Nazis

The Houston Chronicle reports: A small group displaying Nazi symbols gathered Saturday on a bridge above Interstate 45 near downtown and City Hall in Houston. The group also held a banner that read, “make America white again” alongside one red and one black Nazi flag. The group also was seen outside Houston’s City Hall. A man was seen confronting the …

The Texas Tribune reports: Two months after a prominent conservative activist and fundraiser was caught hosting white supremacist Nick Fuentes, leaders of the Republican Party of Texas have voted against barring the party from associating with known Nazi sympathizers and Holocaust deniers. In a 32-29 vote on Saturday, members of the Texas GOP’s executive committee stripped a pro-Israel resolution of …

From the Justice Department: A Texas man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison and three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $470,000 in restitution for a hate crime and arson in which he set fire to the Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 31, 2021. Franklin Sechriest, 19, of San Marcos, pleaded guilty …

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 …

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports: A neo-Nazi who hurled Molotov cocktails at a Geauga County church because it hosted drag-queen story hour and other events pleaded guilty Monday to a federal hate crime charge. Aimenn Penny, 20, entered the pleas in federal court in Cleveland to obstruction of persons in the free exercise of religious beliefs and arson. Penny faces …

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports: A group dressed in Nazi clothing put anti-Semitic material on scores of cars at Fort Worth Botanic Garden on Sunday, the same day people wearing similar paraphernalia were videoed eating at a Torchy’s Tacos. The woman who posted the Torchy’s video, Jessica Gregorio, told the Star-Telegram that the group of about 10 people was already …

From the editors of the Israeli newspaper Haaretz: The disaster that befell Israel on the holiday of Simchat Torah is the clear responsibility of one person: Benjamin Netanyahu. The prime minister, who has prided himself on his vast political experience and irreplaceable wisdom in security matters, completely failed to identify the dangers he was consciously leading Israel into when establishing …

The Daily Mail reports: Multiple groups of professed neo-Nazis were spotted marching through parks in the Orlando area Saturday. Social media videos showed the groups – known as ‘Blood Tribe’ and ‘The Goyim Defense League’ – taking to the streets in Cranes Roost Park in Altamonte Spring. The marchers, caught on video by State Representative Anna V. Eskamani, were raising …

Brody Levesque reports at the Los Angeles Blade: On Saturday, the LGBTQ Center of Orlando’s Zebra Youth murals were defaced with Nazi and white Christian nationalist symbols and anti-LGBTQ+ hate speech. A spokesperson for the Orlando Police Department confirmed that an investigation is underway. The Center has been targeted before with incidents stretching back over a decade. In May of …

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports: White supremacist Hardy Carroll Lloyd, who for months has called for violence against Jews in dozens of vulgar emails amid the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial, was arrested Thursday by federal agents in West Virginia. Lloyd was charged Wednesday and the complaint against him was unsealed Thursday after he was taken into custody by federal agents at …

The Bangor News reports: A prominent neo-Nazi who last year moved to Penobscot County with hopes of building a white ethno-state has been banned from Planet Fitness in Bangor. Christopher Pohlhaus, the leader of the neo-Nazi group “Blood Tribe” who has been spotted waving a swastika flag and wearing a swastika necklace at LGBTQ+ events, was banned from Planet Fitness’ …

Axios reports: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ 2024 campaign fired an aide this week who secretly created and shared a pro-DeSantis video that featured the candidate at the center of a Sonnenrad, an ancient symbol appropriated by the Nazis and still used by some white supremacists. Nate Hochman, a speechwriter on the DeSantis campaign and a former writer for National Review, …

The Guardian reports: The leader of Thailand’s pro-reform party, which won the most seats in May’s election, has been blocked from taking power by a parliamentary vote that includes military-appointed senators, a move likely to provoke street protests. Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of Move Forward, a progressive party that has a strong youth support base, won the most votes and most …

Florida Politics reports: A new political committee is forming to unite Florida’s Jewish community — spurred on in part by the rise in high-profile antisemitic displays. Surfside Mayor Shlomo Danzinger and Converge Public Strategies Chairman Jonathan Kilman are spearheading the Tallahassee-based political committee, 1000 Jews of Florida. Most of its donors are from South Florida — long considered the most …

ABC News reports: A suspected neo-Nazi from New Hampshire has been arrested in connection with his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection. According to court documents, Richard Zachary Ackerman stole a U.S. Capitol police helmet and affixed a sticker affiliated with the “New England 131” white nationalist group during the riot. Ackerman flew to Germany in July 2021 and returned …

Manchester’s ABC affiliate reports: The New Hampshire Attorney General’s office said it’s looking into an incident outside of a café in Concord. Cell phone video shows a group of people protesting outside of the Teatotaller on Sunday while the café was hosting its monthly drag story hour event. “All we were doing was promoting literacy and providing kids with cute, …

Florida Politics reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis is in Oklahoma delivering a political speech, but that doesn’t mean disturbing news isn’t happening closer to home. Rep. Anna V. Eskamani tweeted on Saturday video of Nazi demonstrators outside of Disney World. A second image, from Twitter user Shannon Watts, contends that “two dozen white supremacists are outside the main Disney World entrance …

Reuters reports: The U.S. Secret Service said it had detained the driver of a rented box truck that crashed into security barriers near the White House on Monday night, perhaps intentionally, but that there were no injuries or ongoing danger. A Reuters witness said investigators found a Nazi swastika flag that apparently came from inside the truck, which crashed into …

From the website of the host brewery: Kaleidoscope Youth Center (KYC) and Land-Grant Brewing Company are back for the 2nd Annual Land-Grant Drag Brunch on Saturday, April 29th, benefiting KYC and LGBTQIA+ youth in our community! Hosted by Anisa Love and Virginia West, this is a FREE admission event, but this year we are introducing very limited VIP seating where …

Atlanta’s Fox affiliate reports: Residents in some Atlanta neighborhoods are expressing concern and outrage after waking up to antisemitic and transphobic flyers left for residents. The Atlanta Police Department says their Homeland Security Unit is investigating the incident, but they are not aware of any criminal-related acts directly associated with the flyers. The flyers claim six Jewish individuals are behind …