This says a lot about the type of people at Trump rallies...
The week in extremism, from USA TODAYUSA TodayBy Will CarlessOctober 12, 2024White supremacist slogan at Trump campaign eventAt a Trump/Vance campaign rally in Saginaw, Michigan, late last week, attendees held up placards bearing the slogan “Reclaim America.” That’s the main slogan of the Texas-headquartered white supremacist hate group Patriot Front, which took to social media to question whether the signs were a tacit endorsement.[...]
- Patriot Front, which specializes in spreading white supremacist propaganda and holding events where chino-clad masked men march around chanting and waving flags, portrays itself as a protector of “European heritage.” Leaks and infiltration of the group have revealed it is a hardcore racist neo–Nazi organization.
- Members of Patriot Front have been charged with conspiracy to riot and the organization is being sued in at least two high-profile cases.
- This week, the official Patriot Front Telegram channel proudly announced the Trump campaign had “adopted” the reclaim America slogan, posting: “The phrase "Reclaim America" is a well-known slogan of Patriot Front. It remains unclear whether the Trump campaign is aware of this connection and PF's use of the phrase, especially since a simple Google search of the slogan will return a plethora of results featuring the organization.”
Last year bias crimes in the New York area rose 230% in crimes against Jews! These are the voters who support Trump. They want a white Christian Nation... no minorities allowed, no other religions allowed and only evangelical Christian religions allowed.
Anti-drag, anti-LGBTQ+ hate rises againAmerica’s far-right spent much of 2022 and 2023 uniting in opposition to the LGBTQ+ community, particularly by targeting drag shows and the people who attend and perform in them. This trend had shown signs of easing off in 2024, but new incidents show far-right extremists have not given up on this line of attack.
- K. Wayne, An English teacher at Peninsula High School in Seattle left their job after an online bullying campaign targeted them for their extracurricular performances as a drag king. The alternative newspaper The Stranger tells their story.
- “My drag persona is a form of creative expression, completely separate from my role as an educator. Drag is not a crime, and I stand by my art and my right to express myself,” K. Wayne told USA TODAY in a statement. “This must stop. people must be able to exist without being doxxed, without being bullied and without fear of living private and personal lives.”
- Meanwhile, across the country in Somerville, MA, a scheduled drag queen story hour at a library was canceled following a bomb threat that forced an evacuation. The event had been targeted by a small protest.
- Throughout the last two years, dozens of drag events have been similarly disrupted by threats. USA TODAY outlined how drag became a major focus of the far-right in this story from the last day of 2022.
The Republicans are trying to fracture America
Statistic of the week: 46,000That’s how many instances of online hate against South-Asians were identified by researchers from Moonshot, a research group that monitors extremist activity, in August on websites frequented by domestic violent extremists.
A vote Trump is a vote for racism, xenophobia, and all the other "phobias"
Vote Blue for sanity! Vote "Yes" on Connecticut ballot question.
Last Friday I went to a drag show in Wisconsin. Fun laughs good times for everyone. I have a right to go there. The performers have a right too. Don’t approve don’t attend. I’m an open minded straight married man. I wasn’t put here to judge others or force my beliefs on others. Vote Blue!
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