IDSG Ep144 The Far-Right and the SPLC - PATRON ADVANCE ACCESS

Once again, paying patrons get a couple of days advance access to the new mainline IDSG.

Episode Notes 

Associated Press, "Southern Poverty Law Center charged with defrauding donors with payments to extremist informants" https://apnews.com/article/southern-poverty-law-
center-criminal-investigation-db7fdcf9baa0d1b24b8f1e1f2cebc0be

> "The civil rights group faces charges of wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in the case brought in the federal court in Alabama, where the organization is based.
> The indictment came shortly after the SPLC revealed the existence of a criminal investigation into its disbanded informant program to gather intelligence on extremist group activities. The group said the program was used to monitor threats of
violence and the information was often shared with local and federal law enforcement."

NBC News, "The Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on charges that it fraudulently paid informants in extremist groups" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-
department/southern-poverty-law-center-says-targeted-trump-administration-rcna341237

Emptywheel.net, "Kash Patel Just Invited SPLC TO Demonstrate Their Importance (and His Negligence)" https://emptywheel.net/2026/04/24/kash-patel-just-invited-splc-to-demonstrate-their-importance-and-his-negligence/

Emptywheel.net, "Who's Fooling Whom? How the SPLC Indictment Works"
https://emptywheel.net/2026/04/23/whos-fooling-whom-how-the-splc-indictment-works/

Ken Klippenstein, "Assasin Wasn't on FBI's Radar, Sources Say"
https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/assassin-wasnt-on-fbis-radar-sources

Eric Garland, "Who Trained the SPLC Spies in the KKK?"
https://ericgarland.substack.com/p/who-trained-the-splc-spies-in-the

Posting Through It, "Strange People on the Hill" (Discusses Hayden's time at the SPLC in some detail) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/096-strange-people-on-the-hill-
live-in-dc-4-11-26/id1348573415?i=1000761090083

Michael Edison Hayden, "I Know the SPLC's Flaws Better Than Most"
https://michaeledisonhayden.substack.com/p/i-know-the-splcs-flaws-better-than

hbomberguy, "Woke Brands." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06yy88tLWlg

Weird Little Guys, "The Southern Poverty Law Center Did Not Plan Unite the Right" https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-weird-little-guys-201395214/episode/the-southern-
poverty-law-center-did-333608009/

Weird Little Guys, "Murder on Fourth Street" (A retrospective on the car attack at Unite the Right) https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-weird-little-guys-
201395214/episode/murder-on-fourth-street-281861018/

The Intruder (1962) (Full Film, directed by Roger Corman)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDaTc3bFWIg

The Intruder (1962) "Hate Speech" scene from William Shatner.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH0NJxQrDYI

Jessie Gender, "The Manipulations of Matt Walsh's 'What is a Woman?'"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jJty8Dcmuk

Lisa Loeb, "Stay", on Pop-Up Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEc6DtAofo4