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Yahoo
03-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Trump Official Behind Controversial Russia Move Has Ties to Kremlin
Senior State Department staffer Darren Beattie, a passionate Putin supporter behind the move to dismantle a key agency fighting Russian propaganda, is married to a Russian woman whose uncle is a longtime Kremlin ally, according to The Telegraph. Yulia Kirillova grew up in Moscow, studied abroad in North America, and married Beattie in 2021 in Florida. She moved to D.C. in January. Her uncle Sergei Cherniko is a drinks magnate who had an estimated net worth of $150 million in 2005. That year, he served in Russia's ministry of natural resources and was then deputy governor of Siberia's Nenets region. Cherniko later served in Putin's civic chamber from 2008 to 2010. The relationship raises even greater scrutiny around Beattie's April decision to eliminate the Global Engagement Center, a State Department office tasked with dealing with Russian disinformation campaigns. Beattie has been a staunch supporter of Putin, setting himself apart from the traditional conservative right in Bannon-esque fashion. 'US gov't has been supporting Ukranian neo-nazi groups in its obsessive proxy war against Russia,' he wrote on X in 2022. 'State Department could sell butt plugs and forward proceeds to fund resistance effort in ukraine,' he wrote again that year. 'Iran Contra but with a modern American twist.' 'A big part of American ruling class' hatred of Russia is that Russia is a major power that rejects the woke ideology at the core of American regime,' he wrote in 2021. This is a clear conflict of interest that is extremely typical within the Trump administration. And on top of that, Beattie was initially fired from the Trump administration in 2018 for attending a white nationalist conference. He has a long history of many other deeply problematic views. 'Competent white men must be in charge if you want things to work,' Beattie wrote on X in October. 'Unfortunately, our entire national ideology is predicated on coddling the feelings of women and minorities, and demoralizing competent white men.' On January 6, 2021, he spent the day on X warning Senator Tim Scott, 'BLM,' Ibram X. Kendi, and Kay Cole James to 'learn their places' and 'take a knee' to MAGA. That, on top of this personal in at the Kremlin, is highly questionable behavior for a ranking official, which has been overly normalized by this administration.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
At least 13 extremist groups were active in WV in 2024, per the Southern Poverty Law Center
The map shows the locations across the United States of organizations considered by the Southern Poverty Law Center to be hate groups or extremists. (SPLC graphic) At least 13 organizations espousing hateful, extreme or antigovernment rhetoric were active in West Virginia in 2024, according to a report issued last week by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Per the SPLC's 2024 Year in Hate and Extremism report, eight of those groups were local while five were considered to be active statewide. The groups vary from neo-nazi and white supremacist groups to organizations that are generally anti-government and militias. The SPLC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting and advancing civil rights across the South and the wider United States. Since 2000, the organization has mapped and identified extremist groups across the country while researching how their ideologies can, and often do, influence policy making. The groups identified as extremist by the SPLC that were active in West Virginia in 2024 are: The Constitution Party of West Virginia, a far-right, small-government focused political party that in 2024 succeeded in getting a gubernatorial candidate, former state delegate S. Marshall Wilson, on the ballot for the general election The Kanawha County chapter of Moms For Liberty, a local arm of the national nonprofit that gained attention by being at the forefront of book-banning movements. The group has advocated against education on systemic racism and has peddled anti-LGBTQ misinformation. Moms For Liberty has pushed back against being labeled an extremist hate group as classified by the SPLC The National Constitutional Coalition of Patriotic Americans, an antigovernment group based in Bridgeport, per the SPLC. A Taylor County chapter of the organization is also listed among active extremist groups in West Virginia The First West Virginia Volunteer Mountain Infantry, a militia based in Huntington Folkish Active Clubs West Virginia, a neo-nazi organization considered to be active statewide The Asatru Folk Assembly West Virginia, a statewide Neo-Volkisch organization that, per the SPLC, is characterized by 'organized ethnocentricity and archaic notions of gender' The Appalachia Active Club, a white nationalist organization considered to be active statewide Full Haus, a white nationalist organization in Purgitsville. Per its website, supporters of Full Haus want a white ethnostate and traditional gender roles Patriot Front, a white nationalist extremist group considered to be active across West Virginia. In 2024, dozens of members of Patriot Front — carrying fascistic symbols and face coverings to hide their identity — marched through downtown Charleston on a Saturday afternoon The VDARE Foundation, a white nationalist organization located in Berkeley Springs that espouses myriad of racist and anti-immigrant views and conspiracy theories, including the 'great replacement theory' Mountain State Contingency Group, a statewide militia According to the SPLC, there was one more hate or extremist group active in West Virginia in 2024 compared to 2023. Several of the groups listed in 2023 — mostly militias and white nationalist groups — were not on the 2024 report. Nationwide, the number of hate and extremist groups identified by the SPLC is declining. Last week's report showed an almost 5% decline in the number of hate and antigovernment groups operating from 2023 to 2024. But on a call with reporters upon the report's release, representatives for the SPLC said that trend is not encouraging. Instead, it is likely the result of far-right extremism becoming more mainstream in otherwise accepted groups and movements. 'After years of courting politicians and chasing power, hard-right groups are now fully infiltrating our politics and enacting their dangerous ideology into law,' said Margaret Huang, president of the SPLC. 'Extremists at all levels of government are using cruelty, chaos and constant attacks on communities and our democracy to make us feel powerless.'XX SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Yahoo
Guns, ammo found during search warrant of hate crime suspect
Toronto Police have laid criminal harassment and weapons charges against a Toronto man at the centre of a hate-motivated crime. On April 15, police received a call from a motorist near Mount Pleasant Rd. and Eglinton Ave. E., who said an unknown man drove up alongside and pointed a firearm. That same man, police said, was recognized from previous incidents of vandalism — including an instance where an unspecified neo-nazi symbol was spray-painted. An investigation by the TPS hate crimes unit identified the accused, and during a subsequent search warrant investigators seized several items that included firearms and ammunition. 'THE NEW SWASTIKA:' Calls grow to ban red triangle as hate symbol Arson charges for anti-Israel activist who allegedly torched Israeli flag during T.O. hate march Tareq Farsakh Muro, 25, of Toronto, faces a slew of charges including criminal harassment, assault with a weapon, unauthorized possess of a motor vehicle and numerous weapons offences. Muro appeared in court Wednesday morning. Anybody with information is asked to call Toronto Police at 416-808-3500, or Crime Stoppers. bpassifiume@ X: @bryanpassifiume
Daily Mail
23-04-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Wild moment an elderly lady throws a punch at a political gatecrasher - as election campaign violence erupts across the country
An elderly lady has attacked a gatecrasher at a candidates forum hours after two separate incidents interrupted pre-polling. A crowd of 60 voters attended a Friends of the ABC organised forum in Kew in the north-east Melbourne seat of Kooyong on Wednesday night. Teal independent MP Monique Ryan spoke at the event alongside her Labor and Greens rivals about the state of Australian media and funding for the national broadcaster. Footage captured the moment all hell broke loose 30 minutes into the event when three protesters stormed into the room. One of the men was identified as Matt Trihey, a member of neo-nazi Thomas Sewell's Lads Society but has denied being a neo-nazi himself. 'You people are destroying this country because you will not address civic safety,' he was heard shouting. Attendees called for the men to leave before an elderly lady marched up to Mr Trihey to confront him and punched him in the face. Ms Ryan was among those who then intervened and consoled the woman. Organisers called police, who arrived a short time later and spoke to the men as they left the venue. 'At this stage no further complaints have been made to police. The investigation is ongoing,' a spokesman said. Attendee were shocked by the events that transpired. 'They weren't expecting that sort of interruption, and it was upsetting [for them],' Ms Ryan told The Age. 'I was also concerned that things could potentially get out of hand if someone felt the need to [physically] intervene. 'It's unfortunate … I've not heard of that sort of thing [happening at other forums].' The latest incident comes after two confrontations during pre-polling in Sydney. Police arrested a man on Wednesday a day after he kicked down election signage and confronted volunteers outside a pre-polling booth. Footage emerged of the man destroying Liberal posters outside Dunmore Lang College in Macquarie Park in the north-west Sydney electorate of Bennelong. He was also heard yelling at party volunteers nearby. 'Is it you? All these f***ing Liberal signs, brah,' the man fumed. 'All of these f***ing signs and I've got to look at them.' Volunteers asked the man to 'move along', as he kicked signs for local Liberal candidate Scott Yung. He was then heard yelling at a female volunteer. 'Don't put your f***ing hands on me,' he could be heard saying. 'Because you're a woman, yeah, you're allowed to?' The man then kicked two more signs before turning to face off with a Liberal volunteer before a Greens supporter intervened and escorted him away. The episode came just after Mr Yung announced pre-polling had 'kicked off'. No one was injured. Police arrested a man, 30 at a Macquarie Park home on Wednesday. 'The man allegedly intimidated a 32-year-old female volunteer and acted in an aggressive manner towards two other volunteers,' a police statement read. He was charged with intimidation and bail to appear at Burwood Local Court June 2. The Australian Electoral Commission is aware of the incident. 'The AEC is aware of this matter. It occurred outside of the polling venue, did not involve an AEC staff member and did not affect the continued operation of polling activities,' a spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia. 'Destruction of property or intimidatory behaviour is potentially a police matter but not one for the AEC. 'The AEC has been consistent throughout the election in calling for lawful and respectful campaigning to occur. It's disappointing to see any violent or intimidatory behaviour.' One local, Steve, told the Daily Telegraph he was left frightened by the incident. '(I'm) still a bit traumatised to be honest,' he said. 'Thankfully I wasn't in his way but I was fearing for the guy in the Liberal shirt.' Liberal Party candidate for Bennelong Scott Yung and Labor MP Jerome Laxale were contacted for comment. Earlier on Wednesday, an elderly man was rushed to hospital with head injuries after tensions erupted outside a pre-polling booth at Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's electorate. Emergency services attended Ashfield Civic Centre in Sydney's inner-west following reports of an alleged assault. The man, 79, was taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in a serious condition. It's understood the man was wearing a Make America Great Again hat and allegedly became aggressive towards a volunteer offering how-to-vote pamphlets. He then allegedly approached a Labor corflute picturing Mr Albanese with intent to deface it, Nine News reported. He was confronted by a woman before a teenage boy, 17, allegedly crossed the road and struck the man, who fell to the ground. The boy was arrested at the scene and has since been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm. He was refused bail to appear in a children's court on Thursday
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Yahoo
Springfield sues neo-Nazi group over ‘racist attacks' against Haitian community, supporters
The City of Springfield is suing a neo-nazi group they claim spent months spreading fear in the city. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Over the summer and fall, News Center 7 reported on dozens of false bomb threats across the city. City leaders allege in a federal lawsuit the group 'Blood Tribe' was behind the threats. TRENDING STORIES: 'Police cars all over this road;' Neighbors worried after 2-year-old shot in Clark County School district closed for second straight day 'due to significant staff illnesses' 'Significant amount' of suspected Fentanyl, Heroin seized; 1 hospitalized after drug investigation The lawsuit details other threats to the city's Haitian population and those who supported them. 'The Blood Tribe sent suspicious packages designed to look like bombs, left harassing voicemails, sent hateful emails, demeaned the residents and their families on social media platforms, used dating apps to send men looking for drugs and sex to their homes late at night, and publicized their personal information ... all the while actively encouraging others to harass and intimidate them,' the lawsuit claims. The suit seeks a jury trial on nine civil charges. The 'Blood Tribe' has not publicly commented. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
