265: Migrant Hysteria (Again)

Director of Development for American Muslims for Palestine and Palestinian-American community organizer Mohamad Habehh joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss the latest Gaza and the changing public opinion on Israel - Palestine. (Episode from the 2/13/24 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

On this episode of DOOMED with Matt Binder, Matt breaks down the recent migrant hysteria...something that only seems to happen in an election year. Plus, we take a look at a disturbing Fox News clip featuring right winger Curtis Sliwa and the Guardian Angels assaulting someone live on the air with Sean Hannity. (Episode from the 2/7/24 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

Vince McMahon resigned from WWE (and its parent company, TKO) for good after disturbing sexual assault allegations. How did he force his way back into the company to begin with? Who knew what? Is the toxic culture in WWE and across pro wrestling facing a reckoning? What happens next? Journalist David Bixenspan joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss. (Episode from the 1/31/24 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

MrBeast made a quarter of a million dollars by uploading a video to Elon Musk's X and in doing so revealed just how rigged the monetization system is. Scam Economy host Matt Binder walks through all the details of X Monetization, the little known X Amplify program, how Elon Musk and company pushed the famous YouTuber's content into social media feeds, and how basically no other creator can replicate MrBeast's earnings on the platform. (Episode from the 1/24/24 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

Eoin Higgins joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss CES, the biggest annual tech conference, and their experience at the event live in Las Vegas. What was the worst tech? Most dystopian? Was there good tech? And what the latest tech trends say about the state of the industry. Also, a discussion about the results of the Iowa Caucus and how the GOP Primary was determined well before that. (Episode from the 1/17/24 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

Rayyvana of TYT joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss George Santos and his Cameo selling business, John Fetterman's most recent ridiculousness, the discourse around Palestine in the U.S. media, plus right wing YouTube and Twitch streamers. (Episode from the 12/13/23 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

Elon Musk sues Media Matters! On this episode of DOOMED with Matt Binder, Matt breaks down X / Twitter's lawsuit against Media Matters and how it shows that Musk just doesn't understand social media. (Episode from the 11/21/23 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

On this episode of DOOMED with Matt Binder, we break down the Hamas attack in Israel and Israel's bombing in Gaza. We discuss how Israel - Palestine is, in the words of Michael Brooks, "not complicated." (Episode from the 10/10/23 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

Conspiracy theorists thought that the emergency alert system test broadcast on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, was going to activate 5G or nanochips in our bodies and turn people who got the COVID-19 vaccine into zombies. There's other stuff too, you'll have to listen to DOOMED host Matt Binder explain! Plus, Matt interviews Justin, the Reddit user whose posts went viral discussing how his QAnon conspiracy theorist landlord shut down the power in his building due to those very conspiracy theories. Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

Amanda Moore joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss her time pretending to be a far right devotee and what she discovered while being accepted by its members. Moore breaks down who she met at the events she attended, the range of encounters she experienced, and how the far right reacted to her "infiltration." (Episode from the 8/29/23 livestream show.) Check out Amanda's peice in The Nation: https://www.thenation.com/article/soc... Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder