How US neo-Nazism actually works, according to a former white nationalist

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Arno Michaelis identifies as a former white nationalist. For seven years he lived in a world of hate, leading a popular white-power punk rock band, Centurion, and cofounding a violent neo-Nazi gang that preyed on anyone who seemed different.

A Wisconsin Supreme Court justice says 'we're going to lose this battle' for democracy to 'a bunch of insurrectionists' if public officials don't speak out about the threats they've received

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Jill Karofsky.

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A new California law regulating online content moderation will force X to reveal how it reviews hate speech

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Elon Musk
Since Musk's $44 billion takeover of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, he declared himself a "free speech absolutist."

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6 teens found guilty in connection with the beheading of teacher who showed cartoons of Prophet Muhammad

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Samuel Paty
In this Oct.17, 2020 file photo, a poster reading "I am Samuel" and flowers lay outside the school where slain history teacher Samuel Paty was working.

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America's veterans are the prime target for domestic terrorists — as recruits

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Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes, who was charged with seditious conspiracy in the January 6 investigation, is a US Army veteran.

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Extremist attacks on US power grids are increasing and election seasons are usually a popular time for them, experts say

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Power lines against a gray sky.
Spikes in attacks on power grids throughout the US have coincided with the 2020 and 2022 elections, one expert told Politico.

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Twitter appeared to limit the reach of investigative news site Bellingcat days after Elon Musk suggested its Texas mall shooter investigation was a 'psyop'

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Elon Musk and Eliot Higgins, the Bellingcat founder.

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Here's how the Proud Boys are leading the far right's war on LGBTQ Americans

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The Proud Boys were the most active militant, far-right group involved in anti-LGBTQ events last year, turning up at half of all such protests across the country.

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What is Atomwaffen? The small neo-Nazi group uses violence to try and bring about societal collapse

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A Maryland power station.
A Maryland woman conspired with a Florida neo-Nazi leader to carry out an attack on several electrical substations in the Baltimore area, officials said Monday, Feb. 6, 2023.

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The Proud Boys crashed my story hour: A drag king recounts a joyful but 'terrifying' showdown at a NYC library

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Drag king Oliver H reads to children at a Drag Story Hour in Queens, NY on December 12, 2022.
Drag king Oliver H reads to children at a Drag Story Hour in Queens, NY on December 12, 2022.

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