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.orgMEnglish
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    7 hours ago

    That’s the truly insidious part. Consolidation led many of the better journalists to head for the exits, though that has nothing to do with the bullshit at the Post.