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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 Spencer https://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 Patreon https://www.patreon.com/spencersunshine The shadow of an assassinated American Nazi commander hangs over Charlottesville https://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 Nazis https://www.vice.com/en/article/dpwamv/when-malcolm-x-met-the-nazis-0000620-v22n4 James Mason's SPLC Extremist File https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/individual/james-mason HOW A MAINSTREAM RACIST GROUP REVIVED THE TERRORISTIC TOME 'SIEGE' https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2024/03/28/how-mainstream-racist-group-revived-terroristic-tome-siege ATOMWAFFEN AND THE SIEGE PARALLAX: HOW ONE NEO-NAZI’S LIFE’S WORK IS FUELING A YOUNGER GENERATION https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/02/22/atomwaffen-and-siege-parallax-how-one-neo-nazi’s-life’s-work-fueling-younger-generation Siege Culture After Siege: Anatomy of a Neo-Nazi Terrorist Doctrine https://www.icct.nl/sites/default/files/2022-12/siege-culture-neo-nazi-terrorist-doctrine.pdf Influential neo-Nazi eats at soup kitchens, lives in government housing https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/influential-neo-nazi-eats-soup-kitchens-lives-government-housing-n1091681 James Mason Archive - University of Kansas https://archives.lib.ku.edu/repositories/3/resources/5069 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 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 MOVEMENT https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/identity-evropaamerican-identity-movement WHITE 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-launches Samantha’s Journey Into the Alt-Right, and Back https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/samanthas-journey-into-the-alt-right-and-back A Former Far-Right Extremist Testified About How “Unite The Right” Rally Organizers Planned For A Racial Holy War https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/christopherm51/unite-the-right-witness-violent-plans-testimony Former Identity Evropa Organizer Tells Secrets In Trial Deposition https://unicornriot.ninja/2021/former-identity-evropa-organizer-tells-secrets-in-trial-deposition/ White Nationalist Group Forms 'National Justice' Political Party https://www.newsweek.com/white-nationalist-group-forms-national-justice-political-party-1526903 PRO-KREMLIN PROPAGANDIST TIES TO WHITE NATIONALIST MOVEMENT DEEPER THAN PREVIOUSLY KNOWN https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2023/09/19/pro-kremlin-propagandist-ties-white-nationalist-movement-deeper-previously-known Collapse of White Nationalist Party Offers Lessons for Anti-Fascist Strategy https://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 Extremism https://www.lifeafterhate.org/blog/2023/5/1/the-daily-former/ 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

Samantha Kutner joins the podcast to talk about Radical Joy, The Glitterpill Community, self care, and maintaining a sense of balance in unbalanced times. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here: https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: Proud Boys Whisperer, Samantha's Website https://proudboyswhisperer.com The Glitterpill Community https://www.patreon.com/TheGlitterpillCommunity Why neo-Nazi groups are popping up at pro-Palestinian rallies https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/nazis-palestinian-rallies-antisemitism-rcna124300 Capitol rioter who wanted to be ‘lone-wolf killer’ charged with violating anti-stalking order https://mcac.maryland.gov/2024/03/capitol-rioter-who-wanted-to-be-lone-wolf-killer-charged-with-violating-anti-stalking-order/ Sami Al-Arian Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Provide Services To Palestinian Islamic Jihad https://www.justice.gov/archive/opa/pr/2006/April/06_crm_221.html Episode 122 - No, Patriot Front are not Feds, you stupid, stupid people w/David Neiwert The Artist's Way https://www.mcnallyjackson.com/book/9780143129257 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

Former MMA fighter turned professional Twitter troll Jake Shields has gone down a very dark path in his quest to stay relevant. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here: https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: In cutting Jake Shields, UFC takes a page out of NFL's playbook https://sports.yahoo.com/news/in-cutting-jake-shields--ufc-takes-a-page-out-of-nfl-s-playbook-203152661-mma.html Berkeley protests of Yiannopoulos caused $100,000 in damage https://www.cnn.com/2017/02/01/us/milo-yiannopoulos-berkeley/index.html Jake Shields Reportedly Saves Man From Masked Attackers During UC-Berkeley Riot http://sports.yahoo.com/news/jake-shields-reportedly-saves-man-masked-attackers-during-015236555--mma.html Right-Wing Outlets Keep Relying On A Racist Troll Posing As A Researcher https://angrywhitemen.org/2019/06/16/right-wing-outlets-keep-relying-on-a-racist-troll-posing-as-a-researcher/ Eoin Lenihan Cracks Jokes About AIDS With A White Supremacist In A Recently Unearthed Video https://angrywhitemen.org/2019/06/20/eoin-lenihan-cracks-jokes-about-aids-with-a-white-supremacist-in-a-recently-unearthed-video/ Paul Nehlen Posts List of Critics, Says ’74 Are Jews’ https://www.wpr.org/justice/paul-nehlen-posts-list-critics-says-74-are-jews AUDIENCE CAPTURE - How "Influencers" Become Brainwashed by Their Audiences Audience Capture https://marketingmemetics.com/essays/audience-capture# Jake Shields Says He Issues $200K Fight Offer To 10 Trans Men But ‘Still No Acceptors’ https://middleeasy.com/mma-news/jake-shields-issues-200k-fight-offer-to-10-transmen/ Far-right figures are spreading antisemitism and conspiracy theories in response to news of a tunnel under a New York synagogue https://www.mediamatters.org/antisemitism/far-right-figures-are-spreading-antisemitism-and-conspiracy-theories-response-news MAGA Influencers Tearing Each Other Apart Over Israel-Hamas War https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/israel-hamas-violence-maga-influencer-meltdown-1234857139/ Jake Shields Boasts Of Dinner With White Supremacist Nick Fuentes https://angrywhitemen.org/2024/04/20/jake-shields-boasts-of-dinner-with-white-supremacist-nick-fuentes/ 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

BBC Journalist and author Mike Wendling joins the podcast to talk about the rise and fall of the "Alt-Right", Art Bell, and how not to amplify bad information. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here: https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: Alt-Right From 4chan to the White House by Mike Wendling https://www.plutobooks.com/9781786802378/alt-right/ Day of Reckoning - How the Far Right Declared War on Democracy by Mike Wendling https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745349718/day-of-reckoning/ BBC Trending https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cme72mv58q4t Protester Punches White Nationalist Richard Spencer During Interview https://www.nbcnews.com/video/protester-punches-white-nationalist-richard-spencer-during-interview-859651651503 Art Bell, Radio Host Who Tuned In to the Dark Side, Dies at 72 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/17/obituaries/art-bell-radio-host-who-tuned-in-to-the-dark-side-dies-at-72.html "43*" by Jeff Greenfield. https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/16034689 (An alternate history where Al Gore wins the 2000 presidential election and actually becomes president.) 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

Lauren Manning is a former white nationalist skinhead who now works with a group called Life After Hate to help and support people who are ready to leave extremism behind. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here: https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: WALKING AWAY FROM HATE Our Journey Through Extremism https://www.tidewaterpress.ca/walking-away-from-hate/ AFTER MY DAD DIED, I FOUND A NEW FAMILY IN A WHITE-POWER GANG. I SPENT YEARS DRESSING LIKE A SKINHEAD, FIGHTING STRANGERS AND COMMITTING PETTY CRIMES BEFORE I REALIZED THE ABSURDITY OF MY BELIEFS. INSIDE THE TWISTED WORLD OF TORONTO’S WHITE SUPREMACIST MOVEMENT https://torontolife.com/memoir/i-spent-five-years-in-a-white-power-gang-inside-the-twisted-world-of-torontos-white-supremacist-movement/ Life After Hate https://www.lifeafterhate.org The death of Heather Heyer in Charlottesville changed my life https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-death-of-heather-heyer-in-charlottesville-changed-my-life/ 'I was a drunk thug': Hate crimes are growing. These former white supremacists want to end the violence. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/05/06/these-former-white-supremacist-group-members-work-to-counter-extremism/70187877007/ Life After Hate Details Best Practice for Using Former Violent Extremists as Peer Mentors; Demands Greater Professionalism, Oversight in Disengagement Work https://nonprofitwire.com/press-release/life-after-hate-details-best-practice-for-using-former-violent-extremists-as-peer-mentors-demands-greater-professionalism-oversight-in-disengagement-work-301786767/ 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

Evan McLaren was the executive director of the NPI, Richard Spencer's white nationalist "think tank", until he resigned in 2018. We talk about what he saw there, and his journey out of hate. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here: https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: How the Alt-Right Grew From an Obscure Racist Cabal https://www.wired.com/2016/10/alt-right-grew-obscure-racist-cabal/ The executive director of the National Policy Institute has resigned after less than a year heading the group backed by alt-right front man Richard Spencer. https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/04/25/executive-director-national-policy-institute-resigns-less-year-after-taking-over ONCE A POLITICAL FORCE, RICHARD SPENCER AND NATIONAL POLICY INSTITUTE GO QUIET https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/01/10/once-political-force-richard-spencer-and-national-policy-institute-go-quiet A Major ‘Alt-Right’ Figure Just Disavowed White Nationalism https://www.huffpost.com/entry/evan-mclaren-disavows-alt-right-white-nationalism_n_626acfbee4b0cca675537067 A statement from Evan McLaren INSIDE THE FAR-RIGHT PODCAST ECOSYSTEM, PART 1: BUILDING A NETWORK OF HATE https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2021/09/29/inside-far-right-podcast-ecosystem-part-1-building-network-hate I Don't Speak German Podcast Episode 124 "The Collapse Of The National Justice Party" JAN. 6 PARTICIPANT WHO ‘FLED TO RUSSIA’ HASN’T COME HOME https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2023/09/11/jan-6-participant-who-fled-russia-hasnt-come-home 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

Robert Downen from the Texas Tribune joins me once again to discuss the massive rightward political shift in Texas, white nationalists, the secessionist movement, and the billionaires who pay for it. Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: Amid white supremacist scandal, far-right billionaire powerbrokers see historic election gains in Texas https://www.texastribune.org/2024/03/08/tim-dunn-farris-wilks-defend-texas-liberty-election/ Texas GOP executive committee rejects proposed ban on associating with Nazi sympathizers and Holocaust deniers https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/02/texas-gop-antisemitism-resolution/ Influential Texas activist Jonathan Stickland hosted white supremacist Nick Fuentes at office near Fort Worth https://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/08/nick-fuentes-kyle-rittenhouse-jonathan-stickland/ Live from the Republic of Texas Nick Fuentes is just the latest white supremacist embraced by Defend Texas Liberty https://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/23/defend-texas-liberty-nick-fuentes-jonathan-stickland/ Texas state Rep. Jonathan Stickland resigns from hardline conservative House Freedom Caucus https://www.texastribune.org/2019/05/06/jonathan-stickland-resigns-texas-house-freedom-caucus/ Texas secessionists feel more emboldened than ever https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/15/texas-secession-texit/ Texas, California Separatists Attend Kremlin-Funded Conference https://abcnews.go.com/International/texas-california-separatists-attend-pro-kremlin-conference/story?id=42395066 Texas secession was a key theme in Russian disinformation campaign during 2016 elections, report says https://www.texastribune.org/2018/12/17/texas-secession-russia-disinformation-2016-social-media-new-knowledge/ Alexander Ionov case: US charges Russian with interfering in US politics https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62359884 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, Jay McKenzie rejoins the pod to talk about the man who is probably the biggest stumbling block to a resolution to the horrible situation in Gaza. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here: https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: For years, Netanyahu propped up Hamas. Now it’s blown up in our faces https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-years-netanyahu-propped-up-hamas-now-its-blown-up-in-our-faces/ Russia, China veto U.S. Security Council resolution on Gaza cease-fire https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/03/22/israel-gaza-security-council-resolution/ The corruption and autocracy nexus: The case of “King Bibi” https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-corruption-and-autocracy-nexus-the-case-of-king-bibi/ Israeli Supreme Court strikes down Bibi's controversial judicial overhaul law https://www.axios.com/2024/01/01/israel-supreme-court-judicial-overhaul-netanyahu-gaza Reports: Judges in Netanyahu trial tell prosecution bribery charge has little chance https://www.timesofisrael.com/reports-judges-in-netanyahu-trial-tell-prosecution-bribery-charge-has-little-chance/ Golan Heights: Israel unveils 'Trump Heights' settlement https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-48656431 Schumer’s speech meets Biden-Bibi call https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2024/03/18/schumers-speech-meets-biden-bibi-call-00147619 From ‘I Love You’ to ‘Asshole’: How Joe Gave Up on Bibi https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/03/22/biden-netanyahu-friendship-pressure-campaign-00148328 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

Karl Folk from the Institute of Unreality joins the pod to discuss what a sociologist sees when looking at political signs in the Midwestern USA. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here: https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: Right-wing conspiracy theory politics grip Sequim, a small Washington coastal town https://www.kuow.org/stories/right-wing-conspiracy-theories-grip-politics-in-sequim The Town That QAnon Nearly Swallowed https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/sequim-qanon/ The True Story of the Antifa Invasion of Forks, Washington https://www.wired.com/story/antifa-social-media-rumor-forks-washington/ Newhouse’s primary success rare among GOP impeachment voters https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-presidential-washington-9c4ce99101655b16c8ef5a8b9c7c76e0 The Institute of Unreality https://www.instituteofunreality.com 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

On this episode, I'm joined by Mike Senters and Andy Vitek to talk about this latest controversy about "Wokeness" in the gaming world that some are calling "Gamergate 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: Andrew Vitek: Associate Teaching Professor of Political Science and Director, Counterterrorism Option https://polisci.la.psu.edu/people/auv434/ Sweet Baby Inc. https://sweetbabyinc.com/ Sweet Baby Inc. Doesn’t Do What Some Gamers Think It Does https://kotaku.com/sweet-baby-inc-consulting-games-alan-wake-2-dei-1851312428 A company called Sweet Baby Inc. has become the target of 'anti-woke' gamers because it offers consultancy work, an industry-standard service that's been normal for years https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/a-company-called-sweet-baby-inc-has-become-the-target-of-anti-woke-gamers-because-it-offers-consultancy-work-an-industry-standard-service-thats-been-normal-for-years/ Spider-Man, Alan Wake, Ridiculous Fishing devs speak up in support of consultancy studio Sweet Baby Inc https://www.eurogamer.net/spider-man-alan-wake-ridiculous-fishing-devs-speak-up-in-support-of-consultancy-studio-sweet-baby-inc What we still haven’t learned from Gamergate https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/1/20/20808875/gamergate-lessons-cultural-impact-changes-harassment-laws It’s 10 years since Gamergate – the industry must now stand up to far-right trolls https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/mar/08/gamergate-trolls-woke-game-consultants DNW Episode 127 - God, Guns, and Sedition w/Jacob Ware 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

Friends of the Pod Amanda Moore and Samantha Kutner return to discuss some of the challenges and obstacles that they and other women in the Journalism and CVE space are grappling with. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here: https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: Amanda's Substack Amanda Moore's links https://linktr.ee/noturtlesoup17 Amanda Moore at The Nation https://www.thenation.com/authors/amanda-moore/ I Was Banned From CPAC, but the Extremists Weren’t https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/cpac-far-right-nazis/ Undercover With the New Alt-Right https://www.thenation.com/article/society/undercover-maga-alt-right/ The Plan Was Simple: Infiltrate MAGA World and Tell Everyone What She Saw. Then She Was Found Out. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/02/amanda-moore-undercover-maga/ Samantha's Website https://proudboyswhisperer.com Samantha's Patreon https://www.patreon.com/TheGlitterpillCommunity Samantha’s Upcoming Events Samantha Kutner is partnering with Red Wine and Blue for an Instagram Livestream on March 21st 12pm EST on her instagram to promote Episode 4: Turning Point USA: The Alt-Right Radicalization of Young Men. This episode is part of a limited series podcast with Red Wine and Blue and will be released on March 20th, 2024. 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

Jacob Ware is a Research Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and a professor at Georgetown University. He and I discuss his book, "God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America". Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here: https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: Jacob Ware - Council on Foreign Relations https://www.cfr.org/expert/jacob-ware God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America https://cup.columbia.edu/book/god-guns-and-sedition/9780231558808 How ‘The Turner Diaries’ Incites White Supremacists https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/12/books/turner-diaries-white-supremacists.html Louis Beam: An iconic figure of the radical right, Louis Beam played a key role in shaping the revolutionary racist movement in the United States during the three decades following the Vietnam War as one of its principal theorists and strategists. https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/individual/louis-beam Vietnamese Fisherman's Suit https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1981/05/09/vietnamese-fishermans-suit/bbdb1c87-0bfc-4944-be06-79afc4394dd5/ High-Tech Network for Extremists https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1986/11/04/high-tech-network-for-extremists/0599bf92-3bed-4888-946f-3aedee3b4351/ UNDERGROUND' OF RACIST LEADERS COORDINATED CRIMES, FBI TAPS SHOW https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1987/12/28/underground-of-racist-leaders-coordinated-crimes-fbi-taps-show/62f58121-547e-4a96-8e41-79ccb88b1846/ 13 WHITE SUPREMACISTS ACQUITTED IN ARKANSAS MURDER AND SEDITION TRIAL https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1988/04/08/13-white-supremacists-acquitted-in-arkansas-murder-and-sedition-trial/21c30cbe-c120-40ac-8fec-33420d1b0d2e/ TERRORISM'S NEW PROFILE: THE LONE WOLF https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1998/07/22/terrorisms-new-profile-the-lone-wolf/3dff71da-cddc-4014-b578-347b667a83af/ Hatemongers make their voices heard https://www.theguardian.com/technology/1999/aug/26/onlinesupplement Oklahoma City bombing: 20 years later, key questions remain unanswered https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/13/oklahoma-city-bombing-20-years-later-key-questions-remain-unanswered Lone Wolves Connected Online: A History of Modern White Supremacy https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/26/us/louis-beam-white-supremacy-internet.html 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

Dakota Adams is the son of the founder of Oath Keepers, Stewart Rhodes, who was recently convicted of Seditious Conspiracy. He and I discuss growing up in the militia world, 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: Deprogram An inside perspective on militias, extremism, and domestic terrorism. EXCLUSIVE: OATH KEEPERS LEADER STEWART RHODES' CHILDREN SPEAK https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2022/05/12/exclusive-oath-keepers-leader-stewart-rhodes-children-speak Stewart Rhodes' son: ‘How I escaped my father’s militia https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63709446 Jury convicts Oath Keepers leader of seditious conspiracy https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/29/stewart-rhodes-oath-keepers-verdict-00071248 Operation Vampire Killer 2000 : American police action plan for stopping the program for world government rule. https://vault.library.uvic.ca/concern/generic_works/79f30599-76ff-4e55-b25f-f012a44d4e4e Bundyville: The Remnant, Chapter Four: The Preacher and the Politician https://longreads.com/2019/07/18/bundyville-the-remnant-chapter-four-the-preacher-and-the-politician/ An oath of his own: Stewart Rhodes' son takes GOP criticisms to the campaign trail https://helenair.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/stewart-rhodes-dakota-adams-montana-militia-legislature-ryan-busse-neil-duram/article_9182dd06-a5ae-11ee-a090-ef329928529d.html Dakota Adams - ActBlue https://secure.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/154110 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

Journalist Daniel Walters joins the pod to talk about the recent Patriot Front trial in Idaho, as well as schisms in the far right, and the idea of redemption and paths forward after leaving hate. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here: https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: Daniel Walters at InvestigateWest https://www.invw.org/author/danielw/ Daniel Walters at The Inlander https://www.inlander.com/author/daniel-walters How Local Idaho Prosecutors Lost The Case Against Patriot Front’s White Nationalist Leader https://www.invw.org/2024/02/08/how-local-idaho-prosecutors-lost-the-case-against-patriot-fronts-white-nationalist-leader/ Manufacturing Fear Spokane's Republican sheriff says members of his own party are dangerously dividing people https://www.inlander.com/news/manufacturing-fear-2534837 A new report accusing state Rep. Matt Shea of 'domestic terrorism' shrinks his number of supporters, but also stokes their fervor https://www.inlander.com/news/a-new-report-accusing-state-rep-matt-shea-of-domestic-terrorism-shrinks-his-number-of-supporters-but-also-stokes-their-fervor-18804117 The Bundyville Podcast by Leah Sottile https://www.npr.org/podcasts/606441988/bundyville Kicked Out Of The Proud Boys, A Portland Neo-Nazi Launched His Own Group — And He’s Gone To War With His Former Allies https://www.invw.org/2023/10/25/kicked-out-of-the-proud-boys-a-portland-neo-nazi-launched-his-own-group-and-hes-gone-to-war-with-his-former-allies/ Skinhead convicted in racial attack https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/12/14/Skinhead-convicted-in-racial-attack/8044598078800/ The Wizard of Spokane https://www.inlander.com/news/the-wizard-of-spokane-2271516 A tech executive from San Diego wanders the streets of Spokane with one mission — find his son https://www.inlander.com/news/a-tech-executive-from-san-diego-wanders-the-streets-of-spokane-with-one-mission-find-his-son-25892369 Let my aged wisdom and accrued cynicism guide you, young reporter https://www.inlander.com/culture/let-my-aged-wisdom-and-accrued-cynicism-guide-you-young-reporter-26090105 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 Republican Party has some serious issues going into the 2024 elections. Ross wrote a really brilliant essay about it, and we discuss it in this episode. 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 Republican Party is Falling Apart, and Nobody’s Noticing https://themedianvoterderogatory.wordpress.com Ross on Twitter https://x.com/merovingians Democrats hold vast fundraising advantage as Republicans face cash problems, disarray in crucial swing states https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrats-hold-vast-fundraising-advantage-republicans-face-cash-problems-disarray-crucial-swing-states Multiple State Republican Parties Are Going Broke https://www.newsweek.com/multiple-state-republican-parties-going-broke-1858680 Election results point to major GOP liability on abortion heading into 2024 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/election-results-point-major-gop-liability-abortion-heading-2024-rcna123103 Can DSA Go the Distance? https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/can-dsa-go-the-distance/ US: DSA and the Democratic Party https://internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article7819 It’s Party Time: As socialists, we need to help decide who runs the Democratic Party. https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/its-party-time/ 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

Journalist Claire Goforth joins the pod to discuss her new four part series "Naziland", about how white nationalists are attempting to infiltrate communities, and how the residents are fighting back. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here: https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: Naziland - A four-part series examining right-wing radicals’ impact on communities nationwide https://www.dailydot.com/naziland/ Anti-immigration power couple has big plans to shape U.S. laws—from their castle in West Virginia https://www.dailydot.com/news/vdare-white-nationalists-peter-lydia-brimelow-berkeley-castle/ VDARE - The SPLC Extremist Flie https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/vdare ‘You have to take the little towns first’: White nationalism infiltrates Idaho Republicans, where the ‘Christian Taliban’ is gaining influence https://www.dailydot.com/news/idaho-white-nationalism/ KEENAN V. ARYAN NATIONS - The case that bankrupted a notorious hate group https://www.splcenter.org/seeking-justice/case-docket/keenan-v-aryan-nations OPINION: The extremist branch of Idaho’s GOP is producing a moving experience https://cdapress.com/news/2024/feb/01/opinion-the-extremist-branch-of-idahos-gop-is-producing-a-moving-experience/ Idaho's traditional Republicans realizing their new far-right transplant overlords are radicals ‘He knows when to use humor; he can be very friendly and nice’: The neo-Nazi up the road https://www.dailydot.com/news/chris-pohlhaus-blood-tribe-maine/ Maine Wants These Nazi Squatters Gone https://www.thedailybeast.com/maine-wants-blood-tribe-neo-nazi-squatters-gone ‘They do have blood on their hands. And they will have more’: Why Florida is a sunny haven for white nationalists https://www.dailydot.com/news/florida-white-nationalism-jon-minadeo/ Neo-Nazi Litterbug Is Spending Thanksgiving in the Slammer https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/jon-minadeo-neo-nazi-goyim-defense-league-leader-jail-1234894095/ 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 dumbest people keep saying that the White Supremacist group "Patriot Front" are "Feds" and a "Psyop" In this episode, I talk to David Neiwert, to try and get to the bottom of this. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here: https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: Patriot Front’s neofascist spread a product of Rousseau’s ‘white nationalist pyramid scheme’ https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/9/2/2120505/-Behind-a-neofascist-fa-ade-Patriot-Front-is-really-just-another-white-nationalist-pyramid-scheme Data leak gives an inside look at neofascist Patriot Front: Clownish operations with military edge https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/2/2/2078346/-Data-leak-gives-an-inside-look-at-neofascist-Patriot-Front-clownish-operations-with-military-edge PATRIOT FRONT MEMBER JAILED IN TEXAS FOLLOWING IDAHO ARREST https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2022/07/11/patriot-front-member-jailed-texas-following-idaho-arrest Elon Musk Feeds Viral Conspiracy Theory That Patriot Front Actually ‘Feds’ https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattnovak/2024/01/20/elon-musk-feeds-viral-conspiracy-theory-that-patriot-front-actually-feds/?sh=53a9bf2b10f3 Joe Rogan Doubts White Supremacist March: 'Where's the Fat People?' https://www.newsweek.com/joe-rogan-doubts-white-supremacist-march-wheres-fat-people-1800468 Shawn Vestal: Yes, Elon, the Patriot Front was unmasked in Coeur d’Alene https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/jan/23/shawn-vestal-yes-elon-the-patriot-front-was-unmask/ The Age of Insurrection - THE RADICAL RIGHT'S ASSAULT ON AMERICAN DEMOCRACY By David Neiwert https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/720886/the-age-of-insurrection-by-david-neiwert/ 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

* Charlie Kirk and TPUSA have decided that Martin Luther King is canceled. Karl Folk from the Institute of Unreality and I discuss what could possibly have motivated this. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here: https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: How Charlie Kirk Plans to Discredit Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Act https://www.wired.com/story/charlie-kirk-tpusa-mlk-civil-rights-act/ Charlie Kirk: Martin Luther King Jr. “is not worthy of a national holiday. He is not worthy of godlike status. In fact, I think it's really harmful.” https://www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk/charlie-kirk-martin-luther-king-jr-not-worthy-national-holiday-he-not-worthy-godlike Armstrong Williams: Charlie Kirk’s absurd attack on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. https://www.ocregister.com/2024/01/19/armstrong-williams-charlie-kirks-absurd-attack-on-dr-martin-luther-king-jr/ Tucker Carlson’s top writer resigns after secretly posting racist and sexist remarks in online forum https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/10/media/tucker-carlson-writer-blake-neff/index.html Legal Highlight: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 https://www.dol.gov/agencies/oasam/civil-rights-center/statutes/civil-rights-act-of-1964 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

Accused pedophile Ali Alexander is back on the political scene, proving once again that the GOP has no floor. This is his Permanent Record. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here: https://pod.link/1647010767/ Here are some of the sources and references from this episode: “Stop the Steal” organizer Ali Alexander brags that “our perspective” and “fact set” on January 6 is “now being shared, is being taken in consideration” https://www.mediamatters.org/january-6-insurrection/stop-steal-organizer-ali-alexander-brags-our-perspective-and-fact-set Did Nothing Wrong Pod #56 - Our interview with Robert Silverman How Republican Politics (And Twitter) Created Ali Alexander, The Man Behind ‘Stop The Steal’ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/republicans-twitter-ali-alexander-stop-the-steal_n_6026fb26c5b6f88289fbab57 ‘New Right’ Activists Pivot Backwards, Share Laughs With ‘Unite The Right’ Demonstrator https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/new-right-activists-pivot-backwards-share-laughs-with-unite-the-right-demonstrator/ Videos show ‘Stop the Steal’ rally organizer saying he would work with extremist groups https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/22/politics/ali-alexander-january-6-extremists-kfile/index.html Just Security - January 6 Clearinghouse https://www.justsecurity.org/77022/january-6-clearinghouse/ ‘Stop the Steal’ leader hands over communications with GOP lawmakers to January 6 committee https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/18/politics/ali-alexander-january-6-investigation-gop-lawmakers/index.html Ali Alexander and the alt-right feud that finally exploded https://onlysky.media/ccassidy/ali-alexander-and-the-alt-right-feud-that-finally-exploded/ ‘Stop the Steal’ Organizer Apologizes After Being Accused of Asking Teen Boys for D*ck Pics https://www.thedailybeast.com/stop-the-steal-organizer-ali-alexander-apologizes-after-being-accused-of-asking-teen-boys-for-sexual-pics Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72 by Hunter S. Thompson (1972) https://notevenpast.org/fear-and-loathing-campaign-trail-72-1972/ 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