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Armed and Underground: Inside the Turbulent, Secret World of an American Militia
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ProPublica piece on one of the largest American militias, American Patriots Three Percent (AP3).

They haven't gone away, although they've splintered into multiple groups, and they're preparing for the next election.

propublica.org/article/inside-

@Alfred in what year did a court case determine that Finns were white and thus eligible for American citizenship?

When did Chancellor Dollfuss suspend the Austrian parliament and which European dictator had earlier attempted to smuggle a trainload of arms to the Heimwehr?

from Joshua Reed Eakle ๐Ÿ—ฝ

"I'm a young black female who's voting for Trump because he's going to stop WW3."

In how many movies has James Bond killed Blofeld?

Two women have filed federal complaints against Texas hospitals they say refused to treat their ectopic pregnancies, leading both women to lose their fallopian tubes and endanger their future fertility.

texastribune.org/2024/08/12/te

"Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk, was found guilty on seven of 10 charges, including several counts of attempting to influence a public servant and conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation. She will be sentenced on Oct. 3 and could face prison time."
wapo.st/3M4KU9Q

They not only put it in writing, they made training videos for - Inside Project 2025โ€™s Secret Training Videos

You need to read this, watch the videos and share it everywhere.

is trying to distance himself from it but 29 of the 36 speakers have worked for him in some capacity

propublica.org/article/inside-

Not going to hold my breath for Elon to be held accountable for lies promoting violence on Twitter.

Facebook was largely responsible for propagating lies and hatred that led to numerous deaths and exile of the Rohingya people from Myanmar and they've never been held to account, either.
theguardian.com/technology/202

Social media companies largely escape the culpability that traditional media companies are held to, sometimes with deadly consequences.

๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฉ ๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‡๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ ๐’๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ง๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐‡๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐‚๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ ๐ง

Nine witnesses in the criminal cases against former President Donald Trump have received significant financial benefits, including large raises from his campaign, severance packages, new jobs, and a grant of shares and cash from Trumpโ€™s media company.

propublica.org/article/donald-

Opinion:
You know who else should be on trial for the UKโ€™s far-right riots? Elon Musk
-- Jonathan Freedland

Direct guilt sits with those who brought violence to our streets, but their hatred was inflamed by lies spread on X

theguardian.com/commentisfree/

These drivers ed. contraptions were apparently a thing in the early 1950s. I've never seen one, but I'd like to think that the sound of manual transmissions grinding gears would have been extraordinary!

A Republican State A.G. Fights to Keep Exonerated Prisoners Behind Bars
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In Missouri, Attorney General Andrew Bailey is in a tough primary fight against a Trump lawyer who says Bailey is soft on crime.
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And he's not the only state official fighting to keep exonerated prisoners locked up.

"Gift" article

nytimes.com/2024/08/05/us/miss

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