Extremists

“Do you know that part of the Weimer Republic was social degeneracy Europe had never seen before? Do you know, the whole LGBTQ thing? Do you know, that was going wild in places like Berlin at this time? “And do you know that there were so many Germans, Jew-hatred or not, so many Germans who were willing to accept anything …

Law & Crime reports: A California man has pleaded guilty to threatening a dictionary company and a university president. Though Jeremy David Hanson, 34, only pleaded to charges regarding Merriam-Webster and the University of North Texas, his plea agreement details an extensive history of making politically infused — and usually transphobic or homophobic — threats against people and companies. I …

The Washington Post reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) appeared to kick an unarmed demonstrator during a confrontation outside the Capitol on Thursday afternoon. Videos posted to Twitter by Greene and the Gen Z activist group Voters of Tomorrow show Greene leaving a news conference while being questioned by activists about gun violence. As Greene approaches a crosswalk, she appears …

“What can we do with the seizure of my phone and this FBI corruption? We are suing — you’re hearing it here first, everybody — we’re suing the United States government and the FBI. “My First, Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights were broken. We’re not going to put up with this. We’re not going to be the Gestapo like in …

The Washington Post reports: Hours after FBI agents investigating an alleged breach of voting machines in Colorado seized a cellphone belonging to MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, agents also served a search warrant on Lindell associate and fellow election denier Douglas Frank, Frank said early Thursday. Frank is a longtime math and science teacher in Ohio who claims to have discovered …

The Daily Beast reports: The FBI has arrested a New England woman for allegedly phoning in a bomb threat to Boston Children’s Hospital amid an unrelenting campaign of violent threats from the far-right over debunked claims about services the medical center provides to transgender youth. Catherine Leavy of Westfield, Massachusetts is charged with one count of making a telephonic bomb …

Publishers Weekly reports: Far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’s new book, billed as an analysis of “the global elite’s international conspiracy to enslave humanity and all life on the planet,” sold more than 30K copies in its first week despite Jones being convicted last month in the defamation lawsuit brought against him by parents of Sandy Hook shooting victims. At the …

NBC News reports: A Jan. 6 rioter who wore a “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt inside the U.S. Capitol was sentenced to 75 days in prison on Thursday, matching what the government had requested. Robert Keith Packer was arrested the week after the attack on the U.S. Capitol, and pleaded guilty a year later. Packer’s sister, Kimberly Rice, tried to appeal to …

The Times of Israel reports: MK Avi Moaz said Wednesday that his anti-LGBT Noam party would renew its union with the far-right Religious Zionism and Otzma Yehudit, giving up a solo run. The development came after Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu put personal pressure on Noam’s spiritual leader to do so. Zehava Galon, head of the left-wing Meretz party, criticized Netanyahu …

NBC News reports: A man who wore a “Trump 2020” hat as he beat one officer and dragged another down the steps of the Capitol on Jan. 6 has pleaded guilty, admitting telling officers “you’re gonna die tonight” and repeatedly assaulting law enforcement. Jack Wade Whitton, 32, from Georgia, bragged in a message obtained by the government that he had …

We have an update on the Dairy Queen cultist: A Westmoreland County man is facing several charges after police said he wanted to “kill all Democrats.” Jan Stawovy, 61, took a loaded gun into a Delmont Dairy Queen and police said the quick action of an officer saved lives. It was Saturday, Sept. 10, is when Delmont police said Stawovy …

Media Matters has the transcript: ALEX JONES (GUEST): Well now what they do is they do a default. So they sue you in one of these key jurisdictions that they control, if you’re dumb enough to live in one of them — still, they’ll just do it in DC and make you go there. They’ll sue you in the jurisdiction …

New from the Anti-Defamation League: The past two years have seen a significant increase in extremist related incidents both nationwide and in the state of Florida. These incidents have been driven, in part, by widespread disinformation and conspiracy theories which have animated extremists and fueled antisemitism. The result: unrest and violence, from the January 6 insurrection to white supremacist activity …

“We will see this continue leading into November because they believe the way to drive people to the polls is by scaring them. “They’re lying to women all over America saying that they can’t have an abortion anymore, which that’s a lie. There’s plenty of places that women could easily get an abortion. “They’re lying too to gay Americans saying …

CNN reports: Three January 6, 2021, rioters involved in one of the most brutal assaults on police during the attack at the US Capitol were found guilty on Tuesday of several felonies following a bench trial before a federal judge. Patrick McCaughey was found guilty of nine counts, including assault with a deadly weapon, for an attack against Washington, DC, …

Mediaite reports: Kari Lake, the GOP candidate for the governor of Arizona, compared MAGA supporters to another embattled figure in history during a recent speech. Lake invoked the persecution of none other than Jesus Christ, even pointing at a cross while doing so, as a parallel for how MAGA supporters were characterized by President Joe Biden in recent remarks. “You …

Vice News reports: Arizona Republican Party Chairwoman Kelli Ward shared a tweet from an account rife with white racist content and conspiracy theories on Monday evening. Ward retweeted a violent video that appears to show a white child being savagely beaten by a larger boy with a darker complexion, with the caption “homeschool your children.” “Violent, hate-filled predators are loose …

Law & Crime reports: Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones stands trial yet again today in civil court in a defamation case brought by families of the Sandy Hook mass shooting victims. This time, the trial is in Connecticut. Plaintiffs are eight families and an FBI agent. Jones already lost the case by default. Jurors will determine the money to be awarded. …

Vice News reports: Former President Donald Trump has now shared his most explicit endorsement of the QAnon conspiracy movement to date. Trump shared a picture of himself wearing a Q lapel pin, overlaid with the QAnon phrases “The Storm is Coming” and “WWG1WGA,” on his Truth Social account on Monday evening. The post had been originally shared on Truth Social …

Changing America reports: A bar in Denton, Texas, canceled its Disney-themed drag brunch open to all ages after management say they received “aggressive phone calls and hateful comments.” The event at Cool Beans Bar and Grill was scheduled for Sunday and canceled Thursday. The canceled event comes two weeks after a drag brunch at another Denton County bar drew both …