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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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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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Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:
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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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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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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Episode 165 - What is a Woman? Don't ask Atomwaffen w/Tyler DiPeppe

Tyler DiPeppe is a former member of the Neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division. Tyler is also a Trans man. We discuss his involvement, how he got out, and what he's doing to help others leave as well.
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Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:
Atomwaffen Division - SPLC Extremist File
https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/atomwaffen-division
Atomwaffen and the Siege Paralax: How One Neo-Nazi's Life's Work Is Fueling A Younger...
Episode 164 - "The Bluest Skies You've Ever Seen" w/Karl Folk

On this episode, I'm joined by Sociologist Karl Folk to discuss whether or not BlueSky has “the juice". We also discuss the Luigi Mangione case and what it says about where we are as a society.
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Here are some of the sources and references used to create this episode:
What is Bluesky, the online platform welcoming users leaving Elon Musk's X?
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-is-bluesky-why-are-people-leaving-x-platform/
Bluesky brings the fun, weird vibes of old Tw...
Episode 163 - Universal Basic Income w/Scott Santens

UBI, or Universal Basic Income, would guarantee everyone in society an income floor. In this episode, I talk about this idea with Scott Santens, who has been a tireless advocate of the concept.
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Here are some of the sources and references used to create this episode:
Scott Santens UBI Guide
www.scottsantens.com
(Links to a ton of peer-reviewed data and studies on the UBI concept, some of which is referenced in the...
Episode 162 - "So What Now?" w/Taylor Lorenz

I talk with Journalist Taylor Lorenz about political campaigning on the internet, working as an independent creator, and why we don't need a "Joe Rogan but Leftist".
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Here are some of the sources and references used to create this episode:
User Mag, Taylor's newsletter
Power User - Taylor's weekly podcast
https://podcasts.voxmedia.com/show/power-user-with-taylor-lorenz
Why Democrats won't build their own Joe Rogan
EVEN HASAN PIKER WAS SURPRISED...
Episode 105 Remix-Katie McHugh(w/ Michael Edison Hayden)

We sit down with Katie McHugh, who walked away from the center of the Alt Right and has been helping to fight them ever since. We’re also joined by the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Michael Edison Hayden to talk about his experiences working with Katie, and how she’s been an invaluable part of the fight against White Nationalism since walking away.
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Did Nothing Wrong Episode 113 Remix - Elad Nehorai

Episode 113(originally released 11/27/03) -Writer and Activist Elad Nehorai joins the pod to discuss the rising tide of antisemitism, false narratives, and keeping your humanity during inhumane times.
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Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:
ELAD NEHORAI Writer. Community Builder. Marketer. Activist.
http://eladnehorai.com
Elad's Substack(GO SUBSCRIBE PLZ)
Elad's Twitter feed(or "X" if we must)
https://twitter.com/EladNehorai
Elon Musk is the m...
Episode 161 - Election Postmortem And The Future Of Did Nothing Wrong

In this episode, I break down what happened on Election night, and discuss what a way forward might look like. Plus, I talk about what’s ahead for the podcast in the future.
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Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:
CNN Election Results
https://www.cnn.com/election/2024/results/president?election-data-id=2024-PG&election-painting-mode=projection-with-lead&filter-key-races=false&filter-flipped=false&filter-remaining=false
REPUBLICANS CELEBRATE BY ADMITTING THEY CAN’T WAIT FOR PROJECT 2025
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Episode 160 - The Election Prediction Show

In this episode, I will make a call on what I think is going to happen in the 2024 US presidential election, and in the aftermath.
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Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:
The AZGOP is selling the headquarters it bought 9 months ago
https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2024/03/27/arizona-gop-headquarters-sale
Trump’s new joint fundraising pact with RNC puts priority on paying his legal bills first
https://www.latimes.com/pol...
Episode 159 - Standing Up to the Bully

In this episode, I try to get to the bottom of why more GOP and conservative people aren't speaking out about the very real danger of what a second Donald Trump presidency would do to this country.
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Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:
Mitt Romney, Liz Cheney, and other GOP lawmakers who criticized Trump or voted to impeach him have spent tens of thousands of dollars on private security
https://www.businessinsider.c...
Episode 158 - Polymarket as Weaponized Unreality w/Karl Folk

Sociologist Karl Folk and I talk about the home stretch of the 2024 election, and the increasingly desperate measures MAGA and the Silicon Valley oligarchs are taking to convince you they're ahead.
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Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:
How Russian disinformation is reaching the U.S. ahead of the 2024 election
https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/russian-disinformation-2024-election-storm-1516/index.html
Russian disinformation peddlers are targeting Harris-Walz campaign with fake videos, Microsoft says