Extremists Links: Experts Fear 'Copycat' Mass Shootings, and Anti-LGBTIQ Rhetoric Continues
Experts fear White Supremacists attack in Buffalo will inspire 'copycat' mass shootings, and anti-LGBTIQ rhetoric and violence continues in the wake of deadly attack in Colorado Springs.
The latest reporting on extremist groups within the Radical Right.
*Extremists Links is a weekly round-up of reporting on extremists groups including the White Supremacists and Militia Movements, as well as reporting on the investigations into the January 6th Insurrection. This week, Extremists Links is available to all subscribers to Radical Reports.
White Supremacists, Militia Movement, and Extremists
Experts feared copycats would mimic the Buffalo mass shooting. In Slovakia, one man did [The Buffalo News]
Twitter failed to detect upload of Christchurch mosque terror attack videos [The Guardian]
FBI, DHS and social media firms like Meta, TikTok aren't adequately addressing threat of domestic extremists, Senate report says [NBC News]
Days after deadly shooting at LGBTQ club, Twitter bans group that protects LGBTQ events [USA Today]
Drag show in Southern Pines ramps up security after backlash [NBC News]
At Least Five Dead and 18 Injured in LGBTQ+ Nightclub Shooting in Colorado [Them]
Authorities identify the 5 victims killed in the Colorado Springs LGBTQ club shooting [NBC News]
Colorado Springs: Accused shooter related to Calif. Assemblyman Randy Voepel [CBS News]
Two Anti-LGBT Republicans Marked Themselves ‘Safe From the Club Q Shooting’ [Colorado Times Recorder]
Club Q shooting follows year of bomb threats, drag protests, anti-trans bills [The Washignton Post]
Shooting Makes Colorado Springs Ponder Its Past and Present [The New York Times]
Colorado Springs: Far-Right Influencers Made LGBTQ People Into Targets [SPLC]
The Proud Boys keep popping up at LGBTQ events [The Washington Post]
Columbus police to monitor drag storytelling event after Proud Boys announce protest plans [The Columbus Dispatch]
Retired police captain in Idaho outed as white supremacist [Yahoo!]
City of Boise launches investigation into racist cop with white supremacy ties [NPR]
BPD Union reacts to former Captain's participation in questionable conference [ABC News]
Idaho mayor launches investigation into police officer’s ties with white supremacist group [Associated Press]
Treasure Valley law enforcement reacts to former Boise police captain's affiliation with white nationalist group [NBC News]
Police escort hecklers. Proud Boys jeer. Miami school board meetings becoming ‘hostile’ [Miami Herald]
New York Man Accused of Antisemitic Attacks Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime Charge [The New York Times]
Jewish community vigilant after antisemitic arrests [CBS News]
Nazi armband-wearing man arrested for threats against NYC synagogues [Raw Story]
Antisemitic graffiti along Bethesda Trolley Trail in Maryland is seen as part of a trend: ‘People want a scapegoat’ [The Baltimore Sun]
Massachusetts residents continue to grapple with NSC-131 activity while alleged leader faces charges in court [Boston University News Service]
“White Power Zone” Graffiti at Ohio State University Sparks Investigation [The Root]
Neo-Nazi Group Threatens Residents in Harvard Square [The Harvard Crimson]
Neo-Nazis menace attendees at Harvard bookfair [Raw Story]
Antisemitic flyers reappear in Bay Area [San Francisco Chronicle]
Warwick police: Suspicious packages with 'racially charged' messages left on lawns [The Providence Journal]
White nationalist group appears to have targeted Black resident [Warwick Beacon]
Patriot Front vandalism motivated by 'intimidation' and 'recruitment' [The Gonzaga Bulletin]
Culver City police investigate anti-Semitic hate crime [CBS News]
'Anti-Semitic Hate Publication' Distributed in Culver City Last Sunday [Culver City Observer]
Thornton residents concerned as antisemitic hate letter appears in mailboxes [The Westminster Window]
Saline makes statement on white supremacist stickers [The Sun Times News]
'Disgusting' white nationalist literature left on door of Inglewood shop [Calgary Herald]
January 6th Insurrection
Capitol Riot Insurrectionists Networks
Capitol Breach Cases: Defendants charged in federal court in the District of Columbia related to crimes committed at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C during the January 6th Insurrection.
Why a new special counsel's Trump investigations won't be like the Mueller probe [NPR]
Rep. Lofgren says Jan. 6 committee to release final report "within a month" [Axios]
Jan. 6 panel brushes off Trump 2024 in critical final sprint [Politico]
The Supreme Court Isn’t Interested in Blocking the January 6 Investigations [The New Republic]
January 6 committee pushes back on Pence ‘closing the door’ on his potential testimony [CNN]
The DOJ Wants to Know What Mike Pence Knows About January 6 [New York Magazine]
January 6 subcommittee to examine criminal referrals it might make to DoJ [The Guardian]
Trump Declares His January 6 Actions as Peaceful and Patriotic [Newsweek]
Retiring GOP Sen. Pat Toomey says he has 'no doubt' that Trump 'intended to thwart the outcome' of the 2020 election [Insider]
Capitol Police officer’s suicide recognized as ‘line of duty’ death [The Hill]
Oath Keepers Leader Convicted of Sedition in Landmark Jan. 6 Case [The New York Times]
Attorneys give closing arguments in the Oath Keepers Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case [NPR]
Jury deliberations begin in January 6 sedition trial of Oath Keepers founder [The Guardian]
Oath Keepers jury home for weekend after deliberations start [Associated Press]
Defendants attack U.S. ‘manipulation’ of evidence in Oath Keepers trial [The Washington Post]
Far-right extremist guided 'army' of rioters to Pelosi's office on Jan. 6, prosecutors tell jury [NBC News]
Oath Keepers sought ‘violent overthrow’ of government [Associated Press]
‘Do not become numb’: Prosecutors close seditious conspiracy case against Oath Keepers [Politico]
An “Idiot Running Around”: An Oath Keeper Talked About Her Role On January 6 in Surprise Testimony [Mother Jones]
Man gets 20-year term for stabbing at Albany Jan. 6 protest [Associated Press]
January 6 defendant who barged into Pelosi offices during attack found guilty of multiple counts [CNN]
Montana man gets 3 years in prison for role in Capitol riot [Associated Press]
Delaware man sentenced for joining US Capitol riots while on Tinder date [The Guardian]
A federal judge compared the January 6 mentality to 'Nazi Germany' at the sentencing of a Capitol rioter [Insider]
Maryland father, stepson duo charged with assaulting police in Jan. 6 Capitol riot [CBS News]
Pennsylvania woman found guilty in US Capitol riot case [Al Jazeera]
Wife requests lighter sentence for Capitol riot suspect from South Jersey [Cherry Hill Courier-Post]
Man who blamed Trump’s ‘orders’ for Jan. 6 riot sentenced [Associated Press]
Arkansas man charged in January 6 riot trial delayed again [NBC News]
Texas veteran who entered Senate chamber in military gear on January 6 found guilty [CNN]
Maryland father, stepson duo charged with assaulting police in Jan. 6 Capitol riot [CBS News]
Illinois sisters get probation after Capitol riot pleas [Telegraph Herald]