The man told jurors he spent hours listening to far-right podcasts before breaking into the Pelosi home and attacking the then-Speaker’s husband with a hammer.

  • stopthatgirl7OP
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    51 year ago

    Ian Miles Cheong got his start with Gamergate. That sholud tell you everything you need to know about what it was.

    • @Wodge
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      Cheong was around before gamergate. He switched from being left leaning to full on alt right to get that grift going.

    • Zorque
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      Sounds like it’s all you need to hear, not all there is to know. Plenty of extremists use legitimate movements or concerns to prey upon those desperate individuals who are seeking redress.

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        Dude, I watched gamergate spring up. I damn well know what it was and the damage it caused not just to gaming but to politics in general.

        When Steve Bannon decides to use your movement as a recruiting tool and playbook, you KNOW it’s rotten.