruption scheme, doom about Troy Jackson's campaign and the vestiges of Mallory McMorrow, and cover the developments and discourse around the Cornell Seven.Early access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQSubscribe to second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3UoTN328OA7fK2dzicP-ZATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeThreads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected](0:00) Pete Hegseth slam poetry(7:45) Trump & Hegseth flounder on Iran(12:15) Iran's letter to America(16:30) ELECTION WATCH: Maine (Susan Collins corruption scandal)(32:45) ELECTION WATCH: Maine (Troy Jackson fumbling the bag?)(51:40) The Cornell Seven situation (TW)(1:27:20) Reviews/endingSeen on this episode:Iran war updates (and Pete Hegseth’s corniness) - https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-us-negotiations-strait-of-hormuz-oil/ https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/30/hegseth-pentagon-defense-speech-01101242 https://www.semafor.com/article/09/27/2026/republicans-fuming-at-hegseth-as-war-costs-build https://time.com/article/2026/09/30/iran-war-irgc-open-letter-us-midterm-elections-american-voters/ Susan Collins corruption story - https://www.propublica.org/article/fbi-susan-collins-navatek-campaign-donations-investigation https://www.propublica.org/article/debunking-susan-collins-fbi-navatek-investigation-claims Troy Jackson’s campaign gets swarmed - https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/maine-senate-democratic-party-troy-jackson-graham-platner-susan-collins.html Cornell seven - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/nyregion/cornell-university-rape-investigation-chi-phi-fraternity.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/nyregion/cornell-rape-accusation-reporting.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20261001&instance_id=182844&nl=the-morning®i_id=248393192&segment_id=227346&user_id=fcfcced1957a8c929f78d510013061fdhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/nyregion/url-cornell-university-jane-doe-rape-case-statement.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/nyregion/cornell-jane-doe-rape-investigation-documents.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/us/cornell-university-7-chi-phi.html

The boys talk about Netanyahu’s visit to the UN General Assembly in New York (and how he called out Hasan Piker), updates surrounding the war in Iran, a goofy Abdul El-Sayed attack ad, and a retrospective from our Will Lawrence interview and the possibility of Hakeem Jeffries as Speaker of the House in 2027.Early access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQSubscribe to second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3UoTN328OA7fK2dzicP-ZATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeThreads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected](0:00) Netanyahu calls out Hasan Piker at the UN(5:30) Intro(7:45) Geopolitics: the UN, Iran updates, diesel export ban(28:00) Mike Rogers pathetic attacks against Abdul(55:15) Reflecting on Will Lawrence & the limitations of electoralism(1:21:00) Reviews/endingSeen on this episode:Iran updates - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/business/energy-environment/trump-diesel-export-ban.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/world/middleeast/iran-trump-ceasefire-strait-of-hormuz.html https://truthout.org/articles/trump-threatens-iran-with-genocide-in-address-to-un-general-assembly/ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/us/politics/iran-war-republicans-midterms-trump.html Attack ad on Abdul El-Sayed - https://www.poam.net/poam-news/poam-mike-rogers-public-safety-commercial/https://elsayedmi.com/

Will Lawrence, candidate for Michigan's 7th Congressional district, returns to the show to discuss his campaign against incumbent Republican Rep. Tom Barrett, the dangers of AI and data centers, pushing back against the Iran war, prosecuting the corrupt Trump administration, his decision to support Hakeem Jeffries as Speaker of the House, and the obviously bad faith smears against him.Support Will's campaign: https://wewill2026.comEarly access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQSubscribe to second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3UoTN328OA7fK2dzicP-ZATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeThreads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected](0:00) Tom Barrett is a certified BUM!(2:50) Beginning of interview with Will Lawrence(6:20) AI & data centers(15:15) Iran War & Trump foreign policy(17:20) Why support Hakeem Jeffries?(21:40) Holding Trump accountable(24:55) Running as a progressive(29:00) Smears & right-wing attacks(32:40) Ending

The situation in the Middle East continues to deteriorate – something that has never happened before!! The Houthis are escalating their conflict with Saudi Arabia, Trump is still lying about negotiations with Iran, and gas prices are still too high. In other news, Gavin Newsom and Jake Tapper pretended to be normal people in a recent interview, and a Democrat in Ohio is running a new ad with the bold and innovative strategy of throwing trans people under the bus. Help us fundraise for PCRF: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Early access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQSubscribe to second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3UoTN328OA7fK2dzicP-ZATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeThreads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected](0:00) Jake & Logan Paul address the Pentagon(5:00) Intro(7:25) PCRF fundraiser plug(9:10) Houthis continue to beat on Saudi Arabia(19:40) Energy costs rise around the world & businesses worry(39:10) Republicans say gas prices don't matter(50:15) Gavin Newsom cosplays as a proletarian(55:00) Marcy Kaptur's anti-trans ad(59:20) Reviews/endingSeen on this episode:Iran war continues - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-riyadh-houthis.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/16/us-officials-decide-against-backing-saudi-arabia-yemen-meeting-houthi-leaders https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/18/as-houthis-grab-bab-al-mandeb-us-appears-willing-to-watch-from-sidelines https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq0m3gmv8n7ko https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/20/economy/covid-diesel-supply-chain https://apnews.com/article/gas-prices-trump-midterms-affordability-iran-war-d2f5d5aa7ecc1f6d55d8f5759db03150

The boys explore the AI drama, including calls for regulation on AI companies and the recent incidents that spawned them. Later, the boys provide brief economic updates as they pertain to the Iran war, and a new $2.8 billion arms deal that would send 40,000 2,000lbs bombs to Israel at the expense of the U.S. tax payer. Early access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQSubscribe to second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3UoTN328OA7fK2dzicP-ZATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeThreads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected](0:00) JD "Second Chance" Vance(2:50) Intro(5:35) Will AI end humanity?(58:00) Iran war, troubling economic indicators(1:08:45) U.S. giving Israel free weapons (and Cory Booker)(1:17:00) Reviews/endingSeen on this episode:AI - https://metr.org/blog/2026-08-26-openai-hugging-face-incident-investigation/#july-8th-9th-phaseone10841-establishes-the-primary-message-board-and-agents-collaborate-to-reverse-engineer-their-flagshttps://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/26/1143013/the-inside-story-on-why-openai-agents-hacked-hugging-face/https://www.newsweek.com/chinas-stance-on-ai-regulation-amid-trumps-post-against-formal-guardrails-12440150https://hai.stanford.edu/ai-definitions/what-is-ai-alignmenthttps://www.reuters.com/world/europe/openai-agents-hijacked-german-website-previously-undisclosed-ai-breakout-this-2026-09-04/https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/11/openai-reveals-another-rogue-ai-attack-01073312https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/anthropic-whistleblower-congress-ai-companies-regulation-rcna597465https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/technology/doomsday-discussions-ai-companies.htmlIran war updates - https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/fed-raises-rates-defying-trump-rcna598148 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/business/10-year-treasury-yield-5-percent.html 2.8 billion to Israel - https://apnews.com/article/trump-israel-weapons-sales-gaza-eb48cb7ecf773ffc472fbafc995aef2a#https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/us/politics/trump-israel-bombs.html

NOTE: The Mitch McConnell segment was recorded before he announced his return to the Senate.The Iran War continues and is becoming a full-blown regional war as the Houthis in Yemen just took over the Bab al-Mandab Strait and explosions disrupt the Saudi East-West pipeline that carries ~5% of the world's oil. Get ready for price hikes!! At the RNC Midterm convention, Trump said the quiet part out loud when he acknowledged that if Iran had a nuke, we wouldn’t be bombing them anymore. The boys also touch on some extras such as Mitch McConnell still being absent, the wave of Islamophobia, and Jasmine Crockett honoring Chris Brown with a spot in the Congressional record. Early access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQSubscribe to second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3UoTN328OA7fK2dzicP-ZATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeThreads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected](0:00) You are NOT seeing that $5K(2:30) Intro(5:25) Iran War escalates, Houthis get involved(32:20) Jasmine Crockett & Chris Brown(40:10) What's up with Mitch McConnell????(45:45) Elon Musk to spend $100M on the midterms(52:40) Reviews/endingSeen on this episode:Iran war updates - https://www.npr.org/2026/09/12/g-s1-143044/yemens-houthis-capture-red-sea-island https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62m933465eo https://www.cbsnews.com/news/saudi-arabia-mbs-trump-houthis-yemen/

The boys do a retrospective on the first Kirkiversary since Charlie Kirk’s death. Kirkification, right-wing feuds, and the attempts to turn him into a martyr have plagued us for the past year, and the boys simply must engage in the discourse. Then, Mike Rogers' cynical use of 9/11 is discussed along with her terrible record after the 9/11 attacks.Early access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQSubscribe to second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3UoTN328OA7fK2dzicP-ZATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeThreads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected](0:00) Welcome to the Kirkiversary(4:00) Intro(7:00) Getting into the Kirk discourse(17:10) Analysis of Kirkification & failed martyrdom(45:20) What happened to TPUSA?(54:48) Mike Rogers cynical use of 9/11(1:09:50) Reviews/endingSeen on this episode:Kirk - https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/06/politics/charlie-kirk-turning-point-future-jd-vancehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbXIxbe7DX89/11 retrospective - https://costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/costs/human https://costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/costs/economic https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/10/mike-rogers-911-first-responders-votes-abdul-el-sayed

The boys discuss why Hakeem Jeffries is unfit to be Speaker of the House through his newly unveiled 2027 agenda, his endless fighting with the progressive and conservative wings of the Democratic Party, and his overall lack of messaging and leadership ability. They also talk about a new KFILE drop about old deleted tweets from Will Lawrence, his broader struggles with the DCCC & CBC, and John Fetterman being Israel's strongest soldier. Stay tuned until the end of the show for discussion of the 2026 Socialism Conference discourse and early thoughts about the anniversary of Charlie Kirk's death (Kirkiversary). Early access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQSubscribe to second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3UoTN328OA7fK2dzicP-ZATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeThreads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected](0:00) Hakeem Jeffries unveils his new "agenda"(7:50) Intro(12:10) Hakeem Jeffries facing pressure(29:20) KFILE exposé of Will Lawrence & controversy(46:20) John Fetterman leaked texts(59:00) 2026 Socialism Conference discourse(1:07:55) Kirkiversary preview(1:12:22) Reviews/endingSeen on this episode:Democrats bro come on - https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/07/politics/jeffries-challenges-left-progressiveshttps://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/healthcare-tops-democrats-list-win-control-house-2026-rcna595354 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/03/israel-boycott-university-ban-bill More drama among Democrats - https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/04/politics/william-lawrence-michigan-midterms-kfile https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/john-fetterman-little-interest-senator-be74e7a3?mod=article_inline

Nico & Daniel from the Political Integrity Project (and @stocking_the_capitol) join the show to discuss the truly cataclysmic amount of money spent during primary season (especially in the races featuring Abdul El-Sayed and Angie Nixon), the tsunami of money that will be spent in the general election, and the power of the AI lobby (and how they are combating it!).Support Nico & Danielhttps://integrityindex.ushttps://donate.politicalintegrity.ushttps://www.instagram.com/stocking_the_capitol/?hl=enEarly access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQSubscribe to second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3UoTN328OA7fK2dzicP-ZATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeThreads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected](0:00) Introduction(2:20) Roundup of wins in primary season(9:30) Breaking down the Michigan primary(19:30) Angie Nixon's massive win in Florida(36:40) Looking ahead to the general election(42:00) Combating the AI lobby(51:40) Ending

The boys talk about the state of the Republicans and our Democrats as we get ready for MidtermMadness2026™. Will My Democrats be able to retake power and actually do anything compelling with it? Will Democrats be able to take advantage of a historically unpopular Republican Party? Is Trump sowing the seeds of doubt for the 2026 midterm elections, and will we ever get out of this war with Iran? All these and so much more on today's HITO! Early access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQSubscribe to second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3UoTN328OA7fK2dzicP-ZATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeThreads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected](0:00) Abdul & 9/11(4:50) Intro(8:15) GOP fumbling the midterms(19:10) Democrats MUST lock in(38:30) Trump plotting to steal the election(1:05:10) Iran war: new strikes & economic "D-Day"(1:21:10) Reviews/endingSeen on this episode:Republicans are anxious for the midterms - https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/28/trumps-cabinet-is-hitting-the-road-to-talk-his-agenda-theyre-getting-an-earful-instead-01053543 https://www.economist.com/interactive/trump-approval-tracker Trumps possible pre election election denial - https://www.npr.org/2025/04/13/g-s1-59684/save-act-married-women-vote-rights-explainedhttps://apnews.com/article/trump-mail-voting-supreme-court-157afc3c195ce0a62c522da5ce904b04https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-trump-noncitizen-voting-census-bureau-36cf1524fda629b139b7de5c86119622https://apnews.com/article/trump-elections-mullin-dhs-voter-fraud-save-6871e13d3f0e2caadaf56f9b2bc1580dhttps://apnews.com/article/trump-noncitizen-voting-midterms-election-integrity-ids-3c24d72b0b91803ed097226ee00f9483#Economic “D-Day” for Iran - https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08/24/us/trump-news-iran-economy#section-81393067 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/25/purely-just-up-to-iran-bessents-d-day-unlikely-to-end-war-calm-energy-markets-01049825 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/24/bessent-iran-economy-01047365 https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/24/politics/iran-barron-trump-threat-intl-hnk https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/6060440-pentagon-trump-administration-response-iran-war-dissent-leak-washington-post/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/30/military-leaders-warn-hegseth-against-extending-iran-war-operations/