1/ Off the top of my head? Five things, really, but I may come back and add more, lol. The media ecosystem is big enough that we've seen *some* coverage of these issues, but not nearly enough.https://twitter.com/Do_Not_Cisturb/status/1074790361283874822 …
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11/ And neo-Nazi group like The Base are openly training to enact bombings and mass shootings, hoping to overthrow the US government and create a white separatist ethnostate.https://twitter.com/AntiFashGordon/status/1070004985142890498 …
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12/ This is really just off the top of my head, so I've probably missed something, but feel free to let me know.


(Also, if you covered these issues and I missed your coverage or just failed to link to you, please accept my apologies in advance!)Show this thread -
13/ And if you want a takeaway, it's this-- legacy media is doing a horrible job covering the far-right. The New York Times gives us a softball profile of Gavin McInnes, calling him a "[p]rovocateur" following Proud Boy attacks on protesters on 10/6 and 10/12.
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14/ ABC News gave us an interview with Gavin McInnes that was even more sympathetic than his followup with Alex Jones.https://abcnews.go.com/US/proud-boys-founder-denies-inciting-violence-responds-feels/story?id=59758209 …
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15/ The best coverage on the far-right is coming from reporters like
@_grendan,@KELLYWEILL,@willsommer,@LukeBarnes_92,@erinacorbett,@ekingc, and@jaredlholt. Tellingly, none of them work for legacy media outlets.Show this thread -
16/ So if you're interested in keeping up with the far-right, follow them. But also pay attention to the investigation and reporting from traditional antifa groups, like
@_eugeneantifa,@RoseCityAntifa,@NYCAntifa, and@afainatl. They're usually even ahead of the journalists.Show this thread
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