Tag Archives: white supremacists

NBC News reports: The white gunman who killed three Black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, over the weekend wore a Rhodesian army patch on his tactical vest, law enforcement sources say, a reference that has been used before during white supremacist attacks. The patch — representing Rhodesia, a former white minority-ruled territory in southern Africa in …

The Associated Press reports: Following services earlier in the day, about 200 people showed up at a Sunday evening vigil a block from the Dollar General store in Jacksonville where officials said Ryan Palmeter opened fire Saturday using guns he bought legally despite a past involuntary commitment for a mental health exam. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis — who is running …

Via press release from the White House: On Saturday, our nation marked the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington — a seminal moment in our history and in our work towards equal opportunity for all Americans. But this day of remembrance and commemoration ended with yet another American community wounded by an act of gun violence, reportedly fueled by …

NBC News reports: A white gunman killed three Black people in what the sheriff called a hate-motivated shooting at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday.  Authorities identified the shooter as Ryan Christopher Palmeter, a 21-year-old from Orange Park, Florida. They also confirmed he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters earlier described the gunman …

The New York Times reports: A white gunman wearing a tactical vest barged into a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Fla., on Saturday and fatally shot three Black people in an attack that the authorities said they were investigating as a hate crime. The gunman, who has not been publicly identified and was described as being in his early 20s, …

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 …

“It’s all about emotion. I’m going to get a little poetical with tonight, if I may. They say that the eyes are the window into the human soul. That blazing set of eyes that we saw in that photograph revealed a soul that is literally burning with a righteous flame on behalf of 300 million Americans. “That is one 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 …

Reuters reports: A conservative legal group on Wednesday urged a U.S. anti-discrimination agency to investigate Kellogg Co over workplace diversity policies that it says are unlawful, and accused the cereal maker of sexualizing its products. This is the second complaint filed this week against a company by America First Legal, a nonprofit run by Stephen Miller, who was an adviser …

“Whites are trending towards extinction in the United States. Like, that’s the way it’s headed. And then the other part of the story is the veil of silence around this issue, the wall that is erected around it. And I know you’re gonna say, well, you just read a story about it. So it’s not a silence. “They can report …

USA Today reports: Members of the white supremacist organization Patriot Front have filed a federal lawsuit against a leftist activist, claiming he infiltrated their group and revealed their identities as members. The activist’s “doxxing” of the four plaintiffs as members of Patriot Front cost them their jobs, incomes and relationships with family members, the lawsuit claims. Filed in federal court …

Mediaite has the transcript: JOHNSON: I think the atmosphere, perhaps Stephen, is right for true, true reform here at the DOJ. Sir, how do you go about doing it? MILLER: Well, the first and most important thing is to reestablish what is known as the unitary executive. So this goes back to the Watergate era. And now we obviously know, …

The Huffington Post reports: A prominent conservative writer, lionized by Silicon Valley billionaires and a U.S. senator, used a pen name for years to write for white supremacist publications and was a formative voice during the rise of the racist “alt-right,” according to a new HuffPost investigation. Richard Hanania, a visiting scholar at the University of Texas, used the pen …

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’ …

The El Paso Times reports: The white supremacist who fatally shot 23 people at an El Paso Walmart will remain behind bars for the rest of his life after being sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences. Patrick Crusius, 24, was sentenced Friday morning to life in prison on each of 90 federal charges he pleaded guilty to earlier this year …

From the Justice Department: A Michigan man was indicted for conspiring with others and allegedly defacing Temple Jacob – a Jewish synagogue in Hancock, Michigan. According to the court documents, Nathan Weeden, 23, of Houghton, and co-conspirators Richard Tobin, of New Jersey, and Yousef Barasneh, of Wisconsin defaced Temple Jacob with swastikas and symbols associated with The Base, a multi-state, …

The Washington Post reports: Testimony is scheduled to begin Tuesday in the federal trial of the man accused of killing 11 people and wounding two others at the Tree of Life synagogue in 2018, the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. Robert G. Bowers, 50, of Baldwin, Pa., is facing 63 hate-crime and gun-related charges in the mass killing during …

The Birmingham News reports: Multiple motorists traveling on Interstate 65 on Monday near Clanton reported Alabama Department of Transportation signs displaying messages for a group identified as a white supremacist organization. Images on social media showed large digital traffic signs displaying the words “Patriot Front” and “reclaim America.” The SPLC identifies Patriot Front, based in Texas, as a “white nationalist …

Montana Right Now reports: The Bozeman Pride Stroll was interrupted by a group of protesters wearing masks and sunglasses to protect their identities while chanting and carrying signs promoting white supremacy and condemning the LGBTQ+ community. The group walked up and down Main Street and other side streets while engaging with bystanders who shouted back at them. One bystander who …

The Daily Beast reports: Despite speaking at a white nationalist conference in February, Marjorie Taylor Green takes “great offense” to being called a white supremacist. She spoke Thursday about a caught-on-camera quarrel Wednesday between her and Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), who levied the insult her way during their shouting match outside the Capitol. “That is like calling a person of …