Extremists Links: Former President’s Indictment and Incitement of Far Right
Former President Donald Trump is indicted days after calling for protests during a campaign rally which could incite violence from supporters and far right extremists.
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.
Former President’s Indictment and Incitement of Far Right
Trump plans to turn himself in for arraignment Tuesday [The Washington Post]
Trump’s indictment has yet not sparked plans for large-scale protests, but experts urge caution and vigilance in days ahead [Yahoo! News]
The Far Right Is Calling For Bloody ‘Civil War’ After Trump’s Indictment [Vice News]
MAGA Cries ‘Tyranny’ and Threatens Civil War After News of Trump Indictment [Right Wing Watch]
Fox News Relentlessly Predicts Violence Will Follow Trump's Indictment [Huffington Post]
Glenn Beck Hyperventilates About the End of America After Trump Indictment [The Daily Beast]
Mark Levin Calls Trump Indictment Declaration of ‘War’ on GOP: ‘Republicans Better Wake the Hell Up’ [Mediaite]
Donald Trump Responds to Indictment News With Antisemitic Conspiracy Theory and a Very Big Typo [The New Republic]
A Trump Rally, a Right-Wing Cause and the Enduring Legacy of Waco [The New York Times]
Trump’s call for protest over potential arrest sparks fears of violence [The Hill]
At Launch Rally in Waco, Former President Sets the Stakes for Trump ’24 Campaign with Apocalyptic, Violent, Genocidal Rhetoric [Religion Dispatches]
What it means for Trump’s campaign to start in Waco [The Intercept]
Trump casts 2024 contest in apocalyptic terms, slams prosecutors [Reuters]
GOP Governor Reacts to Trump's Call for Protest: 'Political Circus' [Newsweek]
Rise of Antisemitism
White supremacist propaganda hits record levels [Axios]
‘Such a high level right now’: Activists speak about the rising number of anti-semitic incidents nationwide [CBS News]
Antisemitic GDL network grows larger as violence against Jewish Americans abounds [NPR]
Antisemitic tweets soared on Twitter after Musk took over, study finds [The Washington Post]
Antisemitism continued to rise in 2022, with one homicide in Arizona [Arizona Mirror]
Delaware records 11 anti-semitic incidents in 2022, harassment, vandalism and assault on the rise nationwide [NPR]
Antisemitic incidents nearly double in Maryland in 2022 over previous year, audit finds [NPR]
New England sees nearly 100% increase in white supremacist propaganda [Boston Globe]
National groups label Michigan as hot-bed of white power leafleting [Midland Daily News]
Antisemitism in Charlotte has increased since 2022. More education can slow the trend. [The Charlotte Observer]
Reports of antisemitism up 63% in the Pacific Northwest in 2022; resistance is up too [NPR]
Antisemitism reports rising in Pa., N.J., including Port Richmond white supremacist stickers [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Hate-related propaganda incidents dropped in Pennsylvania, skyrocketed nationally [Patriot News]
Antisemitism is on the rise in Texas [Axios]
Why Is Texas the No. 1 State for White Supremacist Propaganda? [Dallas Observer]
Utah among top 10 states with highest levels of white supremacist propaganda [NBC News]
White Supremacists, Militia Movement, and Far Right Extremists
Anti-Drag Fervor Has Been Great for Neo-Nazi “Recruitment,” Says One Leader [Them]
Another Drag Story Hour Targeted by White Supremacists [The Root]
Drag Story Hours Spark Angry Anti-LGBTQ Rallies—Here Are All Resulting In Arrests So Far [Forbes]
Man Arrested, Protesters Clash at New York Attorney General Letitia James-Hosted ‘Drag Story Hour’ [Rolling Stone]
Proud Boys bloodied and jailed during NYC drag queen story hour protest [Raw Story]
UpRising Bakery to close following harassment, vandalism for hosting drag performance [Chicago Sun Times]
Michigan GOP’s Holocaust post shows growing far-right extremism in the party, experts say [Michigan Advance]
Leaked videos show white nationalist group spreading hate in Michigan [Raw Story]
Cranston temple, two churches together confront 'rising tide of hate' [The Providence Journal]
After Nashville homes vandalized with messages of hate, neighbors organize cleanup to spread love [NBC News]
Pensacola rally calls for unity against neo-Nazis and white supremacists [NPR]
Las Vegas man tied to extremist group sentenced to 33 years in prison for child exploitation [ABC News]
A QAnon Follower Booby-Trapped Her Home With Flashbangs and Pepper Spray [Vice News]
January 6th Insurrection Investigations
1,000 people have been charged for the Capitol riot. Here's where their cases stand [NPR]
Six Oath Keepers convicted in connection with January 6 US Capitol riot [CNN]
Four Oath Keepers members found guilty of obstruction in the far-right group's third Jan. 6 trial [NBC News]
Proud Boys trial over 2020 election conspiracy continues [NPR]
In Proud Boys Jan. 6 Sedition Trial, F.B.I. Informants Abound [The New York Times]
Federal prosecutors reveal Proud Boys witness was informant [Associated Press]
‘Spill’ of classified info derails Proud Boys trial [Politico]
Proud Boy testifies that talk of ‘stacking bodies’ was locker-room banter [CNN]
Feds say Proud Boys associates fanned out to facilitate Jan. 6 breach [Politico]
Punk rock singer testifies on Proud Boys' behalf at sedition trial [Reuters]
Prosecutors rest in sedition case against Proud Boys leaders [ABC News]
Trump Calls for House Select Committee Members to be Tried for Treason Following Tucker Carlson Whitewash of Jan 6th [Mediaite]
Republicans launch an investigation into the Jan. 6 committee that examined the riot [NBC News]
Judge says Pence must testify to Jan. 6 grand jury [Politico]
Trump appeals order directing Meadows, other aides to testify in Jan. 6 probe [The Hill]
Far-right extremist Riley Williams sentenced to 3 years in prison for storming Capitol on Jan. 6 [NBC News]
Former Air Force officer gets prison term for Jan. 6 Capitol attack [Associated Press]
Greenwood man sentenced to probation after entering Capitol building during Jan. 6 riot [Indianapolis Star]
A Florida man supported Obama and didn't vote for Trump. Then he stormed the Capitol, pepper-sprayed cops, broke a $2,900 window, and got 4.5 years in prison. [Insider]
Missouri man sentenced to 14 days in prison for Capitol riot [The Kansas City Star]
Two Wayne County men sentenced to 30 days for roles in Jan. 6 Capitol riot [Akron Beacon Journal]
Woman who gave gloves to Nancy Pelosi laptop thief on Jan. 6 convicted for role in Capitol riot [Law & Crime]
Former Westminster man pleads guilty to assaulting an officer during Jan. 6 Capitol riot [Orange County Register]