The Jesse Kelly Show Hour 1: The Other Election Day
Nov 5, 2025
It's election day—did you vote? The discussion dives into how propaganda and intelligence agencies subtly sway elections. Listeners learn about the tactics behind paid social posts and how they manipulate perceptions of consensus. Jesse explores how foreign agents exploit social divides with fake accounts and warns of the dangers of falling for misinformation. Plus, a bagel analogy highlights how narratives can be seeded, and Jesse emphasizes the importance of discernment in a world filled with influence operations.
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Make Voting A Deliberate Priority
- Vote and participate because elections materially change who holds power and policy outcomes.
- Set aside time, recruit others, or donate to influence results through voting and organizing.
Personal Vote-On-Election-Day Story
- Jesse recounts leaving the house early to vote despite inconvenience and a brief machine issue.
- He frames that small sacrifice as a direct reason for political changes he supports.
How Manufactured Online Debates Grow
- Online influence operations manufacture debate by seeding paid posts through popular accounts.
- That manufactured noise makes fringe topics appear mainstream and recruits ordinary users into the conflict.