The Delaney Hall Proud Boys
The neo-fascist Proud Boys organization shattered under pressure following January 6, 2021. After Delaney Hall, they portray a group beyond the control of its leader.
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SPLC Misinformation Circles the Drain in Latest House Judiciary Committee Hearing
Washington, D.C. — The U.S. House Judiciary Committee convened on May 20 to hold a hearing titled “The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate.”
The hearing was a follow-up to the grand jury indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on April 21, where…
APIII Militia Infiltrator Warns of Danger to 2024 Elections; Leaks Show Targeting Journalists
After two years of actively participating in militia, 'the infiltrator' is dropping 13 gigabytes of 'internal, secretive communications,' says "APIII and other paramilitary groups provided the muscle" for voter intimidation. A new set of leaks from inside the Telegram chats of the American Patriots Three Percent militia group (AP3 or APIII) reveal a sprawling network buzzing with activity.
Miami Anti-Abortion ‘Fake Clinic’ Tied to Proud Boys, January 6, Far-Right, Clinic Invasions
Miami, FL — On the night of July 3, 2022, just nine days after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a group of anonymous vandals approached a nondescript building in Hialeah, Florida, covering one of its walls with graffiti.
It read: “If abortions…
‘Stop The Steal’ Protest in San Diego ‘Hijacked’ by Proud Boys, Police Bodycam Shows
San Diego, CA – On the morning of Jan. 9, 2021 in Pacific Beach, San Diego, California, a group of Stop the Steal ralliers gathered on the sunny California boardwalk.
Hours later, after counter protesters had been dispersed, a voice would chime in over a…
Nazis of Color
In May 2023, when Mauricio Garcia killed eight people in an outlet mall in Allen, Texas, it seemed like just another senseless mass murder similar to innumerable school shootings. But when it came out that he identified as a neo-nazi, outrage spread: calling a Latino…
Jackson Heights NYC Drag Story Hour Draws Defenders, Homophobes
Queens, NY – On Dec. 29, 2022, hundreds of New Yorkers gathered outside the Jackson Heights Public Library in Queens, where a drag story hour was taking place. On one side were roughly 40 people protesting the event, including Proud Boys, neo-Nazis, anti-vaccine activists, and…
Anti-LGBTQ Far-Right Continues Harassing Santee YMCA
[UPDATE: On January 23 news broke that Joshua Cantor, the owner of Evolve Custom Automotive Restoration in Santee, CA, was arrested and charged with grooming and sexually assaulting two underage girls. Cantor previously hosted Mike Forzano’s group Exiled Patriots at his business for a June…
GOP Politicians Join White Supremacists at YMCA Hate Rally in Santee
Santee, CA – On Wednesday in suburban San Diego County, Republican officials promoted an apparent hoax falsely painting transgender people as violent predators. Among their supporters were clearly identifiable Proud Boys and at least one man with Nazi imagery tattooed on his head.
A 17-year-old…
‘Task Force Butler’ Veterans Share Skills to Track Far-Right Groups
Unicorn Riot chatted with Kristofer Goldsmith, the founder of a nonprofit called the “Task Force Butler Institute” which is recruiting U.S. military veterans to monitor fascists and far-right hardliner movements around the country. Last year he and the group worked on tracking Patriot Front neo-nazis…
Previously Disavowed ex-Proud Boy DJ Set to Perform at Cowboy Jack’s
Apple Valley, MN – Two years after participating in hate crimes in D.C. along with a mob of violent Proud Boy gang members and then being disavowed by the local music community, Corey Nielsen, aka DJ Mister Black, was once again set to DJ in…
A Fight to Defend Abortion in Brooklyn: Clinic Defense and New York City for Abortion Rights
Brooklyn, NY – When a group of Catholic anti-abortion extremists began protesting outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Brooklyn, a local pro-choice organization called New York City for Abortion Rights (NYCFAR) took to the streets and waged a grassroots campaign to defend open access to…
Patriot Front Leaks Reveal Group’s Ideology: “Jews attack all things good in this world”
Documents newly obtained by Unicorn Riot reveal the underlying beliefs and intentions of the fascist and white nationalist group Patriot Front. Through examining the organization’s initiation process and the ideological standards it seeks to maintain, it’s clear that their attempts at having a professional image…
Patriot Front Fascist Leak Exposes Nationwide Racist Campaigns
The detailed inner workings and operations of neo-Nazi organization Patriot Front have come to light after a massive leak from their chat servers. The exposed communications show coordination with their leader Thomas Rousseau to deface murals and monuments to Black lives across the United States,…
School Board Disruptions Escalate, Funded By Conservative Dark Money
An escalating series of demonstrations focusing on COVID-19 restrictions in public schools have created dangerous and chaotic conditions for school boards across the country in recent months. Egged on by a cadre of right-wing influencers, concerned parents from across the right-wing spectrum have flocked to…
Discord At The Capitol
Washington, D.C. – Since Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6 in an attempt to stop the 2020 presidential election from being certified, extensive media reporting has focused on identifying those involved. Many implicated in the violence during the siege on Congress have…
D.C. Riots: A Look at the Minnesota Contingent
Saint Paul, Minnesota – Numerous “patriots” from Minnesota followed incitement from President Donald Trump and took part in the violent storming of the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. on January 6. The events resulted in a police officer being beaten to death and four other…
Proud Boys Sued For Vandalizing Black Church in DC, Leader Arrested
Washington, DC – Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law announced a lawsuit filed in DC Superior Court against the Proud Boys, a far-right men-only street fighting group. The suit was brought on behalf of the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, a…
Anti-Fascist Shield Wall Opposes Minnesota Far-Right
Saint Paul, MN – On December 5, hundreds of anti-fascists came with a large shield wall to oppose the weekly post-election far-right gathering at Minnesota’s Governor’s Residence. Police inserted themselves between the anti-fascists and the weekly ‘Stop The Steal’ event, which featured armed white supremacists.…
Twin Cities Anti-Fascists Scuffle with Proud Boys and Pro-Trumpers
Saint Paul, MN – Since the 2020 presidential election, an assortment of armed pro-Trump and white supremacist groups such as the Proud Boys have been defying pandemic orders against public gatherings to hold weekly Saturday protests against the coronavirus mandates and the election results at…
Patriotwave’s Boogaloo: Engineering an Aesthetic of Violence
CONTENT ADVISORY: Bigotry, violence, sexual assault
Whether Proud Boys in their Fred Perry uniforms ‘standing back and standing by,’ or white men in polo shirts and khakis holding torches, modern white supremacy violence has a specific look and feel to it. The latest trend in…
Leaked: 2019 Chats Show Alan Swinney Collaborating with Proud Boys, American Guard, and Militias to Plan Violent Rallies
In the Spring of 2019, a coalition of Proud Boys, American Guard, Resist Marxism, Patriot Prayer, and various militia members, using the name ‘East Coast Patriot Nomads’, plotted a string of violent rallies across the Northeast, to include Providence, Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC. HuffPost…
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Homophobic Stunts in Boston Part of Long-Term Far-Right Pattern
Boston, MA – More than 100 right-wing demonstrators flocked to an August 2019 event promoted as a “Straight Pride Parade” and described more recently as a “white nationalist” gathering by the mayor of a Boston suburb.
Super Happy Fun America (SHFA), the group organizing these…
The Price to Oversee ICE: 200+ Protesters March in Aurora Suburb Home to GEO Group ICE Warden
Aurora, CO – On September 19, 2019, as the sun set over the suburban home of Johnny Choate, CEO and warden of the GEO Group’s local ICE detention facility, more than two hundred community members gathered with signs, banners, and musical instruments to condemn the…
Tensions High as Far-Right Rally Tied To Threats Hits Portland
Tensions are high in Portland as a far-right rally, whose organizers have threatened violence, is opposed by large anti-racist counter-protests. A massive police presence has saturated the downtown rally area.
Anti-Fascist Solidarity Fostered At NYC Extreme Metal Festival
Brooklyn, New York City – 2019 marked the USA’s first anti-fascist extreme metal festival, Black Flags Over Brooklyn. Punks and metalheads of all ages traveled to Brooklyn in January to attend the two-day music-fest and mini anarchist bookfair.
At the festival we interviewed anti-racist organizer…
Far-Right Rally Fizzles in Washington, DC
Washington, D.C. – A rally organized by numerous far-right figures, including Laura Loomer and Milo Yiannopoulos, failed to organize more than a few hundred people, with approximately 500 – 700 antiracist counter protesters rallying against them. Although the organizers billed the event on Saturday, July…
Far-Right Nationalists Attack Democratic Socialist Gathering in Kentucky
Louisville, KY – On the night of Thursday, September 27, approximately fifteen Louisville Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) members gathered at the Silver Dollar restaurant for a social event, which was openly advertised on social media and also attended by non-members. At some point during…
Far-Right Racists Push Fake South Africa ‘White Genocide’ Narrative
Pretoria, South Africa – The narrative of oppressed “white farmers” in South Africa, now being promoted by US President Trump, is a decades-old neo-Nazi and white supremacist talking point. In fact, current proponents of the South African ‘white genocide’ narrative lie at the intersection of…
Portland Police Attack Antifascists, Defend Outnumbered Hate Rally
Portland, OR – On Saturday, August 4, 2018, weeks of far-right agitation culminated in a tense standoff between a few hundred supporters of the Patriot Prayer and several thousand anti-racist counter-protesters. The rally came just a month after events on June 30, when another Patriot…