Did Nothing Wrong 09/01/25 - "Professor Seth Cotlar(Part 1)"

Karl and Griff talk about the recent ICE escalations and about how Trump’s cronies are looting the US treasury. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:https://pod.link/1647010767/Comments? Suggestions? Email: [email protected] 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

Dr. Jonathan Howard and I discuss his new book “Everyone Else Is Lying To You”, about the academics and scientists who sold their souls for clout and Trump administration jobs during the pandemic.Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:https://pod.link/1647010767/Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:Dr Howard’s books are chock full of statements and receipts about the scientists and academics who sold their souls to “make Andrew Wakefield’s dream come true”, as Dr Howard says. It’ll make you extremely angry all over again seeing it all in one place like this.EVERYONE ELSE IS LYING TO YOU: How the medical establishment weaponized doubt to spread COVID, normalize quackery, and undermine public health.https://redhawkpublications.com/EVERYONE-ELSE-IS-LYING-TO-YOU-How-the-medical-establishment-weaponized-doubt-to-spread-COVID-normalize-quackery-and-undermine-public-health-p774121522We Want Them Infected How the failed quest for herd immunity led doctors to embrace the anti-vaccine movement and blinded Americans to the threat of COVIDhttps://redhawkpublications.com/We-Want-Them-Infected-p547021769Dr Howard on Bluesky:Comments? Suggestions? Email: [email protected] 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 80s movies and how certain narratives are fueling the ICE pushback. Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:https://pod.link/1647010767/Comments? Suggestions? Email: [email protected] 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

Some thoughts about the weekend’s No Kings protests, and what a big tent/coalition/Popular Front roadmap might look like going forward.Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:https://pod.link/1647010767/Amanda Moore's linksComments? Suggestions? Email: [email protected] 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 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: [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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