Marcel WoutersJan 5, 2025
ProPublica

Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias.

He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter.

https://propub.li/4gF50W0

#News #Militia #Jan6 #Insurrection #Trump #USPolitics #Journalism

The Militia and the Mole

Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter.

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Jan 4, 2025 at 2:00pmWeb
Show threadToni AittoniemiJan 4, 2025
@ProPublica Recommended reading!
Show threadAlison WilderJan 4, 2025
@ProPublica holy crap, this is amazing. You people just keep outdoing yourselves. ❤️
Show threadRo Laren RED57🥄💩🦨🍈🍊🤡Jan 4, 2025
@ProPublica WOW. I hope John Williams survives long enough to testify before Congress… but that means at least 2 years before enough nutbars are booted out.
Show threadMy Florida Native GardenJan 4, 2025
@ProPublica
Wow!
What a great read!
Show thread👁Pooka🫣Boo🫵Jan 4, 2025
@ProPublica I thank all involved for their service.
Show threadTimothy ClarkJan 4, 2025
@ProPublica I find it disheartening that even ProPublica uses the sanitized "Capitol riot" language that became house style everywhere within a week afterward for the specific reason of downplaying the reality of it as an auto-coup attempt. Williams wasn't outraged by a riot at the Capitol. He was outraged by an attempted coup. This is not a critique of the reporter, but of the editors.
Show thread👁Pooka🫣Boo🫵Jan 4, 2025

@tclark @ProPublica

Good points.... But, it doesn't sound to me like any of these militia folks, including Williams, are very mature. That being said, anything taking down these militias is better than not.

Show threadcontrasocialJan 4, 2025

@tclark @ProPublica

Pro Publica has its ideological limits. It's still corporate media so it's always going to mute the narrative a bit. The quality shining under this story is more a result of Williams' undercover work.

To get the most out of this kind of reporting you need to augment it with your own common sense and political understanding. You extract the publication's bias where you can find it and fill in the gaps best you can.

Show threadNonya BidnissJan 5, 2025
@tclark That's right. It was an attempted coup; a planned and organized insurrection. Not a protest, not a riot. @ProPublica
Show thread-rbJan 4, 2025
@ProPublica fantastic reporting! Must read!
Show threadit's B! Cavello 🐝Jan 4, 2025
@ProPublica @CelloMomOnCars SUPER fascinating read. Thanks for sharing this!
Show threadDave VolekJan 4, 2025

@ProPublica

A great story.

Show threadZhi Zhu 🕸️Jan 4, 2025

Long article, but worth reading from @ProPublica

https://propub.li/4gF50W0

A wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover, climbing the ranks of right-wing #militias.

He penetrated a new generation of militia leaders, which included doctors and #government attorneys.

He sent ProPublica a massive trove of documents. The conversations that he secretly recorded give a unique, startling window into the militia movement.

#Press #Journalism #News #Media #US #USA #Extremism

The Militia and the Mole

Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter.

ProPublica
Show threadChrismxtxJan 4, 2025
@ProPublica OMG!
Show threadsandywb14Jan 4, 2025
@ProPublica I thought I was just paranoid. This article confirms I’m not. Frightening.
Show threadEQJan 4, 2025
@Sandywb @ProPublica
Just because you are paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you.
Show threadGraeghosMIUSJan 4, 2025
@ProPublica Well that just consumed about 2 hours of my morning. It's good to read how some people are making people visibly responsible for their actions. No more hiding behind a mask
Show threadAskPippa🇨🇦Jan 4, 2025
@ProPublica Fascinating story. Yikes.
Show threadRaven667Jan 4, 2025
@ProPublica I listened to Ultra by Maddow and this happened in WWII too with vigilante infiltrators building their own covert intelligence ops in LA when the local Sheriff and FBI failed to take the Nazi threat seriously because they are generally aligned with right wing causes
Show threadsunshineJan 4, 2025
@ProPublica gripping. Incredible writing and (from what I can tell) brilliantly researched 🔥
Show threadDavid's Alias Jan 5, 2025
@ProPublica
Holy shit. Terrifying.
I hope many of these militia crumble from infighting.
Show threadBarbara MonacoJan 5, 2025
@ProPublica This is essential reading.
Show threadEhay2kJan 5, 2025

@ProPublica

What a read!

Show threadRichard DegenneJan 5, 2025

@ProPublica What the fuck did I just read?

This is batshit insane.

Show threadShmockJan 5, 2025
@ProPublica Wow. Great article. Thx for sharing.
Show threadPAIGE! 🍁Jan 5, 2025
@ProPublica this was so much work
Show threadifraudingJan 23, 2025

@ProPublica

Edit: this is the complete leaked data to the story:
https://kolektiva.social/@ddosecrets/113877478417875576

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