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Rewriting Extremism: Right-Wing Seeks Nation to Mourn Charlie Kirk
The Right’s ‘martyr’ was an ideologue, a conspiracy theorist, a bigot, and an agitator who glorified violence.
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Walker Bragman
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Tina-Desiree Berg
Florida Surgeon General to Appear With Ivermectin Group That Called mRNA Vaccines “Weapons of Mass Destruction”
Ladapo just announced Florida will halt all school vaccine mandates.
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Walker Bragman
Trump Officials, GOP Lawmakers Join Far-Right Extremists At “National Conservatism” Conference
Next month, NatCon 5 kicks off with a colorful crowd.
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Walker Bragman
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Karam Bales
Chris Rufo’s Big Right-Wing Score
The right-wing operative landed a huge prize from a major right-wing funder.
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Natalie Jonas
Mike Pence’s Dark Money Group and Leonard Leo’s Baffling Strategy to Tank Kennedy Confirmation Over Abortion
Advancing American Freedom published a letter urging the Senate to reject Kennedy.
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Walker Bragman
Ivermectin Doctors Rebrand and Rally for Kennedy Confirmation
Frontline COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance is rebranding for the anti-vaxxer’s Senate confirmation battle.
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Walker Bragman
Biden Administration Pandemic Roadmap Reflects Right-Wing Pressure
In touting its public health record, the White House revealed its compromises.
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Walker Bragman
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Right-Wing Operatives, Anti-Vax Groups Already Working to Politicize Bird Flu
Many of the same people who successfully politicized COVID-19 are gearing up for round two.
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Walker Bragman
Who’s Speaking At the 2024 Brownstone Institute Conference?
This year’s fringe fest shows the extent of the anti-science group’s influence.
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Walker Bragman
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Allison Neitzel
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Natalie Jonas
A Koch-Funded Lawfare Group Is Suing The Biden Admin To Protect Vaccine Skepticism
New Civil Liberties Alliance is back again.
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Walker Bragman
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Who’s Behind Pro-COVID, Anti-Trans Dark Money Group Promoted By Moms for Liberty?
New York-based Restore Childhood is flush with big money allies.
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Allison Neitzel
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Walker Bragman
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Misinformation Spreaders, Dark Money Groups Lament Major Defeat At Supreme Court
Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s majority opinion in Murthy v. Missouri rejected a dubious legal theory aimed at crippling the government’s ability to combat…
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Walker Bragman
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