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• A Secret Third Thing

  After the 2012 election, the American Third Position Party rebranded. Not because their candidate lost, they expected that. But probably because their candidate didn't know what the party's name meant. Sources: https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections2012.pdf https://politicalresearch.org/2016/12/19/what-third-position https://www.splcenter.org/resources/reports/neofascism-european-style/ https://www.alternet.org/2008/07/surviving_a_weekend_with_americas_premiere_pro-white_activist_group# https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2016/10/18/former-mpd-chief-drue-lackey-dead-90/92349168/ Winkler, Martin M. Arminius the Liberator: Myth and Ideology. Oxford University Press, 2016. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• Third Position

  In 2012, a newly formed white nationalist political party tried to get their candidate on the ballot. The American Third Position Party wanted Americans to vote for Merlin Miller, but how did the party end up picking him? Sources:https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections2012.pdf#page=11https://irehr.org/2018/06/14/what-is-the-american-freedom-party/https://www.ocregister.com/2009/09/04/two-time-felon-runs-pro-white-political-group/https://rosecityantifa.org/articles/meet-the-oregon-chapter-of-the-american-freedom-party-part-one/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/will-la-elect-a-ron-paul_b_104053 https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2013/08/two-american-freedom-party-leaders-speak-out-about-their-party/ https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1964-68v19/d284 https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/middle-east/six-day-war-liberty.htmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• In Minecraft

  After Devon Arthurs murdered his roommates, he claimed he'd only done it to prevent the loss of innocent lives. The man he said was planning a terrorist attack was arrested with a car full of guns, but not charged with any of the things Arthurs claimed their nazi terror cell had been working on.Sources:https://www.propublica.org/article/an-atomwaffen-member-sketched-a-map-to-take-the-neo-nazis-down-what-path-officials-took-is-a-mysteryhttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/three-murder-suspects-linked-to-atomwaffen-where-their-cases-stand/https://www.bradenton.com/news/local/crime/article156282099.htmlhttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/nicholas-giampa-neo-nazi-teenager-murder-girlfriends-parents-virginia_n_5a4d0797e4b0b0e5a7aa4780https://www.middlebury.edu/institute/academics/centers-initiatives/ctec/ctec-publications/dangerous-organizations-and-bad-actors-4https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/documenting-hate-new-american-nazis/transcript/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjEBXDfuBDE&ab_channel=COURTTVSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• The Roommates

  In 2017, police investigating a double homicide found more than just bodies in a Tampa condo. The founder of a neonazi group was making bombs in the garage. Sources: https://ctc.westpoint.edu/the-threat-is-the-network-the-multi-node-structure-of-neo-fascist-accelerationism/ https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hatewatch/visions-chaos-weighing-violent-legacy-iron-march/ https://ironmarch.noblogs.org/post/2019/11/15/meet-lauren-paul-mit-alumni-and-neo-nazi-atomwaffen-division-propagandist/ https://www.bu.edu/articles/2016/police-release-video-of-suspect-in-hate-poster-distribution/ https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2019/12/19/transnational-white-terror-exposing-atomwaffen-and-the-iron-march-networks/ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/all-american-nazis-628023/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• Magic Beans

  In 2017, a man showed up at the emergency room and confessed that he'd accidentally poisoned himself with homemade ricin. He was federally charged with possessing a biological agent, but his case was dismissed on almost unbelievable technicality. But he's not the only man who thinks he can create the perfect weapon from nothing but a handful of beans.Sources:https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional/ajc-watchdog-north-man-arrested-for-ricin-radicalized-online/wdxws9G7zMmaUDmm22njYK/https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/the-perfect-poison-ricin-used-in-3-recent-cases/https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17023504/united-states-v-jordan/https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6378803/united-states-v-siers-hill/ https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6293428/united-states-v-gibbs/ Melissa Abbes, Marc Montana, Christophe Curti, Patrice Vanelle. Ricin poisoning: A review on contamination source, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and reporting of ricin poisoning. Toxicon, Volume 195, 2021Tucker, Jonathan B. “Dilemmas of a Dual-Use Technology: Toxins in Medicine and Warfare.” Politics and the Life Sciences, vol. 13, no. 1, 1994, pp. 51–62Bergen, Peter, et al. “Key Trends in Terrorism.” Terrorism in America 18 Years After 9/11, New America, 2019, pp. 45–50Leo J. Schep, Wayne A. Temple, Grant A. Butt, Michael D. Beasley. Ricin as a weapon of mass terror — Separating fact from fiction. Environment International, Volume 35, Issue 8, 2009https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/15/us/ricin-terrorism-plot-sentencing.htmlhttps://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/cfrhttps://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/uscode https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/744 https://thebulletin.org/2013/06/barely-lethal/https://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=6020875&page=1https://slate.com/technology/2012/01/white-powder-hoaxes-a-trend-in-fake-terrorism.htmlhttps://www.justice.gov/archive/tax/usaopress/2002/txdv02091.htmlhttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-49434687https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/sep/22/woman-poison-plot-mother-breaking-bad-courthttps://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/breaking-bad-inspired-georgetown-student-charged-ricinhttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-34288380USAMRIID’s MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF BIOLOGICAL CASUALTIES HANDBOOK, Ninth Editionhttps://usamriid.health.mil/assets/docs/training/USAMRIIDs_Blue_Book_9th_edition_PDF_format.pdfSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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