02781cam a2200361 i 4500 1427084625 TxAuBib 20240730120000.0 240110s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023037539 9781982198886 HRD 29.99 1982198885 HRD 29.99 TxAuBib rda Reeve, Elle, author. Black pill [BOOK] : how I witnessed the darkest corners of the internet come to life, poison society, and capture American politics / Elle Reeve. First Atria Books hardcover edition. New York : Atria Books, [2024] xiii, 283 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Prologue: Surf the Kali Yuga -- The wizard -- No country for old racists -- According to federal court documents, i'm his best friend -- The Connie situation -- Smart people -- The useful idiot -- The Free Speech Party -- The great meme war -- Right-wingwomen -- "Well hello, sweetheart" -- Charlottesville -- Aftermath -- "The initial period of absolute chaos" -- Fantasizing about self-defense -- For history. "Journalist and CNN correspondent Elle Reeve was not surprised by the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. With years of in-depth research and on-the-ground investigative reporting under her belt, Reeve was aware of the preoccupations of the online far right and their journey from the computer to QAnon, militias, and racist groups. At the same time, Reeve saw a parallel growth of counterforces, with citizen vigilantes using new tools and tactics to take down the far right. This ongoing battle, long fought mainly on the internet, had arrived in the real world with greater and greater frequency. Reeve explains the origins of this shocking sweep of political violence. Drawing on countless interviews with sources in the white nationalist movement as well as hundreds of as-yet-unseen documents, she takes us on a surreal journey from the darkest corners of the internet to the most significant and chilling scenes of real-world political violence in generations. ". 20240730. Social media and society United States. Social media Political aspects United States. Right-wing extremists United States. Radicalization United States. Polarization (Social sciences) United States. United States Social conditions 21st century. United States Politics and government 1989-