The mob violence that descended on the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday was the culmination of weeks of incendiary rhetoric and increasingly feverish planning – much of which took place openly on websites that cater to far-right conspiracy theorists. Jared Holt spends a lot of time on those websites. He's a visiting research fellow with the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Read More
A Washington Militia Defends Its Image. Leader Says They’re ‘Not A Paramilitary,’ Embraces Matt Shea
Matt Marshall registered Washington Three Percent as a nonprofit corporation — a move copied by groups in other states. His next step was even bolder: He ran for a spot on the Eatonville school board, pledging to represent conservative values. Headlines portrayed him as a danger. Then, Marshall won. He's now running for the state legislature.Read More