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Episode 64 - Target is the target w/ Robert Silverman

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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Jay McKenzie
Griff Sombke
Politics at the intersection of extremists, propaganda and Cold War 2.0. Cutting through the noise to help you make sense of a chaotic information space.
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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.

Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:

https://pod.link/1647010767/episode/5b77b05c504748ca8d8f2630be08728b


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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Thanks for listening,

Jay and Griff