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“We need to give James the ammunition — the metaphorical ammunition — to be able to fight these bad guys.” — Charlie Kirk, as O’Keefe launched his new media venture on Kirk’s show in March 2023
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@foxnewspolitics Read our analysis of CodePink and other nonprofits that defend the Chinese Communist Party➡️ https://t.co/7Y8zQHo13K

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Two Turning Point USA Frontlines reporters teamed up with James O’Keefe through the Citizen Justice League to publish undercover videos they claimed exposed widespread election fraud in Los Angeles.
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This is Doug Wilson, a self-identified Christian nationalist. Pete Hegseth had him preach at the Pentagon.

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Nearly $780,000. That’s how much Turning Point USA gave James O’Keefe’s nonprofit across fiscal years 2023 and 2024.
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Doug Wilson: The man behind Pete Hegseth's church
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Turning Point USA didn’t just cheer on James O’Keefe’s election fraud claims. It bankrolled his nonprofit, and two of its reporters teamed up with him.
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How is a Christian nation built?

ACCS co-founder Doug Wilson’s answer: “preaching the gospel, planting churches, [and] starting classical Christian schools.”

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About 70% of schools recommended by Turning Point Education are also in the ACCS’s directory. ACCS was co-founded by Doug Wilson, a Christian nationalist who wants to turn the U.S. into a Christian nation.

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Who pays the price when an election denier with a QAnon megaphone decides two county employees are guilty?

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“How do you win a war with 20 percent? ... If we can get just 20 percent of them, it’ll be more like having 60 percent of the leaders in this country.” - ACCS president David Goodwin

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“Robinson is just one part of a broader milieu of conspiracy theorists who promulgate false claims that degrade our institutions and affect everyday Americans.”

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Since Turning Point Education launched in 2022, revenue at its partner, the Association of Classical Christian Schools, has grown more than 60%, from $1.8 million to $2.9 million.

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A county Republican official with a history of discredited election claims brought her latest accusation to a QAnon-aligned audience. The AG’s office found no wrongdoing.

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Why is The Maine Wire accusing Somali-Americans of election misconduct when it hasn’t produced any evidence?

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