Leaked files show far-right influences among Project 2025 applicants | Project 2025 | The Guardian

Applicants reportedly cited Nazi theorists and other extremists as inspiration for Trump administration roles…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/28/project-2025-heritage-foundation-hack 

 

 

 

 

Extremist who trained GOP poll workers will speak at Washington event with two rightwingers

Posobiec has used X, where his account now has 2.7 million followers, to "promote Russian military intelligence operations, pushed false claims of election fraud and collaborated with white nationalists, Proud Boys and neo-Nazis".

But this has not hindered Posobiec's rise in the Trump-era Republican party. Last year Semafor reported that Posobiec was seen by Republican strategists as the influencer with "the most clout with Republican voters" and Posobiec has used this influence to promote false narratives about elections…

According to the New York Times, Posobiec told Republican committee volunteers scheduled to monitor polling in Michigan that the key to elections is that "it doesn't matter who votes, it matters who counts the votes"…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/10/steve-sailer-far-right-event

Far-right extremists flee from Telegram to SimpleX over privacy features

"For terrorists and violent extremists looking to avoid detection, SimpleX Chat provides significant advantages over Telegram, largely due to its design and features that prioritize privacy and anonymity."

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/04/telegram-simplex-far-right

Samuel Alito and German rightwing aristocrat linked to US anti-abortion activist

"These relationships aren't just about gifts. They reflect a deeper effort to manipulate our legal system in ways that could impact the rights of everyday people." 

Ciccone added, "What's disturbing is that this happens behind closed doors – at parties at the Bavarian castle – away from public scrutiny. We're talking about relationships that can affect everything, from reproductive rights to environmental protections" – both the subject of recent supreme court rulings widely seen as victories for the political right. 

"The American people deserve a judiciary that serves justice impartially," Ciccone said, "not one that can be bought."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/17/samuel-alito-leonard-leo-gloria-von-thurn-und-taxis-napa-institute

Rogan-Rufo Reality Check (Conspirituality podcast, episode #200)

This week we take stock of the full entrenchment of the Mirror World, where conspirituality influencers bask in the rays of confident delusion. After a little stage-setting on the heterodox mediasphere, we open with a snapshot of conspirituality Valhalla as we listen in on Joe Rogan and Chris Rufo talking about unhoused people as though they are children who haven’t been given good boundaries.

Then we’ll look at four instances in which the spectacle brokers meet reality. What happens when Chaya Raichik gets bodied by Taylor Lorenz? What happens when the Moms for Liberty have to explain themselves on 60 minutes? What happens when Destiny rejects Jordan Peterson’s bullshit? And what happens when the mack daddy of it all, Alex Jones, gets confronted by Sandy Hook parents, face to face? Does reality break through?
Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-6yg8d-1e0d2cab

John Birch Society x Today’s GOP (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)

At the height of the John Birch Society’s activity in the 1960s, critics dismissed its members as a paranoid fringe. After all, “Birchers” believed that a vast communist conspiracy existed in America and posed an existential threat to Christianity, capitalism, and freedom. 

But as historian Matthew Dallek reveals, the Birch Society’s extremism remade American conservatism. Most Birchers were white professionals who were radicalized as growing calls for racial and gender equality appeared to upend American life. Conservative leaders recognized that these affluent voters were needed to win elections, and for decades the GOP courted Birchers and their extremist successors. 

The far right steadily gained power, finally toppling the Republican establishment and electing Donald Trump.

Interview: 

https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/john-birch-society-x-todays-gop/

Democrats press DHS over domestic violent extremists such as Oath Keepers - The Washington Post

More than 65 Democrats in Congress sent a letter Monday asking what steps the Department of Homeland Security has taken to weed out domestic violent extremists within its ranks after reports concluded that more than 300 current or former DHS employees were members of the right-wing Oath Keepers group as of 2015 and U.S. Customs and Border Protection staff were working with conservative militia groups on the U.S.-Mexico border...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/07/17/domestic-terrorism-homeland-security-extremism-oathkeepers/

A historian details how a secretive, extremist group radicalized the American right (Terry Gross; Fresh Air podcast)

Matthew Dallek says the John Birch Society, which was active from the late '50s through the early '70s, propelled today's extremist takeover of the American right. His new book is Birchers.

Interview: 

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/17/1176662608/a-historian-details-how-a-secretive-extremist-group-radicalized-the-american-rig

No more "thoughts & prayers" (Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, Freethought Radio podcast)

Amy Hagstrom Miller, with Whole Woman’s Health Alliance, tells us about the devastation to abortion access wrought by the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision. We hear jazz singer Tahira Clayton perform freethinking composer Jerome Kern's song "I'm Old Fashioned," and we cover many local, national and international stories about religion and government.

Interview: 

https://ffrf.org/news/radio/show-items/item/41961-freethought-radio-february-16-2023

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse on The Right’s 50-Year Scheme to Capture SCOTUS (Al Franken podcast)

Hint: It involves a lot of dark money.

Interview: 

https://alfranken.com/listen/senator-sheldon-whitehouse-on-the-rights-50-year-scheme-to-capture-scotus

Dahlia Lithwick on The Horrible SCOTUS Term (Al Franken podcast)

Could Not be Worse. Except Maybe Next Term!

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-6ygjq-144cb7ea

Did the Trump camp help far-right militia groups plan the Jan. 6 attack? (Terry Gross; Fresh Air podcast)

New York Times journalist Alan Feuer says some members of Trump's inner circle have close ties to the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers, whose leaders have been charged with seditious conspiracy.

Interview: 

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/30/1108913337/did-the-trump-camp-help-far-right-militia-groups-plan-the-jan-6-attack

How Christian Nationalism Fueled the Insurrection (Opening Arguments podcast OA568)

Andrew Seidel returns to tell us about the report he and Amanda Tyler put together detailing how Christian Nationalism was central to the Jan. 6th Insurrection. The evidence is overwhelming and is often ignored by the media, so now is our chance to help get this vital information out to the world!

Interview: 

https://openargs.com/oa568-how-christian-nationalism-fueled-the-insurrection/

Dahlia Lithwick & Sarah Stoesz, CEO of Planned Parenthood in the Upper Midwest, on Abortion. (Al Franken podcast)

The guests discuss how the Supreme Court decision on pending cases could impact the right not only to abortion, but also contraceptives, in vitro fertilization, and marriage equality, among other things.

Interview: 

https://alfranken.com/listen/dahlia-lithwick-sarah-stoesz-ceo-of-planned-parenthood-in-the-upper-midwest-on-abortion

US Capitol riot: police have long history of aiding neo-Nazis and extremists | US policing | The Guardian

Experts were not surprised that officers were part of the mob, given the ties between some police and white supremacist groups in recent years...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/16/us-capitol-riot-police-neo-nazis-far-right

Fantasyland: The History of America's Irrationality | Kurt Andersen

How can we make sense of America’s current “post-factual,” “post-truth,” “fake news” moment? By looking to America’s past. All the way back. To the wishful dreams and make-believe fears of the country’s first settlers, the madness of the Salem witch trials, the fantasies of Hollywood, the anything-goes 1960s, the gatekeeper-free internet, the profusion of reality TV….all the way up to and most especially including President Donald Trump. In this fascinating and lively talk, Kurt Andersen brings to life the deep research behind and profound implications of his groundbreaking, critically acclaimed and bestselling latest work. Connecting the dots in a fresh way to define America’s character—from the religious fanatics and New Age charlatans to talk-radio rabble-rousers and online conspiracy theorists—Andersen explains our national susceptibility to fantasy and how our journey has brought us to where we are today. 

Kurt Andersen is a brilliant analyst and synthesizer of historical and cultural trends, a bestselling novelist, a groundbreaking media entrepreneur, and the host of public radio’s Studio 360.

Interview: 

https://youtu.be/Id4WZCG0e7c

How Right-Wing Media Fuels The Political Divide (On Point)

Matthew Sheffield started his career as a conservative blogger. He says many Americans don’t understand how powerful right-wing media really is — or how damaging it is to American democracy. Now, he says he wants to free people from it.

Interview: 

https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2020/11/23/matthew-sheffield-built-a-career-in-conservative-media-now-he-wants-to-free-people-from-it