How ‘Wannabe’ Instagram Models Kneecapped Matt Gaetz

Fever Dreams Trailer: The Daily Beast’s top reporters take you inside the right’s push to retake power, from the conspiracy-slingers to the MAGA acolytes to the straight-up grifters. Thought the Trump era was crazy? Wait ’til you hear what they have planned next. Hosted by ... by Fever Dreams

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CPAC Showdown Feat. Zach Petrizzo: Outlandish sunglasses company Pit Viper has a problem: white nationalists love them. This week, Fever Dreams hosts Will Sommer and Asawin Suebsaeng talk about Pit Viper’s attempts to push back on their alt right fanbase, after the reflective shades pop... by Fever Dreams

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Banned from Q Con feat. Dave Weigel: You thought Michael Flynn calling for a coup was the most exciting thing to happen at the QAnon conference in Dallas over Memorial Day weekend? Think again, Fever Dreams fans, for just before the wacko retired general longingly wished for a Myanmar-sty... by Fever Dreams

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How 'Q' Tried to Pin the Whole Thing on Steve Bannon: By the end of the big new documentary series on QAnon, the filmmakers show off a pretty damn strong case that a shitposting systems administrator named Ron Watkins is the guy currently behind “Q.” But the docuseries doesn’t fully capture—at... by Fever Dreams

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What It’s Like When MAGA Nation Wants to Kill You for Your Movie: Take one self-proclaimed satanism expert. Add in a pinch of dumpster-diving. Throw in a chicken-coop fire, and (of course) pillow magnate and Donald Trump pal Mike Lindell. And you’ve got the recipe that Trump 2020 deadenders are currently leading in t... by Fever Dreams

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Pro-Trump Meet-Up Features Call to Kill Political Enemies: In this episode of FEVER DREAMS, hosts Will Sommer and Asawin Suebsaeng go deep on the far-right “Health and Freedom Conference” in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where thousands of attendees flocked to reaffirm their commitment to Donald Trump, the QAnon conspiracy... by Fever Dreams

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The James O’Keefe Musical feat. Ryan Cooper: Far-right activist Ammon Bundy is running for governor of Idaho—despite being legally banned from the Idaho statehouse. “He’s prepping a run for Idaho governor, to the dismay of the Idaho Republican Party, which really does not want that affil... by Fever Dreams

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Critical War Theory, Feat. Jared Holt & David Roth: *** CONTENT WARNING - On this weeks episode after the ad break at 27 minutes we start an interview that has a graphic description of a child being murdered by a Q-Anon follower. If you wish to skip this content we give warning after the ad break and yo... by Fever Dreams

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Why QAnon Is So Bummed to See the Suez Ship Go Free: Did you know that everyone’s favorite Suez-Canal-blocking ship is now the subject of a QAnon conspiracy? The Daily Beast’s Asawin Suebsaeng and Will Sommer lay out why the adrenochrome set is convinced that the stuck ship’s cargo is full of trafficked ... by Fever Dreams

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Inside the Church of Bleach Drinkers: So, remember when ex-President Donald J. Trump insanely told the United States that injecting yourself with bleach might be a cure for the coronavirus? It turns out that there’s a whole slew of wackos who have been promoting bleach drinking—di... by Fever Dreams

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Trumpy Anti-Trafficking Group Relies on Psychic for Tips FT/ Anna Merlan & Tim Marchman: A tough-talking anti-human-trafficking organization with ties to Donald Trump relied on a tip from a psychic for at least one of its failed “raids” in Haiti, according to reporters who have tracked the group. “They have defended the use of psychics and... by Fever Dreams

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MAGA Cruelty is Still the Point w/ Adam Serwer: This week’s episode of Fever Dreams features the brilliant Atlantic columnist Adam Serwer, whose new book—The Cruelty is the Point: the Past, Present and Future of Trump’s America—builds off a 2018 essay to examine how President Trump weaponized racism... by Fever Dreams

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He Was Partners With ‘QAnon.’ Now He Wants Them Arrested: Note: If you're coming here from The New Abnormal the interview picks up after the commercial around 12:30He founded the noxious online forum that gave QAnon life. And now, he thinks “Q” should be arrested and tried.In Q: Into the Storm, HBO... by Fever Dreams

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NFT Hustle Tips feat. Joe Carnahan: Ron Watkins, the alleged mastermind behind QAnon, is getting in on the NFT game by selling Trump retweets. And Tiffany Trump and the Krassenstein Brothers aren't far behind...Meanwhile, Eric Trump is headlining an anti-vaxxer conference that also ... by Fever Dreams

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When Your Girlfriend Dimes You Out as a Capitol Rioter: In this episode of FEVER DREAMS, hosts Will Sommer and Asawin Suebsaeng welcome HuffPost reporter Ryan J. Reilly, who dishes on some of the wildest, least expected, and flat-out dumbest ways alleged U.S. Capitol rioters have been handed over to the fed... by Fever Dreams

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MyPillow Presents Woodstock ’21 w/Steven Monacelli: As Trump tried to subvert American democracy, he told DOJ officials that they were not “following the internet the way I do.” He was referring in part to ultra-rightwing conspiracy site Gateway Pundit—run by the so-called “dumbest man on the internet.”... by Fever Dreams

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Why Kramer Would Definitely Go QAnon, Feat. Larry Charles: On this episode of FEVER DREAMS, hosts Will Sommer and Asawin Suebsaeng welcome writer/director Larry Charles, a Sacha Baron Cohen collaborator who also wrote some of the darkest and most beloved episodes of Seinfeld. According to Charles, if Seinfeld ... by Fever Dreams

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Radio, Radio, Feat. Matt Gertz: Conservative talk radio hosts keep dying of COVID-19, after voicing skepticism about vaccines. Meanwhile, at the top of the conservative news food chain, Fox News hosts face backlash if they’re even perceived to promote vaccination. Matt Gertz, a senio... by Fever Dreams

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The Fascist ‘Diaries’ feat. Kathleen Belew: In 1978, an American neo-Nazi published The Turner Diaries, an infamous race-war novel that went on to inspire so many far-right and violent extremists in the subsequent decades. So it wasn’t a huge shock when anti-democratic rioters showed up at the U... by Fever Dreams

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General (Air)Strike!, Feat. Spencer Ackerman: Over $8 trillion spent, and almost a million dead bodies. The U.S.-led war on terror absolutely devastating over the last two decades. The wars also led to Donald Trump’s rise to power, irreparably degraded our culture, and made our far-right conspirac... by Fever Dreams

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The Cuck Box, Feat. Josh Ruben: A former InfoWars reporter is pushing a hot new gadget on the right-wing electronics market: the Qux… Yes, it’s pronounced “cucks.” No, no one knows what it does. But for $99, it promises to free Donald Trump’s supporters from the tyranny of Big Tech! ... by Fever Dreams

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Secret U.S. Intel Reports on Joe Exotic, Juggalos, and Violent Emojis Actually Exist: In this episode of FEVER DREAMS, hosts Will Sommer and Asawin Suebsaeng sit down with Intercept reporter Ken Klippenstein, to delve into how an incredible amount of taxpayer money goes into the U.S. government’s sprawling, frightening, and oftentimes d... by Fever Dreams

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Tim Pool, Ivermectin Posterboy w/Robert Silverman: One-man YouTube brand and far-right darling Tim Pool came down with a nasty case of COVID-19—and with Joe Rogan’s help, became the latest posterboy for the dubious treatment of the virus with ivermectin. Meanwhile, Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy ... by Fever Dreams

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Talk Radio Crank Yankers Feat. Chris James: On this episode of FEVER DREAMS, hosts Will Sommer and Asawin Suebsaeng sit down with Canada-based comedian and “Not Even a Show” host Chris James, a man who spends his days figuring out ways to prank prominent conservatives and MAGA luminaries, such a... by Fever Dreams

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Return To The Grassy Knoll Feat. Tim Mak: Will JFK Jr. rise from the dead and proclaim himself QAnon King in a Dallas press conference this week? Probably not. But that hasn’t stopped conspiracy theorists from gathering in Texas to meet the long-departed lawyer. This week on Fever Dreams, Will... by Fever Dreams

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The MAGA Coffee Wars, Feat. Andy Richter: On this episode of FEVER DREAMS, hosts Will Sommer and Asawin Suebsaeng discuss the ongoing war for consumers that’s raging between two MAGA-style coffee companies, with one of the companies landing in hot water with its fans for trashing the Proud Boy... by Fever Dreams

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The Critical Race Theory Freak Out feat Brandy Zadrozny: Now that COVID is waning, Tucker Carlson and the rightwing hysteria machine have to find a new culture war. Heads up, Concerned Parents, there’s a new moral-panic bogeyman—fomented by the far right and Fox News—that’s coming for America’s children, and... by Fever Dreams

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How ‘Wannabe’ Instagram Models Kneecapped Matt Gaetz: If the federal investigation into Matt Gaetz does indeed end up spelling the MAGA congressman’s downfall, it’ll be partly because of a group of wannabe Instagram influencers.On this week’s episode of The Daily Beast’s Fever Dreams podcast, hosts Wil... by Fever Dreams

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Jesus Goes Full QAnon ft. E.J. Dickson: Jesus—aka actor Jim Caviezel—has “emerged from his chrysalis as a QAnon butterfly” and is now spending his days making videos about adrenochrome and appearing at Q conferences to quote from Braveheart. Meanwhile, Sean Hannity and other right-wing types... by Fever Dreams

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Beer for My Horse Paste, feat. Cam Joseph: Remember when hydroxychloroquine was the "it girl of the conspiracy verse"—a supposed COVID miracle pill touted by Donald Trump and the Demon Sperm Doc? Those days are over and there's a new drug blowing up the unhinged corners of Facebo... by Fever Dreams

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How ‘Wannabe’ Instagram Models Kneecapped Matt Gaetz

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