Just weeks after releasing a 180-gigabyte treasure trove of data from the far-right’s preferred domain registrar and web host, the non-profit journalist collective Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets) has uploaded a cache of data that was allegedly pilfered from the far-right, anti-government Oath Keepers group.
The Oath Keepers are best known for arriving in force at standoffs with public lands managers and demonstrations for far-right causes across the country, as well as showing up with guns at Black Lives Matter protests. They generally present themselves as a group of concerned citizens aiming to keep the peace, protect constitutional rights from a tyrannical government, and shield local businesses from looting—despite effectively operating as a band of unlicensed, armed-to-the-teeth vigilantes who try to raise posses of like-minded individuals, praise vigilante violence, and generally raise tensions wherever they go. According to the Washington Post, many longtime observers of Oath Keepers describe founder Stewart Rhodes as less a militia leader than a grifter who is talented at riling up extremists and exaggerates the size and influence of the group; other segments of the far-right, such as white supremacists, have derided them as delusional boomers.
Can't hide behind their masks. Now their mommies may decide to kick them out of the basement.