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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 …

The Texas Tribune reports: While Nick Fuentes’ unapologetic hate mongering has made him perhaps the nation’s best-known white supremacist, he was merely the latest in a line of people who have been embraced by Defend Texas Liberty and its close allies despite publicly espousing antisemitic views or partnering with extremists. That includes, among others, Ella Maulding, a social media coordinator …

The Texas Tribune reports: Former Rep. Jonathan Stickland’s name has been removed from the website of Defend Texas Liberty, a political action committee and major donor to top Texas Republicans, where he served as president. Defend Texas Liberty’s website now lists Luke Macias, who previously served as the group’s director, as its president. The change follows more than a week …

The Texas Tribune reports: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Wednesday that he does not plan to return any of the $3 million he received from a group whose leader recently hosted white supremacist Nick Fuentes. Defend Texas Liberty is a major donor to Patrick, Attorney General Ken Paxton and other Republicans, and is funded primarily by two far-right West Texas …

The Texas Tribune reports: Two conservative lawmakers said Wednesday that they have donated money they received from the leader of a group who recently hosted white supremacist Nick Fuentes. In a statement, Frisco Rep. Jared Patterson said that he has given $2,500 to a pro-Israel charity, to account for the in-kind contribution of the same value he received from former …

Mediaite has the transcript: JOHN BERMAN: Let me just ask you then, on Nick Fuentes for a second. He ate at Mar-a-Lago with Donald Trump in 2022. He’s also said, among other things, “I love Hitler,” a guy like that who spreads conspiracy theories like the one you were just talking about. How do you feel about Republicans associating with …

The Texas Tribune reports: Jonathan Stickland [photo], the ultraconservative leader of a group that has donated millions of dollars to high-profile Texas leaders, hosted prominent white supremacist Nick Fuentes and other right-wing activists for several hours on Friday. Acting on a tip, a Texas Tribune reporter and photographer observed Fuentes and others — including Kyle Rittenhouse — enter a one-story …

The SPLC’s Hatewatch reports: A web and graphics designer who collaborated with white nationalist Nick Fuentes worked for pro-Donald Trump lawmaker Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., throughout 2022 and into 2023, a Hatewatch investigation found. Lance W. Smith, 23, of Melissa, Texas, purchased or managed multiple web domains associated with Fuentes and his “America First” movement, livestreams on Fuentes’ website …

Mediaite reports: Neo-Nazi commentator Nick Fuentes let loose a hateful diatribe declaring “war” against Jewish people while appearing at an America First Foundation rally on Sunday. An edited version of Fuentes’ remarks made it on to Twitter, and it included some of the more inflammatory remarks he made. “We’re in a holy war, and I will tell you this: Because …

The Arizona Daily Independent reports: Across the state, Arizona Republican leaders are condemning a false advertisement issued by a group calling itself College Republicans United announcing the noted anti-Semite Nick Fuentes as their guest speaker for an upcoming event. The Maricopa County Republican Committee (MCRC) tweeted, “NEVER AUTHORIZED | NEVER SPONSORED | NEVER PROMOTED: The #MCRC never authorized, sponsored, or …

The New Republic reports: A national convention of college Republicans is excitedly welcoming vicious antisemite and racist Nick Fuentes as a headliner. The event is being hosted later this month by College Republicans United, a group that, according to its website, has been committed to “spreading America First across college campuses since January 2018.” Among its “values” are planks like …

Talking Points Memo reports: Alejandro Velasquez, an activist associated with white supremacist leader Nick Fuentes’ far-right “Groyper” movement pleaded guilty on May 16 to a charge of making a “threatening communication” directed at a conference held by the group Turning Point USA. Velasquez, a 19-year-old Texas man who was known by the online alias “LatinoZoomer,” had written a post on …

“I gotta find my 16-year-old wife. Probably when I turn 30 or something. Cause here’s the thing: I don’t wanna be like, let’s say I get married to an 18-year old now. Six year age difference. “When I turn 40, she’s going to be 34. Ew. You wouldn’t have to settle for these women who are all busted up, and …

Talking Points Memo reports: The ChickenRight persona was a unique figure in the Groyper movement. Nick Fuentes’ core audience is made up of young, alienated “Zoomers” who watch his hours-long streams, in which he rails against minorities and gays. But ChickenRight wasn’t just some kid tuning in to Fuentes’ fringe online world from a basement. Evidence indicates ChickenRight has a …

From time-traveling Stop The Steal leader Ali Alexander: This is too gay. While my audience is familiar with me battling SSA, others aren’t as familiar. I apologize for any inappropriate messages sent over the years. Forgive me. While I have repented before God and confess at Church, I want my supporters and those involved to hear my apology today. When …

The Bulwark reports: This week the writer Nate Hochman revealed himself in the very online way one might expect of a Gen Z wannabe power staffer—by updating his Twitter bio. Earlier this month, it was reported that Hochman had gone to work for the Republican Party of Florida; his updated bio indicates that he won’t be just on the comms …

The New York Times reports: A Pennsylvania woman who steered a group of rioters toward Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office on Jan. 6, 2021, and directed others inside the Capitol to steal a laptop computer was sentenced in Federal District Court in Washington on Thursday to three years in prison. The woman, Riley June Williams, 24, was convicted in November of …

USA Today reports: White nationalist Nick Fuentes was removed from CPAC over his lengthy history of openly promoting antisemitic and racist rhetoric. Fuentes is a prominent figure among the far-right, known for peddling white supremacist ideals and using his platform to openly promote antisemitism. Trump dined with Fuentes – a Holocaust denier – as well as rapper Ye (formerly Kanye …

The Daily Beast reports: The filing, which the campaign submitted on Monday to itemize its expenses over the last three months of 2022, shows that Ye paid Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes more than $9,000 for “travel reimbursement” on the same date in November that the rapper and Fuentes dined with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, accompanied by right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos. …

Mediaite reports: The Republican National Committee (RNC) approved a resolution at their annual meeting Friday condemning antisemitism — including specifically calling out Kanye West and Nick Fuentes — but made no mention of their infamous dinner meeting with Trump. It was filed by Shawn Steel, a national committee member from California and former chair of the state party, because “he …