*This article is part of a series on the rise of the far right from the April/May issue of the magazine. Read more .In September 2020, just one month before thirteen men with militia ties were with an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, the majority leader of the Michigan senate, Mike Shirkey, met with militia group leaders to on messaging.“I was in Lansing and members—the leaders, the so-called leaders—of three of the groups met in my office, and we talked about their messaging, their purpose, what they are trying to accomplish, and how they could improve their...… *This article is part of a series on the rise of the far right from the April/May issue of the magazine. Read more .In September 2020, just one month before thirteen men with militia ties were with an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, the majority leader of the Michigan senate, Mike Shirkey, met with militia group leaders to on messaging.“I was in Lansing and members—the leaders, the so-called leaders—of three of the groups met in my office, and we talked about their messaging, their purpose, what they are trying to accomplish, and how they could improve their...WW…