Another Fucking Guy With A Podcast

Ep. 029 - Texas GOP & Its Batsh*t Insane Agenda

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:06:39 GMT

Episode 29 dives into the Texas GOP's latest attempt to tighten its grip on state power, following suit with Republican legislatures across the United States, and why they feel emboldened to get away with it.

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SHOW NOTES:

Texas lawmakers advancing bail bills that opponents say do little for people stuck in jail because they’re poor https://www.texastribune.org/2021/04/06/texas-bail-reform/

Twitter thread by Alec Karakatsanis re: the Texas cash bail system https://twitter.com/equalityalec/status/1412077485236310018?s=21

Archive of stories re: the Texas jail system: https://sheddinglight.in/texas/home

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Ep. 028 - Chud Idolization & The Ivermectin Grifters

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 23:22:55 GMT

Episode 28 explores the rightwing phenomenon of idolizing and hero-worshipping violent narcissists and the recent recharging of pseudoscientific claims from the anti-vax and IDW crowd of an anti-parasitic drug called Ivermectin as an unproven COVID-19 treatment and prophylactic.

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SHOW NOTE:

‘Tucker Carlson Distorted My Reporting in His Latest Jan. 6 Conspiracy Theory’ by Trevor Aaronson: https://theintercept.com/2021/06/22/tucker-carlson-january-6-fbi-conspiracy/

Ivermectin to be investigated in adults aged 18+ as possible treatment for COVID-19 in the PRINCIPLE trial https://www.principletrial.org/news/ivermectin-to-be-investigated-as-a-possible-treatment-for-covid-19-in-oxford2019s-principle-trial

Scientists May Be Using The Wrong Cells to Study COVID-19 https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-may-be-using-the-wrong-cells-to-study-covid-19/

Why Is the Intellectual Dark Web Suddenly Hyping an Unproven COVID Treatment? https://www.vice.com/en/article/wx5z5y/why-is-the-intellectual-dark-web-suddenly-hyping-an-unproven-covid-treatment

Ivermectin and COVID-19: How a cheap antiparasitic became political https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/features/ivermectin-covid-19-antiparasitic-political/

The Ivermectin Advocates’ War Has Just Begun https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3d5gv/ivermectin-covid-treatment-advocates-rogan-weinstein-hecker

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Ep. 027 - GOP Strategy, Naive Dems & 'CRT'

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 00:59:38 GMT

Episode 27 explores the GOP strategy to solidify its stranglehold on US power and democracy, why the Democratic Party is being held hostage by a handful of wishful-thinking idiots, and why reactionaries are freaking the f*ck out over "critical race theory."

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SHOW NOTES:

Debunker Mick West Twitter profile: https://twitter.com/MickWest?s=20

'The aliens haven't landed: Why you should be skeptical of recent reports of UFO sightings' by Mick West: https://money.yahoo.com/aliens-havent-landed-why-skeptical-090251254.html

'Bigger than QAnon: Democrats can’t ignore GOP’s holy war' by Talia Lavin: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1269875

'Fox News uses obscure outrages and local oddities to fuel its culture wars' by Parker Molloy: https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox-news-uses-obscure-outrages-and-local-oddities-fuel-its-culture-wars

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Ep. 026 - Fauci FOIA Emails & The Ratf*ckers

Sun, 06 Jun 2021 21:15:48 GMT

Episode 26 explores the Wuhan "lab leak" theory and the recent FOIA emails obtained by The Washington Post and Buzzfeed News and whether they show any culpability, criminality, or nothing at all.

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SHOW NOTES:
Tweet thread by Nsikan Akpan, PhD on the "lab leak" hypothesis: https://twitter.com/MoNscience/status/1396240581651742724?s=20

'How I Learned to Stop Worrying And Love the Lab-Leak Theory' by David G. McNeil Jr.: https://donaldgmcneiljr1954.medium.com/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-lab-leak-theory-f4f88446b04d

Belgium's Van Ranst: Covid Scientist Targeted by Far-Right Sniper: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57358492

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Ep. 025 - Wuhan "Lab Leak" & Abortion Rights

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 02:14:02 GMT

Episode 25 explores the renewed focus on the year-long conspiracy theories re: the origin of SARS-CoV-2 and the nuance needed to navigate this latest round. In the second half, reproductive rights are on the precipice of total abolition in the United States.

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Ep. 024 - Palestine-Israel, Arizona "Audit" & Tucker

Tue, 18 May 2021 16:29:34 GMT

In episode 24, we try to explain what the hell is happening in the Holy Land, the GOP's Arizona "audit", and Tucker Carlson and why he's so beloved by those on the far-right.

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Ep. 023 - Bill Gates & Democratic F*ckery

Thu, 06 May 2021 01:11:52 GMT

First up, the Republican Party's reactionary fearmongering campaign against trans rights and voting rights. The juice: Inhumane f*ckery committed by American politicians, specifically those within the Democratic Party, in conjunction with IP vultures like Bill Gates and the pharmaceutical industry.

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Ep. 022 - Never Ending Rightwing Moral Panics

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 05:00:00 GMT

In episode 22, we get into the rise in violence against Asian Americans, LGBTQ+ people, and other minority groups in America and discuss some of the history and reasoning behind why reactionaries can't help themselves but to hate, lie, and panic their way around social issues.

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SHOW NOTES:

A Survey Study of Surgeons’ Experience with Regret and/or Reversal of Gender-Confirmation Surgeries
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6212091/

Why ‘rapid-onset gender dysphoria’ is bad science
https://theconversation.com/why-rapid-onset-gender-dysphoria-is-bad-science-92742

Transgender adolescent suicide behavior
https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/142/4/e20174218.full.pdf

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Ep. 021 - Why The F*ck Is This Happening? (A History Lesson)

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 21:21:09 GMT

In episode 21, we break down some of the history behind the 20th century's rise of fascism, what preceded it, why it happened and how modern popularity with authoritarian movements is directly linked to the same old bullsh*t.

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Ep. 020 - Dangerous False Equivalencies

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:34:01 GMT

In episode 20, we get into the dangerous false equivalencies levied against both Republicans and Democrats that often lead to disillusionment and radicalization.

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Ep. 019 - Texas, Ted, & Dominionism

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 19:30:38 GMT

In episode 19, we get into the catastrophe in Texas as well as a little dive into something called Christian dominion theology and its slow creep into every aspect of American life whether we like it or not.

PLEASE DONATE ***TEXAS MUTUAL AID DIRECTORY: https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/1rdMnbzYxfXFrG1DefGqN3R1zu_lan2fml2bEYRpMcRQ/mobilebasic

The TEXAS jail project: https://www.texasjailproject.org/donate/

- The Radical Theology That Could Make Religious Freedom a Thing of the Past https://www.texasobserver.org/dominion-theology/

- QAnon is a Nazi Cult, Rebranded https://www.justsecurity.org/72339/qanon-is-a-nazi-cult-rebranded/

- Former Houston police captain accused of violent attempt to prove election conspiracy was hired by GOP activist’s group https://www.texastribune.org/2020/12/15/steven-hotze-texas-election-fraud-Houston-police-arrested/

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Ep. 018 - Hoaxing Ourselves to Death

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 00:12:33 GMT

In episode 18, we get into the culmination of hoaxes that are killing us and that have led us to the brink of breaking democracy.

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Show notes:

When facts fail: UFO cults, ‘birthers’ and cognitive dissonance https://www.minnpost.com/second-opinion/2011/04/when-facts-fail-ufo-cults-birthers-and-cognitive-dissonance/

How White Supremacy Is Like a Drug https://daily.jstor.org/how-white-supremacy-is-like-a-drug/
Ready to Leave QAnon? Shannon Martinez Will Show You the Way https://gen.medium.com/ready-to-leave-qanon-shannon-martinez-will-show-you-the-way-509df838e84d

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Ep. 017 - What's Next for the Far-Right?

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 02:02:50 GMT

In episode 17, we get into the nightmarish reality that far-right conspiracy theorists witnessed on January 20th, where they go from here, and what the Biden administration may have in store for them and their adjacent counterparts going forward.

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Ep. 016 - The Heat Death of Q-niverse

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 16:52:06 GMT

In episode 16, we get into the death throws of the QAnon cult and its last-ditch attempt to rip the country apart with scary forwarded text messages, among other things.

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Ep. 015 - A Dark Day In America

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 21:15:50 GMT

In episode 15, we get into the MAGA-incited violence on Capitol Hill on January 6th and the conspiracy theories that emanated after the fact. Yes, conspiracy theories about the insurrection that was fueled itself by conspiracy theories. A conspiracy theory cosmopolitan, if you will.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fucking_podcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/fucking_podcast

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Ep. 014 - The 'Destroy Democracy' Grift

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 21:49:15 GMT

In episode 14, we get into the latest iteration of how Trump and his allies believe they can overturn the election results, where that will end up, and how there might be a light at the end of the tunnel.Patreon: https://patreon.com/fucking_podcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/fucking_podcast

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Ep. 013 - Release the Kraken

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 03:00:15 GMT

In episode 13, we get into the myriad legal challenges that Trump's legal team has been pursuing in the hopes of overturning the election, the violent death threats they are causing, and the figures at the epicenter of this unprecedented challenging of American democracy and free and fair elections.Twitter: https://twitter.com/fucking_podcastPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/fucking_podcast

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Ep. 012 - The Voter Fraud Delusion

Wed, 11 Nov 2020 02:41:03 GMT

In episode 12, we get into the aftermath of the 2020 US general election and what transpired before and after Joseph R. Biden was projected president-elect of the United States of America.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fucking_podcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/fucking_podcast

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Ep. 011 - Go Vote, You Lazy F***s

Tue, 03 Nov 2020 22:19:17 GMT

Just in case you needed a reason to vote.. my last ditch attempt to scream into the ether.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fucking_podcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/fucking_podcast

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Ep. 010 - Rudy, Russia & Ratf*****g

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 02:19:16 GMT

In episode 10, we break down what is known up to this point about the Hunter Biden influence operation being desperately pushed by some of the most dishonest people in American politics and how we got here.Also, VOTE!Twitter: https://twitter.com/fucking_podcastPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/fucking_podcast

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Ep. 009 - The President, Project Veritas & Proud Boys

Fri, 02 Oct 2020 13:04:42 GMT

In episode 9, we get into the connections between the President of the United States, a very shady non-profit "news" organization, and violent, far-right, racist and misogynistic militia groups that the president dogwhistles at on a regular basis.Twitter: https://twitter.com/fucking_podcastPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/fucking_podcast

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Ep. 008 - Trump's Favorite Law Ignorer

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 21:32:46 GMT

In episode 8, we get into US Attorney General William Barr's explicit protection and defending of the president no matter what is in the best interest of the American people or what the cost may be to the country. Twitter: https://twitter.com/fucking_podcastPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/fucking_podcast

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Ep. 007 - QAnon, 'Red-Pilled' Mommy Edition: #SaveOurChildren

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 03:59:46 GMT

In episode 7, we explore and debunk the numbers being peddled around on social media regarding child sex trafficking, and the stark difference between pop-culture ideas of what human/sex-trafficking is and the legal interpretation(s), and why it matters.Twitter: https://twitter.com/fucking_podcastPatreaon: https://www.patreon.com/fucking_podcast

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Ep. 006 - Peacemaker Or Just Cozy w/ Dictators?

Fri, 11 Sep 2020 21:37:42 GMT

In episode 6, we get into the mythical MAGA perception that President Donald Trump is somehow a peacemaker. We dig into the recent UAE-Israel "peace" deal as well as several other examples that his adherents like to cite as evidence for their claim.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fucking_podcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/fucking_podcast

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Ep. 005 - Trump's Voter Fraud Unicorn

Wed, 09 Sep 2020 00:22:16 GMT

In episode 5, we get into President Donald Trump's long held belief (more like political ratf***ery) that voter fraud is rampant in the United States.Twitter: https://twitter.com/fucking_podcastPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/fucking_podcast

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Ep. 004 - Trump's Twitter Rampage & COVID-19 Misinformation

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 20:12:46 GMT

In episode 4, we get into Trump's Sunday morning Twitter rampage of conspiracy theories, racist assholes, and lies and look at the whirlwind of bullshit that transpired afterwards.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fucking_podcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/fucking_podcast

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Ep. 003 - RNC Misinformation & 'Save Our Children' Rallies

Sun, 30 Aug 2020 05:50:33 GMT

In episode 3, we get into the last night of the Republican National Convention, Ivanka and Donald's speeches, the global 'Save Our Children' rallies as a front for QAnon propaganda, and actual organizations that save children denouncing QAnon.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fucking_podcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/fucking_podcast

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Ep. 002 - BLM, Biden & Breaking Presidential Norms

Fri, 28 Aug 2020 00:01:28 GMT

In episode 2, we get into the deadly shooting in Wisconsin recently, mis- and dis- information about Joe Biden, the blatant disregard for the rule of law by the Trump administration. And of course, as always, conspiracy theories.Patreon (subscribe!): https://www.patreon.com/fucking_podcastTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/fucking_podcast

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Ep. 001 - The Dumbing Down of the Human Psyche

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 20:46:17 GMT

From Kamala Harris conspiracy theories sparked off nearly as soon as she was announced as the Democratic running mate to the darkest corners of the internet now gone mainstream, the stupification of the American (and world) psyche is in full swing.

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