Jared Holt

Chicago, Washington, D.C., United States

Senior Research Manager at The Institute for Strategic Dialogue

Senior researcher studying US hate + extremist movements for @isdglobal // co-host of @postthroughit // opinions expressed here are my own

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Tim Pool backtracks, now questions whether Russia actually paid him millions

2 months ago | postthroughit.substack.com | Jared Holt

Tim Pool, a pro-Trump social media commentator, said his company would assist federal law enforcement “in whatever way we can” after federal prosecutors alleged that Tenet Media, a startup media company that paid him millions, acted as a front for a covert Russian influence campaign targeting Americans. If the allegations were true, Pool said last year, that meant he and other commentators who held contracts with the company “were deceived and are victims.”Last week, Pool changed his tune.
DOGE undermines Trump's claims to stand strong against domestic terrorism

Mar 27, 2025 | msnbc.com | Jared Holt

The Trump administration has repeatedly sought to justify its most aggressive and least popular actions under nebulous pretenses of defending national security. It’s a familiar argument in American politics and one that has often accompanied similarly questionable expansions of federal authority, surveillance and secrecy.
009: Who the Hell is Jack Posobiec? feat. Hannah Gais

Mar 10, 2025 | postthroughit.substack.com | Jared Holt

Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -2:14:04Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Jack Posobiec is one of the MAGA movement’s biggest social media stars, recently seen accompanying Pentagon officials on an overseas trip and posing for photos with Donald Trump and JD Vance in the Oval Office.
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to join SIPA faculty

Feb 24, 2025 | columbiaspectator.com | Jared Holt |Joseph Zuloaga

Pompeo noted that he looks forward to “fair, reasoned and fact-based discourse.”Pompeo noted that he looks forward to “fair, reasoned and fact-based discourse.”Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will join the School of International and Public Affairs as a fellow at SIPA’s Institute of Global Politics in March, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Pompeo is the latest politician with ties to the White House to join SIPA’s faculty.
Marco Rubio’s new undersecretary Darren Beattie is extreme even by MAGA standards

Feb 5, 2025 | msnbc.com | Jared Holt

The Trump administration this week appointed Darren Beattie — who has repeatedly expressed hostilities toward the U.S. government and sympathy for several of America’s adversaries — as acting undersecretary of state for public diplomacy. In this role, Beattie would help lead the nation’s diplomatic outreach and messaging on issues including counterterrorism and violent extremism.
How Brandon Gill went from clickbait to Congress

Jan 6, 2025 | msn.com | Jared Holt

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Opinion | Brandon Gill — from clickbait to Congress

Jan 6, 2025 | msnbc.com | Jared Holt

The creator of one of Facebook’s most popular MAGA news sites was sworn in Friday as the Republican Party’s youngest member of Congress, replacing Rep. Michael Burgess for Texas’ 26th District. Already boasting several committee appointments, 30-year-old Rep. Brandon Gill looks poised to be a reliable loyalist to President-elect Donald Trump in the nation’s legislature.
Thoughts about the way forward

Nov 6, 2024 | postthroughit.substack.com | Jared Holt

I’ve long thought Donald Trump could win again, and would regularly say as much to my friends and family when we’d talk about politics. My thoughts often came with a disclaimer: “I sincerely hope I am wrong.”As Election Day got closer, those suspicions materialized into dread.
Opinion | The Springfield bomb threats are a natural byproduct of MAGA’s moral panic playbook

Sep 13, 2024 | yahoo.com | Jared Holt

Jared HoltUpdated September 13, 2024 at 9:00 PM·4 min readParents picked up their children early from two elementary schools in Springfield, Ohio on Friday, in response to information received from local police. The closures followed another early closure the day before, Fulton Elementary School, after it was named in a bomb threat inspired by social media rumors about the Haitian immigrants residing in Springfield.
Opinion | The Springfield bomb threats are a natural byproduct of MAGA’s moral panic playbook

Sep 13, 2024 | msnbc.com | Jared Holt

Parents picked up their children early from two elementary schools in Springfield, Ohio on Friday, in response to information received from local police. The closures followed another early closure the day before, Fulton Elementary School, after it was named in a bomb threat inspired by social media rumors about the Haitian immigrants residing in Springfield. It was just one of many torments the city’s residents have faced since they became the unwilling subjects of a racist moral panic.