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Death penalty verdict closes grim chapter in Pittsburgh

Thu, 08/03/2023 - 12:24
A federal jury in Pennsylvania sentenced the Tree of Life synagogue murderer to death on Wednesday, ending an often tense and painful time for the city of Pittsburgh and its Jewish community.

Marjorie Taylor Greene Employed White Nationalist Collaborator

Tue, 08/01/2023 - 13:01
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.

Ammon Bundy, People’s Rights Network Slapped with $50 Million Judgment in Defamation Suit

Fri, 07/28/2023 - 10:42
An Idaho jury ruled this week that antigovernment leader Ammon Bundy and his associates must pay St. Luke’s Health System a total of $52.5 million in damages for swarming its Boise hospital, forcing it to briefly shut down and harassing medical personnel.

Neo-Nazi Ex-Marine Buys Up Land in Rural Maine for 'Blood Tribe'

Thu, 07/27/2023 - 12:31
Since the beginning of 2023, neo-Nazi and ex-Marine Christopher Alan Pohlhaus has ramped up his efforts to create a white supremacist enclave in Maine by accumulating rural property, soliciting cryptocurrency donations on Telegram and embarking on a cross-country recruiting trip, according to messages Pohlhaus posted to Telegram.

Speaker at ‘Unite The Right’ Rally Charged

Wed, 07/26/2023 - 09:22
Virginia authorities have arrested and charged a white nationalist once prominent in the “alt-right” for his involvement in a torchlit march the night before the deadly 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Hatewatch has learned.

Texas Commission Bans Training by Constitutional Sheriffs Group

Tue, 07/18/2023 - 11:52
The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) is no longer offering continuing education credit for the training courses taught by the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA).

Extremist Group Illegally Promotes Security Services Across U.S.

Mon, 07/17/2023 - 07:43
Mayhem Solutions Group, a border-focused antigovernment extremist organization, illegally promotes its private security and investigation services. The group disregards legal orders ordering them to stop advertising and has a history of omitting facts about personnel and the company’s legal history on license applications, documents show.

Moms for Liberty Summit Injects Extremism Into the Mainstream

Wed, 06/28/2023 - 10:08
Extremist group Moms for Liberty (MFL) begins its Joyful Warriors National Summit in Philadelphia on June 29, attracting notable hard-right and mainstream conservative speakers including Republican presidential candidates as local activists organize against the event.

What We Know About 'Microchip,' the FBI’s Far-Right Judas

Tue, 06/27/2023 - 12:50
Eight years after he repeatedly hijacked Twitter’s algorithm to hustle disinformation in service of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, the pseudonymous radical-right poster known as “Microchip” has emerged as a key source for the FBI.

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