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Karl and Griff talk about the military occupation of DC and Los Angeles, as well as where they are going next, and what kinds of resistance make sense as well as which ones don't.Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:https://pod.link/1647010767/Questions? Comments? Email: griff@didnothingwrongpod.comDid Nothing Wrong is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.“If we don't try If we just lie If we can't find A way to do it better than this Who will?” 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

Karl and Griff discuss the recent ICE occupations of Los Angeles and Washington, DC, as well as the Politics of Dignity, and what a terrible President Gavin Newsom would make.Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:https://pod.link/1647010767/Questions? Comments? Email: griff@didnothingwrongpod.com Did Nothing Wrong is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. 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

Griff takes a look at a fascinating right-wing rhetorical battle over whether MAGA is actually the "Woke Right".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 Woke Right Stands At The Door"Drug bust scores 2 1/2 pounds of pot, hallucinogens, allege prosecutorshttps://www.silive.com/eastshore/2014/06/drug_bust_scores_2_12_pounds_o.htmlManhattan GOP Goes Full Trumphttps://www.gothamgazette.com/opinion-pieces/130-opinion/8487-manhattan-gop-goes-full-trump-ruining-chances-for-years-to-comeProfessor Seth Cotlar - Willamette Universityhttps://my.willamette.edu/people/scotlarQuestions? Comments? Email: griff@didnothingwrongpod.com Did Nothing Wrong is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. 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 one where we talk about Nayib Bukele, an indictment from the EDNY, the curious crackdown on some gang members in El Salvador, and MAGA's fawning approval of these measures.Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:https://pod.link/1647010767/Here are some of the sources we used while assembling this episode:Behind Trump’s Deal to Deport Venezuelans to El Salvador’s Most Feared Prisonhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/us/politics/trump-deportations-venezuela-el-salvador.htmlJudge Demands Answers About Deal to Return MS-13 Gang Leaders to El Salvadorhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/nyregion/bukele-ms-13-trump-deal.htmlThe Legal Fig Leaf: The US-El Salvador Detainee Diplomatic Notes https://www.justsecurity.org/117271/us-elsalvador-diplomatic-notes/El Salvador moves suspected gang members to 40,000-capacity ‘megaprison’https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/25/el-salvador-moves-2000-suspected-gang-members-to-new-megaprisonDamian Merlo's Foreign Agent Registration(FARA) for his work on behalf of El Salvadorhttps://efile.fara.gov/docs/6898-Supplemental-Statement-20230130-4.pdfEDNY's indictment for the MS-13 gang leadershttps://www.justice.gov/d9/press-releases/attachments/2023/02/23/ranfla_ii_indictment_foreperson_signaturepdf_0.pdfEl Salvador Government Protection of MS-13 from Extradition Emerges in DOJ Indictmenthttps://elfaro.net/en/202302/el_salvador/26739/el-salvador-government-protection-of-ms-13-from-extradition-emerges-in-doj-indictmentBukele Government Dismantled Gang Presence in El Salvadorhttps://elfaro.net/en/202302/el_salvador/26694/Bukele-Government-Dismantled-Gang-Presence-in-El-Salvador.htm“He says that, for some time now, the gangs’ street "soldiers" believe that their leaders "sold them out.""It’s true. These structures have no management. The ranflas [leaders] claimed to be looking out for their soldiers’ wellbeing. Not anymore. We came to the conclusion that it wasn’t the case." He thinks that the concentration of power in the hands of the historic leaders of the organizations had backfired on them."The ranflas [in prison] didn’t want to appoint substitutes [in the streets]. I don’t know why. Maybe because they didn’t want to leave to someone else what was theirs. So they didn’t do it. These locos negotiated for their own benefit. What did they negotiate? I don’t know," he said.”Bukele's Pact with the Gangs Lasted Three Massacreshttps://elfaro.net/en/202303/opinion/26745/Bukele's-Pact-with-the-Gangs-Lasted-Three-Massacres.htmThe Guardian on the beginnings of ISIShttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/11/-sp-isis-the-inside-storyComments? Suggestions? Email: griff@didnothingwrongpod.comThanks for listening,Jay and GriffDid Nothing Wrong is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. 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

Karl and Griff discuss the bizarre reaction of the Trump administration to the calls for release of the "Epstein Files", and rate the incredibly cringe new video from ICE.Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:https://pod.link/1647010767/Questions? Comments? Email:griff@didnothingwrongpod.comDid Nothing Wrong is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. 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

Karl and Griff discuss the dismantling of FEMA, ICE's escalated tactics, information environment poisoning, and One Weird Trick to avoid "Fedposting"(DHS Hates It).Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:https://pod.link/1647010767/Questions? Comments? Email:griff@didnothingwrongpod.comDid Nothing Wrong is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support this work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. 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

Karl and Griff talk about ICE as the new secret police, Musk's new "America Party" and the disturbing lack of empathy from certain Blue MAGA content thieves. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:https://pod.link/1647010767/Questions? Comments? Email:griff@didnothingwrongpod.comDid Nothing Wrong is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support this work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.“There's one thing that makes me sickIt's when someone tries to hide behind their politicsI wish that time could go by fastSomehow they manage to make it last” 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

Scott Kelley Ernest is a former white supremacist who walked away from hate and now helps others leave the white nationalist movement.Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:https://pod.link/1647010767/Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:Scott on BlueSkyhttps://bsky.app/profile/mxscottkernest.bsky.socialFormer Florida white nationalist reckons with his past, America’s presenthttps://www.tampabay.com/narratives/2021/01/23/former-florida-white-nationalist-reckons-with-his-past-americas-present/Former white nationalist explains how he escaped from world of hatehttps://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/former-white-nationalist-discusses-escape-from-world-of-hateScott on the "In Their Own Words" Podcasthttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-their-own-words-feat-christine-cormier-and-scott-kelley-ernest--64849156SPLC artice on Pioneer Little Europehttps://www.splcenter.org/resources/reports/closed-circuit/In Montana, An Unease Over Extremist Views Moving Out Of The Woodshttps://www.npr.org/2016/11/29/503620409/in-montana-an-unease-over-extremist-views-moving-out-of-the-woodsWhite Supremacist Town Manager Envisions "Homeland" for Whiteshttps://www.adl.org/resources/article/white-supremacist-town-manager-envisions-homeland-whitesChristian Identity in the Northwest: Where White Supremacy and Religion Intersecthttps://researchguides.gonzaga.edu/c.php?g=1279748&p=9391343“I was a specialist in normalizing white nationalism.“https://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/health/publichealth/news/from-white-nationalism-to-lgbtq-advocacy-coph-alum-shares-his-transformation-from-hate-to-love/Center for Extremism Prevention and Intervention/Hands of Eirhttps://x.com/handsofeirComments? Suggestions? Email: griff@didnothingwrongpod.comDid Nothing Wrong is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support this work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. 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

Karl and Griff discuss their experiences at the No Kings protests, and talk about the violent right-wing responses.Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:https://pod.link/1647010767/ Questions? Comments? Email:griff@didnothingwrongpod.com 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

Karl and Griff discuss the Trump/Musk “Breakup”, as well as the powderkeg of tension and police violence in the streets of America.Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:https://pod.link/1647010767/Questions? Comments? Email:griff@didnothingwrongpod.comDid Nothing Wrong is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.”The troops are quiet tonight, But it's not alright, Because we know they're planning something. Don't you know things have settled down,Down, down but silence is a dangerous sound, We must, we must, We must keep our eyes open, See what we see,What once was promised now will be. Still uncertain? Get off that hang, Don't wait for the bang,The tools, They will be swinging, But we will not be beaten down.” 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