QAA Podcast What's Normal Anymore? (E342)
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Sep 30, 2025 Will Carless, an award-winning national correspondent for USA Today with two decades of experience, joins the hosts to examine the bizarre normalization of fringe ideas. They dive into the implications of the James Comey indictment and Trump's Antifa executive order, discussing the biases in how extremists are treated. Carless shares insights on Andrew Tate's appeal to young men and the concerning blend of fitness advice masking misogyny. He also anticipates future topics for his documentary series, including vaccine politics and the rise of online extremism.
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Prosecutions As Political Theater
- The Comey indictment signals a new paradigm where prosecutions can be politically driven rather than strictly evidence-led.
- Will Carless warns this parallel prosecution track undermines institutional norms and could be used as political theater.
Institutional Erosion And Attrition
- Federal institutions are losing credibility and personnel as career prosecutors and agents depart or refuse cases.
- Carless fears the attrition and redirected focus will weaken investigations into real threats.
Policy Signal Trumps Legal Substance
- Declaring Antifa a terrorist target matters procedurally even if legally weak due to lack of a domestic terrorism statute.
- Carless predicts federal offices will shift focus and replicate local blueprints to pursue anti-fascists.
