149: Which Way Western Twink?
You’re a groyper in October 2026: You get cozy to watch your idol, Nick Fuentes. But what’s Nick talking about here? Weight loss tips, his opinions on how to drink coffee and the wonders of autumn? And what are you wearing while watching Nick? How about some naughty-looking athletic socks... and a thong, perhaps?
If you only follow Fuentes out of the corner of your eye, you might have missed some changes in his fanbase. What started as a white nationalist movement claiming to defend tradition and heteronormativity has evolved into something much more about culture and sexuality, with Fuentes’ fans adopting all kinds of public postures that white nationalists are supposed to consider degenerate. On the heels of this, Fuentes himself was allegedly spotted out at dinner with a fellow groyper in one of Chicago's LGBTQ+-friendly neighborhoods.
On this episode, Jared and Mike dig into Fuentes’ alleged gay date at Big Jones in Andersonville, the years of rumors about Nick’s sexuality that led up to it, and the openly gay groyper accounts now hawking his merch in thongs and America First socks.
Then Jared walks through the conspiracy theory MAGA media cooked up after Texas Senate nominee James Talarico came down with the flu: that he had secretly flown to an Ohio psychiatric hospital. The evidence? An anonymous account with an AI-generated profile picture, a private flight with no connection to Talarico, and a call to the Lindner Center of Hope edited to cut out the part where the employee said there was no record of him receiving care there.
So, get your poppers ready for a hypnotically gay and potentially mentally ill pumpkin spice creamium episode of Posting Through It. We are feeling cozy!
Mike's album recommendation: Fever Ray, Fever Ray, December 2008
Comments (22)
Dude! Dude dude! This song was in a Breaking Bad episode! Fucking sheer dread
Didn’t recall that!
Honestly devoid of context, "Look at this twink's ass, now go vote" is a winning strategy
Lmao
“Hitlerian homosexual death cult” does seem like a suitable explanation of Fuentes’ Groyper AF
I’m worried the Talarico hoax worked. I was speaking to a loyal Democratic voter friend who believed it. When I said “no, it’s the flu, it’s flu season and he’s diabetic,” they scoffed at me for being naive.
Did they have an opinion on why he would go to a specific facility in Ohio which apparently will give strangers information on patients for no reason?
Jeffrey Starr is another cursed example of a long-time very openly queer racist, fascist influencer
Guys, I still have some of the disaffected nazi frog boys’ “black light” memes.
And I know, I know. My brain is broken.
Isn’t there a rumor that there is a video of Destiny with Fuentes? How much stock should we put in that?
I’ve heard that one but haven’t seen any indication it actually exists (at least not publicly?) -J
Ayyy love that song! Didn’t know they used for Vikings. I feel like a cool kid now 😎
that Fuentes clip at the begining, how is that any different than what Rubio said at NATO
Also, the Tracy C-Span Fit was amazing.
I think I need legal representation after hearing "squirtmaxxing"
I still haven’t financially recovered from “cooter mogging” in episode 128
Having been graciously and ungraciously given the twink label, I’m fucking here for it.
Also, can we say this is a (if possible) more fucked up version of Men Going Their Own Way groups from the 70’s/80’s which were basically brewing pots for misogyny. Except, they’re not even married, but gay? I don’t fucking know anymore.
Reading the description scares me. Is this a halloween horror thing or....
Guys thank you for releasing this earlier that way I can listen before my work!
Jets fans have been through enough is the way I see it