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Hate Groups Rejoice Over Newly Elected Speaker Mike Johnson

Political Research Associates
SPLC
Last week, House Republicans elected Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana as Speaker of the House. Johnson brings to the office some of the most extreme hard-right views in Congress on immigration and LGBTQ+ rights.
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Neo-Nazis and the Far-Right Are Trying to Hijack Pro-Palestine Protests

Political Research Associates
Vice
Neo-Nazis are showing up at protests in an attempt to push antisemitic conspiracy theories and tropes into the mainstream.
The Capitol in the background with Palestinian flags in the foreground.
Press

Johnson is a social conservative’s social conservative

Political Research Associates
Politico
Johnson is the most culturally conservative lawmaker to ascend to the speakership in decades, if not longer.
Rep. Mike Johnson as speaker of the house
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The Growing Jewish Resistance to Israel’s War on Palestine

Political Research Associates
In These Times
Jewish socialists and progressives in the U.S. are organizing to say that “never again” means never again for anyone.
Protesters holding a sign saying "cease fire now"
Press

Nick Fuentes is just the latest white supremacist embraced by Defend Texas Liberty

Political Research Associates
The Texas Tribune
While Fuentes’ unapologetic hate mongering has made him one of the nation’s best-known white supremacists, he was merely the latest in a long line of people who have been embraced by Defend Texas Liberty and its close allies.
Nick Fuentes walking in front of a building with one person behind him and one person behind him.
Press

Amid scandal over Turning Point USA’s spending, Charlie Kirk is under fire from the right

Political Research Associates
Media Matters
In criticizing Kirk’s antisemitism, conservative pundits perpetuate antisemitism
Charlie Kirk on a pink background with yellow outlines
Press

Nick Fuentes Hung out With a Prominent Texas Donor for 7 Hours

Political Research Associates
Vice
Fuentes has made no secret of his goal to gain a foothold in the GOP, via his organization America First and an army of followers known as ‘groypers.’
Nick Fuentes talking into a megaphone
Press

Constitutional Sheriffs Association CEO Doubles Down on Hate Group Associations in the South

Political Research Associates
SPLC
Sam Bushman, CEO of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA), attended a barbecue this summer hosted by a known white nationalist.
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Press

The American Legislative Exchange Council: 50 Years of Making America Less Fair, Less Safe, Less Democratic

Political Research Associates
Right Wing Watch
The American Legislative Exchange Council, a major force behind harmful legislation enacted at the state level, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with an Oct. 4 gala in Washington, D.C.
A screenshot from the "ALEC Exposed Video"
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Congressional witness on human trafficking has used QAnon programs to amplify her claims

Political Research Associates
Media Matters
Tara Lee Rodas, a supposed whistleblower, has gone on a series of QAnon-affiliated shows leading up to and since her congressional testimony before a Republican-controlled House subcommittee
A white woman cut out of a photograph imposed with the letter Q.
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