Morning Briefing: Patriot Front Host 'Nationalist JiuJitsu' Tournament at 'Tribal Land' Compound in Tennessee
Patriot Front, the neo-fascist White Nationalist group, hosted a 'Nationalist JiuJitsu' Tournament at the group's 'Tribal Land' compound in Tellico Plains, Tennessee.
Morning Briefing: Patriot Front, the neo-fascist White Nationalist group, this weekend hosted a “Nationalist JiuJitsu Tournament” at the group’s compound, referred to as “Tribal Land,” in Tellico Plains, Tennessee. The event was was organized by Ian Elliott, and promoted by other White Nationalist groups and Active Clubs — including the Northwest and South Central Tennessee Active Clubs.
Elliot (AKA: “Brother V” or “NormanPF”), previously was a chapter leader for Patriot Front, was involved with the Tennessee Active Club while the group’s White Nationalist fight club was hosted at the Lewis Country Store in Nashville, Tennessee.
Earlier this month in in Fort Worth, Texas, Patriot Front hosted hosted a birthday celebration for David Duke, the former grand wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. In addition to several members of Patriot Front, the event was also attended by James Edwards, the White Nationalist host of “The Political Cesspool” radio show broadcasted from WLRM in Millington, Tennessee.
An active duty member of the U.S. Army is reportedly “openly following a proscribed neo-Nazi terrorist group on social media, one that has vowed to recruit soldiers in preparation for a so-called race war.” An Army spokesperson said in a statement that “the army will not tolerate harmful behaviors and activities – including active participation in extremist activities.”
Moms for Liberty, the right-wing parents’ rights group with ties to far right extremist groups, has founded a new chapter in Moms for Liberty in Cumberland County, North Carolina. Calista Cuevas, the chair of the newly formed chapter, reportedly “addressed Cumberland County School Board members at their monthly meeting,” and stated that “We are not anti-government, and we are not a hate group.”
Jo Ellis, a transgender pilot for the Virginia Army National Guard, has filed a lawsuit against right-wing anti-LBGTIQ influencer Matt Wallace, and the lawsuit alleges that Wallace “decided to exploit” the recent crash of American Eagle Flight 5342, and “knew an anti-transgender narrative would draw significant attention.”
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This is what scares me the most! So called Patriot Groups promoting fascism displaying their strength in numbers.