The one where we're joined by Robert Silverman to discuss the extremely online right wing crusade against the Target corporation for selling Pride themed merchandise. Yes, really.

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Here are some of the sources and references we used to create this episode:

Brands Embracing Pride Month Confront a Volatile Political Climate

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/25/business/target-pride-lgbtq-companies-backlash.html

How major brands were forced into the conservative plan to target LGBTQ people

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/target-bud-light-are-conservatives-new-favorite-targets-rcna86235

Before Fox News, Tucker Carlson worked at CNN. The show he co-hosted was canceled after a tense on-air exchange where Jon Stewart called him a 'dick.'

https://www.businessinsider.com/jon-stewart-tucker-carlson-fox-news-cnn-2023-4#:~:text=Before%20Fox%20News%2C%20Tucker%20Carlson,Stewart%20called%20him%20a%20%27dick.

Tim Pool calls the Allen, Texas, shooter's pro-Nazi online footprint a “PSYOP” and blames mass shootings on “multiculturalism”

https://www.mediamatters.org/tim-pool/tim-pool-calls-allen-texas-shooters-pro-nazi-online-footprint-psyop-and-blames-mass

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Jay and Griff

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