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Teddy Wilson 🏴‍☠️
@reportbywilson
Journalist. Researcher. Consultant. | Reporting and Research on the U.S. Radical Right | Publisher of @RadicalReports |
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Aug 6 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
I’ve reported on the conservative movement and right-wing politics for more than a decade, and I’ve never seen anything like the collective temper tantrum and epic meltdown that has occurred during the past few weeks.

There is a palpable amount of fear, loathing and desperation. That being said, any predictive analysis based on this limited timeframe and anecdotal evidence should be viewed with skepticism. However, there are some factors to consider and observations that may provide insight into what may happen during the 90 days left until Election Day.
Jun 13 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
🧵The far right is obsessed with “groomers” and "child predators" at #Pride events. Are they looking in the right places?

This year, several pastors or staffers of Christian churches have been arrested, charged, or convicted for various allegations of sexual abuse of children: Seaford, Delaware: James Dryden, a children’s pastor with Stein Highway Church of God, was arrested and charged with "with 10 felony counts of Dealing in Child Pornography." wboc.com/news/seaford-c…
Jun 1 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Tim Pool: “Should there be list of Democrats who need to go to jail? One hundred percent.”

Laura Loomer: “Not just jail, they should get the death penalty.”

*Video Feed Abruptly Stops* Read the latest edition of newsletter, which includes more on the use of violent rhetoric by Pool and Loomer ― as well as an analyses of the reactions from other far right extremists and conspiracy theorists online from the Proud Boys to QAnon: radicalreports.org/p/hang-everyon…
May 24 • 21 tweets • 9 min read
🧵Megathread — Capitol Riot Map Updates

Nearly 1,400 people have been arrested for participating in the January 6th Insurrection. Use this interactive visualization to explore connections to extremists groups, conspiracy theories, and elected officials: capitolriotmap.com
Image Thomas Kelly (#Zionor) was arrested for participating in the Capitol Riot; faces multiple felony charges including "civil disorder; assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers; and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers using a deadly or dangerous weapon." Image
Mar 29 • 20 tweets • 7 min read
🧵Lawmakers in Tennessee are not alone in introducing legislation that includes similar language and appears to reference the so-called "chemtrails" conspiracy theory (or other conspiracy theories)... Image "...with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather, or the intensity of the sunlight is prohibited."

Tennessee Senate passes bill based on 'chemtrails' conspiracy theory: What to know tennessean.com/story/news/loc…
Feb 27 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Republican for Massachusetts State Committee:

“Trans will be illegal… I will also exile all Jews.”

What the hell is happening in Dorchester? Image “I love Hitler.”
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Nov 3, 2023 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
NEW: Tax filings provide new insights into the funding of the right-wing "parents' rights" group Moms for Liberty, and reveal that the group received significant donations from at least two conservative nonprofits during 2022:

Heritage Foundation & George Jenkins Foundation The Heritage Foundation awarded the organization's annual Salvatori Prize for American Citizenship to Moms for Liberty, which included a $25,000 grant to the 501(c)4 nonprofit associated with Moms for Liberty: projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/org…
Jul 22, 2023 • 11 tweets • 5 min read
What do we know (so far) about the connections between Moms for Liberty county chapters and the Proud Boys?

At least nine Moms for Liberty county chapters have connections or associations with the far right violent extremists street gang the Proud Boys.👇🏼 Image Celeste Fiehler, the chair of the Moms for Liberty chapter in Riverside County, California, attended a protest with far right activists including Louie Mario Flores, a member of the Proud Boys who was present at the Capitol during the January 6th Insurrection. Image
Jul 16, 2023 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
🧵Moms for Liberty and other far right so-called "parents rights" groups claim they are not attempting ban books ― because the books they seek to remove from public schools will still be available at public libraries.

Except, that's just not true. Public libraries are a target. .@melissagira recently reported that "trying to ban library books has become a call to arms, a new cause for conservatives to rally around, a demand with which the right could question the function and existence of the public library." newrepublic.com/article/170920…
Jun 30, 2023 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Tonight in Philadelphia, Moms for Liberty's summit is opening — So, I’ve been digging into the group's far right anti-LGBTIQ connections, and building a network analysis.

This is an interactive visualization of the sponsors and exhibitors of the Joyful Warriors National Summit. The featured speakers at the Moms for Liberty's national summit have connections to various right-wing groups including sponsors or exhibitors at the conference.

Some of the featured speakers have connections far right anti-LGBTIQ organizations.
Jun 13, 2023 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Far Right Prepares for Trump's Appearance at Miami Courthouse radicalreports.substack.com/p/morning-brie… Luara Loomer, far right act... MJ Truth, far right conspiracy theorist and QAnon adherent, and the Villain City Proud Boys, “rogue” chapter of the far right violent extremist street gang, have both posted video from outside the courthouse in Miami. ImageImage
Jun 13, 2023 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Today's #MustReads:

Why Conservatives Are Losing Their Minds Over Biden’s Pride Flag—and Ignoring Pro-DeSantis Neo-Nazis newrepublic.com/article/173581… by @melissagira How Pat Robertson Helped Create The Christian Nationalist Lawyer Brigade Reshaping American Life talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/how-pat-r… by @sarahposner
Apr 21, 2023 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
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Click on the link in the thread below 👇🏼 Image Blue Check Discount: radicalreports.substack.com/bluecheck
Dec 21, 2022 • 32 tweets • 17 min read
🧵End of Year Thread...

There's been a lot that has happened this year in the world of far right extremism. Here's the best reporting, research, and analysis on the various sectors of the far right from throughout 2022: Who were the Jan. 6 attackers? Isolated white folks, searching for meaning — and enemies salon.com/2022/01/21/new… by @chaunceydevega
Dec 19, 2022 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Today's #MustReads:

The Crunchy-to-Alt-Right Pipeline theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/… by @kathleen_belew Coup attempts in Germany and the US confirm it: the key terror threat is the far right theguardian.com/commentisfree/… by @Freedland
Dec 16, 2022 • 24 tweets • 5 min read
It’s refreshing to see so many conservatives and self-styled free speech absolutionists exhibiting ideological and intellectual consistency by expressing alarm and not at all gloating about this evening’s Twitter suspensions.
Dec 14, 2022 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
Today's #MustReads:

Why the US Is Primed for Radicalization wired.com/story/radicali… by @thor_benson The GOP has created a safe space for musing about violent rebellion washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/… by @pbump
Dec 9, 2022 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
twitter.com/i/spaces/1DXGy… This Week in Extremism: Understanding the Attempted Coup in Germany radicalreports.substack.com/p/week-in-extr…
Dec 9, 2022 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
This Week in Extremism: Understanding the Attempted Coup in Germany open.substack.com/pub/radicalrep… This Week in Extremism: Understanding the Attempted Coup in Germany ― A discussion with @ardenthistorian about the thwarted coup attempted by far right extremists in Germany. Join the discussion today at 12:00pm EST (11:00am CST / 9:00am PST): twitter.com/i/spaces/1DXGy…
Dec 8, 2022 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Today's #MustReads:

The Untold Story of the Insular Texas Family That Invaded the U.S. Capitol texasmonthly.com/news-politics/… by @DraperRobert Attempted coup: German law enforcement's right-wing extremism problem annikabrockschmidt.substack.com/p/attempted-co… by @ardenthistorian
Dec 6, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
This does not include all of the sexual abuse of children that has never been reported, and this does not include all of the sexual abuse of children that has been covered up by pastors, staff, elders, and congregants. This isn't just sexual abuse, this is also spiritual abuse. Important to note: This is not unique to churches in Texas, this type of abuse happens in every state in America. This is also not unique to a specific denomination or particularly theology ― this type of abuse happens throughout the Christian Church in America.