Episode #246 of the @professorpennpodcast. Defeat the Beast. David Penn dissects Minnesota’s “belly of the beast” politics—crime, economic decay, and a media-political uni-party—while warning about the global march toward digital ID, AI-policed “safety,” and centralized control. From the White House’s Pfizer celebration to school failures and gun debates, he argues for radical self-governance: personal health and resilience, educating your own kids, mastering conflict and defense, and rejecting trick-messaging from suburban “progressive Republicans.” Penn contrasts Republicanism vs. Marxism, calls out party collaborators by name, and lays out ground-game tactics—map your precinct, build neighbor lists, organize for a record 2026 caucus, fund independent media—closing with a prayer to St. Michael and a simple mandate: organize locally or be organized by others.