New: They stormed the Capitol. Now they’re selling merch. Pardoned by President Trump, many Jan. 6 rioters are now working to capitalize on the attention through podcasts, speaking tours and new lives as online influencers www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... @byelliesilverman.bsky.social

The mainstreaming of the once-fringe Proud Boys: "What view [do] we have, that Republicans don’t have now?" www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202... @byelliesilverman.bsky.social

From @washingtonpost.com story on Musk's "Nazi-style salute": It’s seen by neo-Nazis "as a legitimation, a normalization … a direct validation of their beliefs" www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... @pranshuverma.bsky.social @byelliesilverman.bsky.social @pietsch.bsky.social