Teddy Wilson
@reportbywilson.bsky.social
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
“Most remain tiny. Many are unprofitable. It seems conservative consumers would rather press mainstream brands to hew to their views than buy politically charged coffee beans or SIM cards.”
Why MAGA brands have been a flop
Conservatives are better at trashing businesses than building them
www.economist.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:31 PM
“Most remain tiny. Many are unprofitable. It seems conservative consumers would rather press mainstream brands to hew to their views than buy politically charged coffee beans or SIM cards.”
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Christian Identity has faded from mainstream focus, but its racist, antisemitic theology hasn’t disappeared. Once tied to groups like Aryan Nations, its ideas now circulate through Telegram channels, and social platforms—laying the ideological groundwork for the next wave of extremist violence.
The History and Influence of Christian Identity on America’s Most Violent Antisemitic Movements
Christian Identity (CI), a white supremacist theology rooted in 19th-century British Israelism, redefined itself in the U.S. as a violently racist and antisemitic ideology that became central to group...
globalextremism.org
February 17, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Christian Identity has faded from mainstream focus, but its racist, antisemitic theology hasn’t disappeared. Once tied to groups like Aryan Nations, its ideas now circulate through Telegram channels, and social platforms—laying the ideological groundwork for the next wave of extremist violence.
“Iowa educators could lose or be denied teaching licenses and certificates for ‘publicly celebrating’ politically motivated violence — including the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk — under legislation advanced by House Republican lawmakers.”
Bill would revoke Iowa teachers' licenses over posts 'celebrating' Kirk death
Iowa House Republicans advanced a bill that could revoke or deny educator licenses for publicly celebrating politically motivated violence, including comments about Charlie Kirk's death.
www.thegazette.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:00 PM
“Iowa educators could lose or be denied teaching licenses and certificates for ‘publicly celebrating’ politically motivated violence — including the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk — under legislation advanced by House Republican lawmakers.”
Free speech lawsuits mount after Charlie Kirk assassination
Free speech lawsuits mount after Charlie Kirk assassination
Months after the killing of Charlie Kirk, a growing number of lawsuits by people claim they were illegally punished, fired and even arrested for making negative comments about Kirk.
www.npr.org
February 17, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Free speech lawsuits mount after Charlie Kirk assassination
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I can’t help thinking there’s so much money changing hands wrt ICE detention that there aren’t even enough investigative reporters to track
www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-jus...
www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-jus...
Michigan ICE detention center owner reports $254 million profit, record new business in 2025
The company that owns Michigan’s North Lake Processing Center, the largest immigration detention facility in the Midwest, reported $254 million in profit last year, up nearly 700 percent from $32 mill...
www.michiganpublic.org
February 17, 2026 at 7:08 PM
I can’t help thinking there’s so much money changing hands wrt ICE detention that there aren’t even enough investigative reporters to track
www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-jus...
www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-jus...
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Some of the most hateful, vile rhetoric that has come from DHS during Trump 2.0 can be traced directly to McLaughlin. I will follow her career very closely because I want to know who would hire such a monster.
DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin to leave Trump administration
The move comes as public opinion has turned on the administration’s hardline immigration policies.
www.politico.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Some of the most hateful, vile rhetoric that has come from DHS during Trump 2.0 can be traced directly to McLaughlin. I will follow her career very closely because I want to know who would hire such a monster.
Anthony Hudson, Republican candidate for governor of Michigan, has reportedly “made a habit of threatening elected officials with hanging for ‘treason.’”
GOP gubernatorial candidate repeatedly threatens to hang elected officials for ‘treason’ • Michigan Advance
Anthony Hudson, a Genesee County truck driver running for the Republican nomination for governor, has made a habit of threatening elected officials with hanging for “treason,” making such threats at l...
michiganadvance.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Anthony Hudson, Republican candidate for governor of Michigan, has reportedly “made a habit of threatening elected officials with hanging for ‘treason.’”
How the Visa Debate for Foreign Workers Fuels Racism Against South Asians
How the Visa Debate for Foreign Workers Fuels Racism Against South Asians
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:01 PM
How the Visa Debate for Foreign Workers Fuels Racism Against South Asians
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There is no limit to Trump's efforts to monetize his political power.
The latest gambit? Filing for trademarks for Trump branded airports from a federal trademark office, as he pressures political leaders to rename Dulles and the Palm Beach airport after him.
The latest gambit? Filing for trademarks for Trump branded airports from a federal trademark office, as he pressures political leaders to rename Dulles and the Palm Beach airport after him.
Trump’s Private Company Files Trademark for ‘President Donald J. Trump International Airport’
Trump’s IP company filed trademark applications for airport names bearing his name, raising unprecedented questions about private brand control over public airports.
www.gerbenlaw.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:55 PM
There is no limit to Trump's efforts to monetize his political power.
The latest gambit? Filing for trademarks for Trump branded airports from a federal trademark office, as he pressures political leaders to rename Dulles and the Palm Beach airport after him.
The latest gambit? Filing for trademarks for Trump branded airports from a federal trademark office, as he pressures political leaders to rename Dulles and the Palm Beach airport after him.
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ICE shift reports from Guantánamo note hunger strikes, self-harm and suicide watch among detainees. Many didn't know they were in Cuba until PHS nurses told them.
Public Health Workers Are Quitting Over Guantánamo Assignments
While torture hasn’t been reported from the infamous facility, ICE shift reports note detainees are resorting to hunger strikes and self-harm.
www.truthdig.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:03 PM
ICE shift reports from Guantánamo note hunger strikes, self-harm and suicide watch among detainees. Many didn't know they were in Cuba until PHS nurses told them.
“There is documentation of individuals being able to pay a fee to have a more privileged place of burial. In life, these folks—benefactors, knights, and clergy—were also likely able to use their wealth to secure closer proximity to divinity, such as having a pew closer to the front of the church.”
Medieval Burial Sites in Denmark Show Illness Didn’t Erase Social Status
Learn how medieval Denmark’s burial practices reveal that leprosy and tuberculosis patients were not excluded from prestigious church graves.
www.discovermagazine.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
“There is documentation of individuals being able to pay a fee to have a more privileged place of burial. In life, these folks—benefactors, knights, and clergy—were also likely able to use their wealth to secure closer proximity to divinity, such as having a pew closer to the front of the church.”
These 12,000-Year-Old Scraps of Elk Hide May Be the World’s Oldest Known Examples of Sewing
These 12,000-Year-Old Scraps of Elk Hide May Be the World's Oldest Known Examples of Sewing
Indigenous groups in present-day Oregon stitched the fragments together using cord made from plant fiber and animal hair. Experts think they may have been part of a garment, bag, container or portable...
www.smithsonianmag.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:34 PM
These 12,000-Year-Old Scraps of Elk Hide May Be the World’s Oldest Known Examples of Sewing
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Robert Duvall enjoyed a long and storied career, carving out a lane as both an unorthodox leading man and a supporting player in some of the greatest films in movie history. https://to.pbs.org/4akjD0e
Remembering Robert Duvall and his storied career
One of Hollywood’s most memorable legends, Robert Duvall, has died. The Academy Award winner enjoyed a long and storied career, carving out a lane as both an unorthodox leading man and a supporting pl...
to.pbs.org
February 17, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Robert Duvall enjoyed a long and storied career, carving out a lane as both an unorthodox leading man and a supporting player in some of the greatest films in movie history. https://to.pbs.org/4akjD0e
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a child of Southern segregation who rose to national prominence as a powerful voice for Black economic and racial equality, has died. He was 84.
https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2026-02-17/jesse-jackson-dead-obituary?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_
https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2026-02-17/jesse-jackson-dead-obituary?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_
February 17, 2026 at 2:28 PM
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a child of Southern segregation who rose to national prominence as a powerful voice for Black economic and racial equality, has died. He was 84.
https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2026-02-17/jesse-jackson-dead-obituary?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_
https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2026-02-17/jesse-jackson-dead-obituary?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_
“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