these are the targets you might hit if you were A) preparing for something bigger, or B) showing the target that you could prepare for something bigger anytime you want

U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion. Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits. This is the military industrial complex on steroids.

This is billionaire-controlled media. They want to sleepwalk us into another forever war. We must break free.

🧵 1/2 Early Monday morning, Somos Familia Valle, a San Fernando Valley-based LGBTQ+ community organization, was broken into, resulting in approximately $8,000 in damages. sanfernandosun.com/2025/12/17/t...

Another gem from Riverside Watch! theriversidewatch.wordpress.com

I think a lede is being buried here, folks. Judge Boasberg ruled against Venezuelan deportations under Alien Enemies Act the administration had until January 5 to either "facilitate" their return to the U.S., or "to otherwise provide them with hearings that satisfy the requirements of due process."

(Reposting due to accidental deletion.) Erika Kirk’s involvement in this video is more than enough to raise eyebrows. This video was uploaded to YouTube 10 years ago @joyannreid.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @socalextremismwatch.com @tadstoermer.bsky.social Source: youtu.be/xTeezLsoAk4

Very suspicious. There’s no verifiable evidence from authoritative sources (e.g., official film databases, production notes) that Erika Kirk was originally chosen by Patrea Patrick to narrate in the Black Start documentary. Did a third-party upload with added narration?

Last year, Riley Gaines took a pic of a minor child who was trans from the kid’s private Instagram story and posted it to harass her. There were so many threats the child had to take finals in a principal’s office because it was too unsafe to walk the halls at school. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Anti-trans demagogue and fifth place swimmer Riley Gaines earned $470,000+ last year from a conservative non-profit. Notably, $420k was incentive-based. A neat little window into the way the transphobic grift is being compensated. I wonder what the per-post rate is?

BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...

The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality. And trans lives are grounded in reality. We see y'all. No matter what. www.popsci.com/science/tran...

Conservative cold war just went hot at AmFest. Shapiro just came for Candace Owens, Tucker Carlson, and Steve Bannon HARD, not sideways or with caveats but head-on and furious Tucker Carlson speaks in about an hour. I can't believe I get to be here for this

Homeland Security recruiting booth set up at TPUSA’s America Fest.

poli ling is always in the news these days:

Council for National Policy operation to shut down the nonprofit Southern Poverty Law Center unfolding in Congress right now in a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee. The Daily Signal (Heritage Fdn), Family Research Council, and Turning Point USA are all CNP. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrLw...

Local news mentioned that Greg Bovino stopped to take photos with people in Slidell, Louisiana but failed to mention that several of these people were part of the local Proud Boys chapter even though they were seen wearing Proud Boys gear. www.wdsu.com/article/new-...

This how we get big money out of politics - let them all know it's no longer acceptable. “When right-wing and corporate PACs fund our politicians, they buy silence. I’m not here to stay quiet while Washington fails us."

Shit for brains would sell ice to an Eskimo

Absolutely horrifying. This is pure antisemitism and hate. Keeping the Jewish community in my prayers.

Democracy in action. www.stephensemler.com/p/congress-i...

Last night the brilliant @maddow.bsky.social held a live audience discussion with Tim Snyder, author of "On Tyranny" about pushing back on magagop authoritarians. Well worth your time. #WeAreDemocracy youtu.be/mRf8cOdyfHY?... #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

I reposted someone saying she radiates evil like an unshielded reactor core, and I assumed they were making fun of just one bad freeze-frame, but NO, IT'S THE WHOLE CLIP. My gosh, she's petrifying.

MUST WATCH: For the past two years, I have been focused on the rise of hate in America. These are just some of the incredible stories that we uncovered in 2025. (Please watch and tell me what you think.) vimeo.com/1145649279

Nick Taurus, Ryan Sanchez, David Serpa, and their newbie are the face of a rebranded SoCal “new conservative” movement just in time for 2026. What we’re really witnessing, though, is a steady slide into a neo-Nazi-adjacent strain of fascism, and it’s… illuminating, if not alarming, to watch unfold.

Marjorie Taylor Greene goes out in a blaze of sharts as she advances her bill to send the parents and doctors of trans children to jail.

There has been almost no coverage of this locally. Revelation Church LA is in Simi Valley. Thank you @julieroys.bsky.social for covering our community and @socalextremismwatch.com for pointing us to this story. julieroys.com/es/woman-acc...

Amy Cooter, Co-founder and Deputy Directory, Institute for Countering Digital Extremism, on what we can do in our communities to counter the growth of far-right extremism - and much more!

Had to read the article to make sure it wasn’t about SoCal’s Candy Olson or Sonja Shaw… Anti-LGBTQ lady who worked to ban books charged with tying her daughter to a tree.

Police being creeps in Santa Barbara. www.independent.com/2025/12/08/c...

Pastor in Simi Valley accused of sexual abuse. julieroys.com/woman-accuse...

Checking in on updates for Turning Point USA’s upcoming Phoenix conference AmericaFest and TikTok being a listed sponsor is definitely new this year.

Everything is bigger in Texas- including the Bigotry.

Woodbridge High students in Irvine secured enough signatures to stop a toxic TPUSA club pushing “debates” on transgender identities & same-sex marriage. This is how we defeat bigotry in our schools: students standing up, organizing, & refusing to let hate take root. www.change.org/p/stop-the-w...?

TPUSA Whistleblower LEAKS Mikey McCoy’s Affair With MALE Member │ They ALL Lied To Charlie youtu.be/0fcf-9BPxzo?

Last chance! Today at 11 PST!

Dec 7, 11 AM PST: Fascism in Modern America: Drawing Parallels to Historical Fascist Regimes. Join historian Dr. Craig Johnson for a virtual talk on how today’s radical right echoes the past. Register now. @cajohnson-craig.bsky.social Register here. us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#GVerse Anti-ICE protesters SHUT DOWN Nola City Counsil Meeting, after demanding to speak about #FuckICE in New Orleans and city collaboration. City Counsil shut down the public comment and left!

CMD first reported last month that the "dark money ATM" DonorsTrust funneled $21.3 million to America First Legal in 2024 some of which was designated for “matching the challenge to address election integrity” and “to stop election interference at the state level.”

SCOOP: White nationalist Stephen Miller's America First Legal's revenue more than TRIPLED in 2024 to $32 million It's latest IRS filing for 2024 obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy shows that it spent $15.2 million of this huge haul. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

Extreme R-wing policy crafters met in Tx to set the agenda for your state- yes, Ca too. These policies are picked up by the GOP to present as legislation for 2026. From voter suppression to mass deportation. Keep an 👁️ on what you see coming out of Sacramento. www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/12/04/a...

SPOTIFY MUST DROP I.C.E. ADS NOW! Help “unwrap” Spotify for refusing to end ICE recruitment ads- visit this link for a simple tool kit to flood social media with the simple demand to remove the ads. spotifyunwrapped.net

Ventura County Sheriff Fryhoff celebrating this while ignoring the lives and rights of Immigrants. FRYHOFF PROTECTS ICE, NOT US!

“The extreme right... The amount of resources behind them and the amount of power that they hold within the political establishment of their party is absolutely asymmetrical." - @melissaryan.bsky.social

My investigation continues…

It’s been a while since we’ve seen PERK. The menacing non profit is back apparently, and platforming a Republican candidate. Nothing like a little violation of non profit status to make the holiday season brighter.

More evidence on how behind the scenes organizing among Active Clubs is directly leading to irl violence and harassment.

@exposedbycmd.bsky.social brings the receipts again and again. “Dark Money Donor Conduit Funneled $195 Million to Right-Wing Groups in 2024” www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/11/21/d...

“L.A.'s alt-right extremists are doubling down on their “WHITE MAN FIGHT BACK!" fliers, neo-Nazi tattoos, and white power band tees.” @lataco.bsky.social lataco.com/highland-par...