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It includes podcasters, streamers, pundits, operatives and elected officials, many of whom began as scrappy insurgents and now command large audiences.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Twenty years ago, the grim and creatively valorous third season thrust the story’s human heroes into the role of insurgents.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

"If the market is entirely run by insurgents, that is a different story," he told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

But when I asked if she thought the Surf City insurgents could upend California politics, the professor quickly said, “No.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

A hands-off policy had backfired, the insurgents had gathered strength.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols