Topic: Squire

Megan Squire of the Southern Poverty Law Center discussed the rise of far-right infrastructure following events like the 2017 Charlottesville rally and the January 6 Capitol riot. She noted that extremist groups are experimenting with independent web hosting and domain registrars to avoid deplatforming. The report conflates various conservative and anti-vaccine movements with "white power" and "hate-motivated" violence.

The hosts navigated technical delays with "Squirrel Mail" to read donor notes, including a correction on the pronunciation of the name "Vesely." Another donor, Sir Morgan of ANSI C, contributed $303.03 to move from squire to full knight status, expressing a desire to leave the "kids' night table." The discussion touched on the "value-for-value" model and the importance of proper title recognition.