“I think this is the worst-case-scenario verdict.” New from @stevanzetti.bsky.social: Late last week, feds notched a victory in an unprecedented and controversial trial that sought to tie alleged members of “Antifa” to domestic terrorism, a case that could cast a long shadow over free expression.

NEW, from me: I used 35,000+ leaked messages to create a map of the communication network inside Patriot Front to identify key influencers within the secretive white nationalist group. 🧵 www.splcenter.org/resources/re...

Donald Trump letting you know how the authoritarian capture of the media is going, in case you missed it. Unlike other authoritarians in places like Hungary and Poland he has no worries about advertising his authoritarian take over of the media.

Some positive news: this guy lost his primary election thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/02/j...

CNN putting up a paywall has to be one of the goofier things in all of media in the past year or so

New: per an indictment unsealed today, 39 people are facing federal conspiracy charges stemming from a Jan. 18 protest against an ICE-affiliated pastor at Cities Church in St. Paul, MN. 5 people sharing flyers advertising the protest on social media are listed as "overt acts" of the conspiracy.

NEW, from me: I talked to people who shut down Patriot Front's rally in D.C. last month. Counter-demonstrators made it impossible for PF to produce propaganda and recruit at the March for Life rally. The clown music set the tone. www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...

'Hellebuyck? What is that, Dutch?' asks Stephen Miller, sniffing American goalie

Patriot Front members have tried to build their own intentional racist communities is through their gyms, as this mentioned. One, called Patria Gloria, posted last year about traveling around sleeping on the same mats they train on. Not super hygienic and seems like a great way to get MRSA.

Someone doused Renee Good’s Minneapolis memorial and a nearby pile of wood with gasoline and started a fire at about 9 p.m. Tuesday.

The Many Humiliations of White Supremacist Jake Lang Given new felony charges in Minnesota, far-right extremist agitator Edward "Jake" Lang has faced many recent humiliations in his grifting quest for content and right-wing notoriety. unicornriot.ninja/2026/the-man...

EXCLUSIVE: A controversial former assistant police chief, known for his sometimes far-fetched conspiracy theories, now claims to be working with the Trump administration and to have been given access to still-secret grand jury indictments. www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...

White supremacy is just a job you do, like architect or serial killer

A federal security contractor that received millions from the Department of Agriculture hired notorious Patriot Front enforcer Ian Michael Elliott to work security patrols for the US Forest Service last year. My latest with Sean Craig for @theguardian.com 🧵

Minneapolis sign game is strong and weird.

EXCLUSIVE: ICE's campaign of terror in Minneapolis has redefined the role of the FBI. As one example, the special agent who built the case against political assassin Vance Boelter is now investigating immigrants for assault on federal agents. (gift link) www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...

Is antifa a "domestic terrorism organization," as President Trump claims? Check out my full interview with Christopher Mathias, author of the new book To Catch a Facist, at hatecomestomainstreet.com. Cc: @letsgomathias.bsky.social

Incredibly well-written with an edge-of-your-seat narrative pace, To Catch a Fascist taps into interviews with some 60 anti-fascist activists to sort fact from fiction about one of the most contentious issues of the day. open.substack.com/pub/hatecome...

Located about 20 minutes south of Nashville, I had often imagined that I might one day like to live in Franklin, Tennessee, a true slice of Americana. That was until I encountered Gabrielle Hanson.

This tracks w Ian Michael Elliott sharing posts of himself in CA / OR forest settings on Telegram in late July, including from Salt Creek Falls, a 6 hour drive from Eureka. Solid investigative journalism here.

A Dept of Ag contractor hired a prominent Patriot Front member. The company's leaders post frequently about their "professed Orthodox Christian faith," including "extolling historical Orthodox leaders who oversaw the killing of Muslim combatants in wartime." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Patriot Front guys will pretend to be modern-day American revolutionaries then spend hours decorating their living rooms to look like a fascist cracker barrel.

A federal security contractor that received millions from the Department of Agriculture hired notorious Patriot Front enforcer Ian Michael Elliott to work security patrols for the US Forest Service last year. My latest with Sean Craig for @theguardian.com 🧵

This bar-bathroom graffiti pretty much sums up the mood in Minneapolis right now.

At Whipple where expired dicks are being thrown at ICE vehicles and those believed to be agitators. The area has been a place of protest since thousands of federal agents arrived in the city. Near Minneapolis February 7, 2026

Oh good timing for this from the Guardian www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...

Following the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minnesota, "Commander at Large" Gregory Bovino was reassigned away from his leadership role in the operation. Journalist Amanda Moore notes the violent culture and widespread fear he helped create won't be so easily removed.

Texas AG Ken Paxton has announced legal action against the Houston area Screwston Antifascist Committee, alleging commission of terrorism and doxing. Their account has been quiet for some time, but this was one of their last posts — identifying a neo-Nazi.

Patriot Front took another L in court this week. A judge dismissed a lawsuit that 5 PF members brought against an alleged infiltrator. amp.thenewstribune.com/news/local/a...

journalists are workers who deserve to be paid fairly for our labor and I think that far too few consumers of media recognize or even care about this fact

Patriot Front routinely taking major L's but continuing to exist is b/c it's an MLM scheme making actual money mixed w/ a cult-like environment and dedicated middle-managers who would do anything for their dear leader (pictured below), which is also why the group can't grow past 250-300 people.

Journalism still has an effect. @stevanzetti.bsky.social’s incredible work at the Texas Observer outing white nationalists. (Link to his story in the comment) www.keranews.org/government/2...

and another thing: im not mad. please dont put in the newspaper that i got mad.

Journalism still works to thwart plans by neo-Nazis and white nationalists. No matter how hard they try to claim otherwise in their propaganda, Patriot Front members remain subject to social consequences for their racist/bigoted actions. www.texasobserver.org/revealed-fou...

Josh Berkau aka Bradley TX of Patriot Front gave a presentation at PF's first annual conference in September 2025 on how to infiltrate "conventional political spaces." Looks like he's back to square one. Berkau works alongside other Patriot Front members at Veteran Brothers Roofing.

Following our reporting about businesses linked to Patriot Front in North Texas, one of the employees of the company has resigned from a city advisory board in Irving, Texas. I've been told some city council members were disturbed when they saw the original report. www.keranews.org/government/2...

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BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

this is who runs this account.

NEW: Two neo-Nazis, Aiden Cuevas and Andrew Nary, face federal charges for weapons trafficking after talking to an FBI undercover employee who sold them illegal firearms, and promised to help them train a paramilitary to take out "high-value targets." (gift link) 1/2 www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...

"A sworn affidavit by an FBI task force officer also points to the involvement of [two other] neo-Nazis...both have ties to a neo-Nazi group known as the Tennessee Active Club, although neither has been charged at this point"

I license my footage, in which I don't speak at all, to places like CNN, CBS, and KARE 11. I'm working with Mother Jones. I am primarily a writer, who has broken real, investigative stories. I'm not an activist or a fucking content creator, nor am I working in the style of one, thanks. Fuck off.

every Signal chat of laypeople is losing their minds over the wildest opsec advice imaginable and every Signal chat of security professionals is like “dude wtf” The vast majority of problems can be avoided by not being foolish, being aware of your surroundings, and using common sense

One thing I see liberal outlets giving ground on that I feel the need to correct: it’s impossible to “dox” a paid public official By simply reporting their name, institutional role, and political affiliations

Reposting to make my point a little more clearly: these folks have a correct (albeit much too late and seemingly shallow) sense that right-wing media is important. But listening to this stuff to gawk at it doesn't help you. You need context/analysis to make it useful www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/s...

Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.

Two weeks ago, @texasobserver.org published an investigation into four businesses in North Texas linked to Patriot Front. One of the biz owners, Cameron Schronk, denied being involved in the neo-Nazi group. Here's one of his employees, Kieran Morris, admitting our reporting was accurate.

“What the fuck is wrong with you, asshole?!” @tinadesireeberg.com when CBP started firing on journalists who were complying with their orders