One detail from this story - RFK Jr's rallies now start with a film made by Mikki Willis - the man who made Plandemic. (Willis' story was outlined in fascinating detail by jon ronson and Sarah Shebbeare in Things Fall Apart).

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Democrats are worried. But will RFK Jr take more votes away from Trump? bbc.in/3xSeI5H

Who is RFK Jr going to hurt more: Biden, Trump or none of the above?
The answer is not straightforward.
Last weekend I went to Detroit for a campaign fundraiser and this is what I found out...
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many members of patriot front have been identified. 31 members were arrested en masse in idaho in 2022. there are three pending federal lawsuits against the group and some of its members. their leader is scheduled to go on trial for a felony later this year.

Yes look at those throngs of dozens of people.
The “establishment” must really be quaking 😂

What began as a relatively small protest at Columbia has sparked a nationwide movement that has swept across dozens of US college campuses.

For this piece, Emma Vardy and I took a look at how that happened and what might come next:

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It’s a mystery. Why are so many people arrested on gun charges at Topgolf in Naperville? Tribune tries mightily but unfortunately the reasons are still hazy
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What a great story about the UK’s conspiracy underground. Quite a contrast with here in the USA where state legislatures are passing “chemtrails” bans. But good reporting hits nerves and replies indicate the trolls are out for Tom Ball

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Imagine being an elderly Trump supporter tuning into Charlie Kirk, then finding out today's show is about the plight of a Dimes Square e-girl fired for calling her coworkers slurs. angrywhitemen.org/2024/04/24/cha…

Oh how time flies. This trailer for Plandemic: The Musical, features free thinkers gathering in large groups and taking off their masks, in other words, things that most people resumed doing around two years ago. rumble.com/v4ex1m0-plande…

I'm excited to announce the creation of the Violent Extremism Lab, which I'll be leading at University of Oxford's Centre for the Study of Social Cohesion (CSSC). Check out our research, publications and upcoming events here: cssc.web.ox.ac.uk/the-violent-ex….
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I’m at Deering Meadow where about 100 student and faculty protesters have linked arms to protect their encampment from police. They have been here since 7 a.m. and police have been threatening arrests since about 7:30.

This is a wild story about something I've heard about repeatedly from MAGA supporters and at RFK Jr events - that children are identifying as animals
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Mike Wendling Sabrina Sholts It’s wild I was just looking at some 1950s documents and they read identically to both the earlier iteration and what we are seeing now in the anti-VAX circles it’s really never changed outside of modernizing fears and tech claims.

In today's #vatniksoup , I'll introduce an American propagandist and political commentator, Ben Swann (Ben Swann). He's best-known for spreading conspiracy theories related to 9/11, vaccines & Pizzagate, and for running several Kremlin-funded disinformation channels.

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This was a great episode. Add it to your listen list this week!

Sharp and insightful analysis coupled with vivid firsthand reporting on America’s toxic politics, which shows how forces that were once seen as marginal and even deranged have entered the mainstream.