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Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

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The future is a false flag: How Jan. 6 rioters prove Trump-world will never accept the truth

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Rioters at the US Capitol January 6, 2021.

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Far-right figures plan vigils across the country on Jan. 6 to honor accused insurrectionists

Eric Levai hosts and produces the podcast &#8220;Counter Intelligence.&#8221; He is a national security journalist based in California.

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Rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 are now asking the government to forgive their PPP loans

A United States flag and Trump 2020 flag.

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Metadata reveals insights into PowerPoint calling for Trump to overturn the 2020 election

Far-right militia Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes

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Data from Oath Keepers leaked online after alleged hack

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Epik hack reveals prominent, Trump-supporting websites under subpoena investigation

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After the Capitol riot, ‘Stop the Steal’ organizer Ali Alexander was scrambling to hide his digital footprint

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Racist remarks flood Telegram after interview with cop who shot Ashli Babbitt

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Far-right launches coordinated Telegram attacks on Black officer who testified at the Capitol riot hearing

Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor-Greene pose on beach with Capitol rioter Kennedy Lindsey

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Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Greene posed for photo with Capitol rioter

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Capitol rioter accused of hitting cops with fire extinguisher came to D.C. on a Charlie Kirk bus

A tweet from Charlie Kirk over the Capitol

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Charlie Kirk deletes tweet saying he sent ‘80+ buses full of patriots’ to D.C.

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