Extremists

From the right wing Daily Caller: An advocacy group is warning parents about Parler, a social media app that has been touted as a free-speech platform and alternative to Twitter. Parents Together Action warned parents about the surging popularity of the app in the wake of the presidential election and its “extremist user base and almost non-existent moderation of content” …

Media Matters reports: At least three major streaming devices are hosting multiple channels dedicated to the dangerous QAnon conspiracy theory, despite its supporters’ ties to violence — and seemingly in violation of the platforms’ terms of service. Most of these QAnon channels appear to be using the same video hosting service, Secure Server TV, which facilitates the channels’ distribution across …

Media Matters reports: During the November 16 broadcast of The Alex Jones Show, Jones told listeners “everyone must go to the capital of Georgia now and you must surround the governor’s mansion now.” Jones said that he would also travel to Georgia where he would be joined by Roger Stone, who has urged Trump to take several draconian actions to …

Breitbart reports: “Trumpism without Trump” is what America needs in four years, said conservative author Ann Coulter during a lecture at the University of Texas at Austin on Thursday night hosted by the university’s Young Conservatives of Texas. “The reason I’m very happy that [President] Trump lost – and lost narrowly – is that a second term of Trump would …

Washington’s NBC News affiliate reports: Violent clashes between supporters of President Donald Trump and counterprotesters erupted in the streets of downtown Washington, D.C., Saturday night after thousands of the president’s supporters rallied earlier in the day to protest election results they say are fraudulent. One person was stabbed when a fight broke out between two large groups at 10th Street …

The Washington Post reports: A week after the election was called for Joe Biden, hundreds of President Trump’s supporters descended on the nation’s capital Saturday to falsely claim that the race had been stolen from the man they adore — who soon decided to welcome them in person. Shortly after 10 a.m., Trump drove down Pennsylvania Avenue in his motorcade, …

The Wrap reports: The #MillionMAGAMarch hashtag was flooded with pictures of pancakes on Friday in what is the latest brilliant troll driven by K-pop stans on social media. The idea to use pictures of pancakes appears to have come from actress Shea Depmore, who posted a video on her TikTok and Twitter accounts on Wednesday instructing people to fill the …

Fox News reports: President Donald Trump tweeted Friday alluding to the possibility that he would attend a planned rally in D.C., organized in support of the president and his claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election, in some fashion on Saturday. Activists organizing under the banners of “Million MAGA March” and “Stop the Steal” are expected to be among …

Media Matters reports: On Veterans Day, former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon referred to a 19th century poem to surreptitiously call for Americans to fight and die for a second Trump term. For years, Bannon has cloaked his extremist positions with obscure and pretentious references. In this case, his co-host Jack Maxey read an excerpt from “Lays of Ancient …

Media Matters reports: Oath Keepers militia leader Stewart Rhodes said that he has armed men on standby outside of Washington, D.C., to supposedly prevent the 2020 presidential election from being stolen from President Donald Trump. Echoing elements of the QAnon conspiracy theory during an appearance on far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ program, Rhodes said the only way to prevent his …

ABC News reports: During an interview Wednesday on Australian TV, Anthony Fauci talked about the stressful nature of his job and said, “To deny that would be to deny reality.” “When you have public figures like Bannon calling for your beheading, that’s really kind unusual, I think,” he said. “That’s not the kind of thing you think about when you’re …

Politico reports: The disparate tribes of MAGA Nation — Oath Keepers, Three Percenters, Infowars fanatics, Groypers, Proud Boys, white nationalists, neo-Nazis and the people who would simply call themselves die-hard MAGA — have declared that they are simply going to show up in Washington en masse over the weekend to rally together, with the marquee event on Saturday. The groups …

CNN reports: Two armed Virginia men who were arrested Thursday outside the Philadelphia Convention Center were “coming to deliver a truck full of fake ballots” to the city, CNN affiliate KYW reported, citing prosecutors. The center is one of the places where election workers have been counting votes from the 2020 general election, which includes the race for president. Text …

Media Matters reports: Far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones said he spoke at a November 5 rally against Arizona election officials and ballot counters after receiving encouragement from people at the White House and from a former Trump administration official. During his deranged speech outside the Maricopa County Elections Department, Jones issued several threats and hyped the prospect of violence against …

Law & Crime reports: The day after Steve Bannon mused about beheading FBI Director Christopher Wray and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Trump loyalist’s powerhouse lawyers asked a federal judge on Friday to postpone a hearing scheduled for Monday because they intend to withdraw from his criminal case. “Mr. Bannon is in the process of retaining new counsel, and Quinn Emanuel …

Philadelphia’s CBS News affiliate reports: Two heavily armed men found outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center were taken into police custody late Thursday night. This comes as votes are currently being counted inside of the center. Philadelphia police say they were notified of a threat of an attack around 10 p.m. Thursday. According to police, the threat involved a group of …

CNN reports: Twitter permanently suspended an account belonging to former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon after he suggested Thursday morning that Dr. Anthony Fauci and FBI Director Christopher Wray should be beheaded. His comments were made in a video posted to his Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter accounts. Bannon falsely claimed President Trump had won reelection, despite several key states …

Florida Politics reports: Rep. Lois Frankel swatted off a challenge from internet provocateur Laura Loomer. The West Palm Beach Democrat easily defeated her challenger in a race that drew national attention mostly thanks to the Republican candidate’s history of hateful commentary. Voters followed Twitter, Facebook and Uber in denying Loomer a platform for her rhetoric. With all early and vote-by-mail …

NBC News reports: Former Congressional candidate DeAnna Lorraine Tesoriero was suspended from Twitter on Tuesday afternoon shortly after publishing a tweet that baselessly claimed immigrants would enter the U.S. and commit violence if Trump is not elected. Twitter told NBC News that Tesoriero’s account, which had over 393,000 followers, “was permanently suspended for repeated violations of the Twitter Rules.” Tesoriero …

USA Today reports: Extremist groups are planning actions in key states, including Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, according to the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights, which has been tracking extremists on social media. Those states, along with Georgia and Oregon, face the highest risk of election-related activity by armed vigilante groups, according to a report by MilitiaWatch and …