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A.G. GancarskiFebruary 17, 2018

On Friday, the federal government filed an indictment for the 13 Russian cyber-provocateurs of the Internet Research Agency. Per the indictment, the organization members collaborated “to interfere with elections and political processes.” Their MO: to exploit American assets and vulnerabilities, which were especially profound on the right. At least one of those operations had a specific […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 20, 2017

Some aspects of the hyperbolic version of pro-Trump nationalism that popped up during the 2016 campaign were Russian agitprop, per The Daily Beast Wednesday. The online report focuses on a specific substratum: Aug. 20, 2016 “Florida Goes Trump!” events staged by the “Being Patriotic” page, events which, per The Daily Beast, were billed as a “patriotic […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 22, 2017

Gary Snow, a provocateur who came to Jacksonville during the height of the 2016 campaign and continued his ad vocacy for Donald Trump after the election, was arrested in Bradenton for protest antics on Monday. Snow, reports Jenna Bourne of Action News Jax (via the Bradenton Herald), was charged with “misdemeanor riot,” after police interfered in a scuffle between Snow […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 18, 2017

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In 2016, State House candidate Leslie Jean-Bart pulled no punches when describing what she saw as a pre-ordained process of endorsement in her race from the local Fraternal Order of Police. “They knew weeks ahead of time that they were going to endorse Kim Daniels. They have a relationship with her … [maybe] someone in particular […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 11, 2017

A Jacksonville protest against military action in Syria went ugly Friday evening; many protesters were arrested, with one getting medical treatment. Meanwhile, counter-protester Gary Snow, a fixture for almost a year at left-leaning Jacksonville protests, as well as political events on the right, escaped without charges. However, Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams told us Tuesday that Snow, […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 9, 2017

Until Friday, most people outside the circles of regular protesters and Duval County Republican Party activists didn’t know the name “Gary Snow.” Bet they know it now. Snow, who recently came to Jacksonville by way of Chicago, has a unique shtick. Under the aegis of supporting President Donald Trump, Snow makes a habit of showing up […]

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