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Pastor linked to Lutheran church group also linked to neo-Confederate movement

John Eidsmoe, associated with Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, has history with public defenses of Confederacy

The Guardian - US

Trump administration is threatening liberal foundations and nonprofits after Kirk’s death – but proving wrongdoing by any of them would be very hard

Following the Sept. 10, 2025, death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah, the Trump administration signaled that it intends to expand investigations into “leftist groups” for possible links to the suspect.

The Conversation

Southern Poverty Law Center to release its annual report on hate and extremism

The Southern Poverty Law Center is expected to release its annual report on white nationalist, neo-Nazi and anti-government extremist group activity

The Independent UK

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Patriots’ Day: How far-right groups hijack history and patriotic symbols to advance their cause, according to an expert on extremism

Patriots’ Day, a commemoration of the battles of Lexington and Concord – the first confrontations of the American Revolution – holds historical value as a symbol of American resistance to British colonial rule. Over time, however, the holiday has been co-opted by extremist groups.

The Conversation

Texas AG Ken Paxton accuses Coppell ISD of violating Texas’ “critical race theory” ban

The attorney general office’s lawsuit is based on an undercover video published in February by a conservative activist group.

The Texas Tribune

Not a parody: The Onion acquires Alex Jones’s InfoWars in auction

Satirical website buys platform of US conspiracy theorist, who has been ordered to pay $1.5bn to Sandy Hook families.

Al Jazeera

It’s Not Just Trump’s New York Rally — As President, He Appointed More Than a Dozen People With Ties to Racist Groups or Ideologies

Trump’s Madison Square Garden event has focused public attention on racism and hate within the former chief executive’s campaign. During his administration, figures connected to white supremacy had prominent roles.

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‘He gives them the green light’: Trump’s rhetoric revives hate groups across US

Republican’s lies about immigrants eating cats in Ohio leads to swell of far-right extremism in Springfield – and beyond

The Guardian - US

Teenagers in Florida are getting longer prison sentences than adults, report shows

Florida is one of 13 states that gives prosecutors the power to try juveniles and children as adults without getting sign-off from a judge

Latin Times

Mike Johnson has record of anti-gay hate

The Republican House Speaker has for decades lobbied against efforts to extend legal rights to the LGBTQ+ community

Salon

Why far-right groups are disrupting US campus protests: ‘When there’s so much attention, they show up’

Gaza counter-protesters at UCLA took part in anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-vaccine events across southern California, researchers say

The Guardian - US

Right-wing group ‘Moms for Liberty’ call police over library book

Moms for Liberty was designated an ‘anti-government extremist’ organisation by the Southern Poverty Law Center in June

The Independent UK

This is new Speaker Mike Johnson’s anti-LGBT+ record

‘Homosexual marriage is the dark harbinger of chaos and sexual anarchy that could doom even the strongest republic,’ Mike Johnson wrote in 2004

The Independent UK

Opposition to Moms of Liberty builds

Opposition builds as parents’ group stokes nation’s culture wars

Salon

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Capital & Main

As Moms for Liberty Spreads, So Does School Turmoil

Opposition builds as parents’ group stokes nation’s culture wars.

Reason

The Southern Poverty Law Center Makes Millions Trafficking Hate

The Center has gotten rich in part thanks to its "hate map," which smears many good people.

The Independent UK

Patriot Front planned to disrupt a Pride event in Idaho. One year later, members are on trial

Court appearances for members of the neo-fascist group follow a year of anti-LGBT+ threats across the country, but communities are standing up against them, Alex Woodward reports

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Trump’s lewd talk about daughter Ivanka in front of White House staff recalled in new book

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

Why Moms for Liberty was designated an ‘extremist’ group by the Southern Poverty Law Center

PHILADELPHIA — Moms for Liberty calls itself a parent empowerment group. But as the polarizing organization arrives in Philadelphia this week for its annual summit, it’s being identified as something else: an “antigovernment extremist group.”

Daily Mirror

Moms for Liberty group behind state book bans slammed for flyer quoting Hitler

Recently labelled an extremist organization by watchdog groups, Moms for Liberty is now apologizing after issuing a newsletter quoting Adolf Hitler on the front page

The Guardian - US

‘More extreme, more violent’: experts’ warning over khaki-clad Patriot Front

Their button-up shirts and chinos have prompted mockery but experts say the far-right group is becoming increasingly violent

Reason

The SPLC Is Massively Overcounting 'Hate' Groups—and It's Not Just Moms for Liberty

At this rate, the Southern Poverty Law Center's notorious hate map might eventually describe everyone as an extremist.

WEKU

Moms for Liberty among conservative groups named 'extremist' by civil rights watchdog

As the influence of Moms for Liberty grows in some school districts and conservative political circles, the SPLC compares the group's agenda to segregationist efforts of an earlier era.

The Guardian - US

Moms for Liberty listed as ‘anti-government’ group by extremism watchdog

The ‘parents’ rights’ group has backed book bans and the removal of discussions of race and LGBTQ+ issues in schools

The Texas Tribune

“Right wing death squad”: What to know about the Allen shooter’s neo-Nazi views

The shooter’s “RWDS” patch offers troubling clues about his ideology — and how it connects to views that are common among white supremacists.

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