# Devolution Power Hour Ep. 474: Kirk Trial Fallout and Midterm Maneuvering

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Podcast: [Badlands Media](https://stenobird.com/podcast/badlands-media-5934327)
Published: 2026-07-12T06:29:26+00:00
Episode link: https://badlandsmedia.podbean.com/e/devolution-power-hour-ep-474-kirk-trial-fallout-and-midterm-maneuvering/
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Duration seconds: 8066

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Jon Herold and Chris Paul open the Saturday show with a livestreamer guest who sat through the entire Tyler Robinson preliminary hearing, breaking down the evidence, the courtroom optics, and why the "case closed" narrative circulating online doesn't hold up the way people think. They dig into the shaky video evidence, draw uncomfortable parallels to a past politically charged trial everyone remembers, and call out the same familiar faces steering the narrative in a suspiciously convenient direction. Second half shifts gears into election territory: redistricting fights breaking out across multiple states, voter ID and mail in ballot battles tied to the Slaughter decision, and whispers about what the midterms could actually look like, including some uncomfortable "what if they just cancel them" talk. Add in a fresh round of Iran and Strait of Hormuz headlines for good measure. Heavy topics, but handled with the show's usual mix of skepticism and dark humor.

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