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1. Aram Sinnreich (aram@aoir.social)'s status on Monday, 11-Sep-2023 17:26:26 JST Aram Sinnreich

   The US government assassinated or imprisoned every leader of the Black Panther party for [checks notes] giving out free breakfasts but these wannabe Nazi terrorists actively prepare for American genocide in plain sight, with no consequences. https://wgme.com/news/local/neo-nazi-leader-establishes-training-site-in-maine-former-us-marine-christopher-pohlhaus-springfield-white-supremacists-camp-moores-road-bluttstamm-blood-tribe-physical-fitness-drills-weapons-training

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Monday, 11-Sep-2023 17:39:27 JST Aral Balkan

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     @aram Heads up: just unboosted this because I’m getting an automatic download trigger whenever I visit the link in the post. Likely malware.

   • VulcanTourist (vulcantourist@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 11-Sep-2023 19:53:27 JST VulcanTourist

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     • Aral Balkan

     @aral @aram

     I don't know how you managed that result on your mobile device, but with Firefox and several security extensions on a desktop system I get no such result. Allowing JavaScript from just the primary wgme.com domain and a couple other previously trusted domains, The text and header image of the article renders and is fully readable.

     WGME appears to be a Maine OTA TV station, and the article originated from the Bangor Daily News:

     https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/08/07/news/penobscot/known-neo-nazi-building-training-ground-in-springfield-joam40zk0w/

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Monday, 11-Sep-2023 19:53:27 JST Aral Balkan

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     • VulcanTourist

     @VulcanTourist @aram I haven’t looked into it in depth but it’s very possible that it’s malware being served by an ad script on the page.

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Monday, 11-Sep-2023 22:44:11 JST Aral Balkan

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     @aram Thanks, Aram. Just boosted it again.

     Hope you’re well despite the screwed up times we’re living through.

   • Aram Sinnreich (aram@aoir.social)'s status on Monday, 11-Sep-2023 22:44:12 JST Aram Sinnreich

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     • Aral Balkan

     @aral thanks for letting me know. I replaced the news link with a different source.