The Crash Program

Disinfomaniacs Episode 12: Maine lawmaker’s fishy tale about rogue wave capsizing lobster boat & his rescue by God and angels

Crash takes a deep dive on why the fishy tale by GOP leader of the Maine House of Representatives of a rogue wave, angels and God is scientifically impossible. Also, Crash discusses the sternman's serious injuries due to Billy Bob Faulkingham acting like a fool while taking pics of breaking waves for social media. And how the media, his fellow politicians and his MAGA base swallowed Faulkingham's sea story, hook, line and sinker. Soundbites from WABI, WMTW, WGME, Newscenter 6 and clips from interview on WVOM-FM.

Disinfomaniacs Episode 11: vice-chair of Moms for Liberty Maine chapter allegedly groomed, with drugs & violence, an underage teenager he impregnated.

CW: This episode deals with allegations of sexual abuse, as well as domestic violence, grooming and discusses of heroin addiction. Listener be warned. You'll hear Justin Whynot, the vice-chair of the local Moms for Liberty chapter (and candidate for school board) tell the RSU 14 (Windham and Raymond, Maine) school board on 11/1/2023 that he'd been falsely accused of bad things by his daughter's maternal grandmother and that the allegations were being used against him as a political attack. We speak to the mother making the allegations that, about 20 years ago, the Moms for Liberty-endorsed candidate (then 20) had physically abused and introduced her then-14 year old daughter to sex, drugs and pregnancy, which all contributed to her now 36-year-old daughter's existence as a person with a drug addiction living on the streets of Portland, Maine.

Disinfomaniacs Episode 10: Good News, Bad News and Really Sad News

In this episode we cover Hammer-the-chud-cult leader's recent decision about his land in Springfield, Maine and Shawn McB (the creepy dude from Trans-Panic in Maine, Parts 1 and 2) and his run for town council in Hampden Maine. But most importantly, we discuss the Lewiston Massacre, the mass shooting in Maine's second largest city last week. Andy O'Brien explains what was happening on the ground  in L/A and Nathan Bernard reports on the on-line coverage and instant disinfo surrounding the tragedy. 

Disinfomaniacs Episode 9: (Trans-Panic in Maine, Part 3)

CW: Lots of bad language and anti-LGBTQ rantings by a lunatic. NSFW or for kids.  In this episode, we show a real life example of the trickle down impact of the hateful rhetoric being spewed by right-wing media influencers. Crash interviews a gun-toting Trump-loving homeowner in western Maine with the odd hobby of painting graphic and disturbing violent threats on the exterior of his ranch house for all the neighborhood kids to read.

Disinfomaniacs Episode 8 (The Curse of Boneface, Hammer Part 4)

In this episode, we tell the saga of Boneface, a Florida con-artist who duped Hammer (the neo-nazi setting up a compound in Maine) into believing he was an Ukrainian Freedom Fighter who fought and killed Russians alongside Azov Brigade. Thing is, Boneface was lying. Also, we cover how the right-wing media, including Alex Jones and Roger Stone, fell for, and amplified, Hammer's Sept. 2 Florida march and Boneface's tall tales.

Disinfomaniacs Episode 7 (Trans-Panic in Maine, Part 2)

Part 2 of our on-going series provides a close look at the folks and groups promoting transphobia Down East. Shawn McBreairty's lawyer, for instance, who has argued that laws regarding 'child sexual abuse content' be loosened. Or the convicted child sex offender who served as "Director of Advocacy" for the local anti-trans group “Parents Rights Maine" and has trouble telling the truth. And the tough-talking ex-cop who views himself as authority on all things, especially young adult literature and middle school curriculum.  This episode explains how haters share and spew the vile anti-trans talking points that have become part of the Maine GOP platform.

Disinfomaniacs Episode 6 (Trans-Panic in Maine, Part 1)

School board meetings in Maine are getting pretty crazy. Long gone are the days when debate and discussion were focused on budgets, discipline policies and Maine school funding formula. Lately, thanks to the talking points furnished by far-right bigots and influencers like Maine's Shawn McBreairty and Larry Lockman, school boards and individual educators are being targeted by the followers of these chuds and have turned the public comment portions of board meetings into readings of the dirty bits of books they don't like. In Part 1 of our series "Trans-Panic in Maine," Andy O'Brien explains how we got here and who is responsible, namely McBrearity and Lockman and their useful idiots. CONTENT WARNING: This episode includes elderly chuds reading salacious material , so it's NSFW and not for the ears of children.  HERE'S A LINK TO MOONCAT'S TWITTER. https://twitter.com/HeemanFragbard

Disinfomaniacs Episode 5 (Hammer Part 3)

We continue our discussion about the neo-Nazi in Springfield, Maine named Chris Pohlhaus, aka Hammer. Details include his plans to join the Ukraine war and to lead a huge march in Florida. Also we discuss Allegash Brewing and Planet Fitness' not wanting the chud as a customer AND how the Maine CDC says they can't go after the chud for illegally tattooing because he doesn't have an official address. 

Season 3: Disinfomaniacs Episode 4 (Hammer, Part 2)

In Part Two of this two-parter, we continue our reporting on Chris Pohlhaus, aka Hammer, the Wotan-and-Hitler worshiping chud planning to turn 10 acres in Springfield, Maine into a tiny home community for his so-called "Blood Gang." This episode includes more details about Hammer's strategy and life, along with a discussion of the Pohlhaus' family tree, his Jewish lineage and his great-great-great uncle, who was imprisoned in two Nazi concentration camps during World War Two. Also, we briefly talk about white supremacist Tom Kawczynski's new plans, which sound like good news for Mainers. Content Warning: this episode includes discussions and language (including swearing) not suitable for children or the sensitive.

Season 3: Disinfomaniacs Episode 3 (Hammer Part 1)

This is Part One of the story of a neo-Nazi influencer and itinerant tattooist Chris Pohlhaus aka “Hammer” who has plans to build a “tiny house compound” for neo-Nazis and their families, in Maine, on 10 acres of land he owns in a little town an hour northeast of Bangor.

Also, Hammer is the dude spotted leading a dozen red-shirted and armed masked men with swastika flags protesting the "Rock-n-Roll Humanist Drag Queen Story Hour” in Wadsworth, Ohio on Saturday, March 11.

Crash and Andy O'Brien discuss Hammer and his misadventures in Maine, involving the FBI and his normie pals, as well as Hammer's failed vacation in the England and Ireland.