O n Christmas Eve, Steven Brandenburg, a Milwaukee-area pharmacist, attempted to destroy more than 500 doses of coronavirus vaccine, because, he admitted, he feared the Moderna drug would “alter the recipient’s DNA.” Described in law-enforcement documents as a “conspiracy theorist,” Brandenburg, 46, had reportedly warned his wife that “the world …
Read More »Parler Is Down. What Will Happen to the Far-Right Media Ecosystem?
On Saturday, after Apple and Google withdrew Parler from their app stores, Amazon provided the final blow when it announced it would be shutting off the servers for the “free speech” social media app popular among conservatives and far-right influencers. The app shut down temporarily on Sunday night. Conservative influencers …
Read More »'I Called My Wife and Told Her I Loved Her': One Congressman's Story From Inside a Capitol Under Attack
On January 3rd, Congressman Jason Crow, a Democrat from Colorado and a decorated Army Ranger and veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, was sworn in for his second term. Three days later, Crow was sitting in the gallery of the House of Representatives as the certification of the Electoral …
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