Ep. 85: Matt Shea, the “Domestic Terrorist” in the Washington State Legislature, Part II — David Neiwert, Daily Kos

Currently a journalist for Daily Kos, David is an American freelance journalist and blogger. He received the National Press Club Award for Distinguished Online Journalism in 2000 for a domestic terrorism series he produced for...

Currently a journalist for Daily Kos, David is an American freelance journalist and blogger. He received the National Press Club Award for Distinguished Online Journalism in 2000 for a domestic terrorism series he produced for MSNBC.com. In a previous episode, we learned that Matt Shea, a veteran member of the Washington statehouse, reportedly participated in acts of Domestic Terrorism by engaging in and helping coordinate several standoffs between federal officials and members of far-right militia and patriot movements in the Northwest. This is the second installment of the Matt Shea interviews. If you haven’t listened to episode 84, we suggest you listen to that first.

The Rundown

5:00 De-wonking “Militia” and ‘Patriot Movement’ and what it means.

7:00 Why Matt Shea and his far-right ideology is so dangerous 

16:00 How have Matt Shea and folks like him infiltrated our government?

20:00 The Three Percenters

The Wind Down

35:00 Who should we be listening to?

The Socials

@DavidNeiwert 

Going Further

Episode 84: On Matt Shea with Melissa Santos 

Matt Shea Piece

The Informant Newsletter by Nick Martin  

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