Spooks and Glowies are everywhere, and we conspiracy investigators a just a tinge more prone to paranoia than others. Eventually we will need to organize.
What are some steps you can take to ensure your members are not infiltrators if you wished to create communes, unions, communities, protest groups, volunteer orgs, etc.?
Same way you create trust in all relationships. Do things together, get to know each other's family and friends. The level of trust you achieve is the determining factor for potential activities. It's not a quick process.
This. And you need to know how they make their money, and not in "oh i have bitcoin" way. Biggest red flags is seeminly clueless person with vague job in a vague place, but somehow they never short on money or time. "Oh i work with clients on developing strategies" that kind of thing.
Almost forgot. It has to be a boys club. Dont accept any women, coz thats the easiest way for bad ppl to ruin things