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.com/interview-awkword-awkwordrap/

Outside the Lines With Rap Genius – New Podcast: Awkword (#47)

https://genius.com/Outside-the-lines-with-rap-genius-new-podcast-awkword-47-annotated

Public Enemy: A New Era Of The Black Power Movement

https://hsac.commons.gc.cuny.edu/public-enemy-a-new-era-of-the-black-power-movement/

Did Occupy Wall Street Make a Difference?

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/ows-occupy-zuccotti-protest/

James Alex Fields found guilty of killing Heather Heyer during violent Charlottesville white nationalist rally

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/james-alex-fields-found-guilty-killing-heather-heyer-during-violent-n945186

Episode 133 - Leaving the Alt-Right w/Evan McLaren

About the Seattle Consent Decree

https://seattlepolicemonitor.org/overview

Op-Ed: Walking Away from the Empty Promise of Seattle’s Consent Decree - The Urbanist

https://www.theurbanist.org/2023/09/08/op-ed-walking-away-from-the-empty-promise-of-seattles-consent-decree/

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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 Didn't Save Us from Trump. It's Time to Build Something Real

The Muckrake Podcast

https://www.patreon.com/muckrakepodcast

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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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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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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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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-76e87b268bfd

Donald Trump’s Revenge

https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/donald-trump-wins-a-second-term

Trump won’t rule out revenge prosecutions, deportation of U.S. citizens when he takes office

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-wont-rule-out-revenge-prosecutions-deportation-of-u-s-citizens-when-he-takes-office

Trump vows to pardon Jan. 6 defendants on 'Day One.' Are there exceptions?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/12/09/will-trump-pardon-all-jan-6-defendants/76859124007/

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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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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 Generation

https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/02/22/atomwaffen-and-siege-parallax-how-one-neo-nazi’s-life’s-work-fueling-younger-generation

Justice Department announces nationwide arrests of members of neo-Nazi Atomwaffen group

https://abcnews.go.com/US/justice-department-announces-nationwide-arrests-members-neo-nazi/story?id=69239957

Neo-Nazi charged in 'swatting' scheme that targeted ex-DHS chief Kirstjen Nielsen

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/neo-nazi-charged-swatting-scheme-targeted-ex-dhs-chief-kirstjen-n1143581

No prison time for transgender ex-neo-Nazi in threat case

https://apnews.com/article/arizona-florida-washington-gender-identity-conspiracy-1952b35f4817342779ba387c33faa9a1

Transgender ex-neo-Nazi won't face prison time, 'already suffered enough'

https://www.jpost.com/international/transgender-ex-neo-nazi-wont-face-prison-time-already-suffered-enough-663842

Why Do Neo-Nazis Keep Getting Arrested For Child Sexual Abuse Material?

https://www.vice.com/en/article/why-do-neo-nazis-keep-getting-arrested-for-child-porn/

Vaush on the Struggle for the Future of Young Men

https://therealnews.com/vaush-on-the-struggle-for-the-future-of-young-men

Hands of Eir on Bluesky

https://bsky.app/profile/handsofeir.bsky.social

Help Tyler get back on his feet

https://www.gofundme.com/f/new-beginnings-newcar-bills-debt

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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 Twitter back to life

https://www.vox.com/technology/385433/what-is-bluesky-twitter-social-media-use-future

Twitter's Traffic Falling Relative to Bluesky

https://futurism.com/twitter-traffic-plummeting

What we know about Luigi Mangione, suspect charged in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/luigi-mangione-healthcare-ceo-shooting-what-we-know/

Luigi Mangione Has a Fan Club at Pennsylvania Prison

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/luigi-mangione-sci-huntington-prison.html

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Won’t Pay for the Complete Duration of Anesthesia for Patients’ Surgical Procedures

https://www.asahq.org/about-asa/newsroom/news-releases/2024/11/anthem-blue-cross-blue-shield-will-not-pay-complete-duration-of-anesthesia-for-surgical-procedures

Update to anesthesia billed time units policy - Provider News

https://providernews.anthem.com/new-york/articles/update-to-anesthesia-billed-time-units-policy-23312

'Like a miracle': N.C. couple free of nearly $100,000 medical debt after 15 years

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/-miracle-nc-couple-free-nearly-100000-medical-debt-15-years-rcna183426

Lakeland woman threatens insurance company, says ‘Delay, Deny, Depose’: police

https://www.wfla.com/news/polk-county/lakeland-woman-threatens-insurance-company-says-delay-deny-depose-police/

Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd - Robin Hood of the Cookson Hills

https://www.carnegie.lib.oh.us/Floyd

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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)

Scott's Book, "Let There Be Money"

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NH31Y4C?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=&linkCode=sl1&tag=sssubi-20&linkId=9a6d60d23a1b6add7c1686b4e07c1927&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

Andrew Yang's Freedom Dividend

https://2020.yang2020.com/policies/the-freedom-dividend/

The bizarre tale of President Nixon and his basic income bill

https://thecorrespondent.com/4503/the-bizarre-tale-of-president-nixon-and-his-basic-income-bill/173117835-c34d6145

In Reversal Because of A.I., Office Jobs Are Now More at Risk

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/24/upshot/artificial-intelligence-jobs.html

Some on Social Media See Shooting Suspect as a Folk Hero

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/nyregion/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-suspect.html

The Shooting That Was Inevitable Our political system is breaking down. Now it has killed.

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/unitedhealthcare-shooting-inevitable.html

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