Teddy Wilson
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Journalist and Researcher | Reporting and Research on the U.S. Radical Right | Publisher of Radical Reports @radicalreports.bsky.social | Subscribe: https://www.radicalreports.org | Support My Work: https://linktr.ee/reportbywilson
“In recent years, he has become the eminence grise of the abortion abolitionist movement, which not only seeks the outright criminalization of abortion, but sneers at incremental anti-abortion measures as ‘regulating murder.’”
— @fredclarkson.bsky.social
— @fredclarkson.bsky.social
County Before Country
A Wisconsin pastor has won over conservatives by promulgating resistance to state and federal “tyranny.” Now, he’s intent on bringing “judgment” to the Republican Party and Western Christianity.
barnraisingmedia.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:09 PM
“In recent years, he has become the eminence grise of the abortion abolitionist movement, which not only seeks the outright criminalization of abortion, but sneers at incremental anti-abortion measures as ‘regulating murder.’”
— @fredclarkson.bsky.social
— @fredclarkson.bsky.social
MAGA vs MAGA: Georgia election exposes divisions in Trump’s base
MAGA vs MAGA: Georgia election exposes divisions in Trump’s base
Donald Trump may have expected his endorsement of a local prosecutor in the race to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene to clear the field. Instead, more than a dozen Republicans are still competing, turni...
www.reuters.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:04 PM
MAGA vs MAGA: Georgia election exposes divisions in Trump’s base
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Pieuvres, araignées, serpents… petite plongée dans la ménagerie conspirationniste
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Pieuvres, araignées, serpents… petite plongée dans la ménagerie conspirationniste - Conspiracy Watch | L'Observatoire du conspirationnisme
Du poulpe tentaculaire aux reptiles humanoïdes en passant par les moutons qui suivent le troupeau et les aigles qui voient de loin, la complosphère mobilise depuis des décennies un bestiaire fantasmat...
www.conspiracywatch.info
February 16, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Pieuvres, araignées, serpents… petite plongée dans la ménagerie conspirationniste
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ICE "Wartime" Recruiting Effort Targets Gun & Military Lovers Using White Nationalist Messaging
ICE "Wartime" Recruiting Effort Targets Gun & Military Lovers Using White Nationalist Messaging
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
www.youtube.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM
ICE "Wartime" Recruiting Effort Targets Gun & Military Lovers Using White Nationalist Messaging
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MAGA influencers are turning YouTube into propaganda hubs for anti-immigrant narratives that now shape Trump administration policy. As figures like Nick Shirley, Jack Posobiec, and Dan Bongino spread false claims, online hate is translating into state violence, and a brutal “remigration” agenda.
MAGA Influencers Advancing Trump’s Racist Anti-Immigrant Agenda
MAGA-aligned influencers are using YouTube and Rumble as mass distribution channels for racist anti-immigrant propaganda rooted in the white supremacist “Great Replacement” conspiracy theory—messaging...
globalextremism.org
February 16, 2026 at 4:48 PM
MAGA influencers are turning YouTube into propaganda hubs for anti-immigrant narratives that now shape Trump administration policy. As figures like Nick Shirley, Jack Posobiec, and Dan Bongino spread false claims, online hate is translating into state violence, and a brutal “remigration” agenda.
. @nhannahjones.bsky.social: "...the race traitor label evokes an inspiring and hopeful lineage: white people who are willing to give up the protection whiteness offers to stand for justice with those who are fewer in number and have far less power."
What It Means to Be a White ‘Race Traitor’
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:13 PM
. @nhannahjones.bsky.social: "...the race traitor label evokes an inspiring and hopeful lineage: white people who are willing to give up the protection whiteness offers to stand for justice with those who are fewer in number and have far less power."
Pregnant Immigrant Teens in Detention Face Potentially Unsafe Conditions in Texas Shelter
Pregnant Immigrant Teens in Detention Face Potentially Unsafe Conditions in Texas Shelter
Plus: The Pride flag rises again over Stonewall and California reproductive clinics get cash influx from state.
rewirenewsgroup.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Pregnant Immigrant Teens in Detention Face Potentially Unsafe Conditions in Texas Shelter
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"Eighty percent of Americans said voters have a responsibility to keep up with the news, but just 8% said they had a responsibility to pay for it." www.semafor.com/newsletter/0...
February 16, 2026 at 3:29 PM
"Eighty percent of Americans said voters have a responsibility to keep up with the news, but just 8% said they had a responsibility to pay for it." www.semafor.com/newsletter/0...
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New in PN: "Just making s**t up" — @volts.wtf sounds off on the EPA
“How the f**k are they going to do that? If you can get the Supreme Court to rule carbon is not a danger to public health, it will mark the point at which they have abandoned all pretense, because that’s just a flat out lie.”
“How the f**k are they going to do that? If you can get the Supreme Court to rule carbon is not a danger to public health, it will mark the point at which they have abandoned all pretense, because that’s just a flat out lie.”
"Just making s**t up" — David Roberts sounds off on the EPA
"To say members of Congress didn’t anticipate a specific pollutant is just f**king comical."
www.publicnotice.co
February 16, 2026 at 3:35 PM
New in PN: "Just making s**t up" — @volts.wtf sounds off on the EPA
“How the f**k are they going to do that? If you can get the Supreme Court to rule carbon is not a danger to public health, it will mark the point at which they have abandoned all pretense, because that’s just a flat out lie.”
“How the f**k are they going to do that? If you can get the Supreme Court to rule carbon is not a danger to public health, it will mark the point at which they have abandoned all pretense, because that’s just a flat out lie.”
"All routes from the South were paved with a people's blues, but no place is more closely associated with the music than the Mississippi Delta."
Traveling the Blues Highway
Rooted in the Mississippi Delta, the blues sprang from spiritual music and field hollers, spinning a cultural thread that followed the Great Black Migration from South to North.
www.nationalgeographic.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:30 PM
"All routes from the South were paved with a people's blues, but no place is more closely associated with the music than the Mississippi Delta."
The Rebirth of Pennsylvania’s Infamous Burning Town
The Rebirth of Pennsylvania’s Infamous Burning Town
Sixty years into the fire that left the town condemned, Centralia is now a haven for wild plants and butterflies.
www.atlasobscura.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The Rebirth of Pennsylvania’s Infamous Burning Town
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“They’ve come for our books, our existence, and even pulled down our flag two days ago,” Kelley Robinson of the Human Rights Campaign said. “Two days is too long for the flag to be down, so we came out, and we put it back up ourselves.”
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February 16, 2026 at 2:29 PM
“They’ve come for our books, our existence, and even pulled down our flag two days ago,” Kelley Robinson of the Human Rights Campaign said. “Two days is too long for the flag to be down, so we came out, and we put it back up ourselves.”
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American history offers a medium through which Trump can wage the all-encompassing cultural, political, and legal battles animating his administration.
This President’s Day, let’s revisit Trump’s plans to control the country by bulldozing its past.
This President’s Day, let’s revisit Trump’s plans to control the country by bulldozing its past.
Trump's war on history
As America's 250th anniversary approaches, the president wants to control the country's future by bulldozing its past.
www.motherjones.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:39 PM
American history offers a medium through which Trump can wage the all-encompassing cultural, political, and legal battles animating his administration.
This President’s Day, let’s revisit Trump’s plans to control the country by bulldozing its past.
This President’s Day, let’s revisit Trump’s plans to control the country by bulldozing its past.
"Up to 30 percent of life on Earth doesn’t ever see sunlight; instead these organisms get energy by chowing down on hydrogen generated through chemical interactions between water and rocks."
Yellowstone’s earthquakes spark microbial boom deep underground
Earthquake swarms can supercharge microbial growth
www.scientificamerican.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:46 PM
"Up to 30 percent of life on Earth doesn’t ever see sunlight; instead these organisms get energy by chowing down on hydrogen generated through chemical interactions between water and rocks."
What’s Buried Beneath Antarctica’s Ice? A New Map Unveils the Continent’s Hidden Landscape Like Never Before
What’s Buried Beneath Antarctica's Ice? A New Map Unveils the Continent's Hidden Landscape Like Never Before
A better understanding of the bedrock can help researchers calculate how quickly the continent's melting glaciers might affect sea-level rise
www.smithsonianmag.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:31 PM
What’s Buried Beneath Antarctica’s Ice? A New Map Unveils the Continent’s Hidden Landscape Like Never Before
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The hockey player’s family put out a statement ahead of the Olympics saying they are filled with both “pride and heartache” knowing how much the Olympics meant to the late NHL star.
United States men’s hockey team honors Johnny Gaudreau at Milan Cortina Olympics
The hockey player’s family put out a statement ahead of the Olympics saying they are filled with both “pride and heartache” knowing how much the Olympics meant to the late NHL star.
nbcnews.to
February 16, 2026 at 1:20 PM
The hockey player’s family put out a statement ahead of the Olympics saying they are filled with both “pride and heartache” knowing how much the Olympics meant to the late NHL star.
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Nordic combined is the only Olympic sport that doesn't allow women to compete, despite athletes' efforts to change that. They say their odds for 2030 hinge on people watching men's events this week. n.pr/3MHquaZ
One Olympic sport doesn't allow women. These Games could determine its future
Nordic combined is the only Olympic sport that doesn't allow women to compete, despite athletes' efforts to change that. They say their odds for 2030 hinge on people watching men's events this week.
n.pr
February 16, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Nordic combined is the only Olympic sport that doesn't allow women to compete, despite athletes' efforts to change that. They say their odds for 2030 hinge on people watching men's events this week. n.pr/3MHquaZ
“What makes this latest effort troubling is not its likelihood of success—it remains slim—but its method. When a movement feels comfortable falsely suggesting that a former president supports its cause, it signals a collapse of ethical boundaries.”
Religious Right Is Rewriting Reality on Marriage Equality | Instinct Magazine
The campaign to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges has entered a dangerous new phase—one defined not by honest argument, but by distortion, bad faith, and outright
instinctmagazine.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:02 PM
“What makes this latest effort troubling is not its likelihood of success—it remains slim—but its method. When a movement feels comfortable falsely suggesting that a former president supports its cause, it signals a collapse of ethical boundaries.”
Dozens Arrested After Throwing Dildos at ICE Outside Whipple Federal Building
Dozens Arrested After Throwing Dildos at ICE Outside Whipple Federal Building - UNICORN RIOT
Police in riot gear arrested up to 54 protesters on Feb. 7 at the Whipple Federal Building following a day of actions that culminated in protesters throwing hundreds of dildos.
unicornriot.ninja
February 12, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Dozens Arrested After Throwing Dildos at ICE Outside Whipple Federal Building
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Inside the European Parliament, a summit organized by PNfV gave a platform to figures defending anti-LGBTQ+ laws, attacking transgender people, opposing conversion-therapy bans, and denouncing EU moderation rules as censorship, recasting repression as “free speech.”
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Weaponizing ‘Free Speech’ Against LGBTQ+ Rights at the European Parliament
A far-right summit hosted inside the European Parliament framed attacks on LGBTQ+ people and women’s rights as a defense of “free speech.” Despite warnings from GPAHE and formal objections from dozens...
globalextremism.org
February 12, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Inside the European Parliament, a summit organized by PNfV gave a platform to figures defending anti-LGBTQ+ laws, attacking transgender people, opposing conversion-therapy bans, and denouncing EU moderation rules as censorship, recasting repression as “free speech.”
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NEW: Indigenous activists erected multiple tipis at Coldwater Spring outside Fort Snelling and near the Whipple Federal Building -- headquarters of ICE's Operation Metro Surge -- establishing an occupation demanding 'land back' in the form of “returning Fort Snelling” to the Dakota people. [Video]
Indigenous Activists Occupy Land Near Fort Snelling, Plan to Stay Until 'Land Back' - UNICORN RIOT
Indigenous activists erected multiple tipis at Coldwater Spring outside Fort Snelling, establishing an occupation. Organizers demand land back in the form of "returning Fort Snelling" to the Dakota pe...
unicornriot.ninja
February 12, 2026 at 4:42 AM
NEW: Indigenous activists erected multiple tipis at Coldwater Spring outside Fort Snelling and near the Whipple Federal Building -- headquarters of ICE's Operation Metro Surge -- establishing an occupation demanding 'land back' in the form of “returning Fort Snelling” to the Dakota people. [Video]
“Among these 1,300 contracts are a few dozen with state agencies, the vast majority of them in states like Florida and Texas, run by Republicans. Massachusetts stands out as the bluest state on this list, by far.”
Inside ICE’s Only Contract with a Blue State - Bolts
As part of a 287(g) contract between state officials and ICE, Massachusetts continues to release prisoners into deportation—even as state lawmakers look to ban other forms of ICE collaboration.
boltsmag.org
February 12, 2026 at 9:02 PM
“Among these 1,300 contracts are a few dozen with state agencies, the vast majority of them in states like Florida and Texas, run by Republicans. Massachusetts stands out as the bluest state on this list, by far.”
Trump administration is sending pregnant migrant girls to South Texas shelter flagged as medically inadequate
Trump administration is sending pregnant migrant girls to South Texas shelter flagged as medically inadequate
Government sources and advocates for the children worry the goal is to concentrate them in Texas, where abortion is banned.
www.kut.org
February 12, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Trump administration is sending pregnant migrant girls to South Texas shelter flagged as medically inadequate
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Attorney General Pam Bondi condemned Jeffrey Epstein's criminal activity, but focused most of her attention on accusing prior administrations of failing to act on the case. She repeatedly accused Democrats of "theatrics," while shouting herself. https://to.pbs.org/4roq8F6
Bondi battled with lawmakers over handling of Epstein files. Here are 3 big takeaways
Pam Bondi didn’t want to talk about the Trump administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
to.pbs.org
February 12, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Attorney General Pam Bondi condemned Jeffrey Epstein's criminal activity, but focused most of her attention on accusing prior administrations of failing to act on the case. She repeatedly accused Democrats of "theatrics," while shouting herself. https://to.pbs.org/4roq8F6
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Ask ChatGPT which state has the laziest people, and it will politely refuse to say. But researchers at Oxford and the University of Kentucky forced the bot to reveal its hidden biases.
See how ChatGPT views your city or state:
See how ChatGPT views your city or state:
Column | See ChatGPT’s hidden bias about your state or city
Researchers uncovered hidden biases in ChatGPT’s assessment of people from different places. See how the chatbot ranked your city, state or country.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Ask ChatGPT which state has the laziest people, and it will politely refuse to say. But researchers at Oxford and the University of Kentucky forced the bot to reveal its hidden biases.
See how ChatGPT views your city or state:
See how ChatGPT views your city or state: