Don't be surprised when a large government deployment is dispatched to California. The online right is up in arms over another video by YouTuber Nick Shirley. It does not appear to contain any new claims but it doesn't matter if the right person sees it. thenationaldesk.com/news/america...

From @theblaze, another deliberate misreading of Pizzagate debunks, which were never about pedophile codes (they exist, or used to, bc a code is useless when *everyone knows the code*) www.theblaze.com/news/do-the-... @HeadlinesInGIFs Better info here: thedayofreckoning.substack.com/p/epsteins-c...

When I began investigating the alt-right a decade ago I (w/ many others) was called “leftist”, “woke”, “normie”, got death threats, was doxxed, mocked, or worse - ignored. Now the American right is worried about the “ironic” white nationalist neo-Nazis. christopherrufo.com/p/the-freak-...

A continuing series on Polymarket markets that are crazy. 9% chance the midterms won’t happen as scheduled? Tell me again how prediction markets are the future though. polymarket.com/event/will-t...

Big thanks to @annieknk.bsky.social for having me on the QAA Podcast to chat about the @londoncentric.media investigation into anti-immigrant TikToks and why London hasn't "fallen". Listen now on all podcast platforms podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

Morning Briefing: Data on right-wing extremist violence indicates "landscape shaped by preparatory behaviors, ideological mobilization, and institutional response," according to recent analysis.

I was interviewed last summer for a French news segment on -- what else? -- ten-cent beer night, and the segment finally aired. It's a strange thing to hear yourself dubbed into French, especially since it was much better French than I ever spoke (most of which I have forgotten since high school).

Honestly I know this is not news to the people who are actively in this system, but you can just do bond-level investments on Polymarket; and (unlike in the US) gambling profits do not count as income in the UK. polymarket.com/event/will-j...

We're being subjected to a deluge of medieval anti-science claptrap from the right-wing press. Meanwhile, anti-vax attitudes are rising and measles is back. Their opinions are not just "hot takes" – they're wrong and dangerous.

What if I told you you could make 10% return on your money, paid out at the end of the year? polymarket.com/event/will-t...

The problem is that letting absolutely nutbars build huge followings poisons the entire environment even if you, personally, do not interact with them. This is PRECISELY what has gone wrong on Twitter - the far right has massive social gravity even if you don’t talk to it.

An English school is changing its uniform, it is truly the end of days. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Update on 4chan and Epstein: Christopher Poole, aka m00t, says Epstein had nothing to do with the creation of the /pol/ board. digg.com/news/HKO64GQ...

Lack of knowledge about conspiracy theories and the desire to be contrary leads intelligent people to think the conspiracy theorists have a point. QAnon is much more specific than "there are elite cabals". It's mostly wrong and entirely harmful. www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...

Occasionally when I read the Epstein files I think, are these guys evil geniuses? Or just evil people with lots of money but who otherwise don’t really know that much more than the rest of us.

I keep getting messages like this about a decade-old conspiracy theory which launched the careers of several far-right pro-Trump figures and ended when a man reeled off some shots in a pizza restaurant. So I wrote this to clear the air: open.substack.com/pub/thedayof...

Eternal Pizzagate is upon us. Epstein’s horrific crimes were real. At the same time, there was no Democratic-run child sex abuse ring underneath a Washington DC pizza parlor. Two things can be true at the same time. open.substack.com/pub/thedayof...

checking in on the upcoming GOP primary for attorney general in Texas www.texastribune.org/2026/02/12/t...

Epstein’s crimes were real. Pizzagate was fake. YouTubers can easily recycle conspiracy theories to get clicks from their fresh young audiences, so let’s all get ready because Eternal Pizzagate is upon us… open.substack.com/pub/thedayof...

Writer for RFK Jr's org invents a connection between Epstein and their favourite cause, free speech for bad health information. To anti-vaxxers every sharp issue looks like a needle. childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/mor...

What a bunch of snowflakes don't they know that Musk is just trying to get us back to the rich cultural heritage of the antebellum US south www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Hard-right MAGA election denial outlet Newsmax is opening up a branch in Ukraine. Odd move - how will it frame the ongoing war? And will it go the way of Breitbart’s expansion into Europe (ie, nowhere?) kyivindependent.com/newsmax-a-co...

Somebody in the neighbourhood is a conspiracy theorist, or trolling, or probably just a joker

More bomb threats in Springfield, Ohio fox8.com/news/safety-...

As one of the people who wrote a debunk of Pizzagate for a mainstream outlet that no longer employs me (and thus I can speak freely), I will come on any podcast to explain what is wrong here and the real truth. Come on, debate me bro. x.com/TuckerCarlso...

This is stupid. "Pizza" was a code word - that is true. Epstein used the word. As code for abuse, even though the FBI knew it (great code!)? Maybe. "Pizzagate" was a politically motivated conspiracy theory about a Washington restaurant. It was false. x.com/MarioNawfal/...

Bitcoin is now net negative since Trump took office. If this slump continues, it will be a bigger drag on MAGA than most realize. The manosphere is invested in crypto, not just financially but psychically - the dream of being the master of your own destiny. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/t...

A Proud Boy who was at the Capitol riot is planning to tour the UK later this month. Here’s more on Michaele Graves, the one-time Misfits singer turned far-right punk. thedayofreckoning.substack.com/p/exclusive-...

Proud Boy Michale Graves is the former Misfits singer who was going to play for his comrades on Jan 6, but left town as the Capitol riot kicked off. Now he’s planning a UK tour later this month, including a date at Underworld in Camden. open.substack.com/pub/thedayof...

I really hate that this needs to be said, repeated and clarified.

The fact that Epstein talked about pizza does not mean that “Pizzagate” was real. The fact that Epstein may have talked about sexual abuse in code which included the word “pizza” (possible, I haven’t yet seen any strong evidence in the files), does not mean that “Pizzagate” was real.

Many such cases. bsky.app/profile/whst...

Amazing that so many people who once freaked out about government overreach simply don’t care. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...

Republicans who support ICE are in retreat - in Iowa, they are backing down from a bill that would force co-operation with federal agents. “No Kings” was a statement of fact as well as a slogan. 2026 will be a very interesting year, and not only in Iowa. edtibbetts.substack.com/p/forcing-io...

Jeffrey Epstein met the founder of 4chan, and tried to deflect from one of Trump’s biggest political scandals. Why? open.substack.com/pub/thedayof...

Jeffrey Epstein met the founder of 4chan, and tried to deflect from one of Trump’s biggest political scandals. Why? open.substack.com/pub/thedayof...

It has become popular to dismiss Russian interference in the 2016 election as hype or hoax but a new study which focuses on Facebook and specific demographic groups suggests meddling was real, and effective www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....

Dan Bongino having some technical difficulties on his first day out of the FBI and back in the world of podcasting. And of course his viewers think it’s a conspiracy and that “they” are trying to shut him up.

It’s like 2011 all over again. Social media: great at slaying narratives, bad at creating positive visions of the future. thedayofreckoning.substack.com/p/minneapoli...

Carl would never, say, post pictures of non-white victims of crime because his audience which includes white nationalists, pro-“repatriation” people and other extremists wouldn’t like it.

The Guardian has picked up on the story of the far-right mascot Amelia which I reported on last week www.theguardian.com/politics/202... A couple of points: ...

As ICE officers kill another American civilian, Donald Trump’s fundraising machine plays the greatest hits. What do we think, is he getting through the pearly gates?

The US government is in deep trouble, as videos circulating appear to show ICE agents beating and killing a man - after disarming him. Will there be an investigation? If not there will be more trouble in Minneapolis.

A bunch of trolls mocked a mildly cringe anti-radicalization video game, and Britain’s right-wing press joined in. But why did they all ignore the *actual* far-right extremists pushing Amelia memes? thedayofreckoning.substack.com/p/amelia-the...

🧵 @jburnmurdoch.ft.com is spot on about the conditions in his FT piece. Liberal democracy held it together thanks to growth, good demographics, and the promise of a better future. Those days are gone, and that’s the "why" behind the erosion. However...

“It’s propaganda! Far-right extremism doesn’t even exist,” shout a lot of people helping spread far-right extremist propaganda. open.substack.com/pub/thedayof...

The pushback in the comments is wild. Bills fans don’t like the decision. www.instagram.com/p/DTv2rBhjKN...

MAGA: Anti-ICE protesters should be jailed nypost.com/2026/01/14/o...

Footage of Renee Nicole Good being shot by ICE officer Jonathan Ross was leaked to Alpha News - a far-right Minnesota outlet. The footage comes from Ross’s camera. The leaker clearly thinks it will exonerate Ross. Watch and make up your own mind. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The same pattern is happening again following the killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis Pro-MAGA conspiracy theories are developing... right now. The playbook is simple and has been used before: deflect, deny, counter-attack. The latest: thedayofreckoning.substack.com/p/more-viole...