Tag Archives: white nationalists

VIRGINIA: Court Denies Bail For The Weeping Nazi

The New York Post reports: A neo-Nazi who said he pepper-sprayed a demonstrator in self-defense on the campus of the University of Virginia was denied bail Thursday. Christopher Cantwell, who has justified the death of a woman protesting a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, made his first court appearance after surrendering to police in Lynchburg, Va., late Wednesday. The New …

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The “Weeping Nazi” Surrenders On Felony Charges

The New York Times reports: A white nationalist whose behavior at the violent gatherings this month in Charlottesville, Va., brought him notoriety after he was featured in a widely viewed documentary, has turned himself into the authorities in Virginia days after warrants were issued for his arrest. Earlier this week, the University of Virginia Police Department said the charges against …

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Rabbis Ditch Traditional High Holy Days Call With Trump Over His Support For “Advocates Of Anti-Semitism”

Politico reports: A prominent coalition of American rabbis has decided not to hold its annual conference call with the president to mark Jewish holidays, citing Donald Trump’s remarks on the recent violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, as supporting “those who advocate anti-Semitism, racism and xenophobia.” “We have concluded that President Trump’s statements during and after the tragic events in Charlottesville are …

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White House Preps Pardon Paperwork For Joe Arpaio

CNN reports: The White House has prepared the paperwork for President Trump to pardon former sheriff Joe Arpaio when he makes the final decision to do so, CNN has learned. An administration official said the White House has also prepared talking points to send to surrogates after he is pardoned. One of the talking points is that Arpaio served his …

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George And Amal Clooney Donate $1 Million To SPLC

USA Today reports: If money talks, George and Amal Clooney made it shout Tuesday, by donating $1 million to the Southern Poverty Law Center to help fight hate groups in the wake of tragedy and violence in Charlottesville, Va. The SPLC, a leading civil-rights group that monitors hate groups and campaigns against bigotry, is partnering with the Clooney Foundation for …

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SAN FRANCISCO: Activists Plan Counter-Demo As Cops Issue All Hands On Deck Call For Saturday Hate Rally

The SFist reports: This Friday, city leaders will rally concerned citizens and host an afternoon event on the steps of City Hall to condemn hate and the presumed racist overtones of a planned rally in Crissy Field this Saturday. The rally, which still needs a final permit from the National Park Service, has been the source of extensive hand-wringing and …

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VIRGINIA: Ad Agency Tweaks Iconic State Slogan

Ad Week reports: Back in 1969, it was a playfully controversial tagline. Today, one small tweak turned it into a statement of tolerance and solidarity in an increasingly divided America. The Martin Agency of Richmond, Va., responded to the violence and hatred displayed in Charlottesville, Va., last weekend by telling as many people as possible that its home state is …

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66 Former State Attorneys General Urge Trump Not To Equivocate On Hate Groups: Tell Them “Kiss My Ass”

Buzzfeed reports: A bipartisan group of more than five dozen former state attorneys general on Monday issued a call for leaders — including the president — not to “equivocate” when faced with “the voice of hate.” In a statement, 66 former state and territorial attorneys general, including former Senators Joseph Lieberman and Slade Gorton, call for a strong response to …

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Four Arrest Warrants Issued For “Weeping Nazi”

The New York Times reports: Officials at the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office of Albemarle County in Charlottesville said on Monday morning that four warrants had been issued for Mr. Cantwell’s arrest. The office referred questions about the nature of the charges to the University of Virginia Police Department. A spokesman at the department did not respond to requests for comment on …

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NY Times: Trump Has Summoned America’s Demons

From the editorial board of the New York Times: It seems beyond unlikely that Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, or Paul Ryan, the weak-kneed speaker of the House, would entertain any thought of strong action, like censure. But it’s fair to ask: Purely as a matter of political self-preservation, wouldn’t a concerted effort to drag Mr. Trump away from …

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Trump Calls Boston Protesters “Anti-Police Agitators”

The Boston Globe reports: Despite the fact that there were few arrests, and the day was largely peaceful, President Trump tweeted that there were “anti-police agitators” at the Boston events. Authorities had feared the “free speech” event would attract white supremacists. Two of the rally’s scheduled keynote speakers have ties to extremist elements — including one who attended the rally …

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LIVE VIDEO: Massive Boston Crowd Turns Out To Protest White Supremacist “Free Speech” Rally

NBC News reports: Thousands of counter-protesters flooded the streets of Boston on Saturday to confront right-wing “free speech” demonstrators in a display of solidarity after the deadly white nationalist rally in Virginia last weekend. The counter-protesters gathered near Boston’s Malcolm X Boulevard, chanting “Whose streets? Our streets!” and “No Trump, No KKK, No Fascist USA.” They also held signs that …

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REPORT: Steve Bannon Plots Far-Right TV Network

Axios reports: Unshaven and working from home in cargo shorts as he moves into “Bannon the Barbarian” mode, Steve Bannon is thinking bigger than Breitbart. Axios’ Jonathan Swan hears Bannon has told friends he sees a massive opening to the right of Fox News, raising the possibility that he’s going to start a network. Bannon’s friends are speculating about whether …

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Nazis Erupt In Infighting Over Vile Tweet Attacking “Disgusting” Charlottesville Terror Victim Heather Heyer

The Los Angeles Times reports: A tweet from the account of the far-right activist who organized the Charlottesville “Unite the Right” rally insulted the protester who was killed at the event, saying late Friday night that her death was “payback time.” “Heather Heyer was a fat, disgusting Communist,” said the tweet on the account belonging to Jason Kessler . “Communists …

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Fake News Kingpin Mike Cernovich: The Nazi Rally Was A Federal Trap And Those Involved Are “Screwed”

Right wing troll and fake news promoter Mike Cernovich, who first gained fame for his claims about the power of his “super sperm,” declares today that the Charlottesville rally was a “federal trap” that the Nazis stupidly walked right into with torches illuminating their faces. Right Wing Watch reports: “I can’t believe people didn’t know that was a honey pot,” …

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BERKELEY: Extremist Leader “Based Stickman” Faces Mandatory Prison Term Over Assault At Pro-Trump Rally

Law Newz reports: Alt-right, “American Nationalist” Kyle Chapman is facing a felony charge, now that the Alameda County District Attorney brought a case against him Thursday for allegedly wielding a lead baton on the UC Berkeley campus while violence broke out between Trump supporters and antifa counter-demonstrators, The East Bay Express reported. Chapman was reportedly seen striking people with the …

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Trump’s Entire Arts Committee Resigns Because Nazis

The Associated Press reports: Another presidential advisory committee appears to be breaking up. Actor Kal Penn, artist Chuck Close and the entire membership of the President’s Committee On the Arts and Humanities have announced their resignation. A letter dated Friday, and signed by 16 of 17 committee members, cited the “false equivalence” of President Donald Trump’s comments about last weekend’s …

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Schwarzenegger Blasts Trump On Nazis [VIDEO]

Rolling Stone reports: In the wake of the horrific events in Charlottesville last Saturday that left one anti-hate protestor dead and at least 19 injured, Arnold Schwarzenegger called out Donald Trump as well as “Neo-Nazis, the White Nationalists and the neo-Confederates” in a new video for ATTN:, an issues-driven media company. “There are not two sides to bigotry, there are …

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Trump: Stop Terrorism By “Whatever Means Necessary”

Business Insider reports: Tweeting the morning after 13 people were killed in Barcelona after a van plowed through crowds in a busy pedestrian area, President Donald Trump called on American courts to “give us our protective rights back” to stop “Radical Islamic Terrorism.” The president has been heavily criticized by human rights and civil liberties advocates for his stances on …

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Mitt Romney Unleashes: Trump Must Apologize For “Causing Racists To Rejoice And Minorities To Weep”

Posted this morning to Mitt Romney’s Facebook page: I will dispense for now from discussion of the moral character of the president’s Charlottesville statements. Whether he intended to or not, what he communicated caused racists to rejoice, minorities to weep, and the vast heart of America to mourn. His apologists strain to explain that he didn’t mean what we heard. …

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