Investigative Reporter. Criminal Justice/Privacy/XRW. Book: THE RIDERS COME OUT AT NIGHT. WIRED/Guardian/Vanity Fair/BBC/Popular Front/Rolling Stone/elsewheres https://bleeding-edge.ghost.io/ Ali.winston@protonmail.com Awinston.17 on Signalhttps://bsky.app/profile/awinston.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/awinston.bsky.social/post/3mu6nrpghks2jBy far the biggest crash out of 2026 and if you didn’t pay attention to Bovino’s euro tour earlier this year where he palled around with a bunch of Neo-Fascists, here’s your reason to revisit that episode now https://bleeding-edge.ghost.io/bovinos-fascist-coming-out-party-in-portugal/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Aug 2026 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:edugmjrlgora45swhzonfahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6nrpghks2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/awinston.bsky.social/post/3mu2vttsynk2lToday is a good day [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:edugmjrlgora45swhzonfahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2vttsynk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/awinston.bsky.social/post/3mtm2ff2qrs2qI reviewed Gil Duràn’s new book on tech-fascism and Silicon Valley’ panoply of hard-right ideology so vividly on display here since 2022. Give it a read -“ The Nerd Reich” is a unique book that steers readers through the obscure and, frankly, insane ideologies of SV’s oligarchs [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Aug 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:edugmjrlgora45swhzonfahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtm2ff2qrs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/awinston.bsky.social/post/3mt2eghglik2bGood piece and I’m not saying that because several of my older investigations are featured here [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Aug 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:edugmjrlgora45swhzonfahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2eghglik2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/awinston.bsky.social/post/3msvxgxnuuc2cSome obvious errors here but this is clearly bad and part of the XRW’s revenge campaign for the SPLC’s effective targeting of hate groups - which absolutely includes Kirk’s TPUSA [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Aug 2026 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:edugmjrlgora45swhzonfahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvxgxnuuc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/awinston.bsky.social/post/3msgefd3i4k2wNo wonder this neckless wonder freaks out at WIRED’s reporting all the time- he’s apparently the “godfather of Republican fundraising on the west coast”. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/exclusive-palmer-luckey-political-fundraising06 Aug 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:edugmjrlgora45swhzonfahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgefd3i4k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/awinston.bsky.social/post/3mruyhdfugc22The Manhattan Institute has always been a stalking horse for authoritarian shit. Now more than ever [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jul 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:edugmjrlgora45swhzonfahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mruyhdfugc22https://bsky.app/profile/awinston.bsky.social/post/3mrs7jswu7c2hIf a Muslim did this they’d be in Gitmo indefinitely [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jul 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:edugmjrlgora45swhzonfahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs7jswu7c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/awinston.bsky.social/post/3mrfw4mqb6c2fNot only does it NOT EXIST, the State Department is being run by open 1488ers https://www.salon.com/2026/07/23/the-antifa-terrorism-threat-the-trump-administration-describes-does-not-exist-partner/24 Jul 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:edugmjrlgora45swhzonfahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfw4mqb6c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/awinston.bsky.social/post/3mrdu32ogr22lIdk man kinda feels like they’re more interested in Israel than America to me and we should start treating these entities accordingly [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 22:09 +0000at://did:plc:edugmjrlgora45swhzonfahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdu32ogr22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/awinston.bsky.social/post/3movmfwjmcs2iAlways amusing to watch these characters show their ass [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jun 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:edugmjrlgora45swhzonfahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3movmfwjmcs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/awinston.bsky.social/post/3moe5pwi3rk2mThis is not reporting. It’s profiteering [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jun 2026 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:edugmjrlgora45swhzonfahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3moe5pwi3rk2m