antifa
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Parler Says It Warned the FBI of Violent Posts Threatening the U.S. Capitol Before Insurrection
Parler, the online safe haven for bigots and far-right extremists, claims it repeatedly alerted the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation about “specific threats of violence being planned at the Capitol” ahead of the deadly January 7 insurrection, the company’s lawyers said in a letter to lawmakers dated Thursday.
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How Far-Right Extremists Are Using the Climate Crisis to Go Mainstream
Oregon has been a hot bed of far-right activity for years, but the wildfires have cast the militias in a new light. Misinformation has been rampant as unprecedented fires lit up the state. False rumours of “antifa” igniting fires and coming to loot people’s homes have raced across Facebook.
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Facebook is Getting Rid of Some QAnon, Antifa and Militia Groups
After weeks of intensified pressure on Facebook, the social media giant said it’s finally taking action against QAnon, Antifa and other militia groups on its platform. The company said it’s removing nearly 900 QAnon and 1500 militia organisations (including Antifa) Facebook groups, pages and Instagram accounts, and placed restrictions on 10,000 more. Facebook changes its…
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Fox News Host, GOP Staffers Spread Fake ‘Antifa’ Attack Claim Fabricated by Blaze TV Producer
A large crowd of protesters packed the first and second floors of Seattle City Hall after sundown on Tuesday at the invitation of City Councilmember Kshama Sawant. For more than an hour, the group listened to speeches advocating for the removal of Mayor Jenny Durkan, whom many of those gathered blame for the extreme police…