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Last week, Eve wrote up Molly Conger’s reporting on “the life and death of alleged white supremacist and accused drug offender Teddy Von Nukem.” Eve noted that it’s not surprising Conger’s research went wide —
While [Von Nukem’s] offense was fairly standard stuff — allegedly crossing the US/Mexico border in 2021 with 33 pounds of pills that reportedly contained fentanyl — his virality as the central figure from many photos taken at Charlottesville’s violent and vile Unite the Right rally in 2017 takes his tale from the mundane to the notable.
— and if you’d like more process intel on why Conger thinks that happened, how she got the scoop in the first place, and how American Nazis “rebrand,” great news: Jonathan M. Katz interviewed Conger over at The Racket.