For the last few years, was almost as though 'militia' became a dirty word...but that seems to be changing.

I have a story in WIRED today about how militias, after laying low since Jan 6, have been quietly re-organizing and rebuilding on Facebook.

wired.com/story/extremis…

You may have been under the impressions that since #Jan6 , militias like the Proud Boys, 3%ers and Oath Keepers had gone away.

But as Tess Owen exclusively reports this morning, they are organising openly on Facebook and preparing for 'war'

wired.com/story/extremis…

Dispatch from inside the #UCLAProtest :

Trump just said at his rally that he did, in fact, ask his Secret Service driver on Jan. 6 to take him to the Capitol.

'I sat in the back. And you know what I did say? 'I’d like to go down there.' ... They said 'Sir, it’s better if you don’t.'

'Of the 327 videos served to the “For You” page in Media Matters’s analysis, 100 (or 30.6%) contained conspiracy theories or apocalyptic fearmongering.'

The latest study from Olivia Little for Media Matters (w/ research from me!) features one of the most !!! charts I've helped create.

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Columbia University literally sells these bike locks and chains to students

this is the evidence the NYPD is using to claim that the Columbia protesters were not students

Scoop: Employees at Gateway Pundit had concerns about plagiarism and the credibility of contributors, according to messages obtained by lawyers for Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss theguardian.com/us-news/2024/m…

CNN's Miguel Marquez: 'I've covered lots of this sort of stuff around the world, and i've never seen this many police moving into one area.'

Telegram now giving me ads for QAnon channels.

You really oughta read Ken's report on his leaving.

Not only is it great, juicy reporting on the behind-the-scenes goings on at The Intercept, it lays bare how bureaucratization strangles stories at all news outlets.

(Also, he's phenomenal, so support his new venture!)

With 30 minutes to go before the deadline, Trump has removed the social media posts that Judge Merchan found violated the gag order. He had until 2:15 to do so.

The Intercept got a copy of the membership list of Bohemian Grove (but didn't publish it).

The folks who made Late Night with the Devil are punching air that they didn't get a bit of perfect organic marketing with this publishing

Media news: star The Intercept reporter Ken Klippenstein is quitting, saying the site 'has been taken over by suits who have abandoned its founding mission of fearless and adversarial journalism.' twitter.com/kenklippenstei…

Why I'm resigning from The Intercept
kenklippenstein.com/p/why-im-resig…

Trump does not dismiss the possibility of political violence around the election. “If we don’t win, you know, it depends,” he tells TIME. “It always depends on the fairness of the election.” time.com/6972021/donald…

ASN/sovereign citizen got his car towed for having illegal plates and is trying to do some sov cit things to get the vehicle back and avoid paying fines

Mike Flynn enthuses over Matt Shea, saying “we need more people like him.”

If you’re not familiar with Shea, his Wikipedia page should get you up to speed:

So...I got a call today from one of the Jan 6 women I'm writing about. She started court ordered counseling last week & had been nervous. Today, she was thrilled to report that her new counselor is a QAnon follower and was 'super excited' to finally meet a J6er. Not good.

SCOOP:

At a signing event for his new book, Fox News host Jesse Watters told a QAnon influencer that he “love[s]” him & follows him online, adding that he does “good work” & has “all this information.”
mediamatters.org/qanon-conspira…

Dom Lucre is 'afraid to report on Wayfair', the utterly ridiculous conspiracy theory created in 2020 by a Canadian QAnon promoter about Wayfair openly selling trafficked children placed in cabinets and pillows.

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