Robert Downen from the Texas Tribune joins me once again to discuss the massive rightward political shift in Texas, white nationalists, the secessionist movement, and the billionaires who pay for it.
Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:
Amid white supremacist scandal, far-right billionaire powerbrokers see historic election gains in Texas
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/03/08/tim-dunn-farris-wilks-defend-texas-liberty-election/
Texas GOP executive committee rejects proposed ban on associating with Nazi sympathizers and Holocaust deniers
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/02/texas-gop-antisemitism-resolution/
Influential Texas activist Jonathan Stickland hosted white supremacist Nick Fuentes at office near Fort Worth
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/08/nick-fuentes-kyle-rittenhouse-jonathan-stickland/
Live from the Republic of Texas
Nick Fuentes is just the latest white supremacist embraced by Defend Texas Liberty
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/23/defend-texas-liberty-nick-fuentes-jonathan-stickland/
Texas state Rep. Jonathan Stickland resigns from hardline conservative House Freedom Caucus
https://www.texastribune.org/2019/05/06/jonathan-stickland-resigns-texas-house-freedom-caucus/
Texas secessionists feel more emboldened than ever
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/15/texas-secession-texit/
Texas, California Separatists Attend Kremlin-Funded Conference
https://abcnews.go.com/International/texas-california-separatists-attend-pro-kremlin-conference/story?id=42395066
Texas secession was a key theme in Russian disinformation campaign during 2016 elections, report says
https://www.texastribune.org/2018/12/17/texas-secession-russia-disinformation-2016-social-media-new-knowledge/
Alexander Ionov case: US charges Russian with interfering in US politics
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62359884
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