Trillbilly Worker's Party Episode 420: Blart of Darkness (w/ Special Guest: Eamon Whalen)
Nov 27, 2025
Journalist Eamon Whalen, known for his investigative work on private security, joins to discuss his article on Nathan Seabrook, a mercenary-turned-mall cop in Minneapolis. Eamon shares chilling insights on the rise of boutique private security companies post-George Floyd and outlines Seabrook's intimidating tactics. The conversation dives into the complexities of militarized security in urban settings and the troubling implications for community safety and political dynamics. Listeners gain a glimpse into a world where paranoia fuels the privatization of force.
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Post‑Uprising Fear Created A Market
- Post‑George Floyd paranoia and rising violent crime created fertile demand for boutique armed security.
- Eamon Whalen shows veteran contractors repackaged warzone skills as local “concierge” security services.
Inflating Threats Powers Boutique Security
- Returning private contractors repurpose counterinsurgency language to exaggerate local threats and sell security.
- Whalen links that rhetoric to a business strategy: inflate danger to create demand for force.
Grotesque Intimidation Tactics Reported
- Seabrook proposed using rotting animal carcasses and loud Martin Luther King speeches to intimidate people near protests.
- Minneapolis police emails called him 'diabolically manipulative' over those tactics.
