Folgen
-
We sit down with Katie McHugh, who walked away from the center of the Alt Right and has been helping to fight them ever since. We’re also joined by the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Michael Edison Hayden to talk about his experiences working with Katie, and how she’s been an invaluable part of the fight against White Nationalism since walking away.
Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:
https://pod.link/1647010767/
Here are some of the sources and references we used to create this episode:
U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL INVOLVED IN WHITE NATIONALIST MOVEMENT, HATEWATCH DETERMINES
https://www.splcenter.org/gebert
STEPHEN MILLER’S AFFINITY FOR WHITE NATIONALISM REVEALED IN LEAKED EMAILS
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/11/12/stephen-millers-affinity-white-nationalism-revealed-leaked-emails
Leaked Stephen Miller emails show Trump’s point man on immigration promoted white nationalism, SPLC reports
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/11/12/leaked-stephen-miller-emails-suggest-trumps-point-man-immigration-promoted-white-nationalism/
More Miller “hate group” emails leak as former reporter claims media hid "racist screeds" for years
https://www.salon.com/2019/11/14/more-miller-hate-group-emails-leak-as-former-reporter-claims-media-hid-racist-screeds-for-years/
Can You Ever Trust a Former White Nationalist?
https://politicalresearch.org/2022/05/11/can-you-ever-trust-former-white-nationalist
Questions? Comments? Email:
This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.didnothingwrongpod.com/subscribe -
Episode 113(originally released 11/27/03) -Writer and Activist Elad Nehorai joins the pod to discuss the rising tide of antisemitism, false narratives, and keeping your humanity during inhumane times.
Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:
https://pod.link/1647010767/
Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:
ELAD NEHORAI Writer. Community Builder. Marketer. Activist.
http://eladnehorai.com
Elad's Substack(GO SUBSCRIBE PLZ)
Elad's Twitter feed(or "X" if we must)
https://twitter.com/EladNehorai
Elon Musk is the most dangerous antisemite in America
https://forward.com/opinion/549819/elon-musk-is-the-most-dangerous-antisemite-in-america/
The Right's Selective Outrage on Antisemitism is a Scam
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-rights-selective-outrage-on-antisemitism-is-a-scam?ref=author
Comments? Suggestions? Email: [email protected]
This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.didnothingwrongpod.com/subscribe -
Fehlende Folgen?
-
In this episode, I break down what happened on Election night, and discuss what a way forward might look like. Plus, I talk about what’s ahead for the podcast in the future.
Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:
https://pod.link/1647010767/
Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:
CNN Election Results
https://www.cnn.com/election/2024/results/president?election-data-id=2024-PG&election-painting-mode=projection-with-lead&filter-key-races=false&filter-flipped=false&filter-remaining=false
REPUBLICANS CELEBRATE BY ADMITTING THEY CAN’T WAIT FOR PROJECT 2025
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/republicans-celebrate-project-2025-trump-win-1235155322/
Here’s What An RFK Jr. Health Role In A Trump Administration Could Look Like: Vaccine Skepticism, Fluoride Ban
https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2024/11/06/heres-what-an-rfk-jr-health-role-in-a-trump-administration-could-look-like-vaccine-skepticism-fluoride-ban/
Trump Jr. floats Alex Jones as father's White House press secretary: 'I'm not even joking'
https://nbcmontana.com/news/nation-world/trump-jr-floats-alex-jones-as-fathers-white-house-press-secretary-im-not-even-joking-donald-trump-republican-presidential-candidate-gop-2024-election
Conspiracy theories are spreading about Trump’s win. They’re false.
https://www.vox.com/politics/383944/conspiracy-theories-trump-win
Election Denial Conspiracy Theories Are Exploding on X. This Time They’re Coming From the Left
https://www.wired.com/story/election-denial-conspiracy-theories-x-left-blueanon/
Comments? Suggestions? Email: [email protected]
This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.didnothingwrongpod.com/subscribe -
In this episode, I will make a call on what I think is going to happen in the 2024 US presidential election, and in the aftermath.
Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:
https://pod.link/1647010767/
Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:
The AZGOP is selling the headquarters it bought 9 months ago
https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2024/03/27/arizona-gop-headquarters-sale
Trump’s new joint fundraising pact with RNC puts priority on paying his legal bills first
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2024-03-21/trumps-invite-to-major-donors-prioritizes-the-committee-paying-his-legal-bills-over-the-rnc
A “bust out” is a common tactic in the organized crime world, wherein a business' assets and lines of credit are exploited and exhausted to the point of bankruptcy.
http://worldtraining.net/bustout.html
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-america-pac-blitz-canvassing-michigan-uhaul/
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-america-pac-blitz-canvassing-michigan-uhaul/
Canvassers for Elon Musk’s America PAC Were Fired and Stranded in Michigan After Speaking Out
https://www.wired.com/story/canvassers-elon-musk-america-pac-fired-stranded-michigan-mistreatment/
'All hell has broken loose': Inside Elon Musk's high-stakes pro-Trump door-knocking effort
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/elon-musks-high-stakes-trump-door-knocking-effort-america-pac-rcna176255
There’s more herding in swing state polls than at a sheep farm in the Scottish Highlands
Hopium Chronicles By Simon Rosenberg
What are the surprising takeaways from early voting? Analyst explains why Republicans should worry.
https://www.msnbc.com/weekends-with-alex-witt/watch/what-are-the-surprising-takeaways-from-early-voting-analyst-explains-why-republicans-should-worry-223380549986
The right is projecting irrational confidence about a Trump win. That could aid an effort to steal the election.
https://www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump/right-projecting-irrational-confidence-about-trump-win-could-aid-effort-steal-election
Bannon Leaves Jail, Immediately Urges Trump to Falsely Declare Victory Again
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/10/bannon-leaves-jail-immediately-urges-trump-to-falsely-declare-victory-again/
Comments? Suggestions? Email: [email protected]
This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.didnothingwrongpod.com/subscribe -
In this episode, I try to get to the bottom of why more GOP and conservative people aren't speaking out about the very real danger of what a second Donald Trump presidency would do to this country.
Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:
https://pod.link/1647010767/
Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:
Mitt Romney, Liz Cheney, and other GOP lawmakers who criticized Trump or voted to impeach him have spent tens of thousands of dollars on private security
https://www.businessinsider.com/lawmakers-spent-thousands-on-security-after-capitol-insurrection-records-2021-4
Romney: 'Large portion' of GOP ‘doesn’t believe in the Constitution’
https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2023/09/14/romney---a-very-large-portion-of--the-gop--doesn-t-believe-in-the-constitution-
What Mitt Romney Saw in the Senate - The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/11/mitt-romney-retiring-senate-trump-mcconnell/675306/
Private Equity’s Senator Gets Big Payout
https://www.levernews.com/private-equitys-senator-gets-big-payout/
FBI finds hundreds of weapons at home of suspect in Arizona Democratic Party office shooting
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/tempe-breaking/2024/10/23/suspect-identified-tempe-democratic-party-office-shootings/75806849007/
JD Vance Offers Baffling Defense of Trump’s ‘Enemy Within’ Comments
https://www.thedailybeast.com/jd-vance-offers-baffling-defense-of-trumps-enemy-within-comments/
Mariannette Miller-Meeks says she got death threats after voting against Jordan in speaker’s race
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/mariannette-miller-meeks-says-got-death-threats-voting-jordan-speakers-rcna121142
Did Nothing Wrong Episode 106 - Jim Jordan for Speaker?
The Washington Post says it will not endorse a candidate for president
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2024/10/25/washington-post-endorsement-president/
On political endorsement
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/25/washington-post-endorsement/
The Washington Post is in deep turmoil as Bezos remains silent on non-endorsement
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/26/media/washington-post-jeff-bezos-endorsement-turmoil/index.html
Marty Baron on the Washington Post’s “Spineless” Endorsement Decision
https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/marty-baron-on-the-washington-posts-spineless-endorsement-decision
Comments? Suggestions? Email: [email protected]
This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.didnothingwrongpod.com/subscribe -
Sociologist Karl Folk and I talk about the home stretch of the 2024 election, and the increasingly desperate measures MAGA and the Silicon Valley oligarchs are taking to convince you they're ahead.
Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:
https://pod.link/1647010767/
Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:
How Russian disinformation is reaching the U.S. ahead of the 2024 election
https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/russian-disinformation-2024-election-storm-1516/index.html
Russian disinformation peddlers are targeting Harris-Walz campaign with fake videos, Microsoft says
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/russian-disinformation-peddlers-are-targeting-harris-walz-campaign-fak-rcna171476
Leaked chats reveal right-wing militia's coordinated efforts to watch AZ ballot boxes
https://azmirror.com/2024/10/17/leaked-chats-reveal-right-wing-militias-coordinated-efforts-to-watch-az-ballot-boxes/
Pro-Trump dark money network tied to Elon Musk behind fake pro-Harris campaign scheme • OpenSecrets
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2024/10/pro-trump-dark-money-network-tied-to-elon-musk-behind-fake-pro-harris-campaign-scheme/
Peter Thiel Invests In Polymarket Political Betting Platform—But The Future Of Gambling On Elections Remains Unclear
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2024/05/14/peter-thiel-invests-in-polymarket-political-betting-platform-but-the-future-of-gambling-on-elections-remains-unclear/
A handful of pro-Trump bettors have dumped more than $25 million into Polymarket, swaying election odds in his favor
https://fortune.com/2024/10/18/presidential-election-odds-pro-trump-bettors-polymarket-political-polls-harris/
Polymarket whale raises Trump odds, sparking manipulation concerns
https://cointelegraph.com/news/polymarket-whale-trump-odds-manipulation
What We Know About the Mystery Trader Betting Big on a Trump Win - Newsweek
https://www.newsweek.com/who-polymarket-mystery-trader-fredi9999-1969646
University of Florida - Election Lab Early Vote Tracker
https://election.lab.ufl.edu/early-vote/
Comments? Suggestions? Email: [email protected]
This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.didnothingwrongpod.com/subscribe -
Author Mike Rothschild joins me to discuss the spread of false information in the wake of the recent natural disasters, and what we can do about it.
Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:
https://pod.link/1647010767/
Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:
US officials struggle to quash Hurricane Helene conspiracy theories
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-officials-struggle-quash-hurricane-helene-conspiracy-theories-2024-10-05/
North Carolina Republican pushes back on hurricane misinformation: "Nobody can control the weather"
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chuck-edwards-north-carolina-hurricane-helene-fact-check/
Fact check: Six days of Trump lies about the Hurricane Helene response
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/06/politics/fact-check-trump-helene-response-north-carolina/index.html
False conspiracy theories about Hurricane Milton continue to swirl despite outcry from officials
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/hurricane-milton-conspiracy-theory-government-storm-biden-rcna174558
Meteorologists Get Death Threats as Hurricane Milton Conspiracy Theories Thrive
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/hurricane-milton-misinformation-meteorlogist-death-threats-1235130352/
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s space laser and the age-old problem of blaming the Jews
https://www.vox.com/22256258/marjorie-taylor-greene-jewish-space-laser-anti-semitism-conspiracy-theories
GORDON LIDDY ON SHOOTING FROM THE LIP - RADIO HOST DENIES 'FUELING THE LUNATIC FRINGE'
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1995/04/26/gordon-liddy-on-shooting-from-the-lip/75754676-030f-4191-a9e3-a421855aea1f/
Jewish Space Lasers THE ROTHSCHILDS AND 200 YEARS OF CONSPIRACY THEORIES
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/733925/jewish-space-lasers-by-mike-rothschild/
After Helene created a news blackout, here’s what my Asheville neighbors and I did
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/11/health/asheville-neighbors-hurricane-helene-wellness/index.html
Comments? Suggestions? Email: [email protected]
This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.didnothingwrongpod.com/subscribe -
Episode 73(originally released 06/26/2023) - David Niewert joins us to discuss his new book, "The Age Of Insurrection", about the Extremist Right's assault on Democracy, and what we can do about it.
Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:
https://pod.link/1647010767/
Here's are some of the sources and references from this episode:
The Age of Insurrection: The Radical Right's Assault on American Democracy
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/720886/the-age-of-insurrection-by-david-neiwert/
David's Twitter. Go follow him if you're not already.
https://twitter.com/davidneiwert
David Neiwert on The Lincoln Project Podcast
Comments? Suggestions? Email: [email protected]
This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.didnothingwrongpod.com/subscribe -
Sociologist Karl Folk joins me to discuss the GOP's 2024 election strategy of “it doesn’t matter who votes. It matters who counts the votes.”, and what we can do about it.
Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:
https://pod.link/1647010767/
Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:
The R.N.C. Asked a Conspiracy Theorist to Train Poll Watchers. Here’s What He Told Them.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/26/us/politics/republican-national-committee-2024-posobiec.html
The Horrifying Fascist Manifesto Endorsed By J.D. Vance
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-horrifying-fascist-manifesto-endorsed-by-j.d.-vance
FAR-RIGHT OANN ANCHOR JACK POSOBIEC’S RISE TIED TO WHITE SUPREMACIST MOVEMENT
https://www.splcenter.org/splc-investigation-far-right-oann-anchor-jack-posobiecs-rise-tied-white-supremacist-movement
Partisan Split on Election Integrity Gets Even Wider
https://news.gallup.com/poll/651185/partisan-split-election-integrity-gets-even-wider.aspx
Dave Roberts's Twitter Thread
https://x.com/drvolts/status/1839386902514049461?t=CPVSm7b4pV1DpGBpUHEsBw&s=19
Vigilantes, Inc. Zach D. Roberts and Greg Palast's documentary about voter suppression
https://www.gregpalast.com/vigilantes-inc-free-download/
In donations, Harris vs. Trump is no contest
https://rochesterbeacon.com/2024/09/26/in-donations-harris-vs-trump-is-no-contest/
Kamala Harris Hires Massive Legal Team To Fight Back Against Election Denials
https://meidasnews.com/news/kamala-harris-hires-massive-legal-team-to-fight-back-against-election-denials
Comments? Suggestions? Email: [email protected]
This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.didnothingwrongpod.com/subscribe -
Mike Senters joins me to discuss the evolution of online information war tactics from Gamergate to the current battle in Springfield, Ohio, and how to counter them.
Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:
https://pod.link/1647010767/
Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:
Did Nothing Wrong Hot Take - Springfield Bombs
JD Vance defends baseless rumor about Haitian immigrants eating pets
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/15/politics/vance-immigrants-pets-springfield-ohio-cnntv/index.html
What we still haven’t learned from Gamergate
https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/1/20/20808875/gamergate-lessons-cultural-impact-changes-harassment-laws
Two distinct forms of isolation predict belief in conspiracy theories
https://www.psypost.org/two-distinct-forms-of-isolation-predict-belief-in-conspiracy-theories/
Robert Putnam Knows Why You’re Lonely
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/13/magazine/robert-putnam-interview.html
Elon Musk blinks first, bowing to pressure in Brazil to reopen X
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/09/22/musk-brazil-x/
JD Vance suggested the US's support for NATO could be pulled if Europe tries to regulate Elon Musk's X
https://www.businessinsider.com/jd-vance-nato-support-eu-regulation-x-musk-free-speech-2024-9
(Editor’s Note: This seems BAD.)
Comments? Suggestions? Email: [email protected]
This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.didnothingwrongpod.com/subscribe -
Springfield, Ohio has become the newest battlefield in the information war, and now it's locked down over a series of bomb threats. In this Hot Take, I explain the issues with the word “Hoax” as it relates to this situation, and call out Donald Trump, JD Vance, Libs of TikTok, and the rest of the lying liars who used literal Neo-Nazi propaganda to put Springfield’s Haitian refugee community at risk.
Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:
How a fringe online claim about immigrants eating pets made its way to the debate stage
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-fringe-online-claim-immigrants-eating-pets-debate-trump-rcna170759
More Than Half of Trump Voters Believe Haitians Are Eating Pets: Poll
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-republicans-haitian-migrants-eating-pets-poll-1954875
JD Vance defends baseless rumor about Haitian immigrants eating pets
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/15/politics/vance-immigrants-pets-springfield-ohio-cnntv/index.html
Fact check: Ohio woman accused of eating cat is from Canton, not from Springfield
https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2024/09/10/canton-woman-accused-of-eating-cat-not-haitian-from-springfield-ohio/75157976007/?itm_medium=recirc&itm_source=taboola&itm_campaign=internal&itm_content=ExploreMore
More truth about Springfield, Ohio: What has happened since the pet-eating rumors started
https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2024/09/17/springfield-ohio-truth-latest-since-trumps-haitian-pet-eating-claims-fact-check/75260318007/
Haitian immigrants helped revive a struggling Ohio town. Then neo-Nazis turned up
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/14/neo-nazis-springfield-ohio-haitian-immigrants
Springfield, Ohio, cancels town festival after violent threats over Haitian resident
www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/politics/springfield-ohio-cancels-town-festival-after-violent-threats-over-haitian-residents
Neo-Nazi who left Maine claims credit for ‘eating dogs and cats’ lies
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2024/09/16/aroostook/aroostook-culture/neo-nazi-christopher-polhaus-left-maine-takes-credit-eating-dogs-cats-lies/
Vote.gov
https://vote.gov
Comments? Suggestions? Email: [email protected]
This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.didnothingwrongpod.com/subscribe -
Journalist Robert Silverman and I discuss the recent Russian scheme to funnel large piles of cash to Right Wing influencers, and the massive amounts of domestic money they receive for their bad takes.
Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:
https://pod.link/1647010767/
Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:
Two RT Employees Indicted for Covertly Funding and Directing U.S. Company that Published Thousands of Videos in Furtherance of Russian Interests
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-rt-employees-indicted-covertly-funding-and-directing-us-company-published-thousands
Inside Tenet Media, the pro-Trump ‘supergroup’ allegedly funded by Russia
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2024/09/05/tenet-media-russia-rt-tim-pool/
What Right-Wing Influencers Actually Said in Those Tenet Media Videos
https://www.wired.com/story/influencers-tenet-benny-johnson-tim-pool-russia-propaganda-videos/
How ‘Coward and Phony’ Tim Pool Became One of the Biggest Political YouTubers on the Planet
https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-coward-and-phony-tim-pool-became-one-of-the-biggest-political-youtubers-on-the-planet
Tim Pool Caught COVID—and Joe Rogan Offered to Pay His Medical Bills
https://www.thedailybeast.com/tim-pool-caught-covid-and-joe-rogan-offered-to-pay-his-medical-bills
Tim Pool’s News Site Plagiarized the Mainstream Media He Claims to Hate
https://www.thedailybeast.com/tim-pools-news-site-timcastcom-plagiarized-from-the-mainstream-media-he-claims-to-hate
The Long, Lucrative Right-wing Grift Is Blowing Up in the World's Face
https://www.splinter.com/the-long-lucrative-right-wing-grift-is-blowing-up-in-t-1793944216
Comments? Suggestions? Email: [email protected]
This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.didnothingwrongpod.com/subscribe -
Reed Galen is a co-founder of the Lincoln Project and the founder of “The Union”, a single-issue, pro-democracy coalition dedicated to defeating Donald Trump and MAGA at the polls in November.
Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:
https://pod.link/1647010767/
Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:
Lincoln Project Announcement Regarding Reed Galen
https://lincolnproject.us/lincoln-project-announcement-regarding-reed-galen/
Join The Union!
https://jointheunion.us
Reed's Substack - "The Home Front"
Reed's new podcast, The Home Front
Comments? Suggestions? Email: [email protected]
This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.didnothingwrongpod.com/subscribe -
Episode 102(originally released 10/05/2023) -We take a look at Chaya Raichik/Libs of TikTok's Permanent Record of Stochastic Terrorism.
Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:
https://pod.link/1647010767/
Here are some of the sources and references we used to create this episode:
Boston Children's Hospital warns employees over far-right online harassment campaign
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/boston-childrens-hospital-warns-employees-far-right-online-harassment-rcna43376
Twitter account Libs of TikTok blamed for harassment of children’s hospitals
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/09/02/lgbtq-threats-hospitals-libs-of-tiktok/
Woman pleads guilty to making hoax bomb threat against Boston Children's
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/woman-pleads-guilty-to-making-hoax-bomb-threat-against-boston-childrens/3147446/
Libs of TikTok suspended from Twitter in wake of Children’s National Hospital audio recording
https://www.dailydot.com/debug/libs-of-tiktok-childrens-national-hospital/
Libs Of TikTok post instigates another round of bomb threats
https://www.losangelesblade.com/2023/09/25/libs-of-tiktok-post-instigates-another-round-of-bomb-threats/
How Libs of TikTok Became an Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Machine
https://www.them.us/story/libs-of-tik-tok-twitter-facebook-instagram-explained-childrens-hospitals-grooming
Libs of TikTok - Media Matters Archive
https://www.mediamatters.org/search?search=libs+of+tiktok
Email us: [email protected]
This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.didnothingwrongpod.com/subscribe -
Author Talia Lavin joins me to talk about her new book, “Wild Faith, how the Christian Right is taking over America”, about how this reactionary movement is a grave threat to democracy.
Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:
https://pod.link/1647010767/
Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:
The Sword and the Sandwich
Wild Faith: How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/talia-lavin/wild-faith/9780306829192/
Culture Warlords: My Journey Into the Dark Web of White Supremacy
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/talia-lavin/culture-warlords/9781549127830/?lens=hachette-books
New York Times review of "Culture Warlords"
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/27/books/review/culture-warlords-talia-lavin.html
Talia on Twitter
https://x.com/mobydickenergy
Moby Dick Energy - The Podcast
Comments? Suggestions? Email: [email protected]
This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.didnothingwrongpod.com/subscribe -
Sociologist Karl Folk and I break down some of the inauthentic methods that the American right wing outrage machine uses, and suggest some solutions to prevent mainstream media complicity.
Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:
https://pod.link/1647010767/
Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:
Reflexive Control
https://militairespectator.nl/artikelen/reflexive-control
Handbook of Russian Information Warfare
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313423985_Handbook_of_Russian_Information_Warfare
What we still haven’t learned from Gamergate
https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/1/20/20808875/gamergate-lessons-cultural-impact-changes-harassment-laws
Under Elon Musk, X is denying API access to academics who study misinformation
https://www.fastcompany.com/91040397/under-elon-musk-x-is-denying-api-access-to-academics-who-study-misinformation
The Case of Al Franken
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/07/29/the-case-of-al-franken
Tucker Carlson claims in book Fox News firing was part of $787.5m settlement
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jul/26/tucker-carlson-fox-news-firing-condition-dominion-settlement
Tommy Robinson moans luxury Cyprus holiday ruined after stoking riots from abroad
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/tommy-robinson-cyprus-holiday-uk-riots-b2593729.html
This is the Twitter data that shows who's backing Tommy Robinson
https://www.wired.com/story/tommy-robinson-free-tommy-twitter-data
(And now this kind of data is unavailable. Funny, that.)
The Horrifying Fascist Manifesto Endorsed By J.D. Vance
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-horrifying-fascist-manifesto-endorsed-by-j.d.-vance
Process of Extermination - Review of "The Spanish Holocaust" by Paul Preston
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/13/books/review/the-spanish-holocaust-by-paul-preston.html
Comments? Suggestions? Email: [email protected]
This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.didnothingwrongpod.com/subscribe -
The 2024 election has undergone a seismic shift in the last month. In this episode, I'm joined once again by Mike Senters to talk about the better world we can almost see over the horizon.
Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:
https://pod.link/1647010767/
Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:
TRUMP IS PLANNING FOR A LANDSLIDE WIN And his campaign is all but praying Joe Biden doesn’t drop out.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/07/trump-campain-election-2024-susie-wiles-chris-lacivita/678806/
‘It’s over’: Democrats remain in panic over Biden’s reelection
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/12/biden-gop-election-wave-00167944
Trump survives assassination attempt at campaign rally, as it unfolded
https://apnews.com/live/election-biden-trump-campaign-updates-07-13-2024
Social media account with extremist comments could be tied to Trump gunman, FBI says
https://whyy.org/articles/fbi-trump-shooter-social-media-account-extremist/
DNW Podcast Episode 149 - Everybody Hates Vance
Biden drops out of 2024 race against Trump. Here's what we know about what happens now.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-happens-biden-steps-down-2024/
Biden explains why he dropped out of White House race
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1l5n2gy74vo
Harris chooses Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as VP pick
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/06/harris-walz-vp/
Early Harris-Walz rallies feature big crowds, talk of ‘joy’ and unsolicited GOP counterprogramming
https://apnews.com/article/harris-walz-rallies-battleground-states-vance-trump-7da99aace01fec1c784fba27fdbce558
Democrats’ joy is unconfined as Harris and Walz take upbeat message on tour
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/11/kamala-harris-tim-walz-campaign-joy-election
Trump ally Steve Bannon surrenders to federal prison to serve 4-month sentence on contempt charges
https://apnews.com/article/steve-bannon-contempt-sentence-federal-prison-trump-77353a10250c36f77b2c1b7d188c5250
Comments? Suggestions? Email: [email protected]
“I think I’ve got a feeling I lost inside”
This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.didnothingwrongpod.com/subscribe -
There has never been a Vice Presidential nominee as universally disliked as 2024 Republican nominee J.D. Vance. In this episode, I lay out some of the reasons he's so unpopular with so many people,
Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:
https://pod.link/1647010767/
Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:
Everyone Hates J.D. Vance: Poll
https://newrepublic.com/post/184438/jd-vance-popularity-brutally-embarrassing-hit
J.D. Vance: Pregnancies from rape should go to term even if they're 'inconvenient'
https://www.rawstory.com/news/jd-vance-abortion-2668861499/
Vast majority of Republicans support abortion exceptions for rape, incest and mother's health
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/vast-majority-republicans-support-abortion-exceptions-rape-incest-moth-rcna52237
JD Vance Is An Investor In A Far Right Video Platform Filled With Neo-Nazi Content
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-stand/jd-vance-is-an-investor-in-a-far-right-video-platform-filled-with-neo-nazi-content
Read J.D. Vance’s Violent Foreword to Project 2025 Leader’s New Book
https://newrepublic.com/article/184393/jd-vance-violent-foreword-kevin-roberts-project-2025-leader-book
Inside the powerful Peter Thiel network that anointed JD Vance
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/07/28/jd-vance-peter-thiel-donors-big-tech-trump-vp/
Where J.D. Vance Gets His Weird, Terrifying Techno-Authoritarian Ideas
https://newrepublic.com/article/183971/jd-vance-weird-terrifying-techno-authoritarian-ideas
Peter Thiel’s midterm bet: the billionaire seeking to disrupt America’s democracy
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/oct/15/peter-thiel-who-is-he-republican-donor-tech-entrepreneur
The Education of a Libertarian
https://www.cato-unbound.org/2009/04/13/peter-thiel/education-libertarian/
J.D. Vance Endorsed Book That Calls Progressives “Unhumans” and Praises Jan. 6 Rioters
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/07/jd-vance-unhumans-book-jack-posobiec-alt-right-january-6/
Jack Posobiec's Extremist File - SPLC
https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/individual/jack-posobiec
How the Mainstream Right Developed a Soft Spot for Francisco Franco
https://jacobin.com/2023/04/mainstream-right-soft-spot-francisco-francisco-franco-wwii-conspiracy-paranoia-antisemitism-anti-communism
Spain criminalises support for Franco in bid to heal divisions
https://theweek.com/news/world-news/europe/953559/spain-criminalises-suspport-franco-crackdown-dictators-legacy
JD Vance suggests VP picks don’t matter
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/02/jd-vance-vp-picks-00172526
Comments? Suggestions? Email: [email protected]
This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.didnothingwrongpod.com/subscribe -
In this episode, I'm joined by Sociologist Karl Folk. We analyze the tumultuous week that was in American politics, and talk about the absolute insanity of Trump picking JD Vance as his running mate.
Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:
https://pod.link/1647010767/
Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:
Unreal: Living In the post truth world.
https://www.instituteofunreality.com/
The Nefarious Figures Behind the Far-Right Who Predate Trump
https://www.splinter.com/the-nefarious-figures-behind-the-far-right-who-predate-trump
Trump and Harris enter final 100-day stretch of a rapidly evolving 2024 race
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/28/politics/trump-harris-election-100-days/index.html
Where J.D. Vance Gets His Weird, Terrifying Techno-Authoritarian Ideas
https://newrepublic.com/article/183971/jd-vance-weird-terrifying-techno-authoritarian-ideas
J.D. Vance Endorsed Book That Calls Progressives “Unhumans” and Praises Jan. 6 Rioters
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/07/jd-vance-unhumans-book-jack-posobiec-alt-right-january-6/
J.D. Vance has made it impossible for Trump to run away from Project 2025
https://www.vox.com/politics/362917/jd-vance-project-2025-book-kevin-roberts-trump
Comments? Suggestions? Email: [email protected]
This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.didnothingwrongpod.com/subscribe -
Political scientist Andy Vitek joins me to discuss just how realistic those worst case scenarios for the 2024 US presidential election we keep hearing about and seeing on social media really are.
Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:
https://pod.link/1647010767/
Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:
Andrew Vitek - Political Science - Penn State
https://polisci.la.psu.edu/people/auv434/
Andy Vitek - PhD - Home
https://vitekpolisci.com
Andy on Twitter
https://x.com/Vitek2288
Update on the FBI Investigation of the Attempted Assassination of Former President Donald Trump
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/update-on-the-fbi-investigation-of-the-attempted-assassination-of-former-president-donald-trump
Leaked memo shows J.D. Vance’s anti-woke ideology on foreign affairs
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/07/19/jd-vance-leaked-memo-state-department/
J.D. Vance Endorsed a National Abortion Ban in the Grossest Way Possible
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/jd-vance-national-abortion-ban-soros-1235062748/
Comments? Suggestions? Email: [email protected]
This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.didnothingwrongpod.com/subscribe - Mehr anzeigen
