Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter.

A) "Reporting Highlights

A Freelance Vigilante: A wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover, climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell his family or friends. The Future of Militias: He penetrated a new generation of militia leaders, which included doctors and government attorneys. Experts say that militias could have a renaissance under Donald Trump. A Secret Trove: He sent ProPublica a massive trove of documents. The conversations that he secretly recorded give a unique, startling window into the militia movement."

B) There’s also an audio version of the article for those who need vision asst or time asst.

C) The reason I shared this was William’s record dump was just shared on ddosecrets this month - https://ddosecrets.com/article/paramilitary-leaks

  • Pete Hahnloser@beehaw.orgM
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    12 hours ago

    Yeah, to go back to an era of the Fourth Estate doing its job would be nice. Instead, we have a Fourth Reich.

    And look, I’m going to continue making that reference, because people need to understand where we are. And also that it doesn’t end well.

    I penned my first published piece in 1998. I am beyond fucking furious with where the media have gone.