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Violence at Portland’s ICE facility is coming from one side: the officers

Political Research Associates
The Real News Network
“Despite mixed messages from Trump, on Sept. 30, he told military leaders that Portland looked like “World War II” and a White House press release said that ‘the Radical Left’s reign of terror in…
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A former neo-Nazi won't help the ABC play catch-up on white nationalism

Political Research Associates
Independent Australia
” LUL was founded by Jesse Morton , an ex-Al Qaeda member and friend of the far right who helped several high-profile “former” neo-Nazis like Schoep, Jason Kessler and Matthew Heimbach establish a…
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Charlie Kirk left behind a vast, lucrative network of 500,000 donors who gave Turning Point $85 million in revenue

Political Research Associates
Fortune
“Kirk’s early messaging [politicalresearch.org] at Turning Point focused heavily on traditional conservative tenets of free market economics and limited government. More notably, he aimed to engage…
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Funders Have Supported Narrative Change When It Mattered Most. We Must Do It Again

Political Research Associates
Inside Philanthropy
“The backlash against progress — from book bans to curriculum restrictions and AI-generated conspiracy content — is not accidental. It’s narrative warfare. And it’s funded . Very well . The far right…
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Press

‘Dad Went to War’: The Radical Faith Behind the Minnesota Assassinations

Political Research Associates
Ms. Magazine
“It’s that kind of language that led Frederick Clarkson, a senior research analyst at the progressive Political Research Associates, to take a closer look at Boelter’s religious background. The…
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Press

Violent Man Dies Violent Death; More Violence Follows

Political Research Associates
Left Coast Right Watch
” On the night Kirk died, a group of neo-Nazis met on the Huntington Beach Pier, led by former RAM member Ryan Sanchez. Sanchez decided to cynically capitalize off Kirk’s death as he had with other…
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Press

These hate-filled words show liberals must stop fueling the Charlie Kirk myth

Political Research Associates
Raw Story
” Kirk’s commitment to democratic values was situational at best. He bussed insurrectionists to the Capitol on January 6 . Free speech was a tool for him, not a universal principle. He got his start…
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Press

What Charlie Kirk’s Life and Death Can Tell Us About the U.S. Right in the Age of Trump

Political Research Associates
Three Way Fight
“The dispute between Counter-Currents writers and Groypers over how to remember Charlie Kirk echoes tensions within the alt-right, which was the most important iteration of white nationalism at the…
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Press

Is the Erstwhile Boss Babe Interested in Tradwifing It on a Budget?

Political Research Associates
Fairer Disruptions
“Today, it is rare for a competent, ambitious young girl to pursue no profession or career at all. Without the influence of a rarefied religious group with a focus on young marriage and the…
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Press

Death of a Troll

Political Research Associates
Truth Dig
” Kirk was 18 years old when he cofounded TPUSA in 2012 after deciding that his high school teachers were all rabid Marxists [politicalresearch.org]. By 2016, the group had raised $4.3 million; by…
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