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Did Nothing Wrong 09/15/25 "There's Room For More Than One Bad Guy"

Griff and Glitterpill Community founder Samantha Kutner discuss the assassination of TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk and the chaotic immediate information space response.
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Did Nothing Wrong 09/08/25 - "Professor Seth Cotlar(Part 2)"

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 episode
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Seth Cotlar - Willamette University
https://my.willamette.edu/people/scotlar
"Rightlandia", Seth's newsletter
https://rightlandia.ghost.io/
Radical Traditionalist Catholics Spew Anti-Semitic Hate...
Did Nothing Wrong 09/01/25 - "Professor Seth Cotlar(Part 1)"

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!
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Seth Cotlar - Willamette University
https://my.willamette.edu/people/scotlar
The Rise and Fall of the Ku Klux Klan in Oregon During the 1920s
https...
Did Nothing Wrong 08/25/25 "Bedtime For Democracy?"

Karl and Griff talk about the military occupation of DC and Los Angeles, as well as where they are going next, and what kinds of resistance make sense as well as which ones don't.
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“If we don't try
If we just lie
If we...
Did Nothing Wrong 08/18/25 - “Liberals Already Ruined it”

Karl and Griff discuss the recent ICE occupations of Los Angeles and Washington, DC, as well as the Politics of Dignity, and what a terrible President Gavin Newsom would make.
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Did Nothing Wrong Live 08/11/25 - "The 'Woke Right' Stands At The Door.

Griff takes a look at a fascinating right-wing rhetorical battle over whether MAGA is actually the "Woke Right".
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"The Woke Right Stands At The Door"
Drug bust scores 2 1/2 pounds of pot, hallucinogens, allege prosecutors
https://www.silive.com/eastshore/2014/06/drug_bust_scores_2_12_pounds_o.html
Manhattan GOP Goes Full Trump
https://www.gothamgazette.com/opinion-pieces/130-opinion/8487-manhattan-gop-goes-full-trump-ruining-chances-for-years-to-come
Professor...
Did Nothing Wrong Episode 44 Remix - Nayib Bukele and the Crackdown in El Salvador

The one where we talk about Nayib Bukele, an indictment from the EDNY, the curious crackdown on some gang members in El Salvador, and MAGA's fawning approval of these measures.
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Here are some of the sources we used while assembling this episode:
Behind Trump’s Deal to Deport Venezuelans to El Salvador’s Most Feared Prison
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/us/politics/trump-deportations-venezuela-el-salvador.html
Judge Demands Answers About Deal to Return MS-13 Gang Lead...
Did Nothing Wrong 05/21/25 "Not Like Us"

Karl and Griff discuss the bizarre reaction of the Trump administration to the calls for release of the "Epstein Files", and rate the incredibly cringe new video from ICE.
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Did Nothing Wrong Live 07/14/25 - "God's Gonna Cut You Down"

Karl and Griff discuss the dismantling of FEMA, ICE's escalated tactics, information environment poisoning, and One Weird Trick to avoid "Fedposting"(DHS Hates It).
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Did Nothing Wrong Live 07/06/25 - "My Brain is Hanging Upside Down"

Karl and Griff talk about ICE as the new secret police, Musk's new "America Party" and the disturbing lack of empathy from certain Blue MAGA content thieves.
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“There's one thing that makes me sickIt's when someone tries to hide behind their politicsI wish that time co...
Episode 169 - Scott Kelley Ernest

Scott Kelley Ernest is a former white supremacist who walked away from hate and now helps others leave the white nationalist movement.
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Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:
Scott on BlueSky
https://bsky.app/profile/mxscottkernest.bsky.social
Former Florida white nationalist reckons with his past, America’s present
https://www.tampabay.com/narratives/2021/01/23/former-florida-white-nationalist-reckons-with-his-past-americas-present/
Former white nationalist explains how he escaped from world of...
Did Nothing Wrong Live 06/16/25 "The Sound of Something Being Born"

Karl and Griff discuss their experiences at the No Kings protests, and talk about the violent right-wing responses.
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Did Nothing Wrong Live 06/09/25 "Keep Your Eyes Open"

Karl and Griff discuss the Trump/Musk “Breakup”, as well as the powderkeg of tension and police violence in the streets of America.
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”The troops are quiet tonight, But it's not alright, Because we know they're planning something. Don't you know things have settled down,
Down...
Did Nothing Wrong Episode 99 Remix(Benefit Edition) - Mike "Poker and Politics" Raines(originally released 09/25/03)

Mike Raines, also known as “Poker and Politics" has been one of the internet’s most effective debunkers of Qanon and it's related conspiracy theories. He joined us in episode 99 from September of 2023 to discuss the future of QAnon along with the other conspiracy theories that led up to it. Recently Mike's car was totaled in a hit and run accident. Several benefit efforts have been set up to help cover the costs of this, and this remix of the did nothing wrong. Podcast is one of them. If your circumstances permit, please donate what you can to the GoFu...
Did Nothing Wrong Live 05-26-25 "A Big Beautiful Turd of a Bill"

Karl and Griff discuss the "Big Beautiful Bill", Democratic leadership's tone deafness, and how to spot a grifter in your media.
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Did Nothing Wrong Live 05/19/25 - "They're Coming To America"

Karl and Griff discuss Reality Shows, The US Constitution, and the Trump Administration's attempt to solve the "White Farmer Refugee Crisis"
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“Got a dream to take them there
They're coming to America
Got a dream they've come to share
Th...
Did Nothing Wrong Live 05/12/25 "Sunshine"

Karl and Griff discuss New Pope, the arrest of the Mayor of Newark, and the bravery of the citizens of Worcester, Mass.
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Did Nothing Wrong Live - 05/05/25 "And We Thought That Nation-States Were A Bad Idea"

Griff and Karl discuss Enemies Lists, Extremist Designations, and why the US can get Andrew Tate back, but not Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
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”"Publicly subsidized! Privately profitable!"The anthem of the upper-tier, puppeteer untouchableFocus a moment, nod in approval, bury our headsIn the bar-codes of th...
Did Nothing Wrong Live! 04/28/25 - "There Goes The Judge"

Karl and Griff discuss the Trump Administration's War on Judges.
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Did Nothing Wrong Live 04/21/25 - "Distraction From What?"

Karl and Griff talk about what constitutes a "Distraction" from the "Real Issues"
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Did Nothing Wrong Live 04/14/25 - "A Diversity Of Tactics"

Karl and Griff talk about how to get a movement comprised mostly of normal people up to speed in a hurry.
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Did Nothing Wrong Live! 04/07/25 "Liberation Day"

Karl, Jay, and Griff discuss how liberated we are now from silly things like allies and national credibility.
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Did Nothing Wrong Live 03/31/25 - "OK Doomer!"

Jay, Karl, and Griff discuss Signal group chats, escalating protests, and what, exactly, is a "Doomer" these days anyway?
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Did Nothing Wrong Live! 03/24/25 "We Have A Constitution"

Jay and Griff discuss the Department of Education shutdown, as well as Trump and Little Marco Rubio's plan to ship dissidents to El Salvador.
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Trump invokes 18th century law to speed deportations, judge stalls it hours later
https://apnews.com/article/trump-aclu-deportations-venezuelans-b2566f05b10bf1cde1caf467a3b001cc
Rubio says El Salvador offers to accept U.S. deportees of any nationality, including...
Did Nothing Wrong Live! 03/20/25 "Which Way, Democrat?"

Jay, Griff, and special guest Jared Yates Sexton talk about the need for the Democratic Party to either reckon with its past, or become the Whigs.
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Episode 168 - Cory Doctorow

I get to chat with one of my favorite writers about his new book, "Picks and Shovels", as well as what it's like to invent a word that absolutely nails the current zeitgeist with "enshittification".
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Cory's website, "Craphound"
https://craphound.com
Cory's daily link blog(HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
https://pluralistic.net
Cory at the Electronic Frontier Foundation(EFF)
https...
Did Nothing Wrong Live 03/10/25 - "Meek Little Sheep"

Jay , Karl, and Griff are pretty fed up and somewhat sweary about Hakeem Jeffries, Gavin Newsom, and good ol' Elon Trump. You’ve been warned…
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Did Nothing Wrong Live! 03/03/25 "One Side Wants You Dead, One Side Wants You Fed"

Karl, Jay, and Griff discuss whether Trump even COULD get rid of Elon at this point.
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Did Nothing Wrong Live 02/24/25 "No Kings"

Karl, Jay, and Griff discuss the real "Third Rail" of American politics.
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Did Nothing Wrong Live - 02/17/2025. "pour encourager les autres"

Jay, Karl, and Griff talk about the DOGE accelerationists, RFK Jr's proposed camps, and how to motivate the Democratic electeds.
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"His soul goes marching on"
https://youtu.be/jso1YRQnpCI?si=uCcMR8AKlTMqBJcj
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Did Nothing Wrong Live! 02-10-25 "Bad Doge!"

Jay, Karl, and Griff talk about insider threats, creative noncompliance, staying focused, and how to make buyers remorse even worse.
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Did Nothing Wrong Live! 02/05/25

Jay, Karl, and Griff give credit where credit is due, and talk about the path forward from here.
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Did Nothing Wrong Live! 2/03/25 "Working for the Clampdown"

Jay, Karl, and Griff discuss the shutdown and scrubbing of government websites, Trump's sorry bunch of cabinet nominees, and the plan for an expansion of Gitmo.
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Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:
Multiple health agency websites on HIV, contraception taken down to comply with executive orders
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/multiple-health-agency-websites-hiv-contraception-comply-executive/story?id=118335484
Agencies asked to scrub federal government websites to remove diversity-related content
https://www.cbsnews...
Episode 167 - This is Awkword

I sit down with the MC, journalist, and political activist know as Awkword. We talk about the intersection of politics and hip-hop, the impact of Charlottesville, and how redemption can work.
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Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:
This is Awkword
https://www.thisisawkword.com/music
Awkword on Bandcamp
https://awkword.bandcamp.com
Interview With AWKWORD (@AWKWORDrap) ! - I Am Hip-Hop Magazine
https://www.iamhiphopmagazine...
Did Nothing Wrong Live! 01/24/25

Jay, Karl, and Griff are joined by Jared Yates Sexton to talk about the first four days of the new administration, and try to determine who's going to step up and lead the opposition.
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Jared's website
https://www.jysexton.com
Jared's work for Salon
https://www.salon.com/writer/jared_yates_sexton
Jared's Substack
The #Resistance...
Did Nothing Wrong Live - Inauguration Day Edition!

Jay, Karl, and Griff discuss the inauguration of Donald Trump, the knee bending of the Proton corporation, and the US designation of the Terrorgram Collective as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
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Did Nothing Wrong Live - 01/13/25 "The Great American Going Out Of Business Sale”

Karl, Jay, and Griff discuss the New Year's Day terror attacks, as well as Trump's flip flop on TikTok, and the ongoing battle between Bannon and Elon.
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Did Nothing Wrong Live! 01/09/25

On this episode of Did Nothing Wrong Live, Jay, Karl, and Griff discuss Facebook becoming Twitter, the Broligarchy's war on Reality, and telling better stories to hopefully win some hearts and minds.
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Episode 166 - Revenge Season w/Teddy Wilson

Journalist Teddy Wilson joins me to discuss his new piece about the retribution planned by the incoming Trump administration against those who held his supporters to account for the J6 Insurrection.
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Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:
Radical Reports
Mapping the Capitol Riot Insurrectionists Networks
Cost of January 6 Capitol riot? $2.7 billion, according to GAO
https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/crime/cost-of-capitol-riot-january-6/291-6fb5117e-dea1-4631-a76a-76...
Did Nothing Wrong Live! President Musk, Lawfare, and Folk Heroes

Did Nothing Wrong Live is a roundtable discussion(with video!) about the issues of the week, featuring Jay Mckenzie, Karl Folk, and Griff Sombke.
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