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A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found. (www.propublica.org)

submitted 2 years ago by gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

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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

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.

Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20250108121022/https://www.propublica.org/article/ap3-oath-keepers-militia-mole

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[–] glimse@lemmy.world 54 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I saw the headlines when this initially broke but just got around to reading the propublica piece on Monday and....holy shit that was a ride.

Highly recommended read. If the US survives to 2030 I can absolutely see the story being adapted into a spy thriller.

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[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago

If you liked this, read Confessions of am Economic Hitman. Honestly I think its better. And true.

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[–] negativenull@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago

This is Propublica at their best. Definitely read this (they have an audio option as well if you rather)

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[–] OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 32 points 2 years ago (1 child)

READ THIS

It reads as if it's a very well made movie script but it's all real, it's incredible actually

Beyond the state of these militia groups it's very effective at destroying my writers block

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[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 years ago

Kinda reminds me of Malone, an 80's action movie with Burt Reynolds about a White Nationalist buying up property in Oregon to facilitate his terrorist cells, but without the infiltration part.

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[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 27 points 2 years ago (1 child)

That dude has enormous balls.

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[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 15 points 2 years ago

I like his message to his former militia members and the paranoia they will have in the future from his actions.