Extremists

The Associated Press reports: Former President Donald Trump has told Argentina’s President-elect Javier Milei that he plans to travel to the South American country so the two can meet, Milei’s office said Thursday. The office did not give a date for when Trump intends to be in Buenos Aires. The inauguration of Milei, a right-wing populist who has expressed admiration …

The Daily Beast reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) went on a notorious QAnon-aligned show Wednesday to promote her new book, despite her 2021 claim to have disavowed the loony far-right conspiracy shortly after she was elected to Congress. Greene appeared to be aware of her target audience as she spoke on the X22 Report—a show whose wild conspiracy theorizing …

Newsweek reports: A conservative legal group headed by Stephen Miller, a former White House advisor to Donald Trump, has accused Macy’s of implementing a racially discriminatory diversity plan. America First Legal filed a federal civil rights complaint with the EEOC on Tuesday, according to a press release. The complaint alleges Macy’s is “intentionally and systemically” violating Title VII of the …

“I was also scared because no one can tell me that those were Trump supporters. I fully believe that they were Antifa BLM rioters. The same ones we saw caused over $2 billion in damage in American cities across the country the previous year. And I was actually scared. And luckily there was another member of Congress – I’m not …

The Associated Press reports: The founder of a far-right, unofficial Catholic media group has resigned for an unspecified violation of the organization’s morality clause, the group said in a statement Tuesday. Michael Voris stepped down as president of St. Michael’s Media and Church Militant, a Michigan-based enterprise established to address what Voris’ official biography calls “the serious erosion of the …

NBC News reports: A Jan. 6 rioter who represented himself during a jury trial and advanced sovereign citizen arguments that a federal judge described as “bulls—” and “gobbledygook” was found guilty Tuesday and ordered into government custody. Taylor James Johnatakis of Washington state was arrested in February 2021 and went to trial starting last week. After just a few hours …

Mediaite reports: Mike Davis, a prominent MAGA lawyer and pundit, threatened online Monday to jail and deport MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan if former President Donald Trump is reelected and gives him a top job in his administration – as he is widely expected to do. Davis made the shocking threat in reply to a segment from Hasan’s weekend show in …

“Six years ago, the David Horowitz Freedom Center invited the then little-known Candace Owens to its annual Restoration Weekend gathering of conservative movers and shakers, about which she later referred to as ‘the conference where everything started for me.’ “The David Horowitz Freedom Center went on promoting Candace, honored her with an Annie Taylor Award for Courage in 2018, and …

Bloomberg News reports: Elon Musk railed against “bogus” media reports accusing him of antisemitism, issuing his strongest response yet after endorsing antisemitic content in a post on X that provoked outrage and alienated advertisers like Apple Inc. The backlash erupted last week after the billionaire Tesla Inc. chief and X-owner agreed with a post that said Jewish people hold a …

Reuters reports: Hungary’s ruling party unveiled billboards vilifying European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen on Monday, the first time it has made her a personal target in a campaign similar to one against her predecessor that angered Brussels. The billboards, erected overnight to launch a campaign for next June’s European parliamentary election, depict Von der Leyen alongside Alex Soros, …

The BBC reports: Argentines have elected far-right libertarian outsider Javier Milei, 53, as their new president. With almost all votes counted, Mr Milei had won close to 56% in the decisive run-off, ahead of his left-wing rival, Sergio Massa, with 44%. The radical newcomer’s victory has been described as “a political earthquake”. It has been welcomed by like-minded politicians such …

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports: A group of nearly two dozen people waving swastika flags and chanting antisemitic rhetoric marched on the Wisconsin state Capitol grounds Saturday afternoon, performing a salute originally used by Nazis at political rallies, often called the “Hitler salute.” The group was dressed in red shirts with “Blood Tribe” written on the back. The Blood Tribe is …

“I’m calling on Speaker Johnson to create a January 6th Select Committee. Releasing the tapes is not enough! There needs to be investigations and ACCOUNTABILITY for ALL of the lies, deceit, and lives ruined. Every member of the Jan 6th committee, Nancy Pelosi, FBI, DOJ, DC Police, Cap Police, Jan 6 witnesses who lied, all need to be subpoenaed. Criminal …

The Jewish Forward reports: In her new memoir, titled MTG and scheduled for release on Tuesday, the Republican congressperson from Georgia writes that she has “donated to the Temple Institute in Israel, a fund that helps rebuild the Jewish temple on the Temple Mount in Israel.” The group, known as Machon HaMikdash in Israel, was founded to rebuild the Temple …

Newsweek reports: Fred Wellman, the former executive director for the Lincoln Project, is seeking donations to his legal fund through the GoFundMe page, “Defend Democracy Against MAGA Lawsuits,” to combat what he describes as “an intimidation effort” from former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn. The Lincoln Project is a political action committee founded by former Republicans who oppose former …

The Associated Press reports: An Ohio man who repeatedly attacked police officers as he joined a mob of Donald Trump supporters in storming the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Thursday to nearly five years in prison. Kenneth Joseph Owen Thomas has acted as a “one-man misinformation machine” since the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, using his social media platforms to spread …

The SPLC’s Hatewatch reports: Michael Polignano, a co-founder of white nationalist publisher Counter-Currents, faces felony charges related to his alleged theft of nearly $35,000 from his ailing mother, according to Maryland court records. Polignano is a veteran member of the white power movement, and Counter-Currents has played a leading role in spreading white nationalist thought between North America and Europe. …

The New York Times reports: A jury on Thursday convicted David DePape of federal crimes for breaking into the San Francisco home of Nancy Pelosi and beating her husband with a hammer in an attack last year that raised fears of political violence ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. The jury reached its decision after deliberating for roughly eight hours …

“We in the United States have a dying population. We don’t replace ourselves. It’s literally a dying country. There are fewer Americans every single year, which is why we have to replace those who are not being born with mass migration. So, you’ve got a dying country with a dying Western civilization. And then what does contraception mean? It means …

Lafayette’s NBC affiliate reports: Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins told a federal judge last week that the Texas man who pled guilty to assaulting police while storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 was “a man of good character, faith, and core principles.” Ryan Taylor Nichols pled guilty last Tuesday to two counts of obstruction and assaulting, resisting or impeding …