Extremists Links: MAGA and Proud Boys Defend Tesla and Elon Musk

Far right groups, including members of the far right violent extremist Proud Boys, staged counter-protests to 'defend' Tesla dealerships from anti-Elon Musk protests.

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The latest reporting on extremist groups within the Radical Right.

White Supremacists, Militias, and Far Right Authoritarian Movements

• The Proud Boys and Militias Come to Tesla’s Defense [Wired]

• #TeslaTakedown Protests Grow as Proud Boys and White Supremacists Fail to Intimidate Demonstrators off the Streets [It’s Going Down]

• Crowds Turn Out Across the U.S. for ‘Tesla Takedown’ Protests [Gizmodo]

• We went to 10 anti-Tesla protests — and a couple counter protests, too [The Verge]

• Large crowd of Ohioans turn out at Columbus Tesla dealership to protest Elon Musk, Trump cuts [Ohio Capital Journal]

• Anti-Elon Musk protesters and counterprotesters trade barbs at Tesla in Easton Town Center [Columbus Dispatch]

• Dueling protesters face off in front of Tesla showroom in Cathedral City [Desert Sun]

• 'Tesla Takedown' protesters met with counterprotest outside Gainesville dealership [Gainesville Sun]

• See MAGA and anti-Tesla protesters face off for first time at Rocklin dealership [The Sacramento Bee]

• How the Oklahoma City bombing forced Americans to confront a hidden threat [National Geographic]

• ‘They call us extremists. We just want to be prepared for catastrophe’ [The Times]

• Trump is undermining domestic terrorism prevention efforts [MSNBC]

• Trump’s counter-terror cuts will harm fight against far right, experts warn [The Guardian]

• Rising Acceptance of Political Violence Promises Nothing Good for the U.S. [Scientific American]