Holy Smokes: The FBI Just Came for Will Sommer | The Trio
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Takeaways
- ❖The FBI's social media engagement with journalists is seen as a 'dunking' strategy, preferable to more serious interventions.
- ❖The 'masculinity' discourse within MAGA circles leads to public shaming over perceived effeminacy, even for engaged couples.
- ❖RFK Jr.'s podcast platformed a 'regenerative health' advocate known for highly unconventional and unproven personal treatments.
Insights
1FBI's Social Media 'Dunking' on Journalists
The FBI's 'Rapid Response' Twitter account engaged directly with journalist Will Sommer, using a Jim Carrey GIF to mock his reporting on the FBI's involvement in MAGA civil wars. The hosts interpret this as the FBI attempting to 'dunk' on a journalist, preferring this light-hearted, if unprofessional, approach over more 'pernicious' actions like investigating individuals for minor infractions.
Will Sommer reported that the FBI's rapid response arm tweeted at him over a piece he did about their insertion into MAGA civil wars. The FBI's tweet included a Jim Carrey GIF saying, 'Are you going to cry about it?'
2Neo-Nazi Presidential Bid Backed by Meth-Charged Operative
Greg Bovino, described as a 'miniature neo-Nazi ex-Border Patrol official,' is openly considering a 2028 presidential run. The website promoting his candidacy was set up by Jacob Engels, a former Roger Stone protégé, who is currently facing a felony meth charge after an incident at a motel. This highlights the chaotic and legally compromised figures operating at the fringes of right-wing politics.
Will Sommer details that Greg Bovino is open to running in 2028 and is retweeting a website pushing his candidacy. Jacob Engels, the person behind this effort, was busted at a motel with meth and pills, facing a felony meth charge, as confirmed by a police report acquired by Sommer.
3MAGA Women's 'Masculinity' Discourse and Public Shaming
A new trend among MAGA women involves publicly questioning the masculinity of rivals' husbands or fiancés. This was exemplified by the controversy surrounding MAGA podcaster Alex Clark's engagement to Vance Voteberg, a 'fiddle player' and health blogger. Other right-wing figures, like Candace, mocked Voteberg for not fitting the 'masculine man' ideal promoted by Clark, highlighting the internal contradictions and judgmental culture within this segment of media.
Will Sommer explains that when right-wing media women unveil their partners, if they don't meet a 'SEAL Team Six' standard, they are often labeled 'gay.' Candace Owens criticized Alex Clark's fiancé, Vance Voteberg, for being 'objectively effeminate,' a 'Swifty,' and a 'fiddle player,' contrasting it with Clark's calls for 'masculine men.'
4RFK Jr. Platforms 'Penis-Maxing' Health Guru
RFK Jr. hosted Ben Greenfield, a 'regenerative health' guru known for injecting stem cells into his penis to make it bigger, on his podcast. They discussed various unproven therapies like red light therapy, PEMF therapy, cold plunges, and specific peptides, which the hosts found absurd and potentially dangerous given RFK Jr.'s role and his own appearance.
RFK Jr.'s podcast featured Ben Greenfield, who made headlines in 2018 for injecting stem cells from his body fat directly into his penis to 'make it bigger,' claiming it worked like a charm. They discussed a range of unproven therapies including red light therapy, PEMF therapy, cold plunges, and peptides like BPC 157 and TB 500.
Notable Moments
Tim Miller's disclaimer about the podcast's NC-17 content and the need for a jingle to warn listeners.
This moment highlights the self-awareness of the hosts regarding their show's often explicit and irreverent humor, contrasting it with the more serious political analysis found elsewhere on The Bulwark network.
Sam Seder's parents admonishing him for making fun of 'fat neo-Nazis' and his subsequent defense.
This anecdote reveals a humorous but pointed discussion about the ethics of personal attacks against political opponents, even those with abhorrent ideologies, and the hosts' differing views on the matter.
The hosts' discussion about the aesthetic of 'Antifa Spurgeon,' millennial pastor Russell Johnson.
This illustrates the evolving face of right-wing religious figures, adopting modern aesthetics to appeal to a younger audience, and the hosts' commentary on the effectiveness of such branding.
Quotes
"If I make fun of Steven Miller for being a noodle-armed [expletive], like I don't as a fellow noodle-armed [expletive] I don't take offense at that. Like I'm making fun It's It's a specific attack on a specific person because they're a bad person. So I think if we attack a bad person for a trait that they have and you happen to share that trait, that's not an attack on you. Don't take it personally."
"It's all well and good until Will ends up locked locked up in the prison."
"If you base it just on things on the surface, uh you know, as you age, we all start to Not Will, obviously. Will's Will's kind of kind of glow up. But But most people like they start to glow."
"I mean Lord of the Rings, right? Gollum lived a long time. Lived a really long time. Wasn't necessarily the the happiest, most fulfilled character in that book, but he had the the longevity game nailed down pretty good."
"His body looks inhuman. I can't talk. His voice is horrible. Like his his skin like looks like a crocodile's skin. The epidermis does not look healthy. And it's it's so weird that like this has been his specialty, that people are like, 'This is the person I'm going to turn to for alternate therapies.'"
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