Commendable Commotion

About Commendable Commotion

Where the creative arts intersect with their sinister cousins- true crime and parapolitics. commendablecommotion.substack.com (https://commendablecommotion.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Commendable Commotion

Category

arts · true crime

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Jul 2022

Latest episode

15 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

30 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Feb 2026

   The Panic in Bethel Park: EP 2

   The second episode of a deep-dive into Thomas Crooks, who tried to assassinate Donald Trump in July 2024. Partial list of sources used: 'Bethel Park municipal website hacked'. CBS Pittsburgh (KDKA). March 21st, 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw2x9-C5ack (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw2x9-C5ack) 'Weapons, drugs and explosive devices discovered in Bethel Park home, police say'. WTAE-TV (ABC) Pittsburgh. June 7th, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nNio6dPsm8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nNio6dPsm8) 'Feds charge 30 as part of investigation into drugs and weapons in Pittsburgh-area Pagans Motorcycle Club'. TribLIVE. December 9th, 2020. https://triblive.com/local/regional/30-members-of-pagans-motorcycle-club-hit-with-drug-trafficking-and-weapons-charges/ (https://triblive.com/local/regional/30-members-of-pagans-motorcycle-club-hit-with-drug-trafficking-and-weapons-charges/) 'Police find weapons in Bethel Park High School employee's possession during on-campus arrest'. CBS Pittsburgh (KDKA). May 4th, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcEtHj3lwUQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcEtHj3lwUQ) 'Who Is Thomas Crooks?' Tucker Carlson Network. November 14th, 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXM0lN_zWSE&t=220s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXM0lN_zWSE&t=220s) Logbooks from the Clairton Sportsmen's Club (Pennsylvania). Published in redacted form by Sen. Chuck Grassley, August 2024. X post by Ken Silva, August 9th 2024. https://x.com/JD_Cashless/status/1821732543105769882?s=20 (https://x.com/JD_Cashless/status/1821732543105769882?s=20) 'Trump shooter's gun club defends culture after assassination attempt'. NBC News. July 17th, 2024. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-shooters-gun-club-defends-culture-assassination-attempt-rcna162293 (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-shooters-gun-club-defends-culture-assassination-attempt-rcna162293) Lauryn Kalka, LCSW bio. Mindful Matters Counseling Group (Pittsburgh, PA). https://mindfulmatterspgh.com/1-therapists/ (https://mindfulmatterspgh.com/1-therapists/) Dr. Nathan Kalka's list of publications. DBLP Computer Science Bibliography website. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37086037397 (https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37086037397) 'Image Quality Assessment for Iris Biometric'. Nathan Kalka. Graduate Thesis, West Virginia University College of Engineering & Mineral Resources. 2005. https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2673&context=etd (https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2673&context=etd) 'Trump rally gunman "didn't want attention" in school, classmates said'. The New York Times. July 15th, 2024. https://archive.is/Kpucs (https://archive.is/Kpucs) Bulletproof: The Truth about the Assassination Attempts on Donald Trump. Jack Posobiec & Joshua Lisec. Skyhorse Publishing, 2025. YouTube playlist by 'Willy Tepes' (videos linked in X post by 'troofevades'). https://x.com/troofevades/status/1989463005609038221?s=20 (https://x.com/troofevades/status/1989463005609038221?s=20) r/chess (Reddit) post about Thomas Crooks' Chess.com profile. Circa July 15th, 2024. https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/1e4q99i/per_wsj_thomas_matthew_crooks_had_a_chess_profile/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/1e4q99i/per_wsj_thomas_matthew_crooks_had_a_chess_profile/) 'The NSA in Augusta? Reality Winner's arrest shines spotlight on agency's Georgia presence'. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. June 6th, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20210726163323/https://www.ajc.com/news/local/the-nsa-augusta-reality-winner-arrest-shines-spotlight-agency-georgia-presence/ng91jZt4OraLKa5cHDG2ZK/ (https://web.archive.org/web/20210726163323/https://www.ajc.com/news/local/the-nsa-augusta-reality-winner-arrest-shines-spotlight-agency-georgia-presence/ng91jZt4OraLKa5cHDG2ZK/) 'Leaked document appears to show NSA infiltrated Cryptos, Tor, VPN'. BitCoin.com News. February 2nd, 2018. https://news.bitcoin.com/leaked-document-appears-to-show-nsa-infiltrated-cryptos-tor-vpn/ (https://news.bitcoin.com/leaked-document-appears-to-show-nsa-infiltrated-cryptos-tor-vpn/) Excerpt from Thomas Crooks' alleged Internet search history. Shown on Candace Owens' show, September 24th 2025 (at 25:43). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZWSsq8ZWzw&t=1666s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZWSsq8ZWzw&t=1666s) Assassin Thomas Crooks' Connections. Report by The Oversight Project (The Heritage Foundation) into Thomas Crooks-linked device movements. July 22nd, 2024. https://x.com/ItsYourGov/status/1815446054428352591?s=20 (https://x.com/ItsYourGov/status/1815446054428352591?s=20) 'Man found dead in water at Nelson Park Beach in Plymouth'. NBC10 Boston. March 2nd, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkcfsBgdbbY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkcfsBgdbbY) Doug Bryson's LinkedIn profile. https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-bryson-37a04829/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-bryson-37a04829/) Col. Charles Dalgleish's LinkedIn profile. https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-dalgleish-a0033b11/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-dalgleish-a0033b11/) 'Was President Trump's would-be assassin Thomas Crooks part of a larger conspiracy?' The New York Post. March 3rd, 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFlhG6OI4Lg&t=352s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFlhG6OI4Lg&t=352s) 'Medical Examiner collected Trump shooter's bile and hair, but omitted results from toxicology report'. HeadlineUSA. July 22nd, 2025. https://headlineusa.com/exclusive-medical-examiner-collected-thomas-crooks-bile-and-hair-but-omitted-results-from-toxicology-report/ (https://headlineusa.com/exclusive-medical-examiner-collected-thomas-crooks-bile-and-hair-but-omitted-results-from-toxicology-report/) Douglas J. Hagmann bio. Amazon.com. https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B01DIZO6Q2/about?ccs_id=68e171bc-7de4-4738-9289-f0b11bc52e45 (https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B01DIZO6Q2/about?ccs_id=68e171bc-7de4-4738-9289-f0b11bc52e45) 'Teixeira expected to plead guilty'. The Boston Globe. March 1st, 2024. Accessed on Newspapers.com. Music: Myuu- 'Forsaken', 'Strange Vision', 'Identity Crisis', 'Winds Wreck 2014', 'Angst', 'Lights Out', 'Unspoken', 'Bad Encounter', 'Cornered', 'Distant Reminder', 'Mirrors', 'Outsider', 'Happy Birthday Song (Creepy Piano)'. Kevin MacLeod- 'Anxiety', 'Come Play with Me'. Closing Dirge: '20 Racks' by Shanoviah Thomas (Novicane). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit commendablecommotion.substack.com/subscribe (https://commendablecommotion.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

2. 

   4 Aug 2025

   Stanley Kubrick, Mohamed Al-Fayed & the Death of Princess Diana

   I was a guest on the latest episode of Steven Snider's podcast The Farm. In the episode, re-uploaded here, I described my recent meeting with Stanley Kubrick's personal assistant, Emilio D'Alessandro. I told Steven about the bizarre, creepy events that befell the production of Kubrick's final film, Eyes Wide Shut, as related to me by Emilio in the Summer of 2025 when I travelled to Cassino, Italy. Follow Steven Snider ('Recluse') on X: https://x.com/RecluseS9 (https://x.com/RecluseS9) Look out for Tony Zierra's documentary about the making of Eyes Wide Shut, SK13: Kubrick's Endgame: https://www.docaddicts.com (https://www.docaddicts.com) Buy Emilio D'Alessandro's memoir, Stanley Kubrick and Me, co-authored with Filippo Ulivieri: https://www.filippoulivieri.it/SKEM/english/the-book/index.html (https://www.filippoulivieri.it/SKEM/english/the-book/index.html) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit commendablecommotion.substack.com (https://commendablecommotion.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

3. 

   14 Jul 2025

   The Panic in Bethel Park: EP 1

   The opening overture to a deep examination of Thomas Matthew Crooks, who tried to assassinate Donald Trump on July 13th 2024. Partial list of sources used for this episode: WTAE-TV Pittsburgh, Channel 4 Action News. July 13th 2024 broadcast. (https://x.com/evan_coons/status/1865637723174015042) 'Police comb through Thomas Matthew Crooks' van that hid explosives, video shows'. Fox News, July 18th 2024. (https://www.foxnews.com/us/police-comb-through-thomas-matthew-crooks-van-hid-explosives-video-shows) Dr. James D. Frizzi nomination. Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America. Volume 152 (February 1st 2010). (https://www.google.ie/books/edition/Journal_of_the_Executive_Proceedings_of/DZBNAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=james%20frizzi&pg=PA27&printsec=frontcover) Lawrence J. Macko's LinkedIn profile. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ljmackonavigatorsls/) 'Eisenhower Army Medical Center among the safest in the Nation'. U.S. Army news piece, June 11th 2015. (https://www.army.mil/article/150184/eisenhower_army_medical_center_among_the_safest_in_the_nation) 'Leaked Document Appears to Show NSA Infiltrated Cryptos, Tor, VPN'. BitcoinNews.com, February 2nd 2018. (https://news.bitcoin.com/leaked-document-appears-to-show-nsa-infiltrated-cryptos-tor-vpn/) Ruby Kehaulani Macko nomination. Proceedings & Debates of the 116th United States Congress, First Session. July 25th 2019. (https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CREC-2019-07-25/pdf/CREC-2019-07-25-senate.pdf) 'The Hospital That Treated Friend & Foe'. The New York Times, October 2nd 2009. (https://archive.nytimes.com/atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/02/the-hospital-that-treated-friend-and-foe/) ‘Use of neurosurgical decision-making and damage-control neurosurgery courses in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts: a surgeon’s experience’. Neurosurg Focus 28 (5). 2010. (https://thejns.org/focus/view/journals/neurosurg-focus/28/5/2010.2.focus1017.pdf) John N. Frizzi obituary, December 2nd 2010. (https://www.beinhauer.com/obituaries/John-N-Frizzi?obId=11613978) Lt. Col. Mark Revor's LinkedIn profile. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-revor/) John Frizzi Jr. obituary, June 28th 2019. (https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/john-frizzi-obituary?id=12444937) Marriage license application of Lawrence J. Macko and Cynthia A. Cavanaugh (later Frizzi). Pittsburgh Press, 10th March 1984. ‘Van crash kills boy’. Indiana Gazette, 15th July 1986 (mentions Deputy Coroner James Frizzi of the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office). 'Headline USA Obtains Trump Shooter's Autopsy Records'. Headline USA, October 7th 2024. (https://headlineusa.com/exclusive-headline-usa-obtains-trump-shooters-autopsy-records/) 'Trump shooter Thomas Crooks' emails reveal a student dreaming of a bright future. And contemplating a violent attack.' CBS News, May 23rd 2025. (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-shooter-thomas-matthew-crooks-emails-essays/) 'Local Sniper Who Lost Thomas Crooks Shot Himself 7 Months Ago'. Headline USA, July 29th 2024. (https://headlineusa.com/local-sniper-who-lost-thomas-crooks-shot-himself-7-months-ago/) 'Thomas Crooks Searched for Porn Before Shooting Donald Trump: FBI'. The Daily Beast, July 19th 2024. (https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-shooter-thomas-crooks-final-search-on-samsung-phone-was-for-porn/) Music tracks by the wonderful Myuu:‘In the Hall of the Mountain King (Piano Version) by Edvard Grieg (Cover)’,’Forsaken’, ‘Unspoken’, ‘Shelter’, ‘Cornered’, ‘Bad Encounter’, ‘Identity Crisis’,‘Strolling Around’, ‘Winds Wreck 2014’,’Angels We Have Heard on High (Dark Piano Version)’. Closing dirge: ‘Ceefour’ by Cay ‘Xxtrah’ Oliver. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit commendablecommotion.substack.com (https://commendablecommotion.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

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5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 33 / 100

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