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Matthew Kriner
@mattkriner
Senior Research Scholar @CTECMIIS (A.T.A.R.I.) Managing Director, Accelerationism Research Consortium (ARC) @TheARConsortium
Jun 9, 2022 • 13 tweets • 6 min read
So the Proud Boys are in court today for arraignment on sedition charges related to J6 & J6 Comm. hearings also start tonight.

Here's a thread on research and journalism that covers the Proud Boys for what they are - violent extremists.

I'll keep adding to this list One of the best research write ups is still from @ashkenaz89:
"Take the Redpill: Understanding the Allure of Conspiratorial Thinking Among Proud Boys"
gjia.georgetown.edu/2020/09/07/tak…
Oct 29, 2020 • 18 tweets • 6 min read
🚨🚨NERD THREAD ALERT 🚨🚨

I spent the better part of my youth consuming all things Marvel comics. These days I research dom. extremists

So let me tell you why I'm not personally surprised the Punisher skull emblem is so resonant w/ America's dom. extremists & law enforcement Frank Castle, the man behind the anti-hero Punisher character, shares some very familiar characteristics/identity motifs w/ contemporary RWE vigilantes, militia types, or Americans who just fear existential threats to their way of life by amorphous criminals or an "other"