Richard Read, our Seattle bureau chief, who together with Hennessy-Fiske has been closely covering right-wing extremism. We spent yesterday afternoon discussing how social media, a very online president and far-right groups came together to feed not just the events of Jan. 6 but an ongoing national security threat. What emerged was a portrait of an extremist movement that — despite having lost Trump as a rallying point and become a target of law enforcement — remains determined to build long-term political clout. Advertisement Newsletter The latest news, analysis and insights from our politics teams from Sacramento to D.C. Enter email address You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.