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Did Nothing Wrong
Politics at the intersection of extremists, propaganda and Cold War 2.0. Cutting through the noise to help you make sense of a chaotic information space. www.didnothingwrongpod.com
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Jun 22, 2023 • 30min
Episode 71 - Trump's Indictment, Biden the "Wannabe Dictator", and Therno gets Thober.
The one where we are joined by Journalist Robert Silverman to talk about the lack of a protest response to Trump's indictment, as well as Fox's curious choices of chyron, and MAGA's newfound sobriety.Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here: https://pod.link/1647010767/Here's are some of the sources and references from this episode:The Wildfire, the Hunter, and a Decade of Conspiracy Theorieshttps://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/rim-fire-california-wildfire-true-story-1234766956/In Miami, the Only Violence From Trump Supporters Was Rhetoricalhttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/15/us/politics/trump-protests-proud-boys.htmlThat Time Donald Trump Promised "Food for Everyone" at Versailleshttps://www.miaminewtimes.com/restaurants/donald-trump-visits-versailles-cuban-restaurant-in-miami-after-federal-indictment-17198756Fox News producer behind Biden ‘wannabe dictator’ chyron resignshttps://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/jun/16/fox-news-wannabe-dictator-producer-alexander-mccaskillFox News Slammed for Celebrating Pride Month—'Woke Bandwagon'https://www.newsweek.com/fox-news-woke-pride-lgbtq-boycott-1804912This is our current events recap program, where we offer our takes on what’s going on at the bleeding edge of the information war. Feel free to let us know what you think, suggest topics, etc. at didnothingwrongpod@protonmail.com, or in our group chat using the Substack app.Thanks for listening,Jay and Griff 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

Jun 19, 2023 • 1h 15min
Episode 70 - Disinformation, Conspiracy Theories, and Fact Checking with Shayan Sardarizadeh
The one where we interview Shayan Sardarizadeh, a journalist specializing in investigating online disinformation, conspiracy theories and extremism at the BBC World Service and BBC Monitoring. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here: https://pod.link/1647010767/Here's are some of the sources and references from this episode:Why some people are spreading false rumours about the Texas gunmanhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65539698Elon Musk: I will say what I want even if it costs mehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-65609927Ukraine war: Viral conspiracy theories falsely claim the war is fakehttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64789737'TikTok is having a bad war,' say disinformation expertshttps://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/tiktok-is-having-a-bad-war-say-disinformation-experts.946516This is our current events recap program, where we offer our takes on what’s going on at the bleeding edge of the information war. Feel free to let us know what you think, suggest topics, etc. at didnothingwrongpod@protonmail.com, or in our group chat using the Substack app.Thanks for listening,Jay and Griff 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

Jun 15, 2023 • 33min
Episode 69 - Climate Change, the Saudi Golf takeover, and Sportswashing for authoritarians
The one where we talk about the toxic air quality, climate change denial, Saudi Arabia's buyout of the entire sport of Golf, and how authoritarian states "Sportswash" their human rights violations.Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here: https://pod.link/1647010767/Here are some of the sources and references we used to create this episode:The PGA Tour Shamelessly Sells Out for Saudi Blood Moneyhttps://www.thedailybeast.com/the-pga-tour-shamelessly-sells-out-for-saudi-blood-money?ref=authorJust How Bad Was the Pollution in New York?https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/06/08/upshot/new-york-city-smoke.htmlWhy Canada’s wildfires are extreme and getting worse, in 4 chartshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/06/12/canada-record-wildfire-season-statistics/THE FUTURE OF GOLF IN A WORLD OF CLIMATE CHANGEhttps://fansided.com/2022/09/27/golf-future-climate-change/#:~:text=As%20the%20climate%20becomes%20more,water%20and%20harming%20natural%20ecosystems.What is sportswashing? PGA Tour-LIV golf merger latest attempt by Saudi Arabia to become global sports leaderhttps://www.sportingnews.com/us/golf/news/sportswashing-pga-tour-liv-golf-merger-saudi-arabia/ztq8cmgar21l3e3yt9ueer4dThis is our current events recap program, where we offer our takes on what’s going on at the bleeding edge of the information war. Feel free to let us know what you think, suggest topics, etc. at didnothingwrongpod@protonmail.com, or in our group chat using the Substack app.Thanks for listening,Jay and Griff 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

Jun 12, 2023 • 54min
Episode 68 - MAGA is angry with the DHS, The GOP's latest Biden narrative, Tucker on Twitter, and Texas Republicans won't denounce a mass shooter's extremist beliefs
The one where we talk about how MAGA believes Antifa has taken. over the DHS, the GOP is selling a new Biden narrative, Tucker's back(in his basement), and Texas GOP reps won't denounce extremism.Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here: https://pod.link/1647010767/Here are some of the sources and references we used to create this episode:DHS funded college program linking Fox News, NRA, RNC to neo-Nazishttps://nypost.com/2023/05/25/dhs-funded-college-program-tying-fox-nra-rnc-to-neo-nazis/ White supremacists remain deadliest US terror threat, Homeland Security report sayshttps://www.cnn.com/2020/10/06/politics/white-supremacists-anarchists-dhs-homeland-threat-assessment/index.htmlEoin Lenihan Cracks Jokes About AIDS With A White Supremacist In A Recently Unearthed Videohttps://angrywhitemen.org/2019/06/20/eoin-lenihan-cracks-jokes-about-aids-with-a-white-supremacist-in-a-recently-unearthed-video/Right-Wing Outlets Keep Relying On A Racist Troll Posing As A Researcherhttps://angrywhitemen.org/2019/06/16/right-wing-outlets-keep-relying-on-a-racist-troll-posing-as-a-researcher/Far Right Reading List Shows Link Between Its Literature and Real-World Violencehttps://truthout.org/articles/far-right-reading-list-shows-link-between-its-literature-and-real-world-violence/Ricky Shiffer, Navy veteran, identified as gunman in FBI Cincinnati attack - The Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/08/12/fbi-cincinnati-ricky-shiffer/Worse Than Watergate': How the Right Uses Disinformation to Generate Outrage and Conspiracy Theorieshttps://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/worse-than-watergate-how-the-right-uses-disinformation-to-generate-outrage-and-conspiracy-theories/DHS "very concerned" about white nationalist attacks on power gridhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/dhs-white-nationalist-attacks-power-grid/Scoop: Fox News says Tucker Carlson breached his contracthttps://www.axios.com/2023/06/07/fox-news-tucker-carlson-contract-breach TEXAS REPUBLICANS REFUSE TO CONDEMN ALLEN SHOOTER’S EXTREMIST BELIEFShttps://www.texasobserver.org/allen-shooting-republicans-extremism/This is our current events recap program, where we offer our takes on what’s going on at the bleeding edge of the information war. Feel free to let us know what you think, suggest topics, etc. at didnothingwrongpod@protonmail.com, or in our group chat using the Substack app.Thanks for listening,Jay and Griff 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

Jun 8, 2023 • 55min
Episode 67 - AfD Loves Russia, Trump and DeSantis troll armies battle, who are the real groomers, and much much more.
The one where we talk about Germany's AFD and the support they receive from Russia, the Trump/DeSantis troll wars, right wing groomers, and much much more. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here: https://pod.link/1647010767/Here are some of the sources and references we used to create this episode:America First is Democracy Lasthttps://www.didnothingwrongpod.com/p/america-first-is-democracy-lastGermany intensifies scrutiny of far-right AfD, labeling its youth wing ‘extremist’https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/24/europe/afd-youth-wing-extremist-label-intl/index.htmlGavin Wax Lashes Out After ‘Sovietesque’ Firing From Babylon Beehttps://angrywhitemen.org/2023/05/30/gavin-wax-lashes-out-after-sovietesque-firing-from-babylon-bee/Patriot Front member pleads guilty to child pornography charges in Utahhttps://www.fox13now.com/news/crime/patriot-front-member-pleads-guilty-to-child-pornography-charges-in-utahCharlie Kirk’s TPUSA Teamed Up With a Registered Sex Offender:https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/charlie-kirk-tpusa-registered-sex-offender-1234743149/Ex-priest Patrick O’Donnell ‘free to roam’https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2008/jan/27/ex-priest-patrick-odonnell-free-roam/This is our current events recap program, where we offer our takes on what’s going on at the bleeding edge of the information war. Feel free to let us know what you think, suggest topics, etc. at didnothingwrongpod@protonmail.com, or in our group chat using the Substack app.Thanks for listening,Jay and Griff 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

Jun 5, 2023 • 44min
Episode 66 - The latest MAGA tantrum about Matt Walsh's lousy movie
The one where we speak to Journalist Robert Silverman about the latest MAGA tantrum over Twitter's supposed "Censorship" of the Daily Wire's Matt Walsh and his crappy movie. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here: https://pod.link/1647010767/Here are some of the sources and references we used to create this episode:Twitter Briefly Pretended To Take A Stand Against Hate, But Then Elon Admitted It Was All A Mistake (Or A Marketing Campaign?)https://www.techdirt.com/2023/06/02/twitter-briefly-took-a-stand-against-hate-but-then-elon-admitted-it-was-all-a-mistake/Elon Musk Promoted the Matt Walsh Transgenderism Doc ‘What Is a Woman’ After Twitter Originally Restricted Ithttps://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/elon-musk-promoted-matt-walsh-213619740.htmlMusk’s response to an anti-trans video sparks 24 hours of chaos at Twitterhttps://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/musk-elon-twitter-ella-irwin-trans-video-what-is-a-woman-stream-rcna87429How New York City Soccer Fans Are Fighting Fascism In The Standshttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/new-york-city-football-club-far-right-extremists_n_5c76d679e4b062b30eba721aQAnon’s Adrenochrome Quackeryhttps://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/pseudoscience/qanons-adrenochrome-quackeryThis is our current events recap program, where we offer our takes on what’s going on at the bleeding edge of the information war. Feel free to let us know what you think, suggest topics, etc. at didnothingwrongpod@protonmail.com, or in our group chat using the Substack app.Thanks for listening,Jay and Griff 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

Jun 1, 2023 • 1h 4min
Episode 65 - Randi Nord, Russia/Ukraine update, NAACP travel advisory, and is Trump actually a fascist?
The one where we discuss the Randi Nord case, Russia’s war of choice in Ukraine, the NAACP's travel advisory for Florida, and whether Trump is actually a fascist. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here: https://pod.link/1647010767/Here are some of the sources and references we used to create this episode:Woman charged in Royal Oak swastika graffitihttps://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2023/05/03/woman-charged-in-royal-oak-swastika-graffiti/70181046007/US Hadrons on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/ushadrons/status/1659343821237256192?t=NivDYhXt11v4SP2fuCyNVg&s=19FALSE FLAGS IN DETROIT: ON THE MULTIPOLAR GRIFT AND THE DISINFORMATION ECOSYSTEMhttp://brockley.blogspot.com/2023/05/false-flags-in-detroit-on-multipolar.html?m=1Michigan GOP Official Hosted Podcast With White Nationalisthttps://www.thedailybeast.com/michigan-gop-official-shane-trejo-hosted-podcast-with-white-nationalistMichigan GOP official portrayed Charlottesville white supremacists as “civil rights heroes” and praised political violencehttps://www.mediamatters.org/big-league-politics/michigan-gop-official-shane-trejo-portrayed-charlottesville-white-supremacistsUkraine war: Wagner says Bakhmut transfer to Russian army under wayhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65705733Russia TV celebrates as it reports the capture of Bakhmut, comparing it to Berlin in 1945https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-bakhmut-79ce2a44951613509ce9d1afede86f97The NAACP’s Florida travel advisory is less about traveling and more about Black votershttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/naacps-florida-travel-advisory-states-black-voters-rcna85679Trump's 2025 vision, revealedhttps://www.axios.com/2023/05/21/trump-2025-vision?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorialThis is our current events recap program, where we offer our takes on what’s going on at the bleeding edge of the information war. Feel free to let us know what you think, suggest topics, etc. at didnothingwrongpod@protonmail.com, or in our group chat using the Substack app.Thanks for listening,Jay and Griff 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

May 29, 2023 • 46min
Episode 64 - Target is the target w/ Robert Silverman
The one where we're joined by Robert Silverman to discuss the extremely online right wing crusade against the Target corporation for selling Pride themed merchandise. Yes, really.Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here: https://pod.link/1647010767/episode/5b77b05c504748ca8d8f2630be08728bHere are some of the sources and references we used to create this episode:Brands Embracing Pride Month Confront a Volatile Political Climate https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/25/business/target-pride-lgbtq-companies-backlash.html How major brands were forced into the conservative plan to target LGBTQ people https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/target-bud-light-are-conservatives-new-favorite-targets-rcna86235Before Fox News, Tucker Carlson worked at CNN. The show he co-hosted was canceled after a tense on-air exchange where Jon Stewart called him a 'dick.' https://www.businessinsider.com/jon-stewart-tucker-carlson-fox-news-cnn-2023-4#:~:text=Before%20Fox%20News%2C%20Tucker%20Carlson,Stewart%20called%20him%20a%20%27dick.Tim Pool calls the Allen, Texas, shooter's pro-Nazi online footprint a “PSYOP” and blames mass shootings on “multiculturalism”https://www.mediamatters.org/tim-pool/tim-pool-calls-allen-texas-shooters-pro-nazi-online-footprint-psyop-and-blames-mass This is our current events recap program, where we offer our takes on what’s going on at the bleeding edge of the information war. Feel free to let us know what you think, suggest topics, etc. at didnothingwrongpod@protonmail.com, or in our group chat using the Substack app.Thanks for listening,Jay and Griff 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

May 22, 2023 • 1h 6min
Episode 63 - Paul Gosar is hiring Groypers, The 2024 MAGA Steal, Patriot Front, and Daniel Penny is the new Kyle Rittenhouse
The one where Haley from AZ Right Wing Watch joins us to talk about Rep. Paul Gosar's white nationalist digital director. We also discuss the 2024 Trump Campaign Steal, Patriot Front, and MAGA martyrs.Find this episode on your favorite podcast player herehttps://pod.link/1688099084/episode/0c2f271ecba1619e8c16aa2a132ba827Here are some of the sources and references we used to create this episode:Arizona Right Wing Watch Arizona Right Wing Watch Linktree https://linktr.ee/az_rww Capitol Hill Staffer Is A Prominent Follower Of Neo-Nazi Nick Fuenteshttps://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/paul-gosar-nick-fuentes-staffer-wade-searle Trump Wanted to Hire Laura Loomer, Anti-Muslim Activist https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/us/politics/trump-laura-loomer.html A white nationalist pyramid scheme’: how Patriot Front recruits young members https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/02/patriot-front-recruits-members-young-pyramid-scheme Chilling footage shows white supremacist group Patriot Front marching through DC https://news.yahoo.com/chilling-footage-shows-white-supremacist-040050917.html Daniel Penny gets the Kyle Rittenhouse treatment as Republican presidential candidates line up in support of the man who choked Jordan Neely to death on the NYC subway https://news.yahoo.com/daniel-penny-gets-kyle-rittenhouse-175157757.htmlThis is our current events recap program, where we offer our takes on what’s going on at the bleeding edge of the information war. Feel free to let us know what you think, suggest topics, etc. at didnothingwrongpod@protonmail.com, or in our group chat using the Substack app.Thanks for listening,Jay and Griff 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

May 15, 2023 • 54min
Epidose 62 - The Debt Ceiling fight, another Neo-Nazi mass shooting, and George Santos finally gets arrested
The one where we talk about the Debt Ceiling/Hostage Negotiation, the Neo-Nazi mass shooting in Allen, Texas, and the arrest of GOP Congressman George Santos.Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:https://pod.link/1647010767/episode/5261c75bcb5ed942ec40f38d1aa56aa3Here are some of the sources and references we used to create this episodeNYT Debt Ceiling explainer/Debt ceiling: 2011 showdown leaves lessons for Biden, GOP | AP NewsDid GOP Vote To Raise Debt Ceiling 3 Times with No Preconditions During Trump Era? | Snopes.comWhy some people are spreading false rumours about the Texas gunman - BBC NewsEastern District of New York | Congressman George Santos Charged with Fraud, Money Laundering, Theft of Public Funds, and False Statements | United States Department of Justice This is our current events recap program, where we offer our takes on what’s going on at the bleeding edge of the information war. Feel free to let us know what you think, suggest topics, etc. at didnothingwrongpod@protonmail.com, or in our group chat using the Substack app.Thanks for listening,Jay and Griff 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