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Data leak gives an inside look at neofascist Patriot Front: Clownish operations with military edge

A data leak of internal communications for the explicitly fascist group Patriot Front published by Unicorn Riot last month did more than simply expose its members to public identification on social …

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Over 100 extremist candidates demonstrate how radical-right takeover of GOP is complete

The radicalization of the Grand Old Party into a far-right political entity is a now a fait accompli, manifested in the extraordinary incoming tide of Republican candidates who openly embrace …

PPP loan kept anti-vaxxer Bigtree’s outfit afloat long enough to make millions from misinformation

Del Bigtree is what’s known as a “conflict entrepreneur”: someone who makes their living by concocting controversies out of thin air, usually with a heavy diet of conspiracy theories and …

As white nationalists, Jan. 6 extremists embrace Christian nationalism, even darker forces revive

Most of the far-right extremist movements that arose online and then in real life over the past decade—the alt-right, white nationalists, and other authoritarian proto-fascists—have been generally …

Far-right extremists plotting to take down power grids in order to ‘cause chaos,’ DHS warns

The self-described “death squad” of neo-Nazi ex-Marines who had moved from the East Coast to Idaho had a plan: They would take their high-powered rifles to power substations around the region and …

Joined by array of far-right extremists, anti-vaxxers’ D.C. march completes their transformation

Back when it was first gaining traction in the 1990s, the anti-vaccination movement was largely considered a far-left thing, attracting believers ranging from barter-fair hippies to New Age gurus and …

DOJ attorneys blast Portland for hiding 2018 police-training slideshow with Proud Boys meme

The friendly relations between police forces in Portland, Oregon, and the far-right extremists who have made a career over the past five years of invading the city with bused-in Proud Boys, …

Where’s ‘Tiny’? Notorious Proud Boy Toese in Washington jail awaiting charges in Portland violence

The mystery surrounding the arrest of Tusitala “Tiny” Toese, the 26-year-old Samoan street brawler who has been a central player in far-right Patriot Prayer and Proud Boys violence in the Pacific …

White nationalist Fuentes gets subpoena from Jan. 6 committee, but he’s preparing for mockery

It is unquestionably satisfying to see the Jan. 6 committee issue subpoenas to some of the notorious extremists who led the mob to invade the U.S. Capitol a year ago but who have not yet been called …

Study of far-right extremists with military backgrounds suggests Pentagon faces uphill battle

One of the primary reasons that far-right groups like the Oath Keepers pose such a grave threat to American democracy is that they specifically recruit military and law enforcement service members and …

DOJ appears to be working its way up Jan. 6 chain of command to include Trump’s inner circle

Last week’s indictment of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes for seditionist conspiracy revealed more than simply the mountain of evidence that the Justice Department has acquired in the prosecutions …

Police officials’ amplification of ‘antifa bus’ hoax rumors in summer 2020 bodes ill for future

The infamous “antifa buses” hoax that hit multiple rural and exurban communities in the summer of 2020 was in many regards a series of comical events, with pickup-driving, banner-waving, gun-toting …

While FBI offers up flimsy reasons for being unprepared on Jan. 6, its record tells the real story

The details of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection are gradually emerging into view, thanks to evidence released in the indictments against key players such as Stewart Rhodes and his Oath Keepers. But …

Jan. 6 siege comes home to roost for Oath Keepers’ Rhodes with ‘seditious conspiracy’ charge

Federal prosecutors have been circling around Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes for the better part of the year since the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, and today—one week after the anniversary—they …

Infamous Proud Boys leaders Chapman, Toese behind bars for assault cases in Idaho, Washington

Two of the nation’s most notorious Proud Boys figures—Kyle “Based Stickman” Chapman and Tusitala “Tiny” Toese—are currently under arrest, facing felony assault charges in two separate incidents in …

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Fresh from a Tucker beatdown, Ted Cruz flogs Carlson’s Jan. 6 ‘false flag’ theory in Senate hearing

Wednesday’s announcement at a Senate hearing that the Justice Department is creating a new unit specifically dedicated to domestic terrorism is yet another indication that the Biden administration is …

Facebook may face consequences for providing violent ‘Boogalo’ movement with online platform

The far-right “Boogaloo” civil-war movement—whose devotees comprised a significant portion of the so-called “Patriots” who besieged the Capitol last Jan. 6—may have largely faded from public view over …

Seattle cops heightened 2020 protest tensions with fake reports of imminent Proud Boys attack

The latest police scandal in Seattle provides a crystalline example of how local law enforcement authorities have become toxic entities in modern urban areas—largely because it demonstrates, once …

In the year since Jan. 6, America’s radical right has hardened into an anti-democratic insurgency

With the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection upon us, researchers and experts in monitoring right-wing extremism have been busy compiling and analyzing the data and other information …

Yet another ‘Patriot’ paramilitary group may have played a key ‘insider’ role in Jan. 6 insurrection

We’ve known from early on in the investigation into the events of Jan. 6 that two “Patriot” movement paramilitary groups, the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys, played major roles in the attack on the …