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HuffPost reporter covering political extremism and disinfo. Countering hate and lies with facts. Media requests: pr@huffpost.com

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  1. Aug 10

    To understand why a billionaire shrugs about racism, libel, harassment on Twitter while shuffling responsibility to journos, read on Section 230, the legal provision that makes internet providers immune from liability for 3rd-party content.

    Accounts like Jones' can often sensationalize issues and spread unsubstantiated rumors, so it’s critical journalists document, validate, and refute such information directly so people can form their own opinions. This is what serves the public conversation best.
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    Aug 4

    After 14 yrs of imprisonment w/out charge at Guantanamo, Abdul Latif Nasser was supposed to finally go home to Morocco, where he had a home/family/job waiting for him Two yrs after the USG recommended his release, he's still stuck in indefinite detention

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    Aug 6

    All of these removals put and in the very uncomfortable position of being the only major social network to disseminate . Imagine explaining that to your employees!

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    Aug 3

    Just landed in . Here’s my look at the proto-fascist gangs coming to town tomorrow, and why it could be a recipe for disaster. Follow me and for live updates from the ground.

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    Aug 2

    I cannot endorse this strongly enough. News organizations need to stand up to bad faith attacks. Period.

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    Aug 1

    When I was a prosecutor, obstruction of justice was often hard to prove, requiring difficult-to-obtain evidence that the individual’s actions were truly intended to interfere with an ongoing criminal investigation. Oh how times have changed.

    JUST IN: Trump demands Sessions end Mueller probe
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  7. Jul 27

    This series on incels by is outstanding. And sad. And disturbing. Explains so much about the violent misogyny that fuels the far-right and leads to radicalization and, sometimes, mass murder.

    The first story in my weeklong series on , looking at appearance anxiety, violent misogyny and sexual entitlement in "looksmax" forums:
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  8. Jul 27

    Thoughtful piece on doxing, which is something that journalists don't do but are constantly accused of doing by far-right extremists who don't like that whole sunlight as disinfectant thing.

    I used my fingers to write a bunch words and then the good people at ⁦⁩ used their hands and computers to make it go on the internet.
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    Jul 27

    Jewish Bronx doctor outed as fash admits doxxing is correct

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    Jul 20

    Thread: Must-read piece on state-sponsored trolling from . It's coordinated. It's cross-platform. It's aimed at silencing critical or analytical voices. It's worldwide. And the real work on countering it is just beginning.

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  11. Jul 25

    Here's the first poll. People can still vote in that one.

    Do you consider me a force for good or evil?
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  12. Jul 25

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  13. Jul 25

    Mike Cernovich conducted a poll yesterday so his followers could tell him what a good person he is. Instead, thousands of Twitter users determined that Cernovich is a "force for evil." Cerno is now trying to hide those results with a new poll. How will voters respond?

    Does Cernovich have a positive or negative effect on America?
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  14. Jul 24

    Mike Cernovich’s campaign against comedians is bound to fail

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  15. Jul 24

    Cernovich running this poll for his followers, but science demands that we expand to an unbiased general audience for accuracy's sake.

    Do you consider me a force for good or evil?
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  16. Jul 24

    Good story about how is using satire to completely own far-right propagandist, rape apologist and mentally unstable Putin fanboy . America!!

    Strap in, folks! My first online feature with is live -- in which I explore how and are making lives very, very difficult for the Alt-Right:
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    Jul 24

    71 percent of all extremist-related killings in the U.S. between 2008-2017 have been linked to domestic right-wing extremists.

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    Jul 23
    Replying to

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    Jul 23

    NEW: Russian hackers have penetrated U.S. electric utilities and are positioning themselves for an attack, reports via

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    Jul 23

    This week I'm joined on SH!TPOST by who talks about The Daily Stormer, Twitter's worthless "enforcement" against neo-Nazi trolls, and whether or not the Proud Boys could be classified as a gang

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