GOP statehouse candidate spread anti-semitic conspiracy theory

A candidate for state assembly in California, who USA TODAY identified as entering the Capitol on Jan. 6, also spread bizarre anti-semitic conspiracy theories, new research reveals. Meanwhile, an exposé of extremism in the U.S. military and a boat carrying Nazi flags attends a Trump flotilla in Florida, and is not welcomed.
It’s the week in extremism.
In March, USA TODAY published an investigation into California State Assembly candidate Denise Aguilar Mendez, detailing how online researchers identified her in a video entering the Capitol on Jan. 6. Mendez, who has not been charged for her actions at the Capitol, also spread a bizarre anti semitic conspiracy theory, according to new research from the left-leaning media watchdog Media Matters for America.
And on Friday the Sacramento Bee broke the story that Aguilar also pleaded guilty to welfare fraud in 2020, for which she spent 20 days in jail.
Members of the U.S. military, some trained in explosives and battlefield tactics, are increasingly turning to extremist ideologies after their time serving the country, according to new reporting from the Associated Press.
On Sunday, a floating Trump rally in Jupiter, FL, was joined  by a boat flying Trump flags and swastika flags. 
Statistic of the week: One out of 26
A new analysis by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue found 26 instances of content being live streamed on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and X that violated a platform’s content guidelines. 
Live-streams viewed by the researchers included antisemitic content, election denialism and calls for violence against politicians.
Only one of the pieces of content was removed, according to the ISD.