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How the Intellectual Dark Web Spawned ‘Groomer’ Panic

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Ron DeSantis’ talking points trace back to a group of anti-woke activists who claim to be disaffected liberals but who are really pandering to the MAGA right.

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“Groomer” panic is sweeping the nation as right-wing types turn against LGBTQ rights, and the talking points—as with the backlash against Critical Race Theory (CRT) in schools—can directly be traced back to a group of anti-woke activists on the “intellectual dark web.”

As The Daily Beast’s senior opinion editor Anthony Fisher...

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