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Homeland Security hires social media manager whose posts raised alarm for promoting ‘white-nationalist rhetoric’

JL;DR SUMMARY The Department of Homeland Security's recent hiring of Peyton Rollins as its digital communications director has become controversial due to his alleged promotion of white nationalist rhetoric on social media. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Trump AdministrationSocial MediaRacismControversyHomeland SecurityGovernment AppointmentsPeyton RollinsWhite Nationalist RhetoricDigital Communications

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Washington, Washington DC, United States
"Peyton Rollins began his new role at Homeland Security this month, The New York Times was the first to report this week."

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