Did Nothing Wrong podcast

Political scientist Andy Vitek joins me to discuss just how realistic those worst case scenarios for the 2024 US presidential election we keep hearing about and seeing on social media really are.Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here: https://pod.link/1647010767/Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:Andrew Vitek - Political Science - Penn Statehttps://polisci.la.psu.edu/people/auv434/Andy Vitek - PhD - Homehttps://vitekpolisci.comAndy on Twitterhttps://x.com/Vitek2288Update on the FBI Investigation of the Attempted Assassination of Former President Donald Trumphttps://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/update-on-the-fbi-investigation-of-the-attempted-assassination-of-former-president-donald-trumpLeaked memo shows J.D. Vance’s anti-woke ideology on foreign affairshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/07/19/jd-vance-leaked-memo-state-department/J.D. Vance Endorsed a National Abortion Ban in the Grossest Way Possiblehttps://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/jd-vance-national-abortion-ban-soros-1235062748/Comments? Suggestions? Email: didnothingwrongpod@protonmail.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

The podcast explores Project 2025, linking it to the Trump campaign and Heritage Foundation, discusses anti-birth control views on the right, exposes deceptive tactics, and delves into the authoritarian implications of the project. It also touches on the possibility of Democrats facing jail time if Trump is re-elected and the proposed severe punishments for treason.

I sit down with Photo/Videojournalist Zach D. Roberts for an extensive discussion about voter suppression, Occupy Wall Street's legacy, documenting the information war, and much more.Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here: https://pod.link/1647010767/Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:Visu NewsZach D. Roberts - Zenfoliohttps://www.zdroberts.com"Badlands", the source of the lyrics in Zach's tattooVigilantes Inc.: Trump Plan for 2024 Taken from KKK Plan of 1946https://www.gregpalast.com/trump-plan-for-2024-taken-from-kkk-plan-of-1946/Trump's Deportation ArmyThe Largest Mass Deportation in American Historyhttps://www.history.com/news/operation-wetback-eisenhower-1954-deportation"Ramon Casiano", a song by Drive-By Truckers about Harlon Carter, the man who ran "Operation Wetback", and later went on to lead the National Rifle Association in a very right wing radical direction https://www.npr.org/2018/07/03/625752977/watch-drive-by-truckers-perform-ramon-casiano-at-the-pickathon-music-festivalThe right hand of Occupy Wall Street: from libertarians to nazis, the fact and fiction of right-wing involvement https://libcom.org/article/right-hand-occupy-wall-street-libertarians-nazis-fact-and-fiction-right-wing-involvement20 on the Right in Occupyhttps://usa.anarchistlibraries.net/library/spencer-sunshine-20-on-the-right-in-occupySpencer Sunshine on the Did Nothing Wrong Pod“Are You Prepared to Kill Somebody?” A Day With One of America’s Most Popular Police Trainershttps://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/02/dave-grossman-training-police-militarization/"Behind the Bastards" episode on Dave Grossman " The Man Who Teaches Our Cops To Kill"https://x.com/bastardspod/status/1267498066090680320Gracie Survival TacticsGracie Survival Tactics (GST) is a revolutionary defensive tactics system based on Gracie Jiu-Jitsu that incorporates time-tested techniques into an easy-to-learn system designed to help officers verbally and physically de-escalate while humanely prevailing resistant and/or aggressive subjects. In other words, it’s the exact opposite of what Dave Grossman is selling.https://www.gracieuniversity.com/Pages/Public/Informationpages/graciesurvivaltactics2Comments? Suggestions? Email: didnothingwrongpod@protonmail.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

I talk with Dr. Lucas Kwong about Religious Xenophobia, Victorian fiction influence on white nationalist narrative, and how the right-wing conspiratorial mindset can be SO close to getting it right.Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here: https://pod.link/1647010767/Lucas's Ko-Fi pagehttps://ko-fi.com/lucaskwongLucas's SubstackAn Open Letter on Anti-Asian Racism & Christian Nationalismhttps://www.againstchristianxenophobia.comLetter ties rise in anti-Asian hate to politicians’ Christian nationalist rhetorichttps://religionnews.com/2021/07/01/an-open-letter-protests-christian-politicians-anti-asian-rhetoric/REACTIONS TO BIDEN’S KOREAN-AMERICAN SECRET SERVICE AGENT EXPOSE CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM’S ANTI-ASIAN SIDEhttps://religiondispatches.org/reactions-to-bidens-korean-american-secret-service-agent-expose-christian-nationalisms-anti-asian-side/Security law: US to halt training for Hong Kong police; Fulbright scholarships axedhttps://hongkongfp.com/2020/07/17/security-law-us-to-halt-training-for-hong-kong-police-fulbright-scholarships-axed/J6 Two Years Later – Expert Panelhttps://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/j6-two-years-later-expert-panel/Dracula, QAnon, and Crumbling Christian Empireshttps://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/dracula-qanon-and-crumbling-christian-empires/Monster in the Mirror: Ep. 1 – Christian Nationalism’s Gothic Genesishttps://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/monster-in-the-mirror-ep-1-christian-nationalisms-gothic-genesis/Comments? Suggestions? Email: didnothingwrongpod@protonmail.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

Recovering Conspiracy Theorist Stephanie Kemmerer joins me to discuss rabbit holes, the harmful nature of "Red Pills", and what kind of help is available for those who want to move past them. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here: https://pod.link/1647010767/Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:These conspiracy theory believers went deep down the rabbit hole — then found a way outhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-12/conspiracy-theory-believers-on-how-they-got-out-of-rabbit-hole/103907258A Light at the End of the Rabbit Holehttps://secularhumanism.org/2022/12/a-light-at-the-end-of-the-rabbit-hole/Click Here for Conspiracyhttps://www.vanityfair.com/news/2006/08/loosechange200608(Editor’s Note: Funny how Tom Fitton sounds pretty sane here, and later went on to become a conspiracy theorist himself, right?)This Sandy Hook Father Lives In Hiding Because of Conspiracy Theories Fueled By Alex Joneshttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/this-sandy-hook-father-lives-in-hiding-because-of-conspiracy-theories-fueled-by-alex-jones/The Father taking on the Sandy Hook Trollshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04kfy5fWhat we know about the fight between conspiracist Alex Jones and Sandy Hook families over his assetshttps://apnews.com/article/alex-jones-infowars-bankruptcy-sandy-hook-0c3576e3c4bd853ac2cc5342118fca8cThe Organization Trying to Save QAnon Believers Is Falling Aparthttps://www.vice.com/en/article/v7mwya/the-organization-trying-to-save-qanon-believers-is-falling-apartEscape from the rabbit hole: the conspiracy theorist who abandoned his dangerous beliefshttps://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/oct/04/escape-from-the-rabbit-hole-the-conspiracy-theorist-who-abandoned-his-dangerous-beliefsPale Horse Rider: WILLIAM COOPER, THE RISE OF CONSPIRACY, AND THE FALL OF TRUST IN AMERICAhttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/316378/pale-horse-rider-by-mark-jacobson/The Conspiracist Manual That Influenced a Generation of Rappershttps://www.vulture.com/2018/08/how-behold-a-pale-horse-influenced-hip-hop.htmlArt Bell - Radio Hall Of Famehttps://www.radiohalloffame.com/art-bellArt Bell, Radio Host Who Tuned In to the Dark Side, Dies at 72https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/17/obituaries/art-bell-radio-host-who-tuned-in-to-the-dark-side-dies-at-72.htmlComments? Suggestions? Email: didnothingwrongpod@protonmail.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 Folk from the Institute of Unreality joins me to talk about Samuel Alito's latest attempt to convince us he's above the law, and how we can show him that he isn't.Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here: https://pod.link/1647010767/Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:Groundhog Day - The Moviehttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107048/Alito and his wife are captured in audio recordings talking about abortion leak, flag controversyhttps://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/10/alito-wife-supreme-court-recordings-00162610Alito’s Wife Shocked Even the Activist Who Secretly Recorded Herhttps://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/06/11/alito-recording-undercover-interview-00162808A “Delicate Matter”: Clarence Thomas’ Private Complaints About Money Sparked Fears He Would Resignhttps://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-money-complaints-sparked-resignation-fears-scotusHarlan Crow Provided Clarence Thomas at Least 3 Previously Undisclosed Private Jet Trips, Senate Probe Findshttps://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-harlan-crow-private-jet-flights-senate-investigation-scotus(Editor’s Note: We had to find this out from a Senate Probe? SMDH.)What is Court Packing?https://www.rutgers.edu/news/what-court-packingThe first Court-packing planhttps://www.scotusblog.com/2013/07/the-first-court-packing-plan/“Between 1862 and 1869, Congress thus re-arranged the federal circuits to curb southern influence, added a tenth Justice to uphold Union war policies, and reduced the size of the Court to thwart an antagonistic president.  Taken together, these measures constituted a mostly partisan attempt to shape the structure and personnel of the Supreme Court:  the first Court-packing plan.”Comments? Suggestions? Email: didnothingwrongpod@protonmail.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

In this episode, Mike Senters joins me once again to talk about Trump's conviction, and the tactics used by his supporters in responseFind this episode on your favorite podcast player here: https://pod.link/1647010767/Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:Why Biden’s escalation on Trump guilty verdict is so significant | CNN Politics https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/04/politics/biden-slams-trump-convicted-felon-analysis/index.htmlWhat We Know About The Jury Member Trump Critics Worry Most About https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2024/05/30/the-truth-social-juror-what-we-know-trump-hush-money-trial-jury-deliberations-day-two/?sh=73dd0ceb42eaTrump supporters try to dox jurors and post violent threats after his conviction https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-supporters-try-doxx-jurors-violent-threats-conviction-rcna154882Michael Cohen’s family doxed in wake of testimony in Trump criminal trial https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/04/michael-cohen-family-doxed-trump-trial David DePape trial: Alleged Paul Pelosi attacker searched web for 1920s murder scenes https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/david-depape-internet-search-history-19494550.phpInside Atomwaffen As It Celebrates a Member for Allegedly Killing a Gay Jewish College Studenthttps://www.propublica.org/article/atomwaffen-division-inside-white-hate-groupFormer Atomwaffen Division Leader Sentenced for Swatting Conspiracyhttps://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/former-atomwaffen-division-leader-sentenced-swatting-conspiracyMother of Jan. 6 officer Michael Fanone swatted after he called Trump 'authoritarian' https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/mother-jan-6-officer-michael-fanone-swatted-called-trump-authoritarian-rcna154467Meet the Mad Scientist Who Wrote the Book on How to Hunt Hackershttps://www.wired.com/story/meet-the-mad-scientist-who-wrote-the-book-on-how-to-hunt-hackers/Nick Fuentes vs Protestant Christianity: “America First Must Be Catholic.”https://evangelicaldarkweb.org/2024/06/05/nick-fuentes-vs-protestant-christianity-america-first-must-be-catholic/Roman Catholicism Is Not Christianityhttps://archive.is/qCqVB 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 Folk joins the Pod to discuss the Dilley Scheme Team, the rise in authoritarian signaling, and the need for Democrats to learn from their messaging mistakes. 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 pro-Trump ‘meme team’ behind video referencing ‘Reich’https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7228wlpe0koBrenden Dilley: ‘It Doesn’t Have to Be True; It Just Has to Go Viral’https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/brenden-dilley-it-doesnt-have-to-be-true-it-just-has-to-go-viral/#google_vignetteInside the Troll Army Waging Trump’s Online Campaignhttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/us/politics/trump-meme-trolls-2024.htmlChristian Nationalism in the Case of the Dilley Meme Teamhttps://www.middlebury.edu/institute/ctec-publications-0/christian-nationalism-case-dilley-meme-team‘Timcast IRL’ Livestream Abruptly Ends After Laura Loomer Calls For Executing Democratshttps://angrywhitemen.org/2024/05/31/timcast-irl-livestream-abruptly-ends-after-laura-loomer-calls-for-executing-democrats/'Hang Everyone': The Far Right's Violent Rhetoric in Response to the Conviction of Donald TrumpSteve Bannon Vows Purge if Donald Trump Wins Electionhttps://www.newsweek.com/steve-bannon-purge-doj-trump-elected-1905739Steve Bannon Issues Warning to Donald Trump's Enemies—'We Want You to Fear'https://www.newsweek.com/steve-bannon-warning-donald-trump-enemies-fear-1903830Trump's Deportation ArmyComments? Suggestions? Email: didnothingwrongpod@protonmail.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

Part two of a two part interview with author and activist Spencer Sunshine where we discuss his new book about James Mason, "Siege", and the people who revived his career in the 1980s and 1990s.Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here: https://pod.link/1647010767/Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:About Spencerhttps://spencersunshine.com/about/Finally in Print! "Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism"https://spencersunshine.com/2024/05/09/finally-in-print-neo-nazi-terrorism-and-countercultural-fascism/Spencer's Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/spencersunshineBoyd Rice: Neo-Nazi CollaboratorNew York Gallery Pulls Boyd Rice Show Following Neo-Nazi Claimshttps://www.frieze.com/article/new-york-gallery-pulls-boyd-rice-show-following-neo-nazi-claimsJust Say Non: Nazism, Narcissism and Boyd Rice - Strelnikovhttps://libcom.org/article/just-say-non-nazism-narcissism-and-boyd-rice-strelnikovAdam Parfrey, Publisher of the Provocative, Dies at 61https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/14/obituaries/adam-parfrey-publisher-of-the-provocative-dies-at-61.htmlAdam Parfrey A Neo-Nazi's Best Friendhttps://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/mono/10.4324/9780429200090-18/adam-parfrey-spencer-sunshineMichael Moynihan's Seige Mentality – Strelnikovhttps://libcom.org/article/michael-moynihans-seige-mentality-strelnikovNikolas Schreck's "Charles Manson Superstar" featuring James Masonhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097047/Comments? Suggestions? Email: didnothingwrongpod@protonmail.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

Part one of a two part interview with author and activist Spencer Sunshine where we discuss his new book about James Mason, "Siege", and the people who revived his career in the 1980s and 1990s.Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here: https://pod.link/1647010767/Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:About Spencerhttps://spencersunshine.com/about/Finally in Print! "Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism"https://spencersunshine.com/2024/05/09/finally-in-print-neo-nazi-terrorism-and-countercultural-fascism/Spencer's Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/spencersunshineThe shadow of an assassinated American Nazi commander hangs over Charlottesvillehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/08/21/the-shadow-of-an-assassinated-american-nazi-commander-hangs-over-charlottesville/When Malcolm X Met the Nazishttps://www.vice.com/en/article/dpwamv/when-malcolm-x-met-the-nazis-0000620-v22n4James Mason's SPLC Extremist Filehttps://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/individual/james-masonHOW A MAINSTREAM RACIST GROUP REVIVED THE TERRORISTIC TOME 'SIEGE'https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2024/03/28/how-mainstream-racist-group-revived-terroristic-tome-siegeATOMWAFFEN AND THE SIEGE PARALLAX: HOW ONE NEO-NAZI’S LIFE’S WORK IS FUELING A YOUNGER GENERATIONhttps://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/02/22/atomwaffen-and-siege-parallax-how-one-neo-nazi’s-life’s-work-fueling-younger-generationSiege Culture After Siege: Anatomy of a Neo-Nazi Terrorist Doctrinehttps://www.icct.nl/sites/default/files/2022-12/siege-culture-neo-nazi-terrorist-doctrine.pdfInfluential neo-Nazi eats at soup kitchens, lives in government housinghttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/influential-neo-nazi-eats-soup-kitchens-lives-government-housing-n1091681James Mason Archive - University of Kansashttps://archives.lib.ku.edu/repositories/3/resources/5069Comments? Suggestions? Email: didnothingwrongpod@protonmail.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