jason kessler
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Jury Awards Over $US25 ($35) Million in Damages Against Organisers of 2017 White Supremacist Rally
Jurors on Tuesday handed down a mixed but sweeping victory for the plaintiffs in a sprawling suit against the organisers of the disastrous 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, where a horde of white supremacists, Nazis, and other neo-fascists descended on the town, resulting in violent rioting and a terroristic car attack that…
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Twitter Halts All Verifications After Verifying Charlottesville Neo-Nazi Rally Organiser
Yesterday, Twitter decided to verify Jason Kessler, an organiser of the August neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville that left one woman dead. Shortly after her death, Kessler even tweeted that the woman was a “fat disgusting Communist” and characterised her murder as “payback time.” But Twitter refuses to explain why it verified Kessler – and users…