16. The Phantom Patriot: A True Tale of Comic Books, QAnon, and the New World Order w/ Tea Krulos

In 2002, Richard McCaslin raided the elite Bohemian Grove campground in disguise as his alter ego, The Phantom Patriot. His plan was to prevent the kind of ritualistic child sacrifice that Alex Jones had talked about in the film Dark Secrets Inside Bohemian Grove. Luckily, there was nothing of the sort going on. He would spend the next six years in jail for the armed raid. 

Author Tea Krulos, who knew McCaslin personally,  joins me in this episode of FAILED STATE UPDATE to discuss McCaslin, Alex Jones, and the strange turn this country has made over the last year or so. Where The Phantom Patriot was once a lone kook, these days the kookiness is endemic. 

Tea's book, American Madness: https://feralhouse.com/american-madness/

Tea Krulos on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeaKrulos

Tea's Weird Week: https://teakrulos.com/

The Phantom Patriot vs. The Sons of Saturn: https://youtu.be/fUIYKAWnuNM

Joseph L. Flatley website: https://www.lennyflatley.net

Joseph L. Flatley twitter: https://twitter.com/lennyflatley

Failed State Update Newsletter: https://lennyflatley.substack.com

MUSIC

"Phantom Patriot" by Les Claypool

"Spirit of America" by Boxcar Willie

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