I Don't Speak German

In a depressing but necessary News Roundup episode, we cover the recent apparent career problems of Elijah Schaffer, the weird implosion of Nick Fuentes' America First Foundation, and... and here comes the depressing part... the recent nazi massacre in Buffalo, New York. This episode is respectfully dedicated to the victims of this crime. Content Extremely Warnings Show Notes: Please consider donating to help us make the show and stay ad-free and independent. Patrons get exclusive access to at least one full extra episode a month plus all backer-only back-episodes. Daniel's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/danielharper Jack's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4196618 IDSG Twitter: https://twitter.com/idsgpod Daniel's Twitter: @danieleharper Jack's Twitter: @_Jack_Graham_ IDSG on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-dont-speak-german/id1449848509?ls=1 Episode Notes: Sidney Watson tweet about leaving You Are Here "I left the show. There were a multitude of reasons for doing so. Ultimately, the professional situation morphed into something untenable. Twoards the end, I was extremely unhappy. Like I mentioned before, I was pouring from an empty cup and while I tried to be professional and happy for you all on air, it wasn't sustainable." Elijah Schaffer tweet regarding being "professionally dumped." Elijah Schaffer tweet re: Mormons going to hell. Kino Casino with Jaden McNeil and Simon Dickerman on leaving America First Nick Martin thread on the collapse of America First. IREHR, 27FEB2020 "An Affinity for Bigotry: Jaden McNeil of America First Students" The Daily Beast, Supermarket Shooting Suspect Linked to Online Hatred Unicorn Riot article on suspect's online ties. Buffalo shooter targeted Black neighborhood, officials say Opening of the manifesto: What you need to know If there's one thing I want you to get from these writings, it's that White birth rates mustchange. Everyday the White population becomes fewer in number. To maintain a population thepeople must achieve a birth rate that reaches replacement fertility levels, in the western worldthat is about 2.06 births per woman." Closing of the manifesto: As for me, my time has come. I cannot guarantee my success. All I know is the certaintyof my will and the necessity of my cause. Live or die, know I did it all for you; my friends, myfamily, my people, my culture, my race. Goodbye, God bless you all and I hope to see you in Valhalla. From us to the shooter: Fuck you. There is no place in Valhalla for you.

Jack continues to tell an increasingly (and understandably) resentful Daniel all about insidious YouTube 'comedian' and political commentator Jimmy Dore, detailing his 'leftist' or 'progressive' version of reactionary politics via accounts of his slimy transphobic coverage of the Lia Thomas story (leading to a bizarre open challenge to all trans man basketball players), his frothingly misogynistic coverage of Taylor Lorenz' interview about the harassment she faces, and his insane conversation with deeply silly and unpleasant Stalinist Caleb Maupin, in which they free associate (based on a ridiculous Grayzone article) about 'Breadtube' being run by the CIA. Along the way, it becomes very clear to see that their version of socialism is the national kind. Also features a discussion about Libs of Tik Tok. Content Warnings. Show Notes: Please consider donating to help us make the show and stay ad-free and independent. Patrons get exclusive access to at least one full extra episode a month plus all backer-only back-episodes. Daniel's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/danielharper Jack's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4196618 IDSG Twitter: https://twitter.com/idsgpod Daniel's Twitter: @danieleharper Jack's Twitter: @_Jack_Graham_ IDSG on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-dont-speak-german/id1449848509?ls=1 Episode Notes: Jimmy Dore: Jimmy Dore at RationalWiki https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Jimmy_Dore Jimmy Dore at Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Dore The Jimmy Dore Show https://www.youtube.com/c/thejimmydoreshow Videos: Trans Swimmer Destroying Competition and Setting Records, May 20th 22 Trans Swimmer Destroying Competition And Setting Records - YouTube Snowflake Journo Taylor Lorenz cries "victim" to silence critics - April 3rd Snowflake Journo Taylor Lorenz Cries "Victim" To Silence Critics - YouTube Left-Wing YouTubers Co-opted By Security State, Mar 30 Left-Wing YouTubers Co-opted By Security State - YouTube Rod Webber's raw footage from Jimmy Dore interview Jimmy Dore - Raw footage from interview - YouTube On Lia Thomas: Members of Penn swim team say Lia Thomas shouldn't compete - Sports Illustrated Why I'm Proud to Support Trans Athletes like Lia Thomas | Opinion (newsweek.com) Lia Thomas interview: The story of the Penn swimmer at the heart of the transgender athlete debate - Sports Illustrated Trans swimmer Lia Thomas bows out of college sports amid continued hate (pinknews.co.uk) Emily Kreps at Broad & Liberty You searched for emily kreps - Broad + Liberty (broadandliberty.com) RT article on Thomas feat. Kreps and Forstater Transgender swimmer breaks record as women 'race for second' — RT Sport News Outkick.com Outkick covers Taylor Lorenz You searched for lorenz – OutKick Details about Outkick from Media Bias / Fact Check OutKick Bias Rating - Media Bias/Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com) Taylor Lorenz, harassment, etc WaPo report by Lorenz on Libs of TikTok Libs of TikTok has become central to right wing politics - The Washington Post Lorenz at Daily Beast on Instagram influencers hiding Pamela Geller connection The Instagram Stars Hiding Their Famous, Muslim-Hating Mom, Pamela Geller (thedailybeast.com) Rolling Stone covers Lorenz / Libs of Tik Tok / Conservative backlash Conservatives Enraged Taylor Lorenz Wrote About Libs Of TikTok - Rolling Stone Original MSNBC report Journalists Face Online Harassment - YouTube Grayzone / Maupin / CIA conspiracy theory Original Grayzone article about Abigail Thorn etc Leaked files expose Syria psyops veteran astroturfing BreadTube star to counter Covid restriction critics - The Grayzone Fred Hampton and the Young Patriots The Panthers and the Patriots (jacobinmag.com) And finally... Bellingcat: Pro-Assad Lobby Group Rewards Bloggers On Both The Left And The Right, Sep 19 Pro-Assad Lobby Group Rewards Bloggers On Both The Left And The Right - bellingcat

So there's this jagoff comedian making videos in his garage… I mean, this millionaire Hollywood guy running his own media venture, employing writers and producers… who is persecuted… I mean, criticised… for bravely standing up to the establishment and the corporations and American imperialism… I mean, for being a reactionary, and platforming fascists, and doing interviews on fascist TV with America's most prominent fascist, and spinning conspiracy theories, and engaging in stealth antivaxx during a deadly pandemic that he downplays and about which he spreads misinformation, and smearing people who point out that he's full of shit, and making covert apologias for Trumpism, and sneakily implying that brutal, murderous, authoritarian, imperialist dictators like Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad are actually not that bad… Content Warnings apply, not least for clips of very shit comedy. Show Notes: Please consider donating to help us make the show and stay ad-free and independent. Patrons get exclusive access to at least one full extra episode a month plus all backer-only back-episodes. Daniel's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/danielharper Jack's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4196618 IDSG Twitter: https://twitter.com/idsgpod Daniel's Twitter: @danieleharper Jack's Twitter: @_Jack_Graham_ IDSG on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-dont-speak-german/id1449848509?ls=1 Episode Notes: Jimmy Dore: Jimmy Dore at RationalWiki https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Jimmy_Dore Jimmy Dore at Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Dore The Jimmy Dore Show https://www.youtube.com/c/thejimmydoreshow The Dirt: Political Commentator Jimmy Dore Buys Rambling L.A. Compound Jimmy Dore Bought a Charming Los Angeles House – DIRT (1)Jimmy Dore on Twitter: "I interviewed a member of the Boggaloo Boys, I was completely floored when he said he is: -Pro LGBTQ -Pro Black Lives Matter -Anti Police Brutality -Anti Racism -Anti ICE -Anti War WTF?!?! Radicalized Michigan Anarchist Seeks Unity With The Left. https://t.co/nTXQ3gCEg4" / Twitter WSWS: YouTube personality Jimmy Dore Promotes fascist Boogaloo Boy YouTube personality Jimmy Dore promotes fascist Boogaloo Boy - World Socialist Web Site (wsws.org) (1)Matthew Dimitri 🐍🧪 on Twitter: "Jimmy Dore despairs that The Daily Beast reported on the OANN reporter who wrote the false report that caused Trump's conspiracy theory tweet is a Russian national who also writes for the Kremlin propaganda outlet, Sputnik: "I don't even know what to say. We are so fucked." https://t.co/YHx5fsxQkE" / Twitter Re Ana Kasperian allegations (1) Matthew Dimitri 🐍🧪 on Twitter: "Jimmy Dore provides evidence that he made inappropriate, humiliating comments about Ana Kasparian at TYT. "I wrote her a card saying sorry... that was inappropriate. You don't have to worry about that happening again. I won't comment on your clothes anymore." https://t.co/rZgMl4sADl" / Twitter Jimmy vids (or vids featuring Jimmy) we clip / talk about: ANOTHER Bogus Fact Check of Jimmy Dore DEBUNKED https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g9w7lGD31o&t=3s Yes, Ukraine DOES Have Biolabs – Admits US Government. w/Glenn Greenwald https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV8S8NN7yfU Total Deaths From COVID MUCH LOWER Than Reported https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O7ugdwv3iY One of Jimmy's many cosy chats with America's favourite fascist broadcaster Comedian tells Tucker Carlson his take on identity politics - YouTube Videos about Jimmy: Shaun's video: Jimmy Dore's Anti-Vaccine Lies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wRDLf54Scs José: The Jimmy Dore Show, What Bad Leftwing Critique Looks Like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwsr1PDpb2g&t=445s The Majority Report on Jimmy Dore The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder - YouTube The Serfs on Jimmy Dore The Serf Times - YouTube Sophie From Mars: Conspiracy on the Left Conspiracy on the Left | Sophie from Mars - YouTube (Also mentioned: LonerBox: Russell Brand's Despicable Coverage of Ukraine Russell Brand's Despicable Coverage of Ukraine - YouTube) Regarding Jimmy's videos: Politifact: No, death totals from COVID-19 in England have not been overstated PolitiFact | No, death totals from COVID-19 in England have not been overstated Regarding Ukraine's Biolabs: Victoria Nuland's Senate testimony (exchange with Marco Rubio) Ukraine Has Biological Research Facilities, Concerned Russian Forces May Seek To Gain Control: US - YouTube Glenn Greenwald's Substack article re Ukraine Biolabs and Fact Checkers https://greenwald.substack.com/p/victoria-nuland-ukraine-has-biological?s=r QAnon Anonymous Ep183: Ukraine, Bioweapons & Adrenochrome Stream Episode 183: Ukraine, Bioweapons & Adrenochrome by QAnon Anonymous | Listen online for free on SoundCloud Tucker Carlson, Glenn Greenwald biolabs questions have simple answers. (slate.com) (1) PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 on Twitter: "#USBiolabs has been trending. The account claiming that Putin may have attacked US biolabs in Ukraine, presumably in response to covid conspiracies, is a follower of Q, has called for the execution of police, media, officials, and doctors, and has pushed past racist rhetoric. https://t.co/RbmOKA8MyP" / Twitter PolitiFact | There are no US-run biolabs in Ukraine, contrary to social media posts Fact check: Claim of 'US biolabs' in Ukraine is disinformation (usatoday.com) Ukraine war: Fact-checking Russia's biological weapons claims - BBC News Fact-checking Russian claims of US labs making lethal biological weapons in Ukraine (telegraph.co.uk) PolitiFact | China repeats false claim that U.S has biolabs in Ukraine Fact Check: There Are NO US-Run Bioweapons Laboratories In Ukraine | Lead Stories Fact Check: Russia DID NOT 'Find Over 30 Biological Labs' In Ukraine 'Formed By The Pentagon' | Lead Stories Fact Check: No, There Are No U.S.-Funded Bioweapons Labs in Ukraine (thedispatch.com) Russian media spreading disinformation about US bioweapons as troops mass near Ukraine - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (thebulletin.org) Ukraine, US Biolabs, and an Ongoing Russian Disinformation Campaign | Snopes.com What are Russia's biological weapons claims and what's actually happening? | United Nations | The Guardian UN says not aware of biological weapons programme in Ukraine | United Nations News | Al Jazeera WHO says it advised Ukraine to destroy pathogens in health labs | Russia-Ukraine war News | Al Jazeera https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2022/03/13/tulsi-gabbard-latest-to-push-russian-backed-conspiracy-about-us-backed-biological-labs-in-ukraine/?sh=c4d1f925522d Russia Is Lying About Evidence of Bioweapons Labs in Ukraine, Russian Biologists Say (theintercept.com) Regarding Ukraine's 2014 Euromaidan Revolution: Dissent Magazine: A Letter to the Western Left from Kyiv https://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/a-letter-to-the-western-left-from-kyiv N+1: Ukraine, Putin, and the West https://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-19/the-intellectual-situation/ukraine-putin-and-the-west/ CrimethInc. : War and Anarchists: Anti-Authoritarian Perspectives in Ukraine Remembering Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity | openDemocracy Ukraine's Maidan Revolution Was Not a 'Coup' (polygraph.info) Good Socialist Takes on Russia invasion of Ukraine: Marxist-Humanist Initiative Editorial: Ukraine Fights for National Self-Determination Against Russian Imperialism https://www.marxisthumanistinitiative.org/mhi-radio-free-humanity Radio Free Humanity Ep64 Ukraine Fights for National Self-Determination Against Russian Imperialism Episode 64: Ukraine Fights for National Self-Determination Against Russian Imperialism – Marxist-Humanist Initiative (marxisthumanistinitiative.org) Radio Free Humanity Ep64 Rohini Hensman on Ukraine's Protracted Struggle for National Liberation Episode 65: Rohini Hensman on Ukraine's Protracted Struggle for National Liberation – Marxist-Humanist Initiative (marxisthumanistinitiative.org) The Wire: Rohini Hensman: Ukraine's Protracted Struggle for National Liberation (thewire.in) Workers' Liberty: Unite the Left to defend Ukraine https://www.workersliberty.org/story/2022-03-08/unite-left-defend-ukraine Stop the War? Yes, but with victory for Ukraine! https://www.workersliberty.org/story/2022-03-15/stop-war-yes-victory-ukraine Putin is not a victim of NATO https://www.workersliberty.org/story/2022-03-15/putin-not-victim-nato The Antifada: War is a Defeat for All of Us w/ Alex Gendler https://podbay.fm/p/the-antifada/e/1646218800 Neil Abrams tweet threads on Grayzone conspiracy theorising to excuse Russia for atrocities in Ukraine: (1) Neil Abrams on Twitter: "OK, so @MaxBlumenthal of @TheGrayzoneNews recently published an article claiming that Russia's bombing of a Mariupol theater was actually a false-flag operation carried out by Ukraine's Azov Battalion. Reader, this is one dishonest article, and I'm about to show you why. Thread:" / Twitter (1) Neil Abrams on Twitter: "Folks, @TheGrayzone's back with another flagrantly dishonest article claiming that Russian atrocities—this time in Mariupol and Bucha—were false-flags by Ukraine. Their latest journalistic farce further exposes them as purveyors of unvarnished propaganda. Let's dig in." / Twitter Behind the Bastards on Paul Manafort in Ukraine: https://podbay.fm/p/behind-the-bastards/e/1533031200 https://podbay.fm/p/behind-the-bastards/e/1533204000 Misc: BBC accidentally forgets to help the Establishment cover-up America's coup in Ukraine by publishing transcript of leaked Nuland/Pyatt phone call Ukraine crisis: Transcript of leaked Nuland-Pyatt call - BBC News https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/feb/25/vladimir-putin/putin-repeats-long-running-claim-genocide-ukraine/ https://www.politifact.com/article/2022/mar/11/russia-china-and-tucker-carlson-lack-evidence-ukra/ Tucker Carlson's history of pro-Kremlin, anti-Ukraine propaganda | Media Matters for America How Russian Disinformation Goes From the Kremlin to QAnon to Fox News (thedailybeast.com) Leaked Kremlin Memo to Russian Media: It Is "Essential" to Feature Tucker Carlson – Mother Jones https://ec.europa.eu/neighbourhood-enlargement/news/disinformation-about-current-russia-ukraine-conflict-seven-myths-debunked-2022-01-24_en https://theconversation.com/putins-claims-that-ukraine-is-committing-genocide-are-baseless-but-not-unprecedented-177511 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/60477712 https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-russia-falsely-blames-ukraine-for-starting-war/a-60999948 https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/1/25/2076638/-Ukraine-would-not-be-on-the-brink-of-invasion-were-it-not-for-Paul-Manafort-and-Donald-Trump https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/ukraine-s-got-a-real-problem-with-far-right-violence-and-no-rt-didn-t-write-this-headline/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/25/vladimir-putin-ukraine-attack-antisemitism-denazify Putin's Assault on Ukraine and the Nonproliferation Regime | Arms Control Association * Orwell, Notes on Nationalism: Notes on Nationalism | The Orwell Foundation "When one sees the slavish or boastful rubbish that is written about Stalin, the Red army, etc. by fairly intelligent and sensitive people, one realizes that this is only possible because some kind of dislocation has taken place. In societies such as ours, it is unusual for anyone describable as an intellectual to feel a very deep attachment to his own country. Public opinion – that is, the section of public opinion of which he as an intellectual is aware – will not allow him to do so. Most of the people surrounding him are sceptical and disaffected, and he may adopt the same attitude from imitativeness or sheer cowardice: in that case he will have abandoned the form of nationalism that lies nearest to hand without getting any closer to a genuinely internationalist outlook. He still feels the need for a Fatherland, and it is natural to look for one somewhere abroad. Having found it, he can wallow unrestrainedly in exactly those emotions from which he believes that he has emancipated himself. God, the King, the Empire, the Union Jack – all the overthrown idols can reappear under different names, and because they are not recognized for what they are they can be worshipped with a good conscience. Transferred nationalism, like the use of scapegoats, is a way of attaining salvation without altering one's conduct."

Become a backer of Daniel or Jack to get exclusive access to a new bonus episode. Becoming a patron also brings access to all other bonus episodes. At least one new Patreon exclusive bonus episode every month. This time we talk about the Coen Bros. No Country for Old Men (2007). No Country for Old Men Daniel's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/danielharper/posts Jack's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4196618&fan_landing=true Please consider donating to help us make the show and stay independent. Patrons get exclusive access to one full extra episode a month. IDSG Twitter: https://twitter.com/idsgpod Daniel's Twitter: @danieleharper Jack's Twitter: @_Jack_Graham_ IDSG on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-dont-speak-german/id1449848509?ls=1

This time we are honoured and delighted to welcome special guest Kelly Weill of The Daily Beast (etc) to talk to us about her new (and excellent) book Off The Edge, a history of Flat Earth, the current state of the Flat Earth movement, and our cultish and conspiratorial times generally. A fun and thoughtful - and sometimes melancholic - discussion. Off The Edge links Off the Edge - Workman Publishing Amazon.com: Off the Edge: Flat Earthers, Conspiracy Culture, and Why People Will Believe Anything: 9781643750682: Weill, Kelly: Books Kelly's Twitter @KELLYWEILL Show Notes: Please consider donating to help us make the show and stay ad-free and independent. Patrons get exclusive access to at least one full extra episode a month plus all backer-only back-episodes. Daniel's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/danielharper Jack's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4196618 IDSG Twitter: https://twitter.com/idsgpod Daniel's Twitter: @danieleharper Jack's Twitter: @_Jack_Graham_ IDSG on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-dont-speak-german/id1449848509?ls=1

Become a backer of Daniel or Jack to get exclusive access to a new bonus episode. Becoming a patron also brings access to all other bonus episodes. This time we talk about the Coen Bros. Fargo (1996). Fargo Daniel's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/danielharper/posts Jack's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4196618&fan_landing=true Please consider donating to help us make the show and stay independent. Patrons get exclusive access to one full extra episode a month. IDSG Twitter: https://twitter.com/idsgpod Daniel's Twitter: @danieleharper Jack's Twitter: @_Jack_Graham_ IDSG on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-dont-speak-german/id1449848509?ls=1

In rank defiance of all the various conflicting things we've told you Episode 105 would be about, here is an episode about 2015's (and sadly also 2022's) Lauren Southern (lying, untruth-telling nazi liar-nazi) and the mainstreaming and normalising thereof. In this episode we consider Lauren's career (in brief, owing to the fact that chronicling her trail of lies and evil acts has become something of a cottage industry for the online left), her departure from politics and regrettable return, her ostensible changed nature (lol), her pub-excluding ideological lenses, and her sitcom life which comes complete with eccentric stereotype boyfriend, slapstick boat adventures and rollerblading accidents, and snarky one-liner strewn bickering with her mismatched (or is he really so mismatched?) buddy 'Destiny'. We take a stop-off with fan-favourites Posobiec, Elijah Shaffer, and (by mention) Rittenhouse, via Lauren's lie-filled 'documentary' Crossfire. We listen in on Lauren's conversation with Nicky-Boy Fuentes' old friend (turned undeadly enemy) James Allsup back at the time of Unite the Right. Then we also pop in on Lauren's friendly and boozy and giggly stint as a guest of our old 'person we talked about' Tim Pool. It is possible that unflattering nicknames were mentioned, and not just Tim's. We then round it off with some seriously nerdy shit. Elvish swords at the ready for the protection of pan-Western civilisation or some such stupid bollocks. Content Warnings, of course. Show Notes: Please consider donating to help us make the show and stay ad-free and independent. Patrons get exclusive access to at least one full extra episode a month plus all backer-only back-episodes. Daniel's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/danielharper Jack's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4196618 IDSG Twitter: https://twitter.com/idsgpod Daniel's Twitter: @danieleharper Jack's Twitter: @_Jack_Graham_ IDSG on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-dont-speak-german/id1449848509?ls=1 Episode Notes: Lauren Southern YouTube Lauren Southern Alt-Censored Lauren Southern in Lakemba, Australia, 2018 Why the Alt-Right's Most Famous Woman Disappeared We were sitting together in her living room, while she scripted a video, when her new boyfriend emerged from the bedroom. George Hutcheson, who was 30 at the time, runs a Canadian group called Students for Western Civilization, which works to "advance the interests of European peoples." Her most recent boyfriends had also been adherents of far-right ideologies. She had nearly gotten engaged to a prominent conspiracy theorist, and had had an on-again-off-again fling with a Croatian neo-Nazi. "Maybe I'm too picky," she'd mused before Hutcheson joined us on her IKEA couch. In appearance, Hutcheson is the caricature of the Aryan ideal. His undercut haircut, known in the alt-right as the fashy(short for fascist), and his fit, thick, soldier-like frame give him a Teutonic air. He and Southern decided to go out to dinner, and to let me film them. Hutcheson refuses to eat food originally from nonwhite countries, such as ketchup, whose origins are in China, so the two, facing limited restaurant options, chose the British-style Oxley Public House in Toronto's Yorkville neighborhood. Hey It's Vadim The Truth About Lauren Southern and Christchurch Lonerbox, Lauren Southern and the Boats Xanderhal talks to Lauren Southern Jose, The Many Lies of Crossfire Destiny Wanders Into Lefty Protest Wearing MAGA Hat ft. BLM Lauren Southern Lauren Southern Nearly Dies Trying to Rollerblade Lauren Southern Crossfire Documentary Shaun on Lauren Southern and the Great Replacement Shaun on Lauren Southern and 'What Every Girl Needs To Hear' Shaun on why Stefan Molyneux is wrong about Immigration and the Fall of Rome Shaun on why Immigration didn't case the fall of Rome Jose on Pseudo-Journalism and Lauren Southern Jose on The Many Lies of Borderless (Lauren's film)

This time, we look at the recent AFPAC conference, Nick Fuentes' gathering of the Groypers, i.e. the even worse version of CPAC, attended by Marjorie Taylor Greene and Joe Arpaio, among many horrible others. Controversies, squabbles, coalition-building, Christian dominionism, and very long, weird speeches. Daniel and Jack both do voices. Podcast Notes: Please consider donating to help us make the show and stay ad-free and independent. Patrons get exclusive access to at least one full extra episode a month plus all backer-only back-episodes. Daniel's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/danielharper Jack's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4196618 IDSG Twitter: https://twitter.com/idsgpod Daniel's Twitter: @danieleharper Jack's Twitter: @_Jack_Graham_ IDSG on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-dont-speak-german/id1449848509?ls=1 * Episode Notes/Links to follow

Become a backer of Daniel or Jack to get exclusive access to a new bonus episode. Becoming a patron also brings access to all other bonus episodes. This time we talk about Maus by Art Spiegelman. Maus Our episode about Maus and the McMinn County School Board Auschwitz in Contemporary Popular Literature by Dr Wanda Witek-Malicka Of Mice and Memory by Joshua Brown Daniel's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/danielharper/posts Jack's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4196618&fan_landing=true Please consider donating to help us make the show and stay independent. Patrons get exclusive access to one full extra episode a month. IDSG Twitter: https://twitter.com/idsgpod Daniel's Twitter: @danieleharper Jack's Twitter: @_Jack_Graham_ IDSG on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-dont-speak-german/id1449848509?ls=1

So, McMinn County School Board in Tennessee decided to remove Maus - Art Spiegelman's classic graphic novel about the Nazi Holocaust and historical memory - from their syllabus, on the grounds that some simply sketched mouse nudity and a few very mild swears would upset and corrupt their pupils, which is obviously very reasonable and evidence of extremely well balanced priorities. Actually, alongside the epidemic of attempts across the US to remove certain sorts of books from school libraries and curricula, it is evidence that an insidious reactionary agenda is gaining traction. In this episode we talk about the decision of the school board, and look through the minutes of the meeting. Daniel even gives an impromptu dramatic reading. We talk about where the appalling decision comes from, and what it really means both for the students and in terms of the wider culture. Along the way we consider the lies of slimy propagandist Christopher Rufo and the spluttering fanaticism of the increasingly unhinged James Lindsay. Content very much warnings. Podcast Notes: Please consider donating to help us make the show and stay ad-free and independent. Patrons get exclusive access to at least one full extra episode a month plus all backer-only back-episodes. Daniel's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/danielharper Jack's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4196618 IDSG Twitter: https://twitter.com/idsgpod Daniel's Twitter: @danieleharper Jack's Twitter: @_Jack_Graham_ IDSG on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-dont-speak-german/id1449848509?ls=1 * Episode Notes/Links Judd Legum tweet about the banning of Maus MCMINN COUNTY BANS "MAUS", PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING HOLOCAUST BOOK – THE TENNESSEE HOLLER (tnholler.com) "Continuing the recent spate of conservative book-banning initiatives, The Mcminn County School board just voted to ban the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel "MAUS" by Art Spiegelman from all of its schools, citing the inclusion of words like "God Damn" and "naked pictures" (illustrations) of women." Official Statment from the McMinn County School Board CNN, "Maus" author reacts to his book being banned Exposed by CMD, ALEC Inspires Lawmakers to File Anti-Critical Race Theory Bills The December ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) workshop was led by the Heritage Foundation's Bridget Weisenberg and featured Heritage's Jonathan Butcher and Angela Sailor, Discovery Institute's Christopher Rufo, American Enterprise Institute's Ian Rowe, and Woodson Center's Robert Woodson. Thirty-one state legislators from 20 states attended, along with corporate representatives from Guarantee Life Insurance, EDP Renewables, and State Farm Insurance. In order to combat the alleged threat that critical race theory poses, speakers promoted curriculum materials from Trump's failed 1776 project and a Goldwater Institute model bill to make curriculum materials transparent. They also discussed school privatization measures such as education savings accounts and charter schools. ALEC highlighted a New York Post opinion piece written by Heritage Foundation staff that argued, "The goals of the Black Lives Matter organization go far beyond what most people think. But they are hiding in plain sight, there for the world to see, if only we read beyond the slogans and the innocuous-sounding media accounts of the movement." Several ALEC lawmakers in attendance got the message. GOP state Rep. Beryl Amedee of Louisiana attended the workshop and later co-authored an op-ed arguing that critical race theory: "is an outgrowth, and little more than a new version of, the Marxist ideology of class warfare with the end goal of societal collapse and the re-making of society. If you know history, it's easy to both spot and identify. The problem for those confronting this potential catastrophe is how they are explaining their end goals for dealing with it." James Lindsay at New Discourses, Groomer Schools 2: Queer Futurity and the Sexual Abuse of Your Children Dyer, Hannah, Queer futurity and childhood innocence: Beyond the injury of development Abstract: Because it is so often said that children are the future, queer theory's attention to (and searing debates on) queer futurity offers something new and important to studies of childhood. Drawing on and deepening recent attempts to meld the fields of childhood studies and queer theory, I dwell on the contradiction that results from the synchronous assumptions of the child's a-sexuality and proto-heterosexuality to show how emphasizing sexuality within a discussion of children's education is constructive. In the service of my interest in the renewal of thought concerning children's psychosexual development, I offer a critical reading of the It Gets Better social media campaign (particularly, its consequent critiques and revisions). I begin with engagement of Eve Sedgwick's 1991 seminal essay on queer childhood "How to Bring Your Kids Up Gay" and then, from there, trace contemporary queer theory's use of the figure of the child and consideration of the impact of "innocence" on childhood. In an effort to consider the contemporary residues of historical violence on theories of "healthy" child development, I also consider how histories of colonialism and trans-Atlantic slavery extend into the future and leave traces on contemporary theories of child development. McMinn TN school board minutes for January 10, 2022 The Advocate, Mississippi Mayor Withholds $110k in Library Funds Over LGBTQ+ Books Maia Kobabe, The Washington Post, Schools are banning my book. But queer kids need queer stories. Distribute the Wealth Worksheet Image of the school board members who voted to ban Maus Mike Cochran- It doesn't matter, it's in the curriculum, all this stuff keeps popping up. So, I want to read it, you guys can fire me later, I guess. "I'm just wild about Harry, and Harry's wild about meThe heavenly blisses of his kisses, fill me with ecstasyHe's sweet just like chocolate candyJust like honey from the beeOh I am just wild about Harry, and he's just wild about me." One of the discussion questions is define what this word "ecstasy" means. My problem is, all the way through this literature we expose these kids to nakedness, we expose them to vulgarity. You go all the way back to first grade, second grade and they are reading books that have a picture of a naked man riding a bull. It's not vulgar, it's something you would see in an art gallery, but it's unnecessary. So, teachers have gone back and put tape over the guys butts so the kids aren't exposed to it. So, myproblem is, it looks like the entire curriculum is developed to normalize sexuality, normalize nudity and normalize vulgar language. If I was trying to indoctrinate somebody's kids, this is how I would do it. You put this stuff just enough on the edges, so the parents don't catch it but the kids, they soak it in. I think we need to relook at the entire curriculum. Rufo's New York Post piece: https://nypost.com/2021/05/06/what-critical-race-theory-is-really-about/ Christopher Rufo and the Critical Race Theory Moral Panic (nymag.com) How a Conservative Activist Invented the Conflict Over Critical Race Theory | The New Yorker Rufo tweet about Maus/McMinn https://twitter.com/realchrisrufo/status/1486711700283740169 Judd Legum responds https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/1486736150295420939 Tennessee pastor held a "witchcraft" book burning where followers were encouraged to bring Harry Potter and Twilight books to hurl into the flames: Right-Wing Pastor Greg Locke Holds 'Witchcraft' Book Burning (newsweek.com) Book bans in schools are catching fire. Black authors say uproar isn't about students. (nbcnews.com) Book banning in Texas schools: Titles are pulled off library shelves in record numbers (nbcnews.com) The critics were right: "Critical race theory" panic is just a cover for silencing educators | Salon.com Calls to Ban Books by Black Authors Are Increasing Amid Critical Race Theory Debates (edweek.org) Moms for Liberty has turned 'parental rights' into a rallying cry for conservative parents - The Washington Post Unmasking Moms for Liberty | Media Matters for America Friend of the pod Talia Lavin: Brownshirts vs. the Board of Education - by Talia Lavin (substack.com) & How To Report Subversive Books And Teachers in YOUR School (substack.com) A. R. Moxon: Profanity and Obscenity | Revue (getrevue.co) Southlake school leader tells teachers to balance Holocaust books with 'opposing' views (nbcnews.com)