Will Carless, USA TODAY
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Exclusive: Trump DOJ’s Top ‘Antifa’ Prosecutor Marched With Crowd on Jan. 6
On Jan. 6, 2021, a man approached the Capitol who looked like...
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LATEST w/ @khjelmgaard.bsky.social Andrew and Tristan Tate face UK extradition: What to know www.usatoday.com/story/news/w...
Andrew and Tristan Tate face UK extradition: What to know
The Tate brothers were arrested in Miami after an extradition request from British authorities. Here's how the process works, and what comes next.
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Also, if you're following the #AndrewTate news and you haven't yet read @heidiblake's INCREDIBLE and gut-wrenching piece on the Tates' "Empire of Abuse" then that's what you should read right now: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Andrew Tate’s Empire of Abuse
How the defining figure of the manosphere built a fortune—and became a political force—by systematically exploiting women.
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For those not in the know: The Tate brothers have forged close alliances w/ the Trump administration and family. Those alliances will now be tested. Sec. Marco Rubio will have the final say on whether the Tates are extradited. This will get interesting ...
Will Carless, USA TODAY@willcarless.bsky.social · 2w agoHuge news as Andrew and Tristan Tate are arrested by Federal Marshals in Miami to face extradition to the UK. Story soon. In the meantime, here's my episode of Extremely Normal on the Manosphere and Tate et. al: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoC7...
Huge news as Andrew and Tristan Tate are arrested by Federal Marshals in Miami to face extradition to the UK. Story soon. In the meantime, here's my episode of Extremely Normal on the Manosphere and Tate et. al: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoC7...
'It's like dopamine.' Why lonely young men are turning to influencers like Andrew Tate
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Our latest episode of Extremely Normal is out! It examines at how soaring antisemitism is being driven by the conflicts in Gaza and Iran: youtube.com/watch?v=5cym...
Antisemitism is rising and critics say influencers from the left and the right are largely to blame
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Missed this last week, but superb reporting from @willcarless.bsky.social here.
Will Carless, USA TODAY@willcarless.bsky.social · 2mo agoSCOOP: I got exclusive internal documents from the white supremacist group Patriot Front, showing the group is in 49 states and has grown fast. The docs outline strict rules on propaganda and show the group’s expansion into racist “active clubs”: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Continuing a long trend that has continued for 30 years or so I am currently flying to a country on vacation that is experiencing a significant news event. This time I’m on a plane heading to Tirana, Albania, where people are protesting a luxury resort on untouched coastline planned by the Kushners
New from me @notus.com: The DOJ has cancelled biannual election-crimes classes for investigators. It deleted the manual that explains how to avoid tampering with votes. And it isn't prepping for the usual Election Day command center at FBI hq. www.notus.org/2026-electio...
The Justice Department Hasn’t Taken Its Usual Steps to Protect the 2026 Election
The DOJ appears to be quietly scrapping its typical “command center” that would monitor Election Day emergencies.
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It’s wild how many people are in my mentions saying things like “All thanks to the SPLC” — like that’s something witty or clever. The SPLC paid informants to infiltrate groups like this, sure. To suggest those few people account for most extremists is just ignorant and smacks of denialism.
Will Carless, USA TODAY@willcarless.bsky.social · 2mo agoSCOOP: I got exclusive internal documents from the white supremacist group Patriot Front, showing the group is in 49 states and has grown fast. The docs outline strict rules on propaganda and show the group’s expansion into racist “active clubs”: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
ICYMI: I had a pretty big story today: A source leaked me Patriot Front’s internal guidance, membership list, and other documents. More coming …
Will Carless, USA TODAY@willcarless.bsky.social · 2mo agoSCOOP: I got exclusive internal documents from the white supremacist group Patriot Front, showing the group is in 49 states and has grown fast. The docs outline strict rules on propaganda and show the group’s expansion into racist “active clubs”: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
⬇️ With a couple words from me
Will Carless, USA TODAY@willcarless.bsky.social · 2mo agoSCOOP: I got exclusive internal documents from the white supremacist group Patriot Front, showing the group is in 49 states and has grown fast. The docs outline strict rules on propaganda and show the group’s expansion into racist “active clubs”: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
"Members of Patriot Front idolize Hitler, they joke about the Holocaust, they use racial slurs and they very much want to psychologically traumatize nonwhite groups – they are very comfortable being white supremacists in private.” -- @jtischauser.bsky.social
Will Carless, USA TODAY@willcarless.bsky.social · 2mo agoSCOOP: I got exclusive internal documents from the white supremacist group Patriot Front, showing the group is in 49 states and has grown fast. The docs outline strict rules on propaganda and show the group’s expansion into racist “active clubs”: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
I was leaked Patriot Front’s manuals, membership list and other key documents from inside the racist hate group:
Will Carless, USA TODAY@willcarless.bsky.social · 2mo agoSCOOP: I got exclusive internal documents from the white supremacist group Patriot Front, showing the group is in 49 states and has grown fast. The docs outline strict rules on propaganda and show the group’s expansion into racist “active clubs”: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
SCOOP: I got exclusive internal documents from the white supremacist group Patriot Front, showing the group is in 49 states and has grown fast. The docs outline strict rules on propaganda and show the group’s expansion into racist “active clubs”: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Exclusive leaked documents expose growing white supremacist group
The documents, provided by a source inside Patriot Front, shed new light on the inner-workings of the group.
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The teenagers behind a shooting at a San Diego mosque last week wore patches associated with Atomwaffen Division, a defunct neo-Nazi group, and drew clear inspiration from "Terrorgram," a loose network of neo-Nazis that supports the use of terrorism. Latest: www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...
Document by San Diego mosque shooters reveals neo-Nazi beliefs
Two teenagers in San Diego appeared to have been inspired by leaders and figureheads associated with the now defunct Atomwaffen Division.
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"The words 'replace' or 'replacement' appear on 14 of the 75 pages of the document being studied by law enforcement."
Will Carless, USA TODAY@willcarless.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe two men who attacked a San Diego mosque on Monday left a document showing they were steeped in racist, white supremacist ideologies, including accelerationism and the "Great Replacement" conspiracy theory. LATEST: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
The FBI says these teenagers "didn't discriminate" in their hate. They did. They left a document laying out explicitly who they discriminated against, and why. Experts say it clearly espouses a mishmash of far-right neo-fascism:
Will Carless, USA TODAY@willcarless.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe two men who attacked a San Diego mosque on Monday left a document showing they were steeped in racist, white supremacist ideologies, including accelerationism and the "Great Replacement" conspiracy theory. LATEST: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
The two men who attacked a San Diego mosque on Monday left a document showing they were steeped in racist, white supremacist ideologies, including accelerationism and the "Great Replacement" conspiracy theory. LATEST: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Document posted by San Diego attackers points to white supremacy
Experts in extremism and terrorism who have analyzed the document say it has, at its core, neo-fascist, white supremacist ideology.
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Will Carless, USA TODAY@willcarless.bsky.social · 3mo agoEarlier this year, @writerbarton.bsky.social & I wrote the story of a horrific death in an Alabama jail & a sheriff hanging on to power despite nearly half his staff being charged. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... The sheriff just lost his reelection bid: www.usatoday.com/story/news/i...
Earlier this year, @writerbarton.bsky.social & I wrote the story of a horrific death in an Alabama jail & a sheriff hanging on to power despite nearly half his staff being charged. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... The sheriff just lost his reelection bid: www.usatoday.com/story/news/i...
A jail death shocked an Alabama town. The sheriff remains in power.
The jail death of a man who suffered from mental illness drew criminal charges against Alabama guards. The sheriff says he’s done nothing wrong.
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To wit: www.usatoday.com/videos/news/...
San Diego security guard's heroic actions saved dozens of children
Security Guard Amin Abdullah was instrumental in preventing the attack on the Islamic Center of San Diego from getting any worse, according to police.
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Will Carless, USA TODAY@willcarless.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe word "hero" gets thrown around a lot. But it's clear the attack on the San Diego Islamic Center yesterday could have been SO much worse. 140 children were feet away from the attackers. Security guard Amin Abdullah engaged these cowards in a gunfight, and they ran away.
The word "hero" gets thrown around a lot. But it's clear the attack on the San Diego Islamic Center yesterday could have been SO much worse. 140 children were feet away from the attackers. Security guard Amin Abdullah engaged these cowards in a gunfight, and they ran away.
Very curious whether Trump’s $1.8 billion January 6 fund includes money for journalists traumatized by the events of that day, including watching colleagues get assaulted, fearing for their lives, seeing people die and witnessing countless unprovoked attacks. Asking for a friend
It’s absolutely bonkers to me that Americans are being completely gouged at the pump, ostensibly because of geopolitics, and at the same time oil companies are making record profits! Why are we all OK with this? www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/b...
Shell Reports Nearly $7 Billion Profit Amid ‘Unprecedented Disruption’
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FWIW: I worked as a bartender for years before I became a journalist. We would “86” people all the time. This meant banning them from the premises. Not killing them.
It was very interesting interviewing Hasan Piker this morning. We had a long, respectful conversation about rising antisemitism in America and the responsibility involved with shaping the conversation
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... Important perspective on the SPLC story from @willcarless.bsky.social (Will is excellent and it is not his fault that USA Today has added an "AI Overview" section up top)
FBI: SPLC paid informants without donors knowing. Feds pay them too
The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted for allegedly paying sources in hate groups without donors knowing. The FBI also pays informants
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