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27 Jan, 11 tweets, 5 min read
Today DOJ announced that far-right social media influencer known as Ricky Vaughn was arrested on charges of "conspiring with others" leading up to 2016 election "to disseminate misinformation designed to deprive individuals of their constitutional right to vote."
Link:

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Recall, in 2016, "Vaughn" was an avid user of the "white genocide" hashtag, as I reported w/ @DavidNeiwert cc @jailongo

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From the criminal complaint:

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In 2016, w/ @DavidNeiwert, @MotherJones, @typeinvestigate, huge research by @jailongo, we reported:

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Now, the feds are charging Vaughn (real name: Mackey) with conspiracy:

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More from the criminal complaint on the direct efforts to suppress Black voter turnout: Image
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Remember in '16 when the white supremacists tried to claim their memes were just having "fun?" Now one is charged with conspiracy, and it's pretty clear the feds have info on who the co-conspirators are.

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