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Karl and Griff discuss what the defection of Pepe means for MAGA, and the absurdity of ICE attacking protesters in inflatable frog costumes Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:https://pod.link/1647010767/Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:American politics has devolved into shitposting and aura farminghttps://www.theverge.com/policy/798491/frog-portland-trump-national-guardJack Posobiec Links to Russian Intelligence-Backed Websitehttps://www.splcenter.org/resources/hatewatch/jack-posobiec-links-russian-intelligence-backed-website/Portland conservative writer suing 'antifa' for injurieshttps://katu.com/news/local/portland-conservative-writer-andy-ngo-suing-antifa-for-injuries-during-protestComments? Suggestions? Email: didnothingwrongpod@protonmail.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

The former Women’s Director of Identity Evropa discusses her time in the movement, how she got out, and how she’s helping others do the same.Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:https://pod.link/1647010767/Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:IDENTITY EVROPA/AMERICAN IDENTITY MOVEMENThttps://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/identity-evropaamerican-identity-movementWHITE NATIONALIST GROUP IDENTITY EVROPA REBRANDS FOLLOWING PRIVATE CHAT LEAKS, LAUNCHES ‘AMERICAN IDENTITY MOVEMENT’https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/03/12/white-nationalist-group-identity-evropa-rebrands-following-private-chat-leaks-launchesSamantha’s Journey Into the Alt-Right, and Backhttps://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/samanthas-journey-into-the-alt-right-and-backA Former Far-Right Extremist Testified About How “Unite The Right” Rally Organizers Planned For A Racial Holy Warhttps://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/christopherm51/unite-the-right-witness-violent-plans-testimonyFormer Identity Evropa Organizer Tells Secrets In Trial Depositionhttps://unicornriot.ninja/2021/former-identity-evropa-organizer-tells-secrets-in-trial-deposition/White Nationalist Group Forms ‘National Justice’ Political Partyhttps://www.newsweek.com/white-nationalist-group-forms-national-justice-political-party-1526903PRO-KREMLIN PROPAGANDIST TIES TO WHITE NATIONALIST MOVEMENT DEEPER THAN PREVIOUSLY KNOWNhttps://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2023/09/19/pro-kremlin-propagandist-ties-white-nationalist-movement-deeper-previously-knownCollapse of White Nationalist Party Offers Lessons for Anti-Fascist Strategyhttps://truthout.org/articles/collapse-of-white-nationalist-party-offers-lessons-for-anti-fascist-strategy/Life After Hate Launches New Initiative to Provide Hope to Those Seeking to Leave Lives of Violent Far-Right Extremismhttps://www.lifeafterhate.org/blog/2023/5/1/the-daily-former/Comments? Suggestions? 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

Journalist and Author Chris Mathias joins the pod to discuss his upcoming book, "To Catch a Fascist", and to explain what the Right always gets Wrong about "Antifa"Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:https://pod.link/1647010767/Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:To Catch a Fascist: The Fight to Expose the Radical Right By Christopher Mathiashttps://www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Catch-a-Fascist/Christopher-Mathias/9781668034767Christopher Mathias - Simon and Schuster Author Pagehttps://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Christopher-Mathias/207859756Episode 108 - Chris Mathiashttps://www.didnothingwrongpod.com/p/episode-108-christopher-mathiasChristopher Mathias Senior Reporter, HuffPosthttps://www.huffpost.com/author/christopher-mathiasTrump issues promised ‘terrorist organization’ designation for antifahttps://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/22/trump-issues-terrorist-organization-antifa-00575921The Second Coming of the KKK: The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s and the American Political Traditionhttps://history.wisc.edu/publications/the-second-coming-of-the-kkk-the-ku-klux-klan-of-the-1920s-and-the-american-political-tradition/The Strongest Chapter in WA - Bellingham's KKKhttps://depts.washington.edu/civilr/kkk_bellingham.htmQuestions? 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

Griff and Glitterpill Community founder Samantha Kutner discuss the assassination of TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk and the chaotic immediate information space response. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:https://pod.link/1647010767/Comments? Suggestions? Email: didnothingwrongpod@protonmail.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

Professor Seth Cotlar from Willamette University joins the Pod to discuss the history of the Radical Right in the Pacific Northwest and beyond in Part 2 of a two part episodeFind this episode on your favorite podcast player here:https://pod.link/1647010767/Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:Seth Cotlar - Willamette Universityhttps://my.willamette.edu/people/scotlar"Rightlandia", Seth's newsletter https://rightlandia.ghost.io/Radical Traditionalist Catholics Spew Anti-Semitic Hate, Commit Violence Against Jewshttps://www.splcenter.org/resources/reports/radical-traditionalist-catholics-spew-anti-semitic-hate-commit-violence-against-jews/Did Nothing Wrong Episode 111 - Dr. Amanda Rogershttps://www.didnothingwrongpod.com/p/episode-111-dr-amanda-rogersTwo Protesters Disrupt ‘Julius Caesar’ in Central Parkhttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/17/theater/julius-caesar-central-park-trump-protesters.html Right-Wing Provocateur Jack Posobiec is in Fremont Protesting Lenin Statuehttps://seattlemag.com/food-and-culture/right-wing-provocateur-jack-posobiec-fremont-protesting-lenin-statue/Fremont Public Art: The Lenin Statue – Fremont Historical Societyhttps://www.fremonthistory.org/wp/fremont-public-art-the-lenin-statue/How Portland Stopped the Proud Boyshttps://newlinesmag.com/argument/how-portland-stopped-the-proud-boys/Mayors of Democratic cities beyond D.C. decry Trump's takeover threatshttps://www.npr.org/2025/08/14/nx-s1-5501273/trump-dc-takeover-cities-mayors-police-national-guard‘The Klansman’s Son’https://njjewishnews.timesofisrael.com/the-klansmans-son/For “Club and Community”: The Timbers Army Took on MLS Over Political Speech in Stadiumshttps://www.theringer.com/2019/10/18/soccer/portland-timbers-major-league-soccer-ban-iron-front-symbolQuestions? 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

Professor Seth Cotlar from Willamette University joins the Pod to discuss the history of the Radical Right in the Pacific Northwest and beyond in Part 1 of a two part episode. Tune in next week for part 2!Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:https://pod.link/1647010767/Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:Seth Cotlar - Willamette Universityhttps://my.willamette.edu/people/scotlarThe Rise and Fall of the Ku Klux Klan in Oregon During the 1920shttps://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1126&context=vocesnovaeA look back at how white supremacists sowed seeds of hate in Oregon in the 20th centuryhttps://www.opb.org/article/2022/03/14/rise-of-klan-white-nationalism-hate-racism-oregon/ SPLC's civil lawsuit against Tom Metzger and WARhttps://www.splcenter.org/resources/civil-rights-case-docket/berhanu-v-metzger/White supremacists killed Ethiopian man but his son thrives - OPBhttps://www.opb.org/article/2020/11/13/bc-us-white-supremacist-ethiopian-adoption/Lon Mabon Terrified Portlanders With Ballot Measures but Now Sells Them Gourmet Salsa https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/10/04/lon-mabon-terrified-portlanders-with-ballot-measures-but-now-sells-them-gourmet-salsa/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 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