How Trump 2.0 Built a Vote Purging Machine with Abby Vesoulis

Text the Unruly Hotline HereThis week, we feature an interview with Mother Jones reporter Abby Vesoulis, who recently co-authored with Ari Berman the report “Your Private Data Is Building Trump’s Voter Purge Machine”. Vesoulis breaks down the Trump administration’s plans for election interference via voter suppression, the Department of Justice’s role in purging voters, and how we can try to fight back ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. Also, Chenjerai previews a longer interview with veteran labor organizer and strategist Bill Fletcher Jr. about the purpose and power of general strikes. They discuss this in the context of the ongoing nurses strike in New York City and the statewide walkout planned in Minnesota this Friday, January 23rd in reaction to the violent ICE escalations that are ongoing in Minneapolis. Writer and scholar Leigh Claire La Berge will join Chenjerai on an upcoming episode  to discuss the hotline responses. She’s the author of Fake Work (Haymarket Books), a memoir that looks back at her stint as a management consultant in the late 90s. We make Unruly Subjects 100% independently - support the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/UnrulySubjectsFollow Chenjerai on Instagram @chenjerai and Bluesky @chenjerai.bsky.social and follow Unruly Subjects @unrulysubjectspod Get in touch [email protected] No Neutrals There at Haymarketbooks.com Additional Music by Blue Dot Sessions and Grizzly BeatzUnruly Subjects is created in partnership with Rowhome ProductionsFurther reading & sources from this episodeNYC Nurses Strikehttps://www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/20/nysna-nurses-strike-mamdani-sanders/AARP calls for accountability over DOGE sharing Social Security data https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5699159-aarp-demands-doge-accountability/ICE out of Minnesota https://labornotes.org/2026/01/will-ice-ignite-mass-strike-minnesotahttps://www.left-horizons.com/2026/01/17/minneapolis-trade-unions-call-general-strike-over-ice/Register for Labor Notes Annual Conference! https://labornotes.org/2026 Support the show