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- Dismantling White Supremacy
Trump’s actions in Los Angeles fulfill the hard right’s dreams of revenge
A long-held wish of the hard right was fulfilled this month when President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard and, later, 700 active-duty U.S. Marines to Los Angeles ostensibly to crack down on people demonstrating against the actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The massive demonstration of state power occurred against the objections…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
Extremist lawyer appears to be training Patriot Front members to fight
A longtime far-right activist and defense lawyer with a history of making death threats, Jason Lee Van Dyke appears to be leading Brazilian jujitsu (BJJ) training efforts inside Patriot Front, according to social media posts reviewed by Hatewatch. Training in martial arts like BJJ provides white nationalist groups such as Patriot Front a way to…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
Broad network of anti-student-inclusion groups impacts public education
While Moms for Liberty has dominated headlines concerning the movement against student inclusion and educational equity, numerous other organizations work with less public scrutiny to shape public education policies and practices. These groups employ a range of tactics, from lobbying and litigation to direct intimidation and misinformation campaigns. Together, these groups represent a growing trend:…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
White nationalist represents Proud Boys in lawsuit against federal government
A longtime white nationalist lawyer and organizer of the deadly 2017 “Unite the Right” rally is representing several members of the Proud Boys in a $100 million lawsuit against the U.S. government. Augustus Sol Invictus, 40, is a Florida-based lawyer representing five members of the Proud Boys who were previously convicted on charges related to…
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ADF legal fellowship faculty prayed for ‘God’s wrath’ on ‘lawless judges’
Since at least 2010, the Christian reconstructionist preacher P. Andrew Sandlin has been a faculty member for the anti-LGBTQ+ hate group Alliance Defending Freedom’s Blackstone Legal Fellowship. A review of articles written by Sandlin, who leads a Christian Reconstructionist organization named the Center for Cultural Leadership (CCL), shows a pattern of violent anti-abortion rhetoric and…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
June 2025 Intelligence Project Dispatch: Trends and incidents of the hard right
The Southern Poverty Law Center works to dismantle white supremacy in public forums and online, exposes hate and anti-democracy extremism and counters disinformation and conspiracy theories with research and community resources. The Intelligence Project monitors and exposes white supremacy and its impact on communities. Conspiracy theories Education-focused extremist activity Anti-immigrant activity White nationalist and neo-Nazi…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
ADF adviser’s ‘biblically responsible’ investment firm settles SEC fraud case
An investment company that is linked to an anti-LGBTQ+ hate group and is known for promoting data-driven “biblically responsible investing” recently settled a case brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which accused the firm of investing in companies that failed to meet the very standards it touted to its Christian-right base of clients…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
Bigoted beliefs and racist ties found among more Trump administration personnel
In its first months in office, the second Trump administration has welcomed personnel who embrace conspiracy theories, bigotry and racism. These are people who have the power to shape the nation’s immigration policies, national security priorities, health care services, surveillance powers, civil rights enforcement, personnel decisions and much more. This is the second installment in…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
ADF supports donor, trade group for controversial health care sharing industry
Anti-LGBTQ+ hate group Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) recently threw its support behind a trade association for the troubled health care sharing ministry (HCSM) industry, which markets a religious-based alternative to health insurance. It’s an industry that has seen its clients, most of whom are conservative people with low incomes, allege that these health care sharing…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
State treasurers join Christian supremacist effort targeting public investments
A group of public officials responsible for managing investments for more than two dozen states is partnering with an anti-LGBTQ+ hate group and Christian theocrats to pressure investors and corporations to roll back environmental and diversity policies. More on ADF April 9 – ‘Debanking’ conspiracy theory movement is led by Christian dominionists May 20 –…