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5 Jan, 4 tweets, 3 min read
Amanda Moore went undercover in MAGA land for a year, attending QAnon events and CPAC.

She even spent time with Proud Boys just before the riot.

What her new compatriots didn’t know? She was often recording them.

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On the latest episode of FEVER DREAMS, Moore joined @swin24 and @willsommer to talk about what she saw during her stint undercover.
Her main takeaway was that “there’s a rise of right-wing populism among the under-30 crowd that's incredibly alarming."
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“I really just can never stress enough, the rise of the younger populist fascists...everybody, under 35, I met who was at the Capitol says, ‘We did it. That was us...It would’ve been cooler if we had gotten further,’" Moore said.
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Also on the podcast, @willsommer and @swin24 discuss the results of a Texas election audit that “Republican officials were trying to bury.”

Plus, they talk about the newest catchphrase to devour the far right now that "Let's Go Brandon" is passé.
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