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“I Felt Hate More Than Anything”: How an Active Duty Airman Tried to Start a Civil War <[link removed]> Steven Carrillo’s path to the Boogaloo Bois shows the hate group is far more organized and dangerous than previously known. by Gisela Pérez de Acha, Kathryn Hurd and Ellie Lightfoot, Berkeley Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program

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Members of Several Well-Known Hate Groups Identified at Capitol Riot <[link removed]> A ProPublica-FRONTLINE review of the insurrection found several noted hardcore nativists and white nationalists who also participated in the 2017 white power rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. by A.C. Thompson and Ford Fischer <[link removed]>

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Domestic Terrorism: A More Urgent Threat, but Weaker Laws <[link removed]> Authorities dissuaded some extremists from traveling to Washington, and shared intelligence with Capitol Police, but could not stop the mob that stormed the Capitol, a senior FBI official says. by Sebastian Rotella <[link removed]>

“No One Took Us Seriously”: Black Cops Warned About Racist Capitol Police Officers for Years <[link removed]> Allegations of racism against the Capitol Police are nothing new: Over 250 Black cops have sued the department since 2001. Some of those former officers now say it’s no surprise white nationalists were able to storm the building. by Joshua Kaplan and Joaquin Sapien <[link removed]>

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Before Mob Stormed the Capitol, Days of Security Planning Involved Cabinet Officials and President Trump <[link removed]> A Pentagon memo offers one version of events — six days of preparation for a rally that quickly spiraled out of control. by Joshua Kaplan <[link removed]>

The Radicalization of Kevin Greeson <[link removed]> How one man went from attending President Barack Obama’s inauguration to dying in the mob protesting Donald Trump’s election loss during the Capitol insurrection. by Connor Sheets, AL.com <[link removed]>

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