Jared Holt
@jaredlholt.bsky.social
Senior researcher at @openmeasures.bsky.social
Co-host of "Posting Through It," a weekly podcast: https://www.patreon.com/PostingThroughIt
Co-host of "Posting Through It," a weekly podcast: https://www.patreon.com/PostingThroughIt
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071: Who the Hell was Scott Adams? | Posting Through It
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January 17, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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We interviewed Will Stancil on the pod last year. My takeaway: he is unapologetically “liberal” and sincere enough in his beliefs that he’s willing to argue with just about anyone to defend them. That rubs people a certain way, sure. But the hate he gets is wildly disproportionate… he’s just a guy.
This picture - and the fact someone made a whole meme about him - basically sums up what I have seen.
Based on everyone's responses, he posts divisive takes and beefs constantly? That's it?
Based on everyone's responses, he posts divisive takes and beefs constantly? That's it?
I will let others give the long, deep lore explanation.
the TLDR version in a single picture:
the TLDR version in a single picture:
January 17, 2026 at 6:15 AM
We interviewed Will Stancil on the pod last year. My takeaway: he is unapologetically “liberal” and sincere enough in his beliefs that he’s willing to argue with just about anyone to defend them. That rubs people a certain way, sure. But the hate he gets is wildly disproportionate… he’s just a guy.
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This isn't true.
Patriot Front has held several demonstrations since Trump took office, like the mobilization in Austin last month.
Just because you didn't see something on your feed doesn't mean it didn't happen.
Patriot Front has held several demonstrations since Trump took office, like the mobilization in Austin last month.
Just because you didn't see something on your feed doesn't mean it didn't happen.
January 17, 2026 at 4:51 AM
This isn't true.
Patriot Front has held several demonstrations since Trump took office, like the mobilization in Austin last month.
Just because you didn't see something on your feed doesn't mean it didn't happen.
Patriot Front has held several demonstrations since Trump took office, like the mobilization in Austin last month.
Just because you didn't see something on your feed doesn't mean it didn't happen.
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this is very much not the core of the issue. we tolerate all sorts of biological advantages and disadvantages in sports. the real fundamental question here is: why is this one different than the others?
January 16, 2026 at 6:06 PM
this is very much not the core of the issue. we tolerate all sorts of biological advantages and disadvantages in sports. the real fundamental question here is: why is this one different than the others?
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Trump is threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis. We used our dashboard to see when that's come up before on Truth Social, the microblogging platform Trump owns.
We saw three major spikes since January 2024. Here's a quick thread with the context.
We saw three major spikes since January 2024. Here's a quick thread with the context.
January 15, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Trump is threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis. We used our dashboard to see when that's come up before on Truth Social, the microblogging platform Trump owns.
We saw three major spikes since January 2024. Here's a quick thread with the context.
We saw three major spikes since January 2024. Here's a quick thread with the context.
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elected democrats who want their constituents to remain non-violent in their protests of these abuses must actually offer a path for ending the abuses non-violently. they currently are not as a party and it’s a major problem.
🚨WHOA. The El Paso Medical Examiner says it will rule the death of a 55-year-old Cuban man at ICE's "Camp East Montana" tent camp as a homicide.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
January 15, 2026 at 11:07 PM
elected democrats who want their constituents to remain non-violent in their protests of these abuses must actually offer a path for ending the abuses non-violently. they currently are not as a party and it’s a major problem.
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as we rely on independent journalists and streamers to cover this moment, we cannot allow another Tim Pool to rise. @jaredlholt.bsky.social and @michaelehayden.bsky.social put together a whole episode about him just so we can avoid this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeWj...
013: Who the Hell is Tim Pool? feat. Robert Silverman
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January 15, 2026 at 6:30 PM
as we rely on independent journalists and streamers to cover this moment, we cannot allow another Tim Pool to rise. @jaredlholt.bsky.social and @michaelehayden.bsky.social put together a whole episode about him just so we can avoid this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeWj...
Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Sarah B. Rogers goes on main to respond to an account that explicitly markets itself as a Nazi account to say “yes, racism, but not like THAT!”
January 15, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Sarah B. Rogers goes on main to respond to an account that explicitly markets itself as a Nazi account to say “yes, racism, but not like THAT!”
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Over the weekend, the White House and the Department of Homeland Security shared posts with a song, "We'll Have Our Home Again."
I dug into the group that performed and popularized it. Its cofounder said his goal was to create "the seed of an eventual government." www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...
I dug into the group that performed and popularized it. Its cofounder said his goal was to create "the seed of an eventual government." www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...
DHS, White House shared white nationalist song in ICE recruitment posts
Multiple accounts run by DHS share references to “We’ll have our home again” song, popularized by a white nationalist group, with a link to join ICE.
www.splcenter.org
January 15, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Over the weekend, the White House and the Department of Homeland Security shared posts with a song, "We'll Have Our Home Again."
I dug into the group that performed and popularized it. Its cofounder said his goal was to create "the seed of an eventual government." www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...
I dug into the group that performed and popularized it. Its cofounder said his goal was to create "the seed of an eventual government." www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...
Some context on appetite for the Insurrection Act among Trump’s diehards on Truth Social
Trump is threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis. We used our dashboard to see when that's come up before on Truth Social, the microblogging platform Trump owns.
We saw three major spikes since January 2024. Here's a quick thread with the context.
We saw three major spikes since January 2024. Here's a quick thread with the context.
January 15, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Some context on appetite for the Insurrection Act among Trump’s diehards on Truth Social
Jack Posobiec should check out some recent poll numbers on the boots he’s licking
Wine moms are scaring off ICE agents with whistles when all they want to do is go to boozy brunch, and you're calling the left demoralized?
January 15, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Jack Posobiec should check out some recent poll numbers on the boots he’s licking
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I was in the midst of preparing a Morning Memo arguing that Minneapolis is shaping up to be the catalyzing moment that Trump was looking for to justify doing what he has wanted to do since his 1st term: invoke the Insurrection Act...when he posted exactly that:
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
January 15, 2026 at 4:03 PM
I was in the midst of preparing a Morning Memo arguing that Minneapolis is shaping up to be the catalyzing moment that Trump was looking for to justify doing what he has wanted to do since his 1st term: invoke the Insurrection Act...when he posted exactly that:
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
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They literally always accuse protesters of being paid because 1) it shifts the terrain of the debate and 2) it reassures their base that no one legitimately holds a contrary position. They take comfort in thinking that anyone who disagrees with Trump is either brainwashed or a cynic.
ICE keeps saying the people protesting it are being paid without any evidence, but we have receipts showing that the people *defending* ICE are absolutely being paid.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
relevant to the debate over whether we should keep funding DHS without reforms and accountability for how out of control their spending is
January 15, 2026 at 4:36 PM
They literally always accuse protesters of being paid because 1) it shifts the terrain of the debate and 2) it reassures their base that no one legitimately holds a contrary position. They take comfort in thinking that anyone who disagrees with Trump is either brainwashed or a cynic.
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Our researchers found at least 450 posts on Telegram dating back to 2020 that shared the song mentioned in this reporting.
Nearly all the posts we found were from explicitly neo-Nazi and white supremacist channels. And a review of our datasets found it hasn't circulated much outside those circles.
Nearly all the posts we found were from explicitly neo-Nazi and white supremacist channels. And a review of our datasets found it hasn't circulated much outside those circles.
January 14, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Our researchers found at least 450 posts on Telegram dating back to 2020 that shared the song mentioned in this reporting.
Nearly all the posts we found were from explicitly neo-Nazi and white supremacist channels. And a review of our datasets found it hasn't circulated much outside those circles.
Nearly all the posts we found were from explicitly neo-Nazi and white supremacist channels. And a review of our datasets found it hasn't circulated much outside those circles.
“If you’re mad about what the government is doing, the appropriate thing to do is something we can completely ignore”
Republican on CNN: You peacefully protest with a letter to the editor. You peacefully protest by starting a Substack or a podcast.
January 15, 2026 at 12:57 PM
“If you’re mad about what the government is doing, the appropriate thing to do is something we can completely ignore”
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This entire article is based off a single extremist’s tweet that is clearly a troll.
Tarrio was just in DC — but to harass people on the five-year anniversary of Jan. 6.
Tarrio was just in DC — but to harass people on the five-year anniversary of Jan. 6.
After a document leak from DHS outed him, Enrique Tarrio, head of the Proud Boys militia group, acknowledged that he was now an ICE officer. www.telemundo.com/noticias/not...
Enrique Tarrio, exlíder de los Proud Boys, dice que se ha convertido en agente de ICE
Tarrio, quien recibió un indulto de Trump por su participación en el asalto al Capitolio en 2021, fue detenido un mes después de su liberación por un cargo de agresión en Washington D.C.
www.telemundo.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:25 AM
This entire article is based off a single extremist’s tweet that is clearly a troll.
Tarrio was just in DC — but to harass people on the five-year anniversary of Jan. 6.
Tarrio was just in DC — but to harass people on the five-year anniversary of Jan. 6.
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The Minneapolis mayor and police chief do not get it. By admonishing protesters, they are telling the WRONG PEOPLE to de-escalate and remain peaceful. They literally told everyone to go home tonight.
This is not going to solve their problem.
This is not going to solve their problem.
January 15, 2026 at 4:49 AM
The Minneapolis mayor and police chief do not get it. By admonishing protesters, they are telling the WRONG PEOPLE to de-escalate and remain peaceful. They literally told everyone to go home tonight.
This is not going to solve their problem.
This is not going to solve their problem.
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@michaelehayden.bsky.social and @jaredlholt.bsky.social did a great interview with Ashley St Claire and you should check it out. The podcast is called Posting Through it... and this interview was... well it was fuckin something.
January 15, 2026 at 1:41 AM
@michaelehayden.bsky.social and @jaredlholt.bsky.social did a great interview with Ashley St Claire and you should check it out. The podcast is called Posting Through it... and this interview was... well it was fuckin something.
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The Labor Department in recent days has done multiple posts echoing QAnon phrases. QAnon influencers in response have declared vindication.
One of them wrote the department "is Q posting. … This is not debatable now. If you like it, cool. If you don’t like it, too bad. It’s happening."
My latest:
One of them wrote the department "is Q posting. … This is not debatable now. If you like it, cool. If you don’t like it, too bad. It’s happening."
My latest:
QAnon community declares vindication as Trump’s Labor Department pens multiple posts echoing QAnon phrases
www.mediamatters.org
January 14, 2026 at 8:46 PM
The Labor Department in recent days has done multiple posts echoing QAnon phrases. QAnon influencers in response have declared vindication.
One of them wrote the department "is Q posting. … This is not debatable now. If you like it, cool. If you don’t like it, too bad. It’s happening."
My latest:
One of them wrote the department "is Q posting. … This is not debatable now. If you like it, cool. If you don’t like it, too bad. It’s happening."
My latest:
When we say "explicitly neo-Nazi" we mean channels that fly swastikas and praise Hitler. That's the zone of internet where DHS is apparently finding inspiration for their X posts. It's ultra unlikely they would have ever encountered that song if they weren't in that space, imo.
Our researchers found at least 450 posts on Telegram dating back to 2020 that shared the song mentioned in this reporting.
Nearly all the posts we found were from explicitly neo-Nazi and white supremacist channels. And a review of our datasets found it hasn't circulated much outside those circles.
Nearly all the posts we found were from explicitly neo-Nazi and white supremacist channels. And a review of our datasets found it hasn't circulated much outside those circles.
January 14, 2026 at 8:13 PM
When we say "explicitly neo-Nazi" we mean channels that fly swastikas and praise Hitler. That's the zone of internet where DHS is apparently finding inspiration for their X posts. It's ultra unlikely they would have ever encountered that song if they weren't in that space, imo.
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Truth Social users were quick to hype the Trump Administration's initial justifications for escalating military actions against Venezuela: stopping drug traffickers. But since the capture of Maduro, users have shown more interest in the country's oil reserves.
openmeasures.io/truth-social...
openmeasures.io/truth-social...
Truth Social’s Discussion of Venezuela Shifts From Drugs To Oil After US Strikes - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
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January 14, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Truth Social users were quick to hype the Trump Administration's initial justifications for escalating military actions against Venezuela: stopping drug traffickers. But since the capture of Maduro, users have shown more interest in the country's oil reserves.
openmeasures.io/truth-social...
openmeasures.io/truth-social...
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My favorite thing the Dilbert guy wrote in his posthumously published note was “As luck would have it, in a great writer”—before going on to hawk self-help books from beyond the grave.
Out now: @michaelehayden.bsky.social and I take you on a tour of Scott Adam’s life in wake of his death in a special installment in our “Who the Hell?” biographical series. We covered all the stuff mainstream media is sure to miss.
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071: Who the Hell was Scott Adams? | Posting Through It
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January 14, 2026 at 4:14 PM
My favorite thing the Dilbert guy wrote in his posthumously published note was “As luck would have it, in a great writer”—before going on to hawk self-help books from beyond the grave.
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Marco Rubio, June 2012.
January 14, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Marco Rubio, June 2012.