# Badlands Daily: 9/16/26 - Kash Patel's Senate Grilling, Alito's Blistering Dissent & FBI Hiring Flap

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Podcast: [Badlands Media](https://stenobird.com/podcast/badlands-media-6674661)
Published: 2026-09-16T16:12:22+00:00
Episode link: https://badlandsmedia.podbean.com/e/badlands-daily-91626-kash-patels-senate-grilling-alitos-blistering-dissent-fbi-hiring-flap/
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## Resource

CannCon and Ashe record a special late night edition ahead of travel to Nevada, opening with the Supreme Court's mail in ballot decision and the blistering Alito and Thomas dissent that raises real questions about who actually gets to set election rules. Ashe is still fired up from a Why We Vote episode recorded moments earlier. The bulk of the show works through a series of Kash Patel clips from his Senate appearance, where he pushes back hard on senators feeding media narratives, defends his record on weaponization, and fields a line of questioning about FBI hiring standards that leaves both hosts genuinely speechless. They also revisit lingering questions about the Thomas Crooks rooftop and what the Bureau still has not explained. Expect candid opinions and a looser late night feel throughout.

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