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In the wake of Donald Trump's presidency, the far right
hasn't backed down. Keep reading to preview a few top Hatewatch
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stories you may have missed this summer. We hope you'll take a
look and check out Hatewatch, the SPLC blog monitoring and exposing
the American radical right, to stay updated on the consequences of
hate and extremism in our country.
In Plain Sight: Uncovering Border Patrol's Relationship with
Far-Right Militias at the Southern Border
As militias on the border have become more brazen in recent months, it
appears some Border Patrol agents have turned a blind eye to their
activities. Hatewatch has reviewed several videos of Border Patrol
agents interacting with these border militia members, in some cases
even appearing to have established friendly relationships.
The group, Veterans on Patrol (VOP), an SPLC-designated antigovernment
militia group, has documented the militia coalition's activities
on platforms such as Telegram, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook,
detailing detainments in the region.
In messages posted to VOP's telegram channel, vigilante
"operations" show how VOP, along with other groups such as
AZ Desert Guardians and United People of America, have stopped,
interrogated and siphoned migrants into the hands of Border Patrol
agents.
Read more here.
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Donors Pumped Millions into White Nationalist Group
Donors gave the prominent white nationalist hate group VDARE $4.3
million in 2019, over eight times more than the year before, according
to tax records the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) obtained and
shared with Hatewatch.
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The large sum represents an unprecedented annual haul for an American
white nationalist group and suggests that big-money donors of the
conservative movement may be moving their riches to more extreme
causes in the aftermath of Donald Trump's rise.
In an era when white nationalists increasingly embrace decentralized
online activism, VDARE stands out for its organizational prowess and
links to power. Hatewatch connected former Trump administration
officials Stephen Miller and Julia Hahn to its founder, Peter
Brimelow, in a series of stories.
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Read more here.
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Tweeting Hate: SPLC analysis shows that Twitter has failed to address
its use by far-right extremists and was a major tool in the Jan. 6
Capitol insurrection
Six months after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Twitter
continues to be a major tool for far-right extremists, facilitating
and boosting their efforts, and - if left unchecked - will
likely enable politically motivated violence again, according to a
report released this week by the Southern Poverty Law Center's
Intelligence Project.
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The report, titled, "'We Make Mistakes:'
Twitter's Embrace of the Extreme Far Right," documents the
company's failure to address the use of its social media
platform to spread disinformation and highlights its complicity in the
far-right movement by amplifying those voices.
Read more here.
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