Michigan’s Attorney General Will “Pounce” If Militias Mess with Voting
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.David Eggert/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.On October 1, Michigan’s attorney general’s office announced four felony charges against Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, two right wing conservative operatives known for flamboyant and often legally dubious schemes to drum up support…
Men Who Allegedly Plotted to Kidnap Michigan’s Governor Celebrated Violent Far-Right Extremism
Supporters of the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution gather for a rally at the statehouse in Lansing, Michigan in September. Militia members charged on Thursday had met up at a similar rally in Lansing this past June.Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe…
The Proud Boys Are Lapping Up the President’s Instruction to “Stand By”
A member of the neo-fascist group, the Proud Boys wears military gear at Delta Park in Portland.Photo by John Lamparski via Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.When the president was asked to condemn white supremacists during Tuesday’s debate, Trump demured. Instead,…
Anarchist Activists Say Facebook Banned Them to Placate the Right
Michael Dwyer For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Last month, Facebook finally made an announcement that it had been teasing for weeks. The company said that it would begin taking more aggressive measures targeting QAnon and US-based militia, two groups that have increasingly posed…
Reddit Finally Banned The_Donald. That Won’t Stop the Hate It Unleashed.
Seb Daly/Web Summit via Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Over the last several years, it’s become increasingly apparent that social media isn’t a universal good. In that time technology companies have, through algorithms that prioritize polarization and absolutely no foresight, repeatedly helped give a home…
Facebook Just Revealed Its Secret Strategy for Taking Down Hate Groups
Josh Edelson/ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The members of Northwest Front have been called the “worst racists” in America, amid stiff competition. On Wednesday, Facebook told Mother Jones that it had used a new enforcement strategy to take down a network of Northwest Front accounts…