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How the alt-right's political violence went from online to real life
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Episode producer: Grace Tatter
Host: Ben Brock Johnson
Show producers: Samata Joshi, Dean Russell, and Amory Sivertson
Mixer and sound designer: Emily Jankowski
Production Manager: Paul Vaitkus
When reporter Elle Reeve is recognized at the airport, it's often by members of the alt-right: the online white nationalists who organized the violent Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville in 2017, and who originated much of today's political rhetoric. How did a bunch of 4chan users feeding Microsoft's Tay chatbot hateful language become such a potent political force?
Elle Reeve joins Endless Thread to discuss her book Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics.
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- Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners
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Rory McIlroy Goes Public With Girlfriend Erica StollRory McIlroyand Erica Stoll's relationship is getting serious! The golfer and PGA employee made their first public appearance together Sunday at the Royal County Down—the site of the Irish Open. The two were last spotted together in Rochester, New York, in April. They were first linked when Irish tabloids said they spent New Year's Evetogether on the Emerald Isle. "I am very happy in my love life," McIlroy told The Times of London Friday. "We haven't really been putting it out there. She is from America, which is why I like to spend time in Palm Beach." Stoll appears to be a positive influence on her boyfriend. "If everything off the golf course is good," the...See full article at E! Online
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Christopher Reeve's 3 Children: All About Matthew, Alexandra and Will
Christopher Reeve was not only Superman on screen, but also to his three children: Matthew, Alexandra and William.
The Superman actor welcomed his first two kids, Matthew Reeve, 45, and Alexandra Reeve Givens, 41, with his former partner Gae Exton. He later married Dana Reeve in 1992 and the pair welcomed their son, William "Will" Reeve, 32, the same year.
Christopher died on Oct. 10, 2004, nine years after a horseriding accident that left him paralyzed from the neck down. On Father’s Day in 2021, his youngest son honored his memory with a sweet letter posted on Good Morning America.
"In our short time tillsammans, my dad gave me everything: his love and attention, his values and passions," Will wrote. "When he died, I was certain my purpose in life was to be him, to seamlessly carry on his legacy, to leave no separation between where Christopher Reeve ended and where Will Reev