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Being told to run for president by his dead dog. Cosplaying as a superhero called “General Ancap”. Beating up a piñata of Argentina’s central bank on television. Sleeping in a bed with his sister and their dogs. Javier Milei is Donald Trump’s “favorite president” of Argentina and has a lifestyle verging on parody. He’s also been screwing up the country in short order. Our guest writer is Caio Almendra, editor at The Intercept Brasil.
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Cursed McDonald’s humiliation rituals, secret messages sent through a filet-o-fish, Elon posting a QAnon News Network meme, UFO disclosure in congress, and Tucker Carlson being attacked by a demon in his sleep. Sit down and eat, children.
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“I tried to think of the most harmless thing. Something I loved from my childhood. Something that could never ever possibly destroy us: LOST.” And I was wrong. This week, Jake strands the co-hosts and listeners on a small, dangerous island, and dissects the ‘LOST’ alternate reality game from 2006. In an effort to steer the show away from politics and conspiracy theories in these trying times, Jake has inadvertently uncovered the inconvenient truth that TV shows and their advertisers may have primed us for Qanon.
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The election has come and gone. Liv, Jake, Travis and Julian talk about conspiracism among online Republicans and Democrats in the wake of Trump’s victory. We also talk a bit about Kash Patel, who guested on QAnon podcasts before becoming the future Director of the FBI. Plus Jake brings us a sequel to his story: Letter from the Meme War.
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You’ve heard more than your fill about terrible news in America. So you should take a break by hearing some terrible news from a nation more experienced in empire death.
UK Correspondent Annie Kelly returns from maternity leave to explain the most significant recent outbreaks of British brainworms.
First we meet the online community of obsessive “Royal Watchers,” which spawned conspiracy theories to explain the mysterious but brief absence of Princess Kate Middleton from public life. Then to reaffirm our commitment to brutal tonal shifts, Annie tells of Twitter-amplified misinformation about a teenage triple murder suspect which helped to fuel race riots. It’s an awful tale, but also usefully illustrative of how Elon Musk likes to moderate his social media platform.
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Annie Kelly on Bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/annieknk.bsky.social
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To celebrate 300 regular episodes we have brought on a special guest: Julian Feeld.
And what a beefy episode number 300 is.
First we cover Trump’s lively Madison Square Garden rally and a conspiracy theory that sprang up in the wake of stand up comedian Kill Tony’s appearance there. Plus, the return of the “Panda Eyes” conspiracy theory at a Trump event. If you don’t know what “Panda Eyes" are, then just assume the worst before listening to the episode.
Then we dive into the bizarre claims among some liberal posters who believe the first Trump assassination attempt was “staged.” There’s a new twist, with new lore, and the plot has thickened. Get ready for quality ear analysis.
Finally we go through the ways the US election is being besieged by efforts to skew the vote and apply some well honed election denial tactics, including an app by an organization you might remember from the last cycle: True The Vote.
It’s a window into alternate realities and a preview of the kind of paranoid delusions that will become popular as America struggles through the first presidential post-election cycle since January 6th.
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Someone invented internet money, and we want to find out who they are. We’re not mad, we just want to talk.
For a decade and a half, the true identity of “Satoshi Nakamoto,” the author of the Bitcoin whitepaper, has been a closely guarded secret. Several major publications have tried to uncover crypto’s founding father, including New Yorker, Vice, Newsweek, New York Times, and Wired. But definitive answers are elusive, despite the fact that Satoshi possibly controls over a million bitcoin worth tens of billions of dollars.
In the HBO Documentary “Money Electric: A Bitcoin Mystery” director Cullen Hoback makes an original case that the person behind Satoshi isn’t any of the usual suspects. Hoback, who also directed the docuseries “Q: Into the Storm,” believes that Satoshi is the Canadian Bitcoin core developer Peter Todd, who was 23 years old at the time of the whitepaper’s publication. Peter Todd, in the film itself and after the film’s release, denies that he is Satoshi.
We chat with Cullen about what inspired him to take on this project, why it even matters who Satoshi is, the evidence that convinced Cullen that he’s “very close to the answer,” and the internet mysteries he plans to tackle in future documentaries.
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Cullen Hoback
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Despite Travis’ best efforts, it’s still possible to occasionally read posts on the internet that are not perfectly accurate. In fact, Travis’ failure to turn networking technology into primarily a means of rationally exchanging ideas and substantive policy issues has forced media outlets all over the globe to employ so-called “fact checkers.”
To get a better handle on this phenomenon (for which, to reiterate, podcast host Travis View bears most of the blame) we spoke to the hardest working man in online fact checking: BBC Verify Senior Journalist Shayan Sardarizadeh. For years, he has tracked and reported on viral falsehoods, both silly and deadly, in many countries.
We discuss how Shayan got into this unique discipline of journalism, his response to the criticism that “fact checking” primarily serves the reinforcement of establishment narratives, research which suggests fact checkers are less trusted than other kinds of reporters, the rise of deep fakes, atrocity denial, and how to maintain trust as a fact checker.
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Shayan Sardarizadeh
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BBC Verify
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The Onion: Factual Error Found On The Internet
https://theonion.com/factual-error-found-on-internet-1819566445/
Nieman Lab: Readers are more suspicious of journalists providing corrections than journalists providing confirmations
https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/08/readers-are-more-suspicious-of-journalists-providing-corrections-than-journalists-providing-confirmations/
Rolling Stone: Right-Wingers Heartbroken by Picture of Little Girl Who Doesn’t Exist
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/ai-girl-maga-hurricane-helene-1235125285/
Washington Post: Viral attack on Walz features fake former student making false claim
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2024/10/21/tim-walz-matthew-metro-video/
Newsweek: Gaza War Death Toll Passes 43,000, Palestinian Health Ministry Reports
https://www.newsweek.com/gaza-war-deaths-surpass-43000-palestinian-health-ministry-reports-1975910
BBC: False claims of staged deaths surge in Israel-Gaza war
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67760523
UN News: Rights expert finds ‘reasonable grounds’ genocide is being committed in Gaza
https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147976
United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights: Türk says world must act as darkest moment of Gaza conflict unfolds
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The monks have found a way to connect to the internet. Brad Abrahams is back to bring you a trinity of radical Catholic sects he stumbled upon while reading about UFOs. We’ve got a fake monastery with apocalyptic monks, a Christian private military contractor, and a Vatican-in-exile in Kansas. Catholic-in-residence Annie Kelly is also back to make sure Brad and Jake don’t blaspheme irresponsibly. Listen on and you might be convinced that stage magic is real and proof of Satan. There’s also an interview with a family who left one of these sects and are brave enough to talk about it.
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Brad Abrahams:
https://x.com/LoveAndSaucers // https://lnk.bio/extrasensory
Annie Kelly:
https://x.com/AnnieKNK
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Today’s show is a piñata, and each time a blindfolded Travis takes a swing at it, a new and weirder piece of candy falls to the ground for Jake and Liv to nibble on. First, we’ll be talking about how even conspiracy theorists had to push back against a terribly lazy hoax about VP candidate Tim Walz. Then we’ll be talking to reporter Robyn Pennacchia about her deep dive into a majorly pilled telegram community whose leader disperses intel drops she claims come from both the military and celestial angels. And as a special desert, we’re sitting down with reporter Ken Klippenstein to discuss his recent defeat & subsequent victory against Elon, after Ken linked to his reporting about the JD Vance dossier.
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Robyn Pennacchia:
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Ken Klippenstein:
https://x.com/kenklippenstein // https://www.kenklippenstein.com
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Conspiracy theorists are finally admitting that human beings DO have an impact on climate change. But it’s not our ever-increasing carbon footprint, no, it’s actually just a very specific group of people who have unlocked the technology to CONTROL the weather – and direct it at their political enemies. In this episode we break down the multitude of conspiracy theories surrounding recent hurricanes Helene and Milton, and Liv threatens to steal a hurricane patent from Bill Gates (we’re all rooting for her).
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Travis has returned from the mountains and claims he’s touched so much grass that he’s considering never going outside again. This is a good thing, because there’s lots of horrible news to catch up on – including corrupt county clerk Tina Peters’ voter fraud trial reaching its ultimate conclusion (it brings us no joy), and the richest person in the world going all in on Trump and Dark Maga.
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Liv, Julian, and Jakey Greco are determined to transform a once respected podcast into a gossip tabloid while Travis is on vacation. Liv brings us a handful of truly demented tales of infidelity from the right-wing sphere, including RFK Jr. and his pack of rambunctious dogs seducing a reporter sent to profile him, and NC LT. Governor Mark Robinson’s filthy, filthy posts on an adult forum about having an affair with his wife’s sister. It’s a horribly messy episode and Travis sends his apologies from wherever he is.
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Guest writers Ben Clarkson and Matt Bors, the creators behind the graphic novel series “Justice Warriors”, take Julian and Jake on a twisted journey into the ideology of Grant Morrison. Morrison is responsible for the Invisibles and a seven-year Batman run considered by fans to be some of the best Batman comics written to date. He also claims that he’s been abducted by aliens in Kathmandu, and that we’re all giant centipedes weaving through time and space.
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Matt Bors: https://x.com/MattBors / mattbors.com/books
Ben Clarkson: https://x.com/benclarkson / https://thebenclarkson.com
Justice Warriors: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Justice-Warriors-Vol-2/Matt-Bors/JUSTICE-WARRIORS/9781952090325
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The origins of the white supremacist terror organization known as the Ku Klux Klan. We explore its emergence during the post-civil-war reconstruction era, its roots in “charivari” and how it came up with its bizarre aesthetics. The episode is guest-written by the ever-excellent Devin Thomas O’Shea.
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We zoom in on the would-be-assassin caught in the bushes of Trump’s golf course. Ryan Routh, as told by others, himself (in his book) and his life choices.
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Routh, Ryan. Ukraine's Unwinnable War: The Fatal Flaw of Democracy, World Abandonment and the Global Citizen-Taiwan, Afghanistan, North Korea and the end of Humanity (Kindle Edition Published February 28th, 2023)
https://www.firstalert4.com/2024/09/17/suspect-trump-assassination-attempt-has-st-louis-county-ties/
https://www.wflx.com/2024/09/17/ticking-time-bomb-nurse-says-she-reported-ryan-routh-homeland-security/
https://greensboro.com/crimefighting-pays-police-organization-honors-super-citizen/article_d76ccec9-b1cf-5618-aa7c-46a0a25d1d01.html
https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/crime/who-is-ryan-routh-digging-into-trump-suspects-ties-to-greensboro/83-7c20e4ad-05f6-4a61-b1d2-dd0951cb8524
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/16/politics/ryan-routh-trump-suspect-invs/index.html
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/16/nx-s1-5113801/trump-shooting-assassination-attempt-suspect-ryan-wesley-routh
https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/cop-says-ryan-routh-got-more-aggressive-and-cocky-after-runins/83-27d25ac5-3c42-4189-80bd-a99c9ac7d3b3
https://greensboro.com/skateboard-park-closed-skate-park-violates-zoning-laws-guilford-officials-say/article_15bf8f1b-acb7-5a19-a9fe-cc4bdc6ee5bb.html
https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-courts/ryan-wesley-routh-greensboro-hawaii-florida-trump-international-golf-course/article_73b2d722-7475-11ef-8d95-0bedfc013a0d.html#tracking-source=mp-in-article
https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-courts/ryan-wesley-routh-life-greensboro-north-carolina/article_518d3ccc-7462-11ef-961e-072c1c4b5b33.html -
On September 9th, United States prosecutors announced the indictment and arrest of two leaders of the so-called “Terrogram Collective.” This is an online community of accelerationist neo-nazis which the DOJ called “a transnational terrorist group.” The indictment charges Dallas Humber, 34, of Elk Grove, California, and Matthew Allison, 37, of Boise, Idaho with 15 crimes. They include soliciting hate crimes, soliciting the murder of federal officials, and conspiring to provide material support to terrorists. If convicted of all charges, Humber and Allison each face a maximum penalty of 220 years in prison.
This group has produced propaganda that encourages their fellow white supremacists to venerate murderers and violently attack Black, immigrant, LGBT, and Jewish people. The screeds have directly inspired a series of ideologically motivated attacks around the world. These include a 2022 mass shooting at a gay bar in Slovakia; successful attacks on power infrastructure in North Carolina; and a stabbing spree in Turkey.
To help better understand Terrorgram, the arrests, and the history of Dallas Humber we spoke to Abner Hauge and Michael Boorman from Left Coast Right Watch, the publication that first identified Humber as a driving force behind Terrorgram in March of last year.
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A false smear about Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio killing pets made its way from a fourth-hand Facebook rumor to Donald Trump’s lips during his televised debate with Kamala Harris. Despite the fact that there is no evidence for this claim and local authorities have explicitly denied that it’s true, Republicans have enthusiastically promoted the libel in order to demonize Haitians who are legally living and working in the town. This promotion includes AI generated images of anthropomorphic cats in tactical gear.
We discuss how this false claim spread, the background of recent anti-immigrant sentiment in JD Vance’s home state, a historical example of how American anti-immigrant conspiracy theories inspired deadly violence, and how the current smears are leading to innocent people being threatened right now.
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QAA was known as the QAnon Anonymous podcast.SOURCES
Bloody Mondayhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Monday
Harper, Leslie Ann. "Lethal Language: The Rhetoric of George Prentice and Louisville’s Bloody Monday." Ohio Valley History 11, no. 3 (2011): 24-43.
The Louisville Journal Thu, Jul 26, 1855https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal/47743585/
Orozco, Jessica. County: No evidence of August claim that Haitians took geese at Springfield park, Springfield News-Sun.https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/county-no-evidence-of-august-claim-that-haitians-took-geese-at-springfield-park/NFRGJNURHREGHB32HBC6UKZJWQ/
Jordan, Miriam. How an Ohio town landed in the middle of the immigration debate, The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/03/us/springfield-ohio-school-bus-crash-haiti-immigrants.html
Thalen, Mikael. Redditor dragged into migrant pet-eating fears thanks to photo of a man with a goose lashes out at JD Vance, The Daily Dot.https://www.dailydot.com/debug/redditor-migrant-pet-eating-fears-goose-photo-jd-vance/
D’Angelo, Alec. The origins of Trump’s Ohio Pets Conspiracy, New Lines Magazine.https://newlinesmag.com/spotlight/the-origins-of-trumps-ohio-pets-conspiracy/Caputo, M.A. ‘Trump blew it’: Cat scratch fever on the debate stage, The Bulwark.https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-blew-it-cat-scratch-fever-on -
Robbie Williams played by a CG Chimp, Russian spy beluga death, an incestuous poisoning through rave drugs, and the Harris campaign making “brain sludge content”. Liv and Julian get Jake’s takes on all of the above, plus some tweets from a fake Q account on X and the latest Andrew Tate freakout. Relax. Everybody just relax. It’s the return of Jake’s Takes.
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This is the story of an April Fool’s Day joke that got wildly out of control.
In 1991, a columnist for InfoWorld claimed that he learned of a hyper-advanced computer virus called “AF/91” that disabled Iraqi air defense systems during the first Gulf War. This virus had allegedly escaped Iraq and threatened every computer that used a windows-based graphical interface. The last line of the column revealed the truth: the story of the AF/91 virus was a fun bit of fiction for April 1st.
But shortly afterwards, a journalist for U.S. News & World Report reported on a virus that sounded suspiciously similar to AF/91, based on confirmation from two government officials. Though the report was clearly based on the joke virus from InfoWorld, the publication refused to retract. So for more than a decade the story was repeated as if it were true in newspapers, magazines, and even in a report by a major think tank.
The boys walk through the evolution of the strange tale of this virus hoax and speculate about why it spread so widely for so long.
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Meta-Virus Set to Unleash Plague on Windows 3.0 Users
https://books.google.com/books?id=0FAEAAAAMBAJ
Computer Virus Story Proves To Be a Twice-Told Tale
https://www.newspapers.com/image/532416866/
Russian Views On Electronic and Information Warfare
https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/FOID/Reading%20Room/International_Security_Affairs/14-F-0564_DOC_01_RUSSIAN_VIEWS_ON_ELECTRONIC_AND_INFORMATION_WARFARE_vol_1.pdf
Taking a byte from Baghdad: Information War could hobble Iraq, but might become a two edged sword
https://www.newspapers.com/image/775197909/
One printer, one virus, one disabled Iraqi air defense
https://www.theregister.com/2003/03/10/one_printer_one_virus_one/
Attack Of The Trojan Printers
https://www.infoworld.com/article/2285234/attack-of-the-trojan-printers.html - もっと表示する
