Dan GillmorDestroying public education -- by turning it into right-wing propaganda -- is a longstanding goal of the extremists. In Florida they're doing it, and they brag that they'll do it everywhere Republicans rule. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/09/opinion/chris-rufo-florida-ron-desantis.html
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Seth CotlarThe religious dimensions of January 6 were almost entirely overlooked by the J6 report and have been under-covered by the mainstream press. This piece makes a strong case for seeing Christian Nationalism as a crucial dimension of the insurrection. And importantly, that religious movement has not waned or changed course in any significant way since it led the "spiritual warfare" at the US Capitol two years ago. https://religiondispatches.org/evidence-strongly-suggests-trump-was-collaborating-with-christian-nationalist-leaders-before-january-6th/
Evidence Strongly Suggests Trump Was Collaborating with Christian Nationalist Leaders Before January 6th
On December 22, the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th Capitol Riot released its report, reopening the question of what forces and figures incited the insurrection as we observe its two-year anniversary. Yet, as numerous observers have noticed, the Committee neglected (or, indeed,
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Oath Keepers Leader Rhodes Convicted of Jan. 6 Sedition Charge
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-29/oath-keeper-leader-rhodes-convicted-of-jan-6-sedition-charge
emptywheelIn it on Jan 6, after Tarrio suggested they might attack again, someone told him to "text your boy Don jr and tell him to stfu."
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23318823-221125-ochs-sentencing-memo#document/p32/a2176122
The OED defines "terrorism"as, "The calculated use of violence or threat of violence to inculcate fear. Terrorism is intended to coerce or intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious, or ideological." But the New York Times won't use the word in relation to armed, rightwing menacing.
