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**Polite Conversations**

Growing up in Saudi Arabia as a Pakistani, who now resides in Canada, Eiynah brings a global perspective to discussions about religion, politics, culture & sexuality – through the lens of a progressive ex-muslim immigrant. This podcast often focuses on unpacking various forms of extremism, particularly types that are less overt and masquerading as ‘intellectual’. Eiynah has a specific interest in covering online scenes like New Atheism and the Intellectual Dark Web.

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UNLOCKED (Full Ep): Fashademics 4 - Charles Murray & The Pioneer Fund Sep 23, 2026

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This episode has been unlocked, as promised!

If you enjoy the show pls consider supporting via patreon.com/nicemangos

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Polite Conversations is part of a progressive independent Canadian podcast community Check out Harbinger media at Harbingermedianetwork.com

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On this episode I’m joined by Jon Phillips, Historian of Science, who has done work for the SPLC covering scientific racism. (Find him on Bsky @jowiph.bsky.social)

This conversation delves into the topic of race ‘science’ — primarily via skull measuring enthusiast, Charles Murray. We discuss the significance and impact of his larger project, his rhetorical tactics, the tainted sources in The Bell Curve …as well as Murray’s association with The Pioneer Fund and more.

We dive into the overlaps between the world of scientific racism and New Atheism. Sam Harris’ attempts to rehabilitate and mainstream Murray’s pseudoscience is also a recurring topic throughout the episode. And we discuss the far-right non-profit foundation The Pioneer Fund in more detail, we examine its links to research on eugenics, race ‘science’ and extremist views.

Links:

The Tainted Sources of ‘The Bell Curve’ (1994) https://www.nybooks.com/articles/1994/12/01/the-tainted-sources-of-the-bell-curve/

Archived 1994 article that is mentioned in this episode https://web.archive.org/web/20110129125309/http://www.nytimes.com/1994/10/09/magazine/daring-research-or-social-science-pornography-charles-murray.html

Hope Not Hate investigation into the race ‘science’ movement https://investigations.hopenothate.org.uk/race-science-inc/?utm_source=main_website&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=hub_page

A new book on race and evolution by noted science writer Nicholas Wade legitimizes racist and anti-Semitic theories. (2014) https://www.splcenter.org/resources/reports/troublesome-sources/

Journals that published Richard Lynn’s racist ‘research’ articles should retract them (2024) https://www.statnews.com/2024/06/20/richard-lynn-racist-research-articles-journals-retractions/

Adrianne Black https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrianne_Black (previously known as Derek Black)

Polite Conversations Race ‘science’ panel episodes mentioned in this chat:

Ad-free Patreon versions:

Pt 1 https://www.patreon.com/nicemangos/posts/ep-82-race-pt-1-110461457/edit

Pt 2 https://www.patreon.com/nicemangos/posts/race-science-pt-110534234/edit

Pt 3 https://www.patreon.com/nicemangos/posts/race-science-pt-110539173/edit

Public versions (Full Episodes)

Pt 1 https://spotify.link/otjmpUOgOXb

Pt 2 https://spotify.link/7l3SgcUgOXb

Pt 3 https://spotify.link/Jqw8rqWgOXb

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Ep - 115 Fascism Disguised as ‘Fighting Antisemitism’ Sep 18, 2026

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With widespread Zionist pressure campaigns and billionaire attempts at controlling our speech & access to information, this topic becomes more urgent by the day.

As we saw with the Macklemore/Ed Sheeran situation, with pop star Pink’s entitled tantrum, with the endless condemnations of Mark Ruffalo, Hasan Piker and Abdul El Sayed over completely fabricated allegations of antisemitism — these outrage cycles are based entirely on shielding Israel from criticism (while it commits endless atrocities), not on a principled anti-bigotry stance.

This is something that even many western extremism experts are failing to cover or articulate.

Join me for an in-depth look at this topic.

Find the extended version via patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nicemangos/posts/ep-115-fascism-169848973

Links:

Mark Ruffalo fires back at Paramount Skydance https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/24/mark-ruffalo-fires-back-paramount-oracle-accused-antisemitic-tropes-israel

Hasan Piker is being smeared for saying what others have https://youtube.com/shorts/h4IxFPQvtNo?si=BLd3CrroUdPSgjJW

What Hasan actually said https://bsky.app/profile/thetnholler.bsky.social/post/3mtwro633zk2r

Pink faces backlash after reposting a statement from pro-Israel group https://x.com/qudsnen/status/2097289749463503037?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw

Pink Criticized After Demanding Ed Sheeran Refund Fans Over Macklemore https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/pink-criticized-demanding-ed-sheeran-132156443.html

The smear campaign against Abdul El-Sayed is built on lies, Islamophobia and hate https://www.metrotimes.com/news/the-smear-campaign-against-abdul-el-sayed-is-built-on-lies-islamophobia-and-hate/

Oracle exec delights in ‘Scary Technology’ unleashed on Gaza https://youtu.be/t1Rok0IPhiQ?si=mNwlNLXr2E5tcuoD

Top Donor to IDF is buying up US media https://youtube.com/shorts/8EAOmMvZRYc?si=hsRuRvQOuHX13pFs

Germany approves nearly $1bn in arms exports to Israel https://thecradle.co/articles/germany-approves-nearly-1bn-in-arms-exports-to-israel

How Nicaragua defended its ICJ case accusing Germany of complicity in Israel's genocide https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/how-nicaragua-defended-icj-case-accusing-germany-complicity-israel-genocide

House just Voted to Integrate Israel & the US Military https://youtube.com/shorts/7zewIhvs6SE?si=W8PH1ebxhKwe_jnf

Israeli envoy calls Italian magazine antisemitic over settler violence coverage https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-envoy-italy-calls-magazine-antisemitic-over-settler-violence-coverage

Genocide Denial in Holocaust Studies https://jacobin.com/2025/01/gaza-genocide-holocaust-studies-germany

Bake sales for Gaza could stoke Jew hatred, EU warns https://www.yahoo.com/news/bake-sales-gaza-could-stoke-122320754.html

London hospital takes down artwork by Gaza schoolchildren after complaint https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/feb/27/artwork-gaza-schoolchildren-removed-chelsea-and-westminster-hospital

Guest at Jewish American Summit tells Muslims to GTFO of America https://x.com/middleeasteye/status/2095130486536372645?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw

Jasper Nathaniel’s call to action for Jewish Americans https://x.com/infinite_jaz/status/2096330117505052709?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw

'Symbolic' UK sanctions on Israel aim to avoid Washington's wrath https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/uk-symbolic-sanctions-israel-avoid-washington-wrath

Fake US thinktank set up and funded by Israel sought to game AI for propaganda https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/26/fake-thinktank-israel-ai-propaganda

Israel Paying influencers for propaganda https://responsiblestatecraft.org/israel-influencers-netanyahu/

US House passes bill penalizing universities that participate in boycott of Israel https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/03/israel-boycott-university-ban-bill

UK Lawyers for Israel calls to proscribe Doctors Without Borders as terror group https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-lawyers-israel-calls-ban-doctors-without-borders-terror-group

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UNLOCKED - Global Far Right 7 - USA (FULL) ft. Christopher Mathias Aug 31, 2026

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This episode has now been unlocked!

[Aired originally July 2026 via patreon.com/nicemangos]

If you’d like to access extended episodes and unlock miniseries early please consider subscribing via patreon.com/nicemangos and supporting this small show!

Journalist and author of ‘To Catch a Fascist’ Christopher Mathias joins me to discuss the state of the American far right.

We talk about what laid the groundwork for these political conditions, we compare Trump 1.0 & 2.0… and we also discuss the role that mainstream media & the Democrats have played in the rising tide of American fascism. All that and more on this episode of The Global Far Right.

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Links:

Find the extended version of this episode here:

https://www.patreon.com/nicemangos/posts/global-far-right-164817590#no_universal_links

Find the rest of the Global Far Right miniseries here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/40h4VTDTEEpqWHOuH4uDLI?si=13i_lmBhQzWQNbYkm3YzUw&utm_source=copy-link&pi=g41RqjyCRaSV-

Find Christopher’s book ‘To Catch a Fascist’ here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Catch-a-Fascist/Christopher-Mathias/9781668034767

Politico story on pro-Trump troll ‘Microchip’s’ anti-antifa petition https://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/24/antifa-white-house-petition-trump-troll-241990

Christopher Mathias’ 2018 story covering the extreme nature of Steve King’s views https://www.huffpost.com/entry/white-supremacists-running-for-office-2018_n_5a7da926e4b0c6726e1285c1

FIRE receives Koch funding https://bsky.app/profile/nicemangos.bsky.social/post/3mrnj2ityas2n

The man who headed Trump’s invasions of US cities (Bovino) joined the US and European far right in Portugal to preach “remigration”—a plan to expel all minorities and immigrants.

https://www.wired.com/story/greg-bovino-was-the-star-at-a-european-remigration-conference/

After teasing a presidential bid, Greg Bovino joined a white nationalist’s podcast

https://www.ms.now/news/greg-bovino-white-nationalist-podcast-kevin-deanna

From my miniseries on Sam Harris Woking Up:

Ep 1 focuses on his views on race and racism in policing https://open.spotify.com/episode/0v1VYmWKx6dgT5GEdL2OpK?si=JyGf6zQESsaWrtcLXPXllQ&utm_source=copy-link

Ep 4 of Woking Up discusses Sam Harris’ post Jan 6 bothsidesing, and racism denial https://open.spotify.com/episode/420oTb5Eh7GVjRjGnJY5fA?si=VskaAYgfQp2FQpmorOBPrA&utm_source=copy-link

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Fashademics 4 - Charles Murray & The Pioneer Fund Aug 24, 2026

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If you enjoy the show pls consider supporting via patreon.com/nicemangos

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Polite Conversations is part of a progressive independent Canadian podcast community Check out Harbinger media at Harbingermedianetwork.com

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On this episode I’m joined by Jon Phillips, Historian of Science, who has done work for the SPLC covering scientific racism. (Find him on Bsky @jowiph.bsky.social)

Links:

Find the Extended version of this episode here: https://www.patreon.com/nicemangos/posts/fashademics-4-167414020?pr=true&forSale=true

The Tainted Sources of ‘The Bell Curve’ (1994) https://www.nybooks.com/articles/1994/12/01/the-tainted-sources-of-the-bell-curve/

Hope Not Hate investigation into the race ‘science’ movement https://investigations.hopenothate.org.uk/race-science-inc/?utm_source=main_website&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=hub_page

A new book on race and evolution by noted science writer Nicholas Wade legitimizes racist and anti-Semitic theories. (2014) https://www.splcenter.org/resources/reports/troublesome-sources/

Journals that published Richard Lynn’s racist ‘research’ articles should retract them (2024) https://www.statnews.com/2024/06/20/richard-lynn-racist-research-articles-journals-retractions/

Adrianne Black https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrianne_Black (previously known as Derek Black)

Polite Conversations Race ‘science’ panel episodes mentioned in this chat:

Ad-free Patreon versions:

Pt 1 https://www.patreon.com/nicemangos/posts/ep-82-race-pt-1-110461457/edit

Pt 2 https://www.patreon.com/nicemangos/posts/race-science-pt-110534234/edit

Pt 3 https://www.patreon.com/nicemangos/posts/race-science-pt-110539173/edit

Public versions (Full Episodes)

Pt 1 https://spotify.link/otjmpUOgOXb

Pt 2 https://spotify.link/7l3SgcUgOXb

Pt 3 https://spotify.link/Jqw8rqWgOXb

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UNLOCKED: Premium Bonus - Riyadh Comedy Festival ft. Andy Kindler Aug 14, 2026

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[Aired originally for premium patrons in Dec 2025]

Hope you enjoy this episode. I put a lot of work into listening to all these comedians and gathering clips. It’s a subject that feels very personal, because I grew up in Saudi Arabia and have been very disturbed by the successful whitewashing that MBS has been doing recently.

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Comedian Andy Kindler (from Bob’s Burgers) joins me for an in depth look at some of the excuses that were made by the comedians who went to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival.

Was this festival an indication of progress in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia or was it put on to create the illusion of progress?

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Featured Clips from: Chris Tucker, NBC News, Bill Maher, Louis CK, Tim Dillon, Aziz Ansari, Whitney Cummings, Bill Burr & Joe Rogan

Links:

A Saudi journalist tweeted against the government – and was executed for ‘high treason’: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/18/saudi-arabia-turki-al-jasser-executed

Producer/Animator receives prison sentence for Netflix Comedy series https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/04/world/middleeast/netflix-masameer-saudi-arabia-prison.html

Archived version of NYT article: https://archive.ph/QqSR8

Saudi cartoonist sentenced to 23 years https://apnews.com/article/saudi-arabia-cartoonist-sentenced-crackdown-0fbb4a3d9532a363ea6f014bdab53876

Human Rights Watch: Riyadh Comedy Festival Whitewashes Abuses https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/09/23/saudi-arabia-riyadh-comedy-festival-whitewashes-abuses

Human Rights Watch ‘Cannot Accept’ Donations From Aziz Ansari and Other Comedians Who Performed at Riyadh Comedy Festival https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/human-rights-watch-refuses-aziz-ansari-riyadh-donation-1236544862/

Tim Dillon Fired from Riyadh Comedy Festival https://www.billboard.com/pro/tim-dillon-fired-riyadh-comedy-festival-saudi-slavery/

Dave Chapelle says its easier to talk in Saudi Arabia than the US https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/dave-chappelle-saudi-arabia-free-speech-1235439890/

82% of Jewish Israelis Back Forcibly Expelling Gazans https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-05-28/ty-article-magazine/.premium/yes-to-transfer-82-of-jewish-israelis-back-expelling-gazans/00000197-12a4-df22-a9d7-9ef6af930000

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[Re-release] Global Far Right 6 - Finland (FULL Episode) Aug 05, 2026

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[aired originally August 13, 2025 on Patreon, released on the main feed Nov 2025]

Finnish expert on far-right extremism Sami Eerola [https://bsky.app/profile/eerolasami.bsky.social] joins me for a conversation about the far-right in Finland. We discuss the sharp swing from Sanna Marin’s progressive govt to the most rightwing government Finland has had since the 1930’s, neo-nazi groups & festivals like ‘white boy summer’, the various racism related scandals coming from far right govt officials and more.

If you enjoy the show pls consider supporting via patreon.com/nicemangos

Links:

Find all the unlocked publicly available episodes in the Global Far Right miniseries here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/40h4VTDTEEpqWHOuH4uDLI?si=O1uDXmc_QXuidykoNFcJAA&utm_source=copy-link&pi=KpkE0nxFQvWZt

I revisited Sam’s views on nuking places preemptively in detail here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/136580589?pr=true&forSale=true

Find Sami’s Finnish language newsletter here https://laitaoikeistonviikko.substack.com/

The Finnish government attempts to overcome the overt racism of its minister https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/08/20/the-finnish-government-attempts-to-overcome-the-overt-racism-of-its-ministers_6099989_4.html

Far-right Finnish leader Riikka Purra sorry in racist posts uproar https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66166795

Finland economy minister resigns over Nazi comments https://www.dw.com/en/finland-economy-minister-resigns-over-nazi-comments/a-66084409

Many Finns Party ministers have pointed to replacement theory https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/politics/23836-many-finns-party-ministers-have-pointed-to-replacement-theory.html

Chet Hanks says Social Justice Warriors can kick rocks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgN1Lc5USOI

Tom Hanks’ son shares anti-vaccine videos, claims there’s more evidence for UFOs than for COVID shot safety https://www.news10.com/news/tom-hanks-son-shares-anti-vaccine-videos-claims-theres-more-evidence-for-ufos-than-for-covid-shot-safety/

White Boy Summer: Investigating the Finnish Far Right https://youtu.be/3CXRZKihkUw?si=3ehv9c99jiEr-EEM

The Palestine Laboratory pt 1 https://youtu.be/1GvkFwpzDhI?si=ljpWs3vOjiUJQcYy

Pt 2 https://youtu.be/5pPQydBGwQY?si=Mc-9moAZWMOylkU2

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CLIP: Flags, Symbols & Soul Jul 30, 2026

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What meaning do flags and flags and symbols of nationalism hold?

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This is a clip from pt 3 of my conversation with Canadian Journalist of Israeli background, Corey Atad. Find the extended version of the convo here: https://www.patreon.com/nicemangos/posts/ep-113-double-162731875?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link]

Find the Public version of the convo here:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7pKkyUzjW9JzUgLuEBJt12?si=V2T9K2ryQV6dinDWhLcYFg&utm_source=copy-link

If you enjoy the show pls consider supporting via patreon.com/nicemangos

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Global Far Right 7 - USA ft. Christopher Mathias Jul 27, 2026

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Polite Conversations is part of a progressive independent Canadian podcast community Check out Harbinger Media at Harbingermedianetwork.com

Journalist and author of ‘To Catch a Fascist’ Christopher Mathias joins me to discuss the state of the American far right.

If you enjoy the show pls consider supporting via patreon.com/nicemangos & unlock bonus content and extended episodes.

Links:

Find the extended version of this episode here:

https://www.patreon.com/nicemangos/posts/global-far-right-164817590#no_universal_links

Find the rest of the Global Far Right miniseries here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/40h4VTDTEEpqWHOuH4uDLI?si=13i_lmBhQzWQNbYkm3YzUw&utm_source=copy-link&pi=g41RqjyCRaSV-

Find Christopher’s book ‘To Catch a Fascist’ here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Catch-a-Fascist/Christopher-Mathias/9781668034767

Politico story on pro-Trump troll ‘Microchip’s’ anti-antifa petition https://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/24/antifa-white-house-petition-trump-troll-241990

Christopher Mathias’ 2018 story covering the extreme nature of Steve King’s views https://www.huffpost.com/entry/white-supremacists-running-for-office-2018_n_5a7da926e4b0c6726e1285c1

FIRE receives Koch funding https://bsky.app/profile/nicemangos.bsky.social/post/3mrnj2ityas2n

The man who headed Trump’s invasions of US cities (Bovino) joined the US and European far right in Portugal to preach “remigration”—a plan to expel all minorities and immigrants.

https://www.wired.com/story/greg-bovino-was-the-star-at-a-european-remigration-conference/

After teasing a presidential bid, Greg Bovino joined a white nationalist’s podcast

https://www.ms.now/news/greg-bovino-white-nationalist-podcast-kevin-deanna

From my miniseries on Sam Harris [Woking Up]:

Ep 1 focuses on his views on race and racism in policing https://open.spotify.com/episode/0v1VYmWKx6dgT5GEdL2OpK?si=JyGf6zQESsaWrtcLXPXllQ&utm_source=copy-link

Ep 4 of Woking Up discusses Sam Harris’ post Jan 6 bothsidesing, and racism denial https://open.spotify.com/episode/420oTb5Eh7GVjRjGnJY5fA?si=VskaAYgfQp2FQpmorOBPrA&utm_source=copy-link

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CLIP: Blame Institutions Jul 24, 2026

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Concerned about rising antisemitism? The largest portion of blame should be placed on institutions that deliberately conflate Zionism and Jewish people… institutions that deem any criticism of Israeli war crimes, Israeli war criminals, and a state actively engaged in gen0cide…as antisemitic.

It is these very institutions, all across the western world… that are reinforcing this antisemitic conflation.

Find the Public version of the convo here:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7pKkyUzjW9JzUgLuEBJt12?si=V2T9K2ryQV6dinDWhLcYFg&utm_source=copy-link

If you enjoy the show pls consider supporting via patreon.com/nicemangos

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Ep 114 - Do you Condemn Hasan (Piker)? Jul 17, 2026

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Popular leftist Canadian Twitch streamer & YouTuber Lance, from The Serfs joins me to discuss American Leftist Twitch streamer Hasan Piker.

We discuss the controversies surrounding Hasan, the threat he poses to the establishment, the anti-Israel sentiment Piker expresses being deliberately conflated with antisemitism, accusations of ‘champagne socialism’ & more!

I ask Lance a very important question, Do you Condemn Hamas Hasan?

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If you enjoy the show pls consider supporting via patreon.com/nicemangos and unlock extended episodes!

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Find Lance here: youtube.com/theserftimes, YouTube.com/theserfstv, Twitter: @TheSerfsTV, Bsky: @theserfstv.bsky.social

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Links:

Find the extended version of the episode here: https://www.patreon.com/nicemangos/posts/ep-114-do-you-ft-164022512?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Fox News ran 5 different segments on Hasan Piker the same day Trump threatened to wipe out Iranian civilization. https://x.com/hasanabiprod/status/2041644687253971369?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw

Randy Fine smears Hasan as a ‘Jihadist’ https://x.com/canteverdie/status/2059292873896399165?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw

Far-right Jewish ‘civil rights group’ announce their goal is to keep Canada a Christian nation https://bsky.app/profile/nicemangos.bsky.social/post/3mom6riokas2m

Graeme Wood writes that it’s possible to Ki!! Children legally https://bsky.app/profile/nicemangos.bsky.social/post/3mkbkyaxzss2e

My Patreon post on Contrapoints https://www.patreon.com/nicemangos/posts/contrapoints-133858410?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Overzealots Contrapoints video essay https://youtu.be/ygczkA7esns?si=qpdVH5WK_4k9qhEl

Hasan Piker Threatens the Establishment. That’s why They want to Destroy him - The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/hasan-piker-attacks-antisemitism/?utm_campaign=SproutSocial&utm_content=The+Nation+Magazine,thenation&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky,twitter

Aaron Rugenberg Editor at The New Republic examines accusations of ‘antisemitism’ against Hasan https://x.com/aaronregunberg/status/2041922283225108898?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw

A clip from this Fox News compilation was used in the music of this episode https://x.com/hasanabiprod/status/2049536011839922513?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw

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