I requested this book after attending a webinar hosted by a former officer who worked undercover to investigate white supremacists. I learned a lot about what they are doing in real life, not online. I learned about which clothes they wear and how they talk to one another. I am so aware of what I am doing now because I do not want to signal to any of them that I might be... I don't know, an ally.

This book starts with an explanation of the insurrection on January 6th. That was a traumatizing time.
I had to take a lot of breaks while reading this book. While I am white, and likely won't be a target, I have POC children I care for, and other family members. I have a lots of friends and neighbors I love too. Plus terrorism should scare everyone.

I have been terrified of "thin blue line" people for years and this book helped me understand why. This is really good but it s a heavy read. You need to really be in the right headspace for it,